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Newspaper Page TextKrtablUlted H‘40. Tli«PublUWoB Co, PaMirherri. MACON, GA., THURCOAY. JANUARY 17, 1895, Sejjtor Dill Characterized the Meas ure as Unconstitutional and Unworkable. jlTI’OKTED UY Ml!. SHERMAN jator V«»t *ubmln«il a Financial 5.U.IIIO Which Include* the Itc- .l.inptlon of OreenbBCk. anil ( bc Cclnas* ot sl 'nr. WiMnSton. J»n. H.-The debate In the today on the subject of the in- tax occupied the better part of tlve J" Most of that time waa t«3 by IHill in advocacy of the amendment I sired by him. giving court* of the ” nl tc,l States jurisdiction to hear and r . £rro l„e salt* to teat the constitution- I and validity of the tax. He as- I ,‘led tho tax •» unequa1 ' unju * t ana ", mat the aonato would agroe with [ h n that as it now atood It waa uncon- I ' M oaal, unwieldy and unworkable and I'.hit It ought not to bo Inflicted on the ’payers, the executive olflcero or con- 1 V Sherman sold that In the main he I 'a with Mr. Hill in regard to the • 5 ; tat he held that a refusal of the 1 T .mnrlata money to carry It tend to overthrow the prlncl- °l i ' M r,hlch the government la eatab- 1 i-d „ould be practically wrong In jri to a revenue nieaaure which the cl no power to originate. ere made by Messra Dubois C5 of Idaho, Quay lltepubllcan) Lp Pennsylvania and Mitchell (Republican) if Oregon. , motion by Mr. Quay to poatpone the nser consideration of tne bill and dnient till the first Monday tn Feb- veiveii one vote-ills own-ln lta i„r and 13 against It. A point of order made against the Hill amendment, „ general legislation on a gen- aid appropriation bill, and was austalned w the president iMr. Faulkner (Demo- era!) of West Virginia.) An appeal from this ruling waa taken by Mr. that stago of the proceeding* the whole matter went over until tomorrow. Two financial bill* were introduced, one .by Mr. Vest and one by Mr. McPherson '(Democrat) of Now Jersey, the Uttor au- ihorizlng the Issue ot oonds. The salient points ot the bill of Mr. uro these: It makes no reference to the refunding of the greenbacks; pro- vWt s for the unlimited coinage of silver the market prlce-the goyernment tak- the seigniorage; it calls In all gold -n,. silver certificates and treasury notes aijj s-jiKtltutes certificates that shall be ~m;*hte in either gold or silver, ac- ■c^i'ns u> conditions—if the surplus in 1 trcisury is less than UO.UW.OO) to be *- "e.1 In silver; if more than 1100.000,UUO. * rideemed In gold; provides for on * of 1 per. cent, bonds to maintain rve. but limits the amount to the udj stipulate*! in the bill, senate, *t 4:30, ttdjourned untu to- fpeco.n Iru.-ry HOIT8B PROCKBD1NGH. A house bill authorising the Laporte. iHouiton and Nort’hern Railroad Company I to build ii bridge over Galveston Bay was Ipaned. also the following: Authorizing the Little Hock and Pacific JKailroad Company to bridge the rivers In |.\rkan*.t» which Its lines will % cross. Auhorixlng the Tennessee Rrklsc and Ferry Company to bridge the Tennessee flvrr at or near (Sheffield, Ala. th 0 relief of I. H. Hathaway & C< of i’hlladelphla, contractors for the har- l>r work at 8t. Augustine, by the lusue a duplicate check for 110,116, the Iflnlal having been lost In the mails, ml the following senate bills: Kxu-ndlng the time In whleh the Tex- Itrlcina and Fort Smith railroad may Ihllbe the Little river In Arkansas. The bill to repeal the law of MM re- lining to shipping commissions, which |t approved yesterday, was called up Mr. Firhlan, chairman of the commit- on merchant marine. Mr. Dlngley dwsed a substitute which retained the wires of the law of 18U0 that had been id beneficial to the seamen engaged lie coastwise and near-by foreign le. The suhstltu*e had been accepted the members of the committee, agreed to by the house and the hill Under the rules of the house whs private bill day, and on motion lr. Knloe the house resolved Itself Into inittee of the whole to consider bills he private calendar, for the first since July 1. last, ami Mr. Tarsney M»crut) of Missouri took the chair. Three hours were spent In unavailing 1- ration of a bill that engaged the mention of the body on the day last de- Joitd to the private calendar. It was the payment of 913,00 for stores and taken from s loyal Tennesseean to the vur as adjudged by the court or | The bill elicited , discussion of the "itml policy of congrem regarding tnese and Mr. Uoxtner sui t if it was the r «Klon to pay none of them the sooner *»m known the better for the peace ' ciln-1 of representatives. Xr ’’ockrell (Democrat) of Texas said hi l no request to make of the con- sr* owing to claims advanced by men ud established their loyalty to the -ment thirty years after the war P*iei. ' Ir - 1‘ookerey said that for himself he rr peal the Bowman and Tucker .’*■ abolish tho committee on sur :ll ms and declare the war closed. No ,ri was had upon the bill. Upon tho o'm* ndatlon of the committee of tho f the house tabled the bill to remit > the contractors for building the dyns- cruiser Vesuvius the penalties !m- for «lelay In her construction. At * th« house took'* recess until 8 p. m., / «i«ht session to be tor consideration pension bills. * to w as an unuxuadty lame attend* ’*;)on the night arnskjn at the winch was devoted to private ’ • n biiin. There wag also «n un to 1 '1 ^'OCe even for a Friday night ' n Ahu the ointrovemy aver *ho an|;n -' f Mansions usually ragoi with -r i. V tf intensity and force. , lr 'ringer, Dtenocrot. of llllnol* V .* /‘vorable act i n upon the sen* 1U t m t( * grant a te nsion *< $100 a .*<1 Maj.krGeneral John A. Mc- ••‘ ai, il, wthlch tie had UbMuctwWuliy ‘ i to have passed yesterday 1 '**•*> in the house. y *v:w not a quorum present, and * T i- vote Mr. Jonesk Democrat, of fifty-fourth oentgress from the Northern states, and said that if this course wad not changed thare would be wo North ern Democrats in the succoJdbi// ^on- dlr. Pence, Popul’dt. of Colorado -i pealed 'to Mr. Jones to -withdraw hie point of no quorum, referring to the gallant conduct and high reputation for patriotism of the benoflclary of the bill as a suflfcck-nt reason (tor the re quest An unexpected interjection occurred here, -which created something of a sensahlon. Mr. Waugh. Republican, of Indiana asked If tfois General 'McOKmawd -was the sarme General John A. McClernand who was removed from his command In front of Vicksburg (by GeneraA Grant for uneoldlerly conduct, and of whom General Hal leek wrote to General Sher man in 1864 that it would be murder to give hfcm a command. Marsh, Republican, of Illinois replied most vigorously >to this question. He declared with passionate earnestness that .General iMcOlernand had mn’er been guildy of unsoldlcrly conduct, and that the history ««f the Vicksburg cam paign would show that he had not been removed by Geneml Grunt for murder. “What were the reasons?” asked Mr. Waugh. “I do not care >to enfter into a discus sion of them here,” said Mr. Marsh, "but I ascert without fear of success ful contradiction that General MoCler- nand was as far ns any man in the Union army from being guilty of unsol* dierly conduct, and I know what I am talking about. And I say it of a man who has always been opposed to the political party with whiah 1 have al ways been afliliuted.” (Loud apDlause.) “Did not Gen. Grant remove him tor causes which ho deemed proper?” con tinued Mr. Waugh. ”1 do not desire to reflect upon Gen. while he acted for reasons that seemed proper at that time, his action was a mis take. Mr. Jones took the noor ana attacked the policy of picking out a soldier here and there for a-big pension, or th-> w’dow of one who la able to gather influence enough to get a bill through congress, lie aroused a hits by alluding to the widow of Gen. Logan, in receipt of a pension of 93,000, living in luxury and spending lavishly for flowers for her so cial functions. In regard to his own course of antago nising these pension bills, he said it waa tor the reason that it had not been the policy of congress to make a selection ot soldiers or soldiers* widows for especial pensions; he declared that many mem bers had come to him and commended him for It and excused their own action itt the premises of granting pensions. The matter of his own military record having been brought into tho discussion, Mr. Jones said he was a boy when the war broka out, notwithstanding uhleh he served more days and nights in the trenches In the line of duty than thou sands of men now drawing pensions from the government. “On which side?” some one asked. Drawing.himself up, Mr. Jones respond ed: “On the side of tho Confederate Htateo of America, of whleh cause, al though It went down in defeat, I am as proud now as when 1 defended it, an en thusiastic boy.” >ir. Clark (Democrat) of Missouri said that having been defeated for congress he proposed now to express his opinion. For the gentleman from Virginia, person ally, he had much regard, but he wanted to say that tn the late election there were twenty-five or fifty Democ«.itlc candi dates tn the North who went down to their political death because of th« speeches ho bad made. Mr. Jones—I hope the gentleman from Missouri was not one. Mr. f,’latk—Yea I. did;.and because of the pension speeches you made here; Wo are tired and sick of having these South ern members come up here and stab us In the back. Continuing. Mr. Clark said that he be lieved that every old soldier who was In need deserved and snould receive a pen sion. “When pen Butler was here,” he said, ”he suggested pensioning the sol diers of both armies. I don't know but that that was a wise scheme. It cer tainly would meet with less opposition than the present pkm.“ (Laughter.) Having favorably acted upon four hills, the committee at 10:30 rose and the house adjourned. HE Mill 9E MCE 'nt Dim’s and Bradstreel’s Agen- civ. *v>f the Stato of Business Affairs This Week. THE CURRENCY BILL’S DEFEAT It lias Drought About No Change ! Commercial Centres —Tendenc in Prices Are Not in the Dl- tion of Higher Prices. THE GOVERNOR'S STORY. A SEOriOuVAJ. DIVISION. A fright, to Come Up On th.; Payment of War Oiirn*. WaablngcooL Jan. 11.—Whit may rw- «ult in a <l:rl»ion of tha 1-ooae oo ntrto:- ly Motional lino* wHS be au order from tho conunlttkv on rui-s uo\t week Us ing ttoe time for 160 consideration of » hill tto pay certain Soutfionn war claims. A bill providing foe tho set- tlancnle of «he claims of citizens lu both Northern trial Southern States was ropomud some time njso by the commit ter) on mur claims and Is now oil the lionnc aali-mkir. Heine if «).. member* of tills cummr.tro». lcaruoj today ,<n.« another bfJ, which looks only to tho pryirtmu of Hour bint claim* and which did not originate u r Uh thei.- oiinulttce, is tfiu one <tf nrttlch iuj courtmatee on ratios will take aignlznnce. Thu war claim, membem are cousld rmbly exor- clred over <ht mute- ond an effort will bo made whon the rule Is reported on Motaliy or Tinwlay of n *xi wivk toRu- fivit It, tfadr uivunnant bo ng abw die bill rnpoctol form their committee is ftlnly nnl Impanel illy dtuwn, and the omy mconure tbait otij.it to pass tho bouse. Some qulat mltslotnrv work was •lone on the floor of the house today by certain sncufbcni of the war claims armmtnea looking u> the priwonco :n their sears nest week, when the order Is reported, of as rna tty Northern raen, bdth UepuUHcsns and Democrats, as cast be counual upon to oougouize the stump) of the ooa*nrike» on rules. BOTH ^\HItE KILLED. git. to* I far>| ■ I r t- I ai'-.-ased ilr. Scrlnacr's Indlgnn ’ r - > to- criticized with severity the 1 a- • f tl.ee of his Southern cob ■- .M10 »mbded In maintaining •c.im.te of r> ,(llity toward the • tuns of Union aoitdiers. Bt . .. » c,* VjjH.hie fact ttist but tbirte .1 j OJ t# cause death FVktal Shooting JIa'Cb Between an Oltt- cer and a Uoouaainec. WuflbsEls, 8. C, Jao. 11—Robert Mtsitv, ■ iwennc offleer, and Rctei i T. Thrift, s moonshiner, shot rnd knlnl each tMhcr hxtiy. Thrift was am-s-ed Ian; n'glu by Mo<)iv for running an Illicit dlxtllli'17 nnd woe being earned by Moore tu> WuBsalla to be placid in Jill. Thrift Sided to -wc-ip. by eliootmg Moore, who nJMrnrit the tlr>. Each rfiaot .aruck -j vlbaf p.vrt nml both men died In a fsr tnlnutcs. New York, JUn. 11.—R. Q. Dun & Co.’* weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Neither mhe beiglntunB of the new year nor tho failure of the ciun-jjjy bill has brought any inalterlal Change to busi ness as yet. The Idea tlx*:, business wou'd suddenly itake a now shirt after the holidays Wail iwJhcr less foundation even thtm usual, but the hope of strong revival a little liter Is still cherished by ninny. The currency bill, with Its posaibllitleB of vicious anvendmeuts, tvuM a source of apprehension to some, but with iSBtait out of the avay the dett- clency of the itmeasufy receipts remains anil exports of gofd do not cease. There has not been much time Tic- change In the Industries, but differences observed since the nttw year began are not in tho direction of higher prices or larger de mand. Thore arc inbca Indications than of late Ifiitilt rttoeks of differtnt kinds of goods ixeve been aceumulating lu consequence of ohe post lucrmsc m production. The weekly output of pig iron Jnn- uary 1, reckonlqgtn some f urn.teas only temporarily out of blist for tho holi days or rqpjl.e. was lGS.ll l Sons, against 108,762 Dceemlber 1, showing practically no change. But stocks of unsold pig incrremail during the uicnMh about 20,000 itons weekly, so that act ual coiwumptiou vn the m.imttac-uire seems to bare been about 148,000 tons weekly, agalnue 157,000 In November. In any oaae, the Industry Is doing vast ly better thin a year ago, when the output was less tarn 100,000 tons, but Indications of execs* of production over demand -are found tn further weukttc** of prlciw. Ihwtnmr pig sells at J11.80 at I'hlladelphla anti stivl bllltrs a: f!7; grey forge Uit ?9.15 at Ihtihdxtrg, wile malls at 82 1-2 cant* and barbed wire at $1.85, other prices nontalulug as la- fore, about like lowest on record. I sag prioiw at I’lthdmrg Utve oneck-l bttsi ness ok ithe West ami are atiribat vl by •ome to the'de* of pm*mason* ilia recent rcdaictlons In wttges aud c< materials mart ho follow, d by lower prlc 1. Hu- li * in tin fact I- coii-umptlon is li l *»\ i There Is uwr- ntott -y e "0 tu in the lotei-.or itxl no bns ixs-i of the country doe* t»- yot affonl Iwrg— nse for I't, so itfxit no gun a[>p-.wrs in 10m- nietulalloMiw. 1 Is a most rtgnlflcant tto: itlxnt money Htlll cornea to this cen tre ttwgnly *hirmg die hiwt two weeks of January. Eallum* for 11 Hi -. fhreo dnyB at ittoo ycur were nattier large, ns I* natural, with liabilities of $1,022,200, of iwltleh $2002111 Were of mt.tnnfladturlnK uml’$l.itl7.272 of trad ing cmourn*. Ruhirc* thl*,,w<vk are 420 ID the United Sta.tr*. .aguimr 1*4 hu»t year, and 54 In Canada, uedtaat 57 last year. lilt.VDSTRBBrS REVIEW. In their rqpoot of -the stale of 4rnde tomorikaw Bradstredt’s will *iy: The Hcoond week of the new year brings few report* of tun '.noreising vol umo of orders for antsotviblo goods. Weather condition* In the Ear*, have been unfaivoraffe, uhoae Wise, and South the eaveroe. Chlctgo, St. Eons, Bouton, Now Yortt and PtdladelptiU le port (vlatHvaly gruoXiwa Improvement, with incrcsml ordcra for dry goods, clothiug, ruhbeiw, rhoeo, hardware and woollen dress goods, .vt somo centira It is too early to Judge of tho outlook for ttr.iile. Tr.mkont in many instance* have -nett all gone out. Webern furni ture manufacturer* are sharkiug up, which baa bad an luflueucu on the herd wood wu*l«\ (and W.wtorn denlc-rs lu lrt>n and steel expect Incrstscd orders by K«hruary 1. I’roductlon of Iron an3 •tee* Is going on In cxc,**i of demand, but tnasutflioMieni expect ttau ner es. *iry repairs, renewals and additions to plaints by railroad companies, car man- tifiiotunrs and other industrial enter prise* win have a stlmulitlng effect in the future. llercamlle communications Soutn sml In the central West ao reported fairly satisfactory or impr>vlng to a greater eXtmt itfstn for thirty days rte- vlotuly. OonAleoco of wholes ile dead en in riiiplo lltkn shat the near future In buolrtew prombml lucre i,*l ect v- ity *w»d on advance In prices is pro nounced a-t eome dtle»—Pltt<fmrr, ITf I- adelpliu aud Boston at the East; At ktntu, JbcksonvlUe, CtMttunxioga and GaJveaaon at She south, and at OlercK- l.intl, Chioatrt), Oamtei and Bt. Louis In the Wart. Barit of lkn», except Clet c- hnd. repotns a modem triy imptuved condition of busks-as this week, as doc* Milwaukee. At other points gen eral trade Is quiet, unrirao-j-l and without ferinre. lie Says HoTrils It as Taylor, the De faulter, Toed It to Him. Ifli-rre, S. D„ Jan. 11.—Ex-Gogovrnoc Mini' c, one of defaulting State Tress- urer Taylor’s bandsmen, arrived In tho city today. The g .voraor statu libat Taylor told h in a s iort time age his story of the failure of tho'bank a.t Gettysburg aud fit - way m which he was caught tlur- i tig t a panto eighteen months ago. The bank got Into close quarters and ap- hdl to Taylor for help. After cun- Miln ng with various bankers, he loaned $HMWo of the stalto's money, ail ngree- In; r a to Idt the bank fall at rliatlimo wind eadoingerevery bank In ttte state and Hi Id prCbably bring ruin on .ill ill p ops*. As he had hriped out sev- -.Mlblbor itMClttttioo*. he helped this. He fomut out ston, 10waver, drat the cc ul, ion of the Instl.tu lo.i was woi*c thin ue had suppas.il and, having pi tctM so cfleat a su-m -mere, he scut a 1,1 niucey eifter otd until he had seek $100,000. Tlicn oaime Ills other 11 sex. a mounting-to fully half as much 111"re. 'He wtas unable to borrow or to sal a greait aowurtt 0* property that came Into his posaoaslcn from '1118 1) k. such as real eatoiae, merebindise, ir- nn<l catle. far a time It's f: mi* lielpad him out. They readied tiboh limit, firm-ever, and lie was tl ••"•I on his own resources. Ho could a I ananey from the Bast and rtfi s O I-'. M 'Wie bus no knowledge or suspl- ' a ,1 ■ f his whert'jibonts. It Is known th •• T iylor a tow days ago put nil of He Clearly Outlines Ills Intentions as Far as the Schools of tho State Aro Concerned. DrSMISSED FROM COLLEGE. THE Iill’OETANCE OF THE WORK (Jotter Buildings For School Purpoici and a. Hotter Selection of Teuchcre Enjoined Upon the School Commissioners* Said to Bo Guilty of Stealing Hooks from His F-cflows. Atlanta, Jan. It.—(fipccUl.) ~ Dr. Charles Lynch of Columbus, a student at the Atla/nta Dental College, h is been dismissed in disgrace by the faculty bccauce he was guilty of stealing books from bis fellow studeirm. Lynch la »ild to belong to m family of corwltUr- ahle menus, end'hto Crieuds claim that he Is a kleptomaniac. The stolon books, whloh were tal'en at lntervols, wert? recovered by a bailiff from Lynch’s room, ufter a tearch warrant had teen taken out l»y ihoee to whom the books belonged. ppfm.y out 01 tits uaima utut re:l dome'tmrsr fund? wttiich will o'uil’j.uTiss some of his friend* UStm wtiuu to »w5W iu>U ite -c of stuill value, except cue. Is not kivowia. It is under: i -at Taylor's filher, wlto was ; - to be wealthy, caiuiot be cul- ••l from. 3 PEN PD THE WHOLE STORY. A re fining Witness Produced In a N r Orleans Bribery Cue. New ''Cleans, Jan. 11.—The supple- mi iaJ III presented to Judge Fertru- jti of section "A,” criminal vitsfl’t conn W'Mnesday evening and filed the cleru of the court on yesterday by th- .-itt neys In the Dudous-tit case, (counclliirtn convicted Ot reoodvtng a bribe) on motion for a now trial re ceive! a s vere set-back this morning. The bIT, want on to date how, among otti--r '1: • 'verios of recent flute, new t ilmi n. h.id been discovered In this case rin ! , f -man lhad been found wlio w ul l t st|fy that she ante standing on the st -ps ,«f Olianies Hbefimsn'c gro cery .in t'.e morning that Dudmwsat pioy'Kl -.-iis s ir engagement -with ttner- an 1 Vlt indeed with 'her own eyes the latter fiuttlna the .money In the council- man's pu-k.-t. Thlsaramnn fra* Cecil I a lt-K-:!», Col-.re!, m • -M family servant of tin i.ir.-nts of Huarli T. Hopklna. Hh.- «a.s sum.i- mer 1 > i-ppeir In court this morning, when th • argument wns to bt h:l ! In Hirpport of Che (notion new ni.-it. but f th" state’s attorney the case ’Phi intln -.! In LEFT ALONE WITH A FIRE. TuscalooM, Ala.. Tan. 11.—A 5-j**hl- oki .faMUtbker of Lucius Brown, living four -mile* In flte aoun'rv, wa* but- ea to .lea ib ynttcnlay. lli» family bait left her thae in in house tor a few minutes, and wlmi they return 1st ter ckribea w.re oa fire. Kite wa. bur not •WO had bevu ivturnvQ tu tui' h'Htrx, FUNERAL OF FRANK LEVERETT. told to Re»t In th. Soil at OH Put- Eatonton, Jan. 11.—(8pecUl.>—The remains of Hon'. Pnnk Leverett reach ed this place at lt:W o’clock this morn- Rig. Tile funeral occurred at the Methodist chundh at t:30 o'clock, being conducted by Rev. Mr. Bighorn. The ceremony was unuaoDy Impreaelve. No nobler, truer gen Daman ever lived that Judge Leverett. and his friend* in this place were numbered by the score. Every negro and white man In Put nam county knew Judge Leverett and bis Identity with Ibis town era* roost thorough. FAILURE IN' ALABAMA. Paunedato. 'Manilgo Couii'y, A I*., J-in. It.—Ooksfan. Walk-ir ft Co., made aa oaslgnm -tK tb s morning. Llab'l juc* $15,W0; asset* nakaown. -.n by .I. ii'-.ng t’.i t lire* In tile sup •Ing that sh • ki .ut 'Jhe matte t ,-vpr.s . t - rong terror against thoi e for dragging ber Int ru sored Unt Hopkins, 1 Inst rumen taility the bill be Indicted-for subtfifln THE SENATE WILL INVESTIGATE. The Counting of Tennessee's Election Return* IVutponqU. Nashville, Jan. 11 .-The gubernatori al ennteat continued to <be the all-ab- enrblng subject In She aenato today. The morning session was consumed In the dlieni.-slon. Tho Republic*ins In sist that the vote sheri be canvaeeed while che Democrats take the ground that an Investigation should be made beforehand. In tho bouse this morning something of a sensation wa* cr«Med by Mr. Robinson (Democrat) who arose to « question of qrlvRege and read a letter from W. A. Davis, a Republican from Dlxnn, which stall'd Chat there was a lot of Republican "boodle" float ing around nnd that he oouM get some of It for his vote. The senate, by a vote of If to 14. in Che affirmative, decided to poatpone counting arid publishing the returns until an Investigation could be nude. SUFFOCATED BY GAS. New York. Jen. 11.—Abraham Beer- earn. JJ year* oid, Joseph Jacobson, *5; Snd Jacob Rosenberg, 13, were found dead at I o’clock this morning In A room at th Grand street. There waa a amall gas beating stove in the room near Jacobson'* fee*. It was found overturned, th) flume extinguished and gas pouring from the burnera. It Is supposed that Jacobson tipped H over la hi* sleep. CHAROED WITH CORRUPTION. CoWmbus, Ohio, Jan. 11.—President A. A. Adams of tho Ohio minor*, in a speech to' miners, at Shawnee. Ohio, yiaterday, reiterated bis charge that of late years (here has never be*n .1 strike ot ratne-m settled by the officers of the un'on without the use of corrupt methods. It is stated In local labor cir cles that President McBride will either have to >rove his innocence or suffer the consequences. ELKINS NOMINATED. Charleston, W. Va., Jnn. 11.—Ex- Secretary of War Stephen B. Elkin* was nomlneted United States senator tonight by the republican caucus. He had no opposition, nnd waa put tn nom ination by State Senator N. E. Whit taker, who has been talked ot for United States senator. confessed AND BWVt*a. Richmond, Ky., Jsn. 11.—WDIIam Taylor, the negno who Bwsusslnstefl squire David U. Doty Decenroer i, lfOt, was banged at 12:19 p. on. today. His neck was broken. Before the trip was sprung he confessed hi* crime in a short speech, stating whisky caused It. T1IE MARIPOSA'S FIRE. London, Jsn. 11.—The British steam er Mariposa. Capt. Cave, In Mverpool, from New Orleans, before reported on fire In No. 4, continue* discharging her cargo from hokl* Nos. 1. 1 and t, and d* yet no rign of fire has been found In either of them The Injection of steam Into No. 4 continues. WIND A ND SNOW IN 1TALT. Naples. Jan. 11.—A violent wind and snow storm swept over Foggta, on the great plain, of Apulii, today. Six boosts collapsed. Eight persons « killed and many others injured. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Washington. D. C.. Jan. 11.—For Georgia, fair: colder In northwestern portion; westerly winds. Atlanta, Jan. 11.—(Special.J-Trctfes- sor G. R. Glenn, the new state School commissioner, today issued a circular letter to the various county school oommlestonere, outlining the policy of his administration. That Commissioner Gier.lt will toe vig orous la ■well understood -by tots address, which is as follows: To the County Sdbool Commissioners: As tho chief executive officer of ttoe ed ucational 'affairs of this state. It in made tny duty to bring to your notice, from time to time, such matters as concern the growth and prosperity ot our com mon sdhooll system. And, first, I bog 10 way something of your own office, in my Judgment, no officer in the coun ty (holds a more respouatblo or sacred trust than the one confided to you You have no other civil duty that bo vitally affects the welfare and the in terests of the state, as the duty Im posed upon you under the taw of look ing after the education of Che dhltdren. I Insist, therefore, in the beginning of our work together that you shall mag nify your office and that you t/haiII Im press the tooard of education, the leathers, the children, and the parents well, .with what I regard as the sanctity of your position. Put yourself In close touch with all the -people of your cournty. Let them eeo that you are Intensely tn earnest In your efforts to develop a strong and healthy and growing educational sentiment in'your community. You must Halve convic tion* and courage and consecration, and I use all these terms advisedly, and if the people see that you are profoundly concerned about tile great work committed to your cxrc, a great deal of the friction and a great many of tho vexing questions that have to be referred to this ofilco for settement will be kept far removed (from our school -work. From Report* that have already come to thl* office and front my knowledge of the condition 0* things In many counties. I ktvvw tbuc some of Die schools ore very -poorly equipped for efficient work. The «og cabin has w ing to the IK- served lta day and must «o. It Is your *luty. as wcffl as (nine, as far *s w* shall toe able, to put in the i,‘ every fog cabin In Cbo state a cosy nnd comfortable monern school house with u.i the i-i'iiraii'-i's no uuy ror an un 1.11 •- te:u-h -r in the Iohinu-ilor. of our children. I am espivlall^ de- w I hous- .-i • hall too provided for during the -present year, and 1 rriat! send to you same plans for school building* that may surprise you as the chcvipm- * of Hhe oObt. For tho present. I beg that you wl’d stir up the gift that Is In you In calling tbs attention of the people to those needed Changes In our school buildings and prepare ttoe way for hearty co-operation when wo shall be ready to set. I beg to change you also to .use th* greatest core In conlunctlon with your board of education In the selection of teachers. The teacher makes the school, and ttoe school can ho no better than the teacher. You oon do much to awaken the tnterwt of your people In this matter. By personal apucuU and publli; addrerwc# you can create a demand tor good teacher*, who will help us in making good school*. ’Idle common school term for the year 1SS5 will consist of five cal endar months. Your tooard can elect five consecutive months or divide ttoe term, ns In their Judgment wIK best suit tho convenience of Die people, but tho contracts with your teachers must be for five full calendar months. Th* number of school days will -h.-refore be the sum of the school days In the months you elect. I urge upon you the importance of making your rejiorU to this office promptly, bs tho law direct*. This will save iiny dolsy In making prompt pay ment* to your teoohers. Under tho taw all moi»<ya belonging to Die common school fund arc paid direct fcrto th* atate treasury. The school fund for 1895 is a fixed amount. The amount Is $1. 15S.052.00. One-fourth of (his amount will bn available at tbs end of each quarter. During the year I itoaH visit your county, os the law prescribes, to ascer tain personally the need* of your peo ple and to tender you such personal heflp In the dtoeharge of your duties as 1 may be able to give you. I assure you that 1 am profoundly in earnest In my determination to inaugu rate a vigorous educational policy In Georgia, and I Shall expect you and your board of education to share very largely my own zeal In this matter. X shall know no men In the discharge of my duties, -but I come to them earnest- -'furt h 1! hill Ilt'-ly - llu.n THE BIBB TREASURY. The Contest to D)' Heard by the Gov ernor Next Week. Atlanta, Jan. 11.—(Special.)—Gov ernor Atkinson has given notice to tho Interested pirtiea 'that he will hear evidence and argument on the contest over the office of county treasurer of Bibb county on either Thursday or Friday of next week. DOCTOIta RESIGN. Atlanta, Jan. 11.—(Special.)—Dr. Schley of Columbus and Dr. Schley of Savannah, both appointed member* of the homoeopath-lo board of nodical ex aminers of the state, have declined -to serve, and Dr. Lawehe and Dr. Paine, both of Atlanta, have been apjjolnted In their stead.' NEWS FROM FORT VALLEY. Death of Mr. Calmea—Passible Suit for Damages—A New Bank. Fort Valley, Jan. II.—(SpartaH.)—Mr. v (WtUM i/<vwvusrly rtf t'JlUk nlfUM0. died at tiivo Same off ills etoiet*, iMr». C. A. Black, near Atlanta, yesterday afternoon at consumption. Mr. Oalmea has been sutienn* some ye-.*™ from t* cancer on Ms ear and consumption, and had tried everything he could find to relieve Mm with no success. He had been at Ms sister's home about -a year before his deslih. Mr. CaAmes was mbout «7 years of age and was born (it Natchez, Miss. He -wont to the war sergeant of Washington Artillery, Fifth company, and served throughout the war. He Jived some time st Macon and moved here from there. He was a member of the Pres byterian dhurch ate that place. (He loaves only one member ot his family to (nourn his death, Ms sister. Mbs. C. A. Black, near Atlanta. Ills re mains were brought down today and buried at Oak Lawn cemetery. A great deal of speculation toss been indulged in on the. streets os to the course 'Mr. W. H. Dent's relatives will pursue In ttoe wsy of a suit tor damages. From tlhe questons 'Mr. Jss. Dent nuked the witnesses at the coro ner's Inquest It Is suppesed by a tfr-Wt mnirw that they would sue t)ie city ot Fort Valley. Nothing could bo learned from them, however, as to what they would do. Your correspon dent's UTtlcles have ibeen indorsed as true and concise statnments a* to tho facts according to tho sworn evidence at the Inquest. Quite an Interest Is being token In the new bank to be open-1 on the fifteenth. Thfl rid Dawlaw bxnk. run so long ns a ini-- ite bank by tl" 1 ii .Mr. II. 1'. Harr,-, will ri-Mro on int dots, an* th* now chartered bank, now bring org.uilun-l.-r th* Stun* '. ifvlii Tl bad but veloplng strong sentiment In favor at our common scbooO education. I shall be glad If you would advise me as to oocsulons when It will be convenient tor me to meet and sddresS as large a number of your people os possible. Let me bear from you frequently, ar.d you may be sure (hat *H communica tions to this office shall have prompt attention. W. R. Glenn, State Scbuui Cuu-mUiloccr. WILL NOT DO THE WORK. The Venables Ssy the City Must Re move the Walls. Atlanta. Jsn. 11.—(Sp'claJ.)—Tomor row Is the last day allowed the owner* of the old capltol building to tear away the shattered walls, under the action of the council. The old bulk still sundb as it was left by tbs flames, and Van- able Bra*. de< tar • that they will not undertake to tear It sway, but that the city wlU have to do the work. They cl iim tbs: the building cannot be torn down -without Jeopardizing the lives of th* workmen, and they will not <UJu the risk, but Jet the city assume it BROOKS COUNTY SOLICITOR. Atlanta. Jon. 11—<8pockU.)-J. W. Edmonton ns today appointed solic itor of the county court ot Brooks county to succeed E. .W. Hicks, re signed. gnl/." n g-- 1 thing when tJtoy nr l are all giving the enterprise theirsiiiiK-rt. Tin* fruit :nen arc detghted with the cold weather, which l" kc((plng the tree* back. A qood fruit < ro;> Cu-ro win help »nit things wonderfully. EASTMAN (MOVES FORWARD. Wstemporlt- rad Public Srkooli Are Goofing -Nest. Bsstmntk Jtu. 11.—(Sp-.-chti)—East man, noswltlix: .ndtns rlio "luru llm-«," Is growl tut, and *ho putfllo spirit of her dtlXt-DH Is sli-nvn bjr the lot ire* lakon in her institutions. Woterwurk* aud pubi c mIki s are to be tuhlud to her tiutry sdvjiV'iqn*. Tltt' city eoane’t has ordered 'the tun tori tl and work luu begun ou (tie tank, which I* to be sup- ptl-.'l t»y <bn ar’.r-l.to wctL An el" -n Is to be held ms the t ret Monthly Is March to -Jtdds whether or :i - Cie - nvu slkill K-ua bonds to build a now twbool nuihllng -and sup pun * .-id of pulihe schoota. Tho wpr tvg tenn of the Kastman Aeatlneny oi-wi .1 January 7 with a grot atletsliru-e and nnder the maasgunent of E. J. Rubetton, the principal, the tut- 1 of ihe nrissd la naoUr.il. He sue- CAMfulay iixiiKgtvl tho school* at Car- t -rsvlll- for 00c term in.t wuh for two yt-tP* the prlin lpal of (too >.-'.j >ol- at Sunh-nivl le. II'.s work here has given ■ratst (Uilaf-antlon. Hu Is aaal*b-<l ot the ktur.iTy d ,nrani'-nc by M aa Ji.-:u W. Clark-.-, a gr.idiu.to of the Nashville Normal S-fniol, and Miss Mary Lou lluroh, srtoo h is Just made un onvtatfia reput ation 08 -.1 tiutiter m tho primary diipirtxnt-ifi. The muatc department U und'-r the charge of MIm TIlLm Bacon, s skilled pi .tils' and vojiJSt. Mrs. J. F. Dt-Lacy. sn honor graduate from Weflieyan Fituule College, ban a large ciaas tn art. Mad her work elicits the b.gheat praise. Mra. E. J. ItuTvison, tasetaer of elo cution sntl ffiyslml culture. Is s grad uate from Asheville Fcut tie College, North Oandtiu. and her work is ot tho itlgbetA character. Th • educational outh»k for Eistt-vn Is good. -I HAD KILEED A GUARD. Eaoupul Ncsro Convict Captured In Colquitt Ooun y. Moultrie, Jsn. ll.-<SpeoHl.)—Shet tB T. 1!. Slurp of this ooun-y arrested 1M. Wilson, colored, a f u ,v hours ufter bo kl'lid a Mr. Going, a guar l st l'o.-t- der Bras.’ eonvtat camp In Benton county. The negro say* be had rulu.T die thin go htuk to Fender’s comp, lie clsluis tlia: ut the camp be was treufied very badly, and »tya Mitt lU tbs ocvlctu had to avrk during the reo-nx. cold weuittsr w.ahout sbiM* and with very, thin clotben. Wilson’s Lack has num-rxiK scars on it nheco be hi. been whljq-vL He Li In s very weak condition, which, *c- oor.l a.g to til* s 1 vn...u, was earn(4 by not bav tag enough to esc Sheriff tlbarp refused to torn ora ft* n -• ■ • j.. vi convl • .... by. F-.-ud-.-r t-> : A .- bln: -tuac.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The weekly telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1885-1899, January 17, 1895, Image 1