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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING NEWS. , J £;TABL.ISHXD IS6O. INCORPORATED 1868. > J. li. ESTILL, President. | MACUNE AND HIS MONEY. THE LOAN FROM CALHOUN SAID TO BE FOR THE ECONOMIST. An Explanation as to the Backing” of the Two Alliance Papers in Which the Doctor is Interested-Georgia Alliancoir.en Still of the Opinion That Corporations Control Them. Ocala, Fla., Dee. 7.—While the national alliance delegates are resting more or less to-day after the labors of the Daat tire days, still tnere has been a large amount of com mittee work going oa and many important conferences bold. All this will facilitate the convention work to-morrow, and it is pre dicted that more real work will be done than during all the previous sessions put together. The Macune matter is stiil talked about a good deal, and opinion differs widely as to the report of the committee, not a few regarding it as a pure piece of white washing. CALHOUN’S LOAN. When Dr. Macune addressed the con vention la3t night, with reference to the manuscript explanation of President Hall < f Missouri, ho made a plain statement, showii g that in accepting $2,000 from Patrick Calhouti of Georgia, he took it as a loan, that the National Economist at that time had needed money, and that Mr. Cal houn had advanced $2,000 a3 an accommo dation, taking security for the money in checks drawn against the bank account of the Economist, and salary vouchers drawn in favor of members of its staff. Ho said ho did not make this explanation to satisfy President Hall, but in justice to himself, and as something which the national alliance had a right to know. terminal’s passes. Dr. Macune’s friends say that transporta tion over tiio West Point Terminal lines was furnished Dr. Macune long before the sen atorial contest came up in Georgia, and was accepted by him as a courtesy ordiuarily ext; riled to pros3 representative-, Dr. Macune’s connection with tho Alliance Farmer at Atlanta, and tho National Economist at Washington, compelling fre quent journeys between these cities. They say, further, that the carrying of the West Point time tables in the columns of both newspapers was the consideration in the case. LOBBYING DENIED. As to Dr. Macune’s lobbying (for Mr. Calhoun’s nomination and election as United States Senator from Georgia, Col. Livingston on the floor of the convention last night read an extract from an Atlanta paper in which was a statement, signed by over 150 members of the legislature, to the effect that Dr. Macune had never ap proached them on tho subject. As to the policy of the Economist and Alliance Farmer, he explained that both newspapers are owned by stock companies, and the na tional alliance has no proprietary interest i in either, STATUS OF THE ECONOMIST. The Economist is the outcome of n plan adopted at Meridiau, Miss., by the alliance annual convention in 1888. By the terms of the business contract existing between the Economist company and the national alli ance, the company owns and operates the newspaper, Dr. C. W. Macune to be its edi tor, and the paper itself to be the recognized organ of the national alliance, a bond of $50,000 being given by the Economist company, which is to be forfeited whenever it breaks the specific terms of the contract as to policy, eie. This contract was to run ten years. I is not within the power of the national uiliarea to remove or suspend Dr. Macune from its editorship. Tho Economist would amply lose its advant tge of being a recog p zed organ, if by any violation of policy the contract should become null and void. the alliance farmer. According to the statement of one of its owners the Geonjia Alliance E’armer is operated by a stock company, in which Dr. Macune owns 3.500 shares of the car value os Si each, and friends of his two other oh css of stock, giving these three men a controlling interest. If tbe policy of the r orvner changed at all this was done when '“ 9 y acquired such interests in January, y ! '> nearly a whole year before the Ge >r- Eia rer.atorlal contest iame eff, and could not therefore bo attributed to Mr. Calhoun’s financial interest in it, or to any influence •meting the senatorial election. *■ Farmer did not change its previous policy with r foretice to the Oliva bill, then More the G-eorgia legislature, to one in ; oa vocacy of absolute state control of rsii ■ road passenger and freight rates. GEORGIANS SKEPTICAL. Despite all these explanations there are Georgia men here who say that the opinioii t prevalent in that state that corporation jjpital controls the policy of the Alliance ni'Wer and Economist as well. , whole affair has been an unfortunate 0 lor tho national alliance, and its more r ®* r y a ‘'ve members say that experience .gut to teach the national officers a les3on ( ' ‘' l r ?S a rd to intermeddling in state poii -1,1 f 1 J: e adjournment last night Wasii r ° n ’ *’ was decided upon as the ! , e ' a . p d the third Tuesday in November n,vr !lll! for holding the next annual ;"°K the national alliance. A strong t" r ’ Jt is said, will be made to-morrow tti'nl ' et * l ! s ac tion and make Indianapolis l r ,o <; "’ considerable hope of success. against Washington has bean "oy westerners here. DEMOCRATS AT WORK. ttc. V :" rilli 1 0n is Saining ground here that . ‘-lorial leaders of the Democratic party E . .V‘■'[''any lobbyists here in their interest, 11 tiie policy of the alliance in many ’ 'ill bo iiuluenctd by them, notably treasury bill. The measure is now ti- i', era tt° n by the national alliance, !•],' i 111 for several days past. It is that when it finally comes from c . a u ‘itteoit will have been modified and 111 ma ay important particulars, r: f u lew . to Making it accord with demo* , " „ ■ ‘‘trine to such nn extent that it can cr ., J ,"ndorstood by the national derao ■ I r . nTeu tlon in 18112, or, perhaps, be - ?°aerow prior to that event, with x, 'j ” yjght changes and rnodifica ' Dei p. l • alliance’s Ocala platform t ■ IT i l3 predicted, secure absolute ‘' ll by the national democratic cou . '' ami this, with the indorsement of a J’ ‘ f ü b-treasury bill, would piece the i 0 Party squarely upt n a farmers’ i b' dloriu. In this way it would gain . r J’O't of ti p entire alliance ami dvino • ' tes tmoughout the country. Ti rii - THIftD |,A '‘-TY movement. r i Party movement.it is whispered otters, is a glow trick of the nation ' acy to destroy tho republican vote , and northwest, and also the ne -1 toucan vote in the south, thus - he national democratic ticket to lSr 38 Deurl y ail the doubtful ‘“g elfort will bj made to allow ; ' I‘Semaiiveg to he present during it -morrow on tlm report of the a.i . ' <* !l the sub-treasury bill, a* its tiJ ~ bv far the moat important ni'i allinui-o on any public me tsura “ h-ur,ug ou national politics. JUflfning ffcto£. A citizens alliance. A National Citizens’ Alliance was formed hero to-day for tbe purpose of establishing local citizens’ alliances In all the cities and large towns of the country. It organized with J. D. Holden of Kansas, presi dent; Ralph Beaumont of New York, secretary, and S. P. Wilder of Washington, D. C., treasurer. These three officers also constitute its executive com mittee. ft will at once establish a national headquarters in Washington, D. C., and as it increases it membership its executive committee membership will bo enlarged to include one representative from each state in the organization. This body is the out growth of the citizens’ alliance movement in Kansas and other western states. As tbese local citizens’ alliances are increased, the na’ioual body will still continue to hold its distinct organization. Tho membership is to bo made up of prominent residents of cities, irrespective of their trades or pro fessions. 6TEAM2&S IN COLLISION. A Narrow Escape From a Heavy Loss of Life. New York, Dec. 7.—Tho French steanv ship La Champagne, from this port for Havre, and the British steamer Lisbonense, from Para to this port, collided two miles oast of Sandy Hook at 5:30 o’clock this morning. No lives were lost, and as far as known no person was injured. Good sea man; hip and prompt action prevented wtiat would in all probability have been a terrible disaster. As it is both vessels lie at their docks, one with a big hole in her bow and tbe other with a bigger hole in her port quarter and with about ton plates of tho other vessel stuck in her side. Three thou sand dollars will repair the injuries to both steamships. STORIES OF THE CAPTAINS. The story of tho accident was obtained from the captains of both steamers. Capt. Louis Boyer of La Champagne was seen m his stateroom on the ship after she returned to her pier. Ho made the following state ment: “Wo sailed at noon Saturday, with 449 cabin and steerage passougers. Wo had a pilot and tho tug Assistance, Capt. Parker, to lead us out to sea, because the weather was very foggy. On tho way out we passed the Etruria. We went out through the main channel, and shortly after 5 o’clock this morning we sighted the Lisbonense coming toward us quite speedily. Her route lay through the sea ehaunel. We wore going at half speed and had to keep going, as the channel is but 200 feet wide and we would bo washed ashore if we stopped. It was so dark that I could only make out the lights and ou line of the other ship. THE SIGNALS. “Our pilot signaled tho other vessel that we would cross her bow, we having the right of way. Tbo other vessel, much to our surprise, answered that she would cross our bow. I saw that If she persisted in her course, and continued at tho same speed, we would cut her down amidships. I relieved the pilot and gave the signal to stop my ship. The vessels approached eaoh other steadily and finally came together, the I.a Champagne’s bow striking the other vossel’s stern, but, owing to the lessened speed of my ship, without doing any yerr serious damage. It was very dark nt the time, but the fog had cleared and tho stars were shining.” THE BLAME ON THE LISBONENSE. Pilot. H. A. Devcre, who bad ebargo of the La Champagne, corroborated Capt. Boyer’sstory in every particular, adding: “For a moment I thought either vessel must cut the other In two. My oninion Is that the captain of the Lisbonense Is alone to blame.” Capt. Parker of the tug Assistance, which was close to the scone of the accident, also says that tbe fault iay with the Lisbonense. Although tbe La Champagne was drawing no water and was in no danger, Capt. Boyer determined to return to port and take no chances. A HOME FREE OF EXPENSE. When the vessel reached her pier A. Forgett, general agent of the line, told the passengers to consider the ship their home until Wednesday, when the .La Gascogne would take them on their voyage. The La Champagne will go on the dry dock to morrow. The passengers were all asleep when the collision occurred, and but few were awakened, so slight was the shock. There was no excitement. THE LISBONENSE BLAMES THE FRENCHMEN. The Lisbonnese is lying at Martin’s Stores, Brooklyn. Her commander, Capt. King, said in regard to the collision: “We took on a pilot about fifteen miles off Sandy Hook. The weather was calm and we proceeded at full speed. When we sighted the French steamer our pilot sig naled, ‘We will port.’ I am not sure of the reply. It was La Champagne’s duty to keep out of our wav. The current was against us, and the Frenchman struck us on the port side, about 25 feet forward of the stern. The La Champagne’s noso crashed into our side about four feet, broke oil and grazed a few feet further and then the vessels separated, I think the French steamer was wholly in fault,” THE LIBBONENSE’S DAMAGES. The Lisbonense has a gaping hole, 20 feet long and 10 feet wide, just forward of the stern. The sharp nose of the French steamer stood in one comer of the ship’s wine closet, and attached to it was a section of plating about 10 feet square. The lower edge of the hole is about two feet above tho water lino. Capt. King said that he could give no idea of the amount of damage. It will take ten days to inako repairs. extra session pbospjjcts. The Democrats Won’t Permit Bad Legislation to Avoid It. * Washington, Doc. 7. —The democratic members in congress have been misrepre sented in the statement sent out from here to the effect that they are much opposed to an extra session of the next congress, on account of its possible effect on tbeir own fortunes in connection with the speakership and otherwise. Thoy deprecate an extra session a3 unnecessary, and will do nothing that is not necessary to be done to bring one on, but they will not, as has been intimated, allow bad legislation, either in the shape of partisan or other measures, to go through simply to save the appropriation bills, and so avoid tho neces sity for an extra session. . MAKING PREPARATIONS. On the contrary, they are quietly can vassing the advisability of getting as many democratic memliors-elect os possible to gether hero in January to talk over the extra session If it should seem os inevitable then as it now seems probable. The deter mination of tho republicans to press a par tisan reipportionrnent bill, following upon tneir determination to press the force bill, seems to the democrats ominous of an extra session, Dying From a Cut. Albany, Ua., Dec. 7. —Hubert Reid, the negro cut by Washington Hill, another negro, yesterday, is dyiug. Hill is in jail. A Blaze Among Clothing. Augusta, (Ja, Dec. 7.—Kim to-day de stroyed some clothing and furniture in the home of U. liber man. The loss l* slight. SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1890. PULPIT WAR OS PARNELL AN EDICT AGAINST HIM READ IN THE IRISH CHL’RCBES. The People Warned Not to Defy Their Spiritual Superiors - The McCarthy Wing of the Party in Session Till After Midnight No Blows or Ephithets Be fore the Spilt. London. Dec. 7. —The cstiferencs of the McCarthy party was prolonged until after midnight last night. Mr. McCarthy pre sided throughout the session. A committee consisting of Messrs. Murphy, Barry, Mor rough, Healy, Sexton and Bower were ap pointed to draft a pr gpeotus for a limited company to establish a dally newspaper in Ireland, to be devoted to the interest of tho nationalist party. Harry Webb, treasurer of the new company, opened the list, and tho members present subscribed .£1,020. It is probable that United Ireland will become a daily publi cation. Tho nominal capital of the com pany proposed is £IOO,OOO, of which £30,000 will be paid up. A majority of the party are keenly alive to the disadvantage of the loading nationalist papers siding with Mr. Parnell, and the whole of the machinery of the national league being under his control. counting on the church. They are hopeful, however, that the influence of the bishop3 and priests will assist them to attain a popular vordict. Both sides are preparing for an immediate campaign in Ireland. Messrs. Sexton, John Redmond, O’Reilly and others who were present at tho closing scene, when!the majority seceded from the parliamentary caucus, request that a denial tie made of tho sensational statements printed in certain English papers, and probably in some American journals, to the effect that some members of the caucus stood upon tables and threatened to tight, and that it was necessary to call in the police to quell the disturbance. On the contrary, it is stated that the members that seceded left the room without any disorder and almost in silence, no offensive opitnets be ing exchanged. As they quietly filed out, those who remained kept their seats without remarks until all had loft. a letter from the clergy. A latter from the archbishops and bishops was read in all the Catholic churches in Ireland after the celebration of the mas; to-day. At St. Column's cathodral, Queens town, after the letter had been read Rev. Father Fisk addressed the congregation. He declared that it wa3 no longer possible for Mr. Parnell to remain at tho head of the Irish party. He had disgraced, dishonored and degraded himself by his own acts, and could not lead the smallest fraction of the Irish people. In refusing to i ecognize tho authority of the bishops, Mr. Parnell was doing incalculable misohief to tho Irish cause, was performing the work of an enemy and was rendering tho people disunited and distracted. A WARNING FROM CORK. The mayor of Cork, after hearing Jof tho secession of the McCarthy party last even ing, sent tbe following dispatch to John O’Conuor: “Ireland won’t allow England to select her leader. This right belongs to Ireland. The Irish won’t stand Mr. Glad stone’s dictation.” At the Catholic church in Mitchelltown the officiating priest, after reading the declaration of tho hierarchy, warned the supporters of Mr. Parnell throughout his district not to defy their spiritual supe riors. A MEETING TO-DAY. Mr. McCarthy has addressed a circular to all tho Irish member ; of parliament, includ ing Mr. Parnell, calling a meeting of the party for 2 o’clock to-morrow. The first business to come before tho meeting will be the election by ballot of a consulta tion committee of eight members. Many of the majority party are in a dilemma. Their auarterly checks for £SO each for parliamentary services are just becoming due. It is probable that the money with which to pay them will be advanced from the fund subscribed at last night’s meeting for tbe establishment of a now paper. The party is discussing the advisability of Messrs. Dillon and O’Brien returning by wav of France, where a convention could be held at which the advico of tbe envoys could be obtained before their arrest. Messrs. Gilbooly, P. O’Brien, Carew and Maboa are still classed with the douttfuls. The strength, therefore, of the McCartby itos is 50, and that of the Parnellites 31. NO REFERENCES TO PARNELL. DUBLIN, Dec. 7. —No references were made to Mr. Parnell in any of the churches to-day. A meeting of the rationalists was held to day in Phuenix park. The attendance was only moderate, owing to the bitterly cold weather. The lord mayor, who presided, moved a resolution that Mr. Parnell alone is fitted to lead the nationalists. He condemned the Healyites, whose independ ence and integrity, ho said, had been sapped by English wire-pullers. He called on Mr. Parnell under no circumstances to abandon his position. Mr. Gladstone, ho said, was still humbugging Ireland. When Messrs. Sexton, Healy, Dillon, and others [groans], were dining with Mr. Gladstone, they were, perhaps, selling the I ish cause. Bweetbreads and nice dishes had overcome them. He challenged Mr. Par .ell’s op ponents, whom he characterized as political peers, to come to Ireland and ;ei how they would be received. The reso lution was carried unanimously, and also a v. to of thanks to those who supported Mr. Parnell. The crowd burned an effigy of Mr. llealy’s remains about the park amid cries of derision. Otherwise the meeting was orderly-. A STORMY TIME AT LONGFORD. At Longford there was a stormy meeting of the local branch of the national league. An attempt was mado to rescind the voro of want of confidence that had b-en previ ously adopted, but this was defeated by a vote of 4!) to 31. Ii Cork City, Mr. Parnell’s electorate, the national leaguers, unanimously condemned Mr. Parnell, and approved tho action of Mr. Healy, who aho represents the city of Cork in parliament. Id Maryborough the priests seceded from the league became of a vote of confidence in Mr. Parnell. The vote was passed by a majority of one. At othor meetings in Marysborough the manifesto of the Irish hierarchy was rend by tho priests, b it, not withstanding this, resolutions expressing confidence in Mr. Parnell were in every in stance carried. The bishop of Ardah, in a sermon in St. Mary’s church, at Athlone, forcibly con demned .Mr. Parnell’s conduct. In Limerick the feeling in favor of Mr. Parnell teems to Intensify. THE ENVOYS AT NEW YORK. New York. Dec. 7.—Messrs. O’Brien, Sullivan, Dillon, O'Connor and Gill, the Irish envoys to America, have arrived In this city from Chicago. Mr. Harrington, tho sixth mem ber of tho party, who hat deoMed to east his lot with Mr. Parnell, did not accompany them. They Ta lmud to be interviewed aw) all signed the following statement for the prewi *‘We regret to be obliged to continue and main tain absolute silence in the circumstances of tie present movement. We have cabled our approval of the choice of Justin Mc- Carthy chairman of th.- Irish Nutional party, and our earnest hope is that our colleague; and our people may see tho way to acquiesce in that choice and thus ressore the priceless blessing cf unity incur party. Whatever a iditional com munication we may find ourselves at liberty to make to tbe public will tie made col lectively, and will not be mads so long as we can s-o aly possibility of saving our c aintry from a ruinous conflict We shoul l E refer that our views should suffer by our olding our tongues rather than that tho possibility of unity should be prejudiced by a single injudicious word at this painful moment.” SORRY FOR THE SPLIT. To a frioud, Mr. O’Brien expressed him self as lielngs >rry for tho break that had occurred in the party of six that arrived so united here such a short time ago. Asked how long he and ids friends would remain, ho replied: “Really, wo cannot say. Our actions must be governed by circumstances. We have absolutely no plan; perfected for future movements here.” THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS. Tho Elections Bill to Occupy Most of the Time In the Senate. Washington, Dec. 7.— lt is the under standing generally among the senators that tho national elections bill will occupy the major part of the time of the Senate this week. A number of democratic senators have prepared speeches to deliver, and it is Eossible that to ensure them a hearing tho ours of the daily sessions may be extended into nigbt. The morning hour business is also ex pect'd to prove a fruitful subject of debate, and will begin to-morrow with tho resump tion of the discussion of the pending bill to constitute two of the three commissioners of the District of Columbia a quorum to do business. In the House. The prooeeding3 in the House during the coming week can be outlined more clearly than is gouerally practicable. Monday, under tbe rule, is “District” day, and it is the intention of the committee to which is specially committed legislation affecting the District of Columbia to press to a final vote, if possible, tho Atkinson bill to confirm cer tain rights in tho district to the Pennsylva nia railroad. Tho passage of this bill has been stubbornly resisted, and it is pro; able that it will consume most, if not all, of to morrow’s session. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Tuesday will bo assigned to the commit tee on public buildings, which has on the calendar somo thirty odd bills for tho erec tion of public buildings that were passed in committee of the whole daring the last session, and wore then ’‘hung up” in tho House before a Anal vote could be reached. Tho Indian committee will have Wednes day, and the committee on private land claims Saturday for the consideration of bills reported. There uro a number of matters, any of which may take the remaining two days of the week, though it is likely that the ap propriation committee will occupy part of this time either with the urgent deficiency bill, making an appropriation for printing for the census office and rations for the tur bulent Sioux, or with tbe fortifications bill, both of which are expected to be ready for consideration by the House next week. THE SHIPPING BILLS. The friends of tho two shipping bills are making an earnest effort to have the Com mittee on rules assign days for their consid eration, but thus far have not been assured of any titna. The commerce and postofflee committees also have measures with which they think the House could profitably occupy Thursday and Friday. The Enloo resolution will come in during tbe week, and its author expects to make some remarks thereon. PUBLIC BUILDING BILL3. Eeed Will Try to -addle the Fxpenee on the Next Congress. Washington, Dec. 7.— Speaker Reed proposas to give a day in tho House to the consideration of the thirty-three public building bills which passed tho committee of the whole last session. To be sure, ho 1b trying to keep expenses down this session, and theso bills authorize expenditures ex ceeding $3,500,000, but under the law the money for that expenditure must first be appropriated in a regular appropriation bill. This tho present appro priations committees can turnover!,, tbe next congress, and Speaker Real seems to desire that they shall. They will pass the bills and let the democrats struggle with the appropriation next year. Aino g the thirty-; hree near the end of the list are the Mils for Savannah and Rome, and Charles ton, S. C. A STEAMBK IN A HURRICANE. Passanesr3 Ctartled by a Cry of Fire During the Blow. New York, Dec. 7. —The North German Lloyd steamer Saale, which arrived at her dock in Hoboken this morning, had the stormiest passage she ever experienced. Monday last, a strodg westerly gale turned into a hurricane. Every wave washed tho deck fore and aft. A towering mountain of water swept over tho bridge and deluged the officer in command. This wa; followed by another of equal size and shortly afterward by a third. The command was given to heave to and await the abating of the storm. The steam was shut off and then there occurred a sudden down draft through the furnaces which forced vast volumes of smoke into tbo stokers’ compartment. This puffed up the air funnels and rushed into the saloon and dining rooms. A CRY OF FIRE. Some excitable person j-elled "fire,” and for awhile a panic prevailed. Only tbe prompt assurances of tne officers t. at, there was no danger prevented serious conse quences. It was eight hours before tbo ship could resume her course. Tuesday it whs also stormy and Wednesday toe bridge again was swept by waves. When the Saale reached Newfoundland banks her ieck3 were covered with ice. Neiis Biern nson, an emigrant, died of delirium tremens on Nov. 27. and ou the following day Anna Chevis, another steerage pusenger, died of pneumonia. Both were buried at ton. THE SEKVIA IN THE BLOW. Queenstown, Dec. 7. —I ho Canard line steamer Bervia, Capt. Walker, which left New York Nov. 29 for Liverpool, arrived here at 6:22 o’clock p. m., to-day. The ves sel had u very rough :>aiag‘>. Tuesday she encountered a terrific hurricane. Two lile bouts were smashed and several s.amon Injured. Two sailors were badly hurt, one s() seriously that it is feared he will not re cover. The vessel was hove to for mas hours. Egypt’s Cotton Crop Picked. Cairo, Dec. 7.—The cotton association reports that the picking of the Egyptian cotton crop Is fluishod, and that tbo orop Is or good quality. The yield ts S,HSU,OOO cantors. STATE CAPITAL NOTES. MATTERS WHICH THE LEGISLA TURE IS DICUS-ING. What Gov. Northen Says About Sum mer Sessions The Twitty and Calvin Bills-Members Not Easily Imposed Upon by Smooth-Tongued Place Seekers-A Great Grievance Shown Up—Other Things of General Interest. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 7. —The members of tho legislature are speulatiug about tho probable fate of their bills, principally tho local ones. With over 500 bills on tho cal endar, and hardly 95 reported enrolled, thuro is reason for many of them to fed that for a season iheir constituencies will bo disap pointed. Among the meritorious measures offered Friday, that by Mr. Calvin of Rich mond, providing for tho creation of boards of equalization, commends itself to earnest thinkers. Tho practice of evading correct returns to the tax receivers is too common. This hill belongs to a class of legislation that is being more imperatively demanded every day. Diverse interests and obscure relations requiro of our legislature a remedy for an ovil the source of which is not clearly understo. and. The Twitty bill belongs to this class. That a grievance exists lias not been questioned, but the antidote proposed i more potent than tho framers or its friends contemplated. A thought asserts itself here. Would not our laws be more comprehensive if in some manner their enactment was of slower gro .vth ? Only last week a bill— that relating to Sunday excursions—was “ruilrouded” through the Senate, and one of the Senators afterward admitted that he bad understood that action was to bo delayed, and he himself, while favoring somo features of the bill, regarded it as it stood as “a piece of ill advised legislation.” Then-commitment of this bill, together with that, from the House, to the railroad commute", shows that there is great danger in hasty and ill-considered legislation. ATTACKING THE COLLECTING AGENCIES. Mr. Craig of Pickens has just introduced n bill that probably on its fane will, by its very plausibility, win the Bupport of farm ers. If, provides for exacting a license of SIOO, in every county in which they do business, from collecting agencies, commer cial agencies and the like. Tho bait is that this money will go toward the school fund. The bill, if it should become a law, would be a groat inconvenience to merchants and manufacturers, os such agoncies have en abled them, at comparatively little expense, to transact business and maintain necessary relations with their customers. If tho agencies find the tax oppressive they may iiliaudou the fluid, and then traveling agents will, of necessity, have to look after this same class of work. Tho consumer will pay for it. A traveling man’- ex pense account must in all cases be affixed to the goods. This bill is moroly cited by way of illustration. MAJ. HYALS’ POLICY. Maj. J. W. Rials has indorsed and H urging tho appointment of 8. B. Morse, a Savanri-h colored man, ns ono of ttie trust ees of the now college for colored poople, to bo established under tho pro visions of the act passed by this legislature creating such an institution. He ways he favors the policy winch will throw on tho shoulders of the colored people the responsibilities of conducting this e 1- lego. Btich procedure, he says, will havo a two-fold advantage, it will t.ring out tho executive ability of tho blacks iu a channel which will please all their friends as the sense of the trivt begets the noblest frui tions. On tho other hand, tho chances are largely in favor of the school being con ducted ih essentials more agreeably with black men nt tho helm than if the board of trustees *as composed Of white moii. The major fuels that the interests of odueatiou and of tho state would in no measure suffer if colored mou were given supervision of this college. A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE LEGISLATURE. The present legislature has, to a large ox teat, a characteristic that might have been borrowed of John Chinaman. There is no human being who can approximate that vacuity of sense or expression which a Chinaman will affect when the interroga tories take a direction not agreeable to him. I have seen candidates circulating about on tho floor aud brooding confidingly over tbe chair of a member, give him a quiet little set speech, and then wove on in the work of securing votes. A roll of tho House would be chocked off, and tha candi date would bring to hi; breast tho satisfac tion that ha had “tho majority of the House.” But when tho voting time came come evil gnome would appear to have whispered some slanderous tale in tho ear of that majority. Be that as it may, the “silotit delegation” would “say nothing, but .aw wood,” aud when the total would be an nounced a head eager for tho laurels of office would be found in the basket of de feat. Several of these little surprises have been sprung on candidates, arid they havo gone homo puzzled over the personnel of the farmer legislature. There is one thing in connection with tho farmer legislature that is to *be discountenanc' and. This is the temptation to play on tho prejudices of the members. Be it to tho credit of the members to say ttiat the title “brother” affixed to their names docs not insure to those who make use of the title all they seek. Yon will hear on tho floor, in connection w ith some bill that no one has listened to when being read, such expressions as the following: "It is for the benefit of tho farmers of Georgia,” “Tee farmer has bur dens enough,” etc. This "playing to the gallery" is not ns frequent au it might lie, and its efficacy is questionable, and when a speaker drifts into such talk quiet little smiles play about the corners of several members’ mouths. Fleming's story tiio other day, apropos of the bill of Hill of Meriwether making a lump sum payment of legislators, about the member of congress who talked with an eye to his constituency—“for buncoinbq”—has placed that expressive term among tiio choicest in the soutentious vocabulary for such occasions. THE OKNBRAL APPROPRIATION BILL, Tlioro is one subject on which the farmer members have decided to be beard from in no uncertain way. Tbe general appropria tions act may not come up for action until the middle of this week. Wlkii it do-s there will he somo lively <!inclusions on the several headings of t’o bill. Jsckson of Heard is shatpeniug a knife for the higher educational appropriations. u<l whatever can bo sliced < IT ho will adil to bis state school fund bill, which lie woods to swell to f 1,500,000. He os a "bustler,” and has urgod hi i measure in a way that will bring to hM standard strong supjiort. Wheeler, of Walker, who assumes the role of urj sal objector, and Humphreys, of Brooks, are hungering to have a slash at the uni versity, t ocimoiugicai and normal school uppr pnatious. They put it on a II ua that the poor man’s sou goes to school only three or four mouths iu tho year, and the higher grade schools are ouly within retch of the rich men’s sons. HUMMER SESSIONS. Gov Northen. with whom I had an pi- U i eating talk tha other day, among outer subjects touched on that of summer ses sions. He expremee himself us being In favor of amending the constitution, so that the legislature would meet in summer. It was only a casual Conversation, and ho made no s;*c il point of the matter. Tiio id -1 is popular with several of tho brainiest members of the lions •. On > of them advance; tho suggestion that mum mo i who would not now permit their names to be used for the legislature w.iuld do so if the sessions were held in summer, when business i; dull. It is more than prob able that the suhjo-t will l a,mb died in a bill, and urged on the lines till vied oa hero. During the past two weeks, Fridays, Saturdays and Monday; have found a bar.) quorum in the House to transact businoun Twice during that time resolutions were pas-el that only T'cal bills lie considered, becaus >of the sdm attendance. Humphreys 1 talk T hursday am nt the appropi luu .ns act. was to the effect Hint a runiOor of members had written homo to tho “wives of their bosoms” that they would bo home sure for Sunday. For some of the mem bers to spend Sunday at borne requires their absence from Atlanta of from three to four days. ADJOURNMENT TALK. A committee of tho House has under consideration the question of an early ad journment. Bills and resolutions on this subject are referred to them. They say that nothing can bo hazarded on tiio subject until the tux act and tho appropriation act have Isien disp aed of. Hill of Meriwether, in his speech tho other day, in regard to compli ance with tho o nstitntlou, which pre scribes a session term nt forty days, men tioned incidentally that our fathers boforo tho war used to remain in session a hundred days. Mr. Hardeman of Wilkes found the average length of the sessions of the last eleven general assemblies 125 days each. One idea aid not seem to come out clearly, though it was touched on by Mr. Twitty of Jackson, i. e., that Georgia’s varied industries ami enterprises make demands on the logidaturo n hundredfold increase over tiiose of ante bellum days. With iron mining, rolling mills, marble quarries, cotton manufacturing and tho other innumerable industries dotting the map of tho state, legislation more numerous anu complex is demanded. Before the war, when the only business to any extent profit able wus raising cotton and negroes, t io de mands on the law makers was at a minimum both as to scope and number of enactments, Tho evidences are that the procedure of tbe near future will devolve on the secre tary of stuto, tho judge; of tbe superior courts and the grand juries of the different count ns a grout tnusiof the matters that now come to the general ussombly under tbo prosont laws, A GRIEVANCE nIT. A facetious member hit a growing grlovnnueu square in tho face when he turned up his hobo at tho “colouel," tacked to the name of some ono to whom tho privil egos of the floor wore to be extended. Ho says ho hoe for some time been thinking of framing u bill that will make it a mis demeanor for persons to confer military titles through a spirit of politeness on individuals having not tho shadow of a claim to them. There is no inducement for a man to accent a captain's commission in the stuto troops or have Himself elected to command a Are fighting hose company, for every railroad conductor he meets is already u captain, a id tho higher officia s of tho lino; have as common prosperity witli politicians the large st ick of major and colonelcy commis sions loving ebout loose. Illustrations ore not necessary, for a moment’s reflection will suggest to any reader characters masquerading under tiiose borrowed plumes. Tbe “Judge” busi ness is ! oiug overdone, anil the “doctor” is springing into favor as polite but ompty distinctions. This may appeur to boa slight matter of which to fashion a para graph, but an hour put in at tho Kimball house or at the capit >1 wheor introductions will bo in order would lie oppressive, for on all side; would be nn array of distinguished personage-:, if titles are to lie trusted, Tho trouble is to wimtow the grnin from the chaff, and where ono geuernl lias smelt tho smoko of bnttlo may lie twenty-five who have never experienced anything beyond cheap tobacco. This is an old grievance, for Boine ono has hit off tbo situation lu enigrumatic fashion, and it promises to live: “A man in Georgia is never born bolow the rank of major.” CLIFTON KNOWS THEM ALL. Representative Clifton im aid to know every member on the floor better than Clerk Hardin. Of ono thing he is entitled to, and that is the reputation of being n princely host. Ho had a lot of congenial spirits about him Thursday at Piedmont Park club house. Tho impoachmont has gmo forth, by those, of course, who were not there, that the affair was in tno nature of a caucus, mid the Chatham delegation framed resolu tions resenting the slight wbl'h Speaker Howell offered them when he ignored the claims of any ono of the tbroo gentlemen constituting it to the chairmanship Of the temporance committee. The report, how ever, has boon oontradioted, and no mid conceptions now exist on that score. T. FA 11. KILLED BY A JEALOUS WIFE. The Murdered Girl Oautfht In a Com promising rltuation. Chester, Pa., Dee. 7.—There l ave been important developments in tho ease of Emma Pfitzonir.yer, who was found in the house of Mrs. Bchmidt with her throat cut and other wounds about her bead nud body. Throe persons have mado sworn statement* to tho effect that they heard a struggle and cries within the Bchmidt household on the fatal night. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt all along maintained that they hoard no sounds. Cor.sßibles are on guard inside and outside the liwune, and tho Schmidts are virtually under arrest. THE THEORY. The theory of those working on the case is that Ernma was murdered by Mrs. Bchmidt, after a jealous quarrel. Tho body wii3 found in the latter’s room. To day a bunch of hair win found in tho same room, and Emma’s undershirt, with a clean cut across the back, wa< aDo found. It is thought that after returning from a ball Emma and Bchmidt entered tne room, and that, whilo they were there, the wife caught tb m in a cornpromist' g position. Enraged with jealous fury, 'he is supposed to have plunged a knife into the guilty girl’s nuck with tor riolo effect. After the murder, the theory run , tho has and and wife proem ed a dull, blunt cheese knife, and after smearing it with blood, placed it near the b,dv in order to make it appear us though the girl had taken her own life. It is expected that the Hohmidtß will bo formally takon into custody to-morrow. A Lome Judge Set Right. Home, Oa., Dec. 6.—An error at nemo place makes the special from Homo In last Thursday's issue of th Morning News say that “Judge Meyurbandt has made an unen viable reputation upou the bench.” What your correspondent wrote, or wanted to write, was that Judge Meyurbiudt had made an enviable reputation. No man eta ids higher in the estimation of Mm people of Floyd count, y than Judge Jdcyeniardi. lie has always received the strongest in do;sumstls from bis city and count,. l DAILY. Jib A YEAR. I •< 5 CENT: A COPY. f I WEEKLY, $1.4. A YEAR. * I’OW-WOW AT PINE RIDGE SIX OF THE CHIEFS KEEP THEIB OATH WITH FATHER JL’LE. Tbo D 'legation In War Paint and leathers Gon. Brooke Promises 9 hem Plenty of Food and a Good Place to Live -The Indians Hoar Him With Scowls. Omaha, Neb., Doc. 7. —Tho lice has the following from its ;p-*cial cor respondent a() "Pino Ridge Agency, Dec. t': “Some of tho hostile chiefs have kept their sworn pledge, made to Father Jule tu the Bad Lauds, to oome in and see Gen. Brooke. They came bearing a flag of truce and armed with Winchesters anil Springfield rifles. The entrance of tho novel procession pro duce l a flutter of excitement, tho greatest that has been known hero at tho agency since tho trouble began. First came tbe chiefs, who were Turning Bear, Big Turkey, High Pino, Big Bad Horse mid Bull Dog, wbo was ono of tho leaders in tho Custer massacre. Next came Two Strike, tho head chief, seated in a buggy with Pother Julo. Surrounding those wan a body guard of four young warriors. DECORATED WITH WAR PAINT. "All tho Indians wore decorated with war paint and feathers, while mnuy wore ghost fiance loggias and the ghost dance shirt dangling at their saddles. Bundies of eagle feathers were tied on the manes and tans of most of tho ponies, while tho backs of the docile little animals were streaked with paint. Tho luridly warlike cavalcade proceeded at once to Gen. Brooke’s spacious headquarters in tho agency residence. At a giveu signal oil leaped to tho ground, hitched their ponies to trues, and, guided by Father Julr, they entered the general’s apartments, where a council was held, lasting two hours. OPENING OF THE POW-POW. “At tiio beginning of tho povr-wow. Gon. Brooke explained that tie Great Father, through him, had asked thorn to come in and have a talk regarding the situation. A great deal of misunderstanding and trouble had arisen by reports taken to and fro be tween tho camps by trrespouslolo partios, and it was therefore considered very nec essary that they have a talk faoo to face. Through him, be said, the Father wanted to toll them that if they would all enmo into the agency whore lie, Gen. Brooke, oould s u them often and not be compelled to de pend on hearsay, ho would give them plenty to oat and employ many of their young men as snouts, etc. Ho said that lie had h card that they were hostile Indians, but lie did not believe it. DON’T WANT WAR. "The soldiers did not come there to fight, but to protect the settlors and keep the no ice. He said he hoped that they (the Indians) were ull in favor of peace, as tho Great Father did not w ant. war. As to the feeling over tho change in tho boundary line between the Finn Ridge and Rosebud agencies, lie said that and many other things would bo settled satlstactorUy after they had shown a disposition to come in as asked by tho Great Father. Wounded ICnee was sug gested as a place that would prove satisfac tory to the Great Father to havo them live. THIO HOHTILKB UGLY. “The representatives of the hostile* listeriedpwith contracted brows, sidelong glances nt one another and low grunts. When (Jen. Brooke had concluded his re marks. Turning B ar came forward and spoko in reply. He Is the finest specimen of a Idaiiket-wrapped India*! that) we havo seen since coming here, with a face that is positively handsome, a form as orect os a flagstaff, uud a voice that would attract favorable comment in legislative halls. Ho proved a most entertaining person. Hlrmnered down to a few words, Turning Bear gavo ex pression to the following ideas: It would be a bad thing for them to come nearer tbo agency," becauso there was no water or gross for their horses here. He could not understand how their young men could bo employed as scout* if there was no oueiry to bo watched. They wouid be glad to be omployed end got paid for it. WANT HORSES AND WAGONS. “They might come in,but ns the old men and old women havo no horses, and as their people have nothing generally to pull their wagons, it would take them a long time to come. If they should come they would want the Great Father to send horses aud wagons out to the Bad Land camp and bring in tho great quantities of beef, etc., they had there and take it any where to tho new camp that might Is: agreed upon. At tho conclusion the spetkor said he hoped that they would be given something to oat before they started back. GEN. BROOKE’S REPLY. "To this Gen. Brooke replied that they should bo given food. As for h r-os uud wagons being sent after beef, the general Bttia that and many other things would tie considered after they had aocuoded to the Great Father’s request to move into the ugenoy. Any reference,ho wever.to wholesale devastation uud depredation, thieving and burning of buildings, etc., was studiously avoided on both sides. After the pow-wow was over the band was conducted to the quartermaster's department and given a big feast. 'I he squaw; living at the agency came out in gala day feather* and gave a squaw da’.ce.” OEN. MII.ES ON THE SITUATION. Chicago, Doc. 7. —Gen. Miles said tc- lay: "(Jens. Huger and l’rooke havo been doing nil they could to put a small number of available trooj* in position to bo useful, so far ns possible, in staying toe threatened cyclone, yet the end of tho Indiau trouble: is by no means immediately at hand. No other civilized country on the fact of the earth would tolerate many thousands of armed savages scattered through the different states and territories Tho people of Texas, Western Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Mon tana, Wyoming, Utah, Eastern Washing ton, Idaho, Arizona and New Mexico are seriously interested in this subject. While tho fire may be suppressed in one place, it will still be smouldering, and liable to break out at other places whore least ex pected, under the present system.” Gen. .Milos has received from Lieut. Gaston of the Eighth cavalry a report of a council held with the Cheyennes at the mission on Tongue river, Montana, with reference to these matters. Lieut. Gaston reports that at this conference there wore present [Spotted Wolf, Old Crow, White Eik, Badger, Porcupine and a number of ethor Cheyennes, Eioux and Fire Crow and Ogalla bioux. A BLAZA AT WASHINGTON, Throe Firms Burned Out with a Loss or Over SIOO,OOO. W ashinoton, Dec. 7.— Fire in the large building corner of bevouth and D streets, northwest, last night badly gutted the building and drenched the stock, causing damage as follows! Christian liuppert'a toy anil fancy goods store, $50,000, Henry | Franc, men's furnishings, stock $18,1X10; I{. I Bezcustela, men's furuUrungs, loss not known. The damage to the tjuiliiug is #3.1,000. The lueses are believed to be oov