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SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE CAM¬ PUS THE SCENE OF A RIOT. BROKEN SKULLS AND BLOODY MUGS Militia Wanted to Drill and Students Wanted to Play Ball On Same Grounds at Same Time. A special from Columbia, S. C., says: South Carolina college students, police and militia came together Friday af¬ ternoon. Columbia companies had permission to use the college green for annual in¬ spection on Wednesday evening. They postponed the inspection until Friday but did not get a renewal of permit. arranged The college men had a • game of ball for the day and held the grounds. Two companies of the Pal¬ metto regiment, under Colonel Jones, and accompanied by Adjutant General Watts and staff, came on for annual inspection. The parties did not interfere till the troops were marching off the field, when they attempted to cut across the diamond. A hundred students blocked the way. General Watts ordered them to move, but they stood firm. Then he suggested to Colonel Jones to charge with a squad. The color- guard charged and the students knocked the colors down. Several students were clubbed and the soldiers attempted no further in¬ terference. The town is greatly stirred over the incident. The students and townspeople blame Adjutant General Watts for precipitat- ing the riot. He first backed his horse in among the hoys, and when they closed around him, called in a lond voice: “I will have these grounds cleared; Colonel Jones, advance your battal¬ ion.” Watts is a very young man and what might have been obeyed in an older officer, even when the right of posses¬ sion was on their side, was resented by the students. When the companies advanced, the color guard in front, a student, with a baseball bat waving, ran down their front. He was seized by policemen and these were immediately rushed npon by a body of students. Bats and clubs rattled for a moment, then the policeman used his club. Professor Davis ran in with out¬ stretched arms, imploring peace, and it now develops that a policeman, blinded with a blow, struck him in tbe forehead. This further infuriated the students, who beat down the officers. The militia iu the meantime seemed paralyzed. They took no part, and for their non-action the police are in¬ censed. The president, Dr. James Woodrow, of evolution fame, immediately sum¬ moned the students together, and, standing on his steps, made a speech, imploring them to go no further. Their rights in the premises were not questioned by the president, and he said there was no question of their courage to maintain them, but if an attempt was made to arrest them he begged that they submit quietly. D. D. McCall, one of tbe most se¬ riously injured of the students, will probably die. His skull is crushed. Policeman McDowell is also in a precarious condition. medical Professor Davis is receiving attention, but is not dangerously hurt. The friends of the college fear that although the students may have been in the right, the affair will give its op¬ ponents in the legislature an txcuse to cut off state aid, and so close the in¬ stitution. INVESTIGATION PROBABLE. Tillman’s Charges In Relation <o Sugar Trust May Be Booked Into. Senator Jones, of Nevada, chairman of the committee on contingent ex¬ penses of the senate, has not yet call¬ ed a meeting of his committee for the purpose of considering the Tillman resolution making sensational charges in relation to the sugar schedule of the tariff hill. It is believed to be probable that the resolution will be reported back to the senate and the senate will order an in¬ vestigation. SEARI.ES CASE NOT DECIDED. Defendant’s Attorney Make Motion For An Acquittal. A Washington special says: The trial of John E.‘ Searles, secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company, Friday followed that of President Havemeyer, who was acquitted Thurs¬ day by order of Judge Bradley. The government presented its case very briefly, whereupon the defense, following the tactics pursued in the Havemeyer case, moved that the judge order an acquittal. The motion was argued at length by the counsel on both sides, after which the court adjourned until Tuesday, when Judge Bradley delivers ruling. SPAIN DECLINES MEDIATION. It Is Reltterated That She Will Allow No Interference. A special from Madrid says: A semi¬ official denial is given of the published statement that President McKinley has made overtimes to Spain on the subject of Cuba. It is reiterated that it is impossible for the Spanish government to accept mediation in a question “which con¬ cerns Spain alone.” ABOLISHED EDUCATIONAL HOARD. Atlanta, Ga., City Fathers Create a Sensa¬ tion at a Council Meeting. The city council of Atlanta, Ga., sprung a sensutional coup Friday by abolishing the old city hoard of edu¬ cation, consisting of seventeen mem¬ bers—with one exception. A new board, with only one single member of tbe old organization was then elected to administer the affaii s of the public schools. This action, the most astounding sensation that has developed in city affairs in many years, was taken at a special meeting of the council Friday afternoon, for the ostensible purpose of passing on a plumbing ordinance. The real purpose of the action taken, as it appears to disinterested onlookers, was that the mayor and general council thought the old board of education was organized on a wrong principle, and took the foregoing meth¬ od of bringing about a change. TILLMAN AFTER SUGAR TRUST. South Carolina Senator Makes a Sensa¬ tional Speech in the Senate. Mr. Tillman, of South Carolina of¬ fered a resolution in the senate Friday making sensational charges in relation to the sugar schedule of the tariff bill and asking for an investigation of the mysterious methods employed by the sugar trust in its control of tariff leg- '"Senator Tillman made a speech wlneli . . , was no less , dramatic in its de- livery than sensational m its allega- „„ - . 11 j He preceded it by presenting special a reso - i hition for the appointment of a committee of five senators to investi- gate charges of speculation by senators while the tariff bill was before I ' finance committee. In advocating tbe resolution Mr. Tillman threw aside | the usual conventionalities of the sen- j ate ami with a plainness of speech sol- j dom heard about the halls of congress ! called on his associates to investigate j the published charges of senatorial speculation, and if they were found to be true, to purge the senate of those who debauched it. my The senator , .t had published y i• i t articles read -j from p the .i desk i , stating h l- „ that sena- tors had recently made large sums of money in speculating in sugar stock and in one instauce the name of a sen- ator was mentioned. Mr. Tillman spoke for nearly an hour, every line of his speech being ° punctuated L with . , a. . • V r 1 e The Tillman resolution was referred to the committee on contingent expen- r ses o £ e sena e. SENATOR M’LAURIN ACCEPTS. In Ills Fetter To Governor Ellerbe, H© Favors Senatorial Primary. The new appointee for senator for South Carolina, Hon. John L. Mc- Laurin, has forwarded his letter of acceptance to Governor Ellerbe. McLaurin comes out squarely for a senatorial primary. In his letter he says: that ‘ ‘I desire to say that I believe United States senators should be elect¬ ed by a vote of the people; and as the constitution debars us that privilege, | I sincerely trust that the democratic executive committee will, at its conve¬ nience, order a primary and give every democrat the chance of having a voice in the selection of one to fill this, the highest office in the gift of the people. If I am not selected I will humbly acquiesce in the wishes of a majority of my fel¬ low citizens. If I am selected I will have the proud consciousness of know¬ ing that I am in fact truly the repre¬ sentative of the people—the whole people of the state of South Carolina. It is peculiarly gratifying to me to receive this appointment at your hands, but had not the exigencies of the situation in the senate demanded the immediate appointment of one somewhat familiar with the situation I would have requested you to hold the until matter of appointment in abeyance which, a primary election is ordered, I hope, the executive committee will see proper to do and other candidates see fit to enter. I shall at every meeting insist upon no one voting for me merely because I have been appointed to the position. infe¬ “I resign an office but little rior in dignity and honor. If I am it to be continued in the senate I want to he given me in an election where every citizen, however humble he may be, can have an opportunity to say so at the ballot box.” NEW TOWN PROJECTED. Colony of “Putney” to Be a Rival of Fitz¬ gerald, Ga. Ex-Governor Northen, of Georgia, has organized a new colony town which will rival Fitzgerald. Fifty thousand acres of land have been secured at Hardaway, near Al¬ bany, and a model farmers,colony will be established there in accordance with j I Governor Northen’s long cherished plans. will be called Putney, The new town The farms will be divided into small are as, ranging from ten to one lmn- a re d acres, and so laid out as to allow families to lie located near each other, on the community plan. EARTHQUAKE IN NEW YORK. A Jfumber of Towns In tlie State Are Shaken Slightly. An earthquake, lasting about 45sec¬ onds, occurred at Walthall, N. Y., at 10:20 o’clock Thursday night. Reports from Plattsburg, Port Henry, Ticon- deroga and other places state that the shock was felt. No damage is reported. The shock was felt at Goveneur. Houses were shaken and loose articles on shelves were thrown to the floor. An hour later another shock was felt. THE ALABAMA SENATOR ATTACKS SPEAKER REED’S METHODS. SflYSTHEY ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL A Point of Order Baltic* Morgan’* Ire And He Proceeds to Create Con¬ sternation. Senator Morgan raised the question of the legality of the sessions of the house in the renate Saturday afternoon by declaring it to be his opinion to the contrary. Senator Morgan is a very able lawyer whose opinion on legal matters carries great weight, and a very ifble legislator than whom no man kno\Vs more about parliamentary laws. ne believes that the house of repre¬ sentatives is not legally in seBbion and that it follows necessarily that congress is not legally in session. In the course of a discussion of ad- ! jonrnment over decoration day he took occasion to pay his respects in vigor- 0U8 i n „g Unge to Speaker Reed. Hale, of Maine, raised a question of order, making tlie point that it was not , . order , to criticise ... - co-ordinate , in a , branch . of » congress. u Senator , ^ Gallin- f? er " as iu tke chair alld 8Ustained the P 0 * ' Mr. When , Morgan r rose to , appeal, , , T aW1 clea Il J’? 111 Thm gave the Alabama , senator , un- : dls P uted n f ht th e floor ’ anJ ke went.ahead with , his . cn icism of f S P 8ake ' K e S me ‘ kods ’ culminating ^ declaration , that congress is not e ® a ^ u } sess ( 01 1 ' T he rule which . the . . house majority . . adopted , and which provides three day adjournments whether they have a gr ° UU<1 01 01ba ". a *\.' m The , rule . believed , to , . be the ,, is in teeth , ,, of „ constitutional . very ?. provision, * \ kick . . tk!dleSS , . ,, ": f legislative body can adjourn ro This P? ! a resolu -' °.' ... Morgan calls .. ‘ , au- ion an ' tomatlc tr "P do ° r solution for acl- jonrnment He goes so far as to | maintain that the house is not in ses- 1 aion le gally, hence all legislation put t ua coll g rcss would be lmoou - stitntioral. Alabama senator will he heard from at length in support of his posi¬ tion at some future time. SULTAN FEARS ISLAM. Fanaticism Acts as a Barrier to Peace Arrangements. Advices of Saturday from London ! state that the negotiations at Constan¬ tinople have entered upon the anxious stage owing to doubts as to the real intention of the sultan whether he means to resume the war or not. A spirit of conciliation is shown at | the Yildiz Kiosk Turkish toward the ambassa¬ is dors, but the government playing a double game and is inciting public opinion secretly to oppose the abandonment of Thessaly. The sultan affects to be greatly afraid of the Islamic party and the attitude of the grand vizier, as shown by the report which he presented to the sultan urging that the whole of Islam was fully determined to retain Thessaly and tendering his resigna¬ tion in case Abdul Hamid differed with these views, has strengthened the suspicion that the sultan is pre¬ pared to plead that Islamic pressure is the reason for not yielding to the powers. CONDEMED COUNCIL’S ACTION. Citizens of Atlanta Hold a Mass Meeting and Express Their Views. A mass meeting was held at Atlanta Saturday night for the purpose of tak¬ ing action on the abolishment of the old hoard of education by the city coun¬ cil. Resolutions were adopted declar¬ ing that the action of the council was illegal, revolutionary, without cause and without warrant of authority, and was an usurpation of power, and is despotic and dangerous in the extreme, in that it throws the public school system into politics, and makes it a prey to political heelers at every elec¬ tion, and threatening an upheavel in the board of education as a result. HARD ON IRISH MEMBERS. They Are Driven From House of Commons For Expressing Their Opinions. John E. Redmond, the Parnellite leader, was suspended in the commons at London Saturday, owing to his per¬ sisting in an irregular discussion of the financial relations between Great Britain and Ireland. John J. Clancy, member for the north division of Dublin county; Will¬ iam Redmond, member for West Glare and William Field, member for the St. Patrick’s division of Dublin, for similar conduct, were removed from the house by tl^e sergeant-at-arms. Mr. Clancy first opposed the harbor vote, declaring Ireland is overtaxed to maintain English establishments. POOLING BILL FAVORED. Senate Committee Agrees Upon Final Amendihents To the Measure. A Washington special says: The oommittee on interstate commerce practically agreed Thursday on the amendments to the Foraker pooling bill, which is to he reported at the next meeting of the committee. The votes taken on the amendments leave little doubt that the committee’s recommendations will be favorable to the measure, which will be reported. CHILDREN HURLED TO DEATH. Locomotive Crashes Into Wagon Loaded With tile Little Innocents. A special from Denver, Col., says: At 8 o’clock Sunday evening Marsnu, a spring wagon driven by Henry a car¬ penter, and containing eight children, ranging iu age from three to nine years, was struck by a special train on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad and as a result four of the children are dead and the others are terribly in¬ jured, two so badly that they will die. Mar sail with his three children had been spending the day at the home of a friend in the southern portion of the city. When ready to start for home he took a load of children up in the neigh¬ borhood for a short ride. It is claimed by the police that Mnr- sau was intoxicated and paid no atten¬ tion to the signals of the engineer, hut drove upon the track while the train was in plain sight and but a few feet away. Tbe engine struck tbe wagon, demolishing it and crushing and mang¬ ling the children in a horrible manner. The dead are: • Elsie Marsau, aged three; Otto Scboneweiss, aged five; George Baker, aged five; Etta Speaker, aged nine. The fatally injured: Alfred Marsau, aged seven, badly mangled; Will Ba¬ ker, crushed and internally injured, badly but not fatally; Emily Marsau, aged five, leg broken; Bertha Schone- weiss, badly bruised. Henry Marsau, tbe driver, sustained a severe scalp wound. THE RUIZ UEFORT Said to Have Been Sent tlie State Depart¬ ment by Secret Messenger. A special from Havana says: The commission conducting the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr. Ruiz has closed its labors. A mysterious messenger from Wash¬ ington came from Tampa on the steamer Mascotte Saturday morning, but did not land. Mr. Fishbaclc, secretary of the commission, accompanied by Con¬ sul General Lee’s son, went on board the steamer before she sailed and held a brief consultation with tbe stranger, and it is supposed they delivered to him the report of the commission and other highly important dispatches from Consul General Lee and Mr. Calhoun, who was selected to investi¬ gate Dr. Ruiz’s death, to be conveyed to the state department at Washington. The messenger was registered upon the Mascotte’s inward passenger list as H. W. Kimball and the same name appeared on the steamer’s outward list. Dr. Joseph Cougosto, the Spanish consul at Philadelphia, who represent¬ ed the Spanish government in the in¬ quiry, is also said to have forwarded a long report to Seaor de Lome, Spanish minister at Washington, by Saturday’s mail. Messrs. Calhoun,Fiskbaek and Con- gosto will leave in-a few days <for New York direct. SNOW STORM IN NORTHWEST. Points in Michigan and Wisconsin Expe¬ rience Cold Weather. Many points in Michigan and Wis¬ consin experienced the novelty pf Dec¬ oration Day snowstorms Monday. At Menominee, Mich., it snowed at frequent intervals all day Sunday, at times quite hard. At Bayfield, Wis., sufficient snow fell Saturday night to cover the ground and the thermometer dropped to 30. At Oshkosh snow fell Sunday morn¬ ing and at noon the thermometer reg¬ istered the lowest that it has for many years at this season. WAR MATERIAL RIDS. The Tredegar Company of Richmond, • Gets the Contract. The ordnance department of the army has just opened bids for supply¬ ing about 1,904 cast iron projectiles for sea coast and seige car n >ns, the lowest bidders iu each class being the Tredegar company of Richmond, Va , at these rates: 500 seven-inch 125 pound eye shells, $5.50 each; 200 eight-inch 300 pound seacoast shells, $7.90 each; 300 ten-inch 575 pound seacoast shots at $13.50 each; 300 twelve-inch 1000 pound seacoast shots at $19 each, and (504 twelve-inch 800 iround mortar shells at $22 each. Banker Gets Five Years. In the criminal court at Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, W. E. Hale was found guilty of unlawfully receiving deposits and his sentence was fixed at five years in the penitentiary. Hale was cashier of the Bank of Watertown, which failed about a year ago. NO MINOR POSTMASTERS. Department Shows Its Policy Toward Appointment of “Children.” The policy of the postoifice depart¬ ment as to the appointment of minors in postoffices has been definitely fixed, and they will be debarred from chief clerkships and deputy postmasterships except a few of the third-class offices where circumstances urge their pecu¬ liar fitness. Even then they will not be allowed to become acting postmasters on account of the legal declaration that contracts made by minors are voidable. This effectually liars them from be¬ ing even temporary postmasters, so far as the assumption of tbe real re¬ sponsibility of that office is concerned. WHOLESALE MEN AT NASHVILLE. Southern Grocers’ Association Convenes and Discusses Matters of Interest. The Southern Wholesale Grocers’ association met at Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, 200 members being present. An address of welcome was deliver¬ ed by T. O. Morris, of Nashville, and responded to by President E.G. Leigh, Jr., of Richmond, Va. The president read his annual ad¬ dress, in which matters of interest to the grocers generally were discussed. THEY HATE A HEARING BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE. KICK ON ADVANCE OF TWO CENTS. Contention Was That an Increase of Reve¬ nue Tax Would Decrease Compensa¬ tion of the Manufactured Weed. Representatives of practically all the tobacco manufacturers in the United States, with the exception of the cigar manufacturers, met at Wash¬ ington Wednesday to protest against the proposed advance of 2 cents a pound in the tax on tobacco contem¬ plated in the senate amendment to the tariff bill. The total tobacco output, exclusive of cigars, of the United States is about 300,000,000 pounds annually, and of this amount over 250,000,000 pounds was represented. unanimously Resolutions were then adopted which briefly cite the injury inflicted upon the trade by the fre¬ quent changes of the tax rate and pro¬ test against the adoption of the senate amendment. The senate committee which has charge of the tariff bill gave a hearing to a delegation of the tobacco manu¬ facturers at the Arlington hotel in the evening. The tobacco men were rep¬ resented by a committee of six— Messrs. Harry Weissinger, of Louis¬ ville; 0. B. Hall, Detroit; P. Lorillard, Jr., New York; John Haines, Winston, N. C. ;B. L. Booker, Richmond; E. A. McAlpin, New York, the chairman of the tobacco men’s meeting. The spokesman was Mr. Weissinger, who presented the case of the tobacco men, and at the suggestion of the sen- ators briefly. increase The contention was that an of the internal revenue tax would les¬ sen the compensation of manufactured tobacco, diverting it to the raw ma¬ terials. That the manufacturers had ad¬ justed their business to the six cent tax and would be put to a heavy ex¬ pense to change the sizes of plug and packages, a change which would greatly disturb trade if it should be made. The only alternative besides reducing plugs and packages would be to use materials of an inferior quality that they might sell the quan¬ tities of tobacco at present prices. An argument upon which, stress was laid was that the effect of increased taxes on tobacco would be to concen¬ trate the business in the hands of a few great firms. THREATENS YENUEASCt. Havana Newspaper Gets Excited and Hurls Defiance at Uncle Sam. El Diario de la Marinia, Havana newspaper, in a leading editorial says: “We see in the American newspa¬ pers evidence that there are certain social classes in the United States not sufficiently alive to the importance of the advice ‘don’t monkey with the lion’s tail.” “These classes are remarkable for the eagerness with which they invade jurisdiction in affairs which, like the Cuban war, are exclusively the affairs of Spain. “The persistence with which they recognize the belligerency of tbe in¬ surgents is crazy and ridiculous. The important conservative interests of the United States should not forget that the patience of Spain may soon become exhausted. “The Spanish government has given abundant proofs of its good will by ignoring the many inconveniences that have been caused by resolutions in congress. “Those interests ought to be thank¬ ful to us for our abnegation. “We have suffered, but in case the sword should be unsheathed Spain certainly would not be the heaviest loser in the fight. “Spain has sent 200,000 men to Cuba to settle a domestic difficulty. What would she not do in the event of a foreign war with the nation which for a century has abused our patience by ignoring Spanish honor and chivalry. “President McKinley should con- sider this carefully and if he is to deal with us as enemies he should take the advice of an enemy and no longer trifle with us.” QCEEN’S BIRTHDAY Officially Observed In London With Im¬ posing; Ceremonies. The official celebration of the queen’s birthday was observed in London Wed¬ nesday with the usual closing of the courts and government offices, the ringing of the church bells, a displuy of flags, artillery salutes and the cere¬ mony of trooping the color on the horse guards’ parade. The ceremony was unusually impos¬ ing and was witnessed by the princess of Wales, the duphess of St. Albany, the king and queen of Wurteinberg, Prince and Princess Charles of Den¬ mark, the duchess of Fife, the duchess of Connaught and others. SAVANNAH IS UNFORTUNATE. Third Disastrous Fire Within a Week. Total Loss 8150 , 000 . Savannah had its third disastrous fire of the week Wednesday night when the three-story brick building at Montgomery and Congress streets, oc¬ cupied by the Savannah District Mes¬ senger and Delivery .Company, was entirely gutted and with it went the property belonging to fifty or seventy- five people which the company had stored there. SOUTHERN PROGRESS. Next Industries ISitabl lulled in the South During the Pftft Week. Encouraging conditions still charac¬ terize the industrial situation. Grain and produce are moving freely, man¬ ufactured products are in good de¬ mand, and the large number of new buildings in course of erection in the principal citios and towns of the south testify to the activity in that line. Business in some branches of the iron industry shows a marked im¬ provement, and calls for southern iron are numerous. The Southern Ire n Committee reports the total shipments for April to western, eastern and Eu¬ ropean markets as follows: Pig iron, 101,041; cast iron pipe, 5,700 tons. Among the most important new in¬ dustries reported for the past week are the following: The Mountain State Brick and Tile works, capital $100,000, Point Pleasant, W. Va.; a 75-barrel flouring mill at Sanger, Tex. ; the Tyler Foundry & Machine compa¬ ny, capital $10,000, Tyler, Tex.; the Florida East Coast Land company, capital $10,000, St. Augustine, Fla,; the Aventurera Mining company, cap¬ ital $150,000, Galveston, Tex.; the Eclipse Folding Wagon Step company, capital $50,000, Pine Bluff, Ark.; the Ohio Valley Cement company, capital $02,000, Louisville, Ky.; the Pittsburg and Fairmont Oil & Gas company, capital $2,000,000, Fairmont, W. Va., and the Cottontown Oil & Gas compa¬ ny, capital $10,000, Wheeling, W. Ya. A 30,000-spindle cotton mill will be erected at Chambers, Ga.; a large box factory at Danville, Va.; saw mills at; Jacksonville, Fla., and Chatham, Va., and lumber mills to cost $30,000 at Bichwood, Ga.—Tradesman, (Chatta¬ nooga, Tenn). STOCKTON ANSWERS CHIPLEY. Argues That He Secured the Tetter by Fair Means. The expected happened in the Flor- j ida legislature Wednesday morning when J. N. C. Stockton rose in the house to a question of personal privi¬ lege. Colonel Chipley’s attack upon him in the senate Wednesday made such action upon his part inevitable. He presented a statement in refer¬ ence to the Triay letter referred to by Colonel Chipley as the confidential communication of a friend that had been stolen by a burglar, in which the facts that it had come to him in a proper manner and had been used by him legitimately, in the public interest; was shown. .The statement contained mfiny severe criticisms of Colonel Chipley’s course. Mr. Stockton’s request that it be spread upon the journal led to a spirited ac¬ hate, in which many members partici\ pated and in which somewhat -violent language was employed. Mr. Morgan denounced as an “infa¬ mous liar” anybody who said he had V li lo vote fyr Chin lev. T* is not known that anybody hag made such a charge. Wall said no man would dare to ac¬ cuse him of having been “influenced.” There were explanations and expres¬ sions of views from several members. Finally a vote was readme!, and re¬ sulted—ayes, 31; nays, 27. So Stock¬ ton’s reply was entered on the journal of the house. PORTER RECEIVED BY FAURE. Our Ambassador Forced to Makes His Speech In French. President Faure, of France,formally received the new United States am¬ bassador, General Porter, at Paris, Wednesday. An unprecedented incident occur¬ red upon the occasion of the presenta¬ tion of General Porter’s credentials. The ambassador wanted to deliver his speech at the Elysee palace in English, as the retiring United States ambas¬ sador, Mr. James E. Eustis, had done, but the director of the protocol insist¬ ed that he must speak in French, and General Porter was obliged to submit. Although on some previous occasions United States ministers have spoken in French, this is the first time the point has been raised and formally maintained by the presidency. Great Congress of Architects. The minister of Belgium has inform¬ ed the department of state that the Society of Architects of Belgium has taken the initiative in convoking an international congress of architects, to meet at Brussels, August 28th, and to hold.till September 2d following. TUti United States government is inv> H to send special delegates to repre| fl it iu the congress. i HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH COLONY Manuscript Formally Presented to tl^H State of Massachusetts. the The Bradford Plymouth Manuscript colony, the historyf^H new MajH^ ment for the possession of which sachusetts had long been anxious, wax formally presented to tbe common¬ wealth of Massachusetts by Hon.Thos. F. Bayard, former United States am¬ bassador to England, before a joint convention of tbe legislature at Bos¬ ton Wednesday. delivering the Tbe ceremony of manuscript chamber of took the place house in of the representa*"M spacious^H tives and was of a most impressive na-S ture. ■ GEORGIA POSTMASTERS. Polk County Democrats Protest Against Fullwood’s Appointment. The president sent to the senate Wednesday the name of ex-Represent- ative John I. Fullwood as postmaster at Cedartown. Fullwood has always been a populist. There are strong protests against his appointment, and it is alleged that he is personally offensive to most of the people there. Senator Clay will fight Fullwood’s confirmation. Mi