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DAILY ENQUIRER - SDN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1890.
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GALL AJSTID S-E3IE3 IMZIE.
THE TRIALS AT TIPPERARY.
Dublin, October 1.—The appeal of Dil
lon, O’Brien and their followers, accused
in the high court of justice, for a writ to
prohibit the magistrates at Tipperary from
proceeding with the conspiracy cases on
the ground of bias, has failed of its object.
Judge Holmes decided this morning not to
grant the writ. No further step can be
taken, it is understood, with a view to
changing the magistrates before whom the
hearing is to be continued, but the Nation
alists feel that their protests persistently
made against being tried by magistrates
whom they have reason to believe are
biased against them, will have much effect
on public opinion. Attention has been
. strikingly directed to the composition of
tlie court before which political offenders,
as the Nationalists consider the arrested
men, are being tried. The case for the
prosecution was continued at Tipperary
today without any striking episodes.
HAPPY POSTMASTERS.
Washington, October 1.—The Senate
today confirmed the nominations of the
following postmasters:
Alabama—B. D. Barker, Mobile.
Florida—August Hoppe, Apatachicola.
Georgia—Joseph F. Doyle, Savannah;
A. D. Rike, Thomasville.
Mississippi—Wm. S. Hamilton, Green
ville; M. Daly, Water Valley.
North Carolina—T.‘ E. McCrary, Lex
ington; L. A. Bristol, Morganton.
South Carolina—R. R. Tolbert, Green
wood.
LATONIA RACES.
Cincinnati, October 1.—First race—
Half mile; Little Annie won,_ Rosedale
second, Godiva third. Time 0:50.
Second race—One mile and ten yards;
Nina Archer won, Gymnast second, Meckie
third. Time 1:44}.
Third race—One mile; Pritchett won,
Dyer second, Niva C third. Time 1:43}.
Fourth race—One mile and seventy
yards; Marchma won, Rosemont second,
Spectator third. Time 1:46f.
Fifth race—Five furlongs; Reveal won,
Tom Jones second, Frank D third. Time
1:03}.
JACK THE RIPPER GIVES WARNING.
London, October 1.—Tlje police in the
Whitechappel district have received warn
ing from “Jack the Ripper’’ that he is
about to kill another woman. The hand
writing of the letters is identical with that of
the other letters which it has been the cus
tom of the murderer to send to the police
prior to the murder and mutilation of some
poor creature in the Whitechappel.
THE TARIFF BILL SIGNED.
Washington, October 1.—The presi
dent signed the tariff bill at 3:22 o’clock
this afternoon. It had been on his table
about twenty minutes previously.
THE TIPPERARY TRIALS.
A VICIOUS STENOGRAPHER—SYMPATHY
| FROM THE BAPTISTS.
! London, October 1.—The Irish arrests
! and the trial continue to occupy a large
! share of public interest. John Marley and
' Commissioner Illingworth, who were in
the crowd at Tipperary last Thursday
when the clubbing by the police occurred,
I have expressed their willingness to appear
i as witnesses of the police assault in case
the matter is brought before the courts.
As au indication of the awakening of
English public opinion regarding Ireland,
the action of the annual assembly of the
Baptist denomination, now in session, is
sufficient. The assembly adopted a series
of resolutions touching public matters,
among which was one condemning the
Governlient’s Irish policy. Other resolu
tions were in favor of a system of free ed
ucation, and expressive of sympathy with
the movement for improving the condition
of the laboring classes.
A note taker employed by the police at
Tipperary has made some damaging ad
missions in regard to last Thursday’s col
lision in front of the court house. He
says that at the time the trouble began he
was inside the house. He was attracted
by the noise and rushed into the street,
carrying a revolver in one hand and a
stick in the other. He began to use his
stick vigorously. He says he must have
struck half a dozen persons. The note
taker was in plain clothes at the time, and
was employed to take notes in short
hand.
THE PEABODY FUND.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF GENERAL AGENT
CURRY.
New York, October 1.—The annual
meeting of the trustees of the Peabody
Educational Fund was held at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel today. A full board was
present with the exception of Hamilton
Fish, of New York. At the morning ses
sion the report of the general agent, Hon.
J. M. L. Curry, was read. It showed the
distribution of the income since October
1, 1889, as follows: Alabama, $8,325; Ar
kansas, $4,000; Georgia, $4,635; Louis
iana, $6,065; North Carolina, $2,972;
South Carolina, $9,655; Tennessee, $3,725;
Peabody Normal College, $26,000; Texas,
$6,300; Virginia, $7,295; West Virginia,
$5,000. Total, $87,695.
GLASS WORKMEN STRIKE.
Pittsburg, October 1.—The Howard
Plate Glass Works, at Cochran station,
near this city, have shut down on account
of a strike. The men, to the number of
200, demanded the reinstatement of some
fellow Unionists who had been discharged,
and being refused went on a strike.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. Jx'Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
Powder
ABSOUUTEiy PURE
ADJOURNED SINE DIE-
A SKETCH OF THE LAST HOURS OF
CONGRESS.
HARRISON AND HIS CABINET ON HAND—
EDMUNDS ON THE FORCE BILL—
POSTMASTER WHEAT BOUNCED.
postmaster until a postmaster shall have
been elected and duly qualified.
Hayes, of Iowa, submitted the minority
report, agreeing in substance with the ma
jority report, but dissenting from it in ref
erence to ex-Postmaster Dalton, Dalton’s
condnct of the office had been clean, aud
a mere suspicion against him should not
have been incorporated in the report.
Washington, October 1.-[Special]- J5S Ing discussion upon the question,
m. ,. „ .. 1 McKinley called up the resolution for a
I ne old-time custom of the President go- final adjournment, and moved concurrence
ing to fte capitol on the last day of the ses- in the Senate amendment fixing the hour
sion of Congress, which Mr. Cleveland dis- ?*- 5 o’clock today, with an amendment fix-
continued, was revived today by Harrison. 6 o’clock.
. ’. ,, .. . . . Allen, of Mississippi, who had been re-
Accompamed by all of his cabinet minis- , fused permission to print certain remarks
ters, except Mr. Rusk, he proceeded to
the capitol and remained several hours, so
as to facilitate the signing of the final acts.
The closing hours of Congress were spent
in friendly visits from one wing to the
other and mnch handshaking. Even
Napoleon McKinley moved over
into the Democratic quarter and
laughed and joked with Gen. Hooker
of Mississippi. It took Congress some
time to be snre that it could adjourn to
day, but when it was once determined,
there was a good bit of hustling
and . horse play. Members with
local bills crowded abont the Speaker’s
desk in the vain hope that they would be
recognized and allowed to put their meas
ures through. Many members wanted
their pay, but the applications at the office
of the Sergeant-at-Axms were refused in
every instance, and no drafts will be hon
ored before the 4th, the regular pay day.
One of the last acts of the House was
the adoption of a resolution to fire Wheat,
the dishonest postmaster. Mr. Caswell,
of Wisconsin, made a plea for Wheat, but
the committee report was agreed to unani
mously.
_ FUTURE OF THE FORCE BILL.
Speaking of the Federal election bill to
day and its probable fate next winter,
Senator Edmunds said: “It should have
been, and could have been, passed this ses
sion. More than that, it would have been
had there not been an agreement (to
which I was not a party) between some of
my Republican brethren and the Demo
cratic Senators. It may be that the rules
of the Senate will need to be amended be
fore the bill can pass, but I am of the
opinion that weehave rules enough. The
parliamentary practice, long approved,
provides that when there is an evident in
tention on the part of the minority to
wilfully obstruct legislation, it is perfectly
legitimate, and only right, that the major
ity assert its power an 1 come to a con
clusion. That is my belief. There are
those of my own party who disagree with
me, and it may be that a new rule will be
brought forth to meet and defeat captious
minority opposition. I am willing that
such a rule he adopted if it is absolutely
necessary. Rule or no rule, the Federal
election bill will become a law before the
adjournment of the Fifty-first Congress.”
GEORGIA MEMBERS.
Six out of the ten Georgia members re
mained to the finish. Barnes, Blount,
Crisp and Stewart were away.
W. H. Redman has been appointed post
master at Lulu, Hall county, in place of
A. C. Garley, removed. E. P. S.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, October 1.—In his
prayer this morning the Chaplain referred
to the approaching end of the session, and
invoked Divine blessing upon the members
during their vacation.
Before the reading of the journal Breck
inridge, of Kentucky, raised a point of or
der that there was no quorum present.
While waiting a quorum a message from
the Senate announced agreement to the
conference report on the tariff bill.
McKinley called up the House concur
rent resolution directing the Clerk to
number consecutively the paragraphs of
the enrolled tariff bill, with the Senate
amendments thereto. The amendments
were agreed to.
On motion of McKinley the concurrent
resolution was agreed to directing the
Clerk to make further corrections in the
punctuation of the enrolled tariff bill.
Mr. McKinley offered a resolution for
the appointment of a committee of three
members to join a similar committee on
the part of the Senate to wait npon the
President and inform him that Congress
is ready to adjourn if he has no further
communication t j make. Adopted.
Carter, of Montana, submitted the con
ference report on the bill to dispose of the
Fort Ellis military reservation in Montana.
This bill Allen, of Mississippi, took as a
very remote text for a political speech, in
which he charged the Republican party
with degeneracy and inconstancy. To say
that the Republican party had begun with
Abraham Lincoln and ended with Banja-
min Harrison, was proof that the party
had gone to seed. The Speaker of the
House and the chairman of the ways and
means committee had been about the
country making speeches.
A Republican—“How about Mills?”
Allen—“Oh, he is out speaking too.”
Allen then proceeded to criticise the
Speaker for denouncing the Democratic
party for having allowed the tariff bill and
the force bill to go through without fili
bustering in opposition, and then to fili
buster against the seating of a negro. In
the last Congress the present Speaker
had allowed the Mills tariff bill to
pass, but had filibustered against the re
port of the committed on elections. The
gentleman from Ohio, (McKinley) had
said that he had resorted to unconstitu
tional methods to defeat legislation, but he
had never done it from high or noble pur
poses. He (Allen) had resorted to the
same methods, but he had done so for
high and noble purposes. He then took
up and ridiculed the contents of
the Republican campaign hand
book, when he was interrupted by
the Speaker with the dry remark that if
the gentleman would permit him to inter
pose, he would lay several enrolled bills
before the House. This was done and the
Speaker further appointed McKinley, Per
kins and McMillin as the committee to
wait upon the President.
Allen then continued his criticism of the
campaign book, and sarcastically referred
to the fact that it made no reference to the
speech of the gentleman from Ohio (Ken
nedy) making charges against the chair
man of the Republican National Commit
tee, charges which had never been denied.
McCreary gave notice that he would
raise the point of no quorun^ against the
conference report, and Carter thereupon
withdrew it.
Caswell, of Wisconsin, submitted a let
ter addressed to the Speaker by James L.
Wheat, postmaster of the House, tender
ing his resignation.
Enloe inquired whether the Speaker had
the right to accept the resignation.
The Speaker replied that the chair bad
nothing to do with it. He simply laid the
matter before the Honse.
Subsequently, Spooner, from the com
mittee on accounts, submitted the report
of that committee upon the subject. The
report states that the charges made by the
Enloe resolution against the postmaster of
the House have been substantially estab
lished and, although the relations between
Dalton, the previous postmaster, and Cul
bertson, the mail contractor, gives rise to
the grave suspicion that the same private
arrangement existed between them wherby
Dalton, daring the forty-ninth and fiftieth
Congress, derived personal profits ont of
his contracts for carrying the mails, no
absolute proof has been obtained. The re
port is accompanied by a resolution de
claring the office of postmaster of the
Honse vacant and directing the assistant
postmaster to perform the duties of the
on the tariff—the objection coming from
Belden, of New York—raised the point of
no quorum.
After some warm passages between A1
len and the Speaker, the objection to
Allen’s request was withdrawn.
Allen withdrew his objection and Me
Kinley’s motion was agreed to.
The House then resumed consideration
of the Wheat resolution and it was agreed
to.
The Speaker laid before the Honse a
letter from Representative E. H. Conger,
stating that he had forwarded to the Gov
ernor of Iowa his resignation as-Repre
sentative from the Seventh district of that
State. The Speaker further stated that
he had received a substantially simitar
communication from Representative De-
Haven, of the First district of California,
but that the letter had been mislaid.
Caswell, of Wisconsin, asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of a resolu
tion electing P. J. Flint, of Wisconsin, as
postmaster of the Honse.
Williams, of Ohio, objected and Caswell
withdrew his resolution.
McKinley, chairman of the committee
appointed to wait upon the President, an
nounced that the President had no farther
communication to make, and then the
House, at 5:25 o’clock, took a recess until
5:55 o’clock. During the recess nearly all
the members left the hall to make prepara
tions for their departure from the city, and
when the Speaker’s gavel reconvened the
House, that official looked down upon a
vast array of empty seats. He merely
stated that according to the concurrent
resolution he declared the first session of
the Fifty-first Congress adjourned.
in the senate.
Washington, October 1.—The Chap
lain, in his opening prayer, asked Divine
acceptance of the services abont to con
clude this day, and in God’s own time to
bring the Senators again together in peace;
also, to make the nation the pattern of all
that is true and pure and good among
nations.
The reading of yesterday’s journal hav
ing been dispensed with, Sherman offered
a resolution for the appointment of a com
mittee of two Senators, to join a like com
mittee on the part of the House, to wait
upon the President of the United States
and inform him that unless he shall have
any further communication to make, the
two houses are now ready to adjourn.
Mr. Blair—I desire, before adjournment,
to call up the labor bill and have action
upon it, and I would not like any resolu
tion to be adopted that would interfere
with the disposition of that bill.
Sherman—The resolution looks merely
to asking the President whether he has
any further communication to make.
Blair—But it also contains a statement
that the two houses are ready to adjourn.
I insist that the Senate shall consider this
bill.
The Vice-President—Is there objection
to the present consideration of the resolu
tion?
Blair—I object, if its consideration is to
interfere witli the consideration of the
labor hill.
Edmunds—The resolution will not inter
fere with your motion.
Blair—It concludes with the intimation
that we are ready to adjourn.
The Yice-President—Does the Senator
from New Hampshire object?
Blair—I withdraw my objection on the
intimation that the resolution will not in
terfere with the labor bill.
The resolution was agreed to. Sherman
and Harris were appointed a committee on
the part of the Senate.
Manderson from the committee on
printing reported back the House bill to
revise the wages of certain employes in
the Government printing office, with the
amendment providing that they pay all
employes engaged exclusively on night
work between 5 p. m. and 8 a. m., shall
be 20 per cent in addition to the amount
paid for day labor. Calendar.
Edmunds moved to proceed to execu-
ti ve business.
Blair appealed to the Senator from Ver
mont to withdraw that motion in order
that the labor lull might be taken up.
Edmunds—I should be most glad to
join with my friend from New Hampshire
in passing a suitable bill, bat it is per
fectly impossible that such a bill can be
come a law at this time. It would have to
go back to the House of Representatives,
Which is probably somewhat short in
number of its members.
Edmunds insisted on his motion. The
motion was agreed to and the Senate pro
ceeded to the consideration of executive
business.
The House committee on accounts to
day had under consideration the testimony
in the case of the charges against the post
master of the House, Wheat. The com
mittee, after several hoars’ session, passed
a resolution declaring the office of the
postmaster vacant. The report will be
made to the House in a short while. The
said report of the committee concerning
the matter was unanimous.
Shortly before 1 o’clock, Breckinridge,
of Kentucky, withdrew his point, but it
was immediately renewed by Kilgore, of
Texas. A few minutes afterwards Kilgore
sent and withdrew his point, and the
journal was read.
The Vice-President laid before the Sen
ate three veto messages from the Presi
dent—two on bills referring claims to the
Court of Claims, the third one a bill to
prohibit book-making and pool-selling in
the District of Columbia for the purpose
of gambling. The President’s objection
to the latter bill is that it does not pro
hibit bookmaking and pool selling, but on
the contrary permits it in the case of the
Washington Jockey Club and other clubs
owning race tracks. If that form of gam
bling was to be prohibited (as the Presi
dent thinks it should be), the prohibition
should apply to all persons and all places.
The three messages were laid bn the table.
The Senate then took a recess for half
an honr, until 2:15.
After the recess a message was received
from the House asking concurrence in a
resolution to make another correction in
the tariff bill on paragraph 318. A con
sultation on the subject at once took place
between Allison, Aldrich, Edmunds and
Gorman, and at its conclusion, the concur-
IN RICHMOND.
Augusta, October 1.—A light vote is
polled, there being no opposition.
light vote in bibb.
Macon, October 1.—Absolute quiet has
characterized the election here today. The
vote was light, there being no opposition
to the Democratic nominees. The returns
from surrounding counties indicate gen
eral quiet.
* THE RESULT IN SCHLEY.
Ellaville, Ga., October 1.—[Special.]
Robert Patton was elected Senator and
Newton Glover Representative. There
was no opposition. A very light vote was
polled. m
THE “JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRATS”
IN A VICTORY OVER THE ALLIANCE
CANDIDATES.
Rome, Ga., October 1.—[Special.]—The
Alliance candidates’ Democratic- nomi
nees, Felix Corput, Seaborn Wheatly and
J. Lindsay Johnson were defeated for the
Legislature by John J. Seay, John W.
Turner and W. C. Bryan, “Jeffersonian
Democrats.”
Edmunds said that he was unwilling to
legislate on the tariff in that way. The
bill should be allowed to stand as it, but
the House ought to be notified.
Aldrich—“I think that the concurrent
resolution, in effect, places the paragraph
as the conference committee intended it.”
His own feeling abont it was tltat the
concurrent resolution should be adopted.
He understood, of coarse, that it was ut
terly impossible to legislate.in snch a way.
except by unanimous consent, and if the
Senator from Vermont, or any other Sena
tor, objected, he certainly should not press
the resolution.
Edmunds—“I insist on my objection,
but I think that the Honse ought to be
notified that we do not propose to legis
late in that way.”
At the expiration of the recess a mes
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NO. 236.
rHE STATE ELEC HONS.
VERY QUIET DAY EXCEPT ABOUT ! Kingsmore caused it, and shot him. Ellis
days ago Ellis was ordered by the girl’s
parents to cease his visits. He supposed
IN SPOTS.
NO OPPOSITION TO THE STATE TICKET—A
CLEAN SWEEP FOP. THE DEMO
CRATS—AN ALLIANCE LEG
ISLATURE.
Atlanta, October 1.—[Special.]—The
election held in Georgia today was for
Governor, State House officers, members
of the General Assembly, and two amend
ments to the State constitution. W. J,
Northen was elected Governor without op
position; alsoR. M. Hardeman, Treasurer
W. A. Wright, Comptroller; R. T. Nesbitt,
Commissioner of Agriculture, and Phil
Cook, Secretary of State All these are
nominees of the State Democratic conven
tion.
One of the amendments to the Const!
tntion voted on, authorizes the Legisla
ture to pension indigent widows of Con
federate veterans, disabled or killed in the
service, provided such widows have re
mained unmarried. The other amend
ment changes the method of reading bills
in the Legislature by requiring that the
first reading shall be by caption only. As
it now stands, all bills are required to be
read in full three times in both houses.
The State Legislature will, be over
whelmingly of the Farmers’ Alliance, the
joint vote in both Houses being more than
two-thirds Alliance.
The Legislature will elect a United
States Senator to succeed Joseph E.
Brown.
VENABLE OB TODD?
The Senatorial race was the closest ever
known here, if the estimates from Cobb
are correct. Venable carried Fulton by
only 614. ConSJilete returns are not in
from Clayton, but it went for Todd by
probably a little over 300, leaving about
300 needed in Cobb to elect Todd, the Al
liance candidate. A notably light vote
was polled in Folton.
IN CHATHAM.
Savannah, October 1.—The election is
progressing quietly. About two-thirds of
the registered vote is polled.
IT WAS EXC/TiNG.
GREAT REJOICING IN BRUNSWICK OVER
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
Brunswick, Ga., October 1.—[Special.]
—The State election in Glynn county was
the most exciting held in years. There
were two candidates in the field for the
Senate from the Fourth district—Hon. T.
W. Lamb and Anthony Wilson, colored.
There were two candidates for the Legis
lature—Hon. Harry F. Dumvoody, on the
straight Democratic ticket, and John J.
Spears, an Independent Republican. The
Democrats thought in the morning
there was a goed chance for Spears, but
when the tickets were deposited they saw
different. The vote stands: For Senator
—T. W. Lamb, 1,!J5; Anthony Wilson,
181; majority, 994. For the Legislature—
Harry F. Dun woody, 1,107; John J.
Spears, 250; majority, 857. There is
great rejoicing here tonight over the down
ing of the Independents and Republicans.
Hon. Tom Lamb carried by a big major
ity Charlton and Camden counties.
IN COWETA.
TERRELL DEFEATS SNELSON—ATKINSON
AND WHATLEY WIN.
Newnan, Ga., October 1.—[Special.]—
Complete returns from aii precincts give
the following result: For State Senator—
M. Terrell, 1,546; A. J. Snelson, 1,084.
For Representatives—W. Y. Atkinson,
,691; S. L. Whatley, 1,896; T. T. Mat
tox (Independent), 652.
The Election Yesterday.—One of
the most quiet elections ever held in Mus
cogee county occurred yesterday.
The election was for Governor, State
house officers, and members of the Legis
lature. Two amendments to the State
Constitution were also voted upon.
There were no local issues of any kind
and only 288 votes were polled in the city
for the State ticket.
Capt. Oattis and Capt. Gilbert received
285 votes each for Representatives. Nine
votes were polled against the proposed
constitutional amendments.
No returns were received from the coun
try precincts yesterday, and it is doubtful
whether the polls were opened in some of
them.
Justices Williams and Bowles and Mr.
B. H. Hudson were the managers of the
election in this city.
AN ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY".
gave himself np, and is now in jail. He is
a brother to the famous Tom Ellis, who
was editor of the Hornet, a sensational
sheet published a few years ago, and after
ward killed by A. J.-Sullivan on account
of slanderous articles appearing in the
Hornet about Sullivan. Ellis’ father is
minister.
a railroad deal.
A reliable report comes from Talladega
that the New Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad Company, which recently pur
chased the old Talladega and Coosa Val
ley road, are preparing to extend their
line from Pell City to Birmingham, and
southward from Talladega to LaGrange
or Columbus, Ga., most probably to the
latter. The work is to be done at once,
and surveyors are said to be already in
the field locating the* preliminary lines
The new company is headed by John Scott,
formerly general manager of the Queen
and Crescent, and said to have ample
capital
Manager George F. Gaither, of the Alii
ance Exchange, has advices from the New
York Cotton Exchange to the effect that
this year’s cotton crop in the South will
not exceed 7,000,000 bales on account of
continnons rains in all sections. This
will be a falling off of 1,000,000 bales. Re
ports from all over the State show that
while farmers have suffered mnch from
the late rains, Alabama’s falling off will
be the least of any Southern State.
THE NATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS
ADJOURNS TO MEET NEXT YEAR IN PITTS
BURG.
Cincinnati, October 1.—The National
Prison Congress, having completed its
business, has adjourned to meet in Pitts
burg in October, 1891.
Rev. Dr. Wines, the secretary, was re
elected, but owing to the pressure of other
duties was compelled to offer his resigna
tion, which was accepted, and Rev. J. H,
Milligan was chosen secretary. Dr. Wines
retains his interest in the association, and
is one of the board of directors.
The meeting has been one of more than
ordinary interest to the members, though
there has not been a corresponding local
interest exhibited. The addresses, papers
and discussions have all been interestin
Many of the delegates remain to take
advantage of the courtesy of Vice Presi
dent W. W. Peabody, of the Baltimore
and Ohio, who has tendered a special train
to take the members of Congress to Colum
bus, and return tomorrow, to visit the
Ohio penitentiary.
BOLD NEGRO ROBBERS
HAVE A SHARP BATTLE WITH A SHERIFF’S
POSSE.
Mobile, October 1.—A special to the
Register from Ozark, Dale county, Ala.
says: The railroad hands at this place
were paid off yesterday afternoon, aud
were shortly thereafter attacked by a band
of negro robbers, who made them throw
up their hands and had succeeded in rob
bing several before the alarm was given.
Then the robbers fled to Dean’s
Station, eleven miles north, whither
the Sheriff and several deputies pursued
and found them in a house. The rob
bers leveled rifles and pistols, and com
manded the Sheriff to throw forward his
hanilsatchej in which were his pistols.
The Sheriff did so, but two deputies ap
peared and the negroes began running.
The sheriff, and three officers, opened fire
and two of the negroes fell badly
wounded and a third was hit, but the
others escaped. The robbers have taken
refuge at a house at some distance from
tiie scene of the shooting and are defying
arrest. The Sheriff, who has taken his
wounded prisoners to jail, is now on his
way to the house and more trouble is ex
pected.
AN UNPARALLELED CASE.
BOY OF ELEVEN YEARS KILLS AN
OTHER LAD.
Atlanta, October 1.—[Special.]—
Charlie Blackstock, an eleven-year-old
white boy, stabbed an eleven-year-old ne
gro boy today, killing him instantly. The
negro’s name is Marshall Coles. There is
white school situated near the negro
school in that section of the city, and
ghts between the boys are a matter of al
most daily occurrence. The killing was
done just after school dismissed. Black-
stock was arrested shortly afterwards at
his home and is now in jail. The extreme
youth of the slayer and the victim makes
the case without a parallel here.
OFFICIAL CENSUS OF COLUMBUS.
THWARTED BY TWO REPORTERS — BIG
COTTON BUSINESS.
Brunswick, October 1.—[Special.] —
There was much excitement here today
over the attempted robbery of the Mer
chants and Traders National Bank
1 o’clock this morning,
when the burglars were fright
ened away by twq Times reporters. The
police are on the look out. It is thought
to have been the work of experts.
LOADING WITH COTTON.
The cotton business is brighter than
ever before. Thirteen steamships are here
now, and two sailed yesterday with car
goes of 6,000 bales each. Two more are
rent resolution was laid before the Senate, .expected to arrive tomorrow.
A PARK TRAGEDY.
YOUNG LADY CAUSES TROUBLE—A
RAILROAD DEAL.
Birmingham, October 1.—[Special.]—
At North Birmingham Park this after
noon, Lovett Ellis, a well-known young
man, shot and badly wounded "W. R.
Kingsmore, an engineer on the North Bir-
HANDSOME INCREASE — POPULATION
OF THE STATE.
Washington, October 1.—The popula
tions were today announced by the census
bureau of cities and towns as follows:
Columbus, Ga., 18,850; increase 8,527,
or 84.23 per cent. Manchester, Va., 9,229;
increase 3,500, or 61.09 per cent. Peters
burg, Va., 23,217; increase 1,661, or 7.67
per cent. Richmond, Va., 80,888; increase
17,238, or 27.10 per cent.
Also the population of the State of
Georgia, 1,834,364-, an increase of 292,186,
or 18.97 per cent.
MORRIS PARK RACES.
New York, October 1.—The fall meet
ing of the New York Jockey Club at M01-
ris Park began today.
First race—Five furlongs; Volunteer
won, Forerunner second, Druidess third.
Time 59}.
Second race—One-half mile; Correction,
a ten-to-one, captured the raee, Blithe sec
ond, Nelly Bly third. Time 46}.
Third race—Six furlongs; EBrkwood
won, Falemo second, Torn Donahue third.
Time 1:13}.
Fourth race—One mile and five-six
teenths; Tournament won, Banquet sec
ond, Master Lode third. Time 2:16.
Fifth race—One mile and a quarter;
Raceiand won, Firenzi second, Diablo
third. Time 2:15.
Sixth race—One mile; Sam Wood won,
Esquimau second, Gun-Wad third. Tim*
1:41}.
AN ERROR IN THE TARIFF BILL.
Washington, October 1.—The error
which it was intended to correct in the
tariff bill occurred in paragraph 318, con
cerning chocolate. A parenthesis was
misplaced, with the result that sweetened
chocolate is included in the 20c. per pound
duty. As the concurrent resolution to
correct the error, which passed the House,
was objected to in the Senate, the attempt
to correct the enrollment has failed, and if
any remedy is applied it must be taken
hereafter by a joint resolution.
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE* OF SILVER.
Washington, October 1.—The silver
offerings today amounted to 375,000
ounces. The purchases were 225,000
ounces, as follows: Twenty-five thousand
ounces at $1,390, and 200,000 at $1,395.
Beginning with today, the Government
will purchase 4,500,000 ounces of silver
each calendar month.’
GERMAN WORKMEN JUBILANT.
Berlin, October 1.—Several of the
_ working men’s quarters at Berlin were
mingham dummy line. Three halls took i illuminated last night in honor of the expi-
effeet in King3more’s body. A piece of ration of the anti-Socialist law. The Ital-
his watch chain was shot into his arm, but ian Socialists sent congratulations to their
it and all the bulls were extracted and he German brethren as the champions of pro
will recover. Kingswore says he and Ellis letaria.
were sitting in the park talking, when the — *
latter arose and began sheeting without wolseley gone to Ireland.
any warning. The cause of the affair London, October 1.—Gen. Lord Wolse-
said to be that- both ley, accompanied by his staff, has gone to
young men had been visiting the Dublin to assume command of the troops
game young lady, a Miss Jones, and a few in Ireland.
municipal affairs.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
council Last night.
TH rrt^ NEX AXD SIXTH WARD to have
fire plums, provided the water
COMPANY IS WILLING—THE
MAYOR SETTLES A TIE
VOTE—OTHER MAT-
ters of in
terest.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last night.
Some time was spent in discussing the
petition of the citizens of the annex for
tire plugs in that territory. Alderman
Bush insisted that the sixth ward should
have fire plugs. This proposition was
agreed to by the Council and accepted as _
part of tue original motion, and then
adopted.
It developed during the discussion that
the water company was not bound by the
action of Council, as the contract with the
city provided that they should have a cer
tain guarantee from water takers before
they could be compelled to put down the
1 he new plugs will be located under the
supervision of the water committee, and
Council' 0 '™ m tLe diaSram eshibit <* 1 to
The report of Dr. S. N. Jordan, presi
dent of the Board of Health, was listened
to with great interest by the Council The
report recommended the establishment of
a crematory, the building at a new Citv
Hospital, and contained some valuable
sanitary suggestions. It also recommended
that the Registrar of Vital .Statistics be
paid a salary of $25 per month.
The first two recommendations were re-
ferred to the hospital committee, with in
structions to report at the next meeting
Alderman Foley thought that the Regis-
trar of \ ital Statistics should receive some
compensation for his services.
Alderman Epping moved that his com
pensation be fixed at $12.50 per month
Mayor Dozier said he thought the Coun
cil ought to go slow in this matter. The
Sanitary Inspector was the registrar of vital
statistics, and his salary had already been
fixed. He thought it would be a bad pre
cedent to raise the salary of an officer.
Alderman Farmer said the Sanitary In
spector had been elected for a specific pur
pose, and his salary for that work stated.
After this had been done Council created
the office of Registrar of Vital Statistics,
ind put the duties of that office on the
sanitary Inspector, lie ought to have
pay for that work.
The Mayor held that Council had no
right to raise the salary of an officer dur
ing his term of office, and that the office
of Inspector and Registrar of Vital Statis
tics were the same. New duties, he said,
were constantly being imposed on other
officers of the city, and it would be a bad
precedent to increase the salarv of the
Inspector. The year was nearly out.
Plenty of men, he thought, would be will
ing to take the office at the present
salary.
Alderman Kirven was in favor of paying
officers well, but he thought the point
made by the Mayor a good one. At the
mil of tlie year, he thought Council
wouid be willing to pay the Inspector for
extra services.
Alderman Foley differed with the
Mayor about tlie two offices being the
same.
The Mayor stated that lie would put tlie
matter to a vote of Council.
There were six ayes and six nays upon a
call of the roll. The Mayor voted “no”
and tlie motion was lost.
file official proceedings appear in detail
below:
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber, October 1, 1890.—
Present, his honor, Mayor Dozier, Aider-
men Epping, Kirven, McPhail, Swift, Tar
ver, Foley, Joseph, Bush, Marcrum, Clegg,
White, Farmer and Abney. Absent, Ai-
iermen Garrett, Humber and Curtis.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and confirmed.
The following ordinance was taken up
on its second reading anil adopted:
AX ORDINANCE
To prescribe the width of Railroad Crossings in
the Streets of tlie Ci’y Jf Columbus, and for
other purposes.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the
Jity of Co’nmbus, That from and after the pas-
age of this ordinance all wagon crossings over
tlie different railroads in tin: streets of Columbus
shall be no less than forty feet wide, and ail
sidewalk crossings over railroads shall ha of an
equal width with the sid walk, and not less than
twelve feet wide, unless by consent of the street
committee of said cit -. The crossings shall be
of an equal height with the rails of any such
railroad, and shall be kept in good and safe con-
lition by said railroad company. And when the
rade of said railroad and the street vary or dif-
“r, a proper approach to such crossing shall be
built and maintained by said railrovd.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by the authority
iforesaid, That all or- inances aud parts of ordi
nances in conflict with this ordinance be, and the
same are hereby, repea’ed.
The following ordinance in reference to
sewers and house connections, the consid
eration of which was postponed at last
meeting, was taken up on its second read
ing and adopted, all voting aye on call of
ayes and noes. The ordinance will be
printed tomorrow.
The petitions of .1. F. Clegg and others
for fire hydrants on First, Second and
Third avenues, presented to last meeting
and laid over until this meeting, were
taken up and read.
Alderman Bush said that tlie residents
of the sixth ward desired hydrants on
Fourth street, at intersection of Second
mil Fourth avenues, a id on Fifth street,
intersection of Second, Third and
Fourth avenues.
Alderman Clegg moved that six plugs in
the annex, and one in tlie notliern part of
1 he old city, anil five plugs in the sixth
ward, be located under direction of the
water works committee. Adopted.
Tlie committee on accounts reported that
they had approved, September 4, the fol
lowing bills:
mpire Stables $ ®
A. Odom - Z V?
W. T. Harvey & Co - > *
Bartlett, Newman & Co - *'
R. P. Porter " £
Springer & Lewis — r?
10 00
•* 1G 50
olumbus Veterinary Hospital 20 00
The chairman of police committee pre
sented by request a bill for feeding prison
ers in jail and for services of jailer during
the time that tlie guard rooms were being
repaired, July 1 to August 5, for $41.60,
which was, on motion, referred to the
committee to report to next meeting.
The committee also asked and were
;ranted authority to purchase wiuter uni
forms for the police.
They also recommended that tlie sum of
$25 be paid Messrs. Smith anil Bostick,
being the amount expended by them as
attorneys’ fees for defending them at
spring term of Superior Court against a
charge brought against them while in the
discharge of their duty. Adopted.
The street committee submitted the fol
lowing report of the Superintendent of
Public Works:
Columbus, Ga., September .>0th,
1890.—II. If. Epping, Jr. Esq., Chairman
Street Committee.—Dear Sir: Since ray
last report bearing date of May 31st, 18.K),
the following work lias been done on the
streets and sewers:
There has been laid of main sewer blJU
feet, along the line of Broad street be
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets;
18-inch pipe was used, of laterals (for
storm water only) there lias been laid
abont 609 feet 10 and 12-inch pipe being
used.
The old ditch on the south commons
that formerly ran through the property
now occupied by the Hatcher Wagon Fac-
tory, has been filled up from Seventh to
Ninth avenue.
Fifteenth street has been opened from
Sixth to Tenth avenue, 99 feet wide ex
cept through the cut in the park, where
it is 60 feet at the bottom and 99 feet at
the top of the slopes. Two retaining
walls for the bridge on this street across
the park branch have been built of brick.
The bridge will be 60 feet wide and 24
foot span, giving ample water way.
Eighth avenue has been laid out 99 feet
wide from Fifteenth street to Cemetery
avenue, taking the outside of the west re
taining wall of Fifteenth street bridge as
the east side of the avenue, and running
due north to an intersection with Ceme
tery avenue, also 99 feet wide.
Under written instructions from Mr.
Garrett (street committee) the dummy
line track was located on the nortli side of
the center line of Fifteenth street, and
seven feet from it, from a point near
where the dummy crosses the Central
railroad to Eighth avenue, where it was
located on the center line of Eighth ave
nue to Cemetery avenue.
Twenty-third street was opened forty
feet wide from Robinson street to the
branch; also Twenty-fifth street, twenty-
four feet wide from Third avenue, across
the branch.
In addition to the above there has been
much work done on the streets both in
the annex and the old town.
Very respectfully yours,
*C. G. Barney,
Superintendent Public Works.
The following reports of officers for Sep
tember were received:
Mr. Beard, Marshal, reported port dues
collected, $75.
Mr. Coleman, Clerk of Market, reported
from wagons $16.75, from scales $25,(15;
total, $42.40.
The Clerk of Council reported in Mayor’s
Court number of parties tried 171, fined
106, discharged 60, bound over 5. Fines
collected, $408.50. Eighteen sent to chain
;ang for 260 days.
Dr. Williams reported in hospital Au
gust 1,6; admitted, 1; discharged, 3; died,
1; remaining September 1, 3; admitted in
September, 4; discharged, 6; remaining
October 1, 1.
Mr. Odom, Sexton, reported bnrials of
white residents, 19;«paupers, 3; non-resi
dents, 5. Colored residents, 36; paupers,
8; non-residents, 4; paupers, 2.
REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR.
Columbus, Ga., October 1,1890.—Hon
orable Mayor and City Council—Gentle
men: The city is in as good sanitary con
dition as could be expected at this season
of the year.
During the month of September tlie san
itary carts have hauled off from tlie streets
and alleys 1,850 loads of garbage and trash,
6 dead horses and mules, 2 cows, 376
chickens, 35 dogs, 31 cats, 62 rats, 2 goats,
5 white rabbits, 3 turkeys, 4 ducks, 1 pea
fowl, 1 ’possum, and 60 barrels of night
soil. Respectfully submitted,
Wiley Williams,
Sanitary Inspector.
A petition from J. Clemons Beck, J.
Hofflin and others asking that tlie name
of Warren street be changed to “Cotton
avenue” was read, and on motion of Aider-
man Kirven granted.
A petition from Columbus Typographical
Union No. 220, asking that a lot in the
new cemetery for the burial of members of
said union be granted them was read, and
on motion not granted.
Sundry accounts were referred to com
mittee on accounts.
Alderman Epping stated that he had
been requested by the director of the Ex
position company to ask that they lie
granted the privilege of selling the right
of bar and other prh i eges in the Exposition
grounds from November 5th to 15th, in
clusive, and offered the following ordi
nance :
Be it orilaineil by the Mayor an-1 Council of the
city of Columbus, That the Chattahoochee Val
ley Exposition Company shall have t eprivlege
of comiucting at Exposition Park, within tlie en
closure of the same, in the city of Columbus,
from the 5th to the,15th ilays,inclusive,of Novem
ber, 1890, free of tax or licei so by the city of Co
lumbus, and with authority herein granted to
sub-let the same ami receive and appropriate to
their own use the pay therefor, the following
business, to-wit: Restaurant, ladies’ cafe a il ice
cream retail of malt and spirituous liquors, pop
corn anil confectionery, tobacco, cigars and news
stand, lemonade, fruit and nuts, merry-go-round,
photography, jewelry, eane rack, bull game,
electric and striking machine, museum, weighing
machine, pool and hook privi'eges, shooting gal
lery, bowling alley, side shows, and each other
business »s said company may desire that mav
he conducive to the success of tlie Exfsisition to
be given by said company on the dates aforesaid.
Provided that such business is not subversive of
good morals or violative of the laws of the State
and tlie good o* iler thereof.
On motion the rules were suspended and
it read a second time.
Alderman Tarver move*! to strike out
the words, “retail of mault and spiritous
liquous.” Lost.
The ordinance was then adopted.
Dr. Jordan, President of Board of
Health, presented a communication recoui-
tnenilaing the establishment of a crema
tory, the building of a new hospital, and
compensation for the Registrar of Vital
Statistics.
On motion of Alderman Foley so much
as referred to providing a new hospital,
and a garbage crematory was referred to
hospital committee to report to next reg
ular meeting.
In reference to the recommendation con
cerning giving compensation to Sanitary
Inspector for keeping record of vital sta
tistics, Alderman Epping moved that lie
be paid the sum of $12.50 per month for
such services. Lost. Ayes—Aldermen
Epping, McPhail, Foley, Marcrum, Farmer
and Abney. Noes — Aldermen Kirven,
Swift, Tarver, Joseph, Bush and White.
There being a tie, Ilis Honor, tlie Mayor,
voted in the negative.
Mr. Burrus, chief engineer of the fire,
department, being present, reported in
reference to his recent visit to tlie con
vention of chiefs of fire departments of tlie
United States.
His Honor, tlie Mayor, said lie hail been
requested to bring to tlie attention of tlie
Council the subject of granting to the fam
ily of Mr. Claiborne, late a policeman and
now deceased, pay for the remaining por
tion of the month in which lie died. On
motion of Alderman Epping, the payment
of such sum was authorized for the pur
pose of buying clothing for his children.
On motion of Alderman Epping, Coun
cil then adjourned until Wednesday even
ing next at 7:30 o’clock.
M. M. Moore, Clerk.
AMONG TIIE RAILWAY'S.
GENERAL AND
INTEREST.
PERSONAL
The articles of incorporation of the
Montgomery, Pensacola and Mobile Rail
way Company were filed with tiie Secre
tary of State at Montgomery. Ala., on
Tuesday, and a charter was issued. A
board of directors was elected as follows:
John C. IVoolfolk, W. F. Joseph, J. W.
Wool folk, II. C. Davidson, Joseph Goet-
ter, W. C. Woolfolk, E. B. Joseph and S.
B. Sterne, of Montgomery; John W. Wool-
folk, of Pensacola. The board of direc
tors met and elected the following officers:
John C. Woolfolk, president.
E. B. Joseph, Vice-President.
W. C. Black, Secretary and Treasurer.
A surveying corps will be put in tlie
field at an early day. It is understood
that Mr. H. B. Plant is to take an interest
in this new railroad enterprise, and with
his aid and co-operation the company ex
pects to push the proposed road through
to completion in short order.
The purpose of tlie Montgomery, Pen
sacola and Mobile Railway Company is to
extend the road now running to Luveme
on through South Alabama to a connec
tion with Mobile and Pensacola. It will
tap the finest forests in the State and de
velop the agricultural and timber interests
of South Alabama.