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THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
MACON. GA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1894.
MBS MTS SIS MOUTHS.
End of the Cases Drought by the Gov
ernment and the fanla Fe
Road.
SENTENCE BEGINS DECEMBER 24
DebtYsijr Knelt Cant Oownbjr tlie lea*
tenon—lltn Attorney fall! It Wat
Dad Law, bat Very Light
Pantnbment*
Chicago, Doc. 14.—Judge Woods to
day sentenced Eugene V. Debs, the
leader o£ the A. R. U. strike, to six
months in the county Jail, as a punish
ment for violating the injunction Issued
by hmself and Judge Grosscup July
last. To the rest of tac men. with mo
exception of McVeJJi, he gave three
months. In the case -if McVean, sen
tence is suspended. Sentence Is not cu
mulative covering the cases of the
gpvernmcnt and the Santa Fe railroad
against the men. The same secteoce
is imposed in each case, but the sen
tences begin and end at the same time,
Dec. 21.
The defendants are: E. V. Debs, pres
ident; G. W. Howard, vice-president;
Sylvester Kelllher, secretary; L. W.
Rogers, SI. J. Elliott, James Ilugan,
William Burns, J. D. McVean, Leroy
SI. Godwin. The sentence is generally
considered a light one. The case will
b:- appealed.
In speaking of the decision, Attorney
Darrow, who represented the defend
ants, said:
"The decision Is bad law. but the'
sentence Is remarkably lenient.” •
Mr. Howard said he was prepared to
expect anything.
President Debs was ntore cast down
thnn any of the others. Ir was in the
discretion of the oourt to sentence the
men to tiny term of years he chreo
within the constitutional limits, cnil
to Impose any. fine he thaugot fit.
A VOLUMINOUS PDMTI0N.
Inventor Tubman Oatls on Congress to
Have the Anti-Trust Law Enforced.
Washington, Dec. 14.—A petition
formidable in size, numbering 133
printed puges, consisting largely of ex-
. hlblits nud signed by William K. Tub-
''man, .mas today presented in the house
for the eoforcomenl of the untMwtt
tow. Specifically, Mr. Tuibman asks
congress:
1. To investigate the motliods em
ployed in tiae admliristraitton of Justice
or injustice in the Uu'.t«l States circuit
(unfits for the districts of itissaclxMoSts
and Murykmd.
2. To dooSaro by an appropriate not
the common taiw offense of ‘'lnuiuteu- 1
nnce” a crime nnd to fix adequate pen-'
allies.
3. To consider tlhe advisability of re
ferring. b.v spcoUl not, to tlie Interstaito
oommeraa oanvmlssi.m for adjudication
all tnfrtngcimena controversies arising
bdtnveen railroad corpamtjans and own-
era of letters patent for Inventions.
The petition has gron-n out of tho
effofits of tlhe pert, on or to maintain a
suit in the federal courts m Cbnnecitlcuit
anti Pennsylvania against tlie Watson
Manufacturing Company of Mts.wh.u-
bciKb for ttio Infringement of letters of
patent for an invention for the Improve
ment of ear windows.
iHls especial gn.svMJOB la that niter
these suits were brought, "the execu
tive committee of a combine named by
the members thereof" "The Eastern
Railway Asroclaidon,” alkhouata not
having any Interest in the suit, either
directly or Indirectly, and' without law
ful Intervention, not belmr a Darty of
record, Intermeddled and unlawfully
"maintained the defense by money and
counsel; annbyed, harassed, oppressed
and Impoverished your ipetlttoncr: man
ufaetured evidence to cheat him. and
t/herwiso tmerfered with the causa of
Jus Wee In the court."
Mr. Tubman recites that he made ef
fort to Induce the atttorney-general of
the United States to have suits intsl-
tuted under the anil-trust laiw to pre
vent tho railroad from further interfer
ence in fails suit, but ihe says that official
"In a superficial and evasive opinion,
refund to direct the Institution of these
suits."
■NO STRIKE ON THE SOUTHERN.
iVlce President Baldwin Says He Ex
pects No Trouble With the Men.
Worthington. D. C., Dec. 14.— 1 Third
Vice President Baldwin of the South
ern Railway Company declares that he
has no fear whatever of a strike of
tho employes of the system as the re
sult of the time and pay schedules!
The employes are still working un
der the schedules in force when the
East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
and the Richmond and Danville com
panies were consolidated, although
they differ In running time and other
details.
Mr. Baldwin told the representatives
of the firemen, the engineers and .the
eonduotors, who called on him. yester
day, asking that the change be made
and the schedules thereby simplified,
that the company was not yet ready to
coropl ywtoh their request, but In due
time standard schedules for the whole
system would be In operation.
TRAIN ROBBER TO BE HANGED.
Florence. Arlz., Dec. 14.—Judge Rouse
has sentenced Oscar Rogers, convicted
of train robbery, to be hanged on the
Sth of February. The crime was per
petrated on Sept. 30, when, three men,
Rogers, Frank Arney and John Dono
van. held up the castbound overland
train at Maricopa station. Rogers was
captured near Yuma and brought to
Tucson. Donovan Is still at large. Last
week Arney pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to thirty years at Yuma.
Rogers declared himself Innocent, and
he was tried.
RETURNS THROWN OUT.
San Francisco. Dec. 14.—The supreme
court this morning sustained the demur
rer to the petition of Chairman Cornwell
of the Republican state central commit,
tee for a writ of mandamus to compel
the election commissioner to disregard the
returns from a large number of precincts
In this city cn the ground of fraud. If
chose returns were not counted Estee
would be elected governor.
TOOK LAUDANUM WHILE DRUNK
Jests—Tllle, Fla., Dec. 14.—Ait Tam
pa, F*a„ today Emma Costello, a dts-
sMtfte women, committed suicide by
t iking audanrum. She waa drunk when
She —sallowed the drag.
APPROPRIATIONS PASSED.
Pensions apt the Amount Asked by the
Department.
Wktohlmgton, Dec. 14.—The second
week of Che present session of congress
closed with the session of Hhe house to-
doy. In that time there have been
passed three general appropriations for
the year ending June 30,1S00, carrying
a total of $143,718,204, nearly one-half
of 'tlhe annual expenditures of Hie gov
ernment aside from the permanent ap
propriations. Besides This, an urgent
deficiency bill for ith-e current year has
been passed, carrying a total of $2,-
006,505, making a grand total of $145,-
724,700 appropriated thus Hat at this
session.
The pension appropriation bill was
discussed for four hours today nnd then
passed without amendment. Gen. Gros-
venor (Republican) of Ohio made the
principal epceoh. Other speakers were
Morse (Republican) of '.Massachusetts,
Lacey (Republican) of Iowa, Bnloo
(Democrat)' of Tennessee, Baker (Re-
pUtClcan) of New Hampshire, Sickles
(Democrat) of New York, Mahon (Re
publican)* of Pennsylvania, Pickier (Re-
publli’iu)„cf South Dakota, Dunn (Dem
ocrat) of Now Jersey, Hullck (Republi
can)--of ditto, Ooombs (Democrat) of
New York, Bjinum (Democrat) of Indi
ana, Cannon (Republican) of Illinois,
Milligan (Republican) of -Maine and
O'Neill (Republican) of Massachusetts.
Chairman Ouilhwalte t-eported the
army appropriation bill for the year
ending June 30,1890, and it avus placed
on the Calendar..
Tlie resolution Introduced by Sir. Hint
(Republic!o) of Illinois asking the sec
retary of state tor the correspondence
reUt.tlug to the promise of this govern
ment to pay Gn-.it Britain $425,000 on
account of oleums made by Canadian
furriers growing out of -the Behring Sea.
seal controversy, was favorably re
ported from the oummlittee of foreign
affaire and passed.
The house then took a recess until 8
o’clock, private pension bills 40 be con
sidered nt niie evening session.
The attendance was slender through
out the diay and scarcely more than a
corporal’s guard answered at roll call
at tlie opening of the session.
THE ASSOCIATION NOT DEAD.
About Ready to Begin Signing Flay-
etu uind Preparing Grounds.
New York, Dec. 14.—Ever since
tlhielr -meeting at Chicago last month
the projectors of fhe nidw American
Aseocldilou of Baseball Clubs have
kept so quiet thalt the Impression has
gained ground thut the organisation la
praolcuilly dead, liut, according to the
statement to a reporter today by W.
H. Becannom, who s looking out for
the New York, end of the affair, tho
association men are working hard to
'make it.helr scheme a go.
"I-have been ndvinCd within, iHhepast
few days,’ said Becannon, "thalt mat
ters are progressing bo tavorably thUt
a meeting wit! ’bo called in a week or
so. -probably In this city, although thuit
matter has not been definitely decided
upon. In this olty I Waive received
oonslderalWle encouragement frym cer
tain persons who will asist me In or
ganizing a stock company. When I
have arranged everything the public
willl know all about It. With Now York
bnd Brooklyn fixed, fhe Eastern ond cut
the circuit Will be completed *}y Wash
ington and Philadelphia, both of iwhloh
are Jn -a position now to begin work
upon grounds an dthe signing of play
ers.
’.’Chicago land Milwaukee hove been
ih good shape for quite a while, but
at- - - *■ -. A -.-.I — 11 -lll/i ikn
there are two vacancies to'"All, and the
circuit oammttitec is taking its iMme in
m'vkdng 'the final selections. T.he as*
sociUtkm can go into Detroit, St. Louis
ttocsau-oai ©a>u go miw «uuio
or Cincinnati, a« ossura»nces (have been
received Ifrom men with money in aCl
of these c$tles. I luave an ddea that
Detjralit will All one of tlhe vacancies,
and I understand tihait Aaron Stern
Has been requested to run a club in
Cincinnati.
"As far as pl-ayera are ooncerned, I
don’t toeWeve ithat owy of the associa
tion -men 'Have approached the leuigue
stars yet; 4m fact, personally. I am
opposed to -talking; amy of idhe league’s
pfeyers, for the simple reason that .1
belfieve -we can sign and develop young
men w*ho» In -time 'Will equal in ability
the greaitest stars In the -business. The
minor leagues are filled, wiifch good
players.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
The Prench.Eversole Trouble Growing
Very Serious.
Frankfort, Ky„ Dec. 14.—Governor
Brown has ordered Col. K. N. Gaither of
the Second Kentucky regiment to repair
to Hazard, Perry county, Where the
French-Eversole war has broken out
again. The governor Is In constant tele
graphic communication with the scene
of the trouble. The trouble grows out of
the shooting in the court house when
Judge Hall narrowly escaped being killed.
Jesse Fields and Joe Adkins, who caused
the trouble In the court room, are still
In the mountains and are armed to the
teeth.
OHJA^LBSTON’S BAR.
Charleston. Df»c. 14.—The British
steamship Darwin, -wflth a cargo of ni
trate of tbda, from Peru, arived Here
today. She croeaed *bhe Charleston bar
drowtag (twenty-two fe^t and three
tocMew add came stralgbt-way to the
city dock* without the teaet delay. This
ship is of the deepest draught that has
over entered the iport of Charleston, and
affords a practical demomwtra/tton bf
vsftue of the Jdtty Improvements In this
harbor. The channel <to ibhe harbor is
deepening steadily, arid within the next
three monShe there wltt b twenty-five
feet dearth of waiter on Charleston bar.
ACCEPTED A REDUCTION.
Plttrf>urg, Dec. 14.—Tne coal miners
employed by Henry Floershelm at his
Nottingham works on the Wheeling di
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Have accepted the proposed reduction, of
9 cents a ton in wages, pending a settle
ment for the Pittsburg district. This Is
the first break of the miners in the dis
trict, and the action was taken without
consultation with the officials of the
miners’ organ.
. ^ ' SUICIDE AT 76.
Joliet, HL. Dec. 14.—Capt. James S. Mil
ler, aged 74 years, committed suicide this
morning at his home in this city by
shooting .himself. Capt. Miller served in
the army and was chief engineer of the
Illinois State penitentiary In this city for
twenty-two years. He leaves a family
and a large estate. This Is the third
noted suicide In this city In the past two
months- ^
IT VERY
Bon & Co's fieriew Imports Utile of
a Hopeful Character in
Business,
COTTON GOODS ARE DEMORALIZED
H..., K.rp, Goins lot— How York at n
Rnptd Rat.—Iron ch.ap anO HI,
■lock, on Hand—GoM Going
to Ear.,, bjr Mlllt.a*.
New York, Dec. 14.—R. G. Dun &
Co's weekly review of trade win say
tomorrow:
"Contradictory changes i n business
are qultoln order at thle season. Neith
er the larger orders In some branches
nor depression of prices In others af
ford a safe Indication of the general
movement. But tlie working force does
not Hessen more than usual for the time
of year, the demand for the goods docs
not seem to diminish, though in most
departments It is considerably below
tJie capacity of works in operation, and
the volume of business transacted Is a
little larger in comparison with last
year than In November.
“The detailed reports regarding the
bhEof industries arc not altogether en
couraging. The iron output Increased
during the month of November, and
was 168,762 tons weekly December 1
against 162,666 November 1, but the In
crease in stocks unsold was 60,149 tons,
which averages 11,700 tons per week,
Indicating that the increase In produc
tion during the month of 'November
was not supported by the demand for
products. Accordingly prices have been
declining, the general average of arti
cles quoted being only 54.9 of the av
erage In October, 1890, against 55.7 on
the first of December. The Pittsburg
market shows most weakness, Besse
mer pig being quoted at $10.15 and gray
forgo offered at $9.30 and ibar Iron Is
..** J wt ana ioar iron is
soiling at 90 cents, but In structural
forms the Eastern demand is sufficient
ly largo to cause a slight advance ill
beams.
BRAID STREET’S REVIEW.
New York, Deo. 1—Bridatreet's to
morrow will say: There Is tho expect
ed slackening in wholesale and Jobbing
lines customary tm.mediately preceding
thl> fThrlnt-mifitt -hnllAnva A * nri«.
the Christmas holidays. At solmo points
stock talking has 'begun and at others
will soon begin. With few exception's
sates of Christmas specialities, notions
an'd fancy groceries by Jobbers uu'd at
retail show (he obly activity In the
movement of merchandise, and no Im
provement Is expected until the now
year.
Gottorn goods are demoralized by
some reduction and by tbc announee-
men* fttAXiaa* auction Bale of 27.000
pocea by Bjiss, Fabyun & Co., and
the Irregularity In various staples tu-
cronies, alUltoirgh print cloths are
steaay..
Money comes to New York' tn largo
amounts, making the transfers by the
treasury to Now Orleans look a little
fijneiful, and no 'Increase appears In
the demand for commercial loans, ex
cept In transactions on account of tho
sugar trust, in order to carry out cer
tain 'purchases of the Gtia party In
Brooklyn. -Hardily over has there been
ns 'little cam for strictly commercial
uses as ait this tfme. Exports of gold
for the week wilt aimount to $3,50,000,
nnd there has been considerable sell
ing of American securities on London
account and sb long as this continues
outgoes of gold must be expected.
The fa Pure for the past week halve
been 349 In'the United States, against
339 liat year, and 40 in Canada, against
40 last year.”
All larger Eastern centres except Pitts
burg and Buffalo report trade quiet or
dull, Fasten woollen manufacturers have
discounted expected effects of the change
In tho wool tariff on January 1. Philadel
phia Shoe dealers report trade .jnexpect.
edty active.
Through the Northwest the volume of
business has, with occasional exceptions,
been smaller than usual, due to unseas
onable weather.
Cities throughout the Central, West
and further West report a moderate vol-
umo of trade, with no prospect of Im
provement this month.
The general trade of tho South Is very
quiet, except for Christmas specialties.
Mercantile collections at central South
ern cities are better than had been ex-
pected. Tn staple lines the distribution
of fancy groceries, dry goods and of
clothing leads. The feature at New Or
leans Is the revival of exports of bulk
'grain.
On the Pacific coast the general busi
ness Is rather better than previously.
DETERMINED TO PARADE.
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 14.—The Bur
gesses corps say tihait they will Ignore
Gen. John Palmer’s refusal to have
them 'parade on the occasion of the
•Morton inauguration ceremonies, and
will turn out, an Governor-Elect Mor
ton personally accepted itbem an an es
cort. Unless Mr. Morton withdrawn his
alleged acceptance there may bo
trouble, for the officers.of the national
guard troop, ,the Tenth Battalion, de
clare that they wfll give the Burgesses
neither the right of the 7tne nor the
escort!
THE GIANTS TO GTT SOUTH.
New York, Dec. 14.—Tho New York
Basebal Club officials have definitely
decided to send the team South next
spring. According to the present plan,
the team will ItUve for New Orleans
early In March, and will remain there
about one month. At present Davis Is
the drily man signed. It Is understood
that several of the players, Including
Rusle, Meek In and Jack Doyle, will
hold out for an increase of salary.
Farrell’s arrangement with the club, it
1 sthought, will be renewed again.
DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC.
St. Louis, Dec. 14.—Diphtheria Is spread
ing so rapidly among children at East
St. Louts as to cause considerable alarm
to parents and physicians. Ten cases
have been reported during the past few
days. The children living In Infected dis
tricts wire excluded from the public
schools. The disease ta alarmingly prev
alent In this city and the physicians are
using every endeavor to prevent It be
coming epidemic. , ,
CHARGED WITH STEALING $20,005.
New York, Dec. 14.—William E. Mldgely,
formerly president of the now defunct
American Casualty Insurance and Secu
rity Company, was a prisoner tn the
Tombs court today, having been arrest
ed on a warrant Issued on the complaint
of Johannes Carisen, auditor of the Long
Island Railroad Company, who charges
Mldgely with the larceny specifically of
$20,000, although It is said that a much
larger sum la Invotvcd-
EDUOATION OF NAVAL OFFICERS
Valuable Loqfures ou International
Law—Present Importance of the Sub
ject.
WaetywoOon, l>cc. 14.—The more pro-
(fr'esafva nival oflkiura are very much
Interested in a plan for the purchase of
the maMecript lectures on luternationitl
law prepared b.v Profeiwor Freeman
Snow of nitrrard University and de-
1 reared fiat summer at the War Col
lege at fwwpmt. After tho delivery of
the Bret **ai»)u's oouree Professor Snow
died. Stockton of the War Col
lege weat to Cambridge ti while ago
by p*fWj**Qn of Secretary Herbert
and looked over the manuscript of these
lectures. . Professor -Snow's handwrit
ing i» dlfiorflt to decipher, but tho lec
tures were so valuable as well to reply
thi TrouhSe of copying them, If tho lit
erary e*«»tora win consent, it Is
stroiaSy hoped tfiut Secretary Herbert
win see the wisdom of this, and either
nulkortse (bo. use of ono of the funds
In custody of .the depirlmaat, or ask
oongress jtor n apoci.il appropriation, for
giving tho .War tV.legc possession of
the nates by purchase or other arrange
ment. The IntercHt manifested In the
subject saving all the younger officers
of the na+y duty lead to the lectures
being printed uuil sold like any other
treatise. i
Bomc kix»vl«3ge of She rudiments of
lntcnnaCilottal law Is a recognized part
of mwa! officer..' education nowadays,
but tlhe text-books generally available
for tholr use arc rather antiquated af
faire. Th AwiiJenn nuvy him pJaycd
a 'more conspicuous port in tmiterna-
Womul illptomocy ol’ late than it used to.
The commander of one of our vessels
111 a foreign port, nirh-ulnrly win n
sent tbene' to protect American clilzeiis,
durlnts a local Insurrection. Is liable to
be faced a* any nimunt with qomoiUM-
ted wi'i'uaUniia calling for n Inrun'
knowledge of law than most officers non-
liens. Tire Bermuda else wus Ihe lliftt,
since the new navy was sot afloat to
bring this k.nd of Information into play.
The proceedings in Va! Mira Iso harbor
at a later date nnd at Honolulu two
years ago. inti],.rad Him rising genera
tion with a thlrat for knowledge which
would prevent fatal blundering at the
outset of Wn "Incident:" and -Interna
tional law is now deemed os ecoentlal a
part of the educational equiiivneii't of a
graduate of tho war college aa famil
iarity with the laitcbi thing In squadron
evolutions.
DOWN GO THE SALARIES.
South Carolina Is Determined to Havo
r) Cheap Mon.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 14.—The lower
house of the atuto legislature tonight
kUlod the divorce bill and then jumped
tnto the consideration of the bill making
a horizontal slash of all salaries of state
officers. After a big fight tho fill was
passed. Some five, or six aye And nay
votes were taken on various amendments.
The majority was really goaded Into pas
sing the bill by agreements from the op
position that tey hod been In power for
four yeers'and this matter of ■ reducing
salaries had always been one of thetr
principal campaign cries, yet they had not
cut salarlea S’Cant lower than they were
before they come In. They oven went
so far tonlcht as to amend tho bill hy
cutting' tholr own per. diem from $3 to $3
and their mileage from 19 cents to 5
cents a mile each way. One of tho re
form leaders said on tho floor that If
they did not reduce the snlarlcs and give
tho people the relief they demanded
"they were gone."-
Tho highest annunl salary provided for
by tho bill Is $3,2to-tho governor’s salary.
It has been heretofore for years $3,600.
The chief Justice of the supreme court
comes down from $1,000 to $2,000. During
the flfcht tho hall was dammed with In
terested spectators. Whether 1 the sen-
nto will pass the bill or not remains to
be seen. It Is thought that Governor
Evans will veto It, oven If It becomes an
act' The presont governor's salary Is
protected by a constitutional provision.
Tho state senato has killed tho bill to
establish a blind asylum and educational
Institution at the capital of the state,
VANDERBILTS NOT RECONCILED.
Report That Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Had
Made up Denied Authoritatively.
New York, Deo. 14.—In spite of the
reports to the contrary, there has ns
yot been no reconciliation between W.
K. Vanderbilt nnd his wife, nor Is
there any likelihood of one to the Im
mediate future.
Chauncey M. Depew, counsel for Mr.
Vanderbilt, and Col. William Jayson,
counsel for Mrs. Vanderbll, both mako
this statement. Mr. Depew last night
repeated that his connection with the
case forbade his making any state
ment, but he added;
"You may state positively that there
has been no reconciliation between Mr.
and Mr*. Vanderbilt.
"Mr. Vanderbilt, on his arrival In the
city last night, went directly to his
mother’s house, where he will remain
until he goee back n Europe.
(RELIGION IN THE SCHOOLS.
A Protest Against the Action of the
Anscnla Board of Education.
Ansonlet, Ct„ Dec. 14.—A great pro
test Is being made hero, and much
rancorous feeding Is aroused against
the nr I Ion of _ tho board of education,
who have voted to abolish religious
services In the public schools. The
matter came to the board on complaint
of a teacher lh the Park Row school,
where Oithollc pupils refuse to recite
the Protestant version of the Lord’s
Prayer. One of the pupils alleges that
he wus punished because he would not
roclle the prayer. The teacher says she
punished lilm for beln* Impudent. The
vote tn the banrd to abolish religious
services stood 5 to I. the minority be
ing tho Rev. Mr. Woodcock, rector of
Christ Episcopal church. All the mem
bers of the board are Protestants, with
one exception, who Is a Congregational
minister and leader Of the protest
against the board’s action.
KILLED BY A WOMAN.
The Body of a Dying Man Hangs From a
State Street Widow.
Chicago, Dec. 14.—The body of Charles
Miller, banging head down-ward from %
fourth story window at 2116 State street,
blood dripping from a wound over the
heart, collected a crowd shortly before
noon today which blockaded State street
traffic for half an hour.
Miller had been shot by Maggie Tiller,
who claimed that he had robbed her and
that the shooting was In self-defense.
In attempting to Jump from the window
after he was wounded Miller’s foot caught
and he hung dying until the police ar.
rived. He died soon after help reached
him.
NEW COMPRESS FOR AUGUSTA.
Augusta. Oa„ Dec. 14.—Prominent
cotton factors land warehousemen of
Augusta are organizing a $150,000 com
press coropeny to be in operation next
fail. This win double Augusta's com
press families
Governor Atkinson Has an Opportu
nity of Seeing Just now
Ho Stands,
SIGNED THE INSURANCE BILL
Argument I’raiantad hy Inanrnno* Men
Agulital the Maaiura-I'iofeuor
UUnn Calls ou th® Governor.
A ■euantlonsl Mtory.
Atlanta, Dec. 14.—(Special.)—It is
ludky for him that Governor Atkinson
does not believe all the protestations of
friendship made to him by all people
and all newspapers.
If lie had allowed himself to be blind
ed by this sort of flattery from his
avowed enemies of a few months ago
his eyes would have been opened with
a rude sliocjc this morning, when ho
read a three-column article In the Con-
oCltutlon describing un imaginary fios-
tiillty on the (part of tlhe legislature
tojvard him.
In the exact words Of the governor,
when he read the article, “the wish
wus doubtless father to tho thought.'*
Tho article, which w r as the subject of
a good deal of comment during the duy,
took the action of tlie senate on the
confirmation of John I). Berry, tho fail
ure of the resolution authorising the
appointment of women to tho position
of assistant librarian, and or the ap
propriations to the Girls’ Normal and
Industrial School, as the foundation
for the alleged friction. It was made
to appear thut Governor Atkinson
had undertaken to force the MUledge-
villo school appropriation, and tho wo
man ellgHblLlty resolution through, but
that "he was turned dowti by both
houses, as well as being slapped in tho
face on Uie Berry appointment by the
senate.
Some of the governor’s friends wore
Inclined to be Indignant at the attempt
to make a breaoa between him and
the legislature, bqv most of them were
.more amused than angry, after consid
ering the clrcustmuccu and the facts as
they exist.
Governor Atkinson took no part
whatever in tho MlWedgevWlo school
appropriation, except to recommend It
In ihls message at the request of the
trustees. Ho did not expect the appro
priation to be made, and did not make
any effort at all to Influence tho mem-
bore. Neither did ho try to steer tho
woman eligibility resolution through.
That as everybody knows who partici
pated in the work of the legislature
was l-n tho hands of the friends off Mias ;
KHcm Dortch, who wanted the positioner
Those close to the governor say he
never promised Miss Dortch a position
'frOT’gavo hOT^gnitniragOTTirat-to -push
tho measure through.
The fight on Mr. Berry wUs In no
way an expression of u-pstllty to the
governor 'by the neiMitc, as tho unatit-
mou ©action of Bh-.iit body In. reconsid
ering his hasty steps when itho facts
were presented niireatiy shows.
Tlhe rekut&ns between Governor
Atkinson and tho legislature were
of tho most cordial nature throughout
the session. He was at oil times tho
subject of 'the (highest respect nnd con-
BiderwrJon, arid rtihe attempt to make a
breach 1s more likely to prove a boom
erang than a dangerous shaft.
INSURANCE BILL SIGNED.
Governor Afcktnson signed the Venable
Insurance brokera’ bill this afternoon
and it is now a law. The effect of tho
new law. If its purpose Is realized in
actual operation, will be to rrxluce tho
cost, of fire insurance by giving com
panies which have.no deposit of $23,000
with 'the Hi ate tre.isur-r an oppor'e-
nlty to place business In thle state
through brokers. It was Intended by
tho author of tho law to strike a dca'l'h
blow to the Southeastern Tnriif Aeso-
elation, but rho probibUity U that it
will fall short In that respect, ns ell
companies having wgoncleH In Georgia
will oomtlnuo to >be members of tfhe
combination. There wAU be-two distinct
classes or gradra of fire dnsuna-nco. Ono
will be the old camlpanles, or those
with agennlc** within 'the ©bajto and ha v
lftg compiled with tlhe $25,000 deposit
law, (and the other will bo risks placed
by oowipfliftlea having <no agents in this
state and no deposH In I'tTo treasury.
Under the Vendible la)w the Insurance
man wh*o taken a rink fs the agent of
tho Insured, nob of 4h« insurance com
pany. It Is claimed 'that tihe Insurance
placed through these brokers will bo
at a much lower rate than that fixed
by the SoubhoaHtem Tariff Ansoolaitlon,
and that consequently dhls competition
will result In a general decrease in tho
cost of -insurance. On tlhe other hand.
It lh not denied -Ihart the gates un
opened to Irresponsible wildcat compa
nies, and some people may suffer nt
their hands, -bub the tftveory upon which
the new law Is based U (bh-at every man
Is entitled to transact (hds own busi
ness -without paternal Intereference by
(the state and that every man must
look out for himself amd not be caugtit
for a "sucker."
•Before approving tho bill Governor
Atkinson devoted five hours -today to
hearing the argtrm-nt* against if. hy
prominent local Insurance men, ns well
as hearing from Hon. James F. O'Ne?!,
who represented Senator Venable in ihi
support. Mr. Venable tvfes not present.
Some <#f ithe Insimnco men thought
tfh-at (tJho rupture between the president
of the aerate and «W» governor would
be Oi favoraiMe wind for (them and
probably decide Governor Atkinson to
veto the bill, but they were disap
pointed
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER'S ELEC
TION.
There is some dbubt about Governor
Atkinson's approvatt of «tho bill provid
ing for the election of tluo state school
commfbfcrion-eT by tho people. Under the
law bills providing for an> amendment
to 'the comsMtudori tmnft bo advertised
tor Itwo months previous to the cslec-
t1on at -which It is proposed to be
nafbl upon. The next general eloc-
•Monf occurs In Janiiary, so bhe bill
cannot be properly advertised, although
it is provided that ft shall be submit
ted to thepcopCc ait " 4he next" jr'-tieral
electkxn. The govemvr polm-td out this
today. If ho d»jes not approve the bill
it will be upon that ground.
CRABBE REINSTATED.
Governor Atklnoom today amxdntod
Capt. J. B. Crabbe whipping boas for
the Clinch county convict camp. Capt.
Crabbe is (Che man who Ibst his Job as
a whipping boas about a year ago for
-taking "Lord Berexford on a Christman
frolic. Ihe -pair wont from the camp at
Kramer over to Americas and had a
good time together. The "lo-rd" was re
turned safely to camp, but the accom
modating captain lost his Job, which
he had held for fifteen years up to that
time.
, But Crabbe wm a good man, and af
ter being out nearly a yea? the princi
pal keeper of the pcni.rent-!uiry reexxm-
moirled that he be itaken back. He will
m>t, however, bo thrown in the way of
Lord Beresford again.
VISIT FROM mUFESSUK GLENN. *
Profesfcor O. R. Glenn of Macon, the
newly appointed state . school commis
sioner, visited tho executive* office today
and had a t-ilk with Governor Atkinson.
While here Professor Glenn took the oath
of office and will be ready to assume
charge of the department of education
on January 1, when his term begins, it
is understood that MaJ. It. J. Guinn, the
present Incumbent, will be reappointed
assistant commissioner by Commissioner
Glenn.
THE, WHITECAP TRIAL.
Charles F. Agios, a witness tor the
United States In tne trial of tho Whit
field county whltocappcrs. thirty-six ot
whom are Under Indictment, now in
progress before Judge William T. New
man, gavo testimony today that was or a
highly sensational character.
Agles, who lives at Tilton, was relntro-
duced by tho prosecution In rebuttf^ ot
testimony for tho defense. The prosecu
tion did not, however, bring out all the
witness knew, and when the attorneys
for the defense took hold of them they
sprung tho sensation, which was to the
effect that lion. Paul B. Trammel, in-
tornal revenue collector. State Senator
Starr, Mayor Block of Dalton, ex-Mnyor
Martin of tho namo town, Representa
tive Longloy and several other well
known men wero members of tho white-
cap organization of Whitfield county.
The witness admitted that ho hlmanll!
.van a member, and in implicating Col
lector Trammel and the others, said ho
did not know of his own knowledge thut
they were members, but stated that an.
other -whltecopper named Green Tread-,
well had told him they were. Ho had
been told that these men wore In tho
organization for tho purpose of Inducing
him to * Join, being assured that they ‘
wero in position to help and protect him
nnd would do no—that he was safeer in
the organization, than out of It
Collector Trammel and tho other gentle
men named arc highly Indignant. Mr.
Tranumol thinks ho is being persecuted
by political enemies. Treadwell, (he man
whom witness Agles said gave him tho
names, has been telegraphed for and will
be brought Into court tomorrow.
No credit* Is attached to the alleged
connection of the men named with tho
whltocappers.
BOWEN COMPLETELY DONE.
Hd Harduy Furnished Entertainment
for -ihe Saginaw Kid.
(Now Orleatw, Doc.. 14.--Georffft
C’Kld") Lavlgno of Saglmuw, Mich.,
knocked tho puglllsttc aspirations of
Andy Bowen of Uhtu cMy Into tihe pro
verbial cooked -hat todUy In ihe eight-'
eenlh round to «Uhe presenoo of 2,600
spectators at) <tho Auditorium Club.
•Tho contest *waa for a, purse of $2,600.
at 130 pounds weight, but both men
were over the scale. Lavlgno tipped;.
(tho bcUim ah 135 pounds and Bowen ut
133. The Loul&rana man was clearly
outclassed, and while he haa developed,
ta,'little bettor Judgment by hia train
ing with Dempsey, it was not enough,
-to give 'him a.ch&noe -aigJilnotitihe "Kid",
•ffosn Haglmtw. * »
‘ It *wn« ono of the cleverest fights,
tfhbt has ever been polled off in rites
neck of-the-woods, cum the “KM"’mafia
n monkey of Bowen (throughout 'the
'Whole contest, playing with him as a
•cut would a -mouse. Ho took his'
thne at knocking' him out and only
did so when ho got good and ready. 1
Tho gong waved Bowen fiovenal limes,
(but lit wn« cGficcd-ed by tho epectators
at Mia-outset •that Bowen -was -to bo
iJha Coser. He put up a gaimo light toy
staying up tor (bin punishment', but ho
was-poor flit fighting hack. Once Bowen
■went down and 'waited for the referee
to count woven, but it n-voMed him very
liitltle. He wus severely ipunlshcd, his'
left eye (being dewed and hla faco al-l
•bruised and (swelling, with his lips
swolllen twice their normal size.
Lavlgne was unharmed, imd ns fresh
at th'c ond as at tho opening of the
fight, but his left hand was swollen
to almost tho w.imo slzo ns his glove.
Tlie knockout wan delivered by n left-
hand drive on tho »ldo of tho Jaw,
followed by a cross-counter with tho
right hard on tho ohln, and Bowcjv
dropped squarely to his tracks, his
head striking tho floor with a resound
ing thwack that sounded alb over tho
house. He wo« unconscious for twenty-
olght minute*. After eight minutes’
hand -work by his seconds ho was cni>
rled to his retiring room and Drtr.
Bchuppert, Homan tund Finney wero
called In. It wn« thought that ho would
not recover, and 8-ergt. McCabe placed
LavJgne nnd his party under arrest.
They were released on tho recovery of
Bowen, who when he regained con
sciousness attempted to speak, but wan
cautioned to remain quiet, and turned
over saying: »
"All right."
It -was 9.20 when- Bowen stepped Into
the ring uccorrypajtflcd by hlfl seconds,
Australian Billy McCarthy, Billy Lay-
tan and A1 Hpl tufa den, with Bon Bptffl
of Chicago ns time-keeper. He wns fol
lowed closely by Kid Lavlgno with
Jim Hall, Ham Fitzpatrick and Martin
Murphy a* his seconds, and George F.
Candldlne of Detroit as tlmc-keoper.
profensor John Duffy wns referee nnd
Sam Stern official tlme-keepor for the
club. Tho police werr in charge ot
Sergt. J. M. MoCa/be of tho first prp-
clnct, and perfect order prevailed.
liowen forced tho fighting for -tho first
two rounds, njjien Lavlgno sized him up
and proceeded to make n chopping block
Of tho bard-headed prlenlan. Ho proved
a good man with both his tight and left
hand, landing either at will and whorever
ho wanted to. Dempsey ha/I trained
Bowen for tho fight and gave him Momo
valuable lessons In disking, but the Kid
caught on to his stylo of ducking and
landed an eftectlva upper-cut every time.
Aftor the fight Sam Fitzpatrick stated
to the Southern Associated Tress reporter
that Lavlgno would llko to take on a go
with George Johnson of England at 126
pounds for a side bet and tho largest
purse offered by any reputable club.
The ltyan-Dc-mpsey fight will bo on
Saturday night, with Ryan a favorite at
100 to ao.
Among the well known sporting* mon
occupying prominent positions about the
ring wero tho following: "Parson" Da-
vlefl, Tom IlyAn, Jack Dempsey, A. Er-
langer, M. D. Curtis, J. Choynskl, Jimmy
Barry, D. C. O’Malley, John Fogerty,
Frak Ives, 8andy Waters, F, B. Howes,
Senator O'Malley of Chicago, President
Jules Rosier of tho Pastime Athletta
Club, Lew M. Houser, Fred S. Fox and
many others of lesser note.
The Dally States tomorrow will say:
"George Lavlgno, tho ‘Saginaw Kid,' at
135 pounds can whip Jack McAuIlfTe, Ow
en Zelgler or Horace Leeds with as much
eaae as ho administered the quietus to
Andy Bowen of Now Orleans. At 126
pounds, Johnson of England would only
H«rve as a chopping block for him. Ho
In tho greatest fighter at his -height In
tho countsy and Is a fistic marvel, being
an extemporaneous fighter, and lands an
effectively with hla right aa he does with
hla left"
' H:l l
COURT HOUSE BURNED.
Lewiston, 111., Dec. M.-'Ifea court house
at this piano was totally burned early
this morning. Most of the records wero
saved. The building was erectel In lKr.)
and Abraham -Lincoln delivered a famous
speech In It la 1£S9. Loss on the build
ing, $5,00*
in