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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 10, 1890.
AT HALF PRICE.
All our French Pattern Hals and Bonnet? are now on sale
at half price. Also a choice stock of Beaver Hats worth $3
to $4, to be sold at $2.
GREAT REDUCTION! S
In French Pattern Suits, Ladies’ and Children’s Wraps. Jer
sey Waists are the most comfortable for home wear of any
thing else. We will close our stock of these goods at half
price.
MISSES’ DRESSES.
A few Flannel Suits, ready-made for 15 and 16 year old
Misses, worth $10, now $3.50.
ZDOXjT-iS, X-O^TIEILrZ- IDOLXjS.
We are well supplied with a choice stock of kid bodied and
jointed Bolls at jow prices.
OTTOMAN iPIRIINTS.
This new fabric was manufactured to imitate Printed
French Flannels, and are well worth 10 cents. We are offer
ing them at 5 cents, along with Dress Prints in the best
brands of Calicoes.
Our Art Department.
A long felt want is supplied by this department, proven by the large business done
since we opened it. Printed Plushes and China Silks in profusion, and all the neces
sary small ornaments so desirable for finishing of Fancy Work.
Special attention is called to our Silk Scarfs, fringed and good size, for 50c.
J. A K1RVEN & CO.
WE EXPECT
This month’s trade to surpass
any previous month in the
history ol our business.
How can it be otherwise
when we are selling
Suits and Dveicoats
FOR
$12 to $15
lhat should bring three to
five dollars more.
Not a HAT in the house (except Dunlap and Stetson) that
you cannot buy for less than we ever sold.
On UNDERWEAR and heavy weight CLOTHING you will
be satisfied with our prices.
Money Must Come—-Goods Must Go!
WAYCROSS JOTTINGS.
▲ BUDGET OF NHWSY NOTES FBOM THE
JUNCTION CAPITAL.
Waycross, Ga. December 8—[Special.]
—Report reaches this city from Dresden,
Ohio, that Mr. John A. Scott had died in
a short time after getting to that place.
Mr. Scott was business manager of the
Waycross Opera House Company, hut had
been in very poor health for a long time
before going away and his reported de
mise wag not a great surprise to the people
here, though it was regretted.
Mr. Williamson, the man who was
shot by Mr. Davidson, at Waresboro,
In this county, some time ago,
was reported to have died
from the effects of his wound Saturday.
Davidson was placed in jail here at the
time of the shooting to await the termina
tion of the wound, hut subsequently was
released, and it is now said he has skipped
out where the sheriff cannot reach him.
Whether he is under bond or not, I am
not prepared to state.
Frank Walter, the so-called evangelist, is
still booming away at the Gospel tent,
having many converts. He has also made
some enemies, who do not fail to criticise
him and his methods in a very harsh man
ner. Great crowds are flocking to the
tent at each service, and he has not yet
signified when he would close the meet-
on city airs, there being many fine and
costly buildings, both in business and resi
dence property that are truly magnificent
but the vast concourse of people on the
streets on Saturday last, and the cause of
the prosperity of the town was fully dem
onstrated. During my short sojourn in
there 1 made a pop-call at the sanc
tum of the Times, and found Editor Pen
dleton and all his employes wearing that
pleased look that betokens satisfaction and
thrift, while merchant, lawyer, doctor and
business men of every calling, with whom
I came in contact, wore the same genial
smile of peace and contentment.
At the annual meeting of Blackshear
Chapter No. 9, R. A. M., on Friday night
last, the election of officers for the en
suing year was postponed on account of
the slim attendance.
The election of officers for the F. and
A. M. Lodge takes place next Wednesday
night, it being the annual communication
of the lodge.
At the Episcopal church last night the
rector, Rev. Mr. J. R. Bicknell, preached
a special discourse to the Waycross Rifles,
who attended the church in a body in full
dress uniform. Mr. Bicknell took as his
text a portion of the 8th verse of the 8th
chapter of Ecclesiastes, the word being,
“In this war there is no discharge.” The
house was crowded to its utmost capacity
to hear the discourse.
The Y. M. C. A. will have a grand en-
rtainment on the night of the 12th inst.,
, their rooms in the Murphy building,
id an enjoyable time is anticipated for ail
ho attend. , .
The Coffee County Sunday School Asso-
ation was in session at Willicoochee Sat-
rday, and yesterday several Sunday
ffiool workers from Waycross were in at-
ndance, among the latter was Editor D.
. Sweat and Messrs. V. L. Starter and C.
. Buchanan, besides several ladies and
mtlemen whose names have escaped my
emory.
Your correspondent made a flying trip
i Valdosta Saturday last and noticed on
,e line of road from this place many signs
' general improvement,and splendid look-
ig farms and neat residences attracted
is attention as the train sped its way
irough this greatest of Southern coun-
ies. The small towns and villages also
seined to be in general good condition
ith improvements in the way of buiiu-
igs, fencing and beautiful orchards enliv-
iing the otherwise monotonous ride of
xty miles. Valdosta is one of those
outh Georgia towns that is fast putting
Birmingham’s chboniclbs.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 9—[Special.]
In a bagnio row last night Frank Worth
ington, a sport about town, and George
J tines, a railroad brakeman, had a desper
ate hand-to-hand struggle. Both were
shot, Worthington receiving four bullets
and being fatally wounded. Jones received
one bullet and will recover. Worthington
died todav and Jones is very low and will
probably get well. Worthington was beat-
in cr a woman of ill-repute named Lizzie
Carnes, and Jones passed. Worthington
thought Jones was trying to interfere and
jumped on him. The life and death strug
gle followed. Jones is a railroad brake-
man on the Birmingham Mineral.
CUTTING SALARIES.
the first regular meeting of the new
I of Aldermen last night under Mayor
>’ 9 administration, salaries of city offi-
and other expenses were reduced
)00 Several offices were abolished.
Mayor’s salary was raised from $2700
[000. Alderman Wm. Berney, of the
d ward, resigned.
Highest of aD in Leavening Power.
U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, tSSg.
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE LESSEES CLAIM.
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE MAKES
A FAVORABLE REPORT
ON THE QUE8TION OF ARBITRATION—THE
MILITARY APPROPRIATION—A
BILL VETOED — EVENING
SESSIONS—OTHER PRO
CEEDINGS.
Atlanta, December 9.—[Special.]—
The matter of greatest interest to the
Senate this morning was the reception of
the favorable majority report from the
finance committee on the Zachry sesolu-
tion proposing to submit the claims of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad lessees
against the State to the judgment of a
board of final arbitration and award.
A livaly fight is promised on the meas
ure as the committee members favoring
its passage are only one more than the
large minority opposing it. The report of
the latter has not yet been submitted,
though notice was given with the filing of
that of the majority that it would be.
In the committee room the resolution
was amended in only one particular. The
alteration gives the lessees the alternative
of summitting their claims to the board
first selected by the Governor with the ap
proval of the Senate, or to none—that is
they will not be allowed the privilege of
objecting to any member of the commis
sion so created.
Along with the majority report was filed
an elaborate statement by those who signed
it of the reasons which prompted them to
favor the adoption of the resolution.
They are as follows:
Mr. President—The majority of the
finance committee to whom was intrusted
the resolution “To create a commission to
consider the claims between the lessees of
the Western and Atlantic railroad and the
State of Georgia, and for other purposes,”
respectfully submit the following reasons
why the resolution should pass:
The relations between the State and the
lessees have been entirely satisfactory.
The tenant has scrupulously performed its
part of the contract. The contract nears
its end, and necessarily and unavoidably
there are matters to be adjusted; and now,
at the end of a twenty-year lease, during
which the lessee has not been in default
for a single hour or as to a single cent,
there remain, as in every such case, rights
of both parties to be adjusted. If there
were no question of a fair allowance to
the lessees for improving the property,
still, other questions are admitted to exist
which, by themselves, require action by 4
the Legislature, and at this session. I
might be assumed that the so-called bet
terment question has no existence at all.
Still, other questions, which all sides recog
nize as existing, cry aloud for settlement.
Those admitted questions relate to the
taxes and the roiling stock, and may be
stated thus: Ought the State to reim
burse to the lessees the taxes they have
paid on the State’s property? If so, how
much? What legal and equitable offsets
has the State? Are the lessees under ob
ligation to deliver to the State any rolling
stock? If so, how much? If the rolling
stock is not delivered in kind, what must
the lessees pay to the State in the dis
charge of this obligation?
Here are questions that must be settled.
Who will settle them? The Legislature
cannot do so directly. It has neither time
nor opportunity for the task. The best it
can do is to create a commission, carefully
selected by the authorities of the State, to
whose arbitrament and award the lessees
agree to submit. Without some such ac
tion the Legislature will be trusting to
some lucky chance to steer the State past
a crisis which is almost upon it.
In just eighteen days the new lessees
will call on the State to deliver to them the
property they have leased. Admit for the
sake of argument that the State will be
able to deliver the road bed and appurte
nances, will it be able to deliver the rolling
stock? It must be borne in mind that the
State does not own any of the rolling stock
now in use on the road. Instead of owner
ship of any rolling stock, it has a claim on
the present lessees to satisfy that claim by
paying the value of that rolling in money,
which money is to be invested in new roll
ing stock for the benefit of the new lessees.
Right here two questions arise: (1st.) How
is the amount of money to be ascertained?
(2d.) Will the old lessees pay the amount,
or any part of it, while the State refuses
even to treat with them about their cla ims
against the St ate.
Very embarrassing questions exist, even
threatening the miscarriage of the new
lease. The appointment of a commission
as contemplated by ths resolution affords a
solution of these embarrassments under
conditions most favorable to the interest
of the State, and we therefore respectfully
ask that the same do pass:
J. E. Munally, A. C. Hill, P. W. Wil
liams, T. W. Lamb, W. E. Candler, T. B.
Cabaniss, members of finance committee.”
The report was ordered printed and the
consideration of the resolution made the
special order for next Thursday.
Senator Todd’s latest liquor effort, the
bill seeking to make furnishers of liquor
liable for damages of whatever character
resulting from its use, has been snowed
under in the committee room, and was
unfavorably reported this morning. It
perhaps deserved Its fate.
The special message on military affairs
which the Governor was known to have
in preparation, was transmitted to the
Senate this morning, Mr. Gilbert’s House
bill providing for the location of a perma
nent encampment site having already
reached that body and passed through its
first reading.
The Governor, in his special message,
transmits to the assembly the recent report
addressed to him by the advisory board,
and urges the importance of making fur
ther provision in behalf of the military.
Governor Northen calls this “a duty.”
The volunteer troops, in his opinion,
furnish that protection to person and
property essential to the peace and security
of the State, and he thinks what they ask
in return—that the expense of equipping
and training them be borne by the State—
is a just demand.
“The encampment,” says the Governor,
“is the readiest as well as the most econo
mical means of securing proper training
for the militia,” and he recommends that
this school for the soldiers be adopted as a
public institution, and that it be gener
ously supported by the State. The money,
he believes, will he wisely expended.
The Twitty bill bobbed up again for a
moment, but was promptly tabled. It is
hard to foresee what will eventually be
done with it.
The bill by Mr. Smith, of the Twenty-
eighth, to secure the furnisher of stock for
farming purposes out of the crop for which
furnished, passed.
THE HOUSE.
Only ninety-five members in their seats
this morning. What was the matter?
Well, some thirty or forty members are off
at the Dade coal mines as an inspecting
committee and the cool wave may have
kept some others away.
The principal feature of the day prob
ably was the Governor’s veto of a bill in
corporating the Southern Exchange Bank
of Atlanta. The Governor’s message was
read.
To the House of Representatives: I re
turn herewith, without my approval, House
bill number 5, entitled an act to incor
porate the Southern Exchange Bank.
In my judgment the fifth section of the
bill Is clearly against the settled policy of
the State as to the manner of collecting
taxes on money invested in banking insti
tutions, and if this bill becomes a law it
w*uld operate unjustly against other bank
ing companies; and while the stockholders
in this bank living in Georgia would be
made to pay State and county taxes upon
his stock, the non-resident shareholder
would be practically exempt. He would
certainly be beyond the jurisdiction of this
State.
APPROPRIATION FOR THE MILITARY.
The military of the State came in for
some consideration today, and the outlook
is that this Legislature will permit Holtz-
claw’s appropriation of $25,000, now affixed
to the general appropriations act to be dis
cussed tomorrow, to pass.
AN IMPORTANT BILL.
The first bill to go through was a very
important one. It was offered by Ryals,
of Chatham, and provides for the collec
tion of taxes by municipalities from rail
roads for all personal and real property
lying within the corporate limits.
EVENING SESSIONS NOT POPULAR.
The evening sessions do not seem to be
over-popular with the members. Calvin’s
resolution that the House adjourn until
tomorrow at 9 a. m., did not have a dis
senting vote.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
Mr. Trammell, of Whitfield, offered a
resolution appropriating $150 to pay Jack-
son T. Taylor to index the journals of the
House and Senate was considered in com
mittee of the whole, then reported favora
bly and passed.
Mr. Seay, of Floyd, offered two bills
some days ago, and both passed in the
House this morning. One relieves the
North and South Railroad Company of
$500 penalty for delay in paying state tax.
The other bill amends the act of incorpor
ation of East Rome.
Mr. Whitfield offered a resolution that a
committee inquire as to the amount of in
surance carried on the lunatic asylum.
Referred to the asylum committee.
The resolution relieving the Wadley and
Mt. Vernon railroad of a $500 penalty for
delay in paying State tax was tabled oa
account of absence.
Mr. Huff’s resolution, appointing a joint
committee to examine the executive man
sion’s appointment and condition, to re
port hack, was passed.
Mr. Berner of Monroe, referred to the
bank committee, the Governor’s veto of
the Southern Exchange Bank, that the
objectionable clause might be eliminated
and the bill reported back.
Mr. Hotzclaw’s resolution, providing
that the Governor, in making requisition
on the War Department for supplies for
the State troops, shall do so in conformity
with the suggestion of the State Advisory
Board, was passed.
A resolution by Mr. Mann, providing for
the purchase of chairs for the committee
rooms to the amount ofj$337.50 was, after
favorable report in cominittee^of the whole,
passed.
A bill by Mr. Hardeman, of Wilkes, pro
vides for ending litigation of the State
Lottery property, on Decatur street, by
the Governor and Attorney-General, the
State to receive $20,000 from the sale, was
adopted.
The bill from Chatham relieving the
City and Suburban Street railroad from
$500 penalty incurred by delay in paying
State taxes was passed.
Mr. Wooten offered a motion amending
the act regulating the keeping of records
of wild lands of the State in various coun
ties.
Mr. Branch, of Polk county, offered a
bill, which was passed, regulating the hold
ing of terms of the Superior Court in the
various counties of the Tallapoosa Circuit.
Mr. Bush called up his tabled resolution
which proposed holding the second daily
session at from 3 to 5 in the afternoon,
but the resolution was tabled, the House
feeling that the work of the General As
sembly was best facilitated by leaving
afternoons for committee work.
The bill relieving the Coast Line road
of Savannah from penalty incurred by de
lay in paying State ’axes was passed.
A resolution offered some time ago by
Whitfield of Baldwin, provides that the
$24,000 which has not been demanded by
the Atlanta University on a proper com
pliance with the State’s requirements be
merged into the State fund of the treasury,
was taken up and passed.
The hill by Boufeuillet providing for
flooring and fixing up the office of the
State Chemist in the capital was passed.
Mr. Pope, of Oglethorpe, urged and
secured the passage of his bill relieving
from $500 penalty for non-payment, on
October 1, of State tax by Lexington Ter
minal railroad, a line three miles long.
Mr. Martin, of Fulton, offered, some
time ago, a bill relieving from jury duty all
engineers of stationary engines.
Fleming, of Richmond, offered a bill
perfecting the present law relating to the
interests of third parties where money is
raised on real estate. This was passed; also
another requiring the docketing of trans
fers and attachments levied in variom
Superior Courts.
There being a bare quorum in the House
Mr. Fleming asked that the bill be tabled.
Mr. Lewis of Hanoock opposed the bill.
An amendment was agreed on and the bill
passed.
The bill by Mr. Gilbert of Muscogee,
which provides for the reading of bills a
first time by captions, and that the people
ratify the same, an amendment provides
that only local bills be so read unless when
general bills are to he engrossed. As there
was a bare two-thirds vote present Mr.
Gilbert asked that his bill be laid on the
table.
The bill by Mr. Mason of Campbell,
amending section 28 of the code, regulat
ing the conduct of the State school system,
was passed.
An important amendment was attached
by Mr. Berner of Monroe, which provides
that county boards of education may em
ploy teachers on salaries where they de
sire.
The bill tabled, making the first Friday
of December be made State Arbor Day,
was taken up and passed.
The bill by Martin of Fulton, of the
Georgia Savings Bank, was read the third
time and passed.
The bill by Mr. Pike, of Mitchell, incor
porating the town of Zebulon was read the
third time and passed.
Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, offered a reso
lution that the House stand adjourned un
til 9 o’clock a. m. tomorrow.
House adjourned.
MARAUDING INDIANS.
ONE RAIDING PARTY ATTACKED AND
FOUR KILLED.
Omaha, December 9.—A special from
Rapid City, South Dakota, says: A band
of Indians from Little Wounds are camped
about ten miles east of Cheyenne river,
between the mouth's of French and Batel
creeks. They have been raiding deserted
ranches, killing and running off the stock,
burning hay and grain and stealing house
hold goods. Yesterday twenty well armed
men left Rapid City for the Indian camp.
They will be joined by a number of ranch
men, and if they are not intercepted by
troops, will attack the Indians.
A special from Custer says that not far
from Buffalo Gap, T. M. Warren, a ranch
man, with four of hi* men, attacked a raid
ing party of Indians and killed four. This
story it not verified.
A 8TBANGE MISTAKE.
Atlata, December 9.—[Special.]—The
Superior Court today has been occupied
with the trial of the suit of Boston Brand,
an ex-convict and ex-member of the Legis
lature, against Penitentiary Company No.
2, of whom he asks $10,000 damages for
keeping him in confinement after the ex
piration of his sentence. Bad bookkeeping
teems to have been the cause of his deten
tion. The name of the convict next to
his own upon the penitentiary record was
very much like his own. The other con
vict escaped, and the escape was inadvert
ently recorded opposite Brand’s name. As
a consequence, no order of discharge was
made out at the expiration of his sentence,
as he was supposed to have already re
gained his freedom. Brand was a negro
member in the reconstruction Legislature
from Sumter.
BETTERMENTS GOSSIP.
THE QUESTION GROWING SERIOUS—THE
MILITARY BILL.
Atlanta, December 9.—[Special.]—
The subject of betterments is assuming in
tense interest. Governor Joseph E. Brown,
president of the lessee company, which re
tires December 27, wrote to the special
committee that he most positively would
not pay the $10,000 annual taxes due the
State of Tennessee on the Western and
Atlantic property, as his company had a
sufficient amount at stake in the present
claims now pending. Col. J. W. Thomas,
president of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railroad, the new lessees of
the State road, wrote saying he trusted the
matter would be arranged, as his Company
did not care to take charge of the road
with tax executions pending against it.
Governor Northen will confer with the
committee tomorrow afternoon. A rumor
that the new lessees want to “get out” is
not credited, but the two letters here men
tioned are regarded as an application of
the strews to the Legislature to compel
early action on betterments and kindred
claims. Major Cumming, of the Lou
isville and Nashville system, Julius Brown
and CoL. Baxter, of Nashville, will hold a
conference December 17 to plan a method
of procedure. Col. Stahlman is at the
Kimball, and the situation tonignt resem
bles that when the betterments topic was
on every tongue.
THE MILITARY APPROPRIATION.
The finance committee today decided to
report favorably Holtzclaw’s bill appro
priating annually to the military for equip
ment and supports, $25,000.
The matter of the State assuming in
perpetuity the Confederate Veterans’
Home and supporting it with $15,000 an
nual appropriation, comes up tomorrow.
THE ALABAMA CONFERENCE.
.J. C. KEENER PRESIDING ELDER—THE
APPOINTMENTS.
Pensacola, December 9.—[Special.]—
The labors of the Methodist conference is
drawing rapidly to a close. This morning
the report assigning the various ministers
to pastorates for the ensuing year was
read, and as is customary, a large number
of changes are made. The list in full will
be furnished the Enquirer-Sun tomor
row.
Rev. J. W. Rush of Selma, has been
assigned to the Court street Methodist
church, and Rev. J. B. Cummings is re
appointed as pastor of the Dexter avenue
church, both of Montgomery.
Rev. J. C. Keener has been appointed
as presiding elder of the Montgomery dis
trict.
A LITTLE CYCLONE.
THE HAVOC it WROUGHT IN WALTON
COUNTY.
Atlanta, Ga., December 9.—Yester
day, near Monroe, Walton county, a cy
clone cleared a space several miles long
and about one hundred yards wide, blow
ing down houses and killing several peo
ple. Jack Henderson and his wife were
hurried beneath the ruins of their home.
Henderson was killed, but bis wife was
not badly hurt. Their baby was carried
three hundred yards, and so badly injured
the it died shortly after being found. A
family of negroes named Jackson was
hurried in the ruins of their cabin and two
were killed. Another house, containing
seven negroes, was blown down, but all
the occupants of the house escaped unhurt.
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER INDICTED.
THE MEMPHIS DEMOCRAT’S VIOLATION
OF THE LOTTERY LAW.
Memphis, December 9.—Frank W.
Gregory, manager and editor of the Even
ing Democrat, has been indicted by the
Federal grand jury for violating the lot
tery law. After the last drawing of the
Louisiana lottery, the Democrat’s New
Orleans correspondent wired that paper
the winning numbers held by Memphis
people. The proof slip was submitted to
Postmaster Patterson, who wired the At
torney-General at Washington. His de
cision was that its publication would crim
inate the publishers. The Democrat pub
lished not only It* experience with the
Postofflce Department, but also the objec
tionable list. Hanes the action of the
grand jury.
NOTES FBOM HITCHETSB.
Hitchetee, Ga., December 9.—[Spe
cial.]—This place was visited last Sunday
by one of the heaviest rains that has fallen
in several months.
Miss Genie Tiner, an attractive young
lady of Dawson, Ga., visited Miss Sallie
Wyatt, of this place, last week. Miss
Tiner will probably accept a school at this
place for another year.
Mrs. Peter Stephens and Misses Maggie
and Maud Stephens, of this place, visited
Columbus iast week.
The Pleasant Hill Alliance has the lum
ber laid down and will soon erect an Alli
ance Hall at this place.
Mr. W. E. Miller has sold his mercantile
business at this place to Mr.Robt Barberee.
Mr. Miller speaks of moving to Cordele.
He spent several days of last week at Cor
dele prospecting ahd was well pleased with
the growth and enterprise of the town. We
regret to lose such citizens.
Mr. John A. Bagley, one of Chattahoo
chee county’s cleverest boys, after several
years absence from this cou lty, has re
turned and purchased the land of the Mil
ler estate at this place and will make this
his future home.
Mr. Peter Stephens, of this place, has
bought land at Weston, Ga., and will make
that his future home. Mr. Stenhens is
one of Chattahoochee county’s injst pros
perous and enterprising farmers. We re
gret the loss of him.
Presiding Elder McGee held the Fourth
quarterly meeting of the Marion circuit at
Liberty Hill church, near this place, last
Friday and Saturday. Mr. McGee preached
a good sermon, and presided with ability
over the meeting. He is v .-ry popular with
the people.
The crop of 1890 has been harvested and
the farmers are very well satisfied with the
result. Some of them are now arranging
for the crop of 1891, and allowing their
future anticipations to play on the bright
silver dollars that they expect to realize
from the next crop that they will never
tee with their naked eye.
KILLED BY A WOMAN.
Nashville, Tenn., December 9.—At
Compton, Ala., yesterday, James Bartley,
a farmer, was shot and instantly killed by
a woman with whom he had been living
as his wife for several years. Bartley had
become very jealous of the woman and
threatened to whip her. He started
toward her when she drew a small pistol
and shot him through the heart. The
woman etcaped.
NOT YET A MEMBER.
Atlanta, Ga., December 9.—[Special.]
—General Gordon’s initiation as a member
of the Alliance did not take place today.
He is now at his farm in Taylor county.
On his return, it is said that he will enter
the sub-Alliance at Edgewood.
THE FORCE BILL DOOMED
DEMOCRATS NOW THINK IT WILL
BE ABANDONED.
SENATOR DANIELS’ ONSLAUGHT—PLUMB’S
FREE COINAGE BILL—REPUBLICAN
MAGNATES—GEN. MILES THEIR
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.
known, and not denied, that John McClure
was chief, and that he had planned every
one of them. The people of Arkansas,
whether Democrats or Republicans, if told
that any election, to be either conducted
or controlled by McClure, could be fair
and honest, would laugh in the face of
him who said it, and would say that such
a thing would be an impossibility.
At the conclusion of Berry’s speech.
Aldrich endeavored to secure immediate
action upon the tobacco rebate bill, but
upon Plumb’s objection, it went over.
The debate on the elections bill was re
sumed, and Daniel addressed the Senate in
opposition to it. He quoted from Hoar’s
speech last August that the bill struck at
the North as well as at the South,
and also recalled the motto placed
at the head of that speech,
Shall we keep faith with the people?”
and said that, whether sincere or not, that
was a striking battle cry. The people had
read that speech and had answered it. All
of the thirteen original States had put
upon it the fiat of their condemnation.
The State of Massachusetts, at which he
struck in distrust of its local officers and
its time honored customs, had given him
its answer, and he did not wonder that the
Senator from Massachusetts should be so
impatient, by some method or other, to get
the corps taken from the presence of the
Senate. The cold fingers of the
cadaver could not. be warmed at
the dying fires of sectional hate.
The Senator (Hoar) had proclaimed his
purpose to have the bill strike at the North
well as the South, and the
North Jhad taken him at his word
and had over-ruled him, and to
him, he (Daniel), said now: “Shall
you keep faith with the American people,
or will you play the part of the desperate
gambler, who, having played for high
stakes and lost, prefers to kick over the
table, blow out the lights and grab the
stake before the man who has won it can
interrupt the proceedings?” If the Sena
tor proposed to snap hisjfingers in the face
of that express, emphatic, resounding con
demnation, let him do so, but
let him not insuit reason and
common sense by asking the
question, “Shall we keep faith with the
people?” The Senator had not always ex
pressed high confidence in the judiciary
which he now professed. He had made a
speech in the Senate in which he said that
he had seen four United States judges
forced to resign their offices in order to
escape impeachment. After quoting some
what extensively from this speech, Daniel
expressed his regret that Hoar had vacated
his seat since he (Daniel) hail commenced
to hold up Hoar’s assault on the judiciary
as being an unsafe custodian of the peo
ples’ liberties. The Senator might
continue to absent himself from
his seat, and might not care to
have his doctrines repeated in liispresence,
but he (Daniel) would point out to the
few Senators who did him the honor to
listen to him, that today the Senator from
Massachusetts stood before the American
people in that very attitude which he had
condemed in his speech.
Referring to the uncertainty of what the
report of the committee ready was, Daniel
characterized the bill as the worst botched
legislative job that he had ever seen emi-
nate from a committee, and he said that
the committee on privileges and
elections ought to be glad
to be permitted to take it
hack and not sent it “into this breathing
world scarce half made up.” The presid
ing genius of this bill, who
was instigating and nursing it,
had received no allusion from the Sena
tor from Massachusetts save of compli
ment, and yet he (Daniel) had in his hand
the legislative record, a report of a com
mittee of the nouse of Representatives
consisting of Lvnd, Forney and Frye,
from which he deduced the conclusion that
Davenport was not a man worthy to be a
supervisor of elections, but that he was just
the kind of man to whom the promoters
and sponsors of the bill wanted to turn over
the suffrages, rights and privileges of the
American people.
Frye sought the floor to make an expla
nation, stating that he had not signed the
report, but Daniel declined to yield for
that purpose. He quoted from a law re
port to show that Judge Blatchford had
condemned the action of Davenport but
had declined to remove him. The offense
that ne had committed was, Daniel said,
terrorizing and intimidating American
citizens and compelling them to surrender
their naturalization certificates. Who, he
asked, demanded the passage of the bill?
Not the farmers of the country, for in this
convention at Ocala, Fla., they had just
protested unanimously against it. Not
the colored people of the South, for they
had through their various representative
bodies declared that they did not wish
the bill to be passed because it would dis
turb the kindly relations that time was
establishing between the races. He closed
his speech with the declaration that the
language which the American people
speak is the only one that has in it the
word “ self-government,” but that when
this bill shall become a law the dictiona
ries should be amended and the word
“ self-government” should be erased from
a vocabulary which had no longer institu
tions of liberty to which it applied. (Ap
plause in the galleries.)
George obtained the floor, but he gave
notice cf an amendment to the bill pro
viding that supervisors, canvassers, and all
election officers be regarded as ministerial
and not as judicial officers.
Hoar gave notice that he would ask the
Senate tomorrow to sit into the evening
until the debate on the bill was closed.
After an executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, December 9.—O'Neil of
Pennsylvania, presented the petitions of
bankers, commission merchants and im
porters of Philadelphia, praying Congress
to amend the tariff act by extending the
time from February 1 to July 1, 1891, for
the withdrawal of imported merchandise
I in bond October 1, 1890. Referred,
j Morrow of California, presented the cre
dentials of Thomas J. Geary as the Repre
sentative elected from the First Congres
sional district of California, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation of J.
J. DeHaven. Geary appeared at the bar
of the House and took the oath of office.
The committee on appropriations re
ported a bill making a deficiency appro-
Washington, December 9.—[Special.]
Democrats are beginning to congratulate
themselves, because they believe the Force
bill is dead, and Arthur Gorman, of Mary
land, who has led the fight in the Senate
against it, has never been so popular as he
is today. He has managed the Democratic
assault with consummate skill and ability.
Recognizing that the situation was serious,
he opened at the start with his heaviest
guns.
Daniel of Virginia made a great speech
today against the measure, and he hurt it,
too. A cloture rule to meet this bill only
is now talked of bat there is a lack of
agreement among the Republicans them
selves. The bill has lost motion and the
prediction is made that the fight for its
passage will be abandoned this week if
the steering committee fail to apply the
gag rule.
Gen. Alger, Tom Platt, J. S. Clarkson,
Dow Fassett and other Republican lights
are in Washington tonight. W&namaker
will give Platt a swell dinner. These four
men made Harrison President, and their
presence in the capital at this time has
filled the air with all sorts of political
rumors. In an interview today, Clarkson
advanced the opinion that General Miles
would be the Republican candidate for
President and that Cleveland would fore
close his mortgage on the Democratic nom
ination. Miles is the candidate of the
Shermans. He married a daughter of
Charles Sherman, and through the influ
ence of his wife’s family, has been rapidly
advanced in the army.
Plumb exploded a bomb in the Senate
today when he introduced a free coinage
bill, and gave notice that he would not
stand much more of the force bill non
sense.
An ex-department clerk named Miller
was arrested here last night, charged with
making threats against Harrison’s life. He
is a Republican and a crank.
Hon. Pat Walsh, of Augusta, had an in
terview with the President today, in which
he declined his recent appointment on the
Warm Springs Indian Commission. He
went to New Y'ork tonight. Mrs. Walsh
was with him.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, December 10.—Commu
nications were presented from the Attor
ney-General, in response to a resolution of
the Senate calling for information as to
voting places and as to election super
visors. The Attorney-General states that
his department has not the means of sup
plying the information asked.
McPherson offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for certified copies of the ac
counts of John I. Davenport, Chief Super
visor of elections for the Southern Dis
trict of New York, for the elections of
1884, 1880 and 1888, together with the re
port, correspondence, ete.
Plumb introduced a bill to reduce the
amount of United States bonds to be re
quired of national banks and to replace
their surrendered notes and to provide for
the free coinage of silver. It was referred
to the committee on finance. He also
offered an amendment, in the same terms,
to the bill now on the calendar, so that
the matter can be brought before the Sen
ate independently of any report from the
finance committee. In doing so, he gave
notice that if. the elections bill were not
disposed of at an early day, he should
move to lay it aside for the time, being in
order that the bill just introduced by him,
and all other measures relating to the finan
cial condition of the, country, should be
considered. Something, he said, ought to
be done. Congress had on it a responsi
bility which, in his judgment, it could not
avoid for any great period of time, without
letting go by a very great opportunity for
helping the country, and one which, in bis
judgment, would not occur again in a
great many years. If something was not
done within the next two or three weeks,
it might as well be postponed indefinitely.
The Farmers’ Alliance sub-treasury
bills, which were last session referred to
the committee ou agriculture, were, at the
request of that committee, transferred to the
committee on finance as being more prop
erly within the jurisdiction of the latter
committee.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Jones, of Arkansas, calling on the Attor
ney-General for a statement of monie*
paid or called for by the supervisor
of the First and Second Congres
sional districts of Arkansas, in
connection with the late elections there,
was tak“n up and agreed to, after a state
ment by Jones that he had seen a para-
raph in a Little Rock newspaper to the
effect that John McClure, the supervisor,
had presented an account for $0030.
On motion of Hoar, at 1:10 o'clock the
elections bill was taken up, and Berry ad
dressed the Senate in opposition to it. He
said that since he had the honor of a seat
in the Senate, no bill had been introduced
so important as this one, none so far-
reaching in its consequences, so
dangerous to the liberty of the
citizen and so threatening to the
peace, good order and prosperity of so defy,
if it did not surpass in its evils the consti
tutional amendment conferring the right
of suffrage ou the negro. That amend
ment had for its excuse the changed con
ditions brought about by the war the al
leged necessity of giving protection to the
newly emancipated slaves, hut for the
pending bill there could be no excuse. At
a time of profound peace, at a time when
the scars inflicted by civil strife had healed
and its bitterness passed away, at a time
when the relations of the people of the
several States were becoming more and
more extended and complicated, and when
tiie ablest and best men of the Southern
States were seeking to find a remedy for
the evils that surrounded them, this bill
was brought forward to disturb the har
mony and to inflict an injury on business
relations.
iYs an illustration of the bad effect of ‘-uch
law Berry referred to the recent appoint
ment by the Circuit Court Judge, Wil
liams, of Arkansas, who had up to that
time had tiie respect of the people of that I priation for the public printing and bind-
State, of both political parties, of John | ing. The same committee reported the
McCiure as Chief Supervisor of elections, j fortifications appropriation bill. The
Judge Williams had, he said, lost to a large . printing deficiency bill calls for $309,000
degree the confidence of a large portion of j and the fortifications bill for $4,478,803.
the people of Arkansas on account of his j The Senate resolution looking to the re
patting on them the very worst man in all I moval of General Grant’s remains front
Arkansas to exercise the high functions of j Riverside Park, New York, to Arlington,
that office. The same thing might occur I was defeated on ajstanding by a vote of 55
to 115. The yeas and nays were taken
and resulted, yeas 92, nays 153.
The House then proceeded under the
special order to the disposition of public
hill would not be advocated by j building measures previously reported
other side of the chamber. It I from committee of the whole. The fol-
in all other States, the supervisors holdin
their offices for life. If the Circuit Court
judges were Democrats, as they are
now for most part Republicans,
the
the
was, therefore, the statement of the Presi- j lowing bills for the erection of public
dent to the contrary, notwithstanding, a I buildings were passed with limitation of
partisan measure. j cost as stated: Bar Harbor, Me., $75,000;
Berry referred to the report made in the Mankato, Minn., $50,000; Meridian, Miss.,
Republican House of Representatives, 1 $50,000; Youngstown, O., $75,000; Cam-
by the committee of which Poland, den, Ark., $25,000; Sioux Falls, S. D.,
of Vermont, was chairman, show- i $150,00*1; St. Albans, Vt., $40,-
ing that while McClure was Chief 000; Stockton, CaL, $75,000;
Justice of Arkansas, he was at the tame Norfolk, Va., $150,000; Beatrice, Nev.,
time chairman of the Republican execu- $80,000; Davenport, la., $100,000; Rock
tive committee of the State and editor-in- Island, 111., $75,000; Reidsville, N. 0,'.,
chief of a partisan Republican paper in $25,000; South Bend, Ind., $75,000; Fargo,
Little Rock, and that in the election of N. D , $100,000; Newburgh, N. Y., $100,-
1872 the votes of whole counties were 000; Madison, Ind., $50,000; Pueblo, Col.,
thrown out and hundred^of names erased $150,000; Sioux City, la., $250,000; L-ma,
from the registration books without notice ; O., $60,000; Portland, Ore , $400,-
to the voters. Of all the men who were 000; Haverhill,
concerned in those transactions, it was | Charleston, S. C.
Mass.,
increase,
$75,000;
$50,000;
Bloomington, 111., $100,000; Lewiston,
Me., $75,000; Kansas City, Mo., $1,200,-
000; Taunton, Mass., $75,000; Racine,
Wis., $100,000; Savannah. Ga., $250,000;
Pawtucket, R. I., $75,000: Akron, O.,
$100,000; Rome, Ga., $50,000; Rockford,
111., $100,000; Fort Dodge, la., $75,000;
Sheboygan, Wis., $50,000.
The House then adjourned.
DEBUT OF MISS RIDDLE.
A CHARMING AND BRILLIANT EVENT AT
THE VERNON.
The Vernon Hotel last evening was the
scene of a large and brilliant gathering,
the occasion being a debut party to Miss
Susie Riddle by her mother, Mrs. A. E.
Riddle, on her entrance into society life.
There were present a large number of the
best people of Columbus, and the event
will have pleasant memory in the society
annals of the city.
At half past eight o'clock a re
ception was held in Miss Riddle’s private
parlors, where the fair debutante,
assisted by her mother, formally re
ceived the throngs of friends and ac
quaintances who bad gathered to
tender their congratulations and kind
wishes. Shortly after ten o’clock the
spacious dining hall, which had been con
verted into a bail room, was sought, and to
the inspiring strains of the superb string
band, dancing was inaugurated, and sev
eral beautiful figures in the German con
stituted a feature of the evening's service*
to the Terpsichorean divinity. The scene
was brilliant and attractive, the floor be
ing graced with numerous couples in fail
evening dress, and pleasure ruled the
hour. Among the couples dancing were
the following:
Miss Riddle with George Riddle.
Miss Jessie Burnett with Fleming G.
Bailey.
Miss Maud Burnett with David J.
Bailey.
Miss Laura Brown with Lloyd Bower*.
Miss Katie Battle with John Speed.
Miss Edith Carter with Howard Rich
ardson.
Miss Mary Howard with A. A. Wilcox.
Miss Annie Hamburger with Ed Swift.
Miss Florence Herty with W. H. Bran
non, Jr.
Miss Nellie Williams with M. O. Berry.
Miss Pearl Williams witli Ed. Patterson.
Miss Annie McDougaid with Georgs
Mason.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Epping.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Swift.
Mr. and Mrs. Soule Redd.
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Candler.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Woodruff.
Miss Ida Joseph with John Joseph.
Miss Mildred Patterson with Holcomb*
Richardson.
Miss Marie Mott with Dr. Aug. Burg-
hard.
Miss Rosa Perry with J. J. Mobley.
Miss Mamie Peabody with Arthur Bat
tle.
Miss Lucy Pou with Joe Pou.
Miss Agues Spencer with A. H. Mason.
Miss Helena Spencer with Paul Clark.
Miss Belle Swift with J. O. McNulty.
Miss Alma Williams wiih Tim Willis.
Miss Maggie Waring with W. B. Beach.
Chaperones—Mrs. McDougaid, Mrs. Spen
cer, Maj. Green and Mrs. Osburn, Ur. Os-
burn and Mrs. Bain, Dr. and Mrs. Jordan.
The german was led by Mr. Hart
Joseph.
About 12 o’clock a march was piayed,
and the guests proceeded by couples up
stairs to the banquet hall, which was a
perfect bower of beauty, the decorations
being elaborate and tasteful. In the corner
to the right on entering was a cosy grotto,
framed of evergreens, mosses and orange
leaves and dotted with electric globes
which shed a beautiful, soft light. In the
center of this attractive retreat was a table
graced with a mammoth howl from which
champagne punch was liberaiiy dispensed.
Nearly opposite was a beantifnl
fountain in the center cf a largo
basin, the bottom of which was covered
with pretty pebbles, and the sides adorned
with green foliage. At the feet of the
bronze figure from whose uplifted hand a
stream of water shot fort a scattering
beautiful sprays was placed an incandescent
light which shed a brilliant lustre over the
playing fountain. Throughout the room
were artistically placed colored incandes
cent lights, in attractive combination,
whilst the walls and the columns
were very beautifully decorated.
A more inviting and attractive looking
supper room is rarely seen. The feast
that was spread in this handsome apart
ment was perfect in every particular,
and substantial of the season. Tim
main table from which the sup
per was served was temptingly
and bountifully filled, and at two-
score or more of small tables conveniently
placed about the room, couples gathered to
discuss the dainties.
The event was an enjoyable one, and a
brilliant success. The fair debutante, Miss
Susie Riddie, was the recipient of many
compliments from friends and kind wi-hes
for her future. The honors of the occa
sion were well sustained by the debutante,
her mother, Mrs. A. E. Riddie and her
brother, Mr. George Riddie, and the <9:but
party was in all essentials a social success
After supper the ball room was again
sought, and dancing continued until a lata
hour, when “Home, Sweet Home” wat
piayed and the guests, with pleasaut word*
for the hostesses, separated, and the debut,
with all its pleasant associations, i* a
memory of the past.
Acquitted of Larceny.—Grandlson
Jackson, a negro of some prominence
among his people at Greenville, was tried
before Judge Bowles in this city yester
day, charged with larceny after trust.
Col. B. A. Thornton and D. L. Parmer
appeared for the prosecution, and Judge
B. F. McLaughlin, of Greenville, and
Messrs. J. H. Worriil and G. Y. Tigner,
of this city, represented the defendant.
The trial consumed several hours, and re
sulted in the discharge of the prisoner.
A Special Term of Court.—Hon. J.
H. Martin, the nev/ judge of the Chatta
hoochee Circuit, spent yesterday in the
city. During the nay Judge Martin held a
consultation with Solicitor-General Carson
in reference to the proposed special term
of Muscogee Suaerior Court for the tran
saction of criminal business. Julge Mar
tin decided to open the special term on the
first Monday in January, 1891. Tiie
special term promises to be one of the
most interesting sessions of the Superior
Court ever held in the county.
The Muscogee Club Reception.—
On Wednesday evening, December 17, in
the einb parlors on Broad street, a large
and fashionable company will gather by
invitation of the members. Al! society i*
on the qui vive, and Madame Rumor states
many visiting ladies from other cities wiii
be in attendance, several of whom are dis
tinguished in literature and an. It prom
ises to be a most brilliant affair.
MONEY FOR THE ARMY.
Washington, December 9 —Th“ House
military committee today completed the
army appropriation bill, and it will be re
ported tomorrow. It appropriates $24,-
042,029, being an increase 0 f $435,558 over
the appropriation for thj* current year, the
chief increase being in. the item of trans
portation.
THE TOBACCO REBATF..
Washington, December 9.—The Sen
ate committee on finance today authorized
Senator Aldrich to report favorably, and to
endeavor to secure speedy action upon the
bill passed by the House yesterday pro
viding for the payment of a rebate upon
tobacco in stock.