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VOL. 44.
ENGLAND HAS A GRIEVANCE.
Nicaragua Refuses to Allow Her Vico
Consul to Return.
Pardon Extended to Americans Who
Were Banished From Blue fields at the
Same Time as the British Official.
• Secretary Gresham Apt to Brins' In
fluence to Bear on Nicaragua to Per
mit the Vice Consul to Return—A
Strong Fleet to be Maintained in
Readiness for Any Emergency.
Washington, Nov. 28,—1t is understood
that to-day’s dispatches from Ambassador
Bayard show that behind Great Britain’s
refusal to approve the new Nicaraguan lo
cal goverment at Bluefields, the banish
ment of the British vice-consul, E. H.
Hatch, plays a somewhat prominent part.
When the Mosquito Indian rule was over
thrown for a second time by Nicaragua
last August the United States felt confi
dent that full justice would be done to
foreign property holders as soon as the
Impetuous ardor of the Nicaraguan’s had
a chance to cool. In the earlier conflicts
between the Nicaraguan’s and the Mos
quitos (or those claiming to be Mosquito
Indians), commencing in February of the
present.year, Great Britain and the United
States succeeded in preventing excessive
measures. It was while this country,
with England, was restraining Nicaragua,
that those inhabitants, under the youthful
Chief Clarence as ruler, overthrew the
temporary Nicaraguan military rule. It
so happened that just at this moment
the United States, through its diplomatic
channels, was recognising the full sover
eignty of Nicaragua over the Mosquito
Territory In terms more explicit than
had hitherto been used in negotiations
based on the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and
that Gen. Barrios had been received by
England as a Nicaraguan envoy, largely
upon United States representations, to ne
gotiate a convention on which would
place Great Britain in an attitude similar
to that of United States.
Then Nicaragua undertook to crush out
the latest Clarence rebellion by drastic
measures. Chief Clarence and many of
his supporters fled, but others, Including
several Americans and Englishmen, re
mained at Bluefields and were taken under
arrest to the capital, Managua, where
a decree was issued banishing them from
the country. While the legality of this
•action under Nicaragua’s constitution was
never Impeached, tbe United States re-,
gretted the proceeding, as it was clearly
calculated to embarrass the negotiations,
which would practically abrogate the
. treaty.
k Among the prisoners banished was the
fclJriiJwh vice consul at Bluefields. Edwin
KD. fhi<eh, w.’f, howpvtr, find not ten
V ... <,i, and J. 8. I.ap- i
■ and - 11. D ink, American plan t
" era. These three men were participants
in the Clarence rebellion. Eampton and
Wlltsbank have since been pardoned and
permitted to return to Bluefields. It is
understood that the Nicaraguans have
been unaffected by the repeated and per-
Bistent demands of Mr. Goschen, the Brit
ish minister, to extend a similar pardon to
Mr. Hatch, and that this is one of the real
causes of Great Britain's present atti
tude. Mr. Hatch owned property at
Bluefields, which was confiscated. The
question of the right of Nicaragua to re
fuse to recognize Mr. Hatch as a British
consular official is also said to be involved.
For several weeks officials of the state
department have been aware of the se
rious turn the Hatch affair had taken and
it is known that Minister Baker was under
instructions to exercise his good offices In
inducing the government at Managua to
recede from its position, and to restore
Mr. Hatch’s belongings, and to extend to
him recognition as vice consul, with the as
surance that the United States would use
every proper effort to prevent any future
successful resistance to Nicaraguan sov
ereignty at Bluefields, Great Britain, mean
while to give an implied guarantee that
Mr. Hatch would not be active in further
conspiracy to restore the Yule of young
Clarence. The United States could well
undertake this responsibility on account
of the interests she had to take in securing
the successful accomplishment of Gen.
Barrios’ mission in England, which could
not fall to result in giving the United
States an incontestable title to any inter
oceanic canal that might be built over the
lake Nicaragua route.
It Ih probable that with the appearance
of the Columbia and British warships at
Bluefields, the Nicaraguan government
will be impressed with the advantages
that would accrue from impllclty follow
ing Secretary Gresham's advice and that
Mr. Hatch will be promptly included in
the terms of amnesty which were granted
to Messrs. Lampton and Wlltsbank. Those
Americans, it is known, were pardoned
only at the peremptory insistence of Sec
retary Gresham, who demanded that the
summary proceedings which characterised
their arrest and banishment should be fol
lowed by a fair trial, and that what had
been done without due process of law
should be accomplished In a deliberate le
gal way.
t The request that similar justice be done
I In the case of Mr. Hatch, it is under
stood, was ignored by Nicaragua, and
Great Britain has resented the apparent
discrimination. Secretary Gresham is con
fident that serious trouble will be avoided.
Nevertheless, the United States has been
preparing for emergencies. It is stated
that Admiral Walker, since his return
from Hawaii, has been constantly en
gaged for the past two months In famil- I
i&rtslng himself with the Central Amer
ican question. It is said that he has
planned, In case of emergency, of course,
a schema of operations at the eastern
entrance of the proposed Nicaragua ca
nal and our gulf ports as a basis, and fur
ther, has arranged a programme for
the movements of the Pacific squadron,
with the new cruiser Olympia as flagship
and the Philadelphia. Bennington, Bos
ton, Newark, and the old cruisers Ma
rlon, Adams, Alert and Bangor as eon
sorts. It is the intention of the navy to
send the Bennington to the west coast of
Nicaragua in a few days. No other ves
sels will probably be sent south, either on
the Atlantic or Pacific coast, although
every available vessel will be held in
readiness to proceed to sea promptly
upon the receipt of telegraphic orders.
The British North Atlantic fleet con
sists of ten vessels, the Blake, Buzzard,
Canada, Cleopatra, Magictenne, Part
ridge, Pelican. Mohawk. Tartar and Tour
maline. Os these, the Blake, which is
vr»lv one of considerable tight tug power,
at last •CCOunts was at Halifax with
several other vessels of the fleet.
There are two small British cruisers in
the West Indies, but the Marblehead and
Montgomery would easily outclass them.
It la the custom of the British fleet to
rendezvous in the West Indies every win- j
ter and during the present winter, at I
lllcckhi N cws.
( THE MORNING NEWS. )
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I J. H. ESTILL, President. )
least, it is the announced naval policy
of the United States to maintain a simi
lar fleet of superior strength in the same
waters as an evidence that American in
terests are not to be lightly jeopardized.
Secreary Gresham in person called at
the British legation to-day—a very un
usal proceeding—and not finding Mr. Gos
chen the charge d’ affairs there and learn
ing that he was only Slightly indisposed,
drove to his residence to lay before him
the dispatches he had received.
FULLER’S NAME FORGED.
The Son-in-Law of the Chief Justice to
bo Arrested.
Chicago, Nov. 28.—A warrant has been
issued by Justice Foster for the arrest of
James Matthews Aubrey, a youth who,
about five years ago eloped with a daugh
ter of Chief Justice Fuller. The spe
cific charge on which the arrest is ordered
was for forging the name of Melville W.
Fuller to a check for SSO on the Atlas
National Bank, but it is known that there
are several other forgeries of the chief
justice’s name charged against the young
man, amounting in the aggregate to
about SBOO, The present warrant was Is
sued on complaint of Arthur E. Greene,
bookkeeper for the Central Store and
Grain Company.
About five years ago J. “Matt” Aubrey
created one of the biggest sensations of
the day by eloping to Milwaukee with the
daughter of Chief Justice Fuller and mar
rying her. The couple did not live hap
pily together for any great length of
time, and during the last two years have
been living entirely apart, and the wife
recently instituted proceedings for abso
lute divorce.
KOLB NOT FEARED.
The Governor Prepared to Quell Any
Effort to Make Trouble.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 28.—The ac
counts sent out by correspondents as to
trouble in this city next Saturday at the
inauguration of Col. Oates as governor,
are all wild imaginings and have no foun
dation in fact. No body of Kolbltes is
marching on this city, and when any such
body does move their progress will be
stopped in short order. The authorities
are ready to put down disorders of any
kind at short notice.
When Kolb issued his proclamation call
ing on his followers to meet here and see
that he was seated as governor, the au
thorities, as a precautionary measure, is
sued orders for all the armories to be pro
tected from depredations of any sort, or
from any source, and small details have
been made each night for that purpose.
There is no excitement at any place in
the state, for every citizen knows that
when Gov. Jones said: "By the grace of
God I will see that Col. Oates is inaugu
rated as governor,” he meant what he
said and would carry out his intentions,
and was pre pi-*' *4 tor any emergency.
SMALLPOX ON A TRAIN.
The Passengers Wild With Fright
When Notified.
Niagara Falls, Ont., Nov. 28.—William
Seebach of Chicago came to Mitchell,
Ont., yesterday via the Grand Trunk
railroad. When he left the train he was
ill and called a physician. Dr. Smith di
agnosed the case as virulent smallpox.
The train authorities were notified and
the passengers in the coach were wild
with fright. A lady who had helped him
on with his overcoat fainted when told
of the facts. The car was taken off at
Oodrich, locked and brought back to
Stratford, where it was fumigated and
quarantined. The passengers fled from
the car like frightened sheep.
MORGAN RE-ELECTED.
The Populist Candidate Receives a
Total of 42 Votes.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 28.—The two
houses of the assembly balloted separately
yesterday for United States senator, Mr.
Morgan receiving 23 in the Senate and 61
in the House, while Reese, populist, re
ceived 9 in the Senate and 33 in the House,
To-day both branches met together and
canvassed the vote of yesterday, and de
clared Senator Morgan re-elected. This is
his fourth term and extends from March,
1895. He made his speech of acceptance
when nominated by the democratic caucus
a week ago, and is not here to-day.
A WOMAN ON THE QUARTER DECK.
The Steamor Natchez Now Commanded
by Mrs. Blanche D. Leathers.
New Orleans, Nov. 28.—The steamer
Natchez left at 5 o’clock p. m. for Vicks
burg with Mrs. Blanche D. Leathers,
who was recently licensed, in command
as captain.
Though there are women captains, pi
lots, clerks, and even a woman mate,
this is the first instance of a woman being
in command of a packet like the Natchez.
STEVENSON GOING SATURDAY.
His Daughter a Little Better, But Not
Ypt Out of Danger.
Asheville, N. C., Nov. 28.—Vice President
Stevenson has made all his arrangements
to leave Asheville on Saturday next to ,
resume his duties as presiding officer of
the United States Senate on its reassem
bling on Monday. His daughter, at whose
' bedside he has been staying here, is again
a little better to-day, but her condition I
still remains one of considerable danger.
Printers on a Strike.
Roanoke, Va., Nov. 23.—The Evening
World’s union printers struck this morn- I
ing because the management refused to
employ a union pressman. The paper
appears as usual this afternoon, non-union
men having been secured.
The striking printers have a plant all
| ready, and if their grievance is not adjust- ’
ed, will start an afternoon paper them
selves in a few days.
Fatal Earthquake in Ecquador.
New York, Nov. 28.—A Quito, Ecqua
dor, special says: "An earthquake yester
day, lasting seven seconds, did great dam
age. At Puna a church was destroyed
Fourteen bodies have been taken from
the ruins. Many persons were killed and
wounded. The government is sending
aid to the sufferers.
Down With Six Lives.
Boston, Nov, 28.—A collision occurred
early this morning at the entrance to Bo®-
ton harbor between the fishing schooner i
Grade H. Benson and the Philadelphia {
and Reading steamer Reading. The
; schooner was sunk and six of her crew
I drowned. I
BIG DEMAND FOR THE BONDS
Nearly $10,000,000 Already Sold by
. the Syndicate.
The Price to Be Advanced to ISO To
morrow- $43,912,488 in Gold Al
ready Paid Into the Treasury by the
Syndicate—The $100,000,000 Reserve
Will Have Been Secured When All the
Gold Due Has Been Paid In.
New York, Nov. 28.—The demand for
the bonds held by tile Stewart syn
dicate continues unabated. The first
$5,000,000 offered having been taken, the
price was advanced to 119% and before the
close of business to-day the bulk of the
second $5,000,000 had been sold. The price
will be advanced next Friday to 120.
At 3 o’clock the amount of gold which
the bond syndicate had paid into the
treasury was officially stated to be $43,-
912,488.
There were $3,406,027.45 gold deposited to
day, an accurate count of the gold de
posited up to last night disclosing that
over $40,000,000 had been deposited.
When all of these deposits are finally
figured in the treasury statement it will
be found that the $100,000,000 mark has
again been reached.
Meantime the members of the bond
syndicate are themselves astonished at
the ease with which the bonds are being
sold. At the close of business the agents
of the syndicate had sold nearly $lO,-
000,000 bonds. According to announce
ment after the first $5,000,000 had been sold
the price was to be advanced % to 119%.
But the different agents had made so
many contracts at the same time that
orders had been taken for about $7,000,000
at 119% before it was discovered that the
$5,000,000 mark had been passed. The price
was advanced to 119% about noon to-day,
and a further advance of % to 120 will be
made next Friday. Quite a large amount
of the bonds have been sold to Massa
chusetts investors. There was also some
buying by local capitalists who desire
to avoid city taxes at the end of the year.
It is estimated that all but $6,230,000 of the
bonds will be paid for in New York.
SEELEY STILL OUT OF SIGHT.
The Bank Brings Suit to Recover Prop
erty Owned by Baker.
New York, Nov. 28.—There was no news
of Seeley, the missing bookkeeper of the
National Shoe and Leather Bank, this
morning.
President Crane said that there were no
fresh developments in the story.
Six suits were brought in the supreme
court this afternoon by the bank to re
cover property which, it is claimed, was
purchased by Baker with money
alleged to have been wrongfully obtained
by him from the bank, in collusion with
the bookkeeper. The complaints are almost
identical, and set up almost substantially
the same facts. It is charged that pre
vious to Jan. 1, 1891, Baker became in
debted to the bank in the sum of at least
$210,000 for moneys received by him be
longing to the bank, over and above all
credits and set-offs which he was enti
tled to, which he got In collusion with
Bookkeeper Samuel C. Seeley and fraud
ulently appropriated to his own use. The
complaints state that Baker died insolvent,
and that he made transfers of various
pieces of his property for the purpose of
defrauding his creditors.
SPLIT OF THE RAILROADS.
The Western Passenger Association to
Dissolve To-day.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 28.—T0-morrow the
Western Passenger Association will pass
out of existence. To-day Its chairman, B.
D. Caldwell, resigned. His resignation
was accepted and a resolution passed de
claring the association to be at an end
Nov. 30. Immediately afterward another
resolution was passed retaining the chair
man and his staff until Its shall be known
what will be the fate of the alliance now
In contemplation. In case a new associa
tion is formed, comprising the western
and trans-continental line, Chairman
Caldwell will undoubtedly be chosen to
conduct its affairs.
The committee on re-organizatlon pre
sented its report but no binding action
was taken in regard to it. The report
recommends the organization of a sin
gle association to have charge of the en
tire territory west of the Mississippi,
north and south.
BICYCLE FACTORY BURNED.
It Is Said to Have Been the Second
Largest in the Country.
Toledo, 0., Nov. 28.—Fire destroyed the
Losier Manufacturing Company's bicycle
plant on Central avenue, said to be the
second largest factory of its kind in the
United States. The flames started in
the manufacturing department from the
explosion of a tank and in less than three
quarters of an hour the building was
burned. The loss is about $500,000 and the
insurance Is $400,000. Five hundred men
are thrown out of work. The loss falls
particularly heavy on the company at this
time, as the factory has just started to
' turn out 25,000 wheels for the 1895 trade,
i It Is not known whether or not the com
pany will rebuild.
NEW ORLEANS’ RECEIPTS.
Over 150,000 Bales Diverted to Other
Points by Unfavorable Freight Rates.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 28.—Secretary
! Hester of the cotton exchange in the an
, nual report of that body says that owing
to unfavorable freight rates, not less than
' 150,000 bales of cotton less than expected
have been handled in New Orleans dur
■ ing the current year.
The future committee reported an in
! crease of speculative business amounting
I to 3,000,000 bales.
AH ATTEMPT TO MJRN A STORE,
The Police Expect to Arrest Two Men
on Suspicion.
Roanoke, Va., Nov. 29.—An incendiary
attempt to burn tfie large building oc
cupied by the Goldstein Shoe Company
was made about 12:30 o’clock this morn
ing. Policemen discovered the fire before
any damage was done. The officers sus
pect two men of the crime, but refuse
to give their names. They will probably
1 be arrested in the next few hours.
Fire in a Packing House.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 28.—Fire In Fow
i ler Bros.’ packing house this morning
was extinguished, after causing a loss of
I $60,000.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1894,
A HOUSE OF ILL FAME AFLAME.
Three of the.lnmates Injured in Jump
ing From Windows.
Washington, Nov. 28.—Between 10 and 11
o’clock this morning a Are broke out in
one of the disreputable houses on Thir
teenth street, on the south side of Penn
sylvania avenue, which occasioned con
siderable excitement, and probable loss of
life. The flames originated In the Los the
building, and. quickly communicated with
the front part, where all the inmates
were sound asleep. The women became
panic-stricken at once. There was not one
who could not with safety have reached
the ground by the stairs, but the same
thought apparently came to all, and all
jumped from the windows. Three were
more or less injured, as follows:
Belle Addison, skull, and collar bone
fractured, and back Injured.
Flora Preston, or Smith, back presuma
bly broken.
Minie Moore, back injured.
Os these the first is in a decidedly pre
carious condition, and will probably die.
The second is seriously hurt, while the
last is but slightly injured.
A movement has recently been com
menced to suppress houses of this class
in this locality.
CARNEGIE ON WEALTH.
He Did Not Say That Men Who Die
Rich Die Disgraced-
Washington, Nov. 28.—Andrew Carnegie
has addressed to a personal friend in
this city the following letter in regard
to his reported remark that “Men who
died rich died disgraced.”:
New York, N. Y., Nov. 26.-My Dear
Sir: Yours of the 24th Inst., with in
closures, I find before me upon my return
from Pittsburg. It is easy to take a few
words from a speech and give a wrong
Impression. The remarks I made were at
a private dinner to the library commis
sion at Pittsburg. Some one must have
given the reporter a synopsis. What I
have said about wealth is found in my
own writings, and not in extracts from
supposed speeches. I had no reference to
men who died leaving competencies, for
I belive such men are the salt of civiliza
tion, but to men leaving millions in se
curities which they could have used in
their lifetime. I said I believed the day
would come when such men would die
disgraced, and that a tribute of approval
would be given to those upon whose tomb
stones could be truly written, “He lived
without ostentation, and he died poor,”
as was said of Pitt.”
A SHAM NAVAL BATTLE.
Wilmington’s Welcome Week at Its Ze
nith in a Blaze of Glory.
Wilmington, N. C., Ndv. 28.—Wilming
ton's Welcome week is now at its zenith.
Five to .isltors are here, and
the city is decorated in the most elaborate
manner. There was an immense civic
and military procession to-night, followed
by a grand marine parade and sham battle
on the Cape Fear river, participated in by
the revenue cutter Colfax, monitor Nat
ucket, naval reserves and the Wilmington
Light Infantry. The scene of the battle
was lit up by a gorgeous display of Are
works, and an immense crowd war. pres
ent in rapture over the magnificent spec
tacle.
Atlanta’s Exposition.
Washington, Nov. 28.—The board of
management of the governmental exhibit
at the Cotton States and International
Exposition at Atlanta held a meeting here
to-day for the purpose of perfecting cer
tain details as to the space to be allotted
and other matters. Meetings will be held
monthly until the exposition opens.
To Go in the Classified Service.
Washington, Nov. 28.—The Secretary of
the Interior has requested the civil service
commission to prepare an order for the
President’s signature to include the scien
tific and techlcal force of the geological
survey in the classified service.
RIDES OF THE BICYCLISTS.
Zimmerman Loses His Pedal—Wheeler
and Verheyen in a Dead Heat.
New York, Nov. 28.—The second day of
the great international bicycle tournament
at Madison Square Garden brought bet
ter racing and fewer accidents than the
first. The attendance was large and the ex
citement was sustained throughout.
By all odds the finest race of the day was
the mile professional event, in which
Verheyen, the German champion, over
came Harry Wheeler’s long lead on the
last two laps and tied him at the pole
amid wild excitement, both riding under
the world’s in-door record. Verheyen is
the prettiest rider in the tournament, and
has established himself as a popular fa
vorite.
The professional ten-mile event brought
together Zimmerman, Wheeler, Verheyen,
Edwards, Berloa and Martin. It was a race
for any one till Zimmerman lost his pedal
and dropped out. Martin seeing this sprang
away and won in a rush, followed by
Wheeler and Verheyen.
Summaries follow:
One Mile—2:4o class (class A), won by T.
Butler, Cambridgeport, with James F.
Barry, Syracuse, second, and C. H. Ed
strom, Brooklyn, third. Time 2:29.
One Mile—Scratch (class B), won by E.
A. McDuffie, West Everett, Mass., with C.
M. Murphy, Brooklyn, second, and Ray
McDonald, New York, third. Time 2:25 1-5.
Two Mile Handicap (Class A) —Won by
T. Butler, Cahbridgeport (35 yards),
with W: A. Barbeau, New York (40 yards),
second, and E. Hodson, Lyndhurst, N.
J, (90 yards), third. Time 5:06 2-5.
Five Miles Indoor Championship (Class
B)—Won by C. M. Murphy. Brooklyn,
with E. A. McDuffie, West Everett, sec
ond, and Monte Scott, Plainfield, third
! Time 13:05 4-5.
i Three Mile Scratch (Class A)—Won by
W. A. Barbeau, New York, with C. K.
f Granger, New York, second, and W. C.
I Roome. Jersey City, third. Time 7:56 3-5.
One Mile Handicap (Class B)—Won by
I Nat Butler, Cambridgeport (20 yards),
I C. E. Ganse. Washington (70 yards), sec
i ond, and William F. Murphy, Brooklyn,
(40 yards), third. Time 2:23 3-5.
One Mile Scratch (Professional)—Dead
heat between Harry Wheeler and Alex
Verheyen, with A. C. Edwards second
and Adrien Guerry third. Time 2:22 3-5.
Ten Mile Scratch (Professional)—Won
by William Martin, with Harry Wheeler
second and Alex Verheyen third. Time
27:59.
Dr. B. L. Bernethy Dead.
Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 28.—Dr. R. L. Ber
; nethy, president of the Rutherford col
: lege, died to-day. He had been ill for
some time. He was 72 years old, and
greatly loved and honored by the people
i of this state.
NO MONEY FOR THE MILITARY
The House by 87 Votes to 45 Refuses to
Make an Appropriation.
The Delegation From Chatham Speaks
in Favor of the Bill—All the Populists
Vote Against the Appropriation—The
House Also Refuses to Appropriate
$25,000 for New Buildings for the
Girls’ Normal and Industrial School.
Atlanta, Nov. 28.—8 y a vote of 87 to 45
the House refused to insert an appropri
ation of? 20,000 for the military in the gen
eral appropriation bill to-day. All the pop
ulists voted against the appropriation,
having caucused upon it.
When the House met this morning the
appropriation bill was immediately taken
up where it was dropped yesterday.
Mr. Wright of Floyd resumed his speech
ih support of the Hodges amendment
giving the military and agricultural col
leges at Milledgeville $2,000. He was fol
lowed by several others, but the House
overwhelmingly refused to grant the ap
propriation.
Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb brought on a
other discussion by an amendment to in
crease the appropriation to the Girls In
dustrial and Normal College at Milledge
ville, for w’hlch $22,500 was appropriated
yesterday, $25,000 for the purpose of erect
ing new buildings. Mr. Boifeuillet argued
that the appropriation was needed and
that it had been requested by the gover
nor in his message sent to the legisla
ture. The House got all tangled up on
this question. A rule limiting speeches to
ten minutes had been adopted, but Mr.
Boifeuillet had a speech to deliver, and he
managed to get it off in the general con
fusion, after making three efforts to do
so, taking up altogether half an hour.
He was cut off right in the middle of a
sentence twice, and each time when he
began again after the confusion subsided
it was in the middle of the sentence
where he had been interrupted. The elo
quence of the member from Bibb was of
no avail, however, as the House refused
to entertain the proposition to add the
$25,000 to the appropriation, the.governor’s
request notwithstanding.
The next appropriation was adopted,
$600,000 for the common schools, together
with whatever other funds may be in the
treasury at the time of making the appor
tionment as required by the code. Should
the returns of taxable property for the
years 1895, and 1896 prove to be greater than
$429,000,000, then the sums arising from the
general tax levy upon t'ft.pSe reijurns.pf tax
able property in excess of $429,000,000 is to
go to the common school fund of the state
in addition to the $600,000 appropriated, and
in addition to the moneys appropriated by
the existing laws to the common school
fund. The usual appropriations were made
for other departments of the state gov
ernment. The contingent fund was cut
down to SIO,OOO, the committee having
recommended $15,000; and the sum of SBOO
recommended by the committee for the
board of visitors to the experiment station
was cut down to $500; 190,000 was given for
soldiers pensions and $240,000 for widows
pensions.
Mr. Rockwell of Chatham made one of
the strongest arguments of the day In fa
vor of the military appropriation. Mr.
Dempsey of Butts had offered an amend
ment giving the military $7,500 each year.
Mr. Rockwell ridiculed this proposition in
his speech. He argued for the appropria
tion from a business standpoint, citing the
recent calling out of the military in Sa
vannah to preserve the peace. In two
years the military had been ordered out
five times in Savannah. He also recurred
to the Jasper county lynching, and claimed
that this would never have happened had
the militia been well organized there.
Messrs. Screven and Doolan also urged
the appropriation, and a half dozen other
speeches were made in favor of it, but the
House stood by the report of the finance
committee and refused to grant it.
The Senate committee to-day agreed to
recommend favorably the Venable insur
ance bill. Under the bill, as recommended,
brokers representing fire insurance com
panies having no deposit in the State treas
ury are to be licensed upon application
to the insurance commissioner. They are
to be required to make semi-annual state
ments of the condition of all the compa
nies they represent, the same as companies
regularly doing business in this state,
and are also to be required to make sworn
exhibits to the insurance commissioner
showing the officers, charter, etc., of their
companies before they get a license.
The dispensary bill was made the spe
cial order for next Tuesday, when its
fate will be settled by the whole Senate.
Senator Tatum has introduced a bill to
regulate the sale of liquor in Georgia,
providing for the analysis and inspection
of all liquors offered for sale In Georgia.
Two important bills were passed to-day.
The first provides for the appointment of
auditors, prescribes their duties, fixes
their compensation, provides for a method
of making their reports and regulates
the practice in cases where exceptions
ar© filed to their reports. The other
bill is to regulate the law of assignments
for the benefit of creditors, to fix the
rights and duties of assignors, creditors
and assignees. It practically does away
with the extravagant charges of receivers,
and the creditors will get the money in
stead of the receivers.
Another bill passed was the one intro
duced by Senator Harris to relieve the
supreme court from writing out their
opinion in certain cases, except when the
case is reversed, when they will send, with
the remittitur the grounds of reversal. If
affirmed, they simply announce their
verdict.
A FREIGHT WAR ENDED.
Two Roads Allowed Drayage Differen
tials at New Orleans.
New Orleans, e7ov. 28.—The freight war
between the railways having terminal
facilities in New Orleans, which has been
in progress several weeks past, came to
an end to-day. The rates were restored
to the former basis. The Queen and Cres
cent and the Mobile and Ohio were al
lowed the drayage differentials which oc
casioned the disturbance.
Yale vs. Princeton.
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 28.—The man
agement of the Yale eleven to-night an
nounced that they have decided upon
these officials for the Yale-Princeton
game: Umpire, Paul Deshield of Le
high; referee, Jonathan De Hart of the
Orange Athletic Club, New Jersey, and
linesman, Baldwin, guard of the Cres
cent Athletic Club.
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The Japanese Massacre Chinese After
Finding Mutilated Comrades.
London, Nov. 28.—The Tokio correspond
ent of the Central News telegraphs: “The
Japanese have found at Port Arthur a
chart, which has enabled them to locate
exactly, and control all the mines in the
harbor.
“On Nov. 20, previous to the storming
of the forts, the Japanese placed 100 seige
and field guns in well chosen positions,
and rained shot and shell upon the Chi
nese entrenchments. This bombardment
made possible the rapid success of the
assault.
“There was an engagement near Mo-
Tien-Ling on Nov. 25. The Korean troops
tried to break the Japanese’ right flank,
but were repulsed. The Japanese loss was
forty-eight killed and wouhded.
From Tien Tsin the Central News hears:
“Li Hung Chang has gone to Pao-Ting-
Foo, his usual winter residence, and the
seat of the provincial government. His
departure has given rise to many false
rumors to the effect that he has been
degraded again. The viceroy’s friends say
that the time is near when he will be
summoned to Pekin to save the country
by his statesmanship.”
The Times correspondent in Chee-Foo
says: “Admiral Freemantle and fifty Brit
ish officers landed at Port Arthur on Nov.
25. Kung, the Taotai of Port Arthur, a
brother of the Chinese minister to Eng
land, has gone to Tlen-Tsin. The re
ports of atrocities on both sides are con
firmed. The Japanese, after finding the
mutilated bodies of several comrades,
gave no quarter, there being an indiscrim
inate massacre. Several Chinese soldiers
and some tradesmen who tried to escape
by sea were followed by torpedo boats and
were shot.”
A Shanghai dispatch says that the Ja
panese torpedo boats sank more than
twenty junks loaded with fugitives from
Port Arthur.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Tokio says that Commissioner Dietring,
and his suite sailed for Tien Tsin to-day.
Count Ito, the Japanese prime minister,
declined to receive the commissioner, stat
ing that he would only receive an envoy
who had been directly appointed by the
Chinese government at Pekin, and would
hold no communication with the viceroy’s
messenger. Commissioner Dietring wished
to discuss terms whereby Shanghai might
be protected, as a sop to the foreigners,
and Nankin, and some port in Han|n be
opened to trade.
Washington, Nov. 28.—United States
Ministers Denby and Dun at Pekin and
Tokio, it is definitely stated here, are
actively engaged in the conduct of ne
gotiations for peace between China and
Japan. The state department, as well as
the Japanese legation, have confidential
Information that the American ministers
have already presented China’s plea to
Japan, and that the details of the settle
ment are rapidly being made definite and
satisfactory. An intimation has already
reached Washington officially that terms
may be agreed upon at any moment, and
that unless some entirely unforeseen
event should occur,the announcement of
the result of the negotiations may be
expected in a few days.
BISMABCK’B BEREAVEMENT.
The ex-Ohanoellor Passes a Sleepless
Night and is Prostrated.
Berlin, Nov. 28.—Prince Leopold of
Prussia has been designated by the em
peror to represent his majesty at the
funeral of Princess Bismarck.
Prince Bismarck is greatly prostrated,
and is being carefully watched by his
physicians. Dr. Chrisander showed the
ex-chancellor only a few of the hundreds
of telegrams of sympathy and condolence
received from relatives and exalted per
sonages throughout Europe. Among these
shown him were the messages from the
kaiser, Emperor Francis Joseph, Queen
Victoria, the King of Saxony and Pre
mier Count Kalnoky.
The ex-chancellor passed a sleepless
night last night. His daughter, the
Countess von Rantzau, remained con
stantly at his bedside.
Count von Bantzau and Count William
Bismarck, with his wife, arrived at Varzin
last night. Prince Bismarck was so fill
ed with emotion that he was unable to
speak to his son for some time after his
arrival.
The body of Princess Bismarck Is be
ing embalmed.
Prince Bismarck will not return to Var
zin after'leaving the castle for Frieds
rlchsrhue and the estate will fall to his
son, Count Wilhelm.
It is stated that the death of the prln
ess was hastened by a cold, which she
contracted while coming to Varzin. The
Schlawe authorities having neglected to
provide a special train, the princess was
obliged to take a coach from that place
upon her arrival there at midnight.
The funeral services will probably be
held Friday or Saturday and will be con
ducted by Minister Schumann of the Lu
theran church In the adjoining village of
Wussow. Prince Bismarck has ordered
his saloon carriage kept in readiness at
Hommermable station, and his health per
mitting he will start with the body of his
wife Sunday or Monday, and proceed di
rect to Schetenhausen, where the coffin
will be placed in a vault lately built for
Prince Bismarck’s family.
A FENIAN REVIVAL.
Police Guarding Morley and Balfour
Against an Attack.
London, Nov. 28.—The police and post
officials of London and Liverpool are
closely watching the development of a
revival of Fenian activity in both cities.
The movement is attributed to the Amer
ican section of the Irish party. The po
lice are constantly shadowing John Mor
ley, Mr. Balfour and others, who have
been prominent in the affairs of Ireland,
in order to shield them from danger.
Hovas in a War Fury.
Port Luio Maurltus, Nov. 28.—Advices
from Tamatave say an address issued by
Queen Banavalo exortlng the Hovas to
resist the French has been received by
the people with frantic enthusiasm. The
Catholics among the Hovas are forming
committees to protect their churches.
The Hova premier has promised to pro
tect the Norwegian and English missions.
German Spies in France.
Paris, Nov. 28.—The Mattin says the
German embassy is the principal center
of espionage in Paris. A high official of
the ministry of war declares that there
are over a hundred naturalized French
citizens acting spies In France, and he
demands their arrest
Ward Gives Up Bate Ball.
New York, Nov. 28.—John Ward has
given up base ball for good. The New
York Club has signed George Davis as
manager and captain for next season.
MONDAYS
AND
THURSDAYS
ATKINSON’S APPOINTMENTS.
P. D. Pollock of Macon Named for State
School Commissioner
John Mclntosh Kell to be Retained as
Adjutant General—Joseph S. Turner
of Putnam for Principal Keeper of the
Penitentiary—Jacob O. Moore of Floyd
the Assistant Principal Keeper.
Thomas M. Mclntosh of Thomas, Prin
cipal Physician to the Penitentiary.
A Number of Judges and Solicitor*
Appointed.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 28.—Gov. Atkinson
made his appointments to-day. For the
offices at the state house he announced
the following:
State School Commissioner—P. D. Pol
lock of Macon, to succeed Hon. S. D.
Bradwell.
Prof. Pollock is unmarried and about 35
years old. He is a native of Floyd county.
He graduated at the State University,
and then spent two years abroad complet
ing his education, one year in Germany
and one year in Paris. He taught school
for some time in Rome, and then for two
years he was superintendent of the public
schools of Newton. At present he is a
member of the faculty of Mercer Uni
versity, and Is regarded as one of the
very brightest men in that institution of
learning. He is well known ail over the
state as a most scholarly man and an or
ator of no mean ability. Prof. Pollock’s
name was sent to the Senate, but that
body will hold it until Friday to secure
further information about the new
school commissioner before he is con
firmed. .
Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary—
Joseph S. Turner of Putnam county.
Assistant Principal Keeper—Jacob C.
Moore of Floyd county.
Principal Physician of the Penitentiary
—Thomas M. Mclntosh of Thomas county.
Adjutant General—John Mclntosh Kell
of Spaulding.
Col. Kell is the only one of the old re
gime retained in office by Gov. Atkinson.
John G. Ross was appointed judge of the
city court of Macon to-day, but the Sen
ate also held up his confirmation on ac
count of the opposition of Senator Nat
Harris, who favored the appointment of
Loyd Moore Mr. Moore was indorsed by,
the bar, Judge Ross refusing to submit
his name to the bar association. Judge
Ross was, however, an ardent Atkinson
maq. while Mr. Mow was for Hvpjir, .
He has a fine record "nd so the governor
re-appointed him.
Another appointment held up for further
information by the Senate was that of Mr.
Gilbert, solicitor cf the county court of
Wilkes county.
Besides these appointments the governor
announced the following judges for county,
courts:
Capers Dickson to be judge of the
county court of Newton.
James J. McDowell to be judge of the
county court of Worth.
John M. Haygood to be judge of the
county court of Macon county.
G. D. Oliver to be judge of the county
court of Early.
Garland H. Prior to be judge of the city
court of Hall.
The following solicitors were named:
Fred W. Gilbert, solicitor of the county
court of Wilkes.
J. A. Alexander, solicitor of the county
’ court of Berrien.
Robert H. Lewis, solicitor of the county
court of Hancock.
C. M. Hitch, solicitor of the county
court of Brooks.
James F. Wall, solicitor of the county
court of Henry.
C. R. Warren, solicitor of the county
court of Pulaski.
Philip E. Boyd of Calhoun county was
named as the director for the experiment
station from the Second congressional dis
trict.
Miss Ellen Dortch of Milledgeville will
probably be appointed assistant state li
brarian if the legislature passes a resolu
tion now pending authorizing a woman to
hold that office.
GOV. ATKINSON’S STAFF.
M. W. Dixon and H. M. Corner, Jr., of
This Oity Made Lieutenant Colonels.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 28.—Gov. Atkinson
this afternoon announced hie military
staff as follows:
Adjutant General—John Mclntosh Kell.
Inspector General—Lieut. C. B. Satter
lee.
Judge Advocate General—James W. Aus
tin of Atlanta.
Quartermaster General—A. J. West of
Atlanta.
Commissary General—C. E. Battle of Co
lumbus.
Surgeon General—N. C. Gewlnner of
Macon.
Military Secretaery—Maj. Frank E. Cal
loway, the governor's private secretary.
Lieutenant Colonels—Phil G. Byrd of ■
Rome, H. C. Fischer of Newnan, M. W. M
Dixon of Savannah, H. M. Comer, Jr., M
jof Savannah, William Clifton of Darien, 1
Thomas B. Felder, Jr., of Atlanta, T. R. ’
R. Cobb of Atlanta, J. H. Winder of At
lanta, 1. S. Shropshire of Atlanta, Ed Y.
Hill of Washington, W. S. Humphreys of
Quitman, H. W. J. Ham of Gainesville,
Alfred Herrington of Swainsboro, W. W.
Sharpe of Waycross, B. L. Jones of Al
bany, Sherry McAuley of Dalton, C. R.
Warren of Hawkinsville, W. F. Wynne of
Fort Valley, Sam T. Neil of Fort Valley,
Walter J. Woodall of Columbus, C. A.
Niles of Columbus, P. T. McCutchlns of
Franklin, Terry Towns of Gainesville,
C. H. Brand of Lawrenceville, J. F. Stone
of Jesup, Augustus Dupont of Dupont,
Jacob L. Beach of Brunswick, J. E. Woo
ten of Eastman, W. A. Wilkins of Waynes
boro, Ed Messick of Atlanta, G- W. Harri
son of Atlanta, Sam Tate of Jasper,
Charles P. Johnson of Columbus, Lee H,
Happ of Macon, H. M. Stanley, J. P. Lowe
of Macon, E. P. Speer of Griffin.
Died From Blood. Poisoning.
Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 28.—A News and Ob
server special from Newton, N. C., says:
"Jacob H. Rudlsell, whose leg was shat
tered in an explosion in the jollification
meeting at Maiden on the night of the
election, died to-day. The limb was ampu
tated, and he took blood poison, from
which he died.”
A Steamship Aground.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 28.-Cable advices
to the J. R. Foard Company this morning
state that the steamship Earnicliffe went
aground on Yumuri rocks near Baracoa,
Cuba, and will probably be a total loss.
Al! hands were saved.
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