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] J. H. ESTILL, President. J
\ REFORM IN THE HOUSE.
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I'nlinislicd Business Can Be Taken
Up Immediately.
Under the Old Rule Six Days Must
Elapse— Voorhees’ Bank Circulation
gill May Not Be Called Up Again.
The Proposed Changes in the Senate
Buies to Be Given Consideration
Early.
Washington, Dec. 2.—For the first time
lince 18t>9 the House can resume the con
sideratioh of the unfinished business im
mediately on meeting. Up to and inclu
ding the second session of the last con
gress, the Fifty-second, the rules of the
House provided that six days must elapse
before the unfinished business of the pre
vious session could be taken up. The
rule was an old one, and its inconsistency
was brought to light at the beginning
of the second session of the last
congress by Mr. Kilgore, of Texas. The
House tried to take up an unfinished
measure, but Mr. Kilgore made the asser
tion that six days must elapse before the
matter could come up under the
rules. He carried his point, but
the committee on rules the next
day reported a resolution, which
was adopted, repealing the six-day clause.
The present rules of the house were ac
cordingly framed so as to allow business
to go ahead, as if no recess or adjourn
ment had taken place.
THE SENATE CALENDAR.
The Senate calendar is full of business.
There are fifty-six bills, seven miscel
laneous documents and one resolution
awaiting action and there are a number
of other measures lying on the calendar
subject to call.
Not much headwav will be made in the
Senate, at least until after the Christ
inas holidays. The most important bill
on the calendar is Senate bill No. 453, in
troduced by Mr. Voorhees, Aug. 15, and
referred to the committee on fi
nance, which provides for the in
crease of national bank circulation up to
the par value of the bonds deposited to
secure such circulation. It is doubtful
whether or not this lull will be called up
again. Mr. Voorhees stated this after
noon that he would take no steps in re
gard to any matter before his committee
until there had been a meeting of the
committee, and this meeting will be held
Tuesday morning at the usual hour of 11
o'clock.
cn ANDES IN THE RULES.
An early subject for discussion will be
the proposed changes in the rules, which
the long debate on the silver bill brought
to the prompt attention of the Senate and
the country. There are eighteen amend
ments now pending before the com
mittee on rules, and that com
mittee wiil meet to consider them
at the earliest practicable moment.
A great majority of these amendments
arc in the direction of closure, and were
introduced by senators as follows: Hill
live; Butler one; Mills one; Hoar one;
l’tatttwo; Lodge two; Gallenger two;
llolph two; Mnnderson two; Voorhees
one. Any report made by this committee
recommending closure will be the signal
for the opening of a prolonged and hot
debate.
OATES’ BANKRUPTCY BILL.
In the Houseon Wednesday Representa
tive Oates, of Alabama, will call up the
bankruptcy bill, which was under consid
eration at the conclusion of the first ses
si n, as unfinished business. The gen
eral debate on this measure has lasted
some time, and Mr. Oates will ask that it
be closed in two days. Afterwards
amendments will be in order, and debate
under the five-minute rule will begin.
Mr Oates hopes to bring the measure to
a vote in eight or ten days. He thinks it
veil pass, and ho will endeavor to have it
voted on before other measures of more
urgency get llio attention of the public.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The ways and means committee are
ar.vinus to get the tariff bill up as soon as.
possible, and expect to do so before the
holiday recess. All other measures will
then retire in the. House and give the
tari T the right of way.
Chairman Sayers, of the appropriation
committee, will have two or three appro
priation bills ready for the' House to act
upon bv the end of the first week's ses
sion. but he will not offer them for con
sideration if ho sees that they will in any
way antagonize the “all important'’ ques
tion of revising the existing tariff laws.
informed Speaker Crisp to-day that
tie sundry, civil and fortification bills are
complete.
The House calendar contains some forty
House bills, and about fifty of a private
character.
SILVER TO BE HEARD FROM. ,
Mr. Bland, who now contests with Mr.
the right to be called the oldest
Member in the House, will endeavor to
, nil K t>P the silver question at the earliest
A majority of the committee on
towage, weigh ts and measures, of which
chairman, is iu favor of free coinage,
anit v i lt report favorably a bill to re
ciiart the coinage law of 1887. But the
question cannot come up in tlia
1 ( so until the tariff is disposed of.
At unc time during the session, and as
;,s possible, Mr. Wheeler, of Ala
chairman of the House committee
•fitories, will ask the House to con
' • v the advisability of admitting to the
ur.Kni as s t a t es Arizona, New Mexico and
Uah.
SUGAR MEN TO FIGHT.
They Want Higher Import Duties and
No Bounty.
Washington, Dec. 2.—A prominent
s ' !i cm senator whose constituents are
Im '' ’ s, °d in the production of sugar,
1 this morning that a vigorous light
n " il l lie made on the sugar schedule as
by the ways and means commit
i•' "’ii the bill came before the Senate.
, 'blithe said it (an be assumed
w ; 1 ’ " senators from the sugar states
■ 1 ppose the indorsement of the bounty
: '-;nnd will light to the better end
-I',' "''T that has been iixed upon sugar.
f s s "i.at° r stated that a determined ef
" " ul< i be made in the Senate to
, ' 1 the bill in this particular so that
j 1 "imty feature will be estimated, and
ol not less than 1% cents be placed
(5 11 r< ’hned sugur, and cents
of ti r;i " sugar. The conditions
.sugar industry, lie said,
1 misunderstood by the people
t; l ' r -ited States. The demands of
Plovers were in accordance
1 l J le principles of the Democratic
t,.. ~ ‘°v ls . adoption would result in a
s- ‘ lurifT. The admission of raw
,"’ c enables the (refiner to import
n, b product, to the exclusion of the do
].r,. article, and was against every
lif t taxation from the foundation
L government, for the reason that
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sugar had been on the dutiable list since
17H2, when it was placed there by Hamil
ton. and where it had remained down to
the McKinley act.
AMBIGUITIES TO BE CLEARED AWAY.
Assistant Secretary Hamlin and Mr.
Comstock, chief of the customs division,
spent most of to-day in carefully examin
ing. from a practical administrative
standpoint, the administrative customs
portion of the new tariff bill. A number
of ambiguous clauses have been found.
When these experts in customs matters
conclude their labors the House ways and
means committee will be given the benefit
of their researches, and tho bill will bo
amended so as to make clear and positive
provisions and clauses, which now, in
some cases at least, are susceptible of
varied construction.
POSTAL CARDS AND STAMPS.
The Printing of the Latter May Be
Done by the Government.
Washington, Dec. 2.—The final settle
ment of the question of supplying the
government with postal cards has been
temporarily postponed by the appoint
ment of a committee by Postmaster-Gen
eral Bissell to go to Castleton, N. Y., and
make a thorough test of the card paper
being offered by Contractor Wool worth.
The commission will also investigate and
report upon any other matters that may
seem to them pertinent to the subject in
hand.
Political gossips claim that the con
tract for printing tlie postage stamps
promises to be a troublesome one for the
administration.
Postmaster General Bissell is consid
ering a proposition from the bureau
of engraving and printing, which is
a branch of tlio treasury department,
for the bureau to do this work
instead of letting it upon contract
to the lowest bidder. Several democratic
congressmen from the west and south are
credited with an intention to oppose the
plan of giving the work to the bureau in
the House if remonstrance with Postmas
ter General Bissell and Secretary Car
lisle is ineffectual.
j VIRGINIA’S SENATOESHIP3. a
Senator Hunton and Gen. Lee the
Probable Winners.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 2.—The Virginia
legislature meets on Wednesday next,
and one of the chief features of interest
as the day approaches for the assembling
of this body is the contest for the United
States senatorship. Well informed poli
ticians declare that tho senators-elect
will be Senator Hunton and Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee, the former for the short
term, and the latter for the long term.
Senator Hunton appears to have little
or no serious opposition, while in the con
test for the long term there are quite a
number of aspirants. The battle, how
ever, is evidently between Gen. Lee and
Mr. Thomas Martin, the friends of each
claiming a majority on the first ballot.
From a careful review of all that complex
conditions inside the race, the chances are
decidedly in favor of Gen. Lee.
Gen. Lee has a record as a soldier and as
a governor, and is not unknown to the
people of the United States, having been
a prominent figure in the ceremonies in
cident to the inauguration of President
Cleveland.
Mr. Martin is a well-known railroad
lawyer. He is also a member of the state
democratic committee, and is known to
the committee as a shrewd political or
ganizer. Considerable credit is attrib
uted to him for the success of the party
in the past two campaigns in this state.
He has never held a public office, and is
unknown to the public at large.
CHARLES J. HAYES DEAD.
Ha Was the Press Reporter of the
Hou3 0 of Representatives.
Washington, Dec. 2.—Charles J. Ilayes,
who since 1870, has been the Press re
porter of the House of Representatives,
first with the New York Associated
Press and afterwards with the United
Press, died this morning at his residence
in Anacosta, in this city. He was stricken
with locomotor ataxia, a form of paraly
sis, during the prolonged debates in the
Senate on the silver hill when he assisted
his father, Henry (l. Hayes, the veteran
reporter of the Senate and House, and
never rallied from the shock.
“Charley” Hayes, as he was universally
called, was known to nearly every public
man, and was liked and respected by all, as
well as by his newspaper associates. He
and his father had recorded all the great
events of history at the capital for the
last twenty years, and they have made
the reports of these events, as well as of
the current Jnroceeding sot' the House and
Senate which have been furnished to the
southern newspapers. The .younger
Hayes’ knowledge of parliamentary law
was so accurate that he was frequently
appealed to by members to decide knotty
questions, and through all the bitter par
tisan struggle of the reconstruction
period, the i Hayes-Tilden
and later, the fairness and accuracy of
his reports was never once successfully
impugned.
SEA ISLANDERS NAKED.
The District of Columbia Red Cross
Calls for Aid.
Washington, Dec. 2.—A call for relief
has been issued by the District of Colum
bia Auxiliary Red Cross Association in
behalf of tho sufferers by tiood in the
sea islands along the South Carolina
coast. Miss Barton, national president
of the lied Cross, has been working
among these people for several
months, and her accounts of the
destitution, which spares none of the
30.000 inhabitants, are most pathetic.
Committees sent to the huts and tem
porary places of shelter on these islands,
to ascertain the number of the destitute
and the exact condition and needs of the
families, reported to Miss Barton that it
often happened that they could not gain
admission, but could only communicato
through a crevice, because the persons
within were naked. Contributions of
money, food and clothing are solicited.
STRANDED OFF HATTERAS.
The British Steamer Wetherly Sticks
Her Nose In the Sand.
Washington, Dec. 2.—Supt. Kimball, of
the life saving service, was to-night in
formed that the British steamer Weth-
Arly, of West Hartlepool, bound from
Fernandina to Norfolk with a cargo of
phospate, was stranded twelve miles
south of the Cape Hutteras life saving
station. The crew of twenty-four men
were saved by the life saving crew.
Crisp in Washington.
Washington, Dec. 2.—Speaker Crisp re
turned to Washington this morning. He
looks well and has apparently enjoyed his
vacation of the past few weeks.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1893.
TORIES ARE CETTINC TIRED
The Whips Unable to Keep Them in
Their Seats.
Asa Consequence the Government
Majority Is on the Increase on Every
Division The Ministers Likely to
Keep Parliament in Session Until
the Last of January, and Then Give
the Members Only a Few Days of
Rest.
Copyright, 180!!, by the United Press.
London, Dec. 2. —The cabinet council
yesterday discussed the question whether
closure shall he used unrelentingly to
hasten the parish councils bill through
tho House of Commons. The majority de
cided that the best policy would be to
give the opposition still more license in
its obstructive tactics.
The unionists affect to believe that the
ministers are discouraged by the slow
progress of parliamentary business
in view of the near approach of
the end of the session. The minis
ters on the other hand declare their
readiness to keep the members in
session until the last of January, atid
then prorogue parliament only to resume
work after a few days. Part of the
strength of the government's plan lies in
the fact that the unionists find increasing
trouble in keeping their members to
gether. The conservatives try dally to ar
range pairs but often fail. Then, despite
urgent appeals from the party whips,
many of them disappear, to t he great vexa
tion of the opposition leaders. The truth
is that tho ability of the liberals as
steady workers is begining at last
to tell upon Tory patience.
The conservatives have held out
better than was expected, but they are
now giving away. The government ma
jorities are increasing so noticeably in all
ordinary divisions that even the liberal
unionists under Mr. Chamberlain are dis
heartened. The prospect is, therefore,
that the opposition, worn away by its own
policy, will allow the government to end
the session without applying the closure.
Probably the session will be closed before
Christmas.
THE GENERAL ELECTION.
Austin Chamberlain, the liberal union
ist whip, and, therefore, the possessor of
much valuable information as to the party
plans, has been telling his party’s elec
tion agents that the general ejection will
be held about next May. Acting upon
this the liberal unionist organizers have
gone to work with a will to prepare for
the appeal to the country. Inquiries made
in ministerial quarters, and at the rooms
of the liberal federation’s executive
committee, have positively contradicted
Mr. Chamberlain's predictions. The re
sponse in every case w as that as the “one
man one vote'’ registration bill and other
measures on the liberal programme must
be carried through the commons before
the dissolution, it would bo impossible to
go before the country until 1895. The
unionist dailies, say,.nevertheless, that
that quiescence of the Irish members is
due to Mr. Gladstone’s pledge that he
will not defer the general election beyond
the spring of 1894. The Irish leaders
deny that this pledge has been given.
THE HOLD ON THE IRISH.
Beyond the evicted tenant's measure,
what really keeps the Irish in close touch
with the government is their growing
confidence that even after Mr. Glad
stone’s death the liberals will not depart
from the home rule line of policy. The
loss of the great liberal leader would now
fail to disturb the liberal-nationalist coa
lition because he has committed so many
of his English followers to home rule.
Mr. Campbell Bannerman, secretary of
war; John Morley, chief secretary for
Ireland: and Herbert Asquith, home sec
retary; are all practical forces enlisted
pnbliely and privately in the Irish cause.
All are ever ready to show their desire
to acceleratfe the realization of home rule.
Mr. Asquith’s curt manner of answer
ing Irish questions has caused offense fre
quently to Irish members, and led to open
threats that the Irish would combine and
make his post too hot, for him. But in
private conversation with the Irish lead
ers Mr. Asquith has made good his public
shortcomings, and has restored his
friendly relations with the nationalists.
CHAMBERLAIN’S CONSERVATIVE LEANINGS.
Joseph Chamberlain’s acceptance of the
presidency of the local Constitutional
club marks decisively his entrance into
the conservative ranks. Whatever pre
tention to liberalism he may make here
after may be regarded as hardly genuine.
The government inquiry into tiie Dub
iin dynamite plot is conducted under the
explosives act, which enables the court
to he held behind closed doors. Tho police
in Dublin have unusual privileges in
making domiciliary visits and arresting
suspicious characters. The inquiry made
under the act into the outrage in Ex
change court, Dublin, last Christmas, re
sulted in nothing, and the present in
quiry bids fair to be as futile.
Stories that London is in an anarchist
scare and that the ministers now have
special police protection have been
started, but they all are false. There is
no fear here of a dynamite campaign and
the members of tho cabinent go about as
freely add fearlessly as ever.
OPENING OF THE DARDANELLES.
Mr. Gladstone has told tho House of
Commons that if Russia obtains free pas
sage for her fleet through the Dardanelles
other powers must have the same privi
lege, but liis declaration has not removed
the prevailing suspicion, that Russia aims
to secure and keep this privilege for her
self alone.
Tho Speaker published a special dis
patch from Constantinople to the effect
that Russia and France are acting in con
cert to obtain this privilege as well
as some others, and have made
the Turkish authorities believe that
the other powers, including England, will
not. resist the Frunco-Hussian demand,
otherwise than by diplomatic pressure.
It is an accepted opinion at tho
Golden Horn, says tho correspond
ent, that Turkey, unless backed by
the armed force of the powers,
must open tlie straits to Russia
alone and thus make tho dual allianeo
the mistress of Constantinople, and all
but tho mistress of the Mediterranean.
The Speaker's comment upon the dis
patch is: “The free passage of all fleets
through the Dardelianesmust be secured.
The end offKussia’.s supremacy upon the
Black Sea would be a boon to Bulgaria
and Koumania and would make the
Danube a real international highway.”
Cholera Near a Palace.
Rome, Dec. 2.—The wife of a messenger
of the royal household was seized yester
day with a disease of a choleric nature.
She and the members of her family have
been taken to a hospital.
Earl of Warwick Dead.
London, Dec. 2.—The Earl of Warwick
died to-day at liis seat, Warwick Castle.
FRANCE’S NEW CABINET.
The Members of the New Ministry-
Presented to the President.
Paris. Dec. 2.—The new|French cabinet
ministers were presented to President
Carnot this afternoon. Their names will
be gazetted to-morrow, and areas follows;
Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs
—M. Casimir Perier.
Minister of the Interior—M. Kaynal.
Minister of Finance— M. Burdeau.
Minister of Education- M. Spuller.
Minister of Justice —M. Dubost
Minister of Commerce —M. Marty.
Minister of War—Gen. Merrier.
Minister of Works—M. Jonnait.
Minister of Husbandry - M. Vigor.
Minister of the Colonies—M. Decases.
Minister of Marine—Admiral Lefevre.
The Senate and Chamber of Deputies
after a short session adjourned until
Monday.
M. Casimir-Porier’s announcement of
the policy of the new cabinet will bo sub
mitted at a special meeting of tho minis
ters to-morrow, and will be presented to
the Chamber of Deputies on Monday.
A BLAZE ON A DOCK.
A Warehouse Filled With Printing
Paper Gutted by the Flameß.
London, Dee. 2.—A fire which started
at Poulter’s wharf, Dowgate Dock, near
the Camion street railroad station, this
morning, continued until noon, causing a
loss of many thousands of pounds. The
firemen were unable to approach the site
of tlie outbreak of the fire owing to thenar
row streets, which were covered wit h ice.
Poulter’s warehouse, filed with printing
paper, was entirely gut ted.
Italy’s Cabinet.
Rome. Doe. 2.—Signors Sonuino and
Saraeco have declined positively to enter
a Zanardelli cabinet. Signor Zanardelli
has a baudoned his original plan of form
ing a cabinet on a broad political basis
and is now trying to organize one from the
members of the left, among them Ales
sandro Fortis, the radical.
MELLO’S AIMS.
He Denies That He Wants to Restore
Monarchy In Brazil.
New York, Dee. 2.—The Herald will
print tlie following to-morrow:
Buenos Ayres, Argentine, via Galves
ton, Tex., Dec. 2.—Senator ltuy Barbosa,
the exiled Brazilian, who is the leader
and recognized mouthpiece of the Bra
zilian insurgents, has handed me the
following communication from Admiral
Mello, to be transmitted to the Herald:
“On board the Aquidahan, harbor of Rio
de Janeiro. 1 am invited by the New York
Herald to define exactly the purpose of
the revolutionary movement. 1 assure
you our sole and unchangeable intention,
as already stated In my last manifesto, is
to establish a republican constitutional
government, which wasdestroyod by Peix
oto; to promote national peace in all the
states of Bra7.il and substitute civil gov
ernment for militarism and tho awful
political system de 'lC““d by bn actual
dictator, who prepares forottr country in
thif way the tremendous misfortune
common to Spanish commonwealths. All
reports about monarchical plans as to the
navy revolution are absolutely false.’’
FIRE FOLLOWS A COLLISION.
Green Brakcmen Cause a Bad Wreck
at Whitehaven.
Whitehaven, Pa., Dec. 2.—This morn
ing two freight trains collided on the
Lehigh Valley railroad in the heart of
town. Fire followed, burning the ears,
and it is thought that at least three men
were burned to death. The flames eom
municated to the Ruhnlce hotel, and one
of the worst fires which has visited here
in many years was started. A train
came down the mountain at good speed.
When tho level was reached just above
town, It seems that the engineer put on a
lull head of steam, and the green trainmen
failed to release the brakes, with the
result that the train parted in three
places. Tho engineer sped away with a
portion of the train, leaving the other
cars behind. A freight train dashed into
the stationary train and flames burst
from the wreck. The flames spread to
the Ruhnke hotel near by, amt from there
the lire spread to a livery stable. For a
time it looked as though the town was
doomed, but a change in the wind gave
the firemen an advantage and the lire was
gotton under control.
STRIKERS BLAMED FUR THE WRECK.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 2.—-That tho
Lehigh Valley strike has assumed a seri
ous aspect is shown by the statement is
sued here to-night by General
Manager Voorhees, in which he
charges the strikers with having
caused tho disastrous White Haven
wreck this morning. The statement
says: “The accident at White Haven was
caused by strikers pulling pins on a
freight train that stopped in front of the
station. The engineer made several at
tempts to start the train, and each time
found it broken in two in fresh places.
There was so much detention resulting
from ttiis that before tlie train got away
the following train ran into the rear and
caused the collision.”
MORE DEMORALIZED THAN EVER.
Easton, Pa.. Dec. 2.—The Lehigh Val
ley Railroad Company has been more de
moralized to-day than at any time since
the strike began. This was owing to tho
wrecks, large and small, at different
points blocking the system and causing
trains to be stalled on all sides. Tlie
crews complain of the hardships they en
dure because of cohl weather and their
difficulty in obtaining food. There have
been more desertions by new men in the
last twenty-four hours than on any pre
vious day since tlie strike began. The
strikers are fully conviced that they will
eventually succeed.
Tho wreck ‘his .morning at White
Haven will cost the company $60,000, and
if it is compelled to pay for the property
destroyed by fire in the town, caused by
the wreck, the loss will foot up to fully
$70,000. The accident was clearly tho
fault of the new men.
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
The Treasurer of a Virginia County
Indicted for Embezzlement.
Richmond, Dec. 2.--A special grand
Jury to-day, at Bedford City, brought in
seven indictments against Treasurer
Arthur of Bedford county, five of which
charge him with embezzling $37,220 of
state and county bonds. Tlie other charge
is the misuse of S4OO of school funds. He
says he will make good liis shortage, hut
lie is believed to be irretrievably
swamped.
Bitter Cold in the West.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 2.—The weather
in St. Paul and the rest of Minnesota yes
terday was all tlie way from 20° to 28* be
low zero. In Manitoba the thermometer
allowed 24° below.
A BILL AIMED AT LYNCHERS
Mob Violence Made a Felony Punish
able by Twenty Years.
If tjie Mob’s Victim Dieß the Crime is
Clsjtaad as Murder-A Bill to Provide
For Live Stock Killed
tcSupprees Glanders Loaded Down
With Ridiculous Amendments.
Atlanta, (ia . Dec. 2. —To-day's session
the House did not see much accomplished
in the way of results. As usual on Sat
urdays there was a slim attendance, and
as a result no bills of sufficient influence
to arouse a difference of opinion were
brought up, except that of Mr. Hill, of
Meriwether, which though important,
did not meet with opposition, and passed
without a dissenting vote. The bill is de
signed to suppress mob violence. As
passed it makes it a felony, punishable by
not less than twenty years'confinement in
the penitentiary for any one to engage in
mob violence. If the victim dies from tlie
result of such violence then the crime is
murder. If anyono refuses to aid the
sheriff in suppressing a mob, the party so
failing, will bo guilty of a misdemeanor,
and if the sheriff learns of an unlawfubas
sembluge it is made his duty to arrest
those attending it.
Mr. Hodges, of Bibb, to-day came to
the front w ith a set of resolutions calling
upon the Georgia delegation in congress
to support the proposition to relieve clear
ing house certificates, such as were issued
during the summer panic from the. opera
tions of the 10 per cent, tax law.
PAYMENT FOR LIVE STOCK.
Mr. Allen's bill to provide for payment
for live stock killed to prevent tho spread
of the glanders, created a great deal of
discussion. Several amendments were
offered that will hasten the death Of the
bill. One amendment was offered that
chickens having cholera bo also paid for.
Mr. McDonald offered another amend
ment, that when rust or caterpillars at
tack a farmer's cotton crop, that he be
paid 8 cents for all cotton lost.
In the face of these amendments the
House laid the bill on the table with a
dull thud.
The bill to create a board of tax equal
izers in each county will betaken tip next
Tuesday as the special order.
At the last session a half dozen or more
bills were introduced to repeal the act
creating boards of tax equalizers, and the
boards had to go. Now, however, since
the great slump in tax returns, it seems
that the legislators, or some of them at
least, are half sorry they killed the equal
ization boards and want to resurrect
them.
The committee to investigate the treas
ury lias examined the vaults and its con
tents. Monday they will hear evidence
from the presidents of the banks in which
Georgia's money is kept.
CATTLE EXPORTERS FAIL.
Low Prices, Small Markets and In
jury in Transit the Causes.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 2.—The personal
deed of assignment made yesterday by N.
C. Brauer, of the firm of \V. W. Brauer &
Cos., the largest cattle exporters south of
Baltimore, was followed by a similar one
to-day by W. W. Brauer. who manages
the foreign part, of the business,
and is a resident of London.
Tho property conveyed in the
trusts probably aggregates $05,000 and is
to secure the personal obligations of these
gentlemen. The firm will not make an
assignment, as it really has no assets.
The liabilities are not given, though
known to be quite large, and the creditors
are Chicago, New York. Baltimore, and
London parties. The failure of the firm
is attributed to low prices and small
markets, and the injury to stock carried
abroad through rough seas.
FOOD POISONED BY A NEGRO.
Several Peroons Made 111, and Tvzo
Come Near Dying.
Montgomery, Ala., Dee. 2.—A whole
sale poisoning is reported from Fort De
posit to-night. On Thanksgiving day a
negro by tho name of Nathan Lamb,
alias Sellars, had a grudge against Mr. F.
M. Searcy, proprietor of the Houston
house, and placed som rough on rats on
the turkey after it had been set upon the
table for the guests. Those who ate of it
were suddenly taken sick. Next day tho
negro .put some of the poison in the dritik
ing water and upon some of the beef
steak. Tho result was the poisoning of
Mr. Soa’rcy, his wife and daughter, Miss
McQueen, and several drummers. Two
came very near dying from the effects of
the poison. The negro was arrested and
has confessed, and his trial is now pend
ing. Lynching is talked of, but it is
thought it will not take place unless some
of the victims die.
A TRAIN ROBBER CAUGHT.
He Is One of the Oliphant Gang and
Was Trying to Escape.
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 2.-JimWy
erick, one of the Oliphant pang of train
robbers, was brought to the penitentiary
this morning by Special Railroad Dotec
ti\ r e Helmith, and Deputy Marshal Alex.
Thompson, xvho captured him yesterday
35 miles north of Van Bureti, one mile
east of the Indian Territory line. Wyeriok
and his family were leaving the country
in a wagon, and nightcomingon and worn
out with loss of sleep, he bad pone about
30 yards from the railroad and gone to
sleep. He admits his Identity, but denies
participation in the robbery.
NASHVILLE'S FLOUR MILLS
A New Company Organized to Put
Them In Operation.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Decs 2.—The Cum
berland mills is a recently organized com
pany at Nashville, Tenn., with a largo
amount of eastern capital. This company
have acquired tho three great flouring
mills formerly owned by tlie Union mills,
known as tlie Lanier, Nashvillo, and
American. F. I’. Bronson, of St. Louis,
has been elected general manager. Tho
now company have already started one of
the mills and expect to have all in opera
tion in a few days. This renewal of the
flouring interest at Nashville indicates
improvement of trade in the south.
Lotteries in the Eye of the Law.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 2. —Judge Allison,
of the Davidson county criminal court, de
clared in a decision to-day that bonded
trust company's are lotteries, and sen
tenced J. A. Cook, secretary of the Equit
able Bond and Trust Company to three
months in jail and to pay a fine of SI,OOO.
CORBETT'S TRAINERS.
One of Them Afraid That Mitchell
Don’t Mean Business.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 2.—Delaney and
McVey, Avho will train Corbett for his
coming fight with Mitchell, arrived in
Jacksonville to-day. They state that Cor
bett will probably reach here about the
14th instant.
When asked as to the location of the
training quarters Mr. Delaney said: "As
yet. nothing definite in that way has been
settled. Mr. Bowden is out of the city,
and until he returns no steps will lie
taken looking towards a selection. Tho
location is immaterial to Corbett, he only
stipulates that it shall lie healthy.”
Delaney says lie lias no doubt tha
the contest can be pulled off in Florida, if
Mitchell will come to time. He expressed
souk' doubt as to tlie sincerity of the
Englishman.
Mr. Delaney said that among Corbett's
party will tie the Australian, Dan
Creedon, who is after tlie scalp of Boh
Fitzsimmons, and Tom Tracy, the clever
140- pounder.
Mrs. J. J. Corbett, Mrs. DeLaney and
Miss Howard, will reach tho city to-mor
row.
Mr. Bowden, who is trying to secure
the tight for Jacksonville, is supposed to
be at Tallahassee, the state capital. It
is supposed that lie lias gone there to see
if he cannot lessen the opposition of Gov.
Mitchell to tlie fight.
MRS. COIIHETT’S I'ARTY EN ROUTE.
Atlanta, (la., Dec. 2.—Mrs. James J.
Corbett, wife of tlie pugilist, ami a party
of ladies cn route to Jacksonville, passed
through Atlanta to-day. Besides Mrs.
Corbett, there were in the party Miss
Howard, an actress; Mrs. Delaney, wife
of Corbett's trainer; two maids, and Mrs.
Corbett's father. The party travel in
great style. Some continent is going tlie
rounds on tlie appearance of Mrs. (’orliett.
During the Corbett-Sullivan fight Mrs.
Corbett and .Miss Howard sat in tlie New
York World office and received bulletins.
Tho World described tlie champion pu
gilist's wife as a very tall blonde. The
Mrs. Corbett who stopped here to-day is
a petite blonde, with curly hair, and alto
gether of very charming apnea ranee. It
looks as if the World was off in its de
scription of tho pugilist's better half.
•ro SI'AR AT UANVILLB.
Danville, Va., Dec. 2. —James Corbett’s
advance agent is hero to-day making
arrangements for the appearance of his
company in this city on Thursday. He
announces that Corbett is on his way to
Jacksonville to go into training on Dec. 14
for the fight with Mitchell.
FIRE LICKS UP 8700,000.
Several Manufacturers, a Synagogue
and a Stable Burned Out.
Baltimore, Deo. 2.—The lleisen build
ing, 34 and 3(1 Soutli Paea street, occu
pied by I). Langfeld & Cos., cloak manu
facturers, tlie Deutsch Lithographing
and Printing Company, Max Kohn & Cos.,
manufacturers of drawers and overalls,
and Charles Heis“n,a .shoe manufacturer,
was destroyed by fire to-night.
The fire spread to August Menkens To
bacco Leaf and Cigar Company, the de
serting building of tlie Medical university
of Medicine; M. N. Levy, straw hat manu
facturer, the Jewish synagogue at Paea
and German streets und L. Coblen’s
stables, all of which were partially de
stroyod. The loss of S7OO,(MM) is' fully
covered by Insurance.
BUSINESS BLOCKS BURNING.
The Central Portion of Manning, S. 0.,
Food for Flamee.
Charleston, K. C\, Dec. 2. —A special to
the News and Courier, from Manning,
says: “The business portion of tho town
is on fire. The lire started in I,egg &
Hutchinson's livery stable at 7:40 o’clock.
It is probable that the bank and the
stores of M. Levi, Sires A Chandler,
Louis Lyons, the Western Union office,
and other buildings, will burn.
FIRE SWEEPS AWAY A TOWN.
Thornton, Miss. ,the Unfortunate Place
and the Loss $75,000.
Memphis, Tenm, Dec. 2.—Thornton,
Miss., a small town on tho Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley railroad, was des
troyed by fire last night, ftilruth & De
kalb, C. C. Thornton, and Keith &
Edwards are the heaviest losers. The
fire spread to the railroad depot and
destroyed seventy-five bales of cotton.
The less is about $75,000.
A Blaze at Thomasvllle.
Tliomasville, (la., Dec. 2.—The dwelling
of Ed. Stephens, in this city, was burned
at midday to-day. It was insured. Tho
cause was a defective flue.
NEW ORLEANS’ CARNIVAL.
Rex, Comus and Proteus to Give Their
Annual Show.
New Orleans, La., Dec. 2.—A rumor
lias gone abroad to the effect that there
will be no carnival celebration in New
Orleans in 1804. Preparations are being
made, and the work is in progress for car
nival displays equal, if not superior, to
those in the past. Ilex, Comus and Pro
teus will participate and make the coin
ing carnival one of the most brilliant ever
witnessed hern.
DENIED A NEW TRIAL.
Mitchell to Carry Hfs Case to the Su
preme Court.
Roanoke, Va., Dec. 2. D. 11. Mitchell,
who was sentenced to live years in the
state penitentiary Thursday evening for
killing N. C. Dyer, was brought into tho
Hustings court shortly after 10 o’clock
this morning to hear Judge Woods’ decis
ion in regard to his request for anew
trial. The Judge announced that ho did
not think it would be proper for him to
set aside the verdlet, and refused to grant
the accused anew trial. An appeal will
be taken to the supremo court.
Tennessee's New Law of Consent.
Nashville, Term , Dec. 2. —The last Ten
nessee legislature passed a law raising the
age of consent in women to lti years. The
first case of a white man arrested under
the law is that of John Deshner, who was
taken into custody at Bristol this morn
ing, charged with seducing a young and
very pretty girl of good family, named
Bet tie Poore, who resides near that place.
Thmyoung lady is a in delicate condition,
but Deshner denies that he has beon tho
cause of her ruin.
A County Treasurer Short.
Bedford City, Va., Dee. 2.—Seven in
dictments were returned to-day against
County Treasurer Isnvis C. Arthur, charg
ing him with misappropriation of public
money and school funds. The shortage is
estimated at $40,000.
( DAILY. $lO A YEAR t
4 5 UR NTS A COPY. >
I WEEKLY, 81 i> A YEAR.
BLOOD FOR BLOOD IN PIKE.
Lynchers Hang and Then Shoot Lu
cius Holt.
His Body Perforated by Fully 100
Bullets—The Officers of ths Law Un
able to Save Him From the Aven
gers Tho People Satisfied That tha
Victim Was the Murderer.
Griffin, Ga., Dec. 2.—As was predicted,
Lucius Holt met tho speedy punishment
of excited and indignant citizens during
last night.
About sunrise this morning, dangling
in the air from the litnb of a large oak in
Birch Greek swamp, Lucius Holt’s body
was found with fully 109 bullets penetra
ting the lifeless form. Load from gun
shot of 22-ealibro to Winchester size bul
lets passed through his body.
The Mornino News correspondent ap
peared on the scene before the body was
taken down and it presented a sight that
was horrible in the extreme.
The rope used was a common plow linQ
about three quarters of an inch in size.
Within a few feet of the oak in tho
swamp Arthur Reynolds was found bru
tally murdered and robbed as chronicled
in this morning’s News. Holt was ar
rested yeaterduy. On his person was
found brass knucks covered with blood
and considerable money. He confessed
being an accomplice, but stated that
(ieorge Wiinbush was tho slayer of young
Reynolds. It transpired last night, how
over. that Holt himself was ihe guilty
party.
THE AVENGERS.
A large crowd of indignant, citizens as
sembled and despite the efforts of tha
officers of the law to protect Holt, the
angry mob yelled and screamed
and seized the prisoner and hastily car
ried him to thespot where he was found
tills morning.
There was no doubt about Holt's guilt
and the citizens of i’ike county only
waited for darkness to mete out speedy
justice for the atrocious crime.
Both white and colored in that com
munity feel that tile hasty punishment
was justifiable, and hope that tho lynch
ing will prove an example toothers.
Coroner J. L. Hamil will hold an in
quest to-morrow morning over tho re
mains of the angry mob's victim.
Everything is quiet in tlie community
to-night.
CHICAGO’S MAYORALTY.
Candidates Nominated by the Two
Parties—A Republican Drops Dead.
Chicago, Dec. 2.—John P. Hopkins,
member of a firm of contractors and tho
leader of the Washington Hosing fight
against the late Mayor Harrison for tha
nomination last spring, was nominated by
tlie Democratic partyinconveution to-day
to fill the vacancy cuused by Carter Har
rison’s murder.
Tho republican convention nominated
George B. Swift by acclamation.
Charles Kozminski, a well known
banker, dropped dead in tlie republican
convention, lie made one of the speeches
seconding the nomination of Mr. Swift.
He had been ill for several days and said
so in his spcqcli. He added that he had
come out of doors and to tlie convention
in disobedience to the orders of his phy
siciun in order thut he might say u word
for Ids friend before the republicans of
Chicago. Mr. Kozminski had been ap
pointed a member of tlie committee on
resolutions and after his speech he retired
to the committee room. A few minutes
afterward Alderman Madden came out of
the room, startling and shocking thecon
vention with the announcement of tho
banker’s sudden death. Mr. Kozminski
was tiie founder of the firm of Kozminski
& Cos., bankers.
RELIGION IN POLITICS.
An Anti-Catholic Scroed In Circula
tion at New Haven.
New Haven, Conn., Doc. 2.—The local
American Protective Society of tins city
is said to be taking a very active part in
the pending municipal campaign.
A circular lias been extensively circu
lated which lias caused considerable com
ment. It is as follows: “Brothers, aro
you doing your duty? Are you ready tor
the grand opportunity which next Tuesday
will present? Wo won in Providence. U.
1., last Tuesday, and can we not do tho
same here next Tuesday ’ They are now
raising money to pay for a house in Wash
ington for the Italian. Satolli. Shall wo
elect the Irishman, Garrityi (referringto
the present town agent) to enable him to
swell tho fund?” The officers of tho
American Protective Association deny is
suing the circular.
DEATH IN A GAS ROOM.
One of Wonticello’s Best Young Men
Conies to an Untimely End.
Month-ello, Fla., Dec. 2.—W. F. Kit.
Patrick, one of MonticellO’s best young
men, died of asphyxia in the gas room
of the Perkins block here last night. Mr.
Kilpatrick was employed in the mercan
tile department of J. P. Perkins, and had
been collecting iu the forenoon. About
3:BO o’clock m the afternoon lie went into
the gas room to turn on the gas. His em
ployer, believing him to bo collecting,
thought nothing of his absence, but as he
dtd not return in time to close the
store, Mr. Perkins began to inquire for
him. His friends becoming alarmed im
mediately began a search and the young
man was found dead in the gas pit at 8:80
o’clock p. m. It is sup|>osed that tho ma
chinery was difficult to manipulate at first
and Mr. Kilpatrick lingered in thopoison
ing atmosphere trying to adjust the gas
works until animation was suspended.
The deceased leaves a host of friends who
grieve his untimely death.
Iron Hall’s Receivership.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dee. 3. —Judge Win
ters rendered his decision in the Iron
Hall receivership case this morning. Tho
decision makes permanent tho receiver
ship and orders a distribution of the
funds of the order.
Proctor Takes the Oath.
Washington, Dec. 2. J. 11. Proctor, of
Kentucky, the new civil service commis
sioner, took the oath of office to day and
assumed the duties of his position.
Delegates to the Conference.
Gainesville, Ga., Dec. 2. —Tho following
arc the delegates elected by the North
Georgia conference to tho general con
ference: W. I). Anderson, W. A. Candler,
W. F. Glenn, W. P. Lovejoy, W. F. Cook,
F. T. Pierce, 11. C. Morrison and J. W.
Heidt.
The Rev. Sam Jones is announced to
preach to-morrow afternoon.