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DAILY ENQUIRER -SUIT: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 12, 1890.
NO. 306.
AT HALF PRICE.
All our French Pattern Hats and Bonnets are now on sale
at half price. Also a choice stock of Beaver Hats woith $3
to $1, to be sold at $2.
EX-SENATOR BRADWELL
WILL BE THE NEW STATE SCHOOL
COMMISSIONER.
GREAT REDUCTION S
THE FIGHT IN TflE HOUSE OK THE UNI-
VEKSITY—EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.
SPECIAL TEKMS OF 8U-
PEIUOK COUETS.
In French Pattern Suits, Ladies’ and Children’s Wraps. Jer
sey Waists are the most comfortable for home wear of any
thing else. We wdi close our stock of these goods at half
price.
MISSES’ DRESSES.
A few Flann a l Suits, read} -made for 15 and 16 year old
Misses, worth $10, now $3.50.
DOLLS, ILOS^IEIL/Y- DOLLS.
We are veil supplied with a choice stock of kid bodied and
jointed Dulls at iow prices.
OTTOMADT ZPZELIlsrTS.
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 Ca icoes.
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.
PIP
llUL
Can Supply You with Beautiful and Elegant
Christmas Presents
For father, mother,
sister, brother, aunt,
uncle, grand mama,
grand-papa, and all
your reladves and
friends.
Read Their List
of Specialties.
The prices are right.
The lacies say they
have the
llLlliLui Llii
of substantial and suit
able presents to be
seen.
Don’t fail to see
them
BIRMINGHAM'S BUDGET.
THE WISCONSIN GRANGERS.
NOTES OF
GENERAL AND
INTEREST. j
Birmingham, December 11.—[Special.] •
—At the Board of Aldermen meeting last
night, the election of city officers took i
place.
T. V. Evans was elected treasurer and j
clerk, J. T. Mullin, chief of the fire depart- j
meut; O. A. Pickard, chief police; S. H. i
Martin and J. W. Kilpatrick, captains; J. j
J. Banks, city attorney; G. IS. Buvkholter, j
street commissioner, and E. Gray, city en- j
gineer. Many changes were made.
|big robbery. j
A sneak thief entered the residence of |
J. H. Woodward, president of the Wood- :
ward Iron Company, on the South High- i
lands, last night, and stole several thou- |
sand dollars’ worth of diamonds. The j
thief was evidently hid in the room and
watched Mrs. Woodward put the jewelry
in a trunk, and saw her hide the key.
There is no clew.
minor mention.
A brakeman named Mitchell fell from a
Louisville and Nashville freight south of
Birmingham this morning and was killed.
The tender of a Georgia Pacific freight
jumped the track on a trestle near Day’s
trap, knocking down part of the trestle
and ' causing a wreck. Two negro brake-
men were hurt.
Elias Johnson, a negro laborer for M.
V. Reynolds, lumber dealer, while unload
ing a car of lumber was killed by the pile
of lumber falling on him.
Will Webb, a negro boy, accidentally
shot and killed himself by a shotgun that
he didn’t know was loaded.
Dave G. Hall, passenger agent of the
Central Railroad of Georgia at this place,
will he transferred to Atlanta on the 15th
iust., and H. S. McCloskey will take his
place here.
PERSONAL | A FEW LAWS WHICH THEY WANT EN
ACTED.
Atlanta, December 11.— [Special.]—
Ex-Senator Bradwell has been appointed
| State School Commissioner, and the Gov
ernor’s choice the Senate has confirmed.
Quite a batch of appointments reached
the Senate ftom the Executive office.
Editor Pleasant A. Stovall, of Augusta,
was confirmed as a trustee of the State
University for eight years from August
23d next. ,
James M. Bellah is County Judge of
Chattooga county.
W. M. Smith as Solicitor County Court
of Oconee county.
John W. Bennett as County Solicitor for
Wayne county.
In ocher respects this morning’s session
of the Senate was dull and uninteresting,
except for the passage of Mr. Gilbert’s hill
providing the State military with a perma
nent encampment site.
The Zacbry resolution to submit the
claims of the State road lessees to arbitra
tors, which had been made the special or
der for today, was displaced, and will be
considered tomorrow.
The adverse committee report on the
bill of Mr. Todd to make the seller liable
for all damage done by the man that drinks
the whisky has been agreed to.
A like report on Mr. Vincent’s hill abol
ishing the State Agricultural Department
was tabled at the author’s request.
Mr. Lane's measure for equalizing the
taxes was also adversely reported, hut he
moved that it he “read a second time any
how,’’ and, in order that this might regu
larly be done, to oblige Mr. Lane the com
mittee voted against their own report and
succeeded in defeating it.
On motion of Mr. Todd it was agreed
that the Twitty fee bill be recommended
to a special committee to consist of six
farmers, three lawyers and two business
men.
The adverse report on the bill to require
persons to deposit $10 with the Clerks of
ccilrts when tiling divorce suits was disa
greed to.
A number of hills passed, among them
one to incorporate the Brunswick and
Northern railroad Company.
To extend the corporate limits of the
city of Macon so as to include property in
Vineville, owned by the Ocmulga Land
and Improvement Company.
To authorize the levying of an additional
tax by the Mayor and Council of Carroll
ton for fire purposes.
To enlarge the powers of the Railroad
Commission and require it to investigate
interstate traffic to or through Georgia,
and where injustice in rates is formed, to
appeal for correction of the same to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Charter for Progress Loan and Bankim
Company.
Authorizing the purchase of a perma
nent encampment site by the Advisory
Board.
Repealing paragraph 12 of section 920 of
code in reference to the duties of Tax Re
ceivers.
New hills were introduced by Mr. Elling
ton to employ the Railroad Commission to
fix storage rates for freight stored by rail
roads.
By Mr. Smith, of the Twenty-eighth—To
amend section 298 of code.
By. Mr. Warren—Amendment for act
incorporating Ilarrisonville, Richmond
county, and a charter for the North Au
gusta Railroad Company.
A biil was introduced amending the
charter of the Atlanta and Edgewood Car
Company.
HOUSE ROUTINE.
Fleming opened the session again this
morning by introducing a hill—one that
makes dogs property and entitled to all
the rights and liabilities of personal prop
erty.
Payne, of Upson county—Providing for
a county school system for Upson.
As the appropriation bill was again
about to be taken up, Mr. Hardeman, of
Wilkes, moved that discussion by mem
bers be restricted to one speech each.
Hall, of Cherokee, wanted morning ses
sions of the House to begin at 8 a. m. and
run until noon, hut this was voted against.
Howell, of Fulton, moved that the sec
tion he acted on by clauses.
Humphries secured the tloor and amend
ed his resolution of yesterday so that 88000
will be appropriated to the university.
His arraignment of the college system of
the State was sweeping. He stated that
NO PAY", NO WORK.
Anniston, December 11.—All of the
employes of the United States Roiling
Stock Company in this city, struck yester
day. About 1000 men are out. The com
pany has not paid any of its employes for
four weeks, and could give them no satis
faction as to when they could pay.
A FIRE BUG LYNCHED.
Jacksonville, Fla., December 11.-
Madison, Wis., December 11.—The
Wisconsin State Grange adopted yesterday
a resolution favoring a separate agricultu
ral college away from the State University,
as recommended in the address of Grand
Master Carr. The committee on resolu
tions reported as follows and the report the pupils educated at the State University
was adopted: That the part of the Mas- had cost the State $6000 per capita and
ter’s address referring to legislation, the pronounced the technological school a
Conger lard bill, the Paddock meat inspee- ; weight to educational work among the
tiou bill, the pure food bill and the cliemi- masses.
cal labaratory hill, we recommend, and ask | Burge, of Bartow', pointed out that there
aid and attention from our order, were 500,801 pupils in the State, and of
We also think the express- and telegraph the school fund seven-eighths went to the
companies should be run under Govern- colleges. He wanted better facilities
meut contract. We recommend that the among the people of the rural districts,
California law should be furnished in the where now' they have not even school
text books for the public schools for Wis- j houses or spelling books,
consin. We also recommend that the res- j Thornton, of Wayne, wanted the bene-
olution favoring a plant being established fits of education by the State equally
in our State prison to manufacture hind- divided. The $2 received by the pupils in
ing twine by convict labor, and let the
consumer have it at cost to protect us
against the gigantic binder twine trust, he i institutions.
adopted. Graves, of Newton, made a strong plea
The following resolutions were adopted: for the technological school. He showed
The constitution of the United States I that wherever an industry was established
fives to Congress the power to coin money j in Georgia skilled labor had to he inl
and to regulate its value, but it does not j ported, while eager and earnest Georgia
give power to delegate the regulation of its : boys were left idle. He wanted to see the
value to the national banks, which 1 : 1 A rr ''"
it virtually has done. Therefore be it re
solved, that it is the demand of the Wis
consin State Grange that the Government
issue its money direct to the people with
out the intervention of national banks,
and that all the money put in circulation
of every name and nature be a legal tender
for all debts. Resolved, that we demand
the passage of stringent laws prohibiting
the dealing in futures of all agricultural
products. Resolved, that railroad char
ters, being a grant from the people, be
c.ntrolled for the benefit of the people and
for the people.
the country per annum was absurd when
ranked alongside the figures of the higher
EVICTING STRIKING MINERS.
Fairmont, West Va., December 11.—
The eviction of striking miners were be
gun at the Monongahela mines today. The
strike has become alarming in its propor
tions. The men at the Montana and Des-
pard works have joined the strikers and
over 2000 men are now out. The strike is
against the reduction of 5 cents per ton
Dan Williams, a negro living eight miles
from Guincv, Fla., was lynched by negroes : ,. . .
last nlSt The houses and outbuildings j The mines are controlled by a syndicate. in
of several negroes have recently been ! which ex-Senator Camden, Governor
burned and it is thought he was the guilty Fleming, and Senator Gorman of Mary-
I land, are largely interested.
party.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTE!* PURE
institution preserved and supported. The
school ennobles labor and dignifies it.
Lock of Clay, made a tine speech in
favor of the school. He held that the join
ing of the rich and poor was ancient his
tory. Put in the hands of the poor man’s
sons the only elfective weapon with which
he can hope to grapple with the rich—edu
cation. He pleaded for support by the
Legislature of the Universities. They had
given Georgia illustrious sons. To fight
against education was to invite darkness,
and blight the future of the State.
Seers of Webster, and Perry of Worth,
both spoke against the appropriation, and
Mason of Camden, arraigned it. He
pointed out that the charges there were
higher than in the good common schools,
though the State supports it.
Sibley of Cobb, as a taxpayer in twenty-
one counties of Georgia, favored the appro
priation.
Atkinson of Coweta, showed that the
question was one affecting the future of
the State and of its children. It has been
said that it is an epoch in the legislative
history of the State. He urged that their
policy be broad, generous and worthy of
themselves, the State and their children.
The question is, “ are these things for the
public good*?” A moment’s thought will
show all that to sustain the schools is a
vital necessity. “ Stand by the hoys of the
State,” said he,
for more benefits from the common school
fund. Dade county, represented by Tolson,
who had not spoken against the bill, was
shown to get $300 more from the school
fund of the State than she paid in. Brooks
county got $867.67 more out of the
jug than she put in. Worth
countyg,$1,089.12 more than she paid
and Webster county profited $841.69, or
125 per cent by the school fund, while the
larger counties paid three to four times as
much as they paid in.
Tatum of Dade wanted to respond to the
criticism of his county, but under the rule
of the House he could not speak a second
time.
Humphries secured the floor, th<=re be
ing no other demand for, it. He charged
Fleming of Richmond, with having been
educated at Athens by the State.
“ I was, but I paid my expenses out of
my own pocket,” remarked Mr. Flemin
Mr. Goodwin, of Fulton, adduced facts
and figures refuting the arguments that
Atlanta was patronized by the State. He
showed that the county paid $146,000 in
excess of every appropriation benefit that
accrues to the county. He urged that
philanthropists were aiding the technolog
ical school, and it would be unseemly to
cut off the appropriation.
Mr. Seay offered a resolution providin
that the rules of the technological school
shall be amended so as to exact tuition
fees where any county has more than six
pupils there.
Mr. BryaD,of Floyd, took issue with the.
paternal nature of such legislation. He
showed that jealousy was the natural out
growth of it, and the wrangles seen on the
floor today were to be repeated every ses
sion.
Mr. Howell, of Fulton, urged the passage
of the appropriation. Atlanta’s attend
ance there would be less when the various
counties of the State claimed them, and
those now at the empty benches will yield
them to new attendants.
A mendments reducing the amount and
attempting to blot out the technological
were defeated, and when the vote was
about to be taken on the act, Mr. Huff,
chairman of the finance committee,
claimed the floor, and there was no mis
taking his position. He gave the House
notice that if they took away the appro
priation today it would he reconsidered to
morrow. He wili light log-rolling—“as
goes technology so goes the rest.” That’s
the motto. Men he knew were here in
structed to vote against the entire educa
tion system. The State needed some set
tled educational policy. j
The committee of the whole arose, re
ported progress and asked that the morn
ing session be extended until the clause
under discussion be disposed of. This was
agreed to, and the committee then went
into session and Mr. Huff finished his re
marks. He deprecated the feeling against
Fulton county, which pays one-tenth of
entire taxes of the State.
Berner, of Monroe, secured the floor.
He told them the question they must pass
on is, shall the institution be killed or will
you let it live?
Humphries’ resolution, striking out the
figures asked, was lost by a vote of 58 to
THE SUPPRESSED VOTE.
SOME STALE SLANDERS OF THE
SOUTH RETOLD.
MOUTHINGS OF AN IOWA REPUBLICAN.
THE CLOTURE SCHEME IN THE SEN
ATE—COMPLIMENTARY* TO
CONGRESSMAN GRIMES.
Seers of Webster, amended that the
Technological School appropriation be
made $14,000.
Gilbert of Muscogee, amended this by
making the sum $25,000. This was lost—
vote 71 against 75.
Graves of Newton, amended, naming
$21,000. This was lost—vote 68 to 71.
Howell offered as compromise, to make
the amount $22,500.
Lectured Crawford, the colored member,
said he would vote for $25,000.
Lewis of Hancock, would not accept one
cent less than $25,000.
Howell’s amendment making the sum
$22,500 was adopted and ihe motion to
adopt tlie paragraph.
The paragraph so amended was decided
on by a vote of 81 to 62.
The House then adjourned.
Washington, December 11.—[Special.]
—The Republicans did not agree to put,
aside the Force bill at their caucus last
night, but they did not agree to anything,
anil so the Democrats profess to believe
that they have the scheme where the hair
is short.
Mr. Plumb suggested to the caucus that
the majority must hold long daily sessions
if they wished to dispose of the Force bill
and quiet the nerves of the free coinage
contingent, so that today Mr. Plumb’s
resolution, which provides for thirteen
hours solid session per day was called up
for consideration.
The House committee on rivers and har
bors today formally decided not to prepare
a river and harbor appropriation hill dur
ing this session of Congress.
The Representatives composing the
House, contingent of the joint Congres
sional committee on emigration, have
agreed upon a bill to regulate immigration,
Representative Owen, of Indiana, is chair
man of the committee which has been en
gaged in making an investigation of immi
gration affairs, and will report the bill as
soon as possible.
COMPLIMENTING TOM GRIMES
The Evening Critic has this personal
notice of the Representative of the Fourth
Georgia district: “Representative Tom
Grimes, representing the Muscogee district
of Georgia, arrived in the city last night,
and was an attentive listener at the
morning prayer by the blind
Chaplain this morning. Mr. Grimes
is being urged to become a candidate for
Clerk of the next House, but he declines
because his State is reaching after the big
ger prize of the Speakership. Mr. Grimes
was turned down by an Alliance competi
tor in the late Congressional election, but
he will show up serenely in the Fifty-third
Congress unless all the signs fail. He is
personally one of the most popular mem
bers of the House; sincere, honorable,
generous, handsome, and a bachelor.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, December 11.—Mitchell
offered a resolution, which was agreed to,
instructing the postoffice committee to
inquire into the feasibility and advisa
bility of a law for postal savings banks in
connection with all or certain classes of
postoffices throughout the country.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Plumb for daily meetings of the Senate
at 10 o’clock a. in., and for recess from
5:30 o’clock to 8 p. m., was taken up.
Cockrell suggested that if 11 o’clock a.
m. were fixed for the hour of meeting
there would he opportunity to attend to
some committee work, whereas if the
Senate met at 10 o’clock no committee
work could be done. He also questioned the
advisability of night sessions, andtheproba-
bility of the attendance of a quorum. lie
reminded the Senate that during the last
session, when the tariff bill was under con
sideration, and when the hour for meeting
was 10 o’clock a. in., there was do night
sessions, and yet the business was done in
the most pleasant and satisfactory manner.
Plumb recognized the force of the sug
gestion, hut favored trying the experi
ment.
Mr. Reagan thought that the Senators
might just as well be frank with one
another. They all understood, on both
sides, that the object of the proposition
was ,0 choke off debate, on the elections
bill and to prevent its full, free
and deliberate consideration. If that
were the purpose of the ma
jority, it had the power to carry
it out. This resolution was the first step
special terms of the supehior court, j in that direction, and would he in harmony
The hill ot Mr. Gilbert, of Muscogee, to j with the purpose of the bill in revolution-
authorize the Judges of Superior Courts, in j izing the Government and in taking away
the exercise of sound discretion, to call ! from the States the exercise of the powers
special terms for the disposition of civil j and the performance of the duties which
business, has been favorably reported by j had belonged to them since the foundation
the general judiciary committee. The biil j of the Government. The bill proposed to
seems to have met a great fault in the
judicial system, and it is queer that it has
not been previously enacted. This power
is already used in disposing of criminal
business. There are many in
stances of overcrowded civil dockets
in the State which can be
remedied by special terms. In the Chatta
hoochee circuit no court can be held until
change the form of the Government from
one of self-government to one of force and
coercion. Such a change ought not to be
made without the most careful deliberation
and discussion, and the exposition of the
bill ought not to he strangled by a proposi
tion intended to wear out Senators
and prevent a fair consideration of
the bill. He protested against
next May for the transaction of civil bust- \ the adoption of the resulu iou as unjust to
ness, unless this bill is passed, which , the Senate and unjust to the American
would make an interval of one year since ! people.
the last term. In the meantime the husi- | * Morgan also agreed to the resolution,
ness of the people is clogged and rights of i He doubted whether there were five Sena-
litigauts retrain unsettled. j tors on the Republican side who could tell
The bill will he passed if it can reach ; the provisions of the Senate substitute,and
he believed that there were many Senators
on that side who had never read the House
Seay of Floyd, in his five minutes,
touched on Atlanta having 39 of the 145
pupils there. What he favored was the j Nothing was done at the conference be-
consideration in its order by the House.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Atlanta, December 11.—[Special.]—
The regular order at tonight’s session was
the consideration of local bills for a third
reading.
The one by Mr. Gilbert authorizing the
Commissioners of Commons of Columbus
to make certain donations of land was
passed.
The bars were let down and a big stock
of new bills were sent to the Clerk’s desk
for a first reading.
Hill, of Meriwether, introduced a bill
authorizing the Judges of the several courts
of the State to require juries to find
special verdicts.
Mr. Phillips introduced a bill exempting
from the observance of Sunday ail persons
who conscientiously observe the seventh
day as the Sabbath.
Mr. Lewis introduced a bill requiring
the petitioners for the incorporation of
hanks, insurance companies, railroads and
the like to deposit with the State treasury
$250 to defray the expenses of enactment.
The bill affirms that many of these fran
chises are secured for speculative purposes.
SOUTH CAROLINA'S NEW SENATOR.
IRBY DEFEATS WADE HAMPTON ON THE
FOURTH BALLOT.
Columbia, S. C., December 11.—On
the fourth ballot in joint session, .J. L. M.
Irby was elected United States Senator to
succeed Wade Hampton. The vote stood:
Irby 105, Donaldson 10, Hampton 42.
John Laurens Manning Irby was born at
Laurens, S. C., September 10, 1854. He
attended the university of Virginia and
afterwards Princeton. Leaving there, he
read law for three years under Judge Mc-
Iver, but practiced his profession only two
years. Since then he has resided on his
plantation and farmed successfully near
Laurens. He took part in the memorable
Hampton campaign of 1876. When he
entered the political arena four years ago,
he at once became a prominent leader, at
the same time giving proper attention to
his farming interests. He espoused the
cause of the farmers’ movement at its in
ception and was an ardent admirer of Till
man.
THE STATE ROAD MATTER.
Atlanta, December 11.—[Special.]—
State’s sharing more equally in its advan- j tween Governor Northen and the special
tages. j committee on the Western and Atlantic
Everett of Stewart favored the school. ; railroad matters further than the writing
He had been out there and studied its ad-' of a letter by the Governor to Col. Thomas
vantages. He knew of old soldiers and ; that the State’s interests will be protested,
farmers sons who were sharing in its bene- j '
fits, and benefits that no other school had. A murderous assault.
Martin, of Fulton, spoke in favor of the ! Norfolk, Va., December 11.—R. R.
Technological School. He presented an Taylor, a prominent lumber inspector, was
array of figures that cleared Fulton of the assaulted this evening and his throat cut.
charge of getting more from the State than He will probably die. The cause of the
she returns. ” j afia i r is a mystery yet, but the parties are
Fleming, of Richmond, paid his respects known to the police and will be arrested
to several of the members who had pleaded tonight.
bill or the substitute.
It was very evideut that the members of
the committee on privileges and elections
had not themselves read it, for there has
been a weighty and serious and solemn
difference of opinion, which was not yet
cured among them as to what
the substitute actually contained. He
warned Senators that they had bet
ter give time for its discussion.
They had better try to convince the coun
try that they were right,ami that the Demo
cratic Senators were wrong, or else there
would he some day an application of the
principles of the hill to the Senate itself.
For himself, no matter how much his
physical powers might be taxed by the
long hours proposed, he would “try to
keep along with the procession.” But he
should not insist on having the company
of his friends on the other side. They
could not expect to go to their committee
rooms, or their houses, and smoke their
cigars in peace and comfort while the
Democratic Senators were at thair
post of duty “on the picket
line.” They would have to have
company, and if the Republican Senators
adopted the resolution they would have to
expect to carry it out, and so he gave no
tice now that whenever he believed that a
quorum was absent from the Senate cham
ber he should make that point and have
the absent Senators called hack from their
places of delightful retirement, so that
they should be at the pain3 of listening to
the arguments which it cost the Demo
cratic Senators so much pains to make.
That was fair and right, and he had merely
risen for the purpose of serving that
notice.
The discussion on Plumb’s resolution
was kept up, amid considerable excitement
on the floor and in the galleries, until 2
o'clock, when it went over without action.
The elections bill was then taken
up, and Wilson, of Iowa, ad
dressed the Senate in its advocacy.
When the people had given their endorse
ment to the 14th amendment to the con
stitution, he said, which declared that all
men were created equal, they had pro
vided for the observance and enforcement
of the amendment by giving Congress
power to enforce its provisions. Was the
question now presented a race question?
No. What was it which forced itself upon
the attention of Congress? The answer
would come with directness and force in
one word—duty. Why duty? Because
the constitution had eliminated from the
ease all of the elements of race, color, or
previous condition of serviiude. If the
rights of a United States citizen, ]
guaranteed to him by the constitu- i
tion, were abridged by a foreign |
nation, the power of negotiation or, if
States the right of suffrage had been
abridged, and thus, not only the right of
the individual citizen had been outraged,
but the equality of the States in the matter
of representation had been invaded, and
in fact denied. Mississippi and South
Carolina, with a vote of 191,129, sent four
teen members to the House of Representa
tives, while Iowa, with a votiDg
population of 293,255, sent but
eleven members. In the name, not only
of the State of Iowa, but of its individual
citizens, he hoped that an earnest effort
would oe made to remedy this flagrant in
justice. The people of the country would
not believe that the people of Mississippi
and South Carolina were as free to use the
ballot as were the people ot Iowa. Nor
would the people be content until absolute
safety was assured to the citizen in his use
of the ballot and until fairness and good
faith were shown in the country of the
same in every State of the Union. When
this end should have been reached, then
the country would have a free ballot and a
fair count, and not till then. The in
terest of parties and the fortunes
of political leaders sank into
insignificance in the presence of such
an issue. No more important subject now
commanded the attention of the people of
the Republic. How would Congress deal
with the subject? Would partisan passion
aid in its solution? He thought not. A
little conservative consideration would dis
close the fact that the perplexities which
surrounded the subject had their origin in
this passion, and instead of being a help
would prove a hindrance to their solution.
The constitutian had determined who were
citizens, and the character and extent of
their rights and privileges. Obedience
to the constitution was a duty of
the citizen. It was a duty of the
State. The Republic would not abandon
the principle of equality upon which it
rested and to which it owed its phenome
nal progress. Fraud, intimidation, force
and assassination might for a time prevent
the free and equal use of the ballot. Such
instrumentality might prolong the journey
the Republic must take before it reached
the end which would give it peace. What
must the country do? It must do right,
Let-every citizen, be he white or colored,
cast his vote as is his right, and have it
counted as it is cast. If Congress obeyed
the dictates of duty, it would establish
peace throughout the Republic. If it re
fused, it would hut involve the country in
the perils of retributive justice which was
ever the ally of the oppressed.
Frye said that in his speech of a few
days ago, the Senator from Virginia (Dan
iels) had made reference to the Lynde re
port. The reference to it seemed to point
to the conclusion that he (Frye) joined in
the report. Frye explained that himself,
Forney and Lynde had composed the sub
committee sent to New York by the Forty-
fifth Congress to investigate Davenport.
Lynde had drawn up and signed a report
containing his own views. It had been
presented to the House, ordered to
be printed and re-committed. It
had never seen the light of
day from that hour to this. Frye then
passed a high eulogium upon Davenport,
and went on to say that the pending bill
was not one-tenth part stringent enough,
not one-tenth part drastic enough in its
provisions. It*, in order to secure the
right of the American citizen to freely
cast his ballot and have it counted as cast,
it was necessary to pul the bayonet behind
every ballot, he would put the bayonet be
hind it. [Mingled applause and hisses in
the galleries, which was promptly sup
pressed by the Vice-President.]
Daniel commented upon Frye’s declara
tion as to associating the bayonet with
every ballot, and that suffrages should be
deposited at the muzzle of guns. That,
he said, was the Senator’s (Frye’s) con
ception of the Republic—the bayonet and
ballot, side by side, but that was not the
conception of the Republic which its
founders had, and was not the conception
of the Republic which the American
people had today.
Frye—“I said if it w T as necessary to
secure a free ballot.”
Daniel—“ There is much virtue in an
‘if.’ This hill has got a bayonet with
every voter, if the supervisor of elections
chooses to put, it there. Daniel admitted
that the elections in New' York city had
been purified, but claimed that that result
was due, not to Davenport, but to
good citizens of both political parties.
The distinct charge which he made
against that gentleman was that he had
prostituted and debased the machinery of
justice, and had shown himself to be a
conscienciless tyrant and despot. He read
an article from the New York Sun of De
cember 10, headed “Davenport Catches
It,” and stating that the United States
grand jury had administered a stinging re
buke on yesterday to John I. Davenport
and his man, D- ull (United States Com
missioner Dettll).
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington,December 11.—The House
went into committee of the whole, with
Burrows of Michigan, in the chair, on the
fortifications appropriation bill. The bill
was read and agreed to without discussion,
and the committee having risen, the hill
passed, together with the bill appropria
ting $400,000 to meet the deficiency in the
appropriation for the public printing and
binding.
In the morning hour the committee on
the judiciary called up, and the House
passed, a hill amending section 5515 of
the revised statutes. The amend
ment provides a penalty for any person hav
ing the custody of the ballots and returns
after an election has been held who shall
alter such returns, or erase the name of
any candidate for Representative or dele
gate in Congress from any of the ballots in
his custody, or in any way alter or deface
the same, with tlie intent to affect the re
sult of such election.
The consideration of the bill to indem
nify the purchasers of swamp lands, and
to reimburse several States for lands due
them under the swamp lands act, occupied
the greater part of the afternoon, but
finally w'ent over without action, Holman,
who was its principal opponent, having
raised the point of no quorum, and the
House adjourned.
NEWSPAPERS, LOOK OUT.
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE THREAT
ENS A SWEEPING BOYCOTT
UNLESS ALLIANCE NEW'S IS REGULARLY
PUBLISHED — THE EXCURSION
ISTS IN FLORIDA—BARBECUE
IN AN ORANGE GROVE.
Sanford, Fla., December 11.—Presi
dent Polk, of the National Farmers Alli
ance, has named Friday, February 6,1891,
and Washington, D. C., as the time and
place of holding the first meeting of the
National Legislative Council, which is com
posed of the National president and the
presidents of all the State Alliances.
An important action taken during the
closing moments of the late convention
was the adoption of a resolution with
reference to the support of newspapers by
the Alliance. The policy of the Alliance
will be to withhold all support from news
papers which do not conduct Alliance
departments, or, at least, publish
Alliance news regularly. This arrangement
does not compel the support of Alliance
measures, or an advocacy of Alliance de
mands on the. part of these newspapers in
their editorial columns, but does compel a
certain degree of friendliness on their pari
and amounts to an absolute boycott of all
newspapers which do not come up to the
terms of the resolution.
At Oviedo this afternoon the excursion
ists were entertained in Forster’s orange
grove with a barbecue and a picnic dinner.
After dinner there was speaking by Presi
dent Polk, Congressman-elect Livingston,
Dr. Macune, Mrs. Annie L. Diggs and
Mrs. Yickery, of Kansas. The train
reached Sanford at 8:45 o’clock p. m., and
visitors are quartered tonight at the San
ford House and other hotels.
showed a marked depression todav, but
the decline with us was not due so much
to unfavorable foreign orders as to reports
which were heard on all sides that the
Southern markets are in urgent need of
money, and are offering cotton freely
for arrival at prices much below current
quotations. In fact, this was said to be
the main cause of the decline in Liverpool.
The differences between early and late
months were not quite so wide as yester
day, but remained wide enough to be sub
ject to frequent comment. The problem
of the moment seems to be at what price
will capital come forward to take the cot
ton crop and carry it until it shall be
wanted for consumption.
Spot cotton was more active.
GOSSIP FROM MONTGOMERY.
THE BANKS WILL CASE — SUPREME COURT
DECISIONS, ET(*.
Montgomery, Ala., December 11.
[Special ]—The Banks will case, which
was begun before Judge Randolph this
morning, promises to come to an unex
pectedly early end this afternoon. There
is a rumor on the streets that a compro
mise between the attorneys for the differ
ent heirs and legatees has been agreed to,
and that the announcement will be made
to the court this afternoon.
The following Supreme Court decisions
were rendered today:
Stone, C. J.—R. C. Ramsey vs. The
State, from Anniston City Court. Reversed
and remanded.
Clopton, J.—Jesse Keith vs. The State,
from DeKalb Circuit Court. Affirmed.
Frank Rion vs. The State, from DeKalb
Circuit Court. Affirmed.
McClellan, J.—Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company vs. W. E. Davis, Jeffer
son Circuit Court. Reversed and re
manded.
(Joleman, J.—Bartow Wins vs. The
State, from Anniston City Court. Af
firmed.
The Governor today made the following
appointments:
E. L. Dunn, Notary Public and Justice
of Peace, Tuskaloosa.
John Gamble, Jr., Notary Public, Troy.
Nathan Landers, Notary Public and
Justice of Peace, Parker, Elmore county.
D. P, Vickey, Notary Public, Double
Spring, Winston county.
John R. Ayers, Notary Public and Jus
tice of the Peace. Saint, Cuthbert county.
Anderson F. Clifton, Constable, Balkum,
Henry county.
H. L. Morrell, Constable, Craws Depot,
Lamar county.
J. F. Watkins, Constable, Anniston.
Cards are out announcing the debut
party to be given by Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Vandiver, to their charming daughter,
Miss Willie, on the evening of the 18th.
It promises to be a brilliant social event,
and quite a number of friends of the ac
complished young lady will be present on
the occasion of her happy and brilliant
entrance into society, of which she prom
ises to be quite an ornament.
A NEWSPAPER PRIZE.
PARNELL AND HIS FRIENDS RECAPTURE
THE UNITED IRELAND.
Dublin, December 11.—The struggle
for the possession of the United Ireland
assumed a new phase this morning. Again
Parnell is in possession of the offices of
the company. When the opponents of
Parnell, who succeeded last night in
forcing an entrance to the office, and in
destroying all the leaders that had been
prepared by Leamy, who was appointed
yesterday to succeed Rodkin, who was
acting editor during the absence of Wil
liam O’Brien, took their departure, they
left a guard in possession with orders to
resist any attempt of Parnell or his
friends to enter this building.
This morning Parnell proceeded to the
office, and with the assistance of a crowd
of his supporters forced open the door and
took possession. The police witnessed the
affair, but did not interfere in auy way.
After he had succeeded in recapturing the
office, FarnMl went to a window and ad
dressed tlie crowd outside. To guard
against any further attempt on the
part of Parnell’s opponents to re
capture the office, no one was
allowed to enter, and the doors and
windows were closed, bolted and barred.
Parnell was accompanied by the staff of
editors he appointed yesterday, and when
the office was secured agaiust intruders all
conversation with outsiders was carried on
through the keyhole. When Parnell made
the assault upon the office this morning he
himself was armed with a crowbar, which
he used in forcing the front door. In the
afternoon Parnell started for Cork. A
large crowd was at the Kmgsbridge depot
and when he made his appearance to take
the train he was loudly cheered.
PARNELL’S FIGHT.
INDIAN AGENT Mi LAUGH LIN.
WASHINGTON RELICS.
SPIRITED BIDDING AND HIGH PRICES AT
PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, December 11.—The
sale of the Washington relics belonging to
the Lewis estate closed tonight with every
thing sold. The total amount realized was
$14,689, which largely exceeds the expec
tations of the executors of the Lewis
estate. The ladies of the Mount Vernon
Association were spirited bidders, made
many purchases, and were the ob
served of all observers. Martha
Washington’s bible, which had 300 copper
plates engraved by John Stuart inserted
THE BRAVE MAJOR THINKS THE INDIANS
ARE HARMLESS.
Minneapolis, Minn., December 11.—
A Journal’s Bismarck, N. D., special says:
Major McLaughlin, agent at the Standing
Rock agency, is in town today. He says
there is no danger of an outbreak, and that
there never has been. Sitting Bull and
his followers are still keeping up the ghost
dance on Grand River, but their wild en
thusiasm is rapidly abating. The Major
thinks a week more of cold weather will
wind up the dancing. He says that he
can arrest Sitting Bull without any trouble,
but there is no occasion for taking him
into custody. If Buffalo Bill had under
taken to arrest Sitting Bull there
would have been serious trouble with
out doubt. When the old chief heard
that Bill was after him he gathered a
strong body of warriors who were de
termined to fight for their chief’s freedom.
It is thought that McLaughlin was instru
mental in having the order for Buffalo
Bill’s mission rescinded.
Information comes from Pine Ridge,
through private sources, that the report
of a cattle stampede by the Indians and an
exchange of shots near Buffalo (lap is a
canard. No cattle have been run off by
the Indians except their own stock. The
special correspondents of Eastern papers
have exaggerated their stories fearfully.
PUBLIC OPINION REPORTED GROWING IN
HIS FAVOR.
Dublin, December 11. — Parnell's
speech and the enthusiasm manifested to
wards him at last night’s meeting have
already had the effect of influencing public
opinion in favor of Parnell throughout
Ireland. The number of his adherents is
growing rapidly. His supporters in
Limerick are making preparations
for a great popular display in
his honor, upon his arrival there. His
constituents in Cork are also preparing to
receive him, and they will give him an en
thusiastic welcome. Lea ny has sent a
private dispatch to a friend in London,
stating that Parnell is winning all along
the line. The Catholic bishop of Surrey,
which diocese is situated the town
of Kilkenney, has advised the vo
ters there in the coming election
to cast their ballots according
to the dictates of their conscience
The fight there will be a good test of Irish
opinion, and the supporters of Parnell are
desirous of putting forward the strongest
possible candidate. He has made three
nominations. Barry, O'Brien, the author,
and John Keliy were successively with
drawn, ?nd today Parnell nominated Vin
cent Scaliey, a wealthy Tipperary land
holder. John Pope Hennessey is the anti-
Parnell candidate.
CHICAGO MARKET.
THE COURT MARTIAL.
CASES ON
was won, after a lively fight, by Mitchell, a
New York bookseller, for $760. This was
the highest amount given today. The
book, which was printed at Oxford in
1789, contains two signatures of Martha
Washington in addition to the family
record of the Lewises.
THE FINANCIAL RELIEF.
Washington, December 11.—In
cordance witli the instructions of the
Republican Sena'orial caucus, held last
night, Senator Edmunds has appointed
Plumb, Hale, Mitchell, McMillin, and
Power, as meembrs of the caucus, to
THE GATE CITY GUARDS’
TRIAL.
Atlanta, Ga,, December 11—[Special.]
—The court martial reopened the Gate
City Guards’ cases today. Lieutenant
Roberts was again placed on trial. Affi
davits were introduced from Lieutenant
McDonals and Telegraph Operator Hill, of
Auburn. The former .having seen Spillman
in Auburn, but could give only hearsay evi
dence of Roberts' presence there. The
operator testified that the telegram re
ceived for Roberts was not delivered, he
not being then at the hotel to receive it.
Gordon N. Hurtell, of the Journal,
sworn, said he had found Myers, Spill
man and Roberts, together the
day the Journal published the confession
from them. One of them—Myers, the
witness thought—had said: “Yes, we
tried to get the program and would have
made money had we gotten it.” Hurtell
did not remember that Roberts said any
thing. He knew no further fact connect
ing him with the ugly business.
Roberts presented a written statement
denying that he had anything to do with
it, or made any admission such as credited
to him by the press.
After argument, the court took the
cases under consideration. It is not
known when they will announce their
finding.
REVIEW OF SPECULATION IN THE GRAIN
AND PROVISION MARKETS.
Chicago, December 11.—The wheat
market opened tame and at a decline of 4c
from the closing of the preceding day. All
the influences were bulli.-b, but failed to
effect anything till the last hour of the
session, during which May delivery, from
hanging lazily within a fraction of 98yc,
advanced to 99£c.
The corn deal was confined to a range of
4 to |c., and that indicates a lifeless
ness of business.
Oats were traded in to a moderate ex
tent and an easier feeling prevailed, but
price changes were small.
Mess Pork—The trading was onlv mod
erate, with a net decline of 2® to 5c.
Lard and short ribs shared general dull
ness, and closed slightly belter than the
opening prices.
AN ARKANSAS TRAGEDY.
CHARLES JOPLIN KILLS SIX PERSONS
AND SUICIDES.
St. Louis, December 11.—A special to
the Republic from Fort Smith, Ark., says:
Charles Joplin shot and killed live persona
today at the Jenny lead mine, twelve miles
from here, and then committed suicide
by shooting himself. Those killed were
John Miller, »his wife, his grown
daughter Louella, Dr. .Stewart, a promi
nent physician, and a man whose name is
unknown. The shooting occurred late in
the day, and the details are meagre. The
only clue as to the, cause of the killing lies
in a report that Dr. Stewart circulated a
rumor reflecting on Joplin in connection
with Miss Miiler.
APPOINTMENTS AND CONFIRMATIONS.
Washington, December 11. — The
President today nominated Naval Con
structor T. D. Wilson (United States navy)
to he chief of the bureau of construction
and repair, and chief of construction or
the navy, with the relative rank of Com
modore.
The following postmasters were nomi
nated :
South Carolina—Phillip Gerlach, Or
angeburg Court House.
Alabama—Cornelius Caille, Jr.. Blocton.
Georgia—Duncan Jordan, Cuthbert.
The Senate today confirmed the follow
ing nominations:
Postmasters — Georgia: Mrs. Elizabeth
Taylor, Dalton; f I. G. Meekin, Cedartown.
THE BESSEMER ROLLING MILL ASSIGNS.
Birmingham, December 11.—[Special.]
—The directors of the Bessemer Rolling
Mill Company met today and placed affairs
in the hands of L. E. Brunns, as receiver.
The cause of the embarrassment was the
recent failure of the United States Rolling
Stock Company, who owed the Bessemer
company $30,000. This amount is secured
ac- by an attachment. The company officials
say that the assets exceed the liabilities,
and will pay every dollar owed.
RUNS COTTON REVIEW.
, ,, , • , - — — , — New York, December 11.—Futures
necessary, of war, wou.d be applied. If it j act with the Republican member) of the opened at 4 to 6 points decline closing
fi fill (* P Pn?Tl YD 111 no m f a n A L n n /-V f n J tt f 4-4 JaaRma r 1 _ • . T-v
were done within our own jurisdiction, the ; finance committee in framing a scheme of steady at a decline of I point on’ Decem-
duty and legislative oaths demanded legis-; financial legislation to be submitted to the her, and 5 to 8 points on other months, from
Iation on the subject. In several of the ^ caucus, yesterday’s closing prices. I.ivemnol
ACQUITTED OF WIFE MURDER.
May’s Landing, N. J., December 11.—
The jury in t he case of Joseph F. Youn",
of Philadelphia, on trial for the murder of
his wife in a hotel at Atlantic City, by
shooting her on the discovery of what be
believed to be convincing evidence of her
unfaithfulness, returned a verdict of not
guilty at 11:30 o’clock this morning. The
jury had been out since 4 o’clock yester
day afternoon.
SWARMS OF PENSION APPLICANTS.
Washington, December 11.—Pension
Commissioner Raum gives the following
result of the examination claims .eeorded
to December 6 under the new act: There
are 171,946 original valid claims, 55,328
original widow claims, and 298.380 claims
filed by old claimants. This gives 227,000
new claims filed under the late law.
LEGISLATING AGAINST RAII.ROAJIS.
Atlanta, December 11.—[Special.]
The railroad committee of the Senate
will recommend the passage of the House
bills authorizing municipal taxation of
railroads, and requiring roads to fence
their track or pay for all the stock killed.
The bill to make the railroad commis
sioners elective, and reducing their sala-
Liverpool ries, will be adversely reported.