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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 21, 1890.
NO. 288.
The Closing
Overcoats an
Prices CHA
d Underwear
BOYS’ SUITS,
You save from 50 cents to
$2 on every suit bought from !
Chancellor & Peare.
Making Ourselves Heard.
| The close prices we are making in Over-
i coats draw large crowds,
r/. j. . . • 200 medium weight Overcoats in several
oaa SUllS, sizes 4 to 14, j Shades (all sizes) for $12 and $15. These
j goods would not be high at $16 to $22.
NCELLOR
Will Crowd
reduced to S3 to close.
Chancellor & Pearce,
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.
The Long: and Short
OF IT
1 You can buy goods at any and all 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.
& PEARCE
Their Store
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.
NEW THINGS!
We received last week a large assort men t of Dresa Trimming*, among others a choice assort-
ment of Bullion and Feathers combined, and all Black Cboeheted Gimps in profusion.
ORDEBS BIT TELEGRAPH.
We ordeied a large lot of Fur Ast rakahn and Plu«<h Capa, expecting a large sale of them during
th* Exposition. Owing to the mild weather, we sold very lew. We have marked them at Bargain
prices to insure their sale before December 1st .
OTTIR, ^LIlLIjXTSrBP^Y.
Our citvand near-by country trade can have their orders executed promptly and without the
delay which was unavoidable duriug the past two weeks. We have added many new goods to this
department, duriug th« past Week, and will receive many more during the next.
ALT FIFTEEN GENTS.
We sell the best Hose ever off ared at the price for 15 cents. Come see for yourself. We sell a
double width Flannel Suitiug, good styles, for 15 cents.
KID GL0VES--ST0CK GREATLY ENLARGED.
We sell tbe baft On* Dollar Kid Glovo to bo bail for tbe price, aud warreut every pair.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
THE TIPPERARY CASES.
THE MARKET DEPRESSED.
TUK VERDICT AGAINST THE SO-CALI.ED
CONSPIRATORS.
Dublin, November 20.—In the Court
at Clonmel today a verdict of guilty was
rendered against William O’Brien, Johu
Dillon, Patrick O’Brien, all of whom are
members of Parliament, and John Culli-
nane, Thomas Walsh, Patrick Meekler,
and Mr. Bolton, who were indicted on
charges of conspiracy to induce teuents
on the Smith-Barry estate not to pay rent.
William O’Brien and Dillon were each
sentenced to terms of imprisonment of six
mouths each, but the sentences are to run
concurrently. Patrick O’Brien and Culli-
nane were each sentenced to six months
imprisonment, and Walsh. Meekler and
Bolton to four months each. All the
sentences were without labor. Father
Humphrey, Thomas J. Condon, member
of Parliament, Daniel Kelly, and David
Sheehy, member of Parliament, indicted
«>n the same charge, were found not guilty
and discharged.
, EFFECT OF THE BARBER BROS. FAILURE
IN PHILADELPHIA.
! New York, November 20.—A dispatch
from Philadelphia says: The failure of
; Barber Bros. & Co. has just been an-
| nounced on the Stock Exchange. The
, announcement of the failure on the Stock
Exchange here has had the effect of de
pressing the market.
THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
TY-TY DOTS.
Ty-Ty, November 18.—[Special.]—A
goodly number of our people attended the
Exposition at Columbus aud came back
well pleased witTi their trip, and are speak
ing in the hightest terms of the Exposition.
Mr. W. B. Parks has not returned yet; h*
is doubtless having a good time.
Farmers are still bringing in cotton and
quite a number of them are grinding up
their cane and getting it ready for market.
Mr. J. B. Hannon, who resides near
town came near having a serious accident
last Friday. He was round his sugar mill
cleaning out the pommie and had his fin
ger caught in the mill. His finger was
badly mashed, but fortnuately no bones
were broken.
Rev. James Gibbs was married a few
days ago to Mrs. Paulk of Irwin county.
Your correspondent lias beeu having
some nice bananas of his own raising.
They are fully equal to any that are
shipped.
Mr. George Kirby and John Hester,
t wo young men living near Adele on the
G. S. and F. railroad, got into a difficulty
and Kirby cut and killed Hester. They
were on their way from a party and Hes
ter was drunk and went onto Kirby. I
di<l not learn whether Hester had any
weapon or not. Kirby was at large at last
accounts.
The ladies of Tifton are fixing up a
grand festival to come off on next Friday
night for the purpose of raising money to
furnish the Masonic hall, and everbody is
expected to be there. From appearances
now it will be a grand thing. In fact the
ladies of Tifton don’t do things by halves,
but make a success in all they go at.
The town of Tifton is rapidly building
up, and the grading on the Tifton and
Thomasville Branch Railroad is going on
rapidly.
FAILED WITHOUT PREFERENCES.
New York, November 20.—Joseph F.
Becker, dealer in teas and coffee, who has
stores on Eighth avenue, Fulton and Front
streets, made an assignment today to John
G. Quinlan, without preferences.
THE BF.GULAR MEETING OF ITS DIREC
TORS YESTERDAY.
London, November 20.—The regular
meeting of the directors of the Bank of
England took place today. They made no
change in the bank rate of discount. The
rate of discount in open market is nomi
nally 7 per cent.
GOSSIP FROM GRIFFIN.
Griffin, Ga., November 19.—[Special.]
—Farm lands in this and adjoining coun
ties are in great demand, and when any
are offered for sale a buyer is easily found,
and land commands better prices now
than ever in years before. Only a few
days ago Capt. John Farris sold 136 acres
of farm land ten miles north of Griffin at
$25 per acre, all cash. On yesterday a
Mr. Cook, of Ohio, paid $1,000 for twenty
acres near Pomona, five miles north of
Griffin, on the Central Railroad. This is
a fair price—$50 per acre—for land with
no improvement whatever. This is in the
fruit region, however, and Mr. Cook will
set the land in grape vines at once. There
are several buyers here and fancy prices
may cause other sales to be made in the
next few days.
This is a good fruit country and grape
culture is certainly the coming industry of
this section and is said to be quite remun
erative by those engaged in the business,
as it is a never-failing crop. There are
now more than one thousand acres set in
grape vines in a radius of six miles of
Griffin.
The quiet of Griffin was disturbed on
yesterday by five pistol shots fired in quick
succession. The report came from the
telegraph office, and as the streets were
full of people and the stores crowded with
customers, the report went like an elec
tric bolt, and the telegraph office was very
soon thronged with anxious enquirers as
to the cause of the shooting. The news
was soon explained by our clever operator,
Mr. Henry McDaniel, who had just
heard of General Gordon’s election
to the United States Senate. The
shooting off was a signal for our people
to rejoice, and we have been rejoicing
ever since. Hurrah for Gordon.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ellis will leave to
morrow morning for Starke, Florida, where
they will spend some time recuperating.
PORK PACKERS FAIL.
Cincinnati, November 20.—Charles
Jacobs «£• Co., pork and beef packers at
Plum and Findlay streets, assigned this
morning to George C. Jacobs. Liabilities,
$60,000; assets, $40,000, with preferences
given in favor of George Wuest for
$17,500.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
Raking
Powder
ABSOU/TELY PURE
0DR GEORGIA S0L0NS.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE NEGRO
UNIVERSITY BILL.
NORMAN’S SEAT TO BE CONTESTED BY
THE NEGRO JAMES—THE DARKEY
MEMBER FROM M’lNTOSH.
A SENSATION.
Atlanta, November 20.—[Special.]—
An interesting contested election case will
be argued Monday 'afternoon.
The contested seat is that from Liberty
county, at present occupied by a white
man, Mr. N. J. Norman. The contestant
is a negro justice of the peace, W. J.
James. James will be remembered as the
darkey who proclaimed himself the Christ
during the religious craze in Liberty over
a year ago.
His followers in that excitement voted
for him solidly in this race, the better
class of negroes being against him.
The House has decided to establish a
separate university for negroes.
The Senate must still pass upon the
question.
The House first adopted a joint resolu
tion, that the State of Georgia hereby ac
cepts the donation from the United States
of a part of the proceeds of the public
lands to be paid and used as provided in
an act of Congress of the United States,
approved August 30, 1890, entitled “an
act to apply a portion of the proceeds of
the public lands to the more complete en
dowment and support of the colleges for
the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic
arts, established under the provisions of
an act of Congress, approved July 2,1862,”
upon the terms and conditions prescribed
therein.
The amount appropriated for this year,
the first after the passage of the act of
Congress, is $15,000.
Then the bill establishing the school for
negroes, which was read the third time
this morning, and passed. It provides for
the annual appropriation of $8,000 for the
negro school, in lieu of any claim of the
colored population upon the proceeds of
the land scrip donation.
The school “for the education and
training of colored students” is to be es
tablished in connection with the State
University, forming one of the depart
ments thereof, under the control of the
University trustees, under the general
supervision of the chancellor.
The resolution and the bill referred to
are by Mr. Page, of Oglethorpe.
Mr. Sibley, of Cobb, has a bill to appro
priate $24,000 to this college—enough to
purchase grounds and begin building,
This amount is the three years’ accumula
tion of the annual $8,000 appropriation
that used to go to the Atlanta University;
but forfeited by that school for educating
whites and blacks together. This has been
kept in the treasury until it could be ad
vantageously appropriated to the educa
tion of colored people.
The school, under a provision of Mr.
Pope’s bill, is to be located at that city or
town in the State which shall offer the
best inducements for such location.
That honorable body,” etc., did noth
ing today but read House and Senate bills
a second time.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The following appointments were con
firmed by the Senate today: Howell Cobb,
Judge, and F. A. Hooker, Solicitor, of the
Sumter County Court; R. F. Simmons,
Judge of the Terrell County Court.
The House had a quantity of local bills,
but except these—and the colored univer
sity matter—little or nothing of general
interest characterized today’s proceedings.
Norman, of Liberty, the man that elect
ed Gordon by changing his vote, intro
duced a bill to preserve the purity of the
ballot box, providing for the suppression
of all intimidation. Liberty, it will be re
membered, had a negro representative in
the last House.
Talking about negro representation,
what’s the matter with Lectured Crawford,
of McIntosh?
You never see him upon the streets
without a roll of “House of Representa
tives” paper conspicuously proclaiming his
identity, or some other unmistakable sign
of his office.
Invitations to “the Legislature” are al
ways accepted by the brother from McIn
tosh.
Last night the hall of Representatives
was turned over to the W. C. T. U. There
in his seat—the only negro in that great
audience—was Crawford. His own seat
couldn’t well be taken away from him, and
there he staid until the addresses were fin
ished. He looks upon his office as a piece
of personal property paid for, and he pro
poses to get the full possible benefit of it.
A SENSATION.
Is she his wife?
A gaunt, pale-faced woman, shabbily
dressed—is she the wife of a young man
married to another woman here Tuesday
and now in Washington, D. C., on his
bridal tour?
The young man is A. L. Sloan, a railroad
freight clerk here with the Richmond and
Dalton. Only two days ago he married
Miss Lily Scarratt, of Atlanta, an estima
ble and popular young lady.
This woman who appears now, claiming
to be Sloan’s wife, is unknown here. She
If you want
solid comfort,
style, durabil
ity and 1 o w
price combin
ed, see our $3,
$4, $5. $6 and
$7 Shoes.
They have no
equal in Co
lumbus. Larg:
line P a t e n t
Leather, Kan
garoo and Cork
Soles.
telligence, seemingly, and sticks to he r
text with a persistency that gives some
show of credibility to the story.
A TARDY COMMITTEE.
NO QUORUM IN THE HOUSE APPROPRIA
TIONS COMMITTEE.
Washington, November 20.—Under a
call for a meeting of the House appropria
tions committee today, which was issued
some time ago, Representatives Sayres,
Cogswell and McComas were the only
member to put iu an appearance and noth
ing was done. It is expected a quorum
will be here by Saturday. The same sub
committee will have charge of the various
bills and an earnest effort will be made to
advance the work on the appropria
tions bills as much as possible, in
order that they may be reported soon after
Congress meets. The District of Colum
bia bill will be the first reported, and it is
thought this will be ready for a report to
tbe full committee the day Congress meets.
The annual estimates have been received
for the pension, fortifications and district
bills, and for a part of the legislative bill.
These estimates form the basis on which
appropriation bills are made up.
Offer in Odd
Every Day
Suits, Pants,
This Week
THE SENATORIAL STAKE.
THERE IS NO BREAK
DEADLOCK.
IN THE
A FEW DARK HORSES TROTTED IN BUT
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED—THE
CAUCUS BALLOTS — SEVA*
TOBIAL GOSSIP.
DO YOU WEAR PANTS?
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 with orders.
Suits from $30 to $75. We cannot
make cheap, common work. We have
neither the labor nor the common goods.
CHANCELLOR & PEARCE.
ALABAMA LEGISLATURE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
BILL AGAINST BUCKET SHOPS — AN
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU
TION PROPOSED IN THE SEN
ATE—THE HOUSE MAK
ING SPECIAL ORDERS.
A HUGE CORPORATION
ORGANIZED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF
HARVESTING MACHINERY.
Chicago, November 20.—There was or
ganized in this city during the past few
days one of the largest corporations in its
line in the world. Tbe charter was filed
in Springfield today. The name of the
new company is the American Harvester
Company, for the manufacture of harvest
ing machinery, with a capital stock of
$35,000,000. The directors of the new
company will be C. A. McCormick, Wil
liam Deering, W. A. Wood, Lewis Miller,
A. L. Conger, and Gen. A. S. Bushnell.
The purpose of the new company is the
building of harvesting machines. There
is no intention to raise the prices of the
machines, which will be manufactured at
several different works. McCormick is to
be president, Wood vice-president, aud
Deering chairman of the board of direc
tors.
THE MINERS WILL STRIKE
FOP. ADVANCED WAGES—A HORSE CREEK
MURDER.
Birmingham, Ala., November 20.—
[Special.]—The coal miners have now
made demands upon all the mine operators
in the Birmingham district for an advance
of 5 cents. The operators today refused,
telling the miners their present contract
on a sliding scale doesn’t expire until next
summer. It is now pretty certain that a
general strike, involving 8,000 m6n, will
be inaugurated December 1.
At Horse creek, Wesley McCarty shot
and killed Dave Hull. Both are white
miners. They were drunk and in a row.
McCarty says it was accidental. He is in
jail at Jasper.
ACTRESS MARLOW’S CONDITION.
THE surgical operation may yet be
avoided.
Philadelphia, November 20.—There
has been no change in Miss Marlow’s con
dition for the past thirty-six hours. The
swelling in the glands of her throat has not
increased, neither has it diminished. That
she has not grown worse is considered by
her physicians this morning a favorable
sign, and they think the operation may
possibly be avoided. They will hold an
other consultation this afternoon and form
a definite decision as to whether or not the
operation will be necessary.
HIGHER WAGES DEMANDED.
Brazil, Ind., November 20.—The
drivers in the coal mines here have de
manded an advance in wages to $2 per
day. The operators have determined to
refuse the demand. A general suspension
throughout the coal district is imminent.
The yearly rate has been fixed, but some
operators are paying $2, hence all are
asked to.
THE EAST TENNESSEE SYSTEM.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
HOLDERS HELD.
Knoxville, November 20.—The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railway Company was held here yester
day. Nothing whatever was done. The
old board of directors was re-elected.
They will meet in New York in a few
days and elect officers. Out of 500,000
shares 95 per cent was represented, nearly
all by proxy. It was expected that some
announcement in regard to the purchase
of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas
Pacific system would be made, but it was
not.
THE BANK OF FRANCE
MAKES A LOAN TO THE BANK OF ENG
LAND.
Paris, November 20.—The Siecle ridi
cules the idea of treating the advance made
by the Bank of France to the Bank of
England of a financial idyll. The directors
of the Bank of France, it says, used their
makes some highly sensational statements;! unemployed bullion to a good profit to
one to the effect that unless justice is done j minimize a crisis, the refiex action of
her she will tell the truth about the Rich- j which would have been dangerous.
mond and Danville robbery at Greenville, I
S C. five years ago. dock laborers strike.
Sloan’s friends say the woman’s story is | London, November 20.—A thousand
a fabrication of the whole cloth, and that dock laborers, employed on the Garaton
she is demented. { dock, struck today owing to the dismissal
The police are investigating. ! by the company of a number of men who
The woman is of more than ordinary in- refused to load a boycotted steamer.
Montgomery,November 20.—[Special.]
The features of legislation this morning
were a bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Inzer, to prohibit the operation of
bucket shops or places where various
articles are sold on margin without de
livery. The first bill defeated in either
bouse, was that of Senator Hundley, fixing
labor day and making it a legal holiday,
which went down in the Senate this-morn-
Lig under an avalanche of noes. In the
House this morning the bill to devote half
of the money raised by the tax on fertil-
i er? to the public school fund, raised a
1 arm debate which resulted in making
t :e bill a special order for next Wednes
day at 12 o’clock.
Prayer in the Senate by Rev. J. D.
Bulkhead, and after reading and approval
of the journal, bills were introduced by:
Mr. Inzer—To prohibit keeping of
bucket shops in the State for sale of stocks,
provisions, cotton ties or cotton bagging
without intention of receiving or deliver
ing property sold.
Mr. Handley—To establish new charter
for Roanoke; proposing amendment to sec
tion 5, article 13 of the constitution, pro
posing to tax the white race to educate the
white race, and to tax the colored race to
educate the colored race in this State.
Mr. Bloch—To provide for bells at pub
lic ferries in Wilcox; to provide for safe
and convenient gates across public high
ways.
Mr. Stansel—To allow misdemeanors
and felonies of same class to be joined in
the same indictment.
Mr. Harris of Hale—To fix legal rate of
interest in Alabama, it makes legal rate
to 6 per cent, but allows any interest up
to 9 per cent, which may be agreed upon
in writing by parties to contract.
Mr. Smith of Mobile —To prevent ani
mals running at large on shell road, Mo
bile. To provide for humane killing of
crippled animals along railroads. To pre
vent abandonment of maimed and crippled
animals by owners. To provide for de
stroying abandoned, diseased or injured
animals. To regulate disposition of fines
for violating laws prohibiting cruelty to
children.
Mr. Stansel—To allow husband or wife
to testify against each other in certain
cases. To prevent sale of liquor in three
miles of Hebron Baptist church, in Pick
ens county.
The following bills read a third time and
passed.
To authorize and allow execution to be
issued on any judgment properly registered
in office of J udge of Probate.
To amend section 750 of the code of
Alabama as to the counties of Lamar,
Fayette, Marion and Franklin.
To amend section 2755 of the code.
To require railroad companies to provide
suitable water closets on passenger cars or
coaches.
To relieve Minnie S. Parker, of Calhoun
county, minor, disabilities non-age.
The bill to authorize a subscription by
the State to Atkinson’s compilation was
taken up. Brought out lengthy discussion
and after being amended to provide for a
subscription of 100 copies, the bill was
passed.
Adjourned to 10 tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
The opening prayer in the House was by
Rev. J. D. Burkhead, of this city.
After the reading and approval of the
journal, bills were introduced by Messrs.
Clayton, Lee of Barbour, Hulham, Har
rell, Cornelius, Quarles, Northington, Da
vis of Fayette, Avery, Brown, Be vis,
Screws, Sayre, Townsend of Pike, Gor
don, Longshore, Lee of Conecuh, What
ley, Edwards, Cooper;
Mr. Clayton introduced a bill to appro
priate $10,000 for the purpose of building
a home for the destitute orphan children
and grandchildren of the Confederate dead.
Mr. Hulham—A bill to repeal the law
paying Solicitors a salary instead of fees so
far as said act affects Bullock county.
Mr. Brown—To establish a new charter
for Birmingham.
Mr. Sayre offered a resolution to raise a
joint committee of the two houses to pre
pare a program for the inauguration of
Governor Jones. Adopted.
Mr. Lee of Conecuh—A bill to reduce,
the tag tax on guano to 10 cents per ton.
Mr. Watters introduced a resolution to
raise a joint committee to fix the time for
the General Assembly to take a recess for
the holidays. Adopted.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Sayre,
Watters and Jones on the part of the
House to act on tbe joint committee to
arrange for Gov. Jones’ inauguration, and
Messrs. Watters, Harris and Webb on the
part of the House on the joint committee
to fix the time of adjournment of tbe Gen
eral Assembly for the holidays.
The bill to make the office of commis
sioner of agriculture elective was made a
special order for Monday next at 12
o’clock.
Bill to repeal an act for protection of
game so far as it relates to county of Cov
ington, was read the third time and passed.
Bill to provide for the election of County
Commissioners of Etawah. Read and
passed.
Bill to incorporate the Birmingham and
Little River Coal Company. Read and
passed.
Bill to prohibit sale of liquor within five
miles of Oak Grove. Fellowship, Centre
and Union Spring churches, Henry county.
Read and passed.
Bill to prohibit sale of liquor within two
miles of Daleville Methodist and Baptist
churches, Dale county. Read and passed.
Bill to amend rule 4 of Chancery prac
tice to allow Register to issue rules on any
Monday or any day with exceptions named,
was read and passed.
Bill to legalize the marriage of James A.
Tindell and Winnie O. Tindell was read
and passed.
Bill to amend an act to establish the De
partment of Agriculture was taken up.
Amends by providing that one-half the net
proceeds of the sale of fertilizer tags shall
be paid into the State Treasury to the
credit of the public school fund, and shall
be prorated to each county in proportion
to the amount of tags sold in each county.
Mr. Gilchrist offered a motion to make
the bill a special order for next Tuesday at
12 o’clock.
Mr. Harris explained that the section
sought to be amended appropriated one-
third of the funds raised to the Agricul
tural and Mechanical College. The amend
ment proposed to take the appropriation
from the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege and to give one-half of the whole to
the general public school system of the
State.
Mr. Gilchrist was opposed unalterably to
taxing one elass specially for the benefit of
the whole people. He would not say that
it was proper to give the money to the Ag
ricultural and Mechanical College, nor
would he, until after thorough investiga
tion, say that it was proper that the money
should be given to the general school fund.
He favored the State raising its school
fund by direct taxation.
Mr. Wood favored the postponement for
similar reasons. The tag tax was levied
for the support of the Department of
Agriculture. If the tax raises more money
than is necessary for the support of the
lepartment, by all means reduce it—re
duce it to one-tenth of the present tax if
that sum will yield the. support.
Mr. Gilchrist’s motion to make a special
order was adopted.
Bill to prevent the running of freight
trains on Sunday was made special order
for next Wednesday at 12 o'clock.
Bill to make appropriations for the de
ficiency iu feeding and removal of prison
ers for the years 1889 aud 1890, was read
and passed.
Bill to incorporate the Birmingham and
Little River Coal Company passed.
Bill to incorporate Birmingham Coal
Company passed.
Bill to incorporate the town of Midland
City, Dale county, was passed.
Adjourned on motion of Mr. Adams, to
10 tomorrow.
EXCITED DEPOSITORS
Montoomkby, Ala., November 20.—
The Democratic caucus assembled at~7 :30
tonight with 124 members present. There
is no prospect now that a nomination will
be reached tonight. The friends of the
various candidates have beeu hard at work
all trying to reach an understanding. It
is generally conceded that no understand
ing has ben reached, and those on the in
side assert in the most positive terms that
every man is in to stay.
For the last hour a hundred rumors
have been in circuiatiou concerning tbe
fight. It has beeu stated, seemingly upon
good authority, that Mr. Kolb’s name will
be withdrawn after three ballots, but
Kolb’s leaders pronounce this statement
false, aud say that Kolb has no idea of
a withdrawal and that he will be iu at the
end.
Wharton and Ashton. The vessel was
built by U. F. Palmer, Jr., <fc Co., of New
York, successors to John Roach’s business,
and was to have been completed over a
year ago, since which time she has been
earning money for the Government in the
form of time penalties. She was to de
velop, according to the terms of the con
tract, an average indicated horse power of
3,400 during a run of four consecutive
hours, with a premium of $100 for every
additional horse power, and a correspond
ing penalty for any deficiency.
ANOTHER FAILURE ANNOUNCED.
tonight’s ballots.
The first ballot resulted: Pugh 46, Kolb
44, Seay 32, Watts 11.
The second ballot was: Kolb 44 Pu
41, Seay 32, Watts 10.
A DARK HORSE.
The third ballot developed the fact that
a dark horse was being nursed, and a vote
was cast early in the ballot for Hon. R. H
Clarke, Congressman from the First dis
trict. This was expected last night, but
it did not materialize. The third ballot
resulted: Pugh 44, Kolb 39, Seay 30
Watts 9, Clarke 5.
The fourth ballot: Pugh 40, Kolb 42,
Seay 27, Watts 9, Wheeler 2, Clarke 6,
Clements 1.
The caucus adjourned at 9:30 o’clock
until 7:30 tomorrow night.
CROWD THE STREETS ABOUT A NEW YORK
BANK.
New York, November 20.—The run
which was begun yesterday on the Citi
zens’. Savings Bank here was continued
this morning. As early as 9 o’clock, from
15,000 to 16,000 excited people gathered in
the vicinity. In fact, a number of unfortu
nate people who have fears that they have
lost all their hard earnings, paraded up
and down the neighborhood ail night.
Within, the bank president, Quintard, and
the cashier sat watching the preparations
for the day. The president said to a re
porter: “We made about $1,000 in interest
money yesterday lost by frightened deposi
tors. In all, we paid out over $113,000,
and took in about $16,000. The run will
probably continue today and tomorrow,
but we expect all the money back next
week.”
There are a plenty of police present to
keep the agitated depositors in order.
When the bank officials were ready to
begin their day’s work, such crowds gath
ered about the doors as would be entirely
unmanageable. So word was sent to the
nearest police station and reserves were at
once ordered out, with Capt McCullough
at their head. After a good deal of
trouble, the crowd was got into single file,
which extended around from the
bank doors into Canal street
and down to Elizabeth street.
As soon as order was restored, the deposi
tors were admitted to the bank in squads
of fifteen. The president of the bank had
offers of assistance today from kindred or
ganizations. They were respectfully de
clined, saying there was enough cash on
hand to meet the run. Mr. Quintard said
that it would take at least a week to settle
up with those already in line today. There
is no known reason for the trouble, except
that ignorant foreign depositors became
distrustful.
AN APPEAL TO CHRISTIAN SISTERS.
Atlanta, November 20.—Miss Willard
today sent the following telegram to the
convention in session at the North Avenue
M. E. church, Allegheny City :
“To Mrs. Euphinney: Believing that it
is legally and morally wrong for anybody
to take the name of the National Women’s
Christian Temperance Union with the pre
fix “non-partisan,” v,-e ask you as Chris
tian sisters to discontinue the use of this
name. (Signed)
“Francis E. Willard, Pres’t.
“M. A. Woodbkidge, See’y.”
UNIMPORTANT. IF TRUE.
Brussels. November 20.—The Inde
pendent Celge says that the pressure
brought to bear by Gen. Sir Garnet
Walseley compelled Stanley to give Major
Berteilot the command of the war guard.
ROUNDING UP THE REDSKINS.
RUMORS OF A BATTLE, BUT NOT CON
FIRMED.
Chicago, November 20.—A special
from Standing Rock Agency, N. D., says
The news that troops have been ordered
to tbe reservation spread rapidly among
the savages, and the general effect lias
been bad, several hundred braves disap
peared, with what object and in what
direction cannot at this hour be learned.
There is evident fright in some quarters,
and the general impression is that the
bucks are running away from what they
regard as an impending calamity. It may
be, however, that they are bent upon pil
lage and murder, or have
galloped across the country to
incite the Northern Cheyennes,
the most excitable band of Indians in the
West, to take arms against the whites.
The aged warriors and women are fright
ened over the outlook and profess the
warmest friendship for the pale faces.
Major McLaughlin, the agent here, has
just returned from Sitting Bull’s camp on
Grand river, and reports the dances still
going on, but Sitting Bull’s influence has
weakened greatly in the last week. He
has no more than 200 or so followers.
He received Major McLaughlin cor
dially, but the young bucks
scowled at the agent as though he was not
welcome. He had a long talk with Sitting
Bull, and is satisfied that old chief s faith
in the coming of the Messiah is on the de
cline, and that, unless something unfore
seen occurs, there is no probability of
trouble this winter, and possibly none next
spring. General Ruger’s presence here
last week had the effect of reducing Sit
ting Bull’s followers by nearly one-half, so
that he has not enough men to carry on a
campaign if he wished.
INDIANS GATHERING IN LARGE NUMBERS.
Chicago, November 20.—A telegram
from Rushville informs Gen. Mills that
the troops under Gen. Brooke reached the
Pine Ridge agency at 7 o’clock this morn-
Tlie Indians are coming in in large
numbers from Rosebud. There is much
excitement, and the ghost dancing con
tinues.
A RUMORED BATTLE.
It is rumored here tonight that Gen.
Brooke had a fight today with the Indians
between Rushville and Pine Ridge. No
parllcuia r 3 or positive information have
yet been received.
THE REDSKINS EXCITED.
Washington, November 20.—A dis
patch to the Indian Commission from
Special Agent Cooper, at the Pine Ridge
agency, says: The Indians are very much
excited. They still continue to dance.
Gen. Brooke, with five companies of in
fantry, three troops of cavalry, one Hotch
kiss and one Gatling gun, has just arrived
at the agency.
A BOLD THIEF
A FIRM OF PHILADELPHIA BANKERS GO
UNDER.
Philadelphia, November 20. — The
failure of Barker Brothers A- Co., banker*
and brokers, was announced on the .Stock
Exchange this afternoon. The firm is
composed of Abraham and Wharton
Barker. The firm at 1 o'clock stopped
receiving deposits at their offices at Fourth
and Chestnut streets, and at 1:15 o'clock
the doors were closed. The members of
the firm refused to make any explanation
of their troubles. The firm has of lau*
been doing very little business through the
Stock Exchange. An assignment has been
made to Edward Mellar. who is the son-in-
law of Wharton Barker.
The failure has been caused largely by
various unprofitable railroad investments.
Barker Bros. A- Co. were identified with a
number of railroad schemes which prudent
financiers and capitalists avoided, and
when the money stringency came they
found it impossible to realize upon them.
Among the railroad securities which the
firm were identified in recent years were
the Ohio and Northwestern, the Oregon
Pacific, San Antouio and Aransas Pass,
and the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chi
cago, all of which have drawn heavily
upon the resources of the Barkers.
Wharton Barker was president of the
Finance Company of Pennsylvania and
was a director of the Investment Company
of Philadelphia, of which the latter com
pany he was formerly vice-president. Just
before the Barker suspension was an
nounced today, a meeting of the directors
of these companies was called, apparently
with haste. What action was taken by
the directory of either of the two corpora
tions was kept inviolately secret. At the
Finance Company, immediate prepara
tions were made for an anticipated run on
its deposits, and subsequent developments
showed that the precaution was
well taken. A number of checks
were presented during the last
hour of the day’s business, and some ac
counts were drawn out. All drafts made
upon it were promptly met, and Treasurer
Stern assured a number of persons who
had accounts there that the company was
entirely solvent and would pay everything
presented in the form of a check or other
demand. In the office of the company,
after 3 o'clock, Carlemagne Tower, Jr.,
vice-president of the company, said that
the Finance Company was under no stress,
that it could pay every obligation against
it, and that the meeting of the directors
had no reference to the Barker failure.
At the Investment Company, President
Hoyt said that no action was taken at the
meeting of the directors that could inter
est the public in any way, aud that it had
no reference to the Barker failure.
OPEN TO AMERICAN DOCTORS.
Washington, November 20.—The De
partment of State is informed by cable
from the Consul-General at Berlin that Dr.
Koch’s colleague, Dr. Cornel, is willing to
receive a few well recommended doctors in
clinics daring the experiment of the treat
ment of tuberculosis.
CHICAGO MARKET.
SWINDI.ES a BANK OUT OF A LARGE
SUM.
Rochester, N. Y., November 20.—
Moses S. Marks, who, up to one year ago,
was employed at the Flour City National
bank in this city, telegraphed by the West
ern Union telegraph line to the National
Bank of Commerce, New York, corres
pondents of Flour City bank, to send im
mediately $25,000 in currency. He signed
the name of the cashier of the bank, Wm.
A. Waters, to the dispatch. This morn
ing the bank received a letter
from the National Bank . of
Commerce in New York saying
the money had been sent iD $10 and $20
bills. The bank officials at once telephoned
to the American Express Company to learn
if the money, which they had not ordered,
had been received, and learned that Marks
had called there at 9 o’clock and received
the cash. The express company officials
know him, and supposed he was still con
nected with the bank. The police are
now looking for Marks. The thief is a
young man of the town, who has hitherto
borne an excellent reputation.
CARDINAL GIBBONS’ WRATH.
HE SUES A CATHOLIC COMMUNICANT FOR
LIBEL.
New Haven, Conn., November 20.—
Cardinal Gibbons today served papers on
Hyacinthe Archibald Ringrose, of Yale
University, summoning him to appear in
the Federal court of the Eastern district
of Mar land, on January 25 next, to an
swer in a suit for damages, presumably on
a charge of libel. Ringrose’s book, “The
Poor Man’s Priest,” which is the life and
endorsement of Dr. McGlynn, is dedicated
to Cardinal Gibbons, it now appears, with
out the Cardinal’s consent. The Cardinal
has also communicated with the publishers
here, restraining the use of his name in
connection with the book. Ringrose is a
communicant of the Catholic church, and
has a brother who is a priest.
THE GUNBOAT CONCORD
WILL NOT BE RECEIVED BY THE GOVEBN-
mext.
Washington, November 20. Secretary
Tracy today received a telegram from Cap
tain Silas Casey at New York, president
of the board appointed to superintend the
trial of the new gunbeat, Concord, as fol
lows: . , .
The Concord returned this morning.
The trial was unsuccessful. She legan
her trial a week ago Monday, and started
out on her sea trial a week ago today.
The board was composed of Captain
Casey, Commander Bachelor, Commander
R. B. Bradford, Naval Constructor Var
ney and Chief Engineers Kiersted,
review of the grain and provision
MARKETS.
Chicago, November 20.—The specula
tive markets started with an appearance
of strength, but everything on the list
closed lower than yesterday. Wheat left
off at l}c decline for May, corn $0 lower,
oats fe lower, and provisions suffered in
proportion. May sold in the forenoon at
994c,'aud December at !tej to 924c. At
these prices, which showed an
advance of 34c front the lowest
point on Wednesday’s market, there was
considerable offering to realize profils on
yesterday’s purchases, and it was also a
tempting advance, occurring in so short a
time, for the bears to put out fresh lines of
shorts. On the resulting reaction May de
clined to 98fc and December 91 5-8c, and
this was followed by several fluctuations
within limits of 9tt$c and 98f for May,
with a drop to 98c about 12
clock. The failure of a stock
brokerage firm in Pniladeiphia
caused this break, but there was a quick
recovery of about half a cent. The mar
ket showed a dragging tendency toward
the close, and became heavy on rumors of
a disquieting nature regarding a run upon
the savings banks in New York. May de
clined to 974 about half an hour from the
close, and December to ‘.*04. The reei-
procative power of the market had evi
dently been exhausted in the early trading,
and the close was practically the bot
tom of the day. The opening price
for corn was very irregular, there
being simultaneous sales at 53$, 53 and
584c, the bulk of the business being prac
tically at 53c. I*, sold up to 53±e inside of
five minutes, and from that time to the
close the course was reversed. The heaviest
and more courageous of the shorts, instead
of covering with the general crowd, sold
more at the advance, and as soon as the
first scare was over the scalpers helped the
sellers and kept it at moderate rallies to
the close, which was half below the price
at the corresponding time of the day be
fore, and at the lower price made today.
Oats were fairly active but unsettled at
the opening, which was an advance of * to
Jc, and prices appreciated jc more. A
weaker feeling developed. Prices receded
lie, but rallied slightly. The trading
after the decline became lighter, and the
market was quiet, but again weakened, de
clined 5-8c and closed i to fc below yes
terday.
Pork.—There was rather a good busi
ness, opening at 74 to 10c. advance, and
a further advance of 10 to 15c. was gained.
The demand slackened and prices receded
274 to 30c. Later, the market ruled
stronger and prices advanced 124 to 15c.,
but settled back again 20 to 224, and closed
steady.
Lard was fairly active, opening 24 to 5c
higher, but later settled back 74 to 10c,
and the market closed quiet at inside
figures.
Short ribs were rather active. Prices
fluctuated considerably within a moderate
range, opening at 5 to 74c advance, but
rather free offerings caused a weaker feel
ing and prices receded 10 to 124c, and
closed rather qniet,
sun’s cotton review.
New York, November 20.—Futures
opened at two to three points advance,
closing steady at one to two points de
cline from yesterday’s closing prices.
There was today an unsettled and much
narrower market. Bulls and bears alike
acted with less spirit, and at times changed
places with each other. The receipts at
ports, and tbe stocks here, do not encour
age keeping out a fall short in
terest, while the financial situation,
with tbe larfe failure at Philadelphia kept
the bulls anxious and cautious, there
fore the market exhibited alternate weak
ness and strength. The early advance was
followed by a smart decline, then came
some recovering, and nothing but the very
large crop estimate, which are current,
improved or seemed to prevent an import
ant advance.
Spot cotton was dull.
