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■ i yin’wii 1 ! THE MACON TELEGRAPH. MACON. GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1894. llttfUCopy, 5 c«at« ELD Judge Clark’s Firm Charged Wilh Irregularities by New York Lawyers. STATUES OF STARK AND WEBSTER The Gift of flew Itampefelre Appropri ately Received—t’rgeat OeflPcleaey Bill Pawed In the Rone# to Continue Ceneei Work* Triaetotagton, Deo. 20.The senate went ip 1 ’jo executive session .tttd-ay imme diately After Its meeting and recalled ttie wnflnaWit&on of Charles D. Clark, nomrinaited «ito «be district judge for the eastern and middle eftstriot otf Tennes see, on Whe 17th instant, and which was confirmed Tuesday. Th-fs prevents the issuance of a commission to the recently confined. jucflge and leaves the ease atiflll pending before the sen ate. The fact <that the senate should go into executive session almost the motion .the session was convened indi cated thatt someth eng unusual had hap pened, and as soon as the doors •were Closed Senator 'Harris made ta atate rn enlt to 'the senaite. He said thait the nomination of Mr. Clarke had been in dorsed by tohe bar of Tennessee and the confirmation had promptly followed, so that 'there might he no delay In fiittrtg the vacancy existing on ithe bench. Yesterday, however, Mr. Harris said he received cm invitation to colli upon the attorney general, and that officer laid before total charges -that had -been preferred oigra&nst the firm of which Mr. Clark was a member of a promi nent Oegall firm fin New York ctitiy. These charges were that .the Tettnes- eae firm had been guM/t'y of unpnrfes- Bional conduct in accepting a fee on both sides of the same cases. The attorney general said thnlt charges of this nai'Jure, coming flvm a reputable firm, should -be Investigated before a commission should be issued to tohe nominee, arid in this opinion both Sena tors Harris and Bates agreed. It was. lor 'the purpose of putting ;the mlatiter before .the senate tton/ti this executive session toad been called. Mr. BaJfe corroborated what Mr. Harris had said end the senate thought that no toanm would come to Mr. C.'ark were he not implicated in the charges -by hawing ithe Whole matter lnveatiguited. Mr. Hoar depreciated ifeho undue toaate tJhtat had been recently displayed in confirming nomtoattlloJls <to Judith® offices and said ithat this case, whether the onarges were true or false, should suggest ltd the senate the advisability of permiifitJing (The pu/Klc to htwe proper notice of the appointment; of men too oflloe by avowing a reasonable time to cOapse before taking action. The case was referred to ithe commit tee on judiciary wilbh Instructions to investigate and report, and mean while the attorney general was in formed of 'the action of the senate and Instructed 'to hold up tlhe commission. The executive fleselon wtis of but fif teen minutes’ duration. Then tohe doors were reopened «and legislative business (was resumed. A11 the resolutions (tlhU-t were on the.ibaible since yesterdhy were .presented land wertt over. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUES. After the introduction and reference of balls and committee reports, legislat ive business was again suspended, and the remainder of the day was glV“2. up entirely to the ceremonies attending the reception of the statues of John Stark and Daniel Webster, presented to congress by the state of New Hamp shire and today unveiled In statuary hall'. By resolution of the senate, his ex cellency, Governor ©mlth of New HampsHre amj staff and members of his council, Messrs. Ray and Blunt, were admitted io ‘bht privileges of tho floor, and occupied seats on the Re publican side of the chamber. The ceremonies began 'With the com munication of the govtrnor, which was laid before "the senate, aftr which Mr. Prkins oaloled* up the resolution giving the thanks of congress bo ‘the people of the state whtf had thus made the pre sentation of these statues to congress. Remarks were then made by the fol lowing senators on the Stark resolu tion: Gal linger, Proctor, Hawley, Du bois, and Chandler, when the resolu tion was adopted. Mr. Hoar offered the Webster resolu tion, and remarks on that resolution were made in 'the following order: Senators Chandler, Hoar, Morgan, Mor rill, Davis,. Platt, CulW>m, Mitchell of Oregon, Dodge and Gallinger. The house deficiency bill for the eleventh census and for fees of wit nesses In United States courts were re ported to the senate and passed. The senate at 5.40 O'clock adjourned until Saturday. • . Among 'the bills introduced in the early proceedings was one by Mr. Pugh, limiting the power of the United States courts in the matter of punish ment for contempt to misbehavior com mitted in the presence of court. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. Immediately after the call of the noil of the house this morning Mr. Breckin ridge of Kentucky,, from the commit tee on appropriations, "reported an urg ent deficiency bill carrying 1300,000 for continuing the work of tne eleventh census, and $125,000 for printing the re ports. Kt stated that it was now plain *hat the urgent deficiency bill passed by the house last week aud including this with* Other. items, and the appn>- i priation for collecting the income tax i among them, would not pass the sen- late before the holidays; and unless the ’sum was appropriated the census bu reau would necessarily haev *o t>e closed, the employees dismissed and the work stopped. Mr. Cannon (Republican) of Illinois id it was very proper this bill should oas, tout he desired to suggest the jnportance of including with it the ap- Svjprlation: of 1350,000, also made in the Ili passed last week for the payment V witnesses and jurors in the Unltfjl lat^ courts. The biM was amended F the insertion of 1100,000 tor this krposc, and as the house amended, It hs passed. r jn motion of Mr. Sickles (Democrat) <N’ew York, the senate bill «r•anting a Aston of 1100 a month to Mm. Mary Anver Banks, widow of the late Gon. 2f\ Bonks, was pa&»ed. r. Olitetkft from the committee olrules. offered a concurrent resolu- tiraovldfog Ibr a hottday races* from Dfnber 22 to January 3. 5 English (Democrat) of New Jar- •eiade the {Mint of no quorum on kJ —yeas, 43; nays, 30—whereupon H*Teso!ut>m vns withdrawn. the »peV*r announcing that he wouM rec-, agnise Mr. Outtow&lte later too offer It, wtoso thdre was a quorum present. THE CURRENCY BILL, the house then went into committee ot the whole and proceeded with the further discussion of the currency bUl. the debate lacked tbs Interest of the orevfeius ttay. Only three members spoke upon the bill—Messrs. Sperry ot Oonaacttcut. iMtnh of tUiinote and Bro- aius of Pennsylvania, ail Republicans, and #M opposed to ch» bill. Ait 2 o'-cook >bhe consideration of the currency and banking bill was post poned until 'tomorrow, and at that hour pursuant to an order adopted some days ago, (Mr. Baker (Republican) of New Hamipefoine arose and formally § resented to compress ithe statue of Qen. tark. He was followed a little laaer toy 5Mr. Bladr (Republican) of New Hampshire, whb in & short speech pre sented .tlhe statue of Daniel Webster, both statues be-im*c ithe gift of the stute of New Hampshire. Mr. Baiioer wan :the first speaker, and was followed toy Messrs. Powers (Re publican) of Vermont. Grout (Republi can) of Vermont, Blair (Republican) of Notw'Haimpe’hlre, Everett (Democrat) bf Massachusetts, Curtis (Republican) of New York and Morse (Republican) af iMissaohuset e. The iast tribute 'to rim <H»Win-ru!«ehd dead was paid by Mr. Ba ker. The resolutions accepting the stat ues were then adopted, and the house adjourned until noon tomorrow. CLEVELAND’S OUTING. Another Pine Day for Ducks at George town. Georgetown, S. C„ Dec. 20.—The govern ment launch Waccamaw, came up to the city this morning at 12 o'clock from the Wistaria and from the captain, the South ern Associated Press correspondent learn ed that the president did not go on the deer drive as was anticipated. The pres ident, Capt. Evans and Mr. Jefferson went Into the marshes bunting ducks, and Capt. McKlnzte and Dr. O'Reilly were with the driving party In the Fried- field woods with Mr. J. Harry Donaldson. As the launch left before any of the party had returned from the hunt, tt was impossible to ascertain what luck they enjoyed. The weather has been fine for ducking, as there has been a fresh north wind blowing all day and parties coming up the bay report lots of ducks to be seen. The lauch brought up a number of ducks this morning, which were jforwarded by express to Washing ton and New York. The reception committee are hard at work, and with the assistance of theJr lady friend8, the decorations are progress ing rapidly at the Winyah Indigo nail, at which place the reception and luncheon WJ11 be held. The committee has issued very neat invitations, each accompanied by a card, which admits the holder to the banquet hall, and the happy possesor of one of these bits of card-board counts hlmsejf fortunate Indeed. Already sev eral Tetterl have been received here from different parts of the country from par ties who have had their attention di rected here by the president’s visit, In quiring about the chances of visiting this place and enjoying the fine shooting. NO LOCAJL GOVERNMENT. South Carolina's Police to Be Appointed by the Governor. Columbia, B. C., Dec. 20.— 1 The incidents of the day in the lower house were the address of ex-Governor Tillman and tho discussln of the metropolitan police bill. j^x-Governor Tillman was Invited to a Beat on the floor of the house and'ftsked - tor an address, which he delivered, but. which was merely a speech of thanktj for the horors conferred upon him. The metropolitan police bill brought on a very general debate. All of the conserv atives opposed It, but the reformers al most unanimously supported It. No re former In the house has dared raise his voice against the bill. DEATH OF A SOLICITOR. Charleston, Dec. 20.—A special to the News and Courier announces the death at Lancaster, S. C., today of Mr.. J, Hough, solicitor of the Sixth judicial cir cuit. He was nearly 62 years of age, served through the war as captain of a company of Confederate cavalry, had served in the legislature from Chesterfield county, was district Judge of that -county, during the reconstruction period and two years ago was elected solicitor of the Sixth circuit DAlMlAGES to a stejamer. Collided with Another Vowel In Maeen- ohuseets Bay. . Savannah, Dec. 20.—A survey was held today on board the British steaim- ehip Rosshlre, which arrived from Bos ton. before imported us having collided wfctn the steamship Dorchester In Mas sachusetts bay lost Saturday. About six plateo were found cracked along (•he ride In three places—an the port side near the bow, opposite forward bulwarks, which were stove In. and anuldflhlp. The board of survey recom mended that temporary repairs be made, here and the steamer <aUlowed to loaft with cotton and proceed to BiVmaD, The ehlp Julia PVrwler, which put in here today, leaking, left Charleston on Tuesday About mdd<l»a.y and began leak ing about eight Inches an hour ut 6 o’clook <t*e some ndg.fi t. She encoun tered heavy seas and a stiff blow when about one hundred miles east of Savan nah. She Will probaly discharge her cargo of lumber and be repaired at this port. CHICAGO’S ELECTIONS. The Grand Jury May Find What Went With the Tally Sheets. Chicago, Dec. 20.—Election Commission er Badenoch and ex-I’oltce Inspector Rsss went before the grand jury today and testified that they had learned the Iden tity of the man who had burned or other wise destroyed the tally sheets In the Bwlft-Hopklns mayorallty election. They asked the gand jury to delay the Investi gation. pending an arrangement they hope to nutke with the men who dl dthe law less work. They refused to disclose the man’s name, but stated that he Is at present out of the city and they hope to Induce him to return and tei! all he knows. His story will reveal, it Is ex pected. that he was only the fool of others high In power, and he did the work for the money that was in It. The grand Jury today voted to Iiidict thirteen persons for violations of *he elec tion laws on election day. Three of the number are policemen. TREASURY BALANCES. Washington. Dec. 20.—The treasury sta ted balance today was 1154,740,132, of which |t0,518,541 was In gold, a alight increase from mintage sources over yesterday. No gold withdrawals had been reported up to the eiose of business today. POLICE SERGEANT INDICTED. St. Louis, Dec. 20.—The grand Jury, which is investigating the frauds in the recent election, has indicted Police (Ser geant George licName for a Hedged aid in election frauds. It Is stated that other and higher officers will be Indicted. LA YOKE’S CASE CONTINUED. New Orleans. Dec. 20.—The case of Ls- vlgne and others, charged with killing Andy Bowen, tn a prizefight, came up in the criminal court this afternoon but was continued to January i. if im i« m. He Will Leave the Leiow Committee When He Is Sworn in as fiecorder. 'STRAUSS DENSELY IGNORANT. Blr. Goff Called Hips a Liar, bat It Vailed to Make aa lapreMtos-A Witness to 'tho Parehaeo of Gaptala Creed on'* Appointment. Otetw York, Deo. 20.—The- rumor that Joint W. Goff hill oomtloue as counsel of (tote Lextow cornu*:t.tee during (he month of January, after lie has been sworn lit iis recorder, is tiwt generally credited. Ttioro Is some doubt ex pressed as *to tods authority to do such a 'thing, and the generat opinion is that bo •w‘.R sever hm conaaotton with tho Lexow committee at Who dose of this .week’s session. The ftrht witness before .the commit tee today was W. 8. Harrison, a builder. He testified to various levies of bfoaokma.it upon him by the police Ytfho annoyed him and arrested bis men upouifcrhtal intobtera andsocimbarmsseti his work ttoait be paid tohe sums de manded. He them had no further troubCe. He implicated Oapt. Mc- lWgftjlln and bis wurdmuam, Burns. Lawyer Moss than m'.CL he had a statement to make about a mom called H. M. Skmnyxwgh't, ooo of ithe Park- hurst agents, who- he alleged was cor rupted by some of 'the police. (Mir. Moss 9.rid he induced Stuo»yo<ugh.t to make an affidavit as ito his dealings with headquarters. He read the affidavit, wtotodi was signed by. Stunuyouglliit and Dr. Parkfliurat. In the fiffidairit Stonnyoaghitl stated that ho -wciiit ito see Sergeant (McDonald of the ftfitlh proa not to <»»k btm to get him work. McDonald gave him a let ter ito Irieipectior 'Williams awl he saw tho latitec ato Ih'.s house July 23, 181)4. IN THE 'HA5NDS OF PHILISTINES. Williams asked tern how he would like to be .made a dcrcatilve on the reg- il'nr force * and asked*’him 1 questions about .(Hie working of the Society for the Prevention.of Grime, fiftamoyought says he went ito hoadtli/autors wfltih Mc Donald, wihdre a man look down some of his reports. Stunnyought stated tint Infetpemtor WllMnnm .wanted to.m to wut up ci Jdb on Clipt. Wisbart of the S. P. C. und gave Um an enveflope with money in Li. He refused to do It Scannymigtoit tifeti made Dim aftldhylt and fled tb Ndw Jersey, being afraid, ho said, of ttfcie poi'cemen. shk>w«,” said. Lawyer Moss, “bhato the police were engaged in a oon- spime.y tt> break up the Society for tho Provenf.on. of Crime, as 4s testified.” “Bt got« further,” saCd Mr. Lexow, “for Jt rihiows thait tohe police were en deavoring to make a) 'man commit a dWwfr.” if __ Capt. .Allaire was then recalled. He professed entice Ignorance of money havltig been placed in a drawer in his desk by Taylor, one of his sergeants, or of anything like blackmail or extortion being practiced by tho police. CTRDEDON’S APPOINTMENT. Policeman William J. Mooney was asked by Mr. Goff about hte visit to Reppentyigen, concerning Capt. Cree- don’s appointment as captain. He testified that he went to ses Kep- penhagen by OJpit. Creedon’s request. "Reppeutoagen was In bed when I called. I told him that Capt. Creedon wished io be appointed captain. Rep- penhagen sold I should have • come sooner, as Sergeant Wc-lgeo was going to put up $12,000 for the position. 1 sala I would rates the ante $3,000 for Cree don, and would give $15,000. 'That’s good,’ said Repptorthagen, 'that means $5,000 fob me, $5,000 for Martin and $5,000 for.Voorhls, and tha't will help us to jxiy our elsction expanses. Rep- penhagen also said he would sec Mar tin, and make It all right.” The witness then said tbat he saw Reppenhagen again the- same day, and the !atoter said that Y/eigan’s appoint ment had been put off. The witness then told how the money was raised fmm John Howard, Hammer and otlf- era. STRAUSS WAS IGNORANT. 0.1 pt. Strauss was recalled. His was a condition of denser Ignorance than that.of Capt. Allaire. He never heard of hLs wardmen levying tribute on the Uiuor dialers, but (he thought tho liquor men oould have been black mailed without his knowledge. He did not pay for his appointment—got It by aistklng for It. He had borrowed $2,000 of one of his policemen named WaEen- >Wo, but- It was for household pur poses, was not all used and was repaid In a few weeks. Som? of hir replies in connection wfth the loan brought from Mr. Goff the rejoinder: “Now, you know you are lying, and an sensible twin won’t believe that story." A little later oo the witness said he had never heard thait a oiprtalncy had Co be paid for utwii Oapt. Creedon tes tified. "Now, Oapt. Strauss, I donX wartt to brtntg «a number of men here 'to swear you, but you Are n perjurer, r want to give you a phan^e. Did you ever com- pfiadn of the heavy assessment made on you?” ,# No, sir; I never.did." He W.iw then excused for the pres ent. EXPENSIVE DETECTIVE WORK. G. .Ca'to. mansger for the Gorman Manufacturing Company, wan mtied. He (testified thut his tVn.*n wns often robbed, and tiia-t When -the gxkls were pawned by the tohteves the house h'ad to pay twJoe the amount of them. We nJteo paid the cenral office detectives, he *V.d. "Wh'o were the olfic«rs?” "Dolan , Slosfon, H**J*W>urg end others, about n. doaen in flll.” "It 4s -a remarkable thing." *a4d Mr. Goff, "tbalt ohts Heidelberg, who Is now n detective, was once broken been use he wws thief." "ThAt bears out tohe old Maying," nM Senator Bradley, " ‘seg a thief to catch-er fhlef.'” The wlaoesM sjW the pod fee detec- ttv*s were tpafd voitmterily "About how much have you given to the ortlce by the way of present*?" tasked Mr. Goff. *«AboUt $400 or $500." - 'Dfd ithe detectvea ever 4e!4 you that you need not pay tffo pawn brokers?" "I dofi’t remember fihrii th^y did." An adjournment was then taken un til Friday morning. NO BUSINESS ON THE LEVEE. Whits Men-Not V/orklng and Negroea Not Wanted. New Orleans, Deb. 20.—Today Has been a repetition of yesterday along the levee. Business Is at a standstill there. Early thta morning, all along the line, the white screw men removed their tools from their respective vessels. Some did it of thetr own accord, some were told to do so by the agents. With two exceptions, the levee between Race and Second streets was as quiet a« a graveyard. The steve dore tor 4he Harrison line Informed the agent of 4he company that he intended to quit the HHess. Conaequently the agent figured (May as hla own stevedore, and first thing In the morning ordered the white screwmen to remove their tools from the gteamshlp "Traveler" after tho men had refused to work. The tools were quietly removed, the men seeming • little nervous In doing this In the presence of over. 100 negroes who were waiting t« be put to work and several expressed fftcineslves very forcibly against the agents, <flty administration and po lice for their preference .for negro la bor. One of die stevedores, made the follow ing statement: "It is the white long shoremen’# association that is running us out gEjurineaa. When some time ago there wa» #uch a largo demand for srew- men the best longshoremen joined the screwmen'# associations and the ranks of the longshoremen have been filled to a largo extent wits fellows who do not know how to do the work and would not work. Having only ouch poor labor at our'command, we have lost money hand over fist. Tho association has a walking delegate who ts paid $5 a day, who Is the boss on the levee. I have often applied for more *or better men and this walking delegate has often dis appointed me entirely in not giving me any men at nil, 1 or*has furnished mo.with gangs who Were partly worthless. The white screwmen are a fine set of men, doing their work to perfection, hut the longshoremen';. In this city cannot do tho work without, tho assistance of some of tho colored men. I begged the men all day yesterdaj£,to come to some agreement with the nesfoes on account of their In ability to dd the work properly, but have failed und am going out of the business." ’■ f . There wero, % hundreds of idle negroes along tlss levf«e who were only too anx ious to go to work and some of tnem were waiting 'for work early In the morn ing, but no efforts had been made, so they say, to iflvc them work. Serious trouble has been expected be- between the colored and white laborers on account of’tne condition of a/.’alrs, but so far there has been none. A large force of police is or> hand to prevent any out break. Thus pvatters stand. It Is hoped the abttratlon board may bo able to satisfactorily idjuat the perplexing situa tion in a d#y br two, Tondgftt <ho arbitration board Suc ceeded in effecting an amicable settle ment of f^e labor trouble* on tho PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH. Encouraging Rtports Como from All JJnte of Industry. BaHFmote, Md.^'Sb’w. 2(f.—Bpeclal re port's to *lio MMiuftictJurera’ Record show that • bo * nprovement previously mertHonicd inT3outhon bjisinesii Interest# continues to broaden out. This is in dicated, "itot only by. art increased de mand for some llnea of manufactured goods but is u very decided increase In tbs now Industrial undertakings und railroad enterprises. Cotton men are especially attracting much attention, and -many new mil! companies are now being projected, while mills nr* enlarg ing tlheir capacity, adding new ma chinery and^ In quite . a number of oases, are running on ,double time. In railroad enterprise, ssveral quite Im portant lines are getting under way with good prospects of early construc tion. * Electric -.road molttera show in-* creased activity, and many new lines are being started. An Important consol- Idaltlon of n. number af Florida phos- phatt companies has Been made, with a paid-up capitai of VI,250,000, Among tho other industrial enterprises report ed during ’the week w*re & 5,000 spindle cotton mill, a $50,000 cotton compress company and a $25,000 naval stores company In Georgia, a $200,000 grain elevator and two flour mills In Ten- n':«aee. THE CENTRAL'S STOCKHOLDERS. They Didn't Seem to Caro About the An nual Meeting, So Nona Was Held. Savannah, Dec. 20.—Tho annual stock holders meeting of the Central railroad was sot for today, but there was none held. Neither the city nor country stockhold ers seemed to manifeet any interest whatever in the meeting, though there Is a number of out-of.town stockholders in the city who have come In on thetr scripts. The annual election of director* will be held on January 7. It Is more than likely that the present board of directors will bo re-elected, though there may bo some additional interest attached to the meeting on account of the fact tha the reorganization plan is expected to go Into effect this coming year, and for that rea son the Southern Railway Company may want to namo Its own directors. TWELVE JURORS SECURED. New Orleans Boodle Aldermen Are On Trial. New Orlea.us, Dec. 20.—The jury In the state vs. Kano and Thriftier, <he boodle councilman caw?, charged with projjosUig to receive a brib.*, his been completed. The twelfth Juror was sworn in tWs evening. The case will occupy ootiriderablc time, as there. Is a whole army of witnesses to be cxnm- ined. The state has summoned but eight wi'rt-sses, four against Kane and a like number ojainst ^hrlftley. The defense has altogether about aevenTV- severx witnesses, who havi oern sum- moned to appear In the case. The de fense’s witnesses are chiefly for char acter. It H the direct witnesses, crow»- examinations and arguments In the cane Which will bo!d the attention and time of the court. MEADOOROFTB GO TO JAIL. They Have Made a Hard Fight, but Were on the, Losing Side. Chicago, Dec. 20.—The ’ Meadowcroft Brothers—Frank and Charles—private bankers, who failed Jaat year and who were convicted of receiving deposit*, knowing themselves to be Insolvent, were taken to Ja.ll today. The Meadowcroft* have made a hard fight against going to Jail, pending an application to the su preme court, but Judge Brentano over ruled a motion for a new trial and re fused to allow the defendant* further lib/ erty on ball. The brother* have been prominent In society and everything has been used to savo them from disgrace. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Wa«fcArvgton. Dec. 20.—For Gebnria: Fair; warmer; rt>rthcawt winds, becom ing southeast. n ILL’S PARDON. His Relatives and Friends Making n Strong Effort fir the At- . lanta Forger’s Release. A LONG PETITION FILED. Governor Atkinson Want* to Hoar Both SkUnof th« (tnoMInn, and A«ked Cafil. Lowery to Nomo a Day To Be Heard, iAilflajuta, Dec. 20.—(Special.)—The rel atives and friends of Happy Hill, the convicted tfofleea*, who was once a swell in Atlanta society, seem dotefm'.ned to have him -partLaned if they aim do so by flooding rite estaonrttve doitu’tnient with patltioinks for tibn't purpose. It will ''bo Tomtinibeml 'fhsa.t ono of thebe peti tions was olrotated a fdw weeks ago among the members of Hie legislature navi was numerously signed because, it is said, of Tire pbHtfoail iufltyenco that was back of tho momnenit for Hill’s pundm The potion was prese-nited to the governor, but for some reason or Other ut wta wiitftufa&tifa. This morning another portion was ftloil with the governor. The petition 0:tme through Mr. Ben TUB, who is the Ie^aJ ropnesenltMtive of lihioeo who are ■working so limd for the itmultoG. The petition is the sum© one Which was pre sented to tho governor durimfg -the leg- lsuitiv© session. Id. is alao Bigncd by the twelve jtirom who oonvncted Hill. It reads as follows: *‘We, the undtaslgorifi members of the jury itha t tried »the aase, most he- flpootfully a:nd earnestly on your cxcoltenoy to show Harry HIM ewj^h- five elonKMioy. .We believe ihkvt the puntebnnonlt aCroady lull Id ted upon him issuftiolcmt to meet Oil the <nequlremon!tfl of the few under toho fUots of the case against him. Ho mm imprisoned hist February and Was been in charge of tfis.ut portion of (the cbalngaing under Mr. G. V. Gfflcos. His behavior s'.nco hi# conflndment has boon mo«t exom- ptetry. Wo arc Inforuned that since his conflnamcmit toils luultlli Was become gneatly Impa/rcd, vind that he is now. suffering u ohronio disease of the kidneyw, whdrti is greai^ aggriuvaited by oonflnoment, a ncl .uuh«u lie is re leased mt am cuify day, .will, In all iike- 11 hood, terminate fatally. Wo are sat isfied that the poopte of Georgia will commend your ©xaellcmoy it you should grant to Harry Hill the iparcknt asked ior.” Dir. W. C. dlirnlgam of ADhtota', who mis flortft by ’tine mondb nf iSic prisoner to exiamLuohtm, writes tx> the governor that Hill hhs a serious kidney trouble; tint riKire is 'gqnta itroutlD 'vvlth .tlie a pox of one lung, turn! 'that lus mind Is being very rnudi affedtiod by tho ooa- flnnrnont ho Is -undeitgo-ing. It Is shown 2<n numeroas 1 dbtam Atxx/nUpaoylng tho petition 'liliiMt Itary Hill Itis fallen off until toe is only a mere shadow of his former self, w'toen lie loOt.Atl'antia ho weighed 180 -pounds, but ho now weigits only 140 pounds. ■Governor AtflcCnsoin «wus requested to give tho petition Wh attention n't once, and to pass on It ono wu 1 / or the other as quickly as posable. Governor A'tklnscun will give 'the ease his caneful win unit:! on and is anxious th/at too'Jh sides of 'the dise sliall bo hoard. Hi'brong opposition. >to tho grant ing of tfho pewdoo wOd 1jo offered by Oapt Tt. J. Lowry and others who pro«- eoutod Hill. Tho governor today noti fied Oapt. Lowny tiliJat too Hhould have ft full hfmr!.ng am-1 asffed him to fix a (lay for atat'ing bis side ofl tho ease, dipt. Lowry replied itlhat ho would con sult his nt familyh awl Idt tho governor know what day wouCd wk'jt him. MURDERED A NEGRO. RamacyVi Madness Drove Him to Vio lence. Quitman, Ga., Dec. 20.—(Special.)— Thomas Ramsey, a respectable white cltlsjt-n of Madison county, Florido, i« Ih Jill here charged with the murder of Bam Arnold, colored, on Tuesday night Inst in the !ow*r part of Brooks county. It seenM tha't Arnold had 'promUved to go to work for Ramsey, but failed to do eo, and Ramsey went to toL* Ilous* aod called him out and commanded him to foRow, which he did. They went together about twenty yards, which took them across tho lino into Gcorgiu, when Ramsey turned ond shot Arnold to death. About six months ego Ramsey’# lit tle daughter, to whom he was fery much attached, w/u» taken sick ar.ri died, and Ru-rnuey has not boon of sound mind since, but his friends did not ffhink that he was dangerous enough t/j be sent to tti> asylum, and their negtect Jlas ended in this awful tragedy. Mr, Ramsey is as crazy no a man could be. Ho h*m been to tho luoatlo asylum once before this. FOIt A WOMAN’S SAKE. Berlin, Doc. 20.—In Hanover today Herr L nls, a member of the reichstag, was sentenced to three years’ impris onment, and to bo deprived of his civil rights for five ye-are for perjury la con nection with the Schnultz divorce case. Leuis, who vrii cited as a co-r.^pond- tnt, denied upon tho witness SUBl that hi had ever maintained EMctt relation with Frau Schnultz, ami the woman during a four days' examination i>>- peatedly safd that he had not. Today, however, Frau Schnultz ad mitted tliat she had been Intimate with Leuis, whereupon tile court took imme* diati action, sending him to prison, BYARS MUST HANG. Montgomery, Ala., Dec, 20.—The su preme cour today handed down a d?- cislon affirming, that of the lower court In the cuw© of Eugene Byorf, convicted of murder at Birmingham. Aik., nod fixed Feb. S as tho day of execution. Byars was an ex-Urrtted Suites marshal and a noted desperado In that section of the C0UDtra*Ic murdered his cousin, Eu^me Walmr, an ex-United States soldier* for rrsmey. SENTENCED TO HANG. Deflarfc<4 O., D*#\ |20.-Judg>s f*iook this morning sentenced Charles Hart, the mur.J^rer of th* fiood children at Pauld- lag, O., to hang on April 25, 1365. INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE Now Considered Certain—Dun raven •Waives the Ten Months danse. •New York, Dec. 20.—The America's cup committee met a't ttoe office of Qamimokku’e Smith at moon tioday to consider the fetter’s proposition sent by Lord Dunnaven toy cable yester day. All of tire members of the com mittee were present. ‘When 'the meet ing adjourned Oommodore Smith, the chairman, gave out tohe cablegram wtolcto he received from Secretary Grant of the Royal Yatoht Squadron, and 'the .reply of -the cup committee.. The .two ottblegrams are as follows: "London, Dec. 19, 1894.—To Smith;. NOW York; Your cutole of 17th receilved. Middle of November consfdered tooo la-te, but Dunraven will race Septem ber, or w.ythiin three ‘Weeks of arrival. If tihla is accepted, question of racoi'pt will be referred ito spdclarj meeting of squadron .a*t- sortfesl opportunity. If. refused, opecfeS meotinfe uraveoesaary. Gui.nrantecid ithat squadron will not de-‘ flnuuud cup failing aKreomeUt of receipt Identical with. Dun raven's proposal of Juno 24, 1889. Please cable aoceptanoo or refunail. Grant, Committee." "Now York, Dec. 20, 1894.—Grant, Oowee: Will flx first race eight months from receipt of advice from Royal I7t.h are olfifjal’.y ;<i.r.*• 1 to, mid Dun- raven's (request for .threo weeks too lit out -after lairrlrflil granted. "Smith, Chairman." The cup committee's, answer ito Grant’s cablegram practically con- cedes ,nCl tiha t Lord Dunra.von ultdd In 4.he prOOHUtfon sen t by Secretary Grant yesterdiay, •arid it is now bolieved there w?*.l 'be a race. After -the meeting Com-, modote Smilt'h said: “If there 1« no race. itJhey cannot suy it In because wo db not want one. Tho meeting of tohe Royal Ynctot .Squadron will now probably be called for early* In January; and if the form of receipt for -tihe oup t» agreed to, an .'It praSaby will be, a, new cihaillenofib will too anit by cable, and t'ho firm rsi-M* will in? i>\it for e«irly In Sriptenxber, under the eight months’ offer. Instead of in NbvCmber, unkler the same terma aa if tho ton months claJuse of the deed of gift .were UMikited 'Upon. An early race (a what Lord Dunraw*m h«a naked tor from tho start, and now tlhnt ono is nseured, un it as hfe boat fall# to (arrive in time, yiutotsmen here believe that a race is ctmlMn. In onoc of tho laJCe arrival of Dutirven’s boat, tho date of tto© race will be put off to allow tolm ttoreo weckn to fit out. Such a programme was nec essary in 1893, tohe first race -being pc»t- poned frrim (September 28 do October 5. Lord DunravMn Cabled several days a,go -that he -waa assured that tlhe squadron would accept, tlhe prnpowvl form of rc- calpt for -tlhe ouo, and now tohiato tohe ten months rhiuse Is waived, and an curly race made ipoaslblo, i-t Is (believed ttiut the obstacle 'has been, rombved.” GOVERTfOR ALCORN DEAD. One of Mississippi's Prominent Men Ha# Gone. * Jackson, Miss., Dec. 20.-JEx.Governor. J. L. Alcorn died at Eagle Nest this 'morning at 1 o’clock. He bad been In a very low state of health for months. Hla' name was an historic one In this «tute. He was elected governor of Mississippi in 1881, defeating Judge Lowes Dent, brother-’ ln-law of Gen. U. 8. Grant. Whllo a; Republican he was very conservative and his election was secured by the co operation of a large majority of the Dem ocratic party of his state. He was a life-long wTO*. and was born new Gal-* conda, 111., November 4, 181$, and educated In Kentucky. Governor Alcorn was elected to the (United States senate, succeeding HJr.xm* R. Rivets, whose term expired March,. 1871. He resigned the governorship and took the seat In November. While /i the senate, Ames an.l Alcorn, the two Mlnsls- sippl senators became estranged. In 1873, they were opposing candidates for gov ernor, Ames being elected. That Year, the Democrats refused to moke a nomina tion and Alcorn received most of thels. vote*. Since this he has been living quietly at his home In Coahoma county, following the occupation of planter and making a big success of the same. Ho was a prom inent member of the constitutional con< ventlon of 1800, and though being a pro nounced Republican, favored strong meas ures on suffrage so as to take the negro largely out of politics, lie will bo bu-' rled near his country home. State of ficials will attend the funeral. EARNINGS OF THE SOUTHERN. New York, Doc. 20.—Prcwt’den't Spen cer of tlhe Southern raHIlway wju* at tola offioo today, after a torlip over parts of his system. Ho said; "There t» nothing special -to «ay. ’Mat ter# are looking tolerably well in ttoe South. There is a largo movamorvt on cotton, and the .mcrcftiaxidisf 'traffic la quite good, gttlll, the situation 1 cannot be called wny m»*re tohan fair. The low ■price of cotton operate# agabiw; fhe fa vorable elde." President Bppnoer Imb had pieparcd for the Information, of tohe tfscurlty- holden*, a stitement Showing the earn- i»roo» of -tlhe roads now oonw pretax tho •yBtcm, g-^ot'.s artl 'ne-, for /ach month of the fiscal year# 1891, lo'J2. 1893 .und 7894, and for tho flra? four months ot -ulfce qurrenfr fiscal year. The statement shown that t:he system (4.401 miles) Cub earned in ttoe firs: four mor/Jhs of the current fiscal year, m $0,149,247, nn tDureaHO of $329,331, fund riot, $1,936,837. an incruiwe of $486272. THE SUN’S COTTON REVIEW'. New York, DOC. 20.-~Tho Sun’s cotton article wUll say: ttjt'ton tulvuneed 2<ptfnta, but lost this nrdi decline3 4 to 5 points, cloning very Ht/udy at a not decline for tohe day of 3 pcdniis, with «.iUtl of 87,900 b2?«*. South ern spot prions were generally unal- tored und trade small. Liverpool dc- clln»l 1 pfint and closed dull: fpfltiitei 12.00<J bi5t:*4 at unchanged pricco. In Mu<rir.'hest#r. yarns were in moder ate demand; cloth quiet. , Receipt# in New OrienaB tomorrow cts- llmatdu at 14,000 to 15,000 bale#, ag&dnata 15,8999 on the t4.(me day fe«t week and 9.639 Iua ycir. Bombay receipts for the* i*u<u weyk, 23,000 bak'd, against 34.- 000 for the sum# week tiat year: total thus fir ihlki year, 1,645.000. against 1,728,000 frir the same t.me in 1893. The Bombay rii«tinv>nts since January l airo 44.000 balan to Groat Britain, agilnst. 47,000 for live same .time last year, and. 761,009 to tohe cotltlnent, against 803.000 for a like perkxl In 1833. TbO recclvU* dt -Che ports today were 46,036, tygatoUBd 47,182 thin day last week and 37,023 last yew; thus tar thl# w*tek. 284.647. QgtkBK 269.902 for the sdime time list week. Ex- n>vts from Bhe ports, 46,000 bales, niQBte ly to Great Britain. A little local buy- - Ing early in the day **auw'd a hnslt ad vance, but liberal receipts and lorifiS hquidwtlon caused the decilne later on. The .lemond was inoetly to cover. WANT CHRISTIAN GOVERNMENT. London, Dec. 20—The Daily New# correspondent tn Vienna says *The Ctoristfcm Armenians are about to ask for an autonomous government similar to th#t formerly given to East Itoume- fca. Falling to obtain this, they will ask” for tastltutiCTiK like Those of Crete. A deputdtt-ton of Armenians will < ail upon tfce commission of inquiry tr im press upon Us membere the nece-slty of procuring Christian government of worn* #ort for Armenia*'