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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1890.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.,
EMPORIUM OF FASHION.
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN.
THE GAVEL MAY FALL THE LAST
TIME TOMORROW.
We are in receipt of our full stock of Fall and Winter Goods, and are now ready
to show the prettiest and most complete line of
Fall and Winter Dress Goods
to be seen elsewhere in the city. We have just what you want in this line, and a visit
to our stores will convince you of the assertion.
Dress Flannels! Dress Flannels!
In every conceivable shade and color, either plain, plaid or stripes. You will not have
to pay a big price to get a nice selection, for the richest blending of colors can here be
found and in such piece goods as 30-inch Flannels at 20c, 38-inch at 25, 30 and 35c.
40-inch at 40 and 50c. These goods, as we have stated before, can be had in plain,
plaid and stripes, and we guarantee no house can show such a grand selection, and the
price asked from 15 to 20 per cent cheaper than you will be able to find the same class
of goods elsewhere.
Fine Dress Goods and Trimmings.
We have the quantity, quality and styles. There is no such thing as selecting a
dress and not getting the proper thing to trim it in. RICH PASSMENTERLES IN
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THING of the season, we show in every imaginable shade, and at any price you wish,
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We have got them, and plenty of them, and at such low prices that you will be
sure to buy on first sight. This lot we bought at a sacrifice and will be put on sale
Monday. Come, make your selection, for when these are gone you will not have an
opportunity of getting such bargains soon. Beautiful Embroidered Jackets, in black
and in colors, at far less than cost to manufacture. First quality Fleeced Jersey Jack
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rived from this great sacrifice sale. Come, make your selection while you can be
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|A DUEL TO TnE DEATH.
FIERCE ENCOUNTER OVER TnE TUKFT OF
A PISTOL—A BATCH OF MURDERS.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 29.—[Special.]
—At the railroad camp of Jekyll, George
& Co., tliree miles from Brock’s Gap, on
the Brierfield, Blocton and Birmingham
railroad, last night at 12 o’clock, Bob An
thony and Sim Bucket, two laborers,
fought a duel to the death. Bucket
charged Anthony with stealing his pistol.
At midnight they met near the camp.
Bucket was unarmed. He knocked An
thony down and disarmed him. Anthony
had two pistols, and immediately rose and
drew his other revolver. Then both men
opened fire simultaneously. Anthony was
shot through the heart, arm and shoulder.
Bucket was shot twice through the head.
Both were instantly killed. The men were
regarded as desperadoes and toughs. The
affair created much excitement about the
railroad camp.
KILLING AT EAST LAKE.
At East Lake, seven miles from here,
last night, John Mabin, a carpenter, was
killed by W. W. Lampkin, an engineer.
The men had quarreled several weeks be
fore about a woman who passed as Mabin’s
wife. Going home on the dummy the
quarrel was renewed, and a fight followed
just before the train readied Mabin’s sta
tion. As Mabin got off Lampkin, who
was still on the train, stabbed him in the
back as the train moved by the platform.
Mabin fell on the platform and soon died.
Lampkin is in jail. He formerly came
from Auburn, Lee county, and was em
ployed here as engineer for the electric
light plant in the Morris building. Lamp-
kin’s father is here from Auburn to help
his son out of the difficulty.
KILLING AT BESSEMER.
At Bessemer yesterday Jim Henry, a
negro furnace laborer, shot and killed an
other negro named John DeBardeleben.
The men worked at furnace No. 5. They
bad quarreled about a gamejof craps.
DeBardeleben won the money and Henry
didn’t want him to have it. A fight which
ended in the killing was the result.
KICKING ABOUT THE MAILS.
Apalachicola, Fla., September 25.—
[Special.]—The steamer Milton H. Smith,
due here Monday, failed to come down,
d it is now five days since we have had
mail delivery.
The Lotus arrived yesterday, but was
ot allowed to bring the mail bags.
It strikes most of us down this way that
is rather hard on a business community
be neglected in this manner simply
“-ugh indifference and petty jealousy.
The local ticket nominated at last Satur-
s primary was as predicted,
e Republicans have not yet acted on
matters.
AFT EE THE SLEEK SEALS.
owa, Ont., September 29.—The
veminent received word that several
Ming schooners, encouraged by the len-
|t treatment accorded them in the Beh-
; sea and their immunity from seizure
tyear are to make a second trip there
lifcll. The Government’s advices state
lie British Columbia Schooner Tri-
i has sailed on her second trip for
not only of demonstrating
■ or not the seals in the Behring
i being thinned out, but also to en-
as certain if the seals have taken
on of new feeding grounds.
a strike imminent.
September 29.—Delegates to the
leration of the Department of
session at Stenne, have decided
a general strike on October
who were discharged for tak-
the June strike are not rein-
JAG JUICE DESTROYED.
ONE MILLION DOLLARS’ WORTH OF
WHISKY BURNED.
Madison, Ind., September 29.—The old
stone warehouse of the Rich wood distillery,
situated in Kentucky, opposite this city,
was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
The house contained 1,500 barrels of tax
paid whisky, all of which was destroyed.
The property and whisky belonged to Levy
& Bro., of Cincinnati. The fire depart
ment of Madison crossed the river and suc
ceeded in saving the distillery and adjoin
ing warehouse, which contains over 7,000
barrels of whisky. The loss is roughly
estimated at $1,000,000. The fire origi
nated in the brick yard and was communi
cated to the warehouse by the high winds
prevailing at the time.
MIDLAND NOTES.
Midland, Ga., September 29.—[Spe
cial.]—Probably never before was the cot
ton of this section so nearly all open at the
closing of the present month as will be the
case this year. Pickers have been greatly in
demand all the season, and while these
have no doubt been as abundant as in for
mer years, the fact that almost the entire
crop opened in about six weeks accounts
for the apparent scarcity of labor. So far
as the writer knows, every planter near
this place is having his fleecy staple ginned
and marketed as fast as possible. The
week just ended was too damp for much
picking, and the appearance of the weather
this morning leads us to anticipate an
other such week.
Annie Taylor, a neflro woman about
thirty years of age, and living near this
place, came to qnite a tragic end yester
day. An eye-witness says she fell from
the door of her cabin. She was picked up
dead a few moments later, and the darkies
say her neck was broken by the fall; it is
most probable, however, that her sudden
decease was from apoplexy or heart dis
ease.
A fine congregation greeted Brother C.
C. Willis at Bethel yesterday. The aged
pastor said, among other things, that the
present year would mark his fiftieth anni
versary as their shepherd, and that he
would preach his last sermon from their
pulpit on the fourth Sundoy in December
next.
His reason for reaching this decision
was on account of age and debility. He
was physically incapacitated to serve them
longer. There could not probably be
found anywhere a congregation more de
voted to its pastor than is that of Bethel
to Mr. Willis.
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED—THE
SURPLUS WIPED OUT—POSTMASTER
WHEAT’S CASE—POLK AND MA-
CUNE—CONGRESSMEN
LEAVING.
NO. 234.
Washington,September 29.—[Special.]
—It is expected that Congress will ad
journ on Wednesday, and so close one of
the most exciting and interesting sessions
for many years. Altogether 12,402 bills
and joint resolutions have been introduced
in the House, and 4,570 in the Senate—a
total of 16,972, against 15,598, in the first
session of the last Congress. Of this num
ber the ten Georgia members introduced a
total of 199. Judge Stewart, of the At
lanta district, has the biggest score—43
bills, and Mr. Candler is next with 33 bills.
The remaining members made scores as
follows: Clements 27, Lester 24, Blount
19, Crisp 13, Turner and Barnes 11 each,
Grimes 10, and Carlton 8. The two great
party measures were the tariff bill and the
Federal elections bill. The first will be
passed, and the latter hangs in the air,
with its ultimate disposition uncertain.
The array of measures passed consti
tutes a long list, but what has more sig
nificance than all things else is the resolu
tion in parliamentary tactics instigated by
the Republican committee on rules and
enforced by Speaker Reed. Opinions differ
as the parties differ as to the wisdom of
this resolution, but no one questions its
seriousness, for its influence must be felt
hereafter.
POSTMASTER WHEAT’S CASE.
Representative Grimes sat as a judge to
day, or rather as one of the several judges
in the case of Postmaster Wheat, who is
charged with blackmailing a contractor
in his employ. The committee on ac
counts, of which Mr. Grimes is a member,
has been taking testimony in the case, and
it proves to be a very rotten cause. Wheat
is already convicted and will be bounced.
POLK TALKS.
Col. L. L.^Polk, the National Alliance
president, will begin a campaign in Vir
ginia this week, to be continued in North
Carolina, Kansas and Illinois, with a final
wind up at the Atlanta Exposition about
October 30th. Col. Polk will be accom
panied on this tour by Col. Leonidas Liv
ingston, who is one of the two Georgia
delegates to the great Alliance rallv at To
peka on October 15th.
Mr. Mason, of Illinois, insists that the
Conger lard bill is dead beyond ressurrec-
tion. He declares that there are sufficient
Republican votes in the Senate, added to
the Democratic vote, to defeat the bill
next winter.
MACUNE IS BACK.
Dr. Macune, editor of the National
Economist, is safely back from Atlanta.
He is reticent about Georgia affairs, but
from the drif of his conversation it is not
to be questioned that an Allianc candidate
will be supported for the Senate.
Col. L. L. Polk expresses himself as
anxious for Governor Gordon to publish
his [Polk’s.] letters in relation to the cot
ton seed oil scheme. He says he is willing
to rest his case on what he has written,
although he cannot recall the exact lan-
coine convinced that nothing could be
done now in the matter, therefore the
amendment had gone ont.
Dawes had no doubt that the Senate con
fierees had done all in their power to
main tain the position of the Senate. He
expressed his great regret at the n fusal of
the House to pay the claims so just and so
long due.
Gorman asked Hale to make a state
ment of the changes in the bill as well as
of the amount covered by it.
Hale replied that as the bill passed the
House, it appropriated $5,230,535, the
Senate had increased the amount by $2,
644,955, making it $7,875,470. This had
been reduced in conference $1,209,232 so
that the aggregate appropriations now
amount to $6,666,258. The largest item
in the reduction was that for French
spoliation claims. Another matter, which
occupied the conferees a long time, was the
item of $40,000 for the exploration and in
vestigation' in regard to artesian wells and
irrigation amendment which has been
agreed to by the House conferees, with
a provision that the appropriation should
complete the work, and completed by the
1st of July 1891. The report was agre.
to. The conference report on the tariff
bill was presented and read at length.
Aldrich said that the conference report
and bill as modified by it were printed
and he did not deem any further explana
tion of its provisions necessary. He hoped
that the Senate would be able to reach a
vote on the report at an early hour this
afternoon. He had no knowledge of the
intention of the Senators on the other side
of the chamber in regard to the debate, but
he was aware of the unity of the Senators
on both sides to arrive at an early conclu
sion of the business of the session, and
with that object in view he should ask for
a vote as soon as it could possibly be had.
Morgan said the tariff bill, as manipu
lated by the Republican conferees of both
houses, had many features which neither
house had voted upon, but it was impos
sible to go into the discussion of the
changes. They were all of real importance
to the people, but the parliamentary law
applicable to the present stage of the bill
denied to the Senators the privilege of a
separate vote on any one of the numerous
changes. It was bolus bolus that had to
be swallowed whole or to be rejected. All
that could be done was to discuss in a gen
eral way the principles on which the meas
ure was founded. The only great, leading
principles of the bill was the higher taxa
tion of the people and greater profits to
those engaged in manufactures.
In the early part of his speech Morgan
commented upon some remarks made by
Hiscock during the tariff debate reflecting
upon the South and Southern Senators,
and said that it was not the State of New
York that sent that Senator to the Senate,
but gerrymandering. He (Hiscock) was
the child ot a gerrymander. The language
of his diatribe, Morgan said, was in good
New York style. The soul of the Senator
had sat before the mirror when he drew
that picture. It did not sbow what
Southern men had done, but it reflected
what would have been the Senator’s con
duct and feelings if he had suffered what
they had been compelled to suffer. The
South was merely the mute victim of the
tariff bill.
At the close of Morgan’s speech Aldrich
called for a vote on the conference report.
Cockrell suggested that before voting on
the report the Senator from Rhode Island
would condescend to give the Senate some
information as to the changes which the
conference report made in the bill. Those
changes, he understood, involved millions
guage of his correspondence. He further of dollars, and yet not one solitary expla-
says that he has asked Governor Gordon nation had been given to the Senate or to
ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER TALKS.
Paris, September 29.—The Figaro pub
lishes an interview with Signor Crispi,
Italian Prime Minister, in which he de
nounces the attitude of France toward
Italy and instances the annexation of
Tunis in spite of her promises to the con
trary as a breach of good faith on the part
of France. This action he declared was a
stab at the heart of Italy. He defended
the alliance between Germany, Austria
and Italy, the negotiations for a renewal
of which, he said, was still pending. There
is no danger of war unless it is sought by
France. He deplored the continued in-
crease of their armaments by the nations J come from that body after an earnest and
of Europe, and believed that this course ■ animated contest on that subject, and
would end in ruining Europe to the ad van- after the House having by the yea and nay
tage of America. vote refused to agree to the Senate amend-
ment, the conferees had found the House
the prison congress. conferees very determined and firm in
Cincinnati, September 29.—There was their attitude, and refusing under any
a long continued and earnest discussion of : circumstances to agree to the Senate
the report of Warden Brush at the Na- , amendment to any proposition modifying
tional Prison Congress today. Brockway, ! it. The Senate conferees, therefore, had
of Elmira, was the only one who took is- been compelled to yield to the position
sue with its proposition, and he was an- taken by the House He (Hale) did not
swered by quite a number, including by any means consider the matter closed
Chamberlain of Connecticult, Dubbs of or ended. It could be taken up at another
Massachusetts, and Dawson of Alabama, session. But the Senate conferees had be-
to furnish him with copies of his ietters on
this subject, but the Governor has so far
neglected to do so.
AN ATLANTA DELEGATION.
Mayor Tom Glenn of Atlanta, ex-Gov.
Bullock, Samuel Inman, and several other
prominent Atlanta people, are here today
presumably to learn if Mr. Blaine will visit
Atlanta during the exposition. He prom
ised to answer today, but at this hour his
determination is not known.
READY TO COME HOME.
Representative Blount will leave for
Georgia tomorrow. All the Georgia dele
gates will escape as soon as the gavel falls.
O. C. Johnson, of Columbus, is here.
E. P. S.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, September 29. — The
Speaker laid before the House a bill to de
fine and regulate the jurisdiction of the
United States Court, with Senate amend
ments thereto.
E. B. Taylor, of Ohio, moved non-con
currence in the amendments.
Breckinridge, of Kentucky, suggested
that the bill go to the committee on judi
ciary. It was an important bill and should
go over until next session.
Taylor said be would prefer it go to the
conference, with the expression that it
would go over until next session.
After some discussion the bill was laid
aside temporarily.
Henderson, of Iowa, submitted the con
ference report on the general deficiency
bill, which was agreed to.
The bill was passed appropriating $10,-
316 to supply the deficiency in the appro
priation for the compensation of members
of the House.
A Senate amendment was concurred in
to the House bill granting leave of absence
to clerks and employes of the first and
second class postoffices. The amendment
extends the benefits of the measure to em
ployes in the mail bag repair shops.
A Senate bill was passed remitting to
the Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock
Company, of Baltimore, Md., the penalties
exacted by the Navy Department for the
construction of the Petrel.
The conference report on the bill to in
crease the efficiency of the signal corps of
the army and to transfer the weather ser
vice to the Agricuitnral Department, was
agreed to.
The Senate joint resolution was passed
requesting the Secretaries of the State,
War, Treasury and Navy Departments to
submit to Congress propositions for enact
ment into a law of the recommendations
of the International Marine Congress.
The bill was passed to prevent the dese
cration of the United States flag by the
printing thereon of any painting or adver
tisements.
The House then took a recess until 8
o’clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration of bills reported by the com
mittee on Indian affairs.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
At the evening session the House passed
half a dozen bills relating entirely to In
dian matters in the West and Northwest.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, September 29.—Ingalls,
by request, introduced a bill to provide for
the payment of arrears of pensions of ap
plications filed since the 1st of July, 1880.
Referred.
The conference report on the deficiency
bill was presented by Hale. The report
having been read, Dawes inquired what
disposition was made of the French spolia
tion claims.
Hale replied the Honse conferees had
the country about them. It was the same
process that had been adopted when the
bill first came before the Senate. The
Senators on the other side refused at first
to reply to the remarks of Senators on the
Democratic side, but finally half of the
time of discussion had been occupied by
Republican Senators. The Senate was
entitled to have some explanation of the
conference report made, and any attempt
to force a vote without such an explana
tion was neither just nor fair nor right.
Aldrich said that he did not desire to
force a vote on the question if any Sena
tor desired to speak on it, but there were
no apparent indications that any Senator
did so desire. He had nothing to say ex
cept to express a desire and disposition to
have a termination of the matter reached
at the earliest possible moment. But if
the Senators on the other side would indi
cate a time when the vote might be taken
they would be met with every liberality
on his side of the chamber.
Cockrell said that Carlisle desired to be
heard on the question, but was somewhat
indisposed today.
Aldrich was quite willing to have Car
lisle’s remarks postponed till tomorrow, if
some time tomorrow could be fixed for a
vote.
Carlisle said that it seemed to be ex
pected that, having been a member of the
conference committee, of the finance com
mittee, and of the ways and means com
mittee, he would say something before the
debate closed, and he expected to do so.
But he was suffering somewhat from a
cold today, and would prefer to speak to
morrow. Still, if it were absolutely nec
essary he would proceed this afternoon.
So far as he was concerned, he had no ob
jection to having a time fixed for taking
the vote, but the Senate was thin today,
and there had been no opportunity to
have a consultation on the subject.
Aldrich asked unanimous consent to
have 4 o’clock tomorrow fixed as the time
for taking the vote.
Cockrell objected to any cast-iron rule
for closing the debate.
Aldrich then gave notice that at 5:30
o’clock he would move for a recess until 8
o’clock this evening.
Gray expressed surprise at the tone of
Aldrich’s notice, and informed him that
he would arrive at a vote a good deal
sooner if he did not press his motion.
Sherman addressed the Senate in a gen
eral defense and advocacy of the principle
of protection, and then coming back to
the discussion of the bill itself, he gave it
as his opinion that some of its provisions
were Uy> high, while some were too low.
He thought that he could make it better
than it was, but he admitted the impossi
bility of framing a measure that would suit
every interest. He believed that the new
law would be a beacon of prosperity
to the whole country. He looked upon it
as one that was fair and just to all sec
tions, and that would be more beneficial
to the South than to the people of the
North. As to the reciprocity feature of
the bill, there was nothing new in the
idea of reciprocity. It had been before
the country since the Canadian reciprocity
treaty of 1852. As to the sugar question,
he would (if he had had ids way) have
given the people the benefit of free sugar
up to No. 20, Datch standard, in the be
lief that some of the higher grades would
enter into consumption without having
passed through the refineries. It had
finally been agreed npon, however, that
sugar would be free up to No. 16, and that
the duty beyond that grade would be one-
half of a cent per pound. If he had bad his
way he would have taken off one-half a cent
and given to the consumer the benefit of
free sugar. As to binding twine, he had
felt that its manufacturers had probably
taken advantage of their opportunity and
demanded grossly unreasonable prices,
but they had done very much as other hu
man beings did, even as the farmers did,
taking advantage of high market prices.
He had never known a farmer to refuse
$2 a bushel for his wheat, if he conld get
it. In conclusion, Sherman expressed the
hope that the manufacturers would avoid
these contracts and trusts that gave popu
lar discontent, and that, on the contrary,
NORWOOD IS OUT OF IT-
AND THAT LETTER TO THE GOV
ERNOR DID IT.
THE SITUATION DISCUSSED—THE LIST
OF AVAILABLES FOB THE ALLI
ANCE—BUT THE CANDIDATE
NOT YET NAMED.
Atlanta, September 29.—[Special.]—
Oue notable feature about the Senatorial
race is the rapid backward progress of
Hon. T. M. Norwood. Two weeks ago he
was the Alliance toast. His name was
lauded in the Alliance press as “our can
didate.’’ The Southern Allianc Farmer
here spoke of him as “the next Senator.”
But in some unprecedented fashion, and
for reasons not very clear to the average
mind, his name has lost its magic—like
champagne left uncorked.
Perhaps his first letter did it. So much
was expected of him that even his friends
were disappointed. His letter was a su
perb piece of sarcasm, but it was too aim
less, too violent, and of no effect. It had
the passing effect of an after-dinner speech
good enough in its way, but far—very far
—removed from the statesmanlike. But
that don’t account for it at all. Move
ments inside the Alliance are at work.
What then? Perhaps they have merely
concluded that their original “no name'
policy was the best—they have gone back
to the platform, “measures, not men.’
Perhaps it means that their Norwood
boom gave less return than they expected
and that Norwood is to be dropped—that
it must be another man, and that Norwood
is no longer in the race.
“Who can it be?”
The question was asked a very promi
nent Allianceman here this morning.
“I don’t know,” was the prompt reply,
and I believed him.
“Perhaps—,” I suggested.
“Perhaps Northern Perhaps Norwood.
Perhaps Judge Hines. Perhaps Smith.
Perhaps ‘Georgian.’ Perhaps Rufe Dor
sey. Perhaps Gorman, who introduced
that ‘sub-treasury resolution’ in the State
Alliance convention. Perhaps Evan How
ell. Perhaps some level-headed, honest
old farmer, with a war record as good as
Gordon’s. Somebody that has no thought
of going now, and whose election will sur
prise him as much as it will surprise any
body and everybody else.”
So, investigation of the matter now is
speculation pure and unmixed. The Alli
ance leaders seem wholly unconcerned
about Mr.- Norwood’s decline, or Judge
Hines’ increasing popularity, and talk
more confidently than ever about the elec
tion of some straightout sub-treasury man
to succeed Joe Brown.
LIVINGSTON’S PROPHECY.
People are talking a good deal today
about Livingston’s prophecy at Conyers
that “the sub-treasury plan would be
plank number one In the next Democratic
national platform.”
He used some startling facts, too, to
show the strength—increasing strength—
of the sub-treasury movement. It would
be a case of Jonah swallowing the whale
the sub-treasury people were to capture
the next national Democratic convention.
But they are just important enough to
make an effort, and strong enough to
make that effort—well, worth watch
ing.
tice of the Supreme Court of New Mexico;
members of the Continental Railway Com
mission, provided for by the diplomatic
and consular appropriation act, Alexander
J. Cassat of Pennsylvania, George M. Pull
man of Illinois, Henry G. Davi3 of West
Virginia.
S. H. Boyd, of Missouri, Minister Resi
dent and Consul-General to Siam; Smith
A. Whitfield, of Ohio, First Assistant
Postmaster-General; J. L. Bell, of Penn
sylvania, Second Assistant Postmaster-
General.
The Rock Creek Park Commission, H.
V. Boynton, S. P. Langley and R. R.
Perry, of the District of Columbia.
F. A. Dow, Collector of Customs for the
district of Portland, Me.
R. H. Jackson, of Alabama, an ensign
in the Navy.
TWO REMARKABLE BILLS.
A DESPERADO CAI^T
BUT THE OFFICERS FIRED ON ,iY a
dozen NEGROES,
A ,'™ ED battle followed—
THF. OFFICERS ROUTED — WHITE
CAPS SHOOT DOWN A WOMAN—
THE MAYORALTY.
WHERE THE SURPLUS GOES.
[CONTOrUKO ON FOURTH PAGE.]
THE APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY THE
PRESENT CONGRESS.
Washington, September 29.—The ap
propriations made by the first session of
the Fifty-first Congress were practically
completed today with the adoption of the
conference report on the general deficiency
bill. They have amounted to the following
sums: Agricultural, $1,790,100; army,
$2,420,647; diplomatic and consular,
$1,710,815; District of Coiiunbia (inelud-
$1,200,000 for the Rock Creek park),
$6,969,444; fortifications, $4,232,935;
Indians, $7,263,116; legislative, executive
and judicial, $21,630,752; military acad
emy, $435,296; navy (including $1,000,000
for nickel to be used in making plate for
the protection of vessels), $24,136,035;
pensions, $98,457,461; post-office, $72,226,-
699; rivers and harbors,$24,9S1,295; sundry
civil, $29,738,282; deficiencies (including
$10,316 appropriated by the House today
for the pay of members), $3S,688,815; mis
cellaneous $5,435,184—a total of $361,311.-
503. The permanent annual appropria
tions for the year 1890 amount to $101,-
028,453, making a grand total for the year
' $462,939,956, The regular annual ap
propriations made during the first session
~ the Fiftieth Congress were $300,985,544,
and the permanent appropriations were
$115,640,798, making a grand total of
$422,626,343. The increase of the Fifty-
first Congress over the Fiftieth Congress
amounts to $40,313,613.
HE FEARED MARRIAGE.
A WELL KNOWN RICHMOND MAN COM
MITS SUICIDE.
Richmond, Va., September 29.—L. W.
Griffin, a well known tobacconist, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself with a
pistol last night. He was to have been
married on the 8th day of October.
UNION SPRINGS DOTS.
Union Springs, Ala., September 29.—
[Special.]—Mr. Banks has sent from his
stock farm, at Guerryton, eleven fine colts
to be exhibited at the county fair.
A prominent horse drover of Southeast
Alabama, had his leg broken this after
noon by a horse falling with him. The
injury is very painful, it being just above
the ankle; both bones were broken.
Messrs. J. D. Feagin, J. C. Baldwin, T.
S. Frazer, C. H. Franklin, Jr., Mac Fra
zer, William Mosley and A. L. Hixson,
leave this afternoon to attend the Univer
sity of Alabama. Mr. E. L. Blue will
attend the University Law-School.
Messrs. Sowell and Harper, of Mont
gomery, made a flying visit to the city
Sunday evening.
Col. J, C. Hixon, commandant at the
State University, has returned from his
European tour. He spent two days in the
city and left Friday for Tuskaioosa.
Rev. Mr. J. H. Foster, Jr., left this
morning for Greenville, Ala., where he
will be pastor of the Baptist church. He
has been the able pastor of the Baptist
church in this place for some time, and
the city gives him up with reluctance.
GRAVESEND RACES.
New York, September 29.—First race—
One mile; Buddhist won, Worth second,
Tulla Blackburn third. Time 1:43.
Second race—One mile and one-six
teenth; Senoretta won, Cassias second,
Eon third. Time 1:49*.
Third race—Six furlongs; Reckon won,
Lord Harry second, Florimer third. Time
1:16*.
Fourth race—Six furlongs; Zenobia
won, Evangeline second, Contribution
third. Time 1:16*.
Fifth race—Six furlongs; Eolo won,
Iago second, Mad Stone third. Time
1:15*.
Sixth race—One mile and a furlong;
B. B. Million won, Kempland second,
Kem third. Time 1 u37*.
NEGRO MILLER, OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
MAKES A BOLD START.
Washington, September 29.—Repre
sentative Miller, of South Carolina, today
introduced a bill appropriating $1,000,000
for the erection of a suitable home where
disabled ex-slaves may be cared for,
He also introduced a bill making
appropriation of $250,000 for the erection
of a monument, in some city to be select
ed by a committee appointed for that pur
pose, to commemorate the valor and pa
triotism of the negro soldiers who fought
in the Union army during the war.
THE TIPPERARY.
Dublin, September 29.—It is likely that
the last has not been heard of the collision
between the police and the people in front
of the court house at Tipperary last Thurs
day. It is reported this morning that the
Government intended to prosecute many
persons who were present in the crowd for
inciting to riot. Harrison, the member of
Parliament for the middle division of Tip
perary, who received a severe blow over
the head from a policeman’s club, is men
tioned among those likely to be prosecuted.
Col. Caddell, the presiding magistrate at
the Tipperary hearing, asserts that John
Morley appealed to him to exclude the
crowd from the court house.
The defendants and their friends were
in consultation again yesterday in regard
to the composition of the court. All the
grounds of objection to Magistrate Shan
non were again discussed, and the opinion
was readied that his sitting in the case was
too serious a matter to be tolerated, if it
could possibly be prevented. It was de
cided, therefore, to make one more effort
to get Shannon out of the case, and a plan
of procedure was formulated. At the re
sumption of the trial this morning Timo
thy Healy arose and addressed the court
on behalf of the defendants. He referred
to the refusal of the magistrates to con
sider the propriety of Shannon’s withdraw
ing from the case, and announced that,
view of this, the defendants felt
themselves constrained to refer the
question to the high court of justice
Dublin. The defendants, he sa d,
would apply to that court tomorrow for
writ to prohibit the present magistrate
from proceeding with the conspiracy cases
on the ground of bias against the defen
dants. The counsel for the Crown
Healey continued, ought now to decide
as to the wisdom and propriety of going
on with the hearing pending this applica
tion to the high court.
Ronan, the crown prosecutor, said he
could n >t consent to a suspension of the
hearing pending the proposed application.
Thereupon the introduction by the prose
cution of testimony was begun, and the
rest of the day was taken up in reading
the speeches by the defendants made-on
various occasions, which the crown con
tended were of an incendiary character.
BASE BALL.
Pittsburg (League)—Philadelphia 6, Al
legheny 2.
Pittsburg (Brotherhood)—Pittsburg 8,
Pniladelphia 1.
Cincinnati (League)—Cincinnati 5, New'
York 4.
Buffalo (Br therhood)—Buffalo 7, Bos
ton 4.
Louisville—Louisville 6, Syracuse 1.
Chicago (League)—Chicago 3, Boston 0.
Chicago (Brotherhood)—Chicago 6,
Broolyn 1.
Cleveland (Brotherhood)— Cleveland 8,
New Y'ork 3.
Cleveland (League)—Cleveland 5, BrookJ
lyn 6.
Columbus—Columbus 5, Rochester 2.
GOTHAM’S NEW COUNT.
New Yobk, September 29.—The police
of the city begah today the work of recout-
ing the city’s population. Nine hundred
aud forty-seven officers are engaged in the
work. The result will be sent to Mayor
Grant for tabulation.
a $45,000 fire.
Danville, Va., September 29.—At a
late hour Saturday night the large grist
mill and box factory of J. H. Walker was
destroyed by fire at Reidsville, N. C. The
loss is $45,000; insurance $20,000.
mills will be rebuilt.
Birmingham, September 29.—[Special.]
-At the furnace near Trussville this
afternoon Sheriff W. T. Crawford and
Deputies Jesse Davis and Horace Jones
arrested Pink West for assault with intent
m , Ur ^ er ’ and an all-around desperado.
While bnnging West to jail here the offi-
cers were fired on by a party
of the prisoner’s friends, consist in,
of a dozen negroes concealed in the
bushes near the roadside, in order to
effect his escape. The officers sought
cover in a ditch and returned the fire.
Meanwhile West ran, but a rifle ball from
Crawford’s gun stopped him. A pitched
battle, lasting several minutes, took place
but the negroes outnumbered the officers’
who were forced to flee, and they took
tWlT^ th K U n ■ De P ut y Crawford got a
Winchester ball in his hat, but is unhurt.
Two negroes were wounded, it is thought
Tht U ffi Westwas brought here to jfil.
The officers procured several more rifles
Qtarif S °K d l upply of amnn, nition before
p tar ^. n « back, aa more trouble is expected.
Crawford says fafty shots were tired by
both sides. The negroes at Trussville are
greatly excited at affairs.
for mayor.
^ ayoralt >' contest took a new turn
today when it was announced that Col. J.
f-.B; Jackson, W. C. Uabb ami Dr. M. M.
Williams, the three candidates who re-
cently withdrew from the race, had cen
tered upon Hon. R. J. Lowe for Mayor
Lowe is a young lawyer, was a member of
the last Legislature, and opposed Bank-
head for the Democratic Congressional
nomination, but was beaten. Col. B. L.
Mayor"* A°0. Lane, lloweveT'has* the ! W ° rk “ ^ thaD h ° Ur '
largest following.
firing on a woman.
The news comes from Calhoun county
that, near Jacksonville, Saturday night’
Mrs. Sarah Cody, a white woman of bad
reputation, was called oil by two white
caps who said they were going to tar and
feather her. She ran, and they tired on
her inflicting a fatal wound in her side.
Payne to Piedmont and probably farther.
I he citizens of both these cities named
are exceedingly enthusiastic over the pros-
peet and will give material aid in carrying
out i he project.
Referring to the revival of the rumor
that General Manager Gabbett is about to
leave the Central and go to the Uiehmond
and Danville road, Mr."Gabbett said to a
Savannah News reporter: “If the Rich
mond and Danville or some other railroad
system will offer me double my preseut
salary, and guarantee me the position as
long as I want it, why then I might think
of leaving the Centra! railroad, but not be
fore.”
Carter A Rogan, contractors on the
Chattanooga Southern railroad, have
agents looking up men to work on the
road at Dug Gap tunnel, in Georgia, twen
ty-five miles from Chattanooga. They
want 300 men in order to push the work
through as rapidly as possible. The Chat
tanooga Southern will be built through to
Gadsden within the next few months. It
is coming with a mighty rush.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE NEW TERM BEGINS UNDER FAVORA
BLE AUSPICES.
The public schools of (Columbus opened
for the term 1890-91 yesterday.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather,
the number of pupils enrolled was large
for the first day. The enrollment for the
different schools was as follows:
Bovs’School...™. 3-«
< iris’ School 3ei
Rose Hill School ms
High School 27
Total White.
Colored Schools.
THE LATONIA TRACK.
Cincinnati, September 29.—First race
—Foor furlongs; Blanch won, Lotte sec
ond, Ina D third. Time 0:50).
Second race—One mile and seventy
yards; Silver Lake won, Pickup second,
Gymnast third. Time 1:49.
Third race—Selling, one mile; Rogers
won, Neva C second, Grayson third. Time
1:44}.
Fourth race—One mile and a sixteenth;
Arundel won, Camilla second, J. T. third.
Time 1:51.
Fifth race—Five furlongs; Milanie won,
Annie Elizabeth second, Col. Wheatly
third. Time 1:02).
THE POPULATION OF AMERICUS.
Washington, September 29.—The cen
sus bureau announces the population of
Americus, Ga., as 6,335, an increase of
2,700, or 74.28 per cent.
rirchai.i. found guilty.
Woodstock, Ont., September 29.—
Bircliall has been found guilty of the
murder ol Benwell.
Gram! Total TT „ 1,77
The indications are that the schools will
have the largest attendance during the
term ever known in their history
It was the ambition of Superintendent
Woodall to have every room in the school
at work in two hours. The high school,
in charge of Prof. Bond, with twenty girls
and seven boys, was at work in seven
minutes. The other rooms were all at
Everything about the schools is in per
fect order, and the teachers have gone to
work enthusiastically.
The collection for book fees yesterday
was near $1,000, the largest ever known in
the history of the schools.
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES.
WHAT IS GOING ON W ,1 THERA'.. 'V-
APPOINTJIE VTS.
S. A. Wikel lias been appointed p
freight and passenger agent, in place of .1.
K. McCracken, promoted, on the Louis
ville, St. Louis and Texas railroad.
A Runaway Marbiaok.— Mr. Byron
G. Bryant and Miss Georgia Gilbert, both
of Clay county, Ala., came to Columbus
on the early train from Birmingham yes
terday. The pair walked to the residence
of Justice J. II. Brooks, three miles from
the city, where they were married at 9:30
o’clock.
The young couple had a series of mis
haps and adventures before the matrimo
nial knot was filially tied. Miss Gilbert
lived twelve miles from the railroad and
Mr. Bryant stole her out of the window
of her father’s home Sunday night. The
two started to the depot in a buggy. Be
fore reaching their destination, the buggy
broke down and the two were thrown vio
lently to the ground. To add to
their discomfiture, a heavy rain and wind
storm came up about this time, and they
were about half drowned by the down
pour. Nothing daunted, they continued
their journey to the depot on foot, expect
ing every moment to be overtaken by the
father of the young lady. The old man
did not catch them, however. They
reached the depot safely and came on to
Columbus by the early train yesterday
morning. The young people would not
come down town until after they had been
married, fearing that the father of the
young lady might cause their arrest by
* ■ '"graphing the officers here.
he happy and plucky couple returned
ne rejoicing yesterday afternoon.
mp Meeting at the Ridge.—The
al camp meeting of the colored Meth
od " as held at Chunnenuggee Ridge
Su:.. About fifteen thousand negroes
i were on tb*j grounds, and the day passed
Chairman J. F. Goddard, of the Western off quiei.j, considering the immense crowd
States Passenger Association, refused the
proffered chairmanship of the Southwest- j
ern Railway and Steamship Association.
present.
There was some excitement at one time
over a number of pistol shots fired by some
J. S. Connolly, yardmaster of the Cen- f thoughtless darkeys, but the camp ground
tral, has resigned to accept the position of ! police force soon restored ordi r.
■eneral yardmaster of the Savannah, I , T1 , lree tram . 3 w « nt , fro, “ tllis city
Americus and Montgomery railroad at 1 •> un, lny morning, and all were crowded
Americus before they reached the earnp grounds.
„ . * , , , . . ,, ? Just before the train arrived at the
^*.J“ Ansley, former roadmaster of ^ e I grounds a negro named Bob Johnson
Mobile and Montgomery and recently f unlped off the platform to tret his bat,
with the Alabama Midland, lias been ap- J r
pointed roadmaster of the Louisville, New
The
A SHIP LOAD OF TOBACCO.
New York, September 29.-
-The
Orleans and Texas
Mr. W. II. Knovvlton, chief engineer of
the Duluth and Winnipeg road, lias re
signed that position and is reported to
have been appointed to an office in the en
gineering department of the Gieat North
ern road on the Pacific Coast extension.
H. F. Smith has been appointed super
intendent of the terminals of the Louis
ville, Cincinnati and Lexington division
of the Louisville aud Nashville at Louis
ville, Ky. He will also have charge of the
Louisville division and points near Louis
ville.
J. K. McCracken has been appointed
general manager of the Louisville, St.
Louis and Texas company. The heads of
steamer Spandam, from Rotterdam, which the various departments of the service will
arrived today, brought 6,500 bales of report to him and be governed by his
Sumatra tobacco, valued at $1,500,000. | orders and directions. His office will be
* j Louisville, Ky.
A NAVAL BANQUET. I The Cumberland, Fort Payne and East-
Berlin, September 29.—The naval offi- ern railroad will be surveyed at once. A
cers’ club at Kiel gave a banquet last night committee for that purpose lias been ap-
to the officers attached to the United pointed. It is thought now that the road
States steamer Baltimore. will be extended from Bridgeport by Tort
which he had dropped. He fell and his
head struck a trosstie, making a painful
gash.
One negro fired his pistol out. of a car
window on one of the return trains. He
was arrested and placed in jail at Seale
upon the charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
Killed by a Train.—Mr. David Fun
derburk was run over by a freight train
near Box Springs, about midnight Satur
day and so badly injured that he died Sun
day morning.
Mr. Funderburk was acting as watch
man at the railroad bridge across Upatoie
creek and it is supposed that he fell
asleep while sitting on a cross tie. He
was sixty years ol<l and leaves a wife and
several children, all of whom are grown.
Haii. Storm at Nances.—A heavy
rain, accompanied by hail and wind,
struck Nances Sunday afternoon, doing
considerable damage to the open cotton.
Farmers about Nances say that September
has been a very unfavorable month for
gathering cotton.;
NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Washington, September 29.—The
President today nominated John N. Irwin,
of Iowa, as Governor of Arizona; Alfred
A. Freeman, of Tennessee, Associate Jus-
Both Better and Cheaper.
The Royal Baking Powder, as an actual fact, is the most
economical in use of any made, because of its greatly supe
rior strength.
Both the United States and Canadian Governments in the
reports of their investigation of baking powders have pub
lished this fact officially.
The other baking powders known in this vicinity are shown
by chemical tests to contain from 20 to 80 per cent, less
leavening-gas than the Royal. So the Royal, even should it
cost more than the others, would be much the cheaper.
In addition to this the superior flavor, sweetness, whole
someness and delicacy of the food raised by Royal Baking
Powder would make any difference in cost insignificant,
When the Royal makes finer and more wholesome food
at a less cost, which every housekeeper familiar with it will
affirm, why not discard altogether the old-fashioned methods
of soda and sour milk, or home-made mixture of cream of
tartar and soda, and use it exclusively ?