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J. H. KSTILL, President. )
SULTAN SLOW TO SALUTE.
AUSTRIAN DEMAND NOT YET COM
PLIED WITH.
Should the Porte Hold Ont t'ntll
Noon To-morrow Huron de Cnlire
\\ ill Leave Constantinople and
Austrian Warships Will Bomliard
Mersina—Abdul Hamid's Head Be
lieved to Have Been Turned by
the Busy Victory Over the Greeks
sind He May Become Dangerous.
London, Nov. 17.—‘It now appears that
the statement yesterday in a special dis
patch from Vienna that the Turkish gov
ernment in reply to the demands of Baron
do Calice, the Austro-Hungarian ambas
sador to the porte, had agreed to salute
the Austrian flag after dismissing the
vali of Adana, and the mutessarif of Mer
tina, for indignities offered to the Austrian
lirazzafolli, was prematilVe. The porte
has not yet yielded to the Austrian de
mands.
Dispatches from Vienna announce that
up to midnight, Tuesday, no intimation
had been received of the intention of the
Turkish government to dismiss the offend
ing officials, or to salute the flag. If, how
ever, the Austrian demands are not com
plied with by noon to-morrow (Thursday)
Baron de Calice will leave Constantinople
and the Austrian warships will bombard
Mersina.
The Vienne correspondent of the Times
says: “It is now expected that the sultan
will hold out until the last moment and
then yield, which may appear to him a
clever stroke of diplomacy and something
for the Turkish official press to boast of,
a semi-victory of the Padishah over the
Christian powers. Eventually, however,
it is as likely as not to prove an unmiti
gated blunder, the consequences of which
will become manifest in the course of time.
“Abdul Hamid is evidently just now in
a frame of mind calculated to inspire se
rious concern. His easy victory over the
Greeks, together with the Indulgence he
was accustomed to expect from Germany
until lately, has completely turned his
head. The Neue Freie Presse says that
Baron de Calice has seized the opportunity
of demanding from the porte binding as
surances respecting other matters con
cerning the Austrian company which
works the Oriental railway, and relative
to which representatives have already
been made repeatedly at Constantinople.”
MASSACRE IN AFRICA.
Thousands of Natives Slain hy tlie
Illoodllili *y Chief Samory.
Paris, Nov. 16.—A special dispatch to the
Journal brings serious news from the
Niger region, West Africa. In order to
punish the Inhabitants of the town of
Kong, capital of the kingdom of Kong,
In the Mandigo region of Tjpper Guinea,
for their refusal to supply his troops with
provisions, Chief Samory has razed the
town and massacred several thousand na
tives.
For several weeks the French newspa
pers have been calling upon the govern
ment to send a punitive expedition against
Chief Samory, who on Aug. 20 last, sur
prised and routed a French detachment of
native troops sent to occupy territory
which he had offered to evacvmte. Two of
the French officers and forty-four men
were killed.
Kong Is a rich and fertile dependency of
the French ivory coast. If the report pub
lished by thd Paris Journal is confirmed,
the French government will have no al
ternative to such a punitive expedition as
the French press has been urging it to un
dertake.
Chief Samory, who Is otherwise known
os Samadu, and who was formerly known
os the “West African Mahdi,” is a Tippoo
Tib on a large scale, a wholesale slave
hunter.”
He first came Into contact with the
French in 1882, but in the two years which
followed he was repeatedly defeated. .In
the latter part of 1884, he carried his slave
raids for the south into Sulamania, cap
turing and destroying Falaba, the capital
of Eulamanla, and the great emporium
for the trans-Niger trade. A vast tract
of country was devastated; thousands of
natives were slain; thousands more were
sold into slavery; and the country was so
depopulated that trade came to a stand
still and the colony of Sierra Leone was
reduced to the verge of bankruptcy. These
conquests brought Samory a fresh acces
sion of strength; and in 1885 he again com
menced operations against the French
provinces on the north. Two severe de-
Pats, however, brought him to terms and
in February, 1887, he signed a treaty of
peace with the French, in which he recog
nized that the River Niger was the boun
dary between his territory and that of the
French.
FLOOD AT ST. PETERSBURG.
'I hi- \\ nter of tite Neva Beaten Back
by a Fierce Wind From the Sea.
St. Petersburg. Nov. 16.—AH day long a
fierce wind from the sea has driven the
tvaters of the Neva up the stream and
flooded the canals, the suburban islands
and outlying portions of the city. Several
bridges have been swept away and the
food continues to rise, threatening to as
eurm- grave proportions. At frequent In
tervals, cannon at the fortress are fired
to keep the inhabitants alert. At 9 p. m.
the wind is abating, and it is possible that
t-ie expected great flood may be averted.
CZAR TO nEIIITLD CANEA.
Il ‘* Majesty Also Grants Money For
the Belief of the Poor.
\ lenna, Nov. 16.—The Greek bishop of
r 'nea, Island of Crete, has been notified
1 y the Russian consul that the czar pro
to rebuild, at his own cost, the burn
**Hstlan quarter of Oanea, and to en
”|ge the orthodox Greek church. His
■ijesty has also granted n large sum of
obey for the relief of the poor of Canea.
yßje Jltafitittg
DREYFUS’ DEFENDERS.
Esterhazy Demands an Investiga
tion of Their Insinuations.
Paris, Nov. 16.—The minister for war,
Gen. Billot, replying to questions in the
Chamber of Deputies to-day, said that M.
Scheurer-Kestner, one of the vice presi
dents of the Senate, who has been agi
tating for the reopening of the case of
Alfred Dreyfus, the former captain of
French artillery, now undergoing life im
prisonment after having been convicted by
court martial of selling important mili
tary plans to the agents of a foreign gov
ernment, had not considered it expedient
to take legal action in the matter, but,
the minister added, since the Dreyfus fam
ily had brought charges against an offi
cer, the war department intended to de
mand of them that they justify their
charges.
Continuing, the minister for war remark
er, “As the guardian of the honor of the
army, I shall not fail to do my duty.”
Comte Esterhazy, who, it is said, an
swers the description "of a rich and titled
officer, well known in Paris society,” who
had been requested to resign his command
in the army in consequence of the contin
ued leaking out of military secrets since
Capt. Dreyfus was deported, has written
a letter to Gen. Billot, with regard to the
alleged “infamous accusation." He de
mands an Investigation and says that he
is ready to reply to all the charges that
may be brought against him.
Comte Esterhazy, in an interview, de
clares he is the victim of a plot.
The full name of the count is Ferdinand
Walsin Esterhazy. He was formerly a
major in the French infantry. Early this
year he was placed on half-pay on the
ground of temporary infirmities. He is
connected with the celebrated Hungarian
family of Esterhazy, but when entering
the army in 1870, entered as a Frenchman.
At one time he belonged to the foreign
legion.
GERMAN NAVAL PLANS.
Chinese anil Haytiani Incidents to
Be Used to Get New Ships.
London, Nov. 17.—The Berlin correspond
ent of the Times says: “Not only the rad
ical, but the clerical journals are of opin
ion that the conflict With the republic of
Hayti, and the attack on the missionaries
in China will be used to influence Ger
man public feeling in favor of extensive
naval plans.
“Various journals, meanwhile, continue
to urge the government to take prompt
measures for reparation in Hayti. The
Neuste Nachriclxten considers the action
of Hayti not only an offense to the dig
nity of Germany, but an insult to Empe
ror William.
“The insinuation in the documents pub
lished In the Haytlen newspaper Moniteur
that Germany had been acting as if she
contemplated a protectorate over Hayti,
is described as a ruse to excite the mis
trust of other powers, particularly the
United States. It is said in official quar
ters that the government is considering
sending an imperial commissioner to Port
au Prince with the German warships.”
COLORADO’S BURNING MINE.
Over 000 Men Idle anil More lo Be
laid Off Soon.
Aspen, Col., Nov. 16.—Although the man
agement of the Smuggler mine, which has
been on fire since Sunday, express every
confidence in their ability to control the
situation within a short time, and claim
that material progress has been made
during the last twenty-four hours, the
outlook, as viewed by the people of the
camp, and especially those whose support
depends unon the mines on Smuggler
mountain, m anything but cheering.
To-day not a mine on Smuggler moun
tain is being worked, except under the
most disadvantageous circumstances.
Over six hundred men are idle, and many
others will be laid off in the next few days
unless the fire is extinguished. In all fully
fifty mlies of workings have been aban
doned.
There have been no fatalities as yet, but
there have been scores of narrow es
capes, some of border upon the mi
raculous.
THORN’S BLOODY SAW.
An Implement Found Which In Snp
ponpil to lie the One He Used.
New York. Nov. 16.—A saw which may be
the implement with which William Gul
densuppe's corpse was dismembered in the
cottage at Woodside, L. 1., where he was
murdered in June last, was brought to
District Attorney Youngs at Long Island
city. It is said to have been found buried
to the handle in the meadow lying between
Flushing and College point, just as Mrs.
Nack is said to have told the officers on
Sunday last that it was placed by Martin
Thorn. The saw will be produced when
Thorn’s trial is resumed on Monday next.
In anticipation of this latter event, a spec
ial venire of 200 jurors will be issued to
morrow.
INDIANA’S BANK CRASH.
President Turns Over Ills Property
to Make Good the Lons,
Corydon, Ind., Nov. 16.—Committees rep
resenting the depositors of the Crawford
county defunct bank met John H. Weath
ers, president of the bank, here to-day
and held a conference. R. C. Arnold of
Leavenworth was appointed receiver and
an investigation will begin at once. Mr.
Weathers agreed to turn over all his prop
erty of several thousand dollars to make
good the loss as far as possible, and to de
vote his entire time for one year in mak
ing collections tn the interests of deposit
6rs. He left for Leavenworth to-night.
IASIUI SENTENCED.
Eighteen Tears Made the Maximum
Imprisonment l>y the Court.
Boston, Mass., Nov. 16. Joseph
A. lasigl, formerly the Turkish
consul in this city, who was arrested in
New York last summer charged with the
embezzlement of large sums from trust
funds held by him and who was recently
found guilty In the Suffolk county superior
court, was to-day sentenced to serve a
term of not more than eighteen and less
than fourteen years in prison, with one
day's solitary confinement, and the rest
of the term at hard labor.
SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1807.
SAILORS SAVED ON THE SEA.
CREW OF THE THEODORE DEAN
PICKED UP BY' A STEAMER.
Tlieir Schooner at Gic Bottom of the
Ocean and the Men Adrift in a Life
Boat—The Captain Washed Over
lioard and Drowned After Tokina
to the Small Boat—The Rescued
Men Suffering Greatly From Cold
and Hanger.
Philadelphia, Nov. lj.—The closing por
tion of the voyage of the steamship Bel
genland, which arrived to-day from Liver
pool, was eventful and interesting to those
on board, and to the watchful eye of the
lookout can be credited the saving of a
number of lives.
On Sunday morning the waterlogged and
sailless schooner Willie L. Maxwell was
sighted and she was taken in tow, to the
relief of her cyew of ten men, the vessel
having becomeihelpless.
On 'Monaay morning a small boat was
sighted drifting helplessly with five men
aboard. When the men were taken on
board the steamship it was found that
they were the crew of the abandoned
schooner Theodore Dean. Capt. James F.
Hodgson of the Dsm had been washed
from the small boat and lost. Capt. Hodg
son resided at Somerville, Mass., and
leaves a widow, two daughters and a son.
The Theodore Dean left 'South Amboy on
Friday last for Norfolk with a cargo of
coal. When off Absecom light she lost her
mainsail and pn Saturday at noon, when
forty-five mil<s east-northeast of Barne
gat, she sprung a leak, a plank having
been torn from her side. The vessel filled
rapidly and with four feet of water In
her hold the captain, at 1:30 p. m., ordered
the small beat launched and the crew of
six men, all told, left the ship. An hour
later the vessel was seen to sink.
There was a heavy sea and a tremen
dous gale and'the small boat was kept to
rights with great difficulty. At 6:30 o'clock
the boat was raised almost on end and
Capt. Hodgson was swept overboard. The
oars were also lost and those in the boat
were left helpless. The boat drifted from
that time until 9 o'clock Monday morning,
when it was sighted by the Belgenland
and ihe men rescued from their perilous
situation.
The shipwrecked men suffered greatly
from cold and hunger. They had with
them in the boat only a small quantity of
biscuit and a gallon jug of water. The men
rescued are James Butler, mate, of Tre
mont, Me.; Frank (Miller, colored, a cook,
of Providence, and Thomas Thompson,
Marion Olsen and Christian Olsen. The
rescued men spoke feelingly of the treat
ment they had received on the Belgenland.
The Theodore Dean was built in 1864 at
TotterviHe, N. Y., and was owned in Bos
ton. Her gross tonnage was 349, and net
tonnage 291.
The schooner Willie L. Maxwell, which
was taken In tow hy the Belgenland on
Sunday morning, oft Nantucket, was
launched only a year ago at Franklin, Me.
She is 175 feet in length and her capacity
Is 261 tons.
TWO VESSELS LOST.
AII Hands Perish In a Severe Storm
Off Nova Scotia.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. IC.—Much
wreckage is washing ashore at Lewisburg,
C. 8., and It is believed that two vessels
were lost during last week’s violent gales,
all on board being drowned. Two schoon
ers were seen in dangerous positions off
the coast while the storm of Friday was
at its worst, and It is probable that these
met destruction. No names have been
found on the wreckage, which consists of
bulwarks, hatches, topmasts, etc.
The schooner Mikado, Capt. Hickman,
which left Grand Bank, New Foundland,
a month ago for this port with a cargo of
fish, has not been heard of since sailing,
and no doubt foundered during the severe
weather, all being lost. Beside Capt.
Hickman, the Mikado carried four men,
nil of whom leave large families.
LOST WITH FIVE LIVES.
Tlie Schooner Janet A. Goes Down
Off Fox Island.
St. Johns, N. F., Nov. 16.—Word has
been received from Chatham that the
schooner Janet A., from Tignish, was lost
Tuesday night, or Wednesday morning of
last xveek, off Fox Island. She was loaded
with oats and produce. Three men and
two women were aboard. The bodies of
Capt. Glllis, Susan Champion and an un
known man, brought to Chatham hy the
steamer St. Isidore last night, confirmed
the news of the wreck.
The Janet A. was a vessel of 29 tons reg
ister, was built at Church Point, N. S., in
1882, and hails from Chatham.
UMBRELLA AS V CONDUCTOR.
A Negro Killed liy , Current Front
nn Electric Light Wire.
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 16. L. Pot
ter (colored), aged 25 years, of 709 South
Nineteenth street,_ was instantly killed to
night by a shock from an electric light
wire. Potter was standing on an iron
gra’lng in front of a South street store. He
can ed over his shoulder an umbrella With
an iron rod, one end of which he held in
his hand. The other end touched the wire
where it was exposed and Potter fell over
dead.
PROTESTANT SCHOOL FOR CUZCO.
An American to Establish n School
nt the Old Capitnl.
Lima, Nov. 16.—Mr. Jarrett, an American
Protestant missionary, has successfully
passed an examination at Cuzco, capital
of the southern province of that name,
former capital of the Incas, and the most
ancient of the Peruvian cities, with a view
of establishing a school there. His inten
tion has greatly excited the Catholic par
ty. _
NO FOOT BALL AT GIRARD.
The President of the College Issues
nn Edict Against the Game.
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 16.—President
Fetterolf. of Girard college, has issued an
edict against foot ball, and henceforth the
students of the institution must keep off
the gridiron. The ban on foot ball was
the result of a boy having his leg broken
last Saturday during a practice game.
SALISBURY MAKES A SPEECH.
The Situation Destitute of Ele
ments of Apprehension.
London, Nov. 16.—A great mass meeting
was held to-night in the Albert hall, under
the presidency of Earl Cadogan, lord lieu
tenant of Ireland, at which the principal
speaker was the premier, the Marquis of
Salisbury. No fewer than 8,000 persons
were present, and the entire assembly
rose at the entrance of Lord Salisbury,
cheered him to the echo and sung: “For
He's a Jolly Good Fellow.”
Lord Salisbury, who seemed In the best
of heatlh and spirits, and who spoke with
great animation, said that the situation
was “not destitute of elements of oppre
hensjon either at home or abroad."
Speaking of foreign affairs, Lord Salis
bury denied that the government had
yielded to France in the matter of Siam,
Tunis, or Madagascar.
Turning to home affairs, he said the gov
ernment of London WiJ s n question which
must be solved and could only lie solved
by giving to other and smaller municipal
bodies, a large part of the duties now per
formed by the London county council, Ha
promised that, the government would Intro
duce legislation on the subject at the next
session of parliament. “The present sys
tem,” said bis lordship, “is due to the
modern passion, for bigness of things, and
is too unwleldly."
He asked his hearers to look at what
had been done across the ocean, “Do you
want to be governed like New York? Yet,
the result there, which was watched with
so much inArest and which so many peo
ple deplore, was adopted after an effort to
amend admitted defects in the municipal
ity by enormously increasing its area and
bringing a much vaster population under
l’s range. The undertaking has failed la
mentably because it could not obtain the
assistance and co-operation of the only
class of men by whom municipal institu
tions can be satisfactorily and thoroughly
governed.”
SENATOR HARRIS’ SERVICES.
Memorial Services to Bo Held at
Memphis Siyulnj-.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 16.—The memorial
exercises which were originally to have
been held in Memphis on Oct. 5, in com
memoration of the life service* of the late
Senator Ishain G. Harris, but which were
postponed twice, on account of the pres
ence of yellow fever, first in the south
and then in Memphis, will be held In this
city on Sunday night next. Senator Wil
liam B. Bate will preside over the meet
ing and addresses will be delivered by Sen
ator David Turpie of Indiana, Congress
man John Sharp Williams of Mississippi,
Gov. Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee, Hon.
John Vert’Jbes of Nashville and Gen.
George W. Gordon and Col. Casey Young
of Memphis.
Elaborate preparations have been made
for the affair ami prominent men from
all of the states in the union, and especial
ly from the south, have been invited. It
is expected that there will be present a
number of representatives and senators
from neighboring states.
NEWFOUNDLAND’S MINISTRY.
Sir William Wliltevvay and Ills Cab
inet Resigns.
St. John's, N. F., 'Nov. 16.—The minis
try, headed by Sif William Whiteway,
formally resigned office to-night. Before
resigning, Sir William Whiteway wished
to fill all the vacancies in the civil service
with his defeated supporters, and their fol
lowers, but Sir Herbert Murray, the gov
ernor of Newfoundland, refused to sanc
tion any permanent appointments, and
consented to authorize only acting ap
pointees. The governor was impelled to
this determination by the pledge of the
incoming Winter cabinet to reduce the
number of office holders. He refused,
therefore, to create any vested rights by
agreeing to permanent appointments.
The cabinet of Sir James Winter will
assume office at noon to-morrow, and, fol
lowing the precedent created by the con
troversy between Lord Aberdeen, governor
general of the dominion of Canada, and Sir
Charles Tupper, while premier last year,
will insist upon the cancellation of all
these appointments immediately. .
POOR WORK AT PRINCETON.
The Foot Ball Eleven Shown Up Bad
ly In a Practice Game.
Princeton, N. J., Nov. 16.—Undergrad
uates and townspeople alike are becoming
enthusiastic on the subject of foot ball,
and the coming championship contest
with Yale Is the absorbing topic of con
versation.
Even ex-President Cleveland takes an
occasional afternoon off and endures the
discomforts of damp weather to observe
the Tigers practice. The work to-day, as
much of it as the public was allowed to
see, was a disappointment. Two twenty
minute halves were played, and the final
one was secret. In the first, the regu
lars scored only twice, and this by the
hardest kind of work.
GUVNAN AURUITTBD.
Grand Jury Thinks Shot Justifiable
In Defense of His Father.
Carson City, Nev., Nov. 16.—Julian Gul
nan, the boy who shot and killed District
Attorney Charles Jones, recently, was to
day exonerated by the grand Jury.
Jones, who was a married man, #d been
paying attention to Guinan's sister, and
upon the day of tho shooting met her by
ap|)ointment near her home. Dr. Gulnan,
her father, interrupted the meeting and
quarreled with Jones. The boy, who was
wutching from an upper window of the
house, fearing that his father would be
killed by Jones, who had a reputation as
a gun fighter, shot and killed tho attorney
with a rifle. %
NEW POSTAL TREATY.
Finn! Act of Ilatlficntlon by This
Government Taken.
Washington, Nov. 16.—The final act on
the part of this government in the ratifi
cation of the treaty adopted by the recent
universal postal congress was taken to
day, when President McKinley signed the
formal convention or treaty and Secretary
of State Sherman had the government seal
affixed. Postmaster General Gary had al
ready signed. The treaty takes effect Jan.
1, 1899. It modifies the convention of Vi
enna congress, now in force.
COLLEGE AND THE CONVICTS.
TWO Bi HM\G SI EJECTS BEFORE
THE HOUSE AT ATLANTA.
To-dny’s Hearing of the University
Trustees by the Legislature Bx.
jieeted to Prove a Very Lively
One—The House Votes Down a
I’ropositlon to Make It a Joint
Hearing of the Two Houses—The
Convict tluestion Taken Up, Hut
Smnll Progress Mode,
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 16.—The State Uni
versity continues to be the burning Issue
in legislative halls. To-morrow is the day
set for hearing from the trustees and from
to-day's developments, tt is likely that
the event will cause complications between
the Senate and House that will lead to a
troublesome breach between the two bod
ies. Already the Senate is piqued because
of the Blalock committee, which was com
posed exclusively of members of the
House, the Senate being given no show
ing at all In the investigation of the de
partments for which it was appotnted. In
addition to this the House again gave of
fense to the Senate yesterday in supixjrt
ing the Blalock committee in its demand
that the university trustees be heard not
in joint session, but by the House In com
mittee of the whole. The Senate felt that
common courtesy should have caused the
House to provide for a Joint session when
the university trustees were to make the
defense for that institution.
Senator Battle called attention to the
way in which the Senate had been Ignored
by the Blalock committee, and the House
in sustaining its contention yesterday. This
morning he followed this up with a reso
lution providing for a joint session of tho
two Houses for to-morrow morning to
hear from the trustees. He based his res
olution upon the governor's message.
Probably foreseeing a breach between
the two Houses Senator Turner amended
by making the joint session to-morrow
night and the resolution passed In this
shape.
This, however, brought President Ber
ner down from the stand with a motion
to reconsider for the purpose of passing
the original resolution for a Joint session
to-morrow morning.
A lively debate ensued, but finally the
motion to reconsider prevailed and then
the Battle resolution, as originally offer
ed, was passed ami ordered immediately
transmitted to the House. It will reach
that body the first thing in the morning.
To-night tt Is said that the House will de
cline to agree to it, and Insist upon Its own
position, providing only for a hearing
from the trustees in committee of the
whole without the Senate. This would be
a direct slap In the ftur to tlif Senate
and under the present strained relations
there would probably be open war.
It Is said that Mr. Blalock will oppose
the joint session as per the Senate resolu
tion, insisting that ns the Blalock commit
tee, which made tho charges against the
university, the Senate has nothing to do
with tho matter until It reaches that body.
The report of the Pope Brown commit
ted is expected to be made early in the
morning so as to get it In in time to have
It before the House when the university
trustees appear.
A meeting of the committee was held to
night to get the report in shape. It will
severely criticise the management of the
university, and Mr. Meldrim of Chatham
will make a minority report defending
the university.
The convict question came up In the
House this morning as a special order,
but small progress was made, the discus
sion being put off until to-morrow. The
university matter will Interfere with it
then, and It will go over again.
A good deal has been said about Gov.
Atkinson’s position relative to the con
vict matter, and an effort is being made
lo cause members to think he is trying
to dictate to them in the plan to bo adopt
ed. This talk is based upon the governor's
declaration that he would veto a bill re
enacting the present lease. Those who
are at work on this line, doubtless for the
purpose of defeating the reforms sug
gested by the governoand principal keep
er, and securing a re-enactment of the
present lease are trying to put the gov
ernor and legislature at loggerheads. To
day Gov. Atkinson, when asked for an in
terview on this phase of the convict sit
uation, said that there was no friction be
tween himself and the legislature. When
he stated his intention to veto another
lease act, he paid he simply desired
to deal frankly as one co-ordinate branch
of the government with another, both be
ing equally interested in the solution of
the problem. He said he had pledged him
self to this course to the people before
he was elected, and, therefore, felt in duty
and honor bound to remind the leglsla
ture of his pledge and probably thus pre
vent complications that might otherwise
occur. Ho could not ignore his pledge to
the people, he said, and in making his
statement about a veto thought It was
but due in candor to the legislature, and
was never intended in the faintest to be
In the nature of a threat.
When the penitentiary bill came up this
morning two substitutes were offered. On*
of them is a straight lease bill, differing
only in detail from the present lease sys
tem except that It provides for the jelec
tion by the people of the principal keeper
of the penitentiary. This substitute came
from Mr. Stone of Walton.
Tho other substitute is tho Hall bill,
which reflects the sentiment of the pres
ent administration and looks toward a
reformation of the lease system. It is the
original bill, of which the committee's
measure which bears Mr. Hall’s name is
a much battered likeness, or, rather, not
a likeness at all, since all of its most radi
cal features have been effaced.
The House went into a committee of the
whole to consider the measure, which it
was proposed lo tuke up section by sec
tion, but It got no further than the first
section. Two amendments to this 'Were
offered and then the two substitutes to the
entire btjl.
Upon motion of Mr. Halt of Coweta the
House was instructed to have these two
measures printed for distribution among
the members.
This ended the preliminary skirmish,and
the House took up the consideration of
other matters. The fight seems likely to
continue for many days.
Among the great number of new bills in
troduced was one by Mr. West of Lowndes,
providing for state uniformity in school
books, and for a book commission. The
bill is In line with the minority report of
Mr. Beauchamp.
Another bill providing for a school book
commission and text book uniformity was
introduced this morning by Mr. Weet of
Lowndes. Mr. West's bill differs from the
bill of Mr. Henderson'a in that it makes
the school book commission consist of the
governor, attorney general, secretary uf
state, controller general, state school com
missioner, chancellor of the stato univer
sity and four well known educators. Mr.
Henderson's bill provided that the com
mission should consist of the five first
named officers. Mr. West's bill also pro
vides that the uniform system do not be
gin until Jan. 1, 1899,
Among the other now bills offered in the
House to day were the following:
By Mr. Calvin of Richmond, to amend
the act authorizing solvent guarantee com
panies, fidelity insurance companies and
fidelity and deposit companies to become
surety upon attachment, bonds and upon
bonds of city, county and state ftllcors.
By Mr. Hill of Troup, a joint resolution
appropriating )5 for the purchase of a Bi
ble for the state library.
©y Mr. Meldrim of Chatham, a resolu
tion authorizing subscription hy the state
for 450 copies of the index of local laws.
By Mr. Harrell of I')odge, to create a
board of commissioners of roads and reve
nues for Dodge county.
Hy Mr. Hill of Troup, a bill to Increase
tho revenue of the state university and its
branches by making students pay tuition.
In the senate, Mr. Calvin’s resolution for
the appointment of a commission to mark
soldiers’ graves in the northern stato was
on motion of Senator Blalock unanimously
passed.
The bill by Senator Stewart of the Thir
ty-fourth district, chonging the building
and loan association law so that such
concerns may make tho required deposit
of 75 per cent of tlieir assets with state de
positories in lieu of making them with the
state treasurer, wns temporarily tabled
on Senator Battle's motion.
The House hill of Mr. Johnson of Hall,
for the condemnation of property by elec
trical power companies, was also tempo
rarily tabled.
The bill to prevent stenographers from
serving two circuits was lost by one vote.
The governor sent to the Senate the fol
lowing nominations, which were confirm
ed:
John W. Phillips, judge of tho county
court of Franklin county.
A. N. King, solicitor of the county court
of Franklin county.
A. C. Riley, Judge of the county court of
Houston county.
W. C. Davis, solicitor of the county
court of Houston county.
John O. Hale, solicitor of the county
court of Dade county.
D. M. Clarke, solicitor of the county
court of Wayne county.
The following bills were introduced:
A prohibition hill for Terrell county.
Other hills passed by the Senate were:
A bill making Stafford's almanac legal
evidence from H9O to 2000.
By Senator Mann, to crente anew
charter for the town of Lyons.
By Senator Wilcox, to übolish the city
court of Coffee county.
The McCook 'possum bill.
A bill requiring county boards of edu
cation to have a seal and use it on teach
ers' licenses.
LEASE OF THE GEORGIA ROAD.
Chnneea of Victory In Favor of
Thomas and Ryan.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 16.—Judge Pardeo of
the United States circuit court concluded
the hearing of the contest over the lease
of the Georgia railroad to-day. It Is not
expected that he will render his decision
for several weeks, having taken the mat
ter under advisement. *
Attorney Henry Crawford, representing
Messrs. Thomas and Ryan, who are seek
ing to establish their rights as successors
or assigns of the half Interest of the old
Central In the Georgia lease, made the
concluding argument to-day. He went
over pretty much the same grounds as he
covered a week ago when the case was
opened. But Introducing additional au
thorities to establish the claim that the
old Central and the Louisville and Nash
ville were tenants In common of the Geor
gia lease, and, therefore, Messrs. Thomas
and Ryan, or the assigns of the Central’s
tights, are entitled to exercise control of
this* half interest the same as the Central
did. He showed that Maj. Cummings, who
argued yesterday for tho Louisville and
Nashville, had several years ago rendered
an opinion exactly In line with his posi
tion, but ftiat Maj. Cummings has now
changed his views as to the terms of the
contract by which the Central and the
Louisville and Nashville held the Georgia.
It Is Impossible to tell, of course, which
side will win, but the opinion of wejl p#t
ed people who have followed the contro
versy closely is that the chances favor
Messrs. Thomas and Ryan. If this should
be the result It Is snid the Loulsvlllu and
Nashville will buy out Messrs. Thomas
and Ryan and thus secure entire contfol
of the Georgia.
CAMPBELL’S TRIPLE MURDER.
The Killing of the Turners Lnl<l at
the Door of Moonshiner*.
Falrburn, Ga., Nov. 16.—The Turner
triple murder is developing fresh sensa
tions. At the coroner’s inquest the scene
of the shooting was thoroughly inspected
and the manner of the deaths of the three
victims settled beyond doubt.
The members of the jurt’ are keeping
quiet, but It Is generally known that the
theory Is that the murdered trio met their
deaths ut the hands of moonshiners, who
felt it necessary to get them out of the
way to destroy incriminating evidence in
their possession.
The federal authorities are considering
the advisability of Investigating this clew,
and It Is the verdict of the Turners' friends
that this is the real cause for their mur
der. Bloodhounds were placed on the trail
of the assassins, but they lost It on the
public road.
MUTINEERS OF THE PECKER.
Their Case to Come Before a Spec
ial Brand Jury To-day.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 16.—8. Rand Well
ford, assistant United States district at
torney, arrived here to-day from Rich
mond to he associated with District Attor
ney White In the case of the Olive Pecker
mutineers, which cornea up before a spe
cial grand Jury In the United States court
here to-morrow.
TWO BURNED TO DEATH.
An Aged Woman and Her Nephew
Perish on n Farm.
Plattsburg, N. Y„ Nov. 16.—Mrs. Terrill
and her nephew, Edward Mason, were
burned to death on a farm a few miles
from Tent, In this county, last night. Mrs.
Terrtil, was 70 years old, and her nenbew
60 years,
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SEAL ISSUE NOT SETTLED.
ADJUSTMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE
ALMOST CERTAIN.
Oilier Pending Border question* Ex
peeled lo Ho Included in the Final
Agreement—’The Uiinndlan Repre
sentative* Suggest nil Interna
tional Commission to Accomplish
the End Desired—The Govern
ments Brought Together on Alt
the Fuels Helntlng to the Meals by
Ihe t nnniinoiM Agreement of tho
Experts.
Washington, Nov. 16.—The Bering sea
meeting, In which representatives of Great
Britain, Canada and tho United States,
have partlcipnted, came to a close to
night, tho several experts making an
unanimous report concerning the condition
of the sen herds and the diplomatic repre
sentatives of tlie respective governments
reaching an understanding by which they
hope, at a later day, to effect final adjust
ment not only of tho Bering sea question,
hut of other pending border controversies.
For the present, however, no final action
was taken as to the suspension of ilagia
sealing. The Canadian representative*
urged that tho other questions be embrac
ed in any plan of settlement, and suggest
ed an international commission to accom
plish this end. This proposition was fully
discussed and nn agreement reached that
the Canadian officials would put their
views In writing after returning to Otta
wa and submit them to the authorities
here. All parties concerned say that tho
outlook la favorable to a satisfactory ad
justment.
The unanimous agreement of the ex
perts brings the governments together for
the first time on all the facts relating to
the seals. This agreement was reached
after painstaking comparison of notes.
Following the agreement of the expert*)
tho diplomatic officials assembled at ex-
Secretury Foster’s house to discuss the
larger question of putting an end to pela
gic sealing, und of settling other border
controversies. Owing lo tho continued Ill
ness of Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
government wns represented by the first
secretary of tho British embassy, Mr.
Adam. Sir William Laurier and Sir Loula
Davies were present, In liehalf of Canada.
Gen. Poster's powers had been material
ly enlarged since the coming of the Cana
dian officials, for as a result of tho long
and frh ndly talk between Sir Wilfred and
Secretary Sherman, the latter had written
to tho Canadian premier stating that tha
President had empowered Gen. Foster to
treat on the various border questions
which Sir Wilfred had called fo the at
tention of Mr. Sherman and, with the co
operation of the British government, to
conclude treaties covering these subjects.
This gave tho meeting a broad significance.
It began at 4 o'clock, and lasted until 7.
During these three hours, the entire range
of border affairs wns discussed.
Primarily tho purpose of the meeting
was to secure nn agreement on Bering
sen. The Cnnndtans made It clear, how
ever, that they wished any plan of set
tlement to take a broader scope than the
one subject of Bering sea and embrace
the many sources of friction along the bor
der. In this connection, the plan of an
international commission afforded the best
means of reconciling all difference* and
of opening tho way to reciprocity.
The discussion was of the most friend
ly nature throughout and no sharp differ
ences were allowed lo crop out. It was
felt, however, that the plan of a com
mission was too largo a question for Im
mediate determination. A final under
standing was reached, therefore, that tha
Canadian proposition should be reduced
to writing, as a basis for further negotia
tions. This closed the conference and the
officials said their farewells, expressing
satisfaction in the cordial feeling which
had characterized tho meetings of the
last ten days.
Sir Wilfred and Sir Louis leaves at Ifl
o’clock to-morrow morning for Ottawa.
SAVAGE FIGHT IN A SALOON.
One Man Killed and Hl* Slayer Jails
ed on a Charge of Harder.
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 16.—Merritt Mar
tin, a saloonkeeper, and agent for tha
Chattanooga Brewing Company, and J. J.
Ryan, also a saloonkeeper, had a terrible
tight to-night In the latter's place of busi
ness. on Main street, as the results of
which Ryan is dead and Martin is locked
up charged with murder. The men be
came angered over an account and began
fighting with their fists. Bystanders In
terfered and separated them. While Mar
tin was being held away from Ryan the
latter hit him a blow In the face, where
upon Martin drew his pistol and began
shooting. The friends were panic-stricken
and fled, leaving the lighters together. Ma
rtin's third shot Biruck Ryan in the left
arm and a fourth entered the abdomen.
Martin was arrested. Ryan died white
being carried to the hospital. He was **
single man, aged about 35.
FOBII CASE SETTLED.
The Divorce Suit Taken Out of
Court at Richmond.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 16.—Judge E. C.
Minor, in the law and equity court this
morning, entered a decree in the Ford vs.
Ford divorce case, dismissing the matter
from the docket, and dissolving all In
junctions existing ugainst the Ford es
tate. Mrs. Loretta Small Ford and Stuart
H. Ford, by counsel, agreed. This, It is
stated, is by no means to be construed as
a reconciliation of the husband and wtfe.
Mrs. Ford is a daughter of the Rev. Sana
Small.
THREE CHILDREN DIE BY FIRE.
Their Parents Locked Them in
Their Home and Went to Church.
Eufaula, Ala., Nov. 16.— Three half grown
children lost'their lives In the burning of
an old frame house a mile from White
Oak. Ala., Sunday night. Their parents,
Louis Brown and wife, went to church,
leaving their children, aged 12, $ and 6
years, locked In the house, supposedly for
(heir own safety, but the old building
caught Are soon after the parents left, and
when they returned, they found it. a heap
of ashes. In the center of the mass of
embers, the bones of the children were
found In a heap, showing that they had
huddled together In their fear and agony.
Beverly’* New Postmaster.
Washington, Nov. 16.—William P. Ledbet
ter has been appointed postmaster at Dev-
Urly, N. C,