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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1S03.
THEY
WILL NOT
FIX THE DATE
Silver Senators Would Not Consider
the Proposition of Voorhees
Looking to a Vote.
DUBOIS SPOKE OF UNDUE HASTE
Stioups and Dolph Made Speech*! on
(lie Taro Sldoa of the Question.
The House Had Very Mule
Uuaineaa to Ulapoao of.
Washington, Sept. 13.—In the absence
of the vice president the senate was
presided over today by Senator Harris,
president pro tiem of the senate.
A bill tor a bimetallic money system
was introduced by Senator Pefter by
request, but was I'cic-Tied to the finance
committee. It provides that all Uhls paper
money of prior issue hereafter paid out
' t,y the United States treasury shall be
stamped "Redeemable In equal sums of
g ild and silver or In United States treas
ury notes thus redeemable."
Senator Mills asked unanimous con
sent to have the floor on Tuesday next
at 2 p. m. to add ess the senate on the
repeal bills
Senator Hoar Mt constrained to ob
ject to the request as a great Innova
tion. Unanimous consent would put it
ter how urgent other business might be
at tho moment to attend to It. The
Mills—I withdraw the request.
The residing Officer—Do you give no
tice?
Mills—No sir; I gave notice and the
floor was taken from me by senatorial
rourtesy. 1 do not wish to havtt any
senatorial courtesy extended to mo
again.
Senator Sherman hoped that the sena
tor from Texas would not* fed slighted
by having had the floor taken from him
heretofore. He suggested to him to
take the usual course and give notice
of his intention to address the srnate,
Senator Mill* acted on the suggestion
and gave notice for Tuesday next at 2
p, m., and Sa.iator White, Democrat, of
Louisiana gave notice for Tuesday next.
STEWART’S SECOND SPEECH.
Senator Stewart'S resolution for a)
Mtimlttee of inquiry us to senator*
caning stock of national banks was
hid hi#-re the senate and Senator Stew-
wt proceeded to argue In support of it.
11. aoor. drifted into a spu-ech on th« re-
£*~1 bill, ozi th* —t> r T'E*okiitV‘?n *»?
nut the lirpreclatioiT-of sliver: ancT he
(dared that a gold basts meant slavery
lor the human race. He merely wished
to give senators all opportunity of slat-
- C* t heir exact position toward national
balks in outer that full confidence in
the integrity of the senate might be
restored, lli intende d to move it* ref
erence to the Judiciary oommitiee.
Senator Allen suggested that the
committee on privileges and elections
»«* the committee to which the resolu
tion be referred. •
Senator Allen, Populist, of Nebraska
►upported the resolutk.n, Allen was
■till spunking when, at 2 p. m„ the re
peal bill wus laid before the senate.
Unanimous consent was asked by Mr.
Stewart to let the resolution remain on
the table until tomorrow, so Senator
Allen might finish his speech. Objec
tion, h.iwever, was made by Senator
McPherson, and the resolution went to
the calendar.
VOORHEES WANTED A VOTE.
Senator Voorhees, chairman of the
finance committee, saying he desired
the Indulgence of the senate a few
minute*, proposed to have a day fixed
to cl »e debate. Ho sold the repeal blit
had been dls cussed In the house of rep
resentatives seventeen day* anil had
now been discussed in the senate
twelve days. The house was composed
nf 323 Republicans, the senate of only
M tie did not think the sensitive gen
tlemen tn opposition to the repeal bill
ostld pretend there had been any want
of liberality tn tho matter—he would
not tmy courtesy, for that went a* a
matter of course. There had been *
di-position to allow the fullest possible
debate, and that dlspoattlon still re
mained. He recognized the fact that
there was a good deal of dlsnisslon yet
to lake place, not only legUlhwte. but
uoeful discussion. But he hoped he
would get an expression from those
In authority as to some time when a
vote might two expected. Ho would by
way of suggestion Indicate, subject, of
vourze, to any proposition that might
come from the other aide, that the
vote be taken and general debate closed
In ten dnys, or. Indeed, a week from
today. He would like to have an agreed
day on which general debate would
dose, and then have the senate pro
ceed for two or three days in the dis
cussion of amendment* and then taka
lhe vote. He made the suggestion tn
order to elicit an express* m of view*
from the other side that the genera!
debate should close tn a week from to
day. with the understanding that
amendments might be discussed until
'be following Saturday at 2 o’clock,
“bder the rules, and that a vote should
be taken on ail pending amendment*
"ml on the bill.
DUBOIB WANTS TIME.
Senator Dubois of Idaho responded in
behalf Of the oppsltlon. Ail senator*
"h that side, he .said, appreciated the
courtesy „nd fairness of the senator
from Indiana who had charge of the
measure, but ha disputed the state
ment that the house had discussed the
mi-asure satisfactorily In seventeen
‘my*. It had not discussed it to ila
'attraction nor to the satisfaction of
the people. There were varkiu* amend-
tnent* which might have been offered
anil ih-bated to the enlightenment of
the house and of the country. There
n'med to hi- an Immense amount of
undue anxiety on the part of some aen-
a."M to absolutely destroy silver by
•topping its purchase and coinage and
it quickly. From the distin-
simhnt senator from Ohio, nheraun.
''own through the list, everyone who
had spoken on the bill had said that
the Sherman act was not the sole cause
for the financial distress. But the bonk-
-T* who met in Washington yesterday
had •utneimtly dcclartd In their reso-
mtlon that the Sherman act wa* re-
sponslblt. The busmens of the country
Dubois continued, was already reviv
ing and why were not senators willing
'o r**k the effect of a little time to be
»oent In discussion. IF objected to
Joy setting of tine for • ’ :i : th-
until every senator who wa* go
ing to be heard had hen brant.
Senator Voorhees protested that Bo
oing was further from his purpose
'ban an interference with the legitimate
end wholesome exercise of the right of
rt-htue He did not Intend to b* pre
‘ 'bed into debating lhe question
i'T on; but he could •**
'h* remark* of tho m
b > has* without reply!
had spoken of undue
•tel demonetise silver.
**» a batter fHmt t
•*“*«» ,dibo r t
thf'hod. to def ai the
explained when tbs Siterumu law was
repealed to manage to bring about a
proper system of coinage of such a na
ture as there had been in the past. He
had no new lesson to learn on the sub
ject. out now as objection to his 3tig-
gestion had been made he accepted the
situation and might renew suggestions
hereafter.
r>ubo ' R disclaimed any Inten
ts™" disrespect to tho senator from
Indiana in his remark, but he would
«ak him, ns the senator from Connec-
(Hawley) had asked yesterday?
Whether It would not be necessary to
supplement the repeal bill by some leg
islation tn behalf of silver.
Voorhees—Yes, sir; and I am ready
to engage in it l do not think it fair
to Judge any administration by any
nfre act of legislation on a great sub
ject like finance. The legislation will
not step the repeal of the Sherman act
Undoubtedly not, as to silver or to
some other questions."
SHOUPE AND DOLFH SPOKE.
Mr. Shoupo of Idaho then took lhe
floor and opposed the unconditional re
peal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act. He was in favor of the
free coinage of gold and sliver at the
ratio of 16 to 1; to change the ratio, he
said, would be to bring about much
suffering and would fall to give the
farmer tho' relief for which he hail so
long asked. Tie (Shoupe) would oppose
with nil the vigor of which he was ca
pable the repeal of the Sherman law
till EOme better substitute was adopted.
« I, ’ r - DolPh then argued against the
free coinage of silver and vigorously
criticised those senators from the sil
ver states who attempted to make the
question a sectional one.
Mr. Teller said the senator begged
the question. The question was not a
question of free coinage. It was a
question of whether tho United States
having adopted a system of silver coin
age should now abandon it. He would
tomorrow, he said, speak briefly on the
question.
The senate at 4:50, on motion of Sen
ator Voorheoa, went Into executive ses
sion und when tho doors were opened
at 5:15 adjourned.
THE HOUSE SESSION.
Though there was far from a quorum
present when tho'housn was called to
order tthls rattening, the attendance was
kiisc Uiuu ik has uvea sur Ui-:, past
two days. The committees were called
tor reports, but without avail.
Mr. Talbert of South Carolina eslced
unanimous consent for the immediate
consideration of a resolution reciting
that the house was adjourning from
day to day without occompltshlng busi
ness. that ptople are daily expecting
something to be done for relief and ask
ing the committee on banking and cur
rency to report at thy earliest possible
day the McLaurln bill requiring the Is
sue of 1125,000,000 tn treasury notes to
be distributed for the r-Iicf of the peo
ple.
Mr. Broalus of Pennsylvania objected.
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, from
the committee on printing, reported the
bill relative to public printing and bind
ing and the distribution of public docu
ments and asked for its inumdiate con
sideration Messrs. Talbert and K11-.
gore objected.
Then Mr. Richardson made the point
that M»a report was a privileged one
and was entitled to consideration, but
the speaker ruled against him. and lhe
bill was put on the calendar of the
house. Tho p«jrfuclor.v duty of call-
n*s vu" convumtees in the second tnorn-
ing hour was performed and Mr. Rich
ardson moved that the house go Into
committor of the whole on the printing
bill, bqt Mr. Kilgore was present and
made Ms presence felt by raising a
point of no quorum and thus necessita
ting this call of yeas and nays. The
motion was agreed tn—yeas 153. nays
26. and the house went into committee.
The flrst and formal reading of the bill
oocupi d almost one hour and a ha'.f.
and as the reading clerks relieved each
other the attendance of members be
came gradually less till, when the read
ing was concluded, there were not more
than twenty-five members in the house,
and nor one of the twenty-five woe pay-
lug attention Those who remained read
papers or chatted togeth.v. and the
teximber wore a bored and deserted ap
pearance. Mr. Richardson of Tennes
see. iu charge of the bill, explained its
provisions. Pending action upon the
bill in detu.ll, tit committee ruse and
at 4:36 p m. the house adjourned.
KICKING HARD
ON THE TAX RATE
The People Who Have to Pay the Tax
Think That 1t |s Exhorbitant
and Wrong
JUST AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME
To Iitcreaie tile Tax, When Sone Otller
IVny Out or the Dlmculty Alight
Iluve ttcen Found—It Will
Hurt Macau, They Sny,
BLOOD ON HIS BUAIN.
A Pension Crank Who Wanted to
Kilt Cleveland and Smith.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 13.—One of the
most despicable schemes of which a
man can bo guilty was laid bare tn the
local pension office in the federal build
ing yesterday. A pension attorney has
been urging otd soldier* to organize
and to assassinate President Grover
Cleveland atitl Secretary Hoke Smith
of the department of the luterior. The
m.m is reputed to be of sound mind,
but in the light or his Infamous scheme
his reputation on that point is likely
to need investigation. The pension at
torney had been engaged at Mr. Smith's
endeavor to make pension list rolls of
honor. He says it is an attempt to
starve the old soldiers and that the
only way to stay it is to assassinate
the president and secretary. The pen
sion attorney Is not a Plttaburger, it
is said although his Identity Is kept
secret for the present. The entire rust
ler was reported to Washington and
will he Investigated by th« authorities.
The foolish attorney has made himself
liable to charges of Inciting to treason.
RETORTS OF AN ASSAULT
On a Female Missionary by Turks in
Mosul.
Washington. Sept. lil-Secretary
Gresham is In receipt of reports Hum
tho United States minister at Constan
tinople regarding an outrageous assault
made upon Miss Melton, a I'rcsbyterisu
missionary front Iowa. The report
say* that the Turks suspected of iieing
concerned In the outrage have been ar
rested by the Turk tali authorities and
taken to the capital of the province
for trial The state department ad
vices show that the popular rtnprea
slon that the population of Mosul, the
capital. Is largely Mohammedan and
therefore bitterly opposed to the mis
sionary element, hr erroneous. Nearly
all the people of Cue province are
Greek Christians amt ’.be Mohamme
dans, with the exception of govern
ment officials, are few In number.
IIAVOC WROUGHT BY CHOLERA.
Half of the Pilgrims to Mecca l>.ed
While There.
Tunis, Bgrt. 11—Of 9.000 pilgrims who
went front her* In Mar 4.500 perished
In the Holy Land of cholera and other
diseases. The survivor* crave Just re
turned sod ssw tint on Jus* *4 over
100.009 Mueuknen. Aral*.
dtzjts gathered on the Sacred mountain,
■tut cholera broke out among them,
erasing terrible havoc. The returned
niltrria* edit dot of iti' 700 Turkish
bury the dead miny of
lie pa-forming this sad
duly. The mortality wa*
Terri bit nm.-ng the pilgrim* and *—
How tW*y kicked! and oil about that
tax rate.
The taxpayer* of Bibb county, aud
especially of Macon, don’t like the 20
cents raise on taxes made by the ooun-
1y commissioners at -their meeting on
Tuesday, and they ore not at all spar
ing In th’rir expressions concerning the
raise.
It is entirely too heavy, they aay, Just
at this time when everyone Is struggling
to keep their head above water, to add
this extra weight, when it might have
been avoided with comparative ease and
without cutting down any of thj ap
propriations.
Everywhere th® Telegraph reporters
went the same a.ntimenit was found,and
It was evident that those who were talk
ing meant what they said.
“I asked a member of Jh« board some
days ago to go easy on this matter,”
•ntd one of the larct \st taxpayers In
th* city yesterday. "I told him that if
the ccrmmissoners would watt u-ntil some
of the big taxpayers of the city could
meet with them I thought they could
be persuaded to let the rate remain
where It was for this year at least, and
perhaps for many years to come. We
couid huvo laid a ulan before them
which would have filled -the bill, i think,
and what 1 consider a serious detriment
to thk county’s progress might have
been avoided."
In thi* way many other people spoke,
and altogether it was evident that pub
lic sentiment is very decidedly against
the action of the commissioners.
It has been suggested that It is not
too lute far the commissioners to recon-
sicter their action and that they cun yet
change -the tax rate so as to relieve the
pressure. ,
OSBORNE LOCKED UP.
He Refused to Obey the Orders of ’.he
City Officials.
Atlanta, Sept. 13.—(Special.)—J. B. Os
born-’, the labor organizer and agitator,
who has been stirring up bitter class
feeling by hi* public speeches during the
past few wetks, wa* arrested tonight
and committed to a cell la th* city po
lice station In order to prevent him
from making an address at the artesian
well on Marietta street contrary to the
orders of the mayor and chief of po-
lice.
Th.i city authorities determined to
suppress Osborne’* meetings two week*
ago, foreseeing ssriou* trouble if t-aty
were allowed to continue. H:» rabid
speech:* hud already caused fights and
clashes among the crowds between hi*
adherent* and others who oppo»ed hi*
Socialistic sentiments, and a genuine
riot wa* feared unless Has street meet-
tugs wre slopped.
Ozborue submitted to tit' order of
4he mayor until yesterday, whep he at
tributed circulars announcing that he
would sneak despite r last night. Sev
eral ward meeting* of his fol.ower*
were hold and they agreed to stand by
him till the last. At rite meeting to
night the poke* promptly notified Os
borne that he -would be arrested If h«
attempted to speak, but he reptiod (hat
he would make tine attempt anyhow.
A thousand men gathered at the *r-
tesiaai sretl to hear him tonight. An
ticipating trouble the crowd was quiet
enough, but the extra squad of police
on hand was prepared for desperate
work.
Osborne had scarcely reached the im
provised eland before tihlet of Police
Connolly upped him on th’ shoulder.
After a few momeuts Osborne began
his Ipeecb. H« said he would -peak on
the religious tide of the labor situation.
This announcement wu* hardly trnde
before the chief placed the speaker un-
d:r arrest. The crowd became boister
ous as he wa* led away and a Une of
policeman under the command of Capt.
Thompson formed across the street aud
held th.-m back while Chief Conno’.ly
and his prlzoner proceeded to the sta-
tlon house.
Osborne would not promise obedt.nce
(o the order of the mayor and eras
locked up. Had he been permitted to
return to the crowd there would have
been bid trouble, as his followers wars
in ugly humor.
Osborne is evidently acting for po
litical effect. He is a Populist In poli
tic* and will try to u*e the situation
to political advantage. ,
Oscar Barker, secretory of the state
committee of the people’* party, who
Is hi* legal adviser, visited him soon
sifter hb arrest. Osborne,
pose* as a martyr.
SECRET ORDER CASHIER GONE.
Knights and Ladies of Honor Proba
bly Loft in the Lurch.
Indianapolis, sept. 13.—It developed
at today’s meeting of supreme officers
cf the Knights and Ladles of Honor
that Frank McDaniels, former supreme
officer and at present cashier to the
treasurer, E. J. McBride, ha* disap
peared. His whereabouts are unknown.
Vi is examining hi* books.
McDanlnl has been reported by mem-
b'f? the order for drinking. The
Knights and Ladle* of Honor have an
insurance feature, and the revenue
bhjidl.d amount* to millions of dollars.
All Of thti money ha* for eight year*
passed through McBjntc-l’s hands. The
treasurer, E. J. McBride, said that the
reports wt*rs exaggerated.
“The books have been in vest’gated as
fa* back as two years and have been
round straight. Any discrepancy mint
exist further back than tha-t date. There
may be no shortage at all. It is simply
a °* ne K’.ected bookkeeping.”
The treasurer is under a $100,000 bond
to make good any losses to the com
pany. McBride has notified the order
tha t he stands ready at any moment to
make good any discrepancy.
McDaniel lived In this city.
JEROME BONAPARTE’S "WILL.
Left a Largo Estate to His Wife and
Children.
Washington, Sept. 13.—The will of
the late Jerome B >hijp»arte, of the
American branch of the fnmou* French
family, hos been filed for probate In
this city. In its opening the will states
that, although born In Baltimore, Col.
Bonaparte considered himself a native
of France. He left u liberal annuity to
each of his children and step-children.
To his wife he gives his house nnd
lot in this city and also nil furniture,
plate, jewelry, horses, etc., with the
request that all the family souvenirs
and holrloomn will bo transmitted to
his children or their descendants. Miss
pnrollne ^Bonaparte 1 {^appointed execu-
the court at"$760,000.
BILL ARP AND THE BEES.
NEW MINISTER PRESENTED.
He Comes to America on n Double
Mission.
Washington, Sept, la.—Dr. Don Es-
taneslav Zebnllos, the new minister
from the Argentine Republic, has been
formally presented to the president.
Secretary Gresham mafic the present
ation anfi the usual exchange of court
esies took place. In addition to nts du
ties ns envoy extraordinary and m.r.ls-
ter plenipotentiary. Dr. Zeb.tHo* ts
credited as on n special mission in con
nection with the arbitration convention
which will meet in thia city to deter
mine the boundary between the Argen
tine Republto and Brazil. President
Cleveland has consented to not ns an
arbitrator.«
TILLMAN’S TRADEMARK.
Suit Brought before the District Su
preme Court.
1 Washington, ecpi. S3.—Patent Com
missioner Seymour has been serve!
with a summons to appear before the
district supremo court next TaoYlny
and show cause why a writ »f manda
mus should not be Issued to the state
of South Carolina to compel the regis
tration of the trade mark "Palmetto.”
The suit Ut brought by State Attorney
Townsend. The application fir the
eglatratlon was refused by an exam
iner. An nppvnl was subsequently tiled.
The refusal of the rcclstrar was on
the ground* that a state ha* no tight
to deal In llouer outside of Hs own
limits Tho decision tn the case win es
tablish and test an Interesting prece
dent.
THE TARIFF HEARINGS.
Plate Glass Interests Argued Before
the Cmmnlttee.
Washington, D. C.. Sept The
tariff hearings were continued lefore
the ways and means committee today.
Hitchcock of St. Louts, rcprcwmUag
the Crystal Plate Glass Company, asked
tho committee. In behalf of this Inter
est, as well as the labor Interests so
closely Identified' with It, not to dis
turb the existing rates of duty on plate
glass, and justified the request by ns-
serting that they hid already accom
plished what was sought to be •■cured
by reducing rates, via., lower prices to
the consumer, which prices were today
less than one-half what they were ten
years ago, while no change ar reduc
tion whatever had been mad* In elder
tariff or In the rates paid for labor
done.
BURGLARY AT DEXTER.
DEAD IN I11S STATE ROOM.
Frederick Ames Found on tho Steamer
Pilgrim.
New York. Sept 13.—Frank L. Ames,
vice president of the Old Colony Rail
road Company and a millionaire, was
found dead tn his bed tills morning In
a stateroom of the steam *r Pilgrim,
asm after arrival at the pier.
Mr. Ames lived in Boston, and he
left ih-re last evening for this city. It
having Uen hi* intention to attend a
meeting of the Union Pacific rnll.vay
directors today. A bout. 9:36 O'clock this
morning a- steward snorkel at the
do r and received 30 answer, and after
repeating the knocks ho notified the
tiiptain, who had the door fnjved In.
Mr. Amo* was found dead. He had
died some time daring the tight. Dep
uty Coroner Conway was notified and
visited the boat, but up to 1 o’clock he
had not made any official report of his
death.
Frederick Lathrnpe Ames was one of
Boston’s wealthle«t capitalists, and a
cousin of *x-Gqvernor Oliver A me*. He
was born In North Easton, M *.. June
1636 He l>egan a commercial career
- fruitful in Its
was popularly
worh U5.Xri.000. Mr.
Amrs held Immenzc Interests In rail
road stock* and was said to be -a di
rector tn St least sixty rsllre ti*. to
Store sad Post, Dice I: ,!>!>*<! an I Are
son Attempted.
Dexter, Bept. 11—(Special.)—The store,
of W. A. Withcrtngton & 8on was brok
en Into last Saturday night. After the
thtove* had stolen what goods th y
wanted and with the additional robbery
eg the po-tofflec. which Is in th* store,
they placed a burning lamp und r toe
counter and piled upon It a tot of paper
bigs and matches so as to burn the
building, but at providence would have
It. the bag* after burning a Itttu w*nt
out. If lilt* store had burned it would
have doubtiea* burned (he entire town.
Three partita were arrested Monday
on suspicion, but It ts ft-ired that (hr
evidence will not be sufficient to convict.
These partita are negroes and worked
on the turpentine firm of J. A. Wil-
Vsm* of Cbestefi Ga.
THE NEW CHINESE BILL.
The Administration Said do tl
Changed It* Position.
Washington, sepf. 13.—Congr 'man
G '-i.-y of California states that the ad
ministration bod made a change of
poiky on the | Chino,e law and is now
not .it favor of the pas. age of the Ev-
.c«U bill suspending the operations of
the Geary law for one year. 8«ia:or
White xtutea that he has been sum'
moo'd to the Whit- House Tl»v* wu
a oonfereoc* last night be.ween Carkrie
a nd Oresham at Carlisle’s resldenre.and
me cabinet has Just b«ld a meeting oa
the Chiip ,e subject.
RUSSIA WANTS NO SILVER.
Washington, Sept. 13—The Russian
government has ordered that It* mint
•halt no longer receive from individu
als silver bar* or srorn piece* brought
to I*’ converted Into coin and that the
Importation into 'Russia of foreign coin
U prohibited. This prohibition, how-
.■ver. shall not include coins which
China may send Into Russia over the
frontier. No great significance Is at
tach'd to Uds order by the treasury
d< partm'iit. as movt of the money of
Russia Is ‘n paper and silver coins are
few.
don alo
,*1 for
TS SURRENDERED.
. Sept. 11—Flfty-f,
■ to work In I.<
City, yest.fl
ALVO GIVEN I P.
Fear s:. Was Stnrh By
the Hurricane.
King : Jamaica,
steamer Alv..
;• »rt fr : . N» ;v
Jr.*:
tj»
supply of fojd oenro
Fttlt DVSFITMA.
A nigger Thing tVlth film night Now
Than Utmetsltem or Froe Cclnnge.
[Atlanta Constitution.)
There is one good thing; about ftet-
ting stung, by a bee. It makes you
forget all other troubles for a little
while. I have had lots of fun with
these bumblebees for the lost few days
and it renewed my youth. Time wua
when I thought it a big thing to fight
“yeller Jackets" and take my chances
with the other boys. Tho bravest boy
was the biggest fool and would stay at
the hole tho longest and thresh all the
leaves off of his brush and get stung
before he surrendered. I am not that
bravo now, and I tight with exceeding
caution, but I have killed over two
hundred in two days and fought fair
nnd square. My weapon is a crum pan
and I take 'em coming nnd going, but
they crowd me sometimes and my
antics attract attention among tho
nabors, for they can see mo in the up
stairs piazza, and one good lady in
quired if Major . Arp was subject to,
tits. The bees come out where tho
weatherboarding joins the floor and
my repeated assaults have mado them
mod generally. Up to tills time they
have stung every member of the
family, even to the little grandchild
who lives with us, and I’m going to
exterminate them if it takes all sum
mer. We tried hot water, but it will
not reach them. Just think of that
poor little child going round with
one eye closed and afraid she will
lose the other one; and Mrs. Arp's
head all swelled up with two bumps
that a phrenologist couldn’t diagnose.
We can't sit in the downstairs piazza
with any seeflrity. It is a bigger
thing right now than bimetallism or
?!*** ??!»*•'»• rtr ihi* uh«rnnftli«
ing. In fact, it ia a relief from poli
tics to fight bees and study them in
the books. I «*!*h the editnm wmiUi
hold up awhile and go to tho woods
and tight yeller jackets or wasps or
iiornets and get stung a Tew times.
It would be a relief to the country and
I have heard that such stings are good
for rheumatism or any nervous affec
tion and 1 know that it takes tho con
ceit out of a mis for a while.
My book says that tho proper name
is “huinblebec,” but there is no hu
mility about these at my house.
There are from 70 to 300 in a colony
and so I know I have nearly whipped
the fight. They live only one summer
and never rebuild In the same place.
The books say there are three kinds—
the masons and the carpenters and
the diggers, bnt what they arc good
for I don’t know unless It is to make a
man more willing to quit this world
and prepare himself for another. If
there were no snakes and tarantulas
and stinging things and deadly con
tagions and demugogugea aud thieves
and fusses we wouident want another
world. 1
The little honey bee is a trump and
a wonder from stem to stern. It is
good to ruminate about their wisdom
nnd skill aud their government. Just
think of one queen being the mother
of 20,000 aud controlling them all
more absolutely than any human
mother controls her children. Just
think of 19,500 workers and only 600
drones in a colony. These drones aro
the gentlemen, and remind you of our
gentlemen loafers and swells who set
atyout on the piazzas of the hotels and
watch the girls go by. llutthe drones
don’t enjoy themselves but a month or
two. The queen get* tired of them aiyl
gives her orders and then the massacre
of St. Bartholomew begins. In an
hour’s time every one Is slain—stung
to death by the workers, and their
puffy, bloated carcasses dragged oat
and tumbled on the ground.
There i* no little thing In nature
more wonderful than the honeycomb
that these little workers make. IU
mathematical construction gives the
most space with the least enclosure,
the arched top and bottom of every
cell, the exact and uniform thickness
of every division, and the wisdom
shown in shaping the whole store
house to suit the shape of the hive, is
indeed, marvelous. Then there is the
division of the workeca into brigades
and regiments and companies—some to
gather honey, some to make wax, some
to bnlld cells, some to stand guard,
6ome to wait on the qneen and be her
escort as she moves around, and a
whole regiment to keep their wings
going like revolving fans and supply
fresh air in the hive. That fan busi
ness makes the humming that is heard
in the hive day and night. It is the
flatter of ttfc wings of the fanner*.
Row In the world they do everything
In the dark is a wonder to me. I’ was
talking to ray friend, Mr. Bussey,
obont it oj the train some time ago,
and he told me confidentially that lie
was experimenting to see if he couldent
cross honey bees with lightning bugs
and get up a bee that could sec how to
work at night or in the dark. lie has
applied for a patent on the idea, but
whether he has succeeded or not in his
experiment f have not heanL lie was
very sanguine? nnd the only trouble,
he said, was about the cross finding
room in the tail for the fireworks and
the sting too. Hut Mr. ltussry is an
engineer on the State road, and knows
what he ts abont.
The sting of the bee is said to be the
most perfect war weapon ever invent
ed. It is exquisite in its mechanism.
It isa hollow tnbe. and yet the point of
the finest cambric needle is immense
when compared with it Under the
microscope the sting is perfect in its
shape and smoothness—so much so
that the point is almost invisible,
whereas the point of the needle under
the same glass looks like a great rough
crowbar with srara*^ und ruts and
ridges all over iu this is ihe differ
ence between the work* of God and
man. And yet the Almighty hand that
made the little bee with his wonderful
inetinets and attachments made the
unlverae-the bound!***, limiUe** uni
verse, where there are stars to be seen
by the Lord Ross telescope, whose
light takes 60,000 years to reach us.
Contemplate that for a moment, ye lit
tle conceited minda who think it *::.srt
tosay, “I don't believe in Qod. I am an
agm *:ie." Sixty thousand years for
the light to reach ns, pnd Lord Ro»-
**id that the star wa* in the nruredge
of the universe. Light travel* through
space at the rate of abont 190,000
years, and give it up. Wc may well
exclaim, “ Lord, what is man that
Thou art mindful of him.” It is well
for its all to stop a little while notv
and then and ponder upon tho works
• f creation, from the little busy bee to
the confines of that universe that wo
may some day occupy as spirits unfet
tered by the flesh.
Hut I must up and fight some more
bumblebees, for one has just stung tho
Jog, and he is rolling over in the grass
in a most tumultuous manner.
HILL ARP.
GOOD TIMES AT GORDON.
Farmers Feeling Much More Hopeful
Oror the Prospect.
Gordon. Sept. 13.—(Sptclal.l—A pro
tracted meeting has born In progress at
the Baptist church for several days.
The regular panto-, Il*y. W. D. Dtive.I,
ha* been asstetefi by Dr. Holmes of Sun
Hill. Ga. The preaching his been char
acterized by great fervor and po.ver
and the congregation* arc large and
attentive. This church has the »>rvic*
of a very excellent choir, who have
added much to' lhe power of the m-et
ui g by their well executed songs. Th*
meeting still continues.
Bu.-iues* is quiet here. The farmers,
having beeu kept out of their fields by
vain and! Ktnrnw for a Intiw HmP arn
miking the most of flhe gnod weather
now and pushing forward the gathering
of thitirootlon. The crop 1* now thought
to be much shorter than was unticipait-
ed a month ago. bat old Wllklnaonr
county tw« hundreds of citizens who
are financially solid, having learned the
great lesson of home ralard hog and
hominy, and though the price of meat
be high and the cotton crop short they
have no cause for dismay. While thou
sands ar watching the daily paper* for
congressional relief and worrying over
the senate's delay they smoke th* pipe
of peace under the shade* of their own
viti- and fig tree. Under the coloring
of their own proaperity (hs world ia
wiii iMmuuLut; (here is ync much to iiv«
for. sod -when the little ones run to lisp
thrlr sire’s return and climb his knees
the envied kiss to Shore" he la not no
troubled that ho cannot give thoni his
attention, and, by adding to their Joy,
increase tils own happiness.
The Gordon Excvbior Works are now
running on full tim* after a .suspension
of several month*, and under the man-
Hgemi’int of Mr. C. E. Fraseur. the new
proprietor, they will no doubt yield a
fine profit.
Another ginnery has been established
by Lei, Pearson & Lee.
AUNT PBLLY 18 DEAD.
and
And Griffin Mourns the Loss of
Finder of the Lost
From the Griffin Sun. fc
Aunt Pelly is dead.
Amidst this period of stonn
trouble her spirit flitted on Monday
night to Join the procession of those
other spirits which gave her niaglo
lore to rend the past anti foretell ti.o
future.'and Griffin -mourns a toes wtvoa
ts Irreparable. Fortunes must lienee-
mill iviunlu ufitoiu «lud lost uritteCS
remain forever’in limbo unless fount!
by the iisujI natural processes. >
For Auut Pelly was a noted fortune
teller In all this region round about
nnd many there tic who would uvettr
to her art of divination. No clairvoy
ant medium fake was she, !>ut a gen
uine old-faahioned fortune teller. Who
gained her undoubtedly accurate In
formation from a greasy deck of ca-ito
almost as old as herself aud piled a
lucrative trade among the most luta-
llgent ns well as lhe moat Ignorant
classes. When n lover felt fa'.ui brtri
ed or a maid was loo long <n tielng
wooed: when the ftay nnd dwaghdess
could find nothing else to occupy their
time, or (he njd and forsaken yearned
for halm In Gilead; nnd when lost ar
ticle* failed to mm up nftir the must
rigorous search, the old negro woman *
palm was crossed with silver aud tho
unseen aud tho unknowable gave up
Its secrets. The fato of many a itlo
has doubtless hinged upon (he result
of a consultation -n (tie narrow room
of the near though mysterious irttle
cottage situated Just between town
anil country, like tb« tumate on tho
bonier land between the earth and
hades. If more, of the fair sex have
sought her, it was not perhaps tiecunae
of greater credulity, but boeauso un
like rude man (bey could not storm
fortune’s gates and still desired to
know what lay beyond.
As Juvenal says;
The poorest of the sex have itlU on Hch
To know their fortune*, equal to the rich;
The dairy maid inquire* u *he shall take
The irusty taller and Ihe cook fornske.
Aunt Pelly was 09 years old and vig-
otous enough to live another ceniury.
If dread hturt dtaeaso. against wtiV-tl
her arts were not proof, bad not car
ried her off. She was bon In Jones
county, nntl from an early age was
considered to tie of more than ord'.n tty
mind. She leaves six children anu a
large number of grandchildren, n no
of whom, however, share her m- -jit
power. SUo was a member of the col-
•ored Baptist church and highly regard
ed among her own race. Her funeral
will depopulate Blackrillo for the time
being.
OVER A MILLION. -
The Value of Dawson’s City Property
This Year.
From the Dawson News.
The city council met Monday after
noon nnd heard the report of the city
tax assessors.
The assessed the value of the taxa
ble property of the city at 61,lfifi r M.’i,
of which 61,004,780 U owned by wmlcs
awl 632,033 by negroes.
This show* a decrease In the valno
of city property of 640,OtA) since last
year, when the total assessment* footed
up 61.173,410.00. That year the prop
erty owned by white* wa* assetwcl ut
61,143,703.00, anti that owned liy ne
groes at 621.71’J.
The council, after sirae discus don,;
fixed the tax rate for city purpose tR
*111 no ihe which aft<T allowing
jdOJKJO for decrease In the amount or
taxable properly likely to Ik- .rausmt
by over assessment awl the assess ii ’Ot
of nou tixable pruiierty, will bring m
a revenue of 611.100. <>t this amount
6SJKI0 will go to pay old debt* of the
clty_.Vg.KOO of which is due (the school
board-61. f| 00 will pay Ihe water rent
In January next awl the remainder
will pay the running expenses o^une
city tilt the first of next year.
The tax for both city and stho dptir-
raises will not exceed 911 -GO on the
61J«0. It wilt &Uu? about ^1,’Vi) id
till- the eipens-s of the school board,
but is they will g- t about 61*«i from
ihe state, tuna from malrieul.it:on
fee* an t i balance of 62.NJI du- m •: i
in neeroad of time, which L more then 1 by the city, a levy of 61-41 on • ‘i,-
ten billions of miles in a day. Then | ^Ijdora wlU make that amount t ,r
count it for a year, and then for 60.000 1 tit cm.
C-nildren Cr> vor
.her’e Castcria.