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likc etary Carlisle Appeared Before the
IIousj C miniitcft on Ways
and Means.
loin iifiNF. TI1K UlJsT HE COULD
|l frM *llv«r Bill U©l»«f ©d to ih© S«n-
aieUriUnra CummliUe fllojorlty.
Tin Incom* To* * ollictlon.
Appioprlottuna.
Washington, Feb. 11.—For three hours
lotay the ways and means commltte of
the house was in eesslon. For two
blurs of this time Secretary Carlisle
km before It. He furnished the com
mittee a copy of the contract made
between the administration and the
foreign syndicated, which recently
;? reed to purchase the new bond issue,
rite contract was very short, but at
the secretary’s request, a resolution
L-as adopted by the committee that
ton? of the procecd.ngs connected with
liis document should be made public.
Hie secretary was subjected to a run-
ting tire of questions from the mem-
jors present. Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio
vanted to know why these bonds were
o be sold to a syndicate at a price 6
;cr cent, below the quotation for the
I s. The secretary replied that the ad
ministration had made tho b"*t terms
llh the syndicate it could. Being
led if an attempt had been made to
cure the sanction of the country upon
, the secretary replied In the negative,
'bis precipitated a discussion in which
jhe attitude of the tulmnistrat. was
rerely criticised by both Republicans
Democrats. Before leaving, S.cre-
Carlisle, suggested that a propost-
be reported from the committee
relieve the treasury from redeem-
if national bank currency and com-
llin* the banks to establish an agen-
tor the redemption of their own cur-
The* effort of the proposition
ouli be practically to restore the law
it stood before 1874.
Mr. Tiumney of Missouri offered a
ilutlon that power be given to the
n.st ration to Issue a 3 per cent.
Id bond whenever such action be-
necessary to protect the gold re
in the treasury. It also provided
at none of this money should be used
r the current expenses of the govern-
*? 1'ho resolution offered by Mr. Wilson
West Virginia, the chairman of the
mmittee, yesterday, looking to the
1 uince »f sixty-two millions of bonds
ruble In gold, also came up for con
trition. and It drew from Repre-
native Cockran of New York an
hntlc declaration that he would op-
fe this proposition, and any other
h .uoked lo the Indorsement of tile
rnct with the foreign syndicate,
-rs, Reed and Hopkins questioned
ri-tary Carlisle at considerable
rill regarding the necessity for an
a .- of gold bonds. Old he think that
h an Issue of bonds would stop the
In of gold, and wot/.d not some of
money be used to meet current ex-
dltures? They also asked about the
mated receipts of the government
the remainder of the calendar year,
the secretary r ally believed
r - would be a surplus within the
t* eight or ten months. The secre-
')' nnswereil these questions frankly,
coming back again, to tho mios-
"f contracting for the sale of tile
**. ho Insisted that no favoritism
been shown; that the administra
ted consulted with leading Enst-
bankers upon tile subject; had
'he best terms It could and would
done better If possible.
! °r tills secretary's withdrawal
the committee room, the various
■ IMona ponding were ordered to
fr-rred to a sub-committee, which
.report to the fuK committee later
'• afternoon.
Democratic members of the eub-
. ‘If® aro AVIison, Turner and
x l ayne an4 Hookins were cilded
L hart of tile Republicans, but it
Viascquently agreed that the 'Re-
, un , members at the committee
Cl? ?. ,ect their own representatives,
'..'he committee ndjmirned, the
l me ,t hnd selected Messrs.
' ""I Hopkins.
, 7J" the afternoon fuller drtills
°ecurred between Secretary
. and the exnmittce (became
■ hi .-rotary Carlisle cxpinltw-d ihla
r " r a*'ting 111 It an injunction
,'v he oibcerved regrardlns the
l l ae contract, on tihe ground
• the manner and time for paying
C bonds -were made known bank-
ad other* might corner the gold
. ; ‘he syndicate must procure to
‘ 'Z bonds, and thus greatly
fhcen. As w matter of con-
--on for She syndicate, therefore.
Id .T 1 that nothing should be said
t U! committee room rorerdieig
h ract. although he added that
-1 the government is concerned
•’ nothtfner in it
I
tuss
orte
:lir«rf|
tcful *
t ""thing to oooceal. At one
La. hearing Mr. Reed referred
•'decline , he eol d j. the frea .
Li® 1 * rel ated the argument Shat
'Mucntly been made that If the
. w er« retired the gold re-
' oui-1 not need furtWcr roplenish-
farlisle shen informed the
«<•■> that under the law of 1874
, un >t notes may be offered
treasury (Apartment and. re-
1 in greenbacks. It was for this
“ 'bat tie subsequently suggested
*“ amendment be made to the
la w which would relieve the treasury
from redeeming Oho national bank
notes and compelling the banks to es
tablish an agency for the redemption of
titielr currency. No Inconsiderable part
at Secretary Carlisle's remarks had
reference to this provision of the na
tional bank law. upon which the mem
bers seemed to desire the fullest Infor
mation. and which he gave them in de
tail.
The suh-commtttce to -whom the
different propositions were referred
-was In session late in t.he Any Thee
were in session an hour and’ it was
anally agreed that a bill should be
reported to the full oommiVttoj embody
ing the president's recommendation
f..r a 3 per cent, gold bond. It was
also provided that the gold thus re
ceived should not be used for current
expenses, and national bank notes
should be redemeed in greenbacks. The
question was asked if a minority re
port would be made on the bill. Mr.
Reed replied -Unt this was not his plait
and t'hutt hie would favor a proposition
looking to an Increase of revenue. The
full committee met later, hut ad-
lourned until 10 o'clbek tomorrow
morning without taking any action up
on the report of the sub-committee.
THE HOUSE SESSION.
The bill making n-PT refutation* for
ttte legislative, exccutlbve and Judicial
department!) of the government was
passed by the house today after three
days’ discussion, practically as the
commflttee on appropriations submitted
it. The bill carried a total of 121.805,im
as it came to the house; as it passed
the total was 321.825,976.
Most of today's- session sens spent In
discussing the opproplratlon for pay
ing pension office employes, upon an
amendment offered by Mr. Pickier
(It publican) of South Dakota to main
tain the present force of clerks for
next year. This was rejected—69 to
132; and also the amendment agreed
to in committee of -tho whole to nvke
clerks to members annual instead of
sssstomai employes, a vote «i y«ts
and nays was demanded In the house
on the latter amendment after an
••/sir’* animated debate, and it was
. 'I,, vis 98. n.i> - Mi. T . ii i,III* •
f w,i in ill’ 1 ti no reeord of -the
individual vote* Is kept, twice voted In
favor of the amendment—once 112 to
66 and onoe 124 to 59.
Tho vote on the clerk's amendment
was nearly an party lines, the Repub
licans favoring It and the Democrats,
opposing it. The following Democrats
voted for the amendment: Bartlett,
Boatner. Cadmus, Cobb of Missouri,
Cookrell. Cooper of Florida, Crain, Da-
vev, Everett, ariffln, Haines, Hayes,
Kiibbs. Layton, Livingston, McAleer,
iferriilth. Meyer, Plgott, Robertson,
Ru«k a.ml Turpin. Brosiusund Daniels,
Republicans, voted in the negative.
Other business transacted included
the passage of these measures:
Senate bill set'ttiw apnit certain
lands In Mississippi for the benefit of
the mojhahloa! anil agricultural schools
of Bhat state.
House bill authorising the restoration
to ttte public domain of ceratln live
oak reservations in Mississippi and Ai-.a-
h.imi, consisting of about 75.000 acres,
which wore originally set apart for na
val purposes.
Speaker Crisp announced tihe appoint
ment of the following members on the
part of tho house of the Joint engres-
slonal commission to arrange a pro
gramme of exercises for dhe opening of
the Chloksimaaiga nnd Chattanooga na
tional military park next September:
Messrs. Kilgore. Morgan, Wlier'-.er of
Alabama. Cox of Tennessee, Maddox,
Qroavanor. Kelh'r. Strong anil Avery.
At 4:35 clock tihe house -adj-ntmetl.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The business record for the senate to
day comprised the passage of all the
private pension hills on the calendar-
twenty-nix In number and some half doz
en bills of a miscellaneous character.
Including three for public buildings in
Winston. Salem. N. C.. PottsvUle, Pa.,
and Broctoi., Mass., also one for the
appointment of a commission of army
engineer officers to report as to the new
bridge over the Delaware at Philadel
phia. No progresa waa made on the post,
office appropriation bill, although It was
ostensibly under consideration most of
the day. Ttte question of election fraude
In Alabama waa discussed at much
length by Mr. Allen (Populist )of Nebras-
k:i, in continuation of his Bpeccn on
Monday and wound up by the pre-
scntatlon of a protest on the port of »■-
two Alabama senators, Messrs. Morgan
and Pugh, against the arraignment of
their stats under such circumstances.
And the recent bond Issue arrangements
were denounced by Mr. Stewart <P°P U -
1131) of Nevada, who Indulged in direful
predtctlona as to the future of the Uni
ted States under the course of "gold
pooling."
A bill for thte free coinage of stiver
vras reported from th© finance commit
tee and placed on the calendar. Mr.
Biiermsn remarking that It bed al
ready a here majority in committee.
Mr. Gray reported adversely on the
bouse Joint reeclutlcu rrer~!"B •"
amendment to the constitution for the
election of senators by direct vote of
the people.
Mr Vest from the comnpUtee on finance
reported bark the houae Joint resolution
to extend the time far making returns
for Income ta xfor this year. tUl the fif
teenth day of April. M0. with Important
I amendments, and the resolution went
over until tomorrow. Tbe amendments
i P F1ra^That In computing Income from
rent* or real estate the amount raid
! for fire Insurance ot the P**"J***
for ordinary repairs shall be deducted-
I Second—That In computing lncome from
hGdends. there shell £ deducted.och
sums as are received from corporations
•hot nay 2 per cent, on their net pm
(whether J ectually paid et the thne or
n Thlr£?TlMt no taw" rim'lbe re
quire! to answer any '"'e™’**'®™*,**
cep. such as are specifically provided In
1 tl !\ conference was ordered on the dlsn-
greement between the two houses on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill—the s?nate Hawaiian telegraph ca-
bld amendment.
Mr. Allen’s speech, while the postal
appropriation bill was up, waa two hours
long and w»as devoted entirely to the
Alabama election, when Mr. Morgan
took the floor and said that his colleague
(Mr. Pugh) and himself considered it their
duty to place on the records of the
senate a protest, which he proceeded to
read.
He began thus: “Tho undersIgnM s< n-
ators, accredited t othls bldy by the
state of Alabama, respectfully and earn
estly protest against the proceedings in
thiv senst© op the pirt o? the senator
from Nebraska, who has occupied tho
attention of the senate for nearly two
days, in clear abuse of parliamentlary
law, In disregard to the urgent necessi
ties of the public business and In a dls.
courteous assault on the rights of Ala
bama as a state of the Union, and on
the character of the government and peo
ple.”
The protest goes on to state that the
subject was not, in the remotest degree,
iv la van t, pertaining to the senate or any*
thing in which It was particularly con
cerned.
Due respect for their state forbade tho
the senators from Alabama from /*■-
know!edging the rights of the sei(» /
admitting Its Jurisdiction to hear *
termlne a question relative to he ™ Cvr*
ns one of the sovereign statef vJHVnst
Union.
They considered the form, and ».* V?
and place, of au^aualt upon their stu\
as a serious abuse of tine privilege of edn- *
ators and of the dignity of the st »jt. 4
The election of a governor In A!**’
was not a matter »hat on any oc 1 !<fr. '
could faGl U jurisdiction of tn -*
senate. The Congttsblonal Record wn«
made the vehicle, at public expens
advertising the personal nnd pel
associations and complainings of
who evaded justice at home. Th*- ‘proles
Concludes as follows: “We devlli^r ti
bring Alabama before V - senat-. u».o:
such accusations or to make any
a.. - SV, —
Eitimito of tlie Depart men t of Agri-
ciiliure cn the Cotton Crop
of 1I10 Year.
BWBftHWk WOT ll iPETTirti
nt Elillioills
Reports
li© First of Jununry-Th©
Illy Is bald lo Us <\bove
lint nf Average Crops.
,,,t
3D, Fab. 11.—Tho state-
hod the deportment of agrl-
Sae various railway and
ivu-tt r. t i HUDortntlao companies .of the
o-K t'qu movemeut to porta anil Northern
-Ji Kdjastern oolnts <roon tho beginning
ot- orio season to January 1, 1895, to-
'rhjs- gin returns made by the ile-
'r'..\ir.t’s county ssents & the j
oti|k - .ami remaining on plnnta- !
and in Interior towns on January
n't tll# 1 n 'unts reported by mills |
capuKht trim September 1 to Jan-
L yf 8h >w* .» follows:
ment from North Caro-
mainlutg on piantotlons
wns, 103,282; bought by
>tal crop, 442,447.
raient from South Oaro-
-nuinlng on plantations,
night by mills, 132,343;
prei'nled. and wo ask t
our solemn prote!
cedented wrong
otot. tills pnnret ,L‘3,U;i'4 b-1
and Indignity mify ^,1't iv
ii'-n ita. 1 ' w
ovmnsnt Cram Georgia,
iiing on pantatlons, etc.,
t l.y mills, 110,912; total
Senators Il'.ai kb.Irn. ■ Price mi
were appointed conferees on the -llplo
matlc and consular apprlpriatlon bill.
After a short executive session, th
senate, at 6:10 o'clock, adjourned urftl
tomorrow.
Hal-
MOVEMENTS INDICATE WAR.
Mexican Penmlc Are Expecting 8<Kna
Lively Times Very Shortly.
City of Mexico, Feb. 12.—The Mexi
can official daily papi-.' thia week be
gins the publication of tihe official cor-
rcrpettdence between Mexico and Gua- .bought by ills, 6.119; total crop, 725,858.
tcmala over tA |hr«tentng .nteres- RtlIW movement from Texas, 2.246,-
.tV^.Wii('.ttSent from Florida.
771: V. .-nalnlp t o.-i planbltlons, etc.,
,1.8861 total Cl -p, 45,637,
Rj..i\-.iy movement from Alabama,
530,571; on plantations, etc., 208,158;
bought by mills, 8,119; totsl crop, 725,858.
RaBa-ay movement from Mississippi.
947.228; on pkm-tatloaa, etc., 270,378;
bought by mlXs, 9,856; total crop, 1,157,-
250.
Railway.-movement from Louisians,
563.405; an plantations, etc., 161,834;
AGAINST HIS BROTHER.
Adry Hayward Gave Some Very Dam
aging Testimony.
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 12.—Increased
crowds nnd many police officers appear
ed at the Hayward trial this morning.
Adry Huyward was on the stand this
morning for continued cross-examination.
He waa asked In regard to his conversa
tion In the Jail with Horry, relative to
their pressing Bllxt rather closely.
"Don't vou know there was nothing In
tho paper that day about Bllxt?" asked
Mr. Erwin.
"No; 1 don't. I knew he was reading
the paper; 1 was not."
"On October 7, 1891, were you not out
of your mind?"
"1 can’t say as to that-”
"Did you curse and sweor and threaten
to kill your father and mother?"
"Was that on Sunday?"
"Yes."
“Well; I had some trouble over money.
Harry came In dragging father and ho
lay down on the lounge. There was n
shortage, but I explained it. Harry was
trying to straighten It.”
Harry smlloJ broadly at this point.
"Yes, you smile," sakl the witness, "but
you know It's so. 1 accused Harry of
stealing the money from my flat—mind.
I don’t say ho did It. but I accused him
then and there. Mother spoke up and I
told her that It oho could not trust her
sonB, why did she raise such u litter of
pups. Then I got mad and when Harry
threatened to rip me up with a knife,
I went to get my revolver and said I
woud tet Harry wound me, - but If he
did 1 would blow his brains out. My
wife can swear to that-you need not
shake yaur head, mother." cried the
wltn-ss noticing his mother—"that was
the first troublo I hod with my mother,
and If It had not been for Harry I would
never had had that trouble."
During the examination th© witness
said he did not blame Harry for trying
to defend himself In tbe suit, but he did
blame the family for letting Itself be
brought into disgrace by helping him
out. Hie thought the family
thing to Itself. He hatsd to testify
against his brother, but he hnd some
r-i ht , nnd lie <11-1 not think he oimlit to
b- ,:r«g:-l down on bis brother':-, ac
count. . , , ,
"Were not you always Jealous of thl-
brother?”
"Did* you ever threaten the brother
with violence?” . .. ..
•'Just once when my brother said he
could get men for 815 to send me to Stiff-
water; I said I knew enough to send
him to 8t!llwater, and father WM right
there and heard It. I “rid'that Mr.
Stewart had agreed to help me If they
would not." iThe penitentiary Is sltau-
ted at Stillwater.)
Witness then testified lo going to Mr.
Stewart to tell him his troubles.
t!ona.t boundary dteputi'. The corre
spondence Is very voluminous, extend
ing ver n number o< years, nnd Is
g.ven publication by the government j
for allowing the Mexican people to 1
Judge of the merit* of the case ac
cording to their lndlvlilaul tastes.
Don Emanuel Romero Rubio, were- |
043; on plantations, etc., 611,965; bought
by mills. 3,064; totsl crop, 2,861,653.
Railway movement from Arkansas,
468.332; on plantations, etc., 196,249;
bought by -mills, 836; totaC crop, 685,217.
. . Railway movement from Tennessee,
tary of state, leaves this week for Vera 250.389; on plantations, 42,342; bought
by mills, 11,183; total crop. 308, 914.
Railway movement from Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma, 89,591; »n planta
tions. of;.. 21.790; total crop, 112,281.
Railway movement from Missouri,
20,042; on plantations, etc., 6,728; total
crop. 26.770.
Railway movement from Virginia,
10,872; o np'jantatlons, etc., 253; tntul
crop. 11,135.
Railway movement from Kentucky,
1,657: total crop, 1,657.
Railway movement from Kansas, 44;
on plantations, etc . 23; total crap. 67.
Grand total railway movement, 6.545.-
728; remaining on plantations, etc.,
2,090.739: bought by mills, 461,533; total
crop, 9,088,0k).
No deil act loci has been made uf cot
ton remaining rm plantations and inte
rior towns on September 1, 1894.
In addition to ttte above mill pur
chases are to 7m added 8,388 bales
bought by Atabamfi, Georgia, North
and South Carolina mills from states
In which their mills are located; also
14,8*6 biles bought by Virginia anil
8.485 bales bought by Kentucky mills,
all of which are Included in the railway
movement, making- tv total of 493,292
bales reported by the Southern mills
as bought from September 1. 1894. to
January L 1895.
The figures In above report are sub
ject to revision In the final April im
port of the departn
Ciux. The liter presence on the Gulf
coast of Gen. Petero Hinojosa, secre
tary of war. and of Gen. Fc'lppe Bcr
rloijbal, senior commander of tihe Mexi
can army, added to the Impending vlalt
of Minister Romero Rubto has given
rise to the report that there. Is some
thing of exceptional Importance In Out
direction.
The Mexican gunboats In Imdepenckl
and Llbertad nre earnestly coasting up
nnd down the cast coast, urtd It Is raid
Fiat the government -hus its hands nn
two good merchant vessris which will
be armed aind equipped for ttte trans
portation of tnv/ps nnd supplies to the
south when occasion demands. The
armed corvette Saragossa Is lying coo-
venlentlv at hurti In the baihor of Aca
pulco for a similar purpose. .The boats
will a'.t operate tn commission In
event of war. The Gulf vessels will
carry tro-gw from Tamlco nnd Vera
Crus to Co.Hsocoalco», the eastern ter
minus of the Tehuantepec government
railroad, whence they can be ruttt.d
across the Isthmus in a few hours to
Sallna Crus, the Iwiilc terminal of
the road. Where they will be picked up
bv the Saragossa and Oixacn. now in
the Pacific waters. These additional
forces, with those In the couth, operat
ing closely together oin easily execute
a Joint movoment upon Ouhtemala
which will make thlnas Interesting,
to say the kind, around the southern
capital. The dally drill* of volunteers
for the aoaUrm-.Pn war ure gaining
cteadlly in numbers In this capital and
throughout the republic.
Dr. Price's Baking Powder la perfect
In every requieRc ns a housekeeper*
friend.
MINE WORKERS' CONVENTION
Columbus. O., Feb. 12.—The United
Mine Workers' Convention was railed to
order this moralir; at 10 o'clock by Pres
ident Penna. He made no opening re
mark?. but at ooee proceeded (o kindness
by culling for the committee on creden
tials' report. Richard Stanton of Bar-
tcavtlle. El. was given a seat In the ; Terri wry and oktehom
. „ ^ The propor
tion" of tt>« erop'forwjrded to rarkvt-up
to February 1. and -which Is therefore
no longer la the Tsinds of producers or
In the smaller towneg. Is shown by tihe
consolidated returns of corre^iondencc
to be *9.9 tier <*nt., leaving 10.1 per
cent, still' In the bands of producers
or In those of local merchants.
The per rent, by states Is as follows:
North Ctirollna. *7: South Carolina,
91; Gears!;. 341 Florida. 57; Alabama,
91- Mlss.sd-rpl. 88; Louisians, 89; Texas,
89; Arkansas, 90; Tennessee. 90; Indian
98; Missouri,
conventllon. He represents a local un- i v,_, n la_ Keatucky find Kansas, 87;
, Ion, nearly all the members of w*r'-h * 3
have been In Jail since the Debs strike. from' Insects have been small,
ho had been unable to pay their 1 .. Los ' * rn - •
I du-s. President Penna then announced
the committee on distributions, rules and
’ business, resolutions ai
latlon. The most important of
I the committee on resolutions, which la
I composed of T. A. Bradley of Pennsylva-
! nl-« Wltllam Richards of Ohio, John
! Cairns of Pennsylvania. George Purcell
I of Indiana, and Jerry Meade of West
I Vtrail.!* At noon the convention ad-
I ‘ Joured until till to give the committee
on rules and order of basinets time to
prepare their reports. Tbe reports of
the committee* occupied the afternoon
session. Thera Is s good d«al of specu
lation as to who will be elected president
but tho consensus or opinion seetno to
| be that Penna will bo successful after a
I bard fight.
and Who had been unable to pay their <n ,i Texas re-
I dues. President Penns then announced "F7^,' eome extent,
the committee on distributions, rules and , Hot to seed range* from
order of buslnesa. resolutions and lefts- | » per cent.; average, 32.9.
The most important of ' %e uverara date of riostng picking
was Dsceanfeor 4. The qui lty of the
present crop Is slightly above the av
erage.
A DUEL IN PROSPECT.
Berlin. Fib. 12.—Herr Liberman von
Hnnnenberg. mtl-aemlte. member of the
relehstsg. ha* cbslleroel Dr. Boeckel,
also deputy of the some pollciral faction,
to fight a duel, owing to tome Itbo'Ious
remarks made by the Utter In the cour*e
of an antl-semitic meeting. A council
of honor U endeavoring to arrange a
of the affair.
CHINESE SHIP DISABLED.
Oen. Oyama Reports on tho Attack on
the War Vessels.
London. Feb. 12.—A dispatch to the
Central News from Tokto says:
Gen. Oyama reports under date of
Feb. 8 that on that morning the fleet
bombarded the Liu King Tao and Whin
Tam fort* at Wel-Hal-Wel and blew up
tho magaxlne of the latter. Tho Chin
ese war ship Chen-Yuen was again
badly damaged, and slowly steamed
about the hurbor using her small guns
only. The torpedo wire* at the west
ern entrance to the harbor were cut.
The admiral of the fleet reports that
on Feb. 9 the eastern forta were »he.1-
ing the Japanese squadron. The Chin
ese ship#! which had returned to the
Inner harbor, again made their appear
ance and opened fire. Two sheila from
the eastern fort* struck the ■
which Immediately sunk bond first
shattering her propellers as she went
down.
The army mortars at tho western en
trance to tile harbor were bombarding
I.lu King Tao yesterday evening and
destroyed a portion of the boom ob
struction. It Is expected that the open
ing of the western entrance wlr. be
completed tonight. The Whlh Tam fort
has be n allent since the blowing up of
its magaxlne. and It has probably been
evacuated. The Japanese having cap
tured the enemy's torpedoes, the ene
my's ship* aro firing machine guns
nightly in order to avert a torpedo at
tack upon them.
DEBS' CASE POSTPONED.
Thero Will Be No Further Proceedings
Till April or May.
Chicago, Feb. 12.—The Deb* Jury waa
discharged thU morning, and the case
was set for a new trial on the first
Monday in May. The physician attend
ing Juror James Coe, whose Illness hat
caused the hitch in the trial, this morn
ing declared that the sick man would
not be able to resume bis duties as a
Juror for at least thirty da.
Uroaacup then held a conference with
the counsel of both sides, ami it was
agreed to leave the matter to the court’s
decision. When court finally convened
at it o'clock Attorney G)e*
defense moved that the Jury be dis
charged, but that the eleven men then
In tbe box be again empanelled and a
twelfth Juror secured. To this the gov
ernment objected, and the motion waa
denied. Mr. Gregory then made a mo
tion that the present trial be contin
ue J. but that the taking of testimony
be adjourned from time to time until
I Juror Coe waa ready for duty. Mean
while the court was to dispose of the
Jury as he thought proper. Jud-'e
Grosscup said that such a course would
be impossible. To keep the eleven men
In custody for thirty days, he said,
would be an Infliction of unnecessary
punishment. On the other band, it
would be decidedly Improper on his part
I to allow the men to mingle with the
B iopie and then resume the hearing,
e therefore denied the motion. The
1 trial was set for May to suit tbe con
venience of the court. The Deha hits-ns
corpus proceedings will occupy the
1 greater part of March and April. Judge
I Grosecup will bold court at Peoria.
FOR LlYXDSRERG'S PARDON.
A Stroll;,- Showing -Mail" Beforo til
Governor Yesterday.
Atlanta, Feb. 12.—(Special.)—Cover
nor AUtiuson tills moroi-ng heard th-
uppl r.ition for the pardon of Jiniet
Ljitiduberg, sentenced m twelve yeir.-
iu the peniteatlsfy from Savannah for
un attempted assault upon Miss While,
a country girl from Aiqd.ii" county.
Laniisberg ha* sumxl three and a hull
ye.irs of Ills term, ami the opplieat.ou
for pardon, which hi based upon the
ground (hut he Is innocent ot tbe crime
of which he was convicted, wns sup
ported by u- strong doles* t on of well-
known citizens of Mu con. Savannah
and MlUedgoville.
Hon. Charles Bartlett made the argu
ment before the governor th a morning.
He waa aocompiniod to the executive
office by tbo three sisters of LnmUberg,
Mr. Sim Altmayer, -Mr. L. Cohen, Mr.
Morris Happ. Mr. 'Marion Harris. Mr.
K. A.-Wilde, Mr. J. Dinnentoerg, Mr II.
M. Davis, Col. A. Prou-lflt and Mr. A.
Joseph of Muoon. R-tpresonMCvo
Rockwell nnd Dooian of Chatham
county and Mansfield of McIntosh
county -were also In the dcJceution, be
sides a number «f other*.
Governor Atkinson will give the case
prompt nnd thorough consider:)Hon, nnd
If he !* satisfied -that the cose Is ss rep
resented on the ex parte bearing to
day, Landolxsrg will probably be par
doned.
It Is claimed that he was convicted
by the i):qvspapers working up feeling
against him not warranted by (hr fad*.
It -wi- shown today that -the girl bid
lived with his -wlfo some time after thi
proaecutIon, which would tend to d
prove the truth of the crime alltced.
M'CI.UXG TOOK DIAMONDS
A 1-in.tn, Feb. 12-(8pecW.) Frink
'Id lung, a plumb *r, was nrr-:--d th a
m by til,- IP.,::,- -, Cinrc-,! .vitb
rol’i>ing the nritdetocc of Bfnk -r Jamb
Hoi* of diamonds and j-w dry. Mr.
Haas' house was partially dmiroyed bv
lire l ist W.-4 and Mrdnng was'work
ing there. Yesterday It la chargi-d that
no weal through * drawer and scoured
a lot of diamond*. McOiung claim)
that -when ho henrd the police were
after him he took the Jewelry ami
<h0 Hlrt,e *' '">‘1 thin
morning tried to show the officer where
he 1hrew them. Imt they could not b ,
found. I.t Is bel.ered that he Ira* them
secreted or inwnod. MoClung wi*
praying In hi* eeJI morning n,.
siy* he didn’t think the j ( ,w-l* were
1«T vslnahle, Imt exp,,-:.? to got (wen-
‘J yesrs in tha pen for h'a indiscretion.
, Dr. Pries'# Bukins Powder saves la-
d?»stT’n V * l J!'i lrorrv * n ' 1 banishes In
digestion. It Is perfect all around.
QUESTIONS FOR MINISTERS.
Tina Australian Colonies, the Release
of Irish Prisoners and Other Bub Vets
Were Included.
London. Feb. 12.-In the house of
oommon* tcMay Mr. Sydney Buxton
under coSonlel secretary, stated that
**• haU not 'I'cl ired tile
re .k» C<H,r ’? “'ey would pursue
drowtnt roVJ ******* cSonlcs
deciding to federate, but 4tie mlnlstrrrt
fflel? ,nC “ ned S'vl'hf
og‘ r 2L ( 2?. 0,8 *hertff
1 ? ub:,n n-PPOsrel before
“*•1 house and irvecnuoi a
petition for tho release of Irish po
litical Prisoner*. 1
Eilwurd lb neigau ask oil
lh, ‘ wvcrnmpnt was in com-
munxutlon with the American or any
other gowrnmint In regard to the
gambling In agricultural
comModitlcs. or whether the mi-ffstry
propa-od to co-operate wldh the powers
“FibUmhlng an Inter-
cnUl>UJ **«x«>y the practice
shall be sunpressod.
Sir IVIlIkun Han-ourt said that he
was In entire sympathy with the desire
to suppress *uch gambling, but was
afraid tlkit Me point bad hardly been
arrived at whore nn international agree
ment would bo desirable. The govern
ment. he said, had not received any
communications on the subject from
other countries.
Mr. Gardner, president of tho hoard
of agriculture, said the fact that Conta
gious pleuro-pneumonta bul been found
among cattle landed at Antwerp from
liwi) Canadian stvamors bad resulted
In the prohibition by the Belgian gov
ernment of the Importation Into that
country of Canadian ejtttle.
Mr. Hlrkmeyer. Liberal member
from the Ayr district, asked whether
the government would Insist, as *
condition of the assent of the crown
of the dominion cpyright act, thut a
clause be Inserted In that act enforc
ing the consent of the author. Mr.
Buxton replied that the negotiations
regarding the copyrigh net bad been
stopped by ttte death of -Sir JoHm
Thompson and that at the present tlm»
be was unable to present a statement
in regard o tho matter.
ANOTHER BLIZZARD COMING.
Washington, Feb. 12.—Tbe weather bu
reau has received Information that an
other big storm Is developing off the
North Pacific coast. Storms arising in
this section move, ss * rule, along the
northern edge of tbe United States and
leave their effects otto In tbe New
England and middle states. Tbe ridge
of high pressure extends w*sc of the
Gulf of Mexico. Snow daring the next
twenty-four hours Is predicted for all
Uio middle nnd New England stats* and
for * number ot other states. It has
already begun In Washington.