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DAILY EKQl'IRER-SDN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TiESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 30, 1890.
NO. 321.
Iu the icy North breezes when you can buy a Wrap at less
tnan cist of the manufacture?
J. A. K1RYEN & CO.
IDAHO’S NEW SENATORS* must be confusing to disinterested observ-
^ A ers. The Republican party here had been j
ONE SWORN IN AND TWO MORE c5lar ? ed with attempting to subvert the
rights flnil lihf»rTia« nf the, neon!.
THE ALLIANCE WILL DROP IT FOR
THE PRESENT.
VANCE OBJECTS TO THE THIBD—PRO-
GUESS OF THE FORCE BILL—A LOT
OF HEADLESS POSTMASTERS.
Are offering 200
A.l o their Piush
Jackets, worth fiom $8 to $15, at $5 each.
r * i it ™ ra f s Jackets, Dolmans, Sacks and
Cdpcs at less than cost.
CHILDREN’S WRAPS.
Pi.ces cut in half. No may. but strictly business. We a*e
deicrmi eel to s,li them, therefore no reasonable offer will
be letused.
Wishing
Our Friends a Happy
A.nd prosperous Niw Year, we thank them for ihe libera;
pa!rouage they have bestowed on us in the past year, the
y of ihe past fourteen, and promising
it a continuance of their favors.
mo t successful of a
our best efforts toon •
J. A,
We are, grab fully yo
KIRVEN
& CO.
nr
lipij
MCGRATH THINKS MOKE TIME IS NEEDED.
THE SOUTHERN FARMERS WONT
HAVE IT—THEY ARK
DEMOCRATS.
Topeka, Kas., December 20.—The fol-
imerview
rights and liberties of the people
for proposing measures tending only to
preserve their free voice in the govern
ment of the country. The great crimes
committed against the election franchises
had been ignored, or palliated (not de-
Washing :on, December 29 [Special 1 nied )- and the practice that iu the past had
—When the Senate assembled today the nullified ’ and , if continued in the future,
benches were fairly well filled, but a criti- 1 wotdd nullify ihe will of the people, did lowing interview w.th President Frank
cal count ^ould have disclosed the ab- not receive serious consideration from the McGrath, published today, would indicate
sence of a quorum. As soon as the jour- < ot ^c r side, and those who would provide that the Alliance has, for the present, de-
nal was read, which consisted of just two a = a * nst them were arraigned as wanting in cided to drop the Third Party movement,
lines, the secretary took up the credentials | res P«ct for the constitutional rights of the He says: “The agitation in the South
of the new Senators from Idaho, Shoup P eo P' e - aa conspirators against the n il! of over the Lodge bill precludes the possibili-
and McConnell, and read them in a ner- t * le . P e, ?P’ e - as selfish, w.lful partisans, tv G f aU y independent movement at this
vous sort of way to the chamber. The ! l e S' s l at i n ? f° r unlawful political supre- . time. While in Ocaia, I investigated the
certificates were bond in gaudy blue velvet ™ ac y-_ He would not invade the jurisdic- conditions as thoroughly as my limited
and a his gilt seale was attached to each* j ^' on ot " ^ tate t0 oppress or ihsfran- s tay would permit and I came to the eou-
They were signed by Governor chise her P eo P :e - Bu - where Congress
Suoup, and that individual himself i ^ ad ^e constitutional power, as
in this case, to alleviate their wrongs, or
more perfectly to secure their rights, in co
operation with the State authority, the
Senate should not hesitate to accomplish
it. One of the paramount rights of the
m y T H I R D P A PTY \I OVP 1 wit h some fresh short interest made on full
la I Lii L\L/ A Aul 1 h. j %ure3 fQr today of port anJ juterior re .
The last half hour there was a
ceipts,
partial recovery, said to be the result of
manipulatiou to support Liverpool to
morrow.
Spot cotton was dull.
SHORT NOTES
was present as the beneficiary of his own
official act. Governor Shoup has a won
derfully bald head and his scalp actually
blushed when Mr. Hoar led him up to
qualify before the high priest Levi. It , . , . .
was noticeable that all the Senate Chiefs 9 uallfied Clt zen was t0 voice his choice as a large majority of
were in their seats. Hoar, Edmunds ; t0 who shou,d represent him in Congress 1 lieve in working for
tt . . * and that. franr»hi«p lip ffTiscnckY urnnld tv. ......
elusion that more time was needed. It
will come about iu time, but that time is
not this year.”
A delegation of Kansas editors, which
has returned from a tour through the
South, having made a thorough investiga
tion of the farmers move there, found that
Southern farmers be-
their reforms within
Spooner, Gorman,
Harris and Carlisle j aad franchise he (liiscock) would ti le Democratic party. In Louisiana, for
Have About 150
BOYS’ OVERCOATS,
Sizes 2 to 11.
These giods are worth from $3 00 io
$15.00 emh. They must be said at once.
How does this strike you?
A $3 00 Coat for $1.00—sizes 2J only.
A $5.00 Coat f-»r $2.50.
A $5 00, $7 00 and $10.00 Coat for $3X0
to $6.00.
On Men’s Overcoats
You can get some sim'lar bargains.
Shoes! Shoes!
There is just no end to their
Shoe slock. They have she goods
The style, comfort, quality and
price sell them. Note their $3X0
and $5 00 beauties.
A BLOODY CONFLICT.
THE GATE CITY.
UNCLE SAM S TROOPS AND THE INDIANS
FIGHT.
Omaha, Neb. December 29.—A dispatch
from the Fine Ridge agency says: Cou- I
riers from the Bad Lands, who arrived |
here this morning, announced that a j
bloody and desperate conflict occurred this ;
morning on Porcupine Creek between the
United States troops and the liostiles. Big
Foot’s band had been surrounded by the
troops, and when the former were being
disarmed by Colonel Forsyth, a bloody
encounter took place. Captain W allace,
commanding K. troops of the Seventh
cavalry was killed. Lieutenant
Garlington of the same regiment
was shot in the arm. Several soldiers
were killed and a number of Indians bit
the dust. The greatest excitement pre
vails here among the agency e nployees
and also among the friendless, many of
whom are relatives of the young bucks now
on the war path. Grave fears are enter
tained here for the safety of this
Details of battle are expected hourly.
The courier who brought the news of the
conflict could only give the facts relating
to the onset. The above news was sub
stantiated by an official dispatch received
at the headquarters ot the deparament of
the Platte.
HEAVY FAILURE—A NEGRO THIEF KILL
ED—OTHER MATTERS.
Atlanta, December 29 —[Special.]—
The announcement of the failure of John
R. Thompson, the well know Whitehall
street stationer, this morning created
some surprise, and occasioned a general
expression of regret. The suspension was
due to the action of the Neal Loan and
Banking Company, which foreclosed a
mortgage for $0000, which Mr. Thompson
was unable to pay, and the sheriff took
possession of his store. The mortgage was
originally for $8000, but $2000 had been
paiTi on it. His total liabilities are about
$18,000. The amount of his assets are
not known. They consist of stock and
accounts, and it is believed that if they are
judiciouly handled they may pay the
liabilities.
A NEGRO THIEF RESISTS ARREST AND IS
KILLED.
A negro, whose name is supposed to be
post. I Charles Blalock, while in the act of steal
ing some turkeys about 4 o’clock this
morning, from the yard of Chief of Police
Connolly, was discovered by Policeman
Tyson. He called to the negro to surren
der, when the fellow ran to a fence neai
by, jerked off a paling and started to
wards the offi -er. Tyson then drew his
The negro dropped the
BUDG ET.
BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham, Ala. December 29.—
Henry Holt, aged twenty five, brakeman
on the Birmingham Mineral ILailroax,
while attempting to couple running cars at
Bessemer yesterday, had his foot caught
between the guards, was thrown down
and run over and instantly killed, his body
being awfully mangled. ihe body
taken to Lynchburg, Ya. his former home,
for burial. Holt was married six months
ago.
TO SETTLE THE STRIKE.
The Trades Council met yesterday and
passed a resolution that the present coal
minei's strike is disastrous to business of
all classes, and that a conference between
the operators and the miners would result
in a settlement. The Council therefore
of five to consult
appointed a committee
1 ar
The miners
I pistol anil fired. _. „
I paling and his plunder and started m a
j ruu, closely pursued by the officer. Find
ing he was closely pressed, the negro
! snatched off another paling and
j turned upon the officer with evident
i determination to tight. Officer Tyson
1 fired again, the ball striking the negro m
| the left side. He ran a short distance
_.. IS i further and fell to the sidewalk and in a
few minutes expired just as the officer
reached him The body was sent to an i be iu Qrder when the resolution comes up
undertaker’s, and this afternoon an inquest T * =- -
was held, when a verict of justifiable homi
cide was rendered. On the person of the
ne^ro was found a receipt in the name of
Charles Blalock, and several persons
stated that he resembled a negro of
that name.
C Vl’T. FORSYTH S MURDERER.
A special to the Journal this afternoon
from Eaten ton, Gi, says Nathan Loyd,
Putnam county jail is
were on deck. If Mr. Hoars Christmas I P rotect a g aicst a11 violence, obstruction or
good cheer had softened his heart he ex- I abridgment, either by or without the sanc-
hibited no signs of it, and the first opnor- d' on ? f law3 ’ or ** \ he connivance and
tunity presenting, he called up his Force ! fr c auds < *. btate ofBi ;' als ’ or , tlj e ruffianism
bill, j of her citizens. The conclusion was irri-
Aldrich, of cloture rule fame, is back ! sistible that the Democratic party was con
and Hampton appeared for the first time ' tent wlth the present ord r o1 thln
this session.
An order was issued today establishes an
additional postal route over the Alabama
Great Southern between Chattanooga and
Birmingham. The date of the commence
ment of the service is left blank.
The fight of Alabama Republicans on
Russell, nominated Postmaster at Tus-
kegee, is declared off.
Senator Colquitt continues too unwell to
attend to his duties.
The Cutterick Sound fishing party, of
which Mr. Grimes is a member, has not
returned up to date.
Executioner Whitfield swung his clay
more today with teriffic effect,and over 4(J
fourth class postmasters caught the steel.
The incumbents of the following Alabama
post offices are victims: Avoca, Brandon,
Cedar Plains, Sneed and Spio. The post
masters at Russellville, Monroe county and
Inohali, Irwin county, go to bed headless
tonight.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, December 29.—The Sen
ate met at noon. The Vice-President
before the Senate a communication from
the Governor of Idaho, transmitting the
credentials of the Senators-elect from that
State—George L. Shoup and Wm. J. Mc
Connell. 1’he credentials having been
read, Hoar moved that as Shoup was pres
ent, the oath of office be administered to
him.
Vance remarked that the new State of
Idaho appeared to have elected more than
its fair share of Senators, and he thought
that the credentials should be referted to
the committee on privileges and elections.
Hoar said that as he uu lerstood it there
were only two Senators chosen from that
State. He thought his motion took pre
cedence of Yoorhees’.
Hoar’s motion having been agreed to,
that Senator escorted Slump to the Clerk’s
desk, where he took the oath of office and
subscribed to it.
Harris subsequently inquired what had
become of Y T ance’s motion, and said that
Shoup had been simply sworn in on his
prima facie case.
Yance remarked that it was stated in
the newspapers that three Senators had
been elected in Idaho, and that the Legis
lature had gone to the extent of assigning
to each of them a term for which lie
should serve. That was contrary, he said,
to the rule of the Senate and to the consti
tutional provisions. He thought it prop
er, therefore, that the question should be
d termined by the proper committee of
the Senate.
Mitchell said that he had reliable infor
mation that neither the Legislature of
Idaho, nor the Senators-elect had attemp
ted, in any shape, manner or form, to de
termine which of them should have the
long, and which the short term. That
was a false report. So far as the election
of the three Senators was concerned, he
had held that that was regular anil in
order. Everyone knew that the term of
one of the two Senators, whose credentials
had been presented, must expire on the
4tu of March next, and that being so, the
Legislature had a right to elect a Senator
for the six year term to begin then.
After some further debate, Hoar moved
to lay on the table Vance’s motion to re
fer the credentials to the committee on
privileges and elections. The vote re
sulted—yeas 22, nays 15. no quorum. The
roll was then called and fifty-three Sena
tors answered to their names. This
showed the presence of more than a quo
rum, but several of those present were
paired and could not vote. At the sugges
tion of Hoar, the call for the yeas anil nays
was withdrawn, his own motion to lay on
the table was withdrawn, and Vance’s
motion to refer the credentials of Shoup
and McConnell to the committee on privi
leges and elections, was agreed to.
Quite a number of bills were reported
from committees, and placed on the cal
endar. Among them were the following:
Senate bill, to .establish a marine board
for the advancement of the interest of the
merchant marine; Senate bill to carry into
effect certain recommendations of the in
ternational marine conrerenee,
Carlisle introduced a joint resolution for
the appointment of commissioners to con
fer with the commissioners of the Domin
ion of Canda t« consider the trade rela-
lations between the two couutreis, and it
was referred to the select committees on
relations with Canada.
Aldrich, offered his resolution for the
amendment of the rules, which he haii-
heretofore given notice of, and asked
that it be printed and laid over.
Cockrell asked whether it was now in
order to move to refer the resolution to
the committee on rules.
Aldrich—“Not now. That motion will
and
proposed to resist its improvement. It
i was notorious, aud had been for years, that
I in the large Northern cities crimes
acainst free and lawful suffrage had b. eu
both common aud monstrous in the ir prep-
I arations, and the effsct was that bg.l
j voting and an honest canvass of the bal-
I lots under the Mate laws were the excep-
I tioti to the rule, that frauds equal to the
i defeat of the will of the majority were
j practiced and not corrected; that the per-
1 petrators were even rewarded and not
punished, and that the mi mbers of Stale
j Legislatures, Kepresenta ives in Congress,
| Presidential Electors, Judges and Gover-
! nors, had held aud exercised the high
functions of their offices by titles resting
1 upon illegal voti s and fraudulent can-
I vasses. It was most remarkable that in
| the construction of election laws it was
i contended that there should be that
i laxity, absence of circumspection and
official supervision t hat woui 1 guarantee
the safety of illegal voteis, of rep aters
and dishonest canvassers from detection
t and punishment, and would guarantee im-
* d | muutty to tramps, thieves and the crimi-
I nal population of great Mates; and it was
! also remarkable that every step of progress
| in other directions had been declaimed
against and disputed as an inva
sion of the liberties of the peo
ple. Who, he asked, were the people?
Were only the vicious, evil-m ntled, and
criminals of high and low degree to be
counted in that distinction? It bad been
urged that Ihe States had power to
prevent the crimes complained of. That
was granted, but that was not the material
question. Did the States always exercise
that power, and even if the States made
the effort honestly and succeeded, was that
any reason why the nation, within her ju
risdiction, should not watch elections and
contribute to the defense against criminal
assaults? It had been said the pending
measure was partisan in its provisions. So
far as possible that feature had been elimi- ;
Rated, but in these large cities, where the i
chief magistrate was usually a Democrat, !
and the. State officials Democrats, and the J
police Democratic, the Republican electors :
weie entitled both to a law anil officers j
that would guard their interests. Hiscock
went on to discuss and explain the provis
ions of the pending measure, and said that
example, the editors found few advocates
i of the Third Party movement. The presi
dent of the Alliance in that State, Thomas
S. Adams, secretary of the S ate Board of
; Agriculture, iu a conversation with a cor
respondent who accompanied the Kansas
delegation, said: “The political condi
tions in this State preclude the possibility
of an independent move at ibis time.
With us it is a battle for white supremacy,
and any movement weich will divide the
white people politically will not find fa
vor.”
The editors found that Adams expressed
the sentiment pretty generally held by
Southerners, and, for this reason, they
also concluded that it wou.d be impossible
to do anything with the new movement at
this time.
TIIE REPUBLICAN PROGRAM
AS TO CLOTURE AND THE FORCE BILL.
Washington, December 29.—-The indi
cations arc not wanting to evidence the
purpose of the majority of the Republican
Senators to terminate the debate on the
elections bill, which has occupied the time
of the Senate since it assembled, nearly a
month ago. Aldrich’s move this afternoon
was one step in the direction of executing
the wishes of his Republican colleagues,
au 1 the comment made by Cockrell upon
Aldrich's proceeding shows that the Dem
ocratic Senators are fully aware of the
purposes of the enemy and have, at last,
reluctantly arrived at the con dusion that
there will be a determined effort made to
adopt the cloture rule and to press the
elections bill to a speedy determination.
Aldrich, today, refused to allow the clo
ture resolution to be referred to the com
mittee on rules, or at least, secured the
same result by asking that it lie over un
der the rules, ilis purpose was to prevent
the consideration and detention of the new
rule in the committee for, owing to the ab-
seuce of Senator Ingalls, the committee on
rules is now ev.miy divided as to politics,
and it might be possible for the Demo
cratic members of the committee to deiav
: the rule indefinitely before a report could
be ordered upon it. The Repub
lican Senators want to have the
! tule in such a position that it
! can be reached at in short notice,
| and this wish has been met by Aldrich’s
j conduct of the matter today. The purpose
| is to let the resolution go on the calendar,
j from which it can be taken up any time by
j an affirmative vote of the majority of Sen-
I ators. Just when this will happen has
| not yet been determined, but it will doubt
less be at the first moment when a quot um
these provisions did not justify opposition, !
to the bill, but lather invited the eonvem- ! ^ ]>up U blican Senators are in attendance,
ience of all Senators. He added that they i The alten(laace in the Senate this morn-
would receive, when understood, the ap- . ing was larger than ; iad been expected,
! and tlie seating of Senator Shoup, of
that it
ith both sides and arrange for a _^° afe f; j mht tm°be the murderer of CapL For- ' eration of the elections bill, atm
ence on the 31st.
this already.
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
agr. e to
It is not now before the Senate.
Cockrell—“Why is it not?”
Aldrich—“By my asking
over.”
Cockrell—“Then the Senator offers a
resolution and then objects to it, asking
that it go o\er?”
Aldrich “That is the practical effect.”
Cockrell—“All right.”
The resolution went over.
The Senate at 2 o'clock resumed consid-
Hoar
killed in Dodge conn- ! yielded the floor to Hiscock, who addressed
proval of all fair-minded honest voters.
Referring to the colored men in the South
ern States, Hiscock asserted that it was
the open, undisguised purpose of the
Democratic party, by violence ami discrim
inating laws, to disfranchise these peo
ple. The attempt to poiut at the provis
ions of the pending measure that were too
harsh and too partisan, was not a suffi
cient ^disguise of real purposes of the
opposition.
Hoar addressed the Senate. He likened
the progress of liberty to the advance of
the trade. After the tide receded, it
seemed as if its only office had been to
lean upon the sand a little tilth, and a lit
tle scum, or to deposit in the rank mud
the carcass of drowned animals, or of de
caying fishes, but the eternal, ever chang
ing, never changing ocean, kept what it
gained. It renewed its strength. It re
peated its flow. So with the movements
of liberty in English history, since the
days of Charles II., the dissolute pension
er "of France. That was his answer to
those Senators who thought that
the American people had at
the last election settled the
great question of righteousness by single
show' of hands. If the pending bill should
become a law' and should prove effectual,
it would he the last of great measures that
had anything of legal restraint, which
changes in the constitution had ma ie nec
essary. Another measure which he had
fondly hoped would precede this one,
would have to follow it. That was a
measure to secure for every child on Amer
ican soil an education which would flit
him to read and understand the consti
tution of his country. When these
two things were brought to
pass the era of the Republic would
he real. The struggle for the pending
bill was a struggle tor the last step to
wards establishing a doctrine to which the
American people were pledged by their
history, their constitution, their opinion
and their interests. It was idle to debate
theories or philosophies in the presence of
the express provisions ofihe constitution.
He rejected and repelled, with all the in
dignation which the calumny deserved, the
aspersion that the bill was a partisan
measure, an l that any man who supported
it was actuate! by pariisaa purposes. Its
supporters, undoubtedly, believed it to
be true that men who were now
deprived of their constitutional rights were
deprived of them because of then political
opinion. It was also, of course, true that
| those men were violently deprived of their
; votes because of th>-ir political opinions,
j But that the operation of the bill would
I give one party an advantage over another.
| tliat it would help one party rather than
j the other, except so far a« an honest elec-
| tion would help one party rather than an-
; other, he utterly denied.
Without concluding his speech, Hoar
yielded for an executive session and tire
Blocton, as President,
B Phillips of the State University, as Sec
ret ary. will hold its first regular meeting m
Birmingham on January 28 The society
already has a membership of seventy-hv
and is constantly growing.
through traifs.
Yesterday through trains began
over the new Alabama Terminal Railroad,
part of the Louisville and Naslmlle sys
tern from Calera via Sylacauga and Anms
ton to Attalla. There is talk of t J,®
Louisville and Nashville running a throu^
passenger train from Atlanta
gomery.
A ROUND HOUSE BURNED.
Raleigh, N. C., December 29.—Fire in
the new round house of the Baleigb| and
Gaston railroad destroyed that buffdin
valued at £20,000, and seriously damaged
seventeen locomotives housed in it.
thought to
sytli, Lovd answers eveiy the Senate in support or the bill. He began ^ cnate adjourned,
ty su IP® the < mur J erer of Capt. For- by saying that it was remarkable that Sen-
~ . Scientific | Sand if he proves to be the right par- ators should hesitate in g thelr * a PP ort a | gathering in the hostiles.
The Alabama Industrial and Scientinc sy . struck it rich, as there measure tending to secure Honest elec I _ , „ ,
Society recently formed, with C. Cadle of l ?’ d b 0 3l nd dollars reward for his tions, promote public virtue, and exact Washington, December 29.-General
k0C y ’ - - and Professor W. are s f Vc X tk ar!VSte d by Sheriff Law- conformity of the administration to the Schofield has received thefollowtngtele-
arrCS a cniinle of days ago, after a severe will of the people. Ihe national health m fr0IU Q ecera i Miles, dated Rapid
s™ le iawffich Llyd wks seriously In- and purity iJipatcTn^eS City, S, D„ December 20: “Reports from
stru„ mule in his possession legal voters should participate in etec , ,
JU , r -’ J .' , ft»s d trvine to dispose of at a tions; that each legal voter should ex-j General Brook and the commanding offi-
which he was trj 0 j ercise that unconstrained privilege that all cors a p along the line of the Cheyenne
sacrifice. ... cn virni ! ballots should be honestly counted and r i ver are tbat tbe hostile Indians, en-
THROUGH to Nashville. certified and that each one should have . , T , , , •
The first through freight from Nash- itfl - U3t w eight ia the determination of the camped in the Bad Lands, are breaking up
ville reached Atlanta this morning. i Tt,» o-mvirv nf the matter and somz to surrender, due
freight from _
and going to surrender. The prospect
look favorable for getting al! the Indians
under control.” He bas also received the
following telegram from General Miles,
dated Rapid City, S. D., December 21.:
General Brook sends the following: “Ma-
it" he asked, occurred to jor Whiteside reports the capture of Big
rimnbeli” of the Senators on the other side that they Foot, one hundred and twenty men and
utnpBeii, mtirht be pleading for license to criminals two hundred and fifty women and clnl-
» - - • ’ * 1 c - - J — n——i sends another
vited aoouv » -=•— t r.i, ce the national anu punuvai uguw u* mu sev- — endeavor to
The real estate banquet win tase piac the light o{ the history of the make this sure. I consider this very lm-
future and. will ne an import r u*. 0 *;a woni. ”
final resuit. The gravity of the matter
: surpassed that of all other questions press-
i mr n ANOUET IN Atlanta. | ing upon the consideration of the Senate.
A BIG B - Q rSDeciil 1— Except for that gravity, mirth or contempt
ATLANTA, December -9. ( i alone would be excited by what had been
The real estate men of Atlanta mer ^ again3t the passage of the pendin,
morning and■ de « dea *£ h s alr j ber oYCom- measure. Had
quet like that of tne c omnhc ,| nf the Sens
merce to
which Governor
merce to wuim _ „„ichrities were might be pleading ior iiicuiciuuiumian J .
Ohio aud other Jiortheru celebrities we J immunity for crime, rather than for dren. General Brooke
invited about a year ago. ..... the national and political rights of the peo- battalion, and says he
Idaho, added one more to the Republican
strength, which it is expected will be still
further augmented by the arrival and seat
ing of McConnell, of Idaho, within a day
or two.
As to the treatment of the cloture reso
lution, when it conn s before the Senate, it
is learned that it is the intention of the
majority to allow' reasonable debate upon
the proposition, but when it appears that
the question is not being debated upon its
merits, then an effort will be made to close
the discussion and vot: upon the adoption
of the new rule.
Stewart's notice, given in the Senate,
that lie would, tomorrow, call up the finan
cial bill reported by the committee on
finance, gave rise to some speculation as to
the effect of liis action upon the program
as arranged. Iu some quarters, it was said
that, having in view Stewart’s
openly expressed opposition to the elec
tions bill; it was his design to endeavor to
to create a split in the ranks of the Repub
licans by placing the silver Senators in tiie
dilemma of being obliged to make choice
between the e’ections bill and the financial
bill. It appears, however, that Stewart is
desirous of making a speech, probably for
an hour, upon the financial subject and
that there is no serious intention of taking
the financial bill up for action tomorrow 7 ,
or in fact, any day this week.
REFUSED TO ACCEPT HIS RESIGXA
TION.
int eveiR to the busiae** mem
Democratic party, the debate, he »aid, portant.'
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH GRANTS DR.
WHARTON LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Montgomery, December 29.—[Special.]
—A large congregation was nresent at the
First Baptist church yesterday, and after
the service the question of Dr. Wharton’s
resignation as pastor was brought up, and
the church by a unanimous vote ib cided
not to accept bis resignation. As Dr.
Wharton had stated in bis letter that the
object of bis resignation was to make a
long desired visit to the Holy Land, tin-
church decided’o grant to I)r. Wharton
during the coming year a leave of absence
of five months for the purpose of making
this visit.
“ The action of the church in this mat
ter,” said a prominent Baptist, to the
Enquirer-Sun correspondent, “is a high
compliment to Dr. Wharton and on-
which is justly deserved. It is an evidence
that Dr. Wharton bas the warmest esteem
of every member of bis church and no
higher tribute to bis w-orth could be paid
than the unanimity with which the church
shows its desire to retain him as its pastor.
The church has in my opinion acted right
ly, and I know that when Dr. Wharton
returns from his visit to Palestine, lie will
be (quipped for the delivery of a series of
Hoiy Land lec’ures, which will be a treat
iudeed. Dr. Wharton has been faithful
in his charge of tUe First Baptist church,
aud bis labors in this field are highly ap
preciated.”
sun’s cotton review.
New York, December 29.—Futures
were active at variable prices, closing firm
at an advance of thirteen points on Janu
ary, and seven to eight on other months
from Saturday’s closingprio-s. Theopen-
ing was quite buoyant on better reports
from Liverpool which came 2 to 3-04
dearer. Private advices from the manu
facturing districts of England were also
favorable, indicating an active trade. It
was evident that John Bull is not
quite satisfied with the movement of our
crop. It does not sustain the maximum,
or even the me iium crop estimates. He
does not forget the fact that for the past
two seasons America has over estimated
her crops, and it is quite possible that she
has done so again.hence there is,at current
figures, great timidity among her bears,
and they rush into cover on the slightest
provocation. The advance wa3 soon
checked. Selling to realize followed,
ABOUT matters and things of gen
eral interest.
—The flection for county officers will
occur on the first Wednesday in January.
There will be no opposition to the ticket
nominated in the Democratic primary.
—Mr. John Golden and Miss Elizabeth
Maneva, both from near Opelika, Ala.,
were married at the residence of Mr. Par
mer on Third avenue last Saturday even
ing, Rev. J. W. Howard officiating. The
happy couple left for their home Sunday
morning.
—Archie Smith had a preliminary hear
ing before Justice Bowles yesterday morn
ing, upon the charge of unlawful stabbing.
He was bound over iu the sum of $100.
Smith is the darkey charged with stabbing
Cynthia Smith, a negro woman, at her
home, a few miles east of town, several
weeks ago.
—Rev. J. W. Domingos, the new pastor
of St. Paul church, preached his first ser
mons Sunday morning and night to large
and well pleased congregations. Mr. Do
mingos is comparatively a young man. but
he is one of the most eloquent aud enter
taining preachers in the South Georgia
conference. St. Paul congregation was
most favorably impressed with their new
pastor.
—The board of directors of the Colum
bus Board of Trade will hold an important
meeting at the Library rooms at 7:30
o’clock tonight. The Board will take ac
tion in reference to the proposed banquet
and other arrangements for the banquet
will soon be under headway. A number
of distinguished men will be invited to de
liver addresses amt the banquet promises
to be tiie grandest affair of the kind ever
held in Columbus.
—'i’he Pennsylvania Railway Company,
after several years’ trial, has concluded to
abandon all kinds of advertising, except
that In regular newspapers. For over two
years past the passenger department has
been experiim nting to ascert ain if a given
statu of money expended in posters, flyers,
hangers, etc , or an equal sum in newspa
per advertising brought about the best re
sults. In every case the company has
found that the newspaper advertising
brought the best and most satisfactory re-
tnrns for the money invested, and that it,
was read by many more people than in any
other way. Hereafter the Pennsylvania
will confine all its advertising to the news
papers, through which medium it will
reach the great masses of the people.
Fire at the Gas House.—About 1
o’clock tliis morning an alarm of tire was
sounded from station No. 5, caused by the
discovery of a blaze in tiie gas house, foot
of Tenth slieet. The department turned
out, promptly, and on reaching the scene,
found the building in a blaze. In a
short while the flames were gotten
under control. The gas was turned off
and another serious inconvenience occa
sioned. It is supposed the fire originated
thr ugh the. careless men or inefficiency
of the employe who was on duty.
As steamer No. o was coming out of the
engine house Mr. John Berry, the engi
neer, was knocked do vn in some way anil
run over. He was pretty badly injured,
and a physician was at once summoned
and every attention was given the unfor-
fortunate man.
The damage by the fire could not be as
certained. This is the second time w'ithin
a few weeks that this place has been on
fire from the same cause. The turning off
of the gas was a serious drawback to the
Enquirer-Sun and greatly delayed the
printing of Lite paper. This will be the
explanation to those who do not receive
the Enquirer Sun at the usual hour this
morning.
A Charming Play.—One of the largest
anil most fashionable audiences of the
season greeted the presentation of “The
Old Homestead” at the opera house last
evening, and the frequent applause attes
ted the enjoyment derived. The company
is a strong one, and every character was
well sustained. A more satisfactory per
formance li is not been given this winter.
The charm of the play consists of its
kindly, honest simplicity. It comes as a
breath from another world than the rush
ing, crushing city life. A cherished dream
of the p.t,s f , the play brings back recollec
tions of a white haired father reading his
Bible at night, while the whole family
join in the old, old songs.
As it aims, it teaches a grand moral les
son, intro luces one to the noblest arid
simplest of characters rugged honesty aud
well adapted to carry the auditor away
from city life and its incidental cares and
worries, and send him to his home with
better thoughts of the stage in particular
and of mankind in general.
The. play shows skillful construction
and adoption of means to ends, and the
various scenes presented, form a series of
entertaining pictures of life in its homely
phases, contrasting sharply with the lux
uries and refinements of civilization and
should the company return to Columbus it
may rest assured of a hearty welcome.
River Intelligence.—The steamer
Fannie Fearn arrived at her waarf Sunday
night. She brought a miscellatmeoits
freight and ninety-one bales of cotton, con-
sigm d as follows: Carter & Bradley 34,
Eagle and Piienix 2(5, Jenkins & Parish 13,
Blanch ird, Humber ifc Co., li, Flournoy
it Epping 7.
The following is her list of passengers:
Mrs. D. E. Muun and child, Miss Lula
Putnam, Miss .Jessie Burrus, Miss C. E.
Hobart, Miss Minnie Wingate, J. L.
Thomas, J. R. Bethune, Apalachicola; J.
M. Lenard, Bristol; S. L. Patterson, G W.
Patterson,Mrs. M. L K -lly,Chattahoochee;
C. A. Biood, Port Jackson; H. W. Bal
dwin, Gordon: Elsie Dixon, Henry Rate,
M. Holley, Columbia; T. A. Mirley, M.
Straus*, Fort Gaines; Miss Lula Fields,
Miss dulia Mozell, Miss Annie Roberts,
Miss Saliie Crawford, Blaurn Given, Hei
ne Given, Steamer Smith; Augusta Fra-
lin, Fort Gaines; Bob Piuthe, W. S. Shep
herd. Mrs. 1’. T. Martin, Mattie Martin,
John Martin, Florence; .J. W. Middleton,
Culperrs; It .Jefferson, Rooney’s; (50 on
deck from various lan lings.
Officers Elected.—Muscogee Lodge
No. <5, i. O. O. F. elected the following
officers for the insuing six months last
night:
H. F. Garrett—P. G.
P. K. Coulter—X. G.
W. T. Robinson—V. G.
C. W. Fields—Treasurer.
F. W. Laudenber—Secretary.
E. II McEachren, J. M. Osborne and
O. A. i’ouug, were elected trustees.
THE SCREENS WILL STAY.
COUNCIL VOTES DOWN THE MA
JORITY REPORT.
THE RETAIL LIQUOR ORDINANCE THE
SUBJECT OF LIVELY DISCUSSION.
VARIOUS CITY CONTRACTS
AWARDED—OTHER BUSI
NESS OF COUNCIL.
There was quite a large gathering of
citizens at the Council Chamber last night
when Mayor Dozier called the Council to
order.
The news had been pretty generally cir
culated that the finance committee had
been unable to agree on an ordinance rela
tive to retail liquor license, aud that a ma
jority and minority report would be sub
mitted. A spirited discussion over the re
ports was expected and caused more than
usual interest to be felt in the meeting.
When Clerk Moore called the toll every
Alderman answered to his name.
After the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting, and the reading and adoption
of the new hack ordinance, the Clerk read
the majority report of the finance commit
tee, submitting an ordinance in reference
to the retail liquor license.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
ordinance, Alderman Foley secured the
floor.
■That is the ordinance we have heard
about and read about,” he said. “I was
on the finance committee,” he continued,
“aud did not see the necessity of that ordi
nance. I think that Columbus should be
praised for the condition of things the
past year. It is a border city, with a large
and varied population. There has b-en
ittle or no complaint on account of bar
rooms daring the year. I see do necessity
of bringing the Atlanta ordinance here to
run Columbus, especially as we have done
so well under the old ordinance.”
Alderman E’oley then read a minority
report, submitting an ordinance on the
same subject.
This ordinance, Mr. Foley said, covered
ewry material point in the other ordinance
and would give entire satisfaction to the
liquor men and people generally. The Al
derman then moved the adoption of the
minority report.
Alderman Curtis, of the Finance Com
mittee, spoke in support of the majority
report. He did not object to the sale of
liquor, but wanted such restrictions thown
aruuml it as would be conducive to good
order and peace of the city. He did not
see why the keeper of the barroom should
object to having an open front any more
than any other place of business. If no
screens were allowed, the public could
know when the law was violated.
Mayor Dozier asked Alderman Joseph
to take the chair and proceeded to adilress
the Council. “ I trust, gentlemen,” he
said, “ that I am not going out of my way
iu expressing my views on this subject. I
have tried to administer the law under my
oath. I am no prohibitionist and have al
ways favored the sale of whisky. I have
felt, however, that it would be well to
h ave these restrictions thrown around the
sale and they are laid down iu the interest
of, and for the benefit of the people.”
Continuing his remarks, the Mayor said
tliat eacli Alderman represented something
like one thousand people. When the laws
of Georgia and of the city licensed the
sale of whisky, it ma le the business just
as honorable as any other. He never eon-
(b-mned a man as a thief because he had
broken some of the laws.
Usually, he continued, a Mayor need not
assume a responsibility of this sort, but he
felt when Le was elected Mayor be was
elected to speak bis views as openly as any
Alderman. lie did not shirk anything.
He said he was responsible, in the main,
for the ordinance and he desired to as
sume the responsibility. He wanted to do
right, aud if he had done a wrong to any
man he would cheerfully make amends.
The Mayor then took up the ordinance
and proceeded to discuss it by sections.
“If you place rum in the hands of any
man,” he asked, “in the name of God
should it not be in the hands of a discreet
man?”
Getting down to section 4 of the ordi-
dance, in reference to removing of screens,
oil which the sp ! it in the committee oc
curred, the Mayor said he did not see why
any business legalized by the laws of Geor
gia and licensed by the city should be hid
den from publicjview. Most of the trouble
from bar rooms, he said, came from places
where there was no view fron the street.
He thought it the duty of the Council to
fix ihe law so its enforcement would pro
tect all alike. He suggested the restric
tions for the purpose of protecting the
people who elected him. The whisky
men who observed the law had no better
friend than he. Nim ty per cent of the
city docket, he said, come from whiskey.
He wanted to keep down any Prohibition
fight and was anxious for the new Council
to start off smoothly an.l harmoniously.
The Mayor then resumed the chair.
Alderman Foley took the floor to reply
to the remarks of the Mayor. He desired
to say that he believed that the Mayor was
sincere, and believed every word he ut
tered. He, himself, attempted to be hon
est and straightforward. The Alderman
agreed with his honor that the liquor busi
ness was legalized and honorable. He was
tired ot this eternal annual attempt to cast
reflection on the liquor business. The
liquor dealers were taxed twelve times as
much as any other busine-s, aud were
closed on an average of two weeks each
year, and still tiie liquor dealers
had [not complained. The question
of screens was merely a matter of
taste. Some men might object to be seen
drinking in public, while others would not
mind it. The statement had b- en made
that a person in passing could not see
through the glass windows.
The Mayor here explained that the cas
ual passer could not see through the glass,
but a policeman could stop and look in
and find out what was going on.
Continuing bis remarks, Alderman
Foley said the saloons were brilliai-tly
lighted at night. A boy on the street
cauld see men at the counter drinking and
would want to do the same thing. It
wouid be a sort of He evenly Elisium to
him. Then, be did not think it would be
a very edifying thing for ladies to see. He
thought it a policeman got near enough to
see inside a barrom he would be able to
hear what was going on. The very men,
he said, who did not have regard for the
law would be the ones who would not
suffer by the ordinance.
Alderman Swift thought it would be
wed enough for both sides to make con
cessions. He suggested that a projection
of three feet at the end of the counters
might satisfy all parties.
Alderman Daniel, while opposed to the
ordinance submitted by the committee,
said if passed it would not hurt his busi
ness.
Alderman Clegg suggested that the or
dinance require moveable screens, which
could be tanen away at 11 o’clock at night
and on Sundays.
Alderman Foley—How about seeing the
rows, then?
Alderman Clegg—We don’t propose to
have any rows.
Alderman Curtis said that Alderman
Foley was mistaken when he said the
changes suggested by the ordinance were
intended as a reflection on the liquor deal
ers. There were no prohibitionists on the
committee, and such a construction was
certainly far-fetched.
This ended the discussion and a vote
was taken. The majority report was lost
by a vote of ten to six. and the minority
report was then adopted. The full vote
and text of the ordinances appear in the
official proceedings published below.
Another matter of considerable impor
tance was a numerously signed petition
from the citizens of Wynnton praying
Council not to grant license for the sale of
liquor in that section. After some discus
sion, the petition and the matter of grant
ing liquor license to applicants was defer
red until a special meeting, which will be
held Wednesday.
The official proceedings appear below:
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Chamber, December 29, 1890.
Present, His Honor, Mayor Dozier, and
a fuli board.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, and, upon motion, so much as re
lated to fixing the salaries of the Clerk
of Market and Magazine, and the Street
Overseer at $000 per annum, and $00 per
month, respectively, was reconsidered.
The minutes were then confirmed.
On motion of Alderman Folev, salary of
Clerk of Market and Magazine was fixed
at $720 per annum, and the salary of
Street Overseer at $70 per month.
Alderman Daniels, of the 4th ward,
stated that it had been agreed between
himself and Alderman Foley that Alder
man Foley should take the long term, and
he himself the short term.
The Finance Committee presented the
following:
O.Umaiice, Fixing Dray »<»<! Felail
! ir-ne, E c., for Y *r lv»l.
Re it or,in
City of i oh
of Dray, Hh
be as
One-1
T
;ned by the Mayor j
mbus, th it for the
*k, and Retail Liq
Dray,Express or Ha
h >rse Ex pi
Thre- -hori
Four lions
Two-lior-e
the tr
ti
ith li-
I >r y
e Dray
• 1 >ray
Oiun.bus,.
‘Omnibus
wagon,
•f baggage
.1 Harks
'better run
ehi It*
dii.l
dray .
- hide
id that tin
>f tli Ui
•hargii g for sue i transfer, shall p;
Drays or wilier wagons, run by
firm, n their own business < r <
whether the Drays be employed ii
ness or lie court ed to the business
ers and tu ir cu**t inert* in am at <:
ing goods to «ini iron: their st«»res,
same li *e?:se tax as is cha ged the
Lie ns** slid b* pa abi- ainmail
The owner of each dray or othi
shall five bond, mid ad shall procure ic -i.se and
number; die number to be fast* ne-l on rear xie,
or right hand s de of each \ehicle, all **|.i numbers
to be rein >ved; ami the po.ic • ate enjoined to en
force this regulation.
No lie -use for a hack shall be issued unless the
at p ic n» presents io the L.erk of i o ne 1 a cer
tificate from he Chief or p . me that the velnc e
and team which the applicant pr* |»<
such a* w 1- b creditable an l site,
dr ve* is of proper age; aud *u li v. hi
shall besubject at any tone \ inspt
Chief o Po ice. «nd when found i
tio a** to be uusafe or discre i-tablt
their license revoaed until such
remedie C
No er?-on shall within the lin
Passenger, itroad S; reet, « h
other railroad depoc drum, solicit, p-rsuade, or
attempt to induce, ny person to . i.te in any hack
or other licensed vehicle, or not io ide in any
particular hack or other licensed vehicle.
No drummer or so icitor of pe sons to patron*
ronize hotels or boarding ho ses shad, when
permitted within tiie limits of me railroad de
pots, annou» ce or carr / on his business out of an
ordinary tone of vo ce.
Th * viol-•tiou of any portion of the above or
dinance shall subje t the offender to a fine «.f ( »,t
exceeding or imprisonment not exceeding
30 da s, in discression of the >L«yor.
Upon motion of Alderman Curtis the
rules were suspended and above portion of
ordinance in reference to drays and hacks
was read a second time and adopted.
The committee in reference to retail
liquor license submitted the following ma
jority and minority reports:
MAJORITY REPORT—RETAIL LIQUOR LI
CENSE.
Section 1. Retail liquor dealers shall pay -5500.
Pavment shall be made annually in advance.
The license shall be kept posted in a conspicuous
place in the place of business, and tiie cl»*rk of
C-lined shall furnish he police with tn ; names
of all parties who ttke license.
Sec. 2. Any person or firm who shall «*eil any
spirituous or malt liquors in any quantity, and
allow the stine to be drank on their p eniises,
shall be required to take out retail liquor license,
in addition to such special tax as they may be
otherwise liable for.
Sec. 3. The Mayor and Alderman may, in their
discretion, grant or refuse l cense to sell at retail
snirituous a d malt liquors in any portion of this
city, or wi'hin h^ police districts of one aud a
half miles from corporate limits.
Sec. 4. The price of each license to retail spirit
uous or spirituous and malt liquors shall he at
the rate ot $ in per annum, payable in advance,
and not less than $5X1 shall be charged for frac-
tual parts of year.
Sec. 5. No license to retail as a'o'esaid shall
issue to any person other than of good character,
s briety aud discretion, and regard to this shall
b.*had on and a-> t > each appl cation made.
Sec. fi. No place for which a license to retail as
aforesaid shall issue shall have any screens,
blinds or painted glass or other obstruction of
the view tnrough the doors and windows thereof.
License shall not issue for any place w» ich does
not front, or have the main entrance thereto, di
rectly fr m a public street, but this requirement
shall not apply to hotels, where the bar there* f is
so situated as tobe open to the view general.y of
persons stopping at said hotel*.
Sec. 7. No license shall issue for any place not
substantially on a level with a public street, ex
cept that the Mayor and Aldermen may iu their
discretion, grant, or refuse license to retail in
basements sufficiently open io view.
?>ec 8 No gaming table, gaming device or ap
paratus shall be kept or u.-ed at ny place for
which license is granted, nor shall any game by
cards, tenpins or otherw se be played al any such
place for anything of v due.
Sec. 9. No person to whom a lie use is ; ssued
shall pe in it drunken or d s«>rd -rly persons to as
semble or loiter therein.
Sec. 10 No place for which a license i* granted
shall be kept open later than 11 o’cl-.ck p. in or
opened earner than 5 o'clock a m.
Sec 11. No person licensed to retail spirituous
or malt liquors in said ci y shall ke» p op n his
place or sell or furnish liquors on the Sabbath,
or Chritrnas day, or December 26th, when Christ-
Sec 12 No person shall retailor sell in quan-
t ties les- than * ne quart any spirituous or malt
l.quors w tliout having oh ained lice *8e therefor,
paid the required price aud given t e bond.
Sec 13. lt«hail be the duty of ach au.l every
1 : censed reraiier • f spir tuous liquors to ad it
the Mavor or any Aid* rmaii, or anv judice
offi-
rule i
SU ;h p
her
»f the f •
of. b- tilled HO ex-
or imprisoned thirty
ies in
1 the
Se .14. Any person vio at ing ;
ing p ovisioiis i«*f this ord
off- n-*e, on convic ion th*-:
evening one htindr* d dollar
<ia>s, either in the discretion or tne Mayor.
Sec. 15. Each person applying for li er se to
tail as afore.-a t sh *11, at the time of ap.dicati
file with the clerk a written description of
place wh re he de-ires to carry on the b sin
Tne applicant s i -11 present also the written c
sent tr--in t ie owner or a.'* in of ihe . re n"
which ne expect* to carry on tie busiues
shad also tend-r a bond wish g >o*l s-currt,
s .m ot $ V>\ tor th *. k eping ot a d- cent and or
derly ouse, and for compliance w.th ad laws of
th St*te of tieo gia .nd this citv relating to thj
liquor traffic and the regulation thereof.
-'ec 16. AH pers n-* io whom license sha 1 issue,
sha 1 t tke he oat us require l by law. The price
of liccns *. to retail, the time th *v ma la-t anl
he amount of bond may be fixed or changed at
any time, provided n»* vest* d rights are impaired
by such change. Otherwise a 1 *uc i li- ernes
shad x .ire on .January -st following the date of
same, bu: may be revoke ! a any time by the
Mayor and A<dermen for the vio ation r,f any of
the provisions of th s o di nance, or any other
ordinance of the city or -aws of the State relating
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by the government authorities falsifications of the official reports.