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J. H. ESTILL, President. J
BENT ON DOING RIGHT.
THE DEMOCRATS BOUND TO HOLD
THE NATION’S CONFIDENCE.
Congressmen Counting on President
Cleveland's Good Judgment to Guide
tne Party In tbs Bight Path—A Ma
jority Favor an Extra Session, But
Leaving Everything to Cleveland.
Washington, Deo. s. —Tbe democratic
leaders all seem to be impressed with the
great responsibility imposed upon tbe Dem
ocratic party by the election. In private
conversation they admit the gravity of it,
and they all agree in saying that their
great desire is that no mistake be made, (but
shat the very best possible may be done.
They differ widely as to what is the best
policy, as to an extra session, as to the
method of working out tariff reform and
pension reform, as to how to meet the
threatened deficiency in tbe treasury, and
as to the silver and other financial qeestions,
but, as one of them said to-day, there never
was a time when they were more anxious to
work harmoniously together In the interest
of good government.
ALL COUNTING ON CLEVELAND.
It Is interesting to note the way in
wbtob they look to the leadership of Presi
dent Cleveland in discussing the solution of
tbe pressing problems. Whether they like
him personally or not, whether they agree
with him or not, they all seem
to count on him to lead them safely through
the difficulties which they all set). Most of
them have no expectation that anything of
importance will be done at this session ex
oept to pass the appropriation bills.
They had hoped that with the aid of; a few
western republicans they might get through
the bills admitting New Mexloo and
Arizona, or at least one of them, but the
western republican senators who have ad
vocated this course were promptly brought
under the authority of the party oauous to
day, a large majority of whioh is
opposed to tbe admission of either
territory simply because they are supposed
to be democratic in politios. It remains to
be seen whether Senators Dubois, Stewart,
Carey, Wolcott and others will bolt the
caucus for the sake of their oonvlctions on
tbe subject.
LOOKING TO THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Expecting nothing from this session the
democrats are looking forward to the next
congress, which the republicans now admit
will be In the control of the democrats. Of
course the first question is as to whether an
extra session is to beoallud. The presence
of all democratic leaders in congress at the
capitol to-day made the division of opinion
on the subject plainer. It was also made
apparent that in point of numbers the
advocates of an extra session to be called
for some time before next December wore
in the majority. But this majority was
divided as to whether tbe session should bo
in the spring or in the fall. There can be
no doubt that the preponderance
of opinion Is opposed to a ses
sion iu the spring which shall
last till the fall and in favor of a brief spring
session for organization and for tbe admis
sion of New Mexloo and Arizona, if the
present congress fails to admit them, with
an adjournment to tbe /all. Everybody
recognizes, however, that this question is
not to be decided here. As Speaker Crisp
said to-day: "It is a question for Mr. Cleve
land to settle. I have no idea that he has con
sidered it yet. He has two months at least
in whioh to oonsider it. Muoh may happen
in that time to effeot his decision.”
WANAMAKSR’B REPORT.
The Postal Telegraph and Postal Tele
phone Advocated.
Washington, Deo. s.—The Postmaster
General s report summarizes the results of
tbe department, showing $5,000,00(1 added to
the gross revenues; money order offices in
creased from 10,070 to 16,689 ; 263 offices
advanced to the presidential grade; 1,900
new mail routes established, embracing
8,500 miles of new service; coeau mail
service extended and pneumatio tube serv
ice introduced. The postal telegraph
and Postal Telephone are strenuously ad
vocated as formerly. Mr. Wanamaker
says 1 cent letter postage to every plaoe
in the world is what the nations are com
ing to.
FOSTER'S E9TIMATBB.
The Permanent Annual Appropria
tions Put at $115,468,273.
Washington, Dec. s.—The Secretary of
the Treasury submitted to congress to-day
his estimates for year 1893-’94, as
follows: Legislative establishment, $3,748,-
414; executive establishments, $21,528,301;
judicial establishments, $564,600; foreign
intercourse, $1,718,709; military establish
ments, $26,301,855; naval estimates, $23,-
671,315; Indian affairs, $8,123,211; pensions,
$166,831,350; public works. $18,030,673;
miscellaneous, $35,607,139, permanent an
nual appropriations, $115,468,273.
PLANS OF THE REPUBLICANS.
The Senators Hold a Conference but
Reach no Decision.
Washington. Deo. s.— The republican
senators oaucnsed to-day. The prlucipal
question discussed referred to the admission
of new states, the organization of the com
mittees, etc. There was some talk as to
whether they should try to retain the organi
zation of the Senate. The conference ad
journed without aotion.
Date of the Meeting of Congress.
Washington. Deo. s.—Representative
Hooker of Mississippi offered a bill in the
House to-day changing tbe time for the
assembling of congress. It provides that
congress shall assemble on the first Monday
after tbe fourth day of March in each year.
Davenport Asks a Hearing.
Washington, Deo. 5 —John I. Daven
port to day filed with the clerk of the
House of Representatives a petition asking
hearing at the bar of tbe House, having
been denied a bearing, he says, by the com
mittee of the House.
A Mining Exchange Collapses.
Bt. Louis, Dec. s.— The St. Louis Mining
Exchange has unofficially collapsed. No
more quotations are posted and no more
trades are made. The cause is lack of busi
ness.
Supreme Court Holidays.
Washington, Deo. 5. —In the supreme
court to-day Chief Justice Fuller announced
that the court would adjourn from Deo. 22
to Jan. 3, the regular Christmas recess.
A Major Drops Dead.
Washington, Deo. s.—Maj. Nioholas
Vedder, United Statos army, dropped dead
to-day from apoplexy.
Gen. Rosecrans Worse.
W ashington, Deo. s.— Gen. Rosecrans Is
much worse to-night.
fpje iflofning
BLOUNT ON THE OUTLOOK.
He Sees No Need of an Extra Session.
The Bilver Conference.
Washington, Deo. s,— Representative
Blount of Georgia, says the Star, refused to
accept a renomination to oongress last fall,
a and at the close of this session will retire to
private life after a billliant service In the
House of Representatives of twenty years.
Mr. Blount is among those who do not ad
vocate the calling of an extra session.
Speaking on this matter yesterday he said:
"I cannot see any necessity for
an extra seision of the Fifty-third
oongress. It has been well said that tbe
public in electing anew oongress appreci
ated tbe fact that they would not meet for a
year. I doubt whether the public, which
after all is to be considered, really wants it.
The Democratic party has been intrucsed
with the framing of anew tariff bill! This
in itself is a tremendous task, aud she
should not approach it in a hasty way, or
wi hout full consideration. I believe that
a general tariff bill can be prepared whioh
will be muoh more satisfactory than the
McKinley bin, but after all the entire mat
ter rests with Mr. Cleveland, and I have no
inkling as to what Mr. Cleveland intends
to do.”
Mr. Blount predicts that nothing will
come of the silver couferenoe aud that no
legislation on the silver question Is to be
expeoteii. He was offered a place on the
monetary conference by President Harrison
and deolined, but has watohed the matter
with interest and is in touch with tbe demo
crats on the subject. He says that the
state bank currenoy must be returned too
and that the next congress will surely re
peal tbe 10 per oent. tax. The European
countries will never ncoept our propositions
for silver coinage, and that our trade with
foreign nations is too large to admit of free
coinage of silver here without au agree
ment.
LESTER AT HIS POST.
Ha Is Already at Work For the Har
bor and Public Building.
Washington, Deo. 5. —Representative
Lester has taken rooms near the oapltol
and is already at work for his distriot, his
main objects being to get an adequate ap
propriation lor the Savannah harbor im
provement in the sundry civil bill, there
being no river and harbor bill this year,
and to secure whatever legislation and ap
propriations may be necessary for the Sa
vannah public building, whioh must also go
into the sundry civil bill. He was at tbe
supervising architect’s office to-day endeav
oring to hasten the plans for the Savannah
building and ascertaining exactly the terms
of the new legislation deemed neoessary in
order to legally effect a sale of the old site.
He got many congratulations on hit re
eleotion.
MONTANA SAVES THE SHN ATE.
A Democrat to Succeed Bandera and
Give the Party Control.
Washington, Dec. s.—Judge Clark, one
of the senators whom Montana sent to the
last oongress as her first representatives,
and who were dented their rights by a re
publican Senate, whioh seated Banders and
Power, telegraphed here to-day that the
democrats had control of the Montana leg
islature and would elect him as successor to
Senator Sanders. This news gave great
sntisfaotion to tbe democrats. It insures
forty-three democrats in the Senate, who,
with Kyle of South Dakota, who has al
ways voted with them, and the casting vote
of Vice President Stevenson, can organize
and eontrol the Senate.
The Investigation of Raum.
Washington, Deo. 5. Chairman
Wheeler of the Raum investigation ooiu
mittee was unable to say positively to-day
what movements will tie taken to revive
tbe Raum matter as Representative Enloe,
the ohief promoter of the Investigation, is
not here yet. Some members of the com
mittee are also absent.
Public Buildings Bills.
Washington, Deo. 5. —Representative
Bankhead, chairman of tbe committee of
public buildings, when asked to-day about
the polloy to be pursued in the oommltteo
on public buildings bills, said that the com
mittee will wait until tbe President’s mes
sage is received and see how much money
remains in the treasury.
Suspension of Immigration.
Washington, Deo. s.— Senator Chandler,
chairman of the joint committee on immi
gration, has prepared a bill which will be
introduced at tbe earliest possible moment
and pushed to passage. It suspends immi
gration for ay ear from March, 1893, except
immigrants from North and South
America.
No New Harbor Improvements.
Washington, Dec. 5. —Representative
Blanchard, chairman of the committee on
rivers and harbors, said to-day that there
woull be no new river and harbor improve
ments authorized this session.
Federal Interference at the Polls.
Washington, Deo. s.— Mr. Wheeler of
Alabama introduced a bill making it un
lawful for au officer of the federal govern
ment to interfere in stats elections.
Volusia’s Postmaster.
Washington, Deo. s.— lt has bean de
cided at the treasury that Capt. Koine,
light housekeeper at Volusia, Fla., may ao
oept the position of postmaster at Volusia.
Talladega’s New Bank.
Washington. Deo. s.—The I. 8. Bell Na
tional Bank of Talladega, Ala., has tiled ap
plication to organize.
CONFERENCE OF THE RABBI 9.
Tbe Report of tbe Ritual Committee
Under Consideration.
Washington, Deo. s.—At the meeting
of the central oonferenoe of tbe American
rabbis to-day about thirty were present.
Rabbi I. M. Wise of Cincinnati presided.
The first question dismissed was participa
tion in the forthcoming religious congress
at Chicago in connection with the world’s
fair. The meeting decided to invite tbe
leading men then present to read papers on
Judaism.
The report of the ritual oommittee was
ooasidered. It contains servioos for week
days, Friday evening and Sabbath morn
ing, also for the festivals of the passover,
pentecst, and tabernacles. There was also
appended services for funerals, for house of
mourning, for passover sedar, and for mar
riages.
At the afternoon session Rabbi Stern and
Hon. Simon Wolff of this city requested
tbe conference to appoint two of their nu.n
tier to opeu the United States Sonata and
House of Representatives with prayer
Wednesday. Dr. Wise, president of tbe
conference, and Dr. Silverman of New
York were elected by acclamation. The
oonferenoe decided to send an exhibit of
hietorloal papers relative to the Hebrew
religion to the world’s fair. The session
closed with a lecture on ancient Hebrew
music by Dr. Deutsche, and an address by
liabbi Wise of Cincinnati.
SAVANNAH. GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER (i, 1892.
OPENING OF CONGRESS.
THE SCENES MARKED BY NO UN
USUAL FEATURES.
Both Houses Adjourn Early Owing to
the Delay of tbe President's Message
Until To-day—Mr. Oates of Alabama
Hite at Federal Interference at the
Polls.
Washington, Deo. 5. —Congress opened
at noon to-day. The scenes were marked
by no events out of the ordinary.
The Senate took a recess until 1 o’clock to
allow the usual oommittee of congreee to
wait on the President to notify him that
congress was ready to receive any
communication.
The Senate adjourned at 1:30 o’olock
after the oommltteo bad reported that the
President would send a message to-morro w.
The chaplain in his opening prayer feel
ingly alluded to the recent afil lotions of
President Harrison.
The House adjourned at 1:40 o’olook.
There were 244 members present at the
opening.
Une of the first bills introduced was one
by Mr. Oates of Alabama, to repeal all laws
authorizing the appointment of supervisors
or marshals for service at polling places on
federal elsotlon days.
Floral tributes to representatives were
numerous. The moat striking was that on
tha table of Mr. Herbert of Alabama,
being an immense ship made of roses ana
immortelles and flying tbe pennant of the
Secretary of the Navy.
Congressmen are discussing the probabili
ties of legislation at this session, aside from
the appropriation bills. Tbe general Im
pression among them Is that little general
legislation will be accomplished. Senator
Cookrell of Missouri, the head of the minor
ity of the oommittee on appropriations,
said: "I look for tbe passage of no Im
portant bills exoept the appropriation bill.”
Senator Hale of Maine, who, in the ab
sence of Senator Allison, will have oharge
of tbe appropriation bills, said that aside
from those measures be looked for nothing
to be done except to regulate Immigration.
"Tbe neoeesity is upon us to do something
in that regard, in view of the danger that
cholera may oome next year with an unre
stricted How of immigration."
Eighteen senators were absent from their
places to-dajr, inejudlug Senators Gibson of
Ixmlstaaa and Kenrni of West Virginia,
both of whom are seriously ill; Hill and
Htsoook of New York aud Allison of lowa
and Jones of Nevada, who are In Brussels
attending the monetary oonferenoe. Sena
tor Proctor, tbe Successor of Senator Ed
munds, was sworn in.
BUPRKME COURT RULINGS.
A New Trial Granted in One Muffler
Case and Refused In Another.
Washington, Deo. s. —The supreme aourt
to-day passed upon two cases of murder.
Justice Shtras, iu tha oase of Lewie, sen
tenced to death from tbe Western district
of Arkansas, for murder committed in
Indian Territory, reversed thejudgment on
tbe ground that the prisoner bad not been
confronted with the jury which actually
tried him when oalled upon to exerolse the
right of ohallenge. Justices Brewer ahd
Brown dissented. A majority of the oourt
remanded the case for new trial.
In the case of another murderer, one
Benson, convicted of murder at the Fort
Leavenworth military reservation, tbe
oourt affirmed the death senteuoe.
In a case where Gen. Butler appealed from
the decision of the Massachusetts supreme
court affirming the judgment of tbe late
oourt of commissioners of Alabama claims,
an opinioß was rendered confirming the
judgment of both lower courts.
GOULD’S OBSEQUIES.
About a Hundred Present During the
fiervlces at tbe House.
New York, Deo. s.— Several thousand
morbid from curiosity stood in the cold to
see Jay Gould’s fnneral emerge from his
mansion this afternoon. Within the house
was gathered capitalists, railroad magnates
and others distinguished in tbe financial
and commercial worlds. About a hundred
present, iucludtng Cbauucey M. Depew,
Whitelaw Raid, Russell Sage, Judge
Dillon, Get). T. T. Eokeit,
Henry Clews, J. Flerrepont Morgau, Will
iam H. Kissam, Dr. Norton Green, Austin
Corbin, R. C. Clowry, J. Van Horn and
others. None of tbe immediate family of
tbe deceased were visible. These were all
in tbe upper rooms where the whole funeral
service was held. The servioe was brief
and simple. When the benediction was
£ renounced those present filed by tbe cue
et aud glanced at the dead millionaire.
To-morrow noon the body will be taken to
Woodlawn for interment.
CUBA’S REVENUES.
A Report That They Are to be Farmed
Out to a Syndicate.
New York, Deo. 5. —It is reliably re
ported tbat the United States will interfere
with the Caban scheme to farm its outtom
revenue to a French syndicate. The Secre
tary of State has warned the authorities at
Havana tbat the United States is strongly
opposed thereto.
NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED.
Washington, Deo. s.—The state depart
ment has no official information that Spain
has determined to farm the revenues of
Cuba to a syndicate, the only basis of the
report being a newspaper statement that
the project is under consideration by tbe
Spaulsh ministry. No representation has
been mads by the United States to the
Spanish government on the subjeat
SHOT BY A FELLOW STUDENT.
John W. flmatbers of Asheville Shoots
William F. Williams.
Philadelphia, Deo. 5. John W.
Hmathers of Asheville, N. 0., a student at
Jefferson Medioal College, shot and probably
fatally Injured William F. Williams, a resi
dent of the same place, also a student at tbe
institution, this afternoon. Hmathers was
arrested. He says Williams insulted him
this morning at the breakfast table aud
later assaulted him. Hmathers says he saw
Williams put his hands in bis pocket, when
he drew a revolver aud fired three shuts.
Hmathers was committed without ball to
await the result of Williams’injuries. Both
are young, neither being over 21 years of
age.
Split His Wife * Lover's Head Open.
Mobbistown, Tenn., Dec. s.— Greer
Vance, living near here, last night found
Jim Talbott in a compromising position
with his wife. He spilt Talbot's head with
an ax, killing him.
A Park hurst Agent a Prisoner.
New York, Dec. s.— Charles Gardner,
agent of Dr. Parkhurst's society, was a
prisoner in the Toombs oourt this morning.
It. is Baid that be is aooused of blackmail
and extortion.
CLEVELAND AT LAKEWOOD.
Mra. Cleveland Goes to New York to
Welcome Him Back.
Lakewood, N. J., Dec. s.—President
elect, ecoompanled by Mra Cleveland, ar>
rived here on the Lakewood special at 5:30
o’olock this afternoon. The train was fifteen
minutes late on aooount of detention on the
Raritan river draw. Mr. Cleveland was
offered free use of a special parlor car,
but refused to acoept, saying the ordinary
ooaoh was,good enough. As the Lakewood
special is composed of parlor cars, Mr.
Cleveland and bis wife were given the com
partment in the rear oar Myrtle. They
were accompanied by Franols P. Freeman,
who had gone to New York with Mra. Cleve
land early in tbe morning to welcome the
President-eleot back from the south. Upon
their arrival at Lakewood Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland were driven to Edgemoor, Mr.
Freeman’s home.
They quietly dined with the Freeman
family.
a serenade.
During the afternoon the Lakewood
cornet |band appeared at the house, accom
panied by about 300 oitizens. Tbe l and
was playing when Mr. Freeman appeared
with Mr. Cleveland, whom he introduced
to the people. Mr. Cleveland
bowed and returned to tbe parlor,
reappearing with Mrs. Cleveland and Baby
Ruth, whom he introduced. The assemblage
cheered. Mr. Cleveland said: ”It affords
me great pleasure to meet you all. 1 feel as
if I knew you already, having been a
neighbor of yours last winter. II you will
form in line it will boa pleasure for me to
shake hands with you.” The line formed.
Mr. Cleveland grasped the haud of each as
he passed with a pleasant word for all. Sev
eral ladies wro present.
Mr. ( leveland said m response to an in
quiry that he had formed no plans for the
immediate future.
Mr. Freeman said to-night that the Presi
dent-elect would probably remain with him
for a few days. He might go to New York
Wednesday.
CHICAGO’S LAKE FRONT.
The Supreme Court Rules on the Title
to Reclaimed Lands.
Washington, Deo. s.—The supreme
oourt to-day in the Chicago (111.) central
lake front case decided against the railroad.
Judge Field delivered the opinion.
The object of the suit was to obtain
judioial determination of tbs title to certain
lands on tbe lake front at Chicago whioh
bave been reclaimed from the waters of the
lake and are oooupied by the railroad oom
pany; and also of the title claimed by the
company to submerged lands constituting
tho bed of the lake lying east of its tracks
within the certiorate fimlts of the city. The
oourt holds the modern dootrino that th
same rules which apply to sovereignty trier
lands oovered by tide waters within the
limits of the several states, are applicable
to lauds covered by the waters of the great
lakes of this oountry, over whioh it con
ducted an extended oommerce with differ
ent states and foreign countries. These
lakes possess all the gene, al characteristics
of open seas exoept In the freshness of their
waters and m the absence of tbe ebb and
flow of a tide. In other respects they are
inland seas, and tbero is no reason or prin
ciple for assertion of dominion and sover
eignty over and ownership by the state of
lands covered by tide waters that it not
equally applicable to its ownership of and
dominion and sovereignty over the lauds
covered by the fresh waters of these lakes.
A GERRYMANDER IN CAROLINA.
Charleston to Be in a Black District
If the Bill Paesoa.
Charleston, S. C.. Dec. s.— The busi
ness community of Charleston Is very much
exeroised over the bill now before the legis
lature looking to the redistricting of the
state for congressional purposes. The new
gerrymander places Charleston In n black
district and entirely neutralizes the city
vote. It was this vote whioh elected Con
gressman Brawley over W. J. Stokes, the
alliance candidate, and the supposition is
tbat the bill now efore the legislature was
drawn by Air. Stokes' political friends to
punish the metropolis of the state for de
feating him at tbe democratic primary.
Meetings were held by all the commercial
bodies in tbe oiiy to-day and a special oom
mittee was appointed to go to Columbia and
oppose the proposed gerrymander. The
following are the committees:
From the Chamber of Commerce—T. R.
Magalian, A. C. Kaufman, James M. Eason
and A. W. Marshall.
Produce Exobange—Theodore Melohers.
Cotton Exohange—J. Adger Smyihe.
SMITH’S TRIAL FOR HEREBY.
The Taking of Testimony Closed—The
Opening Bpeecb.
Cincinnati, Deo s.— ln the Smith heresy
trial to-day, the moderator announced that
tbe testimony was closed.
Elder Shields opened for the prosecution.
The defense they were making for the Word
of God was not intended to benefit the
church here alone, but tbe whole ovaugelioal
church everywhere.
PROF. BRIGGS’ DEFENSE.
New Yohk, Deo. s.— Dr. Briggs offered
as evidence tbe defense of the Hebrew
text of the Old Testament and the
text of the Old Testament of the scrip
ture against the standard "Greek text
of the New Testament, tho St. James
version of tbe Old and New Testament aud
the revised version. He further cited fr m
the authority of the holy scripture certain
passages which hod been formulated in the
charges against him. He said that in claim
ing he believed iu sanctification after death,
he did not support the ltomau idea of
purgatory or the Amerioan theory of pro
gression . His idea was based on the script
ure toaohingof tho second coming of Christ.
He said further that ns the progeoutlon had
introducsd certain of his publications he now
offered as evidence all of them.
Rev. Dr. Birch then presented the case
for the prosecution.
Before auy action the court adjourned
until to morrow.
DUNRAVffIN’S CHALLENGE.
A Race Will Be Balled Unless Some
thing Unforeseen Happens.
New York, Deo. s.— The Earl of Dun
raven’s ohallenge arrived at the New York
Yacht Club, and was this afternoon opened
by the secretary of America’s oup commit
tee, A. Cass Canfield. He did not make
Sublio its contents, but said tbe ohallenge
id not differ materially from the one
recently cabled this oountry. The race will
be sailed unless something unforoseen hap
pens.
Cleveland In Gotham.
New York, Deo. S.— President-elect
Cleveland arrived from Exmo.-o this morn
ing. He seemed in the best of health and
splrita.
A Big Fire at Crawford.
Crawford, N. J., Dec. s.— Nearly the
entire business portion of the town has been
burned. Tbe loss is SBO.OOO.
WAR ON BISHOP NELSON.
THB CHRISTIAN INDEX ATTACKS
HIM IN AN EDITORIAL.
He Is Accused of Unwonted Exercise
of Offiolal Authority In Prohibiting
Funerals on Sundays and Marriages
In the Church During Certain Por
tions of the Church Year.
Atlanta, Oa., Deo. s.—Considerable
comment was created here to-day by an
editorial which appeared in the issue of the
Christian Index just from the press. The
editorial is an attack on Bishop Nelson of
the Episcopal diocese of Georgia on acoount
of his order Issued last sp Ing prohibiting
marriages In the Episcopal church in Geor
gia during Advent, aud from Septuagesima
to Easter, a period of more than two
months, and commanding that burials be
not attended on Sundays. Both went to
gether in effeot yesterday for the first time.
written down as despotic.
The editorial in the Index, which is tho
official organ of the Baptist denomination In
Georgia, says: “Bishop Nelson e rnes, in
the very Ibeginning of his administration,
to oonfront the clergy and the
laity in the convention with tbe
marked unwonted exercise of the official au
thority he claims for himself. And what a
master of euphemism he is. In announcing
this programme of offiolal despotism on bis
part he styles it ‘relieving the a I ergy of indi
vidual rulings,’ us if he were lifting a griev
ous burden from their shoulders, and not, as
is really the ease, fastening a yoke about
their necks, holding them back from tbe
right of private judgment and the dignity
of offiolal responsibility. As Baptists we
rejoioe that no mortal man can hope to dis
charge this function of ‘relieving’ with us.
How can Christ’s freemen enslave them
selves to it!”
attitude of the court.
“By the way," the paper concludes, “if
one of those olergymen, under prosecution
for refusal to perform the marriage cere
mony, should appeal to this mandate of the
bishop for his defense, would the bar,
would the jury or the oourt find the man
date sufficiently in harmony wf?h Episcopal
usages in England or America to plead bis
justification aud to bear him harmless! We
cannot say, but we hardly thiuk they
would. Tho ‘ancient and continuous cus
tom,’ wo judge, would stand before the
seoular tribunal in the garb of a modern
novelty, aud wbat it some snob suit at law
were wrapped up in this passngo of the
bishop’s address, to evolve itself In due
season! Stranger things have happened in
our days.”
WHAT THE BISHOP HAS TO SAY.
When shown the article Bishop Nelson
stated that the paragraph attacked, which
is ns follows, was a portion of nis Columbus
address, a portion of ohurob government in
tended for tbe good of the members: “So,
while some very important privileges and
customs, such as the communion of women,
the ohanting of the psalter, the use of dis
tinctive vestments, rest rather upon tradi
tion than upon any act of the synod or
council, there are other usages not
so preemptory, but yet deserving
our attention and whioh the
reverent mind will be disposed to conserve
To give two of these specific authority I
hereby accept as a rule for tbe diocese of
Georgia, thus relieving tho clergy of in
dividual rulings, that according to ancient
and continuous custom no marriages be
celebrated in Advent or from Septuagesima
to Easter, and that burials be not attended
on a Sunday.” He said he thought there
would be no trouble in seeing the wisdom of
the passage, which is in accordance with the
canons of the church and tbo customs that
are observed In tbe best regulated diooeses.
CENTRAL FIELD TRIALB.
Tba Point Derby Run With the Dogs
Running in Pairs.
Lexington, N. C., Deo. s.—The Central
field trials opened to-day. The entries are
largo and the attendance good. Tho
pointer derby tako was commenced with
the following dogs running together in the
first series: Hempstead Game with Lad of
Rush, Croxie O’Hannon with Jingo, Ginger
Ale with Hempstead Blossom, Graceful,
11., with Duchess of Highland, Kent’s
Muid with Early Dawn, Conscript with
Lady Pug.
NATIONAL PRISON OONGRESS.
Judge Francis Wayland Reads an In
teresting Paper.
Baltimore, Md., Dec. s.—The sessions of
the national prison congress began to-day.
The principal paper submitted was by Judge
Francis Wayland of New Haven in which
the relation of immigration to crime was
pointed out. A statement was made that
first among tbe causes which tend to in
crease crime is unrestricted immigration. A
suggestion was also made that the marriage
of paupers and felons should be discouraged.
Batolll to Hear Disputes.
New York, Dec. 5.—A dispatch from
Baltimore announces thatSatolli, tbe papal
delegate, has been empowered by the holy
see to hear and decide without appeal all
roligious questions between bishops and
priests in the United States. Cardinal Gib
bons made the announcement, which causes
considerable excitement in Catholic circles
at Baltimore.
Wyoming’s Dual Government.
Cheyenne, Deo. s.— Gov. Osborne still
maintains his office In the capitol building,
and has been busy receiving visit' rs
and transacting business. The adherents of
Acting Gov. Barber bave their headquarters
in the office of the secretary of state, whioh
they bave kept locked up and guarded all
day.
Convicts Leased.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. s.—At the annual
leasing of state oonvlcts to-day tbe white
men in separate squads brought $5 and tbe
colored men in separate squads $9 a month.
The lessees are Mississippi Delta cotton
planters.
Col. W. W Gordon of Virginia Dead.
Richmond, Va., Deo. 5.—C01. W. W,
Gordon, one of the ablest lawyers in Vir
ginia, died yesterday.
An Editor Lrops Dead.
New York, Dec. s.—Lewis Newman,
chief editor of the German edition of the
Daily Hews, dropped dead this afternoon,
FRANCE’S CABINET.
A Belief That Rlbot Will Succeed In
Forming a Ministry.
Paris, Dec. s. —Politicians are conferring
with M. Ribot this evening and it is believed
that anew government will be gazetted on
Wednesday. The list regarded as reason
ably certain is: M. Ribot, president of the
counoil nd minister of foreign affairs;
Bourgeois, justioe; Lou bet, interior; M.
Sarrien, commerce and industry; Charles
Dupuy, instiuctioo: Freycmet, war; Bur*
deau, navy; Develle. agriculture; Usuvier,
finance; Viotte, public worse.
ATLANTA'S STOLEN DIAMONDS.
Tbe Detective Who Brought Them
From Chattanooga in Trouble.
Atlanta, Qa., Deo. 5,- Detective Has
kins of Chattanooga is under polloe guard
in this city in a peck of trouble. During
the recent carnival a gang of diamond
thieves got in their work in Atlanta. Some
of the stolen goods were found in possession
of a female orook arrested in Chattanooga.
This morning Detective Haskins came here
with these diamonds la bis possession to
have them identified. The woman had
been released, and had Instituted proceed
ings to hold the diamond) taken from her
by the Chattanooga polioe. Bo when Ed
ward Hill of Wilkes county, a member of
the legislature, identified a S3OO stone taken
from him the Chattanooga detective re
fused to give it up, because he claimed he
was respousitile to tbo law for tbe property,
and tbe owners would have to recover by
due process of law.
HAIL IN TROVER PAPERS.
Mr. Hill then took out ball in trover pa
pers and Detective Haskins was arrested
and compelled to give up Mr Hill’s diamond.
In order to escape the service of similar
pajiers tiy other olaimauta he then made
himself scarce and sent tho balance of the
diamonds by express to Chattanooga. W.
M. Hoott, however, auooeoded in having pa
pers served on the detect!to. He was taken
before a justice of the peace on a possessory
warraut. He could not give up the dia
monds whioh Scott had Identified, beoause
he had sunt them to Chattanooga, and the
justice gave him until morning to produoe
them or go to jail. Haskins is now in the
custody of an officer. He had nino diamonds
stolen from Atlanta aggregating about
$2,900 in value,
AUGUSTA’S COUNCIL.
Three of the Members End Their
Terms of Servioe.
Augusta, G a., Deo. s.— With to-night’s
session of the city oounoil, Jessie Thompson,
Hugh Dempsey, W. J. McCarthy and J. R.
Lamar end their throe years of service, and
are not eligible for re-eleotion. Wednes
day, their successors will be elected. In
the first ward W. J. Rutherford will meoeed
Mr. Thompson. In tbe Second ward a coo
test Is being made for Mr. Dempsey's place
by W. Ed Platt and Thomas Murray. In
the Third wurd Mr. McCarthy’s place will
be contested by A. F. Austin and J. D.
Sheehan. Mr. Lamar will be succeeded in
the Fourth by J. W. Lynoh, and
in the Fifth Wash Adams will succeed
Heury Hicks, whose plane has l*eu vacant
by resignation and unfilled for several
months. Mr. Thompson signalised his last
meeting to-night by introducing a resolu
tion to reduoe Augusta’s tax rate, already
tbe lowest of any oily iu the sta'e, from l\i
to 1X per cent.
FOUND DEAD IN A GIN HOUSE.
A Homeless Boy Smothered to Death
in Ootton Peed.
Atlanta, Qa.. Deo. s.—Charlie Baker,
a boy tramp, 17 years of age, who was prin
cipally known in the oountry round about
Buokhead distriot, ten miles from this olty,
was (ound dead underneath a pile of ootton
seed in a gin house at Huokboad this morn
ing. Baker’s pareuts died when be was an
infant, and after being cared for at the
county poor bouse for a while, he had for
years bean living off the bounty of the
country people in Buokhead district. He
was subject to fits, and it is thought that
ho was smothered by tbe cotton seed while
suffering from such an attack some time
during last night, having entered tbe glu
house to sleep.
SHOWMEN IN A FIGHT.
The Manager of an Opera House Gets
tbe Best of the Affair.
Carrollton, Ga., Dec. B.—A very sen
sational fight ooourred here yesterday even
ing in front of tbe Uutberland hotel, be
tween Capt. J. P. Moore, owner of tha
opera house of this city, and the manager
of the Cosmopolitan liramatlo Company.
Tbero was some misunderstanding about
hoard anil tbe show manager gave Capt.
Moore the lie and Capt. Moore gave tbe
man some hard blows. In the mayor’s
court each combatant was fined.
Murder at a Ball.
Augusta, Ga., Deo. 5. — A speolal to the
Augusta Chronicle from Buokhead, Colum
bia county, reportß the killing of Nelson
Scott and, the fatal wounding of Alex
Mitchell and Profit Cook at the result of a
drunken row at a ball.
Judge Falllgaut Affirmed.
Atlanta, Ga., Deo. s. —Tbe supreme
oourt has rendered Its decision in the case
of Pittman J udgo vs. Hagans, affirming the
decision of the lower court, before Judge
Falllgaut in Effingham county.
ENGLAND'S FARMBB&
The Average Prloe of Wheat Lower
Than Ever Before.
London, Deo. s.— Sir John Laws, re
viewing tbe agricultural situation, warns
agriculturists against expecting improve
ment soon. The Mark Lane txcpreee in
dorses this view. Tbe imperial average for
English wheat up to Nov. 27 has beon, the
Marl; Lane Kxpress says, from 10 shillings
to 10 shillings and 1 penny lower than in
1891, aud 2 shillings and 3 penoe lower than
In any other November in tbe preee.it cent
ury. October’* low average has been re
duced 8 pence a quarter, and tbe situation is
16-64 per quarter worse than on Sept. 1.
KILLED UNDER THB WHEELS.
A Fusr'G Vß Reporter From Boeton
Meets Death in Ontario.
Hamilton, Ont., Deo. s.— Henry Trickey,
a Heston reporter, indicted Friday by a
Massachusetts grand Jury for contempt of
court in connection with the Borden oase,
was killed by a train yesterday. He wrote
an article on the Borden case for which the
Boston papers had to apologize. Anticipat
ing Indictment he came here and registered
falsely. Hearing of his Indictment he
started west and in endeavoring to board a
train fell and was crushed to death.
SILVER’S COINAGE VALUE.
A Danish Delegate Proposes a Nsw
Scheme to the Conference.
Brussels, Deo. 5. —Contrary to expecta
tions tbe special committee of tbe Interna
tional monetary conference met again this
afternoon, after tbe royal receptlou at the
palaoe, to discuss the proposal of a Danish
delegate, Tietgen, to constitute an Interna
tional union for the settlement of the silver
questiou; the delegatee representing this
union to fix tbe relative value of gold and
silver based on the average prloe of silver
recorded in London during tbe year pre
ceding tbe foundation of the union.
CONSIDERED a failure.
London, Deo. B.— The Times says the
monetary conference at Brussels is already
seen to he a failure.
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GEORGIA'S LEGISLATORS.
TBE BENATE’S AOTION ON TH
HATCH BILL.
The Agreement to the House Amend*
ment Reconsidered—A Bill Looking
to Enlargement of the Lunatlo Asy
lum—County Chain-Gangs May Go
Into Other Counties—The Twltty BUI
Cornea Up In the House.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. s.—ln the Senate
to-day the resolution calling on Georgia’s
senators and representatives in oongress to
urge tbe passage of the Hatch anti-option
bill, came up again on a motion to recon
sider the Senate’s agreement to the House
amendment to the resolution. This amend
ment struck out the preamble and other
wise aids tbe resolution.
Senator Scaife opposed tha resolution. He
th •(h legislation like that contemplated
by the resolution of doubtful propriety, and
held that the sonators aud representatives
knew better howto act on this Hatch bill
than tho members of tbs Georgia legisla
ture. The senator read an extract from
Hubbard, Brice & Co.’s ootton letter show
ing that the market bad fallen off a quarter
of a cent on the reported aotion of the
Georgia legislature iu tavor of the Hatch
bill, aud used it as an argument why the
passage of that bill might work hardship to
the ootton producers.
CORPUT OPPOSES RECONSIDERATION.
Senator Corput opposed the reconsidera
tion of the resolution favoring any meas
ure that would tend to break up gambliug
iu futures and oonteudiug that the effect of
the legislature’s action was coufiusd to the
future aud not to the spot market.
Seuator l’ineon of tbe Thirty-sixth didn’t
believe tbe Hatoh bill would stop dealing
in futures aud doubted it it would help the
farmers if It did. On the motion to recon
sider, the vote was ayes 14, nays 10, the
Henato reconsidering its agreement to the
amendment of the House. The Senate’*
aotion now stands without chauge.
A warm debate arose over the House bill
to allow counties having chain-gangs to
establish oonvlot camps In other counties
for the purpose of obtaining material for
public roads and streets. The bill came
from the penitentiary oommittee with ta
amendment allowing the county judge to
give tbe requisite consent. It was finally
passed.
ENLARGEMENT OF THB ASYLUM.
Senator Robbo introduced an important
resolution providing for the appointment of
a joint committee of two from the Senate
and three from tbe House to take into ooa
sideratlon plans tor the enlargement of tbe
faoilitiM of tbo stale lnnatio asylum and
report to the next legislature. This resolu
tion was referred to tbe asylum oommittee,
which met immediately on the adjourn
ment ot the Senate and agreed to report it
favorably.
Mr Wilson of the Thirteenth introduced a
bill providing for the holding ot annual aud
monthly state teachers' institutes.
The Senate will meet hereafter at 9
o’olook, instead of 10, the resolution of .Sena
tor Wilson of the Thirteenth to tbat effeot
having been agreed to this morning.
In the House.
The most important matter before the
■ House to-day was the minority report ot tbe
general judlolary oommittee ou Mr. John
son’s bill to repeal the Twitty bill, whioh
declares void all obligations to pay attor
ney’s fees in addition to interest on aay
note. The minority report agrees that tbe
Twitty bill was "an impolitic pieoe oflegls
latlon," but also declares tbat “to repeal
the Twitty bill would remove one oless ot
evils but exposes us to another class.”
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The general appropriation hill was made
tho speolal order for to-morrow immediately
after the reading of tbe journal and the bill
appropriating money for the state
technological sobool was made tbe atisoial
order for to-morrow to follow the consider
ation of bill No. 72. It Is expeoted that the
fight on the university and branch oollegee
which began wben tbe nill was under con
sideration last week will be reopened.
The absence of tbo agricultural commit
tee from the House this morning, forty
members, whioh weut to visit tbe experi
mental station at Griffin, created a big gap
in the body and no measure of grave im
port was taken up.
THE PHARMACEUTICAL FEE.
There was a short but spirited debate oq
the bill to amend the pharmaoy board act,
making the fee to tie paid by applicants to
the board for druggists lioenses S2O. Mr.
Rankin said this was a very exorbitant tee,
too much for the youDg who devote their
lives to compounding pills to have to pay
upon their entry into tbe pharmaceutical
arena. He therefore amended the amend
ment by moving to strike out S3O and in
sert $lO.
Mr. Hendon of Troup offered a substitute
for tbe amendment, fixing tbe fee at sls,
whiob, he said, was just enough, and that
tbe majority of druggists were willing to
paviit. This substitute waejoverwhelmlngly
carried. Tbe bill was tabled, on motion ot
Mr. Hendon, until a full House could be
secured.
Mr. Fleming Introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, providing that no Sen
ate amendment to a House bill shall be con
curred In by the House by a vote less than
the oonstltutional majority of elghty-eigbt,
whenever one-fifth of the whole House
shonld demand such constitutional, major
ity. Tbe House passed the Senate bill tnak
iug it a felony to throw missiles at passing
trains.
Among a number of other bills pasted
was one to give tbe lion of attachment
priority over that of an ordinary judgment
obtained one suit attar the levy ot theat
tachmeni
JUDGE CROVATT REAPPOINTED.
Tbe News Received With Satisfaction
at Brunswick.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 5.—A telegram
received to-day announcing tbe reappoint
ment of Hon. A. J. Crovatt judge of Glynn’t
court was bulletined on tbe übusl corner
and read with pleasure by a large number
ot citizens. Judge Crovatt bos held the
office for several years and exeroised won
derfully good judgment in conducting hia
court. Like ail judges who dispense justice
to all alike, he has aroused some
resentment among some men, end
when a candidate appeared against
him he found supporters. A hot
fight was made on Judge Crovatt, but it
only resulted In his reappointment. He
has made enemies by bis unswerving devo
tion to bis friends, and stioking to them
through adversity as well as prosperity.
No young men iu the state deserves pubUo
recognition more than be, aud the number
of iauuential men who flocked to bis sup
port from this and other sections of the
state is a deserved tribute to bis popularity
as a mau aud a judge.
A Revolutionist Dies as a Monk.
London, Dee. s.—Prince Mslatests, who
participated with tbe late Napoleon ill. In
the attempted revolution against the pope,
lies just died os a Trappist monk at Aigue
belle.