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[LOTS OF TALK
ABOUT SILVER
| House end Senate Listened to Lengthy
Speeches For and Against
the Proposed Repeal.
[several new senate measures
w , olves National Banks the Power to
Usae Notes to the Fall Value of
Their Bonds—Some of the
Speeches of the Session.
ffurtlngton. Aug. 14.-At 11 o’clock
this morning there was a larger array
of members present than at the cor-
trspondlng hour Saturday last, but the
ittendance was still far short of a
quorum. It was composed principally
n o R . men. the old members being
,,..orilly absent. There were notable
nceptlons to the rule, however. Among
Ihfm on the Democratic side were Wll-
jon of 'Vest Virginia. Bynum, McUll-
im, Holman and Boatner. On the Re-
[publican side wero Reed. Lacey, Bur-
ows, O'Neill of Pennsylvania and
Irosvenor.
The speaker announced the following
mmUtee appointments:
Enrolled bills—Pearson, chairman;
assell of Georgia, Latimer, Hines,
lager, Adams and GUIet.
Accounts—Rusk, chairman: Paynter,
[fate. Mutchfer, Ikert. Wells, Post,
Irenn of Massachusetts tfnd Mlrvln.
Mileage—Lynch, chairman; Strait,
Udleton of Texas and Mahon,
llr. Holman Introduced a joint reso-
ot making Immediately available
:>.pproprlatlon of the mileage of sen.
Bn and representatives. Agreed to.
boalll.r opened 111* Labait.
II- silver debate was then resumed.
Boatner of Louisiana was accord
s' floor. He spoke from a sliver
Ipolnt, and charged that the ad-
ft of the Wilson bill, the gold
of the Democratic and tbe Repub*
party were responsible for the
nmt which had created tne de-
.oa of public confidence and
bad oaused runs upon banking
nans. They had sown tbe t, ind
<«« reaping tbe wblrlwmd and
. were responsible for the
sent financial scare. He further
:ged that the Democrat, from. Hew
t and from the Eastern States are
prepared to carry out the plans of
Chicago platform relative to tb«
irrcncy.
e insisted that the party should ful
ita pledges and carry bi-metalllsm
> eject.
A Conservative speaker.
Ir. Layton of Ohio spoke, as he said,
a conservative man: he could vote
the bill under consideration for the
'i'll of the purchasing clause of the
nan bill. He would do this, bow-
relying upon the good faith of the
sritic administration and the
n-ratic congress that in the regu
lation some permanent leglalatlun
i d he enacted that would give all
people some suitable money worth
['liar all the world round,
r. Patterson, Democrat, of Tennea-
advocated the repeal of the pur-
tng clause and criticized the amend-
t« proposed to the pending meas*
it thu government agreed to the
coinage of ailver at the ratio of
o i it would at once and abruptly
l the country to a single silver
4»rd In order to maintain ailver in
ulatton. France had absolutely
M the coinage ofVsilvcr and th«
" u - of silver bullion. If congress
»ird the purchasing clause of tbe
inan act every silver dollar now
trculation would remain in circula-
out we had to follow the example
rmce and adhere to the alngle gold
obj or **■ could not accompliih
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: t m ? on of Kansas read a speech
JL’f the gentleman from Tennea
l,* ‘O' fifty-second congress, , u
L.:„. ,fn ' lem » n advocated the free
We of silver and asked him to rec-
C '“d** view* with those he had
Kei'L , ' rwn "piled that be had
fhfd his views. He bid gone be-
I J" P-opIe and told them that he
I” modified them. He had been
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pnsts.cncy," said Carlisle, •’!» the
. o« legal minds."
• stmpaon-Thon the gentleman ad
i J 11 ' *' a * ,n error?
USWana of Tennessee also in-
m* colleague with the quev
hrn Grover Cleveland was
K^ ffof nomination, you knew
V«e things, did you not?"
Pstterson-I did.
MMdgrass-Werw you not a strong
llll? f lh * nomination of David
^ttetwon-No. , ir<
i f ™" l * r »"»- D ld you not talk to
o'hors in his interest?
> “tterson declined further con-
sns Position as to Cteve-
„ a 1,111 before the nomination.
-• n»tt.y*, Oti n|a ig.vt.sv,
neihy of Texas followed Mr.
j r i' a a 'peech advocating the
substitute for the
f fin™- fie traced the his-
M&SS* 1 le * w ««OB in *hia couu-
ntury ncc *. hL ‘ of
panrii .u 1 fl everted that In the
K M ,l h ' r r had f»een n concerted
to . demonetize the moat
R! Up to within rw*p»
"z,»M ,v, J wnl h » d bee" directed
thl?; ‘liver was the ob-
"Peaking of tbe
I WMJS'sSfbf'T Of .the passage
I bl'L Mr. Bailey aald It
sIi*m. 0Bw ,*° • scramble for
Vh-fb* nation, of the earth,
til of ptoperty to be
'feu '""S* * old to » lower
J^.. rrn before known in the
’«! mbE rl ?, nn ' , precipitating
the He wa * trf favor
, . sP'emment bondholders i
lU’ 0 their ": U " ,r y* but the Ml
be poll 41*1.
iU *7;JJ®* the eternal God
II. * ^*vor of ffivinjr thcni no
ter* ,pu«. ^ld
, ,7*. l J*flI" regard to coln-
stiver would havo
r*-,i ,'. lc va,ue * He woul
6 l' r .' ,ro *n Public Ilf. than
at'. and Silver to
•lollara of unequal value.
"*st VIrglula -■
pu»
• could differ without sur-
£ 8 J5?. convictions. At one
from ?hA. tcr s t , 11 5 e<1 different opinions
Its ».. h ^ e . iS h !. oh dominated, him now.
that tho only way that
tween <i,M s U !a S? broufrht at »ut b <t-
IrTro a " d allv * r was for the coun-
mJrsi.. 2 m accor d with other com-
™ the WOrld ’ and when
ocrotbi^sM22*i th ,® PC 0101 *® of the Dem-
0C i!?» T nationa Jw p * aif0rm would be kept.
.■^ a $ ey » Republican, of Colorado,
he oroi2%fis V0 . r of - n amondment which
ne proposed to offer if he had an op-
KfWnity, providing that the Wilson
eulauo 0 n c(Iect unU1 ,he oir-
nnn a rn? should be increased to *700,000,-
was tn h t e hV e .fr d »s°, f bl» remarks, however,
ne* t asl2f.fi fteCt that the Present busi-
was due t0 the fear of
Democratic tinkering with the tariff.
A NE WYORK SPEECH
. ?V'. warner. Democrat, of New York,
said it seemed to be a mistaken idea
?i‘b e opponents of the Wilson bill that
there were no institutions in New York
““ p t hfnklng insiltutions. It was a
fact that the reason that New York
'L ,r ™ "here it was was on account
jj°d Almighty putting New York
be bad. But if the Chamber of
Commerce of New York which had been
alluded to was not composed of bank-
“."os composed of business men.
who stood in relation to the banks as
they did to the business men of the
West and South. Tihe business men of
$”5* Yprtc were borrowers of banks,
not lenders to them. On the prosperity
country depended their
iwssibility of prosperity. Knowing
. full sense of their respon
sibility. knowing that their own
existence hung in the balance, the
business men of New York asked con
gress to repeal the act providing for
the purchase of sliver. He would first
vote for the repeal of the purchase
clause of the Sherman act and next
he would vote for the coinage of gold
and silver on a parity. But these met
als must be of the same intrinsic value.
If there waa ever a pledge made by
any party the Democratic pledge was
aacred and plain. When it wus said
that it is the duty of congress to in
augurate a new and hopeless scheme
which had already damned the busi
ness of the country, he must object.
Whenever an international agreement
was arrived at he was ready to> try
the experiment. He would try to sink
his convictions and follow the convic
tions of his party. Then ho would
have vindicated his rights and be called
an honest man. But It would be a Ion*?
time before New York congressmen
would support an experiment which
had failed as long as this bad. But
there was a plank In the platform
which represented the Issue, and that
was the tariff plank. (Applause). The
people had asked not only for the re
peal of the Sherman act, but for a
safe and more reliable currency.
Mr. Hutchinson. Democrat, of Texas
made a humorous speech In favor of
the coinage of silver, but before he
concluded the house, at 5 o’clock, ad
journed until 11 o’clock tomorrow.
in Ih* fcnunte.
La;, than half Its member, were
urerent when tho senate convent!!
a: noon, but the galleries were full.
Last Thursday’s Journal and the chap
lain’, prayer were short. The house
Joint rezolttlon for the appropriate
commcmmcratlon of the hundreth an
niversary of the laying of tbe corner
stone of the capitol of the United
States on September 18, 1TBS, was re
cti, ed from the house and laid before
the senate and passed. There were nu
merous petitions presented for the re
peal of the purchasing danse of the
Sheiroan law. tome conditionally and
some unconditionally, quite as many
against the repeal, several for freer
use of silver as legal tender In the
United States and of the appointment
of a commission to consider an ade
quate plan of currency and some for
the free coinage of sliver at the ratio
of It to 1.
Senator Voarliers' mil.
Senator Voorhees. chairman of the
committee on finance, Introduced and
bad refuted to that committee a bill
to provide for the lraue of circulating
notes ot national banks. It provides
for the itsue to national banks of notes
to the amount of par value for bonds
depctlted or to be deposited by them.
The bill Is - accompanied by a letter
from the secretary of the treasury ap
proving of Its provisions and stating
that If It were a law the bank note
circulation, on the bonds already de
posited. could be increased by tl».-
W0.WQ.
The McGarrahan claim again made
Its appearance in the form of a bill to
refer the claim to the court of private
land claims, which was introduced by
Mr. Teller of Colorado and referred to
the JudlcMry committee.
S.uator Vest*. Measure,
Senator Vest introduced a bill for
the coinage of ailver bullion which pro
vides. after setting aside In coin and
bullion as a reserve such amount ot
the sliver purchase under the act of
July. 1*80, as shall equal at the coinage
value the aggregate sum of the treasury
notes authorized by that act, til the
remainder of such bullion shall bo
deemed available for the issue of ail
ver certificates; auch remainder or sur
plus shall be come! into standard sil
ver dollars and such dollars shall be
used for the redemption of silver cer
tificates as now required by law. pro
vided that thin shall net be deemed to
_ is.u am- nr.ivklnn nf .Via
MACON. GA., MONDAY.- AUGUST 21, 1SD3.
HEIR DOUBTS
ARE INCREASING
had been known as the Arm and un-
ehrlnklng friend of the president of the
United States, and ha, in all ot his
campaign speeches In Missouri declared
Mr. Cleveland to be a bl-metalllst tlko
himself an<l that they only differed
In reference to the ratio. He had had
the riaht to make that statemen be
cause Cleveland had accepted the nom
ination on a platform which pledged
the Democratic psrty to bl-metalllsm.
It had been as well known that Dem-
'*lc party stood on the doctrine of
Mt 2>’Mtm as It had met In Chicago
and .:°s, -*ed Grover Cleveland for
the preslu- He did not undertake
to say now to- eyprestdont was op
posed to bl-metalii-. ''-i/.ihat he would
not give bis executito., anctlon to a
measure to coin stiver at a commercial
ratio with gold: hut pc did undertake
to say that the prestient’H message
was most significant for what It failed
to sav.
Senator Vest spoke three hours. In
the course of which he was frequently
Interrupted with questions from his
colleagues. To a kucstlon from Senator
Palmer. Senator Vest replied that he
was willing to have the Sherman act
repealed, but not willing to have Its
repeal made a striking horse. In reply
to a qre.tlon by Senator Platt. Senator
Vest said he did not know what the
president would do. He knew that the
president had sent a message to con
gress In which he did not say one word
about bi-metalllsm. and he took It for
granted that if 'the president had any
Idea of sustaining bl-metalllsm he would
have said something about It. In con
clusion. Senator Vest repelled tbe Idea
of their being a necessity for interna
tional agreement on the subject of sil
ver. At the close of his speech. Senator
Hoar obtained the floor, and thin after
a short executive session the senate^
atat 4:20. adjourned.
RECESS NOMINATIONS.
Washington, Aug. 14.—The president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations: ,
Edward Butler of Massachusetts, sec
retary of legation to Mexico: Otto H
Boyesen of North Dakota,United States
consul at Gothenburg. Sweden; Nor-
borna T. Robinson of Louisiana, assist
ant solicitor of the treasury.
Representative Oates of Alabama who
was struck by a cable car last week
and badly injured Is not so well today.
Saturday hi3 Improvement was so great
that It was thought he would be in the
house today. Last night he did not
rest well and this morning his condition
was unfavorable. When he will be able
to resume bis dutlec in the house bis
physician cannot say.
MINNEAPOLIS’ BIG EIRE.
l Million
Minneapolis. Minn., Aug. 14.—The big
Are was stopped last night at Twentieth
avenue north after burning about flf-
teen hours. Forty millions feet of lum
ber, worth I480.&C0; 10,000,000 feet of
laths and 10,000.000 worth of shingles
worth 840,000; thirteen mills, most saw
mins and sash and door factories and
number of ice houses and smaller
concerns were consumed, bringing the
total loss up to about *1,1(0,000, with
an estimated Insurance of (7(0,000.
unknown child was burned to death,
and Thomas Fnloon lost his life ft-,
heart failure due to excitement. The
Injured are: Taylor, fireman: Capt.
Fred Drake, fireman: Bertie Garrett.
Several hundred people are homeless.
RIOTING BROKEN UPT
Mohammedan* and Hindoo* Overawed
by Troop*,
Bombay, Aug. 14.—The religious riuiu
that prevailed with greater or less in
tensity in this city for three days past
have ended. The Mahommedans and
Hindoos, whosi smoldering animosity
was kindled Into flame through relig
ious holidays of both sects falling upon
the same day have been awed by the
display of force made by the authori
ties and order prevails everywhere.
Troops are still stationed In various
parts of the city, however, but will
shortly be withdrawn. Many business
ilacee. forced to dose through fear of
>elng looted by the rioters, are open
today and It Is thought tomorrow ev
erything will be going on as usual.
FIVE MEACHAMITES CAPTURED.
One of the Gang Was Lynched Salnrdoy
Night.
Mobile, Ala., Aug. 14.—Reporta from
Meacblm Best, in Clark county, state
that Henry Smith, a spy tor the gang,
was apprehended Saturday night and
hanged near Salethart. Five ot the
gang were arrested. Alonso Deas, John
Oobb, Jim Chance. George Hare and
Jack Walker. These men confessed
and a meeting was to have been held
this morning to decide on their cases.
Several ot the gsng fled Into Choctaw
county, followed by a posse.
Brunswick s People Feel Almost Cer
tain That Dr. Branham Has •
No Yellow Fever.
slter or amend any provision of -he
act of July, 1890. The aecond section
provides that national banking asso
ciations shall be entitled to receive cir
culating notes to the value at par of
United States bonds on deposit, not,
however, to exceed the amount of cap
ital stock actually paid In. The bill
was read and referred to the finance
committee*
Senator Hill of New York ottered a
re.-olutton declaring It to be the sense
of the senate that no legislation other
than legislation pertaining to the
finances shall be considered at the pres
ent extraordinary session of congress.
He asked that the resolution lie on the
table for the present.
Senator Viet called up the reaolutlon
offered by him last Tuesday In the
words:
••Resolved. That the American peo
ple, from tradition and Interest, favor
bl-metalllsm and the* free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver without
discrimination against either metal; al
so that It Is the established policy of
the United States to maintain the par
ity of the two meals; that the debt pay
ing and purchasing power of every dol
lar shall be at all times equal; that tt
is tbe duty of congress to speedily ef
fect and maintain these objecta."
v#«t on the Message.
Before beginning hi* speech in sup
port of the resolution Senator Vest hid
raad the declarations in the Republi
can and Democratic platforms on the
subject of eihrer. In order to show tbit
both parties were practically agreed on
that question. He slid that it was ttmt
for tbs people of tbe United States to
know whether polities were a Juggle
and a fraud or whether the solemn dec
larations of parties were worthy tbs
crSyenee of free people. Taking up
tbeSiiennan act. Senator Vest rpoke
It
leg-
Isla-ive dug. with no one even to give
it a bone, and without being able to
OBd a k-nnel in which to bids Ita dis
honored head. Neverihelsj. he would
vote against it* repeal wttbou
He Hat Visited the Slek Man, bat It Not
Ready to Report-Piihlio Indigna
tion Expressed for Drs.
Dumrorty and Branham.
GOT FIVE THOUSAND.
Daring
Bank at St.
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 14.—At noon to
day a daring thief stole a bag contain
ing (3,000 in gold which was lying at
tbe window of the reoelving teller of
the First National Bank. The bag had
been sent over to the clearing house
by the Merchants’ Bank and was lying
Just inside ot the receiving teHer’a win
dow. An unknown man stepped up to
the window, seised the bag, made olf
with It and escaped before any sort of
pursuit could be organised. As yet there
is no trace of the robber.
flu* Com* to II*r Dock.
New York, Aug. 14.—The Anchor line
steamer. Karamania. which arrived at
this port August 1. which brought the
first case of cholera this season, was re
leased from quarantine this morning
and proceeded to her dock. Since de
tention at quarantine she has been-thor
oughly cleaned and disinfected.
Ah Hang’s I.lheral Offer.
J. M. Staley, long a resident of Ha
wall, waa in Tacoma recently, and told
a Daily News man some facts about
Ah Fong, the wealthy Celestial whose
talented and pretty daughter had short
ly before become engaged to an officer
of tbe United States navy. Mr. Sta-
ley said: ’’Ah Fong has eleven daugh
ters aid one ion. He is a very old
man 1 and a full-blooded Chinese. He
married a woman who is about one-
fourth Kanaka and Uiree-fourtha Chi
ntse. All the children are pretty, ex-
optionally so. They wsre alt educat ‘
in Europe, and the son Is the only o
who has returned to the customs of t
native country. The girls are all da
at Spaniards, and some of them a
very bright conversationalists and a
well educated and bright. They c
•peak in Spanish, Italian. French. Cl
nee* and Engli.h. They paint well, a
good vocalists, and, in flat*, are nv:
unniUM. It is a wtlLknown a
among tbe people of tbe island that c
Ah Fong has a standing offer to I
stow upon encih of Ms daughters wb
they marry (2SJMM In cash and live act
of land that are worth at least JS,<
DR. HUTTON HAS ARRIVED
Brunswick, Aug. 14. - (SpecIaU-
From Information gathered from
sources that cannot be made public
the Telegraph correspondent feels safe
In saying positively that It Is extremely
doubtful If Surgeon Branham has ysl-
low fever, and believes It safe to oay
that the Anal report of thJ" examina
tion by experts will be to this effect.
These statements are made in the beat
of faith and no doubt is entertained of
their being confirmed by the report
of the experts.
Surgeon Hutton of the marine hos
pital service missed the train at Way-
cross today, and, through tho courtesy
of Superintendent Hines of the Bruns
wick and Western railroad, his special
coach waa sent for him. On arrival
here, ill company with Dr. R. E. L.
Burford, acting health officer, and Dr.
J. A. Butts, a local physician and yel
low fever expert. Surgeon Hutlon vis
ited Surgeon Branham. It was too late
in the evening to arrlvo at any conclu
sion, and the physician heard the hi*-
tory ol the case from Drs. Dunwody
and Branham, who are quarantined
with the patient and have been ■ at
tending him.
A i borough Kxo in I nation.
The lateness of the hour prevented
a thorough examination ot the patient,
and tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock
was appointed for consultation. At this
hour the local physicians and yellow
fever experts, among them Drs. Bots-
ford. Butts. Haxlehurst, Branham.
Dunwody and Surgeons Hutton and
Carter, tor the government, and John
Cecil i sire, a visiting expert from
New Orleans, will bold a consultation
and m." a report es to whether the
case 1- yellow rover or cot.
Phyal .m a und experts tonight claim
that the caso is' simply one of severe
bilious : ver. They base their decision
on rej, as of the symptoms and the
m< ' - .or In. La-.i on.
E\-.. ' l. it: po.it. to a gt- '
ktus having been made in pronounc
ing It yellow fsv-r. Surgeon Hutton
and Dr. Butts, who visited tbe patient
today, absolutely refuse to talk on the
subject and say they have nothing for
this profi.
Dr. Robert Burford, acting health of
ficer. says there Is less sickness in
Brunswick now than any previous sum
mer, and no one need fear terlouii re
sult: from thU reported case.
Regretting Ttialr Haste.
All day the people who sent their (am-
Hies away in the wild, unnecessary
panic that prevailed among the timid
Saturday, have kicked th.’inselves for
tffeir hasty action and regret on all
•ides is heard that such foolish haste
wss tsken. As the people realized more
fully their foolish actions their con
demnation and criticism ot Drs. Dun-
wody and H. M. Branham, cousin of
the sick man. increased to such an ex
tent that a suggestion was made by
some one tbat an indignation meeting
be held and was met with increased
and general favor. The people want
to publicly condemn Drs. Dunwody and
Branham tor their action in bringing
Surgeon Branham to Brunswick while
ill with fever. The facts have devel
oped that place the blame in the minds
of the public on Dr. Dunwody, the
health officer, for bringing Surgeon
Branham hero. Captains Barney and
William Dart of the steamer Pop- Cat-
lin a.td other cltliens of unimpeachable
veracity state positively that the morn
ing Dr.Dunwody brought iSurg.Branhsm
■>n their pleasure steamer sick with
fever, they protested against the art,
stating that the boat was filled with
pleasure seekers and it waa wrong to
menace their health even If Surgeon
Branham only had malaria. He area
brought, however, and City Physician
Branham, through kindneee, opened
his doors to him and allowed his rela
tions to nurse him, not dreaming of
after results.
Does Not Shirk th* Blame.
Dr. Branham in an interview does
not shirk his shire of the blame if
any should be attached to them. Dr.
Dunwoody has been told several times
of the charges, but maintains a dig
nified silence, saying he did his duty
and would make his report officially to
the city council and board of health,
aa they were the proper ones to receive
it and not the public. Drs. Dunwoody
and Branham’s personal friends and all
tbe ritlseni claim tbat even though
he did what he thought was right he
committed a grave error.
Mayor Thomas W. Lamb states posi
tively that he will take official action
against the physicians, as his duty to
the public demands it. Mayor Lamb
is known all over the state as n fear
less official, and he will Dot shirk his
duty in this matter. He deplores the
circumstances that make him act, but
will not allow personal feeling or friend
ship for any one to Interfere with his
duty.
NO NEW CASES AT PENSACOLA.
tory or autopsy of Rev. Walto to Justify,
a diagnosis of yellow fever. On iho
contrary, he seemed to have died from
acute enteritis with marked abdominal
,n thP casc of the child,
Ellen Wood, the opinion Is given that
while tho record of the case clinically
and from the autopsy does not give a
clear history of yellow fever, yet Tt con-
tains sufficient evidence to Justify the
statement that tho case was suspicions
and demands precautionary surveillance
and the disinfection of the dwell
ing and its contents. together
2™ the premises, and at this present
time. There -has been no other case of
fever nor suspicious case re-
ported here. A house to house tospee-
which has been made within the
last three days and la now completed
discovers no sickness of any suspicious
nature among the residents ot the city.
(Signed! ’’Joseph Y. Porter.
“State Health Officer.”
Mr. Wood and family will be sent to
Georgia tomorrow. His household fur
niture IS being packed and will be sent
to tne auaranttno station, «even miles
from Pensacola, and his house* thor
oughly fumigated. This Is the fifth day
since little Ellen Wood died and no
new case that is even suspicious has
been reported. The only thing that can
be done Is to wait patiently for the ut
most period of Incubation to expire.
Surgeon Murray will arrive tomorrow.
Our people are cheerful and confident.
MONTGOMERY’S BANK SUs7eNSI0N.
Mr. lulling. I.lkely la Ita Flared In
Charge of Affairs.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 14.—A meet
ing of the depositors of Johslah Mor
ris & Co. was held In the records co trf
room st 11 o'clock. Hundreds were
present, Including nearly every promi
nent business man In the city and
many from the outside. It was the
urenimous expression of opinion that
the assignment was due to the gen
eral condition of the country'and not
to any bad management of the bank.
Revdutions will bd passed without
any opposition expressing confidence
in the ability and Integrity of F. M.
BalUngo and B. J. Baldwin, the bank's
owners, and the abundant ability of
the bank to discharge all of Its Indebt
edness In a short time.
Committees were appointed to Inves
tigate the condition of the bank and
to formulate a plan by which Its own
ers could take tbo place of the as
signees and straighten Its affairs. There
was not a dissenting voloe to this pro-
pramme. and tho committee Is to re
port Thursday. It is believed that the
situation Is really only a suspension
and not a failure. All leading busi
ness men are confident that the pro-
josed plan will go through and that
Billings will quickly be put In charge
of the oeseta and that In a short time
the bank will resume.
Business opened here as usual today.
The aslgmnent of Joslah Morris A Co.
produced no run on the other banks,
and there Is no apprehension of such «
thing. J. B. Trimble A Co., private
bankers, assigned. Their business Is
small and the assignment created no
excitement of or trouble. The entire
bulner.x clement and community re-
cct. th“ clearing house certifies!
Sj-r.i:ati-> 1. >'■•. Aa: If Th» B
of BprtngD-i t. wttii i cip-t it or lias,
failed to open this morning. The 81.
Louis and San Francisco railroad gen
erally had a large deposit in this bank.
Chicago. Aug. 14.—'The A. R. Beck
Lumber Company, with yards and of
fices in 8outh Chicago, assigned this
morning to the Equitabls Trust Compa
ny. The assets are placed at (511,000;
Uabllltw at (230.000.
Cincinnati, Aug. 14.—May Bros. A Co.,
wholesale dealers and manufacturers of
clothing. >0 West Petri street, assigned
this morning. The assets and liabilities
arp about (100,000.
Cincinnati, Aug. 14.—This morning
May Bros., wholesale clothing mer
chants at 800 West Pearl street, filed
a deed of assignment. Slow collections
and dull trade are given aa the cause
for the failure. The liabilities are (100,-
000. and tbe firm claims to Have suffi
cient assets to more than cover thit
amounl.
Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 14.—Thp Bank
of Leesburg, Yager Bros, proprietors,
made an assignment today. Its liabili
ties arp about (10,000; Its assets fully
(90,000. A steady withdrawal of de
posits during the past ten days forced
t to abut down. Depositors will be
paid In full, but it wilF take a year or
more to realise on the asset*.
FOUND HIS 0EAD BODY.
Serious Loss of Life in a Trap of a
Hotel in Chicago Yes
terday.
FIREMEN WERE TOO LATE
The Butldlnu Had No Fire E.e.po and
Iho Occupants Wero Ronstod—
Many Who Were Not Killed
Norton,ly Injured,
Peculiar Fate of a Man From Rooty
County.
Jacksonville; Fla., Aug.
Btory, .white, employed as woodsman at
Horlong’s turpentine oamp, wa* found
murdered under an oak tree last night
on the outskirts of Lake City He was
Ian seen with a man named David
son. Tbe two had been taking In the
town over Sunday.- Storey’s head was
crushed in before and behind and he
lived only a short time. He formerly
belonged in Dooly county, Georgia.
Goo* to Corrigan*
Washington, D. C„ Aug. 14.—Arch
bishop Satolii.papil legate to tbe United
States, left this city this morning by
tbe 8 o'clock train on tbe Baltimore and
Ohio road for New York to pay his
much discussed visit to Archbishop Cor
rigan.
Collecting Hehts In Franc*.
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The manner practiced In the collection
of debts In France and the United States
does not differ materially save In tbe
collector and the mod* of procedure. The
first step which tt *ls necessary for n
creditor In Franc* to take before he can
ur* legal means to collect a debt due
him la to obtain judgment against the
debtor, whlcb Is rendered by a Justice of
the peace, provided the amount does not
exceed (40. The defendant Is required to
appear in court on n certain day and
arrange for n settlement of the account
and pay a part or whole of It. or show
xause why. If this arrangement l* not
made the defendant is n second time sum
moned to appear, and should be then
flatly refuse payment Judgment Ja ren
dered against
the cost of Judgment,
together with that of the summons, ie
defrayed tw the Plaintiff and n eopr of
the former sent to the debtor. He then
the former sent to ■■ ______ _
bos three months’ grace to appeal before
n civil court the Judgment already hand
ed down- Falling to exercise this priv
ilege in the matter, the Judgment Ie put
»*i !< S.. Dawo «"’ °* w “ l
,ll *4 up.0 • ju-=U
ante* as Ijtoa
of the peep'* 'hat
l;r..:e 1 Slate-
great necessity I China
U: I-
|*b)r*lcUn« Do it Infill That There 1»««
Keen Any Yellow Fever.
Ponsacola, Fla., Aug. 14.—The *tat*
health officer today gave out the fol
lowing:
••Office of the State Health Officer.
Pensacola, FU., Aug 14, 1W3.—The
state health officer of Florida announce*
that an investigation into th* cauioa
I of the deaths of Rev. F. C. Wiate and
Ellen Wood, who were reported as hav
ing died of yellow fever to the dty of
| Pensacola on the 9th of Auguat, has
J b*'* n thoroughly an-t Imparti.illy mad#*.
He ha* ha- b**»*n ably assisted by Sur
; gt in* W. H. Carter and G. M. MaGru*
der of the United State--? marine h<
pital hC-rvice. These gentlemen agi
with th** conclusion* herein expn
There cases were not ae'-n either In !
I or aftt-r death, therefore, the opinio
| hereinafter noted are tw l upon the j ^ in full he
I clinical history of the cases, th • record to dbcharg*
I of the snlop*iH and the atAtem«ota of but to add to it the coats of _ _ .
| relatives* nurses and friends of the de- ment and fee* of th* httfaaier* Whether
| ceased who were In attefldance during thu system is better tb *
thrir late iliac*. aunt In the United Bute, is n i
j "Tuvre U Suture m ui" ..d»._al L.e ) '■’» “'
in th* band, ot a "huttoler," whore func
tion. partake of there of both the bailiff
and process server, but bis method., an
well as his prerogative., reoembele nei
ther one nor tbe other. Th* hulseler.
K a request of the creditor, mokes on
tract statement of tbe condition of
the debt, the fee for preparing and serv
ing the sum* varying according to the
length of the instrument, and not ac
cording to tbe Importance ot the debt;
Ms average coot, however, may be placed
at pn In care tbe debtor Ignores the
document, aa "ualgaaUon'’ la served up
on him, and eight days thereafter
furniture la seised ’end placed in
hands of the huiseter. The ex pens.t
tsfiMl in tbe preparathm of Usee* no
tices Is defrayed by the creditor, but If
t oay moment the debtor agrees to tiqui-
vmAnds not only required by
IVE VICTIMS
OF THE FLAMES
Chicago. Aug. 14.—A hotedl fire, re-
suiting in the death of a number of
the guests, occurred this morning. Tha
(ire was in the Senate hotel, a three-
story structure on Madison street near
Fifth avenue. One man jumped from
a window in tho lop story and was
killed. About half a dozen othent
were suffocated and burned/to death.
The loss on the building and contents
is practically total, but as the struct
ure was old aud the furnishing cheap
the amount will not exceed over a few
thousand dollars.
restaurant occupied the ground
floor and the Senate hotel the two
upper ones. It contained thirty-six
guests when the fire broke out, shortly
after G o'clock thla morning. The rooma
were separated by flimsy wooden par
titions and proved flrst-clau food fop
the fire. The blaze started In the of.
(Ice on the second floor aud spread
so rapidly in the halls and the upper
rooms that It could not be checked.
Before the guests could be warned tha
flames had cut off their escape from
the stairways, and they were caught
like rats in a trap.
An Kxcltlng Scan*.
The scene during the fire was an ex. '
citing one. Mrs. Ohn-n and her daugh
ter Annie, who slept In the frout part
of the third floor, discovered the flro
first. A moment later they and tha
other occupants were flying about seek
ing an avenue of eifcape. Annie and
her mother groped their way through
the stifling smoke In the um-iow and
stood out on,the sill. The crowd be
low yelled to them to Jump. With rtt-»-
peratlon the women clung to the fram.-
work, keeping as far out a pcMthlo
whiltt the ’•moke nud name t» U i-t
through the window* nr mud them.
Although badly h-.um I they r* I i,n..l
l ‘ » fi * " Ulllil the .111 IV.11 nr ., honk
l.i'l !’T comjtan.v. ,\ l.iddtr u.n
rauf'd and they were re- ru*a«
A mtn whose identity is unknown
next reached the window. The flame*
were already scorching hi* almost nude
body and he jumped to tho atone pave
ment. He was picked up in an uncon
scious condition. It was at this Junc
ture the firemen arrived, ladders were
raised and the work of rescuing the
imperilled Inmates systematically bc-
*an. The work of rescue waa too Ute,
owsver. The fireman found dead
bodle, rather than living people.
The (ire is aald to have started from
an overturning ,tair lamp.
FIT* 1*»o|iI» Killed.
In all five people were killed and three
others *0 badly injured that they will
scarcely recover. At the Coot county
and Mercy hospitals others are mourn
ing with pain In the wards, so badly
injured aa to be unable to tell their
names. The list of killed is:
Harry Godfrey. 7 year# old. a son
of J O. Godfrey, a hardware merchant
of Little Rock, Ark., burned.
Edward Short of Chicago, plumber,
burned and Jumped from rear window.
An unknown woman, live feet three
inches in height, burned; removed from
a bed by flrvmvn.
An unknown man live feet seven
inches In height, burned in b:d.
i An unknown man. removed to tha
Cook County hospital unennaeious, died
fifteen minutes after arrival. ,
Lint of Hi* injured.
The Injured are:
J. G. Godfrey, hardware merchant.
Little Rock, Ark., burned about the
head and shoulders, removed to Mercy
hospital; w-HI tecover.
Mrs. Godfrey, wife of above, slight
burns on shoulders, wounda dressed in
a drug store.
Grace Godfrey, aged 1( years, exten
sive burns; will probably die; taken to
Mercy hospital.
An unknown man, supposed to be
Will: tm Kronberg, a stage hand at the
Schiller theatre, badly burned about
th* bead and face; delirious and will
probably die.
An* unknown roan taken to ward it
of the Cook County hospital is about
10 years of age and very badly burned.
He can scarcely recover.
An unknown man about 2i years of
age, tirnUy burned about the face. Is
unconscious In ward ( of ths • Cook
County hospital and wilt die.
Will Miller, aged IT years, a nephew
of Jay Godfrey, burned about t(e head
and arms, cut by glass In breaking
window for air. will* recover.
F. A. Coons. Lake City, Minn., cut by
glass about tbe head, taken to Mercy
hospital, will recover.
Mrs. F. A. Coons, burns and cuts
about the breast, taken to Mercy hos
pital, will recover.
Flora Coons, aged IS years, found al
most suffocated, removed to Mercy hos
pital, injuries slight.
R. L. Morton. Syracuse, N. Y.. cut
about shoulder*, removed to Mercy hos
pital. will recover.
Mattie Ohren. Chicago, aged U. arms
burned, will recover.
F. Jiy r of Chicago, a spectator.heod
cut by falling glare-. . ^ .
L. M. Rogers, Chicago, burns about
arm* and body, taken to Mercy hos
pital. serious.
■The Are was one of the most hor
rible I have witnessed in all my expe
rience In the fire department.” said
Assistant Fire Marshal Muscham. alter
he returned from the scene of the so-
cldent.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, with the
streets alive with people and on one
of tbe principal streets of the city. It
seems Incredible that eo many persons
could lore their live* Had there been
any fire (scapes on tbe building the lore
would not have been so great, but the
law do- j not require that fire escapes
►ball b> built on lodging houses I—,
than four stories in height.
Chftttxnooga, T«m,_ Auff.
1.4 —^Th*
An par- I of jMti
ntur of | covtred
J R«fb;
bo:>* of Mr*. G<*or*o Rolf. Mi * Wag-
n r sn/1 Mis* Neffie^Webber, vte’.lme
The body of Mr*. Charles
not yet t ■ u t
