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PLIMMER HAD A BIG PICNIC.
Kelly Knocked Out in Three Rounds
Without Half Trying.
The New York Boy Entirely Outclassed,
by the Englishman—He Landed on
the American’s Face Whenever and
Wherever He Pleased—The Fight for a
Purse of $3,600 Before the Coney
Island Athletic Club—Ted Pritchard
Knocks Out Dick Burge in England.
Athletic Club, Coney Island, N. Y., Nov.
26.—There was a very good crowd at the
arena of the Seaside Athletic, Club on
Coney Island to-night to witness the box
ing contests. The club presented an
Inviting programme and it had the desired
effect. The contest between Billy Plirnmer
and Charles Kelly was, of course, the
star bout of the evening, being advertised
as a twenty round fight for a purse of
>2,500, the winner to take all, but it was
generally understood in sporting circles
that the fight would virtually be to a
finish. The other coptests, though not of
so many rounds, were of no small im
portance.
The first bout was one of six rounds be
tween two Brooklyn boys of 112 pounds
each. It was declared by the referees to
be a draw and by the audience to be a
bore.
The next bout was a contest of eight
rounds between Billy Vernon of Haver
straw and Bobby Dobbs of Minneapolis,
at 135 pounds, for a purse of SSOO. Dobbs
is a colored man. They fought three
vicious rounds, and were stopped by the
police in the fourth round. They were,
however, permitted to resume and Ver
non was knocked out in the same round.
The final bout of the evening was the
much-talked of 20-round contest between
Billy Plirnmer of England, champion ban
tam-weight of the world, and Charlie
Kelly of New York, who thus far has
won nearly al! of his battles. Plimmer’s
seconds were Jack Plirnmer, his brother,
Bennie Murphy, Allen Robb, the cele
brated bicyclist. All of his seconds were
from England.
The men had to weigh in at the ring
side, at 114 pounds and they were both
down to weight.
Kelly had bandages on his wrists and
Plirnmer objected and they were removed.
Kelly’s seconds were Howie Gorkins, Tom
Connelly, Jim Kelly and Pete Butler.
A story of the fight by rounds follows:
Round I—Kelly led with his left twice
and missed. Plirnmer landed a hot right
on Kelly's face and the men clinched.
Plirnmer sent a hot right on Kelly’s wind
and got a light left on the face in return.
Kelly did not seem to be able to land and
several of his leads fell short. Plirnmer
jabbed his left on Kelly’s face three or
four times without a return. Kelly was
wild and did not seem able to land with
any effect.
Round 2—Plirnmer was cool and confi
dent when he came up for this round. He
planted his left on Kelly’s mouth and
trotted back laughingly as he got away
from Kelly's vicious swings. Plirnmer
icept up his straight left-handed jabs on
Kellyfs mouth, while he would byway of
variety swing his right on his damaged
face with telling effect. It was very ap
parent that Plmmer had his man at his
mercy, and could hit him when and where
he chose. This was the softest kind of
a mark for Plirnmer, and the bout was so
completey one-sided that many of the
ring veterans got up in disgust and began
to walk toward the door. It was easy
to be seen that It could not last more
than another round unless Plirnmer saw fit
to permit it.
Round 3—Plirnmer landed his left and
was lightly countered. He then jabbed
his left and right on Kelly’s bleeding
nose. Plirnmer continued his jabbing tac
tics and soon had poor Kelly at his mercy,
hitting him at will when and Where he
liked. It was plain to be seen that Kelly
was outclassed, and after fighting Just
1 minute and 35 seconds the police stopped
. the fight and the referee awarded the bout
to Pl|mmer.
Alexandria. Va.. Nov. 26.—The Peck
ham-Ryan fight has been declared off,
the mayor threatening the arrest of al!
the principals should it be begun here.
It is not known definitely when or
where It will take place.
London, Nov. 26.—Ted Prichard and
Dick Burge, middleweight pugilists, met
before a big audience in the Eden Theater
this-afternoon. Pritchard had a slight ad
vantage in the betting, and defeated his
man in the second round.
Driscoll defeated Moore In the eighth
round at the National Sporting Club.
VALUE IN ITS CONTROL.
A Judge Orders Majority Stock Sold in
Block for This Reason.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 26.—The opinion
of the United States circuit Judge Lurton
In the case of Toler and others vs. the
East* Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad, the Central Trust Company of
New York and others, was filed at Knox
ville to-day. The cause, which is a fore
closure suit on the Cincinnati Extension
gold mortgage bonds, on the ground of
a default in Interest to the amount of
>150,000, was heard by Judge Liirton at
Cincinnati Nov. 10 on two motions, by
Henry A. Taylor, claiming to hold a ma
jority ot the bonds, to be allowed to in
tervene, and be made a defendant for the '
purpose of resisting foreclosure; the other ;
by Toler and others, and the Central I
Trust Company, for a decree of foreclosure
nisi.
The points decided are, first, that Henry
A. Taylor’s petition to become a defend
ant should be granted, and his petition
should stand as an answer, both to the
original and cross bills.
Second, that the complainants and
cross-complainant are entitled under
their respective bills to a decree requiring
the mortgage company to pay into the !
register of the court the interest on de- i
fault, amounting to >460,000, within ninety !
days, and that in default of the payment ‘
of said interest the shares held by the i
Central Trust Company shall be sold in |
block.
Judge Lurton was of the opinion that
Inasmuch as through shares held in trust <
the Cincinnati Southern railway and the ■
Alabama Great Southern railway were
both controlled, that the voting power of
aald shares constituted an element of
such value that the stocks should be
sold in a block, thus preserving the vot
ing power and the control of the two rail
roads aforesaid.
The importance of this decision consists
•n the fact that the purchaser of the
• stocks ordered to be sold will thereby ob- *
tain the control of the English company, ■
which holds and owns the entire stock
of the Alabama Great Southern railway
and the majority of the stock of the Cin
cinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific
The real parties in the litigation were
th® Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton rail
road Company, who are the real and sub
stantial owners of the stock represented
by Henry A. Taylor, while the minority
of the bonds are owned and controlled in
the interest of the Southern Railway Com
pany. It will follow that if the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad Company
shall be the highest bidder at the sale of
stocks so ordered sold their control of the
line of road from Cincinnati to New Or-
leans would be secured. On the other
hand, If the Southern Railway Company
shall become the purchaser of the said
stocks, it will through them obtain the
entire domination of the aforesaid line
from Cincinnati to New Orleans.
The opinion is regarded as a victory for
the Southern railway.
A NEW BOAD TO CHARLESTON.
The Louisville and. Nashville Applies
for a Charter.
Charleston, S. C., Nov. 26.—Some time
ago advertisements appeared in the news
papers in this state announcing that a
charter would be applied for, for a rail
road to run between Charleston and Au
gusta, to be known as the South Carolina
railroad. As it was well known that the
Louisville and Nashville system wanted
an outlet to the Atlantic through this
port, it was taken as a matter of course
that that system was behind the scheme.
The promoters of the enterprise, however,
kept their own counsel, and the public
was left to conjecture what it pleased.
The question is now put to a test, and
there can be no doubt that the Louisville
and Nashville system has not only sur
veyed a route between Charleston and
Augusta, but that it will apply to the
general assembly, which convenes at Co
lumbia to-morrow, for a charter for the
new company. The petition for a charter,
accompanied by a bill, will be introduced
in the Senate to-morrow by Senator Buist,
who will, it is understood, have charge of
the measure. The petition Is signed by
Messrs. August Belmont, I. D. Probut,
and M. H. Smith of the Louisville and
Nashvijle system, and by a number of
prominent citizens of Charleston. The
capital stock of the new road was fixed
at $1,000,000. The charter also grants pow
er to the company to carry on the easiness
of a transportation company by sea, as
well as to make proper terminal connec
tions.
BUTLER’S FIGHT ON TILLMAN.
He Attacks the Law for the Payment of
Election Supervisors.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 26.—Senator M. C.
Butler, through his attorney, Gen. You
mans, to-day moved before the supreme
court for an injunction restraining the
controller general and state treasurer
from paying any of the salaries of super
visors of registration on the ground that
the registration law is unconstitutional,
and the appropriation of money for that
purpose is illegal. The court reserved its
decision, but will probably file an opinion
to-morrow. This is said to be the begin
ning of Senator Butler’s plan to contest.
Gov. Tillman’s seat in the Senate.
The court to-night granted the order
to show cause, and set Dec. 3 as the time
for hearing argument.
The same points against the law raised
by Senator Butler were raised by E. M.
Braytaon, a republican, last spring, but,
owing to various reasons, the case was
never brought to a conclusion.
It is the general opinion among lawyers
that the law is radically defective and
that it will be so declared.
The supposition is that Senator Butler in
tends to contest Tillman’s seat in the
Senate, to which he will undoubtedly be
elected by the legislature which meets to
morrow. This is but one of his plans of
defeating Tillman, as the senator claims
that the last election was carried by the
greatest frauds. He does not, however,
say what his plans are, but it is believed
that his action is but the beginning of
a contest which, it is said, he will carry
even to the United States Senate.
Senator Butler’s action is believed to
mean that he will claim that the legisla
ture, which elects his successor, and which
meets to-morrow, was illegally elected.
A NEW NEWSPAPER DEAL.
The Southern Papers to Affiliate With
the United. Press.
New York, Nov. 26.—As the outcome of
the differences between the Southern As
sociated Press and the Chicago organiza
tion styling itself the "Associated Press,”
the following letter was sent to-day:
New York, Nov. 26, 1894. TO' Victor F.
Lawson, president of the Associated Press
of Illinois. Dear Sir: The Associated
Press of Illinois having violated lt° con
tract relations with the Southern
Associated Press, this is to give
you notjee that from this date
we will hold no relations of any kind
whatever with your organization. Yours
respectfully, J. H. Estill,
Vice President Associated Press.
At a meeting held this afternoon be
tween the executive committee of the
Southern Associated Press and the United
Press, a contract was entered into between
the two organizations, through the opera
tion of which the Southern Associated
Press members and c’lients are brought
into exclusive relations with the United
Press. This gives the latter some forty
now clients, all of which are simultan
eously lost by the so-called "Associated
Press." These papers are scattered from
Washington to the gulf, and include
among them the principal dailies in that
territory.
KILLED HIS FOUR-DOLLAR DOG.
Mitchell Will Try to Make His Rattle
snakeship Fay the Damages.
Thomasville, Ga„ Nov. 26.—Isaac Mitch
ell, a negro, living six miles from Thomas
ville, brought a very fine specimen of live
rattlesnake to town to-day. The negro
had purchased a 'possum dog for $4 and
sent his son hunting on Saturday. "The
! dog run a varmint,” to use the darkey’s
I language, "into a gopher hole and went
j In after it. The snake was in the hole
and struck the dog and killed him.” Yes
terday the boy went back and dug the
snake out. It was caught with a rail
placed across his neck until he could be
tied around the head. Mitchell had his
captive in a box, and was offering to sell
him for $3 so he could buy another dog.
MARION’3 BIG FIRE.
; The Town Without a Water Supply and
the Loss Heavy.
Marlon, N. C., Nov. 26.—About noon yes-
I terday fire broke out In an old frame
I building known as the “Ark.” There was
j a high wind at the time and the flames at
J once spread to the jail, and it burned so
! rapidly that it was with difficulty that
I twenty-seven prisoners were rescued. The
town has no water supply. The citizens
formed a bucket brigade from the wells,
but these were soon exhausted, and the
fire went through the business part of
the town, leaving only one building stand
ing. A street bridge was burned and fell
on the Southern railway track, delaying
trains several hours. The revised list
I of the losses shows a total of $86,000 and in
surance to the amount of about $12,000.
. The losers will rebuild.
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The New* at Douglas.
Douglas, Ga.. Nov. 26.—The fourth quar
terly conference of this circuit of the
Methodist Episcopal church closed here
last night. Presiding Elder Stubbs
preached two sermons. A farewell ser
mon was preached last night by Rev. Mr.
Kemp. N. F. Goodyear was made Sab
• bath school superintendent. Gus L. Brack
was continued as secretary, J. J. Dußose
librarian and treasurer and Miss Maud
Briggs organist for the ensuing vear.
Caue grinning is yet under way. B.
Peterson's new evaporator draws good
houses each night, and the young people
have an enjoyable time making taffy.
THE WEEKLY" NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK), THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1894
SEELY’S BIC BANK STEAL.
Frederick Baker Identified as Bis
Accomplice.
The Dead! Man’s Sons Deny the Olaim,
but the Paying Teller Identifies the
Remains—Baker Also Alleged to Have
Defrauded Estates of Which He Was
Trustee—The Bank Expects to Re
cover a Large Part of the Missing
Money From the Dead Man’s Estate.
No Clew to Seely’s Whereabouts
Found Yet.
New York, Nov. 26.—Despite the asser
tions of Frederic Baker’s sons that their
father is not the man implicated with
Seely Tn looting the Shoe and Leather
Bank, and did not even have an account
there, Paying Teller Sayres, who for eight
years cashed checks for Baker personally,
at least three times a week, has posi
tively identified the body.
The bank was open as usual to-day for
business. There was no sign of a run, and
from all outward appearances everything
was as usual.
There is not the slightest chance of
the defalcation reaching over the amount
named—s3s4,ooo. The bank, it is said, can
make it good, and it is in no difficulty.
In is understood the depositor is wealthy,
and although he has pursued peculiar
methods in investing his money, the
bank has no doubt of in time being able
to place its hands on a large amount of
it, and it will certainly be easier to pro
ceed against the estate than against him
personally, for, if he were alive, he would
undoubtedly fight in every way.
Up to date no word or trace of the ab
sconding bookkeeper, Seeley, has been
heard.
Stories are coming to light about both
Seeley and Baker. Baker’s friends do
not deny that Baker and Seeley were
acquainted. Some of them assert that
Seeiy was an inveterate pool room gam
bler.
Against Baker it is told that he de
frauded estates of which he gained con
trol as executor or trustee through his
general good reputation.
A man named Augustus Kagel, who
lives on Staten Island, was tracing prop
erty to-day for which Haker
held possession as trustee fur
Kagel and his sister. Part of the
Kagel estate consisted of six-
ty-five shares of the Chatham
National Bank stock. Kagel learned
at the bank that Baker transferred the
stock to other parties in 1879, but he has
pUd to the Kagel heirs continuously since
that time the dividends declared upon
the stock. The transfer was legal, as
Baker had the power as trustee to dis
pose of the stock.
The Seely defalcation led to considerable
shifting of bookkeepers in the down-town
banks to-day. A number of the leading
banks also called in their depositors'
books for the purpose of examination.
It leaked out to-day that a discount
clerk in the National Bank of the Repub
lic was found last August to be $32,000
short in his accounts. When the discovery
was made the defaulter was promptly dis
missed and relatives, it is said, made good
a good part of his stealings. The bank
officers declined to give the man’s name,
although they admit the facts and as
sert that the net loss to the bank was a
little over $5,000.
Baker had a compartment in the Park
National Bank safe deposit vaults. At the
instance of the Shoe and Leather Bank
this was opened to-day, l?ut nothing was
found except a small amount of money,
Baker’s will, and other legitimate papers.
There was nothing to throw any light upon
his transactions with Seely. Lawyer An
gel of Jersey City, Seely’s counsel, is in an
unenviable position. He is constantly shad
owed by detectives and his house was
searched early this morning by Pinkerton
men upon the supposition that Angel was
harboring Seely in hiding. Angel stoutly
defends Seely from all aspersions upon his
habits and character, asserting that he
was Baker’s victim. Angel expresses the
belief that Seely will shortly give himself
up. ,
WANT THE SUGAR BOUNTY PAID.
A Meeting Held by the Commercial In
terests at New Orleans.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 26.—At a meet
ing to-night at the chamber of commerce,
the commercial bodies, bankers, brokers
and merchants of this city decided to pre
sent the claims for the bounty on the crop
of sugar of 1894 and 1895. The meeting was
attended by representative planters, com
mittees from the cotton exchange, cham
ber of commerce, board of trade, auction
eers of sugar stock and the various other
exchanges, as well as the entire banking,
shipping and business interests of the city
and state.
Gov. Foster, Senator Blanchard, Con
gressmen Meyer, Price and Davey were
present and made addresses, showing the
justness of the claims of the planters,
! and declaring their support of the move
ment for the bounty, which affects every
interest in this state, as well as other
states.
The meeting was called to order by
President J. C. Morris of the Canal Bank.
It was the unanimous sentiment of the
meeting that the bounty was a just, legal
and moral obligation, as far this year’s
crop was concerned, and should be paid.
There were no politics tn the meeting,
but every interest of the state united in
presenting its just claim for a fulfillment
of the obligations of the government to
the sugar interests, in which they are all
concerned.
WANTUNK ARNEDMILEAGE.
Defeated Memb-rs of Congress Propose
to Stay at Home.
Washington, Nov. 26.—Over twenty-five
members ot congress, it Is said, have
i written letters to the sergeant-at-arms
■ of the House, asking that their mileage
for this session be forwarded to them,
as thqy do not wish to come to Washing
ton this winter. Replies have been sent
that no mileage can be paid to members,
except to those who actually attend the
I session of _congress. In nearly every in-
I stance the request has been preferred by
| a defeated member, and it indicates a
small attendance of that class at the short
session this winter.
METHODISM’S BISHOPS.
An Open Attack by Clergymen on the
Life Tenure Feature.
Columbus, 0., Nov. 26.—The life tenure
of the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church is being openly attacked by the
clergymen of that denomination here. At
a meeting to-day a large majority of them
| declared that under the present system
i the bishops became tyrannical. A few
; defended the bishops and the debate grew
i very warm.
Rev. I. F. King declared that some of
the arguments against the bishops “were
| as rotten as sin.”
A COUPLE OF THIEVES CAUGHT.
They Opened a Safe and Got $280.00.
A Christian Woman Dead.
Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 26—James Croffey
and F. W. Brewer are occupying a cell
in the county jail. The arrest of the two
men was a fine piece of work of Chief of
Police Dampier. Though arrested eight
miles a part there was less than fifteen
minutes between the two arrests.
They were wanted here for breaking a
safe Friday night and robbing it of S2BO,
The safe belonged to W. S. Fender,
and was located in an office near the Geor
gia Southern depot. The safe was used
for keeping important papers by Mr.
Fender, but Croffey, who had been work
ing in Fender’s saw mill at the depot,
saw S2BO put in it for the night on Friday
evening. The safe door was left unlocked,
but the drawer containing the money was
locked securely. That night the draw was
broken open and the money was taken
out. Circumstances pointed to Croffey
and Brewer as the guilty parties. Chief
Dampier started after them in a hack,
and found Croffey in an intoxicated con
dition and asleep out near Wall’s mill.
He got information there that Brewer had
gone on up the railroad track toward
Naylor. The train was then due, so the
chief turned Croffey over to a deputy,
while he boarded the train toward Sa
vannah. At the next station Brewer
crawled on the car steps and was ar
rested. The chief of police brought them
back last night. The t-wo men made a
full confession, except that both claimed
that the other broke the lock to the safe’s
drawer. About $217 was recovered. Brewer
had SBO wrapped around his leg, so that it
never would have been discovered but for
the closest kind of search.
Mrs. M. E. Rountree, an honored Christ
ian woman of this city, died Saturday and
was laid to rest Sunday.
- A NEW BASE BALL LEAGUE.
It Will be Known as the Central, and
Atlanta to be in It.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 26.—Representa
tives from half a dozen cities met here to
day for the purpose of organizing the Cen
tral baseball league. Owing to the non
arrival of some of the reports action was
deferred until they could reach Nashville.
The league will be composed of Atlanta,
Terre Haute, Nashville, Memphis, Little
Rock, and Evansville. The other city will
be selected from Springfield, Cairo and
Lexington.
A NEGRO BOY SHOT DEAD.
His Slayer a Negro Man Bent on Bob
bing Him.
Albany, Ga., Nov. 26.—A 14-year-old ne
gro boy was shot and instantly killed by a
negro man named John Palmer, near'
Leesburg Saturday night. The dead boy
and a companion had been to a supper,
which Palmer also attended, and having
displayed a little money, they were fol
lowed on their departure by Palmer, who
overtook them in a secluded place and
ordered the boys to give him their money.
Upon their refusal he deliberately shot
one of the boys dead in his tracks.
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WEKERLE ALL BIGHT.
Emperor Francis Joseph Supports His
Policy.
Vienna, Nov. 26.—Dr. Wekerle, prime
minister of Hungary, was received by
Emperor Francis Jdtfeph to-day, And af
terward had a conference with Count
Kalnoky, the imperial premier.
It is reported that the emperor fully
supports the policy of Dr. Wekerle, which
will again send to the House of Magnates
his projects for religious liberty.
▼ENABLE’S IKSURANOE BILL.
The Senate Committee Expected to
Make an Adverse Report.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 26.—80th the Venable
insurance bill and the Bush dispensary
bill tyere discussed before the Senate com
mittee this afternoon. A number of local
insurance men were heard in opposition
to the Venable bill. To-morrow Senator
Venable will make the final argument be
fore the committee advocating his bill. It
is believed that the insurance men have
about won the fight in the committee and
that the bill will be reported adversely.
Terminal's Guarantee Syndicate.
New York, Nov. 26.—1 n regard to the ru
mor that the contract with the syndicate
which guaranteed $10,500,000 in cash to the
Richmond Terminal reorganization com
mittee had been further modified it is of
ficially announced that the contract re
mains unaltered and stands as given in
the amended plan of Feb. 24, 1894.
Indians to Be for Murder.
Washington, Nov. 26.—The Indian office
has ordered that all the Indians implicated
in ths recent murder at Pine Ridge, S. D.,
must be turned over to the civil authori
ties.
The Only Preventive
of
Pimples
Blackheads
Mothy Oily Skin
is
CUTICURA SOAP
It Strikes |
At the Cause
viz.
The Clogged ,
Irritated Inflamed
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Sluggish
PORE
I'm- pimples, blackheads, red and oily skin,
Ped, rough hands with shapeless nails, falling
hair, and baby blemishes it is wonderful.
Bold throughout the world, Pottxb Dbu«
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BAKING POWDER.
Highest of ail in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
MONEY TO RUN THE STATE.
The House Begins Consideration of the
Appropriation Bill.
The Friends of the State Militia to
Make a Hard Fight to Secure $20,000
for 1895 and a Similar Amount for
Next Year—The Amount Recom
mended for the State Lunatic Asylum
to be Increased s4o,ooo—The Amount
for the Technological School to Stand
as Recommended by the Committee.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 26.—The appropria
tion bill and the governor’s message oc
cupied most all the time of both houses
of the legislature to-day.
In the House the appropriation bill was
the special order of the day, and as such
was taken up immediately after the mes
sage was read with Mr. Boifeuilet of Bibb
in the chair, the House being in committee
of the whole. The consideration of the
appropriation bill had been only partially
completed when the House adjourned.
To-morrow the work will be resumed and
it is likely that it will consume the whole
day, as there is a wide division on the
military appropriation. The finance com
mittee declined to give any money for the
encampment, but Mr. Hodges of Bibb has
offered an amendment to the appropriation
bill giving the military $20,000 for each of
the years 1885-6. The fight will be upon the
acceptance of this amendment. The cham
pions of the military are determined that
they will leave no stone unturned to have
the appropriation inserted before the bill
is allowed to pass. The appropriation for
the executive, judicial and legislative
branches of the government are all the
same as heretofore.
To-day the debate was upon the appro
priation to the state school of tech
nology and the lunatic asylum. In the first
case the report of the finance committee
will stand, but in the latter the House
will amend it, Chairman Boynton agree
ing to the change which adds $40,000 to the
appropriation. The committee recom
mended $22,500 for the technological school.
Mr. Hurst of Walton, the watchdog of the
treasury, wanted this cut to SIB,OOO, claim
ing that this was the amount heretofore
received by the institution except in 1892,
when an extra $4,500 was allowed to pur
chase machinery. Chairman Boynton of
the committee, however, produced the
records and showed Mr. Hurst that the
was mistaken.
Speaker Fleming, Mr. Brannon of Ful
ton. and Mr. Humphreys of Brooks
strongly advocated the recommendation
of the committee.
Mr. Hurst withdrew his amendment.
* he Tec hnologlcal school will get
$-2,500. The school wanted SIO,OOO more
than this, but the finance committee, in
view of the hard times, adopted the rule
of Increasing no appropriations when it
could possibly be avoided, and declined
to make such a recommendation.
An appropriation of $200,000 for each of
the years 1895-96 was recommended by the
committee for the lunatic asylum. Mr.
Hopkins of Thomas amended by making
it $210,000 for 1895, and $230,000 for 1896. He
delivered a strong speech in favor of this
increase, showing that the amount rec
ommended by the committee would not
support the institution.
Mr. Willingham of Monroe also entered
a convincing plea for the asylum. He
quoted the record, showing that the in
stitution is run on a plan of such econ
omy as to place the cost per capita of
maintaining its Inmates far below that
of any other similar institution in the
United States. He also took up the in
crease in the number of inmates, and
the large number of applications now
pending, but which cannot be received'
on account of lack of accomodation, and
showed so plainly that the appropriation
recommended would be insufficient, that
at the conclusion of his argument Chair
man Boynton arose, and said the com
mittee had made its recommendation un
der a misapprehension of the situation.
When the bill comes up again to-morrow
Chairman Boynton will agree to the in
creased appropriation for the asylum, and
it will tn all probability be made. Chair
man Boynton said the finance committee
had wanted to hear a recommendation
from the asylum committee, but had heard
nothing about the needs of the institution
and therefore concluded that the same ap
propriation as made for last year would
be sufficient.
The populists are after the snaps of the
secretary of the Senate and the clerk of
the House. Mr. Walden of Glasscock to
day introduced a bill reducing the pav
of the former from S6O to S4O per day and
of the latter from S7O to SSO per day. It
is a popular idea that the secretary and
clerk have a fat snap, and every session
they are kept in a sweat by the economic
members.
Both houses to-day received a report
from the special joint committee on relief
of the supreme court. The committee re
ported adversely on the Bailey bill to
submit another constitutional amendment
for two additional justices to the people,
on the Idea that such a course would not !
be advisable in view of the fact that
the people only a short time ago rejected
such an amendment.
Mr. Boffeuillet of Bibb Introduced a res
olution to-day authorising the governor
to appoint a woman to the office of assist
ant librarian, If he sees fit. It la under
stood that Miss Ellen Dortch desires this
position, and if the resolution offered to
day la passed she will probably get it.
A MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
He Makes a Number of Important Rec
ommendations.
Atlanta, pa., Nov. 26.-The governor
sent a message to the legislature
; to-day in which he makes a num
; ber of very important recommendations.
He calls attention to the urgent need of a
reform in our judicial system, saying that
the machinery of our courts needs to act
more easily and with greater promptness.
On this subject he says:
i “It cannot be denied that the rate of in
terest paid in Georgia is two or three
times higher than in some other states of
the union, largely because men who have
money to invest prefer to put it where col
lections are more certain, and where the
courts can be relied upon to bring their
cause to a prompt hearing. A dollar paid
as interest in Georgia is worth to the
money-lender in New York, New Eng
land, or Europe, just as much as a dollar
paid as interest in any other state. Men
do not bring money here to lend at as low
interest rate as in some other states, be
cause it is not to their interest to do so.
When our sureties are safe and unques
tionable, and our courts act promptly i
upon causes, money will be as cheap in !
Georgia as in New York. As a penalty in- I
Aided because this is not true, our people
are paying, in high interest and exorbi
tant credit prices, an immense tribute. It
is, therefore, to the advantage of the peo
ple that our laws be so adjusted that they
will aid in bringing down the rate of in
terest in this state, which would invaria
bly result in a large saving to our people,
in bringing to Georgia a greater volume of
money, and in giving impetus to the
growth of her enterprises. A*properly con
stituted judicial system can aid in the ac
complishment of this result, and secure all
other purposes for which courts are es
tablished.”
Speaking of the work of the judges the
governor says:
“The work of the judges in Georgia is
notoriously unequal. In some circuits the
jury work done by the judges will prob
ably cover not more than twelve weeks in
the year; in others, the jury work itself
will approximate forty weeks. I most re
spectfully urge upon the general assembly
that a committee be appointed to investi
gate and report at your next annual ses
sion on the amount of work done in each
judicial circuit, and also to report by bill
how this can be equalized. When this work
has been successfully accomplished the in
itial step will have been taken which, I
trust, will lead to a readjustment of our
judicial system, so as to conform to the
demands of our commerce and of our civ
ilization.”
In thiSjConnection the governor recom
mends the passage of a law “requiring the
clerk of each superior court in this state
to transmit to the secretary of state,
thirty days prior to the convening of the
general assembly, in each year, a state
ment showing the number of cases on
dockets, how many of these cases have
been in court longer than three years,
and how many have been disposed of
with trial by jury, and how many in
chambers or by dismissal within the
twelve-month just preceding the making
of the report.”
The governor urgently recommends the
prompt revision of the penal laws. The
necessity for such a reform he thinks is
apparent to every well informed citizen of
the state. He also approves all that Gov.
Northen said in his message relative to
chain-gangs.
With reference to the recently adopted
constitutional amendment authorizing the
pensioning of confederate soldiers who are
unable to provide for themselves, he says:
“I suggest you get information as to tne
probable number of pensioners who would
be entered upon our pension rolls on ac
count of the legislation carrying into ef
fect the provisions of this amendment,
and that when such information has
been obtained, you act upon that subject
in such a manner as to deal justly with
the taxpayers, and meet fully and gen
erously the needs of that class of our
honored fellow citizens whom the gener
ous people of Georgia Intended to aid by
authorizing you to enact such legisla
tion.’
In respect to ballot reform he says: "I
urge upon you the necessity of changing
our election laws, and providing a system
wherein any unfair or fraudulent practices
may be easily detected and effectively
prevented. I cannot too strongly impress
upon you, however, the necessity of de
liberate action in this matter.”
He has an encouraging word to say
relative to the common schools, and also
the schools which provide for technical
and academic education. He thinks it
should be the duty of the state school
commissioner to systemize all our edu
cational interests, and form them with one
perfect and complete interest. He thinks
the state should supply the buildings
needed by the Normal and Industrial
college. Speaking of the benefits of this
college, he says; “Heaving out of question
all higher and nobler considerations, and
looking at it from an economical stand
point alone, it cannot be denied that it
is good policy on the part of . the state
to spare neither pains nor money in the
education of our daughters for work in
the school room.
Two things are necessary for the perfec
tion of our common schools; one is thor
oughly equipped teachers, and the other
is money to pay them, that they may be in
duced to enter into the business of teach
ing. Until these two wants are supplied
our educational interests must fail to
accomplish the desired result.’
The governor has a good word to say for
the militia. He says: “1 most earnestly
recommend and urge that this general as
sembly grant the necessary aid and proper
encouragement to the military of this
state.
“The existing condition of our domestic
affairs will undoubtedly encourage (he
growth of lawlessness and increase those
unfortunate occurrences which sometimes
make the presence of the military neces
sary to the enforcement of law and the
preservation of peace. The militia is an
essential part of the state government;
it is the arm of the executive upon which
he must, as a last resort, rely for the en
forcement of the law. The existence of
an effective military force is a conservator
of the peace, and diminishes the number of
outbreaks and the frequency of lawless
acts.” 1
The governor invites close attention to
the affairs of the Northeastern railroad.
He says that it is being operated at a
loss. He wants the legislature to advise
what should be done with it. The mes
sage of Gov. Northen in regard to it,
while it stated the facts, was misleading.
It showed the road was earning its oper
ating expenses and paying Interest on
the bonds on which the state is Indorser.
The fact that the physical condition of the
road was being permitted to deteriorate
was not stated. This Mr. Cecil Gabbett
points out In a report on the road.
Fight on the Temperance Bill.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 26.—Dr. J. B. Haw
thorne and several other ministers ad
dressed the temperance committee in be
half of the temperance bill to-day, while
President Collier of the Exposition com
mittee, Mayor Goodwin and Capt. J. N
English opposed it. The dispensary bill
has caused a scare in Atlanta.
Brannon’s Bill Doomed.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 26 —After a very
warm meeting this afternoon the commit
tee on labor decided to adversely report
the Brannon bill, which subjected the
wages of laborers and mechanics above 525
month to garnishment,
A Saw-mill Burned.
Adel, Ga., Nov. 26.—At about day
light Sunday morning the saw mill
of Capt. J. B. Withers was de
stroyed by fire. It caught after the watch
man had left. The origin of the fire Is not
known. The mill was only partly insured.
Religious Liberty in Hungary.
Vienna, Nov. 26.—1 f Hungarian
House of Magnates rejects the religious
liberty bills again the Hungarian cabinet
will probably resign. In religious circles
these bills are regarded as much more per
nicious than the civil marriage bill.
New York’s Press Club.
New York, Nov. 26.— Joseph Howard, Jr.,
was to-night elected president of the New
York Press Club for the ensuing year.
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