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Kitaiiliihpil , f •l*e T *P* 1 Fubi tilling Uo ‘ Pnbll*h«rt« I 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.