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The Jones County News
M. 0. GRKUNK, PUBLISHER.
Tllli 54 TII CONGRESS.
ROUTINE OF HOUSE AND SENATE
BRIEFLY CHRONICLED,
S unary of Hills and Resolution'
Presented and Acted Upon.
TUB HOUSE.
The house, at Tuesday’s session,
passed, without division and practically
without objection, tho bill making ap¬
propriations for fortifications and coast
defonscs.
Its passage was advocated by Ilainer,
republican, of Nebraska; Sayers, dem¬
ocrat, of Texas; Bartlett, democrat, of
New York; Livingston, democrat, of
Georgia; llemenway, republican, of
Indiana, and Cannon, republican, of
Illinois, all members of the committee
on appropriations, and Mr. Balter, re¬
publican, of New IlampHhiro. Tho
lattor criticisod tho committee for not
going further and appropriating all
the money asked by Generals Flagler
and Craighill.
Mr. Berry, democrat, of Kenluckv,
was the only opponent of the bill. lie
said tho money would be better spout
in building ships than in fixed bat¬
teries.
The secretary of war estimated that
@8,045,103 could bo expended in the
coming year. Tho Dill carries specific
appropriations amounting to 35,8-42,-
337; and authority is given the secre¬
tary of war to make contracts involv¬
ing tho further expenditure of @5,542,-
270, making tho total authorized ex¬
penditure in tho bill @11,370,013.
The following shows tho aggregate
amount appropriated and authorized
by contract under each subdivision of
the bill, namely: Gun and mortar bat¬
teries, @5,200,000; sites for fortifica¬
tions, @350,000 ; preservation and re¬
pair of fortifications, @50,000; sea
walls and embankments, @17,975;
torpedoes for harbor defense, @100,-
000; armament for fortifications,
@5,502,073; proving ground, Sandy
Hook, N. J., @38,000; Watertown
arsenal, Massachusetts, @43,500; Beno-
cia arsenal, California, @1,500;
Watervliet arsenal, New York, @3,105;
ordnance and fortification board, @100,-
000; Fortress Monroe, sewerage sys¬
tem, @9,200.
Tho house agreed to tho conference
report upon tho legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill as fur
as the conferences had agreed, and or¬
dered another conference upon tho
matters still in dispute between the
two houses of which there are some¬
thing over 100 out of 314 items adde d
by the senate. At 4:25 o’clock the
house adjourned.
The national soldiers’ homo con¬
sumed the time of the houao at Wed¬
nesday’s sossion and at times tho dis¬
cussion was warm. At no time was it
without interest. Mr. Ilhll, republi-
can, of Iowa, started the discussion by
calling up tho joint resolution provid¬
ing for tho election of four governors
of the board in charge of tho National
Soldiers’ home, to succeed those whoso
terms expire tho present month." Tho
resolution includes General W. B.
Franklin, of Connecticut, to succeed
himself; General T. J. Henderson, of
Illinois, to succeed General John C.
Black; General George W. Steele, of
lodiana, to succeed himself; nnd Gen¬
eral G. L. Beale, of Maine, to succeed
Fessenden.
Mr. Hull said thnt Mr. Blue, repub¬
lican, of Kansas, desired to discuss tho
resolution and endeavored to come to
sgme understanding with him in re-
gard to the limit of debate.
Mr. Blue, holding aloft a bundle of
papers, said he held in his hand a nnm-
ber of affidavits charging General
Franklin, and the man Smith, gover-
nor of the soldiers’ homo at Leaven¬
worth, for whom he was responsible,
with brutal and oppressive treatment
of the inmates of the Leavenworth
home. He thought that the house
should hear what ho had to say in be¬
half of the 2,000 Kansas veterans in¬
carcerated in that home. A lively and
long drawn out discussion then en¬
sued. Finally, on motion by Mr.
Hull, the house, at 5 o’clock, adjonrn-
ed until Thursday, an agreement hav¬
ing been reached between him nnd
Mr. Blue that the vote on the joint
resolution should bo taken at 3 o’clock.
The fight againtt the re-election of
General W. B. Franklin, as a member
of the board of managers of the Na¬
tional Soldiers’ Homo, resulted in the
defeat of thoso who opposed him, tho
bouse at Thursday’s sossion voting 149
to 59 to continue him on the board ns
recommended by the committee od
military affairs. There was a three
hours’ debate before the vote was
reached.
It was arranged by unanimous con¬
sent on behalf of Mr. Henderson, re¬
publican, of Iowa, that Wednesday
and Thursday of uext week be set
asido for debate on the bankruptcy
bill, the vote on its passago to be
taken after the reading of the journal
on Friday. At 4 :35 o’clock the house
adjourned. oldfashioncd field day
Friday was an radical variation. It
in the house, with
was private bill day under the rale when
the bills to pays claims arising out of
the war, which in the past afforded op¬
portunity and excuse for fighting bat¬
tles of the rebellion over again, were
under consideration during the day,
however, the contest was wagsd,largely
by republican members who advocated
the payment of the bills reported by
the committee on war claims,and those
who favored postponing, and some of
the statements were startling in their
bitterness.
Mr. Walker, republican, of Mas-a
chnsetts, was almost violent in his de
nunciatiou of tbe policy which pr
icr.Led the payment of these clainis
Dramatically he J dared that no rob
lx r born ou the Rhine ever < quale i
the g ivernmeut of the United Stateb
•s'*"? •' omhtm u.
attacked tlio leaders of the house,
charging them with purposely prevent-
ing tho consideration of bills for the
payment of just claims, asserting that,
extraordinary rulings of tho chnir, in
oommittee of tho wliolo, were resorted
to to aid in*cnrryiug out that policy.
Mr. McCall, republican, of Tennes¬
see, and Mr. Evans, republic in, of
Kentucky, appealed to the home to
pay the claims of loyal men from the
south.
Mr. Ray, republican, of Now York,
charged that to enter upon tho pay¬
ment of them would compel the uext
administration to issue bonds from be¬
ginning to close.
Messrs. Dockery, of Missouri, nnd
Gcosvenor, of Ohio, made political
speeches in connection with their com¬
mon position to tho payment of the
claims, tho former assertiug that re¬
publican legislation in the paRt, and
tho lattor that democratic administra¬
tion was repousible for tho present
condition of tho treasury. The net
result of tho day’s discussion was the
rejection of one bill and the passago of
another.
Mr. Pickier, republican, of South
Dakota, reported tho general peusion
bill prepared by the committee on in¬
valid pensions and it was recommit¬
ted. *
At 4:50 o’clock the house took re¬
cess until 8 o’clock, the evening session
to be for the consideration of private
pension bills.
At the evening session of the house
nine pension bills wore considered aud
ordered to bo reported to the liouso
with favorablo recommendations. A
largo part of tho timo was spent ttpou
the bill gt anting a pension of @75 a
month to the widow of Brigadier Gen¬
eral Fred Vanderveer, who was origi¬
nally colonel of tho Thirty-fifth Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. Tho amount of
tho pension was reduced to @50 a
month, ar.d efforts wero made to make
it @30, a proposition which received
considerable support amoug tho re¬
publican members.
THE SENATE.
After a set speech in thosenatoTues¬
day by Mr. Squire, republican, of
Washington, in support of his bill
making large appropriations for sea-
coast defenses, the rest of the session
was taken np in the consideration of
the Delaware election case, Mr. Chan¬
dler arguing at great length in favor
of the claim of Mr. Dupont to the va¬
cant seat in the senate. The other sido
r-f the case is to be sustained by tho
anator from Delaware, Mr. Gray,
democrat, who holds thut Governor
Wutson was entitled to cast his vote in
tho legislature as a state senator and
speaker of the senate; and that hav¬
ing so voted, there was no majority
for any candidate. Mr. Gray iutimat-
ed that his speech would probably
close the case on that side. Mr. Hoar
gave notice, however, of his purpose
to address the senato in bupport of
Mr. Dupont’s claim, so that a decision
of tho question is not yet in sight.
The fact of Senator Morrill, of Ver¬
mont, having attained his eighty-sixth
birthday, with more than half his life
spent in congress, was recalled
in the chaplain’s opening prayer, in
which tho senator was truthfully de¬
scribed as halo in body and clear,
sound nnd vigorous in intellect.
At 5 o’clock p. m. tho senato ad¬
journed until Wednesday.
In tho senate Thursday the Peffer
resolution for au investigation of tho
bond sales was presented and a strug¬
gle for precedence occurred, Cullom,
Allison aud Halo urging appropriation
bills. It was finally determined to
consider the bond resolution nnd Mr.
Hill (Dem., N. Y.,) took the floor to
oppose the resolution.
Mr. Hill said this was a populist res¬
olution and no one had a better right
to control it than Peffer. It was pop¬
ulistic and hostile to the issue of all
bonds. Mr. Hill declared that the in¬
vestigation was proposed without nny
changes or grounds for imputing
wrong done. Mr. Peffer wanted the
bond investigation because ho thought
(he there was a popular curiosity about
bond issue.
Senators who wanted this investiga¬
tion should have made specifications.
The course was extraordinary and was
taken because no one wanted to bo re¬
sponsible when it was found that noth¬
ing wrong had been done. It was pre¬
ferred to take the gossip of tho street
and newspaper insinuations rather
than actual well known facts.
When Mr. Hill resnmed his speech,
began Thursday, on the bond investi¬
gation resolution the senate chamber
Frilay was almost empty, the senators
being either in the committeo rooms
or in the cloak rooms. Tho chamber
soon filled up, however, in anticipa¬
tion of Mr. Hill’s speech. The gal¬
leries were well filled despite tho ex¬
cessive heat of the day.
Mr. Hill did not conclude. His
speech was ngaiDst the passage of the
Peffer resolution to investigate the
bond sales of the present administra¬
tion. Mr. Hill saved his streuth for
a protracted fight by having read at
tbe clerk’s desk the various laws rela¬
tive to the redemption of greenbacks
and quotations from President Cleve¬
land’s messages on the financial ques¬
tion.
After a short executive session, the
senate adjourned over at 5 :30 o’clock
until Monday.
The proposition to adjourn over
Friday was antagonized by Mr. Chan¬
dler and others, and the vote upon it
was 35 to 28.
Col. Cockerlll’s Body Coming Home.
A dispatch to the New Y’ork Herald
from Cairo, Egypt, says: A brief
ceremony was conducted Friday by
the clergy of the American mission,
prior to sending the remains of the
late Colonel John A. Cockerill to New
York, and was attended by the Ameri¬
can colony. The khedive was officially
represented.
GRAY. JONES 00 ., GA„ THURSDAY, APRIL 83 , 18911 .
NATIONAL CAPITAL
(lOSSIP OF WASHINGTON IN
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS.
Doings of tho Chiefs anil Heads of tho
Various Departments.
The caso of Rev. A. J. Diaz, nil
American citizen, who was reported
as being arrested at Havana, canto be-
foro the department of stato Friday.
The department immediately cabled
the consul general at Havana to tako
tho usual steps for his protection and
for a fair trial.
Tho house committee on ways ami
means has decided to report favorably
tho bill to repeal the section of tho
Wilson act which givos free alcohol
for use in the arts nnd manufactures.
The internal revenue officials hnvo ac-
kuowledged their inability to carry
out the provisions of tho law. Groat
frauds are said to bo possible tinder
tho law and many large claims havo
been piled up agaiust the government,
Private advices recoived at Washing¬
ton from Constantinople state the Red
Cross is doing a groat work in Armenia.
No one is interfering with them, and
the porte has declared, in writing,
both to tho English and American legn-
tions, that no one shall interfere with
the great charitable undertaking.
Every permit that has been asked for
has been granted. The Red Cross
agents are in the heart of the recently-
disturbed districts and special protec¬
tion is given them.
Senator Bacon has given notice of
an amendment he will propose to the
sundry civil bill providing: “That tho
secretary of the treasury bo, and is
authorized and directed to pay over to
tho Cotton States nnd International
Exposition Company all thoso por¬
tions of appropriations heretofore
made under the act of April 18, 1894,
for tho building and for tho exhibit by
the government at the Cotton States
and International exposition, at At¬
lanta, which shall remain unexpended
after all the liabilities incurred by tbe
government ou account of said build¬
ing and exhibit shall havo beon paid
off and discharged.”
Tile Deficiency Bill.
The house appropriations commit¬
tee completed the general deficiency-
bill, tho last of the general appropria¬
tions, Saturday. It was reported to
tho house by Chairman Cannon. Tho
measure carries tho appropriation of
@4,791,340, divided as follows:
Stato department, @33,107 ; treasury
department, @1,074, 267; fish commis¬
sion, $78,105; Smithsonian institution,
@1,046; District of Columbia, @110,-
210r war department, @607,114; navy
department, @199,832; interior de¬
partment, @304,871; postoffico depart¬
ment, @1,054; out of postal revenue,
@1,421, 600; department of justice,
@251,337; government printing office,
@190,850; library of congress, @269;
liouso of representatives, @104,145;
judgments United States courts,$1,572;
judgments court of claims, @143,647 ;
judgments, Indian depredation claims,
@40,528; audited claims, @1440,819.
In addition to the sum recommended
in the bill tho urgent deficiency act,
passed in February, appropriated
@6,305,436, to supply deficiencies in
appropriations for tho support of tho
government during tho current und
prior fiscal years, thus making tho to¬
tal for deficiencies appropriated nnd
recommended for this season, @11,-
096,776.
Tho following statement, a part of
the report on the bill, shows tho
amount of each of tho goneral appro¬
priation bills as passed by tho house,
the date of passage, amount of urgent
deficiency act, as it booame a law,
amount of accompanying bill, amount
of miscellaneous acts approved to date,
amount of permanent appropriations
and aggregate of tho whole:
Agriculture, @3,215,310, February
18; army, @22,275,902, February 19;
diplomatic and consular, @1,630,058,
.January 28; District of Columbia,
$5,418,930, April 9; fortifications,
@5,842,337, April 14; Indian, @8,420,-
445, February 25; legislative, @21,380,-
2,65, March 6; Military academy,
@148,117, January 20; navy, @31,647,-
239, March 26; pensions, $141,325,820,
January 17; postoffice, @91,819,557,
March 11; river aud harbor, @10.351,-
860, April 6; sundry civil, @29,836,992,
April 2. Total, @374,613,449. Ur¬
gent deficiency act, @6,305,436; general
deficiency, @4,791,340; miscellaneous
acts, @315,024; permanent annual ap¬
propriations, @119,054,160. Grand
total, @505,969,401.
BURDEN’S DIAMONDS.
Two Former Servants Arrested for
Their Theft.
Two men giving their names as Dun¬
lop and Turner, describing themselves
as gentlemen servants, were arraigned
in Marlborough street police court,
London, charged with having in their
possession twenty-eight diamonds, ag¬
gregating X3.000 in value, for tho pos¬
session of which they were unable to
give any satisfactory account. The two
men were remanded for a week with¬
out bail.
Police Inspector Froest searched the
lodgings of the men and found jewelry
worth @20,000. It is believed the jew¬
elry is the proceeds of the robbery of
the residence of I. Townsend Bnrden,
in New York, some time ago.
Two cablegrams received by Mr.
Bnrden leave no doubt that the mys¬
tery surrounding the robbery is at last
cleared np. The first was from J. S.
Morgan k Co., his London bankers,
and notified him that Robert Dnnlop,
formerly his bntler, aud William
Turner, formerly his second man, had ■
been arrested with the diamonds in
their posset si >a. j
REPUBLICANS AT LOUISVILLE.
They Organize With Bradley Forces
in the Lead.
Tho Ki n’ueky republican state delegates con¬
vention called to elect four
at largo to tho national republican
convention and instruct them ns to
the state’s preforonco wns oallod to or¬
der at Louisville Wednesday after¬
noon. A lively light between delegates
which took policemen to quell prefaced
the proceedings.
Ron. Johu W. Yerkos, chairman of
tho state central committee, callod tho
convention to order, after which tho
Rev. Dr. Waltz prayed for tho dele¬
gates. Mr. Yerkes then delivered an
address, and when tho name of Gov-
ernor Bradley was mentioned tho del-
1 efe'xtea cheered wildly.
A reference to McKinley wns greet-
od with yells that could be heard a
block. Mr. Yerkes read a tolegrum
from Congressman Evans, urging tho
convention to put strong sound ,
a
money plank in the platform. ■ u b®-
1 * lu Mchmley forces, \V. ( .
Root nominated Judge George Denny,
of Lexington, for temporary chairman,
Judge 1 humus L. Morrow was
unted ou behalf of the Bracdeyites.
The roll call then proceeded with
uumerours outbreaks, whenever a eon-
testing county wns reached, nud it was
throe hours beforo tho call was oom-
pletcd and (ho secretary announced
tho result—Morrow 833, Denny 742,
showing a Bradley majority of 91.
Judge Morrow then took tho chair and
tho business of organization wns con¬
tinued. The usual committees were
named aud at 6 o’clock the convention
adjourned until 8 p. m.
When the convention met at 8 ;30
o’clock tho committee on permanent
organization roportod recommending Breckeuridge
Charles Blanford, of
county, for chairman, and Lyons, of
Newport, nominated George Denny,
Jr., for chairman, but consideration
of the report was postponed until after
report of the credentials committee,
which announced it would not bo
ready for an hour nnd n half. During
the interval Judge Denny delivered on
impassioned speech, which called forth
repeated applause from tho McKinley
supporters.
At 11 o’clock the committeo on cre¬
dentials reported seating tho contest¬
ing delegations of Jefferson, Logan nnd
Warren counties, a compromise being
effected between tho McKinley nnd
Bradley members, each taking half of
tho delegations.
The report of the committee on per¬
manent organization was then adopted,
attempts to nominate Judge Denny
and Oliver Root for chairman being
ineffectual, nnd Charles lilnuford took
tho chair. The committee on rules re¬
ported at 11:15 and tho roport was
adopted. ~v,
At 12:10 a. m. tho convention ad-
jonrned until Thtl^•‘" , "-
DIAZ IN JAIL.
Much Sympathy Expressed for lllin
in America.
Alberto J. Dinz, tho representative
of the Baptists in Cuba, has been
placed under arrest und jailed at Ha¬
vana.
It is known that Dr. Diaz is in sym¬
pathy with tho feeling of liberty, and
it may lie that unless our government
speedily interferes ho will bo made to
suffer aud tlio property of tho Baptists
is by no means safe. Tho Spanish
government may setzo tho property.
A Now York Journal special from
Havana, via Key West, says that tho
liov. Dr. Diaz, the Baptist minister,
now in Moro Castle, was taken from
homo last Thursday night. His wife
and children had retirod when tho po¬
lice entered aud read tho order of ar¬
rest to him, and from that moment ho
was not allowed to speak nwoid to any¬
body except tho men who have him in
custody. His brother, Alfred Victo-
riauo Diaz, also an American citizen,
was arrested at tho same timo.
Tho Rev. Dr. Diaz’s family know
nothing of what had happened. Ho
and his brother wero taken from
tho house so quietly that neifhor Mrs.
Diaz nor the children were disturbed.
In the morning sho wasthiiniierstrnck
to find that her husband aud brother-
in-law, whom sho had left the night
beforo quietly talking togethor, had
not slept in tho house.
A WOMAN ASSASSINATED.
Her llu3l>anil Forced a Young Man to
do tbe Deed.
At White Pine, Tenn., fifty miles
from Knoxville, on tho Southern rail¬
way, Mrs. Charles Givens was shot
and instantly killed at 7 o’clock Satur¬
day night. The lady was sitting ^by
the window sewing on her machine
when iho shot was fired.
Tho killing of Mrs. C. H. Giving re¬
sulted in a big sensation and probably
a double lynching. The coroner’s jury
took up the eases early Sunday morn¬
ing and rendered a verdict to the effect
that Mrs. Givins had come to her death
by a gunshot wound in the hands of
Wesley Dawn, a young man seventeen
years of age.
Dawn was arrested and voluntarily
made a confession, saying that he was
forced to do the killing by C. II. Giv¬
ins, the husband of tho murdered wo¬
man.
Dawn is a laborer on the farm of
Givins and says that the successful at¬
tempt to take Mrs. Givins’ life was the
third attempt that he had made. Upon
his confession Givins was also arrested
and placed in jail.
Bicycle Factory Burned.
The factory of the Dauatless Bicycle
Company, at Toledo, O., was burned
early Sunday morning. The loss on
the building is estimated at @2,000; on
the stock and machinery about $150,-
000. Five hundred hands are thrown
out of work.
Make your knife cai s of flannel,
*titching it into cornrmrt.ruonts.
A WAITING LEE
INTIMATIONS AS TO llOW HE
WILL HE UKCEIVKD.
Officials at Madrid Sny He Will Not
He Acceptable.
A special from Havana, via Tampa,
Fla., stateH that tho appointment of
Fitzhugh Loo to succeed Consul Gen¬
eral Williams is understood in that
city, as well as by tho authorities at
tho palace, as an adroit way of seuding
ft military commissioner from tho
states to Cuba.
When thoro was an intimation a fort¬
night ago that Mr. Cleveland contem¬
plated seuding a commission to 11a-
vunm.h to learn olHcially what was go¬
ing ou, tho officials at Madrid said very
plainly that no military or othor com¬
mission would be accepted by them or
permitted to pry into affairs in Culm.
Thero is, therefore, some curiosity
,as to how General Lee will bo received,
htid iJ Vo wlui t facilities will be ac¬
corded him for learning what is trans¬
piring outside of tho city of Havana.
Another special to tho Now York
World from Madrid says: “Tho Span¬
iards are so much ougrossod in their
elections that only a few papers have
commented upon the appointment of
General Fitzhugh Loo as consul gen¬
eral to Havana. Tho Imparoial alone,
in a telegram from Washington, chal¬
lenges the expediency of the selection
of such a representative by President
Cleveland. However,General Lee will
certainly bo granted tho ordinary con¬
sular executor by tho Madrid govern¬
ment, unless the Spanish minister at
Washington iiuds grounds to object to
bis appointment.
“Tho colonial authorities in Cuba
will also afford General Leo all the fa¬
cilities usually granted to foreign con¬
suls, within tho customary limits of
their consular mission and duties.
General Weylor alone oan determine
how far the now American cousnl geu-
ernl can be allowed to go over Cuba or
report on tho situation. In any event,
General Lee witl probably not be al¬
lowed to visit tho iusurgont lines.
“Itis predecessor, Consul Williams,
has been bitterly criticized in tho
papers for so exceeding tho instruc¬
tions of tho American government as
to claim indemnity against Amoricau
citizens and to insist upon an exact
fulfillment of the convention of 1887,
in which is oxpressly stipulated that
Americans would never be tried by
court martials, but always by tho civil
courts with tho assistance of c>vil
counsel, oven for alleged complicity in
(ho present civil war.
-‘Many of tho Madrid papors asked
that the Caban and Porto liioo elec¬
tions be auuullod, but tho government
is not in the loast likoly to listen to it.
Tho liberals and tho republicans and
tho ministerial press again deny that
l’residont Cleveland has taken any
steps, by noto or otherwise, to sound
tho Spanish government about Cuba.”
It goes without saying that Ameri¬
can residents will weloomo General
Leo with open arms.
He will not bo long in discovering
that a stato of war exists in Cuba; that
it is an army and not a mob of bandits
who aro winning bnttlos against tho
troops of Spain ; that life is respected
on one side anil prisoners sot free,
while on tho other a war of extermina¬
tion ngninst all Oubuns is waged,
prisoners of war aro shot, unarmed
peasants nro shot and cut to pioces,
and political suspects aro imprisoned
by thousands.
BACK TO WASHINGTON
The Debaters, Messrs. Crisp and Smith,
Journey Together.
Hon. Charles F. Crisp, ex spanker
of tho house of representatives and
candidate for senator, after a joint
discussion with Hon. Iloko Braith, sec¬
retary of tho interior, on the financial
policy of government, loft Georgia at
noon Tuesday for Washington on tho
Southern vestibule train.
Before he left the city he bought a
copy of “Chimmie Faddon,” and tho
boy of tho Bowery and Becrotary
Hoke Smith, who combatted tho ex-
speuker in regard to tho financial
question in Georgia, all went to tho
national capital together, as Secretary
Smith took tho same train.
There was no indication of ill health
in the demeanor of Mr. Crisp when ho
departed. His walk '"as elastic, his
every movement quick and agile, hiB
eyes wore bright, his comploxion clear,
but a little pale.
THE USUAL EXPLOSION.
Seven Miners Meet Death and Six Oth¬
ers Badly Injured.
Tbe Broad Water mine, at Niehart,
Mont., was the scene of a terrible ex¬
plosion, resulting in the death of seven
men and serious injury to six others,
some of whom cannot recover. The
dead are: Frank Doran, Jim Morri¬
son, Hugh McKinzie, Dan O’Leary,
Dan Ross, Johu Kerns, Joe Dearborn.
The wounded are: Mike Ward, James
Comith, Mike Coburn,Charles Bchroidt,
James Gallagher and Joe Doran.
Internal Revenue Receipts.
The internal revenue receipts for the
nine months of the current fiscal year
from official figures made public
by Commissioner Miller aggregates
an increase over the cor¬
responding months of 1895 of @183,-
597, exclusively derived from tobacco
beer. Tlio principal @61,525,454, items of rev- de¬
were; Spirits, tobacco, a @23,-
of @2,377,415; of $1,151,189;
257,507, an increase @24,059,737, in¬
fermented liquors, oleomargarine, au
crease of @1,758,071; @188,892, and
a decrease of
miscellaneous, @340,046, a decrease of
$118,987.
VOL II. NO. IT.
FOB A ll.VTlLE ABBEY.
A Bousing Mass Meeting Held By Citi¬
zens of Atlanta.
A inaRS meeting in behalf of the
llonss memorial abbey was held at tho
Columbia theatre at Atlanta, Oa.,Mon¬
day evening. It wns marked by a largo
attendance and much enthusiasm. Its
purposo was to raise @100,000 to add to
the @100,000 given by Charles Broad¬
way Ronss, tho millionaire ox confed¬
erate merchant of Now York, for the
purposo of establishing in somo south¬
ern city a battle abbey, which shall
contain tho snered relics of tho war be¬
tween tho states.
Many Daughters of tho Oonfodornoy
occupied tho boxes and thero were
largo numbers of ladies present. Col.
W. A. Hemphill presided, aoted ns
muster of ceremonies and introduced
tho various speakers.
After a stirring speech by General
Clement A. Evans, the following reso¬
lutions wero offered and adopted as
the sontimout of tho meeting:
Whoroas, The women of Georgia
sharo tho noble and patriotic senti¬
ments of their sisters of other states
nnd aro equally desirous of contribut¬
ing to tho orectiou of a great Southern
battle abbey; and,
Whereas, Unity and concert of ac¬
tion are essential to success; therefore
be it
Resolved, That an organization be
formed under the tittle of tho Geor¬
gia Rattlo Abbey Association, whoso
purpose shall bo to assist in tho ereo-
tiou of this memorial temple nnd in¬
fluence its location in tho Gate of Geor¬
gia. Bo it further
Resolved, That the women of Geor¬
gia nro earnestly requested to enroll
themselves in this organization and to
promote its success by their influence
and exertions.
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
The Insurgents are Siieeossful In Many
Encounters.
News has boon received at Havana
of a big battle uoar Lechuza between
Aiphonso Xiri battalion, under the
command of Colonel Debbs and insur¬
gents, under Maceo.
Colonel Debus reports thnt his bat¬
talion, in combination with other
bodies of Spanish troops, loft Mariol,
in the proviuoo of I’iuar dol Rio, for
the purposo of giving tho onemy bat¬
tle. They met the advance guard of
tho insurgents, consisting of a forco of
200 cavalry, who opened Are upon tho
government column.
The Spaniards coutinuod thoir march
toward Lechuza, although opposed at
every stop, overy elevation being oc¬
cupied by them at the cost of a fight.
Upon arriving in the vicinity of Le¬
chuza they found tho insurgents gath-
mkde |ed in a strong foroe. Tho Cubans
an nttempt to surround the
Spanish column. The Spanish troops
fought with great desperation against
heavy bdds, Imt w«t« Jofoutod with
losses of many killed and woundod.
FAVORABLE TO ARIZONA.
It Is Possible that She Will Become a
State.
At a special meeting of the house
committoe on territories tho Arizona
statehood bill was ordored roported fa¬
vorably to tho house. Tho vote stood
5 in favor and 2 against. Thoso in tho
affirmative wero (republicans) (democrats) Scran¬
ton, Perkins, Lofever;
Turner and Cooper, of Texas, Thoso
against wero (republicans) Hadley aud
liow. Mr. Avery was paired with Mr.
Knox and Mr. Harris was paired with
Mr. Harrison.
Will Walk Out III May.
A general strike for an eight-hour
day by the union oarpento?s and horso
shoors of tho United Statos is expootod
by tho labor organizations of St. Louis
to occur May 1st.
Populists Will Run Tills Town.
Tho entire populist town ticket,
headed by James Doyle for mayor, was
olectod at Victor, Colo., after a hot
fight, by about 16”
The Spirit of a Will Prevails.
Surrogate Fitzgerald has written an
opinion of much value nud Interest in
deciding to admit to probate tlie will of
Mary A. Buchan. The will was writ¬
ten on t wo sides of a sheet of notepa-
per, nnd the kick of pnnclmitlon nnd
Koine confusion ns to capitals show
that the woman wns not possessed of
great education, or was writing under
Borne, unusual difficulties. It is possi¬
ble, however, to make out the main de¬
sign of the testator. Surrogate Fitz¬
gerald carefully reviewed I lie evidence.
Otic of the witnesses who was interest¬
ed in sustaining (lie will swore that the
legal requirements were fulfilled In the
signing and publication of the will, but
the other witness, who,seemed to have
a leaning toward the oilier side; gave
testimony showing that it was not
properly executed, Surrogate Fitz-
gcrahl says: “The statute In reference
to wills was enacted to effect mi te, not
to defeat, the wishes of competent tes¬
tators who act without constraint in
respect to the disposition of their es-
tates.” He shows by many citations
from the reports that, when the circum¬
stances indicate a purpose to make a
will in a certain way the courts favor
such un Interpretation of the evidence
as will not lend to a miscarriage of Jus¬
tice. In some cases the execution of a
will has been proved, even where the
subscribing witnesses, for some cor¬
rupt purpose, deny that It wns properly
executed. The New York State courts
have permitted the publication of a
will to he shown from circumstances
where there was no direct or positive
evidence by the witnesses. The deci¬
sion is another Indication of the unwill¬
ingness of the courts to disturb the will
of any person because of the lack of
overwhelming technical proof of all
the facts required to be shown. Sur¬
rogate Fitzgerald’s review of the cases
on the subject will he of great value to
those who practice probate law.- ‘ r
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Jones County Government.
Judge Superior Court—J. 0. Hart.
Solicitor General—II. Q. Howls.
Honator—Hon. W. H. Harrison.
Representative—Hon. J. P- Aador-
■on.
Ordinary—R. T. Court—W. Ross. W. Bar-
Clerk Superior
ron.
Sheriff—B. N. Ethridge.
County Treasurer—F. M. Stewart.
Tax Receiver— J. A. Chiles.
County Surveyor —R. H. Bonner.
Coroner—It. B. Trnpp.
Judge County Court—J. O. Barron.
Jury Commirsionriis— W. A. Card,
J. M. Middlebrooks, J. F. Barron,
John Gresham, E. P. Morton.
County Board op Education—I>.
Anchors, Joe W. Barron, J. R. Van
Bttran, S. A. Hodge, J. W. Anderson.
County Sonooii Commissions,!! —A.
H. 8. MoKny. P. O., Plontitmle.
County Commissioners — W. F.
White, J. T. Speights, E. T. Morton,
H. T. Moore, John T. Glover.
Mil! Georgia & Atlantic R. R.
TIME TABLE.
In Kfluct Dfloembor 23.
Head Down. Head Up.
11 00 7 15 a Oa. R. It. Lv. Angus!a 8 80
9 00 a m “ Lv Macon Ar Oa 2 45
A.M 6 20 P. 1 M. 05 liV MtUedgovlUe ....Ar P. H M.|P. 20j 1 r
6 2ft 1 10 Lv.. .Katonton Juno...Ar h in 12 r>o
6 50 1 32 t<v....Murriwet her ....At 7 60 12 25
7 Oft Jl^r. 1 80 Lv. .. Dennis Ar 7 90 0«! 12 05
. Katonton......L\ 7 11 an
T 40 2 1 .Katonton . Ar 7 Of) ! 1 35
8 10 2 8ft K: . Willards . A 1 r> r«Sjn io
8 38 2 65 .Alkenton. . Ar 0 ‘20 10 53
1 8 00 M 8 3 0T 19 Iff I,v Shady • Mao bon... Dal© . Ar Ar 6 0 00 05 10 to 35 30
9 18 8 99 Lv ...Kelly ... Ar 5 43 10 15
a 9 4o M a 8 45 Lv... Broughtonvlllo... Ar 5 3 i 10 00
42 Lv Newborn Ar ft 1ft
10 00 3 49 Lv....Carmel Junc- . Ar ft Oft li .1.1
10 10 8 M ,v ...... Hay oh. - A i 4 5 "> it 2 I
10 22 4 02 jT ... Starr.svllo A i 4 4.1 - 9 08
10 47 4 18 Lv.. Covington Juno ..Ar 4 27 « 44
io 60 4 to, Ar -.... Covinarton.....Lv 4 25 8 47
1* 15 6 00 Oa. ft. K. Ar AlTunU Lv 3 d I :■
0 30 M. AN. Ar Macon Lv 900 a. i
M. & N. Ar Athens Lv 225 a.m
JOSKPH W. PRESTON, General Slanager
A Whale’s Ear.
In whales the drum of the our lies at
I he end of a very long bony tube, ren¬
dered still longer by the thick fatty tis¬
sue which 1 h superposed. Thin,tube Is
also very narrow, a necessary precau¬
tion. seeing that sounds made in the
water are conveyed with such intense
power. All hough it is very proha hie
that whale a few feet below the stir
face would not hear a hundred-ton gun
tired man rno so*o.- ....-r t/tr- -,v
the blows made lit a water by a paddle
wheel would resound In its tympanum
if unprotected, just as the sound of the
cannon would in ours if we stood at:
some little distance.
Useless Devotion.
“This new light they have discovered
Cm I e mi blow one to bike a picture of a
man's bones without skinning him will
be si terrible tael or In the wars of the
fwttire,” saint Wilkins. "Take n bearer
of a mews,age, for ItiMliinee; he is cap¬
tured, and, tupler the old fashioned
methods, swallows the p:ipw;oiit coition
the photographer, lakes his InUTital
picture, reproduces I he swallowed no s
sage, and there's nil the poor messen¬
ger's devotion gone for nothing.”—
Harper's Bazar.
Ho Had No Time.
First 'Traveler Du you tinilersliiiid
this Yenezuetaii question that every¬
body is la’king about?
Second Traveler (emphatically) I do
not, sir.
Firs! Traveler Well, I'll explain H to
you.
Second Traveler—You’ll have Io ex¬
cuse me. You Hts*, I’m going to be in
this train only ten hours. Pearson's
Weekly.
Question.
“Why Is it,” I'fte runiiiiiiisvllie Rage
inquired, with tho air of one please. t
with the sound of Ids own voice, "why
is It thal the mail of 40 or thereabouts
can I'c.Tize so well bow old lit 1 is when
he Is talking to a youth of 18. hut seems
to forget oil about it when he meets a
girl of that age?”- Cincinnati Enquirer.
Shocked.
Uncle Backwoods I see it says here
some New York banks have been doin’
business for thirty years and never
dosed their doors.
Mrs. Backwoods Dear. me. how
care less'. I wonder anybody trusts ’em
with their motley.—Puck.
Again the New Woman.
“Are you doing anything with your
camera noiv, .Madge?”
"Yes, Indeed; ti burglar got into one
room the other night, and Nan held
lrint while I look his photograph - by
ILishlight.”- Chicago Record.
Much the Same Thing.
“Have you been reading about t'lieso
dre.-smu.kiing frauds?”
“Where?”
“In the papers.”
“No, but 1 have read my wife's last
milliner's bill.” Judy.
For Boston Use.
1 light* What arc you doing with
that old "First Reader”?
I’octicuS—I’m rewriting "Woodman,
Spat* That Tree” in words of five syl¬
lables for the Boston public schools.—
I’MladelpCiln Record.
Affinities.
He If there is anything a woman
enjoys It is being a martyr.
She—And how willing some man is
Ho help her enjoy herself that way.