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M. C. GREENE, PUBLISHER.
Maine is said to be the most eoonom-
ically governed of tho New England
States.
The New York Journal asserts that
two or three centures ago Professor
Boentgen would have been bnrned at
the stake for his “discovery”—which
would have been attributed to sorcery.
According to tho New York World,
Johns Hopkins University possesses
one of the most remarkable pieces of
mechanism in the world. It is a ruling
machine, used to make “Rowland’o
gratings” for spectroscopes, aud it
can rule on speculum metal with a
diamond point 15,000, 40,000 or 125,-
000 lines to the inch.
Tho fishing industry in 1895 was
not satisfactory, according to the
annual report of the Boston Fish
Bureau. Prices ruled so low that they
barely paid the cost of production.
Out of 450 vessels employed in the
New England fisheries, only some fif¬
teen or twenty are reported to have
done well, while the remainder did
not pay expenses.
Every large mail carrying steamer
that comes to the Port of New York
from Europe brings 25,000 unstamped
letters. This in itself is surprising,
but the Superintendent of Foreign
Mails at the Postoffice says that what
is more surprising is that tho senders
aro unable to pay the postage, and tho
Government hero has (o take tha
chances of collecting it at this end.
Tho seal census discloses that but
175,500 seals remained upon the Pri-
bylof Islands at tho close of tho sea¬
son of 1895, In 1890 there were 900,-
000, and less than a quarter of a cen¬
tury ago 5,700,000 head in the herd.
These figures show the Pathfinder how
wanton has been the destruction of
these animals that have mado Alaska
such a valuable possession for this
country.
Virginia S. Washington and Mary
L. Washington, of Portsmouth,
Ohio, representing themselves as de¬
scendants of George Washington, have
written to the Secretary of the Inte¬
rior offering to sell the Government a
number of relics e-f Washington.
Among these is a snuff-box presented
to Jefferson by Washington aud later
returned to the latter’s heirs. The
heirs call attention to their presenta¬
tion of a sword and cane to Congress
about 1870, for which tho latter body
sent a letter of thanks, a copy of which
is now sought on account of the los3
of the original.
At the jiresent rates of estimate the
time iscalculable when we will cease to
be carnivorous from want of teeth, it)
a prognostication in the New York
Journal. Out of 1881 children, re¬
cently passed under review, only 104
had normal teeth, needing neither
extraction nor filling. Various tem¬
porizing expedients aro sugges-tod,
such as school inspection and munici¬
pal dentists. This, however, is noth¬
ing more than a temporary means of?
adjustment, for our coming state. Thu
teeth will have to go as tho hair has
gone, tho eyes have gone, and O'.’J
pointed ears have gone.
German cites grow almost as phe¬
nomenally as do American cities, and
Leipsic is, comparatively speaking,
the most phenomenal c:'e. Jii 1888 —
but eight years ago—iis population
was 175,000. Now it- has passed tb,-)
400,000 limit, a fact duo in re-no
measure, it is true, to the incorpora¬
tion of suburbs. Yet, as iu America,
this too rapid increase in population
is net an unalloyed blessing. Sta¬
tistics just gathered by the Saxon
Government show, for instance, that
the average income, the average
wealth and the average consumption
of nourishing food per head p PYA*
lation have all decreased in Lsipaij.
Says the Chicago Times-Herald:
“The Government of the United States
asked for $100, OOChOOO of gold. More
than five times as na-'li h:j been of¬
fered to it. The qncfiliois naturatly
arises, how much gold :'s there in the
United States? The csticiate of tha
United States Mint was for 1893 a lit-
tie more than $626,030,090. In 1804
the gold product of tho United States
was $45,623,291 ; for 1895 ii war, $43,-
399,729, which bring the present quan¬
tity, not considering export, above
$700,000,000. There ia ia the Treas¬
ury of the United States nearly $50 ; -
000,000. Of tha amount offered os
the bonds probably $20,000,000 has
been brought in from Europe, Mak-
ing all due allowance for what
locked up in the public vaults and by
the banks and not included in the
fer of gold to the Treasury, there must
be in the United States to-day $490,-
090 039 of gold, ”, which can be pnt to
any use, public -. or pr)vato , i; tkftt may „„„
be deemed exysaierb "
THE 54TII CONGRESS.
ROUTINE OF HOUSE AND SENATE
BItIKFLY CHRONICLED.
Summary of Hills and Resolution*
Presented and Acted Upon.
THE HOUSE.
Tho postoffice appropriation bill was
finally disposed of in the house Wed¬
nesday and sent to tho senate. The
session was chiefly devoted to the con¬
sideration of the spy system in the
•postoffioe department, ns the espionage
upon letter carries in the past year has
been called, and it was very vigorously
attacked by several members.
Upon an amendment offered by Mr.
strike Quigg, republican, of New York, to
out the inorease of appropria¬
tion made in the bill for the jay of
postoffice inspectors, tho principal
speeches wero made by Messrs. Quigg,
Cunitniugs and Belkuap, in favor of
tho amendment, and Mr. Loul in
charge of the hill, Messrs. McMilliD,
Bingham and Kyle in opposition. The
amendment was agreed to—162 to 64.
After the bill had been reported to
to tbo house Mr. Bromwell moved to
strike out the appropriation of $129, -
000 for special facilities on the truuk
lines from Boston via New York and
Washington, to Atlanta and New Or¬
leans, whioh was the subject of Tues¬
day’s debate. The motion failed —
yeas, 111; nays, 134—members of tho
east and south generally supporting
the appropriation, and western mem-
bers opposing it.
Before adjournment, Mr. Daniels, of
New York, gave notice that he would
move Thursday to proceed with the
consideration of tho contested case of
Aldrich and Robbins, from the fourth
district of of Alabama. At 4:50
o’clock the house adjourned.
By a vote of 175 to 59 the house
Friday afternoon unseated Mr. Bob¬
bins, of Alabama, and seated Mr. Aid-
rich, the republican-populist contest¬
ant. Three Missouri democrats pres¬
ent voted with the republicans to un¬
seat Mr. Robbins. Of more than a
hundred democrats in the house but
fifty-nine were present to support the
minority report of the committee.
At tho evening session not a single
itc-m of business was considered.
Upon the usual motion made as soon
as the house reassembled at 8 o’clock
to,go into committee of thewhole Mr.
Erdmau, democrat, of New Jersey,
made the point of no quorum. The
roll was called and 145 members re-
sjionded to their names. On motion
by Mr. Pickier, republican, of South
Dakota, a resolution was adopted di¬
recting the sergeant-at-arms 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 yeas and nays Was obtained
upon a motion to recall the roll and
that exhausted the period intervening expired
until the hour when the session
under the rules—10:30 p. m. The
house then adjourned until Monday.
THE SENATE.
In the senate, Wednesday, Mr. Hoar
was recognized on his resolution post¬
poning the entire Cuban question un-
til April 6, and directing the commit¬
tee on foreign relations to make in¬
quiry in the meantime. At 2 o’clock
Senator Hoar without finishing his
speech asked prejudice, that the Mr. resolution and go
over without Platt
others desiriDg to further debate it.
Mr. Morgan objected, and, under the
rule, the resolution went to the calen¬
dar from which it cannot be taken ex¬
cept by a vote of the senate.
Before Mr. Hoar closed his speech
ho eulogized Secretary Olney and
urged that congress could well afford
to leave diplomatic questions in the
hands of such a safe secretary of state.
Tho senator referred to Mr. Olney as
a “good, solid, old-fashioned Massa¬
chusetts yankee.”
The consideration of the unfinished
business, the Dupont election case,
was then resumed.
The house committee on agriculture
by vote of 9 to 6 decided to lay upon
the table the anti-option (Hatch) bill.
This jiractically kills the measure for
this congress.
There was a contest in tbo senate
Thursday for precedence between the
Cuban resolution and tho Dupont
election case, which was finally settled
by laying uside the Dupont case while
Senator Sherman nddreised the senate
in support of the Cuban resolutions,
Mr. Sherman discussed at length
the character of the resolutions and
the conditions existing in Cuba. It
was not best to send joint resolutions
to the president as it would compel
his action in ten days, and this was
not judicious. He had confidence in
the president. There were political
differences between them, but, he
added, “no one doubts his courage;
no one doubts his fidelity to the flag
of our country.”
Mr. Sherman referred to General
Weyler as a butcher and said the con¬
ditions in Cuba were flagrant.
“if war does not exist in Cuba,"
he asked, “where outside of hell does
it c-xisi?”
Speaking of the demand for facta he
said :bi»t Senator Lodge had obtained
from Secretary Olney ampia facts tc
j, 18 tify the resolutions, but for cbvi-
us reasons tluss could not be made
public, New York,
Mr. Hill, of was recog¬
nized. He wos given marked atteL-
j 0U) and in opening said he w-.u'd
-ole agaii s, ihe conference report a.d
would ccntiue h s r,marks mainly to
’ a • x ' ar “'i" 0 k!s reasons tbtrefor.
116 i (jilted (Ilf. lhal this btii-g a
•onb-renei rep. rt, the ri s iuiions
lou d not be umi.cdtd. He w.ud,
GRAY, JONES CO., GA., THURSDAY, MARCH ID, 181)0.
therefore, vote against the report in
order that at a subsequent timo amend¬
ments might be made.
The senator particularly objected to
the third clause of Ihe resolutions,
statiug that tho United States has not
intervened in the struggles between
any European governceeuls anel their
oolouics, but that owing to the prox¬
imity of Cubs, (ho United States
should be prepared to iuterrene. This
ho deolared to be ambiguous and uu-
menuiug. Wo had intervened in such
controversies. We hod intervened aud
rccoguized tho countries which hod
been oolonies of Spain.
Whnt tho resolution sought to con¬
voy was a threat to intervene. To this
extent tho resolution was unnecessary.
It is subject to doubtful construction
and a mischief breeder, It was liable
to compromise us. The phrase that
the “United States should bo prepar¬
ed to proti et the legitimate interests
of our citizens by intervention,”
sounds like a threat or it was bun¬
combe. “If this resolution moans that
we should increase tho army, lot us
say fi onkly and frame a bill for that
purpose,” said Mr. Hill.
“If it means we should iuereaso our
navy, let us state it fraukly aud fear¬
lessly aud frame a bill to that end.
Let us not indulge in idle boasts and
throats aud doubtful phrases as to onr
being ‘prepared to protect legitimate
interests by intervention.’ ”
At tho conclusion of tho discussion
tho Dupont case was takou up and Mr.
Pritchard (liep., N. C.) addressed tho
senate in favor of seating Mr. Dupont.
Tho fiuaucial condition of the gov¬
ernment was presented in a four hours’
speech in the senate Friday by Mr.
Cockrell, in which ho argued that
every government obligation with tho
single exception of gold certificates
was payable in gold and silver coin,
at the option of tlio government; and
he charged that Mr. Charles Foster,
while secretary of the treasury, had,
iu October, 1891, surrendered volun¬
tarily, meekly aud submissively, the
right of tho government to redeem
the United States notes or greenbacks
in silver as well as in gold. That ac¬
tion on tho part of Mr. Foster, Mr.
Cockrell described as tho Pandora’s
box out of which had come nil the
financial ills that hud since fallen upon
the country.
Referring to Secretary Carlisle’s re¬
cent speech in New York, Mr. Cock¬
rell said that tho disguise had been
thrown asido aud that “sound money”
meant gold, and nothing but gold. He
declarod that such monometallism was
anti-democtatic, contrary to the entire
record of the democratic party up to
1873 and contrary to the democratic
platform. He declared that gold was
monarehial, aristocrat, for the rich;
silver for Ihe poor. When war hov¬
ered over the country gold fled into its
hiding places and remained secreted
until white-winged peace sproad abovo
once more.
Witness tho Venezuelan message,
ho said, sent here with a string tied to
it indicating the possibility of war,
when the gold standard trembled to
its foundations. England, be declared,
had been nuablo with all the resources
of the Bank of England to carry out
its gold monometallic standard, aud
twice had to borrow from Frauce. He
denied that a courageous advocacy of
free silver would divide tho demo¬
cratic party. Reading from a list of
democratic representatives elected in
1892 and 1894 he showed that there
had been a lerrible falling off of demo¬
cratic representatives elected iu the
latter year, duo to the fact
that that eleotion had been under the
gold monometallic standard of Presi¬
dent Cleveland. Mr. Cockrell quoted
extensively from tho speeches of Sec¬
retary Carlisle, and speaking of his
speech at Covington last summer, de¬
clared that lie whs ioath to believe that
any secretary of the treasury could
make such redieulous statements until
he read a similar statement made by
other tools in the employ of the gold
bullion company of New York. It
was ludicrous that Secretary Carlisle
should attempt to “bolstear up” the
theories “to which he had become a
recent convert” by reliance on such
stuff” as that, the only excuse being
latitude always allowed for the zeal of
converts.
He appeared for the re-establish¬
ment of tho conditions existing prior
to 1873, for the country could not bo
worse off than it had been since the
perpetration of the crime of 3873.
Bimetallism was no experiment, hav¬
ing in use from tho time Abraham
marched out of Chaldea until Great
Britain drove silver from nse.
In conclusion, Mr. Cockrell appealed
to tho country to once more declare
its dependence and pronounce for the
f quality of gold and silver, or else as-
surne its dependence upon Great Brit-
ain, whom it had twice defeated, aud
ask her to take it under her avaricious
aud selfish guardianship aud protcc-
t j on
“Wo should,” he declared, “haul
down Old Glory, the starry banner
which has waved over tho power and
freedom and independence of the
country, and hoist in its stead the gold
standard banner of Great Britain aud
o,y out, ‘Long live tho queen of Great
Britain and the empress of India!”
Daring the latter partof the speech,
Bir Julian Pauncefoto, the Britiah am-
hassador, had been an occupant of tbe
diplomatic 'gallerv and an attentive
listeuer to Mr. Cockrell.
Notices were given by Senators
Chandler and Piatt of their purpose to
address the senate on the Cuban reso-
lutions; also by Mr. Pugh of his pur-
pope to speak ou the house tariff bill
and by Mr. Lodge, ori the question of
immigration.
After an exrcu'ive session, the sen¬
ate, at 6 o’clock p m., adjourned un¬
til Mondar.
Beadinq furnishes the mind only
with materials of knowledge. It it
by thinking that *e are profited.
GOV. ATKINSON INTERVIEWED
He Talks Interestingly to n Washing¬
ton Post Reporter.
In tho Washington PoBt of Tuesday
there appeared an interview with Gov¬
ernor Atkinson, whioh wil! doubtless
be read with interest in Georgia.
“I think," he says, “Georgia can
safely bo connted among the states
that will retain thoir allegianoo to the
democratic party. Fusion between
the populists and republicans is talked
of, but its consummation is doubtful.
The demooracy is divided to some ex¬
tent over the silver question, bnt not
to a degree that the existence of the
party is imperiled. In my opinion the
advocates of siver are in the majority
and I think a majority of tho delegates
seleoted to the national convention
will bo silver men. The gold cause,
which was making some headway in
tho state, got a sovere setback about
the timo of the last bond is,no and a
reaction favorable to free silver coin¬
age immediately sot in. I don’t think
tho Georgia delegation will gc '.o Chi¬
cago with any threats ov ultimatum,
but they will not be satisfied with any
platform that does not distinctly ro-
cognize the claims of silver as a money
metal.’’
JUDGE HALL'S SUCCESSOR
Will He Hon. W. A. Little, a Promi¬
nent Georgian.
Hon. W, A. Little, of Goorgia, will
accept t!iJ> position of assistant attor¬
ney general of tho United Stales for
tho interior department to succeed
Judge John I. Hall.
In answor to a direct question Colo¬
nel Little said hi had notified Secre¬
tary Hoke Smith lo that effect. It is
exjiected that tho official announce¬
ment of tho appointment will be made
from Washington at onoo aud Colonel
Little will arrange his affairs pre-
jmratory to assuming the duties of tho
office April 15tb, when Judge Hall’s
resignation goes into effect.
Since the announcement was made
thut Secretary Smith would tender this
position to Colonel Littlo congratula¬
tions have been pouring in from all
parto of the state, r.nd the nows has
been received with great favor not only
by the clone personal friends of Colo¬
nel Little, but by all men who know
him and are acquainted with his ex¬
ceptional ability as a lawyer and ex¬
treme popularity as a legislator and
citizen. Few men in Goorgia hove a
larger circle of acquaintances, has and no
man in public life fewer enemies. i
A MAJORITY FOR TAYLOR.
Tennessee Democrats Seem to Favor
the Ex-Governor.
A statement ; l oi red by Douglass
Anderson, secretary of tho Tennosseo
democratic stato executive committee,
shows that up to date 105 1-4 votes
have been instructed for ex-Governor
Taylor and 12 3-4 for Comptroller
James A. Harris. McNairy with 11
1-4 of Polk county’s seven, or one and
three quarter votes have been instruct¬
ed for Harris, while Sumner with 21,
Wnito 13, Franklin 19, DeKalb 8,
Smith 16, Bradley 9, are instructed
for Taylor.
In addition, he says, a Lewis coun¬
ty mass meeting indorsed Mr. Harris.
Lewis has two votes, while mass meet¬
ings in Claiborne 10, Giles 37, Lin¬
coln 24, Putnam 11, and Unicoi 1,
indorsed Taylor, as did executive
committees in Grainger 9 and Hender¬
son 10, making the totals by instruc¬
tions and indorsements: Taylor, 197
1-4; Harris, 14 3-4.
COTTOH ACREAGE REPORT.
An Inoreaso In Various Sections of
tlio South for This Year.
The Southern Trado Beview, pub¬
lished at Nashville, has answers from
correspondents in all the cotton grow¬
ing statos as to tho jirobable increase
in cotton acreage in the present year.
Beportn from Texas estimato an in¬
crease of from 10 to 30 jier cent. Mem¬
phis correspondents say if tho j>resent
decline in tho price of cotton continues
thero will bo no increase, Yicknburg
roports the probable increase from 5 to
3.0 per cent. Montgomery says the
general impression is that the acreage
wll be largely increased. Savannah
nays tbo increase in Georgia will be 12
or 15 per cent. Sooth Carolina reports
no probable inorease.
A HANKER SENTENCED.
Gets Fight Years Each for Three In¬
dictments Submitted.
_ Crendall, president . of the de-
"•
, U lnc * ; ust nna bank of Johnson City,
I ,!D n.> who , was tried in the United
™ a ^ es court in Knoxville, has been
sentenced by Judge Clark to eight
y par « » n each of the three cases, terms
J? ^ je served concurrently in the
Brooklyn penitentiary.
Mr. Crandall was on trial nnder
J hreo separate indictments charging
*" m padding his books and
swearing to false reports to the comp*
troller.
Again Postponed.
A special from Port Royal says:
The battleship Indiana went up to the
,loc k Sunday morning, but found only
twenty-four feet of water in the Jock,
*n the impression that the docking
would cortaiuly takojdace a represont-
utlve of the Southern Associated Press
returned to Port.Royal. Ihe Indiana
steamed up to within a short distance
*lie dock,but could not go in unless
thc ro twenty-five feet registered in the
dock - Tho stron 8 westerly winds that
prevailed were against a high tide,
.7
Chlneso Loan Contract Signori,
Advices from Pekin state that a con¬
tract has been signed with an Auglo-
German syndicate f-,r a new Cbioase
Jo.st of JCIG.000,900 at 5per cent. :L<
loan in to he issued at 94
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GOSS 11’ OF WASHINGTON IN
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS.
Doings of the Chiefs and Ilea li of the
Vartous Departments.
Tho houso committee ou territories
has decided to recommend tho passage
of a bill creating a territorial form of
government for Alaska and giving tho
territory a delegate in congress.
Governor Atkinson and Judge Fort,
of Georgia, left Washington Wednes¬
day for Port Royal, B. O. Before
leaving tho governor stated that ho
would again be a candidate for gov¬
ernor.
To Appear in Labor’s Cause.
W. Harjior, attorney for the Broth¬
erhood of Locomotive Firemen, will
appear before a congressional commit¬
tee on behalf of two bills ho prepared
and which wero introduced iu both
branches of congress. Ono provides
for an appeal in contempt cases iu fed¬
eral oonrts and also for trial by juryiu
cases where the contempt was uot com¬
mitted in the prosonee of tho court.
This measure is to meet such oasos as
that of Debs in Judge Wood’s court.
The other bill provides for compulsory
settlement of wage disputes on inter¬
state railroads.
"The grounds wo take,” said Mr.
Harper, “are that if congress has tho
right to regulate tho rates for hauling
freight it has an equal right to regulate
the prioes paid for labor.”
Better Pay for Mall Clerks.
Strong efforts will bo mado by tho
house eommittco on jiostoffioos aud tho
postroads to securo tho passago by
house of a bill to incroaso the compen¬
sation of railway mailclorlu. this
Tho first bill introduced in con¬
gress was one by Mr. Linton, of Mich¬
igan, to reorganize this branch of the
service and tho oommitteo hns directed
Mr. Linton to report tho bill favorably.
By its provisions the number of classes
in the servioe on a salary basis is in¬
creased from five to ton and calories of
clerks range from $800 to $1,500.
Tho proposition to have 2 j>er cont
of the salaries withheld to establish a
pension fund was withdrawn as it was
feared that tho opposition to civil j>on-
sions in the honse might endnngor the
whole bill.
Reliable statistics showed that the
mortality among railway mail clerks
through railroad acoidonts is greater
than that among tho troops in tho civil
war. Those clerks aro Inquired to
pass an examination at a rating of
more than 99 per cent and aro not
given vacations, although tho depart¬
mental employes in Washington have
30 days.
Design of Our New Flag.
With tho approval of the president
publicity has been given to the design
agreed on between Bocretf-ry Lament
and Secretary Herbert lor tho arrange¬
ment of tho forty-fivo stars lu tbo na¬
tional flag mado necessary by tho ad¬
mission of Utah to statehood.
The new arrangement will he offi¬
cially inaugurated in the army and
navy on July 4th next. Under tho
present arrangement tho stars aro in
six rows, the upper and lower rows of
eight stars each and tho other rows of
seven stars each. Tho design agreed
on by Secretaries Lament and Herbert
also arranged the stars iu six rows, the
first, third and fifth of eight stars
each, and tho second, fourth and sixth
of seven stars each.
No new arrangement will ho neces¬
sary through tho admission of now
states, as additional stars can bo added
to tho second, fourth i.r.A eixl-h lows
without disturbing the uniformity of
tho design.
Heretofore the navy department has
not conformed strictly to any official
design in the arrangement of the field,
hut the design jiropared by Secretaries
Lamont and Herbert will b«? adhered
to in all naval flags.
Dispute Not Settled.
It can be stated positively, notwith¬
standing publicationn to tho contrary,
that no settlement ban yet teen reached
iu the Venezuelan bcnui&iy question,
bnt according to the best authority
matters are proceeding in such fashion
as to warrant the belief that there will
be a satisfactory outcome,
It is admitted that at p resent it can¬
not be to'd whether tho ultimate net-
tlement, of this question will be effect¬
ed as tho result of direct negotiation!
between Great Britain and Venezuela,
initiated through tho medium of some
mutually friendly power, or t;s tho
conclusion of the work of our own
Venezuelan boundary commission, but
in one way or another r. peaceful dispute and
honorable settlement of the is
believed to be entirely probable in the
end though this end still may be far
removed in point of fact.
If negotiations directly between
Venezuela and Great BritiarJuvobeen
resumed at Caracas, tho la lb is not
known to tho officials here, who ohould
surely be advised for their own guid¬
ance as the Venezuelan commission is
proceeding diligently to the. discharge
of its duties of weighing all cf the
evidence obtainable respecting the
actual location of tho boundary lino,
ard in this has been assured of the co¬
operation, informally, it is (rue, as to
Gr6ut Britain, but none the less effect¬
ually, of both the parties to the dis¬
pute, th9 public expectation appear!
to turn in that direction.
Senators Favor Kolb.
The report of the committee on
eiec-tioaa for ihe investigation cf Ala¬
bama elections which whs made to the
eonate by Mr. Chandler is a sensa¬
tional document.
While Thomas G. Jones wos iu 139i
declared elicit. I ever K ,1b the report
asserts that this “was doue by the
VOL IL NO. 12.
wholes de falsifying of the returns by
dishonest eleotion of officers in pursu¬
ance of a great conspiracy, deliber¬
ately organized long before the eleo¬
tion for tho purpose of changing the
political complexion of the state in
case it should appear that Kolb and hie
supporters had carried the state."
In 1894 Kolb was again a candidate
for governor, with Hon. W. 0. Oates
as his opponent on tho rogular demo-
‘•rutio ticket. Tho report assorts that
Kolb was electod at this time, as wore
a majority of the candidates of the
legislature on the same ticket, but
were not given offices on account of an
erroneously fictitious vote being rc-
<timed. Fifteen counties are men¬
tioned ns giving returns of 50,000
votes, whereas only 10,000 vo'cs wore
east. “Therefore, Mr. Oates, instead
of being elected by 27,582 votes, was
defeated by about 7,000 majority."
The committee says the Kolb legisla¬
ture was oouott d out in tho same way.
Tho report gives in detail the pr.L’.
tionlars concerning tho organization
of the Kolb legislature and the elec¬
tion by it of 61r. Reese to tho United
States senate in place of Mr. Morgan.
Investigation should be made. If the
charges are well founded, tho report
says it. may l o Ihe duty of the United
States senate to oust Mr. Morgan from
his seat. Tho committee take the po¬
sition that there can be no doubt of
tbo right of the senate to mnko the in¬
vestigation.
GROWTH OF IIIE SOUTH.
Tho Industrial Situation as Reported
for tho Past Week.
The reports os to southern industrial
niul business conditions for tho past
week show that tho iron mink st is
somewhat irregular. Published quota¬
tions are unchanged, but it is under¬
stood that largo orders can bo filled at
somewhat lower rates. Tbo output is
very largo and nothing is heard of any
reduction. Coal and coke operators
nro very lmsy and prices are firm.
Lumber ojierators are doing well in all
parts of (he south. There is a large
and growing demand, which promises
well for the ooming season. Business
generally is fair and spring trado lias
been abovo (lie average. Tho eotten
planters aro preparing for a large croj>,
and tho acreage has boon much in¬
creased ovor that of last year.
Cotton manufacturing in tho south¬
ern states continues to attract much
attention anil the new mills steadily
increase. A jiroposed 40,000 spimlle
mill ia reported at Columbus, Ga. ;
mills with 10,000 spindles at Yorkville
and Greenwood. B. O. Tho Winder
Cotton mill, at Gainesville, Ga., uud
tho Morgan mill at Laurir.burg, 8. C.,
each with $50,000 cajiitui, have re¬
ceived charters, and tho Gather wood
mill, with $15,000 capital, at Ham,
mond, H. 0., is also reported. A car-
pet mill is to ho established at Knox¬
ville, Tenn.; knitting mills at Cedar-
town, Ga., and Hartsolls, 8. C., and a
large bleachery near Augusta, Ga.
Among other important new indus¬
tries established or organized in tho
southern states during tho week are
tho Florida Naval Htoros company,
capitel $250,000, of Tampa, Fla.; the
Mnliler* Eckstenkemper Lumber com-
pinny, of Louisville, Ky., with $160,-
000, uud tho American Tool aud Ma¬
chine company, of Atlanta, Gn., cajii-
tal $100,000. The Texas Blioe and
Leather Manufacturing company has
been chartered at Bun Antonio, Tex.,
with $80,000 capital; the Massey Light
anil Power company, capital $50,000,
at Charlottesville, V«.; tho Western
Tie and Lumber company, with the
same capital, at Littlo I’.ock, Aik.,
and the Gulf Lumber company, also
with $50,000 capital, at Montgomery,
Ala. Tho Waco Lumber company ha-
been chartered at Waycross, Ga., with
$50,000 capital; the Farley, Sleight A-
Whitson Lumber company, capital
$25,000, at Cookesville, Tenn., and
the Southwestern Lumber company,
capital $10,000, at Texarkana, Ark.
Thero is also reported agricultural
implement works at Marcollus, Ky. ; s
1 last furnace at Ilurrimau, Tenn. ;
brick works ut Providonee, Ky., und i,
compress at Aberdeen, Miss. New
coal mines aro to bo opened at Mid
dlesborough, Ky. ; an electric lighting
plant is reported atVancoburg, Ky.; t
400-barrel flouring mill at Austin,Tex.;
an ice factory at Livingston, Tez.,ard
woodworking jdauls at Enterprise,
Miss., and Harriman, Tenn.
Waterworks are to bo built at Brow
ton, Ala., and Harriman, Tenn. Tin
new buildings of the week include n
twenty-story office building at Atlanta,
Ga. ; a six-story warehouse ai Dallas,
Tex. ; a milliou-dollar stutobouso at
Jackson, Miss., and a $25,000 courl
bouse at Opelika. Ala.—Tradesman
(Chattanooga, Tenn.)
NO PARADE FOR VETERANS.
Froposed Celebration at New York
Has Been Entirely Abandoned.
A New York special says: The com¬
mittee of citizens, headed by Mr.
Charles A. Dana, who wero arranging
to attend a reunion of Union and Con-
foderato war veterans to bo held
July 4th, has determined to let tho
matter drop iu conseqaonce of the op¬
position expressed by Commander
Walker, of the Grand Army forces. days
This was decided upon some
ago, bnt. tho committee than coojid-
(•red tho advisability of asking wvr
veterans of the north irrespective c-f
tho G. A. R. to participate. Opposi¬
tion. however, from both sides, since
the first attempt, was so marked that
the project has been entirely aban-
loned.
Four Killed In an Explosion.
The boiler of ou engine of a coal
train on Uio Delaware, Susqiehannt
and Schuylkill railroad exploded
Thursday la-tween Gum Run and Der
ringer, instantly lulling four of the
irui-i crew aud injuring severely u fi/tb
member of the crew. Only one man
escaped unhurt.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Jones County Covernment.
Judge Superior Court—J. O. Hart.
Solicitor General—H. G. Lewis.
Senator—Hon. W. H. Harrison.
Representative—Hon. J. F. Ander¬
son.
Ordinary—R. T. Ross.
Clerk Superior Court—W. W. Bar-
ron.
Sheriff— R. N. Ethridge.
County Treasurer—F. M. Stewart.
Tax Receiver— J. A. Chiles.
County Surveyor—R. H. Bonner.
Coroner—R. B. Trapp.
Judge County Court—J. O. Barron.
Joky Commissioners —W. k- Card,
J. M. Middlebrooks, J. F. Barron,
John Gresham, E. P. Morton.
County Board oe Education—D.
Anchors, Joe W. Barron, J. It. Van
Buran, 8. A. Hodge, J. W. Anderson.
County Soiioor. Commissioner—A.
H. B. MoKay. P. O., Plentitude.
County Commissioners — W. F.
White, J. T. Speights, E. T. Morton,
H. T. Moore, John T. Glover.
Middle Georgia & Atlantic R. R
TIME TABLE.
In IiUect December E3.
Down. IIbaT) Up.
M.
II 4)0 7 t.3 a Ga. R. It. 1.7. Augusta 8 30
9 00 A M “ I.v Macoii Ar Ga 2 45
A. 6 M 20 P. 1 M. 03 [.v.-.-MtlledgevlUe .... Ar »S f.M. 1 (13
G 23 1 to Lv . .Eatonlon June-. . Ar S
fi 60 1 32 I,v-. ■ ■ Merrlvvel her .... A, S
7 06 1 60 Lv....... . Dennlo.......Ar Dennis 8
7 33 2 16 Ar Hamilton l.i S 38
7 40 2 10 I.v...... Eaionton A i 8
8 10 2 83 ,v Willards Ar f!
8 :w 2 63 .v......Alkcnlon......Ar S
8 63 .1 07 Ly......Maohen . . . . Ar 8
II 9 nil 18 8 3 22 12 I.v.....Shady l.v Kelly Dale.....Ar A r 83
9 4o 3 43 I,v...Brought6nvlllo...Ar I.v......Newborn 3S8835S 1)30
9 60 3 42 Lv... A r
10 00 3 49 .Carmel Juno ... A r 1)33
10 10 3 33 I.v........Hayes Ar 9 20
10 22 4 02 Lv.....Slarrsvll'e.....Ar 9 8 1)8 48
10 47 4 1.3 I,v*. Covington Juno . ■ Ar 47
I9 60 4 X: ){Ar■ ■ ■■. (Iiivlnvt iin .....I.v 8
00l3a. It.ft. ~
12 15 0 Ar Atlanta I.v 8 OB 1 67
G 30 M. * N. Ar Macon I.v 9 00 A.D
M. Ac N. Ar Athens I.v 2 23 A.M.
W. PRESTON, Oeneral Manager.
PROTECTED BY POUCH.
Quiet Rulgns In the Krstwhlle Holster-'
ous Kentucky Legislature.
Qovornor Bradley and Mayor Julian
had a brief conference in regard to
preserving tho peace in case of trouble
Thursday aud at 10 o’clock six big po¬
licemen were stationed in tho lobby
between the bouse and senate cham¬
bers. The mayor also hod conferences
with the presiding officers of the sen¬
ate and tho house. The mayor
wanted tho house coared of all exoopt
members and officers when tho timo
for tho joint session arrivod. By 11
o’clock the house was jummed. Wo¬
men formed a large portion of tho
crowd.
Tho republicans refused to vote and
broke the quorum. Tho chair decided
that no quorum had voted and that tho
motion was lost.
Mr. Carroll forced from tho chair
tbs most important ruling of tho ses¬
sion. Ho declared that ho would rule
on all questions that seventy member*
must bo present, “uud voting.”
This removed tho monace to tbs
democrats from the presence of James
and Walton, even if Dunlap wero also
present. The chair demanded tho roll
call for tho veto for senator. The re¬
publicans did not vote and the demo¬
crats divided themselves botweou Car¬
lisle and Blackburn in the usual pro¬
portion. The session then adjourned.
UK. JAMESON ON TRIAL.
Arraigned for the Second Tlmo llefore
the Court.
A London cahlo dispatch states that
Dr. Jameson and tho officers who ac¬
companied him in tho Transvaal raid
wero again arraigned in the Bow street
police oourt Tuosday morning and
the charges against them wero re¬
newed. Major Coventry and Captain
Gosling were added to tho list of the
accnsod. Tho court room was crowded
with members of tho aristocracy,among
them were tho duke of Ahercoru,
tho carl and countess of Coventry
and Lady Annaly. A largo number of
members of tho house of commons
were also present. Sir Richard Web¬
ster, attorney gonornl, arid Mr. It. B.
Finlay, solicitor general, conducted,
tho prosecution, aud Bir Edwai
Clarke, E. H. Carson, M. P., and Sir
Frank Lockwood appeared for tho de¬
fense. Magistrate Bir Jwitu Bridgo
presided.
»EBV PROSECUTION FAILS.
Nolle Prosse Entered in the Interfor*
lug With Slabs Case.
In tho United States district court
at Chicugo Tuesday morning, District
Attorney Black entorod a nolle / ;osso
in tho case of Debs et. al. '1 his was
the prosecution of Eugene V. Debs
and other officers of tho American
Bailwny Union for interfering with
trains carrying tho United States ma.L
Hosiery Mill Hums.
The Providence, Penn., Hosiery mill
was destroy by fire early Tuesday
morning. The loss is estimated at
*133,000 and it is thought to be fully
covered by insurance, About 400
bonds are thrown out of work by the
fire. The mill was owned by Robert
Pierson.
Mailt Twain Serioti’sly LI.
A dispatch to the Central New-
(Loudon) from Bombay says that Sam-
nel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) is seri¬
ously ill at Jeypore.
One trouble with ihe chinch to day
is that there are so many people who
are trying to servo everybody ebe’s nod.