Georgia Historic Newspapers

    THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
MACON. GA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1894-TWELVE PAGES.
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Decision of the Banking Committee
After Hearing Twj Hew
Xork Bankers.
SURPRISED BY HR. WILLIAMS.
He Told Something of Prosperous Bank*
log—Mr, St. John Wat for Free
Coinage of Silver—i^he Vote
on tae Report*
Messrs. Sperry of Connecticut, Cox of
Tennessee, Cobb of Missouri, Culberson
of T«xa«. Cobb of Alabama, Warner of
New York, Black of Georgia, Hall of
Missouri and Springer of Illinois.
Nays—Messrs. Elits of Kentucky, John
son of Ohio, Walker of Massachusetts,
Brosius or Pennsylvania, Henderson of
Illinois, Bussell of Connecticut, Haugen
of Wisconsin and Johnson of Indiana.
Before adjourning. Chairman Springer
gave notice that the woul deall up the bill
on Tuesday next and ask the committee
on rules to bring in & rule for Its con
sideration, giving the time suggested by
the majority of the committee for its
consideration. The order will include 11
o’clock meetings and night sessions of
the house.
Interesting Meeting of Lavmen and
Ministers in the City of
Waycross.
PROCEEDINGS OP THREE DAYS
•Washtag-ton, Dec. 15.—Today's Ses
sion oU ■the house committee on bank
ing >ai»d currency closed the hearings
that have been given daring the past
week on the subject ot revising itlhe
national banking and currency system.
Secretary Carlisle, Senator Teller and
a number of others interested in finan
cial matters were present.
Bankers representing views directly
opposed to Mr. Carlisle's plan occu
pied the attention of the commit
tee. They were Mr. G. G. tWUtems,
president of tho Chemical National
Bank of New York, and TV. P. Bt.
John, president of the Mercantile Na
tional Dank' of New York. Mr. 6t
John Is In favor of free silver, while
Mr. Williams Is against St.
■Mr. Wiliams maintained that the
present situation In currency matters
was one requiring only flrmnera and
common sense. The first problem In n
clumsy and conglomerated financial
situation was the disposition .to be
roads of the legal tender notes. No
finandsll system, he sa'Jd, could be
permanently successful without the
elimination ot these nates from our
fisoal system. Provisions should be
maids at once for funding a part ot
thorn, say 1250,000,000, In amounts ot
-perhaps 150,000,000 alt a time, at the
discretion of 'the secretary of the treas
ury. United Stales bonds bearing a
rate of interest not over 3 per cent,
(and Ms idea would be that a 3 per
oorve. would 'be too most advisable to
issue ,aa It would naver go below par),
and thuic these bonds Should be re
ceived as security from the circulating
norcu of national (Banks, on toe basis of
par for -the bonds, -the government hav
ing a first lien also on t!he assats of
■ the bank as additional security, was
suggested by Mr. Williams. These
notes would be redeemable In New
York oily and would furnish adequate
elasticity to .the currency when pur
chased In sufficient volume and being
readily-convertible, tihe security would
be ample. The tax on the circulation of
national banks, he saM, should be re
moved at once, and wito a 3 per cent,
bond ait par tand no Aix on circulation
th’fire would be sufllclxtfrt lnduoenient
tfor national banks to -take out circu
lating nates. . -
Mr. Williams was asked a nu ” lb 5T of
<iU99tMft by "tihe members of the com*
ittec. ’To one of these he said n did
not 'believe i£ was business for the gov
ernment to issue notes. He vraa opposed
to tile theory of the Ca-r-Iole bill for
protecting :iote-holil;rn by a safety
fund. Conservative institutions, he
said, would not join hands opfl be
Jointly responsible for the circulation
of "from 3,000 to 4,000 other bnnk3, as
provided in the Carlisle plan, for cases
where the safety and guarantee funds
mere ,not sufficient to pay the debts of
failed banks. Incidentally Sir. v> 111-
lams gave a statement concerning his
own bank, which caused some "i tue
committee to raise their eyebrowa in
surprise. ,
I to capital Is 1300,000, Its surplus
000.C00. its undlveded profits more than
51,000,000. Its deposits 330,000,000. Its div
idends 150 per cent, per annum, and it*
stock was selling at 14,500 per share of
5100.
MR. ST. JOUN'3 TALK.
Mr. St. John started off w h a state-
men that showed the temper of his
subsequent remarks: Under official dic
tation, he said, tutored by the one
most aggressive of nil of our handful
ot ‘‘goldRes” in the Uuitxd States con
gress fiddles with tho oauk notes while
tho burning Issue Is our primary mon
ey Redundant bank notes had- Invaria
bly banished gold and silver. They nev
er were suspected of enticing cither
Into money. The aggregate of money,
said Mr. St. John, determines prices,
and to enlarge the aggregate of m-uy
In the United State* was to raise nor-
• mal prloes for home and international
ly consumed commodities here. Mr. Ht.
John spoke In favor of silver and urged
bl-meuifllsm by concerted action.
"But," be said, "If any attempt to
achieve bi-metallism Independently Is
made to make.sliver our only money
my conviction Is' the conviction of Rob
ert Morris, namely, that silver Is pref
erable to gold If either la to be the
only current money ■ of the United
States. The present secretary of the
treasury of the United nod his asso
ciates of the president's cabinet have
lately shared In a well advertised ef
fort to heap posthumous honors upon
Robert Morris." v
Criticising the repeal of the Sherman
act and pointing out whaE he called the
results and perils ot gold monometaltsin,
Sir. St. John urged that congress restore
our Hamlltoit-Jefferson coinage syatem,
founded with the mint, maintained for
eighty years wttHout complaint and with
drawn unobservedly at a time when
neither gold nor silver was our current
money.
Mr. St John's entire statement waa da-
voted to an argument that congress
should enact a law providing bimetallism.
This, ho claimed, would do away with the
necessity for other financial legislation
and only such a law waa‘possible, and If
approved there would be no reason for
passing new hanking laws. Bimetallism
and not banking legislation was what the
country needed. He concluded file re.
marks with the statement that, acting In
entirely good faith, he wished to say
that ha would antagonize everything that
he had seen printed and heard said fay
gentlemen of bis profeaaton before the
committee.
WILL REPORT FAVORABLY.
During the absence of the members of
the minority. It was decided to a-eport the
Carlisle bill without amendment. Several
members of the majority gave notice that
they wished to amend the bill, but tt
was agreed not to do this In committee.
It was decided to report the bill to the
house and allow amendments to be of
fered to It when It comes up for con
sideration. No action waa taken beyond
the majority pledging to support the
measure In the house or to support any
amendment that may be ottered. When
this agreement had been reachde tho Re
publicans were sent for.
Soon after the ful lcommittee met a
motion to report tho Carlisle bill favora
bly and without amendment waa made.
The motion was agreed to—yeaaa t; nays
g on this motion Messrs. Johnson of
Ohio and Ellis of Kentucky, Democrats,
voted with the Republicans against tht
Mil, the full tote being a« follows: Aye*—
TROUBLE IN POND GREEK.
An Armed Body Is Guarding the House
of Reeves.
Guthrie, 6. T., Dec. 15.—Great excite
ment prevailed last night nt Pond
Creek, and the probability is that there
will be fierce fighting in the near fu
ture.
Will Reeves, a former resident of
Wichita, is tile central figure, and his
home le surrounded by an armed guard
to prevent him leaving town. Reeves
Is contesting the land on which part
of the town cite is located, and frequent
overtures have been made to him to
compromise with those holding lots on
It, but without avail. Last night a mob
of those settlers formed and surround
ed Reeves’ house, and would have
lynched him blit for the intervention
ot cooler heads, who suggested that
Reeves ie given until morning to ac
cept their terms of compromise or suf
fer the consequences. Reeves toys he
will not surrender his claim, and nls
friends nre preparing to go. to his res
cue, and if the two factions meet there
will be some killing. A few weeks ago
the office of the Pond Creek Mascot
was blown up with dynamite, and as
the paper had always taken part
against Reeves the outrage was laid to
the door of the Reeves faction, especial
ly as the editor had been ordered to
leave town by tire followers of Reeves.
NO ARMISTICE LIKELY.
Many Ramon of Changes in the Ap
pointments of Msnlaters—New Min
isters hot Demanded by
the Conference,
The Japanese Are Advancing Slowly
Toward Peking.
New York, Dec. 15. —tA special cable
dispjitOh ilo the Herald from -Shanghai
says: In well informed quarters it Is
considered that an armistice between,
tile two belligerents Is not likely, al
though. the- Japanese are advancing
slowly but surely 'toward Peking. The
second army, •Which Is advancing from
the Llao-Tung peninsula, is now with
in two days' morch of Ntu-Cwurig. The
first army Is operating In Manchuria,
a few miles uwuy to the northeast,
and Is driving ,Uie Chinese before It in
spite of ilthe severe winder weather.
LI Hung Chang Is st&l In the ascend
ant. Prlnoe Kung and the dowager
empress, who, like the viceroy, are
anxious for peace, would be willing to
'accredit him as envoy to Japan to
treat concerning .terms ot peace. In
vie wof 1'he faot that the season Is now-
far advanced the Japanese may ac
quiesce In tills arrangement.
It is learned upon the authority of
a eunuch of 'high rank attached to the
pauses thnt the empress and 'line-im
perial harem have left Peking for a
palace situated twenty miles west of
the .capital. The emperor Is also be
lieved to have left Peking secretly. He
1b known to be In Wd health.
. FARMERS ARE STARVING.
.Need Provisions For Themselves and
.Thelr Animals- . •
Omaha, Net)., Dec. 15.—A staff corre
spondent of the AVorld-Ilerald sent into
the western part of 'the atbito to Inves
tigate the reports of destitution uniting
tho farmers, sends from North Platte
a, -must ct.nl rearing story. 'Most of the
renters Wave left 'the country’and but
few of 'the owners of land are In a pros-
perous condition. There have been two
successive crop failures. Tho animals
are suffering, and unless feed Is sent
for them they will not Wo fit for work
next spring. Somo of the farmers are
reully in warn mind others starving.
Some supplies are coming In from the
East, 'but much more fs needed. Somo
of the farmers are living on wild fruits.
There «ro fifty families of squatters on
t.he MePheraon 'military rescrvUitlon In
desperate straits. The ipeoplo of North
Platte have given uiway all they can
spare ito aid the settlers.
GUARDING THE CONSULATES,
London, Dec. 15.—The Times corre
spondent in Tlon-Tsln telegraphs: “Chi
ax has intimated Do the diplomatists
that She object's to .military guards in
Pekin and will undertake the efficient
protection of the legations, consequent
ly the Englikfc, Jnnerloara, French, Ger
man, Russian, Spanish nod Italian
guards, about fifty to each consulate,
have been ordered to winter in Tien-
Tain, where the gulboats of the first
five powers are stationed.”
oaiught in Chicago"
Chicago, Deo. 15.—On tho strength of
a telegram from the chief of police of
Asheville, N. C., a switchman who was
arrested here on a charge of passing a
worthless check In (hut city was held
In $2,000 .Bonds by Jiwtloe Faster to ap
pear before him Monday after the at
torney for toe prosecution, O. N. Hays
of Grand Rapids, had asked to have
the aase stricken from the docket An
officer la on Ws -why from Aslxevllle
with a new warrant and requisition
papers.
w-iliTgo out of -business.
iNsw York, 'Dec. 15.—G-oango A. Mor
risen has been appointed, receiver for
the Liberty Instmnnoe Company (fire)
in "proceedings for the voluntary dlsso
Jut tan of <the company, which, was or
ganised In 1877, wkh a capital stock of
81,000,000. The company is perfectly
solvent, however, having assets of
8230,000 and liabilities of $21,000.
UAOTHRS ON STRIKE.
iHavoMU, Class., Dec. 15.—The ma
chine lashers at tile H. B. George and
W. W. Spaulding shoe factories struck
yesterday because the fkfms would not
accept the new price list. The Spuuld
ing factory Is one of the largest In the
city. All efforts, thus far, to submit
the question of prices to the etaie board
of arbitration have faded.
HARRY SHELLMAN DEAD.
New York, Dec. 15.—Harry J. shell
mao, who -waa formerly managing ed
itor of the Texas Sifting*, died on
Thursday at hla home In Brooklyn. He
waa 51 years of age, and waa a native
of Westminster, Md. He lived for some
years In Indianapolis, and was one of
the founders of The People Ip that city,
a weekly paper which achieved consld
arable success. Mr Sbellman leaves a
widow, formerly Miss Josephine Keith
of Augusta, Ga., and two ton*,
WILL RETAIN THEIR ARMS.
Waycross, Dec. 15.—(Special-Way-
cross Is ia flourishing town of 5,000 ln-
tebliartts and entertains royally.
The new Methodist church Is a hand
some structure and -would be highly
creditable to a much larger place.
On Friday morning's session of the
conference the following looal preach
ers wore eCcdhrd to deacon's orders:
WllMaim Herrington, J. A. Smith, J.
A. Rumney and T. D. Ellis. Rev.
John Wilson was refused because ho
did not believe in Infant baptism.
The • following traveling preachers
were continued on trial: -W. A. Mal
lary, L. O. Lewis, W. (Langston, F.
A. Randolph, B. E. Whittington, Wi
E. Arnold, R ,R. Newman, J. A.
Thomas.
Tho following preaohes stood on ap
proved examination and passed to tihe
class of' the fourth year: A. Kelly, J.
Snyder, G. W. OhltdrefS, H. C,
Jones, W. N. Ainsworth, E. L. Tucker,
C. E. Cliote, J.' M. OutCJer and J. A.
Maither.
Bishop Wilson knows how -to dispatch
business and a great deal has been
done In ilhe last 'two days. Of course,
there 'are many floating rumors n'bbut
the changes to be made in the appoint
ments, and as usual there will bo some
big. surprises to preachers and lay
men.
(Rev. C. H. Carson opened the itlhlrd
day's session, with religious services. _
A number of applicants were re
fused admission on trial because of
(he crowded condition • of the confer
ence. The following, however, were ad
mitted: P. Z. Fetwell. J. M. McCul
lough and W. H. Budd. In all there
were tweleve odmitte don trlaO in con
ference. Rev. R. S .McCord was dis
continued at his own request. Rev. W.
L. Carter was located -at his own re
quest. Rev. _E. H. Rowe was trans
ferred from the Virginia conference.
'Rev. C. H. Carson, from the Ten
nessee conference; Rev. G. C. Thomp
son and Rev. R. F. Evans‘were re
ferred ito -tihe committee on conference
relations for uuporintendencies.
■Rev. O. F. Cook, W- Ml Blttch and
A. C. Jaokson were admitted Into full
connection. The 'bishop delivered a
strong address to them.
The naimes of the traveling elders
were oallled and their characters
passed.
Rev. H. D. Murphy, a looal preach
er,-surrendered his credentials.
The reports show that' notwithstand
ing hard times ttvano '.has befcn great
progress. 31 . ,
■ Rev. J. E. Wray-WUV announced to
preach ait 3 *p. m. and.Dr. Monk and
Rev. A. , M. William* to speak at
night.
q’he following emmsttees were ap
pointed at tho first session of the Bourn
Georgia Conference:
On public worship—Revs. F. A.
Braucho-nd A. M. Wynn.
Board of mtes.bno—Rev. G. G. N. Mc
Donald, P S. T.wltty, F. A. Branch, J.
O. Branch, J. F. Griffith, J.- O. A.
Coolc H. T. Ethridge, E. H. McGee. J.
P. Wardlaw. J. D. Griner, w. C. Jones.
W. B. Lovett, -D. T. -Riley. R. L.
IVtrain's S. B. Adams. R. F. Burden,
J. J. Maltby, G. J. Peacock. N. W. Do
zier. W. N. Brooks, J. L. Day. E. R.
Smith, 'M. C. Austin, and B. E. Turner.
-Board of Education—C. E. Dowman,
H. P. Myers, J. A. Harmon, J.. H.
Scruggs, J. B. JbhnWtcm, W. A. W-ileon,
R. J. Strozler, J. R. Saussy. Jr.. M. A.
Morgan, J. H. Thompson and J. IW.
Buried.
Sunday-sohool board—J. H. Scmggo.
GTS. JWhtasdn,' 8. W. Stubbs, 'W. A.
Huakabee, W. C. Glenn, J. W. Arnold,
J. C. Parker, T. W. Conners. R. B.
Reppard, Isaac Hardeman, J. S. Fun
derburk, J. G. Parks, W. P. Wood, L.
Stanton. Jos. Council, E. Ml. Whiting.
J. T. Palmer J. J; Oobb and N. P.
Banks,
On conference relations—P. a. Twlt-
ty, B. 'Artthon-w, B. J. Burch, H.
Stubbs, H. M. Morrison, J. W. Wtalon
and O. A. Thornier.
On memolm-d. W. Hinton, J. O. A.
Cook, W: J. Roberishn and J. B. Wray.
On Bible cauae—tB. T. Cook. C. W.
Snow, 3. W. 'Brawn. W. D McGregor,
B. II. Rowe and G. W. Warrick
On Bpworth Lreegue—A. Monk. T. E,
Davenport, W. N. 'Ainsworth, R. J. Da-
vane and W. H. Ellison.
Examining dorrvmlttee—On applicants:
A. M. Williams, W C. Wado and T. E.
Deuvenrtart. First year: J. M. Lovett,
E.' F. Cook and T. W. Dailey. Second
year: B. Anthony, G. C. Thompson and
C. C. Hines Third year: B. M. Whit
ing, J. T. Love, and T. B. Kempt.
Fourth year: J. B. Johnston W. T.
Smith and O. W. Branch.
Wn»on* the distinguished visitors pros-
eilt Is Dr. J. B. Borbec of Nashville,
Tenn., onq of the book agents of the
church. The mine and witty Dr. Candler
Is also here.
Dr. Scruggs' sermon on "Faith" de
livered laut evening, fa> highly spoken of.
GINNERY ON FIRE.
Judge Goff Decides That Tillman Has
No Right to Them.
Charleston, S. 0., Deo. 15.—After tho
dispensary tnoul)l<» in Darlington coun
ty last April, Governor TlHnmn defer-
mined ithitt ho would punish the mili
tary companies of iho State which did
not go to IXiJ'Cugton tn obedience to
his orders, and disarmed several of the
companies in Ihls (dry and in other
pants of fife shite. He -made a demand
upnu the Wu swing ton Ijiplit infantry
of Charleston for their arms and equip
ments, as tho property v>f tho state.
The company mvanptSy rarrendorod all
tho property of the state, «-s requested,
In its poA-iedc-don, hint replied that the
arms in Its possession wore by -tho par
amount law of the United States de-
voted to special use of the cmuipany.
Governor Tillman wtotild not accept
this explattaitloa a.nd wrote that ho
■would .take the tutus, and, tt> sdtitle this
grave legal dlftVence, the company
sought, tho United States court, and
t’hetr sot lei tors, Theodore G. Baker and
J. P. K. Bryan, filed lu .tune last a bill
In equity lu t-lie United States count for
the district of South Carolina praying
for an injunction and asking tho court
tlo lntei'imM t-lia htiw »f congress sunder
which tho uiuro iwero enitnwted to tlio
Wpehlnaton light Infantry. The bill
was. brought by 'the offleers and mem
bers of tho company against “Benjurail-n
R. Tillman, claiming to be governor of
Sounli . atroUlna," and othois.
Judge Goff granted a resfrainlng or
der on Juno io and the ouse wits heard,
by consent. In Riltlmnro In September
last, anil the public linvo been awaiting
the decision of the count with great In
terest. In lm fijretwll tnessago to ttio
legislature. Governor TIBinm of Judge
Goff as lwdtlltkt back the decision and
denounced It as Goff's "flUta trick. But
the decision was filed In the UnHIed
Stakes court here today and establishes
tho right of tho WuelviniRlain Light lu-
fantny to 'the arms given the stato for
tho special use of the campaoy. Af
ter reniontng the fadts lu the case,
Judge Goff says:
“The complainant, the Washington
Light Infantry, la subject 'to the laws
an<l regulations of i he state of South
Ou'olln i rotative to the organization
and control of the militia of that state,
rot In conflict with the laws of the
United States, and its members may bo
disciplined for tiifractiotHi of the same
and punlsbhd for dutDbediemce at tihe
lawful orders, but 'the arms and equip
ments so ir. its posseetou and ue can
not ibe taken from 'Jt except wiUh the
ascot of ithra congress, at leas: on the
case now praserjted to this count. It Is
unseated iibsf mil military association
may bo dkrbacidei by the legislature or
the general asst-mlbly of South Carolina,
and .liiat In 'S-ach event it Would not bo
property mentioned to remain in the
poarerraiott df Hhooa who Ihad constituted
Its memberahlp. In that emergency the
quet.Ln likely to be preaen-iid would
be quite different from tho one I now
conulder. The Unilted Stales would" then
take buck f .s pr ip-rly <,r permit -the
state to retain It for general use under
exiol'in-s laws, or puraue such ol'aer
coursu no the congreAs m'taht deem
proper. With 'hit question the legis
lative brandh ot tho goverrimenl, will
deal, ohouM the conllngipncy arise.'
."I deem.ltiproper to say that the alle
gations made, by the defendants In their
answer to the rule to show cause, to the
effect that the' complainant, the Wash
ington Light Infantry, had violated the
law, neglected Ita duty and refused to
obey the orlfara of Cue governor und tom-
■mnder-ln-fiMeC -ai* without.testimony to
support tuerTViind are In effect abandoned
by counsel for .the defendants In the ar
gument made when this case was sub
mitted, It being than conceded that a
court of Inquiry had fully considered the
matters on which said allegations wero
based and had reported In substance that
no officer or member of said Washington
Light Infantry had been guilty of any
conduct unbecoming an officer or soldier.
"Holding as I have Indicated relative
to tho Joint resolution of March 9, ISIS,
finding as I do the use and trust crested
by It, and the action had thereunder, and
recognizing as I must, the Interest of com
plainants id the property described, It
follows that orders and-directions of the
defendants referred to in the bill arc null
and void, that the arme end accoutre-
mente mentioned are the property of tho
United States In the possession of he
South Carolina authtorltles for a specific
purpose—that being for the use of the
Washington Light Infantry of Charleston
—and that the defendants will not be per
mitted to destroy tho uso or trust, nor
to divert said properly to any other use
or purpose than tlfa one mentioned and
Intended by congress. The restraining or
der heretofore granted will be continued."
KILLING AND SUICIDE.
I SOI Fid
Atlanta Detectives Make a Big liaise
In the Matter of
Rewards.
THE WELLS AKD ROWE CAPTURED
Who tho Men Are nod Whnt Their Crime
Woe—They Coodneled n Big Lorn*
her Bnelueae on n Swindling
Boa la.
Good Work by ThomJafion’a Bucket
Brigade Saved the Property.
Thoms*ton, (Dec. 15.—©portal).—The
ginnery belonging to and operaited by
the White ehoe and Leather Company
caught Are fhta afitomobn about
o'clock, In the upper •tory whore fihe
Cotton to emptied by a suction pipe Into,
a ibom and from It goes to the glno.
Tho Are Immediately run down Wto
the Hat room, then Into tbe press. The
entire ginnery was wrapped In flames
fed by the waste lint seal tie red about
She room.
The alarm was quickly given, and the
old reliable bucket brigade promptly re
sponded. and In a ft*w minutes Chat Are
was entirely extinguished. The Are
ariurlnoitnd from a match In the seed
cotton. Tho damage is slight.
BLIXT WILL TCHAD GUILTY.
Minneapolis, Minn.. Dec. 15.—Claus
Bllxt, the ielf-coafcssed murderer of
Catherine Olng. was arraigned before
Judge Hicks today. Although he was
ready to plead guilty taie oourt re
fused to accept the plea and continued
the case until Monday, when Btlxt
expeota to secure on attorney. Bllxt
talks constantly of the murder and
whenever-the crime 1* mentioned
groan escapes his Ups. Ah through the
reading Of file Indictmmrt hla groans
•were heard by those standing near
Herner Slow His Wife, SMd His Pray'
ops nnd Blow Out His Own Brauns.
'Mnntstce, Midi,, Dee. 15.—Cafihlor
Hennor, a Pokimler, ngod 48, pounded
Ills wife to dnfih today and then com
mlttod sulddo by shooting. He was
undoubtedly premeditated In hi* lo
tions. A,(iter -die MUtug of 1>!h wife,
Herner Utflitr.fi the bouse (With osintllcH,
opened Ms Bible before him, took his
beads in ills left band and a revolver
In 'Ills rtfdit land, with which ho shot
hltratdlf through the temple. He was
found lying across the chair with his
head down, and death must liave been
instantaneous. Herner boil several
times unauom-wfuLly eltitemprtad to take
Ills wife's tat.) by ailnahCMtering poison.
DON’T LIKE A REDUCTION.
Wushlnsltnn, Dec. lS.-dtouie ihsoa-tls
faction exists among tho employe* of
ili" bureau of printing und engraving
owing to a reduction In the price paid
for •printing she remnie stamps. The
printer* engaged In till* branch of tho
work have been receiving more com
pensation n1w.li 'those employed on the
various notes, awl It iwa* decided by
file officers of the bureau to reduce the
price 10 per cent, honoe the trouble. A
meeting of ithe employes iwtas held last
night uxxd m ooromltltfte was appointed
to lay the tn-atier before the proper offl-
ocro ux all its phases.
SAYRE RELEASED.
Norfolk. Va., Dec. 15.—The final de
cree releasing Pay Clerk Sayre, United
States navy, from the two year* Im
prisonment Impost'! by the United
States court-martial at the Norfolk
navy yard, waa entered, and lie was
again released yesterday on 11,000 ball,
ponding an appeal, which the govern
ment counsel have taken from Judge
Hughes' decision.
THE CABINET WILL RESIGN.
Madrid, Dec. 15.—In the chamber of
deputies ycztt-rdsy the government op-
poied a motion to remove the import
duty oo wool, and was defeated by a
vote of 82 to 38. Senor Salvador, min
ister of finance, ha* rreigned and the
other mlnlztere are considering the *lt-
nation.
lAtflantai, Deo. 15.—(Special).—The At-
lainlta detectives etutribled on ito a big
fin'd iwhtin whey arrested Harry W.
Wells and Charles W. Rowe, the two
Phlladelphlains wibase capture waa pub
lished in yesterday’s dlspa'tchce.
A reward of $500 was offered for 'the
arrest! of the Hkvo men by Jdhn Bchewlfr
of Philadelphia, -who was on the bond
ot W0113 and Rowie. Another reward
of $500 was offered by Emmel Gunther,
presldenlt of tho Lumbermen’s Ex
change of Philadelphia, Still another
reward of $500 waa offered by tho Unit
ed States government. Thus the total
amount of rewards offered for the ar
rest of the two mein becomes $1,500.
The detectives whb made the arrest
expert to receive the whole amount, as
the men would be held till tho rewards
are paid. The $1,600 would be equally
divided- between Detective's Looney. Ca
son and Chief Wifight. who made the
arrest.
The tlwo men were formerly Ihe own
ers and praprldtors of the Wells Lum
ber Company of Philadelphia, and en
gaged In a swindle off gigantic propbr-
tlons. A fict-Eiious bank was the backer
of -the lumber company, and tlhelr oper
ations extended all over tho lumber pro
ducing -country. Weltis and Rowe would
order large shl-pmerets of lumber from
Southern dealers,' giving the bank In
refcsenco. Of oourae the bank always
endorsed the Wells Lumber Company,
as the two Institutions wore one and
tiho same.
So far as Is knbwn, non© of the ship
pers ever received a conit for their lum
ber, and meanwhile the Wells Lumber
Company was fast getting rich. The
com-pciny was especially prosperous
during the rate war between tho boua
fide lumberman last spring, end tlhelr
sales were Immense. Finally their shlp-
pera began to Invrollgato Ihe catuse of
tho dritay In remlitamoes, and ttheir ar
rest followed. They were charged with
violating tho -postal lawn by using the
mails for fraudulent pui’qsea. After a
preliminary hearing the men were al
lowed ito give bond. Soon after they
disappeared, find their bondsmen of
fered -large rewards for their capture.
Tihreo weeks ago Wells and Rowe
turned up In Atlanta. «t Folsom’S ho
tel, where they registered as "Horry
Ilazo arid Bro." Somehow 'they ex
cited ithe siwpicloni of oho detectives,
and, Btmngo to say, as subsequent
events prove, the, suspicions were well
founded. Thu pair moved from Fol
som's 'to 47 Trinity avenue, where ele
gant ap.vnt'me-nts were fitted, up. Rowe
waa kno wn at, the new place as OhS'i-ICs
Robinson -and WeAla n* Frank John
son. •
Wells obtained ia situation at -the At
lanta Machine Works, while Rowo
spent most of hla time In M's room*
writing letitsr*. Heiwrote many letters
himself, hut received fcnv.ln return. A
olrculur asking for the arrest of Wells
and Rowo wus received at pdlee Iheall-
quartern a short' ttlme a-go, and -tho
detonlAvcs decided tbait the couple of
alrungcns wero the men war tel.
Wells was arrested while supcrln
.tending the loading olf some cairn ait Iho
machlno works, and Rowe wan taken
In dha-rge wit -tho Markhaon house. The
men wero Inclined to lnugh over tho
affair when taken to police headquar
ters, and voluntarily acknowledge tlhelr
identity. They don't deny Iho Ohayger
and -are willing to return to Phlla
delphla without a requisition. Tncy
are allowed to remain under guard in
Capt. Wirighlt’ suffice.
Wdlte was decidedly iWe more com
posed of -tho two thin morning, and
laughed whan speaking of bin arrest,
Ho 1b a young man, wlt/n light om
plexlon, above itiho average height, with
a. Short, etubby imountachc. Rowe In
probably 45 yeara old, rather stout,
wllih 'black ihair and mounl'nohe. Ho
weans Ihe button of -t'ho Grand Army,
WATSON MAY DECLINE.
He Consldera the Reglatratlon Law
Unfair to Populist Voter*.
Atlanta, Dee. 15.—(9peclnl.)-It I* re
ported here thht Watson wifi withdraw
hln agfeement with Major Black to
hasm another congressional election In
the Tenth district. Ills refusal to abide
the agreement: It In understood, will
be based upon the alleged injustice or
the new regletratlon low. Senator Mc
Gregor, Watson'* right-hand man, wno
fought the registration bill bitterly. It
in understood 1* urging Watson to de
clare -the special election off. Should
thin course he adopted Watson will
carry bin content to congress again,
feeling greated confidence In succe**
with the Republican* in power than In
submitting to the wt*he» of the people
of the Tenth district. All who have
studied the new re*filtration law Agree
tliat It Is Impartial, and that a legal
Populist vote I* protected under It Junt
a* safely an any other legal vote. Wat-
sorts advisers proljably realize that
under such a law he would bo forever
burled politically, and, seeing his fate,
make the taw an excuse for resorting
to other tactic*.
Williams. Hamilton; M. R. Hollis, Tal-
botton.
Fifth district—J. M. B. iloode.^pon-
yer»: Rush Irwtn, Falrburn-; w. G.
Whldby, Stone Mountain; J. M. Gresh
am. Sodal Circle.
Sixth district—Alexander Atkinson-,'
Jackson: J. a. Phlnlzy, Forsyth; Alex
ander McKay, Clinton; Hon. Paul B.
Faver, Fayetteville.
Seventh district—Horn G. W. Ml. To
rn, Trenton; Hon. W. H. Lumpkin;
OartarsvlUe: Hon. C. W. Gray, Gjayz-
vllle; Hon. R. T. Poole, Ccdartown.
Eighth district—G. D. Perry, Madi
son; J. S. Reid, Ea-tonton; Hon. D. W„
Meadow, DanlelsviUe; L. M. Latimer,
Centreyllle.
-Ninth district—Geo. H. Jones, Nora
crone; W. S. Peyton, Woodstock; A.,
J. Julian, Woolley'* Ford; John Whit- I
sell, Blue Rtdgv.
Tenth district—J. F. Seago, Augusta;
jt. B. Walker. Warrenton; M. New
man, Sartdarsvllle; Thomas Hardeman,
Louisville,
Eleventh dtatrlctHOn. Baldy Ryata,
Eastman; Hon, W. J. HarrUbn, Big
Sandy; H. T. Fletcher, Ocala; Hon. J,
Clement*, Spring Hill; ,
MAKING LAWS OF BILLS, ^
Governor Atkinson Kept Buey Slgnlna
• His Name.
Atlanta. D«c. 15.—(Special.)—Aanongr th®
bills approved by Governor Atkinson to-
day waa the bill changing the tfme of
holding elections for county oTflcers fron\
January to October. Of course the new.
law does not apply to tho county elec
tions of next January. The bill regulat
ing the appointment and compensation of '
auditors 1b also a law now, having boon
approved today.
In going through the bills before him
Governor Atkinaon today struck a couple
snagg. One of these waa In the bill
sell tho Northeastern railroad, and It
now doubtful if It will be approved.
Under the law the state la required to
operate the Northeastern six months be
fore It can bo offerod for sale. The stato
has been operating a part of the line
running from Lula to Athens for a year,
but for some reason has never taken pos
session of the other end of it running
from Cornelia to Tallulah Falla. Not-,
wlthatandlng this, the bin provides for
the sale at once. One part cannot be sold
without the other, and so the governor
finds hlmaelf In trouble over tho bill.
The other bill that is in danger of tho
executive disapproval la that repealing
tho J50 penalty on telegraph companies
for delay In delivering any message. Tho
bill waa fostered by tho railroad commis
sion, upon tho claim that this penaltji
provents railroad companies from giving
Bmall towns telegraphic facilities. Gov
ernor Atkinson, however, feels that tho
penalty should stand in cities and that
tho towns should be exempted.
COTTON CONGRESS DELEGATES,
Th# Appointments Announced by th*
Governor Yesterday.
Atlanta, Dec. 15.—(Special.)—Gov-
er-wr Atkinson today appoluted the fol
lowing delegate* to tho convention of
the Cotton Grower*' Protective Associ
ation, to bo held In Jackson, Mi**,
J State at' large—Hon. R. T. Nest)It
Marietta; Hon. J. N Smith, Smitho-
nla; Hon. Felix Corput, Cave Spring-
Hon. W. A. Broughton, Madison: Hon
W T. McArthur, Lumber City; Hon
John O. Waddell, Oedartown.
First 'district—M. M. Moody, Long
Branch; Janos. H. Plnholster, Smiley;
Benjamin E. Turner, Statesboro; Jounee
H. Daniel, Mlllen.
Second district—R. F. Crittenden
Coleman; J. P. Lane, Sowahatcbee;
L. Hand, Pelham; Hon. J. B. Norman,
Moultrie. ‘
Third district—R. W. Anderson,
Hawklnsvllle: T. J. Ray, Dtayton; W
M. Searz, Richland; Troy Holder,
Lumpkin.
Fourth dlztrlct—W. F. Gay, G»y
Geo. W. Tniltt, LaG range; Hon. B. H.
THEY ARE NOT WHITECAPS.
Collector Trammell and Senator Starr
Fully Exonerated.
Atlanta, Dec. 15.—(Special.)—Internal
Revenue Collector Trammcll.Scnator Starr,
Maj. Black of Dalton and tho other prom
inent north Georgians allcacd to bo mom.
bers of wihllocap organizations by C. F.
Ogles, ft witness In tho Unltod States
court, wero Tally exonerated today. Col
lector Trammell himself went upon tho
stand and dented tho charge, whllo Green
Treadwell .nil Columbus Caldwell, tho
men whom Ogle* claimed gave him hi*
Information, alio swore that they ivad
iver made each statements to him.
NO APPEAL FOR- HOWGATE. '
A New FoiiBery Indfotimaafc Against tlta 1
, ■ Embezzler.
Washington, Dec,. 15.—Tho oourt Of
appetil.-) yesterday dented the nppllai-
Wotl tor im*[x»1, of Oaipt. Ho-wgate, the
■Unit'd Siwies signal hem-tee officer
under iudlotinrnmu for embezzling a
large sum of money fifteen yearn ngo.
As Hhe lndintalents for forgery brought
to against HOwga/lio at Hho funio ttmn
ns those for embezzlement were re
cently t.htttwtu out by Judge MoComas
as -being defective, the grand Jury ha*
returned a new forgery Indlot,merit,
which 1* considered by the dWtrlot ait-
toratoy to bo sltronger In Bubstunoo th:ui
tho -flu-uier one*. Tho now Indiotmcnt
clxirgos tirat -Htawgaitc prcsenUxl on
tlio itreanurcr a forged rooolpt for 811,-
800 bon ring tho nfcmio of Roswell H.
ltoohowter, t-ronmrrer of tho Western
Union ToUrigra-ph Oomptany, and ho
was therefore credtied -by the treasurer
with tlia t sunt, which tho apinropriaifisl
to-hls own use. There w*U protbalbly
be other Indictments for forgery
brought in next week. A* the Ho-w-
gatle ease unw stands, there are tiwo
seta of ornlljczzlotncnti Indlotmeuta
aged wit the defendant nntt one for
forgery (brought In today. Judge Me-
Come* inotlflwl ooiutsel In (he ease to
apprar In court next Monday afternoon
-when a ditty for .trial .will ibo set, prob
ably Iho 20th of December.
PIKE'S ORDINARY.
The Primary Results fit- the Choice bt
Juld'go Blanmgtame.
'BariwsvlUc, Dec. 15.—(Special.)—Th#
Democratic primary nomination held In
•Pike county yeaterdlay for ordinary to
fill the unexpired -term of Rov. Harry
Wells, deceased, restated In the selec
tion ref J ud-ge T. J. Blssingamc of Zebu-
Ion by a. majority Of four votes over
J. W. Means, Esq., his strongest op
ponent. The nenvinadbn was very quiet
and a full vote was not -polled.
Judge Blazingmnc Is one of fho beat
citizens In -toe counity and hi* nomina
tion odd* strength to the -Democratic
ticket.
Thomas Jones 1* (the Populist nomi
nee for ordinary. The January elec
tion in -Pike promise* to bo lively, but
it Is generally conceded tout toe Demo
crats will win.
Tho general agent* of toe Hr# In
surance companliu -Who were Inter*
eztod In the fires In 4h1* city last Sun
day night .wero here yesterdhy nnd to- .
day adjusting tho losses. A commit
tee of citizens ha* been appointed and
wIM receive sealed Md* until Wednes
day, the l$.lh Instant, on the dam
aged cotton In hulk. Quite a number .
of buyers are here, who have exam
ined the cotton and will put In bid*.
0H bankrupt a winner. f
The Old Campaigner at 45 to 1 Took ft
Race at New Orclans.
New Orleans, Dec. 15.—The weather
was Men), the betting good and ton
track fairly £ai»t. PeotinglU sent his
charge off In one„ two, three order.
Btaok Satin, a 20 to 1 shot in the Ural
race. A. Bftrrett up .came near ertppti**:
Motropole. The surprise of toe dfuy and
of the meeting ho fur was the victory
of oM Bankrupt, h* hetng a 45 to t
shot (J. MacDonald. Jockey) who haw
given several surprises during tho
meeting. Two out of five favorite* won*
BUCK EWING SIGNED.
InriimraprliB, Doc. 15.—Buck Ewing
has bwn signed by Presilient Brush to
succeed Chtirlie C'omlskpy as captain
and manager of too Cincinnati baseball
(dab.