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n r .i ing Forth oft* Hot Spring
r “' t * l |' 1 ivk Atlanta Iflscussing the
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GEORGIA.
\ |,. <*. of Newnan, has assigned.
i lie tax on com
. sheriff found himself with
I '- lay.
~ T ; of EaGrange, <lieil at
Tuesday night.
iv.i- defeated in Floyd county
: majority,
i who aspires to dentistry
-;r>- t operations at Augusta.
I ury recommends the es
. i iv Court for Carteraville.
. : ti red the Stone Mountain
iaj defaced Jl.OOO worth of
, r .n foundry will he built this
nt money haying been snb
. in.t din Thomson churches
t of the prevalence of the
ire perfected by which
i .per uMI be published iu
a r. 'ins ounty, died sud
eriiooo. ilo was a promi
• i- a successful exhibition of
L the theatre at Cedartown, her
: Jht.
-a liquor stronghold, and
r lay’aelection on the proliibi
.v as not expected,
ands in Ware county, in most
. r -en since lssO from 25 cents
al.tticover H,MHi |>er rent.
• • prominent in Macon's
r .s. Hied at his home in that
j. and 41. He leaves a wife and
\ II Houser, living at Stonewall
v i county, while silting alone iu
• I and fell into the tire, burn
i:,d shoulder very seriously,
r I daughter of .1.0. Watson,
r Eleventh district of Houston
as burned at a Are in the yard
, ... ha- died of her injuries.
r A Cos., of Jug Tavern, have
:> l . Ilmlges. I.labilities, $1,200;
It is thought the creditors
' . v, •. arly or quite all their money.
ii the Edwards house caught tire
. _ t from the chimney, which
Had it occurred two hours later,
iimatcs were asleep, the Abuse
■.. burned up.
•a .tel projiosed to lie built near the
at T alltilah on the land of It. K.
talist Of St. Loait, hy an Al
iy, will lie an elegant structure
ie. and will cost $5.1,000.
it \* Tuesday, while engaged in a
-.■utile in the store of Baldwin A
, j. .I.in Price, of Oconee, was stable and
r i . i.corge l.ucas. the knife stnfc
• . . ainl thus saving Trice’s life.
: Gigii-ta City Council is trying to limit
• r -id low rate of water power in the
s so i• r horse power to the next
, The mill men protect vigorously,
mu the contract in perpetuity.
• nu ford has a hook and ladder company.
<nd engine that has just come from
• i- lis named for Major Green of the
,-v a Koad.who gave $lOO towards its Jiur-
A fireman's hall has been built.
Henry I-ogue, one of the most promi
turns of Gibson, is dead, in conse
,• thereof fimr store- in Gilison have
. - . tided business for ten days, as Mr. Cogue
—ed a considerable interest in each,
gin house of .1. \V. Mitchell, of Tallmt
was burned Saturday night, together
ut 20 bales of cotton. The tire is sup-
; to have caught by a match in the cot -
I lie 10-s is $1,500. There was no in
- the reward of His Excellency Gov.
\j i. . for the capture of the burglars
records of Habersham county,
~ . i,........-l tnat they are known, and the
. i- . xpressed that they will soon lie
\ % - Monday ten of the lienor deal
• n-e it- reeentlv fixed
. $5OO. More are expect -
- re doing so in expectation of
. - re-onsidering their action and
lowering the Ueeiise.
X: . x-i.-.rse firm of X. 11. Hooks, a sub
r of Washington county, netted
,r‘ . last year. He ran one plow
. i an. and with this made eigh
- i cotton, averaging 450 pounds,
a n<t m-hels of corn.
• - f>r the Ordinary's office of
v•. , -■!■*;>■ between C. .1. Muniterlyu
t- u .-tmorelaml, when the boxes
Hiintatn the records of the elec
i. r •• Red they were empty. The seals
ken. It is a very ’ mysterious
iS.i:r. Imreis no clue.
I u en A H ites of Savannah, propose to
pt rcent, of the net cash price
. r -tyle of piano in the Athens
, if the eitizeno of Athcn
r.t - r maming fie per rent, in cash.
hl ‘ rtot'U will roatrihute the advertise
. rtt -| . . and thus these can present the
i w ith a magnificent instrument.
1: -: i eleged that .1. A. Atkinson, who
-1.1 V ei.M that he had been a school
i .. I'elfair county, and was roblied of
i tymen after l>eing paid by
' i mmissioner, is a fraud It will
r red that he was lencfited by a
::cr having told the story to a
nuT'. .. r : Maeomtes.
t In ise sales at Athens Tuesday
: \ icns brought from s>t 50 to f.5 .'jO
r M ij. Hughes' Kairview Jersev
•. sol! at an average of
re. Hiding was lively and
- !• red p *sl. The Barber place,
ii ’tlv lying in the incorporate
I 1 sawyer, whose star was recently
I . ii e>n to a-eeiel be the decision
. - no- in the i . . ■ i States Circuit
' r- M i on, has co icnced suit against
'■ "trcp-oftlu - sey gin, and the
e heard at the
•s v . Ia smt is similar to that of
't-' ii.. i. iii which .fudge Settle
r- r - . . .... . and ilso totbat of Saw
.-■ri- M. er. heard some lime ago by Judge
i ir i. H i.o d.smissed the suit.
i; -i oudence Nkws. Feb. 3: Kx
* -r. in v\ 11. Felton made a musiug
- • in the court house to-day
•■ r u •! i ■ u-e of enthusiastic citizens.
- 'mg present. The “Doctor”
■* g'"d work for prohibition, giving
iii 'es i.f destitution caused by
•s • . lie pleaded with the consumers,and
o ilers blows right ami left, ami, in
-n. oegged his fellow countrymen to
s the|...lDon Feb. lti and vote for probi
sir i Hollitield. a young man of 21
• of Dr. lloratio"N. Hollitield, of
:er-v .mu I*. one of the most aeeom
, -■■lansof hs years in Georgia on
• r: •rom Ktirope next year. lie took
**■ ' >’ I Iwiek in ls7s. M. I>. at the t'ni
' Maryland in ISSJ; has lieen in lios
■ - Berlin and Vienna since July, 18S2,
inig the latter place will go to
- hum, thence to I.on
~ ' - - .mi Ls, at the end of which time
a c to atlix “F. K. S." to his
sane.
|*"f- " 1-. Callionn. ordinary of Fulton
1 nrade a search of his records and
May 24. IstiO, George J. Booth
Mr-. Frances F. Martin and
,’ " ' u t estionable proof that the mar
•' . very way legal. The lady will
r ' - figuring in the $20,000 law
; • : a in the Georgia column of the
, ' '' hday. Another important raat
i i-;.... ..I evidence that Mr. Booth
- ‘ r ••! ted the young lady whose name
I in the article published Mon
-1 -mt d*H*e not seem to have any
- v "’ * diver to stand on.
*' ■' iMren: Deputy Collector
, ‘ '*' and W. o. 11. shepard, on last
s: t. -. ized tw>> of the largest illicit
< r .Mar Burton's store, in Rabun
■t has been captured for years.
f r "a- in full operation, the house
r - i'h and meal, amt from all ap
•em run all the winter. The
were of the finest make, and the
• late George F'meannon, in his
‘ ' -tillerv, while alive, hut since
registered distillery has been
! ti e -tills used in making “wild
Vo arrests were made, the (lis
y -kipped out liefore the olSeers
impression prevails in Rabun
r ' : ">ie laws have been abolished by
~! 1“ gen Roost, therefore there
•re : -tilling this winter up there
s about being started for the
i *.rorgia jockey club in
... '• ■ ike handsome grounds and have
f. >r races. The move
;,‘r, . '■‘■"l hands, and those interested
>r aisjutit. It is proposed to get
" 'emv-five acres on some line of rail
. and nnprove it liand
-1 ' t.e fenced in, a mile track
. houses erected, and the
f. . ' ' autifie l m every possible way. it
' - d.i make a stock company with a
i, "' will yield iii.l'OO, which it isbe
* su to make the first pay
tlr •“ land, or perhaps, pay for it en
ar,, V.'. : I;v up the improvements. There
men well known in Atlanta,
. - ; ed a willingness to head the
-arel dollars each, and sev
a * ' “ ' rs have offered to put in their
or ‘ 1 ‘ ,k ' :i large amount of it in stock,
pefhaps, au of it.
* TrespoßdeaeeXKws, Feb.S: Newt
•ml George Smith broke jail
*' and made go*vi their escape,
the cell was piled up in one
r ceiling was fired, and when a
large was burned out they
" Ore. Having made the blan
the\ ascended into the attic,
•n made a hole through tlie
he building, it being only one
fie rone being secured to a
ut child's play to descend,
shackled, and'by means of a
ed to manufacture filed the
then tied it back with a
he jailer did not discover it.
*ed with stealing tlfi an I burn
a< esou's corn crib. Smith was
Wholesale chicken stealing. It
f_md a lively business marketing
ntn U ' ! ft e ,', " M Hughey's st.yrs
to. It u snpposi and , Uave been
** jail birds, v■ .eg - smg
’• tobacco ayd a P ■ a_ t A
Waycroe* correspondence News, Feb 3-
d. f s C n J ,U ' 1 un!i voidable delay, set-backs and
mTfa.rfx e r nU ’ U -'° •**••* well Here ii
Hcfriviit * L KUU * Th , e superintendent. Mr.
mirignt, commenced driving the umirur
Afternoon, and by dirk lhi ß P e ?en?
icg, if tl.e work continues uninterruptedly,
over one hundred feet will be reached. The
flo'w'nr ° f t, "‘ know ‘“K (?) ones is that a good
aUmt f tii Wa i r r" l* °*’ taine, i somewhere
aliout live hundred feet below- the surface
A go.nl arte, lan weH her- will no doubt con
tril utc materially to the health of the place
and enhance the value of property. Although
till re have been some transactions in
real estate lately, the building
as K> .7 hJV"* ju now
.nt* .*! . b^ n ’ B V U " aye- OSS is going
right ahead m the matter of growth
( ""\VeV> M n- !V ' < !", r ~i ‘'w Mavor - <-’ol. John
nr J 1 board of Council men,
nr. iit.lv alive to the requirements and ue
? ° f i thc to r n i an '* ar e domg ail they
. an to discharge the duties and obligations of
ilieir po-itions honestly and faithrullv. Al
reaoj tlie town is much improved m appear
ance, and, but for the lac k of funds, public
ami private, great and material improve
ments would be made.—Our community was
painfully saddened on la.-t Sunday evening by
the death of young Joe Hamilton, the eldest
win of ( apt. \\ . I). Hamilton. On Nov I
H't, his brother Charley was buried. Both
the young men were in the employ of the Sa
vannah, Morula and Western Railway, .Joe as
freight conductor, to which position he'had hut
recently beeu promoted. They had just past
their majority, and were sober, steady, in
dustrious and promising young men, who
stood well m the esteem of their employers,
their fellows and the community at large.—
three negro tramps were put off the wav
freight coming in from the west last night,
and as the train ran b/ them they fired sever
al shots into the cab, where there were sev
eral persons standing around the stove. One
nail struck the stove. Night Watchman Wat
son succeeded in aiTestir.g one of the miscre
ants, but tbe other two escaped.—The matri
monial market, like the money market,
is very dull just now, with nothing
that f can hear of m the near
future. The last marriage was th t of our
worthy I lerk of court, Mr. W. M. Wilson, to
Miss s.trail Rincknev, a very estimable young
lady from South Carolina. At last tbe clouds
have passed away for a season, and the pros
pect is fa r for a pleasant closing up of win
ter and opening of spring. Many of our peo
ple are busily looking alter their gardening
with becoming zeal.
FLORIDA.
Leesburg’s street car line is in operation.
A ci'y park is being talked up at I’alatka.
Raker county will yield a good crop of
pea. lies.
Strawberries are retailing at 40 cents per
quart at Ocala.
The new saw mill at Tavares has started
up. It can handle 50,C00 feet of lumber per
day.
The goods of the failed firm of Turner Bros.,
of Leesburg, are being disposed of by the
assignee.
The Tampa Tribunt says that the Morgan
line of steamers will not resume their trips to
Key West, as that city has anticipated.
A young gentleman named Larrigue stii
ciiled at Altooua last week during a tempo
rary aberration of the mind caused by an
epileptic fit.
Frum M, canopy there have been shipped
25.979 boxes of oranges this season, with about
0,009 more to ship. This is about twice the
uumber forwarded last season.
The heaviest fine yet imposed bv the Mayor
of Tampa was in the ease of Nellie Acosta,
who was convicted of conducting a house of
id-fame. The case came up last week, and.
as the woman was an old offender, having
been fined SSO each on two previous occasions,
she was this time required to contribute the
-uni of s2oo to the municipal exchequer. This
she declined to do, and her counsel applied to
Judge Mitchell, of the Circuit Court, for a
.rrit f habeas corpus. I’pon the hearing,
however. Ills Honor decided that the woman
was legally held, whereupon she decided to
pay the fine.
I‘alatka .\>irn: Saturday night one of the
momteys belonging to the intinerant knight of
the rubber balls, who holds forth on the St.
Johns’ lot. escajieil from his master, and dur
ing the night entered the dining-room of one
■four citizens, creating quite a commotion
iy making the members of the household
think thai a liold, had burglar had invited
himself to partake of a sumptuous feist. Ou
Sunday, the monkey wandered into St. Mon
ica’s church during the morning service, aud
perched himself first upon a chair and then on
the railing near Father O’Reilly, grinning
and b 'idling his head and waving his hands
in the air. and he seemed to fake great de
light in watching the silver coins lying in the
i-.intribiition plate. He created considerable
merriment among the youngerf nemtiers of the
congregation. If is owner was sent for at the
close of the service, when lie was captured
acd carried to his old quarters.
KX POSITION ENCOFRAGK.M K.N'T.
Constantly Increasing Crowds—No Dis
cord Among the Official Participants.
New Orleans, Feb. 4.—The bright
sunny weather continues and the attend
ance at the exposition is increasing day
by day. The business of the exhibitors is
improving and nothing is left to complain
of. A meeting oi the Exhibitors’
Association was held to-day, the ob
ject lieing to decide whether or
rot tbe memorial to Congress should
be adopted asking for pecuniary
assistance for tbe management. After
discussion it was decided that th .‘associa
tion should not make a joint memorial
with the United States Commissioners,
but forward their views in a separate me
morial, emanating from and represent
ing their own t*ody, acting, how
ever, in strict harmony with the
commissioners. The exhibitors will send
a committee of three to Washington
with their memorial. In the World's Ex
position dairy contest just closed, Minne
sota takes 26 premiums aggregating near
ly SI,OOO. This includes a grand sweep
stake premium of $l5O, and a gold medal
for tbe liest butter made in the world,
l’he following United Slates Commis
sioners left for Washington to-night in
the interest of the exposition: Frank
Bacon, of Kansas; Chairman Oliver
Gibbs, of Minnesota: G. J. Per
kins. oi Kentucky; I*. O. Clarke, of
Rhode Island; J. B. Meade, of Vermont;
E. I>. llolton, of Wisconsin; and Frank
M. Murphy, of Arizona. Reports having
Keen circulated that there was want of
harmony among the lady commissioners
of tae exposition, and that dissatisfaction
was felt with the management of Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe, a meeting was held in
the Texas Department to-day for the pur
pose ol contradicting those reports. Reso
lutions eulogizing Mrs. HoWe and indors
ing her management were introduced and
unanimously adopted. In every particular
the action of the lady commissioners has
been harmonious throughout.
A DORMITORY BURNED.
The Massachusetts Agricultural College
Deprived of One of its Itutidings.
Springfield, Mass., Feb. 4.— The
North Dormitory of the Agricultural Col
lege at Amherst was destroyed by fire
about 1 o’clock this morning. The fire
originated in the northeast room in the
fourth story. Most of the furniture was
saved, as was also the Massachusetts
Historical Collection, and the Stearns
collection of birds. The brick walls alone
remain standing. The dormitorv was
built in 1867 at a cost of $.‘50,000. The fire
is supposed to have originated from the
explosion of a kerosene lamp in the incu
bator. The insurance amou sts to $2'1,009.
A BLAZING BUILDING IN PARK PLACE.
New York, Feb. 4.—This evening fire
broke out on the third floor of the five
story marble building corner of Barclay
aud Church streets. The three upper
stories, extending from Nos. 51 and 53
Barclay street, along Church street to
Nos. 56 and 58 Park Place, and occupied by
Major & Knapp, a lithographic manufac
turing and engraving company. The
streets around were soon crowded with
fire engines, but in spite of their efforts an
hour after the fire was blazing fiercely in
each of the three upper stories from
Barclay street half way to Park Place,
and fast extended.
The second story was occupied by Ed
ward Miller & Cos., clock manufacturers.
On the ground floor, on the Barclay street
side of the block, Fritzche Bros., a branch
of Schimmel & Cos., oi Leipzig, have
their drug and essential oil Btores.
John Wigand’s glass and crockery store
takes up the ground floor on the Park
Place side. The losses on the building
and stock are covered by insurance.
l’ittsburg’s Alleged Socialists.
Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 4.—The state
ment telegraphed from Pittsburg last
evening that communistic societies, num
bering thousands ot members, have been
organized in that city and supplied with
arms, was brought to the attention of
Gov. Pattison this morning and he gave
the matter close consideration. If there
should be any outbreak, or at the first
sign of a disturbance, the Governor will
take such prompt measures for the sup
port of the civil authorities as will leave
no room for doubt of his courage to grap
ple with the question. Should any vio
lence be attempted it will be put down by
fore®, and such force that cannot be with
stood. Adjutant Gen. Guthrie resides in
Pittsburg and will keep a sharp lookout
for any tendency to disturbance.
The Attack on Osman Digna.
Alexandria, Feb. 4,— The attack by
Osman Digna’s followers upon the scout
ing party of British cavalry proves to
have been a very narrow escape from a
wholesale slaughter. The British, wiio
numbered only 80, were encircled by 5,000
Arabs, most of whom were mounted.
Alter some severe figbting they charged
in a close column through the Arab lines
and succeeded in gaining shelter under
the guns of Suakin.
BEL FORD’S BOORISIINESS.
PROPRIETIES of the house
PAINFULLY VIOLATED.
Hi* Ignorance Not so Dense but tbat
He at Last Realized Hts Mistake—The
See Mr. Cleveland—Other
Inside Pointers from the National
Capital.
Washington. Feb. 4.—Mr. Belford
signalized his return to Washington to
day by grossly violating the proprieties
in the House. He came into the House
this morning with very much the air of
the clown on his first appearance in the
circus performance. He got in just as a
motion for tellers was made on some bill,
and attracted the attention of the whole
House hv shouting his affirmative vote
in his own peculiar way. The House
simply smiled, but later in the dav while
the river and harbor bill was up, it ap
plauded him as he came to the front with
an impracticable amendment providing
for irrigating reservoirs in the dry re
gions of Colorado. Of course this
was a mere blind. He said
very frankly that he had not been here
before this session, and therefore ought to
have a chance to talk. The House, al
ways ready for fun, was very glad to give
him all the time he wanted." He made a
bad use of it. He began in his usual
fashion with the remark that this was the
only Dill pending in which his State had
absolutely no interest. The trouble with
the bill was that Coiorado.got none of the
pork. The pork ought to be distributed
more evenly and in larger slices. From
this he meandered on in his old style
to the necessity upon the Demo
crats of liberating the surplus trash
which the Republican administration
and Congress had allowed to accumu
late until the Treasury vaults were burst
ing. His only new phrase was: “You
gentlemen on the other side are about to
shake and dust the carpets which the Re
publicans have walked on for *25 years.”
As he spoke he marched down the Repub
lican side, and over to the Democratic side
ot the House, talking as he went. Getting
over on the Democratic side he stood
there and lectured the Democrats on their
responsibility. The House laughed and
applauded the old familiar phrases. He
spoke of the attempt made by Mr. Carlisle
several years ago to refund the debt
at 3 per cent., paying a high tribute to Mr.
Carlisle. He got the bill through Con
gress, hut Rutherford B. Hayes vetoed it.
•T never believed,” shouted Belford,while
the Republicans ceased to laui.h and ap
plaud, “that he was elected President.
It was just your cowardice that made him
President.” Then he wandered off to the
late campaign. Nobody expected such a
result as came. Walking down to the
avenue on the day of Garfield’s inaugu
ration a distinguished Southern Senator
had said to him that the Republicans had
taken another lease of power, which would
last 25 years, but within a very short period
the Republican party had split to fac
tions from where the rising sun drinks up
the morning dew of the Bast to where he
cools his heated axle in the Pacific waters
of the West. The campaign of last fall he
considered remarkable, because of the
lack of issues. Here he shocked the
House and the galleries by asserting in
such indelicate language, which has sel
dom if ever been heard in the House, that
the only issue was that involved in the al
leged personal immoralities of the two
candidates. That false note jarred the
sensibilities of every one who beard it.
The House laughed no more, and Belford,
seeing his mistake, wound up his speech
and took his seat amid a dead silence.
He seemed to be quite sober.
CRUSADES TO CLEVELAND.
The Springer boom, the Money boom
and all the other minor Cabinet booms
were taken over to New York this even
ing. Quite a number of Democratic states
men left on the north-bound trains to
night on their way to see Mr. Cleveland.
The committee appointed by the Virginia
delegation in the Forty-ninth Congress
and the Democratic Executive Committee
of Virginia went over to recommend the
appointment of Congressman John S.
Barbour, Chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, for Postmaster General.
Another committee will recommend the
appointment of Gen. A. R. Lawton, oi
Georgia, to the Cabinet. A Senator who
has talked with Mr. Cleveland several
times since his election is quoted as say
ing: “It is a great mistake to assume that
tiecause be has not been in public
positions tbat brought him in contact with
the Democrats of the country that be does
not know our prominent party men. Gov.
Cleveland has been an active Democrat
ever since he became old enough to take
any part in politics. He has taken a deep
interest in the party and all its affairs.
He has kept well posted, and sinee his
election he has paid special attention to
the doings of our prominent men. Gov.
Cleveland to-dav can measure many of our
party men more accurately than others
who have been in national public life. He
is not so much in need of advice in this
respect as many seem to think.” An
other thing the gentlemen who have vis
ited Mr. Cleveland observe is that he
keeps his own counsel.
THE SHELVED TREATY.
The administration view of the action
of the Senate on the Nicaraguan treaty
is well presented in the following inter
view with a prominent official, whose
name is withheld at his request. He said:
“I don't knew whether the Senate will
reconsider its action on tbe Nicaraguan
treaty. I am afraid that it will make
little difference to us whether it does or
does not. lam afraid our golden oppor
tunity has passed, even if the treaty
should be ratified at the next session of
Congress. It was with great difficulty
that our friends in the State of Nicaragua
were enabled to secure for the United
States the land concessions necessary for
the construction of the canal. 'The
moral effect of rejecting the treaty even
for a time will be seized upon by
the hostile lorces on the isthmus and
used to our serious detriment.” After a
pause, hesaid:
“l think England herself would be glad
to see the canal built according to the
provisions of the treaty.”
“But,” said the News correspondent,
“the English newspapers have claimed
that the ratification of the treaty would
be a violation of the Clayton-Bulwer trea
ty, and they warned us that England
would not allow the canal to be built.”
“That is the popular impression, 1
know. Nevertheless lam satisfied that
England would have done nothing more
than to file a protest in tbe matter,
and there it would have ended.
England realizes that the canal sooner
or later will he built. She would rather
this canal were controlled by the United
States than by either France or Germany.
If De Lesseps succeeds in his canal pro
ject it is only a question of a few years
before the French Government will as
sume a protectorate over the Isthmus ot
Panama.”
“But how will they find an excuse for
doing this?”
“Easily enough. It will he a simple
matter to incite a few turbulent factions
in the State of Colombia to rebellion. Any
one who is familiar with the mercurial and
insurrectionary spirit of those people
can readily understand how easy this is
of accomplishment. This will give France
the desired excuse for sending ships and
troeps to the isthmus and taking practi
cal control of the government to protect
the interests of her citizens there. This
is the history of English colonization for
a hundred years past, and the French are
profiting by their example. Once permit
France to gain a lodgment there and she
will remain forever.”
THE SPANISH TREATY.
“How about the Spanish treaty?”
“I see but slight prospect lor its ratifi
cation. Its defeat will be another blun
der on our part. What matters It to us if
we do lose $25,000,000 annually from the
duties on sugar. What the government
loses will be more than offset by the ad
vantage to the consumer. The Spanish
treaty means commercial annexation
without political responsibility. Within
a few days, or weeks at most, after the
rejection of the Spanish treaty, I look for
a rebellion in Cuba that Spain will not
be able to subdue. The people are tax
ridden and almost penniless. They look
to the ratification ot this treaty for a re
vival of trade and anew era of prosperity.
Heretofore the Cubans have been divided
into two classes, one of which has always
sided with the Spanish Government in
aiding to suppress rebellions. The next
insurrection will find them fighting to
gether. Finding herself unable to restore
order Spain will sell the island, and then
what are we going to do? Annex two
million of people, most of whom are igno
rant and superstitious, speaking neither
our language nor understanding our sys
tem of government? Obviously not.
What, then, will be the result? Germany
has for a long time had her eyes fixed on
the Gem of the Antilles. She can buy Cuba
and make it a profitable investment,
but the people of this country cannot al
low that. Yet what are we going to do?”
FJt might be suggested, said the corres
pAvtsnt “that the great majority of our
pee would simply regard it as a change
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1885
of masters and would care very little
whether the master of Cuba was a Span
iard or a German.”
“Well,” said the official shrugging his
shoulders, “if that is the case it will
show that we are fast drifting into our
decadence, and that it is time for us to
ask England or some other strong power
to assume a guardianship over us for our
own protection.”
THE LABOR COMMISSIONER'S QUARTERS.
The new Commissioner of Labor
Statistics to-day secured quarters in the
Kellogg building on F street, near
Fifteenth. Tbe_ quarters consist of four
large and well-lighted rooms. The rooms
will be handsomely furnished as promptly
as possible, and the bureau will be in
working order in less than two weeks.
Commissioner Wright regards the loca
tion as tbe most desirable in the city. Mr.
\\ i igbt to-day, after engaging the rooms,
called upon the President, and had a long
talk aliout the prosecution of his work.
He said that he intended to bold
his position as chief ol the Massa
chusetts bureau until he found
whether Congress would appropriate
enough money to make the national bu
reau a success. The President assured
him that there would be no objection to
bolding both positions. Gov. lloiiinson
had previously told him that there would
be no objection to Mr. Wright’s retaining
the Massachusetts bureau, and the ques
tion of his right to hold both can there
fore be considered at rest. Mr. Wright
said, in conversation, that he had hot
fully completed his plans for the com
mencement of the work. He will proba
bly ask John Jarrett, President of the
Amalgamated Association, Mayor Pow
derlv, of Scranton, aud other Pennsyl
vian labor leaders to make suggestions
as to the best course to be pursued, but
does not expect to visit any of the manu
facturing centres until next year’s Con
gressional ajipropriations are made.
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT RAFFLES.
Under a queer custom many of the em
ployes of the Interior Department have
conducted for some years a series of
raffles. Valuable articles have been pur
chased by a club and then raffled among
its members. But the jealousies aud
heart-burnings incident to schemes of
this sort have created so much trouble in
the department that the Secretary of the
Interior to-day issued the following offi
cial order: “Raffling in all its phases, so
liciting chances aud disposing ot articles
in any similar way for any purpose what
ever, are hereafter prohibited in this de
partment, and in all its bureaus aud of
fices.”
COLLINS’ PERTINACITY.
Congressman Patrick A. Collins said
to-day: “I shall never admit that I’m
dead until I’m in my coffin. lam not
ready either to admit that the bankruptcy
bill is dead. There is one chance for it
yet. That will come, of course, in the
last six days of the session when motions
to suspend the rules will be in order every
hour. 1 will keep the fight up until the
gavel falls tor the last time in the Forty
eighth Congress.”
THE THURMAN ACT BILL.
The Thurman act bill was crowded out
in the Senate to-day by the inter-State
commerce bill, and the Finance Com
mittee’s silver hill. Its consideration to
morrow is threatened by other measures,
but Senator Hoar will do his best to get
a speedy hearing for it.
FLORIDA ON THK AY lit K.
Important Bill* which Occupied the
Attention of the I-ej*lslature.
Tallahassee, Feb. 4.—The Dill calling
for a constitutional convention was fully
discussed in the Senate to-day, and
amended so as to require anew registra
tion of votes.
The bill regulating the admission of
foreign security companies was consider
ed at length and ordered printed.
The Assembly bill prohibiting tbe sale
oi the Police Gazette in this State was
tabled.
The House passed the bill appropriat
ing SIO,OOO to the Agricultural College at
Lake City.
A stringent temperance law was passed.
Both bouses spend much time in ses
sion, but make very little progress iD dis
patching t>Ußiness.‘
SOME OF THE SENATORS.
Hon. William Bryson, from Suwannee
county, is the youngest, member of the
Senate. His father came to the State in
1866, and was soon after made Circuit
Judge for the Third circuit. When quite
young Mr. Bryson studied law, and com
menced practicing in 1874, and soon made
a reputation as a careful and successful
attorney. In 1878 he was elected to the
Senate, and so faithiully and efficiently
did he serve his constituents that he was
re-elected in 1882, and is now a prominent
and useful Senator.
Hon. John T. Leslev, of Hillsboro coun
ty, is one of the most highly esteemed
members of the Senate. He has repeat
edly been sent to represent his county in
one or other of the branches of the Legis
ture. Asa business man he has few
equals, and has large and varied property
interests in South Florida.
Senator W. H. Neal, of Liberty county,
lias served several terms in the lower
house, and was last year elected to repre
sent tne counties ot'Liberty and Wakul
la in the State Senate. He is a man of
large means and is exceedingly popular
where ever known.
THE state fair.
Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 4.—Several
fresh exhibits have been added to the fair
since yesterday, and make a correspond
ing improvement in the general appear
ance. Fine weather induced a goo 1 at
tendance. Maj. Rooks, of Sumter county,
has a superb collection of fruits raised by
himself. The Gainesville Cadets arrived
this afternoon. A fine concert was given
tDis morning.
In the races the mile dash was won by
Alcena in 1:56. The second race was a
trotting match in live beats. There were
five entries, it will not be decided till
to morrow, when the concluding heat will
he run. The third race was a three
quarter of a mile dash. It was won by
Minus in 1:23^.
The safe of B. Genovar at St. Augustine
was opened by burglars last night, and
between three and four thousand dollars
extracted.
The Democrats carried the municipal
ticket in the Sanford election, except one
Alderman.
Several gamblers were convicted in the
Mayor’s Court this morning and fined $75
each.
The Liberty Bell Committee, of Phila
delphia, returned here this evening after
making a tour ot the State. They will go
on an excursion to St. Augustine to-mor
row and leave for the North in their spe
cial car to-morrow.
ILLINOIS INTIMIDATORS.
Negroes Maltreated In Several Villages
and Warned to Leave.
Chicago, Feb. 4.—The Tribune and
Inter-Ocean have specials from Blooming
ton, 111., saying that within the last few
days a number of threatening letters have
been received through the mails by
several of the colored residents of the
village of Belleflower stating that
if the recipients did not immediately
move away from the place it
would be worse for them. The
colored people are represented to be
greatly excited and alarmed, and it is
stated that their children have been in
sulted and beaten in the Belleflower
public school until obliged to leave the
institution. Assertions are made that
much the same treatment is being given
the colored people in other Central
Illinois precincts, notably the towns of
Saybrook, Gilman and Sibley. The at
tention of the Post Office Department
has been called to threatening letters
mailed in violation of the law, and an in
vestigation is on foot.
Two Lives Lost Over a Hog.
Albany, Ga., Feb. 4,—This afternoon
Constable J. TANARUS, Shiver, of Worth county,
attempted to arrest Francis Boatwright
at Acree, in this county. Boatwright re
marked: “Before I will be arrested I will
go to b whereupon he fired upon
Shiver and attempted to escape. Shiver
then fired, shooting him in the back.
Both are dead. Boatwright was employed
upon the turpentine farm at Acree. The
difficulty occurred over a hog which was in
Boatwright’s possession, and which was
claimed bv young Shiver, who attempted
to arreft him,
a brilliant marriage.
A. S. J. Henderson, of the Dawson Ap
peal, was married here to-night to Miss
Annie W. Mayo, of this city. It was a
brilliant affair.
Brewster to Review Swaim’s Case.
Washington, Feb. 4.—The record in
theSwaim case was to-day referred by the
President to the Attorney General for re
view. This reference was made on the
recommendation of the Secretary of War
because of the apparent Impropriety of
having the case reviewed by Gen. Swaim’s
subordinates in the Judge Advocate Gen
eral’s department.
CULLOM’SBILL A WINNER.
IT PASSES THE SENATE BY A
VOTE OF 43 TO 12.
Action on it by the House the Next
Step—How it will Limit the Charges
of the Transportation Companies
and the Punishment Provided for
\ iolation.
Washington, Feb. 4.—The Senate to
day, on motion of Mr. Cullom, resumed
consideration of the inter-State commerce
bill. The bill having been perfected, it
was reported to the Senate from the com
mittee of the whole, read the third time
and passed by a vote of 43 to 12. The vote
in detail was as follows:
Yeas— Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Blair, Call,
Cameron of Wisconsin. Cliace, Conger, Cul
lom, Dawes. Dolph, Edmunds, Frye, Groome,
Hampton, Harris, Harrison, Hawley, Hill,
Hoar, Ingalls, -Jackson, Jonas, Jones of
Florida, Jones of Nevada. Lamar, Lapham,
McMillan, Mamferson, Miller of California,
Miller of New York, Mitchell, Morrill. Pike.
Plait, Plumb, Pugh. Kiddleberger, Sawyer,
Sewell, Sherman, Slater, Vest and Wilson^-41.
Nays— Messrs. Bayard, Butler, Cockrell,
Coke, Colquitt, McPherson, Maxe-y, Morgan,
Pendleton, Suulsbury, Vance and VanWyck—
-12.
As passed by the Senate, the bill provides
for a commission composed ot nine members,
one from each judicia circuit of the United
States, to hold office for six years, except that
of those ffrst appointed, three shall hold office
two years only, and Hire others for four years
only, vacancies to be filled by the President.
Not more than five of the commissioners shall
belong to one political party. The duties of
the commission are defined to be the exercise
of powers and duties granted by the bill
“pertaining to the methodt and regulating
the operation of all transportation companies
engaged in inter-State commerce, and to take
into consideration and investigate all the va
rious questions relating to commerce between
the States, especially the matter of transpor
tation, so far as may be necessary to establish
a just system of regulations for tlie govern
ment of the same.”
SALARY OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
_The salary of the Commissioners is fixed at
$7,500, and they are authorized to appoint a
Secretary at $3,500. All the necessary travel
ing expenses are to be paid by the govern
ment, and witnesses summoued before i tie
commission are to be paid the usual fees. The
commission has power to send for persons and
papers, to administer oaths, ami to require
the production of all books, papers, contracts
and documents, or properly certified ab
stracts thereof, relating to the matter under
consideration. It is authorized to r< quire in
tcr-State transportation companies to furnish
annual reports giving full information as to
their financial condition, the cost of the prop
erty, number and salaries of the employes,
etc. It shall report annually to the .secretary
of the Interior. The Commissioners shall,
during the first year, inve-tigate and report
on the subject of maximum and minimum
charges, pooling, “watering” of stocks, un
just discrimination, etc. The bill being in its
present form a substitute for the House bill
it now goes to the House for concurrence or
non-concurrence.
the more important sections.
The sections of most public interest are as
follows:
Section 8. That if any transportation com
pany engaged in inter-state commerce shall
collect, demand or receive, in the trans
action of the business of inter-State com
merce, more than a reasonable rate of com
pensation for the transportation if freight of
any description or foi-the receiving, delivery,
storage or handling of property or lor the use
or transportation of am railroad car upon its
railroad or on any of the branches thereof, or
upon any railroad it has a right of license or
permission to use, operate or control, said
transportation company shall he deemed guil
ty of extortion, which is hereby declared to be
a misdemeanor.
NEC. 4. That if any transportation company
engaged in inter-State commerce shall direct
ly or indirectly, by any rebate, drawback or
other device, charge, demand, collect or re
ceive from any person greater compensation
for any service it may render in its transac
tion of inter-State commerce than it charges,
demands, collects or receives from any other
person for doing for him in like business aud
under substantially similar circumstances and
conditions contemporaneously like service, or
ii any such transportation company shall
neglect or refuse to furnish the same facili
ties for carriage, receiving, delivery, storage
and handling of inter-State commerce freights
to one person that is at the same time fur
nished to any other person or for carriage,
receiving, delivery, storage and handling of
such freights of the same class and undeweub
stantially similar circumstances, such trans
portation company shall he deemed guilty of
unjust discrimination, which is hereby de
clared to be a misdemeanor.
THE ACTION ON COMPLAINTS.
Sec. 5. That whenever complaint is made
to the commission in such manner as it may
prescribe, charging any transportation com
pany engaged in inter-State commerce with
extortion or unjust discrimination in the
transaction of such business, a statement ot
the charges thus made shall he forwarded to
the transportation company which shall be
called upon to satisfy the complaint or to an
swer ill writing within a reasonable given
time r f such transportation company shall
within the time specified make reparation for
the injury done, and the complaint shall be
withdrawn, the case shall be dismissed and
the transportation company 6hall lie relieved
of liability for auy other penalty for the par
ticular violation of this act thus complained
of. If such transportation company shall not
satisfy the complaint within the time speci
fied. or if it shall neglect or refuse to answer
the same as required, or if either party to the
proceeding shall demand a hearing, and there
shall appear to he any reasonable ground for in
vestigating said complaint, it shall he the duty
of the commission to investigate the matters
complained of, to determine all questions of
fact at issue, to record its finding, and to fur
nish a report thereof to both parties, and if it
shall appear that the transportation com
pany has been guilty of either extortion or
unjust discrimination as charged.it shall be
the duty of the commission to give notice to
such company to di-continue the practice
thereof forthwith, and to pay the complain
ant within a reasonable given time, damages,
if any, to which the commission may find the
complainant justly entitled in consequence
thereof; and if such damages shall be paid as
required, and the commission shall be satis
fied that the transportation company has
ceased to practice the extortion, or
unjust discrimination complained of, an
order to that effect shall be
entered on the record by the commission, and
the transportation company shall be relieved
of liability for any other penalty for the par
ticular act complained of.
THE REMEDY FOR DEFIANCE.
Section 6. That if any transportation com
pany engaged in inter-State commerce shall
neglect or refuse to pay the damages assessed
against it by the inter-State Commerce Com
mission, and to desist from further violation
of this act, it shall he the duty of the com
mission to certify the facts to the District
Attorney of the United States for the judicial
district in which the act complained of oc
curred, and it shall be the duty of the District
Attorney at the request of the complainant to
forthwith commence such proceedings in the
name of the complainant as may be
necessary to recover any damages sustained
by him, or to compel the transportation
company to comply with the provisions of this
act or both, and the Circuit Court of the
United States for said district shall have ju
risdiction to try said case without regard to
the citizenship of the parties. The cost
shall be awarded as in other cases, but in case
judgment is rendered against the defendant,
the court may, in its discretion, allow to the
District Attorney a reasonable fee for prose
cuting said cause to be taxed as part of the
costs, and in the case of failure to recover
the complainant shall pay the costs of the
suit, attorney’s fees excepted. Any such
transportation company that shall be con
victed under the provisions of this act of
either extortion or unjust discrimination shall
forfeit and pay for each offense a fine of not
exceeding SI,OOO.
HEAVY FINES.
Any such transportation company that
shall neglect or refuse to make such annual
reports as the commission may require, or
that shall neglect or refuse to answer any
question, or to produce any book, paper, con
tract or other document, or properly certified
abstract thereof, called for by the commis
sion in making any investigation under the
authority of this act, shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor, and on conviction thf roof, shall be
fined in a sum not exceeding SI,OOO for each
offense herein described. Anv such transpor
tation company or " any person
or persons tbat shall violate
any of the provisions of this act not in
this section specified, or that shall in anv
manner attempt to obstruct the enforcement
of its provision, shall bed emed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof,
shall be fined in a sum not
exceeding SI,OOO. The route of any trans
portation company is by the bill made to in
clude all the railroads and water routes of the
company, and the term “transportation
company” is defined to mean any corporation
or individual owning, operating or using anv
railroad or any vessel, in whole or In part, or
having a right, license or permission to use
the same, provided suen company or indi
vidual is engaged in the transportation of
freight from one State to another, whether all
rail or part rail and part water communica
tion. Tt is also made applicable to all trans
portation companies not wholly water route
companies, carrying freights from one place
in the United States, through any foreign
territory, to any other place in the United
States or from any place in the United States
to any place outsideof theUnitedStates. All
rights of action and remedies already secured
by law are continued in force.
Two Stabbed at Jesup.
Jesup, Ga., Feb. 4.—The quiet of this
town was disturbed this evening by the
news of a desperate encounter with
knives between Phillip Way, colored,
and Tobe Broadwater, white, at Lake
Bluff Mills, near this place. It appears
that a difficulty sprang up between tbe
negro Way and young Mr. Broadwater,
upon whom the negro inflicted severe
cuts, and when the young man’s lather
came to the rescue he too received pain
ful wounds from tbe assassin’s knife. The
details are meagre and lull particu
lars cannot be ascertained. The negro
fled to the swamps under hot pursuit.
There is no sweetness in a kiss,
Unless your teeth are just like pearls,
Then would you share its trembling bliss.
Use Sozodont at once, sweet girls;
For it alone gives to the mouth
White teeth and fragrance of the South. i
MILS. DUDLEY A HEROINE.
A Popular Subscription Tor Her Afoot
In England—Kossa Recovering.
New York, Feb. 4. —O'Donovan Rossa
passed a comfortable night in the Cham
bers Street Hospital last night. This
morning he was allowed to leave his bed
and promenade the ward and corridors.
A number of his friends called on him in
the early morning hours to-day. The
bullet has not yet been extracted from his
back. Rossa’s office iu Centre street is
open to-day and was filled with his Irish
iriends, who were entertained by Rossa’s
Secretary and factotum, Patrick Joyce.
In a lew days Kossa will be able to leave
the hospital.
AMERICA’S INVENTIVE REPORTERS.
Mrs. Dudley was interviewed to-dav by
a reporter, to whom she stated that many
of the stories published concerning her
are made up out of a tissue of lies. “The
reporters on this side of the water,” said
Mrs. Dudley, “seem to be much more in
ventive than the English reporters. I
cannot, for my part, see the need of mak
ing up such sensational articles from such
an insignificant affair. Why couldu’t the
newspapers dismiss it with a paragraph ?”
“The papers this morning printed a
dispatch from London which states that
you were confined in Haywardsheath in
sane asylum in Sussex for a year for at
tempting suicide. Is the report correct?”
“ You have no right to ask such
a question,” said Mrs. Dudley impatient
ly. “But 1 will say that I never was con
fined in an English" prison of any kind!
The newspapers on the other side ought
to know T better than to print such stuff.
Ii one was to believe all they say about
me, I would indeed be an impassiable
character.
“How about tbe report that you are a
spy in the employ of the Britisth Govern
ment?”
Mrs. Dudley laughed as she replied:
“And gave champagne suppers to cer
tain English barristers supposed to be in
sympathy with the dynamite movement.
I will not admit or deny that I ever did
such a thing or acted as a spy. If
John Boyle O’Reilly, who thinks I am
Mrs. Tyler, will come to the Tombs, be
shall have the privilege of identifying me
if he can. Until he does that, he hail bet
ter not give out any more stories.”
About 3:20 o’clock this afternoon Rossa,
at the suggestion of his wife, was re
moved from the Chambers Street Hospi
tal to St. Vincent’s Hospital, which is un
der the charge of the Sisters of Mercy.
There he was given a private room and
made as comfortable as possible. The bul
let is still imbedded in his back.
MRS. DUDLEY’S ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
London, Feb. 4. —After Mrs. Dudley’s
attempt to commit suicide in 1883, she
failed to obtain sureties and w r as, there
fore, sent to the house of detention, at
Millbauk for some time. According to
another account, Sirs. Dudley was the
victim of a mock marriage to an English
clergyman who was already married. She
was subject to moods of intense love and
hate. Letters written by her, one of
which was found upon her alter she tried
to poison herself and another to a friend
in 1883, indicated that loss of her chil
dren had unhinged her mind.
NO PITY' FOR ROSSA NATURAL.
The Standard, referring to the shooting
of Rossa, says:
It is not human nature to suppose that the
attack will evoke a spark of pitv. In taking
the law into her own hands Mrs. Dudley
followed liossa’s precepts. Those who live
by the sword must perish by the sword. This
ought to act as a timely admonition to those
who contemplate adopting the doctrine of
private vengeance.
A CHARLOTTE CORDAY.
In commenting on the shooting the
Times says:
This man whose thoughts one would im
agine ran from morning until night on meth
ods of murder at once placed liimself in the
power of an unknown woman, tie now chews
the cud of reflection, which must be bitter
enough. Mrs. Dudley’s act rivals that of
Charlotte Corday.
The Daily News says:
Should the worst befall O’Donovan Rossa,
it must be admitted that no one has done
more to deserve his fate, but if lie were killed
some other would instantly spring up to take
his place.
The Standard advises Mr. Parnell to
take the late of Rossa to heart, and says
that stranger things have happened than
that, Mr. Parnell too should find his
Nemesis.
A FUND FOR MRS. DUDLEY.
A movement has been started in Notting
ham to raise a national fund to pay the
expenses necessary to Mrs. Dudley’s de
fense. A circular is being distributed
urgently requesting the people of Great
Britain to contribute to this fund “To
detend Mrs. Dudley, that heroic English
woman who resolved to rid civilization of
its greatest enemy. Every Englishman,”
the appeal declares, “should be ready to
afford Mrs. Dudley every legal assist
ance.”
CUNNINGHAM’S CHIMES.
The Ball way Explosions Believed to
Have Been I’art of Ills Handiwork.
London, Feb. 4.—The police officials in
charge of Clerkenwell prison, where Cun
ningham and Goodyear are confined, and
Scotland Yard detectives were thrown in
to a state of great excitement to-day by
the receipt of fresh intormation that a
formidable attempt would be made to
rescue tbe prisoners by destroying the
Clerkenwell buildings by dynamite. The
structure w as immediately"placed under
the guard of special constables, and an
extra force of detectives has been detailed
to patrol the different streets leading from
Clerkenwell to the Bow street police
court.
In addition to tbe general evidence col
lected by the police against Cunningham
as one of the dynamiters who were active
in last years explosions at different sta
tions on the underground railway in
London, Superintendant Williamson has
obtained special information which will
probably w arrant an indictment against
the prisoners for personally operating the
dynamite which caused explosion on the
2d of last month near Gower Station. A
guard on the attacked train and a ser
geant oi police who examined the passen
gers when the train arrived at Gower
Street Station, have identified Cunning
ham as one of the three men who at that
time were suspected of having caused the
explosion.
The man who was arrested in White
Chapel Tuesday evening with Cunning
ham’s missing brown box in his posses
sion, and who was to have been arraigned
to-day as an accomplice in the Tower ex
plosion, was kept closely confined in
Clarkenwell. The police reiuse to give
his name. Among his effects were found
several important clues to the identity
of other accomplices, descriptions of
two of whom have already been
published by the police in order to
facilitate the work of capturing them. A
policeman last night in Pimlico found a
supposed dynamite machine with a
lighted fuse attached, lying near St.
John’s Church in that place. He put out
the tire in the fuse, immersed the appa
ratus in water, and took it to the police
station.
CUNNINGHAM AND THE RAILROAD EX
PLOSIONS.
It is stated to-day that several
persons have Identified Cunningham
as a man who was see* in the imme
diate vicinity of each of the recent
railway explosions, directly after their
occurrence, and who disappeared before
(he police had time to gather evidence.
Detectives have long been on the watch
for this man, but were unable to trace
him from descriptions given by
persons who happened to be in the
vicinity of the explosions. Chief
Superintendent Williamson, of Scotland
Yard yesterday, in looking over a written
description of the man, w r as struck with
the exactness with which it tallied with
Cunningham’s appearance. He immedi
ately sent for the persons who gave the
descriptions, and they identified Cun
ningham as the man from among five
others. These persons will be used as
witnesses against Cunningham.
The Cook County Frauds.
CHrCAGO, Feb. 4.—Mr. Haines, Speaker
of the Illinois Assembly, yesterday issued
a notice from County Clerk Ryan, of Cook
county, to produce before him the ballots
cast in the Sixth Legislative district.
This included the Second precinct of the
Eighteenth ward, where the alleged
frauds were committed in tbe ]<enion and
Brand Senatorial count. Judge Blodgett,
in the United States District Court, this
morning issued an order directing Ryan
not to disturb the ballots now held under
the seal of the Federal court, and held as
evidence against the persons indicted for
the alleged election frauds. Ryan is un
decided as to his course.
MORRISON NOMINATED.
Springfield, Ills., Feb. 4.— The
Democratic joint caucus of the Illinois
State Legislature met to-dav to select a
candidate for United States Senator. The
vote stood, Morrison 67, Harrison 19,
Black 3, Schofield 1. Mr, Morrison’s
nomination was then made unanimous.
It will require 102 votes iu the legislative
session to elect.
GEORGI A’S CAPITAL CITY.
ARRIVAL OF VICK PRESIDENT
ELECT HENDRICKS.
Each of the Southern Base Ball Leagues
Eager to Capture tbe Savannah Team-
Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Board
—The Crookedness of a Society’s
Treasurer.
Atlanta. Ga., Feb. 4. —Vice President
elect Thomas A. Hendricks will reach
Atlanta in a special car at 4 o’clock in
the morning en route to New Orleans.
He is traveling under the escort ot Thos.
Magill, Western Passenger and Freight
Agent of the Central Railroad of Georgia.
The distinguished visitor will remain in
the city until noon, and will be the guest
of the Young Men’s Democratic League.
He will he entertained royally at the
Kimball House, where he will hold a re
ception. Extensive preparations have
been already made for entertaining him.
At noon before his departure for New Or
leans an elaborate lunch will be given
him in the new hotel, at which Senator
Brown and other prominent citizens will
be present.
BASK BALL’S TWO LEAGUES.
The telegraphic report from Savannah
regarding the Southern League Base Ball
Club is erroneous so far as Atlanta is
concerned. Inquiry among the managers
of the Atlanta club develops the fact that
the Atlantas belong to the Southeastern
League, of which H. W. Grady is Presi
ded, and not to the Southern League.
The Southern League is composed of cities
widely separated, like New Orleans, Mem
phis and Nashville, and a league attempt
ing to cover them would be unable to pay
expenses on account of long jumps.
The Southeastern League embraces the
cities of Atlanta, Macon, Columbus,
Savannah, Augusta, Montgomery, Bir
mingham and Chattanooga, a short cir
cuit and paying one. Every club in
Georgia, with the exception of the
Clinches of Augusta, is a member of the
Southeastern League, which has already
secured an alliance with other leagues
under the national agreement, and it
would be a mistake fatal to the successor
the Savannah club ior it to ally itself with
the Southern instead ol the Southeastern
League. The Browns of Augusta, old
time rivals ot Savannah, are in the South
eastern League, and will be known as the
Augustas. A meeting of the Southeastern
League will be held in this city at an
early day to arrange a schedule of games
for the coming season.
I’he dispatch alluded to by the News
correspondent is the following, sent to
to-day’s Constitution :
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 3.—T. V. Rhodes,
President or tbe Clinch Base Ball Club and
Athletic Association of Augusta, has been
here in the interest of the Southern Base Ball
League, and in conference with prominent
base bail wen, with regard to organization for
the summer season. Rhodes returned last
night to Augusta. He carried papers in his
pocket which gives authority for the state
ment that Savannah belongs" to the Southern
Base Ball League, and will h ve nine first
class professionals from the North, wi!h Fitz
gerald as Captain. They will play under the
name of the Dixies. The other cities belong
ing to the Southern League are Augusta,
Charleston, Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis and
New Orleans.
This makes 3even already enlisted, and the
league has Macon. Columbus, Birmingham,
Ala., aid Chattanooga, Tenn., to sele t the
eighth cluli from. Only tight clubs can be
long to a league. First-class professionals
from the North will compose ali the clubs. In
the course of four or five days a meeting will
he held, at which all arrangements for the
government of ilie league for the coming
season wib be completed. Mr. T. J. Bartlev,
of New Orl. ans, will immediately proceed t
make up the Savannah nine. The cost of the
nine will be $l,lOO per month, salaries
ranging from SBS to $125 being paid. During
the season a total of 120 games will he played
by each club b longing to the league. Of these
games 80 will he played by home clubs against
various other nines, who will visit eacli other
by turns, aid the other 80 games will be
played on the road.
THE PHARMACEUTICAL EXAMINERS.
The Board of Pharmaceutical Exami
ners of Georgia met here to-day, holding
their session at the capitol. There were
present Edward Barry, of Augusta, Chair
man; Osceola Butler, of Savannah; John
Ingalls, ot Macon; J. S. Pemberton, of
Atlanta, and E. S. Lyndon, of Athens, tbe
latter Secretary, who takes the place of
Isadore Zacharias, of Savannah, who is
no longer a member of the board. The
body was called to order at 10 o’clock and
qualified by Gov. McDaniel, who admin
istered the oath of office. There were
thirteen applicants before the board for
admission into the ranks of the medical
profession. Eight of these were admitted
upon the presentation of diplomas and
five were examined orally. Three of these
passed the examination and two were re
jected. The hoard concluded its business
this afternoon aud adjourned.
A CROOKED TREASURER.
Henry Pollard, Treasurer of the
“Springfield Sons and Daughters,” a
benevolent organization of colored people
of this city, has gone wrong with the
funds, and is under arrest on a charge of
larceny after trust.
SILVER TALK IN THE SENATE.
Mr. Morrill Thoroughly Dissects the
Great Financial Problem.
Washington, Feb. 4.—ln tbe Senate
to-day, after the reading of the journal,
the Chair (Mr. Edmunds) asked unani
mous consent to invite to tbe floor of the
Senate the Chief Justice of the Dominion
of Canada, who was in the capitol.
Unanimous consent was given.
Tbe Chair laid before the Senate the Presi
dent’s message relating to Mrs. Grant’s offer
to the government of the swords and other
military and civil testimonials lately belong
ing to Gen. Grant, and recommending Con
gress to pass a bill to enable the President to
place Gen. Grant on the retired list.
Mr. Hoar, from the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, reported that the credentials
of Mr. Evarts, the newly elected Senator from
New Y ork State, had been examined and
found defective, not being signed by the Gov
ernor or countersigned by the Secretary of
State of New York, as required by the revised
statutes, while the detailed proceedings of
the Legislature, which ate furnished, are not
necessary. The credentials and report were
laid on the table, Mr. Hoar saying that the
deficiencies would doubtless be supplied be
fore Mr. Evarts’ term should begin.
The Texas Pacific land forfeiture bill was
laid before the Senate, but was displaced by
a vote of 37 to 22, by the House bill for the
redemption and recoinage of the trade dol
lar. The bill as amended by the Senate pro
vides also for the suspension of the coinage of
the standard silver dollar.
Mr. Ingalls moved to strike out the fifth
section, which is the section suspending the
coinage of the standard dollar.
MR. MORRILL’S STAND.
Mr. Morrill addressed the Senate on the
bill. He accepted the Senate committee’s
amendments to the House bill, he said with
the idea that something should be done imme
diately by Congress upon the subject, though
he thought more heroic legislation would be
more salutary. In the course of his remarks
Mr. Morrill said: “For my own part I confess
that I do not feel that the government of the
United States is under the slightest legal or
moral obligation to redeem the silver coin
known as the trade dollar. It originated
solely from a supposed demand for export
and was stamped under the act of Feb.
12, 1873, as containing 42j graias of silver nd
at the time waseqnai to 118.8 cents in United
States notes or 102.5 cents in gold. It is true
that by some inadvertence it happened to he
included as a legal tender by the coinage act
ol 173 the same as subsidiary silver coins
to the extent only of $5 for three years, or un
til July 22. 1878, when even its limited legal
tender character was repealed. Up to that
time the whole amount issued was sls 418 450
About this time silver began to depreciate in
value, and the United States notes had to
much appreciated that a paper dollar was
worth more than a trade dollar. Speculators
therefore earried silver bullion to the mints
and exchanged the same for trade dollars,
not for export, but for tbe purpose of profit, if
not fraud, so that the amount coined in the
fiscal years 1877 and 1878 was over $20,000,000,
swelliDg the total to $35,959,360.
THE GOVERNMENT’S NON-CSE.
The government being paid for barely the
cost of coinage never had any interest.or
profit in trade dollars, never received them at
the Treasury nor paid them out, but furnished
Jthem only to parties who ostensibly in this
'form wanted to take silver bullion out of the
country, and as a snecial favor to silver
miners Somebody blundered* There are
supposed to be lrom $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 of
these trade dollars now held by our own peo
ple, partly by those who have received them
at their full value, and partly by those who
have received them in barter, trade, or
who as brokers have purchased
them at a discount. But however
held, whether helplessly and boDelessly or
otherwise, our mints were left open for the
birth and three years growth of this public
nuisance, and perhaps some mode of its re
moval should be provided.” In the further
course of his extended remarks Mr. Morrill
defended the Treasury Department from the
charge of not having given silver a fair
chance to circulate, and cited statistics to
support his contention. The silver dollar, he
said, is like the ‘-bad penny.” It would not
stay in circulation. People were not ready
to receive and hold it. t aper was much more
convenient. There were some difficulties in
the way of securing the concurrence of other
nations for a larger use of silver, but not so
much as heretofore, and if the present bill
should become a law the incoming adminis
tration would no doubt endeavor to carry it
out in good faith. J
THE ACCUMULATION.
In seven years, with unprecedented eflort,
about $41,000,000 of silver dollars had been
pushed into circulation. YVe nave coined
within the same time, and piled up in the
Treasury in addition thereto,slso,ooo,ooo more,
and could we be equally successful hereafter
as we have been for seven years, it will re
quire 25 years to exhaust our present stock
In conclusion Mr. Morrill said: “I do not wish
to demonetize silver or to reduce the amoant
in circulation, but 1 would make it safe and
practicable to increase the amount held in
our financial institutions, as well as in the
hands of the people. The present biU aud
amendments are intended to provide against
any untoward combination or event that
should leave us with only one of the precious
metals to support our standard of money. We
f really need them both. It may be far off.
t may never happen, but if we should be at
auy time driven to the single standard
of silver, it would be a great disaster, affect
ing the value of all property and all invest
ments. The blow, should it ever happen,
would strike with the greatest severity upon
the workingmen of the country, who would
suddenly fiud their wages largely reduced by
the cheaper mode of legal tender payment.
The employes of the United states are better
paid than in any European country, and the
London Times in speakingon this subject Sept.
11, 1883, says: “\V ith regard to the remunera
tion ot labor assuming the produce of lalior
to be 100 in Great Britain, 58 parts go to the
laborer, 21 to capital, ann 23 to the govern
ment. In France 41 parts go to the laborer,
38 to capital, and 23 to the government. In
the United States 72 parts go to labor, 23 to
capital, and 5 to the government.”
LABOR TO SUFFER MOST.
This shows that for auy depreciation of the
currency which may at any time arise.the la
boring men of the country must bear the
brunt of the loss. Capital will lose something,
and the government will also lose semething
by the loss occasioned through cheaper cur
rency with which customs duties must be
paid, but labor, will lose nearly three times as
much as both capital and the government. Of
all measures which mav affect the welfare of
labormg men, there are none more insidious, or
more disastrous than those which tender re
muneration for labor in depreciated cur
rency, or currency below that of the standard
of value throughout tne civilized world.
We cannot too carefully guard against
such a far reaching disaster. 1 believe
that the measure before us will be some con
tribution, not so great, perhaps, as 1 could
wish, toward the preservation of both gold
aud silver as the common standard of the
money of the American people, and I leave
the subject, only commending it to the delibe
rate judgment of the Senate.”
Mr. Beck said that the bill as reported was
not by any means the unanimous opinion of
tbe Finance Committee.
The debate on the bill then closed for the
day. It will he the unfinished business for
to-morrow, 51r. Bowen, of Colorado, haying
the right to the floor.
51r Blair made two attempts through the
Jay to secure consideration of the anti-foreign
contract labor bill, stating that many State
Legislatures had memorialized Congress for
it* passage, and that its passage at this ses
sion was urgently demanded. The bill was
not taken up, however, aud after an execu
tive session the Seuate adjourned.
in the house.
In the House to-day, under the new rule
adopted yesterday, the Speaker pro tem.,
Ar. Blackourn, proceeded to recognize mem
bers to call up special measures. Several
bills were called up, but were objected to by
more than ten members, and were not con
sidered. Then Mr. Lamb, of Indiana, moved
to adjourn, as Judge Holman teemed to have
decided that no business should be done. Ou
the division the vote stood a tie at 105, and the
motion was lost.
Mr. Dingley, from the Committee on Ship
reported a bill to amend sections 4153,
4177 and 4371 of the Revised Statutes as re
gards documenting vessels and designating
their numbers and tonnage. It was referred
to the House calendar.
The bill repeals the provisions of the law
forfeiting a vessel or imposing the alien ton
nage tax on a vessel which is without docu
ments or which omits to carve her tonnage on
her main beam, and substitutes a slight pen
alty.
51r. Lore, from the same committee, re
ported the hill to allow shipping commission
ers to ship seamen for vessels in the coastwise
trade when requested by the masters of such
vessels. It was referred to the House calen
dar.
Mr. Mutchler, from the Committee on Civil
service Reform, reported adversely the bill
lirohibiting the removal of Union soldiers in
ike civil service except for cause. It was put
on the House calendar.
slr. Millard obtained permission to file a
miuority report hereafter.
Mr. Money, from the Committee on Post
Offices, reported the bill to reduce postage on
mailable matter of the second class. It was
put on the House calendar, it provides that
postage on publications of the second class,
•vimn sent by the publisher to bona fide sub
• ertbers, shall be one cent per p <und or frac
tion thereof.
A session was ordered for to-night, ami then,
at 2:10 o’clock, the House want into commit
tee of the whole, with slr. iiammond in the
chair, on the river and harbor bill.
Mr. Horr, of Michigan, while conceding
that the hill had beeu carefully prepared,
thought that Congress should stop dumping
into Galveston harbor until it knew what it
was about.
Mr. McAdoo, of New Jersey, opposed the
iTaJveston project. It was giving Capt.
Lads the harbor to do what he liked with, and
tne United States Treasury to pay him for
doing it. Another scheme in the bill was the
building of a harbor of refuge at San ly Bay,
•Mass., the establishing of an Oceanic Y'ellow
stone Park, in the shadow of these big
schemes there were numerous small schemes.
He instanced the appropriation for theim
provement of Wateree river, which was
nothing but a lumber yard. The engineers
said that it would he more advisable to make
an appropriation for an engiue to be kept in
readiness lor fire.
slr. Belford, ol Colorado, who made his first
appearance during the present session in the
House to-day, and who was applauded as he
took the floor, offered an amendment direct
ing tlie appointment of a commission to make
surveys for the construction of reservoirs to
be used in irrigating pnbliclands in Colorado,
lie said that the only objection to the bill was
that the slices of pork were not sufficiently
large. The amendment was ruled out on a
poin t of order.
u/ n ®P® a king to the verbal amendment. J. S.
wise, of Virginia, opposed the proposition to
set aside the Mississippi River Commission
and place the whole work in the hands of
Capt. Eads, whose plans were, at the best,
problematical.
The House then rose, and at 5 o’clock took
a recess until 8 o’clock.
At 8 o’clock the House went into committee
of the whole to continue consideration of the
river and harbor bill. Less than 80 members
were in attendance at the beginning of the
session.
Sir. White, of Kentucky, immediately gave
notice that at the first opportunity he would
raise the point of “no quorum.” and would
not permit business to proceed until a quorum
was obtained.
Mr. W illis appealed to his colleague to per
mit consideration of the bill, in order that the
public business might be facilitated. He said
that it was understood that only unimpor
tant items would be discussed.
Mr. White offered an amendment to in
crease the proposed ajipropriation for the
harbor at Burlington, Vt., and insisted upon
a quorum to vote upon it. Individual ap
peals were made to him to withdraw his de
mand, hut he refused, and asked for a call of
the roll. Only 136 members answered. No
quorum being present, the committee under
the rules arose, and its condition was re
ported to the HouSe.
Mr. Willis said that it was not right to tax
the patience of the House by demanding a
call, and moved an adjournment, which was
taken at 9:10 o’clock.
MURPHY’S MURDER.
The Mayor of New Orleans Asks the Im
peachment of the Criminals.
New Orleans, Feb. 4.— Mayor Guil
iotte submitted a message to the City
Council last night in which he said: “The
trial now progressing in the criminal
court of the employes of the city govern
ment, charged with the assassination of
A. H. Murphy, has developed such hor
rible facts and details as to call on our
part for immediate and summary action
in the premises. It will be said by cer
tain persons that as the question ol guilt
or innocence of the persons referred to is
now the issue before a court of justice
the Council should remain inactive and
make its verdict on the finding of that
court. This conclusion is erroneous
and unfair. No one can deny
that Thomas J. Ford and his accomplices
in the murder of A. 11. Murphy
are city officials. No one, after reading
the evidence as already elicited, will dare
deny their guilt, direct or indirect. No
one will dare say that the jurors now
sitting in judgment on the case are all
men of incorruptible honesty, conse
quently what connection can be traced
between the finding of Ford and the others
not guilty by the jury and the conviction
and certainty of part of the City Council
and community of their undeniable and
absolute guilt?” Alter dwelling upon
the subject at considerable length the
Mayor concludes by charging Thomas J.
Ford, of the Second Recorder’s Court,
and the other attaches of the court now
*Jn trial, with conspiracy and malicious
murder, and advising that immediate
steps be taken for their impeachment.
The matter was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Order.
The testimony in the Murphy murder
trial closed to-day. The general impres
sion is that the defense have broken
down. All their efforts to discredit the
evidence of a colored woman named Celi
court Richards, who testified that she saw
.Judge Ford walk up to the dead body of
Murphy, turn his head and fire two shots
into him, failed. It is believed that the
case will go to the jury on Saturday. Six
of the witnesses for the defense have been
held for perjury.
Mr. Hendricks’ Trip.
Cincinnati, Feb. 4.—A large crowd
gathered at the Central Union depot this
morning to greet Hon. Thomas A. Hen
dricks, but aside from an informal recep
tion and handshaking, there was no de
monstration. The route of the party has
been changed, and on invitation of the
Democratic Committee at Atlanta Mr.
Hendricks will proceed there first, arriv
ing there to-morrow morning. He will
leave in the afternoon for Birmingham,
Ala., and will stay there until Friday af
ternoon, when he will continue on to New
Orleans. No public demonstrations are
anticipated as Mr. Hendricks has ex
pressed a desire to travel quietly.
j PRIOR SHI A YEAR, i
I S CENTS A COPY. i
CITIZENS LYNCH A TRIO.
OU) MAN JEJLLiERSON’S MURDER
MEHCILESMLY AVENGED.
Seven Hundred Determined Citizen*
Hatter Down the Wall* of Audubon'*
Jail at Night—The Officer* All Made
Prisoner*—Two of the Criminal* shot
Oead While Fighting Their Foe* and
Their Corpse* Hung Up to Dry—The
Third Victim Hanged and Hullet-Kld
dled.
Des Moines, la., Feb. 4. —This morn
ing about 4 o’clock John A. Smythe, Joel
J. Wilson and Cicero B. Jellerson, mur
derer* oi Hiraui Jellerson, who met hi*
death in April, ISS4, were killed In or
near the jail at Audubon, in this State.
About 2 o’clock, Sheriff Herbert and fami
ly, Deputy Sheriff’ Workman and T. H.
Jenkins were sleeping up stairs in jail,
when they were awakened by raps at the
frontdoor. The jail is a two story brick
structure on the nortueast corner of a
square, that is the residence portion: but
the jail proper is back, and only one story
in height. Inside is an irou cage con
taiuiug two cells. Tue Sheriff went to a
window and asked what was wanted,
l'he answer was:
“We want to *ee you.”
Tne Sheriff inquired what waa wanted oi
him, ami the reply came:
“We want the Jellerson murderers.”
The Sheriff looked and siw what he esti
mated at suu to 750 men gathered about the
jail, lie tuld them that the prisoner* were in
ms charge as an officer and tnat he would not
give up Hie keys, but would defend and pro
tect the prisoners.
NO FOOLING TO BK BROOKED.
The answer was that they did not propose
to allow the prisoners to leave town in the
’night, as it was rumored the sheriff contem
plated removing them. The Sheriff told the
crowd that it they would go away he would
take the prisoners away in the day time aud
tell wtien it would be done, but would neither
give up the keys or the pnsouers. A voice
cried:
“Herbert, every man here is your friend
and we know your duty as well as you do,
out we are here on business aud tor business,
aud we want uo it. We are no
mob, but a body ol determined citizens. We
came tor the Jellerson murderers aud wo are
going to have them at whatever cost. We will
not interfere with you uulcss compelled to do
so, but we warn you not to resist.”
SHOTS FIRKD TO FRIGHTEN THE CROWD.
The Sheriff stepped back, grabbed a navy
revolver aud commenced llring over the heads
of the crowd to uighieu them aud alarm
the town, but the town was already on
hand and a bullet through the window
glass where he was standing showed
aim that the crowd meant busiuess. In a
small room leading to the jail are the stairs
leading to Hie upper story, and this room is
guarded by iron doors. Another opens into
Hie jail lrom the room. These were for the
purpose of prelecting the jail from without,
out tins time they protected tiie crow* aud
imprisoned the Sheriff’ aud Ins deputies. The
officers attempted to open them, but tho
crowd drove roils into the key holes, and tho
doors were then secure. 'Hie walls of the
jail proper were then attacked with sledges,
and soon a large hole was made.
STRINGING UP THE TRIO.
Men rushed inside and fastened the other
door, aud the officers were powerless. There
was a high board tence running Hirougn the
court yard, and, after the prisoners were
captured, Smythe and Wilson were hanged
to the stringers of the fence, boards being
knocked off lor the purpose. Cicero, the sou,
was hanged to the bandstand about the centre
of Hie square. Smythe was killed by a bullet
shot in his left eye, Wilson had a bullet hole
in his forehead, another in his face, and
several in his body.
WHAT SURVIVING PRISONERS SAY.
Prisoners who were in the j cil with the vic
tims, say that about 2 o’clock they were
awakened by Hie breaking of the wulls of tho
jail, aud !> masked men stepped in. In the
east cell, in an iron cage, were sleeping
sinytiie, Wilson aud another prisoner, and
Cicero Jellerson aud three others oc
cupied the west cull. Smythe and Wil
son tried to barricade the cell with bed
clothes, but with sledge hammers and cold
chisels the doors were broken down, and once
in the corridor of the cugc, the padlocks were
soon broken. After the cells were opened tho
crowd called fur Jellerson, the murderer, to
comeout. Smy the seized a broom handle aud
-truck the man.
SMYTHE SHOT DEAD IN HIS CELL.
Hie man fired at once, the ball striking
Smythe in tne left eye, and he fell dead.
W ilson backed into the corner of the cell, amt
said that if tie died he would die game, and
grabbing a chair struck at every one within
reach. Being driven iron ihc corner by a
crowbar lie made a dash for the opening, with
the chair still in his grasp, lie was halted by
a bullet, but kept up the light until a third
shot was lired, when lie tell. Both bodies
were then dragged from the cage through the
hole in the jail wail, and while they were all
gone, probably banging the bodies to a
stringer, Cicero breathed easier and thought
that they would not take him. The prisoners
with him told him that if he had anything to
say he had better say it. die dieu told them
that the three committed the murder, and
that his confession as made when first arrest
ed was true, .soon the crowd came back and
told Cicero to come out. He did so. They
threw a rope over his head, and that waa the
last the prisoners saw of him.
THE STORY OF THE CRIME.
April 28, 1881. lliram Jellerson, an old In
offensive cripple, was taken from his bed in
the night and hanged to a tree. His 6on,
Cicero, and iiis sons-in-law, Smythe and Wit
son, were arrested for the crime, and Cicero
made a detailed confession admitting the
guilt of himself and implicating Smvthe and
” dson. They were subsequently indicted by
the grand jury, but got a continuance. Wed
nesday Judge Loot boro w convened the court
here and the case was called for trial. The
defendants filed a motion for a change of
venue on the ground of prejudice of the peo
ple. Without ruling on the motion Judge
laiofborow Saturday surprised all by stating
that Judge Henderson, of the Marshalltown
district, would be here Monday to take hi*
place on the bench.
AN ODIOUS DECISION.
The latter arrived Monday, opened court
ami announced Judge I.oofborow’s rulinz
which was to the effect that the venue would
he changed to Cass county. Nothing ever
occurred so throroughly aroused the indigna
tion of the people generally, as this announce
ment. It is charged that Judge Jxiofborow
vent away to dodge the storm that followed
his decision. Last night upward of 100 citi
zens held a secret meeting. It was rumored
that a special would leave here during tho
night to carry the prisoner to Atlantic. So
guards were stationed in every street lead
ing from the jail and patrolcd the town all
night. There was a determination that the
prisoners should never leave this county.
Portugal’s Congo Seizure.
Berlin, Feb. 4.-The .Worth German
Gazette, I’rince Bismarck’s organ, urges
that an Anglo-German squadron be dis
patched to the Congo to vindicate the
neutrality laws and the character of the
International African Association.
ENGLAND NOT NOTIFIED.
London, Feb. 4.—Earl Granville, For
eign Secretary, in reply to the Manches
ter Chamber of Commerce, stated that the
government was not aware of the seizure
' y Portugal of territory at the mouth of
the Congo, and that inquiries were being
made at Lisbon in regard to the matter.
AN EMBROGLIO EXPECTED.
Paris, Feb. 4.—lt is expected here that
Portugal’s action in the Congo country
will lead to an embroglio. King Leopold’s
delegate to the Berlin conference bad a
long consultation to-day with Premier
Kerry in relation to the settlement of the
disputed Congo points.
Evarts’ Certificate Issued.
Albany, N. Y., Feb, 4.—Gov. Hill to
day issued the certificate of election
of the Hon. William M. Evarts as United
States Senator.
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iowders. Sold only In cans, by all grocers,
▲t Wholesale in Savannah by
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