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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1897)
CAPITOL ITEMS. Senator Sherman in Perfect Ac¬ cord With the President. LARGE DEMAND ANTICIPATED < or nettln und Dellilehein Co in pa Hies Decline to Jlld Within the #300 Limit. They { lalm It le not Possible O. produce Armor nt That IT cure. Beats the Record. The largest number of appoint¬ ments of fourth-class postmasters ever made ou a single day was scored last Friday with an aggregate of 163. The best previous record was 157 made June 31. The Seal Question. Secretary Sherman has denied the statmeut that he had been induced to sign the letter of instructions to Am¬ bassador Hay relative to the seal con¬ troversy, which iias so excited the Brit¬ ish press only under severe pressure and against, his own judgment. Ho says there was not a word of truth in it and that as a matter of fact he had been in perfect accord with the presi¬ dent in every step of the correspond¬ ence reluting to the seal question. Ileciined to Bid. Secretary of the Navy Long has re¬ ceived replies from tho Carnegie and Bethlehem Companies to his invita¬ tion to submit bids for supplying armor for tho three battleships. Illi¬ nois, Wisconsin and Alabama, in ac¬ cordance with the limitation placed by Congress upon the price to bo paid. Both of the companies decline firm¬ ly to bid within tho #3u0 limit on the ground that it is not possible for them to produce armor of tho quality they have been supplying to tho Govern¬ ment at that figure. Big Demand Anticipated. Assistant Secretary Vanderlip has authorized the director of the bureau of-engraving and printing to print and delivar to the office of tho secretary United States notes, treasury notes and silver certificates to the amount Of #101.000.000. A large proportion of those notes will be in small denom • - I, tions, ones, two*, fiveB and tens Ruu the supply is expected to be suf fleient for the need* of business for about three months, meeting tho unus al large demand for small bills requir¬ ed in the movement of crops. Tho department anticipates in view of the abundant crops and tho foreign de¬ mand an unusually largo and early call for small hills. LnnJ Office for Alaska. In tho house tho other day Mr. La¬ cy (rep., la ) secured unanimous con¬ sent for the mmsidoartion of a bill to amend tho act creating a civil govern¬ ment in Alaska. It was identical with the bill passed by tho house ut tho lust session, creatiug a surveyor-gi « end and a register and receiver of tho general land office. It, however, contains an additional feature empowering tho president to create an additional laud district. Mr. Lacy explained that Yukon valley gold diseoveies rendered an additional laud office imperative. Iu answer to a question he sunt the gold fields lay ill both the United States and British North America. The Klondi ke region was lu Canada. The bill passed. Japs 'VIII Oppose Annexation. (’mint Okuua, foreign minister of Japan, says, regarding the annexation of Hawaii to the United States: “ The foreigners are not surprised at the proposed annexation, We simply protested against it. The im¬ portance of the islands will be im¬ mensely increased by the construction of tho Nicaraguan or Panama canal, and it is absolutely necessary there fore to leave the country independent. Leaving aside the attitude of other powers, and the question is, what will Japan annexation do if under carried any circumstances j the is into practice iu spits of the protest of Japan Ja pan must oppose it to the utmost Auuexatiou must not be recognized.” Request I riim Canadians. A question has arisen in the treasu¬ ry department as to the right of for eigu Vessels to carry passengers and freight on the upper Yukon river to the Kloudyke gold fields. A r- quest has been received from the owners of the Canadian steamer Islander, for permis.-iou to Dyer. carry passengers and freight to The matter has been referred to the solicitor of the department for au opinion, but it is believed that under existing laws the Islander cannot proceed beyond Ju¬ neau, and that the trip must be com¬ pleted in an American vessel. The Islander will clear from Victoria. Postmasters Named. Alabama postmasters named last week were: Alberta, Cox county, J. C. Gross; Ayers, Jefferson county, Alice Clayton; Bosworth, Chambers county, Lulu Griffin; Bristo, Chero¬ kee county, G. W. Willis; Carbon Hill, Walker county, John McDonald; Ce¬ cil, Montgomery county, John S. Jngraham; Cedar Springs, Cherokee con utv, J. O. Golightly; Cottage Hill, St. Clair county, H. W. MoBrayer; Dwight, Washington county, J- T. Turner; Hamilton, Marion county, J. A. Mays; Keel, Marshal county, John Oiler; Leeds, Jefferson county, A. J. Abercrombie; Lewisburg. Jeff¬ erson county, James McCormick; Lo¬ la, Limestone county, 8. S. Tucker; Maxwell, Jackson county, Comfort Tate; Mitchell Station, Bullock county, F. L. Kutland; Park, Barbour county, D. G. Adkinson; Palmetto, Pickens county, K. O. Itiohardson; RanuaH, Calhoun county, J. J. Wilson, Powell ville, Walker county, H. A. Wilson; Sessions, Tallaposa conuty, F. M. Duck, Stevenson, Jackson county, J. F. Carter. Work on Rivers and Harbors. Maj. F. A. Mahan, in charge of a number of river aud harbor improve¬ ments in Georgia, Florida and Ala¬ bama, has forwarded hisanuual report to the war department at Apalachicola Bay, Florida. Work was begun May 26, aud 45,000 cubic yards of material were removed by dredging from the cut in tho bur, making the fifth time the cut has been re-opened. Apa¬ lachicola cut-off and the Apalachicola river were cleared of snags, aB was also the Flint river, Georgia. Chuttahooobie river, Georgiaand Ala¬ bama, was cleared of snags, rocks aud boulders us far up as Eufaula. The Choctawhatchie river, Florida, was snagged. be¬ Pensacola harbor, F’lorida, was ing improved by the dredging of Cau¬ cus Shoals. The jetties in this harbor are iu good condition. The amount expended during the year was #30,000, available balance, 8213,211. The Es¬ cambia or Conculia river, Florida and Alabama, was snagged. The Alabama river, Alabama, was snagged. The Coosa river in Georgia and Alabama was dredged at McCoy and Box shoals. Appropriation Increased. Tho engineers of the war depart¬ ment have taken issue with the judg¬ ment of the Mississippi river cornmis sion which appropriated 8400,000 for dredging out of the #2,933,023 appro¬ priation allowed for river inprove meuta. The secretary of war submit¬ ted tho entire matter to the commis¬ sion for renpportionmeut. The law makes it obligatory ou tho commission to appropriate a large amount of the appropriation to dredging and dredg¬ ing plants. Although the law regards the dredgiug of the river to be para¬ mount to repairs to laveea and other improvements it does not say what portion of the annual appropriation shall be used for this purpose, but leaves tho division with the commis¬ sion. The secretary of war did not consider that less than one-seventh of the 1897 appropriation could be class¬ ed as a “ large portion,” und incon¬ sequence of his actiou the commission re-convened at the army build iug here to go over their work again. At the close of the session it was an¬ nounced that #760,000 had been re¬ apportioned to dredging and plants for dredging, but in order to expand that amount tho appropriation, had for levees had been reduced. This been done in equal ratio so that no injustice would bo done any of the levee districts. Of the general appropriation #500. 000 still remains unappropriated. It is the practice of the commission to have a little fund ou hand in case of emergency to be used iu the repair of breaks iu the levees l»y the over¬ flows m the spring. HOBOS CAPTURE A TRAIN. The Crew Undertook to Eject Them. But D d Not SucceeJ. When the first northbound freight on the Omaha road reached Tekeinah, Neb., it was immediately takeu pos¬ session of by the tramps congregated there. The crew undertook to eject the hobos, but could not succeed. The traiu has keen held there siuee early morning. Another freight traiu and a mail traiu were standing on the main lino waiting for the captured traiu to move. Ou the mail tram was a force of United States deputies to prevent . any interference with the mails. Deed of Trust Filed. The Browulow Car Company of St. Lotus, one of the largest concerns of the kind iu the eouutry, filed a deed of trust this afternoon to Fred W. j Thompson, trustee for the creditors. The total liabilities are understood to be $182,364.59. Frontier Settled. At the sitting of the peace confer¬ ence iu Constantinople last Thursday the strategic frontier settled by the military attache* of the powers *as agreed upon and the preliminaries of peace between Greece and Turkey were discussed. IT IS NOW A LAW The Tariff Bill Finally Passed Both Houses of Congress. SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT. The Senate Vote Stood 40 to jo—This Ends the Labor for Which the Fifty-fifth Con¬ gress Assembled in Extraordinary Ses¬ sion. B ; The senate bill passed its last legis¬ lative stage at 3 p. m. Saturday when the senate by the decisive vote of 40 to 30 adopted the conference report on the bill. This closed the great labor for which the Fifty-fifth congress as¬ sembled in extraordinary session and after stubborn resistance, at times threatened a deadlock, jtiie senate con curred with the house in a resolution for the final adjournment of the session at 9 o’clock. The president’s message for a currency commiaaion was receiv¬ ed by the house, but the house bill creating the commission was not acted upon. Thus the whdlr- day was pro¬ lific of a series of momentous matters, one of which alone would hare been of extraordinary interest. An analy¬ sis of the vote shows it the affirma¬ tive vote was cast by party-seven re¬ publicans, one demopat, jjmes, McEnery one silver republican, of Neva¬ da; and one populist, Stewart. i The negative vot$ was cast by twenty-eight democrata-'and two popu¬ lists, Harris aud Turner. Mr. Teller, silver republican, and two populists, Allen and Butler, wejfe present and did not vote. ODe poptjlist, Kyle, aud one silver republican, Jfettigrew, were absent without withholding pairs, which were equivalent to their votes. At 7 p. m. the sonata' took a recess till 8.45, when it realsemblod for a brief session. Only eh teen senators were present. The president's mes¬ sage on currency was received and on motion of Mr. Cullorn, Wf Illinois, was referred to the finance committee. The house bill for a monetary com¬ mission was a so inferred to the finance committee. This finished the wp k and then the Vice-presideDptfETsPS „ ’ gxat . A “The senate stands adjourned with¬ out day. HOUSE. The last session of the house was marked by many interesting things. In addition to the speaker affixing his signature providing to the Dingley tariff bill, a bill for the creating of a currenoy commission was crowded through iu the closing hours. The secretary of the senate reported that the senate had adopted the con¬ ference report and one minute and thirty-one soconds after the bouse re¬ convened theeugrossed hill was signed and on its wav to the president. When the president’s message came in reoommending the creation of n currency commission it was answered by the republican leaders with great promptitude. By means of a special order the Stone bill introduced some days ago with the approval of tho ad¬ ministration was brought to a vote after au hour’s debate. It was passed by a vote of 128 to 99. As the fiual act of the session the speaker announced the appointment of the committees. V Mr. Dingley, the floor leader of the majority, then presented from the ways aud means committee a resolu¬ tion for fiual adjourumentat 2 o’clook. The resolution was then adopted with¬ out division and the speaker laid be¬ fore the house the special message of the President, recommending the ap¬ pointment of a currency o'clock commission. The house at 8 took half an hour’s recess. When the house reconvened the speaker announced the committees. At 8:55, when the names had been read, Mr. Grosvenor, from fhe committee appointed to wait on thej'resident, an¬ nounced that they had performed their mis'iou. The president sent a con¬ gratulatory reply, aud then at 9 o’clock the speaker declared the house ad¬ journed without day. PEORIA’S BIQ EIRE. Grape Sugar Company Loses Many Val¬ uable Buildings. The main building of the Peoria, Ill., Grape Sugar Company was completely destroyed by fire one night last week. The loss is #500,000, the total insur¬ ance carried being #460,000, of which nearly #300,000 was on the burned building and contents. The works are owned ur a corpora¬ tion, iu which the Drake estate, of St. Paul, is the principal stockholder. The fire broke out at 7 o’clock in the sulphur room, apparently with an explosion. GENERAL A. W. GREELY Believes That Prof. Anifree Will Never Return. In reply to a telegraphic request Gen. Greeley, the Arctic explorer, has sent the Associated Press from Lin¬ den, Va., the following statement re¬ garding the Andree expedition: “It is possible that Prof. Andree may have reached the North Pole or its vicinity. The telegraphic reports, as far as I have seen, stated that he started with a south wind of twenty two miles an hour. The chance of such a wind blowing 600 miles straight to the North Pole, are, however, very small, as it would be an extraordinary meteorologies' phenomena such as has never instanced any storm. Doubts of the success of M. Audree’s pro¬ jected expedition and his probable re¬ turn were expressed at the sixth inter¬ national geographical convention. M. Andree admitted the extreme hazard ness of the project which is the one outlined. I pointed out that even should he reach the pole he could hardly expect to find his south wind continuing across the pole for 1,000 miles as a north wind. I urged that his chances of attaining the North American coast were consequently small as the obser¬ vations at Lady Franklin Bay, Grin nell Land, and Point Barrow, Alaska, showed that the winds almost con¬ stantly came ffom the south, while strong north winds were almost un¬ known. Andree replied: “Then I shall expect to land somewhere on the Siberian coast.” He expressed again his determination to go aud his confi¬ dence of returning safely. Prof. Ekholm, who accompanied Andree in his unsuccessful attempt last summer, decliued to go this year on account of one of the dangers I urged upon Andree—the permability of the balloon, which allows gas to es¬ cape constantly, but which Andree claims to have overcome. Wtiile I be lieve that Andre will never return, yet experience teaches us that miraculous things occur daily. (Signed.) A. W. Gkeely. THE LOGAN MONUMENT Said to be the Largest Equestrian Statue in America. The statue of Gen. Logan which was dedicated last Thursday at Lake Park, Chicago, Ill., was designed by St. Gaudens, and is the largest eques¬ trian statue in America. The figure of Gen. Logan as it stands on its gran¬ ite pedestal is dressed in the uniform ot a ma'jor-genera’i. Tie sfts eiedt auh bare-headed, with his left hand grasp¬ ing the bridle-rein, while with his right hand he bears aloft the flag. From the base to tho top of the horse’s withers is 11 feet 3 inches, and to the top of Logan’s head is 15 feet 11 inches. The entire weight is 14,- 200 pounds. The statue stands 24 feet above Lake Michigan. Through the center of the mound a foundation of brick has been built, within which is a crypt for the reception of Gen. Logan’s remains. The approach leading up to the monument is by a senes of steps and terraces 96 feet long. The statue faces Eldredge court, in the center of Lake Front park, and in full view of Gen. Logan’s old home in Park row. The entire expense of erecting and unveiling was #80,000, of which the state appropriated #50,000. FOR THE PROMISED LAND. Miners and Ever} body Else Talk Nothing But Yukon and Will Go There. A special to the Victoria, B. C., Times from Nanaimo says: Many coal miners have left here for Victoria on their way to Yukon. Some thirty of the best miners in the pits of the Van¬ couver Coal company have thrown down their picks to prepare to leave for the promised land. Upon every corner, up street aud down street, common conversation is Yukon. Many are trying to raise property which cost them SI,500 aud being unsuccessful even to one-third the origiual cost. Among those who will go are Thomas Keith, ex-member of parliament, Al¬ bert Wilson and about fifty others who will bid adieu to Nanaimo within the next three weeks. Every effort is be¬ ing made in Victoria aud provincial cities to have Canadian customs offi cers sent up to collect duties on American goods. It is expected that officers w ill go on the next steamer. german farmers Want Fore'gn Grain Excluded Erom That Country. A dispatch front Berlin says: In the lower house of the Diet Dr. McQue Ion, on behalf of the government, said that no decision had been reached as to the proposal that a decree be is sued temporarily excluding foreign grain in accordance with the petition of the farmers' alliance, but he believ¬ ed Prince Hohenlohe would be com¬ pelled to regard such decree as incon¬ sistent with existing treaties, and therefore impracticably, THREE CHILDREN PERISH. The Summer Theatre at Paducah, Ky„ Is Destroyed by Fire. The Casino summer theater at Ra¬ mona park, was burned Friday night at 10 o’clock. A performance was being given to about 600 people when the fire broke out from a fireworks display on the stage. The audience was panic-stricken. Probably over one hundred persons were injured by being trampled. Sev¬ eral of the actors were painfully burn¬ ed. The building was covered with tar paper, and was in a mass of flames inside of a minute. It is reported that three or four children perished in the flames, but this cannot be verified. All the doc¬ tors in the city were required to look after the injured KILLED THEIR HUSBANDS. Women Sentenced to Death for Wholesale Poisoning. The trial of twelve women aud two men charged with wholesale poisoning, was concluded at Buda-Pest last Fri¬ day, and sentences were passed upon six of the prisoners. Four of them were condemned to death, one to penal servitude for life and one for a term of six years’ im prisonment. occurred The series of crimes which in the Hodmezoevasahely district, ex¬ tend over some years past. The vic¬ tims were in most cases married men who were killed by their wives, the motive for the crime being generally a desire to obtain insurance money. The insurance companies, the testi mony at the trial showed had called the attention of the authorities to the suspiciously high rate of mortality in the district, a uumber of times before proceedings were taken to ascertain the cause. A WARN-NO TO SEEKERSOF GOLD. Great Suffering for Those Who Go Illy Prepared. Fred Price, a Seattle, Wash., man who has returned from the Klondike with several thousand dollars in gold dust, says that there is great fear of suffering on the part of those who at¬ tempt to go into that country without au abundance of supplies of provi¬ sions. He does not believe the trad¬ ing companies can begin to supply the demand which will be made on them. Price thinks the men who take up horses to cross the pass from Dykes . WIL. Ioj -wfib. Thru} aim. 'gtl. *heir. qr/u visions in easy that way and sell the horses for dog meat afterwards, He also advises new comers to look for claims on other creeks besides the tributaries of the Klondike, the latter being pretty well staked out. Stew art river creek promises as well as the Klondike. He says further that gamb ling dens and dance halls have already opened in Dawson. Games of every description are running and some of the miners play very heavy. They go into the mining town in sheer des¬ peration at the loneliness aud gloom and winter and gamble in a reckless manner to break the monotony. Price says it is bard to get along iu Dawson City on less than #50 a day, and many of the men spend ten times that much. He claims that one saloon cleaned up #30,000 in three weeks this summer. Talmag* Won’t Leave. At Des Moines, la., a few days since, Dr. T. DeWitt Taltnage was asked : “Is the report true that you are dissatisfied with Washington and that you will not return in the autumn and that you will probably go to Chi¬ cago?” Dr. Talmage replied, “No, that story from top to bottom and from stem to stern is a falsehood. I have no idea of leaving the church in Washington.” Yellow Metal Coming A cable from London to the Even ; n g p os t says; Arrangemeuts have been made to'ship direct to the United gold States a considerable amount of f rom Australia. This is not generally known, and coming at the moment when gold movements from New York to Loudon sre looked for, will create much interest, An American Ostrich. Some years ago a scientist declared that he had discovered in Kansas the remains of a large water-fowl, which he classed as a swimming ostrich. He was ridiculed by naturalists, although he felt confident of the correctness of his estimate. He has recently discov ered a most perfect specimen of the same bird. It has feathers and all of the marks of the genuine ostrich. It is scarcely safe to combat a statement unless one has good ground to stand on.—New- York Ledger, We invite all tire good people who desire to change locality to come and see our lovely place.
