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Somo of the Measures That Are Likely
to Como Dp for Considera
tion This Session.
RULES COMMITTEE KOT DECIDED
The flout* SoiiIob Today Apt to Bo
LKUo Int«rcat—Hardly a
of Members Will Bo Proaant
at Opening Boll Call,
WaShhvgton, Dec. 2.—At 12 o'clock
tomorrow (Monday, December 3.) tihe
v house at retpresenltlves will convene la
tlie third Bird final session of the fifty-
third consrecs. When its term runs
out at jioon on the 4th bf March, next.
It will (have been in seeston for fifteen
months, divided as fid lows: From Au
gust 7, 1893. to November 3, 1893; from
December 4, 1893, to, August 28. 1894,
and from December 3, 1894, to March 4,
1895. The attendance of members on
opening day Is not expected to number
much more than it as muoh as n quo
rum; indeed toe record of arrivals at
the poatoffice of toe house up to last
wislht was far Short of a majority. For
o day br two, however, it i3 more than
probable there nvilil be no absolute ne
cessity for toe presence of a quorum.
Besides BStenttniff to toe reading of the
message of toe president. It (3 not like
ly toait anything else will be done to-
mttrow. The house may hear the an
nouncement Of the death of Hon. Myron
B. Weight, latte a representative from
the Fifteenth district of Pennsylvania,
who was re-aiectad to toe ftjty-fourtlh
cengrtss, and died tour days after the
election.
No programme of business has been
arranged by toe co.nmlltltee on rules.
Mr. Outh'walte. one of the majority
mambers of toe committee, had not ar
rived in toe ofty yieatarday. Speaker
Orlsp and Mr. Catohlngs had not can-
suited toe minority members, Messrs.
Reed and Burrows. A meeting of the
comnidititee wiH be held after toe ad
journment tomorrow, and they will
doubtless agree upon some line of ac
tion.
Among toe hills that are likely to
come up are the Nicaragua ottnal hill
end toe bill to permit the railroad com
panies fth pool passenger and freight
bititin-sss under regulations by the inter
state eoromecc committee. Tito con
tested dScetlon case of Williams vs. Set
tle., from toe Fifth North Carolina d's-
trict. which was poeboned from last ees-
elonffy agreement, will also be brought
up, but toe results of the late elections
have dlvesteid tt of Interest.
Aside from toe regular appropriation
bills, '.therefore, toe-re Is not much busi
ness In ’sight tout is likely to receive
tliial or decisive action.' A new finan
cial policy, the recent bond issue, and
the Investigation of Judge Ricks of the
United Sta-teo court, Dram the Ninth
district of Ohio, in relation to his ac
tion as clerk of toe court, will doubt
less be diaoueeed.
Chairman Sayers of the appropria
tion committee says lie will have the
pension ana i-oruiicatlons bills on the
cn.enOar of tne nouse early In tue
w-cCK, and that If no other important
business presents itself for consldera-
itiun the house will send them to the
senate before the week clostu. The pen
sion mil is now ready to be t re potted,
ana tne mini meeting of tne suu-com-
imttee having in cnarge tne fortifica
tion bill wt.l be held at 11 ° clock to
morrow, at which time Gems, bcnofield
aunt Batcliellor will be preseat lor ex-
antinut'iou. Gen. Schoueid of toe ord
nance board and Gen. Batcnclor huve
suomined somo estimates for work lit
]t ort (Monroo.
work for the senate,
The senate oalendur containing 145
bt Is and resolutions that nave been
reported by committees, many of them
measures that are of great Importance
a.«u wnicli will be urged tor aouon as
soon as the senate can get at them,
most important among tnesc from a
political point of view are the four
eeraluS “ I UUIl' ’ tUl'ltt blllS, Sent
■Washington, Dec. 2.—By direction of
the president, Secretary Laraont has
made an order remitting the .mexp red
Portion of the sentence of Brlg.-Uen.
Swayne, Judge advocate general of the
army, and directing film to -take sta-
'•on in Washington City to await' tbo
farther orders of iho department.
It Is understood that Con. Swayne
■will be placed on the retired! list
on the 22d Inst, when he reaches the
age of sixty-two years, and that
In the meautimo ho will to* granted
leave of absence,
Gen. David C. Swayne was appointed
Judge advocate general by President
Garfield in 1SS1. In 1SS4 he was court-
martlalod upon oharges growing out of
tlie transactions with a firm ol stock
brokers and suspended for ten years.
During this time he has resided nu'etly
In this city.
WANTS FREE SHIPS.
Commissioner Clsumbrelaln Argues Very
Strongly In His Report.
^“Wngton, Nov. 2,-Tho annual report
of Commlss oner of Navigation Chamber-
lain is mainly an argument for free ships,
*“»• of the United
states and other nations. Only six
American steamships, including the New
Yorkend Paris, crossed the Atlantic, and
only seven the Pacific last year, while
i™ 7 ? New York and Philadelphia Mono
tbtrty-three steamships, mainly new steel
vessels, owned by Americans, crossed
regularly to Europe under foreign flags.
American enterprise, be says, is essen
tially in advance of the law. for Ameri
cans own more steamships forbidden by
the registry law to wear American colors
than they own steamships in foreign
trade under the stars and stripes.
He Recognizes the Senth as the Home Germany Is Expecting Few of
of Americanism in Rhis | Things Which She Has
Country, j v Most Desired.
BAHEN MAY DIE.
Operation to Be Performed as a FlnaJ
Resort
Washington, Dec. 2.-The condition of
B&hen, the captain of the Georgetown
college football eleven, who was so se
verely hurt in the game with the Colum
bia Athletic Club on Thanksgiving day,
remains about the same. The spine is
fractured and the pressure on the spinal
cord has produced paralysis from the
chest down. He will be moved from the
college dispensary tomorrow and taken
to a hospital, where an effort will be
made to remove the fractured pieces of
bone. The operation is to be made as a
last resort and his recovery is doubtful.
The other players who were injured in
the same game are either entirely recov
ered or out of danger.
CARPENTER HAS SAILED.
Washington, Dec. 2.—Soi-euiry Her
bert this morning received a cablegram
from Admiral Carpenter, dated Naga
saki, stating that no n-nl silled from
that port with it s-Hag shp, tlia Balti
more, for Taku, via Chee Foo.
distance Is about too miles.
The
CLEVELAND IMPROVING.
Washington, Dec. 2,-Presldent Cleve
land Is reported tonight to have so far
improved that he will be able to resume
his duties at the White Haase tomorrow.
Secretary Gresham visited the president
at Woodley this afternoon and took
short drive with him.
KOLB'S FURTHER PLANS.
Will Exercise the Duties of Governor
Far as He May.
Montgomery, Dec. 2.-A meeting of the
■ u P*> r ‘* r » °f ton claimant Reube nF?
Kolb has been called to take place to.
w ’ h ? n u ls proposed the future
proceedings tor pushing the claim bf Kolb
. bo outlined. The conduct of Mr.
Kolb in taking the oath yesterday has not
* >e !i n *^ s ' rc f? ,l) *® t0 supporters
and the efTect is something of a snlit as
the result of hit.
over from the house at the close of last
6ttssi<Ai and reported favorably to the
senate on Aug. 20. Mr. Jones of Ark-
ausis and Mr. Harris of too finance
committee have said tbat they intend-
ed to cat! these bills up, and especially
toe sugar bill, at toe earliest possible
moment, but It ls not likely that they
will urge them during toe first week.
As It now stands on the senate ca.«i
dar, toe house bill providing for free
sugar was atr ended by toe senate
finance committee by Imposing a duty
of 40 per cent, on all sugars. The bouse
bill providing for free cool was amend
ed by toe senate finance committee
by imposing a duty on bituminous coal
when imported from any country that
levies a duty on American coal (this
being understood to be directed chiefly
against Canada). The house bill admit
ting Iron ore free was reported by toe
senate finance committee without
amendment, but toe fourth Mil, as Co
free barbed wire, was reported by a
substitute providing for toe admission
not only of free barbed wire But of
the materials which might enter tato
Its manufacture.
In view of the recent complications
at Bluefields, Mr Morgan will take toe
earliest opportunity to bring to the at
tention of the senate his bill relating
to he consruettai of the Nicaragua
canal, which Be reported to tie sen
ate so long ago as April 14. Thb. meas
ure is bound to be the cause of much
discussion, and will be champ'oned by
Senators Morgan and Frye. There is
thought to be but little doubt that It
will pass toe senate, but ts fate in the
house is surrounded by element* of
doubt. . ’
The house bill to establish a uni
form system of bankruptcy, which
was favorably reported to the senate
on July 31 last, will be a matter of
earnest discussion. and toe anti-op
tion bill may protrude Itself early in
the session, Mr. Washburn being as
zealous In its support now as he was
when the bill was up for consideration
in the preceding congress. This "was
reported to the senate cm the 3d of
August, and on the same day there
was also reported the house Mils to
admit the territories of Arizona and
New Mexico to toe sisterhood of
states. Mr. Faulkner will endeavor to
add these new stars to the flag before
the Fifty-third congress dies.
the result of his plan of action so far
determined upon , has becomo public. The
intention of Kolb Is to pcrfprm all the
Wta-in"?.#. Savernor so far as he may.
He wl l Indite and send to tho legislature
m f 9sa 3«. and at the
proper time he will give to Warron S.
Reese a certificate of election as United
States senator from Alabama and will
Issue similar credentials to the four or
five contesting congressional candidates
Governor Oates will sign the certificates
of the gentlemen declared to be elected
mid it is tho calculation of Mr. Kolb that
Republicans and Populists in the house
will seat Che contestants and thereby vir
tually recognise Mm as tho proper gov
ernor. In order to prevent this lino of
notion a bill hns been prepare dby Repre
sentative Knight of Hnle county to go
before the legislature Immediately upon
Its assembling entitled. "An act to pre
vent any attempt at usurpation of public
office.*'
Tho troops have all left the city and
everything Is qniot. Neither Oates or
Kolb appeared on the streets today.
JOHN BURNS AT NEW YORK.
England'* Labor Leader Welcomed to
American Shores.
New York. Dec. 2.—John Burns, M. P„
snd representative of the amalgamated
labor In England, arrived here today on
the steamer Etruria. Samuel Gompera,
president of the American Federation of
Labor, and a couple of local labor lead
ers, went down the bay on the revenue
cutter and boarded the big liner at quar
antine to receive the noted Englishman.
Ths real welcome, however, did not oc
cur until Mr. Burns reached the pier.
There hundreds of members of trades
unions escorted him to the Columbia ho
tel. On his way up West stree tmany
stevedores who had worked on the Lon
don docks recognised their champion, and,
grasping his hand, saluted him with
•'Good luck to you, John.”
Mr. Bums commented on these incidents
later at hts hotel and spoke of the pleas,
ure be experienced when he was remem
bered and addressed so familiarly by
those ho had known In the old days, ,
Mr. Bums Is accompanied by David
Holmes, a London labor leader, who,
with Mr. Burns, comes to this country as
the representatives of the trades union
.congress party of England to attend the
annual congress of the American Federa
tion of Labor at Denver, which begins
December 10.
DR. BARBOUR DEAD.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 2.—Hon. B. John-
aon Barbour died at his home tn Bar-
bourvtlle. Orange county, this morning
In the 76th year of his Ufa The de-
cessed was a ion of Governor Barbour
of Virginia, who was also minister to
the court of St. James. He served In the
general assembly of Virginia and took
a deep Interest In public attars, but was
more widely known as a brilliant orator
owing to his high literary attainments.
REFINERIES RESUME.
Brooklyn, Dec. 2.-Resumption of work
at the sugar refineries In the easter dis
trict, which recently shut down, was be
gun tonight when at 6 o'clock 609 men
were sent to woik and ton more were put
on at midnight. Tomorrow It Is prom
ised 1.300 additional men will be given
employment.
THE NEGRO’S VOTING POWER, DR. MIQUEL’S PLANS FOR REFORM
He Thinks the Enfranchisement of the Prince of Wales' Visit a Topic of Orest
Negro Warn a Great Mistake to Be Interest—Some Incidents of the Life
Thoroaahty Regretted—Tho of tl.e Prince,. Ol.m.rcL
Loyalty of the Soath. . The Tariff on Grain.
NorwTork, Dec. 2.—The Rev. Madison Berlin, Dee. 2.—The speech from toe
O. letors of too Bloomlngdale church, throne has been finally revised, and Is
Cn a prelude to his sermon this evening. In the form in_whldh to* emperor will
said: “Hnvng reoently spent a few reald “ to toe' deputies next Wednea-
■weeks Ih too South, I feel It to bo my day- 11 0001111,18 to* usual declarations
duty publicly to admit that 1 had un- ,hat Cftrtnuny enJoys ^lcndly relations
t:i I enlarged my Information by per- S* Jt"2" and the “P Ira '
«oo« ,• . y «<>na of all Europe eoem to point to
son-rt observation, an entrely erroue- the maintenance of peace. A sympa-
ous Idea of the South, and I tako this thetlo reference to Alexander iii.'s
means plibltcly to apologize for tlioso I death ls about the only noteworthy
uncharitable,. thoughts. My lectures I ' ealure °C toe paragraphs concerning
were on American lines and my pious forciffn "ftoirs. Touching domestic poll-
for lntenser Amerleaulsm and mom I -* “?■ * mtwror ^ ‘ho
ontouslasr-c loyalty to American Pleas. ZSlJTtoo
as laid down by tho founders of our and that,ths full strength of the law
repubho, met ©voryivheru with tho bo exe'rtgd 1 to control the socialists
heartiest response. If the iocsn of war agitation. ■
should be sounded, a foreign foo In- He wi>l express hops that too reieh-
vade our sliores, or an insurrectionary |; 8tU8 ' * ive tho government the
body arise in our midst, a mill on men, neQa ® d »wjvport to these ends. He will
armed to the teeth, would coino from nmncUX roform8
the South and rally round tho Bag of tr *h. t0 P iWe the flnanoes
i z r “inr.
true American part of our nation to- workingman's Insurance and measU4
day, because of tbo 1mm station which relieve the agricultural distress twill
ls now weakening and undermining tho bo »Huded to briefly. The recent min-
foundaCons of our society. Rebel! ,ster ‘ al cH»is, which everybody would
TiUt word must henceforth not be U1 ™. t0 hav<1 ^Plained, will be Ignored,
spoken. I believe that the South today ‘} ue * tIon of passing n memorial
grasps the hand of tho North iu a fel- “ ooooe 1 rnln * Alexander HI.
lomsb-p which has la ,t no misgiving thT S. Zttl^Eu^f CT
nor deceit. The public meu of tne aa usual, opposes anything that tho
South are not, as with us, "professional government advocates, and aavs m hi.
foreigners, who have made public Frelssinulge Zellung that the Jim
offices a public steal. Tue Southern tion win be u«ain«?..ii LI . ^
men in public office are patr.otlo uud the death© of for* ‘ P en ‘?' as
uevoted, consc.ent.ou.lv American in.i ,. . oC fore 'gn sovereigns here-
pc.BOnally tlie embodiment of lutegri b l' et ‘ merely “ unouncftd ,0
ty. But you say they don't believe u , v f rrichstag in ^aae Jt was la session,
negro UomlnaCon. Neither do we honn. ^»'^ e ® overnme “' will try to
North. We bel.evo -n too negroes fill- memory d«plte too
chfs be 6 °nT in 1118 S0Utl1 - EufInn - P ° l8s remaps In doubt tK" In fistic
J} ® ® “ U me V'-Sroee Immediately democra.ts mad mdlcnL are in
after the.r emincip.tc.on was practical- lMglle to defeat the election of Herr
ly one of the greatest mistakes rnailo bc Ptorident of tbo
by any free government, in many nil . S b i 10 Previous session
counties and states too colored voters von r ,he b 5 UEO will be: Herr
dre lu toe majority and a
ride woiUS take toe government. Ne- Dr. Bueritlia. fecond vlceJ)resident * ’
giodommarion will mean white dam- dr; MiqShS'
‘“The solid South is broken, and will &
break more and more If they, are let I will i» Jk. driquel’e reform prwGM's
alone. But .Jet the n^xt congress agl- are un-
* a ° rce bill and self defense will I t0 lb * : . Tbe b®Me«Uon of ihe
sol dlfy the South again. 2“? r *® ultlr <»nt«-ibu«ons to toa impe-
“A suffrage limited to an educafonal tbereTc w U ™i«h f °„ r f noah * r year - « D, J
qualification is the on.y solutionoftho
But Illiteracy s net ««*« at the Tttmo toe ncS-
confined to the South. Our Northern I 1 *®* ««ulation- o*f uhe amount of fu-
c.t.es. are thronged with foreigners as tu Ii ^, eraIJ coiitratouUon.
Jml^oile In the r Iguorauco and d^- tArXtt <3Q NH&v*Uy6» do not
graded In their morals as wore tluf tab^ f'avp 1 ^. lihouyn they will
:• *• “enaco SS^f
ee Institutions. I agriculture, with a novel projent which
be tot mire would solve toe problem of
ANOTHER BANK ROBBED egiUcultuKH diritrea?. He nislos tout the
■— ‘ gpvenameat buy OJrmom grain, grind It
This Time the Defaulter Was a Geonrla. 2“ ‘ e ’'' v ? r '"’ m , em mUH aWd sell the pro-
born Brooklynite ** v Uct aibroal<s . Jbe small grain growers,
ynite. - h * «iyo, would be thus ausured Of an
Brooklyn, Dec. 2.—Another Jharkct and higher priced. Tho
Mtlon with ^ pl i ,n ' btla b ? m f03olved In silence at the
., , many or tho curious (eaturoa mfnjjitry of agriculture.
Which have distinguished those In the The Gther'propodaJs of too Agrarians,
Chemical and in too Shoe and Leather I ? uc 1' 08 fisher protection for sugar,
Banks in New York camo to light ve. celB . grain, and slmiilar fiinm p.-oducts,
*®, r . d ? y - 10 this Iasi Instance thedts’t'n- bawe tbten treated In ttit samt manner.
fmS n , S m ea L ure . 18 the ‘mallness of the Emperor WUiiam has
amount the bank will lose, but as In the Nmited Hanwnersien's activity to toe
?‘Jf r •wo c “«“. according to the at lea mll,tar y plan at canal* which he
• t ^ cm ' tho shfity hank official bc 'I , es to ouft to rough several Prussian
nrui bathing from his wrong doing, I districts. The©e canals would benefit
toe ”,?" cy v , whloh was taken from fanning tnbeiwstB greatly, but toe Agra-
of Y h ~ lnt0 th ® pockete Mans do not think much 6f them,
tional FrtSl* J‘“"« facturers ' Na- , Tho antll-Semltco. wtho hailed with de-
SSSbmvr Broadway, Wll- lght toe confing of Hohenlohc and Kel-
exJSJd 27'sm totofmh ^r Untnot to Mf' b( - ain nfistnust both, and expn'ss
keener. ‘i" h 0011 - ,,nlrh! *’ » ba ‘ much more is to be had
connected wtto the 2 een wm mer - 'ban from toe hated
yea£and hi. a'comSfic. C , f “ priy !- ?’ he B0m l'°fil®' < *l newSpapsrs
Moog, the son of a livery stable 1 kfSie?' « lve 1 * lbumla ?' fou*® f° 0 ‘'his avulsion.
Leltcb was discharged from th. a ’ ,lhe5 ' b ro '«SI strongly ttg.rini»t Jew
threo months ago the shoruge mili bjl . Mo * 08 * »»*>*»“ practice. The
came to light during the last week it <un,l ' s ‘ mlt * a mean tio test Hohenloho'o
was exposed through the change In book- P"M!*>n by tnf rmluclng a bill forbid-
keepers necessitated by Leltch's dtsmls- dlnB 1510 tmmtjratlon of Jews,
cal'iedto uLk'hI' e .M t U nl, t i, , ? 0 il te *5 er . J as l ALBERT EDWARD'S VISIT,
bean going on. The officer* or the bank 'oiZrifiaJay “‘iZ? 1 ® J* tatpectwl here
hop. to recover the full amount and two mv|Z £«n N M™ any
toys ago took steps In that direction. awoSldi£22? ijRli"* 1 the en WW
President Loughran ot tho tank said P0 , UUfl8 " y®‘ now both
tonight that he would prosecute both to^h-tikl? Mroleo ccevcur In
Leltch and Moog, and it Is likely that f^ehor.v the printa has
warrants for thel rarrest will be applied f^ r ™ e 5,' th *J^® ot meAlMor. Accord-
for tomorrow. Leltch Is about 27 years *° ul'fa'tdhes from St. Petersburg,
of age and was bom In Savannah. tho «» ar «nd czarina, sfleer visiting Co-
peobegen In June, and Gsborno In July,
»y w-ay of
CRANDALL IN JAIL. „„„ „
— I Berlin. That toe ccmpcror does not look
Bondsmen Give Up the Johnson City with pleasure on the tilrrm ot an Anvlo-
. Bank President Ruwlvn tatentte Is self^vMent. His dls^
- I sa tisfaction has been Impressed by the
Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 2.-J. E. Cron- S?°L r ' ut 7 vrt J? n * lvon 10 «>« Prince of
dall,- president of the First National Bank Na 'P , «' In St. PotcrdbiitK. As a renre-
- - ■ - KCMntiVl. Of TV In— It.—vtn.
English agalnslt Russf8i*S trustier allies,
the French."
PRINCESS BISMARCK'S DEATH.
Tne nawspjipers are tilled with toe de'
tails of Priucess B-emavaK's dieatih. The
Neuste Nuahrlchien Buys that during
the sunny days in November she took
long drives to ibid farewell to toe best
loved cornea around Vartm.
After Nov. 17 she did not leave her
bed, although she lusistod upon direct
ing her household to tho last. The old
cnancetoc visited her bedside twice
every night. He was taking a short
rest tn his own room on too last night
wtiou Dr. Schwcnmnger called him to
her deathbed, A correspondent men-
tlons lu the Neuste Naohrichteiu that
tho princess never heard her husband
speak In tne rdchstiig. “It would he
too painful." she said "to ece him light
ing men who wish him evil.” In times
when rumore of plots to nssussnato her
husband were especially numerous she
was over fearful of an attempt to
poison him. and prepared nil his food
with her own hands. Tho correspond
ence between them 1ms been reprinted
to ehow their mutual devotion. Wher
ever Blsmurck was, he would close the
busiest day with a letter wishing her
goodulghf. He would send her a bit of
Jessamine from Peterhof, odshvclss
from Gaateln and heuther blossoms
from France.
TAX ON AMERICAN GRAIN.
Information from good sources lull
cates that tne government thinks of
levying prohibitory taxes on American
cereals and timber unless congress
modifies the tariff on German sugar.
Such a measure would help lull toe
oomplalnts of the agrarians against
the reciprocity tariff Introduced by CU-
privl.
Tho socialistic democrats deputies
WEI meet here on Thursday to consld-
or too Bobet-Vullmar feud and ar
range a programme of parliamentary
action. GrtKenberger, Vollmur’s lieu-
tenant, will advise his chief to maka
a sacrifice to harmony and Llebknecht
will try to pacify Rebel. Tho object
ls to eleme up the ranks In too face
of tbo common foe, even If permanent
unity cannot be established.
Tho peoplo of Dresden have decided
to erect a statue to Blemarck In too
Market place. Tho unveiling will tako
place on Bismarck's 80th hl-rthday.
Conferences of German railway em
ployees have been held in Munich,
Stuttgart, Oarlsruhe, Mayonco and oth
er cities. All voted for toe stoppage
of all freight train*, and most of the
passenger trufoa on Sunday, so as to
give the officials a day of rest. Tho
South German governments favor the
reform.
The Vossleche Zoltung’s Toklo cor
respondent suys that German is rapidly
displacing English as tho principal for
eign language In Japan. Tho Japanese
minister of education has Issued a re
script substituting German at tho head
of the fcavgn languages 'taught la toe
universities and high sohools. There
* re seven German professors In the
University of Toklo.
The trial of Vbn* Kofze, the central
figure In the anonymous Tetter scan-
dal at court, la expected to end wtth
an acquittal.
The Austrian government has con
cluded negotiations with the Roths-
child syndicate for a loan of 76,000,000
florins, which" is required to complete
the reform of too country. The syndi
cate already holds tho greater part of
tlie needed bullion. 0
CIVIL SERVICE KEI’ORT.
A WMte Fanner Killed and His
Daughter Shot by a Negro
Villain.
LEIGH’S BODY HACEED TO PIECES
His Daughter Used a Shotgun md guvaA
ths Lira of Hsrsalf and Hn Mathsr
—rrosptat of s Lynching if
tho Ntgro 1s Captured,
of Johnson City, was arrested this sfter-
noon on charges made by the New York
correspondent of tho bank that Crandall
had made false entries In their account.
He was held in $5,000 bond, wMch he was
unable to give. He was also under bond
on two other oharges and last night his
bondsmen gave him up and he will nrob-
ably go to Jail.
The condition of the tank, which failed
two weeks ago. la tad. and creditors will
not get over 20 per cent, on the dollar.
SHERWOOD DIXON DEAD.
Chlaogo, Dec. 2—Sherwood Dixon, the
nowly appointed United States district at
torney for the nprthern district of nil-
nols, died today at hi* residence In liti*
city of bronchial consumption.
COUNTY TREASURER MISSING.
Fort Worth. Tex.. Dec. 2.—Ex-Treasur
er E. M. Phelps of San Augustin* county
has beer, missing from bis home In Ran
Augustine since November 17. The county
safe I* locked and Phelps’ successor can
not gain admlaalon.
LYNCHED BY NEGROES.
Ocala. Fla., Dec. 2.-U la reported here
that a negro named William Jackaon waa
lynched by negroea near here today. He
hod ravished a negro woman. He had
been arrested, but negroea took him from
the officers and bung tun.
ror?rnuV-, K i ns Husjih.rt'and the fu-
in*. ?1S ‘ x> * w ,a <*« triple Allt-
crown PMta® bar *v-
*r y re S*-‘° ®*fi®Gt seme connldsra-
yet ♦** wm net Invited to toe
r ' ,m waa ‘°Uhd for
Gen. BoWefflne arid Attrnlral Gervalse,
Durlrt ? bl * short
otnj ai 'Potsdam toe crown prince told
the emperor a few tih!ng» shout the
enube given him and toe cordiality ex
tended to the Frowtomeu. If the
Prince of Walen dlaplpanes the din-
*L Ma . ‘ m ’Pre»ion lout by the crown
prince d Story, he will do more than
ever be torn ito supprivs bad feeling
strong th© *k>wero.
The sum!-official nevapagwj contlneu
to treat toe Anglo-Ruastan UTleratind-
lug as an Influence for peace and there-
fore for the strengtoenlng of toa Triple
AHaroe. The KseliAtahe Zeltung de-
rtss existence of , definite agrae-
most, hskltoj toot England Is merely
feeling her may wtth Russia.
The Novoe Vromya, recurring yester
day to the subject at tue Anglo-Riwlsn
undrr,standing, oonanetiled caustically.
cm toe trttouslontle predictions of ihe
London emits. "The stitemenM iFle*.
Ing n clone WsnrisMp between England
and Russia.' U oayr, "are incoherent
bahMe. Ruprla derfros on entente with
BnglMd s« regards the DanlanelFs.but
never wouM became toe tool ’of toe
Tbo Corffmtritom Hopes to itnnlly Per-
foot All Dapartnuots. -
Washington, Dec. 2.—Thu oloventh
annual report of tho o'vil sei vioa com
mission, which construe vely ls to ac
company Fresldent Cleveland's mes-
«ago tomorrow, but .which, like oilier
documents, ls perp’.ttad to seo daylight
beforehand, Cs to somo orient explan
atory, but it Is also declamatory and
aggressive.
The commission stated that the folly
of 4I10 misstatements Indulged In as to
toe questions asked In tbo examina
tions has (been so patent that they nro
now rarely repeated. One of toe fa
vorite untruths of tho spoilsmen, says
tho report, Is that tho questions nro
irrelevant and not practical, but as a
matter of fact tho questions asked art
practical and relevant to tho duties of
tho positions sought. It Is not claimed
that, under all circumstances, a system
of competitive examinations would bo
best for filling all positions, but what
is claimed Is that under too existing
conditions this system Is infinitely bet
ter than too patronage system, which
* fit present tho only nltornut.vft.
In tho larger postofflees it is said
that tho law is now better observed
than It 1ms ever been before, nnd tho
postofllco at 'Baltimore ls mentioned as
one In which too Improvement Is shown
nnd as affording an instance ot tho
good done by tho commission’s investi
gations. Tho Indianapolis postotnen
.is also spoken of as one whlcU was very
bad from a civil service putt ol view
and which is now in perfect shape.
IRwton and Chicago aro sad to do
offices where tho Law. Is observed well.
Tn too railway mall sorvico too law
das boon absolutely served and nether
appointments nor removals have been
made for apolitical reasons.
After speak’ng of too conviction or
Postmaster Ickes of Newark, N. j„ and
Internal Revenue Collootor Haney
Kentucky for making political as
sessments Cn tho presidential campaign
of 1882, referenco Is made to too caso
of C. H. J. Taylor, recorder of deeds
for tho District of Columbia. 0r which
n report ls now In tho bauds of tho
president for aotlon. Of this the com-
mission ssys:
“In invest gating this caso too com
mission was much stru 't by th<* condi
tion of terrorism that obtained a tbo
unclassified Oil service. In the* ser
vice there Is no security of tenure.
Removals aro made for purely political
and personal reasons, snd there 1* an
amount of corruption In consequence.
In the tmciass’fled civil service nnd m
the excepted place* at Wa»uhgnn tho
conditions are as bad as ever. These
evils will be largely cured by tha re
cent extension of ton tlaxsiflcations In
the departmental serv'oe.”
Tho recent extensions, already trade
irabtlo, aro stated in detail, with their
effects, snd It Is said tlut there ate
only a few 'mportant branches of the
service yet unclassified.
Nownan, Ga., Dec. 2.—A murder that
has never been 6urpaw3d in devejleh
design and Inhuman execution occurred
hero last night. Tbo wildest scones of
excitement" are' prevalent In Ncovnan
nnd vicinity over too murder at in.d-
night last of Mr. A. B. Le'.gn, a prom
inent middle Georgia* farmer, and the
shooting of his pretty 17-year-oil daugh
ter, Miss iWfllto Leigh, by a negro farm
iianTl, At mtuDlght Mr. Leigh was
awakened by Joe Bean, n thriftless ne-
gro laborer, who had been Irregularly,
employed on too farm when on extra!
hand was needed. Ho had loafed about
the farm In toa intervals of labor. Un
told Mr. Leigh that a tenant namrja
Clem had been suddenly stricken and
wanted some modlolno. Mr. Leigh
gavo It to the negro to taka to Glean,
but Bean refused, and tbo two men
started off together. Fifteen minutes
later Bean returned and told Mrs. Deign
that her husband had seat for her to go
to too. neighbor’s. Mrs. Leigh-grow,
suspicious at tills point, as sho saw a
pistol In tho negro’s hand. Ho brushed
Into too house. Tho negro refused to
leave when ordered and tho daughter
grabbed a double-barreled gun and lev-i
eled tt at-Blm. Ths negro aimed bis
weapon nfltl fired. Tho young lady fired
the noxt Instant and again the reports
of tho negro's pistol rang out. Ho then
turned nnd fled, tho young lady firing
after him. 'One of tho negre’a elm's
took offecfln Miss Leigh's face, mak-
tag a serious wound, but, still plucky,
she went out and arousal tho neigh
bors.
A search - of fifteen minutes resuilted
In finding 'Mr.'Leigh’s body, hacked to
ptcres, less than fifty ynrda from tho
residence. His head was crushad in
nnd almost severed from his b'«ly by
knlfo cuts In .toe nook. Tbo chest nnd
neok were butchered with n knife or
.razor in a manner that Indicates tbo
work of a madman. Tbo mutilation
of too head was something fearrril. An
gry citizens set.out to search for tho
negro. Thoy searched all day but have
not found him. -They 1i.lvo found tracoa
of him nt several places, and it
n ? fc bo ^Wls'ngr if a jyochlnjr talsea
place. Tho peoplo of tho entJro ccuhfy.'
aro Jn a terrible srac-e cf oxcltemout.
fire at tifton.
*?“• new residence, About com-
01u * bt fire tills rooming Inelde a
partition and yr»» burned very badly. Tho
loft* I* about $1,000, covered by Insurance.
Slrt? ^ re ' lrobab 'Y eft Incendiary orl-
ARiffSnCB LIKELY.
HISTORIAN FROUDB'S WILL.
London. Dec. 2—The will of James An.
tbony Froudo orders that all hli literary
papers be destroyed, Inoludlng th* im
printed document* concerning th* Csr-
lylce. wMch Thomas Carlyto bequeathed
to him.
Borne High Official Muet Negotiate WltH
the Japaneae.
.^5?°"' ®®c. 2—'Tho correepondent ol
the Times In Choe Foo wire*:
"All trafflo to tho north-ward will ceae*
In ten day* and lha Japaneae will hava
to bo quick If they Intend to attack Pe-
SI? E I® reported that tha next
attackwlll bo made upon Wol-Hal-WoL
but Gen. Chang, a bravo and competent
officer, commanda tho defense of this
forelrnwe ani 1,9 lB a,,lnt ®' 1 b Y several
A Chinese refugee from Port Arthur
f? y " M, 1 ' seacral* tad equal command. In
tn« defence aaid all fought bmvely, but
te plana lacked consolidation, henco the
it/ 98 ™ ^ wo Bcnsrals cecaped, ona to
Chee Foo. where ho la In hiding, and the
KSS”' " <® -kely that toej
taT e ra. fle .* l Lrd , . a ^^ a d!
Tlie Ohlneae four that If peaco bo con-
niundle n . < h y ‘fc®, *l®b an ded troop* will
reach 0,9 ’ Who <> countr Y within their
The last reliable report Is that Japan
Informed the United States mlnlBter that
EEE 1A willing to negotiate If China
Jhu V. U0 . tor p * acc ‘ Chlna h®" I 00 ®
“lA therefore no armistice la probable
The Times hear* from Kobe: "Th*
governmint ha* publlihed a etatement
that Commander Dotting waa not prop
erly accredited by China to negotiate for
peace and that China muet accredit a
high official with complete power."
rrPHOID IN OYSTERS.
Doctor's -Explanation of a Connecticut
Fever Epidemic. ,
Nemr Hsven, Conn., Deo. 2.—Under
tba bonding "Typhoid at Wesleyan
University," toe current Issue of tha
Yale Medical Journal s.ys: "Tfio re
ports received from Middletown show
conclusively Hint too typhoid outbreak:
was caused by oysters obtained In New
Haven which bad been contaminated
by sewerage from a house whore the
disease had been prevailing. All who
have the disease nt Middletown nto
Iho oysters raw. Dr. Foots has shown
that tho typhoid bacclllus can live In-
sldo ths oyster shell."
Dr. Foote ls demonstrator of bade-
rlology In Yale Medical School nnd
made t series of exponman'S to dolor-
m'ne toe points mentioned. '
Or. Lindsey of the stats board of
health says that he is to mike a sp-Val
report In regard to tho typhod tp‘-
demlo nnd that tho report is now in
prepanifsn.
DROWNED WHILeTkaTINO.
Newport, VI.. Dec. 2—Wlllle Daggett,
aged l». Ed Scott, aged 12, and George
Kilby, aged 16. were skating on Hie lake
last evening when they skated Into a rift
at Farmnt’s Point and drowned. Tha
bodies ware recovered today.
CASIMIR.PERIER KNIGHTED. ’
8t. Petersburg, Dec. 2.-Th* czar ha*
conferred the grand ribbon of St. Andrew
Nswskt upon President Caslmlr-Pericr of
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