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GA„ MONDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1S95.
I m ii i
Bill Was
Pat Through Without
the Changes.
THE BOUSE AND TlIE NAYY.
N.T»I Appr»P r, »“ on Bl11 *• Una ' r
pUea«lo»- Ro ”* 0,n MK ' Iy to
goce«x» Minister Gray-lhe
Bond Voto Annlyiod.
R - e T:. HenTy B - 'Whipple, D. D., bishop
of Minn., to be a member of the Indian
commJwlon, vice Charles C. Painter,
deceased.
Secretary Carlisle has given orders to
tne chief of the bureau of engraving
ana printing to proceed at once to
brush up tfco old plates and prepare
•new ones for the printing of the 4 *>er
cent, bonda sold under the contingent
agreement with the Morgan-Belmont
syndicate. The old plate oontalns the
text of the law under which the 4 per
cent, bonds are. issued. The new plate
will contain the terms under which the
4 per. cent, bond on a 3 3 4 per cent.
Interest Is tefcued, and the surface print
ing wik'be put on the face of the 4
per cent, bonds run off from the old
plates, requiring each bond to be run
through the press two or more times.
CONFIDENCE INCREASED.
^'atihfinfton,
sere taken in
i. Fefc. ,15.—The toot steps
the senate today In tihe
^oBllon of the postoffloe apprewria-
„H1 which h3d hoe® under constd
every day since Monday. A
. . e)tor t wast.mswle on tlhe part of
h cOTBrtttee on appropHaUong to re-
£' Xc , ormxmsatlon of the railroad
L[£. for the use of postal cars
shape of an amendment offered
v ,, r ' iitacjsbum to cut down the ap-
m r:atlon ,of 83.205,000 to the extent
UiVticf cent., and the senaite decided
* K tit-dcaal9,.»ays36. It had pro-
.-oudy msattved a similar proposition
or from yesterday
erstion
dace
gonipantes
in the
Effect otf the Bond Sale on tho Busi<
oess of tho Country.
X«w York, Ft*. 15.—It. G. Dun &
Co.’s weekly rev.ew of trade tomorrow
will say:
Another week’s expirls of gold ami
withdrawals from the treasury have
been almost entirely stopped by tile
contract for purchases of gold from
Messrs. Belmont and dloifean. Though
Itg details only became >«bUe Thurs
day and 'Were quite sharply criticised
by many, the fact should not be fongot-
ten that tho r^to of ekebango was in
* ‘.'ITitUeas 19, nays 38. It had pre- fact controlled, gold wag actually
***j“®” _ nronnsttlon started hlthenward from 'Europe and
. .— lram there was entirely arrested, at least
Which :>ac1 com ftat n^n , «*“» far, the outwaM movement which mission and to trial by Vt»
fid Whinh applied only . scorned within forty-e. gtu bourn of
sotce fresn SpringfleH, Mass., to A
and New Orleans. La.—the
Ga
‘son that pmposraou i«i..5
s -1 Than an effort was made by
“ ".i'urlrt.to'h.anre the 1196,000 Which
r^ropriated for this latter service
S5d with a similar fast Sne In the
West from Ohio to Texas amd ^orlda.
emtpty.ng the treasury. Close criticism
of things done In such a stress comes
tK-QU
Evidence Given For and Against
Liiioukalanl in Her Trial for
Treason at Honolulu.
I’ROTEbTED HER IGNORANCE.
Others Who Unit liuowledge of the
Facts Say the (iueen Was Kept
Informed of What Was Go
ing On-sentenced.
Honolulu. Feb. 8, via San Fran K t o.
Cal.. Fdb. 15.—The tria,! of the ox-
queen upon the charge of misprision
of treaaon before a military conwnis-
slon began on tihe morning of tlhe 5t h
Instant. Over 200 persons wen- pres
ent a majority being ladles. Nothin;;
distinguished the entrance of the queen
or the pocerdings from those of uny
other accused person. (Her aspect wus
depressed and her face seemed sxpres-
slonelss. She seeemd to listen Intently
to the reading of the Charges mil .it
Ms close wiped her eyes. Her > mi- l,
Paul Neumann, made a series i »b-
jootlons to the jurisdiction otf Uhe <■ *;»-
nothing
lnttn
I ;Wa met with no more favor than
l> others and was mid on the table by
. vote of 32 to 33. And then the blit
nas paaswd.
B0t ....
icn tle adjourned at 5:55 o c-lofck.
Thero was considerable dNcussion
over an amendment reported from the
committee on appropriations for a mod
ification at the law rotating to the ln-
sn-'otlou of cattle and meats for ex
piation. and Mr. Platt opposed any
change In the law that .ooked to tho
propitiation of Germany. This amend
ment and others relating to irrigation,
plants and seeds also went over to be
further discussed and acted on toroer-
■For tho mom ant business only waits
to know wliaihcr sales of American se
curities iad withdrawals of geld from
t-hie treasury have been lastingly
stopped by the remarkable increase of
conQdence.
The reviving of confidence has not
only prevented w thdraw.ils of gold by
Americans in In the main, but salts of
^ American seourUies by foreigners h ive
TSeagrteultural Mil followed and had been nearly. If not qu fie, balanced by
heen finally aoted on* when tho purchases.
— - The two obstacles which block the
pith Jnst now are exceed nc cheapness
of farm products and restricted opera
lions In tho industries.
Itoetrlcted purchases by the West
and South naturally result :n the out
put of pig iron, which on February 1
was 1074101 tons, against '108,414 the
week previous.
Continued dullness Is reported In cot
tons and a roduct.on of prices by the
Amosktvig Mills causes same hesitation.
In the main die works are w?3 cm
ployed, bm with extremely scanty
profits and considerable doubt whether
u market will be found for accumulat
ing stocks «f some goods.
The ononey market shows a 1 tendency
to strengthen, and somewhat larger of-
CeriDgs of commercial paper appear,
though uot in .proportion to the report
ed activity of m its. Doubtless many
are working on short time, but any Im
provement .s encouraging. A some
what cktsec marks! la-expected as a
remit of the bond transaction.
The failures for the first week of
February show liabilities of only $2,-
000.800, of -which *721)348 were of
minficttiring and $1,034,804 of trading
•concerns.
The final report for January shows
an aggregate of gl5.tlH7.053, against
*20,843.028 last year; *3.002 228 wore
of manufacturing concerns this year,
against *11,580,715 last year, while
*11,820,125 were of trad ng concerns,
against *17,234,587 last year.
Fa.lures for the week wore 270 <n
tho United States, against 323 last year
and 51 In Canada, aga nut 55 last year.
Bradstreet’s will say: Milder and
pleasanter weather, fellawing the se
verest storms and extremity law tem
perature have, with few exemptions,
failed to stimulate older* for seasona
ble goods or the distributive movement
generally. Exceptions Include a revival
of demand in a few lines at Boston
and Now York, and in drags, leather
and paper at 1'hlladcJpli a, and In gen
eral merchandise at Savannih and
Jacksonville, the only Southern elites
reporting trade bitter and mercantile
collections good. At tho West there
are Improved sale,: by Ch.cago Jobbers
In dry goods, clothing, furnishings
shoes and rubber goods, and Kansas
City announces a larger volume of
spring business.
Demand for staples has increased at
M Iwiuktv, as at Mr. Paul, pointing to
small stocks held by country dealers.
Elsewhere general trade remains at a
low ebb.
Mercantile collections South and
West, with few exceptions, are s’ow
and unsatisfactory. Southern mer
chants anti manufacturers in sonic in
stance* are making greater efforts to
collect amounts due than to sell goods.
As one consequence' of the recee» ex
treme weather trade at Augusta has
fallen off to a mark'd degree, as at
B rm’.ngham. Chattanooga, Arl-uita and
New Orleans, mecehnnts at (he latter
point finding an unfavorable influence
also in the swppae» of payment* of
sugar bounties. Word comes from
Texas tbait snow throughout that state
has checked the volume of trade In all
directions.
The house hill to abolish the differ
ential! duties on sugar tV3* reported fa
vorably ane! without amendment from
the finance committee, and was placed
on the calendar with a resolution from
\ir AM rich to •re-eetm-mlt tt with ln-
atructloins looking to the enactment ec
tihe reciprocity and sugar bounty pro-
rMont of the tMoKln’-ey act ymd to the
tc-hnnosUion of a duty on wool.
Mr. Butler made a speech.In advo-
nev of the pooling hill, butmude no
dirt to have (the bill brought 'before
St senate.
Mr. Coke reported a resolution, which
sis agreed to. for tho esMJbflslwnient
of an extiertmental fish station on the
(cast of Florida.
After a Short executive session tho
Striate, ait 5:55 o'clock, adjourned until
tomorrow.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The house met today at 11 o’olock,
tad after the passage of a few private
bib the naval appropriation will tor
the vear ending June 30, 1890. was
taken un In eomiTStt-tee of the whole.
Its friends having exported every week
within the last three to as*, for Its
consideration. The contents of Mae hill
wen- exolained by Mr. TaiKsert 4D®m-
ner.rtl of Maryland. The total omouut
carried was *30.963,96.
By agreement general debate wan
ordered to be closed at 2 o’clock to-
morraw. The discussion today was de
vote! to the paragraph providing for
toe Increase of the navy by the con
struction at three battleships and bine
torpedo "boats. This was advocated by
Mr. Pendleton (Democrat) <* West
Virginia, Do'dlver (Republican) of
1'iwvv iMoney fDsmorrat) of Mississippi,
Wi-adoek (Demoorat) of Michigan and
Myer (Demoorat) of LoutMana, and op
posed by Messrs. Stmpson (Populist)
of Kansas and Everett (Democrat) of
Maaeadhuoetta.
A conference was ordered on the sen
ate amendments to the house Joint
resolution extending for this year only
from Much 1 to April 16 the time with
in which Income tax returns may he
made.
At 6 odock. under the rules, the house
took a recess until 8 otcloA this even
ing. the evening session to be for the
consideration of private pension bins.
GRAY’S SUCCESSOR.
It was rumored about the capltol this
evening that the president will be urged
In appoint Senator Ransom to be min
iver to Mexico to succeed the late Min-
later Gray of Indiana, whose death
was announced this morning. Mr. Ran-
ton's term of office as a senator ex
pires with this congress, and it Is said
ihat the president will be very glad to
tender him this appointment.
There will be no further financial
legislation attempted by the house at
this session. The defeat of two bank
ing bills and one bond bill in quick
surresslon satisfies the Democratic
l-'iil'-ra that a majority of the house
• xnnot be brought to support any
measure. There was some talk in tho
hous,» today that some measure of
financial relief might be engrafted upon
the general deficiency appropriation
hill e-hen It U taken up In tho senate,
hut It is not definitely known if this
attempt will be seriously made. The
memhens of the house are now looking
forward with Impatience to adjourn
ment. and the committee on rules 1*
constantly importuned for special or
ders for certain Important hills that
have not yet received consideration by
the house bill, which. It Is believed,
c™ be rushed through the uenate If
•hey can reach that body luring the
lost week of the session.
<->ne of these is the naval reorganlxa-
‘■on bill and another Is the Nicaragua
enna bill. All talk of an extra session
his been ended, and It U believed that
*hcn congreoa adjourns on the 4th of
•’lar.-h next, It will not be naked to
fonvene again sntil the regular tneet-
,a * day In December.
CAPITAL NOTES.
. analysis of the vote upon the
*“‘t bond bill In the bouse yesterday
that tt* several parties were
divided as Colours:
Democrats, for the bill, M; against,
•d; majority against. 6.
Republicans, for the bill, Jl; against,
6- majority against. 32.
Populists, against the ME. 10; for the
—ill. none.
All Wiese were overruled. The c
and specifications were read, t
cused being pemulttofi to remudi
ttl. Neumann then asaeu fur s
pjnement foaanother day bafoc
lng to the dhavgee, as he had n
time to formulate objections to
He bad to ha counsel for m> i
prisoners. Nearly all the ot'he
yens being either under arrest
taking testimony from pitsonci
case was continued to the ne>
non. The American and Urhe-
sentatives were present as nsu
a large number of otrick;lr it
cloches..
On the second dgy, February 0
learned that from 8 tb 9 o'cl
Vise -previous morning that tu c:
had been visited by Capt.
Parker of the police and eu 'j -
him to a trying solicitation t<
a full confession of 'her ku-
what part she took in the late re
He Wsausht such an open ttv’-v
xneure the release at >many of v
Usans now In prison. The c
maintained that may avas btn
the whole affair and laid th
pie;
heard of it. Tie told th.
of a nev; plan of upri;
kalkl. Mr. W. (>. Smitl
eral, testified that tit.
entirely unexpe- i.-i. t
tlun v-na towaiM night on Sun-1
arms hud been landed at Beit
Nothing was seen of any yesac-!
ran; other side.
The government closed its’
11 o'clock a. at.
Neumann, f,,r the a -cused, the
twelve well-kn.iA ,i r« s:d.*nte o
lulu, all but oh" of whom ten
a long acquaintance with
Clark, the ex--|ti. -n’s retains
testified that hi- refutation f<
and veracity was bad, an t t!
would not '.relieve him upon
it was ful' bis In:, rent to lie.
On th« 8di, th, court requl
eral passages in the ex-queen
ment to he at;: , ;i out l> fore
be admitted to the rr-or.1.
Mr. Nen
malntainiu;
entirely to
kiuswiedgc
Judge Ad;
forty-five n.ntttes, treating with de
rision the r- - Mlity of her Ignorance
wlttt the th;- inspirator, Nowlein,
living undi r h .- roof, and of the d -u-
menta passing ,-u-k and forth between
her and 0 ill. k relating to the estab
lishment of th-- n w government at the
very time v.-hen Waunnpolo pre
pared to land the arms at
l-ecrtlon was rip .
The trial . 1 | : , t j. 'i
An order emp ■ ■■ - r'ng t -
execute the - ,-ut--n, e of
commission i. i,, -.- p.p
through the ounciiu.
On the It-ot day of trial
ment writ! -n I > the e X -qu
in court. J-.i tt she said:
"The mtiv,l un ter:
Hawaliat.s In month
commene -fi with ,ut my
sanction ■- -- -tan. ■■ dir
known t.. th who took part In l't. I
received r,o Infrrnrnion from any one
In regard t > which men were or which
sp-'ke
Kinn
ED IE
From All Farts of tlie Section Come
Stories of Unprecedented
Precipitation.
ATLANTA GOT IT AGAIN.
;itll it
id d for
insur-
shal to
nllitary
»t a to
ken by tho
,s absolutely
knowledge,
etiy or indl-
wouth Georgia Hail a Full Share, and
laoulslann, Alabama and Florida
Report the Ground Covered
at Many Points*
km
»to b
as a pro -a it
not hnv *
any way. •
I he prorrl -t
I will add.
ore to. th- y
would h.t
The quee.
to clianjt; •
bad not •
She t> m: ■ >
a cabin- 1 *”: t
were
it*to
to do
As
N-.
offender.-*
w »uR; "1 a
o.iso. Sir
mission t )
t*f ur.::on r.
“Ir
d. 1 do not
la Information flboul 1 hove
il from me unless it was
to my personal safety, or
Ion ary measure. It would
tanked my intentloas in
! I A • •' 11 i
i from such a venture. But
mt h.ul I known their se-
.r 1 havo been mine and
• ii Invl lately preserved."
admits tliat m'.-* Intended
••• cothlnent, but -chat she
; -I’ i i ii.’W srovernnvent.
h • bill ihv -rhttochooso
o servo in the event xhe
1 :o ;j*A.vor. She o*ys her
lUaUbed solely toy A desire
jr ibe people of her coun-
swwmhwlon dtnlt wl-ttti bhie
she prayod AlmljJhty G«d
tv'.th tbooe who tried.(her,
nlod tihe rl^ht at the com-
v the cose. <a the grounds
i wurr.icvt for
IS!. she s«id.
4 "• r.hrlatlan
a trial before
anility.
!. dvlH
ont,
’ said
eour-
h unl
it wo*
*u ere
7 that
*■ !•: at \n* i
1th
rd th
t and
• m!n-
oonsojtkur her a<i all. ••■no .nu«*h tho
excited and <k*lar. d « . the authori- te«y :
ties had agreed that sh • -uould n.»t t>!e
molesttxl by any ;. *rs t exn ,k N*m* min. I .t. v
mann and WUf -n spe.iklm; to her on ffj|U»fullv
barker -to lattiiSB
acted upon his osvn n-.q><
tile Interest i-f - in- i-r:.. '"'"■■I
Neumann began by rJrJec’.lnj on the
ground that no-u-.l -r r■ riv-nlng a ,n.l-
Itary oanmlsel :t hsd I" -n .-tv 4 ..tt
the prisoners. MaJ. Putter trellll-l that
n copy of such an order was with Uhe
paper* reived. Neumann then repeated
the same obJeoBon* to the Jurlsdlcllun
of tho commtsslon uWch h" Mil made
in all hts former eases, natrafiy. that
no adt of war nonv exfi: ■! Judlfylng
such a fhminlvslon: Uiait suoli u tribunal
could try only military offense*, anti
that treason s-nd misprison of treason
were offense* nsaJnst tiise statute law
and could only be tried by » Jury In a
civil court. . .
Mrs. Domini* through her counsel
then dcoltned to plead guilty to the
thirteen epoctflca-Uois* and charge*.
The court directed a pl«i ot not euuw
to be entered.
THE TB3TTMONY.
The first witness -was Charles Clark,
utio hail-been two years a retainer at | lun'.'s c-onrrisle.kfTer. to AVashlnyVm last
Washington palace. On the night of summer. Ho eonfe- ' .1 to having as-
January 3 over thirty armed guards tested in tho omnwimenls f r »he
were there .Tholr amt* were tlug up inn,lln* of arms. Both Dwlos and ho
out of the yard between 6 end 7 o'clock pleaded guilty. Juice Admit* Kin-
p. m. They had been hutted there tart I nty ithdcsfbt the «ge of the secured
year when a report was clrou kited that I aOi tits' previous position In tho coun-
Waehlugton palace was to b« burned, try were of weight In tho execution.
Police .were informed that a movement letter ws* addres-i-d a few day*
was to -be made and they ordered ngo to UrMtod Stor e Minister W1MI* by
W.ishtntrton palace to he held against p p. j.vneo. a. nretnlnent American
all comers. Bomb* to oe used attains! r ■ hlent ot Honolulu, saying that sl
imy attacking forao were secured, though nearly all hi# Income w.u. *•-
That night the arms were reburied, os rt vfc | f r -, m investments in the Island.
It sailed. H:
sifted in tihe -mingling with royalists
and indulging In lodjsereet talking.
IVeldsnann. Craig anil M.vrshtu. who
were convicted at tre.ison, are still
confined In prison await liter the execu
tion af court-nyirtlal's sentence.
On the Afternoon ot tile 6th the oases
of John A. Cummings and C:spt. Da
vies of Walmaualo were taken uo to
gether by the courtwnartla;. They
were changed with mlrprleon of trea
son. Both -hid rorrtrlb'i’c.l Important
1 testimony In the other trials. Cum
mings' counsel. Mr. Msggnn, made a
I long plea for only a fine for the oU
man. Cmremnr* sois ane of IJIIuoka-
Nowlein had tnCd them that the moo
mint was off.
On Sunday, the 6th. Nowlein ordered
him to get ready, as the movement
was to be nude at 6 o'clock a. «n. on
Monday. The arms were again dug up
cud the men armed. Witness mot the
accused at 7 o’clock Sunday evening
ond told her of th" expected move
ment. She had replied that Nowlein
had told her and she hoped It would
he a success. That night he saw tho
government not (tiers a.sK-nfbllng anil
told the accused.
She said ahe was sorry. Tho bombs
were then exhibited tn court. Witness
stated that Iron bombs were brought to
Washington palace the Sunday before
New Year’s day by Nowlein.
HAD ORDERS FROM THU QUEEN.
STILL AT ‘WASHINGTON.
Southern Railway Employes Wrestling
With the Salary Problem.
Washington, Fit). 15.—The commlteeo
of forty, representing the employes of
tho Southern railway in their d-enaml
for a restoration of wages under the
Kch-dnlo of lMn, are suii in the c:y.
ovldmrly wrestling with the refusal of
Thin! Vlce-Pres dunt Baldwin to com
ply with their request. Secret sessions
of the committee are In prognwt and
no information is forthcoming fob the
n iwspiper*. A conference was Krfd at
1030 o'clock today, and the committee
do not expect to get stray from Wash
ington before late tomorrow.
It is known that there .was an ex
change of mesmgM between the How It
em hesdqnartent and the committee
today.
CAME NEAR DROWNING.
Athens. Feb. lS.-fflp*cU!.>-H. K.
Nicholson, city passenger agent of the
Oeorris railroad. narrowly escaped
drowning today. He was skating and
-broke through the lee on the water
works pond. He srs* rescued by Profes-
of the University and others.
ire wan prepared to pay his Income
tax ns on Amerlcaa ettlxen, but first
deeMred lnf-rrmstfon of Mr. Willis as
to this standing anti right ea such cltl-
sen. Jones save hr hs* trervtsl as min
ister of state both under the <mon-
archr end the pnivlrtonal government;
tbait he has token the oath to support
the republic of- Hawaii: foot during
the rrcent tnsurreotlon he carried a
run -to defend hi* house and family
and those of others against mob vio
lence. He now arks the United States
minister whether or not he continue*
to tss enUthd to protection a* tan
American etttren notwithstanding the
apparently sdvense published Insruc-
lons rer.t to Admiral Beardsley. Ho
considers It wrong that he Should loss
his rtaht to protection for so iefrtlcllng
hi* family. Minister WlfiU has replied
Tho next witness was Jacob Kauwln, . .... —tw. - __
who had been two years retainer at that ht will sutmfit the queetion to the
Washington palace. On Friday morning, authorities at Wsttolngton.
The president bat appointed the Rt -'-' J • »U tttaett are feared
uary 4th, the accused asked him
what the nerws of last night was. He
told her the business had been ur.suo-
cossful. The following Sunday night
the guns were distributed to the guards
again. Sometimes Nowlein and some
times the accused gave witness ord-q*
as to hhs duties about the palace.
William Kaae. the ox-queen's secre
tary, repeated his form t lasti.u u
as to having engrossed eleven comralo-
Hlons for tne accused. As he finished
each one she looked it ov r o . 1 * _ 1
It. He also copied a form of c institu
tion for tho monarchy not long before
he copied the commissions, near the
end „f December last. Ho gave the
constitution to Nowlein: On the night
ot January i be saw UiUiy ur suits
armed men guarding Washington pal
ace. Ho understood arms
landed at Kaka!
archy under LtlluokalanL
the commission* were destroy
morning after the trouble at IV;
He helped the officials search fa
the morning after sne was »
Samuel Nowlein took the (tai
repeated hla former testimony c
nlng and executing the uprlsl
had a conversation with the
before starting about the intern
rising at Kakako. He told '
do K-smethlng that i'
would explain later c
that arms had beet
Diamond Head, he tok
tt. She sum ahe was
come off.
that he did not after
the queen about the
THE ROSS '
Ico to restore the .-non- in-law, John
luoknlanL She told him I moat deplurs
s were destroyed the curred in til
Tile Kate of the Young Defendant In
the Jury's Hands.
Forsyth. Ga., Feb. 16.—(Bpeclal.)-The
argument in the case against young
Russ (or murder, was concluded today
by Hon. Robert L. Berner for the de
fense. Mr. Berner spoke for four hours
and then the Jury retired. It ta not
likely that a verdict will be reached
tonight. Public opinion to that the ver
dict will not be an acquittal.
he evidence In the case has been
and more than twen-
“ i on each side.
. which young
tiled bis fatber-
was one of the
that ever oc-
and attempted
that existed he-
the day -
ested. I governor at .
1. He to settle some trouble that existed he-
plan-1 tween himself an t Mr. Gibson. The
7. He result wus that Mr. Gibson Struck Russ
vhereupon it vs shot him
Id up- I four l
lng be
, killing 1
-almost instantly,
bat the cane used
s was a weapon
stubbornly fought
ldre.
made
r the State
J. W. Pri
Preston
Although
•well, he m-i'lo
half of his cll-
ble effect upon
Atlanta, Ga.. Feb. 15.—Tho most fu
rious snow storm ever seen here began
early this morning, and at midnight Is
still raging. The ground to now covered
to a depth of nine Inches. Seven inches
represent today's fall. Street car linen
suspended traffic early In tho afternoon.
The connolldated will be closed until
rain or the sun melts the snow. An In
cident of this unusual weather hero
to the Inability of the trade to supply
the demand for rubber ah os and boots.
Tho stock of every house In the city
Is exhausted. Many broken legs have
resulted from coasting. In the moun
tains the snow to six feet deep, and a
special Irom 'Murphy. N. C.. says that
It to from ten to twelve feet deep In
the mountains of Western North Caro
lina.
THO signal offloe hero says that the
storm win coumwwu until kmr.Tr*? w af
ternoon.
Trains going sautU over tho Southern
railway tonlgnt curried uucw plows
buioie the engines.
AT EATONTON.
Eatonton, Fee. 15.—(opecial.)—Snow
began tailing here tnis nurnmg at 6:30
o’clock arid has continued without
cea>s.ng all day. and u still failing. At
this hour, 7 o'clock, tne weather Is
elinply awful. There is no telling how
deep snow wffl get If It continues to
fall all night.
COL.UMBUo'HAD A HEAVY FALL.
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 15.—Columbus
had tho heaviest snow storm In over
half a century before daybreak this
morning. The entire city is clothed In
a mantle of white, and an unusual
Blent that greeted early risers. A heavy
sleet fell tnrougnoul the morning, and
snowballing Ivas Indulged in by old
and yuung.
several improvised sleighs were seen
on tne streets, and toward night the
sleet ceased and rain tell ana frose
an last as ft fell, snow has prevailed
througoout this section and all trains
are delayed from all points. Steamers
came up tnu river today with bowa
eased In Ice.
SNOWBALLING IN SAVANNAH.
. Savannah. Ga., Feb. 15.—Two inches
, r snow fea hurt nlgnt ana tnis uwnr
lr.g. It is the second snow hO.rm ex-
perlencetl here in mjny year*, and the
. By gave it— if tip io hilarity. Business
men spent the day snowballing.
SLEIGHING AT LEARY.
Leary. Ga.. Feb. 16.—(Special.)—Last
night at 6.45 snow began falling, and
has fallen at intervals ever since. The
heaviest snowfall ever known In this
section of Georgia has been witnessed.
The face of the earth Is covered to a
depth of t to 6 inches, and It Is still
snowing. Preparations are being mode
for sleigh rides—something unheard of
In Southwest Georgia before. The enow
not being anticipated, people generally
are unprepared for It, and It to caus
ing great suffering to cattle, etc., as
no food or shelter had been prepared
for them. The cold epell, which lasted
for several Is claimed by old inhab
itants to be Uhe coldest known to
them. The farming Interest has been
greatly retarded. Usually the planting
of com la under full headway by the
ltth of Februrary, but thto season up
to date very little work of any kind
has been done on the farms. It is gen
erally understood that about the usual
acreage will be planted In cotton—a
fact greatly to be deplored. The oat
crop will be a complete failure, some
farmers having man a second time
to have them killed again.
FIRST IN SIXTEEN YEARS.
Valdosta. Ga.. Feb. 15.—(Special.)—
The prettiest sight Valdosta peopl*
have witnessed for years greets them
this morning. The little city has
donned a mantle of snow, and, as far
as the 'eye can reach, every housetop
is snowy white. Daybreak found wane
anxious one In each home astir, and
snow ball* fly thick and fast where
email boys are gathered, and many
times grown up boys, too.
For sixteen • years each winter has
name and gone and everyone has given
a sigh ot relief, *rat now every one to
wishing " ’twould Know stain tonight.”
Beginning at deck, the snow fell the
entire first part of the night, ami this
morning to from four to six Inches
deep. This is the first time In the his
tory of our city that we have bad a
real snow.
SNOW SIX INCHES AT CAMILLA
Camilla, Ga., FVb. 15.—(Special.)—
There were four to six inches of snow
on the ground here lost night on a
level, and this morning the scene Is
lovely—everything covered with snow.
Such a sight was never witness'd in
Mitchell county, even by the (Gleet In
habitant. The children here have never
before seen tile ground covered with
snow, and this morning the little ones
are wild with excitement. The tem
perature did not go os low here tn the
last cold spell as It had done this win
ter, but all the oat crop has been
killed a second time. Our farmers are
going to plant largely of Sea Island
cotton this spring, and arrangement*
are now being perfected to erect this
spring a large Sea Island cotton gin
nery at Camilla, with capacity of 30
to 60 bale* per day.
A NOVELTY AT QUITMAN.
Quitman, Feb. 16.—(Special.)—The
first snow Fuat has fallen la Quitman
since 1879 fell last night. It began at
7 o'clock and continued for two hours,
covering the ground about throe and a
h«K inches deep. The sight to a novel
one to Quitman. Business la suspended
and everybody Is enjoying snow bal
ing. Sleet also fell for about two hours.
It Is very cold.
LOGANVILLE ICEBOUND.
Loggnvllle. Qa„ Feb. 15.—(Special.)—
The enow and cold weather hare played
havoc with this town. The snow covers
the ground to the depth of six' laches,
with a coat of Ice under It. This snow
to frozen, and will not melt fast. Tha
mai.a have not been coming on time
for over a week, and It to likely that
the-’ will not get any null for a week
more.
three inches at Abbeville.
Abbeville. Ga., FVb. 15.—(SpetlaL)-
A three-inch snow fell here layt night.
Th* boys ore having a lino time snow
balling- It K 'he first time In over two
I years that snow has fallen here. A firu
hominy t-norv Is foiling now. We havi
had very cold weather. The second cro|
of oaLs is reported kiTlcd. Tills Is th
coldest winter t^lnce lSvti.
EIGHT INCHES AT NEW OULBANB
Now Orleans, Feb. 15.—'The snow whlcl
fell yesterJay measured exactly elgh
Inches today, according to the report
given out by Cnpt. Kerkam of tho weath
er bureau here.
Tonight It Is snowing again and It 5
expected that the depth of tho snow bi
tomorrow morning will reach at leas
ten Inches.
ALABAMA'S RECORD.
Montgomery. Feb. 15.—It has beet
snowing her,- all day. but It has mehei
as fast as It fel'. Several sleighs wen
out for a merry making.
Specials to tha Advertiser report snot
as follows:
Tuscaloosa—Snow has been falling al
day ond it has reached a depth ot foul
Inches, and the (all continues.
At Marlon the snow was three incho
deep and still falling.
At Livingston there was three Incho
and still snowing.
Gadsden reports nine inches with t
prospect of fifteen, and considerable suf
feting among the poor classes.
Dadevllle reports six Inches and stll
falling.
Eufaula says It Is four Indites deep
tho heaviest on record.
Clanton four Inches and still falling.
Uoseman six and a half Inches.
Shelby four inches and still falling.
Tutledega, four to five Inches and stll
falling.
SEVERE ALABAMA WEATHER.
Birmingham, Feb. 16.—A special to thi
Age-Herald from Demopolls, All., says
Foul- to tlvo inches snow has fallen her
today and lost night, and still falling ,
We have had the severest cold weatho
far the past ten days experience hen
for many year*.
A FALL OF mv twr-ttFS.
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 16.—A epecki
to the Age-Herald from Jacksonv.l.s
Ala,, shvk: J
A snow storm of great violence set II
here this morning at 9 o'clock, and slnci
that time It has continued without ceas
lng. The ground is covered to the deptl
of six inches.
FIVE INCHES AT BIRMINGHAM.
■Birmingham, Feb. 15.—The severe colt
weather has culminated In a severe snot
storm. It has been faking since day Ugh
and la five Inches on the level and sill
coming down. ■ 1 ”
ALL OVER FLORIDA.
Jacksonville. Feb. 15,-The snow wai J
J cm-ral In west Florida tonight. A
eniacoCa. Lake City. Tallahassee, Rlvo
Junction and other points the people wer. :
snowballing all day. At Welborn, th
snow was the first that had fallen slnci
1853.
DOWN IN FLORIDA; ' •< :
1 Lake Olty, Fla., Feb. 1B.-Specl*l.)-
Ln*t niguts snow storm was the’fire .
dver witnessed In thto part of tho coun
try. About 5 o’clock yesterday aftei
noon it Wgan sleeting, and at 8:15 snot
began failing, promising to oontlnu
through the better part of the night
About midnight rain began to fall li
torrents. This morning the ground I
covered with snow, amd the natlvm an
standing around In grout" wild.wttl
amusement. The thermometer rt*lj
tered 38. during the entire storm. Full
three inches of snow fell.
A MONETARY CONFERENCE.
German Statesmen Think tho Tim
Hum Come.
Berlin, Feb. 15.—The relchstag toda]
debated the Interpellation at the gov
eminent by Count von Mlrtroch, th
Agrarian labor leader, urging the gov
ernment to call an International mon
ctary conference with a view to it
monetising sliver. Count von Mlrbmcl
held that the time was opportune f<i
Germany to sutninon such a aotrfcrenct
The trade at the world, be said, wa
suffering from the disordered state o
the currency ot tho varloua countries
and an International agreement flxlm
the ratio of the metals was the eol
solution of the difficulty.
Count Herbert Btomarck said th*
events had proved that a blmatallt
currency was the best for the Inters*
of national prosperity. Former inon»
tavy conferences, he said, hud faltei
because th* representatives of the pow
er# hsd attended them without nnt
fixed Instrurtlons. If a new conferena
were arranged, Germany must cons
to an entente with at leaat one otha
power regarding the basis of the con
ference. Of England, he said that bl
raetailtom had made great prog ret*
there, and had obtained great popular!
ty. His friend, llr. Balfour, wouli
without doubt be a member of tho nex
British ministry and would help 0
achieve victory for the English bl-met
allic union.
Chancellor von Hobcnlohe Intlmatn
that the government would bo wlllli*
to confer with the federal govemmen
upon the question of entering Into nt
gotlotlona with the powers In regard ti
the advisability of reeonnidering th.
monetary sytem. Prince Hohenlohe pre
faced his declaration with the words:
"Without prejudice to tho Germai
currency system. It must be sdmittw
that, from the economic point of view
the Increasing difference of value be
tween gold and silver throstens a pet
manently detrimental effuct."
ENGLISH COMMENT.
London, Feb. 15.—The Standard wll
comment tomorrow ot length upoi
Prince Hohenlohe's statement and thi
fact Ihat Count von Mlrluch'a propose
1* supported by more than halt thi
members of tho relchstag.
“It to certain." the Standard will say
"that the resolution will be passed al
ter the debate tomorrow. Howovei
there I* little hope that o new confer
er.ee wll. have a bettor result than thi
one hold In Brussels.”
FIRE AT CORDELE.
Cordole Go., Feb. 15.-(8peclal.)-d''
<s * , e' ,, '**i><> u »e owned by W. P. Shoalet
of Oglethorpe and occupied by G. w
Crittenden, was burned here this morn
lng about 2 oclock, with nearly al
Its contents. The fire warn burnlnt
overhead and falling In when the famll*
wore aroused, and It was with difficult:
that they escaped with their lives.
Mr. Crittenden to a fireman on Us
8., A. & M. railroad, and hla famll!
are In dcsUtute circumstances, but thi
ft?™™* People of Cordele are makini
,i.u contributions to liolr, them
. Snow fell here all night, and thk
morning It to several Inches deep. Th,
people generally are on the streeti
enjoying the rare sport of snowballing
and business to nearly suspended.
VALDOSTA'S CITY COUNCIL.
Valdosta, Os., Feb. 15.—(Soectai i-
Tf" election for mayor and city coun
ell passed off quietly and resulted 4i
Mayor e CM.“j°r ‘'l' f ?" owln if ttok-t
I.* y £. r ' J ' °. ord °n Crawford; coun
jJ'Tf 8- 8trtck *»nd, 8. B. Godwin. J
J^V^f^anWesV^
* rn,,n iC VaidoiiU'M most rea
r*f*ntative men. y
WEATHER IXDICATIOX8.
Waahlntton. Feb. IS.—For c.vi hi
Snow; followed by fair Saturday aftei
n.vu; narihvust winds.