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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 19, 1890.
NO. 312.
HANDKERCHIEFS
Especially adapted for Christmas presents, in Brocade Silk, Plain Silk, Embroid
ered Silk, Clear Lawn, Plain and Printed Embroidered, etc. Our stock of these goods
is unusually large and in great variety. Ladies and Gents Embroidered initial PURE
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS for $3.00 per dozen, half dozen in a box.
OUR HALF PRICE SALE.
All our French Pattern Hats; Ladies and Misses Camel’s Hair French Felt Hats -
Misses Ready-Made Suits; Ladies Extra Choice Pattern Suits, regular price $20 to $33
Ladies and Misses Jersey Waists. A small lot of our best KID GLOVES, slightly
soiled or spotted. All go at exactly HALF PRICE. "
CHOICE, BEST BRANDS OF PRINTS AT FIVE CENTS.
Notwithstanding this cold weather has stimulated the WRAP trade we will con
tinue to make reduced prices of any of our CLOAKS AND WRAPS for Ladies or
Children. Also a discount of one-third off from the price on FUR BOV AND MUFF
SETS. ’
LADIES TTLTIDEEL'VESTS 25 OEUSTTS.
Reductions in UNDERWEAR. We are determined not to carry over so large a
stock of Underwear as we did last winter if LOW PRICES will move them.
IDOXjXjS IIsT GREAT ALAIELIIEX'Y.
Bisque Heads with jointed Bodies; Bisque Heads with Kid Bodies, from 25
cents to $1.50.
MAKE THE GENTLEMEN PRESENTS.
We have Gents Kid, Dog Skin, Dressed Buck and Moca GLOVES in sizes from
7 to 9, at low prices. Also Four-in-Hand SCARFS at 50 Cents, worth $1.00. Also
a choice line of CUFF BUTTONS, etc.
J. A K1RVEN & CO.
HUNDREDS OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
CROWD DA1LV THE
MAMMOTH OUTFITTING STORE
OF
Chancellor & Pearce,
Purchasing Christmas Presents
Cloves to Please All.
Kid, Fur-Top, Dog
Skin, Fleece-Lined, Driv.rs’
and Railroad, and any siyle, from 25c to
NECKWEAR
Suited to old and young, ladies and gen
tleinen. Mufflers, Initial Silk Handker-
chiels (50c to $1), Socks, etc.
5 Dozen Xmas Slippers
Will be opened today.
We sold more Fine
Slippers last Xmas
than any two houses.
This season we expect
to do better stili. On
Men’s Fine Patent Leather, Calf, Kid and Kangaroo Shoes
we have no competition—simply do the business. Our close
prices and immense stock the secret. Note this fact and
examine the line.
CH tNCELLOR & PEARCE. '
X. B.—Great reduction on Overcoats. They must be sold.
A MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
A JEWELRV THIEF MAKES A SECCES8FUI.
HAUL.
Wayckoss, Ga., December 18.—[Spe
cial.]—A very mysterious robbery was per
petrated at the jewelry store of Lanier &
Yowmen’s, in this city, on Monday. The
thief effected an entrace to the safe in
which was deposited a iot of watches and
jewelry, and took therefrom «owe gold
watches and diamonds to the value of $500.
The mysterious part of the business is
that the robbery was committed in the
open day time while the store was occupied
by the salesman and several customers.
The theory advanced by some as to the
manner in which the thief got to the safe
is this: Monday was a cold day, and the
stove being near the safe, it is thought
that the thief took advantage of the
crowded condition of the stove and slyly
crept behind the small counter that stands
between the stove and the safe, and ap
propriated the property to his pockets and
made his escape from the house. As the
theft was not discovered until they began
packing up at night, no clue whatever is
left for the detective.
Messrs. Rowbothous and Murphy broke
dirt Monday last for the erection of the
new Baptist church. It will be situated
on Keinsliart street, in new Waycross, just
west of the Magnolia Hotel, and will be
of brick, after the latest and most modern
atvle of architecture.
Carpenters’ work has practically sus
pended until after the holidays when, it is
hoped, work wiil be resumed on a larger
scale than it has been the preceding year.
The Ladies’ Bazar, for the benefit of
the new Baptist church, was opened at
the Masonic Temple this afternoon.
A wrecked freight train on the Savan-
nati, Florida and Western road, at Ho-
merville, caused some delay in the move
ment of trains on that road, yesterday.
APALACHICOLA DOTS.
Apalachicola, Fla., December 15.—
[Special.]—The Circuit Court adjourned
on Saturday night, to the relief of all.
There weie no cases of any great impor
tance to the outside world. The case of
J. E. Grady & Co. vs. D. M. Munn & Co.,
probably involved the greatest amount of
money, and was decided in favor of the
plaintiffs, Grady A- Co. .
The ice house, which was burned m the
recent fire, is in course of reconstruction.
Its energetic and efficient manager. Capt.
Geo. H. Whiteside, has the good will ot
this community.
The sale of the Kennedy mill site to the
Cypress Lumber Company is confirmed.
This gives the Cypress company an un
broken water front of nearly a mile.
AUBURN ANNALS.
Auburn, Ala., December 18.—[Special.]
The term examinations are now being held
at the Agricultural and Mechanical College,
which will suspend exercise on next Tues
day and allow the eadets two weeks holi
day in order that the boys may go home
and enjoy a Christmas turkey.
Mr. P. L. Hutchinson, who has for a
little more than two years been employed
as one of the assistants in the State Chem
ical Labratory at Auburn, has resigned,
and has accepted a position as Assistant
State Chemist of Georgia. Mr. Hutchin
son is a native of Chipley, Ga., a graduate
of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Alabama, open, manly
and pleasant in address, a
young man of merit and ability,
and possesses the highest degree of honesty
and integrity of character, and is a most
excellent gentleman in every way.
Mr. J. F. Wilkinson, another assistant
in the State laboratory has been promoted
to Mr. Hutchinson’s place, and Mr. K. E.
Noble, of Anniston, has been appointed to
fill Mr. Wilkinson’s position.
Mr. E. R. Lloyd will arrive in Auburn
next Saturday with his lovely bride, who
was Miss Bell, of Starkesville, Miss., and
they will spend the holidays with the
groom’s father and family.
RIRMINGHAM’S BUDGET.
Birmingham, Ala., December 18.—
[Special.]—There is little or no change in
the coal miners’ strike. The mines at
Henryellen, Johns, Smith, Horse Creek,
Lonisburg, and those mines at Coalburg
and Pratt mines which are operated by
convicts are running. Pat McBride, senior
member of the National Executive board
of the United Union Workers, is here
from Co.umbus, Ohio,looking over the sit
uation. „
United States Post Office Inspector
Fred D. Peer is here looking for E. D.
Ol instead the defaulting postmaster of
New Decatur. He is believed to be in
hiding in this city. His shortage amounts
to a little over $2,000.
R. R. Young, a jeweler at Bessemer,
has failed for $8,090; assets $5,000.
Cochran Peters, a negro boy, was run
over and killed by a Birmingham dummy
while stealing a ride.
HANGED FOR WIFE .MURDER.
Welland, Ont., December 18.—Arthur
Haliday, who murdered his wife by push-
in^ her over tbe cliff at Niagara Falls m
July last, was hanged at-8:01 o'clock this
morning. The condemned man walked to
the scaffold firmly and with a smile on his
face. His death was easy.
ZACHRY’S RESOLUTION.
IT WILL FINALLY PASS IN SOME ‘“stuution to $13 000.
was reached, Mr. Irvine proposed to amend
by cutting down the appropriation for that
SHAPE.
AND A COMMISSION WILL BE APPOINTED.
THE TW1TTY BILL RECONSIDERED,—
A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT BILLS
PASSED.
Mr. Terrell spoke for the committee re-
i port. He said the technological u’as the
j only school in Georgia that taught young
i men to work and dignified mechanical
labor. It should therefore be cheerfully
supported.
Mr. Beck took the position that the in
stitute was necessary to that State of inde-
Atlanta, December 18.—[Special.]— pendence so much to be desired. Should
The Zaehry resolution from the Senate Georgia continue to call upon the North
was read the second time in the House for her road builders and architects, or
this morning, at the request of the West- should she train them at home and owe
ern and Atlantic railroad committee, to the improvements of the future, the devel-
which it had been referred. The commit- j opment of her wonderful resources to her
tee is understood to favor the original
Zaehry resolution without the Walker
amendment. The resolution will in all
probability reduce itself to the appoint
ment of the commission, with the proviso
that if the State or old lessees are dissat
isfied they can appeal to the courts. Col.
Stablman last night expressed satisfaction
with such a plan.
Mr. Goodwin, of Fulton, had his bill
passed, providing that taxes due municip
alities, especially Atlanta, shall not be paid
unless the Mayor and Council so order.
County boards of education will now re
ceive $2 per day, per member, when em
ployed with school matters, but are not to
be exempt from road and jury duly, as
heretofore, according to Graves’, of New
ton, bill.
Calvin, of Richmond, had his bill passed
prohibiting the appointment of others than
citizens of the State as special deputies,
special constables, special detectives.
The bill provoked discussion.
own sous, educated at her own fireside?
To kill the technological school, even to
cripple it, would be a blow at Southern
progress.
Mr. Lane ardently supported the full
appropriation. He had visited the school
and admired it. The only objection he
had to the institution was that too many
Atlanta boys were there as compared with
the number from tbe country. But he
found the number of students from any
one place restricted by the law, and felt
satisfied. The work at the school was
wonderful. The speaker had three sons,
all professional men, but would have pre
ferred for them to have had diplomas from
that institute.
Mr. Irvine’s amendment was lost, and
the section adopted.
The committee amendment increasing
the contingent fund from $12,000 to $18,-
000, was agreed to without opposition.
The amendment increasing the appro
priation for publishing two volumes of
Lewis, of Hancock, felt that when a Supreme Court reports from $6000to$9000,
Sheriff gave a bond he should be at liberty
to select his agents to serve writs.
Mr. Goodwin, of Fulton, stated that the
object of the bill was to prohibit Pinkerton
so as to publish three volumes, was also
carried.
The other appropriations were then sev
erally endorsed, the report of the commit-
detectives from acting in Georgia as they : tee favorable to the passage of the bill as
do in some States now, to the annoyance
of the official administration of justice by
the law’s agents and the irritance of com
munities, frequently to the point of pre
cipitating disturbances.
Whittle'd urged tbe passage of the bill.
The blacklisting bill of Mr. Goodwin, of
Fulton, which makes it a misdemeanor for
agents or employes of corporations to cir
culate reports concerning a discharged em
ployee that may tend to prevent his secur
ing work, was passed.
The bill appropriating $000 apiece to
the five members of the Western and At-
amended agreed to and the bill
mously passed and transmitted.
SCRAPS WITH THE INDIANS.
FIGHTING BETWEEN THE TROOPS AND
THE HOSTILES.
Denver, December 18.—A News spe
cial from Cheyenne river via Rapid City,
at 3:30 o’clock this morning, says: A
courier is just in and lias aroused the
camp. He states that a party of fifteen
men are beseiged fifty miles from here on
Spring creek at Daly’s ranch. The In-
lantic appraising commission. E. A. Flew- j dian3 have made three attempts to fire the
ellen, Eben Hillyer, T. M. Peeples, An- j p rem j se s, and one was nearly successful,
thony xMurphy and W. J. Houston. j One of tbe beseiged is Hon. W. H. Daly,
Dr. Chappell thought that $400 apiece J aide-de-camp to the Governor of the State,
would be sufficient pay. He pointed out q> be courier who brings the news had to
that the legislative members were working make a ( ] as | 1 through the Indians, firing
hard for $4 per day and that the railroad both pj^ols right and left. One bullet
appraisers would be well paid at the same j penetrated his overcoat. He rode by a
figure. I circuitous route to our camp. Gen. Carr
Mr. Martin spoke in favor of paying ba3 sent Major Tupper with 100 men
$800 to the members, this including $100 ^ be rescue. Should the command meet
for expenses. The original recommenda- j tbe Indians they will make short work of
tion was for $1000 apiece, these gentlemen . as Major Tupper is very determined,
being railroad experts. | \ News sp cial from the camp of the
Fleming spoke in favor of the finance ' gj xtb Cavalry from Cheyenne river via
committee s report being acted on. j ]| ap ij City, says: Major Perry's command
Mr. Huff, chairman of the finance com- ! j 0 j ne ,i us early this morning, and scout Gus
mittee, hoped their report would not be (; ra ven reported that near Smithville a
departed from. These gentlemen compos- ' largft number of Indians were seen. A
ing the commission had compiled a report nuui i)er of shots were exchanged, and
which will be the basis of settlement of j wb j[ e the government wagoDS were eross-
the Western and Atlantic railroad ques- j ng Spring Creek they and their escort
tion. It was absurd to make comparisons w( l re attacked by about forty Indians, and
between remuneration asked for them and over one hundred shots were exchanged,
that received by legislators. In closing, Q ne so ldier was wounded and another shot
he added: “We are here for glory or througb the hat. A troop of Capt. Weils’
something worse.” . ... cavalry came to their rescue and the In-
Dr. Chappell carried his objection into d j anS) seeing this, ran away. Craven re-
the House from committee of the whole, ports having seen sixty-three teepees which
and,called for the ayes and nays to dis- CO ntained about 100 Indians. They were
agree to the report of the committee can i pS( ] near the mouth of Spring Creek
recommending payment of §600. On the ear iy this morning, and troops were
ayes and nays the motion to disagree was sen t; out-, but the hostiles had
lost, and the bill was passed. ; again returned to the Bad Lands.
The next bill up for passage was that by General Carr sent last night, and tonight,
Baldwin, of Randolph, making it a niisde- arm ed parties to guard the ranch wh<ye
meaner for physicians or prescription tb e j n <lian we re killed yesterday to pro
clerks to get drunk. tect it. The dead Indian is laid out in
Dr. Baldwin stated there are fourteen f ron t 0 f the ranch with his rifle beside him,
physicians in the House and l hr ee i n the to act as a bait to attract other Indians to
Senate, who favor the bill, and he had capture the body. A number of Indians
secured letters from ail over the State bave been around all day, but do not dare
favoring the bill. i to approach. The Indian killed was a
Dr. Chappell urged the passage of the nepb(; w of Kicking Boar. Yesterday, Gen-
bill. If the members should vote against era | Garr sent a troop of cavalry up into
the bill, he told them they would be killing tbfi ]j a j Lands to watch any movement of
their wives, children, or probably them- lbe bostiles. A signal was established by
selves, by exposing them to the treatment j b e troops, and our camp by three relays,
by piiysicians. He painted a graphic pict- should the troops be attacked, they were
are of a drunken physician being called in be reinforced from here. They reported
to treat some injured person who bleeds to a bout seventy teepees being seen in the In
death while the physician is wrestling with dj a n stronghold and totally inaccessible,
a “jag.” | The only known outlet of escape for
Dr. Hand, of Baker, wanted to offer these Indians is a trail which goes up the
some inducement to drunken doctors to Cottonwood across the road from Rapid
reform and amended so that if they do so 0 r eek to Wounded Knee, crossing the
they be allowed to practice again. | Cottonwood before it crossed the head-
Baxter, of Bibb, moved that the bill be ; W ater so near the highland occupied by
recommitted. He said it was a useless en- i £ be hostiles. This passage will be closed
cumbrauce of the statute books. Its > tomorrow by a large body of troops of the
merits he did not question, but he did not ; sixtb Infantry,
see how the provisions were operative, as :
they were addressed to the consciences of I A senate sensation.
anjudicators and the defendant. Toward the end of tbe afternoon session
The bill was recommitted. j Cabaniss and O’Neal had a little tiff which
Boifeuillet’s bill was passed requiring created considerable excitement. O’Neal
the employment of competent telegraph j said that the effort to postpone a certain
operators at railroad stations, and prohibit- bill was intended to kill it. This Cabaniss
ing the employment as train dispatchers of flatly denied. O’Neal replied that the man
messages directing movements of trains — J J * *■- *•-- U - J
under the age of eighteen years. This does
not apply to the employment of operators
above sixteen years of age employed in any
railroad office at the passage of this act.
The corporation of the present lessee
company is extended for the purpose of
litigation by the act of Mr. Martin, of
Fulton.
The bill by Calvin, of R climond, cre
ating a board of equalization in the various
counties of the State to review and
adjust tax returns made by property
holders. *Some opposition developed to
the bill, more from a failure to under-
who drew the amendment to the bill had
told him that it was drawn with that in
tention, and then added: “I am respon
sible.” Things looked squally for a mo
ment, but the trouble blew over without
a severe laceration of feelings and a com
promise was adopted on the bill.
AFTER SITTING BULL’S DEATH.
Chicago, 111., December 18.—Adju
tant-General Corbin has received the fol
lowing dispatch:
“ Rapid City, S. D.—My information
was reliable and positive of Sitting Bull’s
tne mu, more irorn a uuiim LU ' emissaries, and runners going to different
stand thoroughly its provisions and the tribe8 and inciting them to hostility. The
bill was tabled on motion o eming, a , order f or b , 3 arre3 t was not given too soon
friend of the bill, who desired it to have h waa about leavin2 . wi f h 100
full consideration.
IN THE SENATE.
The Twitly bill has been reconsidered.
A strong memorial was read in the sen
ate this morning from prominent business
men of Atlanta, urging the body to review
its action of yesterday. After debate the
vote was taken and resulted in a trie. The
president then cast his ballot in favor of
reconsideration. The bill was then laid
on the table.
In executive session, the appointment of
Judge Allen Fort to succeed Judge Irwin
as a member of the State Railroad Com
mission, was confirmed.
The finance committee brought in its
report on the recommitted branch college
section of the appropriations bill. All the.
new branch colleges proposed had been
stricken off the committee amendment,
leaving only the five existing ones. The
other seven, indeed, had chiefly been at
tached, as a member of the committee
as he was about leaving with 100 fighting
men. The effect has been to'dishearten
many others. I have directed the troops
to destroy or capture the few that escaped,
after his death, from Standing Rock. Gen.
Brooke has more than 1000 lodges, or 5000
Indians, uuder his control at Pine Ridge,
but there are still 2000 lodges, or over 1(X)0
fighting Indians in the Bad Lands that are
defiant and hostile yet.”
A SWINDLER JAILED.
Atlanta, December 18.—[Special.]—
Cove, alias Casey, alias Richards, alias
Emry, was sent to jail tonight; from
Justice Manning’s court, for swindling,
on a warrant sworn out by Morris, from
whom he obtained $12, presumably for
samples. Dr. Smith, and A. M. Pearsons,
of Macon, were also swindled. New Or
leans wires it will pay a reward for him.
Cove fell into the clutches of the law for
writing a letter to a prominent lady here,
Highest of all in Leadening
Power, U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTE!* PURE
,, , ... , 1 who had the matter placed in the hands
confidentially admitted yesterday, to serve ; ,
for ballast to keep the old institutions 01 lDe aelect1 ' eS-
from capsizing.
The argument made yesterday by
Messrs. Mitchell and Cabaniss, that the
State had expressly contracted to support
the old branches, converted many voters.
Several of them cist their ballots with the
committee on this ground, and the
branches was supported by a good rnajori-
FLNANCE IN THE SENATE, app^ed? would not preveDt lhe biU being I AN IMPORTANT MEETING
Mr. Bate,as a lover of individual liberty,
THE CAUCUS BILL REPORTED BY opposed the bill. He opposed it because
SENATOR SHERMAN. j he believed it to strike at the freedom of
| the ballot, and intended to breed dis- I
it will side track the force bill, turbance and to destroy the peace and
the democratic program. j quiet of society. It was the usurper of
home’s public build- j the rights Of theStates and of men. It was
ing—postmasters j the promoter of central power intheFed-
appointed. i eral Government, at the expense of the
! rights of the States, if not of their autono-
Washing ton, December 18.—[Special.] my. It was sectional, and struck at the
The action of the Republican caucus last South. He believed it to be the most
THE INTERSTATE IMMIGRATION
CONVENTION AT ASHEVILLE.
AN EARNEST PROTEST AGAINST SECTION
ALISM AND THE FORCE BILL—THE
DELEGATES WILL CONFINE
THEMSELVES TO BUSINESS.
night in agreeing to temporarily side track P^minent of tb f. ™ an >', f n S er bo«d«
, ° ° J , , .on the political highway that
the Force bill will prove fatal to that hatea pointed to empire. Such legislation
measure. Mr. Hoar, himself, acknowl- iu a Republican Government was at all
edges that he thinks it now doubtful times dangerous and vicious, and was es-
if the bill can be resurrected 1 P^ 11 ? 80 at the P re8ent time- lf he
a a ti n am „! might employ the language of the Declara-
and saved. The Democratic program 1.. ® . T \ * . „ ... ,
will he to debate finance when it shows : tion of Independence against the British
with vitror and ^ongevUY Indeed 1 Kin *’ he would ^ ot the bil1 tbat P">-
^ ® if ; posed to erect a multitude of new offices,
wear out the session, if they f, . , - ~ ’
.. c , ’ and to send swarms of offle
up
they can
choose, on the financial bill alone.
W. P. Pledger, the notorious negro poli
tician, arrived in Washington today. He
is just from Louisiana, where he has been
luxuristing in the dual capacity of political
heeler and timber agent.
The proceedings of the two houses today
have been passive. In the Senate, Mr.
Coke, of Texas, took the floor on the Force
bill, and before very long he emptied all
the Republican seats and a majority of his
own side. Mr. Coke’s best hold is not ora
tory. Indeed, he is a dismal failure when
it comes to that.
Today Senator Sherman presented the
caucus bill and asked that it be printed
and recommitted to the finance committee.
He said, with some degree of choler, that
there were some features of the bili that
he did not lHte, but he failed to point them
out.
The chances are that Congress will en
joy a brief holiday. Two propositions to
provide for a recess have been smothered
already. The Democrats wish a recess to
delay and gain time, and their enemies
understand it.
The House is always restless and noisy,
and today there was a sharp cross
fire and a lot of talk over subsidy legisla
tion, without any immediate result. The
Democrats are dawdling to wear out their
opponents.
Fourth class postmasters were appointed
today at the following Alabama points:
Little River, Baldwin county; Kayner,
Cherokee county; Salter, Coosa county;
Searcy, Butler county; Sterling, Cherokee
eouuty; Pearidge and Redding. Georgia
drew a single prize in the lottery. John
W. Brooks was named as postmaster at
Story.
Mrs. P. II. Snook and daughter, Miss
Loula, of Atlanta, are here.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, December 13.—Immedi
ately after the approval of the journal, the
Senate, on motion of Hale, went into a
secret session, which lasted but^a few min
utes. In its regular order, a bill came up
to inaugurate a reduction in the numbers
of the engineers corps of the navy, which
was passed.
Sherman, from the committee on
finance, reported the bid providing against
a contraction of the currency. It was or
dered printed and recommitted.
Sherman called up the bill providing
that the tariff act shall not be held to im
pede or impair the force of treaties be
tween the United States and another
country.
Gorman said that he would object to the
consideration of the measure for the pres
ent. The tariff bill had been passed has
tily, and this proposition to continue its
provisions should be fully discussed.
Morgan regretted that the gentleman
should make any objection. The United
Slates, by the hasty passage of the tariff
bill, was inflicting injustice ou Haiwaii,
and doing itself injustice by a formal
breach of the treaty. He desi ed to en
courage still more intimate arrangements
officers to harass
the people. Its enactment would establish
a system of espionage against which the
sanctity of home would afford no protec
tion.
At 4:30 o’clock, at the suggestion of
Gorman that Bate would prefer not to
finish his speech this evening, the elections
bill was laid aside informally, and several
bills were taken up and passed. Among
them were House bills for public buildings
at Rome, Ga., $50,000, and Reidsville, N.
C., $25,000.
After a short executive session the Senate
adjourned.
in the Houak.
Washington, December 18.—In the
morning hour tbe pending measure was
the Senate bill amending tbe Interstate
Commerce act, by providing for the taking
of depositions by notaries public. It was
passed; yeas 215, nays 5.
A bill was passed for the construction
of a bridge across Duck river by the coun
ty of Humphreys, Tenn.
The morning hour expired and Farquhar,
of Mew York, as chairman of the commit
tee on merchant, marine and fisheries,
moved that the House go into committee
of the whole for the consideration
of the Senate bill to place the
American marine engaged in the foreign
trade on an equality with that of other
nations, with the House substitute there
for. A contention (started by Springer
and Blount) arose as to whether Farquhar
had the authority of his committee to
make this motion. The speaker ruled
against Farquhar. The latter moved, then,
that the House go into committee of the
whole on the state of the Union. The
motion was agreed to; yeas 128, nays 106.
Farquhar then moved that the House
proceed to the consideration of the Senate
bill to place the American merchant mariue
on an equality with that of other nations.
Springer made the point of order that
the motion was not in order, but that the
committee must proceed to the consider
ation of the appropriation bills. The
chairman ruled tiiat the motion was in or
der for tlie reason that the rules gave t e
committee authority to decide what meas
ure it would take up.
Springer took an appeal from the decis
ion, but the Speaker was sustained—yeas
86, nays 28.
Wheeler, of Alabama, then moved that
the committee proceed to the considera
tion of the army appropriation bill.
Amid a good deal of confusion, and de
spite protests from his party colleagues,
the chair held that the motion was in or
der and had precedence over that made by
Farquhar.
Wheeler’s motion was lost—yeas 88,
nays 90.
Wheeler then moved that the committee
rise, which was lost, after much time being
lost by tbe intentional tardiness of Dem
ocrats in passing between tbe tellers—yeas
70, nays 92.
Wheeler’s next move was a motion to
take up the District of Columbia appropri
ation bill. The chair declined to entertain
with Haiwaii, and he thought that the bill th , 9 moti ' on He tbought that he bad wllde
should be passed without delay.
Harris was unwilling that the matter
should proceed in the absence of black-
burn, who, as one of the conferees on the
tariff bill, had called speciti attention to
the fact that it would abrogate the Hai-
waiian treaty. , . , having an appropriation bill in charge
Sherman said that white he felt sure that CQU|d „ £ F me ^ suro iu comulitUe “ {
Blackburn would favor the bill, he would the wbo]e
not press it in his absence. The bill, there- . wheeler accom ued for the fact that lie
lore, weut to the calendar. _ , vvas not a chairman by stating that he was
an error in deciding some time previously
ths4 any member could call up an appro
priation bill. After an examination of the
rules and precedents, lie wa3 of the opin
ion that no gentleman who was not the
chairman, nor a member of the committee
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT—EIGHTEEN MEN
KILLED.
Brussels, December 18.—A terrible ac
cident occurred today at Escouffiaui col
liery at Hornu, in the Province of Hainaut.
A shift of eight men had entered the cage,
and the engine started to lower them into
t | the pit, when suddenly and without warn-
' Mr Mitchell’s amendment forbidding ' ing the rope connecting the cage with the
the colleges under any pretext, to charge i drum broke and the men were precipitated
more than $10 a year tuition on pain of to the bottom of the shaft. Every one of
forfeiture of their appropriations, also pre-, the occupants of the cage were killed.
Va Now, then, for a big fight between the I taxing mercantile agencies.
houses! Representatives of all shades of 1 Atlanta, December 18.—[Special.]—
opinion on the college question declares Senator Johnson, of the Thirty-ninth dis-
that the House will combat to tbe last trict, will move to amend the tax act by
ditch the restoration of the college appro- adding “all mercantile collecting agencies,
priations and prolong the session, if nec-; mercantile report agencies, and like con-
essary, to prosecute the war. j erns, $150 for each county they do busi-
When the technological school clause ■ ess in.”
a Democrat. He further appealed from
the decision of the chair, an appeal which
the chair refused to entertain. Tills de
cision of the chair gave rise to much con
fusion, entirely good-natured its char
acter.
Farquhar’s motion was then agreed to—
yeas 111, nays 83.
Farquhar then took the floor to argue in
favor of the bill, aud occupied the remain
der of the afternoon session.
When the committee rose the House ad-
THE METHODIST PREACHERS.
yesterday’s proceedings in
SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
The elections bill was then taken up and
Coke addressed the Senate in opposition to
it. It proposed, he said, to thrust rudely,
aside the State authorities which had for
a ceutury controlled their elections, and to
substitute for them an army of partisan
supervisors and Deputy Marshals who are
to direct and control the registration and
polling of votes, and partisan returning
board to do the country, certification of
the result. Of course, the bill involved
the conclusiou that the people of the sev- ^
eral States were, for some reason, unfit to . J'
be trusted to hold, in their own way, the J
elections for their representatives iu Con
gress, as they had always heretofore been
doing. Agaiust the bill as a whole, aud
in all its details, aud especially against its
libellous reflection on the capacity of the
people of the States for self government,! Macon, Ga., December 18.—[Special.]
and its audacious assumption that all the The day in the South Georgia Conference
honesty, virtue aud intelligence, found in was spent in looking into the work of the
the country, were possessed by federal offi- young preachers. They all passed, and
cials, he «tered his most earnest protest, made a fine showing of the year’s works.
Culloin addressed the Senate. ile , Rev. Dr. Morris, church extension sec-
confessed some disappointment retary, made a flue address on the build-
that the committee on privileges ing of churches. It was full of argument
and elections had deemed it necessary to and humor. At its close a collection was
report a bill of such great length. He had taken up for the Durango church, in
hoped that the present supervisor law Mexico.
might be amended without great difficulty | Rev. Dr. Nunnally. of Mercer Unlver-
and without adding very many new sec- sity, made a very pleasant fraternal ad-
tions to it. But, as the committee had dress ou being introduced to the tonfer-
given the subject long aud patient study, ence.
he accepted the bill as the best that could j In the afternoon the preachers attended
be framed to meet the evils complained of, a very interesting concert at the Academy
with the uudersiandiug that lie should for the Blind.
favor such amendments as might be offered | -
and might meet his approbation. There j NO DECISION’ REACHED.
was no virtue, he aigued, in tiie j
argument of Democratic Senators that the the habeas corpus bail case still
general Government had no right, under | undetermined.
the constitution, to conirol aud manage j America's, December 18.—[Special.]—
the election of Representatives to Congress - f be decision of Judge Fort in the habeas
in the States. Common sense and the corpus case for bail, from Columbus, was
constitution of the United Slates both de- J looked for here all day, but no intimation
dared that the general Government had j was had from him as to his conclusion,
that right, and the duty was imposed upon ■ jjj s decision will probably be made tamor-
it by the constitution and by the results of row .
the war to protect the negro of the South
in his rights to cast a free ballot and to death of captain sheehan.
have a fair count; in his right to exercise, „ , r c • 1 s
without fear of violence and undeterred „ Griffin, Ga. December 18 -[Special ]
by threats of anv kind, all the polit- Capt. Dennis G Shenan died here this
ical rights of American citizens. The evening at o o clock, after a few weeks
freedman’s republicanism was, he said, lIIne ^- <- a P t- Sheehan moved to Griffin
the reason why, in the thoughts of South- over two years ago from Macon, and took
ern Democrats, he should lose his suffrage, charge of the New York store here as
Time was at hand when the authority of ! manager. Capt. Sheehan has made many
the Government must be interposed in be- j frlends !D t lh!S ^mity, who will be sorely
half of the negroes at the South. The ! P ained 10 hl8 . deatb- He was made
State authorities would have to be com- I c a P ta,n ot , lhe Spa dmg.Grays soon after
peiled to respect the rights of negro voters. I hls arrlva ' here - Mdinnde the company a
That compulsion would have to be applied I succe «. afu ‘ r wh,ch lie resigned the cap-
1Z1 i'r»nerr^aa i tainey on account of ill health. Capt.
taincv
Sheehan was a noble and generous rnau,
and made friends with every one he met.
He leaves a wife and son, and a host of
friend3to mourn hisuutimely death.
under legal authority. Congress would
have to enact laws under which all elec
tions for Representatives in Con
gress should be conducted. The
Government would have to assume
control in the management of all such
elections and to provide means for the A terrific snow storm.
protection of its election officers while in Wheeling, W. Va .December 18.—The
the discharge of their duties. All the talk most terrifle snow storm for six years has
which the Senate had heard about the j been raging for twenty-four hours, and a
character of the supervisors and deputy j great amount of damage has resulted,
marshals had no bearing on the question, j Ail telegraphic communication was cut off
It was the duty of the Government to see , all day yesterday. The city telephone,
to it that honest men were appointed to telegraph and fire alarm system is com-
these positions. He knew full well tiiat pletely wrecked, and railway traffic is
the passage of the bill would give to the ' terribly delayed. The loss is large. The
lawless elements at the South an excuse ' street cars are not running, and hack
for mob violence and rebellion against the | lines are taking their places. Little busi-
national authority, but lie was sure tiiat ! ness has been done. There are lively ap-
such results (hinted at, rather than ex-' prehensions of a flood in the city.
Asheville, NY C., December IS.—The
Iuterstate Immigration convention met
this morning, President M. T. Bryant in
the chair. W. H. Malone, of Asheville,
offered the folio ving preamble and reso
lution:
Whereas, It is the sense of this conven
tion that all sectional animosities between
the North and South should cease; that
agitation of sectional questions tends to
retard the general prosperty of the whole
country, therefore,
Resolved, That we deprecate, as unwise
and unpolitic, the present agitation in
Congress of what is known as the national
election law, or force bill, and do hereby
protest against the enactment of this bill
into a law.
On motion of E. Polk Johnson, of Ken
tucky, the resolution was laid upon the
table.
The following resolution from North
Carolina was introduced:
We deplore the proposed legislation
which retards the prosperous condition of
the Southern States, and which tends to
hinder the flow of capital into the South
ern States. Referred to the committee ou
resolutions.
The following resolutions were intro
duced by R. B. Boone, of Durham, X. C.,
and referred to the committee :
Resolved, That the war between the
sections is ended, and all bitter remein-
beranejs thereof are forgotten.
Resolved, That on the map of the world,
and iu the Southern part of the United
States, is one nation bound together by
every tie of commercial interests aud of
brotherly love.
Resolved, That we, citizens of the south
ern part of this, the grandest nation the
world ever saw, extend to our brothers iu
the North and West the right hand of fel
lowsiiip, and invite them to come and
make their homes among us and aid us in
developing this, the richest country in
natural resources and the most favored iu
climate and location of any section 011 the
face of the earth.
Res lved, That we here issue a call for
500,000 sturdy sons of toil aud 500,OuO
manufactusers of the North and West to
make their homes with us, aud to join in
the development of this land of ours.
Resolved—That we recognize no political
East, no political West, no political North,
and no political South; that uuder a com
mon banner, aud in a common country,
we pledge ourselves to every honest effort
to the upbuilding of ihis nation of which
the South is lhe most favored by nature
and nature’s good.
The following executive committee was
chosen: Alabama—J. C. Keith, Anniston;
Arkansas—John J. Sumpter, Hot Springs;
Florida—William Davidson, Jacksonville;
Georgia—W. L. Glessner, Americus: Ken
tucky—E. Pope Johnson, Franklin: Lou-
siana—T. W. Poole, New Orleans; Missis
sippi—Captain Sam Brown; Maryland —
Henry E. Alvord, Maryland Agri
cultural College; North Carolina—
M. Wilson, YViuston ; South
Carolina—X. R. Duncan, Spartanburg;
Texas—S. J. T. Johnson, Corsicana; Ten
nessee—Maj. H. M. Aiken, Knoxville;
Virginia—G. W. B. Hale, Rocky Mount;
West Virginia—C F. Moore, Huntersville.
Tuere is a determined purpose manifest
in every movement of the convention to
discard everything of a political nature
and devote the lime of the convention to
Dusiness matters exclusively.
The committee appointed to make sug
gestions aud correct greavances met, aud
considered railroad business, and made
the following report: “The committee
AN AGREEMENT PROBABLE
to submit the betterments claim to
A COMMISSION.
Atlanta, December 18.—[Special.]—
The House State road committee will re
port substantially that the claims of the
lessees be referred to a commission of
eight, to be appointed by the Governor.
Six of these must be of one mind regard
ing the award. The verdict may be vetoed
by the Governor. Then either side, if
dissatisfied, may appeal to the Supreme
Court.
The old lessees met today at the Kim
ball, Col. Cole, Maj. Stahlman, Mr. Wa
ters, of Baltimore, and others, holdiDg
proxies. It was a sort of experience meet
ing.
A resolution was drawn up in which
President Joseph E. Brown was fully au
thorized to take all steps deemed advisable
to secure their interests, and employ coun
sel. Another meeting will be held Tues
day. President Thomas, of the new
lessees, called on Governor Xorthen this
afternoon and remained with him quite a
while, talking over the situation, leaving
greatly reassured.
VERBENA IN FLAMES.
CALLS ON MONTGOMERY FOB HELP—A
CALAMITY AVERTED.
Montgomery, December 18.—[Special.]
At 4 o’clock this morning, Chief Engineer
Irwin of t ie Montgomery fire department
received a telegram from Verbena signed
by Mr. F. A. Guliedge, stating that a fire
was in progress there which seriously
threatened that little town, and asking
him to scud an engine aud men there on a
special train as quick as possible.
Ou receipt of the telegram Mr. Irwin
caused the general alarm to be sounded,
and detailed Dexter No. 1 to go to the re
lief of the threatened town. When nearly
all arrangements had been completed to
send the engine off, Mr. Irwiu received a
second telegram from Verbena stating that
the fire had been gotten under control and
that there was no need of the engine.
The fire broke out iii Verbena about
2:3'J o'clock this morning and raged fierce
ly for nearly two hours.
The store oecup e i by Messrs. Boykin <£
Williams was destroyed, as well as the
residence of Mr. \Y r illiaro3 next to the
storehouse, aud the residence of Mr. Zim
merman adjoining that of Mr. YVilliams.
These three buildings occupied the front
of one block. Nearly all the stock of
goods iu tbe store of Messrs. Boykin &
Williams was destroyed. Much of the
property in the residences was saved.
At one time it was feared that several
other buildings would be destroyed, but by
hard work of the citizens the fire was con
fined to the three buildings named above.
thirty bales of cotton scorched.
About 9:30 this morning an alarm of
fire was sent in from Sox 16, located at the
intersection of JeffersoD, Tallapoosa and
Coosa streets, aud on responding the de
partment found a tire in the warehouse of
Messrs. Robinson & Thompson. The
warehouse management used the hose kepi
inside with good effect, and kept down the
fire until two streams were put on the
burning cotton by the firemen, with which
it was soon extinguished.
This fire was caused by one of the em
ployes of the warehouse stepping on a
match at the Jefferson street entrance, a
portion of the match head popping inside,
setting the cotton on fire. About thirty
bales of cotton were scorched, the damage
being estimated at about $200.
A RAILROAD WRECK,
Harrisonburg, Va., December 18.—A
wreck occurred on the Valley Branch of
the Baltimore and Ohio road, about two
miles north of this place, yesterday even
ing. The south bound train, due here at
5:30 o’clock p rn, drawn by three engines,
ran into a snow drift and was detailed.
Two of the engines were thrown from the
, , . . . , . . i track anti demolished, while the third was
beg leave to report, unanimously, mat it 1 .... . ’. c .
® .. , e : . , , .1 J ’ 1 thrown across the track. Six persons, all
endoises tne plan adopted by the railways, I F . . ’ ,
“ ‘ F J railroad employes, were injured.
ot se liug what are called “uoinesecaers J ' , ... •* .. *
l be passengers escaped with a slight
selling
and ‘"laud excursion” tickets to promote
shaking up. The namescf the injured, as
and encourage immigration, and «com- far M Iearilft i ar ,. : W . W. Krona, roa-
mends that a committee ot three be ap- j d badly a( . alded , fenkins alld ^
pointed by the bouthern Industrial Imim- j ine ^ b " ad!y sca j d , d and Donova =
gratioa Convention to appiy to tne several;
up badly
company will probably reach $30,000.
ticket brokerage makes the sale of such
tickets on numerous dates, and from many
poiuts at low rates, hazardous to the reve- the wavcbo*—3 fire
nue of transportation lines selling such e r , , .„ „
tickets and diverts the use of such tickets ..A*, ‘ N Tl ®. flrt : at
from the original purpose, the committee Waycross al uded to in last nigh s dis-
recommend this convention to memoralize P at t cu . e? ’ d f tr . oyed 1,e ( * rand Central
Congress to prohibit scalping or tickt brok- j t Ho f' and the , brick bl f <** ^Joining con-
erage By ah amendment to the inter-state taming bve a,tores McIntosh & Koming-
commeree act, as recommended by the Iu- | 0:l - t!ie °. r , a:,d Central, lose heavily on
. ’ ,, , ; . ... 1 furniture, with partial insurance. Herbert
terdlale Commerce Commission in its ; xf , , r , ....
v.,1 _ I Murphy loses one bin ding valued at about
fourth annual report, ihat we further 1 ? ....
1 ... 1 1 i *30,u0U, partly insured. lhe Young
recommend that each State delegation to , . .. . . . , =•
6 1 Men s Christian Association losea
their furniture and fixtures. F.
C. Owens, dealer iu clothing,
loses $12,000, partly insured. A. B. Mc-
oronose-, gallon - aiso , Whorter A Co , druggists, lose $8000, with
sropo 8 ’ » ; with light insurance, Gracy A McNeill,
that the same State delegations a.kthe j los0 * 12 000, insurance $2000. D.
Legislatures ot their severa brates to in- ; | j fo ^ C . B . Kouse loseg
struct their representatives in Congress U. ^ no in ’ ul . ance . Lanier< * Yomnans,
enact Lhe legislation asked by the Inter- j( . w ’ eler ’ ? ](He *18,000, insurance iaOOo!
state Commerce Commits . j ^ saV ed a portion of their stock. Dr.
The report brought on a discussion pa -1 Mci J a9ter> / ho wa3 3topping at tLe hotrf
ticipated ln y “P 1 , . = jumped from the second story window
nearly every bute. tinally the resoiuuon - r - ■ ■ . J •
was adopted.
this convention bring the action of this
convention to the. attention of the Con
gressional representatives of tiieir respec
tive Slates and ask their co-operation in
securing the proposed legislation; also,
fracturing his leg.
A hotel fire.
London, December 18.—The Grand
F. B. Chilton, of Austin, Tex., general
manager Of the Southern Interstate Com
merce Convention, then made his annual |
report. After greeting the delegates ; Hotel at Margate caught fire last night,
warmly, he said it must rest with the fu- ' and, despite the efforts made to extinguish
ture to reveal, through the results brought the flames, the hotel was destroyed. The
about by the plans laid down in this con- 1 fire broke out after tbe inmates had re-
vention, how wise and great is the South. ‘ tired. The flames spread with such alarw-
He went on to say that the object of the ing rapidity that when tiiey were alarmed
convention was to attract go >I there was no time to save clothing or per-
men from all States and capital sonal efft-cts, but they were compelled to
from all nations. “YY’e welcome,” he said, rush from the burning building iu their
“new settlers in the work of placing the night clothes. Great excitement prevailed,
Southern section of the Union iu the po- and many of tbe guests had narrow es-
sition where it justly belongs.” He spoke capes. No lives were lost, and the only
of the work accomplished by the Florida person reported hurt is a barmaid, who
bureau, which had sent one exhibit to Bos- ’ was injured by jumping from a window,
ton, and two to be shown at fairs in the
North, and that, in consequence, about
500 letters of inquiry had been sent to the
bureau headquarters. A good deal has
been done in the advertising line,
contracts having been made by which
more than $200,000 worth of advertising
A CHICAGO FAILURE.
Chicago, December 18.—S. A. Kean,
doing business under the name of S. A.
Kean A Co., made an assignment in the
County Court this morning to B. F.
Jacobs. The assets and liabilities are not
was secured. During this year exhibits of 1 stated
Southern products had been displayed in ( Qa [ be comp i a j nt 0 f \y. YV. Royce,
New Jersey and New York, and at three W ^ Q deposited money in the hank on the
points in Canada; also, in Maine, **!* a . n ” 5th and 17th instant, warrants were issued
sylvania, Indiana and Michigan, hxhi nts evt a n j n g f or arrest of Klan, ami
by trains of cars he deemed impracticable, bis casb ; eri George B. YVarne, for receiv-
but as ma le at expositions was certainly j ng mon ,.y when the oank was known to
advantageous. Chilton continued. It ^ insolvent. Arrangements are being
the means wiil justify it, we propose made t, 0 reorganize the concern as a
to engage speakers who ^ wl *‘ national bank. It is learned that the
address meetings in
East,
. deposits amount to about $450,000. Most
North and West, and contend against the lbe f i ep ositors are well-to-do people
prejudice against the South. It is also wbo w j>j not suffer severely through
proposed to use the stereoscope, showiug tbe j r josses. Very few poor people did
views of interest South, and represeuta- business with the bank.
tives wi ! l start out inside of ninety days. .
If the convention endorses the plan and :
scope of the work as mapped out in 1888, | snow in \ ikginia.
this association wiil be the most powerful 1 IlARRisoNBURG.Y'a., December 18.--The
body of men ever banded together heaviest snow storm since the year 1857,
for the upbuilding of any prevailed here Tuesday and YVednesday.
country, and the success that The weather was very cold and the wind
will speedily come to the South will be the blew a perfect hurricane. Buildings iu
marvel of the world. With one accord, course of erection were blown down, while
and that union of sentiment and interest roofs and sheds were mashed in by the
from which alone strength can come, we weight of ihe snow. The snow is very
will, at no distant day, achieve a fuller wet aud heavy, ml about twenty-two
measure of our greatness through our own inches deep od the leve 1 , and drifted iu
efforts, as well as merits.” some places from eight to ten feet deep.
A vote of thanks was tendered Chilton In the mountains YY’est of here, the snow
for his able report, and he was re-elected is said to be drifted to a depth of twenty
general manager of the bureau. i to thirt y feet.