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THE JfOBN’IXG SEWS. 1
. rciAM.ISHED I*o. lOCORE<(RATED 1868. ,
( J. H. ESTILL President. (
koib in the role of a fool.
He Takes the Oath as Governor but Fails
to Get the Office.
\Fhen Asked Gov. Jones Told Him He
Would Be Arrested it He Attempted
to Speak at the Capitol—Kolb Then
Makes a Speech From a Wagon in the
Street— His Harangue Listened to by
Only 200 Persons, and It Ended His
Demonstration Gov. Oates Inaugu
rated With the Usual Ceremonies.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. I.—The first
day of December has come and gone in
Alabama's capital, and all has been as
quiet, peaceful and orderly as upon any
]: re\ ions inauguration day In Its history,
col. 'V. C. Oates has been duly installed
He governor, and not a blow has been
struck, not a gun fired nor a drop of
Mood spilled, notwithstanding all the
•wild rumors that have been sent out for
week past by sensational correspond
ents.
The weather has been admirable for
some days, and to-day has been ideal in
every respect. However, there was not
*ny unusual Influx of visitors to the city.
Last night and this morning perhaps 200
of Kolb s followers, for the most part in
typical farmer dress, came to the city,
hut there was no display of arms of any
sort Before 10 o'clock this morning the
vasual observer would have barely dis
cerned that it was a gala day. At that
hour the local and visiting military com
panies began to move about the streets,
getting ready for the ceremonies. But
there was no great crowd, and everything
was serene.
About 10:30 o'clock It was rumored that
Kolb was going to proceed with his hand
ful of followers to the capitol, there to
go through the form of taking the oath
of office and to make an address. Soon
afterwards a company of mounted cav
alry proceeded to the capitol and drew
themselves up In line at the side of the
front entrance to the building. Next a
company of Infantry appeared and lined
itself on the stone steps and approaches
leading up to the building. Another com
pany formed lines at the gate to the
grounds.
All citizens, however, were allowed
ready ingress aud egress, and hundreds
of ladtes and children gathered in the
grounds in front of the historic edifice.
A squad of city police had charge of the
steps leading up the hill to the grounds,
to the stone walks to the buildings and to
the Greek columned portico of the capi
tol. No one was allowed to remain on
the steps or approaches or to enter the
portico.
About 10:30 o’clock It spread through
the crowd that Capt. Kolb had taken the
oath before a justice of the peace down
town, and was merely coming to the capi
tol to make a speech.
About 11 o’clock he appeared walking up
the half mile ascent to the grounds. He
"as escorted by perhaps fifty persons.
He and his party were readily passed
through the gates by the guards, but
upon ascending the steps leading up to the
stone walk approaches, the police told
bim. as they had told everybody else,
that they must proceed to the right or
left upon the ground. Capt. Kolb and his
party proceeded around to the right of
the building upon the grass.
Presently W. S. Reese, Jr., who ran for
attorney general on Capt. Kolb's ticket,
went to ono of Gov. Jones’
secretaries and asked if Kiib
would be allowed to make a speech
la the grounds. The secretary replied
that he could not speek officially, but
that he was sure Kolb would not be per
mitted to do so. Then Capt. Kolb himself
<ame and saw Gov. Jones, who replied
that Col. Oates had been declared
elected governor by the onlyjjower in the
state competent to do so—the assembly
ami -hat he, as the executive, would not
permit any one to enter the capitol build
lag for any inaugural ceremony except
Col. Oates, and that If Capt. Kolb at
tempted to make an inaugural address In
the grounds he would certainly have him
arrested.
Capt. Kolb then asked if there was any
objection to his speaking in the streets
outside. Gov. Jones told him there was
hone whatever.
Accordingly Capt. Kolb and his follow
ers left the grounds. They simply
"marched up the hill and down again,"
though not with the traditional 40,000 men
of the king of France.
Outside the grounds Capt. Kolb and his
followers proceeded to the sidewalk op
posite. There a country wagon was
pressed into service, and Capt. Kolb, with
several of his leaders, mounted it. The
most liberal estimates do- not place the
crowd of white men who gathered around
nt over 200, and many of these were demo
crats. There were also 100 or 200 curious
local negroes. No arms were seen upon
any person. Just behind Capt. Kolb's
improvised wagon-rostrum was a theat
rical bill-board, and upon it the mammoth
grinning cat used by the "Charley’s
Aunt" Company, and above the cat were
n large lettering the words: “Do nothing
until l see you.”
As the crowd upon the capitol grounds
'tewed Capt. Kolb on his wagon In front
°‘ -hat comical background, broad smiles
Wort- seen on a j] s i(j es
1 H Pt. Kolb delivered a very short speech,
m which he declared that he was not at
i ting to excite passion or to advise
f' ,y unlawful proceedings. He asserted
it be had been lawfully elected and had
"• n defrauded; that he had pursued this
'nurse simply to emphasize the position of
himself and his party against the usurpa
1m of his office. He stated that If a fair
r * honest contest law is passed by the
present assembly, that would settle all
'rouble and be satisfactory to the
people, as Well as to him. If this act of
D-u ( . j s denied, then he will make an ap
to the general government. He con
.' I hy advising moderation and against
■> unlawful proceedings.
Me was followed by Dr. G. B. Crowe,
10 is now under indictments for murder,
' “ uf the most incendiary Kolblte speak
'uring the campaign. He said he was
‘U an anarchist, but he wanted to ad
. ?e his hearers now to be peaceable, not
0 commit any overt act and to leave the
‘•utoi- to their leaders. He concluded by
..'V'hbg ®ll present to meet In Reese’s of-
I l ,his eve nlng to Join in getting up a
"mpany of volunteers to back “Gov.”
• Afi er he finished a part of the
tvh ” ' causht hold Qt the w agon on
1 h the speakers were standing and
She muftiing sfeto£
pulled it some distance up the street.
The crowd quickly dispersed.
Half an hour or more after Kolb had
made his comical and pitiable attempt
at a sensation, the inaugural procession
escorting Gov.-elect Oates moved up the
broad avenue to the capitol.
Notwithstanding there were by this time
a half dozen military companies in the
capitol grounds there were a dozen or
more companies left to escort the car
riages containing the various state olfi
cers. legislative committees, etc.
Gov. Jones and Gov.-Elect Oates were in
the front carriage. As the procession
passed along there was not the slightest
disorder, or mark of disrespect of any
kind.
Arriving at the capitol the customary
salute was tired by the artillery. Prayer
w-as offered by Rev. Dr. Eager of the Bap
tist church, and then Gov. Jones intro
duced Col. Oates in a brief but forcible
address, commending him for his ability,
patriotism, self-sacrifice and political cour
age.
The governor-elect then delivered his In
augural address. He proceeded to deal
with the charges of fraud in hts election,
and asserted that while there may havo
been irregularities and frauds that they
were chargeable to both sides, differing
only In locality and degree. He was satis
fied beyond a doubt that he was elected
by a large majority, or he would not ac
cept the office. He emphatically asserted
that he would be governor during the term
for which he was elected. He affirmed
that "the gratification of a vaulting ambi
tion without tegard to character or quali
fication has constituted the greatest ob
struction in securing perfectly fair elec
tions, and peace and quietude have been
denied to the people of the state by the
ruthless ambition of one man!"
He then touched upon national affairs,
and spoke in the highest terms of the na
tional democratic administration and what
It had accomplished for the welfare of the
people. He next spoke of the magnificent
resources and possibilities of Alabama and
advanced two methods of further devel
oping the state—the establishment of steel
Industries and the building of cotton fac
tories In every town in the state.
He suggested that the assembly be
seech congress at its present session to re
form our financial system so as to pro
vide a uniform, safe, sound and abundant
currency, and for the construction of the
Nicaragua canal. With these Alabama
would be the first of states. In fact, as
well as in the alphabetical list.
He pointed out the mistake of reducing
the state tax rate too fast by previous as
semblies and suggested not only improved
methods of assessment, but endorsed Gov.
Jones’ recommendation of a raise of the
tax rate to 5 1-2 mills to preserve the honor,
credit and good name of the state.
He recommended changes In the convict
system to make it self-supporting.
He closed with a high compliment to the
remarkably successful administration of
his predecessor, and then announced him
self ready to take the oath of office. This
was administered by Chief Justice Brlck
ell on the Bible, which is preserved in the
state's archives as the one used when Jef
ferson Davis was inuagurated President of
the confederacy on the same spot.
This ended the ceremony, an artillery
salute again rung out and the new govern
or was conducted to the executive office
by his predecessor, where a reception was
held for some time, hundreds of ladles,
as well as gentlemen, congratulating the
new governor. Among them was an old
man in his 99th year, Lather Ham, who
walked three miles to his railroad station
to come here to see Gov. Oates Inaugu
rated. Mr. Ham has been voting the
straight democratic ticket for over sev
enty-five years. He was one of Gen. La
fayette’s cavalry escort when he went
into MilledgeviUe, Ga„ in 1825. He is a
kinsman of the noted “Snollygostcr” or
ator of Georgia. Mr. Ham attracted great
attention.
By 3 o’clock the city was restored to Its
normal appearance, save for the figures
In uniform who wore scattered about the
city on pleasure bent. No disturbance of
any sort occurred, save a single knock
down of a stranger by a citizen, a diffi
culty entirely personal.
Dr. Crowe's invitation for the formation
of a volunteer company was not accepted
and some of Kolb's leaders expressed
themselves as strongly against any such
step. The fact is that nearly all the pop
ulite members of the legislature strongly
disapproved of Capt. Kolb’s action to
day, as was shown by their resolution in
caucus several nights ago. Some of his
political leaders, like Scaggs and Bowman,
were not in the city. Many of his support
ers condemn his course as disloyal to the
platform of their party as expressed in
the general convention here on Nov. 12.
Nearly all of the hundred or two followers
who were her to-day in response to his
foolish address, were comparatively igno
rant and from the interior districts. Near
ly all of these looked very much disgusted
with to-day’s farce, and the Impression
is common that he has lowered himself
in the estimation of his party by his rid
iculous performance.
HARTMAN RESIGNS.
The Deputy Assistan t District Attor
ney Accused of Embezzlement.
New York, Dec. I.—Deputy Assistant
District Attorney Hartman has handed his
resignation to District Attorney Fellows.
It is understood that Mr. Hartman
stated in his letter of resignation that ho
did not wish to embarrass the administra
tion of Col. Fellows and desired to place
himself in a position where he would bo
able fully to meet any charges brought
against him. He admitted that he might
have been careless or injudicious, but that
no sane man would believe that he would
sell h!s soul for sls. The charges against
Hartman are that he received sls from a
loan broker in Harlem which was to have
been paid to a complainant, but the money
was never paid. This occurred several
months ago. Mr. Hartman admits that he
was indiscreet, but that ho had tried to
help the old man who was the complainant
In the case. Beyond tills he would neither
admit nor deny anything.
Judge Martine, In chambers to-day Inti
mated that he would call the attention of
the December grand jury to the Hartman
matter I’eople in the criminal court
huilding are discussing the probability of
ex-As“istant District Attorney Hartman’s
indictment.
FIRE IN A COTTON SHIP.
Three Screwmen Nearly Lose Their
Lives.
New Orleans, Dec. 1.-The Spanish
steamer Madrlbno caught fire at her
wharf early this morning in the cotton in
her forward holds. It will be several days
before the fire is extinguished. Three
screwmen in endeavoring to get out the
burning cotton were ovorcotne by smoke
ona nearly lost their lives before being
rescued Fifteen hundred- bales of cotton
stored in the compartment on Are
and the greater portion will be destroyed
or damaged. She Is insured in foreign
companies.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1594.
VALE WINS IX A RAIN STORM
The Sons of Eli Score 24 and Shut Out
the Princeton Tigers.
The Attendance Cut Down by the Bad
Weather, but the Crowd That Braved
the Storm a Big One—The Field Full
of Rival Rooters—A Cleaner Game of
Foot Ball Never Played on Manhattan
FielJ—A Large Force of Police In
structed to Stop the Contest if It Be
came a Slugging Match—Princeton’s
New Formation Proves a Failure.
New Y'ork, Dec. I.—On a splashing field
and under a pouring rain, the Yale foot
ball eleven vanquished the Princeton
tigers to-day In a well fought game whose
final score was 24 to 0.
There was many a downcast face In the
great metropolis this morning when the
thousands who had gathered from all
quarters until they had filled every hotel
In the city to the point of congestion,
rose from their crowded apartments and
looked out upon a dreary prospect of a
drizzling rain storm. Dunn, the famous
weather wizard, tried tv allay their fears
by giving forth a prophecy which, was
read with eager eyes In every morning
paper. He said the drizzle was meant for
snow, and if the pretense was not turned
into the real article by the time the sun
was high the rain would cease. But, ales!
the prediction was not true, for it was
in mud and slush two inches deep, under
a pouring rain and In air loaded with
pneumonia that 20,000 people stood, sat or
leaned upon the fences all the time tho
great battle was fought. As only a small
portion of the stands was covered. It be
came a question for most seat-holders of
sitting in the rain or going home. The
rain sat in soon after the opening of the
gates of Manhattan field.
Umbrellas were opened and the crowd
concluded to sit it out. The attendance
was probably 5,000 less than It would have
been on a half-way fair day.
Fifteen thousand seats were sold and,
while many of them were not occupied,
there was no financial loss on them. Ad
mission tickets entitling holders to stand
ing room were printed to tho number of
5,500. Only 4,000 of these were sold.
The Princeton men had blocked
out In their grand stand 400
seats for the rooters and these
were all filled. The spirited songs
of “Old Nassau" and ’’Rocket" cheers for
Princeton evoked a storm of answering
yells all over the field for Y'ale. Yale’s
supporters wftre more numerous than
Frinceton’s and were well scattered
through the field.
The north side of the field was lined
with Yale and Princeton coaches with
their accustomed prodigality of college
colors and deafening yells. Yale had
twelve and Princeton four.
Superintendent of Police Byrnes was de
termined that if an army of blue coats
could protect the populace they were to
be on hand. Fully 250 of these officers were
on the field and Inspector Collins saw that
they did their duty. Those on the
side lines had minutq instructions as to
what a gentlemanly game of foot ball
was, and were carefully instructed that If
a repetition of the slugging so widely con
demned in the Springfield match should
be begun to put a stop to the game at
once. This order was not needed, for there
never was a cleaner game of foot ball
played than was played on Manhattan
field to-day. The playing at times was
hard and even desperate.
Two Yale men, Murphy and Thorne, and
one Princeton man, Cochran, had to be
taken from the field. All three went into
the field in bad condition and received
their bruises to-day as much from their
own as from their opponents’ knocks.
It was just five minutes past 2 o’clock
when the captains came together and the
coin was tossed. Y'ale’s luck was with
her and the choice was hers. She took the
west goal, with the slanting rain to her
back. Princeton took the ball and the
game began.
Princeton’s confidence was in her new
system of interference. It was a very
pretty sceptacle, hut It was worthless be
fore Yale’s agile forwards. Only once or
twice in the whole game did It work at
all, so that though it was tried repeatedly,
it was hard to tell from the side lines
wherein its much lauded qualities for
ground gaining were thought to lie. The
formation was the whole team, except
Riggs and Ward, who ranged themselves
in a group five yards back of the line.
Ward, instead of playing his usual posi
tion at quarter-back, moved up and made
a bluff at playing guard. As the signal
was given, Brown, Holly and Wheeler ran
around and blocked off the forwards on
one side of the line, while the rest of the
team formed a running interference ahead
of the ball, which was snapped by Riggs
to Trenchard, Instead of Ward, and de
livered by him to one of the backs. The
trouble was that three men who ran ahead
to block oft the forwards were fooled by
the wily Kir.key, who dodged around them
and tackled the runner behind his own in
terference. If the other end were tried,
then the giant Beard or Butterworth sim
ply annihilated the interference of Prince
ton’s light weight backs and got the man
before he had skirted the ends a yard.
With this, her greatest ground of confi
dence destroyed, Princeton was not
In the same class with Yale
to-day. Neither Cochran nor Ban
nard could begin to kick with the
mighty Butterworth, and when it came to
hitting the line all the backs Princeton
had, combined, could not drive such hot
ones as Butterworth made to-day. He
played the game of his life. Some of his
end runs and some of his line plunges In
which he shot over the whole Princeton
team as they knelt to stop him and used
their slippery backs as a toboggan slide
to advance the ball behind them, were
something that will go down for genera
tions in the annals of foot ball. Prince
ton's backs made good plunges at times,
but none of their plays were great and the
ridiculous fumbling which they served up
to the weary public was certainly not
worthy of the great game they were play
ing. Y'ale’s line, too, outclassed Prince
ton's in every way save one or two.
Wheeler began the game by kicking off to
Yale’s 20-yard line. Two minutes later
Butterworth was over the line with the
pigskin, and Hickok kicked an easy goal.
Score, Yale 6; Princeton 0.
Wheeler kicked off again, and after five
minutes of sharp play Brown of Princeton
was knocked out and the game had to
stop until the doctors sponged him off.
Five minutes later another touch-down by
Butterworth and goal kicked by Hickok
made the score 12 to 0.
For the third time Wheeler made the
opening kick. Cochran, Princeton's full-
back, was injured In the chest and re
tire's In favor of Bannnrd. He was found
to be in the same class with Coehran. An
other touch-down for Butterworth and
goal kicked by Hickok made the score 18
to 0 and ended the first half. Time 35 min
utes.
Yale took the west goal In the second
half and Hickok kicked off. Princeton's
playing was full of fire, and bets were
offered that she would tie the score. She
persisted though In trying her new-fangled
Interference, which heal already proved Its
uselessness. She could not gain five yards
on three trials of It.
Thorne and Murphy had to give place to
Letton and Chadwick. It was the same old
story again, only Louts Hiuekey made the
touch-down and Hickok kicked the goal.
Score: Y'ale, 24; Princeton, U. Time, 24
minutes.
For twelve minutes after the next kick
off by Wheeler, the two teams vibrated on
either side of the center line, neither
making any long gains, when by Butter
worth's superior punting Princeton’s goal
was again threatened. The rain had
stopped now, and the crowds began to
lay aside their umbrellas and reawaken
their enthusiasm. The ball was on
Princeton's 30-yard line, and the Y'ale
backs gave their supporters something
to cheer for worth the name. One after
another they skirted the ends for steady
galns of 5 and 8 yards, until the ball's old
resting place was reached once more,
namely, Princeton’s 6-.vardj line. The Ti
gers got It here, but In trying to force the
center were actually shoved backwards in
thetr tracks for two yards, and their
only hope was for Bannard to kick. He
made a good trial, though the Yale backs
broke through and bothered him. This
kick ended the game, for time was called,
and the final score remained: Y’ale, 21;
Princeton, 0. Time of the second half 25
minutes.
The Y'ale enthusiasts were wild, of
course, and the team, which must now be
called the champions, because they beat
the Tigers to-day by twice the score that
Old Penzy did, were carried off the field
on the shoulders of tho proud collegians.
The line-up was as follows:
Yale. Positions. Princeton.
Hinkey, (C.) ....Left End Princeton
Beard Left Tackle Holly
Mcßae Left Guard Wheeler
Stillman Center Riggs
Hickok Right Guard Rhodes
Murphy A Chadwick. Right Tackle Taylor
L. Hinckey ..Right End..Trenchard, (C.)
Adee Quarter Back Ward
Thorne and Letton ..Left Half Back..Poo
Jerrems ..Right Half Back.. Rosengerten
Butterworth F’ll B'k Cockran & Bannard
Touch-downs Butterworth 3; Louis
Hinclcey, 1.
Goals—Hickok 4.
Umpire—Paul Dashlel.
Referee—DeHart of Orange, N. J.
Linesmen—Mr. Baldwin, Crescent Ath
letic Club; Mr. Croyne, of Orange, N. J.
ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN.
Tho Injunction Dlcsolvcd by Judge WU
kerson at Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. I.—Judge Wil
kerson of the Birmingham city court to
day rendered his decision in the Alabama
Great Southern railroad Injunction case,
dissolving the injunction. This is a vic
tory for the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton people over the Southern Rail
way Company. Judge Wilkerson in his
decision says;
if the complainants are entitled to main
tain the injunction it must be upon thetr
rights.
1. As hold-over directors of the Alabama
company claiming the offices, or
2. As stockholders of the Alabama com
pany, or
3. As bondholders of the Cincinnati ex
tension bonds, or
4. As stockholders of the English com
pany. ,
These are separate and distinct claims
for relief. If all or any one are estab
lished, complainants are entitled for the
relief prayed for, but imperfections of one
claim cannot be aided by equitable prin
ciples tending to support another. As
hold-over directors they cannot try their
rights to the offices in this form. A court
of equity never undertakes to settle the
right of a claimant to an office in a cor
poration. it does decide such a question
when such a decision is necessary to
determine another independent equity,
of which It has jurisdiction, and In such
cases the decision does not settle the
right to the offices except to the purpose
of that suit. As in an Injunction against
waste, a court of chancery may be re
quired to determine In whom the title
to realty is, but the title Is not thereby
settled between the parties, as It would in
an action of ejectment, but it is a collat
eral inquiry necessarily made in the de
termination of the issue of waste or not.
Complainants can have no relief by
this bill as hold-over or ousted directors
claiming such offices. Besides this, they
do not claim to have been elected for
another term at the October meeting.
Hy their own act, after participating In
the voting, the announcement of the
result of the election was by an Injunc
tion prevented, and the’ cannot be heard
to say that therefore no one was elected,
and that they have a right to hold over
whether any one was elected or not.
For the reasons given in the decree the
demurrer to the bill should be sustained
and the injunction be dissolved. Aside
from these considerations the answer de
nies any beneficial interest of the com
plainants as stockholders, and denies that
"said directors, or either of them, propose
to control this defendant’s business with a
view to feed and benefit the said Dayton
railroad system, or to make personal
profit.”
On such denials If the allegations of the
bill of the complainant’s Interest as
stockholders and the danger of Injury to
the property give It equity, the Injunction
should be dissolved.
Therefore it is ordered and decreed by
tho court that the defendant's demurrer
to the complainant's bill be, and the same
is hereby sustained, for want of equity In
said bill, and that the injunction herein
before granted be, and the same is hereby
dissolved.
The complainants are allowed twenty
days within which they may apply for
leave to amend their bill. Should the com
plainants appeal from this order and seek
thereupon to restore said injunction, the
bond to be given by them for such purpose
shall be in the sum of $12,000, with good and
sufficient surety, approved by the clerk
and registrar, payable to the clerk and
registrar, and conditioned to prosecute
said appeal to effect, and pay any person
all such cost or damages as may be sus
tained on acount oPsald injunction, if tho
same be thereafter dissolved.
Printers of Mississippi’s Warrants.
Chicago, Dec. I.—Albert W. Holmes of
the Western Bank Note Company was
bound over to the federal grand Jury this
morning by United States Commissioner
Wirt under $2,000 bond on a charge of vio
lating the law in connection with the en
graving and printing of the warrants for
the state of Mississippi.
Clarence C. Cheney, the president of the
company, had an examination before the
United States Commissioner,
SCIMITARS RED WITH BLOOD
The Massacre of Armenians to Go On
While the Porte Fools Europe.
The Turkish Ambassador to England
Convinces the Earl of Kimberly That
the Porte Will Make an Honest Inves
tigation Into the Atrocities—The Lon
don Speaker, However, Takes No
Stock in the Forte’s Promises-The
Queen Emphasizes the Entente With
Russia by Proposing a Toast to the
Czar and Czarina- The Fight on the
House of Lords.
London, Dec. I.—Rustem Pasha, the
Turkish ambassador to Great Britain, had
a long interview last evening with the
Earl of Kimberly, secretary of state for
foreign affairs, In which, it Is understood,
he gave Lord Kimberly such a detailed
statement of the intention of the porte to
make an honest investigation in regard to
the Armenian atrocities as satisfied the
foreign secretary that the matter would
be thoroughly sirted. Sir Philip Currie,
the British ambassador to Turkey, has
also cabled to the foreign office a state
ment giving reasons which lead him to
suppose that the commission appointed to
Investigate the matter intend to make an
unbiased report. This semi-official in
formation conveys what the government
wlh the public to believe, but withholds
the exact truth regarding the position of
affairs, which Is that the porte Is acting
under an explicit warning from England
that article 61 of the Berlin treaty, which
guarantees the security of the Armenians,
will be enforced through the Intervention
of the powers unless the result of the com
mission's labors shall be absolutely sat
isfactory and the reforms promised In
Armenia be effected without delay.
The Speaker, In an article on the sub
jects, predicts the failure of the Porte
to meet England's demands and forecasts
Anglo-Russian intervention in Armenia
as the inevitable outcome of the present
condition of affairs. The paper says that
the porte, after a long delay, will produce
a plan for Illusory reforms, and that In
the meantime the process of extirpation
of the Armenians will proceed unchecked,
and adds: "The government ought to
recognize that the time for words is
past.”
The first fruits of the proposed Anglo-
Russian entente, the' Speaker continues,
may be Russian occupation of Armenia,
as no power but Russia can reach the
scene of action without raising trie ques
tion of opening the Dardanelles ami the
complex negotiations connocted there
with; and as a precedent for such action
the paper quotes the British occupation
of Egypt. This Important utterance of
a government organ is accompanied by
an authoritative communication from
Constantinople declaring that after the
Armenians had repulsed the Kurds, a
large force of Turkish regulars, with
Kurdish and Hammdlc cavalry, acting
under orders direct from the Turkish capi
tal, destroyed 25 Armenian villages und
massacred some 4,000 men, women and
children. There is nothing, adds the cor
respondent, exceptional in this massacre
but Its proportions. The same thing, on a
small scale, Is going on throughout the
large districts where Christians, Nesto
rians and Armenians are being exter
minated.
With reference to Egypt the article
points out the probable extension of the
Anglo-Russian entente. If Russia shall
occupy Armenia as the representative of
England, under the Anglo-Turk'sh con
vention In which Armenian reforms were
further guaranteed, the French policy in
Egypt will receive a decisive check.
An incident occurred at the banquet
given at Windsor in honor of the marriage
of the czar and I’rincess Alix of Hesse-
Darmstadt, which is the talk of the dip
lomatic circles. The guests present at the
banquet were surprised to see the queen
proposing a toast to the newly wedded
couple. Rising from her chair, contrary
to her usual custom, her majesty, turn
ing to the members of the Russian em
bassy, said: "I drink to the health of the
Emperor and Empress of Russia, my dear
grandchildren.” The queen spoke with
unwonted vivacity.
The Prince of Wales will leave St.
Petersburg to-morrow. He will proceed
direct to Berlin, where he will make a
two days’ stay. The supposed purpose
of his visit to the German capital Is to
explain family-politico affairs, to which he
desires to reconcile Emperor William.
The prince is timed to reach London on
Friday night. He will proceed to Windsor
on Saturday and report to the queen the
position of affairs, and on Monday will re
turn to London. Queen Victoria, who haa
always had a strong hand for foreign
diplomacy, Is now personally Interfering
more than she has done for many years.
The minority of the cabinet, which vfas
In favor of giving to the resolution limit
ing the power of the house of lords prece
dence over other measures at the coming
session of parliament, has accepted the
decision of the majority and will now fa
vor a long legislative programme, winding
up with the resolution on the question of
dissolution. The reports that another cabi
net rupture Is eminent are inventions of
the conservative party. Though the radi
cals urge that the house of lords ques
tion be at once dealt with, they will shrink
from causing a spilt in the party or move
for a delay of a few months, for It Is now
known that It Is the design of the cabinet
to challenge the upper house upon the
first rejection by It of any bill that shall
be passed by the house of commons.
Parliament will reassemble the first
week In February.
The new Russian loan of £15,000,000 will
be financed In London, not In Paris. It
will be offered In the leading Europearf
capitals at Vh per cent. The French gov
ernment projects a loan of $40,000,000, to bo
issued In the spring at 2t4 per cent. The
lamdon market is very largely interested
In the prospective borrowing of China
under the Indemnity to Japan. According
to the Statist, £50,000,000 might be borrowed
by prolonging the existing loans and mort
gaging the free customs revenues. The
proceeds of a loan paid in silver would
send up the price of that metal consider
ably, unless Japan, following the example
of Germany after her defeat of France,
should adopt a gold standard.
Yachting men in this country credit
Lord Dunraven and Designer Watson
with a determination to produce a boat
best adapted to win In American waters.
Mr. Watson hopes to keep secret till the
boat Is launched whether she is built
with a keel or a center-board.
The racing season has closed and the
list of owners of winning horses and the
total amounts won has been made up.
The list is headed by H. McCalmont. whose
winnings during the season amount to £37.-
674. Next comes laird Rose berry with i17,-
tW). then the Duke of Portland, £11,006; the
Duke of Westminster, £10.060, and Sir J. B.
Lundcll Maple with £7.766. These are fol
lowed by about fifteen others, whose win
nings amount to about £5,000 each. Among
these are the Prince of Wales, the Duke
of Devonshire, lairds Shetland and Elles
mere and Baron Hlrsch. Lord Roseberry
lias engaged John Watts to ride his 2-
year-old bay colt Sir Vtsto, which Is now
the favorite for the Derby of the coming
season. He has also engaged Mat Dawson
as his trainer.
Lord Dufferln'a term as British ambas
sador to France will expire at New ear's,
and If hts lordship declines to accept a
re-appointment Sir Philip H. Currie will
be transferred from Constantinople to the
French capital.
OUR FLEET IN CHINA.
The Navv Department Displeased With
Its Movements.
Washington, Dec. I.—The report that
Minister Denby had appealed for help In a
cablegram to tho department of state is
now confirmed, but the dispatch Instead of
coming yesterday was received last Mon
day and the navy department Immediately
cabled to Admiral Carpenter directing
him to deliver a draft of 50 marines to tho
Monocacy at Tien-Tstn. As the old Mono
cacy could not furnish accommodation for
such an increase to her crew It Is to be
presumed that the men were to be landed.
Admiral Carpenter, however, must have
failed to receive the order, for early In
the morning of the 27th a cablegram was
received from him announcing the depar
ture of the Bultlmoro for Nagasaki, where
her arrival was reported two days later.
To say that the authorities of the navy
department are very much chagrined over
Admiral Carpenter’s action In this mat
ter only mildly espressos the state of feel
ing. While it Is well known here that no
foreigner Is pafo on Chinese territory to
day. the flagship is leisurely coaling at the
pleasant port of Nagasaki, and the second
Important ship of the fleet, the Charles
ton, has been over a month at Chemulpo,
Corea, where there Is not a vestige of
danger to American Interests, the strong
Japanese forces thete maintaining the best
of order.
It Is known that some sharp messages
have been sent to the admiral In the past
two days and that he has been directed to
send the Charleston to the Chinese coast.
It Is also understood, though In the pres
ent Irritated condition it is Impossible tp
confirm It, that Minister Denby was
authorized several days ago to transfer
the legation to Tlen-Tsln. .
London, Dec. I.—The Times correspond
ent in Kobe, Japan, says the whole nation
seems to be Intent upon the prosecution of
the war, and great preparations for a win
ter campaign proceed rapidly. The native
newspapers In Kobe assert that Japan
will refuse to receive any peace envoy
from China, and will not accept the prof
fered mediation.
The correspondent of the Central News
at Che-Foo telegraphs that an attack upon
Wel-llai-Wei by the Japanese forces Is
expected to be made very shortly, and that
the Chinese are leaving that place In large
numbers. The excitement at Che-Foo Is
Intense. The same dispatch says the Chi
nese warship Chen Yuen, whleh went
aground Nov. 22, while entering Wei-Hai-
Wel, has been repaired. News has been
received of a rebellion In the provinces of
Kwang-Tung and Kiang-So. A detach
ment of 1,006 troops has been ordered to
the disturbed provinces to restore order.
The Chee-Foo correspondent of the Cen
tral News says: “The prevalent Impres
sion is that the Japanese will abandon the
march on Pekin. Part of the Japanese
fleet has been seen in the gulf of Wei-
Hal-Wel, but has made no attack. It Is
reported that an army of 20,000 Chinese Is
expected to Intercept the Japanese on
their mareh townrd New-Chwang.”
INTERNAL REVENUE.
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The Receipts for the First Four Months
of the Year Show a Big Increase.
Washington, Dec. I.—Commissioner Mil
ler had prepared a statement showing that
for the first four months of the present
fiscal year the aggregate receipts for in
ternal revenue were $64,759,524, and In
crease of $15,324,235 over the corresponding
period of 1893. The principal Items are:
Spirits, $41,294,650, an Increase of $14,512,438;
tobacco, $10,377,443, an Increase of $980,023;
fermented liquors, $12,171,338, a decrease
of $280,625; oleomargarine, $658,149, a de
crease of $102,629; and miscellaneous, $257,-
951, an Increase of $214,929.
The receipts for October, 1891, were
$5,846,996 less than for October, 1893.
STEWART SYNDICATE GOLD.
The Total to Be Paid In On the Bonds
About 850,360,880.
New York, Dec. I.—The deposit of gold
by the Stewart syndicate in payment of
the United States bonds Is nearly com
pleted. The subtreasury to-day received
$1,339,382, making a total of $49,110,880 gold
deposition account. It is estimated that
all but $1,200.1X16 of the gold has been paid
In at the subtreasuries of the country.
To Reorganize a Traffic Association.
Louisville, ICy., Dec. L—Leading mem
bers of what was, until last May, known
as the New Orleans Traffic Association
met here last night and the association,
In all likelihood, will be re-organized.
Those present are: Theodore Welsh of the
Louisville and Nashville, at Montgomery;
S. R. Knott, first vice president, and Y'.
Yanderborg, traffic manager of the Louis
ville and Nashville; G. P. Harvey, presi
dent of the New Orleans and the North
eastern; Horace Smith, general freight
agent of the Queen and Crescent; T. P.
Howell, assistant general freight agent of
the Queen and Crescent; J. T. Poe of the
Mobile and Ohio, I>. B. Morey, general
freight agent of the Illinois Central; M. T.
Martham, assistant traffic manager of tho
Illinois Central.
Sugar to Come Via Cape K orn.
San Francisco, Dec. I.—The Western Su
gar Refining Company will begin the first
of next year to ship raw sugar from Hon
olulu to New York via Cape Horn. The
reason given is that the Southern rail
roads will not make a proper overland
rate.
Saloonkeepers Kick ou Students.
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. I.—A letter
protesting against the disorderly conduct
of the students after the foot ball match
Thanksgiving has been forwarded to the
presidents of the University of California
and Stanford University by saloon keep
ers of this city.
i DAILY, $lO A YEAR, )
V 5 . ENTS A CCiPY >
I WEEKLY, * TIMES A WEEK. II A YEAH. )
OUR DEAD TO LIE IN STATE.
Senator Brown's Remains to Be Taken
to tbe Capitol.
The Body to Lie There From 11 o’Clock
This Morning Until To-morrovr After
noon at 1:30 o’clock -The Funeral to
Be Attended With Military Honors
and the General Assembly to Attend
in a Body—The Honorary Escort to Bs
Composed of Many Distinguished
Georgians Tno Dead Senator’s Estate
Estimated at 94,U00,000 to 910,-
000,000.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. I.—The body of ex-
Senator Joseph E. Brown will lie in state
at the capitol from to-morrow morning at
11 o’clock until Monday at 1:30 o'clock,
when the casket will be removed to the
Second Baptist church, where the funeral
services will be conducted by Rev. Dr.
McDonald, the deceased statesman's pas
tor, assisted by Rev. Dr. Kertfoot of Sum
merville and Dr. A. T. Spalding.
During the time the remains are at the
capitol they will be guarded by detach
ment* from the Fifth regiment, and Gate
City Guards, and the Interment will be at
tended with military honors.
The legislature will aitend the funeral in
a During the session this morning
tho following report, prepared by a Joint
committee from the Senate and House,
was presented and adopted:
\our committee appointed under a Joint
resolution of the House of Representa
tives to draft suitable resolutions of re
spect to the memory of Georgia's distin
guished son, Hon. Joseph E. Brown, and ta
make such arrangements as may be neces
sary for the members of the general as
sembly to attend hts funeral in a body, beg
to submit the following:
Resolved, That In the death of ex-Sena
tor Joseph E. Brown, Georgia has lost
one of her most distinguished sons, ona
who as governor of this state, chief Jus
tice of the supreme court, and United
States senator, has exhibited the wisest
statesmanship, the highest Judicial abil
ity and noblest civil virtues, and who haa
In his exalted character and hts remarka
bly eventful life Illustrated the dignity, tha
glory and the honor of this commonwealth.
Resolved, That It is with profound sor
row that this General Assembly haa
learned of the death of this Illustrious
son of Georgia, and our sympathies are
hereby extended to his bereaved family.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the journals of the House
and Henate, and copies of the same be
furnished the family of the distinguished
dead.
Resolved, That the general as
sembly bo requested to attend the fun
eral In a body.
From 11 to 1:30 o’clock Monday memorial
services will be held In the hall of the
House of Representatives.
Gov. Atkinson sent a special message to
the legislature notifying the members of
Senator Itrown's death and recommend
ing appropriate observance of the occa
sion.
The Senate also adopted resolutions and
adjourned soon after meeting In respect
to the deceased chieftain.
The pall-bearers will be composed of
Senator Brown's old secretaries, his two
grandsons and his ward, Mr. Lewis, as
follows: Charles K. Maddox, T. L. Bishop,
W. ft. Black, Thaddeus E. Horton. H. B.
Adams, Joseph E. Brown, John W. Lewis,
Joseph E. Boston.
The honorary escort will be composed
of Gov. Atkinson, ex-Govs. Northern Mc-
Daniel, Boynton and Bullock: Chief Jus
tice Simmons, ex-Chief Justice Bleckley.
United .States Judges Vf. T. Newman anil
Emory Speer and John Ersklne; Judges
J. H. Lumpkin, Richard H. Clark, How
ard Van Eppes, T. P. Westmoreland, M
J. Clarke and George Htllyer; Hon. L,
N. Trammel, Judge Allen Fort, Gen.
Henry R. Jackson, Gen. William Phillips.
Hon. F. G. dußlgnon, Mayor J. B. Good
win, President W. H. Venable, Speaker
W 11. Fleming, Hon. E. P. Howell,
Robert J. Lowrey, S. M. Inman, R. D.
Spaulding, Joseph Hlrsch, E. B. Stahl
man, E. W. Marsh. A. D. Adair, E. H
Thornton, Col. O. W. Cole, Hon. N. J.
Hammond, Col. J. W. Thomas, Hon. D.
A. Beattie, Maj. L. Mims, and Maj. C. T.
Watson.
It Is estimated that Senator Brown
leaves an estate valued at from $4,000,000
to $10,000,000.
His surviving children are Julius L.
Brown, Mrs. Dr. H. N. Connaly, Georga
M. Brown, Elijah Brown. Joe M. Brown
and Mlbs Sullte Eugenia Brown.
SUGAR TRUST WITNESSES.
Demurrers Filed to the Indictments Re
turned Against Them.
Washington, Dec. I.—Demurrers were
(lied with the clerk of the court in the in
dictments found against H. O. Havemeyer,
John E. Searles and Allen Lewis Seymour,
the latter a New Y’ork broker, for refusing
to answer questions asked by the Senate
sugar trust committee. The demurrers
were based on the same grounds as those
given In the demurrers of the recalcitrant
witnesses, alleging that the questions ask
ed were not pertinent to the inquiry and
that the Senate had no Jurisdiction to ar
rest them.
A HOSPITAL IN FLAMES,
Birmingham’s Charity Institution
Burned, but the Inmates Escape.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. I.— The Charity
Hospital, a magnificent structure erected
at a cost of $46,000, was discovered to be
in flames at 10 o'clock p. m., and owing
to Its situations outside the city limits,
was totally destroyed. The fire depart
ment turned out, but could do little, as
the only stream of water available was
from the storm sewer of the city. There
were no fatalities, as the Inmates suc
ceeded in getting out. The Are wag the
work of an incendiary.
TYPHOID IN A COLLEGE.
Three Students Have So Far Died From
the Epidemic at Wesleyan.
Middletown, Conn., Dec. I.—William
Henry McCauley of Leroysvllle, Pa., a
sophomore at Wesleyan college, died last
night of typhoid fever. His body was
taken to his late home to-day by hts
father. This Is the third death to occur
among the students here from the disease.
Those ill are now Improving.