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MACON, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1894
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Senator Morrill Spoke Upon Some of
Senator Peffer’a Original
Measures.
RAILROADS MAY POOL RATES.
Tht U*hm Pautd Cb« OIII Allowlag
ThU Practice—Mr, Call Threw Hot
•hot into the Newspaper Camp
—Appointmenu Confirmed*
'Wlisiiington, Dec. ■11.—2T.nateen sen
ators answered at roll call today. A
number of bills ■were Introduced and
appropriately referred and tinea Mr.
Merrill (Beptlbllcan) of Vermont ad
dressed Hie senate on some recent finan
cial, bills add "quack panaceas for Im
aginary national ills.”
Senator Peffer (Populist) cf Kansas,
who Is responsible for amodt of those
b.lla, moved down and took the sent
adjoining dir. Morrill so as «> bear
every word.
■Mr. Morrill dosed bis speech by inov-
Ins the Indefinite postponement of the
various financial bills which had been
adversely reported, and 'Mr. Peffer
moved to Include u bill introduced by
Mr. Palmer (Democrat) of Illinois,
which (Mr. Palmer himself culled "the
best embodiment of Populism to l>9
found in political history."
After some badinage between Mr.
Palmer ana Mr. Peffer, all the bills
Were lndallnitely postponed except Mr,
Palmer's, which was ordered to He on
the table.
Among u. number of private pension
bills reported by 'Mr. PaUner (Demo
crat) of Illinois was one In favor of the
widow of Gen. N. P. Bunks.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Hlg-
glnson (Republican) of Delaware re
questing tuo presdent, if not Incon
sistent with toe pubio Interests, to fur-
- n!Sh copies of all correspondence touch
ing any indication on 'toe paiit of too
Vnfted SiUites to bring about negotia
tions for peace between toe empires of
•Japain and China. Mr. Morgan objected
to its present oonaldertuion and it went
over under the rules.
CAUL'S STRONG LANGUAGE.
Mr. Call (Democrat) of Florida,, ris
ing to a question of personal privilege,
sskt to the desk and had read un item in
the 'Dally Florida. Citizen on an alleged
difficulty with the administration In
Tito jnutiter of u local uppo-nitment In
Floi'.da. Mr. Call oharaoterized toe
art cle ds u "malicious falsehood from,
beginning' to end” and a part of toe
"wiokcd, mat clous system of falsehood
by professional Han to defame sena
tors.” '
He Insisted upon too necoss.ty of
senator -tuklug cognlamco of tbs
growing evil and of expelling from all
privileges connected -wait the senate
any correspondent who should o rculato
such false reports.
Mr. Call gave notice that he would
speak tomorrow on his resolution for
the appointment of a special committee
to investigate thie Honduras Lottery
Company In Florida.
At 2 o'clock the Nicaragua canal bill
came up as the unfinished business,
and Mr. Dolph (Republican)" of Oregon
made a speech in advocacy of It.
At the end of Mr. Dotph's speech,
the house joint resolution ito pay the
olflcerB and employees of the senate
find house their December salaries on
the 20th Inst., was reported and passed.
Mr. Sherman (Republican) of Ohio
remarked, as to the Nicaragua canal
bill, that nil the Urguments which could
be made on the subject had already
been made, and he was, therefore, un
der no -neooeslty of -trspasslng on the
l time of the Bonutte.
There was but one question, he said,
which ho had any (trouble about, and
that was now to dlspiose of the Just
and meritorious claims of the Miritlme
Canal Company for toe work already
done. He was not enltlroly natlsfled with
the provisions of the bill cm that sub
ject. His own opinion was that the
company was entitled only to the mon
ey actually.expended by It.
The bill- -was laid aside without ac
tion, and the message from the presi
dent touching alleged Armenian altrocl-
tles was read and referred to the com
mittee on foreign relations.
The senate then proceeded to the con
sldera-tlon of executive business, and
at 4.15 p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr. Breckinridge (Democrat) of Ken
tucky reported 'the urgent deficiency
bill agreed to by the coimntttee on ap
propriations yesterday, and gave no
tice that he would call It up tomorrow.
A resolutlqp Introduced by Mr. Ding-
ley (%publican) of Maine was agreed
to, calling upon the secretary of the
treasury for information regarding the
Behring sea seal regulations.
In the morning hour, the bill to Im
prove the efficiency of toe revenue cut
ter service by providing a retired list
for toe officers thereof, was called up,
tnokf Mr. dark (Democrat) of Missouri
continued his speech in opposition
thereto. His theme for forty-five min
utes, the time BEotted to him, was, as
he said, "The Hefblsm of the Border
States During the War;” and when he
had concluded, Mr. Mallory (Democrat)
of Florida, In charge of the bill, asked
unanimous consent that general debate
be ctosed, but Mr. Clark objected.
Mr. Mallory then addressed the house
In support bf toe -bill, end Mr. Dunn
(Democrat) of New Jersey aproned ft.
Without action the (hour expired, and
the bill went over.
Mr. Richardson (Democrat) of Ten
nessee favorably rportdl from the com
mhtee.tm priming a resolution provfid-
ItM tfbr the printing of 10,000 copies of
the annual renort of toe secretary of
toe treasury.
• POOLING BY RAILROADS.
Under the special order of last week,
e bill ito amend toe inter-earte corn-
tree act so aa to permit pooling by
llroeds was laid before the house. Mr.
- irawn (Reoubllcan) of Illinois spoke
in, oooosi-Uon to It as reported by the
Oi.-nmJuee. urging the adoption ttf the
Cooper substitute, which gives toe com-
Irfsihri final jurtsdwtion at the agree
ments entered into -by the railways.
The debute was further continued by
Messrs. Sibley (Democrat) of Pennsyl
vania. Harter (Democrat) Of Ohio,
springer (Democrat) of Illinois and
Rlv-k (Democrat) of Illinois, i
whom spoke in favor of -the bill.
. At l;v» o'clock Mr. Patterson (Demo.
erst) of Tennessee, hi ohaingv at the
bill. In pursuance at toe announcement
made last Saturday, domandtd the -pre
vious duration on toe bill and pending
amendments, -and toe previous question
was ordered ibv a vote of yeus 174: Hays
100. The oommltitee amepdmejv.s, two
in -number, were uhm adopted without
division. Onlv one -in of importance, it
provide* -that In construing and apply
ing the provisions.of the bill, the Act,
omission or failure, of any person act
ing for or employed by a railroad com
pany ahsH tbe deemed the act, omission
or failure of toe company.
The ihknd reading and engrossment, ed
the bill was ordered by a vote of 170 to
111. Then followed a period cf filibus
tering. mo'-xw to recommit lihe bill, to
a-mend it, -mil 'to adjourn -following each
other. Finally the maretlon recurred on
she -passage of the hill, and tt was
agreed -to—yeais 166: nays 110.
Then, at 6:05 O. an., too house ad
journed until tomorrow.
NOOENtATIONS CONFIRMED.
The senate has confirmed the follow
ing nomlnarioiM: William W. Duffield
of -Michigan, superintendent of tha
ooast ami geodetic survey: John Karel
of lUlols, consul-general ait St. Peters
burg: John C. Block. United States at
torney -for the Northern district of Illi
nois: John D. .Harrell, United States
marshal for itfira Sauthern district of
Georgia,, trad the following postmasters:
Georgia—L. L. Joiner, Quitman; Ala-
bama-dtthn L, Rapier, -Mobile; Mlesia-
aippl-«. D. Pensell, Summit; -W. A. Sea-
felons. Friar's Point: LouLfana—Charles
H. Trousdale, Monroe.
DID HE ATTEMPT SUICIDE?
Brewer Pope May Die From an Ugly
Gunshot Wound.
Washington, Dee. 11.—Brewer Pope, a
prominent and wealthy citizen of -Wilkes,
shot hhncelf dangerously this (afternoon.
It' Is supposed to have been a nattempt
at suicide. The weapon was a shotgun.
There Is a wound near the heart, but
the load glanced, tearing off a large
piece Of flesh and entering a door. Mr.
Pope waa still alive at last accounts. He
was a large planter and a bachelor 60
years of age.
GOLD BEING DRAWN OUT.
Two and a Half Millions Paid for Green
backs Yesterday.
Washington, Dec. 11.—Gold contlnuea to
be withdrawn from the treasury In ex
change for legal tender notes, over 52,500,.
000 having been taken yesterday and to
day. The gold reserve at the close of
business today had declined to. 1106,821,«8.
Tho general balance, which Includes the
gold reserve, stood at 5t5j.153.00-j.
COL. JONES WAS VERY WROTH.
Threatened 'bo Court-Martial too Court-
(Murital Itself.
i. CUE’S NEW PL1
Mr. Springer Submits tbe Bill Which
Was Prepared by ihe
Secretory.
HOW NOTES WILL BE ISSUED
Th# Hch.ms virtually the flame as Waa
Outlie.(t la tha Secretary*. Recent
Report—Bonds Not Required
From Notional Banks.
Washington, Deo. 11.—Mr. Springer
cf Illlnoi'B today introduced In too house
too fimuteia'i bill which Secretary Car
lisle read to tuo committee on banking
and currency, 'file till repeals nil nets
and partis of acts wh/ch require or nu-
tl&u-Izo -Che deposit of United States
bonus to secure circulating -notes Issued
by national banking associations, nnd
such notes hereafter prepared shall not
■contain the Statement that they tire so
secured.
National hanks tire piermlfted to tako
out circulation to toe extent of 75 per
cent of paid up cap'tal; circulation to
be-a first Hen upon assets. .A tax of
olie-fair of 1 per cent, per nmmm upon
circulation is prodded.
A safety fund for toe prompt redemp
tion of notes of failed banks Is pro
vided by a itax'of 1-2 per cent per an
num until ithe ammint reaches 5 per
cent of too total circulation. Sections
U and 12 of the net of 1882, relating to
corporate exeen-s ons, nnd section 41 of
the act of 1S04, providing for a national
banking currency, are repealed,
C< r! II Util | n act fllJ'Vl
Richmond, Va., Dec. 11.—(Some time
ago Col. H. C. Jones, aommandam of
tho Fi.rst Virginia r</gimc*ut here, noting
upon an order from Coil. Nale, acfcng
brigadier-general, giving him authority
to convene general court-martials, or
dered a court-mart)al to .'nveatlgute
the charges against urn enlisted man.
When this eOurt convened -tho Judge
advocate general raised -tho point of
Ool. Jones' right ix> convene the oourt-
murtial. Ho ■was sustai ned «jn his po
sition, 'th© court deciding that, waiving
the question of 4he <n'gl*6 of *othig
brigadler-«£euer:rl to order a geiwral
court, thait otlioer certainly had no au
thority to delegate this power <o Col.
Jouieft. Tlie foody declared that, it had
no legal existence and so Informed Col.
Jones.
The members of ithe court were sum
moned by Col. Jones ibo meet him at
the armory 'last night, and on their ap-
pairamco the ooionol spoke, it is said,
pretty plainly and threatened to have
t'lio court-mart'a 1 court martialcd. He
was 'told (by the members of tho court
til-lilt they had tr.ed to do their duty
and were willing to stand 1>y their ac
tion.
A THIEF in the church.
He Appropriated to Hla Own U&
Special Collection.
THE FAMOUS BELL TOWER.
The Second Observatory Erected in tho
United Statiee.
Augusta, Dec. 11.—There had been b.
good deal of speculation during the past
day or fcwo a« to whlat the corner stone
of the bell tower contains, and when it
will be taken up. Some people nay there
certainly is a'cornr stone in the tower,
and that It contains papers, coins,
nu'mlm, etc. Today a well-known gentle
man said he remembered tlhe beginning
Hind end qt the work under Engineer
Phiflip, and that there had been no
ceremony or corner stone. If the work
men dig down, he clalmb, they will lind
HicJrtilivg but the ordinary foundations.
■The bell tower was th 1 © second Art
observatory erected In the -United
States. Boston put up the first.
Augustlai alflo has the distinction of
having purchased the fourth piece of
fire apparatus ever brought to this
country from Engltand. Boston also
got the first apparatus. The machine
was whe't is known us u hand engine.
Section 9 of the bill is as follows:
Section 9.—That lihe secretary of the
•iirc.’i'Bury, »may, in ihis discretion, use
from itlknc to VIme any surplus revenue
cf the United States to* the redemption
an retirement of United States legal
tender notc-3, hut the amount of sucti
notes rtired shall not n the aggregate
exceed an aimounitr equal ia 70 per cent,
cf 'ithe uddlltJional clrcultalti-on (taken
out by nu'-tton®! 'banks and state banka
under the provisions of the act; and,
hereafter, uo United Stakes notes or
treasury aiotea autlirorized by .the act
of July 14, 1880, entitled 4 'an act direct
ing the purdhaso of silver bullion and
the issue of -treasury -notes thereon and
for cither purposes,” for 'a le»3 de
nomination tihnn $10 sifoal'l be issued, and
ns rapldy uo sudh notes of denomina
tions less'than $10 shall be received into
the -treasury, they shall ‘be canceled
and an equal a/mount of nobes of llge
character but In denominations of $10
or -mult.Lp!es chereor aha/’.l be Issued in
the!r places; 'but . nothing In thie act
©hull Ibe so construed as to repeal or in
any manner attcet the second eectlbn
of the &vid act of July 14, 1800.
SUc. 10, That the use of circulating
notes issued by a banking corporation^
duly .organized under the laws of any
'state' and^-whkih transacts no other
than a banking inifrlneas, slial) 1 . be ex
empt from- taxation under the laws of
the United Stuites, when it is shown
to he satisfaction of the eecretary of
Pile, treasury and thte oamptralter cf tho
currency (1) that sue .h a bank has at
no time had outstanding Its circulating
notes In excens of 75 per centum of its
in id up and unimpaired capital; (2)
that its stockholders are individually
JIabBo for the redemption cf its circu
lating notes to tho full extent of their
ownership of stock; but this shnil not
be required In the case of persons
Swldlng stock us executors, administra
tors, guardians or trustees, of the ns-
sctis and funds in- th«?lr hands are liable
in like manner and to the same extent
as the testator, intestae, ward or per
son Interested in such funds would bo
if living and competent to act and hold
tho stock in his own name.
3. That the circulating nates consti
tute by law a flntt IBbo upon all tlhe «•*
setts of the bank. (4). That vhe 'bank baa
at all times kept on deposi? with an «*•
fieial of the »ta-te •lutihorizcd. by law to
receive awd -hold the same a guarantee
fund, in United States legal tender
notes, Including the treasury notes of
1890, equal 'to 30 per oentium of Its out-
eL-anding ciiculatlrag notes; and (5).
Thait it has promptly nedeemed its notes
on demand at its principal ofllce, or at
one ar more of its branch offices, if It
has branches.
(Section 11 permits state banks to use
dfstitnotlve paper used In printing Unit
ed ©tatea securities, but no wtajte bank
tfna-11 print or engrave Its notes in simil
itude of‘United States notes or certifi
cates or national bank notes.
Philadelphia, Dec. 10.—The First Pres
byterian church, Germantown, was
crowded wdth & fashionable congregation
yesterday morning when Rev. Dr. Charles
Wood preached on “Tho Love of Money
is tho Root of All Evil.” At tho con
clusion ot tho service some one stole the
contributions, which amounted to about
$300. All the congregation had not left
the church when the foot that the money
missing was discovered by» Treasurer
Samuel Dennison. Ho immediately in
formed Dr. Wood, who waa conversing
with several persona. A search was made
at once by those present. It waa thought
that possibly tho bag Which contained it
had been mislaid. It could not be found,
and the conclusion wnb reached that it
had been carried off by a thief.
There waa a special collection yester
day for tho Sunday school in connection
with that which it has been customary
to take up every Sunday. After the
money wan received in the contribution
boxes it -was dumped into a little bag, as
has been the practice, and Treasurer Den
nison took charge of it. Mr. Dennison has
been in the habit of depositing the money
In a corner of a pew until tho service
ended, and when leavlnp the church tak
ing it with him.
On this occasion he did not, unfortu
nately, deviate from what had been his
method of attending to his duties for
years. The money was carefully laid in
a corner of the paw by Mr. Dennison
and While the congregation was leaving
after the service was finished he joined
in conversation for only a few minutes
with several persons. When he wont
back to the pew the money was gone.
While Pastor Wood was talking to sev
eral of the partshtoners.a man who was a
stranger and who Is supposed to have
been tHe thief, stepped up to him and
complimented him on his pulpit oratory.
“For years/* said the stranger, *'I have
heard repeatedly of tho fashionable char
acter of your congregation, of your elo
quence as a minister and of the magnlflr
cenet* of your edlfibe. I am now con
vinced, after attending service today, that
nothing I have heard about this church
has been magnified."
Dr. Wood patted tho stranger on the
back in his customary friendly way and
said he would be glad to have the pleas
ure of numbering* him among the mem
bers of his congregation.. *
The man’s face beamed with smiles at
the reception accorded him by the popu
lar pastor, and after repeating very brielly
again his impression' of the church, he
bowed to those standing close to him and
walked out Several of those who were
jiear the minister remarked that they had
never seen the man before.,
It was after he had left the edifice that
Trekaurer Dennfton Informed Pastor
Wood that the money wits missing. In
Tbe Speaker Defeated the Harrison
Amcndmel to tbe Rules of
tho House.
NO APPROPRIATION FOR MILITARY
Til* G*n*rat BUI Gotten Through th*
Hons* With Little DIOIenlty-The
Venable BUI Panted—Tho
MURDER AN© BUIOIDE.
Adams Killed His Wife, His Daughter
and mmtKflf.
Florence, 8. <3., Deo. 11.—dCRteell Ad*
aurw, a well-to-do former living three
xnilM from here, in a fit of teroporary
lnaaofty, shot his daughter in ti*e head
today. He Hauer Shot his wife and then
slashed hlmedlf to death. All three
are dead.
It la a horrible tragedy, the more on
aooouoMf of hla being such a Ghn'stlfcn
man. Ettmelt Adams was n son of the
kite ZMac4I Axlams of the firm of Ad
ams Ac Front of Charles too.
The whole country is wild with ex-
tf.temenG and the defoils are meagre.
MINERS WILL OBJECT.
Not Likely to Accept Reduced Wages
Willingly.'
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. U.—The coal min
ers In the Pittsburg district look upon
tbe dissolving of the lrfterstate agreement
as a declaration of war by the operators
and they have* accepted the gage of de
fiance. The miners anticipate that im
mediately following the return of the op
erators from Columbus notices of re
ductions will be posted at nearly every
mine In the district, to take effect by
January L Ibe miners* officials, antlclr
pating these notices, have been vigorously
perfecting their organisation, and the
wage reduction will be opposed by an
almost solid body of organized diggers.
THE FISTIC CARNIVAL.
New.. Orleans, Dec. 1L—The first fight
occur* on Friday night, the 14th, between
Bowen and Lavlgne. The bantam match
hr declared off. Connors is not In con
dition and Madden refused to meet
Barry.
8TBVENSON AT ASHEVILLE.
Asheville. Dec. 1L—Miss Mary Steven'
son was not quite so well today and the
vice president did not leave for Wash- I
order to overtake" tho stranger, who waa
suspected of being tho thief, a courier
•was dispatched immediately to the Four-
teenth district station house.
Special Pollceamn Calms was detailed
on the case nnd ordered to make an In
vestigation <tt-opep, and within half ah
hour a description of the man was for
warded to tho Central station. A squad
of polico Tas senij In search t>f the man
to several stations on the Pennsylvania
and Philadelphia nnd Reading railroads,
but no trace *af hlip could be found. Tho
police feol conWent from tho facts in
the case that the theft was not commit
ted by a member of tho congregation,
but by * professional thief, whom they
believe to* be tho stranger.
BROOKS* LIST OF CRIMES.
Murder, a Burglary And Attempted
Arson Within a Week. -
Quitman, Dec. 11.—(Special.)—An epl-
detnic-of crimes prevails in Brooks. Tho
murder of D. Tif Mawdln by two ne
groes, the partknulars of which were giv
en In tho Telegraph last week, waa fol
lowed Saturday night by a negro attempt
ing to burn a gin on tho Gauden planta
tion In this county. A posse attempted
to arrest the negro, when he ran. He
was fired upon by tbe posse and filled
with small shot. The officers captured
him and placed him In jail last night.
Mr. Abe Williams, a member of the firm
of Brice L\ Williams, \v\m aroused about
U o'clock and discovered some one /1
his room. Ho ordered the man to halt,
but the burglar attempted to escape.
Williams fired at him five times with his
revolver, none of the shots taking effect,
and finally captured him. He was turned
over to the officers, who, having seen
him in company with two other men,
thought the others were accomplices.
They succeeded In capturing the other
two. All are white an Agave their names
as Charles Harris and Joe B. Singleton
of Alabama and Hartly O’Neil of Jesup,
Oa. Each had on some of Mr. Williams'
clothes. All claim to be well connected.
They say they came from Valdosta here.
They are all typical tramps.
This makes a murder, a burglary and
an attempt at arson all within a week
in Brooks.
NO LETTER RECEIVED,
But the Governor Knows Professor Pol
lock Will Decline.
Atlanta. Dec. 11.—(Special.)—It Is report
ed here today that Profeseor P. D. Pol
lock of Macon has declined to accept tho
appointment as state school commission
er because the faculty of Mercer Univer
sity, of which he is a member, is "unwil
ling to have him leave that institution.
Governor Atkinson says he has received
no formal declination, but it is pretty
sure that Professor Pollock's decision not
to accept is laiown to him.
lufton today aa mm .expected^
BIO CARGO OF ORANGES.
Jacksonville. Dec. 11.—The Clyde steam
ship Algonquin railed today bearing 30.000
boxes of Florida oranges, the* breaking
the world's record for an orange cargo
1 by 11|QQ® boxes.
AtlGHNn VE-Hs! rLL BE ffiHERIE.
Aoc-qptanco of'tots Invitation to too
■ Exposition.
Atlanta, Dfc. II.--Official, notice has
been rece'.vcd by too Goliton States In-
ternu.tloiml Expos'tlo-n toajt Dr. Zobal-
los. minister* ot too ArgantJ.no Republic
to too Uni tad Sta tes, has advCsod his
government to make an e^hblt n't too
exposition in Atlanta next year. Tho
Invitation to participate was referred
to Dr. /(llanos, whb30 - odv.'co was
asked by his government, ■ Ho con
ferred with -too secretary of too Inte
rior and naked fori information ns re
gards too imnCfer. Ho has recommended
an Indcipi'iiKloot'lnilliVng for tho Argen
tine Republic, and Is ospootally ploused
ns too effort of too exposition, .to edtah-
1'sh closer trade relations baGivooa tots
country and tho Sou'to American re
publics. The Argentine Republic has
within the past few days removed tho
duty on lumber for too purpose «*pe-
dally of allowing -too soft p'ne and cy
press of too Southern stla-tiw jo go (into
that country, toKdr woods being all of
a biiiil olKimoter and expansive to
handle. He has onbtod his government
announcing that tho -nfaitorial used at
Chicago by tho Argentine Republic Is
atlll at Philadelphia, and aakng for In
structions about its' transportation to
Atlanta.
FLORIDA TRAFFIC.
Mooting of 'Prominent Railroad Mon at
Sattvnrtah.
Savannah, Dec. n.—Presidents H. B.
Plant ->f Ha- Pinto system, William P,
Clyde of toe Olydc steamship line, IT.
Walters of toe Aftont'o CoaHt Line, H.
It. Duval of Hie Florida Ontmtl nnd
Peninsula railroad, Samuel Spencer of
toe Southern Railroad Oompamy, Vice-
President 3oitklna of tho Merchant*
and Minors’. Tittnfepontatfon Company
.nnd' ttooeirsr Owner of (he Central
tool road Company, held a meeting hero
today to 'make arrangements about the
Florida freight traffic. Tho meeting
was not In poosesa'on of sufficient lit-
formation and u committee of three,
oonM'si.ng of tbe fra Ilf,, managers of
some of tlicse lines, wus appointed to
got Information and report at oa early
date.
PETITIONS ■WITHDRAWN.
Hope of Saving Harry Hill Wm Olven
Up.
Atlanta, Dec. 11.—(Special.)—It leaked
out today that the petitions (hat were (n
circulation -among tha leglilatora last
week asking for the pardon of Harry
Hill were formally presented to Governor
Atkinson, but withdrawn. The reason
for tho withdrawal was that those who
prosecuted Hill notified the governor that
they desired to be heard In opposition to
tbe pardon.
Governor Atkinson did not take the pe.
tltlon up for consideration at all. When
they were withdrawn It waa with t
statement that they would be return
again with other document..' Bad health
ot tbe festive Harry Is one of toe grounds
for asking pardon.
WIFE MURDERER CAUOHT-
Natchez; Miss., Dec. 1L—Tbe Italian,
Bernardo Foglla, charged with murdering
hts wife In New York city on November
20, was arrested here on the steamer Vat
ley Queen, en route to New Orleans. He
gave the officer, no trouble, though ho
will not admit the crime. He says his
wife suicided. Foglla expressed his en
lire willingness to return to New York
without the formality of a requisition. He
is lodged In the Adams county. Jail.
Wo
Atlanta, Deo. 11.—Tha-t too victory
dqes not oecataarlly belong to the strong
was apt-ly Illustrated la tho hot iso this
mornlug. WBIon too bouse adjourned
last night It nvus with many misgivings
on too part of tho co-iraervutlvo lenders
ns t» what too outcome of today would
l>o. The speaker himself feared that
ouo result would bo an extra session.
Tito expressed spiri t of too houso was
plainly m flavor of too adopt'on of tho
Harrison resolution which required a
tmo-tbird's vote before tho house could
concur In senate aniandlmoaita to houso
bills. As too senate had already put
a lot of Important amendments on tho
general approprlub'on bill, amendments
Some of Which the houso would never
nocqpt by a two-thirds veto, it was
easy (ho foresee a prenty mass should
too Harrison resolution bo passed.
With a cou&tlttlt'oual majority already
doc&trcd la us favor, too only thing
tho conseTTttttvcs of too houso could
do nvus to defeat It by stitvtegy and
tints pro Mem any further iwlden'/ng of
tho breach' between 'too houso nnd
senate.
No mto realized too delicacy of tho
situaiG.on -more than tote speaker, and
ho and some of tho conservatives un
dertook to outgeneral tho house, which
they did with a smoothness and de
spatch that loft llio radical majority
wondering rwhtero they were “at."
Under toe rules It requires a three-
fourths voto to displace 'toe regular or
der of business. On this regular order,
after too reading of -tho Journal, houso
bills nvCtb senate amendments nlte
culled before houso resolutions. With
this rule in -mind, toe speaker and his
friends undertook to hurry too trans
mission of too appropriation bill front
tho Semite into tlio house, nnd n plan
was also laid for tlulmsjeriug to prc-
Yieint the progress of too regular order
after the reading of too Journal, so tin
to give the sondto time to gob tho bill
in too house anu allow It (o bo talK-.n
up under The reguitr call fort-action bo-
Ahu too Harrison resolution, which was
especially antagonistic, no iho ecu.uo
ainendmanfs lo Clio appropriation hill,
could ho reached. The -majority in fa
vbr of too. itwo-thlrds rule could not
musler'n toroc-fourths voto to suspend
too regular order, and hud to submit,
The schemo nvor&Sd like a charm, at
though 'too appropriation fell iwaa
handed over by fho somite Just In too
a'ok or time.
It who immediately taken- up, nnd tho
senate amendments bossed unon bv the
old majority rule. It w ns hoped that
it majority could bo mustered on tho
ncceptiuiKD of the military appropria
tion of 121,000, but that amendment
was rejected by a vote of 98 to 56,
which leaves tittle liopo that tho house
will over u'gree to It.
Ho tho military gets no money for
the omcampmemt.
Mitusre. Hotvell of Fulton, Fogarty,
Rockwell and Hodges addressed tho
houso in support of tho military appro
priations, hut to no avail. Tho speeches
against It wore made by Messrs. Har
rison, Dempeoy and Retigun.
THE UNIVERSITY ITEMS.
To redeem Its action on tho military
appropriation lire houne, however,
agreed to too senate’s amendment giv
ing ten thousand dollars to tho Normal
College at Athens and *3,000 -for repairs
on buildings at the university. This Is
tho first dollar tlhe state has ever given
to the Normal College, which hits been
supported two years by subscriptions
from too city of Atltsns and (rom
the Peabody and Gilmer funds. Mr.
Bolfeulllet of UIbb was the hading
champion of too Normal school ap
propriation. He Introduced a special bill
whom the house originally refused to
grant it In the appropriation bill, nnd
today made a ringing upeech for It on
toe floor. ' .
The senate's amendments giving 12,-
10 for xjitary ot iho special attorney
of tile W. and A. railroad, nnd several
other minor aum-ndm-nls. wen- nis-i
agreed to, but the request for an extra
assistant doorkeeper and extra: page In
the seriate was refused, while the *2,004
ndded to the Sltt.000 appro!*-j.it.lon to Lh<-
Deaf and Dumb asylum was also
shoved off.
The house met tho senate half way
on the Blind Academy appropriation,
agreeing to a *2,000 Increase for main
tenance over toe original *16,000 given,
but refusing another *2,000 Jncrcaro for
repairs of buildings.
'Mr. Bolfesilllet also made the fight
for tho Bill'd Academy appropriation,
and fho *2,000 advnnco Is largely due
to Ws work.
The senate wanted to pay the Chap-
tains *4 per day, but the house thought
*2 per day was enough for their pray
ers, and refused the raise.
Tbe bill was sent back to the sonata
ft)r concurrence la the action of the
bouse. It will be pissed by that body
tomorrow morning.
GENERAL WORK.
Itolti houses passed a large number
of local bills today and several of gen
eral Importance, tbough the appropria
tion bill nod Die reglfetroitfon and In-
'sunanbe 0>lUs monopolized Interest. 80
far as the -tlwo tauter t*re concerned,
the agony Is now over. Both were
-passed at Che afternoon sessions of
tlhe dwo bouses. The senate, however,
amended the registration bill In several
Inelttnoeg, and tt -will have to gte back
to «v; house for concurrence.
In the house, although there were
some opposing speeches, only eight
votes were oast against the senate In
surance bill. Am amendment requiring
policies of comixinles represented by
brokers to be stamped oorcos the face
the -words, "toe county has no agency
and no deposit In this stone," was all
the change -made In the blit. It will
be promptly accepted by the senate,
as It Is probable will be the senate
nimendmen's to she registration bill.
Mr. Hall of Coweta offered a substi
tute for the insurance bill, , but It was
rejected. Mr. Reagan of Henry, who
spoke agitnsit -the hill, hud a formal
protest entered on the Journal, ithd
Mr. Hodges of Bibb asked to be excus
ed from voting, .because his Interest!*
were 'affected by It, whlcOi dlsqus-'.lftsd
hitm.. (All 43ie Populists except Mr,
Johnecto, voted for 'to*: bill'.
IN THE SENATE.
In Ithe senate tihero was tt protractsd
dlacu-salon over the regtstralikm bill.
Mr. MCOregor -made a speech against
it and tried to Ihiaive -action postponed
until next session, hut the Benutc Celt
It to be Its duty to settle Ore question
tu once and would not Oieur /.o suoh a
motion.
(Mr. ‘ Doolan of Chaitlh'aim, In -the house
twis ittternoon, arose to «. question ot
personal privilege ttnd made a -state
ment about -his connection -with -the rail
road hill, Which Tins utltracted *o .nueTl
attention. He said he noted in good
faith In Introducing the bill, and wanted!
toe house lo so undnrstand-. (He did not
know itha-t. it -tvas In the Interest of -the
Southern Railway Company ttnd denied
ttvnlt he Introduced It as n. "dummy,
bill.”
A motion to reconsider the *3.000 ap
propriation to tho university was made
tills afternoon by Mr. Bush, Mr. PolhtU
took the leading part In opposing tho mo
tion and It was defeated.
The sen-ate committee on public schools
miide an adverse report on tho house hill
to amend the constitution so ns to elect
the suite school commissioner by the
people, but the senate refused to adopt
their report. The hill was sent hack to
the committee and will ho reported back
tomorrow, nnd will very likely bo passed.
The bill making an appropriation for
(he state to make an. exhibit, at the ex
position came up this morning on Its final
reading.
Senator Sneed opposed the passage of
tho bill. He said he was -willing to voto
for an appropriation direct, but ho was
opposed to using tho fund designated In
tho blit for that purpose. lie thought
tho fund appropriated was held In trust
by tho state for tho benefit of certain peo
ple. nnd that the government hail given
to tho stnto this fund to tie distributed
to those who had paid to tho general gov
ernment a direct tax Just after tho war.
Mr. Harris and Mr. Lewis explained
that there was no violation of the trust,
and that If the fund was ever called for
tho state could replnce it, as Is provided
In tho bill. The bill passed by a vote of
yens 29, nays 12. All ot the Populists
voted against It, together with five Dem
ocrats.
President Venable Introduced a resolu
tion allowing tho commissioner of agri
culture to gather state exhibits for the
exposition through tho officers of his de
partment when they are not otherwlso
engaged. The resolution was unanimously
adopted. 0
MYSTERY OF A CAB.
It May Turn Oiit to Have Been a Mur
der.
Atlanta, Dec. H.—(Special 1 .)—Sanford
Marchmivn', a negro cab driver, is can-
Anted In tlio city prison. On the utato
docket la registered the word "suspi
cion." Tills word inny bo erased and
tho wond "murder" substituted in Its
stead, If the negro Is not able to pro
duce tiwo white women who wero rid
ing in his cab last Friday night.
On Friday night last about 10.59
o’clock,' Ihe people living In too vicin
ity ot Mnngunt Rind Victoria streotH
we-tte awukoniedi 0«v st/lekw whtclt
seemed to be from' two women. ,
fymie' ot the people rushed out of
their houses In- time'to heair a crash
ing- of glass; closely followed by oaths
uttered In A.judsoutine voice. A mo
ment Inter a femlnlnio voice w.ih heard
to- exclaim, ,','Youlye. cut- me to piece.*!"
An Instant Idler another ftemfeiine voTce
exclaimed, "For God’s sake stop tho
flow of blood!"
Those who Heard tho screams started
toward me cab. The driver Immediate
ly whipped up his horm« and was soo-s
LdSt In tho duricnesM.
The next Hay officer Harris with'
Patrolmen Moncrlcf, Eddleman, Har
per and B,onle began to look Into tho
case. Theso officers have made a thor-
ougri search of tho city for tho two
wonttim who rod'e la toe cab, but have
been tin-able to find them.
It was found that Sanford March-
man wti-s tho man who drove the cab
In which too women were riding. It
was aleo found that too oa-b was badly,
demolished, and gave evidences of- a
desperate struggle of eomo kind. Tho
negro was nrriwted, and he said tint
another negro ntimed Will Bowen was
on the- cab with him at tho ttmo of
the difficulty, Bowen has also been ar
rested.
Bo.'h have .told a numlbor of conflict
ing stories. Marcbm-am claims that
Bowen was -with him set t ho ttmo of too
trouble. This Bowen dentes, lie claims
that ho got on too driver's ssslt -with
Bowen after tlio fight had occurred.
Boih .-u'n admit, shut two iwhlto -women
wore In tho cub.
Alarumnun told too ofllccrn yesterday
thait the two women livid in a certain
!House on Slmipson street. Tho onicer*;
found that no one lived In tho houoc.
One wesnan -was found In tho House,
but when confronted with -her, the nte-
gro son she ,ws« net .-no of tho wom
en, lie raid itiiait tho L.ul lied about It,
unsl did rent kqpw Oh-e -wonrea at all.
■When asked about his different state,
■nontM -by mb recorder 'this morning, th«
negro hocismc worse confined than ever.
01a finally said tbit tire Dwo women
hud hired him ait -the corner ot White
hall and A Mb j umi streets and had hern
dirt von to a ipolrtt noar toe <plxw factory
on (Marietta street. Here, he states,
obey ask-41 to bs'drlven across tile rail
road, -whore Obey got onit and walked
away. The negro -lot** not deny chat
someone -wan out to his cab, hurt rays ho
dbtft know who dtd ithe cutting nor
how -badly Oho j*-mon was Injured.
The officers shfl-oic that the negroes
sssnultted blue two -women and perhapa
mundered -them «md toon drovo them to
some plsco -wf-hre they hid too HoJle*.
The orookod story of toe two men gives
color to tho -fj-.-cy. Rownder Oilhoun
has ordnred the nozroCH to he locked up
until the men /toll what Ibecamo ot tho
women, ■
LAW8HS SENTENCED.
Hte Denton, However, Having Made tha
Spurious Dollars. i
Atlanta, Dec. 11.—Jim Lawsh-e was
sentenced today by Judge Newman to
sight yenrs tn the Ohio penitentiary .
for counterttetUng. Lawaho served time
oooe before for counterfeiting. H-e U
an expert.In making oolos. Tho secret-
serrlae he** been after hhn many times, ■
but has convicted him only twice. On
life* trial today ho resented tho charge
that he had made tho coins produced*
Ttxy were -the work of It bungler, ho
said, and added that ho would bo
ashamed to turn out such a poor job.
Lawshe title had an eventful career.
Once, whet/ a prisoner, he fitted up u
still lo hla cell and made corn whisky
there for eomo time using tho com
bread which was served to tho prison
ers. At another limo he escaped from
jail and carried with him a pet dog
and litter ot puppies which ho hid In
hl« ctoll.
CAROLINA SECURITIES.
Charleston, B. C., Dee. 11.—At a pub
lic sale here today a block of the South
Caridlua blue 41-2 per cent, trends sold
at 103; another block of state 4 1-8 per
cents., brown, sold at 1041-2; a block of
Charleston city 4 per cent, bond*; sold
at 84 3 8, the blgljcot price fiver pay,