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The Abbeville Chronicle. VOL. II r~ DOWN IN DEFEAT BY A VOTE OF 132 TO 182. FIQHTWflS BRIEFBUT LIVELY. By Previous Arrangement of Committee On Rules the Debate On the Reso lution Was Extremely Limited. A Washington special says: 'The of representative Monday bu the Teller resolution declaring the bonds of the United States pay able in silver under an adverse ma of fifty votes. The republicans were solidly arrayed in opposition with two exceptions—Mr. Linuey, of North Carolina, who voted with the democrats and populists, and Mr. White, of North Carolina, the only colored member of the house, who answered “present” when his name was called. The desertions from the democratic side were Messrs. MoAleer, of Penn sylvania, and Mr. Elliott, of South Carolina. Both voted with the repub licans. Speaker Reed, although it is not customary for him to vote, had his name called and amid the cheers of his followers went on record in oppo sition to the resolution. The vote was reached after live hours of debate under a special order adopted at the opening of the session. The limited time allowed for debate and the pressure of members for an opportunity to be heard was so great that the leaders on both sides were compelled to farm out the time by minutes. This detracted much from the continuity of the discussion, but it also in a measure intensified the in terest. The galleries were crowded all day long and the comoatants on the floor were cheered by their respect ive sympathizers. Many of the sena tors from the other end of the capitol were present to listen to the argu ments. The majority, under the leadership of Mr. Dingley, who made a carefully prepared speech sounding the keynote of the opposition, assumed the posi tion that the last clause of the resolu tion was in reality a disguised declar ation for the free coinage of silver, while the assaulting democrats, under the direction of Mr. Bailey, maintain ed that the defeat of the resolution was another step in the direction of establishment of the gold standard, to which they alleged both the president and Secretary Gagp had irrevocably committed the republican party. The debate was at times fast and heated, but there were no sensational incidents beyond the hissing of Mr. Rhea, of Kentucky, when he said that ns the author of the “crime of ’73 the hottest place in hades would be re served for the present secretary of state.” At 5 o’clock came the vote, which was followed with great interest not withstanding the defeat of the resolu tion was a foregone conclusion, The speaker announced that the vote would be directly on the resolution, not on the adverse report. It was soon evident that party ranks were being held intact. There were only three breaks. Messrs. Elliott, demo crat of South Carolina, and MoAleer, democrat, of Pennsylvania, voted against the resolution and Mr.Linney, republican, of North Carolina, voted for it. Mr. White, republican, of North Carolina, did not vote. After the roll call was called the speaker asked that his name be called and on the call he responded with a vigorous “No.” The speaker then announced the result—yeas, 132; nays, 182. The republicans cheered long and loud over their victory and then, at 5:35 p. m., the house adjourned. NOTED PHYSICIAN DEAD. Dr. C. A. Simmons Succumbs to Heart Failure After Short Illness. Dr. C. A. Simmons, one of the best known physicians in the south and famous throughout the country for his connection with the Simmons Liver Regulator, died at Atlanta, Ga., Sun day at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. W. J. Thebaut, at No. 22 Brotli erton street. The cause of his death was heart failure. BRAINED YVITH A MAUL. An Olil Man und Mis Wife Brutally Mur tiered J5y Robbers. “Virginia Bill” Friley, an old citi zen of Elliott county, Ky., aged eighty years, and his wife, about seventy years of age, were murdered Monday night at their home, and robbed of a large sum of money. There is no clew to the murderers. A maul was the instrument used. No one was at home except the old couple. The crime is shrouded in mystery. Intense "excitement prevails in the neighborhood. If the perp;trators are discovered a lynching will follow. ABBEVILLE. GA.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1898. SOUTHERN PROGRESS. The New Industries Established During the Past ’Week. Business among southern industries for the first month of the new year, as reported by special correspondents, is very satisfactory, showing an encour aging increase in volume over the same period in 1897. all There is a large demand for kinds of manufactured products. Pri ces, however, show but little change, though the teudeuey is upward. The movement in iron is still cliar ioterized liy activity, many mills be ing crowded beyoud their capacity. Prices, for the most part, are firm and operators are confidently expecting an advance. Among the most important new in dustries reported for the past week are the following: Brick works at Hunts ville, Ala.; a $12,000 Hour and grist mill at Gulfport, Miss., and flouring mills at Zolfo, Fla., Mint Hill,N.C., and Inman and New Market, Teun.; ice fretories at White Castle, La., Baleigh, N. C., and Graham, Va.; coal mines at Haneeville and Tuscumhio, Ala., and a quarry at Charleston, S. C A wheel factory will be established at Little Rock, Ark.; a 40-ton oil mill at Opelika, Ala.,and one to cost $50,000 at Sherman, Tex. A sugar mill will he erected at Abbeville, La.; a $200,000 cotton yarn mill at Rossville, Ga.; an other to cost the same amount at Al bemarle, N. C„ and a $10,000 knitting mill nt Atlnnti On The Chronister Lumber Co., capital $50,000, has been chartered at Forest, Tex.; the Northwest Arkansas Lumber Co., capital $50,000, at Springfield, Ark ; a $25,000 saw and planing mill at Centreville, Ala., and other wood working plants at Wynne, Ark., Scran ton, Miss., and High Point, N. C. Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) GOOD ROADS PROGRAMME. Fist of Subjects to Be Discussed By Alabama Convention. The good roads convention for the state of Alabama will he called to order in the city of Anniston February 16th. The following programme has been ar ranged for the convention: Address of Welcome—Hon. F. M. Hight, mayor of Anniston. Response—Hon. J. C. Bush, mayor of Mobile. “The Need of Good Roads in Ala bama”—Governor Joseph F. John ston. Address by General Roy Stone, director of road inquiry, United States department, Washington, D. C. “The History of Road Building in Jefferson County”—General George G. Thomas. “Benefits Birmingham Has Derived from Jefferson’s Good Roads”—Gen eral Rufus N. Rhodes. “The History of Road Building ill Madison County” — Hon. Milton Humes. “The History of Road Building in Montgomery County”—Hon. J. M. Faulkner. “Our Highways; Their Construction and Maintenance”—Dr. YV. J. Kerna chan, vice president roads parliament of the United States. “Exchange of Experience in Practi cal Road Construction”—Opened by Judge Zell Gaston, of Greenville. General discussion. “Tho use of Convict Labor on Pub lic Roads”—Dr. B. F. Riley, professor of English, University of Georgia. “The Practicability of a Uniform Road Law in Alabama”—Hon.Charles E. Waller, of Hale. “Shall a Permanent Good Roads Association he Organized?”-—Judge G. K. Miller, of Talladega. MOHICAN FOR SAMOA. Presence of Battleship Necessary to Force Kespect of Islanders. The American flag will soon be dis played in Samoan waters by a man-of war, says the New York Herald’s Washington coi-rcspondent-. The ves sel will be the Mohican, which has been converted into a training ship. Since the arrival in Washington of Former Consul General Churchill the president aud Assistant Secretary of State Day have become convinced that American interests require that Mr. an American warship visit Samoa. Churchill has told them that the natives have no respect for the Am erican government because it has never sent a man-of-war to support any steps for the protection of Amer ican interests which its representative iu Apia make take. insult Mr. Churchill reported an paid to an American from Arizona who has established a mission near Apia. LENGTHY SESSION OF SENATE. Two of the Appropriation Bills Cause Much Discussion. Monday’s session of tlie senate lasted six hours, two of the general appropri ation hills—that for the army, carrying $23,143,492, and that for the legislat ive, judicial and executive departments, carrying $21,658,520—being passed, the latter consisting of 121 pages, oe i'u pving the attention of tlie senate during the greater part of the session. John L. McLaurin was sworn in as a senator from South Carolina to fill iu the unexpired term of the late Senator Earle, the term endiug March 4, 1903. The agricultural appropriation bill bill was reported by Mr. Cullom, of and placed on the calendar. HONORED GUEST OF NATION AL AS SOCIATION MANUF.UT' .;rs. DISCUSSED THE MONEY QUESTION. Fledges Himself to the Interests of Opponents of Bimetallism and De clares for Sound Money. The third annual banquet of the National Association of Manufacturers of tho United States, which took place Thursday night at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, in New York, was one of the largest and most elaborate affairs of the kind ever given in the city. One thousand guests were seated at the tables. President McKinley was received at the hote , at 6:30 m and hfllf an bour , lat f r ^ appeared , in . the .. reception room, where he held a levee for more “ laI J ari hour. The banquet hall was magnificently c ‘ e °° rat The wildest . enthusiasm . prevailed when President McKinley was intro duced. Men stood ill the seats; womeu «»• b °"» ™ed their handker chiefs, and the uproar drowned the s P eak er 8 7, 01ce ; 11,6 and clapping . of hands redoubled when was a toast was drunk to the president, President McKinley spoke slowly and F u iuly heard in every por tionof the hall. He said m part: } scarcely need remind you that we do not meet as strangers. Neither your business organizations nor your social reunions are altogether unfa miliar to me. I have been with you before, not as a guest ns now, hut rather in the capacity of host. Your object now, as I gather it, is to go out and possess what yon never had before. You want to extend, not your notes, but your business. I sympathized with your purpose then; I am in full accord with your intentions now. “The government is restricted in its power to promote industry. It can aid commerce, lmt not create it. It. can widen and deepen rivers, improve its harbors and develop its great national waterways, but the ships to sail and the traffic to carry the people you must supply. trade “Much profitable is still unen joyed by our people because of their presenteinsufficiont facilities for reach ing desirable markets. Much of it is lost because of a lack of information and ignorance of the conditions and needs of other nations. We must know just what other people want be fore we can supply their wants. “There is another duty resting upon the national government: ‘To coin money and regulate the value thereof.’ This duty requires that our government shall regulate the value of its money by the highest standards of commer cial honesty and national honor. The money of the United States is and must forever be unquestioned and un assailable. If doubts remain they must be removed. If weak places are discovered .they must he strength ened. “Under existing conditions our citi zens cannot be excused if they do not redouble their efforts to secure such financial legislation as will place their honorable intentions beyond dispute. All those who represent, as you do, the great conservative hut progressive business interests of the country, owe it not only to themselves, hut to in sist upon tlie settlement of this great question now, or else to face the alternative that it must he again sub mitted for arbitration at the polls. This is our plain duty to more than 7,000,000 voters, who fifteen months ago won a great political battle on the issue, among others, that the United States government would not permit a doubt to exist anywhere concerning the stability and integrity of its cur rency of the inviolability of the Unit ed States obligations of every kind. That is my interpretation of that vic tory. “The financial plank of the St. Louis platform is still as commanding upon republicans and those who served with them in the last campaign as on the day it was adopted and promul gated. Happily the tariff part of the platform has already been engrafted into public statute. But that other plank not already builded into our constitution is of binding force upon all of us. What is it? “The republican party is unreserv edly for sound money. It caused the enactment of the law providing for the resumption of specie payments in 1879; since then every dollar has been as good as gold. “We are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency or impair the credit of our country. We are, therefore, op posed to the free coinage of silver ex cept by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be preserved,” STRIKE SITUATION UNCHANGED. Idle Factory Operatives Receive Financial Help From Union*. A special from Now Bedford, Mass., says: week Saturday night.ended the second in the cotton mill strike in New Bedford, and the situation remains practically begun. as if the strike had just No indications are seeu that either side will give in right away. The manufacturers are silent as tho grave templation, on any plans they have in con lmt the striking operatives are busy people. is Every encouragement in tlie world being offered to the strikers and it is the best conducted tight against capital that labor has ever put up in New Bedford, with every prospect of being successful. Funds have fairly been pouring into the coffers of the local unions, contri butions in many cases coming un solicited. Saturday the spinners’ union paid out nearly $2,500 in strike pay to its members forced into idleness by the strike. Even the non-union strikers, who generally have to depend upon charity to a certain extent, will this time he looked after. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SLAIN. Dastardly Deed of Some Inhuman Fiend At Burlington, Iowa. The dead and frozen bodies of Mrs. Fanny Rathhurn and her twelve-year old daughter, Mary, were found Sat urday afternoon in pools of blood at their lonely home west of Burlington, Iowa. . The woman had been struck in the head with an ax, which was found leaning against a liear-by wall. Her head was split open. The body of the child was found in a hefiroom off tlie kitchen with the throat cut from ear to ear. Evidences of a horrible struggle for life were present on all sides. The woman was a widow of good repute, though quite poor, and no motive but the outrage of the daugh ter can be supposed. T1IE GARTER TRIAL DRAGS. Efforts TOatle To Prove Coos pi racy To Defraud Uncle Sum. Saturday morning the prosecution iu the Carter courtmnrtial at Savannah gave its attention almost wholly to an effort to prove the charge of conspira cy to defraud the government,between Captain Carter and the Atlantic Con tracting Company. For several days witnesses have been placed on the stand to prove how loosely Captain Carter allowed work to go on under the contract with the Atlantic Contracting Company. Those introduced Saturday testified to the rigidity with which contractors, other than those of the Atlantic Con tracting Company, were held down to specifications. The contract of A. J. Twiggs for work in the Savannah river near Augusta, lias been held under re view. E. R. Conant, an inspector of the work, testified that Captain Car ter was vary strict and rejected a good deal of the work. A. .1. Twiggs, of Augusta, gave testimony similar in tenor, as did A. J. Sibley, also of Au gusta. TRAIN WAS DITCHED. Cars Tumble Down High Embankment— Two Killed and a Score Injured. The St. John train, known us the “Provincial Express,” was wrecked in the cut at Orono Basin mills, near Oldtown, Me., Saturday afternoon and six cars, including the smoker were turned topsy-turvy into the ditch. One of the passengers cars, in which were a large number of persons, was almost entirely demolished. Two persons xvere killed and more than a score injured, several probably fatally. derailment No worse spot for u can he found on this stretch of railroad. There is a high embankment for miles and every car was overturned,at the same time rolling down into the ditch. CONGRATULATION FROM BRYAN. Tile Nebraskan Wires Senator Teller on Him Victory In the Senate. Senator Teller has received a num ber of telegrams congratulating him and the silver forces in the senate up on the passage of the Teller resolution. Among tlie congratulatory messages was one from Hon. W. J.Bryan, which was confined to a mere expression of satisfaction over the result. LEE TENDERS BANQUET To Officer* of Battleship Maine—Promi nent Guests Present. At Havana Sunday morning United States Consul Genetal Lee gave a ban quet at the Havana yacht club house, at Mariano beach, to the officers of the United States warship Maine. The guests of the occasion were Captain Sigsbee, Lieutenants Cattlin, Holman, Hood and Jungen, ChaplainChidwick, Paymaster Littlefield, Dr. Heuneber ger, Chief Engineer Howell and Ca dets Holden aud Boyd, of Washing ton. The company included also several well known American residents and representatives of the English and American press residing in Havana. • THE TELLER RESOLUTION GOES THROUGH BY GOOD MAJORITY. MANY AMENDMENTS ARE TABLED. Tho Debate R'hm T.ively Tlirouffltout Final Day The Vote us Recorded Wan 47 to 3£ In Favor of Resolution. By a vote of 47 to 32 the senate, at 7 o’clock Friday evening, passed the Teller concurrent resolution, which declares that the bonds of the United States are payable, principal and in terest, at the option of the govern ment of the United States, in silver dollars of the coinage of the United States containing 412} grains each of standard silver. The text of tho resolution is: ‘That all tlie bonds of the United States issued, or authorized to lie issued, under the said acts of congress hereinbefore recited, are payable, principal and interest, at the option of the United Stutes in silver dollars or the coin of the United States containing 412,Uj grains each of standard silver, and that to restore to its coinage such silver coins us a legal tender in payment of said bonds, principal and Interest, is not in vio latlon of the public faith nor in derogation of the rights of tlie public creditor.” The final action on the resolution was, of course, as expected, as the de bate had disclosed the position of most of the members of the senate, lint the interest in the question involved was sufficient to crowd the galleries, to fill the floor with those entitled to its privileges and to hold the large crowd until the final vote was taken nt 7 o’clock. Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, in support ing the resolution, maintained that money, whether it lie silver or gold or paper, was a creature of law, the crea tion of money being inherent in all independent . . . . nations. He said -1 that, ,, , 1 ill., „ this . statement , , . 11 had , been upheld by the highest P of tribunals, and cited liis toncal , instances . , of .. such , creation 4 ■ ot c money. Alter .... a legal , it discussion ol J the .. money question, t at Mr. uu Stewart, ...4 re ferring to the speech of President Kinley in New York Thursday night, said that he regretted to see that the president 1 had not studied this question 1 deeply i , and i,i that , he t utterly . more was ' Ther/were several test votes two of f ,i them of particular , • i interest, j i ini I lie 1 lirst ... aye and i nay vote iii,. taken was .... on Vest’s motion to table Nelson’s amendment, i . wh.cn , - , added q , , a parity . de , duration to the resolution. Then amendments by Quay providing that payment shall he in the highest money in use in the world, by Hoar and For aker, the effect of which was to snb titute for the language of the reso lution in the St. Louis platform, and by Caffery declaring that should the market value of silver he less than that of gold payment shall he in gold at the option of the creditor, were tabled in order. Twenty-four votes were cast in favor of a straight-out gold declaration and all of these but Caffery were republi cans. This vote commits the party through its leaders as declaring that the bond holder must he paid gold if he asks it, and puts them on record as favor ing the transfer of the option now ex isting in the government, to the creditor. Those who voted for this amend ment were: Aldrich, Raker, Caffery, Cullom, Davis, Fovaker, Gallinger, Gear, Hale, Hanna, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Mc Bride, McMillan, Mason, Morrill, Penrose, Platt of Oonneetioutt, Platt of New York, Sewell, Wellington and Wotmore. Republicans who were pair ed in favored of the amendment were Deboe, Elkins, Frye, Proctor and Spooner. the body All the other members of either voted against the amendment or, what is the same thing, were pair ed against it. On the filial vote an analysis of the roll showed that all the men elected as democrats voted in favor of the Teller resolution, except Caffery. Ail the populists voted in favor of the resolution, xvliile the silver republi cans who voted for the resolution were Cannon, Mantle, Pettigrew and Teller. NO HE1VAICD FOR VOTERS. Men Who Elected McCoimm Senator Will (let No Appointments. Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, has very plainly expressed his mind in re gard to certain reports in circulation that, the Baltimore city and Eastern Shore members of the legislature who voted for Judge McOomas for senator were to he rewarded with state and federal patronage. He emphatically declared that un der no circumstances would he ap point any of those members to office, because, should he give any of them places, it would at once give color to the report s that he hud made use of the patronage at his disposal to bring about the result. NO, 3. LINDSAY ASKED TO RESIGN. lte.olutlonn Ailoiit.it By tlie Kentnoky ! Home of RepreientAtlveH. I A Louisville special says: After hot debate Thnrsday morning, lowor house of the Kentnoky legisla I ture adopted u substitute resolution offered by Representative Nelson, ! Hardin, calling upon United Senator William Lindsay to resign lie cannot support the Chicago plat form. During the course of the debate such words as “party traitor,” “recreant to his trust,” and “goldbug” were freely bandied about. Representative Desha, a silver deui °crat from Harrison county, openly denounced Senator Lindsay as a traitor to his party and called upon him to re turn home and face an outraged eon stituency. Others who made hot speeches along lliis lino were Repre Orr ^eiitatives and Hickman. lrimble, Telson, Petty, The resolution was adopted by a viva voce vote, but on motion of liepreseu tutive Pulliam was reconsidered in or dor that the original resolution, intro duced by Representative Saunders, of Union, some time since, be pussed. The Saunders resolution was then taken up and passed by a vote of 45 to 35—Messrs. Orr, Nelson, Lackey,Pet ty. Pulliam, Chilton and Mount mak >ng hot speeches denouncing the course of Senator Lindsay, Messrs. Bradburn, Cooke, Hobbs, Letterle and Marquet, all democrats, voted against the resolution, saying that, they did so in the interest of con servatism und that passing of the res olution was mere waste of time. The republicans did not vote as a unit, they voting us their individual preference dictated. RELATING TO FERTILIZERS. Agricultural Department Issues Bulletin To Farmers of the Country. A Washington dispatch says: The second number of ‘ ‘Experiment Station Work,” prepared under tlie direction of Director A C. True, has been pub-. lislied liy the agricultural department as n farmers' bulletin. It contains a great ...... deal of information . .. on topics . ot ,. r' interest ...... to the farmer, fair , . sample , of , ’ a r whlch ... . bl,,babl ... tbat , relating , ,. to . 13 'Y common crops* ./ lor a forage ? and a uis . of . the question ,• whether farm . oussion 1 - ers can mix their ,, . own fertilizers r eco . ,, lonnu ‘ ° n tbls . latter sub . J . ec , th,! . bnI n 1 f“ a . ay«‘he f , unanimous conolosion reached J b the.experiment stations which have given ^ the closest attention to the suo j(j ^ R if) entirely prtteti(>al HIld T °“ omical under eeitaiu -auditions lor farmeis to Buy 7 the diilereiit fertil - . . materials . . , . the ., crude , stock . . and izing in . • a\ them “the ,, farm e and 7 they , have 0 made every effort to encourage and the There is no doubt that ashes are a valuable fertilizer when used with proper care and discrimination, but there is considerable danger that they may he and are at present over-esti mated by farmers, and money is ex pended in many eases in the purchase of ashes which might he more eco nomically used in buying other forme of fertilizer. Other subjects treated of in the bulletin are stock, melons, starch and potatoes, crimson clover, geese for profit and a germ fertilizer, W AS ENGINEER OF THE ALAHAMA. Dratli <if< a|»t. Matt O’llrlm Wlio FiiiikIiI With Admiral Scmmes. Capt. Matt O’Brien, United States supervising inspector of steam vessels at New Orleans, is dead. He was one of the few remaining figures of the Confederate navy, hav ing served on the Sumter, the Shen andoah and tho Alabama. He participated in the fight off Cher bourg as engineer of the Alabama when that historic vessel was destroyed and was one of the last, to leave the ship, being rescued from the water by the English yacht Deerhound. MUST STAY ON HOARD. Trouble Miff Id Keiultif Maiwo’ii Marine* Were Allowed on Shore. Reports received by the state de partment Thursday from Havana de note a grave apprehension of trouble as soon as the marines from the bat tleship Maine are given shore leave. Commander Sigsbee, of the Maine, was at once instructed to he very care ful in permitting his men to go ashore. While the message to Captain Sigsbee was not in the form of a command, it was tantamount to an order to keep his men on board. TAYLOR GAINS ONE VOTE. Democratic Caucus Mill BalJotiuff In Nashville. The Tennessee democratic senato rial caucus met again Thursday night and failed to make a nomination for United States senator. Twelve ballots were taken, the last aud 114th stand ing: McMillin, 35; Taylor, 29; Turley, 26. The only change during the evening was one vote from Turley to Taylor. The indications for breaking the deadlock aud making u nomination are less favorable than at any time since the ballot began and there are no signs of a break sufficient to nominate any one of the candidates.