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f^tiyyhPubllgh In* Co., Hnbllihrr,
MACON. GA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1895
8 H BE
The Frcsid-nt Indicates tbe Amount
of the Issue in a Special
Message,’
TEE GROUNDS OF THE LOAN.
Ur« Cleveland States toncliely Why the
Loan Is Blade fa Spite of the United
States Congress—Things Will
Yet Como On* .Right,
"Washington, Feb. S.—The house to*
day entered upon the co-ns.deration of
the executive, legislative and Judicial
appropriation for theyear ending June
30, 1898, but made little progress. An
amendment to the paragraph provid
ing for payment of oierks of members
jras offered by Mr. Bartlett (Democrat)
of New York and to make them annual
Instead of session employes, led to an
enimtwed debate upon the economy and
■wisdom of giving memfoera -the assist
ance of clerks. Much interest was
displayed and various propositions wero
made to amend or to substitute, Mr.'
Barela It’s motion. These were all re
jected, but upon the adoption of Mr.
Bartlett’s pnopostiloD a quorum did not
vote. Ail efforts to secure a quorum
proved faille and finally they were
abandoned and the further considera
tion of jhe bill postponed. ‘ ;
The mesiuges from the president an
nouncing the sale of bonds and the pro
test of this govenntnemt against the ex
ecution of the court-martial sentence
upon o.tlzens of the United Stares who
engaged In the recent revoSt In Hawaii,
were received and referred, tbe former
to tbe camm-.-ulea on ways and means,
the latter to the committee on foreign
affairs.
The message was os follows:
THE MESSAGE SUBMITTED.
“To the Congress of the United
States: Snce my recent communica
tion to the congress eating attention
to our financial condition and suggest-
’ ing itg-statlon which 1 .deemed essen-
t.al to out nauluDul wtutaro and credit,
the anxiety and uppreheasuon then ex-
fitfaW'to business circles have con-
“Aa. a, preoaurfon;i tlfeteffife" a gal list
the i-ulura of • timely legislative aid,
thfouffll u®sres$lonal action, cautious
pivp..rj.clt>i3-tuvu been pending to em
ploy to the best possible advantage, in
default of bAictir imams, such executive
auinorjty us may, .without additional
legislation be exercised for the purpose
of ro.nforcing and miaihitainlng In our
treasury an adequate and safe gold re
serve, Do tbe Judfemont of those espe
cially changed with this responsibility,
the business situation is so critical
and the legislative situation Is,so un
prom sing, with the omsslon thus far
on the pant of itho congress to benefi
cially enlarge the powers of the secre
tary of the treasury In the premises,
as to enjoin immediate executive ac
tion with the facilities now at hand.
“Therefore, in pursuance of seotlon
fiTOO of 'the revised statutes, tho details
• of an arrangement have this day been
concluded wkh.patitles abundantly able
to fulfill thef.r undertaking, whereby
bonds of .the United States authorized
under tho aett of July 14, 1875, payable
In coin, thirty yeans after their date
with Interest at (the rate of 4 per cent,
per annum to tho amount of little less
than slatty-DWiO millions and four hun
dred thousand doMars, are (to be issued
for the purchase of gold coin amounting
to a sum Slightly in excess of slxty-flv*
millions of dedans, to bo delivered to
the treasury of the United States,
which sum, added to the gotd now held
m reserve, will so restore to such re
serve as to make It amour.:: to some
thing more than one hundred Millions
of dollars. Such premium Is Ito he al
lowed to the government upon the
bonds as to fix Ithe rnto of interest upon
the amount of sold rear zed at the rate
of 3 3*4 per cent, per annum.
“At least one-half of the gold to be
obtained is to be supplied from abroad,
which is a very Important and favora
ble feature of the transaction. The
privilege is espso'nlly reserved to tho
govennmOTit to aft>s.T,*»te at par within
ten days from Uhls date. In lien of the
4 "Per cent, bonds, other bonds iu -terms
jnyi-ble InNgold and beating only 3 per
cent, of interest If tho same should; la
the meantime, be authorized by' the
congress.
-The arrangement thus completed
which after caneftf. Inquiry appears In
presort rtrcujnatanws and considering
t . h ® "W'tta desired, to be the best
attainable, develops such a difference
in the estimation of Investors "between
bond* mode and puyuWe la gow in
favor of the latter as Is represented by
tnree-fourths of a cent in annual in
terest.
“In the aorcement just concluded the
onnveal saving in Interest to the gov
ernment of 3 per cent, gold bonds
should be substituted for 4 per cent,
coin -bonds under the privilege re
served. -would be five hundred and
thirty-nine thousand, one hundred and
fifty-nine dollars, amounting In thirty
years, or at the manturity of the coin
bonds, to sixteen million, one hundred
and seventy-four thousand, seven hun
dred and seventy dollars.
"Of course, there never should be a.
doubt in any Quarter as to redemption
in gold of -the bonds of tbe government
which are made payable in coin. There
fore tbe discrimination In the judgment
of Investors between our bond obliga
tions payable In coin and those spe
cifically mode payable In gold is very
significant, ft Is hardly necessary to
suggest that whKoever may be our
views qn the subject, the sentiments
or preferences of those wtth whom We
must negotiate In disposing of our
bonds Dor gcCd are not subject, to our
dictation.
"I have only to end, that in my opin-
ion. tho transaction todreln detailed for
the Information of congress promises
ctotter remits Phan the efforts-previous
ly made In the direction of effectively
adding to our gold reserve through the
sale of bonds, and X believe It will-tend
as far as such action can in present
circumstances, to meet tho determina-
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Two very important-coimmuuciattons
from the DresMenft of the United Stiltes
wore presented in the senate today end
wore referred to their appropriate cum-
mltitees. .
Without any comment, but with an
apparent sense of the Importune© of
Ore president’s representations the
messaige was referreu -to the committee
on finance.
The other message of the president
attrietei Canal s mention and gave-rise
to considerable discussion, after which
It wis referred, to the committee on
foreign relations. L mill reference to
the death sentence upon the persons
convicted of engaging In a revolution
ary movement In Hawaii. The general
tone of the dehate Indicated the depth
of feeding which exists against such a
nan/guimry measure—the only expres
sion to tho contrary coming from.Mr.
Morgan of Alabama? who said fthwt he
had no advice to give to the.Hawaiian
‘government, but that If it yielded to
the remonstmmcea of any other govern
ment In such, a -matter it might as -well
turn over Its power to Queen Llltuoka-
* a Tiie dlSlremnltto approprtaftW hill,'
with the am-endmiemt as to telegraph
cable tlo Hawaii. "Went over without
action and Is ito be voted on at 2 p. m.
.tomorrow. At 5:25 the senate ad
journed.
tlon expressed in tho flaw repealing: sil
ver purchasing clause of the act of
July 14, 1890, and tliait in the >angu i&e
of suotti repeallaff «ct the arrangement
miftde will aid our efforts to eecure a
maintenance of the -parity in value of
the coins of 'the two metals and the
equal -power of overy dotlur at ail
times In the markets tend in tho pay
ment of debt3. Grover Cteweland.
•‘Executive 'Mansion, Fefo. 8, 1S93."
Mr. Boutelle of Maine endeavored ito
secure a reference of -the Hawaiian cor
respondence to the committee of the
whoGO on t'he state of the Union, but
the speaker heTd 'that a motion’ to that
effect wbuld not 'b? in order.
A eennte bill wia.3 passed appropriat
ing $10,000 for the ;*eMef of the (poor of
the District of Columbia; also fourteen
private pension billfe. The usual Friday
ntorh't’s session for the consideitutlon of
pension bflDs was omitted by unaxro-
TOOua consent.
AT ATHENS.
A Record of Three Beitow a* ‘the Otassic
* City. * * ■
ii
Athens, Feb. 8.—(Special.)-^aw peo
ple in Athens ever espedenc&U bo se*
vero a cold snap a3 wo tiro mow bavins.
Ycatunlay -ibe gh^rtuomoter bosau its
downward tumMo and .with a stiff
tv-rad -blowiws, it wus alruogt ippossiblo
to keep from freezing. Last might tbo
thermometer .went ithroe degrees below
zero; at 0 this uromlng it was at zero,
and at noon twelve above. A good stiff
wind Is sftHlihuocwlna, and Mr. ffdue.v
Reaves, who 'has given much study to
such matters, says th-a-tithie backbone
of-the snap has not yet been broken.
Of course hho poor and unemployed
of Athens'-are suffering -to some ex
tent. -but X>r. J. C. Onr, .whose duty it Is
bo look into 'She oondi-t-on of.-the poor,
is covering his duty fully and reports
that all Is ,weCl with them.
•Many chickens and other fowls froze
last nlghlt and several calves also went
'the same -way.
Exerc.ses at the university are prac
tically suspended, os It -was found Im
possible to heat some of tho class
rooms. Tho public schools also sus
pended.
THE HAYWARD TRIAL.
Nothing ctf Great Interest In the Testi
mony Brought Out.
MihnaaipcOIa, Minn., Fob. 8.—There
was little excitement at the Hayward
trlafi this mwmltfg. Bilxft mas not pres
ent and Attorney Erwin’s chair was
empty. Neither did Adry Hayward
rvppaar to go on the stand in the fore
noon. and the wilmesees who were
called were tho small fry of the state
and -did not hold the attention of tho
crowd. Charles Anderson, the brother-
in-law- of Mrs. BTdxt, -who was called
to tho stand last night, was again
Pla-oCd on the stand this morning, Tho
story of the witness vy-as largely cOr-
ivKgSratlvo of the former testimony
given iby Blixt, his wife and Barlow.
Frank Tucker, ciewaitor boy at the
Ozark fiats, wus the next -witness. He
saw Hayward in the basement on tho
evening of the murder, -talking to bust.
He hlad instructions from Hayward not
to run to tho basement, but to stay on
the first floor. -He saw Btlxt go out cm
the evening In question.
Frank McCormick, a bartender, tes
tified to banring sold H-ayv.urd a bottle
of whisky on the morning Ot the
murder.
.THE POI-L TAX.
It ’Will Not Be Available for Schov-ls
Just at Present.
Atlanta, Feb. 8.—(Special.)—A meet
ing of the state- board of edcuatlon
was held today for the purpose of de
ciding whether toe poll tax paid Into
the state treasury since January 1
could be applied to tho school fund for
the present quarter In the counties to
which the money Is due. The attor
ney-general gave it as his opinion that
the tax could not be paid until the
next quarter, and the board took -that
action. Several of the counties that held
-back the poll tax until after January
1 have been kicking because It was
not returned to them on the first quar
ter's apportionment for school d-a ch
ore. All those counties which paid In
tile poll tax before January 1 got l-ne.ra,
but the law only allows one ap-io.-tlcn-
meril -by tho state poord of education,
and that was on January l. No sec
ond warrant could be drawn, so the
teachers In these counties tardy In re
mitting their poll tax will have t> wait
for the money.
STUDENTS WERE PATRIOTIC.
They "Were Released on TeBlng Their
Feelings—Congress In Session.
St. Louis. Fob. 8.—A special to the
Globe-Democrat from the City of Mex
ico says that by order of the governor
elf the' federal district tho student*. ar
rested for tho riot of Sunday night have
been given thetr liberty. They wero
given a hearing at the -municipal place
before the governor, and having ex
plained that their transgressions were
but the result of patriotism, and be
ing admonished by the governor to be
more careful In their future demon
strations. were atldwed to go.
The Mexican warship Saragossa is
lying in the lurbor of Acapuloo, on
the Fictile coast, awaiting orders from
the general government. Congress con
vened yesterday In special session.
Bernor Jose Gamboa presiding. Nothing
was done but to approve the minute*
of tbe iaet session ot congress.
iris i $11111
(tie Prnn^ylvanh System Finds It Al
most Impos. ible to Keep Up
Traffic,
SNOW IS AS DELL* AS CAES.
Many Places Repurt the Moreary n»
Uelow Zero or llo?#rlnR Around
Tltut Doablfal Point—It Is
ibid Kveryivhtre.
i Thladetphla, Feb. 8.—Tho entire
Pennsylvania railroad system from
Now York to Washington In the oast
and as far weut as Pittsburg is serious
ly crippled by snow d^®s. In some
places, particularly at Jl-flUn, forty-
nine miles -west) of Harrisburg, the
snaw has drifted as high as "the ear
tops. A faw trains cm the various di
visions ditpatited from Philadelphia this
morning, but tho drifts iulemuptod
their -progress it intervals on every few
miles. Thus far no accidents have been
reported.
The western, southwestern end Pa
cific express trains wh'.ch left here lust
night at 8:50, 1023 and U20 o'clock ro-
qpootlvePy, wife snow bound -all night
in the neighborhood of Downlngton.
This morning woritmed suocoded In
olmuting the ft tucks and "the trains -were
released, arriving at Harrisburg shortly
before noon. It is not balloived that
they can get farther Wedt "than Mifflin,
its several trains fcnvo been snow bound
-there slneo last h-lght. The snow has
drifted badly on the famous “horseshoe
curve," which is In the 'Allegheny
mounlWIns five miles -west of Altoona,
and a.fre.ghit train mils stalled through
out the night at that place. As a lib-,
ural suppty of coal was pult on all trains
befaro -their departure last night, tljero
was no suffering among the belated pas
sengers or train crows.
On the New-York! divisions and on.
the Maryland division tho situation is
practicably tho. mmo as on Ithe main
line as regards lrfegulur train service,
although tho drifts arc net so toad.
The high 'Winds 'blow tho snow into
heaps on the tracks almost as fast as
workmen dour It away and the cold Is
growing more Intense hourly. >s
.Luckily the MegBiph wires over tho
Pennsylvania road aro-ln^alrly good
shape, thus making if possible-to d rect
tho movements of trains from central
points and lessening "the possibility of
accidents.
The raiding road Is also in toad shape,
paWtafiirtyuft Readies ond-iir the coal
"regions. ■
An oast bound passenger train on. the
Eaai Pennsylvania railroad Is snow
bouifd near Lyons station and Is almost
comipltftaly h.dden from view. There
ore only a faw persons on the train be
sides tho crew.
The trains on tho main lino between
PkuttsvSlo und Philadelphia, are ali
more or tom delayed. The mall train
duo In Philadelphia at noon from PotitB-
v.’lle Is fast in a big drift -near Ham
burg.
Tho "Wilmington and Northern trains
are all snow "bound and traffic has been
brought to a standstill.
The SchynlkUl and Lehigh branch Is
snowotl up comipletcUy and no attempt
wits made to start trains.
Tho Reading and Columbia branch Is
also snow bound and traffic is at a
standstill.
There Is apparently no let-up In the
stonu and tho nlr Is filled with flylnc
snow. Tho railroad mem say the ooudl
tlons are equally as toad as the Wizard
ot March. 1883.
A TERROR IN NEW YORK.
New York, IFeb. 8.—Tho great snow
storm that raged in this vicinity today
was worse Itton that memorable bl’z-
zard of March 12-15,1888, In three iwqys
—In wind, temperature and urea af
fected. Only to snowfall was ithe storm
of 1888 greater than today’s. Tho wind
today averaged CO miles an hour,
against CO in the blizzard of ’SS; tho
temperaturo today hovertng about zero,
wh.lo In '88 it twas 5 above; five and n
half Inches snow fell today,, against two
feet then.
In 'the area of the storm, however, Is
tbe greatest difference noted. Tho liliz
zard today swept almost the entire
country, Instead of the mere radius of
400 miles around Now York.
The stonm awqpt down on the city
early lasft n ght and by this morning
was In full possession, ft did not sot-
do down softly a ad quietty In nice, big
flakes. On tho contrary, It was driven
along with bi nding force by a furious
northwest gale of tohfter ortdnesa in
minute particles that seemed to be cov
ered -with sharp points, like the <n<l of
a needle, and stung the faces of belated
pedestrians as they tolled along through
tho dr.fts. It was so dry and light that
it was piled up In great heaps and ridges
In every sheltered point, for wherever
tbe gale bad full play it swept the
streets and. sidewalks clean. Uruler
three coulit.ons. It <wa» no woodier that
this city was at sixes and sevens to
day. Soiow wus drifted high in tbs
streets, tea flic on surface and devoted
lines was impeded, tanks and pipes
were frozm, persons were overcome by
the cold, and frosi-ib.ten noses, cars and
bands were plemiful.
In Brooldyn but few street cars were
running, and tho elevated roads could
not work -as well as usual. Outlying
wards and neighboring Long Island
towns wan completely cut off in many
Instances from communication with the
ouicr World. There were (urge fields
"f <v ii ■:in, l-,iy. dud several ships
wire caught la tlutm. Other vessels
wero froz.-n fast at 'tuelr docks.
Thu luirotvs -w^rc gorged with Ice,
and it was impjsslblo for. any craft,
big "!■ ititle; ItO aurrt#ah< there w thoul
taking big risks.
Tr.itllo on ftho differin’^ forties wus
seriously impeded. Both tho North und
East r.vers were filled with huge
mts.-i.-s of daEdng Ice, and -the utnloS;
cara had ito bo exercised In taking the
boats across.
Luo In the afternoon %o Hamilton.
Soulh, AVail street and Thlrly-ultilh
street ferr.ea dropped running on ac
count of tho ice. Tho only serious ao-
oldfnrt rqpjpted, anil.whlcili rats at
tended with probable loss of life, oc
curred late last night iu the lower bay.
where a fishing" schooner, the Bnuna,
mas In d's'-re*. Four of her crow took
to a boa t and attempted to retich shore
bu.! lwve ;not since been hoard from.
Three others remained In ftho rigging
tour or m-e hours and then reached
shore nearly frozen iu a small boat.
All -of file railroads euterlnig -the city
were prad: otlly -tied up. A tow trains
got-through but "they wero merely local.
torOujfh train service on itho New
York Central -was resumed with the
“qPWytffr* ‘ho North Shove limited
iwt 4:«o tiifa mter^oon and every eltort
I' to get tike trains through
to ChtoatKt 'Without delay. Local trains
on the Hfcjjoii rivor division ura run
ning -rcgufcrly and It is expooted that
tomorrow! all tfcrouglh trains on thiB
line will -lie running «a usual.
Ils due here today were
m-alis from -tho Now Eng-
duo at 6:82 'this morning
stalled In Oonr.ec.tlcut.
moiOs from VVastiington and
trt> also laohlnil time, Tho
entail mail due hero at 3:50
from ball Framctooo Is reported eight
hours talc. The malls from the North
and Canada are .two hours kite.
The storm on Long Island was un
usually severe. Travel is 'blocked
nuariy everywhere. Mudh Buffering is
raparted. Reports from Rockoavay
Beach. Comcy island, Fire Island, Kitg
Itorbor. East 'Hampton, Greonport,
Nortroor. Freeport and many ottoor
points say the storm Is the worst
know,n in many years. Fire Island re
ports two schooners oithoro. The oreav.
of nno ot tho sdhooners ashore wero
landed, 'but the othqr sdhooner’s crew
oca not yot funded.
Far Rorkaway reports that a (itoamOr
is said to bo ashore at Long -Beach,
but cannot confirm tho etaitoment. Far
Ruokaiwai ’also reports a serious rail
way -accident near that place. An en
gine on the Long detijod railroad iwns
derailed find overturned. Tho fireman
was killed outright nnd tho engineer
was caught under the wreck and 'badly
soaMed and-held 'fast until he died.
Tho temperaturo at tho Spot was 8 de
grees -below zero.
NO NEWS YET RECEIVED.
New York. Feb. 9. 3 a. -m.-No news
as yot. from tbe Gascoigne nor tho Teu
tonic. The latter is now three and ft
half days overdue.
, -AT WASHINGTON.
Washington. Feb. 8.-<A day of in
tense cold and 'dlBCOmfort heightened
IVIICU «*»*«* * W --
b>- a driving gale ban been followea
tv «, .... V.-,q'U.te «s frigid and windy.
Tir." Pc tem cefro ni-ii-h c ’MaTyUmh 61
•tite-
WlrglnJa sh'ores Is for a. considerable
distance down the river a strong and
com/Doct field o. Ice, Trains from a-"-
directions still fall to arrive on sdhedulo
ttmo and as u consequence a® mala are
delayed. The street raEhvays are rak
ing their regular trips, but the cdh"
dueftors and drivers Wave, notwithstand-
In ga generous bundling and Pnddtng of
garments, suffered as never before.
Streets have been deacrtol- by ah cx
ottering tbose who are absolutely forrou
to Ibe in thb Onon, and tho prospect tor
a ftemuerature SSrjX.
stole is vot samo hours dletn-nt. A drlv
Ing weyterly wind that, tarns like ft
razor” piles higher tonight the drifts
of last night’s storm and drivmprompt
ly to cover all who aro not otoftl«ed to
submit to ite chilly embrace. A19j
gather it tons been tin unrecfidented
wintry day in Washington
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Feb. 3.—This is tho cold
est spell that has visited this section
since 1886. On tho 9th of January of
that year the thermomeWr dropped to
15 degrees, and a minimum atis
reached 'here lost night of 16 degrees.
'IMio local observer snld this morning
that he feels confident tat hls lnntiu-
ments did not register to exact tern
perature, as tho observatory is m. tho
top ot tho customhouse, and in h a
opinion, the heat from the building.
which is kept Perfectly warm during
the night, toad more or less efTectupon
the Instruments, and .-probably caueed
them to register a degree or two nbovo
*b*t was correct. He is under too 1m-
preailon ttoat this 18 as co.fi as It has
ever been known here.
BAY FROZEN OVER.
Galveston. Tex.. Feb. 8--For the sec
ond time In the history of GalvestBn,
tbe bay froze over. TJd first time was
January, 1386, anil since then the ther
mometer never -fell so low aa It did to
day, when it was li, wnlch was cno
point lower than yesterday. Millions
of fifth were frozen, and the Jetties and
reefs along the water's edge are lined
with them. Thousands of tne n»h were
gathered up by te po-r, The bay did
not freeze as completely os In 18S6.
BUSINESS aUSRiv.NUEp.
Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 8.—The thet-
niometer reached 6 degree* above zero
hero at 6 o'clock this morning. This is
the lowest slneo January. 1S86, when
the mercury recorded r.’dcgrees above.
Today has been sunny, hut the cola
has continued, and tho thermometer
uu» registers 20 degrees. No report of
Injury to human fits or slock :n till*
•action. Business has been practically
suspended.
AT KNOXVILLE.
Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 8.—The mer
cury registered aeven degrees below
zero this morning, the lowest on rec
ord, with on: exception, In twenty-five
years. The mean temperature for the
loot twenty-four i.ours Is one d-greo
above, marking the oddest day since
tho weather bureau was established
here In 1871. Several cases of frostbites
arc reported. The weather observer any#
the thermometer nay go to ten below
before morning.
'AT BIRMINGHAM.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 8.—Tbe un
precedented cold spoil has continued al
most unabated -luring the past twenty-
four hours. At midnight last night the
thermometer registered XI; at 1 a..m.,
10; ot ! LIU, >| nnd ot 1:10 a. m., 51-2
degrees, ttoo lowest recorded. At 8 a.
m. today, it stood at 8, and continued
to rise until 2 p. m„ when It reached
231-1, after which It began falling, and
at 9 p. m., registered 181-2. The shy
Is clear, and the wind light. In the
early hours a light snow fell, but the
wind scattered. There are no reports
of fatalities today, but atoek and the
poor people have had a bitter expe
rience.
I’JTTSBURO 8NOWnor\D.
PitPibnrg. Pa., Feb. 8.—The mercury at 6
,Vlo«kthi« morning recorded our degree*
below zero In miiaed placor, It wan »cn ral
degrees lower, ludicattous are for much
colder weather inaldo of twenty-four hour,,
iraiue on all railroads enterlug Pittaburg an
delayed by enow and frozen water tanks. Kao-
teru traina tb-'a inomlnu vr.-re five hours lato.
while those lru.u the \Voat were lroni two tu
lour hi,ura bubind achcdulo time. Locallv.
ino aulleilng fjum tbe cold is widespread
prun-ipally on account of unprecedented
shortage of iuel gaa. Coal dealera are over-
wbuliued with rush orders and aro working
night and day tu meet tho over iucruaafn. do-
inauda. Tho run on all tho charitablo iurtitu-
110118 to tho city coutiuuea Produoe dealer,
r-pm t a aoarolty of aupp.y, with no receipta,
JllU priuoa Alivucilltf. ‘llm nlnnl ral
radpriueasavacInV^JortraatTo pTaui'ol
the eeatluuhuuau Eloctrlo Company at firin-
tonia closed down, and tho (houeauds of om-
ployea idle on account ol frozen water and
,tvam pipes, ltams are crowing the rirora
on tbs Ice, drawing hoary loaded wagoua.
•J! 1 " iv “ r 111811 are convinced that river prop-
'SSLi V° in fireal, danger of duatruetton
when tho heavy ice breaka up. Tho Ohio
1 norm closed between PUtahurg and Wheel-
, , A11 , u ". lR '" y '' 11 ' 1 atouongahela rlvora
aro loo-locked throughout tbolr lmicth. There
can be no changca in the conditions of the
big gorges in tbo Allegheny river until a rain
ur thaw cam,-a tho river to riao several feet.
BUSINESS HUNG UP.
Chartotte. N. C., Feib. 8.—Buslness
here lias "beeo toung up alnoo yesterday
n.ricrijocn, when ftlhe ground nvtie cov
ered with snow anU too. Tho mercury
inia 'moxmnir >vxut one above zero. A't
tr.ldnlfidit it is 9 a.bovc, 4 higher than
at the somo.tlmo last night.
IN FLORIDA.
Jacksonville. Feb. 8.—The blizzard
has wrought havoc in Florida". Thou
sands of acres of young vegetables aro
killed. Orango trees aro worse hurt
than in the freeze ot Decumber on uo-
oount of being filled wlt'n wprlng sap.
Many were Just btnMlng. Even straw
berries are kllluj. The mercury touched
14 this morning at Jacksonville, or tho
s.i.mo as recorded In the freeze of De
cember 29. A't other points In tho stato
1't was relatively ns cotd. At Jupiter,
500 miles south Of Jacksonville, the
mercury mas 28; Titusville, 169 miles
south. 18. and Tampa, 225 miles south,
22. At Tampa. Cletiirwuter and vicinity
It anxved from 0 a. m. to noon and the
Inhalftiants marvelled at tho unprece
dented freuk Oif King Winter.
BELOW AT MEMPHIS.
Memphpls, Train., Feb. 9.—'Mte there
mometer this mornlnsr reached 2 1-2
degrees below zero. Tho river la full of
heavy Ice and navigation Is stopped.
All trains ore on time.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
-Beaver Frails, Pa., Fob. 8.—Christian
Straub, for ftiwunty years an employe
of Hall. Spair & Co., plow manufac
turers. was found dead on 6a floor of
hi* room this "morning. Ho hnd evi
dently fallen Out of oed during tho
nlglit anil vaa frozen to dotttli. -He was
In well-todo circumstances.
AT CHARLESTON.
Charleston; H. C.'. Feb. 8.--The ther
mometer here reached 12 degrees this
morning, tho lowest on record for Feb
ruary. Everythin* In tho way of vege
tables is destroyed.
SOME CROPS KILLED.
"Savannah. Go... Feb. 7.—TUrainrs re
port tihrat the EregllsH pea crop wan
the only largo crop ptan-tsrt hero and
It wus killed 'by tho cold. Same pota
toes wore In tho ground, tout being
plan teil deep are not damngctl. Cab
bages fluid a, small lot 'Of dh'.ier vegeta
bles 'Which were up ivere killed out-
.right. As .the luiso projiorUon of the
Boring -vegetable crop had not been
planted the loss will not bo serloun.
ONE BELOW.
Aftlan'ta. Feb. 8.—Tho lowest 1 tem
perature this -morning wus 1 degree be
low zero. At -midday the thermometer
registered 13. Tonlghit at 10 o’ril-ock it
was at 9. Great suffering Is reported
from ran over tho state.
AT MOBILE.
'Mobile. Ala., Feb, 8.—Thh frost wra:
tho soverest One on record, save In Jan
uary, 1886. The 'mercury dropped to
”•? «egrees rat daylight this morning.
Tho daw was calm and sunshiny and
Y? 1 7 u ° c,M f ? r ' lh l !1 latitude. There was
no dbaneo for track to escupo the of-
fecto of ttoe severe freezo and farmers
are mudh discouraged, in ycwtenlay's
b.ows the streumcr Pioneer, In tho tower
bay dragged until her cubles parted
and elho lost two mnohors. She iwent
ftShoro on the bejoh at Fort -Morgun,
but she -was Infer pulled off by tho tug
Nimrod *nd towel to a rafo nittohoro«3T
Ice formed on the Shore of tho bay.
extending out 59 to 100 feet.
AT COLUMBUS.
Ckfitimbus. G*.. Fob; 8.-The there
mometcr here resistered 11 det-rers
Above zero this morning. The weather
has mndsrAted considerably since. No
dramago has been done in this section.
DEAD rN A RAVINE.
GnlHpoils. O., Feb. 8.—Lewis Henry,
ft 4-year-old -boy, living to Huntington
township, wnnderesl away from toomo
Mt flight while his parents were nib-
sent. He was overcome by the ooM
and perWhed, being found dead to a
ravlno at 1 o’clock this morning "cov
ered with snow. ■
WILL MURRAY HANGED.
People tit Amertcus Have No Regrets
for the Execution.
Amerlcus, Feb. 8.—fSpejlal.)—Will
Murray was hanged todaiy for the mur
der of Will Slmnyuw, who while
overacting road workers was knocked
In the head by Will Murray, one of
the hands. Today, in the face of nc-
proftohtng dcatih, ho was wonderfully
composed. After being dressed In a now
suit of clothes. Includin'* white gloves,
he Showed grout buoyancy of gnlrUs.
Btartlng back to b:s crtl bc said; “I
have eaten a fine breakfast from the
Windsor hotel, -with a ’nlgfer’ to wait
on me. Now. give me a cigar, and as
ho milk'd down to thd gal taw* be mu
smoking Ms clg.tr nnd ctoiftlng pleas
antly wtth the guard. At the last mo
ment the sheriff. L. B. Forrest, noti
fied the guard that no now super ntan
except Mr. FuiOotw, tooxl reporter of
tho Tlmes-Recorder, would bo allowed
to witness the execution. This order ef
local protection anas strictly Observed.
NO newspaper roan not con-rooted with
the too*! paper was sffawed to witnens
•the execution, but Will -Murray hung
all the same.
After a rcflsiioius harangue of several
ml n frsra ftb» black ofto was placed over
Ms bead and the well arranged trap
sprung. Death was not Instantaneous.
It was more than thirty minutes before
the doctors pronounced Will Murray
deed. No on# frucsttons the Justice ot
todiy’fl execution. Wilt Murray is dend,-
etid whae a <«w friends wftU deplore his
fate the malority of people bcCtove the
execution lust.
'Cbo representitfvM of ttoe local paper
Is able to give n d*>ta1l«d account of
tho hanging. It Is not tn wtth the
representative* of other papfg*, all of
whom were bv Sheriff Forreot denied
any ot the courrortes usuatly accorded
roprcscnftAtlve* of the press.
BOILED ALIVE.
Omslu. Neli., Feb. 8 Cb»rl»« Forem»n rrai
holl-d alive hr the ezploalen of a steam heeler
In hi* faiher’s rntldence this m rninz. The
watcrplpc ffozo and tho hoilcr eiplcJc J,
Ilf Ml CLEARED UP.
-oofioy, Cason and Wright bhow That
They Have Executed Their"
Full Duty,
ALL THE EVIDENCE CONCLUDED
inti i*pe«clia« Mad« on lloth Sl<3«» ot t!u
Queslton—The CommUilon Has Not
Yet D«cltl«d, but lb» Kviaouco
S*«m* to Hhjt “Not Guilty.”
Atlanta, Feb. 8.—especial.)—All tho
evidence In the detective Investigation 1
was concluded this atternoon, and tho
spedclies will be made Monday. Mayor 1
King was called out ot town on bu*i-"
ness this afternoon, and tho Investiga
tion will take a rest tomorrow.
Today Chief Wright and Detectives i
Looney and Cason made their elate- -
rooms. Chairman English of tho police
board -who is conducting the Invc-stlga-"
tlon, was -put up as a witness by con
sent W the city, for tho defense, and
told some things that will go far toward,
Justifying the ucto of detectives.
-Looney, who Is the man against,
whom most of the charges ot protect- j
Ing tbo gamblers were aimed, wus ou
tlie stand several hours, and subjocltd.
to severe cr«B-questIonlng. The testl-
mony of "oil tho detectives was almost
entirely^ relied upon os to maiceis
brought out, and to keep thln ( ;.i’
straight, both Wright and (Joaon luj;
little memorandum books, to, which"
they frequently referred.
-It was declared by his own statement"
that Chairman English had ordered"
Chief Wright to keep a. watdi on
Looney during tho -pendency of tho 1
first reports ot corruption In tho tie-'
partment. (Vrlght, however, said he
Had never found anything creaked
about Looney, and bellevod ho raid
Caeon both -wero honest men. and, capo-
-bio. Ihe dctectlvcu said tho quarrel,
with the office of Solicitor Hill was <luo
5?m, h V ! t, < :L th ‘ a Joim Monegmn, Mr.
lllll m 'bailiff, Had divulged aecrt*u> of’
tbo detective department.
Looney tom aoout employing men to
get in poker games ana tnen ’"lieich"’
to ftho dotoclives. Ho was, however,
excused Irwn giving tho names o; thrsj •
decoys, o.s ne «ald ne waa nonor bound
to -yftJtect them. Chairman English
XlTZZr l 2S statement ihat^ tho,
oond ha<i out payed tile expen iituvcu
^ » ul taO«e. Looney
said tbc»o decoys wero the only men
ITorected, and when routed
about BiTT Hall of tne National Hotel
saloon^ said he was tho smoothest man'
5°., !Ltn °i V H r mC t ¥* onco thou ffl 1 t him■
e -good Citizen, but was badly fooled. "
It te prodlcted 'by those who have
Closely fol.owed tho Investigation tin:-
tho dctectlvca will bo exonerated Vs
tile board. They have certainly bee i
rouvhlv !hinil„,l .i.. ^ V-ei
roughly .'hauled over the ciali" androt
showu'up^ that thcy lmvo b "- C!n to"/
CGWOTY TAX SHORT..
Btortllng Rcvejhitlon by Fulton County,
Commissioners.
AfttaoU. Feb. 8.—fSpecIai.)—Fulton
county’s -finanffial ^nran-agement was the'
subieot of ta ecnsatloual -meeting of tlio'
board of county commissioners today.
Three of tho flvo mcmlbers olf tho Iboaid
aro now men. iwho recently went into
omoa. When they took hold of tlua
reins they derided to tovesllgate a lit- ■
tlo. As a result socno rather startling
dlftotfverlea were made, and it .-was tho
disclosure of these Ulscoivcrlcs today
thaft orausctl the liveliness ot tho occa
sion.
It anas found that the oil board had
bought a tract of land for J60 per acre
while property adjoining tt BOOd for 319
an acre.^Pho county put up 313,000 on
thro deal without submitting -.ho pur-
clinso to the uooplo as required by law.
To make ftlhe situation more o/nlbirross-
Ing ft has been reported than a jnem- •
her of tho board was Interested lit . tho
land sold to the county rat this fancy
price. Today, out tho advloo of the
county attorney this deal was declared
Illegal and the deal twill be rescinded.
Another discovery was that Venable
Bros., stone oorntractons, had been al
lowed 'to overdraw "same 312.900, whllo
tbo county treasury is In such a de
pleted condition that Us debts oann-Jt
be paid rat maturity, but ibank notes
wore renewed and regular loans made
alt therato of 7 per cent.
'TTtrt “rWMV nlHO
The “now broom" also discovered
that Hhe only record of the county’s
affairs Is t'ho minute book of tho 4-erfc
of tho ibonrd. who gets 33,000 per year
for "his duties. There are no books, and
In general fthlngs were In a chaotio
condition. Vtm country lack about
3100.960 of having sufficient fnTKlft to
meot tho ourrent expenses of the year
nnd a snug taam will Wave to be mnde.
There were wme smart spats be
tween the commissioners during too
mooting, but the new commissioners
stood firm in their demand for reform
end announced that -they m'rtd con
tinue to Shake -things up until they
get It.
•ALL ACQUITTED.
Result of tho Trial of the Conspirator*
from Murray County.
Atlanta, Feb. 8.-(Spec!at.)-S. O.
Treadwell, Dr. Tam Brown, Frank Kil
gore. syl Kilgore, J. F. Grider, Robert
Weaver and Alfred Whltcner, all ot
Murray county, wero today In the
United Statue court acquitted of white- ■
capping or conspiracy.
The government introduced many
witnesses to prove that tho accus' d
had whipped Robert Hool'oc* on the
night of April 14, 1884, in retaliation
AMslMaf TTraralrrar* tfYr fl tlDfil ri 11 -J hOlOrO
rtira.lnst for apprarln^ bofuro
Gnlted .States Commisblonor U. C*
Hamilton, at Dalton, on April i, 1S1J,
and teatlfyln^ apiinfit Sylveater ICJ1-,
goro for violating tho United Stated
revenue laws. . J L , /
Tho defense moved to exclude the evIV
dencc in rtfforil to tbo time Hooker a®
peared before Covnmlnslancr Hamilton
oa the record enowt?l that it w*aa o,
March 20. and not April 1. ns claima
In the Indictment.
Judge Newman decided that the evv
denco ahould bo excludol, and a? Ihi
^Heitor announced tlmt t!ic ?ovem^
ment had closed Us case/Judge New-'
man charged tho jury to eign a ve>
diet of not nui.-ty.
In discharging the seven prisoners.
Judge Newman, impressed on them tho
fact that too inuen meanness had bent
tmlng on in Murray county, nnd that
H they should-ever bo brought beioro
him and convioted the penalty woulJ
not be Ilffht.
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