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.1/ <5jbL.~ # • t 'fV* THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS, r.!/ ./OI-: //. HJi'ESE. n/:\ or/:/> m the .vtxfxu, AuitU'Vi.rniAi. ,i xn rnrcA tioxai. /.vr&v.MWlr.v op ci.kvkka xn, warn: cocxty ani> nout/i alls"/’ a non•on. tkrmx: 91.00 /•«. > VOL. V CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTING A,, FRIDAY’ MARCH 20, 1896. NO. —* PIEDMONT AIR LINE. CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF PASSENGER TRAINS, x®-!" xo-as Dully Daily ESun Daily Lv. A tlanta c. T. “ Atlanta K. T. “ Norcross “ Buford 44 Uniucavillo... “ Lula 44 Cornells.. " Mt. Airy. 14 Toccoa.. 44 Westminster. 44 Seneca. 44 Central 44 Greenville.... 41 Spartanburg. " Gaflneys 44 Blacksburg... 41 King’s Mt 44 Gastonia Ar. Charlotte Ar. Danville r.’O'mlJ i oop : Ar. Richmond Ar. Washington. 44 Bal’ni’e 1* K K 44 Philadelphia 44 New York Lv N. Y. I* R R ... 44 Philadelphia 44 Baltimore...., 44 Washington. Richmond. 44 Danville 44 Charlotte 44 Gastonia M Kin 44 Blacksburg .. 44 Gaflneys 44 Spartanburg. 44 Greenville.... 44 Central 44 Seneca 44 Westminster 44 Toccoa 44 Mt. Airy 44 Cornelia 44 Lula 44 Gainesville.. 44 Buford 44 Norcross Ar Atlanta K. T Lv Atlanta c.T •l 33a 5 19a 6 ls« 7 1)0 a 8 SOn 0 88a lu it;a 10-lla 11 C4 a t 26a I 80a 11 83a 12 27 p 12 42p 1 20 p 2 16p 3 2_’p 4 lOp 4 80p 5 OOp • r > 28 p 6 20)) II A). 9 40p 11 25 p 3 00a C 20a fst ml No. 3 5 Daily 4 30)) 12 16n or,:.) " 9 20p 9 42a 10 43)> 11 15m 11 37 12 28p 1 15p 3 fin, 1 50a 2 35a 3 00a 12*1' a“i : 3 05) 4 4«>p 5 40p 6 05p G 22)i G 58)1 7 40p 7 45, 8 12), 8 .’G) 9 07) 9 42p 10 30)) •>(») 4 35p 5 85)i G 28p 7 08,, 7 43,, 8 08), 8 Sip 8 35p 9 00), 8 28p 8 44p 9 lOp 9 54p 10 43p iuso’p 11 45a l 17p 3 47 p G ‘23 p 6 00a 6 30a f, 83a G 32 p ■ 85p 11 00a 1 lip 3 15p 4 39p 9 12a 9 7,4 a “A" a. m. “P” p. m. “ M 4 noon. "N" night. Nos. 37 and 38—Washington and Southwestern Vestibuled Limited, Through Pullman sleepers between New York and New Orleans, via Wash ington. Atlanta and Montgomery, and also be* tween New York and Memphis, via Washington, Atlanta and Birmingham. Dining Cars. Nos. 85 and 30 United States Fast Mail, Pullman Sleeping Cars between Atlanta, New Orleans and New York. Nos. 31 and 82, Exposition Flyer, Through Pull man Sleepers between New York and Atlanta via Washington. On Tuesdays and Thursdays con nection Will be made from Richmond with No. 81, and on these dates Pullman Sleeping Far will be operated between Richmond and Atlanta. On Wednesdays and Saturdays connection from At lanta to Richmond with through sleeping car will be to leave Atlanta by train No. 32. Nos. 11 and 12, Pullman sleeping Car between Richmond, Danville and Greensboro. W. A. TURK, 8. II. HARDWICK, Gen’l Pass. Ag’t, Ass’t Gen’l Pass. Ag’t, Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga. W. B. RYDER, Superintendent, Charlotte, North Carolina. tf. H. GREEN, Gen’l Supt., Washington, D. C. J. M. CULP, Traffic M’g'r, Washington, D« THE 54TII CONGRESS. ROUTINE OK HOUSE AM) SIC NATH BRIEFLY CHRONICLED. Summary of Mills mid Resolutions Presented anil Acted Upon. JUDGE HALL’S SUCCESSOR Mill Mo lion. W. A. Little, a Proml- nont Georgian. Hon. W. A. Little, of Georgia, will accept tho position of assistant attor ney general of tho United States for the interior department to succeed Judge John I. Hnll. In answer to n direct question Colo nel Little said ho had notified Secre tary Hoke Smith to that < fleet, i It is expected that tho official announce ment. of tho appointment will be made from Washington at once and Colonel Little will arrange his affairs pre paratory to assuming the duties of tho office April 15th, when Judge Hall’s resignation goos into effect. Since the announcement was made that Secretary Smith would tender this position to Colonel Littlo congratula tions have been pouring in from all parts of the state, aud the news lias been received with great favor not only by the close personal friends of Colo nel Little, but by all men who know him aud are acquainted with his ex ceptional ability as a lawyer aud ex treme popularity ns a legislator aud citizen. Few men iu Georgia have a larger circle of acquaintances, and no man in public life has fewer enemies. PROSECUTION A FAILURE. Uncle Sam Mad No Might to Detain the Bermuda. A New York special says: The United States government has aban doned all claim of right to detain tho ulleged filibustering steamship Bermu da aud the lighter J. S. T. Thompson and their cargoes, except iu tho case of tho explosive found upon tho letter, which, it is alleged, was packed in boxes not marked as required by law. United States District Attorney Alac- Farlane instructed Marshal McCarthy to this effect and the latter at once took steps to turn over the vessels and other property to the Cnbans. The §4,000 in silver taken from the Bermu da was returned to the place from which it had been taken, and charts, instruments and other articles were al so put where they were found, the pur pose being to restore the vessel and contents to their exact condition at the time of the seizure. Time may be money, but just try to )?uy a lunch with it. TIIE HOUSE. By a voto of 175 to 59 tho house Friday afternoon unseated Mr. Bob bins, of Alabama, and Heated Mr. Aid- rich, the republican-populist contest ant. Three Missouri'democrats pres ent. voted with the republicans to un seat. Mr. Bobbins. Of more than a hundred democrats in the house but fifty-nine were present, to support the minority report of tho committee. At tho evening session not a singlo item of business was considered. Upon the usual motion made an soon us the house reassembled at 8 o’clock to go into committee of tho whole Mr. Erdrunn, democrat, of New Jersoy, made tho point of no quorum. Tho roll was called and 145 members re sponded to their names. On motion hv Mr. Pickier, republican, of South Dakota, a resolution was adopted di recting tho sergeant-at-armB to arrest members absent without leave, but it was within a few minutes of 10 o’clock before the warrant was prepared and •signed by Acting Speaker Payne, re publican, of New York. At that hour a vote by yens and nays was obtained upon a motion to recall tho roll aud that exhausted the period intervening until the hour when the session expired under tho rules—10:80 p. m. Tho house then adjourned until Monday. Monday was suspension day in tho house, nnd the following billH were passod under suspension of tho rules or by unanimous consent: Providing freo homesteads on the public lands of Oklahoma for actual, bona fide settlers, with au amendment suspending until further legislation can bo had by con gress tho operations of tho laud laws in Greer county, Texas, duo to tho decision of tho supreme court de claring that county a part of tho pub lic domain. Increasing tho penalty for mutilat ing or defacing coins aud making tho passingjof such coinsja felony. Extending tho collection limits of the port of New Orleans. To adjust the rank and pay of solic itor and judge advoeuto general of the navy. Tho bill relieving tho supremo court of jurisdiction of criminal casos not capital failed of passage. Tho house agreed to take up Wed nesday at 1:3t) p. m. tho resolutions reported from tho foreign affairs com mittee regarding the'speechos at Edin burg, Boston and England, by Ambas sador Bayard. Tho house at 4:15 o’clock adjourned until Tuesday. titk senate. There was a contest in tho senato Thursday for precedence between tho Cuban resolution and tho Dupont election case, which was finally settled by laying aHido tho Dupont case while Senator Sherman addressed tho souato in support of the Cuban resolutions. Mr. Sherman discussed at leugth tho character of tho resolutions and tho conditions existing iu Gubn. Jt was not beHt to send joint resolutions to the president us it would compel his action in ton days, and this was not judicious. Ho had confidence in the president.. There wore political differences between them, but, he added, “no ono doubts liis courage; no one doubts his fidelity to the ilag of our country.” Mr. Sherman referred to General Weyler as a butcher and said tho con ditions in Cuba were flagrant. “If war does not exist in.Cuba,’’ he miked, “where outside of hell does it exist?” Speaking of the demand for facts ho said that Senator Lodge had obtained from Secretary Olnoy ample facts to justify the resolutions, but for obvi ous reasons these could not ho made public. Mr. Hill, of New York, was recog nized. Ho was given marked atten tion, aud iu opening said ho would voto against the conference report and would confine his remarks mainly to an explanation of his reasons therefor. He pointed out that this being a conference report, the resolutions could not bo amended. Ho would, therefore, vote against tho report in order that at a subsequent time amend ments might be made. The senator particularly objected to the third clauso of the resolutions, stating that tho United States has not I intervened in tho struggles between ; any European governments and their : colonies, but that owing to the prox- ' imity of Cuba, tho United Stntes should be prepared to intervene. This he declared to be ambiguous and un- ! meaning. We had intervened in such controversies. Wo had intervened and recognized tho countries which had been colonies of Spain. What tho resolution sought to con vey waH a threat to intervene. To this extent the resolution was unnecessary, i It is subject to doubtful construction ; and a mischief breeder. It was liable 1 to compromise us. The phrase that tlie “United States should be prepar ed to protect tho legitimate interests of our citizens by intervention,” sounds like a threat or it was bun combe. “If this resolution means that 4 wo should increase the army, Jet us say frankly and frame a bill for that purpose,” said Mr. Hill. “If it means wo should increase our navy, let ua state it frankly and fear lessly and frame a bill to that end. Let us not indulge iu idle boasts aud throats and doubtful phrases us to our being ‘prepared to protect legitimate interests by intervention.' ” A t the conclusion of the discussion the Dupnut ease was taken up and Mr. Pritchard (Bop., N. (’.) uddretired the senate in f ivor of seating Mr. Dupont. Tho financial condition of the gov ernment, was presented in a four hours’, speech in the senate Friday by Mr. Cockrell, in which lie argued that, every government obligation with th# single exception of gold certiftratets was payable in gold and silver coin, at the option of the government: aud lie charged that Mr. Charles Foster, while secret a t y of the treasury, lmd, iu October, 1891, surrendered volun tarily, meekly and submissively, the right of tho government to redeem the United Slates lioteB or greenbacks in silver as well ns in gold. That ao- tion on tho pert of Mr. Foster, Mr. Cockrell described as tho Pandora'* mt of which had come all tho financial ills that had siuce fallon upon the country. Referring to Secretary Carlisle’s re cent speech iu Now York, Mr. Cock rell said that the disguise had been thrown aside and that “sound money” mount gold, and nothing but gold. Ha leclarcd that such monometallism tvas anli-domocratio, contrary to tho entire record of tho democratic party up to I STB and contrary to tho democratic platform. He declared that gold was tuonarohial, aristocrat, for the rich; silver for the poor. When war hov ered over tho country gold fled Into its hiding places and remained sec'rotc^l w V<*lo wa „tio%s to make a report to the senate of U material facts on the subject; stat- j+ Hpecifically whether a state of war vv exists in Cuba, how long it bus h in existence, how many men are ,gud on tho respective sides, whoth- ,he insurgents have adopted a oou- a jition aud organized a government at what place a seat, of government ittfearned on ; what places and ports ' ’ occupied by tho insurgents nnd to ,t cutout, they would ntt'eet our re bus with Spain. (Ir. Shermau asked that tho resolu- go over under tho ruleB until sday and Mr. Elkins assented. "r. Call (Dcm. Fla.) secured tho tiou of a resolution calling on tho Notary of tho treasury for informa tion as to the detention of vessols sup- V@fiod to bo carrying arms to Cuba jind tho legal authority for such a course. ? Mr. Palmer (Dem. Ill.) offered n yesolution, whioh wont over, declaring .that tho unlimited coinage of silver by ,11* United States would subvert exist ing legal and commercial values. Mr. Cannon, tho new senator from flyttdi, made his firstspoeoh, criticising Secretary Hoke Smith for the latter’s fedRont. response to a senate resolution as to Iudian lands. Senator Lodge spoke on tho immi gration question, llo showed thut by t,l$> existing law paupers, diseased per- s, convicts and contract laborers now denied admission to the nited Htatos. By tho bill under con sideration, it was proposed to make a new class of excluded imigrants, viz: Tho totally ignorant. Two questions arose in oonnqotion with tho bill; first as to the merits of tlii« particular form fof restriction, and secondly as to tho general policy of restricting immigra- UnA at all. Hit was found ns a result of investi gation that tlm illiteracy test would Algur most heavily upon the Italians, Russians, Poles, Hungarians, Greeks Snd Asiatics and very lightly or not THROUGH GEORGIA. BITS OK NEWS GATHERED FROM OVER THIS STATE, Iliotig a Summary of Interesting tin))' pollings Kroni l)ny to Day. The leoso of tho Lyons extension by tho Central to tho Ham road marks an epoch in tlm history of both lines. Tho ladies of tho memorial associa tion of Eatontou have oleeled Judge Emory Speer to deliver tho memorial address on tho ‘20th of next April. Secretary Georgo T. Kershaw, of tho Macon chamber of commerce, by authority of the chamber, is inviting bids for trnfiie ou tho Oomulgee and Altamaha rivers, touching at all pointB between Macon and the coast. Parties owning “up-to-date” light draught steamers, to draw not over twelvo to fifteen inches light, and twenty-five to twenty-eight inches loaded, and of not less than 100 tons capacity, would do well to communicate with Air. Kershaw. * * * The success of Mr. Perry with tho whs never recovered and it is thought that the money found was tlni'f."taken.. I from one of those places and placed in 1 tlio ground by the robbers who after wards qpuld not find it. Cupt. Houser is going to try to gain possession of the money In cause it was found on his place. There arc some who boliovo ho should have it, while others think the finder is entitled to it. The matter will he fought out in the courts. Ktgtit for Temperance. A general mass meeting of the tem perance people of the slate has been called lor March 25lh at the Moody Tabernacle iu Atlauta. At that time some of tho most ardent workors for the cause will bo on hand, and a sharp fight will begin in the interest of anti- barroom hills pending before tjio leg islature. The call for tho meeting is signod by Hon. C. R, Pringle, president of tho Georgia Prohibition Association; Col. Frank J. Sibley, grnnd chief tom- plar of the state, and Airs. W. 0. Sibley, president of the State Wo man’s Christian Temperance Union. Addresses will be delivered liy Dr. unbred, Sam Jones and Dr. Warren Candler. Tho occasion will be ono of importance in tho tomper- nnco movement of Georgia. Tho pro hibitionists are preparing to make a . n o • i strong fight, and tho grand rally on bauxite mines near Cave Spring, has , ‘ p “q, ’. . , , , ,, , , , , Alnrnh 26tl\ is said to be the beginning lias boon so encouraging that tho own ers of a large body of mineral proper ty in tho same locality, aro preparing to open another mino ou a large scale. Wliat About tlie JI. & N. <3. Railroad? March 25th is said to bo tho beginntng of a state campaign. until white-winged peueo spread above" a R upon English-speaking imrni- ‘ grants, or Germans, Scandinavians and unco more. „ Witness the Venezuelan messagJ, (French, ho said, sent hero with a string tied to it indicating tho possibility of war, when tho gold standard trembled to its foundations. England, ho declared, had been unable with all th*e resources of the Bank of England to carry out its gold monometallic standard, and twico had to borrow froui*Frauce. Ho denied that a courageous advooacyia^SI free silver would divide tlio demo cratic party. Beading from a list of democratic representatives elected in 1892 and 1894 ho showed that there had boon a terrible falling off of demo cratic representatives oloctod in the latter year, duo to tho fact that thnt election had been under tho gold monometallic standard of Presi dent Cleveland. Mr. Cockrell quoted extensively from the speechos of Sec retary Carlisle, and speaking of his speech at Covington last summer, de clared that ho was loath to believe that secretary of the treasury could ‘The races which would suffer most iforioUBly by exclusion under the pro posed bill,” he said, furnish tho immi grants who do not go to tho west or ‘south where immigration ih needed, but. who remain on the Atlantio sea- hoard, where immigration is not needed and where their presence is niost in|ftrii>UHjpid undesirable.” HAVANA IN DANGER. Aro any make such rediculous statements until ho read a similar statement made by other tools iu tho employ of tlio gold bullion company of Niuv York. It wus ludicrous that Secretary Carlisle should attempt to “holstear up” tho theories “to which he had boeomo a recent convert” by roliauoo on such stuff” as that, tho only cxcuho being latitude always allowed for tho zeal of converts. Ho appeared for tho re-establish ment of tho conditions existing prior to 1878, for the country could not bo worse off than it hud been since the perpetration of tho crime of 1878. Bimetallism was no experiment, hav ing in use from the time Abraham marched out of Chaldea until Great Britain drove silver from use. In conclusion, Air. Cockrell appealed to tho country to onco more declare its dependence and pronounce for tho equality of gold and silvur, or else as- bumij its dependence upon Great Brit ain,--whom it. hud twice defeated, and ask -her to take it under her avaricious and selfish guardianship and protec tion. • . “Wo should,” ho declared, “haul down Old Glory, tho starry banner which lias waved over the power and freedom and independence of the country, and hoist in its stead tho gold standard banner of Great Britain and cry out, ‘Long live tho queen of Great Britain and tho empress of India!” During thelutter partof iho speech, Sir .Julian 1’auncofote, the British am bassador, had been an occupant of the diplomatic " gallery and an attentive listener to Air. Cockrell. Notices were given by Senators Chandler and.Platt of their purpose to address the senate on tho Cuban reso lutions; also by Air. Pugh of his pur pose to speak ou the house tariff bill and by Air. Lodge, on tho question of immigration. After un executive session, tho sen ate, at G o’clock p. m., adjourned un til Alonday. Crowded senate galleries have be come the rule since tho Cuban debate began and there was the usual full at tendance at Alonday’s session. In the opening prayer, Iiev. Isaac Canter re ferred to tho prevailing unrest and ex citement, and besought divine interpo sition for peuee. Air. Elkins (Rep., W. V.,) made early reference to the Cuban question offering a resolution directing the com- i uutteu on foreign relations before the Elf teen Thousand Insurgents Near tlie City. The latost advioes from Havana nro to tho effect that tho hotels and thea tres iu tlio city are practically desert ed and the situation is growing more serious every moment. Positive information has been given out that 15,000 insurgent troops en tered tho provinco of Havana on last Friday. Tlio information created tre mendous excitement and tho people aro rushing from tlio capital at every opportunity. Tho climax is approaching in the bloody campaign. A large number of the criminals iu Spain havo been re leased by tho government and enlisted in tho Spanish ranks. These men aro tho most desperate characters in tho country nnd aro given freedom from tho convict cells t,o aid iu drawing blood from tlio insurgent forces. Tho insurgents are norvod to tho highest pitch, and tho results of their raiding and wrecking iu the province is easily discerned from tho heights at tho capital. Ou Thursday night a tro- mendous sugar warehouse at Begin, ncross tho bay from Havana, was burn ed by tho insurgents, and for an hour or more Havana was brightly illumin ated by tho light of the burning build ing. The incident creatod great ex citement and thousands of people stampeded the streets iu their anguish and fear. General Weyler has isseued strenu ous orders that newspaper men shall bo kept from tho interior at tho point of a rifle. A war correspondent is shot in tho rccro attempt to get to tho front. NO PARADE FOR VETERANS. Proposed Celebration at New York Has Been Entirely Abandoned. A New York spocial says: Tho com mittee of citizens, headed by Air. Charles A. Danu, who wero arranging to attend a reunion of Union and Con federate war veterans to bo held July 4th, has determined to lot tho matter drop in consequence of the op position expressed by Commuudor Walker, of the Grand Army forces. This was decided upon soino days ago, but the committee then consid ered the advisability of asking war veterans of the north irrespective of the G. A. It. to participate. Opposi tion, however, from both sides, since tho first attempt, was so marked that the project has been entirely aban doned. Poolroom Mon Indicted. Indictments havo been returned by the Louisville, Ky., grand jury against tho owners of tho poolrooms in that city. The bench warrants called for tho arrest of Henry Wohmhoff, John Kessler, Goorgo Hess, Emile and Bourlie. All wero released on §1,009 bonds in each case. A §25,000 plant is to be put in opera tion so soon as tho spring opens, and the supply is claimed by mining ex ports to ho practically inexhaustible. Tho product of these mines is shipped to Pittsburg. * * * The Northeastern railroad will not bo leased just now. At least that is what tho iutention of Governor Atkin- 1 biiu is at present. He so informs Messrs. Aslmry and Hodgson, of Ath ens, aud othors who wrote him con cerning tho leaso of the road, as they have an idea of leasing it. Governor Atkinson seems to ho pleased with tho results of tho stato management of tho road and would prefer to lot the matter stand until fall, when ho fools a bettor price cau bo secured. The city council of ltomo lias boen served with a notice to tho effect that Captain Seay and his ticket wore elected mayor and council respectively at the rooeut election. A petition set ting forth tho various grounds on which the contestants will roly to es tablish thoir rights will bo filed before the ordinary. Among other allega tions it will ho clnimod by Captain Seay’s supporters that tliero were a largo number of illegal votes cast by parties who did not reside in Romojby those who were not of legal age ; by many who had not registered in per son, us tlie statute requires, aud there fore not entitled to voto. Will Cost $23,480. The contract for building the new Public interest has been deeply aroused over the fate of the Alariotta nnd North Georgia railroad. From tho present indications it begins to look as if the proporty will havo to lie resold. The purchasers have failed to meet their obligations, after obtaining from the court a special indulgence of thirty days. Uroeeediugs will be in stituted at once against the pur chasers, who will be required to show cause why the cosh payment of §92,- 500 paid at tho time of tho purchase should not, bo forfeited. If this amount is forfeited by reason of tho failure of tho purchasers to raiso the required sum of money it will ho a serious Iosb entailed upon tho Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Con struction Company, the purchasers of the road. No steps have been taken in the mat ter as yet, aud tho lawyers interested in tho several features of tho litigation rofuso to speak unless authorized by their clients. * * * Captain Cox Resigns. Oaptniu Ed Cox has resigned his po sition as superintendent of the Cole City convict mining camps, and is no longer connected with the ponitentia- ' ry of tho stato. His resignation was accepted by Air. Julius L. Brown and Dr. J. R. Brock was appointed to suc ceed Captain Cox. Dr. Brook is a well-known citizen of i Dado county, and has the reputation I of boing a sound business man and | conservative manager. He lias been I connected with the penitentiary Bys tem of the state for a number of years dormitory for tho Georgia Normal ! nI1 q j H now holding a similar position in the camp at Bising Fawn. Dr. Brook willresigu his position at ltising Fawn camp and will assume control of tho camp at Cole City at once. Captain Cox has been considering the matter of resigning for several weeks and tho step which ho has just taken was made after duo deliberation. Homo timo hoforo the investigation of tho penitentiary camps was inaugu rated by the governor, it is said Cap tain Cox had made up his mind to leave tho prison life, but waited until tho investigation was completed in or der to seo whether or not his servieoa would ho needed iu giving testimony. aud Industrial collogo has beon awarded to John H. AIcKinzie of Augusta, for §28,480. Thoir bid being the lowest among eleven competitors. Work is to commence at once and the building is to be completed by August 15th, sons to be roudy for oc cupancy at iho fall term. Brueo & Alorgan, architects, will receive 5 por cent of tho contract price which will lonvo only §840 out of the §25,000 ap propriated by the legislature for this purpose. The now dormitory will ac commodate about 200 students, tho old ono 100 making room for 300 altogeth er. This is not enough room to ac commodate tho increasing patronage of tho school. No State Fair Tills Year. At tho last meeting of tho Alacon city counil a communication was road from President John O. Waddell, of the Georgia Btate Agricultural Society, in which ho asked that tho city of Ala- con consent that the state fair bo de clared off this year. Thoro is n con tract between tho city nnd the society by which tho btate fair is to bo hold at Alacon every alternate year. Presi dent Waddell recites that the rosnlts were not financially f-atisfactory when the fair was held in conjunction with tlio Augusta expobitiou in 1898, and with the Alacon exposition in 1894. He said tho society has not a dollar in tho treasury, but owes no outside par ty. He did not thiuk the finances of tho country wero in condition for the successful holding of a fair this year and desired tho consent of tho city that it bo declared off'. The communica tion was referred to tho finance com mittee. # * * Whoso Money is It? Honstou county is greatly stirred up over tho finding of §18,000 in coin by Green Hartley whilo digging a well, mid all sorts of theories arc advanoed as to how tho money came there. Oue is that in 1893 tho old Planters’ bank of Fort Vulloy was robbed aud about §00,000 was taken thorefroin. Tho robbery, however, was in some way settlod up. Another is that there was au old gentleman living on the placo named Head, who was robbed of about §18,000 iu 1878. The money LOADED WITH AMMUNITION. The Steamer “Three Friends” Clears From Jacksonville. Loaded with arms and ammunition from the Oulmu insiirgonts the stenmer I’hreo Friends sailed from Jackson ville, Flu., shortly after 2 o’clock Fri day morning. Tho steamer carried 5,000 Remington rifles, 2,000 ma chetes, 1,000,000 rounds of ammuni tion, 1,500 pounds of dynamite, two HotohkisB and two Gatling guns. There wero also on bonrd about twon- ty Cubans who aro said to bo members of the most prominent families on tho island aud who have been in this coun try some weeks fitting out tho expedi tion. It is claimed that tho Threo Friends will not take tho ammunition and tho men to Cuba, but will trans fer them to the steamer Commodore on tho high seas. A BANKER SENTENCED. Gets Eight Y’ears Each for Threo III- <llctinmit9 Submitted. J. E. Crandall, president of tho de funct national bunk of Johnson City, Tenn., who was tried in the United States court iu Kuoxvillo, has been sentenced by Judgo Clark to eight years iu ouch of the three cases, terms to bo served concurrently iu the Brooklyn penitontiary. Air. Crandall wus on trial under threo separato indictments charging him with padding his books and swearing to falso reports to the comp troller.