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THE MACON
MACON, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9,’ 1894-TWELVE PAGES.
. UK ffi
Determined on Silling the Retired
Revenue Cutter List Bill If
He Has the Ability.
STRUCK SOME POWERFUL BLOWS
The Gentleman From Mltunrl Aikert
Hr. Bontollo to Keep Hlt BloutU
Shot, ut Stood Up for Alt llto
Principle, of Homooracy.
of williams vs. Settle, from the Fifth
dffitrlot of North Carolina.
Under the special order the house
took up the bill to so amend the Into
state commerce law as to permit rail
road companies to pool their eamlugs.
At the close of the debate, Mr. Pat
terson of Tennessee. In charge of the
bill, after vainly endeavoring to ob
tain unanimous consent to close the
general debate, gave notice that on
Tuesday afternoon next at 3 o’clock
he would ask the house to second the
demand for -’the previous nuestipn upon
the passage of the bill. The house at
4.40 adjourned until Monday.
LAMAR IS IN TROUBLE.
TVUsftlngton, Dec. 8.-<Le®3 ithan one
hundred members were to their sea-io
when Speaker Crisp called the house to
order at noon today.
The Ml raported last session by 'Die
committee on Interstate and fcoign
committee on interstate and foreign
tihe (revenue oullltOT service, and thel'dby
promote Its efficiency, wus taken up In
committee of the whole.
Mr. Mallory (Democrat) of Florida
advocated the passage of the bill, and
floated that Idle officers In tthe cutter
service were appointed by the president
for life, and When IneU'pacdtated by ago
or. Infirmity from dischaging their du
ties there was lib. way tmdor the pres
ent law of- providing for them B3ive by
placing them on Waiting orders alt three-
qunrators pay. At present thiiity of the
220 offleetv in flhe servioe were on wait
ing orders. Such a course prevented
pi’omdito to the ucairo offloers, who
were sometimes compiled to perform
the duties of odicers of a tilgh
rank withoilt receiving commensurate
pay therefor. Evany consideration that
Impelled the cdtnbltehmertt of a retired
MU: foT the army or navy was an argu
ment in favor of the passage of toe
bill.
MR. CLARK'S LONG TALK.
The Mil was further edvoealtwl by
Messrs. BigllUh (Democrat) of New Jer
sey and Covert (Democrat) of New
Fonk. and 'Mr. Clark (Democrat) of Mis
souri entertained dhe house with one of
his characteristic' speeches in opposi
tion. Openly avowing hts punpose to
talk the Mil ID deal*, M C ®“ M ’ 5S
ttdd that the last half of Oho well
"Truth crushed to earth will rise aguln:
The eternal years of God are nets;
But Eilror wounded, writhna fn palin,
Arid dies amid her worShtpem.
was a lie. and that the history elf the
bill dumoostl railed It. „
“I thought twice last stmrmtir con
tinued Mr. Clark. 'Hh'.vt 1 had killed It.
3 ro>'0ced to the thOughtt tiKilt I had
be~n enabled to kill one steal In my one
session In comtsreisfl: and I. did ret .be
lieve It would be my la.1l. and to give
you a pdtnlter. I do not think It will be
my test one. yet” (Laughter and ap-
1> '"i a would like to take the Am&riCan.
people irfSo my confidence and to sate
to them honnsely, paitridtlcaMy, as a
mun, a reiptreuerJ aaityve and a citizen,
than a m'ofa dangerous, more venal, a
more vivlloue. a more fur-reacihlrag bill
of evil was newer anltioduced in thin
house tSitvn Uhls. I am a Democrat.
(Cries of ’Glad to hear M.'
"I am not (the sort of Democrat 03
the man who first uMleered that declar
ation. He oughlt to uimend Ms using of
It. I am a Democrat now.” .
Mr. D.ilwl (Republcan) of Penusyl
vamiia—Are you sure?
Mr. Clark—The gentleman who rep
resents ihe PlttSburg dlltliidt ought to
keep pretty tft«n. Democracy does, not
mean ttto spoils of office.
.aughfor (tom R<P^llear»n,nd colter
Hla Record at Lynchburg la Anything
but Good.
Lynchburg, Va., Dec. 8.—For some
weeks the* question of lightin;; this city
has been in a great muddle owing to
the mysterious manipulations of a man
named David Lamar, brought here and
mad 1 © general manager of tflie local
electric company, i/miar's mahouts
having excited suspicion, his record
was hunted up and last Tuesday n: rav
age assault was made upon him by
Councilman. Hammer in the columns
of tho News. Extracts were reproduced
from the Mobile Register of February.
1S02, exposing Lamar’s career in iha/t
city and denouncing ihton as & highway
robber and impostor. The culminating
sensation was last night, when Lamar
was specifically charged In the city
council with attempting to bribe an
expert electrician to make a false
statement, to.the council as to the ccst
of producing the light, in order to pre
vail upon that body to give his com
pany the contract, and not build a city
plant. The.’contract had already been
awarded to Lamar’s company, but the
award was revoked by the council naid
the committee ordered to Invite other
bid*. Last night officers of the company
who are honorable men repudiated La
mar’s transactions and professed en
tire ignorance of his method®. It is not
unlikely that Lamar will be nabbed by
the police.
SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT.
cheers from tihe Democratic slide). That
sounds -ridiculous to some. i WHJg; .
Mr. Cameron (R^ipubltoan) of nVooftj
—The gemtktnmn te a humorist no well
as a Democrat. , .
Mr. Clark—It does ndt soumd humor
ous either. It means that (Ihe people of
Hhto oounttry are going to rule this
country. (Republican mpplaiuse). \co.
you clap. I undicn^ta-nkl ejdadtay wnat
you ore tiaro for. and you clap for the
doclaraltion of tihe diskingalahect orator
from New York-4toe ReutoHcano did,
not the Democrata-Hwhen ihe whs fight
ing for the principles of the corpora
tions and monopolies against the prin
ciples of the people*. (Appdause on the
DemoomlOc side). Deny It? I give you
u, fair chance to deny it. When Mr.
Bryan dtood up here, tihe most dLoquent
tribune Chat the people have hart hi this
. ball ClaufsOvter cm tihe Republican side)
'■ 'for tile last thirty yearn*-'’
Mr. Boutelle (RepttbHcan) of Maine—
The las: of tihe tribunes?
■NOT VERY FIABI/IAMENTAR Y.
Mr. Clark—You keep your moush shuit.
(LaMjchtvF). When Mr. Bryan, ithe most
oloquenlt tribune of Che people that ever
eloort in <Ms corn-gross mood up hero
ankl laid dow.ni the prtnolplea of Democ
racy and tire pHodtHefl of the people as
against itlhe rule of the corporations, a
railroad ni.ltarney that was (floated to
congress. tlhat has not even a seat on
bhto floor, except iby courtesy, cut and
smirked an grinned, and pulled h!s
speolaoles off and put them on, and
rubbed his torso, and ifiio corporailon
butterfllto of tho corating efimgrtas rat
r round him and grlnmed and smirked
to hope af far.'are ydt Bo come. It looked
pretty hard for Democratic principles.
But 1 am hero to osserv. them, and one
Is (this: that a main who does not earn
his puy has no riahk to U. That to my
view, and that la the Donjocratls view.
Tile hired Itooln of the corporation* of
this house can. ns far as I am con
cerned, Whey cam go to the everlasting
deuce. (Laughter).
Continuing. Mr. Clark said: "There
lias been so much Infernal demagog-
ery'on this floor on both Bides of the
house about soldiers; 'rebels,' 'federals,’
that I have got sick of it. I was just
about six months or o year too young
to get Into the army. I tried my ever
lasting best tojjet Into both of them.
All that I warned was a chance to
fight Of course, I have got better
eonse now. If any man that served In
the federal army faithfully and got
hurt I would vote to give R to mm,
although my heart was with Morgan
and that gang of rough riders daugh
ter). If one of Morgan's men should
rise up out of the ground and ask for
a pension l would vote to give'it to
him—not b -ynise he deserved It for
serving the government, but because
of Ills spirit as an American citizen.
But when a fellow goes around, sails
up and down the coast, eats oysters
and canvaeback ducks, drinks wine
atid has the entree to Washington go-
clety, whatever that may be (laugh
ter)"—
Here the gavel fell, and the hour
having expired, the committee arose.
Chairman Dockery declining to enter
tain a " request for unanimous contest
that Mr. Clark might proceed, mid the
bill went over.
Mr. Brown, Democrat of Indiana,
gave notice that he would on Thursday
next ask the house to consider and
dlspcce of the contested election case
They Propose a State Convention in
Alabama If Immediate Action
Is Not Taken.
KOLB HAKES A CERTIFICATE.
At(«K«41h*£lMtlono( Rent m United
States Senator, but Wma careful «
About a Statement of tho
Hour unit the Minute.
The Tradesman Reports All the Big In
dustries Quiet.
Chattanooga, Dec. 8.—Reports to the
radesman from all parts of the South
for the past week show a quiet condition;
generally In Industries. Lumber reports
show a steady improvement, the demand
for pine and cypress is growing, but ex
ports are less than an average. The pro
duction of iron In "tho South Is slowly
Increasing and sales are larger; stocks
are small, but prices are no better. The
ardware business is quieter than for sev r
eral months. Coal continues in steady
demand, with an Increasing output. Near
ly all the mines In Tennessee and Ala
bama are working full time. New cot
ton mills are continuing to spring up in
the South. A 20.000-spindle mill was or
ganized this week by the Clifton Manu
facturing Company at Clifton, S. C. Two
largo cotton mills at New Orleans have
decided to go Into finer goods. The Min-
eola Lumber Company, with $100,000 capi
tal, was organized at Mineola, Ga.; the
Shreveport Fertilizer Company, with 550,-
000 capital, at Shreveport, La.; the Padu
cah Electric Company, .with $40,000 capi
tal. at Paducah. Ky„> this week. The
Standard- Lumber Company of Gbldffcoro
decided this week to put $10,000 Into turnl-
ture and veneer factory. to tne
Tradesman Indicate quite valuable dis
coveries this week of barytes for com
mercial use • In Alabama and Georgia.
FIGHTING IN NEW ORLEANS.
Tlie Olyir&G Glufo’s Case to Bp Brought
Up Again.
New Orleans, Dec. S.—The case of
tiio aititoroey-ffeneiul vs. tthe Olympic
Club, which upon appeal too tho su
preme count was remanded for a now
trial, .will come up ibefore Judge Rlghitor
on -the Kith iust. The object of th.s
su’.t, !<t will he rcmenVbered, was to pre
vent gliove contents aud (to cancel tho
dub's charter.
Uprm the first ‘trial of the case the
dub came out victorious. The uttor-
ney-genernl, in behalf of the stuite, then
carried the ma titer <to the supreme court,
wlu.di remanded ft back for a new
trial. Upon the result of this tr’al de
pends whether or not thero will be auy
more glove contests in this city.
STILL A DYNAMITER.
No Changes to Be -Made In the Cnulser
Vesuvius.
'Washington, Dec. 8.—TWO naval board
of confltrucitioii has decided, o'flter sev
eral montha’ oanlafderatlon, nott to rec
ommend i/he aUterolLlon of the dynlumitoe
gunboat Vesuvius into a torpedo cruis
er. .but tm dyn'Elnuc the verssdl 1/n. ser
vice as she is now. lAn act of itlhe laeit
RO?sfan of congress authorized the
transom*!.flan, but the board has con
duced uhait inoHmuch ms the changes
would cost $45,000 and would bo of
dfcUtltful expediency, a (further trial of
the boait as a dynamite thrower wm?
udvlea'Me. The majority of the board
ore of the opln/km dhatt the veKsd iu
useful only tor destroying derelifcts o nxl
far dispatch purposes, Iil-it tthv’a plaUng
being vulnenafoflo to raptd-firo guns a/t
much greater ivirigo fiham her awm pneu
mat 12 guns.
MJontgcimery, Ala., Dec. 8.—Tho Pop
ulist imembers of .tihe assembly in a
very quiet caucus test night passed a
resolution to the effect that tohqy would
act inside of tihe Jaw until the present
session of the assembly ctoses, and if
‘flair election law” and a “fair con
test ixw” .were enuclled they would
abide the results of Hhe contest. In
tihe event of iflailure lb pass such laws
or of tihe -passage of “any oppressive
laws," then another stuitoe convention
of their party is to be oailed "to adopt
some line of <atetlon. M !
<Bhero are bills now pending for the
almemUmemt of the AunliraKan ballot
systbm, which was first tried ladt sum
mer, land also for a contcet r JUw.
Whether these imeasures will pass or
satisfactory to ihe Populists
passey, weryone *wa15B to eee. They
may aitempti to dntLmldUte the Demo-
ciuiOc fmtxjotilty |to lincorporatte -intoo
these hills sucih fd-eUs (as the Populists
chloosc offer. This, however, is not
likely to be done.' The ffropMed threat
of the Populists not to aat within the
kilw after the adjournment of the as-
eeanbly, If 'they Qre noto pleased, on-ly
causes imore smiles, like those before
Kolb’s ithrei.it to force ihls inuugum j
tloU'.
KOLB’S FARCIOAL WORK.
Kblb today weut through the form of
giving n cef Hficuite of eleotton to W. S.
Ree.se, Sr., n-3 United Staites senator.
Iteeise was Ihe momiln'eo o»f the ca-ucus
of Iflhe PcipuWstp in tihe aeeemlbly «md
recedv^d 44 votes on. jbtnlt baHlot, This
is hoped bytlhe PqpuWats to be touncla-
tlou of a contest: betoro Uhe United
States wnalte for Sanaltor Mopgan’o
aealt. but tlrasmuch ns there has never
been 'butt one assefmSbUy, and Ha th^vt
contains eishky-ntta.? uni:*oai.t€6»tod Decn-
aonaJtlc sealto out of 133, tot is difficult , to
see ihmv even the nio<vt blitter partisa-na
in Khe ipcoonlmg. Rnpubfiicain. aerate can
recogxVlze a efaadow o( ai grourjd tor a
coritetit. ‘
Kolb caroCuI today to ghre this
certllksalte in the pretsence of witness’s,
and to hianre ‘these wJ‘jnosr.e® afterwards
mak afflduvilt. as- tbfthe ctxadt roiOnute -he
©nwjoted the . toipee. This was done lo f *
avoid •amy ilh0Wl$ty under (the bill pelid-
knlir More ihe astienibly to ihake'Cllaigul
ifiucfli oonluct as Kolb has reetatily
been engaged in. Ithe bill has passed
the lower house, nind (was a npeclul or
der in the upper house today. Ho was
afratfd lit mighlt become a laiw today,
and hence hUs care. It was not reached,
however, a/nd bo he Is,ton no danger for
the act.
ALABAMA’S TAX RATE.
(Morttgameery, la., Doc. r 8.—-The bill to
false tne tax rune io (lye and. u half
nrllls today passed the lower house bf
the assetmtoly by a solid Democratic
vote. A few of tiba PorpuHltito alao voted
for it. This measure to tn n-cooul with
tlve rccommemdatidons of both the out
going and an-octminig govomora, and
there is no douhit of its becomftiHg a *uw.
CONNORS’ CHALLENGE.
Wants to Flgdit at 100 Pounds and Pre
fers Barry.
Now Orleans, Dec. 8.—-Eddie Myers,
manager and Packer of Joinin'.o Con
nors of Spr'ngfiald, III., oallcd on 4lio
spwt'ng editor of ithe Daily States and
m ule a deposit of $250 in oisli to bind
a ran'roh ■with any man in the .world at
100 pounds, wngh 'n ntt tho ringside,
for $1,000 a side and <tl»e /winner to take
purse, stake and ull, the Ibser to reoeivo
nothing. Jimmy Barry of Chicago' is
preferred in tli-'s challenge and Connors
will allow him tiwo pounds In the fight.
There Is but one proviso mentioned, and
vlr.it is barring Un* Aud'i./Kuni CluU of
Now Orieans. Connors Is penfootJy wIU
J'.rig to fight in (tho O4ymplo or any
other dub.
THEY TAKE THE CASH.
Congressmen Rapidly Converting Their
Stationery Accounts.
Washington, Dec. 8.—The twenty-five
members of the house who wroto to the
sergeant-at-arms at the beginning of the
session asking if they could not colle. t
their mlleago without coming on lieie
are being kept In countenance by n num
ber of other rejected members already
here, who are crowding over each of ter
at the sergeant-at-arms 1 desk In their ef
forts to convert their stationery iuto
cash. The law allows each ip^mbcr $125
a session for sationery, or he can at will
take out its equivalent In cash.
”Oash. please," appears *o be tho re
quest of quite a largo number cf tho
members. It may bo that they do ret
think It will be necessary to use *o much
stationery, as the session Is short, or It
may b© they deem ungrateful coatltuirts
scarcely worth was tin gpostage on. The
fact remains, however, that casa has the
call on stationery In the sergeant-at-arms'
office this cold December.
COTTON MILL BURNED.
Columbia, 8. C., Deo. Kc«i Rank
Cotton Mills In Lexington county, about
twenty-five miles from Columbia, one of
the oldest cotton factories In the state,
was entirely consumed by fire this even*
lng. • Most of tho output on hand, cotton
gdods and some felting, was saved. Tho
fire originated from soot burning In the
•moke stack at about 7 p.m. The total
loss will be something over $75,000. The
amount of Insurance Is unknown.
ATTEMPT AT TRAIN WRECKING.
ChanfeMtom. S. C. # Dec. 8.—An attempt
vraa maHe Chte afternoon to wreck the
no£Mj8btftl passenger train at Lenoir 1 .
Crewe on the Camden railroad.
The engine knocked tihe obstruction off
the track and {ml wiihout Injury to
Lite trade or xxuseenKere.
CHICAGO’S MURDER MYSTERY."
Jordan’s Accomplice ToM About the
Mysterious Box,
Chtioatgo, Deo. 8.—John B. Jersey,
who is under arrest on suspicion of
being impWcaited in tihe Barnes murder,
broke down In Inspector Hunt's office
this morning aird made 'the (following
statement:
Jordan sent for me at 4 o’clock
Thursday Mfoernacut and 'told me to go
to .uhe HiawatUia. flats iand sec hint
8 o’clock" twac mght. Jordan 1heu told
me t.hat he wanted me to help talm to
carry a t>ox out <rf the bosememt. I
went down to ttielp carry' tihO box out
at/ about ti p. m. I asked him w>hLi.t
waa m the box. aud in- repllod: "J'here
is a. dead man In ifc.> Don’t s^iy any
thing about It. I helppd Jordaai carry
the ibox out to Che Vernon avenue front
of tihe 1mlidifng. After ffiffJ box wfl«
oa»rnTed olit, Jordan went away, after
instoructkhg one to wniti until! -he re
turned. 'WWbe wilting K&? him to re-
lifm i fell siisleep on the utops. At
11:30 o’clock I awoke. Tho box was
pnill_ Chore. I went away.. It was some
trttie 5ufer that tihe box-wfea removed
by Jordan and tihe unknown exprosa-
man." • ^ »
During Ihia story Jersey says
furtihar: >:
T mot Jtordan-. tihe next mcffnlng
(Frudoy) in a saloon. He was buying
drinks freely .1 ctsked 'ttilfi :wha.t had
become of tihe box. Jordan’s reply was:
Tti took ail hour to do tiho JofL.’"
Jersey' tihen went on to/euy thiait Jor
dan give hfum anotiher sutti of clothes
and tiwo shirts. There. was blood on
Jerseyii snlrt sleeves .he says from
vno oozing out of tihe box. For asaist-
lug Jomun to remove uhe box, Jersey
says ho wus promised m Job as ns-
ststaait ymator. It is now*- supposed
emit J oru'ATi vvanrtcd Bairnes' Job, which
pCiys $65 & month. . . -
The Woman uueory of tihe oaso Is
Hat j et expiuiinea, bu t Is being'blade of
seooiidiary importumce. in his smte-
menii Jersey denied’ absolutely any
furtiheir kuowtiedge ot uhe crime, or tihla-t
Ihe mis present 'When tne r nunder was
committed. The offloers lunen went to
Jordan's ceil *aoid Infonmea Man of the
oiatement made -by Jersey. The par
tial confession of his supposed aocoan-
pllco nearly overmihelmeu tine principal
suspect in tihe cuse, and lor a fow
moments it seemed a^. If be would
break down. However, be overcame
his impulse to ituflk, and after ft few
minutes’ reflection told the officers he
nod tuofflhlnff to say, but; titoat If In
spector *Hum would call on 'him later
In /the dUy bo might/ talk to that
officer.
During the morning Miss Mahoney,
who was only -hold at* la' witness, was
released on bond.
The Registration and Insurance Bills
Up in the Two Houses
Yesterday,
FLEMING DID SOME HARD TALKING
Car, HI. V.r.l.m of tb. Report of. D..I
to th. s.n.lor. Th.mi.lv.,—Th.
Story W„ D.nl.d 1. Toto by
McOnyor and V.nsbl*.
MAY JXOIIDASB WAGES.
IkjB iM-vcr Rictiorfes’ Ato Mofc’.ng a
Fair Profit on Oii'jjrut.
. 'FaQl RlYer, Mlisa., Doc.' 8.—In h's call
for it gonewl McoUag of the Spinners'
AsxooIaKon liexll Wwlumsdlsj’ n'.gUt,
Soc.rot.iry Hantird 6:iyn that since tho
alUrt/.-nc up of the trihls there has been
a oaut niuil compiWn't: mlado fit) tlio
qantml'Btee of low wages. It Is con-
tended by nvemlwia of tho un’oh from
tnapy-iof the n>;lU thwt the Into out
down In ivsffni of S per cent, hurt made
more thbu 10 per cent, difference In
tha'.r .weekly wages.
“If Hits :s so,” says tlio seerntbry,
"wtoy not mmo to tho meetflns and dis
cuss dulse questions juid strike out a
lino of adt.on itlmit ntU raise your
wases to where they ought) to bo?
Trade 's In n fairly tlourlshlns ootid:-
tton at present. Stooks aro appreohit-
tns in value, (roods aro oowtruotod for
wvll ahead at pr'.oos which aro suro to
return goad dividends to the stook-
lrolders.. I Tho tiDaitrl u bohweca of gilt
pounds of oetttont'and forty-live yards
of jirlnt eitoths nit present qirellaHons Is
about 78 cents. F.frecn pea' cent,
higher wages have been paid and godd
dlvlde.nds imado on a oous'deralhly less
margin of profit than Is brf.ag mlado
at the preaentt time.”
Tho scorqtury of tho Weavers' Un'.on,
In Ills call, motes die flour'idling condi
tion of hast news and says with those
facts tn Wow, they see no reason .why
Olio present reduction In wages Should
not bo rostbred.
ANOTHER CONSTABLE KILLED.
ATTACKED THE MINISTRY.
Rome, Dee. 8.—Napoleon CoUjannl,
•Socialist deputy for Oastro-OIovannl,
questioned tlio government yestorauy
in title cbjimher concerning tho disap
pearance of Important official does-
.meats wthtdh were needed to flx tho
blame In the Eanea Romano. Bcandul.
Premier Crlspl replied thtnc he had no
power to explain the matter.
Oammlllo Pnrmpoltno. Socialist for
Quastallt, Mien made a violent attack
upon tihe ministers, whom Iho de
nounced as the proteutortt of criminals.
Tho SoclaUsta In the chamber are
.more .truculent than ever before, as
they are smarting under the severity
with wfiiloh their former colleague,
Do Felice, iwus treated by itlhe govern
ment.
On Tuesday the chamber will discuss
the enforced dissolution of Socialist
and Anarchist societies throughout the
kingdom. A stormy session Is ex-
peeled. *-. ■
CORRIGAN IS CRAZY.
Tampa, Fla., Doe. 8.—Wlltlum If. Cor
rigan, brother of An-Wblshop Corrigan
of Now York. cVlio has been upending
hin tvlrlters here for aovoral years, ar
rived alUordt a month ago anil took
®)om« for </he s«i»oci at the A'lmetra
hotel. A few ilgj-rt ago he began to act
queerty, and Thursday nifternoor his ac
tions became so sininge limit he was
confined to his room under tftrtct guird,
and Ills brother. Dr. Corrigan, who re
sides at Bam Antonio, Fla., was sum
moned. When Dr. Corrigan arrived ho
pronounced Ms bnaljher Insane, and un-
lees ho tmorovos he mill be sent to an
asylum. The cause of Ihe attack Is
'not known.
GIN IIOUSE TURNED.
Nowton, Dec. 8—(Special.)—(Sirs. 8al-
llo DUdlnv, near Milford, lost her gin
bouse and a lole of cotton, forty or
fifty Imsholi of into anil a lot of farm
irnplerra-utn a fow nfgh'ts ago by fire. It
Is supposed to have been of Incendiary
ong'n.
KILLING IN ALABAMA.
Fayette, Ala., Dec. 8,-Jamea william-
son shot and fatall ywounded William
Cannon hoir here yesterday. The shoot
ing was the result of a difficulty ol a
personal nature, Williamson surrendered.
The Dispensary Law Brings on Moro
Trouble.
Cttumbla, 6. C., Dec. 8—A special
from Spartanburg brings Intelligence
of the killing of another of tho state
wlitoky constables. The killing occurred
shortly after dork this evening at
Gaffney City, a smalt town In the
Piedmont section. Tho victim Is Con
stable Joe Latimer. It seems that Mr.
Latimer wan in behind a- negro res
taurant on the outskirt of the city. He
believed liquor was being void In the
place, and he was hiding out watching
for a m-gro whom ho had sent hi to
purchase a pirit of whisky for him.
Just us the negro returned and gave
the constable the whisky ho woo tired
upon from ambush. Ho was shot
through the Stomach and cannot live,
The town authorities aro hunting for
tho murderer.
BLOCKADED with cotton.
Fall River Manufacturers Have
Bought a Year's Supply.
Fall Itlvor, Maas., Dec. 8.—Great
quantities of cotton are being received
here, and tho New York, New Haven
Brad Hartford railroad Is being over
whelmed with cotton freights Thero
are 185 car loads now In the local
freight yards, and 600 car loadn are
side-tracked in this vicinity awaltng
on opportunity to be unloaded.
The boots of tho Fall River line aro
bringing In the largest freights ever
known here, the steamer City of Taun
ton discharging 2,818 bales of cokton
alone a few days ago. Manufacturers
have purchased a year's supply of tho
raw material on account of the low
prlco.
EDITORS GOING TO CUBA,
’MnBhMfnesy, Ate., Doe. 8.—Secretary
Rountree of the Atabama. Press Asso
okttSoti aonoinidcs today ttot ho h.13
pcWeritofl ari'angamunta for an excur
sion of tttat body to Cuba. The ex
cuWon wtU start from here January
11 ami arrive at Tampa tlio next day
and at IEavnaa the 14th. Rdturnlng,
the psrty will stop at Key West, Thm-
pa. W'irtter Park, Sanford, Palatka. 8L
Augustine and Jackitsiv'.Uo. It will bo
confin-d exclusively to those engaged
In the nnwsfkiper business in bUs state.
KILLED IHS STEPSON.
Kr».tvllh\ Term., Dee. 8.—Near Black-
w.i: I Ian <» k bmiw, H-nry Sadtli
Shot ami killed Ms.stepson, RUbert
Br/dui. Bad feeling Is »all to have ex
isted lejtween. them for some time. How
ever. Smith claims ab.it he (ltd the kill
ing in aeK-defcxice. Brooks Iw.-s
wife and Mrcroi children.
A-Wanlta, Dec. 8.—(Special.)—Tho sen-
samlou of tho session cropped out at a
mcotlng of tho senhto judtdary oom
mlllteo Ihls morning. Under pressure
of tho actum of tho house yesterday
afternoon In refusing to ta-ko up tho
VanabJo insurance bill until the senate
should toko up tho registration bill, tlio
judto'nry orw trad u too watt called
grtther to consider the BltuUtlon.
In aitteropting tn bulldona tho house
tho senlilto coniml'tltco rculizotl that it
had sliniek n big stung, awl It did not
take thorn very long to dooldo that tho
befit thing to do was to take the back
track. They woro In a bad. hole and
tho only thing Hhoy could do to help
themselves out wjs to toko up tho reg.
Istraiti'an bill, trusting to luck
BmioutU iho itroUbled waters.
Simaker PlonVng was sent for and
invited to address the oomroHItoe. But
nfitoad of elledtliig paica tilio olive
lira mill turned 'to a oat o' nine tolls to
soohrgo the bulldlonlng sonlaitors,
AUton subm''ttlug his argument,
Speaker Flaming sot In to apply tho
lash.
•Ho said he Intended 1» talk plainly
and, In Jusaico to (lie house, ho wanted
to sluite tho reason why the house had
dotcumlned to rocallato for tho oom-
ml Wee’s notion In tabling the registra
tion 'bill.
The speaker then declared that tho
repoait had been currant In tho house
that President Venable of tho senate
and Senator McGregor, tho Populist
leader, hail entered lnlto an agreement
to dofoait tho l-eglstm-tlon bill and tto
pass Iho Venublo Insuranco b3U.
According to this teport, Mr. Fleming
aald. Senator McGregor had agreed to
vote the PopullsiB of tfayhionso solidly
for Iho Vcuahto bill, thus lasuring Its
passage, and thiait in oonstdeiuibton for
this President Venable wias to have th*
reglstmatton b.tl squelched In tho coin-
iutotoe.
The report of such a trade, which
was given color by tho natiJon of the
oommifltco, nuluradlyi luCenKetl tho
house and daatsed It to retaliate.
Senator Orfborno -wanted tho sixtikor
to tdl wh*> laid told him of tho uUo0td
trade, but Mr. Fleming refused to state.
LIVELY PROCEEDINGS.
Tho proceedings tn tihe committee
were lively Ill tbs Extreme, and when
whut Mad transpired booaimu known-
in the two Urouees tnero was great
deal Of excitement.
After Mr. Fleming left, bho senate
committee sent the bill Into the sen-
at and Wad it read a second time.
When -twin notion -was communicated to
Mr. Flaming ho at once took the ficor
took filibustering tactics to .prevent 1»,
umd, after contending with the mem
bers who still felt rcBontfifi and under-
fireally succeeded in getting tho Voniv
bio Mil before -tho house amid read a
second time.
'Both Mils aro now In condition to
bo pa&sed or kHM flti tiWft ueMlon.
The fiV>uao, bowover, 'wifi mrt ta.K« an-
other Step tnwuvd passing the Vepible
bill until im-o senate acts MH- W
rogSd/rutlon hill. It would not be »
surprlso It both are tailed os O result
of today's dlsctosures *nd *lho Conse-
nuent friction between lUho two houses.
kjssAfi
lng correct tsh« rumor. President
ihb repret sfecu"
- *-"22
•sa^JSs&s^ffisSs:
FleiUIng before 1h® senate committee
Uitamorrting. Mr. McGregor 'referred
to Mr Fleming as 11 man snoltohed from
ibe fciwa of d»v«h to lU-ufidrato tUirielte
of Oeorwta. as wpeaker of her house of
rfiBrewntaltlves, and yot tojjg*
forget the dkgrtfi-y of Ms gxoselflon. «« to
Inv.idc a w-rlito comruHtteo room ar ”* r *r
peak slvnlclens regatodt
would Htkln «UO lll» of a g<mttomten-Ho
denlret Ms alleged port fit the deal In
Ujy, ‘ WORK OF THE HOUSE.
It seems that Iho house docs not ai-
lout yaster*
Mil making
women eligible to ithe office of aa»f* ta rtt
staite itb~urt.Tn: the hill of Jones of
Dougherty prchlMflng •» "*^th ,ir
sdcmocb douce; the Pol'dfi bill prontblt-
Ing conporaitoon from refusing to apceyt
security for employes When 2t Is in this
stake, and the Mil by J£r. Reagan of
Henry proWihiting the working of con
victs on Sunday. .
The penium'tlary committee reipornfl
this morrtlreg that Uhe Cltrich county
buildings weron ot suffidenUy fiooreil or
ceiled «rri that th« convicts were being
worked too hard «t the OhUttahooChee
brick yarl, and urged upon <he penlten-
tiary officiate to see ihait Bhla Is cor
The look of winter cAiHtlmlg foe con
vlcts at Rising F.Vwn, onl there being
too much water in the mines, and the
fact that the eonvtats aro worked ht
night ami on Sunday, woro comment el
have become conudetely paralysed.
‘A* blU that will prove a handicap to *
the reorganization' of the Ceiitr.it rail-
read. If it becomes a kyw, pa-vsed- the
house-today.
•It was by Mr. Branch of Columbia,
subjecting all railroads to state taxa
tion, iincludlng thjse exempted under
their chartetw, whenever they Khali rer-
organlze under a pew charter. * Tho
Central is now exempt. Out .under this
blit It wlul have to ante up when It is
reorganized.
After'a lengthy discussion, the bill to
require the labeling of all convict-made
goods was tabled until next session’.
Mr. Dodson’s Insurance blw requiring
all fire Insurance companies to pay the
full amount of insurance specified In ■
case of loss Instead ot . the three-
fourths of tho specified Insurance, as
lias beeu practiced by some companies, •
waa. passed today, and Immediately
sent to the senate.
Another very Important blit passed
provides for the election of tho state
school commissioner by tho people, tho
same ns oliher stale house officers, In
stead of being appointed by the gov
ernor, j
POPULISTS SHOWED FIGHT,
The Populists got their first glory in
the house this afternoon by forcing
the Democrats <0 abandon their plan
of preventing the passage of the Popu* .
list bills, and compelling them to al
low a whole batch of them to go
through. The Incident was highly in- .
teresting. After a tot ot Democratto
bills had been paraed, one of Uic Popu-
lists asked to have his taken up, but
Immediately yiero were a lot of ob
jections,. Several other Populists tried
and met the Bame fate. Then they got
mad, and would not let the Democrats
pass o.uy bills. They gave tit for tat,
and 4he Democrats could do nothing
but give In or nWmdOn the aeaslon.
Time was too valuable to throw away, ,
and they had to agree to let tho Popu
lism bills bo taken up. Tito Populists
accepted tlio proposition, and things
then went smoothly enough. Mel
Branch was even called to the' chair, '
tho first uud only Populist-to oocupy it
this session. Tho house passed the Fo
garty bill, multlug tho comndllflsloner .
of agrlcqlture ex-ofileto eommlsoloucr
of Immigration and requiring him to
publish and dlmrlliuto a hand book
showing 'the resources of thti state.
Tho bill removing tlio 550 penally from
telegraph companies for delay In de
livering messages was also postlcd. This
means telegraph facilltler, for small
towns.
WORK OF THE SENATE.
. Tho senate this morning panned tho
bill providing for a state board of
medical examiners. This bill has al
ready panned tho house, und now ouly;
awaits -the signature of tho governor
to become a law. ,
The senate passed the Cummings bill
enabling -Uhe state bunks ot Georgia,
to Issue bank notes In pursuance of the
law 'that congress may pass repealing
the 10 per cent, tax on tho notes of
state banks.
The bill allowing tho Bou<hi Carolina '
and Georgia railroad, a. railroad char
tered In South Carolina, the right of
way Into Georgia, was panned.
The bill Introduced by Senator Mon
ro to Invest the title of crops Tabled on
renfied land In tho landlord 'waa lost.
The house Mil amending Uhe law ot
(winder wan (ost. ,
A hous bill W.1H pared to allow judgs
Of city court” .to appoint stenographers
for their courts. The bill provides no
compensation to be paid by the state
or bho court.
A Mil was passed HraiMferrlng Dooly,
county from tho’Oconee to fho SamBh.
western Judicial circuit.
A bill w«a pa seed to atiBhortzo the
comptroller general to appoint one of
tihe railroad commissioners to act as
arbutrutor In oases wihnre Uhe comp
troller and rallroa. deompantes dlea'greq
on fox 'assessments.
Governor Atkiineon sent the follow
ing lappoUntmientB >lo tb» senate todays
R. M. iHlgglns, solicitor of the county)
court of Oconee; C. R. Wirenen, so-
Haltar of the county court of Pulaski;
U. M. Ctnrko, solicitor of fho ooiunty,
court o tWaiyne; Frank Harwell, so.
Ik-1 tor of llhe County court of Troup;
B. J. Jiiokson, solicitor of the county,
curtjpf Walker: George H. H. Harris,
Judge of the city ctxurt of Floyd' foe
(Ihe unoxplrod term ,andi Charles J-
Bhlpp, solicitor of -Iho courtty oauit of
Dooly-
In the appointment of Mr. Harris
an Judge of Ohio Floyd county court
there was much opposition from Roms.
There was name opposition to theop-
polntment of Mr. iirainwell In iTOup
County. Tho appointments were con,
firmed by the senate this •afternoon. ,
ATKINBON IS ANGRY.
It la understood that Governor Arttan*
son to somcwhult wraithy over the foot
that much of tho apposition, to the res
olution allowing a woman; to be ap
pointed aeaLstiunb dbaito librarian Is auo
to rttvttgorilwm to Mm on tiho ground
that fie “wvuritrt «ib uso Mw pofrttlon to
pay a j*>AltAca/l debt by wpiKttnOnw M>Jki
Dortt-h, who helped blim a great deal In
Bstowlei eouimty. Those who hxvo been
fighklnsr uhe resoluulon on thto grwind
arc doing a good deal of en>wing ( even
Uw gjv'drtior, btteauso they think they
halve got Mm In a hole.
on.
The present convict I caw? system Is
oondamned .and a reformatory for juve
nile ortsooei-s 4s recomemsided.
The wsnmMteo recommemda the par
don of Joseph H. 8. OWborne, sent up
from Newton county for murder. His
pardon Is recommended for the reason
that a piece bf state tail upon him
some time a®o, tnHuSost tala ratae to
su'd] on tiXtok ■■■
EXTENDING TI1B SERVICE.
i
The Southern Associated Press Taking
New Territory.
New York, Dec. 8.—United States Ben.
ator Patrick Walsh, general manager of
the Southern Associated Press, returned
to Washington today. His visit here was
for tho purpose of completing arrange
ments with the Western Union Telegraph
Company for extending the telegraphic
news reports of the Southern Associated
Press Ihto the state of Kentucky, Arkan
sas and Texas, from which many applica
tions have been received for service. With
these additions the territory of the South
ern Associated Press will embrace all the
Southern states south of the Ohio river
from Virginia to Texas. Regarding thp
present newspaper situation, tlie senator
said that only one member of the South
ern Aseoclated Press had joined the West
ern Association and that other now
clients claimed by tho Western people
consisted chiefly of a few afternoon pa
pers which never belonged to the South
ern Associated Press. The arrangemenu
Just completed will facilitate favorable
action on applications for service In the
new territory and materially enlarge the
ephere of usefulness of the Southern As
eoclated Press.
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SUICIDE AT ATHENS. I
No Cause Assigned for Mr. Porleri*
Bclf-Dcet ruction.
Athene, Dec. 8.—(Special.)—E. W.
Porter, aged 68 years, shot himself
through the head this morning at 9
o'clock, near his home In Bast Athena.
Tne ball, which was from a 32-cnltbre
pistol, entered near the left ear and
plowed lie way through the brain. Ha
died at 2 o'clock. No cause except
temporary Insanity can be assigned for
the rash adt. Mr. Porter was a member
of the famous Troup Artillery lu the
Confederacy, and was a prominent Ma
tson. He leaves a widow and four chll*
dren. J
' WBAlPHBIt INDICATIONS.
Waffling ion, Dec. 8.—For Georgia:
Fair and cooler; south winds, becoming
ob rib.