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' GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, U S. A.
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J, .“Sj'^rsn^tK’S enterprises in oper-
****>, it* Many wto
toiMin* prove this
o teabusinoes statement and not ahyper-
oBeal teseitpibta ' ? ' > 1 **/ *
Daring that time it haabnBt And put igfco
W cr««fDl operation a $100,000 cotton
getory (mi with thin year started the wheels
i>t a second of more than twice that capital.
It has pot np a large iron and brass foundry,
« frrtiliier factory, an immense ice and bot¬
tling works, a sash and blind factory a
broom factory, opened np the finest granite
quarry in the Cnited Statee, and now has
orthtgeoilmilta in more or lees advanced
r^Ttn^KToAara.
It 1* pitting up the finest system of electric
«bumr *»»« *fl#f KWPi aud haSi 8 f
and wMlS teoafed oo tic graatest system in
the South, the Central, has secured connec¬
tion with its important .'i the East Ten¬
nessee, Virginia and Oeor t ■» H has ohtain-
d direetjudependent. ooum , I ion with Chat
tanooga and the West, d llbreak groun
n a lew days fora fourth urn d, connecting
with a fourth independent system.
f , .TmjsasrsasE Pwshyt«ria#churcli.-rtf*s
increased its pop¬
ulation by nearly one fifth. It has attracted
•round its borders fruit growers from nearly
every State in tM Utaon, sotil it in now sur¬
rounded on nearly every side by orchards
and vineyards. It has put up the largest
nit evaporators in the State. It is the home
ofthsgrapeanditswinem&kingcapacity has
doubled IMgi^al'yntfm every year. It has successfully in
of public schools, with a
^KrtofSf^n! and rimpty shows the progress ahT’d, of aft
an
admirable city with the natural advantages
ef haling the finest climate, summer and
flfHn is'tbe (*!«*» boiruty seat of Spalding coun¬
ty, situated Middle Georgia, with a
esithy,fertile and rolling country, 1150 feet
above sea level. By the census of 1890, it
will have at alow estimate between 6 000 and
7,000 people, and they are all of the right
tort- wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
welcome strangers and anxious to secure de¬
sirable settle™, who will not be any lees wel
MM d they bring money help build op the
wu. There is about only one thing we
need badly Just now, atuj that .is a big hotel
fie hews several email odes, but their accom
notations are entirely too lifted for our
mine e, pleasure and health seekig nguests
I jot see anybody that wants a good loca
tan lor a hotel in the South, just mention
Giifia.
Orion is the place where the Griffin N kwh
Pndoee stamp* in sending for pample copies
•»d descriptive pamphlet ol Griffin.
TMe brief sketch is written April 12th, 1889,
sod will have to be changed in a few month
oembraeenew enterprises commenced and
om Dieted,
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
HEHRY C. PEEPLES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SUtPTON, QKOROlA.
Proc ures In all the. State and Federal
®*™* octttd&wly
JOHN J. HUNT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
“ • surra, seoboia.
fitrite WSoe. 81 Hill Street, Up flairs, over J. H.
.(nothin/' Store. mar22dftwly
m ^~ WT' 1
11 t~: -
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fHOS. R. MILLS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW]
Jffl practice Offise in the State and Federal
over George & Hartnett’s
nov2tf
V 1 P, STEWART. ROBT. T. liAMIL.
STEWART & DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
.Over George A Hartnett’s, Griffin, Ga.
^ practice in the State and jnlvlMtf Federal
CLEVELAND & GARLAND,
'mm DENTISTS,
ojiFm, GEOBGIA.
THE RUINED BANKS.
Leland Comes to the Rescue of
the Sixth National.
OTHERS HOPELESSLY involved,
t Advance* sjl 000
and the wUh National May Survive.
Claatifien Joiifi 1'ell In Ludinw Straet
Jail—Ollier JEmltuaml Financial* Mtoa-
Ing-—3S #*••.<*»ver*hIfH ..If- Pnwpsot.
New Yoh:c. F> lx I?- C harles H. Le-
laatl, the loritnWF of the Sixth
National bank, luw a iyancod $jiW,0O3
cop needed with tour hading linking
■ houses of this etty, to guarantee the
payment of depositorand to protect
the interest-! of minority stockholders in
the Sixth National, an.! in order further¬
more to pave tlie way for putting that
wrecked inst.turion again on a satis¬
factory financial oasis.
Ban k-.Wreoker-in-Ohief PetarJ. Claas-
sen, of the Clnivsseri-IJell bank wrecking United
syndicate, States was arraigned before and de-
Commissioner Shields, in
fKUtt of &0,00o wa, sent to Ludlow
Street jail to join his brother schemers,
George latter otherwise H. Pell and known Henry S. Ives, “Young the
a3 the
Napoleon of Finance.”
The Chief Developments.
These are the two chief developments
in the history of the groat bank smash¬
ing Pell scheme engineered by Claassen,
and their confederates, the dis-
cloeures concerning which that have
been have published startled the daring entire the financial last few days and
business world.
Concerning the Equitable And Lenox
Hill banka which went down, as a
matter of course, in the crash with the
Sixth National bank, a very poor show¬
ing for depositors is made.
In a Had Way.
The directors of the Equitable bank
failed j, to get the money which on Fri¬
day they said they expected to have Sat-
day and there seems little prospect that
they will get it hereafter. That would
nwah the permanent closing of the in¬
stitution. The Bull bank
Lenox is evqn in a
worse condition, if that be possible and
there is gOod reason for believing that
additional overcertifled checks, drawn
in fhvor of the Sixth National bank,
have been discovered, which $50,060. will raise
the bank’s liabilities by The
depositors of the for getting Lenox Hill have a
very poor show their money
and it is only a matter of time whan a
jeeceiver for tho bank will be appointed.
Where H >ve 1 hey Gone?
James A. Simmons, one of the asso¬
ciates of Peter J. Claassen, and who is
thought to know a great deal about the
bahx wrecking schemes Of that olever
individual, is absent from his usual
haunts, and there are rumors that he
seeks to avoid arrest. President Charles
E. W&Ilack. Of the Lenox Hill bank, and
a partner in the firm of Pell, Wallack
& Co., is also among the missing. No
one here seems to know just exactly
where he is. .
COMPETITION TO CAPE MAY-
Tlie Pennsylvania Attempt, to Prevent
Completion of the New Hoad.
Philadelphia, Feb. 4.—A suit to re¬
strain the Philadelphia and Seashore
railroad from building its branch from
Sea Isle to Cape May has been brought
in a New Jersey court. The suit was
brought Haih-oad by a director of the West Jer¬
sey company, who objects to
the location decided upon by the en¬
gineers. The ground of the suit is that
the company has not obtained a charter
for the branch line.
An officer of the company stated that
application because that was not would made for a charter
posit $3,000 step require a de¬
of a mile with the state
authorities, to be refunded when that
sum is expended on the roadway. The
contractor all possible was haste pushing his expend work with
so as to that
amount of money and prevent its being
tied np in the hands of the sta.te officers.
The case will be argued about the mid¬
dle of this month. It is supposed that
the purpose of the injunction is to pre¬
serve to the Pennsylvania Kailroad com¬
pany the exclusive Slay privilege of the sum¬
mer travel to Cape for another year.
No Sncrrd CoKrorll for Augu.ta.
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 4. - The city
council took action on the memorial
from the Ministerial association in
reference to Sunday amusements and
semi-nude theatricals. The question of
Sunday observance was raised by tfii
“sacred concerts” adjacent given in the opera
house, which is to three of the
largest churches in, Augusta. The
council decided that there should be no
more sacred concerts, but this does not
suit the preachers, who will now begin
war on those theatrical shows in which
scantiness of attire is a marked charac¬
teristic.
A Judge Kemoved for l>ruukenuess.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 4.—R. R.
Savage, judge of probate of Cherokee
count;, has been on trial for several
days on proceedings instituted habitual for im¬
peachment. drunkenness, the which charge is being of the
one causes
specified in the constitution as a basis
for impeachment. The decision of the
supreme court was rendered, sustaining
the charge and removing the opinion Savage from
office, in delivering said of the
court, the chief justice that ac¬
cused had been guilty of drunkenness
six or eight times a year and that
drunkenneas had become a habit with
him.
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Maurice Cove Oy.ters Gone.
Port Norris. N. J., Feb. 4.—The
excellent condition of the Maurice cove
oysters and the scarcity of molluaks
elsewhere have been the cause of al¬
most cleaning out the entire stock of
these oysters. The growers and ship¬
pers have all made considerable money
during the season, which vessels legally lasts
untilMay 1. but the are nearly
all tied to the wharves awaiting the
planting season in April. Over 300
boats are are now inactive and over 1,000
seamen.__ _______
Contract Labor Law Evaded.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. i. —The cases
against the English cotton this buyers for
bringing contract labor into country, United
under consideration by the
States court on a question raised _ bv
counsel for the defense that the defend¬
ants cannot be sued here because they
are not residents of the country, were
dismissed. —
jlMS
GIUFF1N, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 5 1800.
TEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Frightful Result of a Flra in a Boston
Lodging House.
Boston, Feb. 4.—Shortly after mid¬
night Sunday morning the dwelling
house 259-201 North street, occupied by
Maurice Rubey’s clothing store on the
first floor and by lodgers, Chiefly
families, on the tin- e upper floors, was
gutted by fire which is supposed to
have Originated in the store. The
flames speedily cut off escape by the
stairways and the inmates of the build¬
ing had no means of saving their lives
except by jumping from windows.
Ten persons were burned to death. three
were f;; I ally injured and si* were
seriously if not fatally arrived injured. they quickly
VV lien the firemen
extinquiahed the fire and rescued Grose
of the inmates who had managed by
hanging out of windows or deadly taking
refuge on the roof, to escape shrieks the
smoke and flames. Th e and
prayergrafi the terrified”{ta
mingled injured with the cries and j terrible
the ijured and i the scene was a
one. In a few momenta, however, the
imprisoned people had been taken down
tire ladders, the injured removed to the
hospital and the dead to the station
house.
It was then found that ten persons
had been burned to death. All of their
the bodies top were floor, found they having huddled fled together from the on
lower rooms when they first discovered
the off fire, tho flames having already low« cut
escape by the stairway to the
floor, 'the bodies were burned to a
crisp, identify and it was of them. almost impossible to
any
BLAINE A GAIN BEREAVED.
Death of Mri Copplugor, HU Eldest
Daughter—Funeral Arrangements.
Washington, Feb. 4. — Mss. Alice
Coppinger, the eldest daughter of Sec¬
retary Blaine, who has been seriously
ill for several days past with brain fever,
the outcome of an attack of la grippe,
died at the Blaine mansion about 5
o’clock Sunday morning. The funeral
services will take place from St. Mat¬
thew’s church to-morrow morning at
half past 19 o’clock. The place of inter¬
ment has not yet been definitely deter¬
mined upon, but it is expected that it
will be at Oak Hill cemetery, this city.
Rev. Thomas Sherman will officiate.
Baltimore, informed Feb. 3.—Cardinal Gibbons
was of the death *of Mrs, Cop¬
pinger, the daughter of the secretary of
state, last evening. The cardinal will
assist at the obsequies at Washington on
Tuesday morning.
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Fifteen Thousand Acres of Tomatoe s .
Salem, Jersey N. J., Feb. 4.—The farmers of
south now all grow tomatoes for
the canning factories and for their last
year’s $1,000,000 crop, in the entire state, received
for their 15,000 acres. There
are seventy-three canneries in the state.
Salem county is the largest grower,
closely each followed large by Cumberland, where
in village is at least one can¬
nery. These tomatoes and are all packed when
during employed August thousands September,
are of women,
other who earn $1 months to $3 a day. canning During fac¬ the
ten these
tories are almost entirely idle.
Elevated Trucks Net Wanted.
New Brunswick, N. J., Feb. 4.—The
Pennsylvania railroad has submitted to
the common council its plan for the ele¬
vation of its tracks through that city,
but the council has not accepted the
plan, which is a very indefinite one and
would give almost unlimited authority,
and it is not likely that any permission
to build an elevated structure will be
given.
_
A Woman Led the Mob.
curred Buffalo, Feb. 4.—Another Adalbert’s riot oc¬
church, where yesterday factional at St. quarrel
a over
a change long of priests has been going on
for a time. A Polish woman led
the rioters, who numbered several hun¬
dred. The woman was badly hurt.
Kllraln Knocked Him Oct.
New Orleans, Feb. 4.—Felix Vaqu-
elin, a local heavy weight, stood up be¬
fore Jake Kilraiu at the West End
theatre yesterday for three rounds, at
the end of which he was knocked- out.
He acted entirely on the defensive and
hardly got in a blow.
Frcfor Higher Wages to Shorter Hours,
Philadelphia, Feb. 4.—At a meeting
of the brickmakers of Philadelphia yes¬
terday it was decided to demand an in¬
crease of 20 per cant in wages next
season. The proposal to demand the
eight hour day was rejected as inad-
Dr. Cnylor Rat Ires.
(
yesterday strength. He owing to age and 1
has occupied that
for thirty yens.
A Now Fast Train. ......... .
Boston, Feb. 4.— Citizen Train
nounces inteution to circumnavigate
world, via Vancouver, in sixty days,
starting Feb. 17.
Paris, Feb. 4.—In yesterday’s
to fill file vacant seat in the senate for
Seine-et-Oiae, M. Dec&ville was elected.
Mrs. Langtry’s Condition Favorable.
London, Feb. 4.— Mrs. Langtry passed
a fairly satisfactory night and her con¬
dition is favorable.
Tho Wosthor.
Warmer; southerly winds; threaten¬
ing weather and occasional rains.
NUGGET S OF NEWS.
The office of The Saturday Equitable at
Erie, Pa., was destroyed by fire.
The Mexican government formally recog¬
nised the republic of Bratfi.
Dr. Edward McGlynn was taken seriously
ill in Chicago and ms obliged to give up s
lecture engagement there and return to his
home in Brooklyn.
Pastor Mitchell, of Meant Olive church,
Plainfield, N. J., has bsea dismissed and his
wife has been arrested for assault.
Iu New York Mrs. Emma Shaw's suit
against her husband discloses tbs remarkable
fact that iht paid him $14,000 to marry her,
though she mys it wto in trust for her benefit.
London, have Wa itf which Minnie Palmer was the
star, wound npbr Judicial proeead-
COLD ANDHUNGRI
The Deplorable ^Destitution of
Mr e. Parn ell.
—
8PE0ULATED IH STOCBCa
The Widow Talk* Y«*T Frankly with a
Reporter In Her DOAplil.ite.i Home at
He'd on town—-he t'oiuid Llye on **5
a Tear and Hopes f « f » Pension—Her
Son Held mmoetvao.
* Trenton. Feb. 4. —A special dispatch
from Borden town, N. J., says that Mrs.
Parnell's home there is nothing more
than a ruin; that ths window sills are
shaky wag, the door* an<i urc breaking with
their own weight that the wind
whistles through every part of the
house and toe root lets In both sunshine
and rain. The story continues as fol¬
lows: Mrs. Parnell was found j- sitting in a
large few chairs room, hare and of f urniture lb, iier except feet a
a tu en¬
cased in a pair of oil rubbers and
wrapped in what had ofiee bsea s dress.
The only heat iu Uielroom come in
from the sun. lire thAe J was none, not
even a stove. -r
No Fire (or Si* Weeks.
absence Apologizing of fire to the such teporter cold day, for and the
a on a
requesting him to take the only remain¬
ing chair In the room, Mr*. Parnell was
at first reluctant to enter upon the story
of her she poverty. finally but consented the facta being so
patent questions. to answer i
few
“How is it that you do not have a fire
on such a cold day, madatne?’'
cause there
house.” • 'How long "Have you been
without fire wood“Some six weeks
now.” “And you have had no fire in
the house in all that time’:” “Only in
the kitchen, where l have a small fire
for a short time each day to prepare my
simple food,"
Living on Oatmmil anil Potatoes.
“Of what does your food consist?’
“Oatmeal and potatoes, principally;
sometime 1 have a little bread.”
“Have you any source of income at
present?’ “None whatever.” along?’ “How do
you manage to get "My wants
are very few indeed, ana I can live com¬
fortably “You on $ao a year.”
received a large sum of money
from the public some time since, Mrs.
PamelL Would you mind telling what
use you made of it?’ “It went to pay
pressing cent, and debts.” would “All of it?’ “Every
more have gone that
way had I had it.” “The amount of
money which was sent you has been va¬
riously stated at different thje times. Will
you please tell me exact amount?’
“The total amount which I have
ceived from all
.
A WeHkiUkK
“It is stated, Mrs. Parnell, that your
present destitution is due in part to
your propensity for speculating in
stocks; is.this true?” “Like many other
rumors it has some foundation m fact.
I have, it is true, bought stocks on the
market hoping they* would rise in value
and debts.” thereby “And enable me to pay off my
your speculation did not
turn out well?" “No; on the contrary
they “It were has been very stated unfortunate.”
that you intended
to apply father’s for. a pension on account of
your services.” “Yes; I hope to
get something day, from the ^government
some Washington.” but they are very slow in
Kxuneratev Her Sou.
Mrs. Parnell states emphatically that
her son has no means of his own; that
all the money given him has been sank
in his endeavors to resuscitate Irish in¬
dustrial enterprises, consequently, al¬
though he lias always been an affection¬
ate and dutiful son, she expects no as¬
sistance from him. Heretofore, he has
from time to time assisted her, notably
a few years ago, when he saved the
place from being sold for taxes.
ticle The states concluding that “Today paragraph of the ar¬
there is in the
house neither fuel nor money and the
small supply of coarse food would not
be accepted by a starving beggar.”
COLORED MEN’S CONVENTION.
A National Gathering In Washington to
Influence Legislation.
Washington, Feb. 4.—A national
convention of colored men meets here
today, the call having been issued by
pur-
a
They in¬
tend to press upon congress the neces¬
sity for stringent legislation to protect
' rights of at the the Biair ballot bill box, and
urge the passage
the payment in full of ail claims of de¬
positors in the Freedtnea’s bank.
This movement is the outgrowth of
the recent meeting of the Afro-Ameri¬
can resolution League at Chicago. At that time a
white was adopted of the suggesting that
the dissatisfied minority with association south with who
are
the negroes should be furnished by
oongress with free transportation to
other ports instead of expecting the
negro majority to emigrate.
A Big Boston Building Burned.
Boston, Feb. 4.—At 9:25 o’clock Sun¬
day morning of the and Sears Washington building, cor¬
ner Court streets,
was found to be burning, and three
alarms were at once tu'ned in. The fire
had secured a good headway, and within
a short time the upper stories were a
mass of flame, and the destruction of
the elegant marble Rogers building to
the seemed south and Young's hotel The on the west
almost certain. flames,
however, were confined to the Sears
building. At 11 o’clock the fire was
completely under control with nothing
left of the building but hare walls. Two
the firemen falling were badly injured by pieces of
roof. -
A Fighting Editor TVonndod.
PARIS, Feb. A—The duel between the
Marquis Demores and M. Dreyfus, editor
of The Nation, took piaoe on the Bel¬
gian frontier. M. Dreyfus was shot in
toe right arm. The bullet has been ex¬
tracted and no serious result has been
jured. anticipated. The marquis the was unin¬
The duel was outcome of an
article In The Nation which tite marquis
regarded as offensive. I
A
tu-4 •B a street Caw
Bauwqbk, Feb. A —>S. Stockett
■ j gl g M for
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DEFEN DS H I8 RULINGS.
lie Sneaker film Hie Reeeona for
Creating a New T rac e d eat.
Washington, Feb. A—Speaker Reed
night made the following statement
defense of his rulings on the question
a quorum:
Mr. Carlisle was entirely right when he said
substance that the decision of the house
a quorum was constituted to do business
a majority of the house was present,
chnntfh from the foundation method of
business.
We certainly will do so, for tt will enable
majority elected by the people to rule by
own votes and not by the snffersuoe of
minority.
The rale of the majority is st the very bese
oar government. It It be not the true rule
faith Is vain and wo ars yet In oar sins.
Look at the practical working of the other
doctrine. The Republicans have a majority
of seven, but they have only throe over a
quorum—MB Is oer number—1*1 Is a quorum.
If we are to furnish a quorum, tho whole
Democratic party sitting idly by in their
seats, but not present, dumb and silent when
business is to be transacted, vocal when it is
to be obstructed, then there can be out three
Republicans absent on penalty of stoppage of
the public qusiness.
Now let us see how that works. We are al¬
lowed but three absentees. Mr. Rockwell is
sick. It would endanger his life to come. Mr.
Wilbur is in the same case. Mr T. M. Browns
is too sick to be able to be here all the time.
Mr. Caswell's wife was dying and common
decency required his pretence by her bedside.
Another member mnst be with his wife for
urgent reasons somewhat similar. Just about
this number of members will be sick at all
times or Incapacitated. These may get well,
but others fall sick in their turn.
There, then, is our quorum, according to Mr.
Carlisle's idea, gone entirely so pieces, though
even after all fraud be dedicated the people
had found for the Republicans by seven ma¬
jority. All this time, while we ars keeping in
the house other men hardly less sick, 140 lusty
Democrats Bit silent in their seats, doing no
public duty except to draw their pay.
Is Is possible that the United States is par¬
ing those gentlemen $13 s day without even
the privilege of counting their silent forms?
Mr. Carlisle says there- Is no precedent for
the decision of the bouse. A hundred times I
have heard him declare that the number for
and against such a bill was—say 80 for and 20
against, mathematically less than a quorum,
and yet declare the bill passed and then sign
that bill, thereby certifying under the most
solemn sanction of his oath of office that the
bill had properly and constitutionally passed
the house. Howeould he hers done this it
his doctrine be true that a quorum most
vote?
Understand me; Day after day Mr. Carlisle
in my presence has declared that such a bill
had votes for and against bv his own count,
as speaker, less then a quorum and yet Im¬
mediately declared it passed, thus furnishing
the only proof the ft president could have that
It was passed. Ho could this be except on
the plain ground thaT If a quorum did not
vote the presence of a quorum was enough?
But tnis matter does not need argument. Ia
Mr. Carlisle's own state, in
Tennessee, in Democratic New York, in Dem¬
ocratic Ohio, In Massachusetts and In the
co’ rta everywhere, as you may see by Mr.
Buiterworth's speech, the doctrine JuBt up¬
held by the house is the law of the land; and
it ought to be If good government is not to
perish from the face of toe earth.
Not a ruling has been made la the house to
surpreee filibustering, which has not the lull
of parliamentary law. That men
should resist, only shows how ingrained the
wrong course has become and how necessary
the remedy. What Is the house trying to do?
Why, to perform Its highest fnnotlon—that of
deciding tho right of a member to his seat.
Until 1882 no man ever dared to filibuster
against such a case. No man ought to be al¬
lowed to do it today.
Yet every day three hours are wasted In ap¬
proving toe journal when five minutes would
be ample. These three hours belong to the
public bust nose. The people do not under¬
stand that every wasted roll call consumes
three-quarters of an hour. ,
Some of these men are talking about rales.
They are now acting under a body of rules
whloh the American people use in their as¬
semblies, a body of rules well known and un¬
derstood by all those, who are not wilfully ig¬
norant. When we first came here the ob¬
structionists declared they would die in the
last ditch against any rules they did not ap¬
prove and they are now wanting to die at
Thermopylae In defense of the liberties of
their country, because we don’t force rales
on them. If there could be fewer deaths at
Thermopylae and more business In the house
the country would be better off.
It Is true the Democratic leaders, like Mr.
Carlisle have long cessed to participate la
the defiance of good government, but they
should now make themselves heard affirma¬
tively on the side of the order.
A Boy Aged 16 Weds a Woman et 40.
Clark, Burlington, N. J., Feb. A—Walter
become a the 16-year-old husband Burlington Phoebe boy has
of Jones,
40 years old. The couple went to Cam-
den and Philadelphia to be married, but
although is they the failed boy looks find much older than
he to a minister who
would marry them. A trip was then
taken to Rancocas, a vuiage five miles
from Burlington, where a country
The ’•qffire boy’s pronounced family have them man and wife,
as yet made no
move in the matter.
The Rees Question la Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 4.— The Missis¬
sippi ttaraweetebec legislature will oftfleA adjournin two or
a n te
constitutional convention to assemble
on Aug. 12. The best men in the state
will be c a ndid ates for delegates to the
convention, as the race problem will be
the great question dealt with there. One
hundred and thirty-four members will
be chosen, 120 of whom will be chosen
under the law appointing toe members
to the lower house, and fourteen from
the state at large.
Exit tbs Car Stave.
Baltimore, May Feb. A—After toe 1st of
next no car stove will be tolerated
in any train passing through this state.
So says a law passed at the last session
of the legislature. The penalty for non-
compliance foreign corporations is very eevers. The local
and are already ar¬
ranging have for the started change. Several com¬
panies a series of experi¬
ments with improved steam apparatus,
some or of which which a; are expected to prove
highly satisfactory.
Privileges of Journalist*.
Des Moines, la., Teb. 4.—Senator
Schmidt, of Davenport, will introduce a
bill in the senate providing that no
editor, publisher shall be or reporter of any
newspaper close confidential compelled to dis¬
any communication
made to him in his professional capacity,
or to disclose the name of the author.
Such a law would place editors and re¬
porters, when acting in a professional
capacity, clergymen. on the same footing as lawyer*
and
Cbogpod His Own Hood Off.
New York, Feb. 4. —Dennis O’Con¬
nor, «B ice wagon driver, while deliv¬
ering ice in Harlem suddenly threw
himself on hie back on the pavement,
lifted toe keen edged it ax he Carried
with him and drew down with ail
hie might His with head both hands almost acroaa hi/
was severed
his body by toe force of toe cut
he died instantly. Insanity is sup¬
to have been the cause of the act.
INJONGRESS.
Pandemonium Still Prevails
the Home.
PROGRAMME OF THE REPUBLICANS
The Tolley of Settling the Conteeted
Flections Before Adopting Rales Will
IM. Rigidly Adhered to sad as Vigor¬
ously Opposed by the Democrats.
Measures r.efore the *en»te.
Washington. Feb. A—The exciting
scenes that characterized the proceed¬
ings of the house last week were re¬
newed today and will last until the Re¬
publican members of the committee on
rules submit Speaker Reed’s new code.
It is the purpose of the majority mem-
ben of the elections committee to report
the Atkinson-Pendleton contested case
as the Smith-Jackson com is
disposed of. The committee has heard the
evidence in the case,but has had no meet¬
ing to decide on its disposal. Accord¬
ing to the agreement entered committee into this by
the members of the
case would conio np Wore the com¬
mittee on Tuesday, Feb. 'll, but the ma¬
jority members have decided to call a
meeting and take a vote on the matter
so that the case can be reported to the
the Republican ranks the always majority hav¬
would ____id be quite certain of
ing a quorum on hand to dispose of the
other cases. A vote on the Smith-Jeok-
son case may be token and today. then Bl the
Jackson will be unseated will be called
Atkinson-Pendleton case continue
up. The Democrats intend to
the fight to the last and they will
every strategy to delay action.
World's Fair Frospoot*.
little is known concerning other busi¬
ness that may come before the house.
As it is there is slight legislation prospect for of the the
enactment of any the
present The members of world’s
fair committee are undecided as to what
shall be done with the general bill they
have under consideration. Soma mem¬
bers of the committee are in favor of
letting the bill go over until the new
rules are adopted, while others are anx-
ious to break ’ in ’ at " any J time time and and dispose dii
of the bill without long debate, Ette. plan, Mr.
Hitt, of Illinois, favors the latter latter i
He thinks that the "■* bill can be disposed
of within an hour.
Blair's Bill in the ganatr.
The senate has set this day aside for
the consideration of the Blair today educa¬
tional bill. It comes up at
o’clock as the unfinished business of the
senate and it will continue to
at as o'clock each is day foregone until it conclusion, is
of. Its passage a
but it may be debated at some length
and its consideration may eat np two or
three afternoons. from
A decision court may of the be expected United States the to¬
supreme day in the suit involving the validity of
the Idaho test oath. In event this deci¬
sion is rendered the committee on terri¬
tories may dispose of the bill for the
admission of Idaho at it* meeting today. of
Senator Platt, toe chairman the
committee has, however, more urgent
matter to bring before .the senate. The
secretary of tne interior, in an inter¬
view with him last Friday, laid before
him the necessity bill already of reported pushing from to a pas¬ the
sage the
committee providing Oklahoma. a temporary Senator Platt gov¬
ernment for
will ask the senate to consider this meas¬
ure at an early day.
ltutlar** M«rn Kn (r»Utti Bilk '
The discussion of Senator Butler’s
bill to southern assist the emigration of be the resumed negro
from states may
in some form or other. The senator
from South Carolina may make a brief
speech explaining further, too lie character believes it of has the
measure as
been seriously misunderstood by some
of the speakers who have discussed tt
in the senate.
The customs administrative bill,
known as the McKinley bill, will be re¬
ported to the finance committee to-mor¬
row by tiio sub-committee, Senators Al¬
lison, Aldrich and McPherson, and will
doubtless be reported to the senate the
same same day. day. A a number nun of amendments
will be tkff suggested, i and when will the be thrown senate
passes measure meaaur it
into conference, wl where it will stay for
some days.
Convention of PascoSca Clarks.
Washington, Feb. 4.—The conven¬
tion of the Postoffice G’lerks’ Associa¬
tion of the United Statee meets here to¬
day. The delegates wiil represent every
first expected ciaas postotftce much m needed toe country reforms ...... in rt
is
the laws affecting the clerks will be em¬
bodied in bills to present to oomrress.
discussed The two principal will be subjects the eight that hoax will law be
and the annual leave pf absence granted
clerks. These two subjects are attract¬
ing much attention from aU sections
and Hem. J. H. Ketcham, of New York,
bills will become dealing the with special them champion before of the
Nearly postoffice clerk, congress. it
even? is
claimed, works over nine houra while his
annual leave of absence is never equal
to fifteen d ays.
A Veteran of Three Wars Dead.
Scranton, Pa., Feb. 4.—Oapt. John
Travis, a veteran of the Seminole, Mex¬
ican and civil wars, died at his home in
Moscow. He was nearly 90 years of
age and has been in the United States
military service from the time be was
19 years old nntil the close of the civil
war. *__t
Fourteen Years sad ■ Half for an Assault
Hutchins, 8cranton, Pa., ’Feb. A—'Edward
U-year-old aged 80, convicted named of assault
on Si refer, an Dunning, girl Annie
at last summer, was
sentenced by Judge Connolly months to in serve
fourteen years ana six the
Eastern penitentiary.
The Interstate League.
Aluentown, illness Pa., W. Feb. A—Owing to
the severe of H. Volta, presi¬
dent of the Interstate organization, League, the meet¬
ing of that which was to
have been held a.weg here Tuesday, k*. SWx 4, is
gg.
Cabinet Crisis in Holland.
The the Hague, rejection Feb. of A—In co nse qu e nc e
of the colonial budget
and the condemnation of the govern¬
ment’s Acbeen policy by the first cham¬
ber of the states general the ministry
have tendered their resignations to the
—-,
DEATH J
Victims of the Fatting
colliery, of the
company at 1
the scene of a
Saturday, by
instantly killed and i
injured that his
victims are: >< A<
Killed—John Grossing, i
revs, Edward Morris,
David J. Williams, Jc
Injured—John De
James Dunstaa, Da
Jones, Peter Lynn,
The collie
some work
were in the fifth and___
sassn.ssfir with light and probably
a
gas. The violence of the
such that the men on in
dashed about
cyclone. the They knew
moment
the upper or —
wrapped burned. u. ftonua the lov
In
fire, but the
full force, blowing
bers, shattering cars
track like match
men about s&III like
The rush of air
its exit through
tbs flats, it
head of the
A.
house. -• •■j :i * \ l * *«-i 0 i* *g
Perez him seized the He boy and
eat alive. ate
one hand and ate
bit pieces out of
commenced si
meantime the
of the tunnel
midst of his feast,
a.’s.sgjr him, as hs fled up e*SS®f 5 A
| “Nelly Bly“ Wins a 1
Bedford, Pa. Feb. A-A trotting
root for $100 took place on tip fair
william otewaru aiui rewr rs. i/unca
Thai
ft
aiderable
time, 3.45.___ i jtftMsf '.i ',Jl
_
Rossi Boosts a T ragedy.
Erie, Pa., Feb. 4. -Anton’
Venetian, went to the hoi
from her broth«'-in*4aw?s knife
Wftuv tian. UUU Rossi WB3 HHU toll VJ WW V CUC’
was captured and is in jail.
Two of the wotHMted people wiil die.
Brown stone BllsnWl stolen.
reported Mew York, polios Feb. to 4.-9*Nfatt * ’Ragle
at
tecff^paTof'tl
Sixtieri* 8 **’
&tst ‘a
At least
Shot for during a -nloen on fiandsy.
Ziemer, Cleveland, notorious Feb A—“Mug saloon keeper Jjgly” of
a
Lorain wounded street Patrolman shot and probably MeSfiUy Jn ftti
barroom Nally had early entered Sunday the saloon morning. to Mc¬
arrest
him for violation of the Sunday dosing
ZTT, the patrolman for Etetaer -'fcft be-
fow aneatta*
* v- ifo-rig.....-- -
i ;. turgrletug Gen«reS>SW.“ tq
Grade Payne while w ero ltillet by the a- Morth-
western train cro/sing road in
a carriage in attendance tatoe: upon toe fun-
end ot thete images to toe
amount of $5,000 wens asked on behalf
of Grade by her g— -
road comnany sur
by sending tom a
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Crusade Ajfollet _
Pittsburg, • fee United
Miners have decided to inaugurate •
ft K’SKfi
peremptorily demt
trict immediately miners
convention betwe the and
' a: la-aa : -M m -/las
Tfiri Manita of Americas an deter¬
mined to build a Masonic hajl.
n j