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I J. H. ESTILL. President. (
HE WAS PROBABLY LYNCHED
Hit Murderer of the Lowndes County
Convict Guard Caught.
Colquitt County’s Sheriff Arrested Him
at a Negro's House Where He Sought
a Night's Lodging—The Posse of Fifty
Men Who Were Hunting for Him
Arrived on the Scene Soon After the
Murderer's Capture and Followed the
Sheriff—The Posse Supposed to Have
Hung the Prisoner.
Valdosta, Ga., Jan. 9.—The reports re
ceived here this morning from the killing
0 : J. M. Gore, the woodsman and guard
render’s mill, near Lenox, yesterday,
indicate that the negro convict was cap
t.ir J last night and the chances are he
was lynched. The killing of Gore was
the most atrocious cold-blooded murder
that has been committed In that section,
and incensed the entire community.
While in the woods cutlng trees the con
vi t buried his ax in Gore's back, pro
u;. ng death instantly. The blow was
struck for the sole purpose of making an
escape. As soon as Gore fell the ne
gro snatched the pistols from the dead
man’s pocket and killed the dog. Other
, .nvicts attempted to arrest him, but he
s ared them off.
He left the scene at once and started
toward Colqult county. He passed by
farm houses and across fields with des
perate boldness and stopped at one house
and asked for dinner, alleging that he
was looking for a thief who had stolen
his clothes.
Last night he went to a negro’s house
sr>.d a.'keci for lodging, which was ten
dered him, some time after the negro of
the house went out ard got the sheriff
cf Colquitt county, who, with his son,
succeeded in arresting him.
The posse of fifty men who were scour
ing the country for him, reached the
house after the sheriff had arrested him,
hut it is said that they followed the sher
iff and it is believed that the negro was
taken away from him, although that is
not definitely kr.own.
The negro told the sheriff in the pres
nc ot the old negro at whose house he
stopped to spend the night, tihat he
wo fid have been hung in Alabama any
hfnv for killing a man there.
It is said that Fender suspicioned that
the negro was wanted in Alabama and
had recently been questioning him
about his former life. The negro saw
that he was about to be identified, so
struck the guard down In order to ac
complish his escape.
As long as such tragedies occur there
wii. follow swift punishment to the mur
derers.
The institute has opened its spring
t- rni here with about 300 pupils—nearly
double what it had last year—and the
largest school ever had here. The ca
pacity of the building will be doubled In
the summer to accommodate the great
demand.
BAD BLOOD OVER BRECKINRIDGE.
Judge Kinkead Attacks William Lane
With a Pocket Knife.
Lexington, Ky„ Jan. 9.—Judge George
B Kinkead and William Lane had an al
tercation this afternoon in the lobby of
the Phoenix hotel, in which a killing was
barely averted by Lieut. Gov. Alford, who
happened to be near by, grabbing Kin
head and J. Breckinridge Viley grabbing
Lane.
, j!| u after Col. Breckinridge’s defeat
X>esVia Breckinridge and'Lane met Judge
and and abused him. He told them
'hat he was unarmed, but would see them
later. Mutual friends Bettled the affair
as far as Desha Breckinridge was con
rne l, but Lane did not meet him again
il this afternoon. Judge Kinkead
thought Lane was going to draw a pistol,
whipped out a big pocket knife and
artel to attack Lane, when the lieuten
' governor Interfered. Then Lane
used Judge Kinkead, calling him vile
names and the thoroughly enraged judge
te away from Lieutenant Governor Al
ford to attack Lane again. Just as the
Ki ifo was about to descend Alford and
y interfered. Judge Kinkead was u
irons Owens man and made several very
"er speeches against Col. Breckinridge.
Lane was a follower of the defeated
no!. His sister having entertained
Breckinridge in Woodford county, he be
came greatly incensed at Judge Kinkead
ause the latter was reported to have
e remarks reflecting on the character
o* the ladies who entertained the colonel.
Wore trouble is feared.
NEW MILLS FOR THE SOUTH.
Massachusetts Mon to Turn Out Coarse
Goods in Dixie.
Boston, Jan. 9.—For some time there has
keen a gradual exodus of cotton manu
fioturers from the New England states to
■ f south. To-day a petition was pre
sented at the state house from the Bott
"on mills of Lowell, asking for permis
sion to manufacture outside of Massachu
ttis, "The matter is just here," Elliot
iarke. treasurer of the concern said,
"an manufacture a certain class of
f ,°^ s - such as cotton sheeting, etc., at
a .arge r profit in the south. The manu
a-t'ue rj f coarse cotton goods has
'carted down there, and on account of
'' " many advantages, such as lower price
' fuel, lower wages and lower taxes, we
unable to compete. We have no im
e intention of moving, but If we
re the necessary permission we shall
'oably commence the manufacture of
eoar-c cotton goods there. The other cot
manufacturers who have commenced
mifacturing In the south did so for pre
rhe same reasons. You understand
r .r, mills or machinery are moved. We
ie manufacturing the finer classes
here, as also do other manufac
turers." ,
NEW ORLEANS’ MAYOR.
The Argument in the Impeachment
Caen Begun.
Yew Orleans, Jan. 9.—The argument in
' impeachment case against Mayor Fitz
patrick began this morning. Four days
> ; i be consumed in presenting the case,
days being allowed each side. Ex-
Judge Fenner opened the day
" " !hn people. Mayor Fitzpatrick was
; -ent in court. A decision is not an
r. r " ,p d for a couple of months, and the
in any event is likely to he appealed.
She Hlflfnmg
SOUTH DAKOTA SCOOPED.
Her Treasurer Missing With *350.000
to Turn Over to His Successor.
Fierre. ft, D., Jan. 9. State Treasurer
Taylor, who should have turned over
his cash to his successor yesterday,
failed to appear, and his bank, the It. 1-
ffeld National Rank, has closed its doors.
The last heard of Taylor he was In New
York. On Saturday he should have had
It,iu.no, and should have paid $190,000 Sat
urday to take up funding warrants in
New Y'ork. His bonds are for $350,000,
but will stand 50 per cent, shrinkage.
It has been known for some time that
Treasurer Taylor was hard pressed. He
vvas taught in the Chemical National
Rank failure at Chicago for a large
amount, and he lost $30,000 In the bank at
Milbank, and SIO,OOO in that at Geldlsburg,
which failed during the panic. Altogether
he lost SIOO,OOO.
The First National Bank at Redfield,
Taylor’s bank, closed its doors yester
day. The hank is in a good condition,
and it is thought will pay all its debts.
The bunks at Pierre wii not lose any
thing.
If the defalcation is as large as the
bondsmen believe, it will place the state
in a very embarrassing position. The
limit of indebtedness has been passed
largely. No warrants or bonds can be
sold, and there is a considerable de
ficiency in the revenue. Without this it
would have been a difficult problem
to make both ends meet, now it is im
possible.
Taylor has always had a high reputation
as a financier and a man of integrity. The
school fund also loses $50,000.
TENNESSEE'S MUDDLE.
The Republicans Trying to Push the
Fight to a Finish.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 9.—The action of
the republicans in both houses of the
general assembly to-day in introducing
resolutions providing for the reading and
publishing of the returns of the guberna
torial election on Friday is regarded as a
challenge, and for the first time the vexed
question is brought squarely before the
body. Much speculation Is Indulged In
to-night as to what disposition will be
made of the resolutions when they come
up to-morrow. The opinion prevails that
the democrats will seek postponement of
tho consideration, and, it necessary to
obtain this end, will resort to filibustering
methods. It is said that they do not as
yet dare to show their hands, and this
belief is further strengthened by the in
troduction to-day of two democratic bills,
each providing for the settlement of gu
bernatorial contests. The state at pres
ent is without laws governing such con
tests, and it is the intention of the dem
ocrats, it is claimed, to rush these meas
ures through before the expiration of
Gov. Turney's term, which expires Jan.
15. The bills place the settlement of such
contests entirely in the hands of the gen
eral assembly, and empowers them to
correct irregularities and fraud in any
county regardless of the sheriff’s cer
tificate.
A MURDERER RUN TO COVER.
His Crime Committed at Chicago on
Election Day.
New Orleans, Jan. 9.—One of Chicago's
worst criminals, and who is at present
wanted in that city for a murder com
mitted on last election day, was cap
tured this morning. At the time of his
apprehension he was in company with
two other individuals who are thought
to be expert pickpockets. There Is no
doubt as to the Identity of the criminal.
While in the office of Chief of Detectives
Malone. Capt. Schuttler of the Chicago
police force walked In. He had been no
tified of the arrest, and came over to
get a look at the crooks. When Samp
son saw him he looked in an opposite
direction. Capt. Schuttler knew the men
as soon as he saw them. He pronounced
the first to John Sampson, alias "The
Major.” a fugitive from Chicago. Capt.
Schuttler states that Sampson is one of
the slickest all round criminals in the
United States. He states that he has
known Sampson for tho past fifteen
years, and during that time has arrested
him a number of times for different
crooked transactions. Capt. Schuttler
swore out an affidavit charging Sampson
with being a fugitive from Chicago, and
notified the chief of police of that city
of the murderer’s arrest.
It is said that Sampson was a star
witness in the famous Dr. Lionin murder
case.
BURGLARS SECURE 820,000.
After Robbing a Safe They Batter the
Locks and Fool the Bank Officers.
Defiance, 0., Jan. 9.-The Merchants’
National Bank of this city was broken into
bv burglars Monday night and about $20,-
000 secured. The burglars entered the
bank, opened the combination of the vault
and then, with either powder or dyna
mite, blew the small safe inside the vault
to pieces. After securing everything of
value the burglars closed the door of the
vault and battered the locks so that the
bank officials could not get it open the
next day The bank people did not suspect
anything wrong, hut thought the lock was
out of order, and sent to Cincinnati for
an expert. He arrived to-day and at 1
o'clock opened the safe, when the true
condition of affairs became knowm There
could not have been much less than
000 in the vault. The robbery has caused
the wildest excitement. ■
ELKINS TO BE SENATOR.
West Virginia’s Legislature Almost
Sure to Elect Him.
Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 9.—The West
Virginia legislature convened at noon to
day and organized with the officers se
lected in the republican caucus last night.
There were no exciting incidents and the
organization was without a break.
Stephen B. Elkins arrived to-day and w.ll
remain here until after the 22nd instant
remain United States senator will
be elected Mr. Elkins will undoubtedly
be elected. _____
ShoTHis Foreman Dead.
Nashvi’le Tenn. Jam^"-La^yesterda n y
most prominent turfmen of the
state s™ot and almost instantly killed
H C Klrg at the former's farm, six miles
city. King was fore
fr°™ at the dairy, and re
man, trated with Capt. Cheatham
Tant the latter’s treatment of a negro
Leaved on the farm. Hot words
P and Cheatham drew his pistol
and fired. Cheatham has not been ar
rested.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1895.
SLAVES OF RISC COTTON.
Opening of the Emancipation Conven
tion at Jackson.
Gov. Stone of Mississippi the First
Speaker of the Day-He Does Not Be
lieve the Cotton Growing Industry
Will Ever Recover Its Lost Prestige.
He Advocates the Erection of Cotton
Factories All Over the South as the
Only Means of Increasing the Value
of the Staple A Score of Plans Sug
gested by the Delegates-
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 9.—When the dele
gates to the southern cotton growers’
convention moved toward the hall of re
presentatives, in which they were to meet
this morning, they trudged through four
inches of snow. Over 150 delegates were
on hand at 10 o'clock, at which hour the
body was called to order by Auditor Stone
of Mississippi, lit* introduced Hon. H. D.
Lane of Alabama, commissioner of agri
culture, who called on Gov. Stone of
Mississippi to make the opening address.
Gov, Stone spoke three-quarters of an
hour and undertook to outline what should
be the line of effort of the convention. He
began by telling of the decline of the cot
ton growing Industry, and expressed the
belief that it would never recover Its lost
prestige, nor wouhiffe T>e sorry for that,
since it might force the planters Into lines
of business of a more profitable charac
ter.
In the way of suggesting a remedy he
had this to say: “Why Is It that the old
open-kettle process of our sugar-making
neighbors of Louisiana Is discarded and
millions of money Invested to improve the
quality of our domestic sugars. The an
swer is to add to the value of the sugar,
which added value secures to the planter
a greater net profit on his labor and capi
tal expended In growing, harvesting,
grinding and preparing it for market. This
seems to me a clear Illustration of what
may be done by the cotton
planter. If these things are
true in sugar planting and
other industries, why cannot the cotton
growers by co-operative effort establish
In every city, town and village In the
cotton growing states, factories for the
manufacture of the raw cotton Into the
more valuable commodities, before the
final report and sale, thus saving to the
grower, merchant, laborer and capitalist,
in their own midst the difference between
the value of the raw, ragged and con
demned hales of cotton and the same cot
ton spun into yarn at least, If not woven
Into fabrics? This is altogether prac
ticable and I predict it will be done In the
near future. 1 do r.ot advocate the erec
tion of large central factories, Involving
the Investment of large sums of money
within the reach only of capitalists and
men of means, but rather the establish
ment of small mills at convenient locali
ties for utilizing the cotton grown In their
vicinity, numerous enough to spin all the
yarn, and so convenient and close as to
he able to handle even the seed cotton and
gin it in the factory as it is spun.”
Gov. Stone’s suggestions were approved,
as evidenced by the long applause.
Robert D. Eekberger was chosen to act
as secretary of the convention.
A call of the roll disclosed the presence
of delegates from Alabama. Arkansas,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina and Tennessee, nearly all of
whom are practical planters.
The following committees were ap
pointed:
Resolutions—J. 11. Minge of Alabama;
ex-Gov. Jas. P. Eagle of Arkansas; W. A.
Broughton of Georgia; George T. Ganzee
of Louisiana; J. H. Williamson of North
Carolina, and B. M. Priestly of Tennessee.
Permanent Organization—Hector D.
Lane of Alabama; J. F. Smith of Arkan
sas; W. A. Broughton of Georgia; D. W.
Piper of Louisiana; J. H. Williamson of
North Carolina; J. M. Priestly of Ten
nessee, and J. A. Redhead of Mississippi.
A score of plans were suggested in writ
ing by delegates and referred to the com
mittee on resolutions. One provides for a
bankrupt law, another for an increase of
the circulating medium so as to cheapen
money, but all the others relate to Increas
ing the value of cotton, the most popular
scheme being to decrease the acreage by
the formation of an organization whose
members should pledge themselves to
plant from 25 to 50 per cent, less than In
1894. Some of the plans are very drastic
in their tendency, proposing to hold mem
bers up to public scorn as enemies of their
country if they violate their obligations.
Several delegates took the floor to ex
press themselves on the situation and the
best way to increase the price of cotton.
It was resolved to form a permanent
organization and a committee to draft'
laws and a constitution was appointed.
Among the resolutions offered was one
by Mr. Piper of Louisiana opposing deal
ing cotton futures and calling on the mem
bers of congress to support the Hatch bill
One by Mr. Robinson of Mississippi pro
vides for the establishment of cold storage
houses at convenient points throughout
the country.
Mr. Lane, for the committee on perma
nent organization, submitted a report,
which was adopted, recommending that
the' association be known as the Cotton
Growers Protective Association, and pro
viding for the election or appointment of
nffi -ers. appointing the state presidents,
but ail officers after 1895 to be elected.
A recess was then taken.
At the night session Hector D. Lane
ot Alabama was elected president, of the
national association, ex-Gov. Eagle of
Arkansas, vice president, and Robert B.
Eekberger of Alabama, secretary and
treasurer.
The following resolution was adopted by
a vote of 247 to 10;
Resolved. That it is the sense of this con
vention that dealing in futures, or future
gambling is injurious to the agricultural
interests of the United States and es
! peeially injurious to the cotton growers
! of the south.
Members of congress were requested to
pass the Hatch bill or some kindred
measure. All the states voted solidly
for the resolution, except Alabama and
Mississippi, which showed a small frac
tion against the resolution.
A Gold Brick Swindler Arrested.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 9.—Another arrest
was made early this morning In connec
tion with the, gold brick swindle that of
Samuel Emory, who came here in collu
sion, it Is suposed, with Norris to ball
Parker. Norris, the man who offered to
bribe the Commonwealth's Attorney, and
Emor.v were held in the police court this
morning as suspicious characters.
ATLANTA’S POLICE SCANDAL.
The Council Committee to Begin Its
Investigation Tuesday.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 9 —The council com
mittee appointed to investigate the sen
sational charges against Clerk Raker of
the police court met and organized for
business in the mayor’s office this after
noon. City Attorney James A. Anderson,
who is the equal of Mr. Goff of New York
as a "manipulator of the toasting fork,”
will conduct the Investigation on the part
of the city, while L. Rosser, a well
known young attorney, will defend Raker.
The Raker case will In all probability
prove only an Incident to the Investiga
tion. The members ofjhe committee are
in favor of going to the root of the trou
ble, and as they are vested with full
power to compel the attendance of wit
nesses, it is likely that the investigation
will be the biggest sensation the munlel
pal government has ever hud. There are
rumors already atloal that the polire de
partment will be attacked for proteeting
certain disorderly houses and for winking
at saloons, the back doors of which are
kept open after hours and on Sunday be
cause men of influence are Interested in
these establishments. It Is Impossible to
say whether there Is any truth In these
reports or not, hut their circulation just
now has made the Investigation the sen
sation of the hour. Two strong political
factions are arrayed against each other,
and once the committee gets beneath the
superficial circumstances surrounding the
Raker Investigation, there is sure to he a
series of sensational charges and counter
charges to be investigated, involving some
of the higher officials of the city govern
ment. The. committee elected Council
man IV. A. Hell chairman and decided
to begin the investigation on next Tues
day morning. Chief Detective Wright,
who will figure prominently In the In
vestigation, has secured Hon. W. C. Glenn
to represent him.
A MINISTER FALLS DEAD.
He Had Just Arrived at Jacksonville
for the Oonferonce.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 9.—Surrounded
by unsightly plies of brick and debris, and
with only the curious eyes of strangers
bent upon him, the Rev. G. Taylor, a
superannuated clergyman of the Methodist
church, south, fell dead this morning
about 1:30 o’clock, at the corner of Ocean
and Duval streets.
Dr. Taylor was a resident of Orlando
and had arrived from that place early In
the morning, for the purpose of attending
the annual conference. He was met at
the depot by the Rev. R. I. Dubose, who
proposed to escort him to the house to
which he had been assigned. This was
the residence of Dr. H. Y. Robinson, at
the corner of Ocean and Duval streets, but
just before the house w*as reached Dr.
Taylor, who had walked up from the de
pot, carrying a sro At valise, complained
of feeling tired and said to his companion
that he would rest there a bit. Mr. Du
bose left him and a minute or two later
the old gentleman staggered and fell
dead. A crowd gathered immediately, but
the dead man was easily recognized and
the body was cared for by friends.
Mr. Taylor was 00 years old. a native of
Tennessee, and came to Florida about fif
teen years ago. He leaves a wife and
several sons and daughters In Orlando.
• Orlando, Fla.. Jan. 9.—When Mr. Tay
lor left here last night to attend the
conference he was apparently In perfect
health. He was a. man of considerable
means and of prominence in this part of
the state. Before coming here ten years
or more ago he resided in Nashville,
Tenn., where his abilities and kindly
spirit made him a prominent figure
among the leading men of that city.
AMMEN’S NEW RAM.
The Admiral Confident She is the Beat
of Her Class Afloat.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 9.—Rear Admir
al Daniel Ammen (retired), of the United
States navy, who has been a guest of
Capt. Wright, on the government buoy
tender Armerla for the past three days,
was ashore this morning just prior to the
ships departure down the east coast and
was one of a party from the ships com
pany which was entertained at the Semi
nole club. The admiral spoke very en
thusiastically of the Ammen ram Ka
tahdin just completed at the Rath iron
works at Bath, Maine, from designs pre
pared for the navy department by the
admiral himself. The Katahdin will he
able to turn completely about In a circle
once and a half her own length In diam
eter an achievement not yet possible for
any other vessel In the navies of th<?world,
and her conning tower, the walls of which
are steel eighteen inches in thickness, can
not be injured by any projectile at pres
ent in use on warships.
“The builders at Bath," said Admiral
Ammen, “have carried out my designs
with great accuracy, and I hope to live
long enough to see the Katahdin in action
and the value of this style of ram demon
strated beyond all doubt.”
The admiral is past 74 years of age. He
will make the cruise on the Armerla
as far as the Rio Grande river.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
A Drummer and a Moonshiner Shot
Dead in Tennessee.
luka. Miss., Jan. 9.—News comes from
Red Sulphur Springs, Tenn., of a double
tragedy at that point in which a commer
cial traveler named Steel and a noted
moonshiner, Gus Thomas, lost their lives.
Thomas endeavored to frighten Steel out
of the country, fearing he would disclose
of the wildcat plants thereabouts. Steel
was compelled to draw a pistol and kill
Thomas, whereupon the friends of the
moonshiner assassinated the drummer.
Thomas Is the outlaw who a week ago
murdered Dr. Alvin T. Martin of Ken
tucky at a dance at Red Sulphur Springs
and was in the party which a couple of
years ago fired Into s posse of federal
revenue officers wounding United States
Marshal J W. Brown and killed Deputy
Marshal Garner. Thomas was the most
desperate moonshiner in the south.
Snow Storms in Scotland.
Edinburgh, Jan. 9.—Heavy snow storms
and extremely low temperature continue
throughout Scotland. Loch Lomber is
frozen over for the first time in twelve
years. All railway communication in the
west of Scotland and north of Glasgow Is
suspended, the tines being choked with
snow.
Snow at Roanoke.
Roanoke. Va.. Jan, 9.—The rain that fell
all day yesterday turned to snow at 8
o’clock last night and a snow storm has
been raging ever since.
CARLISLE'S RILL DOOMED.
The House Refuses to Fix a Time for
Voting on It.
Tha Committee on Rule* Had Reported
a Resolution Fixinr Saturday as the
Date for Takintr the Vote—The Hours
Refuels to Adopt the Committee’s
Recommendation The Result of the
Vote Received in Silence by the
House.
Washington, Jan. 9. —Mr. Outhwaite re
ported to the Hou.su to-day the result of
the conference upon the military academy
appropriation bill and it was agreed to.
The changes agreed upon prohibit any In
crease of the army under the provision?
of the bill and Increase the total amount
carried by the bill, by $2,533.
Mr. Outhwaite also reported a resolu
tion from the committee on rules to govern
the further consideration of the current*)
bill. It provided for the substitution of
the amended bill proposed by Mr. Spring* r
on Dec. 2 O.last, for the pending bill; that
it be considered under the five minute
rule, unless disposed of, until 4 to o’clock
Friday and Immediately after the expira
tion of the morning hour on Saturday
the vote on the p tiding amendments and
the passage of the bill shall be taken.
Mr. Dingley, rep., of Maine suggested to
Mr. Outhwaite that a modification be
made in the rule so us to permit the
House, first to consider sections 0 and 10
of the bill, relating to state banks, for if
they were not to be rehabilitated the
House might change the details contain
ed in the earlier sections.
This suggestions was reinforced by Mr.
Walker, rep., of Massachusetts, who said
it was made in tlie interest of expedit
ing business.
Mr. Outhwaite said the gentleman as
sumed that the time was to be wasted?
if it was not wasted the s <-tions named
would be reached before the order ex
pired.
Inquiries were made by Messrs. Beltz
hoover, flem., of Pennsylvania, and Mr.
Bland, dem., of Missouri, as to the status
of the amendment the former proposes
to offer, authorizing the sale of $500,000,000
of bonds, and the substitute of which the
latter had given notice, providing for the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16
to 1.
They were Informed by Mr. Outhwaite
that the resolution did not favor nor dis
criminate against any amendment or sub
stitute; they would all stand on their
merits and be subject to the rules of the
House.
Mr. Bland wanted Mr. Outhwaite to
agree, before he would vote for the rule,
that he (Bland) should have an oppor
tunity to offer his free coinage amend
ment and have It voted upon. If that
were done he should have no objection
to the adoption of the resolution, other
wise the probabilities were that he would
never have an opportunity to present his
proposition.
Mr. Outhwaite declined to enter Into any
arrangement respecting the island sub
stitute or any other amendment.
In response to a question by Mr. Reed,
Mr. Outhwaite said the object of the res
olution was to bring to a conclusion with
in a reasonable time, the consideration
of the currency bill, which had been be
fore the House now for nearly two weeks,
already a sufficient period of lime con
sidering that congress was now in the
short session. The great apropriatlon
hills remain to be acted upon—only one.
and that the smallest, having yet passed
the. Senate: and the committee on rules
is being daily besetged by the friends of
(he Nicaragua canal .bill, the I’aclflc
railroad refunding bill and other vastly
important measures, for time for their
consideration. The rule grants ample
lime for the consideration of the bill un
der the five-minute rule.
Mr. Reed said the situation seemed to
him to be an unfortunate one, In that
probably nothing would save the bill,
and the House was dlscussslng the best
method of getting rid of It.
Mr. Reed suggested to Mr. Ouihwalte
that before bringing the resolution to a
vote he consent to a modification of Its
terms so as to permit a discussion first
upon the most important part of the bill.
After further brief remarks by Messrs.
Outhwaite, Bland and Keltzhoover, the
former demanded the previous question
on the passage of the resolution.
Mr. Bland—lf the demnnd for the pre
vious question is voted down, the resolu
tion will be open to amendment?
Speaker Crisp—lf the previous question
Is refused.
The vote upon Mr. Outhwalte's demand
was: Ayes, 92; nays, 101.
A vote by yeas and nays was demanded
by Mr. Outhwaite and taken. It resulted:
Yeas, 124; nays, 130.
The yea vote was cast by 123 democrats
and one republican, M. C. Henry. The
nay vote was made up of 41 democrats,
82 republicans and seven populists.
The result of the vote, which was re
ceived as being the practical defeat of the
bill, was received In silence.
Immediately after the announcement of
the vote Mr. Outhwaite said: "Mr.
Speaker—l withdraw the resolution ”
The House then turned Its attention to
the consideration of the appropriation
bills, and before the adjournment, at 4:15
o'clock, had disposed of two—the diplo
matic and consular and postoffice. The
former carries a total of $1,565,118 and the
latter $89,442,962.
The chief Incident of the afternoon was
the ringing speech of Mr. Hitt, rep., of
Illinois, upon the necessity of locating
United States consuls at Erzeroum and
Harpoot, Armenia. They are expected
to be established without a dissenting vote.
CRISP SURPRISED.
The Defeat of the Currency Bill Rule
Entirely Unexpected.
Washington, Jan. 9.—Speaker Crisp,
although a stanch friend of the
currency hill, takes It’s side-track
ing philosophically. He confesses his sur
prise, however, that the resolution from
the committee on rules should have been
defeated. It. Is the first time, he says,
that a resolution from that committee has
failed to carry the House during the four
years he has held the office of speaker. He
is more surprised inasmuch as tho rule
had the unanimous Indorsement of the
caucus. The Speaker was told that some
of the opponents of the bill ohjected to the
rule on the ground that It was so framed
as to cut off amendments. The speaker
replied that that was a mistake; that R
did not differ from other rules In that
particular, and that it simply limited the
time when the debate should close, as is
the purpose of all rules of a similar char- j
act >r
!!*• regarded it as unlikely that the com
mittee on rules would report another or
der He thinks the committee has don** all
’h it lies within their power to facilitate
action on the measure and that wh**n next
it ia brought to the attention of the House
it will bo upon a motion from Mr. Spring
er to go into committee of the whole to
consider it.
SENATORS AND THE FINANCES.
The Committee Meets After the Defeat
of the Carlisle Bill.
Washington. Jan. 9.—lmmediately after
the defeat of the currency bill In the
House to-day Mr. Voorhres. chairman of
the Senate committee on finance, called
the democratic members together. The
consultation lasted for half an hour,
with th* result that Mr. Voorhees will
call a special meeting of the committor
for to-morrow afternoon at 2 oclock This
meeting is for the purpose,as Mr.Voorheea
puts it, of conference, consultation and
such other action us may be thought best
ami agreed upon, and Is called in view
of the very grave financial situation.
UNCLE HAM’S EXHIBIT.
No Decision Reached as to the Enlarge
ment of the Building.
Washington, Jan. 9.—No action has been
taken at tho supervising architect’s office
In regard to the enlargement of the At
lanta exposition building. The case Is
still under consideration, though In all
probability it will be acted on in a few
days. A letter has been sent to the su
perintendent of the work In regard to tho
best site that can be obtained for an
outside structure, In close vicinity to the
main building, or if an extension of the
building would be preferable. It. might
bo said that the enlargement will not be
made by the addition of another story,
as it would spoil the effect of the Interior
of the building and cause the audience
and exhibitors the Inconvenience of crowd
ed steps. Then dissatisfaction would
prevail In discriminating the locality
of the exhibits. Many exhibitors would
not go on the second floor. The building
is erected In u cut in a hill with a founda
tion of filled ground. If an addition was
made. It would make It necessary to do
more cutting and more Ailing, or have the
new portion of the building slant up
hili. For this reason it is likely that a
pavillion on the outside will be built, in
some near locality for the crowded ex
hibits. It has not been decided yet
whether new bids will he taken for tho
additional portion of the work, or if they
will bo awarded the builders that now
have the contract. Nothing definite will
be done until tho letter from tho super
intendent is received.
LOSS OF THE BPOFFORD.
An Investigation to be Made Into the
Life Saving Grew a Work.
Washington, Jan. 9.—Supt, Kimball of
the Life Saving Service has ordered an In
vestigation into tho loss of one life that
occurred as a consequence of the wreck of
the schooner Richard H. Hpofford, six
miles and a half distant from the Ports
mouth, N. C., station on Dec. 27 last. The
Portsmouth station in anew station, not
yet thoroughly equipped and manned, blit
when tin* wreck was discovered, mm is sta
ted in a preliminary report by Keeper Ter
rell, h* started with a volunteer crew to
tho rescue. He was unable to reach the
vessel, and as the. next br?st thing sent a
message to tho keeper of the Ocracoke
station, thirteen miles distant, for assis
tance. This message, Keeper Howard re
ports, did not reach his station till 3 p.
m. of Dec. 27, twelve hours after the
Spofford was wrecked. He immediately
started for Portsmouth with the heavy
apparatus, reaching there at 8 o’clock ut
night. One man, when the Ocracoke sta
tion crew arrived, was found frozen to
death aboard the vessel. The others were
removed in the breec hes buoy. The vessel
had sunk and tho crew were In the rig
ging.
CONGRESS AND LYNCHINOS.
The House Labor Committee Asks to be
Excueed.
Washington, Jan. 9.—The House labor
committee to-day directed Chairman Mc-
Cann to report to the House, with the
request that the committee be excused
from further considering It, the resolution
of Representative Blair of New Hamp
shire, providing for the Investigation of
the subject of lynching*. The committee
arc of the opinion that the subject belongs
to the Judiciary committee.
Charlotte’s Park.
Washington, Jan. 9, —The House com
mittee on public buildings and grounds to
day ordered a favorable report on the bill
of Mr. Alexander of North Carolina,
granting to the city of Charlotte, N. C.,
for use as a public park, such parts of the
United States mint property in that city
as may he unnecessary for the purpose for
which It was purchased.
Confirmed by the Senate.
Washington, Jan. 9 —The Senate to-day
confirmed the following nominations: Hi
ram L. Lott of Louisiana, consul at Man
agua, Nicaragua; Frank Clark, United
fates attorney for the Southern district
of Florida.
LIGHTNING FIRES A DEPOT.
The Building and Four Freight Cars
Destroyed.
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 9.—A special to
the Slate from Kershaw, 8. C., says:
"The Charleston. Cincinnati and Chicago
depot at this place was struck by light
ning and totally destroyed by fire at
11:39 o’clock last night. The loss
will reach nearly SIO,OOO. The depot was
well filled with goods. Two carloads of
flour, one carload of miscellaneous goods
and one empty car were also consumed.”
A New District Passenger Agent.
Atlanta, Oa., Jan. 9.—C01. B. W. Wrenn
has appointed J. J. Farnsworth district
passenger agent of the Plant system, with
headquarters at Savannah. He will take
charge of his office on the 15th. Mr. Farns
worth has been passenger agent of the
western division of the Southern railroad
since Its reorganization, and is a railroad
man of wide experience.
Among His Relatives.
Walthourville, Ga., Jan. 9.—Mr. F.
A. Baker arrived this morning
by train 21 and was met by a number of
friends and taken home by Mr. Edwards.
Mr. Baker was striken with paralysis
on Dec. 21, while at work in the office
of Col. Papy In Savannah. He recognizes
his friends and seems glad to gel home.
He shows signs of Improvement.
j DAILY i!0 A TEAR, I
b < ENTS A TOPY V
WEEKLY. Times A WEEK. II A YEAR* I
HAWAII MAY HAVE A CABLE.
Great Britain .Us tor an Island to be
Used as a Station.
The Hawaiian Government Unable to
Grant the Concession Without tha
Consent of the United Statea Under a
Clause in the Existing Treaty Be
tween the Two Nations-Great Brit
ain a Request is for a Lease-Preal
•dent CD-.. l Recommends That
Congress Grant the Bequest of tho
Island Government.
Washington. Jan. 9 - The President sent
to congress to-day some correspondency
on Hawaiian affairs, with the following
message of transmittal:
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives: I submit herewith certain die
patches from our minister at Hawaii and
the documents which accompanied tho
same.
They disclose the fact that the Hawaiian
government desires to lease to Great
Britain one of the uninhabited Islands be*
longing to Hawaii as a station for a sub
marine tclegruph < üble to b laid from
Canuda to Australia, with a connection
between the island leased and Honolulu.
Roth the Hawaiian government and thy
representatives of Great Britain, In thW
negotiations, concede that tho proposed
lease rnnnot he effected without the con.
sent of the United states, for the reason
that In < ur leclproelty treaty with thy
King of Muwnli he agreed that as long ay
said treaty remained In force, he would no<
lease or otherwise dispose of or craaty
any lien upon any port, harbor or othed
territory In his dominion, or grant an>|
special privilege or right of use therein,
to any other power, state or government,
At the request of the Hawaiian governs
ment this subject Is laid before the con
gress for Its determination, upon the ques
tion of so modifying the treaty agreement
above recited us to permit the proposed
lease.
It will be seen that the correspondency
which is submitted between the Hawaiian
and British negotiators negatives the exa
la ten re on the part of Hawaii of any aus*
ptcion of British unfriendliness, or the
fear of British sggn salon. The attention
of the congress is directed to the follow*
ing statement, contained In a communl*
cation addressed to the Hawaiian govern*
ment by the lepreaontutlves of Great Brit*
aln: "Wo propose to Inform the British
(government of your Inquiry, whether
they would accept the sovereignty of
Nlcur Island or some other unlnhiiblted la*
lands, on condition that no subsidy Is re*
qulrcd from you. Aa we explained, we
have not felt at liberty to entertain that
question ourselves as wo were definitely
Instructed not tu ask for the sovereignty)
of any Island, hut only for a leaae simply;
for the purpose of a cable."
Some of the dispatches from our minis*
ter, which are submitted, not only refer to
tho project for leasing an uninhabited
Island, belonging to Hawaii, but contain
Interesting Information concerning recent
occurrences In that country and its polltl*
cal and social condition. This Informs*
tlon Is valuable because It Is based upon
the observation arid knowledge, Decease*
rlly within the scope of the diplomatic du*
ties, which are entrusted solely to ths
charge of thsl Intelligent diplomatic oflicel)
representing tho United States govern*
ment at Hawaii.
1 hope the congress will see fit to grant
the request of the Hawaiian government
and that our consent to the proposed lea*
will bo promptly accorded. It seems to ma
we ought not, by a refusal of this request*
to stand In the way of tho advantages to
he gained by Isolated Hawaii through tele*
graphic communication with the rest ot
the world, and especially in view of tho
fact thut our own communication Witt*
that country would thereby be greatly lm*
proved, without apparent detriment to any|
legitimate American interest.
Grover Cleveland.
Tho message was read In full and wag
then, on motion of Mr. Gray, referred ty
the committee on foreign relations.
CHINA’S CONQUEST.
The Mohammedans to Avenge thy
Death of Gen. Thao.
London, Jan. 9.—A dispatch to- the Cent
tral News from Pekin says: “A wells
known Mohammedan leader, who has Jusf
arrived here from the western province*!
announces that the Mohammedans of that
section are determined to avenge thy
death of Gen. Thao.
“Liu Kun Yl, the newly appointed corns
mander-ln-chlef of the Chinese force**
has again delayed his departure for the
front. He I* engaged in consultation wltM
Kungll Yamen.
“The German steamer Kung Yl is undeg
orders to proceed to Shan Hal Kuen,
where she will take on board the Chins**
envoy, Chang Yin Hoon, and convey him
to Japan.
“Li Hung Chang has succeeded In caps
turlng Gen. Wei Juk Wei, and has handed
him over to the board of punishment.”
A Speech by the Kaiser.
Berltn, Jan. 9.—Emperor William gave y
reception at the palace laet evening, to
which were Invited prominent politician*
of all parties In the Reichstag The em
peror, in an address to his guests, urgeA
the importance of further increasing
the strength of the German navy and
especially called attention to the necessity
of augmenting the fleets of the South
American, African and East Asian ata*
tlons.
The kaiser denied the report that it was
at his wish that the words ’’to the German
nation" were omitted from the inscription
over the portal of the new Reichstag
building.
Kidnaped by Bandits-
London, Jan. 9.—The authorities ar
greatly excited over an anarchist outrage
of an entirely new character, which has
just come to their notice. An Important
official of the French police in London*
on a police mission, has been seized bjs
anarchists, who carried him off bodily to
one of their haunts, where, by threats,
they forced him to reveal such state se.
i rets as he possessed. The developments
of the affair arc expected to involve dip*
lomatlc correspondence.
Thbmaaville Marriages.
Thomasville, Ga.. Jan. 9.—D. J. Sheffield
of this city, and Miss Sarah Sherrod ot
Columbus, Miss., were married recently.
A. H. Palin and Miss Lizzie Alexander,
both of thl3 city, were married last night,