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WEEKLY MACON, GA., THURSDAY. FLBIUAUY 21, 1895. hiiiuI** Copy i Can rothers, Groceries and Fertilizers* WHOLESALE antr] RETAIL. CAlSH and ON TIME. E A RE THE LEADERS in selling G l'oceries to consumers at stn2v - Wholesale Prices, and we lnon; to hold the lead. “Time Prices” we have, also, reduced to a Minimum—to a T.ive and Let Live Basis, in line with the nriee of cotton nml ovorvthin "We are sole a tits tor Middle Georgia for the celebrated MASTOLON GUANO and the famous ion the Highest Grade Fertilizers sold in the State of Georgia, as every Farmer will Live and Let Live Basis, in line with the price of cotton and everythin w „. „ „ _ BORGIA CHEMICAL WORKS ACID PHOSPHATE,'which ^beyond questi ,tify who has ever used these brands, and the Best arc always the Cheapest. We a* carry a complete line of other High Grade Fertilizers. Samson Guano, Charleston Black jck Dissolved Bone, Pure German Kainit, Bright Cotton Seed Meal, Etc., all bought at strictly Spot Cash Prices when cotton was at the lowest point that it has touched a ll i which we are prepared to sell on terms that absolutely dciy competition. We handle only the best of everything in our line and we guarantee everything that we sell. Do not fail to call on us when in Macon, or write to us for prices, as we can and will save you money. • Remember the name and place. N APIER BROTHERS, 456 ° M H A E 0 R 0 R N Y S ™ EET - IB DEFENDS ffi L e Michigan tenator Made a Lengthy Argument in Reference to the Gold bonds. „f, CREDIT WAS AT STAKE. I... ftd* * StriiBtflo tor HU Fr«# SI „r JUa.ure-TUe House lluulcd liMlf With Appropriation and Income Tax Mutter*. ■aMDBton. F<*. 19.—Senator Vita, macro*) of Wisconsin made a long and eloquent speech in the sen- , today to defense of the present the United States and his secretary Iba treasury In the matter of the , of $62,000,000 Of 4 per cent. bonds »old. The speech «u« mude on the before the senate for the free ootn- I 0 f alvar. but had IN reference to at bill «<harterer. Mr. Vilas tliowc-l it the president bad endeavored to congress to act upon the flivoic-ti acuities In which the treasury was iced by the darlnage of gold, and as congress had declined to net, had 'to avail fokmsolf of the power .Ich the existing taws -gave him and buy goM by the Issue of bonds. The e dbmined for the bonds, Mr. Vi- contended, was the highest that A be obtained under the olrcucn- injfs. or. In other words, 3 3-4 per t. was ithe lowest rate at iuunwSt ■Shiah the bonds would he taken the great banking houses which Iweeu SsnSsd ts; Tfcrw and five- Whs per cent had been offered lp ttr.it money centres add twkl been tad. and all bemuse the bonds u<d Itxovlde soeclllcally for repayment eold coin. her Mr. Vilas’ speech Mr. Platt tnibllcun) of Couneatlout nude a *ch against the free silver bill lt- An effort wss made by Mr. Jones have U time flxed for taking the ■1 vote on the bill, but os its antago- rts refused to ftx any time the ae- te went on. add Mr. Ptatt ts at this vr. ; n. a., engaged In arguing alnst she bill. tnobher Dropoaltlon tb have the vote ken at 4 d. m. tomorrow was made Mr. Jones and objected to by Mr. (Inch, who said that when the bill first introduced by Mr. Jones It lined nine sections, including one the Issue of 1100,000,000 In bonds uue far the retirement of green- s. and he ooought stmt the senate . entitled to an explanation as to y those eight section, had been tndoned. s nil attempt* tb have an hour flxed talcing Uio vote met with objec ts. Mr. Platt went on speaking, lie e It os his belief. In whldh lie knew v of iMa Republican friends would acree with him, that the vice of state financial situation in this retry lay In the paper currency is- by the government, we was an unusually large at- donee of senator, this naming, iShlv tn view of the expooidd contest *r the free silver coinage Wll, and xsllerlee were also filled with spec- ore. The Toutlne morning business, sever, consumed the first half boar fa matters of little public concern, conference report on the diplomatic I consular appropriation was pre nt til and agreed to. All tho diffor- * between the two houses on that have been arranged except aa to appropriation of $600,000 to begin const motion of the cable to H»- . on whldh the conference were un to agree. A further conference ordered on chat hem. r. Call presented Uie memorial to jreas of “the world's arbitration •cue. signed by BWbop Newman as vsMent. with the signatures of 100 ambers of the British parliament, and hel it to be presented in the record, ordered. Hr. Bate (Democrat) of Tennessee Induced a bill to old the Tcmiesne* wtenntal Exposition at NaahvtUe, f*n.. in ISM Referred. The senate passed a bllf to aid In the laetion of a monument to the Mary- ad heroes of the revolutionary war. appropriates $40,000 to be expended the Maryland Society of the Ameri ca revolution, to old In erecting In. Wtlmore a suitable monument to the ■snory eg the patriots who aided In ■tabTiahlng our independence. The credentials of Mr. Wilson, the ta senator from the state of Wash- Won. were presented and he was •bra In—thus completing the full ’gjbsnftip to $$. The Hour of meeting tomorrow was at li a. to. ■r. Jones of Arkansas then moved to bp the tegular order, his free Wll. and It was agreed to—M AK. as follows: 1 Allen. Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Bbtler, Calk Ctark, Dubois, wilkner, George, Hansbrough, Harris. FTOton. Joses of Arkansas, Kyle. Mc- “J“nn. Martin. Mitchell of Oregon, 5* n A I>Mco . PefTer, Perkins. Petti- Pugh. Roach, Stewart. *«r. Vest, Voorhees. Walsh, Whit*. Tgson of Washington and Wolcott—34. Aldrich, Burrows, Caf- ‘-ainden, Carey, Chandler, Dixon, Gray, Hale. Hasrky, lllgglna Hf.ar. Lindsay, Led***, McMUIln. whereon, Mandcraon. Mitchell of Wisconsin, Morrill, Palmer, Platt, Proc tor, Ransom, Vilas and Washburn—17. Then the tug or war was on. The bll, was read In full. In the opening skirmish, Mr. Jones said tho friends of. his bln were willing to put matter to a test now, without a word of debate. | If the opponents saiw fit to resist and to discuss It, of course Its friends could not help It; but they had to make an earnest effort to get a vote. Mr. Jones added he did not propose to jeopardise any apppruprlatlon bill. Than, w»« nb.ntv of time to doss them all. It was apparent, however, that no vote could be taken at may, nor at any time that could bp dcfllnltelv tod; so Mr. Jones said that he had only to -request thsit the debate would pro ceed as ropddly as possible, and that the vote might be had at the earliest possible hour. He would, therefore, ask the senate to remain In session today until a vote was got. If that could be done. The general debate wns opened by Mr. Vilas, the tenor of his remarks be ing given above. While Mr. Vlusa was speaking, Mr. Aldrich sought to read a dispatch Just received, but Mr. Vilas declined to yield for that purpose. The dispatch he Intended to read was as follows: ' London, Fob. 19.—The prospectus for the new -bonds was Issued at 6 p. m. here. It is for $62,000,000, one-half to be placed In America and the other half In London. The Issue price here $115.50, or 227 pounds sterling per $1,- 000. Ten por cent, of tho price Is paya ble upon amplication. Payments are to be completed In four Installments, end ing July 23. The list will open Wednes day and clone Thursday or sooner, (Signed) ••Dow. Jones & Co.” Mr. Vilas concluded his argument with the declaration that "the people of the United States love their honor, ns they prise their liberty; and their sober Judgement hat never tolerated, and never will tolerate, the national reproach of the least equivocation tn dealing with its creditors. That gen- uaiicri nrvsc rived, however, high-bred, honorable and chivalrous, whose sense of honor was keener, higher or more sensitive than the public opinion of the mm men af America." Mr. Vilas spoke for nearly four Hours and commanded close attention all through 'hCs speedh. When he took Ms ■aW. Mr. Squires (Ropullhcnn) of Washington sent to the clerk's desk and had read the act of June 23, 1878, expressly declaring that all United States bonds nay-able in coin should be nald In go-id or silver coin art tho op tion of the government. That act. he said. was a full and complete answer to the entire argument of -the senator from Wisconsin. A conference report on the bill as to the time when Income tax returns are to be mode was presented and ex plained bv Mr. Vest and agreed to. Mr. Ptalit then toeft the door tn sneak against the bill and has held It until this writing, with occasional In terruptions by members who sought to terminate the debate cither by coming to a vote or to adjournment. Mr. Vest, from the committee on commerce, reported a bill postponing the time When "the rules of the sea” —tt> prevent collisions—agreed to be tween the maritime nations are to go Into effeot. the preamble stating that this Is done at the earnest request of the government of Greet Britain. Af ter remarks bv Mr. Fryo and Mr. White. In condemnation of the action of 'the British government in wlth- dmuring from the international agree ment. the bill was passed. At $ p. tn. the Republican opposition ists of tho silver bill began Obstructive tactics'under the lead of Mr. Aldrich. He moved -that the senate proceed to executive business, and all but six Re publicans withheld their votes. This necessitated a -call of the roCI, to which fifty-two senators (seven more' than a quorum) rosooieled. Again the rote was -taken. Again no quorum respond ed and again the roll cull was resort ed to. Thrli rotation went on until finallv. at 8:40 o'clock, only twenty-nine senators answered to the roll call; wtion the Between*-art-arms received an order to require the presence of absentees and was given a list of than. While the senate wns waiting tor the sb- eeritees nosrotisirtloos were being car ried on for a way out of the difficulty, and the suooees of these negotiations, of which Mr. Cockrell was the man ager, was apparent when, at 1 p. m., the auorum was completed. The motion for an executive session wtm withdrawn by Mr. Aldrich -and the following resolution was offered by Mr. Wol cott: Resolved. Ttuft it la the sense of tho senate that the welfare and prosperity of the United States require the enact ment of n law for the free and unlim ited coinage of silver at the rottto of 1$ to 1. "Resolved. That in view of the foot (fast this congress will expire by law on the 4th of March, and that there art Important appropriation Mils to be passed. It is the sense of the senate that consideration of such a taw be not entered upon art this session of con gress.” "Let that resolution U> over until tomorrow and Tie printed,'' sail Mr. Jones of Arkansas. The resolution went over and the ccnate at 9 p. m.. on die motion of Mr. Jones, adjourned until tomorrow until 11 o'clock. HOUBn PROCEEDINGS. Another day was spent lq. the con sideration of tile naval a [-propria lion hill without disposing of It. The pro- c—vJInes wart marked by several pas sages between Mr. Sayers .cMumian of the oomndttee on approriations, and -n -enters of the commute on ext- val affairs over awcrilments offered by the former cjo reduce amounts car ried in the bill. Only in two of these v, is the Texas member successful nihl today by Mr. Baynes against the pro posed Increase of the forces of enlisted men In tho luvv, holding that It was In ordetr. notwithstanding existing sta tutes limiting the nUmlber to 9,000 men. From tWs ruling Mr. Sayers appealed, but tree committee of the whole sus tained -the chair—143 to 37—and against this Mr. Sayers uttered his earnest protest. In -the course of tho day several other linpontant mutters were taken up hy the (house. The Joint resolution reported yeUtcrtlay -by tito committee on sivs a nil mean*. “Uroetlng tho sec retary of -die treasury to suspend the il.riremcnk In bond through the United Stntes cf goods destined for the fn e lone of Mexico, will nosed. Also u bill authorlxlng the president rto appoint Gen. Don Carlos Buell a colonel on the retired list of the army. A conference was agreed to on tho agricultural appropriation Ml!. The report of the conferees upon the Joint resolution extenctng from March 1 to Anril 16. 1896, hhe time within whfoh lwocroe tax returns can be made, wns agreed to. The UJartement of the conferees was as follows; "The effect of the action on the first amendment f the srttarte lx to allow the owner of mil estate to deduct the amount necessarily paid far fire In surance from the income front the ea.no when making his return. It applies onlv to real estate. It does not enlarge In after respects -the amount of deduc tions -that -may be -made In the income tax taw. Deductions mtgcu be mode for necessary repalm, but no* for better ments. This provision remains and Is not enlarged by tho amendments agreed uou. "The effect of the seem-t amendment Is to require corporations to return thq tax list of cop orate property and relieve (the Individual from the ne cessity of doing so. It Is agreed to by the conferees to prevent tho possibility at douMe Pixatlon. Whilst the law guarded against this. It was thought not imoraoer to ndM nny additional assurance thereof that' was necessary. The amendment ijm r.y ti-.r conferees to the second asrendm-rt fre-s i-;n- nloyers from the necessity of return ing the nmnsre and salaries --f their onJ5!syc.e except when mm for by the collector tb verify the returns of j vldual the employes. For that purpose the right will still exist, from the third amendment, llmltiug Interrogatories { and tax payers rfbitl be required to answer those spocfadly i rovhled In tho net (hhe senate conferees recede). This was dhouaCW best nc* only (for the gov- j eminent, but the tax payor." 'liiliulelpliia Kenning Republican by a Majority of Over Sixty Thousand. BIGGEST VICTORY OX RECORD. Warwick Will He ill. Mayorof the City Jilg Hr; ((Idle : Mcjoilllc Philadelphia. Feb. 19.—Philadelphia to,l.iv ro.ilntaihed its reputation for stalwart Reo.r> J Milam and elected t'he crindklatv cf t ie Reubllcan party by .(- majorltj. -f fran 43.000 to 65,000. The eleobon vms f r mayor, recelvor of taxes. cOuni\lni*m, pcClce fnlgis- trates and sots --I directors. The -Re publicans on((’ clean owcep and elected Ohelr cat -I.-I (.tea for mayor an-d receiver of taxt-s by a greater roajor- 1-tv was aft? given TA simillar 1 issues. The cundi- publican party for cr •>' taxtw were City J. Warwick and -. r tvely. Ex- a ii(. I 041. Sylvester wer-- tile cTintllil-it- i dales Sollolto upon la ■f the I J. Rd e. Jr lltlcs A NEW CIRCUIT JUDGE. 8EABOAJID BOYCOTTED. terests SC certain pBESSSX of the party. The Ropuhllean pupers retalltaited in klid end at- ffed at Mr. Patttam's reform pta^foim and pub lished columns of -nun'.ter purportlni to sho wthat during ihls recent term as governor too used tfhart office to further The house, at 6:10, udjourneil until j In a most martissa manner the lntor- nooo t-/m°rrow. rots of -tBie Democratic party. Elections were held In every city, borough and town-trio of Pennsylvania today, ami l returns received t--nlght Indicate that IKinubllautM -have either heid their He Will Preside In the Ninth Circuit- Bids for New Torpedo Boats. Washington, Fefc. 19.—The president today nominated Ernklne 51. Ross of California to be United States circuit Judge for the ninth Judicial circuit, provided for by an act, approved Feb ruary 18. 1895. He is one of tile best known lawyers and Jurists of Califor nia, and has served in the district bench by appointment of Mr. Cleve land during bli first term. He was at one Hmo a law partner of Senator White or uaiuuriiia. Proposals were offered at the navy department today for the construction, evy-liwivn of armament and torpedoes, of three metallic twin screw sea-going torpedo boats of about 138 tons dis placement, with a speed of tiwenty-four and a half knots maintained for at least two consecutive hours. The appropriation of congress alloiwB $450,000 for the construction cf the three vessels, which, with alt their ma terials, must be wholly of domestic make, proposals of two classes wore permitted, one being strictly on the plans and specifications of the navy de partment, and the other upon the de signs of the biddiTB fulfilling the con ditions of rpotd and economy prescrib ed by the department. The proposal* will all be referred to a bureau on con tracts, to report to Secretary Herbert on the plana and It Is not expected tho contracts will be awarded for at least a month. The bidders are: T'.ie Bath Iron Works of Bath, (Maine; Dialogue & Hon, Camden, N. J.; Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Md.; Hugh Ramsey, Perth Amboy, N. J.; Union Iron Works. San Francisco, Cal.; Iowa Iron Works. Dubuque. Ia.; Herreshoffs of Bristol, R. I. Naval officers arc highly gr.i.r. over the result of the competition, wblch show that the boats will cost less than was expeoti"d. The contract price for the Cushing, 105 Ions, was $82,750. or $788 per ton; for the Krlcmon, $120,000; while the Invest bid for the now vessels of 1SS tons Is 97.500 or $706 per ton. The proposals will be thor oughly ex-i mined and the modified plate*. c-uielurtiw before an -i .v.k I i< r. • '■•i-.m-n 1-1. T !--• 1 -..ft ii- ("' ( I" t IV k-*. .1 II. Dial* g-.ie A 1 '( Fulton nine- W-.rkc .«-*-1 the Iowa Iron Works, It Is thought, nil! I--- laid aside as too high. The lowest bidders have already furnished the na vy with tho cruisers Demit, Montgom ery and Petrel, ail satisfactory ships. BROTHERHOODS CALLED ON. Ns Agreement of the Southern Railway Employes With the Company. Washington. Feb. 19.—(The commit tee of employes of the Southern Rail way Company, which has been In ses sion here for a week, has been unable to come to an agreement with the rep resentatives of the railroad. The com pany, through Its third vice-president, Mr. Baldwin, made a very full and frank statement of the affairs of the company and showed why it was not advisable there should not bo an ln- creasu in wages. Since receiving fhe statement the employes' committee has been tn secret session and has finally ilwn or increased their majority. Laker—From the returns received up to 2 o'clock in! sawmlnsr tho Republi can maturity in Bhlladolhla Is about 60.000. THE RESULT IN PITTSBURG. Pittsburg. Pa.. Feb. IS.—Every -weed In Pittsburg today gave a respectable mxtirltv In favor of every proposition connected with the proposed bonds to the anreunt f $4,700,000 fr public Im provements. The total majority tn tho dtv will run anywhere from 10,000 to 16.000. Of the above total $1,760,000 will go to (the permanent Improvement of the several city parks $600,000 will be used In the construction of a houle- rroi^bH«?”Sl! ,r .«S j^nne|Mrth. buji n -.^rtM grand chiefs of the various trainmen's P brotherhoods have been summoned to this city to Bassist, If possible. In arriv ing at a satisfactory arrangement of the difficulty. These gentlemen are ex- C ried here tonight. Those Into whose mis the matter now passes are P. M. Arthur of Cleveland, Ohio, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; E. K. Chirk at Cedar Rapids, Ia„ grand chief of the Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen, and P. F. Sargent, grand chief or the Brotherhood of Rail way Firemen. It Is not yet known certainly when the grand chiefs will arrive, but they are expected tomorrow morning. It wan learned today that Chief Arthiw of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers, Is not In Cleveland at present and It Is not expeotedtha* he will be able to attend the conference here. Chief Sargent of the Firemen, was at his home In Terre Haute, Ind.. when the committee notified him to come and he is probably on his way how' Chief Olark of the Order of Railway Conductors, will have to come all the way from Cedar Rapids la., and will not arrive untilaome time toJZrSif Meanwhile, nothing can tie done toward solving the knotty problem, and the member 1 of the committee are simply waiting- It was stated today that Vic**- President Baldwin had gone South nut whether on business connected with the cqooenn > ,n « ”««"•! TUB PA'RTY WAS LOOT. Copt. McLean and Two of HLs Crow Drowned or Frozrii to Death. Darien, Ga„ Feb. 10.—Capt. Thomas McLean of the British tnrk Volona. loading at Sjpelo, left his v. s-.-l in a small boat for Darien on Thur-diy afternoon and his not been heard from since. Ho was accompanied by two of the crew. Tug boats are now Marching for th* bolt. It is thought (hit It nnw Ilivo elth r K.ip-.z-l <.r hare been driven up In the nvirsh, -nfitga the oe (ipinu fro Tho Charge Is Violation of tho South ern Traffic Agreement. Atlanta, F<*. 19.—(Special.)—'The Southern Railway and Stoainsblp As soclat.on has declared a boycott on the Seuhoanl Air Lluc, on account ot alleged Irregularities anil ^ manipula tion* In rates hy that line. ' The Seaboard, which embraces mile age s cond only lo that of tho South ern, Is lha blg-fatt thing the sssocla- lloii um yet — dried, and th** outcome will he watched -with Interest. Tho as sociation in tho past has declared Hi boycott on ssresa! comparatively small lines and In the end things have been smoothed out all right. The effect of the -boycott on the Sea board will be to largely deerbaae th - earnings of that system on business which ’.t receives from lines In th > association,.ns no pro-rating agreement or conccMdon whatever will he per- mltted between the os^orlal'.on lines and the Seaboard. Tho Seaboard has not been a member of the association hut heretofore has nhvsytt nhided the rates and rulings of th" organlziHon, thereby escaping any conflict with It. It Is probable that ihe court* will be applied to by the Seaboard to break up the nssoolailon's combi nation against it '.f the Iwycott prove* «.s dnuiglng to it* traffic a* Is anUc!- ptted. Railroad men on tho Seaboard side of the question have but little doubt that the courts will knock the boycott sky high If appealed to and. besides, ihe an- xj’stlon Itself might ba severely damag-d If It was brought Into court on such a charge. In hi* clreular t-> the association lines annouti ing til" boycott Commis sioner S- ihhaxan ways: At the twenty-lifth cession of Ihe ex* . culUi- hoard, le 1-1 i ii All (Ida ()* t.-1 >• -r 30. IBM, (h<( follow nc w is (flopteal: the dtv -with the parks and the real deuce districts In the east end. Two ml'.llon do)Ians will he used in (be con- teruction o fa reservoir and general bethTmerd of the wuter system: $500.- f»K> will bo Maced art the disposal of the nubile safety department and used in the purchase of additional fire ,n- uaraius and necessary buildings. All of tho ward offices wlflia very few ex ceptions were captured by Che Repub licans. The vote in Aiiegheoy City an the bond issue to -the amount of 61406.- 000 to (be u*e-l In public bnpiavemems wns favorefato to Che issue w1di little opposition. AT SCRANTON. fecranton. Pa.. Feb. 19.—The election In this city today for common councilmen two select councilmen and alderman was particularly Import becuues the councils ere to elect a city eollltor. The returns Ind late that the Republicans retain a ma jority of the councils on joint ballot. ATE DEVILLED CRABS. Mr. Cbirtes 1’. II mby's Family Had a Hard T.mo at Columbus. Columbus, Feb. 10.—Some seosatlon wua occasioned this evening by the discovery that the entire family of Charles ri. Ilacby were prostrated with severe paltM and phy»Iclin* were sum moned by U'-lghbvrs. who, after an ex amination, ann lunced that 4he parties had been poisoned from eating very heartily of etnn-**l devilled cribs. They w*-re In great .i_- -ny f'-r several hours, hut after bird work -by the doctors were relieved and late ton'cht were conslden <1 out of danger. The crabs had partially decayed. WILLIE TOOK ARSENIC. His Guardian Whipped Him and He CROSIER A SWINDLER. Ilia Sulcldo Was -Not Due to Tempo rary Inninlty. Ralllmore, Fob. lD.-The suicide a few weeks ago of William A. Crosier, a prominent buslnora man of this city, was at the time generally attributed to temporary Insanity. It developed today that ho had ix*en guilty of fraud ulent practices, and It l* believed com mitted suicide rather than tic* dis grace. Mr. Crosier was tho only sur viving member of tho firm of It S. Lanfalr & Co., and a Urge dealer In canned goods. Through ihe winter he was a bull In the market and Just pre vious to hi* death stored thousand* of case*, obtain ng warehouse receipts therefor. The receipts he hypothe cated and received largo advance* from hanks. When .50.000 cases of good*, on storage In Brown's warehouse, were orerhauled. It was discovered that orer 5,000 cases supposed to contain core ojwters were titled with'toma toes and corn. Tho paoker aorrs ho was Instructed by ‘Mr. Crosier to sten cil the oa*p* «a containing oynti-rn. Thfk (pH* through thin fraud will ho $w.- 000. Meantime the inviwiitiilori !* coins on. hut the njriiitem of lending money to fruit and ojmter picket* on good* In atongi* ban reeelveil a aover? shook. The bink will not t>e o4de to recover their lone* from the estate. •\vi the »f Hi Deci -1 to D Indiana puarllan of :• . n nunl»h"'l the H d deC imTtc IS. F**b 19. I.ant nltrht tho 4 !. v- Willi- Mill-i. .'..•-I North .M'rl'llan street, on a trivial orr-n^'. iur ho* w.niM kill hlrr.H If, 1 a pack- . rm.rur ; i N" • -. 11 < I >'*:i •• r it j -I ine v -ir»t "I t-rson of the I returned fr-.r ► d-tlh M 11! •: th- pirty" ( ii ( long b Ing loal cl b* HOTCHKISS GUl\ BURST. Sandy Hook, -V. J., Feb. lO.-Fre mont 1*. Peck, first lieutenant of the ordnance ooips, was almost Instantly killed cn the proving grounds here this afternoon by (he bursting of the breech of a Hatcbkss gun. The test of a 47-100 Inch Hotchkiss rapld-ffrlng gun was under way and two rounds, with flxed ammunition, had been success fully fled by Lieut. I’cok. When the third round was fired, the breech' of tbe gun buret and the fragments from It struck Lieut. Peck in tho face and back, causing Injuries which resulted In fa's death In a few minute*. Sergt. John Thorp waa slightly Injured In tbe leg, but the other* present, among whom were Capt. Frank Ileatb, tho commanding officer of the proving grounds, and Maj. Frink II. Phlpn*. tho president <h tbe ordnance beard, escaped unhurt. Many bid narrow escapes from serious injury, however, as fragments of the lire—li were sent In an directions and tho breecb block, after striking severs! obstruction*, landed about 100 yard* away to the rear. eft th -ral I-rcrie Mlll-r . .vi.j.deruhl A MACON FIRM GOT IT. Atlanta, Fob. lJ.-(Spr--!aI.>-J. N. Hszl'-hurst A Oo., a Macon firm of oon- tractois. alii do the *—.(.(■ r building In Atlanta the coming year. The contract was award-d to th--:n by the city coun cil yeet-rday over all other bidders. Their fig ires were $550 lower than sny of the other* The -vain 11. however. In grant—.c the Ma - n firm the con- ' moat bur •!«-<* ho.nl alleged Irrcguldrille*, lll.in- Ipulatlon* and ruw -f tb" eel dsUshnl rat--* of th • assooltUoa by the JJea- hoard Air Line; ami "IVhorc.is. Such practice* nro In v.nlatlon of th- aasirisUon contract, and have the "IToci of creating unju-t discrimination In favor of -ertaln Indi vidual shipper* and place*; and "Whereas. It 1* d> slrable thst such cuts and manipulations of *he estab lished rate* and unjust d scrlmlnatlon* should not be continued; therefore lie It "Resolved, That a committee of threo he appointed to consult -promptly with Ihe nffioers of the Seaboard Air Lino In regard to snch alleged Irregularities, with a view of semiring their d acon- tlnumce. "Resolved, further, Thst In esse the committee cannot secure «ueh an agreement from tho Oieaboard Air Lino as will, In their Judgment, substan tially accomplish tholr rceult, then the commissioner be and Is hereby author ised to apply the renudles mined In nrtlcle 122, section 2, of the association contrOct, and that eleven members of tho association are hereby pledged to obey the direction* of tho commis sioner on this subject.” The committee nnder th<* forogoing resolution* today unanimously agr d upon sml Kiibralltcd to tho comml*- sloner a report lo the effort, notwffh- ki Hiding repelled efforts, It bad been unable to reach an agrc<«ucnt with tho officers of ihe Seaboard Air Line which could lovure a discontinuance of tho lrregui.ar.tic*, manipulation* and cute of tbe o!itablL*ho l rates by said line. In view of this report ami tho glar ing Irregularities .and manipulations brought to light at the reteat setMoti of tho resolutions unanimously adopt ed by the executive board of the tfflrly- UCib session, the commissioner hereby gives notice and dlrixris that, t iking ef fect .March 1, 1805, fixed published rales bo charged by ill association linen In this territory nml other line* working In harmony with the as*cla- tlun, to and from their several Jone- ti n- wllh ihe Heabnird Air Line (III eluding tho G irgal rarnllna and Northern railroad) on all competitive traffic received from and delivered to slid S ib-cinl Air Line (Including tli» Georgia, Carolina and Northern rail road), whether such trilllc originate* at or Is do*tlDi*l to local Junction or terminal point* on (that Una or points beyond ami reach'd via that line. PRESIDENT HOFFMAN TALKS. Baltimore, 19.— R. C. Hoffman, president of the .-'•■aboard Air Lin-; railway, said ( might thut he lia.l r... cetved no official sdvicru tom blng tho boycott of Ma company by Um oubtu- ern Railway and Steamship Ano-Utlon. He stated that mne at th-; charges of rata cutting sal other irreguInrltliH frequently made against the S<-siJt>o«uri Company hsul been aUHtalned; at least he we* n“t aware of su--h so tion by th- assns-ffatl n I. tie- iiV- IK-.- of C..OC; do-mi- Information Mr. Hoffman de clined to fur;Ii- ■■ di* >s th - - it — t. tbe Its rd get t old doy Ir en Atlanta by other ted that was not; • ittl Ini ' vent If* final di • • (iw.-i.itt-.' e-.lutl-.-a. H] 3