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VOL. 7XXII. DAILY ENQUIRER-SDN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 18, 1890.
NO. 285.
The .Closing Prices CHA
Overcoats an d Underwear
You save from 50 cents to
$2 on every suit bought from
Chancellor & Peare.
50 odd suits, sizes 4 to 14,
reduced to $3 to close.
Chancellor & Pearce.
Making Ourselves Heard.
The close prices we are making in Over
coats draw large crowds.
200 medium weight Overcoats in several
shades (all sizes) for $12 and $15. These
goods would not be high at $1(5 to $22.
We sell three times the Overcoats sold
by any one house, and expect to sell five:
times as many this season.
You may save $5 to $10 in looking at
our stock.
Chancellor & Pearce.
NEW THINGS!
NCELLOR& PEARCE
Will Crowd Their Store
The Long and Short
OF IT
You can buy goods at any and ail prices,
but you do not get the same superior value
in a $12, $15, $18 or $25 Suit elsewhere.
The above cut represents the differences
in sizes of men, so is there a difference in
the high qualities sold by
Chancellor & Pearce,
and the low grade Clothing bought else
where.
SHOES! SHOES!!
If "we do excell
in any one de
partment, it is in
this—Opening
a Shoe Depart
ment about one
year ago, and to
day doing the
largest retail fine
Shoe business in
the city.
The finest
goods at the
lowest prices
have won for us
this enviable
reputation.
If you wan'
solid comfort,
style, durabil
ity and 1 o w
price combin
ed, see our $3,
$4, $5, $G and
$7 Shoes.
They have no
equal in Co
lumbus. Larg:
line P a t e n t
Leather, Kan
garoo and Cork
Soles.
WHO WILL BE SENATOR?
SPECULATIONS ABOUT THE HOTEL
CORRIDORS.
and rumor has it even yet that the factions
of the upper house may be united solidly
in time for the first ballot.
GORDON NEARING THE GOAL.
Wo receivcl last week a large assortmunt °t Ureas Trimmings, among others a choice assort-
incut oi Bullion and Feathers combined, and all Black Chocheted Gimps in profusion.
ORDERS BY TELEGRAPH.
Wo ordeied a large lot of Fur Astrakalin and Plush Caps, expecting a large sale of them during
the Exposition. Owing to the mild weather, we sold very lew. We have marked them at Bargain
prices to insure their sale before December 1st.
OTJB HVt ID LILTH] ELY.
Our city ami near-by conutry trade can have their orders executed promptly and without the
delay which was unavoidable during the past two weeks. VVe have added many new goods to this
department, during the past week, and will receive many more during the next.
-A_T FIPTEER OZEUSTTS.
We sell the best Hose ever offered at the price for 15 cents. Come see for yourself. We sell a
double width Flannel Suiting, good styles, for 15 cents.
KID GLOVES—STOCK GREATLY ENLARGED.
We sell the best One Dollar Kill Glove to bo had for the price, and warrant every pair.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
THE LAST LONDON SCANDAL.
O’SHKA OBTAINS A DIVORCE FROM HIS
WIFE FOB ADULTERY WITH PARNELL.
London, November 17.—The trial of
le O’Shea divorce ca3e was resumed in
te divorce court this morning before
ustice Butt and a special jury. The pe-
tioner presented further evidence to
rove the charges he makes against his
ife and Mr. Parnell. The first witness
tiled was a servant who had worked at
(’Shea’s house at Eltharn at the time Capt.
»’Shea charged that Parnell was paying
laudestine visits to his wife. She testified
hat Mrs. O’Shea and Parnell were on one
ecasion locked in the drawing room.
Irs. O’Shea afterwards explained that the
joking of the door was essential to the
afety of Parnell as a number of the mcm-
ers of secret societies were prowling
bout the vicinity. She also held witness
o deny that Parnell visited the house,
mother servant testified that Mrs. O’Shea
nd Mr. Parnell were locked in a room
intil after midnight. This closed the
vidence as neither respondent uor co-re-
pondent made a defense. The case was
;iven to the jury who returned a verdict
hat adultery had been committed by Mrs.
)’Shea and Mr. Parnell, and that there
lad been no connivance on the part of
)apt. O’Shea.
The court granted a decree for
livorce, with costs to the petitioner,
ind also awarded him the custody of the
rounger children.
Tl»e coachman who was formerly in the
employ of Mrs. O’Shea testified to driving
’arnell from Eltharn station to Airs.
VShea’s residence after midnight, lie
itterward took Parnell’s horses to East
iourne. An ex-page testified that he had
ived in the service of Mr*. O'Shea at East
iourne. Parnell lived in the same
louse. Other witnesses testified
hat Katie O’Shea (Mrs. O’Shea)
ook the East Bourm house and paid the
ent with checks signed Kate O’Shea,
’arnell resided there and also at the house
n Regents Park, which Mrs. O’Shea also
•ented. Mrs. Steele, a sister of Mrs.
JShea, whom the latter charged with
ulultery with Capiain O’Shea, then took
:he stand and denied the charge made
igainst her. One of the jurymen
,nsisted that the petitioner
:ross examined on the counter
?liarge made by his wife, the petitioner
svas accordingly recalled. He testified
:hat he had lived apart from his wile at
tier express desire. She denied charges o
jrnelty made against him and said he ha
always treated his wife with kindness. He
tiad invited Parnell to dine at his house
after challenging him to fight a
iuel, because he had been convinced
hat his suspicions regarding his wife an.!
Darnell were baseless. He had last live.1
svitli his wife at Brighton, in ISsc.. In
summing up evidence to the jury, Justice
Butt dwelt upon the charge of connivance
made by Mrs. O’Shea and asked why the
necessity for all the disguise resorted to by
Parnell if the petitioner had connived at
his wife’s infidelity. ' ,-
Court thereupon granted the divorce and
the condemned to respondent to pay costs
of action. The court also awarded the
custody of the younger children to peti-
t.eipated in the lynching. When the
negro was identified, a cheer went
up from every throat, and it
seemed to be with great glee that the
crowd ended the wretch’s life. Several
negroes suspected of the assaults had been
previously arrested, but Mrs. Calhoun
could .not identify them. Mrs. Calhoun is
still dangerously ill as the results of the
assaults.
At Woodlawn, last night John Sanders,
a negro, shot and killed a woman living
with him as his wife. When he went
home he found another man there, and
upon opening the door, Sanders shot and
killed the woman ami fled. He has not
been caught.
IN TIIE GREAT PIT.
BIRMINGHAM’S BUDGET.
CHTNG OF A NEGRO FIEND—A NEGRO
BRUTALLY MURDERS HIS WIFE.
irmingham, November 17.—[Special.]
enry Smith, a negro, the assailant of
. Mary Calhoun, near Wheeling, was
rht at Blocton Saturday night. Yes-
ay afternoon he was taken to Wheel
ing identified by the lady. Imme-
ely a posse took Smith to the woods
r by, and today search revealed his
gling body riddled With bullets, hang-
frorn a limb. About 200 miners par-
LIVELY DEALINGS IN THE WORLD’S
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET.
Chicago, November 17.—The reassur
ances of the bankers and others well in
formed in financial authorities regarding
the efficiency of measures adopted in Lon
don for protection of Baring Bros., elimi
nated from the grain business here appre
hension of further immediate trouble of a
serious nature, consequently the dispelling
fear of a general financial panic, which
was so powerful a factor in Saturday’s op
erations. May wheat is fast assuming the
lead in speculating dealings, and it began
with sellers at 102, but not much business
was done until it had been offered down
to $1—it touched 99), and reached to
1004, and during the next hour
fluctuated between 100) to 100). Toward
the end of that time the announcement
was made of some failures among Wall
street stock houses, and a drop to 904 took
place. December wheat started with sell
ers at 93) and some few trades at that
price, but the business did not become
general until it was offered at 93. It
quickly dropped to 924, reacted to 93$,
and after a period of inaction, during
which the price held close around 93, there
was a sudden descent to 91$ from the
cause already alluded to. At 1:15 o’clock
a quick advance to 93) for December and
100) for May was reached. Subsequently
May wheat sold up to 101),
off to 100) again and back
to $1.01) and December between 93)c. and
944c.—at the same time corn at the open
ing of business was priced in the neigh
borkood of Saturday’s closing quotations
May being valued at 51$c., with some sell
ing at that, but there was a quick advance
to 52)c. and later to 53)c., for May and
held between that point and 52)c. to the
close.
Oats—Fairly active, but stronger and
prices closed f to )e advance over Satur
day.
Mess pork—Trading moderate. Opening
sales were at Saturday’s closing figures,
and a reduction of 5c was submitted to.
Later prices rallied 10 to 10)c, but settled
back again 5 to 7)c. Toward the close
the market again rallied and closed steady
at medium figures.
Lard—Comparatively light trade and
change in prices slight.
Short-rib sides—Moderate business tran
sacted; fluctuations in prices frequent
within narrow range, showing little change
from those current Saturday.
OPELIKA FAIR IN FULL BLAST.
Opelika, Ala., November 17.
[Special.]—The East Alabama Fair is now
iu full blast. The opening day excelled
anything expected by the most sanguine.
The town is crowded with strangers and
lar^e crowds are expected. If the weather
is favorable the fair will doubtless be a
rousing success.
a brother-in-law’s crime.
Charleston, S. C., November 17.
At Darlington to-day, W. C. Rhodes
struck his brother-in-law, John Floyd.
Floyd shot Rhodes in the forehead and
Rhodes is dying. An old quarrel is at the
bottom of the tragedy.
GORDON 1IAS TIIE INSIDE—WILD GUESSES.
BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE.
Atlanta, November 17.—[Special.]—
No election!
That’s the outlook for tomorrow in the
Senatorial situation.
“Gordon,” said one of the most con
servative members of the Senate this
morning, “will have a majority in the
Senate, but I do not hope for his election
on the first ballot.”
“Will C’alnoun possibly be elected on
the first ballot?”
“No—decidedly not.”
“That means, of course, that nobody
can be elected tomorrow.”
“Exactly that.”
“Who will lead on the first ballot?”
“Gordon,” was the prompt reply. “I am
very certain of that.”
“What do you expect after the first bal
lot?”
“I am hoping,” he said, “for the elec
tion of Gen. Gordon. There’s no predict
ing the result with anything like certainty,
but I think his chances are better today
than at any time since his Alliance con
vention speech.”
I asked one of Mr. Calhoun’s warmest
supporters today if that gentleman, he
thought, could be elected on the first
ballot.
“If the ballot were taken now,” was his
answer, “he would not be elected on the
first ballot. But it’s twenty-four hours
off yet. Between now and then Mr. Cal
houn speaks. John Temple Graves speaks
with him tonight. The victory of Cal
houn in Newton county, where the issue
was plainly put between Calhoun and Gor
don, will have a decided effect. The idea
is that Calhoun is growing stronger every
hour. I would not care to hazard the pre
diction that Calhoun will be elected on the
first ballot, but it is possible.”
Then Gazaway Hartridge had a word to
say from a Norwood standpoffit.
“I don’t see how anybody can be nomi
nated on the first ballot,” said he. “After
that there's no tolling what will happen.”
“What is the limit of Gordon’s strength
on the first ballot?”
“One hundred. He won’t reach quite
that many, but I believe it will go over
ninety.”
The Gordon men did a clever thing to
day in fixing the time for the balloting.
That in the Senate is taken at 11 o’clock,
that of the House at 12.
Everybody knows that Gordon has a
decided majority in the Senate, but the
fact could not be more effectively put than
by having the official vote anpopneed just
before the House begins balloting.
In this changing and changeable state of
affairs it would be hazardous to make an
estimate twenty-four hours ahead, but this
would be the result if the ballot were taken
this afternoon:
Gordon leading, within twenty votes of
an election.
Calhoun next, about ten votes behind
Gordon.
Norwood, with about thirty votes, hold
ing the balance of power.
A few scattering, complimentary votes.
Of course material changes could be
made between now and the balloting to
morrow. One of those named might be
elected or an entirely new man put out;
bpt that’s the outlook now.
IN TIIE senate.
A hill was iptrodqced by Senator Hodge,
of the Thirty-first, making the office of
County School Commissioner eleptiye by
the people. The bill provides for a first
election in 1893, the term being two years;
the commission coming direct from the
Governor.
Also the following bills of a general na
ture:
Calloway of the Seventeenth—To pro
vide for the drawing of juries in the Supe
rior Courts of this State. Another, to
alter the oatli of witnesses before the grand
jury in certain cases. Also, to amend the
act of 1889 providing for the probate of
foreign wills and to declare the effect of
the same in this State.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House is doing a lot of routine
bqsinpgs these days. 9
Among the new fill Is introduced to-day
were the following:
Atkinson of Colnmbia—To anjehd Sec.
45(52 (c) of the Code of ’82, which pro
hibits the sale of cotton in the seed be
tween sundown and dark, by making it
unlawful to sell cotton in the seed between
September 1st, and December 20th, unless
by the written consent of the owner of the
cotton.
Lewis of Hancock—To protect the
operatives of any cotton or woolen fac
tory in this SUte when the mill is shat
down.
Wells of Lee—To prevent peddling In
this State.
Hill of Merriwether—To amend Sec.
3777 of the Code.
Mr. Wooten’s committee on fence law
reported a bill to amend the fence laws
of the State and to repeal section 1,449 of
the code.
The Governor’s message, submitting
the report of the Trustees of the State
University, was received this morning.
He urged the lengthening of the com
mon school term.
A general anti-Gordon caucus was held
today at the Capitol, just after the House
adjourned.
The call created something of a sensation
THE GREAT SPEECHES OF CALHOUN AND
GRAVES PAN OUT SMALL.
Atlanta, November 17.—[Special.]—
Pat Calhoun spoke tonight at the capitol.
He was followed by Col. N. J. nammond,
in response to the calls for him. John
Temple Graves followed, in the interest of
Calhoun. This ended the regular pro
gram. Perhaps 150 people remained to
hear Mr. Norwood. The only thing of
note in his speeeh was the reading of two
letters from L. L. Polk, deploring the
selection of Calhoun as the Alliance
standard bearer. The letters are dated
November Gth and 10th, and were used in
reply to a paper endorsing Calhoun.
Amongst the signatures is that of Col.
Polk. After the meeting at the capitol
adjourned, speeches were made at the
Kimball by Gordon, John Clay Smith of
Atlanta, Tom Lyons and T. Warren Akin
of Bartow, and a one-armed Confederate
veteran, E. J. Kiper of Gordon county, all
in Gordon’s interest. Gordon is certainly
nearer an election than he has been be
fore.
SENSATIONAL NEWS FROM BRUNS
WICK.
GROOVER COMMITTED TO JAIL FOR AT
TEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Bpunswick, Ga., November 17.- Fred
Groover was arrested here two weeks ago
for attempting to assassinate Contractor
Poole. At a preliminary hearing today
before a Justice of the Peace, Poole and
his wife were introduced as witnesses.
The facts brought out showed that Groover
had been intimate with Mrs. Poole for
some while and desired to get her husband
out of the way. Groover denied having
shot at Poole, but was found guilty of as
sault with intent to murder, and was
bound over in $1000 bond to the Superior
Court. He could not give bond and was
remanded to jail.
A negro named Charley Hines was
brought here tonight by Sheriff Bred), of
Appling county, and four deputies, charged
with poisoning a farmer named Jesse
Crummey five miles from Baxley on Sat
urday morning. Sunday night a mob of
fifty masked men went to Appling jail,
where the prisoner was confined, put a
pistol to the Sheriff’s face, took his keys,
then carried him off to the woods. The
mob tried to unlock the jail and got two
doors opened. The last lock would not
work. They began firing in the jail; fired
300 shots through the windows. The
negro lay on the floor and thus saved
himself. The Marshal of the town and
citizens finally fired into and dispersed the
mob. The prisoner was brought here for
safe keeping, ne told me he had rather
be hung than to have remained in the Ap
pling county jail to-night. He was sure
he would have been riddled with bullets.
Two negro men, one Tom Miller, well
known here, the other unknown, were
found on the B. & M. R. R. track yester
day morning. Miller at Jamiaca with his
skull mashed; the unknown at Nahunta
with a bullet in his head. Both are
thought to have been killed in a gambling
row. The Coroner’s jury failed to ascer
tain facts, so a verdict of accidental killing
was rendered. They were buried by
friends in the colored cemetery here this
morning.
A heavy fog for the past two days tied
up vessels of ail kinds. Steamships which
should have left on Saturday were unable
to go tp spa this morning at [1 o'clock.
T. :
A BATCH OF HORRORS.
IN RELIGIOUS FRENZY ONE NEGRO WOMAN
KILLS ANOTHER—MURDERED FOR A
TRIFLE—ANOTHER LYNCHING.
Birmingham, November 17.—[Special.]
On Brown hill, on the southern outskirts of
this city, last night, a big negro religious
revival was in progress, when a negro wo
man named Mary Davis went into a fit of
religious ecstacy and became violent.
Rhoda Wright, another young woman,
seized her and attempted to hold her. The
Davis woman seemed raving mad, and
throwing Rhoda down, put both knees on
her chest and stomach and held her for
soipe time. When Mary was re
leased by force, Rhoda was dead.
Terrible excitement followed, Rhoda’s
brother swore opt a warrant at once and
the Coroner is investigating the case at
Cullman. Beecher Smith, a prominent
young man and the proprietor of a saw
mill, was found dead beside the Louisville
and Nashville track, It js known that he
and a man named Snnbfis were drinking
and lay down beside the track last night
and fell asleep. A train came along ami
woke Snubbs up and Smith lay in a ditch
with a hole in his head, dead. His money
was gone and there are suspicions of foul
play. Detectives are at work.
At Jonesboro, Dave Smith and Henry
Arrington, negroes, (quarrelled about work.
Smith shot and killed Arrington and
escaped.
It is reported to-night on reliable
authority that another negro was lynched
near Bessemer late this afternoon. ]t is
alleged he tried to incite the negroes to
rise and revenge the lynching of Henry
Smith last night for assaulting Mrs. Cal
houn. He was taken by the crowd and
hanged so it is said. Farther trouble is
feared.
Offer in Odd
Every Day
Merchant Tailoring.
The fine class of goods made and trim
med second to none in this country con
tinue to keep our Tailoring Department
crowded wi h orders.
Suits from $30 to $75. We cannot
make cheap, common work. We have
neither the labor nor the common goods.
CHANCELLOR & PEARCE.
THE S0L0NS OF ALABAMA
MAKING NEW LAWS AND REPEAL
ING OLD ONES.
A KUSH OF BILLS IN BOTH HOUSES—RAIL
ROAD LEGISLATION OALORE—SHORT
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Montgomery, Ala., November 17.—
[Special.]—The Senate was called to order
at 10 o’clock by President Hargrove. Pray
er by Rev. Dr. Burkhead, of this city. The
roll was called and a quorum of the mem
bers answered to their names. The jour
nal of Saturday was read and approved.
Bills were introduced by:
Mr. Hayes—To create eleventh judicial
circuit of the State of Alabama, provide
for the appointment of a judge and a so
licitor for said circuit.
Mr. Hundley—To amend section 3403 of
the code. Mfe
Mr. Haralson—To amend an act to in
corporate Fort Payne. Approved Februa
ry 28, 1889—judiciary.
Mr. Bradley—To amend section 750 of
the code, so far as the same applies to the
counties of Lamar, Fayette, Marion and
Franklin.
Mr. Stallworth—To authorize a sub
scription by the State to a hook entitled
“Atkinson’s compilation.”
Mr. Downing—To provide for the pay of
mileage to constables and bailiffs for at
tendance upon different courts.
Mr. Cowan—To prevent trespass on
State lands.
Mr. Minge—To repeal section 3,210 and
to amend sections 3,211, 3,212, 3,214,
3,215, 3,210, 3,217 of the code, relating to
the condemnation of lauds for public uses.
Mr. Wiley (by request)—To establish the
State Industrial University for colored
students. To provide a system of water
works for the city of Montgomery.
The committee on rules reported the
rules of the last Senate, with a few unim
portant amend uo'nts. The report was
adopted and the Senate adjourned to 10
o’clock tomorrow morning.
THE HOUSE.
The House was called to order by the
Speaker at 10 o’clock this morning and
prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Burkhead,
of this city.
Mr. Lee of Barbour, offered a bill to add
a new section to the code regulating the
manner of issuing license for retailing
liquor in the State. The bill proposes a
new section to the code providing that
applications for license to retail liquor
shall be published for thirty days in some
paper in the comity giving the name of
the applicant as well as the names of the
freeholders and householders who have
signed the petition.
Mr. Davidson introduced a bill requiring
railroads to stop passenger trains at all
stations at which the receipts amount to
$500 per month.
Mr. Wade—To create a new county of
Houston out of portions of Jefferson,
Walker, Tnskaloosa, Bibb and Shelby
counties. The new county will embrace
the cities of Bessemer and Woodstock,
which may be voted for as the county seat.
The bill provides that the new county
shall be a portion of the seventh judicial
circuit.
Mr. Davis, of Lamar—A bill to require
all passenger trains to stop one and a half
minutes for receiving passengers at all ad
vertised stations. The bill imposes a fine
of not less than $25 nor more than $100,
which shall go to the public school fund of
the county in which the violation occurs.
Mr. Lewis, to exempt from taxation all
capital hereafter invested in manufacturing
in this State for a period of ten years.
Also, a bill requiring railroads to furnish
separate but equal accommodation on pas
senger trains for different races.
Also, to abolish the rule of law requir
ing the unanimous finding of a jury in
civil causes and providing that the finding
of three-fourths of the jury shall consti
tute the verdict of the jury.
Also, a bill to better provide for the
safety of running railroad trains, and to
promote the health and comfort of conduc
tors, engineers, firemen and brakemen.
The bill proposes to make it unlawful for
any person employed on railroads in the
position above named to act in such ca
pacity, who has not been off duty for at
least ten hours after a trip of twelve
hours.
Also, to create a convict labor reform
commission to investigate the question of
employment of convicts other than by tfie
present convict system. The hoard pro:
vides that the commission sfixU h e com
prised qf the boqrtj of convict inspectors,
with the Governor as chairman ex-officio.
Mr. Clements—A hill ta provide for
teaching in the public schools of physiolo
gy and hygiene with reference to the af
fects of alcoholic drinks on the human sys
tem,
Mr. Webb—To incorporate the Confed
erate Association of Alabama.
Mr. Forman—For the relief of maimed
soldiers of the late war and the widows of
Confederate soldiers. Bill gives *00 per
capita to soldiers having lost arm, leg,
hand or foot, or use thereof, or to the wid
ow of such soldier. No one holding office
which pays in salaries or fees $-}Q() per an
num, or who has properly assessed at $000
shall be entitled to the benefits of this law.
Application must be made to probate judg
es and applicant must make oath that he
is nqt excluded from the benefits of this
law and must he verified hy two witnesses.
Mr. Screws- To authorize the Governor
to appoint a competent civil engineer who
shall have an office in the capitol and who
shall examine all applicants to engage in
the business of civil engineer. He will be
Suits, Pants,
This Week.
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required to give bond in the sum of $2,000,
and applicants before receiving a license
from him will be required to pay a fee of
$25, which goes into the State Treasury,
Bills were introduced in the House hy
Messrs. Sparkman, Lee of Barbour, David
son, Harris, Lee of Conecuh, ltosseau, Ed
wards, Smith of Dallas, Wade, Davis of
Fayette, Henry, Brown, Davis of Lamar,
Tucker o£ Lauderdale, Thrasher, Young,
Steele, Lewis, Screws, Sayre, Alexander,
Longshore, Forman, Webb, Clements, Fos
ter, Powell, Cooper, Pettus and Brown.
Resolution hy Mr. Pettus to raise a
joint committee of the two houses to re
vise the schedules of the various circuit
and chancery courts. Adopted.
Mr. Meadows offered a joint resolution
to provide for a vote on a proposition to
amend section 2 of article xi of the con
stitution, provided that school districts
may hy a special tax of one-half per
centum, to be used for school purposes.
Mr. Clayton, of the judiciary committee,
reported favorably on sundry bills which
were placed on the calendar.
House bill No. 5, to relieve Minnie S.
Parker, of Calhoun county, a minor, of
the disabilities of non-age, was read a third
time at length and passed.
After the reading of the bill, Mr. North-
ington called the attention of the House to
the fact that the constitution prohibited
the passage of any local or private hill
where the end could be obtained hy any
other means, and cited the provision of
law which authorizes the Chancery Court
under certain conditions to remove the
disabilities of non-age in minors.
Mr. Clayton explained the circumstances
attending the case, it being one. outside the
power of the Chancery Court to grant the
relief wished, and read the petitions of the
petitioner ami of the executors of the
estate of D. T. Parker. The explanation
being satisfactory, the hill was passed
without a negative vo‘e, and sent forth
with to the Senate without engrossment.
Mr. Pettus offered a motion to make the
special order for 12 o’clock today to recon
sider the vote by which the motion to raise
a joint committee to reapportion and redis
trict the State be made a continuing special
order for tomorrow morning immediately
after the. reading of the journal.
The House voted on motion of Mr. Pet
tus and it was lost, the vote standing ayes
37, nays 47.
Mr. Brown, of the special committee on
the employment of clerks, reported, allow
ing clerks for the following committees:
judiciary, ways and means, revision of laws,
education and temperance. The compensa
tion allowed will be $3 per day. The clerk of
the ways and means, will act as clerk of
the committee on local legislation; clerk of
committee on education as clerk of com
mittee on corporations; clerk of committee
on temperance as clerk of committee on
agriculture. Adopted.
At 11:30 the House took a recess for a
half hour.
The House reassembled at 12 o’clock,
and the Speaker announced that the spe
cial order for the hour was the motion -to
reconsider the vote by which the joint
resolution to raise a Committee to redis
trict and reapportion the State, was
adopted.
Mr. Siaaw stated that lie had originally
voted on this question under a misappre
hension. lie could see no reason why the
committee should not be given the authori
ty to investigate what is notoriously an in
complete and imperfect census. He thought
further that an expression from this body
could not fail to do good.
The ayes and nays were called, and the
motion to reconsider was lost, the vote
standing ayes 39, nays 40.
Motion of Mr. Sullivan the House ad
journed to 10 o’clock to-morrow morning.
ALABAMA SUPREME COUBT DECISIONS.
Montgomery, Ala., November 17.—
[Special.]—The following Supreme Court
decisions were rendered today:
Stone, C. J.—East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railway Company vs. E., from
Cherokee Circuit Court. Reversed and
remanded.
Clopton, J.—N. Hall vs. Tanner & De-
Laney Engine Company, from Geneva
Circuit Court. Affirmed.
McClellan, J.—A. Montgomery vs. G.
Foster, from Calhoun Probate Court. Af
firmed.
E. C. Hayes vs. W. D. Westcott, from
Montgomery Circuit Court. Reversed and
remanded.
Coleman, .J.—Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company, from Decatur City
Coqrt. Reversed aud remanded.
RUMORS OF A BIG DEAL.
A LOCAL SYNDICATE AFTER THE COLUM
BUS WATER WORKS.
Jt was rumored on tlAr streets last night
that the Columbus Water Works Compa
ny had sold their valuable properly in this
city to a strong local syudieale.
A local member u) the board of directors
of the company seen by a reporter last
flight, and questioned in regard to the re
ported deal.
“ The Columbus water works have not
keep solo, he said. “ The property is
owned sod operated by the original com
pany.*’
From this positive statement it will be
seen that the rumored sale has not been
made.
It la believed, however, that negotia
tions for the purchase of the property are
pending, and as the gentlemen reported to
he in the syndicate are men of ample
means, the deal may be consummated.
It is understood that the investment in
the entire plant is in the neighborhood of
$300,000. This shows that the deal said
to be pending is an important one.
GREAT MONEY CENTRES
STIRRED UP BY INDICATIONS OF
FINANCIAL TROUBLE.
NOTHING SERIOUS DEVELOPED YET BE
YOND SEVERAL SUSPENSIONS.
THE MARKET RE
MAINS FIRM.
Paris, November 17, 11 a. m.—The
financiers here are now taking a pessimis
tic view of the situation.
EULOGIZING THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
Paris, November 17.—The press eulo
gizes the action of Bank of France in help
ing the Bank of Eugland by sending gold
to that institution.
London, November 17, 12:30 p. m.—
At this hour foreign securities are de
pressed, consuls steady, American securi
ties weak. The rate of discount in open
market is nominally same as the Bank of
England’s rate.
London, November 17, 1 p. m.—Dis
patches just received from continental
Boiuses show all weak. 2:30 p. m.:
Foreign securities and American railway
securities now flatter and prices continue
to recede. Consuls and English railway
securities steady.
BANK OF ENGLAND AS A BACKER.
London, November 17.—A representa
tive of the Associated Press today visited
the house of Baring Bros. & Co. Every
thing was quiet about the place, and there
were no internal or external signs of a dis
turbance. The members of the firm stated
that all their acceptances and other liabili
ties will be met as they fall due, and that
the position of the firm with the Bank of
England at its back is stronger now than
ever before.
BOSTON BANKS ACTING CAUTIOUSLY.
Boston, November 17.—Kidder, Pea
body Jz Co„ are in receipt of a cablegram
from Baring Bros staling that all matters
are arranged satisfactorily and perman
ently, and authorizing Kidder, Peabody A
Co., to proceed with business as usual.
The Boston banks met at 11 a. m. to agree
upon concerted action, as precautionary
measures are deemed advisable.
THE SITUATION IN NEW YORK.
New York, November 17.—10 a. m.—
The stock market opened comparatively
free from excitement, and strong and
higher for many of the leading shares.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Bur
lington and Quincy, and sugar trust, were
the only stocks which showed any marked
decline.
TWO SUSPENSIONS.
10:30 A. M.—Randall Ji Wierum, bro
kers, have just announced their suspension
on the Stock Exchange. The failure has
no effect on the market. Kandall is lying
critically ill at his home. Mr. Wierum
states that the engagements of the firm
are very small, and that he expects an
early adjustment of the affairs of the firm
will be made.
The failure is said by friends of the firm
to be due mainly to Randall’s physical
inability to he upon the floor of the ex
change this morning. Much sympathy
was expressed and offers of assistance
were numerous, but they came too late to
avert misfortune. It is understood that
arrangements have been perfected to re
establish the house in business at an early
day.
11:20 A. m.—Gregory, Ballou & Co.,
brokers, of No. 1 New street, have an
nounced their suspension on the .Stock
Exchange.
IN WALL STREET.
New York, November 17.—Wall Street,
10:30.—The market is now steady, with
the general list held at small fractions
above the opening figures. Gregory, of
(iregory, Ballou it Co., says the cause of
the suspension of their firm was shrinkage
in stocks, and he believes their embarrass
ment will be temporary only. Other mem
bers of the firm concur in this statement.
THE MONEY MARKET.
New York, November 17.—Noon.—
Money is quiet at 5 to 9. The stock mar
ket, after 11 o’clock, subsided into its
usual moderate business. Lackawanna
rose 1), to 12(5f against 12b at the opening,
and Burlington, at 84), was 1)
per cent better than it opened.
.Sales under the rule for accounts of sus
pended firms were numerous, and some
bubbles were again pricked, among which
the Virginia Midland, which was quoted
lately at 52 hid, sold at 37) and Illinois
Central, which has ranged around 7, sold
at 3f. The general market, however, was
firm, even under the depressing influences
of these sales, and at noon active and firm
to strong at. the best prices of the morning.
IN SOUND FINANCIAL CONDITION NOW.
New York, November 17.—A special
from London says: Barings declare their
financial position to be sound now as the
banks have guaranteed three year" support.
The firm will realize VI,000,(XX) surplus.
They now hold £8,000,000 of the best
commercial paper in the world and their
total liability is £21,0(00,000. It is con
ceded that while they were embarrassed by
the steady depression in Argentines to
consiherable extent the principle cause of
the trouble was Russia’s withdrawal of
£5,000,000 in all, from the firm’s acconnts.
FORGERIES OF A JUNIOR PARTNER
CAUSES A FAILURE.
New York, November 17.—The assign
ment of Walls, Robeson <fc Smith, brought
about by forgeries of the junior partner,
was formally filed in the Comity Clerk’s
office today. The firm assigned to Wm. A.
Watson with preference to Edward J. San
ford for $15,000 and to James II. Fay for
$10,000. Albert II. Smith, the guilty
member of the firm, was arraigned in po
lice court this morning and remanded until
tomorrow.
New York, November 17.—The re
markable frauds perpetrated hy Broker
Albert H. Smith was the talk of the street
today. Creditors of the firm ruined hy his
speculations will hold a meeting tomorrow
afternoon, and at that time a attleutent of
the Ann’s liabilities and assets will he pre
sented. Mr. Clark, of the firm of lawyers
representing the wrecked firm, said today
the figures approximating the liabilities
were due on loans on which
stocks and bonds had been
issued as collaterals of $500,000;
due depositors $100,000, total $(500,000,
assets, stocks and bonds pledged $350,000,
other property about $33,000,total $:185,000.
Smith’s forgeries amount to about $240,000
and his private loans to about $140,000,
assets $30,000. A partial schedule of
Smith’s forgeries shows ttiat the actual
value of securities pledged is in most cases
10 or 12 per cent of the amount loaned
upon them, for example a loan of $25,000
was obtained upon securities aggregating
$147,400. The securities pledged are ac
tually worth only $1(5,500, the certificates
having been raised to ten times that
amount.
ECHOES FROM THE BIG SHOW.*
IT BROUGHT AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF
MONEY TO COLUMBUS.
Everyi >ody agrees that the Exposition
was a great benefit to Columbus.
That it brought an immense amount of
money to Columbus no one can deny.
The lowest figures of a conservative esti
mate of the average number of visitors
during the Exposition is 10,000 daily.
Putting the actual daily expenses of each
visitor at $2 and the result is $20,000 daily
for actual expense. This would be $200,-
000 for the actual expenses of the visitors
during the ten days the Exposition was i l
progress.
'1 nis calculation does not include what
was spent by the visitors in purchasing
dry goods, clothing, shoos, groceries, car
riage hire and many other things. It is a
hard matter to estimate the cxucl amount
each visitor spent in Columbus. Many of
them spent hundreds of do lars, while
others spent very little. If me average
amount spent by each visitor was $5 daily,
the result would be $500,000. If this aver
age amount is placed at $10, a cool million
would be the sum brought to Columbus by
the big show. These figures are not ex
travagant.
Nothing is risked in saying that there is
more money in Columbus now than there
has been before at one time for some years.
It is in the hands of people who will spend
it, too, and her merchants and business
men will reap a rich harvest for days to
come.
A prominent wholesale merchant re
marked last night that he was more than
pleased with the result of the Exposition.
“There were more visiting merchants in
Columbus last Wednesday,” he said,
“than ever before assembled at one time
iu any city in Georgia.”
“Many of them came from beyond the
legitimate territory of Columbus,” he con
tinued, “and nearly all of them bought
good bills while here. They were favor
ably impressed with Columbus, and will
be good customers of her wholesale mer
chants from now on. I am satisfied that
the Exposition will greatly benefit my own
trade, and that of every wholesale mer
chant in the city.
Of couse the retail dealers, livery stables
and hotels derived immediate benefit Iroin
the Exposition.
“I am satisfied that I got $2,000 worth
of trade that would never have come to
Columbus but for the Exposition,” said a
dry goods merchant yesterday. I knew
the Exposition would be a good thing, hut
my most sanguine expectations were more
than realized.
Another dry goods merchant said: “My
firm gave $100 to the Exposition and never
made a better investment. We would
cheerfully give that much every month in
the year to secure such enormous sales as
we have had for the past ten days. Our
store was thronged with customers whom
1 had never seen before. They spent their
money freely and seemed well pleased with
what they bought.”
Another leading dry goods merchant
says the cash sales of his house during the
Exposition averaged $250 more than the
usual cash sales at this season of the year.
The senior member of another large firm
stated that the sales of his house during
the Exposition were double what they
would have been if the show had not been
given. “We had customers from the
southern part of Florida, and way down
below Montgomery,” he said. “There
were hundreds and thousands of people
here,” he continued, “who had never been
here before, and who would not have come
had it not been for the Exposition.”
“Our sales for the two weeks are almut
$2,000 ahead,” said another dry goods
man. * This is outside trade, too,” he
continued. “The ladies of Columbus did
not do a great deal of shopping during the
Exposition, on account of the crowds, hut
they are coming in pretty lively this
morning.”
The clothing men tell the same story,
and those seen hy a reporter yesterday
estimate their increased sales at from
$1,500 to $3,000 during the Exposition.
The half has not yet been told. Only a
few pointers are thrown out as f,x>d for
reflection.
The Exposition of 1890 was a hummer
and no mistake.
TIIE WALLACE MURDER CASE.
IT COMES UP FOR TRIAL, BUT IS POST
PONED.
A large crowd gathered in the Superior
Court room at 10 o’clock yesterday morn
ing to hear the preliminary trial of Will
Wallace, who is charged with the murder
of Engineer Frank Iluckabee.
The story of the killing of Hnckabee is
familiar to the readers of the Enquirer-
Sun and need not be rejrrat d here.
The case was called a little after 10
o’clock, Justices Bowies, Williams and
Redd sitting.
Hon. James II. Worrill appeared for the
defense and Solicitor-General Carson and
Colonel C. .1. Thornton for the prosecu
tion. The trial was expected to be an in
teresting one, and the friends of Wallace
and the dead engineer’s were out in full
force. ,'
On account of the ahg*-ncn of an import
ant witness, the hairing was postponed
until 9 o’clock this morning, when it will
occur at the court, house before the justices
named.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER
Is Superior to Every Other Known.
r The United States Official
Investigation
Of Baking Powders, recently made, under authority of
Congress, by the Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C., furnishes the highest authoritative informa
tion as to which powder is the best The Official Report
Shows the ROYAL to be a
cream of tartar baking pow
der, superior to all others in
strength and leavening power.