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THE MACON TELEGRAPH. \ Biiahliihfd 1826. Y*l*f PublbhiHg Co^Fabtlahtr, MACON. GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1894. The Bouse Put the Appropriation Measure Through, Including the Income Tax Item. CALL’S WRITING HARD TO READ [111 Am.ndim.at to th. Rlosraina Canal BUI Wh Beyond All tb. Clarks— Th. BUI AdvMated Perth.r toy laaatar Uargan, .Washington, Dee. 13.—In Che senate the pooling bill was received from the 1 house and referred to idle 'interstate committee. tA 'bill to establish a national military park at the batttaflsld of Shiloh was favbraby imported and placed, on the calendar. Mr. Hunton. called up ithe senate bill to establish t'he University of the Unit ed States at 'Washington, and speeches in favor of ft were made Iby Senators Hunton and Vilas. No action was taken upon It, and it was put back on the cal endar. ‘ i tUr. Morgan asked unanimous ©unseat i ve the vote on .the Nicaragua ca- but objection was made by Mr. Caffery rul bill taken next Thursday at .3 V, MM (Defocrat) of Louisiana. • • Mr. Blackburn (Democrat) of Ken tucky moved for an adjournment over till Monday. ■Mr. Morgan demanded 'the yeas and nays, am} 'the motion was defeated: Yeas, 22; najys, 23. The Nicaragua canal bill was then taken up, and Mr. Mbrgara .resumed his argument in support of it. In the course of his speech he ap pealed to tihe Democratic party, as a party of progress, of strength, of power and of great traditions, to support the bill. There was no danger, ihe said, to [Democratic principles "in doing their duty to the people of the Unlied 3tato* “If," he said, “we aro a people’s paivy, if we intend to 'take care of the Industrious, labor countries and labor ing people of the land, if that ba our rolesran and we are honest In ft, do not let tia sit by and refuse to aid them, when we find millions of 1 hem, ground to death by the monopoly of tnans-con- f..nenta! railroads, and who are sending up .petitions to congress in favor of ac tion oa this very broad and splendid saxene of building a canal across the isthmus.” in conclusion he said he -would leave tile matter in the hands of the senate, and as objection was made to fixing a timo ‘.'or taking a vote on it, he would ask the senate to vote cm it now. Mr. Peffer. however, took the floor to ad dress the senaie on l-h bill. Then 'the motion to adjourn to -Mon- vi'jy was renewed by Mr. Wo-toott, and iit wua agreed to—yeas 26. nays 22. An amendment .to the 'Nicaragua bill was offered by Mr. Call and its read ing was coiled for by Mr. Morgan. The reading clerk glanced over it and quietly Informed the presiding officer that he -was unable to decipher It. An other call for its jeadlng was made, and the presiding officer announced .that ft coudl not be read, as it was ilcglble. The reading clerk tackled it, however, but could go no further than the words, “The United States of America." Then he came to a full stop and handed the paper In desperation to Mr. G'/lfrey, the leglslaillvc clerk. This gentleman, however, declined to make the attempt, and the senaite had to adjourn in ignorance of Mr. Coil's amendment, which It did ait 4:22 o'clock, till Monday. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. Aside from about an hour devoted to animated discussion) of the polioy of the pension bureau under the administra tion of Mr. Cleveland, in which Mr. Henderson (Republican) of Iowa, Bing ham • (Republican) of Pennsylvania), Bynum (Denroorat) of Indiana and Coomlbs (Democrat) of New York took the lending parts, the session: was strictly a 'buBlnes sone. The bills appropriating 32,006.595 to meet urgent deficiencies for the cur rent fiscal year, 31,879,059 lor fortifica tions and coast defenses for tlhe year ending June 30, 1896, and 3457,676 for the expenditures at the West Point Mili tary Academy in the same year wore passed 'as they came from the commit ters. The pension sippioprUatlon bill, also for the year ending June 30. 1996. car rying 3141,381,070, was also taken up, and after a brief speech by Mr. Pick- dor (Democrat) at South Dakota, it went over without action until tomor row, when by agreement there is to be four hours' general debate. Action on .the contested election cases df WIlllamB ' vs. Settle from the Fifth North Caro lina district, which was ro have been a subject of consideration, was further postponed by iMr. Brown, chairman of the committee on elections, until Jan uary 6 next, on account of the ab sence of the contestants. ■When the urgent deficiency bill came up the first vote was on the amend ment offered -by Mr. Henderson (Re publican) of Iowa, to reduce the amount of -she appropriation for spe cial agents from 3350,000 to 3135,000. It was defeated—88 to 60. Mr. Cockran's amendment to strike out the appropriation for the collection of the Income tax wss defeated on a yea and nay vote—yeas, 49, nays 168. Those who voted la the affirmative oa Mr. Cockran's (nation were: Messrs. Adams of Pennsylvania, Al drich, Baker of New Hampshire, Bart lett, Bingham. Boutolle, Brownell, Bro- stus, Bundy, Cadmus, Campbell, Clancy, Cockran, Coffin Coombs, Curtis of New York, Dalzell, Daniels, Draper, Dunn, Fielder, Gardner, Gear, Gelsenhalner, Graham, Grosvenor, Grow, Hadmer, Hicks. Hooker of New York, Lefevre, Laudenslager, Marvin, McDowell. Morse, Page, Reybuno, Russell of Connecticut, Scranton, Sickles, Stephenson. Stevens, W. A. Stone, Storer, Thomas. Wadsworth, Wager. Weaver and Woomer. Messrs. Tracey and Everett .answered ’’present.'' The bill making npproprlatlona for the support of the West Point Military Acad, emy for the year ending June 30. 1886. waa taken up. It carries a total ot 3457.07s.6i, which Is 3ol.153.58 greater than the ap propriation of the current year. Of this Increase. 346.833 was due to the transfer to tire Military Academy bill of payments to ths general army service at West Point from the army and other appro priation bills. A provialon In the bill which would in crease the army by the number of men detailed for duty at the academy—215 men—wo* omitted on a point of order, made by Mr. McMiUin (Democrat) of Tennesaee. The bill waa reported to the bouse and passed and at 430 o’clock the house adjourned until tomorrow. BEAST BUTLER’S TRIBUTE. In the senite today Mr. Blanchard of Louisiana introduced a but directing the secretary of the treasury to refund to the atltons’ Bank of Louisiana 3357,013, the amount alleged exacted of that bank In 1863 by Gen. Butler, commanding the United States rtoops at Now Orleans at that time; 3470,000 In the same manner taken by Gen. Banks In 1S63, and 31.342.777 taken by Gen. Canby In 186», with Interest ou each sura at 6 per cent. THE TREASURY’S CONDITION. The Reserve Still a Million Above (ho Legal Mark. Washington, Dec. 13.—The treasury gold reserve at the dose of business today bad been reduced to 3101.050,000, leaving n email skein before tile gold reserve is wain invaded. Th-:- with drawals today amounted to 31,450,000 at New York, with reported wlindrawals at Boston la redemption of United States notes. The gold taken at New York is believed to be for export To France. In oonsequence of this depleted reserve the treasury department will not Issue gold certificates for new gold deposited, as It has been doing since the gold reserve tos been built up by. the bond Issue. In small quantities prin cipally to Baltimore and Washington, D. C. Though the .gold reserve has suffered a loss during the past month of nearly 320,000,000, the general finances of the treasury, because of improved business conditions, have not fallen In the de cline. On the contrary, now that the new tariff law in all its branches, is ■becoming more operative, receipts are Increasing. For the five months up to Bee. 1 the dolly average of receipts was 3900,000 and the expenditures 31.- 043,000. A comparison of the average receipts of November, and the thirteen days of December shows: November, 3604,000; December, 3705,000. The ex penditures for this month are running about (he same as In November, but, ns shown, the receipts are 31,600,00 In ex cess. -1 i ! ■ FARMERS LIVING AT HOME. South Carolina Planters 'Have Learned a Useful Lesson. Charleston, S. C., Dec. 13.—The farm, ere of South Carolina -have grown tired ot having their corn erfbs and smoke houses fn ihe West, and will be able tc live largely at home next year. The present corn crop Is ihe biggest grown in (he state since the war. anil It Is all paid for. The hog and) -hominy policy will control on the farms In 1805. as It has largely controlled In the present year. The Nows ana Courier has received from its Williamson correspondent n statement that in this little town of probaUy 200 inhabitants 30,000 pounds of pork -has been slaughtered this year, and that In Aiken Chiu 1 y the country people nre better supplied with hog nodi hominy than ever before. The people of South Carolina are finding out that lfdoes not pay ito go West ibr their meat. Just as the Southern newspapers have found out that dc does not pay to go West for -their news. BITTEN BY A MAD DOG. The Victims Sent to Pasteur at the City's Expense. Columbus, O., Dec. 13 The analysis at the > State University here of the stom ach ‘ of the Mount Vernon mad dog re. vealed no trace of poisoning, and there fore It was concluded that he must have had hydrophobia. This being the case, a meeting of the Mount Vernon board of health was called this morning, at which it was decided to send all the patients to the Pasteur Institute at Chicago to night. Those who will go are Earl Davis, Ed Singer. Fleming Jackson, Jonn Bun nell, John Brown, Buck Taylor; (James Parke, Mrs. Van Rhoden, Willie Wolfe, aged 5; Gordon Wolfe and Sherman Chase. The city court: 11 met and appropriated 31,500 to defray the expenses. Drs. John E. Russell, George B. Bunn and H. G. Boynton, who were here in vestigating. all say that the physicians who consulted gave it as their opinion that the dog had rabies. LYNCHERS SURPRISED. The Mob Failed to Get Their Prisoner from the Train. Paducah; Ky., Dec. 13.—The jury In the case of Samuel Owens, colored, charged . with killing Samuel Oglovle MM September, returned a verdict of guilty yesterday afternoon, and fixed his punishment at confinement In the penitentiary for life. To avoid lynching, he -waa ordered taken to Eddyvllle at onoe. About fifty masked men went to ft point on the outskirts of the city, where railroads cross, and when tho train bearing the murderer, stopped, they covered the engineer and fireman with their revolves and compelled them to cult their cab. While the mob was trying to secure the prisoner, the en gineer got charge of his engine/ and the mob had to leave the train after It was again under way, and did not get Owens, who was landed In the peniten tiary at 2 o'clock this morning. KILLING IN CHARLESTON. ObnrteHton, S. C., Dec. 13.—James Middleton, colored, was shot through the heart and ttlmoac Instantly killed this afternoon by William Norton,* white. The umse of tho killing is said to have 'been a quarrel between the men dating from a suit brought by Nor ton for recovery of money due for rent on a house occupied by Middleton. Middleton retaliated by having Norton indicted In the United Stakes court for selling -whlsy to phosphate miners near SummeirvtMe, and Norton killed Mid dleton. It Is probable that tho pica of scOf-defense will be trhde. although when his daubing was examined by tho oonrnor after he had been kUlod today only a carpenters' rule and a file were found In his pockets. A FLORIDA RAILROAD. New York, .Dec. 13.—At a meeting of the directors of -the Suwsnee River Rail road Company, held today, the follow ing officers -were elected: President, E. J. carter, v*ce President W. R. Busen- burck: secretary and treasurer, Charles A. Baldwin. This railroad ts an Import ant connection of the 'Florida Central and Penlnaular railroad at Ellavtlle Fo. It runs through a rich farming, phosphate and lumber section owned by the company. Survey* have already been made for an extension of the Hne south of H-udaom-on-dbe-Suwanee to Ce dar Keys. APPOINTMENTS’ CONFIRMED. Washington, Deq. 13,-The senate con firmed the following nominations today: E. H. Strobell of New York, to be en voy extraordinary and minister plenipo tentiary to Chill; Herbert C. Squires of New York, second secretary of emtausy at Berlin. JUMPED OVERBOARD. Savannah. Doc. 13.—Benjamin Ben- bom :>f Bridgeport. Coral, a second- class passenger on the eteomshl/D Talla hassee, from New York to Savannah, lumped avert/oard off Tyhee bar Just before the ship entered the Savannah river Wednesday night, and was lost. Beatism was a carpenter on his way to Clm, Fla IBERGER IS NEXT. Agont Forget Will Have an Opportu nity to Remember tho bribes Ho Paid. DOHERTY’S THRU WILL COME W«it«rv«U on Trial fbr Falling to Sup press Polioy Shops—This la Ills Second Trial—Stephenson Will Make an Appeal* WiLNT THE LIBERTY BELL. New York, Dec. 13.—It Is understood tlki-t counsel for ox-Follce Captain Ste phenson, who waa yesterday convicted of receiving a bribe, will make nu ap peal for a stay on the ground of rea sonable doubt. It oauld not bo learned at (he district olttorney’s office today which of tho other indlotod policemen will be called no Mia bar next, but everything points to ithe arraignment of (Mpt. SChm/Mborger, who Is under indictment tor alleged bribery in aooep*- ing $500 from Agent Forget of the French Steamship Line for protecting the company's dock. Onpt. Sctanlttberger’s case differs from that of Ca.pt. ’Stephenson, In that SlnultHhcrgcr was Imitated on the testi mony given before Ihe I/oxow commit tee, whereas Stephenson’s oaso came before the police .beard. Sclmultlfbofger still retains his tank as police captain. It is known that ox-Oapt. Doherty was slated for an early trial by the district attorney, blit the disappearance of Mrs. Thurow, who is tho principal witness In his case, bias changed ithe plan. It Is nos likely .that Doherty will he brought ito the bar In her absence, as she is essential as a witness. It was Stated today that the next trial will bo called early next week. Oapt. tVcstervolt of tlte One Hun dred and Fourth street station was placed on (rial before tho police com missioners this forenoon for neglect of duty. Tho changes were made by Su perintendent Byrnes. Tho negloot of duty consists in ills alleged failure to suppress -policy shops in his prenlnct. Iu all eighteen places are mentioned In the charges, and specifications wharo It Is alleged policy slips wiere sold. Oapt. Westorvdt was tried last spring on similar charges and got oft with a flno of five days’ pay. SEELEY GOES TO NEW YORK. Waived Examination ati Chicago and Left lh the Afternoon. Chicago, Deo. 13.—Samuel C. Seeley, the dofa-ufititfg bookkeeper of the Na tional -Shoe and .Leather Bank of New York, appeared bright and cheerful, th-ugh pale, this morning,'when he was arraigned before United States Com missioner Wirt on charges of embez zlement. Henry Dixon appeared for the district attorney’s office and pre sented certified copies ot the Indict ments found against Seeley in New York. “The prisoner desires to waive ex amination," »ald the attorney. Then Mr. Crane was sworn and Mid: “I am tlhe .president of the Shoe and Leather Noitionall Bank of Now York. I (have known the dafondant for a num ber of years. He w,i» a bookkeeper of my. bank. When -he left the bank we found has accounts in a wretched con- UHCon. .After a 'thorough iinvcswga- tlon -by the bank and the government examiners We found that he manipu lated tho books bo 'that 'Che loss to the bank is about 3354,009. He was evi dently In collusion with a depositor of the bank. This he now admits.” The commissioner held 1 Seeley in 320,000 bonds. An order was secured from Judge Grosscup for the removal of Seeley to New York. Chief Deputy Donelly took Seeley back, leaving on (lie 6 p. m. tram. President Crane and De tective Nugent of New York accom panied them. EXPORTING GOLD. Mrs. Simmons Asked THa't it Be Seat to Atlanta. Philadelphia, Dec. 13.—.Mrs. T. J. Simmons, wife of Ohief Justice Sim mons of Georgia, called upon Mayor Stuart this afternoon cud preferred u request .in him -that BIiilatM-phla allow the Old liberty bell to he taken to the coming Celctcn States and International Exposition tn Antonia next year. Mrs. Simmohs is chairwoman of tiie PcnnsTyvunSa colonial committee of the women’s seotlon of the exposition. She Is exceedingly anxious to have the liberty sent t.v Atlanta, as sho believes that the old relic 1s of groat value In arousing the patriotism of the people. Sho impressed tiDese views npoo Mayor Stuart and his honor fully ogival with her sentiments, but ho could give Mrs. SJnvmons but lltflo encouragement thtt-t tho bcil would be seen a't Atlanta. Ho explained to her that after the bell was brought buck from fhio World’s Fair it was enclosed in a glass case and placed in Independence .Hull anil that-ihe sen- lanien't of Bio profile of -Hue city was opposed to allowing It to be taken away. . . Tho opposition to allowing tho bell to bo taken away Is Jxiscd upon the fear ot some accident happening to it. Nevertheless, Mayor Starantt promised to defer Ur*. Simmons’ request to tho city council, by w-hosu cunsemt only can (he bell be loaned. Mayor 'Stuart, promised to acquaint Mrs. Simmons with the council's de cision-In tho -matter. Mrs. Simmons returned to Warttiwaton this qftonuxra, where she remains until Sa turday, .when she leave® for AtfaOlti. MR. OOH1S CONTRACT. He Denies that He Made If Before the Atlanta Meeting. New York, Dae. 13,-The Times this morning prints 'the following from 'At lanta, Oa.: , The nnnouedmenit today that after ■imature dellbara-Mon. 'Adolph S. Ochs had' decided to withdraw tlhe Chatta nooga Tkmca from the Southern Asso ciated (press,’’ crentes wo comment.- It hag been expected for some time, ever since, in fact, Sir. Oohs cast the only vole ithati was recorded against a con solidation of Interest* between the Southern Associated Press and 1th© United Press at a meetihig of the Sou-th en 'Associated 'Press a fortnight ago in tills oily. It was suspected at tholtlmo iiha't he had negotiated one of -thoe re markable llfe-prosorving, self-consum ing amdiprofit-ea/tlng conltrafcts with gM Western AstodAfed Press, and that he had It in his ipookot. Suit' will bo begun forthwith ngalst the stockholders of ttos Chattanooga Times by (he Southern As- eoclaitdd .Press 'for violation of contract obligations with (hat oiwamizatlon. An additional burden is -thus Imposed «*«• the Weatern Awartattd Press, for the cut at giving a news sendee--to ouch re mote localltlo is very heavy. MRV OCRS DENIES IT. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 13.—lAHoiWh H. Oohw nvruesla the publication of the following by those who may see fit to print 'tto false atlatemcitit concerning him emanating from (ho New York Times: IMr. Ochs says Mint 'the insinuation in the .telegram published In- the New York Times, an coming from Atlanta, that ho had. a/eonfraot.sa»re«n«nt os understanding with tile AsaodgtoB Press when he oittendfid (he Atlanta mectnig. or until two months thereafter. Is unqualifiedly and utterly false. EPIDEMIC GF DIPHTHERIA’. Three Millions to Be Forwarded to France Today. New York, Dec. 13.—The export movement of gold to Europe, which has been threatening for over two months, •will begin Saturday, whea at least 32,500,000 gold wll) be ahlpped by Lazird freres, jiarlng Magoun ft~ Co. Ladenburg, Thalmami & Co. may also ship from 3300,000 to 31.000.000, In addi tion. The foreign exchange market is very strong, and the price of sterling 4.89 less 1-32 would appear to warrant these shipments, but tho gold paid into the sub-treasury by the banks on ac count of the .recent United States loan is on ah average 31.600 light in cacn 31,000.000. This prevcntB bhlpmenU at a profit except to Paris, where all of the gold to be shipped Is going. It Is anticipated that the outward movement of gold will continue until the r.-mit- (aaces against coupon and dividend payments due abroad and the heavy coffee settlements are completed. Both cortec and sugar Importers arc among (ho largest buyers of exchange at pres ent, and already purchases against coupon and Interest remittances have begun. Another feature which creates an exchangeTnilnece against New York Is tho settlement of maturing sterling loans. There have been liquidated this week already sterling loan* amounting to 200,000 pounds, and It Is estimated that loans aggregating nt least 2,000,000 pound* will mature In the next four or five weeks. Tho Dlesaso Spread by a Milkman Ul Ashtabula. , Columbus, O., Dtte. 13.—A 1 letter from Dr. W. A. Hopkins of Ashta bula, O., received flit the office of the slate board Of health today, gives (ho detains of the terrible ravages of diph theria in (hat city. The dlsoa*o com menced on -Deoeimber .6 and up to to day there bad been sixty oases and ten deaths. The authorities are doing af4 -possible to stamp out -the disease. Tho schools have been closed and all pub lic assemblages are- prohibited. Thlrfy- seven houses arc under strict quaran tine, and Dr. -Miller of Cleveland, O., a member of tho state board, has gone -to Ashtabula to assist the llooal health officers. The disease -was scattered about (he city in a very peculiar ’anner, having its origin through contact -with a milk man. The dalryma.ll liras suffering wi-l-h a .mild attack of diphtheria, but wan not ©ware of his condition. He con tinued to assist In milking the cows, ■and, with (he exceplion of two days, peddled milk along tho usual routes. The disease develope Along, tho same territory, and (he authorities are firm ly of tho opinion- that (he contagion was npread by the milkman. When questioned b ythe looal -health officers (he milkman stated (hat -he suffered from n sore throat, but hud not tho slightest idea butt It was diphtheria. His business has been completely siinnended by order of the hoard of health. WIDE ENFORCE THE S«AW. ' Columbia, S. C.. Dee. 13.—The blty coun cil of the capital city of South Carolina ths dispensary authorities have often de clared to be the worst opponent and vlo- laor of the dispensary law In the state and whose police have been charged with refusing to enforce the dispensary law, at a meeting tonight passed an ordinance requiring all city officials to strictly en force the law at ail times and In all par ticulars. The ordinance Is a most strin gent one, and upon Its passage no oppo sition to it was expressed. CRUSHED BY COGS. Knoxvfile, Tenn., Dec. 13.—At Kelly's Ford, in Union county, a nine-year-old son it Fillomre Hobbs wss crushed to death in -the machinery ot a grist mill. He and a companion were playing about the big water-wheel, and hi* ctotlMng accidentally caught In the cogs and he was drawn In. SUrCIDE IN (TAIL. San .Bernardino, Cal., Dee. 13.— Thomas Salter, accused of poisoning S. W. Barnes of this city, committed suicide In the jail ipsl night by tak ing poison. CRUELTY AT AN INSANE ASYLUM Viotorin. B. C., Dec. 18.—The report of (he royal oommlsHlon appointed ti> Invcstl&ite the provincial Insane asy lum at Now WeetuUntaer was l-.tlil be fore the legislature yesterday. It shows a horrible state of affairs at .that Instb tinton. Patimis were (ranted with the utmost btinalrirtty, flogging, dmk ceils ami ice-oold water baths being among (lie methods of subjugating the refrac tory ones. A reorginlzatfon of the staff will take -place Iromedtuitiely. EUROPEAN YARNS CHEAP. Fall River, Mass., Dec. 13.—A consign, ment of No, 8 Ocotton yarns has been received from England by a mill In this -city and the cost of the yam Is 2 per cent leas than It can be produced In America. The agent of the mill stated that If the present conditions continue long in the foreign markets he will Shut down his spinning rooms and purchase abroad. ED CARLISLE’S Atlanta’s Business Hen Think It the Solution of the Financial Problem. THAT MYSTERY OF THE CAB. Two Women Were Drank and There Wee No Murder—Insurance Men Will Fight the Venable Dill Before the Governor* Atlanta, Deo. 13.—(Special.)—A meet ing of business -men hold under the aus pices of tbo Chamber of Commerce to day passed the following resolution In dorsing the Carlisle currency plan: "Wkoreus, In Just acknowledgement of itlio urgent need and In poit-rio-Ho re sponse to a universal demand for an lmmcdiuito reform in our system of flnnnces, The secretary of tho treasury litis offered to congress a fhoughtfully devised plan; “Resolved, That a cnnefifl considera tion of the plan submitted by'Mr. Chr- lisle convinces ris of Dts wisdom and conserva-Msm, Wo recognize In It am ple .wisdom safety to the holders of the oonifempMeil Ismo of both, national and State banks; Its prudent llbomltity in medtlug the requlnemouts of Uko rapidly moral hi tig industries ot our people, and Its appropriate adjustment to the fluctuating deuaanda of com merce; Its protoorion to our publio ircusury and ito our cntiloilil credit; Its logenuM-y in enlarging and pcapotuaitlng the circulation of silver; its remarka ble simplicity and dear now. Wo be lieve Hint with slight amendments it will bring early relief ho languishing trade. Wo therefore fully indorse tho plan and earnestly request] our repre sentatives In both branches of congress to use their Jnlluenoo and active exer tions In effecting a speedy enactment of Ulicir proposed flnnnctol Icishskatlon.” Several speeches were made by bus iness men eiud bankers, all In Indorse ment of tho plan. After resolutions merely calling upon congress to consider Secretary Carlisle's plqu .promptly and carefully were of fered as tv substitute for (hose adopted, hut tln> imsjtlng Was um-qillvooally In fttvor of'ithe pta-u and would have no half expression of Its sentiments. THE CAB MYSTERY. Tho fitne negro taotomon -who Itovo been -under arrest since Rhonday gu*- peotod of having murdered (wo while women, wieio sat free today.* It was learned by the pollco ithnit the (Whole affair was nothing but 1ho drunken os avpadie of a couple of notorious women, and thus tho cab mystery, (Which prom, lsod to develop a-Jlorror, Is cleared up. Pile two women wero brought Into po lice count today but discharged. SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. Governor Atkinson ihib afternoon signed (ho bill amending die city char ter of Macon as introduced In the sen ate by Senator Harris. Tho governor lias also signed tho ex position appropriation (fill. Tlie Insuraneo men will carry their fight on tho Insurance bnokem’ bill bo- foro (hie governor. Tomorrow Governor Atkinson iwiU hoar them on (ho subject of the bill’s constltudouialUy. Tho In surance imon will try <to arguo tho gov ernor into vetoing tho bill. Senator Venable and oilier advocates of tho bill will also bo haird. Tho bill amending Ulo insolvent fraders r laws so as .to require tho ap- plication of creditors reprtwwiSng at leust one-third of tho total indebtedness of n firm before n rccoilve-rshtp oan be granted, ©too received tho executive signature. " CONFERENCE AT WAYOROSS. GIRLS ON A STRIKE. St. Loul», Dec. 13.—Eighty *lrl* em ployed at Pepper’s tobacco factory went on a strike this morning. The trouble was caused by the action of a foreman allowing a girl to return to work with, out a physician’* certificate after she had le.-n 111 with diphtheria. The fordmrn wa» discharged by the fir marul the girl* wmt on strike through loyalty to th* foreman. SWALLOWED MORPHINE. Decatur, Ala., Dec. 13.—Joseph Kean, foreman in 4he roundhouse of (he Louisville and Nashville shop*, suicided tonight by swallowing twenty- five grain* of irwipbtne. For three d-lys he bad been drinking. DIED FROM GTN CUTS. Marion. Ala., Dec. 13.—Henry Dun can, white, living In Baer Perry, was horribly cut fn a fin yesterday «/nd bled to death from the effect of the cuts beforu oselstauc© could reach him. Two Hundred Preachers and Laymen In Attendance. (Waycros*. Dec. 13.—(Special.)—Tho twenty-eighth session of. tho South Georgia conference convened this morning eit 9 o’clock In the Metho dist church. Bishop A. W. Wilson of Baltimore tn (Die ohalr and Dr, W. C. Irmitt at the desk. After devotional services conducted by the bishop nearly 200 preachers and d(AegeUs answered (o their named. Committees were appointed on educa tion. missions, the Hun day school cause, conference relations, Epworth League, memoirs, Bible cause and cx- ainimtlona. Communications were received from Mw various Intercut* of the Church. The president* of Emory, Wesleyan anil 'Andrew colh'ges made report*. Dr . J. H. Bcruggs of Dawson preached at 3 p. m., and at 7 In the evening the communion service was held. SALE OF THE 8.. ’A. & M. It I* Ordered to Take OPlacoin February ’—(Murry Guilty of Murder. Americus, Dec. 13.—(Soeclab.—The do-' cree of Judge Fish orders the sale of the Savannah, Americus and Montgom ery road on February 28th. 8. H. Haw kins Of America*. T. Edwards llamlMe- ton of Baltimore arid Dupont Out-pry of Maoon aro named as commissioners to conduct (lie sale, at a compensation of J700 each. Will Muray. placed on trial yesterday for killing W. J. Him* on the 7th of test August, was this afternoon convict ed of murder. The Jury wan out only thirteen minutes, and refused to recom mend to meroy. Thq evidence -wan con- clufftvo that (he killing was wilful mur der. SERIOUS RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 13.—(Mr. W. H. Ruretell and wife, aged reopeoHvdy 00 »nd SO yearn, wWlc out driving tbl* af ternoon (net with an accident that may prove Altai to lroth. The hTJree became frightened and ran agilnrit a (res, throvAng Ixfih oift of the buggy, In- fliotlng probably fatal Injuries. GOT TWENTY YEARS. 'Eastmam. Dec. 13.—(Special).—Eb Johnson was conrvlotod of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to twenty yean. IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM: Forsyth Repairing the Damages Sho Has Suffered. . Fbrsyb, Dec. 13.—(Special,)—For ay th present:* quite a different appear ance from Mbit was witnessed' yester day. The debris of yeserday .morning’s cyclone -his been cleared from toe streets, the roofs .aha-t were demolished, have been to a great extent replaced on (he buildings and rhe fences retsu.-lt. The damage wrought by (ho terrible storm ’has not -been overestimated, as it teas been definitely ascertained that title leases -will reach, anywhere from $30,000 to 340,000. The Methodist church alone sustains a loss of 314,000. Messrs. Proctor & Huddleston, whose entire stock was almost ruined, were daimuiged to tno extent of 30,000 on 38,000. Mayor W ,E. Sanders, who owned several of the demolished store houses, lost several bhauaamd 1 dollars tby tho storm. Strange ,to say, nobody was killed, although several negroes Haa their homeB blown from a'bovo their heads. Tho only .persons who .woro seriously, Injured were two negro women, Vlney, Johnson and Cttlhcrlno King. The wo men were ‘bcowni miveral feet from ■whero their homes stood, and were found in an unconscious condition In S nearby field. Their Injuries may and In all probability will, prove fatal. ;.\lr. Hooka of nho Hooks hou.se had a oow Mown away and -tiho only (mco that can 'be found of hor Is a thorn found near (ho stotolo Ini which she was confined. The tin roofs of several ptores wero found flit different places In the county, varying from one to three miles. Jn a few days every vestige of tho storm will have disappeared and itho little city will .present her usual bright and prosperous condition. A -typographioai error made (ho an nouncement .of Mr. Faulk’s death read Frank. It should have been Mr. John Faulk, and .nob Mr. John Frank. Mr. Faulk's many friends throughout .the state wero -greatly shocked to learn ot Mb sudden death. YOUNG HARDEE ON TRIAL The Evidence Brought Against Him Furoly. Circumstantial. * Titusville, Fla., Dec. 13.—Montcllu* Har- deo was placed on trial hero today for the murder ot Miss Carrie Kaiser last May. On account ot tho atrocity ot the murder and the promlnenco of tho prin cipals the peso Is exciting great Interest. Miss Kaiser was found dead In the woods, nor head was noarly severed from her body and sho hod been repeat edly stabbed about tho breast. It was at first thought sho -had been ravished and then murdered. An autopBy, how ever, Shattered tho rapo theory. Detective Rhodes of Baltimore, Md„ was employed on tho caso, and after a month’s work arrested Hardee tor tho crime. The theory of tho state Is that Hardee had been unduly Intimate with Miss Kaiser; that In tho moanwhllo he was Inlepdlg to marry another girl and killed Miss Kaiser In order that ho might be free to wed his now sweetheart. Tho prosecution also alleges that Miss Kaiser was la a delicate condition at tho time of her murder. Against this theory of tho state tho defondant places tho evi dence at tho two doctors who performed tho autopsy on the murdered girl. They assert that she was a virgin. The evi dence against Hardee is puroly. circum stantial. BLOWN FROM 'A TRAIN. j Strap go DnaiUi oil a Fifonfiui on © Pennslyvhnla Road. -nt'Wburfi, Dec. 13.—(About B o’clock this moral ng Fireman F. 11. Forfo of tho second Motion of tho Atlantia ex press on Hilo Pennsylvania railroad wag blown by a sudden gust ot wind from Dm engine cab as Ilia (min was enter ing Nelw .Florence, alxly-fivo miles east ot here. His dead body avua picked up a few imlnu-tes Inker by itlio train crew. Tim wind iwus Mowing a gttlo and tho train wtis running at (bo rato of thirty- five miles an hour nt tho time. Fogle was 24 years of ago, .married, and re sided at Altoona, Pa. / . THE SUN'S COTTON REVIEW. 'Now York, Deo. 13.—Tho Bun’s cot ton article will nay: Cotton advanced 1 to 2 points, closing quiet. Hales, 81,400. Now Ot'olan* de clined 3 .points on March. Spot cotton hero quiet and unchanged. Liverpool was unchanged on the *pot and moro active, the salon being 12,000 bales. Fu tures there declined 11-2 to 2 points, closing quiet. In Manchester, yarns were quiet. Cloths -were in, moderate demand. New Orleans receipts tomor row arc oatlmated at 14,000 to 15,000 olgalnst 15,214 on the same day laet week, and 8,718 last year. Bombay re ceipts for the week were 20,000 against 32,000 for tho same week last year; h total thus far this year of 1,622,000 against 1,202,000 for the snma time 111 n yewr. The Bombay shipments to Great Britain thus far this year nro 44,000 against 47,000 for ft llko period last year, ilnrl 761,000 to tho continent, (Igatnst 808,000 for tjio same time In 1893. The Now York Warehouse iitookq show ft tittle further Increase, being now 81,000 biles. Tile revision oommltteo did not mnko any change In the difference between grade* today. Its next meeting will bo In January. A alight advance took place here early, owing to to tho activi ty In Liverpool and local covering, a* well as a little support from the German element, but later on liberal receipts and a little liquidation, to gether witll some depression at tho Boutti, caused a small decline. But It was only small. NO MORE SALEH OF IRON. New York. Dec. 13.—'A conference of tho executive committee bf the Twine*- s.-o Ooai and Iron anil Railroad Compa ny was. held today. An the cemnajiy has 172,000 tons of Iron sold ahead, it iwa* deoidrid to advance the -price materially before making further sales. Other maulers of interest to the company were ailso acted upon. CRISP ALL RIGHT. Rome, Deo. 13.—In the chamber of dsputBe* today thccommilleo to which wo* referred (he documents connect ed with Ihe Bancs Ronvuva. submitted on Tuesday by Signor OloOottl, report ed that thfre IWUS nothing -whalevet* hi Oho ipo-pers in any rortpect injurious to Promtnr Crlspl. Tho report was re ceived with groat applause. KINCHOW NOT CAPTURED. London, Deo. 13.—*A dispatch to ths Central Nows from Tlen-Tsln says “hat the report Of -the rapture of Kin-Chow by the Japan-—O |* not confirmed. Jagianese cruisers continue to recon- noitor along the coast. Sh'-mr. the taota of Tten-Tsin, Is seriously 111. LIFE IMPRISONMENT. Waynesboro, Dec. 13.—The negro Bcott. who wrecked the train on the Central Railroad of Georgia some month* ago at Mtllen, waa to-tiy sentenced to 111* Imprisonment. Engineer Clem Starr was killed In the wreck.