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THE WAYCROSS HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1893. ABAIRBPTJMVEST Appalling Account of Railroad Disasters During the Year. THE REOEIVESSHIF PEE OENTAGES Pome of Uia largest Corporations In the Country Have Bern Swamped by Wreck and IHoaster Since Tbl* Time One Year Ago—Seventy-One Uoadt Ilavo Gono Under Oaring the Year. Chicago, Dec. 20.—Th^Railway Ago has made out its annual total of railroad work, and some startling facts are re vealed therein. The per centage of oileago which have gone into receiver's hands during the year is enormous, including four of tho ■'greatest railroad corporations in the country. In bankruptcies the record is unprece dented. Over 13 per cent, of the entire mileage of the United States, represent ing over 12 per cent, of the entire capi talization, has gone into tho hands of re ceivers. The big four in tho list of 71 roads taken in charge by the courts wcto the Reading, Erie, Northern Pacific and Union Pacific. Tho 71 roads have near ly 23,000 miles of roadway, with a funded debt of §753.017.000 and a capi talization of §5’’4,035.000, or a total te- •urity load of §1,287,052,000. These figures are net K and do not in clude authorize 1 issues not outstanding, interest accrued or such obligations as car trusts, floating debt and other lia bilities, reaching to many millions. Tho figures of roads put into receivership control are important ns showing au in crease in tho ratio of failures. For 10 years past the summary shows that nearly 40 per cent of the present mileage has been overwhelmed by bankruptcy, and in tho last two years tho percentage was 19. ( Tho harvest of sales under foreclosure, which follow as natural sequences tho naming of receivers, li:is not been very large. The largest of the 23 roads sold out was tho Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pacific, with 310 miles of road. Tho bonds out on tho roads brought to tho block wero §24,179,000. and the stock wiped out was $23,085,000, a total of $17,204,000. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES. A Decided Improvement X* Reported fov tlie Week PiwL Chattanooga, Dec. 20.—Tho Trades man, in its review of the industrial sit uation in the south for the week ending December 18th reports tuat a decided in crease in the number of newly estab lished industrial plants, together with an equally increased inquiry for new j it wi THURSTON TALKS WAR. | Means I Chairman Wilson and His Col leagues Hand in a Bill. THE MINORITY TO REPORT LATER. Any Attempt at a Restoratioi ••Desperate Fighting,” J San Francisco, Dec. 17.—Hawaiian j The Wilson Bill May Have a inister Thurston said here, that all of j Rough Road Minister his Honolulu advices received by the Oceanic show that the provisional gov ernment is determined to resist the res toration of the queen to the bitter end. Expected That strong opposition and that any attempt to land United machinery, indicates conclusively that a j Would stand in the Way of tha Effort* | States troops for that purpose will be Steady improvement extends to . all : ° r t,ie Committee to Secure tho Ends I the a'gaal for desporato fighting. steady improvement extends to . all branches of industrial development and ! Alined At—A Tariff for Revenue Only, is shared in by all portions of the south- ‘ a 1>t ,noiralic 1 rmc ‘ ple ’ em states. The firm condition of the j Washington, Dec. 20.—“The Ameri- iron marker continues. anUlan taml ] , after the fullest ana most demand for tho products of coal mines 4 £ * . . . and of ore mines is reported. j thorough debate ever given by any peo- The textiio industry is in a healthy ; pie of their fiscal policy, have deliberate- i condition, and improvement is to be j ]y aud rightlv decided that the existing ' m p ™^t f S 0r f“v 0 ohue I tariff * «» Principle and grievous- winter's business in tho south are be- ; ty unjust m question, lieved to bo bright. I Such is the opening paragraph of the It reports 53 new industries as cstab- j majority report just submitted by the lished or Democratic members of the ways and means committee. together with eight enlargements of ufactories, and 21 important new build- A NEW LINE, opio Go And » Shorter One l'i into Florida. Savannah, Dec. 20.—Tho Savannah extention of tho Florida Central and Peninsular railroad, has been connected up 44 miles from Savannah in McIntosh county. This completes the new lino into Florida, thus shortening # the dis tance between here and Jacksonville by 34 miles. Tho distance by the new route : ^vorioTout gross The full committee report was written by Chairman Wilson. It was laid bv him before his Democratic associates and received their cordial approval. Contin uing, the report says: ••Tariff Fur Revenue Only." “They have decided, as free men must always decide, that tho power of taxa tion has no lawful or constitutional ex ercise except for providing revenue for the support of the government. Every departure tronx this principle is a de parture from the fundamental principles of popular institutions and inevitably gnl ’.rity in the citi- 4 'How many troops can the provisional government put in tho field?” he was “I do not care to say any tiling about that." he replied. “On account of my diplomatic position I must be guarded in iny statements - lest they should irritate the authorities at Washington. “Our policy is to conciliate them as much as possible. The only time I have made any declaration was when I con sidered that I had been attacked person ally. Then I defended myself. Whether xr net tho provisional government should resort to arms to maimain its position, there is not the slightest danger that the ex-queen will fall by the band of an as sassin. When our people take up weap ons it will be as soldiers, not as mnrder- Minister T hurston said that no men tion was mat.'o in any of his letters of tho reported clis-at'sfactiou of members of the provisional party with President Dole. He does not believe any serious trouble exists. THE CAUCUS WILL BE LIVELY. llr. Yoorhc.-fc* Silver Hill Can Not Pa»» the Senate* If Expressions of Leaden Go fo* Anythin”—Tho Umrniio Matter Will Como Cp Next. NO CHANGE YET. om Ilonoli Til? Excite r Hoi ! zenship of the country. “For more than 30 years we have j , levied the largest part of our federal 1 taxes in violation of this vital Jruth, un- is only 138 miles, but tho faro betw. here and Jacksonville will be the same as by the Savannah, Florida and West ern. While oul3’ three cents a mile can , m be charged under the rules of tho com- ' til we have reached, in the existing . mission, the rate of $5.15 between these j tariff, the extreme and voluminous svs- | up to that time there had been no change two points will be made up by charges ; tern of class taxation to which history | +i ie situation Since Dee 5 no mate- for crossing the three drawbridges, \ may be 'challenged to furnish any pars!- 1 m me slraanoD - nmce wee. a no mate which the road has had to build. ; lei. The regular schedule on the new line ; They Expected Some Kicking. j, ’*> r ny r imte , en m h r villo and the Southbound, the Florida : been tn»ea into partnership with the Central and Peninsular will run through government, so many private interests trains from New York and northern . n0 w ...ire in tho prerogative of taxing points to Jacksonville and other Florida : 70.u. *»o of people, that any attempt to i in- tho-post points. dissu*. u this illegal unign is necessarily j the royalists. San Francisco. Dec. 17.—The steamer Australia has arrived. She brings ad vices from Honolulu to Dec. 9. Tho extitement was at fever heat, but rial change has taken place in the mili- tary or political attitude of tho different parties. The queen’s adherents are being se cretly armed. Tho marshall is satisfied that over 500 Winchester rifles have been worked into Honolulu in small lots from tho island of Mari dur- nd distributed to Tli TROUBLE WITH INDIANS. vc l'p Their filler* «cn Way of Living. Cheyenne, Dec. 21.—Troublo is ex pected on the Shoshone reservation from the efforts being made by Captain Ray, the military agent, to suppress immor ality and polygamy among tho Indian?. A few weeks ago he had a number of In dian maidens who visited the post ar rested and sent back to their lodges with their heads shaved. This was considered a great indignity among the Shoshones end Arapahoes. The captain called a number of chiefs before him last week and ordered them to dispense with all their wives. Plenty Bear, the war chief of the Arapahoes. said he was too old to change his habits, and would die before he would obey such an order. Raising his Winches ter, he said: “We will both die to gether.” A Pet Hat’s Warning. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 20.—James Walters, a minor, aud Mike Mitcitz, his helper, were working with two other men iu one of tho chambers of the Wood ward mine, when their attention was at tracted by a pot rat which ran to them, encountered by opposition that rallies behind it the intollerance of monopoly, the pow. v of concentrated wealth, tho inertia <> 1 habits, and the honest errors -aeration of false teachings.” The report explains the general scheme of the bill prepared by the majority and says: ’Iron aud coal are the basis of modern A vigilant watch is kept upon the roy alists, who express the opinion certainly that on the arrival of the Alameda on the twenty-second instant, Willis will cany out his orders to reinstate the queen. nibbled at their boots and then ran down industry. The abundance and cheapness the gangway. For some time the mon | of their supply offers us, in many lines watched its antics, and Walters and his : of productions, the manufacturing su- helper then went to see why it acted so. ! premacy of the world. While the mines Hardly had they left tho chamber when ! of other countries are becoming ex- a mass of rock fell from the roof, killing i liausted and the cost of mining in conse- Youcasli and fatally injuring Davis, i quence i3 increasing, wo are constantly The men who escaped say the rat knew discovering and developing new sources that danger threatened and warned them. Will Move to Opelika. Cuthbert, Ga., Dec. 20.—Rov. G. W. Bull, pastor of tho Presbyterian church, this city, greatly surprised bis congre gation at tho morning service Sunday, by giving them notice of his resignation as pastor to the presbyteiy and asking that the congregation unite in this re quest. Rev. Mr. Bull stated that he had considered carefully and prayerfully Bear left the meeting angry. Washa kie, chief of tho Shoshones, is also a polygamist, and his arrest has been tiered. He is Ray ordered him arrested, but the In- i uau consiuereu careiuuy ana prayeriuiij dian police refused to obey, and Plenty i ? c .®^ V 1 ® Ala.* Prcsby- Riuif W I tenan church, ami had decided to accept the same. Rev. Mr. Bull has been in j Cuthbert for about two years, coming a is guarded by a number of i h ? r0 J," *!*? th ® Shoshone braves, who say they will not ! r ^ luri i '‘ -s h-en greatly prospered. allow Washakie’s arrest. If it be at- J K ..,„ Omaha. Dec. 20.—Since Hon, William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, has rotnrned to his homo in North Platte, he has been i banquetting all the people of the neigh- | borhood tn 1 lias, in fact, kept an open house. It has just been learned that the purpose, wliu-h he has in view, is to be come a candidate for governor on tbe Republican ticket next year. The poli ticians will 1 much his boom in a short time. As 1 'ebraska has never had a governor from the western part of the state, and as Cody is very popular, his candidacy will be very strong and prob ably successful. Chief Harris to lie Impeached. Vinita, I. T., Dec. 20.—Impeachment proceedings against Chief Harris are in j progress in Tahlequah. The charges of impeachment were sustained in_ the lower house by a vote of 22 yeas and 10. nays. Advices from Clannore, Chelsea, Alton and other points in the Cherokee natien indicate that the action of the council is being generally indorsed, as it is understood that the chief was the prin cipal obstacle in tho way of a sale of the scrip bonds and a large per capita pay ment. “The discovery of immense beds of Bessemer ores in the lake region and of foundry ores in several of the southern states, their convenience for transporta tion and for the assemblage of materials, the use of the steam shovel in mining— all these have so cheapened the cost ot producing pig iron and steel as to take away all possibility and danger of for eign competition. The Reason It Should Be Free. “In almost every part of the country not less rapid has been the growth of our coal production. The coal area of the United States, as stated by Mr. Seward, in tbe coal trade for 1893, is estimated at 192,000 square miles, of which 120,000 can be comfortably worked at present. This coal area is over three time larger than that of the rest of the world com bined. “The existing duty of 75 cents a ton on iron ore and on bituminous coal cannot be justified either as a protective or a revenue duty. The importations into this country are too small to add mate rially to onr revenue, while no one con tends that the cost of mining is higher in the United States than in countries that might seek our market.” The republican members of the com mittee will meet tonight and perfect their report. The finishing touches will be added by Mr. Reed tomorrow and it will be made public Thursday. Must Cut Down Expenses. Philadelphia, Dec. 37.—Heads of de partments of the Pennsylvania railroad have received copies of a resolution re cently adopted by the directors instruct ing them to “enforce the most rigid eco nomy, and to this end to reduce all ex penditures to tho lowest point consistent with tho safe administration of tho ser vice.” This means that men will be latd off wherever possible. Au Es-Culet Still^MUslNC. West Point, N. Y., Dec. 20.—Noth ing has been heard up to the present time of ex-Cadet W. C. Rogers, who dis appeared from Stephens' hotel at High land Falls Thursday night. He took the 7 o’clock train for NewbuTg, promising to return the next day. Young Rogers was dismissed from the military academy for disobedienco of the regulations. It is thought his disgrace has affected his mind. ' Boston** Bis Burden. Boston, Dec. 20.—Statistics gathered by Messrs. W. Clarke and R. B. Young, of the Andover Hon.se, in 37 crafts, indi cate a total number of idle men in Bos ton of 38,390. Mayor Matthews has promise<Lthkt laborers shall be kept at work on the streets as long as possible. Thus a small portion of the nearly40,000 are provided for. The care of the others is agitating the whole city. The Negroes Have a Show. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 20.—The negro exposition was opened here with great ceremony by the negroes of this city and vicinity. Mayor J. H. Alexander, of Augusta, delivered an address. The speaker of tbe day was Rev. E, R. Car ter, colored, of Atlanta. Burglars Robbed tho Bank. Fort Valley*, Ga., Dec. 20.—The Dow-Law hank at this place was en tered by burglars and all the cash on hand, about $2,000, was taken off. Bills of exchange, checks and other papers were not molested. The manner in which the robbery was effected and the character of tools left behind indicate that the job was done by professionals. No positive clue as to the robbers can be obtained, but it is supposed to be the work of two strangers on the tramp or der, who bar ) been loafing around town for a week w two. The Hawaiian Question. Washington, Dec. 23.—Immediately after the journal had been read in the house, Mr. Cockran offered his. resolu- tian looking to the appointment of a committee to investigate the Hawaiian question, and the privileges of the house in such matters. It was referred to the committe on rules, despite the effort of Mr. Boutelle to offer an amendment. Then Mr. Boutelle submitted his reso lution, expressing the sentiment of the house as adverse to the president’s Ha waiian policy. He argued that it* was in order as u question of high privilege. The house committee on appropria tions today ordered Mr. Livingston to A Fatal Affray at Davisboro. Day’isboro, Ga., Dec. 20.—A very rions difficulty occurred here between j report the fortifications appropriation N. J. Newsome and Mr. M. S. Prince. The latter was shot through the body by Newsome. The ball entered his back, passing through and lodging just under the skin near the abdomen. The wounded man died in a few hours. Great excitement prevails over the lnlL The measure as reported carries au appropriation of $2,217 ,<154, being $5,- 218,759 less than the estimates and $5,- 599 more than was appropriated by the last fortification act. In The Senate. Immediately after the reading of the A Bank Official Comes Clear. Pailadelphlv, Dec. 17.—After a trial which lasted eight days the jury ac quitted Henry II. Yard, who was charged with being in conclusion with the officers of the defunct Keystone National bank in wrecking that institution. The one remaining indictment in the Keystone and Spring Garden bank case is against President Marsh, of the Keystone, who is a fugitive. A Young Girl’s Suicide. Rome, Ga., Dec. 17.—Miss Carrie White, a beautiful young lady 16 or 17 years of age, living near Rockmart, com mitted suicide by shooting out her brai. i with a pistol. She committed tbe de*d about 7 o’clock. A little quarrel with her brother, at the supper table a i r minutes before, is _ the only cause as signed. Bribery rroren In New York. Albany, Dec. 17,—Jacob Kupps turned state'6 evidence in the election cases here and swore that he had been given $1 by City Excise Commissioner Happ, who is charged with violating tho election laws. He testified that he had voted on the name of another man and had been given the dollar for so doing. Another Bonk Resumed. Bristol. Dec. 17.—The Bristol Bank and Trust company, which suspended July 25th, has opened its doors under most flattering prospects. The com pany’s building is one of the finest in the city*. Dr. J. A. Dickey, the president, and A. B. Marston, cashier, are jubilant over the splendid outlook. More Removals In Order. Washington. Dec. 17.—The secretary of the interior has ordered the removal of John C. Carly, register of the general land office at Prescott. Ariz.. and of Re ceiver.; of Public Moneys Nehemiah Da vis. et Fargo, N. D ; M. W. Gibbs, at Little Rock, Arlr., and Edmond W. Eakin. at Pierre. S. D. Washington. Dec. 17.—The new tar iff bill is threatened with an organized attack by Democrats who have been un successful in obtaining concessions in favor of industries iu their respective districts. The fight will be made in the caucus, and if compromises are not granted on threats of open revolt, it will bo carried into the house. The situation lias become serious and the Democratic leaders, while they have not despaired of reconciling many of tho disaffected, re luctantly admit that the new complica tions may embarrass them in accom plishing the prompt passage of the bill. That the proposed party conference will have no good effect is foreshadowed in the open declarations of tho opponents of the bill that they will not accept the judgment of the caucus as binding. This disaffection is not confined to a few members. According to Represen tative Sperry, of Connecticut, who is foremost in the revolt, no less than 50 Democrats will vote against the bill if certain changes in important schedules are not conceded. A majority of this number represent constituencies in tho south and northeast. Many of them are on record as radical tariff reformers who still profess to favor the great Demo cratic principle. Representative Sperry, of Connecticut, insists that too sweeping a cut has been made in the duty on to bacco wrappers. The Democratic mem bers of the committee after hearing liis arguments and listening to the state ments of interested persons, declined to .alter the schedule. Mr. Sperry will sup port tho bill if the changes ho demands are made; otherwise, ho says, he will vole against it in the house. Representative Cadmus, of New Jer sey, is piqued by the refusal of tho com mittee to increase the duty on silk plushes and velvets and on hemp and jute. Representative Fielder, of Jersey City, will vote against the measure if more protection is not accorded to cer tain industries m liis section. All tho other Democratic congressmen from New Jersey, with the exception of Mr. Cornish, hold practically the same views and may record their votes in opposi tion. The Louisiana mon, with one or two exceptions, will oppose the sugar sched ules, and will vote against tho bill, they say, if changes they insist upon are not conceded. Several Alabama men who are opposed to fi'ee coal are also in the opposition column. Democratic repre-x sentatives from North and South Caro lina are with tho opposition. That a caucus will he held is not de bated now. Chairman Holman hail a long conference with the speaker on the subject. It is not probable that the cau cus will be called until after the holiday recess. By that time the internal rev enue features of the bill will have been decided upon. General Wheeler, of Alabama, who drew up the caucus call, when asked what schedules would be revised said: “The whole bill will be carefully gone over. Tho members from my section will urge the manifest unfairness of put ting coal and iron ore . on the free list when the men who own the mines are paying a duty of 40 per cent, on the ma chinery with which they are operated. The sugar men will ask that the bounty be abolished and that a duty of three- quarters of a cent tie placed on raw su gar. Then there is the chemical sched ule. A number of changes can be made in chemicals that will increase the reve nues, benefit the consumers and not In jure tho trade. Other members will al so suggest changes in other schedules, but these I speak of are the ones that occur to mo now as being desirable to have modified. Many of the changes will probably be slight. In other cases I have no doubt that radical changes will bo made.” A Silver Bill in the Senate. The bill introduced by Senator Voor- hees, chairman of the finance committee provides that, the seigniorage resulting from the coinage of silver bullion under the Bland and Sherman acts shall be coined into legal tender silver dollars of standard weight and fineness at the rate of not less than $3,000,000 a month, and that such dollars shall be covered into the treasury. And that, when all the seigniorage bullion has been coined, the secretary of the treasury shall buy each THE CHILIAN CLAIMS. It Looks Like TZirrv Is No End to the Washington, Dec. 20.—The Chilian. Claims commission is in a tangle which threatens to nullify its work. The trou ble has arisen out of the claim of the heirs of D'Arc y & B dier for $70,000 for arms sold on credit to the Chilians when they were fighting fov independence against Spain. The Chilian counsel raised the objection that at tho time the contract was made the United States had not recognised Chili's independence^ and consequently that the claim cannot^" stand against tlio Chilian Republic. President Claparede and Commissioner Gana, who represent tho Chilian inter est, sustained the technical objection, and Commissioner Goode, who repre sents the United States, opposed it. The importance of the isrne lies in the fact that tho United States protests that a tecliuical point such as that set up by Chili cannot be raised before a commis sion of arbitration, which should be gov erned by rules of equity. The dissenting opinion of Commissioner Goodo severely arraigns tho Chilian representatives for pleading technicalities and for inconsis tency in matters of attempted proof. So strong a case has the Uuited States rep resentative made that a motion for a rehearing has been filed, but it is doubt ful whether the commission will reopen the controversy. Pending tho decision of this point, however, 1:0 other claim; will be taken np. An extension of the timedaring which the commission may sit is necessary to the completion of its work, but such an extension can be had only by consent of both governments. In view of the con troversy there* is reason to believe that the time will not be extended, and that little will bo accomplished by tho court. The treaty under which the commission was appointed, was drafted practically by President Harrison, it is understood, and it is said that the pending controver sy was rendered possible by the failure of the treaty to define properly the func tions and jurisdiction of the commission. THE CRONIN MURDER. Slowly \V< Web Uclllti An Iron King Dying. Youngstown, O., Dec. 20.—C. H. An drews, tiie millionaire iron king, of this city, is dangerously ill and may die at any time. II© sustained a stroke of paralysis -onie time ago and his present illness is tbe result. Will Ci Prrtvrnm riiogi* Close Down? D v. 23.—A* 1 evening pa- •ejc.at.oij-i article to tlio.effect ;;'Vrn-.-glcs.eel. company at i ivJ) h' iloiftl down in^ in -H i.s ---partmeats on Dec, i *»»— motion™*, by Mr. Mills, to proceed to execute busi ness. He withdrew the motion, how ever, at the request of Mr. Berry, who desired to address the senate. The house bill to repeal the federal election’laws was then taken up. The Joke Will Be on the Student* Then. Exeter, N. II. Dec. 20.—A special A Steamer Partly Burned. Knoxville, Dec. 20.—The combina tion freight aud passenger .steamer Lu- cile Borden, of the Three Rivera Packet company, which plies the Tennessee river between Knoxville and Cbattanr* v ga, waa partially consnmefl ‘ "by fire a meeting ot the trustees of Exeter ucad- ^ cat r saved. The steamer managed to get to J the porting of ballet girl bills on tho the wharf here and will be laid off sev-! walls of Kecitahon hall. It is said that eral weeks for repairs. | students who did^ it are of very A Valuable riant Darned. Cleveland, O., Dec. 20.—The plant; of tbe National Carbon company, cp | Willson avenue, near the Lake Shore railroad, has been burned. The less is between $150,000 and $170,000, two' thirds of which is on machinery. The insurance is between $50,000 and $60,- 000. prominent families and that they will be expelled. Solvelg Gets His Sentence. Minneapolis, Dec. 20.—Phillip M. Scbeig, the defaulting teller of the bank of Minneapolis, who was brought back from England to plead guilty, has "Been sentenced to seven years and six months at hard labor in the' state penitentiary. t llarriaon. —At the re- ex-PresIdent Harrison by tho Union league' next Thursday evening, fully 1.090 guests are Fully a Tbonsai.d to G: Philadelphia, Dec. 1 cept'.oii to bo tendered month silver bullion at the market value in quantities sufficient to coin not less than $2,000,000 monthly, and coin the bullion as fast as purchased into stand ard silver dollars. It also provides that when any paper circulating notes or certificates of less denomication than $10, except national bank notes or eertificatea redeemable on ly in s Ivor dollars, shall be received at the treasury they shall be destroyed and replaced by an equal amount * Chicago, Dec. 20.—During tho first week of the Coughlin trial tho state has proven the identity of the body found in the catch basin and has traced the course of the mysterious wagon on the night of the murder, and has submitted part of its evidence in connection with the rent ing of the flat at No. 117 Clark street, the purchase of the furniture at Re- veil's, and the transfer of that furniture to the Caflson cottage. Tho defense has admitted for tho first time, that Dr. Cronin was murdered, hut as they say, by unknown men. Tho de fense has raised several points of objec tion, each ef which lias been overruled by Judge Til thill, and all of these points I save one were brought up on the former | trial and overruled in the same way by the trial judge. With tho present week the state comes face to face \vj$h one of the vital points in the case. The indictment against Coughlin and his allege! fellow conspir ators charges that Dr. Cronin came to- his death as the result of certain wounds inflicted upon his head with a blunt in strument. The defense will introduce a number of physicians to prove that tho wounds on the head of the body found in the catch basin were not sufficient in themselves to cause death. Tho 6tate is ready, however, to meet this contention. In addition to the testimony given at tho last trial, there will be other expert wit nesses who3o testimony will go to prove that a shock resulting from blowson the bead often causes death, even when the external wounds are scarely visible. got a verdict against David M. Newbold for $2,385. Sondheim Bros, deal largely in cotton futures on the cotton exchange, New York. They purchased cotton for Newbold, and when the market declined called upon him for margins. He did not pay them more money and they closed him out, leaving him intheir debt. Mr. Newbold’s defense was that the deal was gambling and that tho money, therefore, could not be recovered. The United States circuit jndgo held that it was not a gambling transaction unless tho ' agreement was that there should be no contract for the actual de livery of the cotton. A Hard Husband to Kill. Brighton, la.. Dec. 20.—Dave Adler and his wife, living six miles southeast of here, had a row about drawing a pail of water. Mrs. Adler pushed her hus band into the well, which was 40 feet deep, but contained little water, Sho kicked him in the face as ho went down, and then threw stones at him, and. finally procured a shotgun and filled his head and shonlders full of shot. Think ing he was dead the woman fled to her mother’s home. A neighbor hauled Ad ler out of the well and found him to bo in a serious condition. expected to be present, prominent among j notes or certificates of denominations of whom will be Senator Sherman, ex- ] not'less than $10. It further provides Speaker Reed and other distinguished j that herealter no na'tional bank cotes of men from Washington. less denomination than $10 are to be is- ; gmxi. The bill also prohibits the coin- Tt«e Federation indvmfi Aitgeiti. j a*ge of $2.50 and $5 gold pieces. It makes Chicago, Dec. 17.—In the American provision for the appointment of five Federa- ion of Labor a rtsalntion endors- 1 commlsf nera ™ international mono- ,, ,,, ,, , , . _ . tary conference to be held at a place to mg Governor Altgeld for hi* pardon of ; be hereafter designated, and *80,000 is the anarchists was reported npon favor- , appropriated to cany ont this clause of ably by the committee and passed by an the bill, unanimous vote. It declared the verdict to have been the result of class prejudice and persecution. A Few Buffalo in Colorado. Denver, Dec. 20.—A state deputy game warden has found another small herd of buffalo, larger than the one fonnd in the Lost park last summer, in. North park, Rontt county, a region more isolated than any part o? Colorado. Tho herd is said to consist of two dozen of the rare animals. They are very tamo and are fed regularly by some of tho few farmers who inhabit tho lonely park. John A. Logan, Jr., on Bangtails. Youngstown, <7., Dec. 20.—John A. Logan, jr., addressed a Farmers’ insti tute at North Jackson, saying that tho the year prior to the law making it an offense to dock horses’ tails, he had handled $18,000 worth of bangtails, and that since then bangtails were being im- Don't Think It Con Pass. Discussion of the measure by senators disclosed the fact that very few thought , , „ . - —„ —- it rwraihlfl for fh« hill to hoonnp a law ported from Canada, as there was a it possible for the bin to become a lav. , great demand for them in the large cit- It was the general opinion that the re- , --- vival of silver purchases is entirely out ! of-the qnestion. The section proposing' An Old Negress Found Drowned. Savannah, Dec. 17.—The body of j Clara Bell, an old negro woman, was fonnd in the Ogeechee canal. She is \ of-the question? The section proposing' six Persons Drowned, supposed to have fallen in accidentally, i another international monetary confer- Freeport Fla. Dec °0 Lonis Mav . „ - .— . ence is regarded as superfluous. When- .. , ’ r . ^ " * - , Ida Bail Death j ever th e occasion seems propitious for I “ Ls W1 ^ e » _ father-in-law, Passy Paul, Denver, Dec. 17.—Ida Hall, the ac- j such a conference, the president will j James Hilliard and Henry Williams tress, who was shot the other night by i onl y have intimate the fact to con- j were capsized while crossing Choctaw- r vomv* •tirfirtinz man from Boston ia gress to insure a prompt response to his hatcbic Bay in a skiff. All were lead 3 1X10X1 trom "W* 011 . 1 * request for commissioners to represent | drowned. The todies of Louis May and - I ; his father-in-law have been Recovered.