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THE MACON
MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MQBNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1894,
aingU Copy, a c«nu.
Takes Up tbe Proposition of llnj. Black
for Another (kmgroraional
Election
MR. KOLB’S MANIFESTO CRITICISED
Zt la Ragarditl 'aa the Vaporing of a
Disappointed Demagogue — Kolb
Interviewed by Ilia Own
Newspaper.
Aliiata, Nov. 20.—(Unm Watson h.ts
accepted Maj. J. C. C. Black's otter to
eciJCle iiltin controversy wfocitfier toe Pop.
ulat or lire Democrat wa3 elected on
Novemlbor U Ui.it by 'trying tlio thin;
over again. Black on too flicc ot the
returns bad 7,000 mujoroty, tat tttro
sumo counties in toe election ffor gov.
ei-nur a tow weeks preriouaJy gave a
decided niiJOiOly for too Populist can-
'll Jaffa,
Mr. Black will take (be commission
as mamfoei'eieat, but wtil resign on tbe
43h of Mlarob nest when bis term com-
nteaetu. and U Is understood tbe gov
ernor wUl order a near eleoiton, at
tv. I to Black ami Watson will be tbo
only oand'dates.
KOLB'S PROCLAMATION.
Little Importance Is Attached to It in
Alabama.
Birmingham, Ah., Nov. 20.—Tho
goneittl pttbHo hero eeoins Jo attach
but Uttlo impoailnnoe to tbo proclama
tion of Kolb. They antolpate no
trouble whatever and believe bis man
ifesto Is simply for political effect
abroud. Kolb was Interviewed by 11s
own paper, tbe Tribune, today, and
the following is tbo subsfouce ot bis
romarks:
“X propose to otter the people the
opportunity to slop tbe Jones alnd of
government, We wanted a contest
law. We asked it of the legislature,
but In apparent defiance of us, it re
pealed tbe sections of .the code of 18SU,
which made some stops toward grant
ing a contest of election of state offi
cers and put training In the place ot
tlilose sectitoiM covering our demand.
No man who knows tlio feeling of ilia
present legislature believes for a mo-.,
tuont If Will do anything to allow an
orderly and foil contest of tlio election
of Oates, ns die oonrtti'sutlou requires
It to do. Tbo most sacred rights ot'the
people have boon outraged, and all that
Joneo mmms Is, If 'they da anything to
itslst thomsclvcs, he will shoot them
to death.
“I know ®e people bolter than he
does and I know wh.vt th.lr fcelingB
are and what toelr determination is.
They have been out down to the last
point of endurance. They don't want
any ndvlco from mo or from anybody
else. No. they know Tom .Tories, and
they remember nil they have borno
from Him, nnd'ISey see dearly that the
only hope of free elecStons and liberty
in AJhtam la 1n toimisolvort. They
are not revoTttt'.'onhd's. They nre bravo
men, who have Children to feed nnd
ototiie nod protfdo n future for."
MORGAN RENOMINATED.
Montgomery Ala., Nov. 20.—Senator
Morgan Was nominated for re-election
as senator tonight by a joint caucus
of the DoitfooraitCc members of the leg
islature. After 'the nomdnait'.on the sen
ator spoke for an hour nnd reviewed
the course of the Democratic party,
counseling harmony In the party
ranks anti assuring them that the re
sult Would bo all right In 1890. Ho
r I ‘muted bis viows ns to tlio freo
coinage of olvcr, nnd said his views
on tiie currency question wore wdl
kriotvn.
The manffesto issued yesterday by
R. F. Kolb that he had been elected
governor and would take his seat on
December 1. fell still-born here.
No one has been hoard to t'liscuss It
on tiie streets or pay the least atten
tion to I t.
The Advertiser printed this morning
an tnSerview with Thubeneek, In wllsh
ho Claimed that It was the understand
ing of the People’s party that Morgan
was to come to Alabama and stump
tiie state In the interest of free silver
and In onpodKon to Oates, but after
making fared speeches ae changed ills
views and worked for Oates.
NEGROES IN LEAGUE.
The Follower* of Mai. Black Cause a
Split In the Party.
Augusta, Nov. JO.-There Is a epht In
the Republican party In Richmond county.
The cause of all the trouble Is tbe fact
.that some colored members of the party
have been making speeches In favor at
Mai. Black as against Mr. Watson. Sines
the great landslide of a Tew weeks ago,
a certain faction ot Republicans have
come to tho conclusion that the party
In this county should be purged ot any
but tho staunchest member*.
Dr. Burru* and another local Repubii.
can by the name of Mtxon are tho lead-
ers In the plan to purify the party, and
they have organised what they call the
Business Mena League.
The objects ot their wrath are Doug-
less and Craig, two Intelligent colored
men. who. when their own party had no
candidates In the Add, selected the man
they considered the bttter of the two
In the field.
Douglas* I* of tho opinion that this
great allegiance to the party on tbe part
of the originators of the Business Men's
League Is brought about by tbe landslide,
which called to the minds of Uiion and
Burros that In UM the Republicans would
have the giving out of offices and that
they wanted to be considered tbe etrong.
est adherents of the party In this ioc-
tlpn.
INDICTMENTS IN NEW ORLEANS.
Notv Orituiu, Nov. 20.—The graml
Jury bit Drought in six ind.otmaato in
Mauk for offenses granting out of the
iveeut brier troubles on too - luree.
Three tor aaun> with Meat to kill,
two for atxMiing with itKeat to nittr-
tier and one tor aMttUi; with a danger
ous weupon.
THE NEW BOND ISSUE.
All Indications Now Point to the Success
of the Loan.
Washington, Nov. to.—Tho Indications
nre that tho present government loan ot
ISO,to),000 will not only prove a complete
success, but that the aggregate of the
bids will be far In excess of the amount
of the bonds to be sold. Ae fast as re
ceive.! the bids are inknedlately placed,
unopened, in the treasury vaults, ao that
It is Impossible to know In advance ot
tho general opening on next Saturday at
noon, tho namea of tho bidders, the
amounts bid for or tho prices offered.
The number of envelopes bearing the
legend “proposal for tho purchase of B
per cent, bonds' which Is being received
at the treasury department la far In ex-
cess of tho number received for tho Feb
ruary b cue, and tho number of request;
for blank forms of hids la tor beyond ex
pectaUon. 'rile amount of goldw lthdrawn
today from tho sub-treaeury nt Now
York In exchange for currency, presuma
bly for the purchase ot bonds, was $1,600,-
000, of which 1000,000 was taken by the
Central National Bank, 1300,000 by Wat
son Bros, and $100,to) by the National
Bank of the Republic on account of their
customore, as follows: Mercantile Trust
“vl Safe Deposit Company of Baltimore,
N» u ° nal Revere Bank of Boston,
{mOM; MerchentB' National Bank of Bos-
ton, $100,000: Empire State Bank of New
York, $35,000; J. l'lerpont Edwards, $30,000.
The work of getting out the new issue is
progressing rapidly. The bureau of print,
lng and engraving is sending over an In
voice of new prints each day ano It Is
now expected that everythin will bo In
readiness by next Saturday noon, when
the bids mill bo opened.
FUNERAL OF DR. M'COSH.
PrlactSon’s Ex-president Ltld A was
.WEtax Simple Ckventtmies.
•RMtceton, N. J., Nov. 20.—The body
cut Dr. MoCoslx mis ki'.d to'rixst in Ifie
PrineoDou cwnateay this afternoon
ttloili simipbe blit Impressive cereaio-
nies, Tbo imdor-graflunto body of tlio
students, numbering more .than a
tliouaind.-urardiwl to the MoCosli res
idence and escorted the btxtnse to tho
Marquamd itajpoO. Tiiq trustees and
faculty of the colleges and seminary,
attired In acudomle dress, entered the
chu-pol Immediately before the coffin.
President Patton opened the ser.lro
With a short prayer, which was fol
lowed by a hymn and tho reeling ot
the scriptures. Dorn Murray folio-wed
with an eulogy of tho Chrwrinu char
acter of Uio ex-president. Dr. Henry
Van- Dyke off Now York delivered an
address, skatollag the life of Dr.
MoOosh. The Itcv. John Hall offered
pray dr, alter wtifch n quartette of tho
Unlvonstly GCeo Club auig. Professor
Duflleid pronounced tho benediction.
Alt the grave President Patton of
fered prayer and tlio Rov. IT. G. Hins
dale pronounced tho benediction. Tlio
body wns then lowered lit a crypt In
the president's row. The pnlMie.irors
wore. Professor Allan Mdrsuanrt, 1V11-
Ham' B. Sooth H. F. Osborne, S. R.
Winlans,' H. B. Fine, A, T. Ormond
and -H. F. West
THE FRENCH CHAMBERS.
Slime Sharp Words Betweetn Two
Prominent Members.
Paris. Nov. JO.—The committee of the
ohamber of deputies to which the mat
ter was refered ha* made a report ac
ceding to -Hie demands of the govern
ment for a credit and exchange of eanc-
tton to the French expedition against
Madagascar.
At today's session of ths chamber, a
socialist deputy, the irrepressible Jules
Giixdo. ertaited a furore bv denouncing
the late Cxtur Alexander III. as the ex-
oeulioneer ol the Poles. He obtained
till: recognition of the president to offer
on tiiw.fi nellaUon to tne government de
manding a statement as to the reason
Tor governmental cancellation, of, the
decision of ithe municipal authorities ef
Houbulx to establish in that town it
cost price drug store and a number of
law offices wherein workingmen could
obtain legal counsel ait a nominal cost.
In pursuing his demands, Guzde de
clared that tho various municipalities
still scented to be subject to rulers such
as waters and czars. The speaker was
interrupted by overal deputies, but con-
» lyln fU "One may bo French
without being a Cossack."
M. Habert shoutdd: "you don’t,reo-
resent the Frenoh workingmen," where-
w -»
not forget the executioner of Poland."
If CARVER INCOMPETENT.
His Testimony May Be Ruled Out of the
Lynching Case.
Memphis, Nov. 30,—Tho question of tho
incompetency of Butch MoCarver, cWof
toe, the state In the lynchliw
ca*ea wasi discussed In tho criminal csect
hcld that he tod not
McCarvcr wae Incompc-
t'fi*. t hou kh ho avowed his unbellof.
McOarver was brought out of Jill and
re-examined, but he persisted In all of
“totoments. Dr. S. L. Wlltord said
that MeCarver had told him of his mill
dojlty several years ago. Sheriff McCar-
ver was placed on the stand. An attempt
*“ made *>Y * h * defense to make him
admit Us sons depravity. He b’roko
w *P t - Ha s:tl;l that bo bad
tried to rear his boy properly, but ad
mltted that it waa a failure. If McCarvcr
wiii^M^* 0 J** ‘"competent tho cLJ
will fall through, as the entire theory of
"resecutlon is based on hts confession
‘" v “ at *°n he had from Smith and
J ° ln th * parl: ’ of lynchers!
fe U isi er “"S'® 1 '" 1 * on tho odmlsa-Lbllity
afternooix 0 *** te * Um0Dy wcr « h «>to thta
OWEN BUMMERS DEAD.
lorlda Loses One of Her Foremost Crim
inal lawyers.
Jacksonville, NovTja-Owen J. H. Sum
mers,-United States district attorney for
the southern district of Florida! was
found dead In his bed this morning at c
o’clock. v
HU death resulted from heart failure.
Mr. Summers was also United States at
torney of the United States court of an.
p J aU at for the prosecution
of all United States esses arising In
Florida. He was past grand chancellor
Of the Knights of Pythias of Florida. The
deceased waa ode of the most eminent
criminal lawyer* In the statVand to
agef 0t h ** delth "** ° nly M > ears 01
WISSMA NMARRIED.
Cologne. Nov. JO.—Baron von Wiseman
the African explorer and former German
commissioner In East Africa, was mar-
ried today to Frauleln Hedwlg Linger
daughter of a wealthy manufacturer of
tlds city.
TENNESSEE COAL EARNINGS.
•Near York. Nor. 20.—The nt* turn-
lu»t of tbe Tetmrssee Oral and Iron
OoTOjtuiy for October are enUaffMeil at
*72,700; fixed til arses, 559,700; uurpiu*.
$15,0(XA
H WAS H
• Correspondence Uelwccn China and
Japan Doioro Fighting
licgau.
CIIIXA CLAIMED ALL OF COREA
She Showed Iter Teeth awd th* Jayane
Govorumout Took Up th* Truubio
—The Offer Made by Secretary
Groshnm Rejected,
Washington, Nov. 20.—The Japanese
goverhmnt lhas anticipated the recent
offer of China to the foreign powers
to furnish the complete official corres
pondence lending up to the present war
and has Itself made publio the corres
pondence. It is pubiehed In full as
a part of the recent proceedings of the
Japanese diet, which have ocen re
ceived by the Japanese legation here.
The gist ot the controversy has al
ready been made known to the public,
but the official letters betwen China
and Japan give the first account of tho
sharp dlpomatlo fencing between the
eountrles up to a few days before the
wtir. Tho letters run from June 1 to
July 14 and are numbered from one to
nine!
No one Is from Wang, Chinese min
ister to Jap.m. It Informs Japan that
a telegram Iras Just been received from
Lt Hung Chang stating that the Co-
rean government has requested China
to send troops to suppress a reto'.'-on
of the Tong Hanks. Viceroy LI Hung
Chang, It says, considers the rebellion
serious and 'therefore compiles with
the request for troops to protect "our
tributary state," thus notl*yln3 Jn
pin tu accordance with a treaty pro
vldlng .thlat oaoh shuK Inform -ho otter
before entering Corea 1 ,
No. 2 Is fromMatau, minister of for
eign affairs of Japan. It very polnt-
edy states: “In reply T beg to declare
that although [ the words ‘tributary
state’ appear -In your note, tiie Japa
nese government has never recognized
Corea us a tributary ‘state cf China.’ "
No. 3 s a notice from tho Japa
nese government that It Intends send
ing troops to Corea to suppress the re-
belltm.
No. 4 China “shows tier teeth" for
the grst time. It Is a letter tr im tho
Teung LI Vamcn, the Chinese cabinet,
to the Japunes minister at Feklng.
The letter expresses surprise that Ja
pan should snd troop« to Corea w-htn
it has. not been so requested by Co-
. ,7 ° is cv.iuumi/
to protect the legation, consulates, nnd
-,'LT ro A al voop'e In Coroa and conse
quently It may, nol be necessary on tho
part of your country >o dispatch a
great number of troops, nnd besides,
. "^irilcaUon therefor has been
made by Coroa. u is required that
of cw? 9 B H'«L? r ^ eca ,0 11,0 ‘"torlor
almm to ( ? cy mav "O' cause
JSS? 1 *° lhe , r people. And. moreover,
the tmllerx 5 hat * n tho event
moot on f rh0 two nations should
y ' caJ,es of unexpected
number of troops to be
ow^juTgii'^S v'"'^i»°th™;
be sent wham their presenre f, So
deemed nooossary. The 7 uot
^ not7SttoeT?c5ll^
No. 6 is ao offer of tho
eminent to Join China In a Joln-t
<« Corea on modem lliiS!
in N mtJ i," 9 ^° “ feJectlon off tho offer
to which she says: "The idcu may £
wellent, tat the measures of Improve-
"X toft to Korea hES£»
that Ja™n^Sn J . P . an 10 Chloa ‘ ^‘Ing
J “P a n cannot longer disregard the
law of self-preservation, which lmtxts
off r K^rM £ °^ .i, h ° Wo™* condition
rebcriK, U root of hor Sequent
9 if ? ,So trom to Chtnn,
stating that as China has declined »»
S»rei D sdmlnlstnwlve g
isth/ft thTrS? ly C(mcIu “* ,an deduclble
*° v ®nm*ent -i» di»
^hi t 2 n £?®fe? at * complfoutions."
lottor\botar STat^fo^
sa*™** 01 "
GRESHAM'S OFFER REJECTED.
Toklo, Nov. 20.—It is learned that the
Japanese government has senk its r».
j»iy to the note of United Suites M-in-
to‘er Dunn, asking whother a tender
by the president of the United Stares
" f “to good omtxK In repairing peace
" ‘It® E»«t would be agreeable to Ja-
ptui. Before reaching a conclusion th*
"‘‘nlnirygnvo the
sldcratton for several days, und finally
"“■tod, '*'> Mr. Dunn that, although the
friendly eeUtlmeiK which prompted the
government and the people of th*
UlUMd States were deeply appreciated!
Lie success of the Japanese army had
bean *ut4i that China should approach
Japan directly on the subject. InvFw
\ J } tlla a *^cnc» Of Japanese and chl-
d 5‘lS?55 c re » re »c« a «Uve» at I*t-
to,".ro n to T ? ld i!l respectively, this would
Imply that any communication be-
twnen tile two governments would be
^111 Amer L aln «nim»rer*
to China and Japan, nho since the
outbreak of litre war. nave bad m
ckarg the Interests of tiie two coun-
trte*.
THE EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
Th* Reports Show an Increased Number
ot Fatalities.
Rome. Nov. 30.—'The earthquake shocks
continue at Mllazzo oh the. coast of the
Island of Sicily and th* fact that the
volcano of Trombolt Is nearly In a state
ot eruption la accepted as proof that the
disturbance* are of volcanic origin. The
Inhabitants of Mllazzo continue In a state
of -tbe greatest terror. They are living
In huts hastily erected In the fields. Elst?
where tbe feeling of alarm I* subsiding
und business is resuming Its normal
courses.
Reports received from tho province ot
Resntl* til Cakibrla aggravate tho number
of death* and - the amount of damage
done. Two hundred corpses liavo been
extricated from tho>fulns ot houses at
San lffuuupio. of which number forty-
eight bodies were found beneath tho ruins
of tae church. Tho number of persons
injured Is said to be enormous. It Is
cst::.piled that the damage done to build,
tag* at Talnii, not counting the I. rs In
curred on furniture destroyed, will reach
H.OW.ittJ, lire. Fifteen bluldlngs collapsed
eu.irely and TOO outers are Irrepu-ably
damaged. Every'houso In tho town 1ms
suffered more or less and not ope -re
mains habitable. At rtontl six persons
were killed and over 300 injured.
The eemmunes ot Dellanova and Polls-
icon suffered equally, hut no deaths art
reported.
Eight, persons perished at Semlnora snd
200 people were Injured. The toombstoncs
and mortuary chapels in the cemetery ot
Semlnaia were completely Battered. Tho
village* of narrapoorla mid Santa wore
destroyed. In Reggio luelt tho postoffleo,
prefecture, town hall, court houso and
prison srere almost wrecked. Cases were
heard today In the open yard attached
to the court house nnd the prisoners were
placed oa board ships, where they will
be kept until the prison I* repaired.
KILLED THREE NEORpES.
White Men Objected to the Employ
ment of Negro Laborer*.
Blnmtairhncn. Ala., Nov. £0.—The
white haboreru employed nt Will's ms’
lumber OP.rnp m ESconnbla county, ob
jected to th presence of flfly negroes
who had Just been brought In and lost
night fir*! into a party of them, kill
ing ,three.' The rcmumler of the ne
groes fletf from the camp. The names
of the deed nro as yet unknown.
SAVINGS BANK SUSPENDED,
PorUwd, Ore., Nov. 20.—Tiie Port
land Savings Bunk failed to open Its
doors .thin momlutg. The lack of pub-
lie confidence and uuremltiUng wltli-
drawuJs of depositor* are given as rea
sons tor tfie closing off 'tho bank. O. N
Denny he* been appointed receiver,
and the bank -will go Into liquidation,
ailie ashet* of the bank are given nt
$1,660,000; llabllltloe $1,430,000. The clos
ing of thb bank was doubUcns precipi
tated by tho death of Frank Dcltum,
tbe president, about a montHi ago. Tlio
bank first closed Its doors In 4ho panic
of 1S93, but resumed In May off this
year under an agroomaM with tho de-
lmultors ttocut hey wore -to draw ou't
quarterly 10 per rent, off their deposits.
Many depositors refused to sign off un
der any conditions, nnd withdrew their
deposits wtien tho bank resumed, ma
terially aiding the present suspension.
'•< THE ALLIANCE SOLID.
Berlin, Nov. 20.—'Tho Cologno Gazette
prints a long reply to tho article which
appeared In tho London Standard on No
vember 10, annalyzlng the position bt
ot Germany In Europo and deiinlng tho
relations of, the Drlobtind to England.
Tho Gazette denies tho assertion that the
Drelbund. de dissolving bemuso Italy
thinks Englancltf help is needed. On tho
contrary, the ,-Drelbund Is firmer slnco
EnglanSV, xanyeuvres. The fact Is that
Anglo-GermantrsULtlons have becoma very
much worse' bfMate. Germany, the G*1
zetto declares, wilt not endure England
as an obstacle to hor colonial policy.
England knows that Germany has both
tho strength and the will to prevent any
such action.
north GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
Gathering of Distinguished Divines nt
Romo Tills Week.
Rome, Nov. 20.—The twenty-elghth an
nual session of tho North Georgia con
ference will convene in the First- Moth-
odlst church of this placo on Thursday
morning. Bishop A. O. Haygood will pre
side. Tho conference will bring togotbor
a body of the most Icarnod and distin
guished divines in tho country anil their
coming to Romo Is looked forward to
with much plnsuro. Among those who
will bo here are Bishop Duncan of South
Carolina, Dr. E. E. Dope, editor of tho
Nashville Advocate! Dr. W. R. Lambert,
Missionary Advocate! Dr. F. M. Brandon
of the North Alabama conference.
Among those who arrived today nro tho
Rov. Messrs. P. J. Blgham, W. R. Fooeo,
E. W. Ballenger, H. I. Crumley, J. A.
Timmerman, A. W. Qullllan, A. C. Thom-
as, H. L. Underwood, B. II. Hasnctt, J.
B. Robins, P. M, Ryburn, J. F, Mixon,
J. T. Lowe and J. W. Stipe, of the ex
amining committees; tho Rev. Messrs.
H. B. Mays, J. C. Atkinson, O. D. Stone,
F. R. Seaborn, G. L. Chastain, M. M.
Wolravcn, W. E. Arnold, F. O, Golden,
A. F. Nunn, A. C. Baker, class of tho
first year,
Tho Rev. Messrs. M. M. Mashubm, W.
G. Crowley, G. W. Morgan, C. 8. Wright
Lay Warwick, W. A. Simons, T. P. Gra
ham, .1. M. Fowler, Joe D. Turner, 8. A.
Harris, class of second year.
Tho Rev. Meesrs. J. W. Taylor, Joel T.
Daves, Jr.. J. R Lewis, Oaylon Qullllan,
H. S. Bradley, J. ,E. Dickey, H. B. Bugg
class of third year. "
The Rev. Messre. .loo Spier, F. W. Me.
Cleskey, J. W. Qullllan. W. T. Hunnlcutt,
P. Burgres, w. R. Kennedy, T. L. Church
G. W. Farr. L. E. Russell, A. B. Weaver
class of tho fourth year.
The Rev. Messrs. J. W. Boyd. W H
Cooper, B. T. Cantrell, J. If. Crow. J.'
O. Davis, J. It. Dickerson, E. C. Dun-
gan, J. T. Eakcs, J. p. Erwin, J, W. Go.
n Cr Vr C « , ‘. a ^i“ 9' ‘ ,onry ' John R. Jones,
B. H. Mobley, J. F. Qullllan, J. A. Sharpe,
nln* 9 for admlss’on.
f^nco^^faj™^"' 1 10 ,he con -
GAlND3VILi;E Ifl aroused.
Ytntn Mon’s Doraociutc 'Fckot l’ut In
Uie Field-
Ua ntsrUle, Nov. 20:— (Sjcrtnl.)-Hall
t*ty court la in gtvtvlon kero tide week.
Tluav ore no ousts of unusuii '.merest
or tmpmilmco upon Oio iloelait.
Lis’ night there wns a rou.-uig meet
ing of tiio Young Men’s Dcmoorat.c
Leiguo of GalnewriUe. A oonstmKou
otl/pbil nnd a platform rogurdlng
iuuri’.(l;Ml nff.u rt wus comotruotod and
counn ended. There wore specohc-s
from iho praeipanSvo mnditlalew for
nldtevnitac l»nora. Then? wtll bo
nwro ug'ikvEtm 4Us fall (ban over In
the 'imuA. Ijxil co.i/tt-dt. R. d, M.tcitell,
Dr. J. W. Ggi’n uni Dr. M. M. 1! ,,,,
wore oleoson ns aintiidnilat of the
league from Uto Uriel, stxnnd and thrird
wttrtls, rti-tpi-anivoly.
Itov. 8. it. Book, Uio pjsrtoc off tho
Fimt .Uofihotlkt; Ei/.goopal church of
tit'* city, tirfrl lit uffo nvore fondered
aq detune d'nnor today by Mr., und
Mrs. IV. 8. Dnr.it and Mr. and Jin.
Hurvoy Ntnvnxui. A munlier of friends
were prevent timl tiLoraugMy enjoyed
tljht matt cnJoyaJjle ooJj.'bci. It will
bo plaisint for tfio niany frttmd* of
Mr. Book all orer Uio slab? to note
the grant popularity and kittling qffec-
I an he has won aiming -xir paiplo. Tin
poop’o of till doaomlitattous tv!«h
hwrt61y that Uo may be iWurnod tot
a third year
I if II
Georgia’s Judiciary Will Continuo (o
L’c Elcclcd by the General
•’ci Assembly. ' i v
JIB. HOUSTON'S BILL VOTED DOWN
somoof thsjfost Prominent of th* Leg
islators, Including tlio Speaker uf
the llomr. Gave Their Views ,
Upon the Meniure, '
(Aitlanta, Nbv. 30.—(Special).—It looks
as if &hero is no hope tor a change In
'the mtfhod of selecting Judges and so
licitors, Today tho house killed the
Houston bill provlJtog for election ot
Che JudUclnry by the people bn tlio first
round. At itiho same time tt ti appa
rent that the 0x191 providing for appoint
ment by the governor Is equilly objec
tionable, and .will, in oil probability,
•meet with the sumo fate a* the bill
dloposed of today.
The house 1a clearly ot the opinion
that, wiltHo there are aerious objection*
to all three of the moOhodu proposed lbr
choosing the Judtdary, election by Oho
•legislature Is ithe least Objeutlonable.
Mr. JUouelton'a bill (wane up us the ope-
olai order Uhls morning tnametllately af
ter title Journal was rend, and the dis
cussion over It occupied the whole Bos
nian.
■-Mir. Houston had had the bill printed
nt ibla own expense arid distributed oop-
les among the members to better faclll-
'tuite Hirtelllgent aetllon upon It.
The hill was burdened with the unfa
vorable report of tho general iudlotary
commlHto*. and the light tv.ts ground
ed on a motion to disagree to tihelr ad
verse repeat. A majority vote wus only,
nootweary to do this, tvhllo it would
Have taken ft itwc-'lhlrds vote to pass
•the bill, it Involving a constitutional
aimoaklment.
iBufore ,tlhe debate was regularly
opened, Mr. MbCurry of Hart got in a
resolution no pootpone the whole ques
tion of tihanplnw the system of detect
ing the Judiciary until the next session
of oho desrlnlature, in 1805. Ho declared
thait itiho preaent session would have
enough to du washout tackling tills prob
lem, and, bwldcs, he thought tho mcm-
bons ought to be allowed to ilmi out
i«*»t their constituent* desired bolero
passing upon R<
iMcsois. Battle of Musoogco, rrleo of
Lumpkin nml Hunt of WbTlon opgtoscd
llhe rojolutkm, however, In airong
speeahes, and it wan voted down.
HARRISON LED THE FIGI*T.
Then ithe main Issue -wus sprung.
Mr. Harrison of Uultman. ono of tho
most Inlluevttlal numbers of tho lest*.
Jature, led 'Uio light for the bill. Ho
made un earnest argument In Its favor,
were loud tn their ofamoriags of t««oa-
tom with tho present method, nnd de
mand!* change tn a voice that will not
too sllnoeetl, oven If the present leglsla-
detaJrtnjr Jihait tho poople of Georgia
iture should refuto to heed It,
Mr. Reagan of Menry hollowed Mr.
Harrlsau on i tbo nune line, nrgulng
that the iwoplo were emilled, nt least
to say wlieilhter they favored this
change,
,„ Mt \ J 2“ kto » °f Putnam, chairman of
Uio Judldary oomnvllkoe, took tho
floor, end made ono of the ablest
speeches of the session in defense of
tho committee's action Be said iuhe
people cannot exorcise all the func
tions of government, but nre forced to
delegate some power lo agents. Mr. Jen
kins reviewed the history of tlio Judi
ciary In Georgia, nnd stated lt as a
Met that a'4 tho evidence off tlnto and
practlco wns in favor of election by the
legislature. Tho JuHlolury so elected
liavo been puro anil able, nnd be rc-
clared Uiait dho people should not bo
mkdod by tlio clamor of defeated can
didates nnd the effort* ot politician*
to gain popularity.
Mr. Jenkins said the purity of tho
bench would bo an Impossibility If the
Judiciary should be dragged down Into
the mlro of politics. There nro a large
number of citizens of this state, lie
said, who are not competent to help
select men to ndmlnlittffr justice. They
nre not only Ignorant, but lacking In
principle, nnd this power placed In
their hands would bo a serious tempta
tion to tho unscrupulous and ambitious
politicians.
•Mr. Pierce of Lumpkin mndo tho
closing speech In favor of the bill.
Speaker pro Tem. Wilson then took
the floor, and struck right nnd left
at the bill. It would be n'sad day for
Georgia, bo declared, when the eelec-
Itlon of her Judiciary should lie placed
In tho hands of politicians, wkero eo
Ignorant nnd Inflnmablo class hold* the
balance of power.
Ho said rile conditions now nro far
different from what they -were In
1852-'60, when the people elected their
Judges.
Tbe demand for a change, ho said,
comes from the disappointed candi
dates, and wns a pot 'theme of tk.o
demagogues of the Populist party.
At the conclusion of Mr. Wilson’s
speech Mr. Hodges of Bibb called tho
previous question. He was requested
to withdraw the call, bull refused, nnd
it was voted down.
MR. HALL’S SPEECH.
Mr. Hewlett Hall off Coweta, law
partner off Governor Atkinson, then se
cured tho floor and proceeded'with tile
delivery of an eloquent appeal for tho
purity of tbe Judiciary. He said lt |s
not to be denied that there Is general
dlssotlMtjjction with tho manner In
which Judges and solicitors are now
chosen, and, too, be believed there Is
ground for tbe complaint of tfio peo
ple. He did not think the Populists are
the only ones who complain,but tbo
whole people ore sick and disgusted
with the legMaitlve election*. Tile cry
Is agalnat the Judiciary In politics. Mr.
Hall reviewed tho plan of our form of
government dt length, tistd eloquently
advocated the divorcement to (be com-
pletoat extent ot the executives legis
lative und judicial branches <0ff gov
ernment. He argued <n«t It was dan-
gerou* to allow popular clamor to con
trol all these branches, arti by w.ty of
Illustration took up the South Caro
lina dlspcmary law, which was first
deoHred imoomttitutlonsil and then de
clared valid by a partisan supremo
OOritH.
Mr. Hall said he fltvored appolr.tment
by the governor as prowled In the bin
by Mr. Bliley of Spukltog. Till* bill
give* tbe governor the right to appoint
tbe supremo count, and then the su
preme court nominates th* lieull Judg
es .inti to bettor*. Mr. HtU. however,
went* tho supreme court appointed for
life.
Mr. Broyles of Fulton made a speech
on behalf of the author of the bill after
the previous question bad been called,
aidvoafiulmg its passage.
The speaker on the floor.
Speaker Fleming then called Mr.
Hodges of Blhh tn Che chair, anti look
the floor to suotaln ths recommenda
tion of the committee In the twenty
m.nuttfi allowed for that purpose under
tire rules.
-Mr. F'emlng paid a good deal of atten
tion to the alleged ring, umt tl the cor-
runtnoss of iecctlons ta Georgia,
, Jlo euid ho had never been invited ta
Jd.fi ithe legislative rinj, atul thought a
blind pool tor the selection of tbe Ju-
dvdury waa a disgrace and an Inoult to
limy m.ra who .entered. Into It or was
asked to do so. tMr. Fleming said lt
the (onto had the proper oort ofelcc-
Uon istwo and they were administered:
honestly, it would not be ao objectiona
ble .to put tbe judiciary in the hands ot
the people, hut wt the present time ho
dedlared ouch a ohing would bo a dread-
ful public calamity. Ho referred to the
reoerat etectlhn ln the Tenth district and
other port* off tho state, and asked the
house If 'they would bo oontent with a
judiciary'by such meilliodi.
in closing Mr. Flaming made an car-
neat appeal Uo tbo legarintme to take
the mniter of reporting the cry of ring
and state Into their own no nils, to so
conduct themselves ns to put the leg.
tolaituro above eucih Inanltlng accuse-'
Worm, und chon there would bo no more
chance uff tUhh'Usfaotlun from tho peo
ple.
On the call of the roll the bill was
killed by u vote Of 85 to 73.
Ths next time 'dhe fight will be on the
bill to appoint by the governor, lit was
a part of 'today's special order, but waa
dsplaceil and will have to bo net for :
nnoltber diy.
IN TIIE SENATE.
Th first debate of any consequence
In the senate arose this morning cn the
adverse report upon tho bill >n:roducvd
by Stmator 'MoGarrlty (Pppullst) to
repeal the present law selecting county
school commissioners by tho grand
Jury, and .providing for their election
try tho people.
Senator McClarrlty, in n short speech,
urged tho senate to dleugree on tho
report.
flenmtor Lumpkin, who Is chairman
of the committee that made tiho report,
defended the report In on able Bpeecn.
Senator McGregor instated that the
Mi wus a good ono and that the peo-,
plo should elect the men who hava
charge of tho education of their ahlt-
hren. In Wjrrcn county there art
370 White votero, only 247 of whom
nre Democrats, yet tho board has a
majority of Democrats upon lt.
Hemator Broughton replied to Semi-
tor McGregor, and stated that tho pres
ent legislature had elected som? ot the
!!h thoy 'were puro, fionornbU
aihd table men, who would see that tho
best interests of the people wero pro-
tooted' Mr. Broughton thought «o
bad too muny elections anyway, and
Itafitvored the adverse report./-
■dSrey 0 --*?* * rs0ly ln mvor cl tha
nnd ,h0 Mil wus lost.
« “ hH1 hbollsb tlM
5 solidtom-gcnerail and pinct
(hem on a salary, mot tho saimn too
Senator Browh (PopuUm) mSHn , “
gument in favor of his mSSure and
was replied to by Solicitor IJoyd!
BILLS PASSED.
M**. 11 r - Cummlng provldlni
me ^ 0<1 of ®°Od binning private
P t P ^i t , y t f ‘ >r „ I,ubllc " Kil «">« Passed
Aj® b Y Mr. Osboruo 40 provldo tilt
8rantIn k Rtr, 'ct car cltar
torn by tih«> Eocmtury of Biato.
St-h'Uor Bhtirp’s bill to repeal all
laws incorporating tho town of Whltc.fi
burg InXwroU cotinty, nnd provldlns
a new dinmer tor the
The ‘bill of Sennlor Lewis was pnssed
S?hlraSKi B smte b5nk ' 1 1,0 nvJlt0 ox-
‘^ aM J eportB 10 tho Klalo bank ex-
himlnci when required by Ji!,-n
SciMKor (Mnrccr's bill to drain, the
SStaHiS^eS-T* 1 ®' wnB mn/l ° 'ho sp“
clal order for to-morrow nit 11 o’clock
Senator Vcnhiblo taM prepared a bill
which be introduced to-d.-iy provldlmt
for'iho cstabUslunont and mnlntcn."I!5
" tat f •ncbrlato nsylum. His Oil!
proposes to chnn.ro tho constitution it;
as Iio allow the state to collect a tax ol
$2.1 upon every dm Ur In liquors, whole.
Saie or rauil. Till* money 1* to be used
ft.writable building, and fur.
ntohlng It, nnd maintaining All eon-
n J° " ,| K |bt " PaUents.
The bBi'pfoviata for Its submission to
(be people for r.iitincutton.
A.i , TH 5 medical board.
Atlanta, Nov. 30.—(Spoclnl.)—Tho Nil te
create a stato board of medical examln*
era comes up ns tho special order of thi
houso tomorrow.
... . ^DONALD’S TRIAL,
Atlanta, Nov. 30.-(SpecIa].)-The trial ot
Heiwbw^MeDonaJd tor tho murder ol
Michael Fontano began today. But nlnt
Jurors wero accepted when court .ldlourn*
at until tomorrow, when tho ca*o will
proceed. W,B
COFFER COUNTY’S TICKET. *
VdtCB ItUWO Out Chnngo too KostUI
of too Primary.
Dougins, Kbv. 20,-(Sportnl.)-Iu ao-
cordance tritJi prothous ujinounct-incitt,
the Dciitocrojuiu exccuUvo oonmilurco
iff Coffee ooualy mot at tiw t»un
house on too ITiii Inst., tor too purpose
of litTjr.ng- c/donco in too alleged
cluirgcs of fraud In toe primary held
on too Otfli lir.-JL Alitor bturlng uulm*
peatbablo tHttaMqr whcro te was
shown tlxiit numeions votes wero oust
by proxy, too oouunhttco tortnv out tos
Illegal voles oast, avltlcb makes a
iflinugo in tho nominalUon of county
oll'.cers no far os rewinds two ohlclita
only. Tiio leglAinnJot tickric now
elands: For eloiriff, W. A. J. Suillii
(M. Oorbdiit toroavn out); tax collector,
It. W, Dougins; <nx receiver, J. w.
Ilribculs (M. E. Vlckcra thrown out);
c-'erk supw'jor court, T. V, WJlooxi
treasurer, F. M .Tanner; surroyor, o.
'Randolph; roroncr, Dr. W. F. tobberq
This tlokut Cs toe honest result of toe
legal vote* coat. WMlo too interested
pnfilea thrown out nnd toclr friend*
may fed sore over tho result, it Is
to he hoped ton-t every Democrat will
olicarfully support too nwpflnoee, as Ithe
roptfitats wftl put out at an early/date
a firtl county ticket.
Benjanfin RlcknMon, charged with
criminal assnuit upon Mrs. Gldilons,
gave bo.od on Friday for b1* appear-
n noo at tbo superior court In too sum
of *.m
Col. J. M. Denton lias aonltraoted
tv’Jh Gus L. Brack to build up and im.
pro re It's Dougkis property, and Urn
oofctoe) and Iris charming family wilt
mmii l» tiomCdlod bore.
Tlio qmritMfy conferentx* of the
MtWiod'xt Eptacopil bliuTOh will con
vene to Douglas on Friday, Saturday
and Rumlny next.
The McDomld mill property, rail
road locomotives, etc., with nil lta
(mnilriui'i, will be wold at Dougins tm
Deestmber 10 to toe highest and best
UtMcr.