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ATIONAI CAPITAL.
CtOSSIl* OF WASHINGTON IN
BRIEF.' S' PARAGRAPHS.
Doing* of the Chiefs and Heads of the
Various Departments.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a call upon national banks for a
statement of their condition at the
close of business on Friday, February
28, 1896.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections by a strict party vote de¬
cided to report a substitute for the
resolution introduced by Senator Allen
asking for an investigation into the
election methods in Alabama with
especial reference to the election of
the legislature which elated Senator
Morgan.
The coast defense committee has de¬
cided to amend the bill for a system of
fortifications so as to expend $10,000,-
000 by June 3, 1897, but making any
part of that sum at once available.
• The bill was also amended so as to
allow contracts for completion of all
projects and appropriations to be made
annually of $10,000,000 for the work.
The senate has passed the bill for
the increase of the navy by 1,000 en¬
listed men, for the calling ont and en¬
listment of the naval militia in case of
emergency and for the charter of troop
transport ships in case of emergency.
Mr. Hale, who urged the bill, said
/that he did not think war was immi¬
nent, but in view of the course of the
United States he regarded the emer-
genc clause as desirable.
The Cuban resolutions, which passed
the senate amid so much enthusiasm,
were transmited to the house Saturday
morning and referred to the commit¬
tee on foreign affairs. They will prob¬
ably be reported back in a few days
and adopted by the house without
much debate. Everybody is in favor
of the recognition of the belligerent
right of Cubans. No time will be lost
in the house in acting in the matter.
A Washington special says: On the
authority of a gentleman who enjoys
the personal confidence of the presi¬
dent as fully as any one living, the
statement is made that if congress ad¬
journs without financial legislation
along the lines suggested by Mr.
Cleveland, be will call a special ses¬
sion and force the issue upon the
country as being one question of par¬
amount importance.
_ The announcement of Judge Crisp
K^H^f^^lidate for the senate from
Bus no great surprise to his
I and friends iu congress.
Bhem have called upon him
^ft Bn. their The congratulations democrats of and the
Hct his announcement, bo-
, fliiim they recognize a leader
ifjyfce cannot well he filled. Yet
personally all manifest the
Hu |B friendship and interest and
success.
Smallpox in Armenia,
long telegram Las been received
Secretary Olney from Minister
Herrell, P^reat at Constantinople, telling of
distress in Armenia.
He says that the inhabitants of Zei-
toun and its vicinity are suffering from
the ravages of smallpox and other dis¬
eases, and from want of food. Relief
expeditions are fitting out as fast as
possible. The progress is, however,
necessarily slow and uncertain because
the valleys are deep in mud and al¬
most impassable, while the mountains
are filled with snow and the weather
is unusually cold. The English vice
consul at Zeitoun has sefit relief to
Harpoot and the sultan has issued an
imperial decree forwarding protection
and facilities to Miss Clara Barton.
The Cabinet Called Together.
A special from Washington says that
. the Spanish-Amerioan situation grow-
ing out of the repo f the riots in
Barcelona and otW in Spain
wa^Bardcilggotffl ^^Uhe ^Bne presi-
a spe-
Bt Sunday
Hbptly V ad-
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SYCAMORE. IRWIN COUNTY. GA.. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 189R.
Mr. Stanford held 1,387 shares of
the Central Pacific stock, and it was
I claimed by the government in insti-
1 tuting its suit that the government
was entitled to collect $15,373,000
from the Stanford estate.
This contention was resisted by Mrs.
Stanford on the grounds that the Cali-
I fornia constitution was not self-exe¬
cuting und also on the plea that it was
the intention of congress in granting
aid to the Central Pacific company, to
l’ nt it; on a footing different from the
footing on which other government-
altled ra,Irua(ls were placed,
Classed as lotteries.
Attorney General Harmon has sub¬
mitted to Postmaster General Wilson
a decision to the effect that the numer¬
ous bonds and investment schemes
conducted throughout the country are
lotteries and not entitled to the privi¬
leges of the mails.
The test cases sent to Attorney Gen¬
eral Harmon by Postmaster General
Wilson were those of the Pettis Coun¬
ty Bond Investment Company, of So-
dalia, Mo. ; Tontine Association, of
Minneapolis; Columbia Investment
ri r»T*'“77V. < - f f*-j + : ’ N • + T*1
vestment Company, of Cincinnati; the
! National Investment Company, Wash-
ington, and the Southern Mutual In-
vestment Company, of Lexington, Ky.
Attorney General Harmon „ ... his
in
opinion considered chiefly the case of
the Pettis Investment Company, the
most important one argued before the
department, and which the attorney
general says covers all the others,
which are alike in general design, and
differ only in details and methods.
They induce subscription for bonds by
holding out their chance for receiving
large sums for small payments, the
chance depending on the numbering
of the bonds. Without the ever pres¬
ent chance of speedily getting much
for little not one of these companies
would attempt to do business or suc¬
ceed in the attempt.
HUNTER GIVES UP.
He Withdraws From the Senatorial
Fight in Kentucky.
A special from Frankfort, Ky.,
says: The Werner-Tompkins election
ease again occupied the attention of
the house until 12 o’clock Saturday,
when further consideration was cut off
by the joint session. tHe
The sensation of the day was
withdrawal of Dr. Hunter. It came
in the form of a letter from the repub¬
lican nominee, addressed to the re¬
publican members and withdrawing
from the contest. The letter was
read by Representative Lyons, of New¬
port. In his letter Dr. Hunter depre¬
cated the unfortunate complications
with which he and his party had
been hampered during the long
contest, but returned his grateful
acknowledgments to those who had
stood by him with so much loyalty.
The withdrawal of Hunter caused
the wildest excitement. It was taken
to mean that he realized that further
desertions would occur and that rather
than prolong the agony he would get
off now and not wait until he was
forced. The Blackburn people were
smiling. They voted for the nominee
with enthusiasm. The ballot was then
ordered called. It developed the fact
that no one as yet had been decided on
by the republican contingent as a unit.
Because of the number of candi¬
dates the announcement of the result
of the ballot was delayed for some
time, although it was known at once
that there had been no election. The
ballot resulted as follows:
Blackburn, 61; Bennet, 4; Brunam,
6; S. H. Stone, 8; Deboe, 7; Holt, 8;
Finley, 7; Pratt, 2; Dyche, 2; Hun¬
ter, 4; Worthington, 2; Blanford, 3;
Buckner, 5; Carlisle, 1, and the rest
scattering.
INVESTIGATION ENDS.
The Governor Will Announce His
Decision Later.
The convict investigation was
brought to a close Thursday afternoon
and Governor Atkinson announced
that he would convene the court at a
later day and would announce the de¬
cision at that time.
The total cost of this investigation
will become less than has been gene¬
rally supposed—under $2,000. This is
about the same cost as that for the in¬
vestigation held by Governor Gordon,
which lasted about a week, while this
one has lasted eighteen days.
When Colonel Hammond andJudge
Adamson took the ease for the state
they calculated that the investigation
would not last over a week. They
contracted with Governor Atkinson to
represent the state for $750, each to
■Live $375. Afterwards an filed, amend-
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“In Union, Strength and Prosperity Abound.”
THE 54TH CONGRESS.
ROUTINE OF HOUSE AND SENATE
BRIEFLY CHRONICLED.
Summary of BUU and Resolutions
Presented and Acted Upon.
THE HOUSE.
After an hour’s debate Saturday the
house passed over the president’s veto
the bill authorizing the leasing of
school lands in Arizona by a vote of
200 to 38. The house then, in com¬
mittee of the whole, under the five-
minute rule, resumed consideration of
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill for the year ending
June 30, 1897.
Consideration of the bill was com¬
pleted, save the paragraphs covering
compensation for the United States
district attorneys and marshals. A
few unimportant amendments were
made to the bill. The paragraphs re¬
maining will be further considered
Monday when the new salary law for
those offices, prepared by the commit¬
tee on the judiciary, will be offered as an
amendment to the bill, under an order
a g reed t 0 relieving it from the op-
eration of the now ru]e wh ich pro-
hibitg the addition of new legislation
to ap p ro p ria tion bills. At 5 o’clock
the house adjourned until Monday.
THE SENATE.
At the opening of the senate Thurs¬
day Rev. Dr. Milburn, the blind
chaplain, made eloquent reference to
the death of Mr. Shanltlin, a veteran
employe of the senate. elec¬
The argument of the contested
tion case of Van Horn vs, Tarsney was
then resumed.
An agreement was announced that
the vote would be taken at 4:30 p. m.
Before the debate had proceeded far
the proceedings were interrupted by
Mr. Hitt, republican, of Illinois, who
reported from the committee on for¬
eign affairs resolutions, relative to
Cuba, as a substitute for the various
propositions referred to the committee.
Mr. Lodge gave notice that he would
offer as a substitute for the pending
resolution the resolution reported in
the house from the committee on for¬
eign affairs.
commimee A Tt.wjljM.ion was reported from the
on contingent expenses to
authorize the committee on coast de¬
fenses to take testimony and to visit
such places as may be necessary.
Bills appropriating$500,000 for Pacific two
first-class steamers for the
coast and $100,000 for a public build¬
ing at Newport News, Va., were passed.
Also the army appropriation bill, with
no greater delay than that caused by
its being read in full. It appropriates
over $23,000,000, and is the fifth of
the annual appropriation bills that
have passed the senate. At 5 o’clock
p. m. the senate adjourned until Fri¬
day.
By a vote of 64 to 6 the senate of
the United States put on record Fri¬
day its views and policy in relation to
the existing revolution in Cuba, in the
following resolutions: (the
Resolved, by the senate house
of representatives concurring), That in
the opinion of congress, a condition of
publio war exists between the govern¬
ment of Spain and the government
proclamed and for some time main¬
tained by force of arms by the people
of Cuba; and that the United States
of America should maintain a strict
neutrality between the contending
powers, according to each all the
rights of belligerents in the ports and
territory of the United States. Be it
further
Resolved, That the president is here¬
by requested to interpose his friendly
offices with the Spanish government
for the recognition of the independence
of Cuba.
Mr. Mitchell, republican, of Oregon,
chairman of the committee on priv¬
ileges and elections, gave notice of his
intention to bring before the senate
the election case of Mr. Dupont for
the state of Delaware immediately
after the conclusion of the morning
business on Wednesday next.
Other routine matters were consid¬
ered and the senate adjourned until
Monday. house
Chairman Hitt, of the com¬
mittee on foreign affairs, after a con¬
ference with Speaker Reed, deoided to
call up the Cuban resolutions in the
house Monday. The resolutions were
passed by 263 to 16, after a lengthy
debate. They are somewhat milder
than the senate resolutions and are the
more likely of the two to be agreed on
in conference.
THE REFORM EDITORS
Endorse Nashville, Tenu., as the Next
Meeting Place.
The National Reform Press Associa¬
tion, which held a recent session in
Texas,, endorsed Nashville,, Tenn., for
the next annual meeting in May, 1897,
but the selection of a place was left
with the executive committee. The
Tennessee Centennial celebration at
Nashville, the Southern States exposi¬
tion at Chicago, and the Texas Semi¬
centennial at Dallas were also endorsed.
It was voted to establish in St. Louis
a populist central news bureau after
the style of the press associations.
SAILORS WERE COWARDLY.
The Steamer Ailsa Sunk In Collision
by LaBourgogne.
A New York special says: The steam¬
ship Ailsa, of the Atlas line, was sunk
about 2:30 Saturday afternoon by the
steamship LaBourgogne, of the Gen-
erale Trans-Atlantique line, bound for
Havre.
, The Ailsa had sailed from New York
en route to Kingston, Jamacia. Ow¬
ing to the dense fog, the Ailsa came
to anchor just at the south mouth of
the Narrows.
Immediately after striking the Ailsa,
tearing out a large portion of her side,
La Bourgogne backed out and, after
d'sengaging herself, proceeded on her
way, without making the slightest of¬
fer to render assistance to the Ailsa,
which filled and sunk almost immedi¬
ately. The captain, passengers and
part of the crew took to the rigging,
from which they were rescued by the
tug Harold, which happened to be in
the vicinity at the time. The Harold
also picked up later a part of the crew
from a small boat belonging to the
Ailsa.
As far as can be learned, the La
Bourgogne suffered little or no injury
from the impact. The crew and pas¬
sengers of the sunken steamer were
landed at the ship news office of the
United States by the tug.
In interviews with the passengers of
the ill-fated vessel it was learned that
the crew of the Ailsa behaved in a most
brutal and cowardly manner.
It is asserted that when the La
Bourgogne struck the Ailsa the crew,
instead of trying to assist, seemed to
be inspired with only the desire to
save themselves.
The Cubans in Washington are much
pleased with the action of the senate,
and want the house to do likewise at
once. The general impression among
the influential friends of Cuba at the
capital not directly connected with
the movement in an official sense is
that Spain will place reliance in the
president and depend upon him to
forestall the effect of any legislation
that may be enacted.
FINANCIAL POLICY
Outlined by a Committee of the N. Y.
Chamber of Commerce.
A special committee of the New
York chamber of commerce on sound
financial legislation met Thursday af¬
ternoon in pursuance of instructions
to outline a financial policy to be fol¬
lowed by the chamber during the com¬
ing presidential campaign. The fol¬
lowing resolution, presented by Mr.
Gustav Schwab, was unanimously
adopted: is
“Resolved, That it the sense of
this committee that the agitation in
favor of the maintainance of the pres¬
ent standard of value and against the
free coinage of silver should be prose¬
cuted with vigor.”
The following, presented by Mr.
Richard Young, was also adopted:
‘ ‘Resolved, That it be referred to the
executive committee with the recom¬
mendation that they prepare and sub¬
mit to the chamber of commerce an
address inciting the co-operation of all
commercial bodies and of all business
men in the movement to secure the
adoption by the national conventions
of both great political parties of un¬ the
equivocal declarations in favor of
maintenance of the present standard
of value.
It was generally believed that Sec¬
retary of the Treasury Carlisle would
appear before the committee and speak
on American finances, but Mr. Carlisle
did not make his appearance.
A NEW SALVATION ARMY.
Mr. and Mrs. Booth Will Organize
Forces of Tlieir Own.
A New York dispatch says: A new
Salvation Army is to be organized by
ex-Commander Ballington Booth and
his wife.
It is the result of the recent conflict
between the general in England and
his son in America who built up the
organization and who was summarily
dismissed for refusing to abandon the
work in this country to whioh he had
devoted himself for so many years.
Ballington Booth and his wife have
given out a statement in which they
say among other things:
“We cannot close our eyes to the
fact that we have another allegiance;
we are not our own and cannot dispose
of our lives and influences to please
ourselves. God has called us to work
for him. We dare not, therefore, re¬
main idle.”
BIG MONEY AT STAKE.
Government Sues to Recover Nearly
a Thousand Acres of Land.
The United States' district attorney
at San Franoisco has received tele¬
graphic orders from Washington to
commence suit against the Central
Pacific Railroad company without de¬
lay to recover 9,336 acres of land in
Butte, Suter, Tehama, Ynba and
Shasta counties, valued at the present
time at close upon $17,000,000. The
claim of the government to a portion
of the laud it seeks to recover is based
upon the allegation that it was erron¬
eously patented to the Oregon prede¬ and
California Railway company, a
cessor of the Central Pacific,
HOUSE IS FOR CUBA.
RESOLUTIONS PASS AY A VOTE
OF 280 TO 17 AGAINST.
Senate Will Probably Concur at the
Earliest Moment.
The house of representatives voted
Monday on the Cuban resolutions, re¬
ported by the committee on foreign
affairs, and adopted them by a vote of
263 to 17.
The full text of the resolution is as
follows:
“Resolved, by the house of repre¬
sentatives, the senate concurring,
That in the opinion of oongress a state
of publio war exists in Cuba, the par¬
ties to which are entitled to belliger¬
ent rights, and the United States
should observe a strict neutrality be¬
tween the belligerents.
Resolved, That congress deplores
the destruction of life and property
caused by the war now waging in that
island, and believing that the only
permanent solution of the contest,
equally in the interest of Spain, the
people of Cuba, and other nations,
would be in the establishment of a
government by the choice of the peo¬
ple of Cuba, it is the sense of con¬
gress that the government of the
United States should use its good of¬
fices and friendly influence to that end.
Resolved, that the United States
has not intervened in the struggles be¬
tween any European governments and
their colonies on this continent, but
from the very close relations between
the people of the United States and
those of Cuba, iu consequence of its
proximity and the extent of the com¬
merce between the two people, the
present war is entailing such losses
upon the people of the United States
that congress is of the opinion that the
government of the United States
should be prepared to protect the
legitimate interests of our citizens by
intervention if necessary.
CORBETT IS ANXIOUS.
He Challenges Fitzsimmons to Fight
Anywhere in the World.
James J. Corbett has sent the fol¬
lowing challenge to Robert Fitzsim¬
mons:
“When I retired from the ring it
was with the distinct understanding
that if the championship was won by a
foreigner I should reclaim it. I hereby
reclaim the title, and as you also claim
it, I wish to direct your attention to
the fact that I have deposited $1,000
with Will J. Davis, of Chicago, for a
match with you. Please cover it at
once, and by so doing show that you
are not again avoiding a fight with me
as you did at Hot Springs.
“I will gladly meet you before any
reputable club in this country, or any
other that can guarantee a fistic meet¬
ing between us for as much money as
you can raise or for a purse alone, im¬
mediately, or in any reasonable time,
but in any event you must deposit a
sufficient monetary guarantee to in¬
sure your appearance in the ring at
the time agreed on, I doing likewise.
“Now, let us have a meeting and no
more recriminations and newspaper
talk. You are, the one man in the.world
that I especially desire to fight, and I
will meet you at any place you name
to arrange a match. If you really be¬
lieve that you are my fistic equal,
prove it by your fists and not by bom¬
bastic newspaper talk.
(Signed) “James J. Cobbett,
“Champion of the World.”
SPRECKLES WILL ANSWER
To the Charge of Treason Against the
Hawaiian Government.
Rudolph Spreckles, youngest son of
Clans Spreckles, the sugar king, left
San Francisco Thursday for Honolulu
on the steamer City of Pekin. His
mission, it is said, is to face president
Dole and his cabinet, by whom he is
charged with treason against the
Hawaiian government.
He was/accused of supplying the revo¬
lutionists with arms and funds, and in
one instance giving the ex-queen $10,-
000 aid in carrying out her plans to
overthrow the republican form of gov¬
ernment and place her niece, Princess
Kaiulani, on the throne.
NO EXTRA SESSION
Of the Indiana Legislature Will he
Held, Says Gov. Matthews.
Governor Matthews, of Indiana, haB
made reply to the committee whioh
asked him to call an extra session of
the legislature to pass an apportionment call
bill. The governor declined to
the extra session and gives as reasons the
that four-fifths of the people of
state do not want the legislature of
1895 in session again; that the body
was given an opportunity to pass peti¬ a
constitutional bill and that the
tion did not have a majority of the
members of either branch of the legis¬
lature.
Wreck and Ruin by Ice.
A dispatoh from Albany, N. Y.,states
that the earliest breaking up of the
Hudson in 125 years was attended in
Albany and vicinity with much daajage,
narrow escapes and the lose of one life.
1.00 A Tear.
VOL. VII. NO. 2.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Situation as Reported
tor the Past Week.
Reports of industrial and business
Conditions in all parts of the southern
states for the past week indicates that
general business is good but is not un¬
usually active. The southern iron
producers are maintaining their out¬
puts at above the average of the past
three months, but the demand is more
Irregular. Prices for southern iron
are steady and unchanged. Coal
miners are having a busy winter.
More coal has been mined than in any
previous season, and the sales are ex¬
tending into new territory. The lum¬
ber trade is active and much interest
is manifested in the matter of prices
concerning which there is a good deal
of difference of opinion in the trade.
Some larger manufacturers of yellow
pine want to reduce quotations and
others, and the large number believe
in adhering to the list recently estab¬
lished. The lumber manufacturers of
the south were never so united and
well organized as at present, and it is
anticipated that the spring and sum¬
mer seasons will be more profitable
than in former years.
The textile industry is unchanged
as to activity and as to the largo
amount of business. The mills are
running on full time, and in many in¬
stances are running over time, and if
the market for finished goods were
firmer there would be nothing to com¬
plain of. The probabilities are that a
very large cotton area will be planted,
and lower priees are looked for. The
textile mills organized or incorporated
during the week are: Cotton mills at
Birmingham, Ala., a $50,000 mill at
Merigold, Miss., and others at Clinton
and Clio, S. C., Lineolnton, N. C., and
Chattanooga, Term. A $10,000 woolen
mill is reported at Lampassas, Tex.,
and knitting mills at Lexington, Ga.,
High Point, N. C., Jonesville, S. C.,
and Knoxville, Tenn.
Among other important new indus¬
tries organized or established in the
southern states during the week are a
cannery atTullahoma, Tenn., flouring
mills at Glasgow, Ky., and Olive Hill,
Tenn., and an electric plant at Knox¬
ville, Tenn. Foundries and machine
shops are to be built at Bowling Green,
Ky., and Clarksburg, W. Va., an iron
furnace at Rome, Ga., and lime and
stone works on a large scale near
Gadsden, Ala. New woodworking
plants for the week include planing
mills at Jemison and Mobile, Ala., a 1
cigar box factory at Tampa, Fla ,
chair factory at Lyerly.Ga., and coop¬
erage works at New Orleans and Mon¬
roe, La.
There is also reported the organiza¬
tion at Baton Rouge, La., of the Baton
Rouge Lumber company, capital $100,-
000; of the Richmond Water Power
company, capital $50,000, at Rich¬
mond, Va., and the Kirkpatrick Man¬
ufacturing company, also with $50,000
capital, at Galveston, Tex. The Con¬
sumers’ Iceland Cold Storage company,
capital $25,000, is reported at El Paso,
Tex., the Myers’ Lumber company,
capital $25,000, at St. Francis, Ark.,
and the Baldwin Gin company, capi¬
tal $10,000, at Stephensville, Tex.
The enlargements of industries for
4he week include cotton mills at Char¬
lotte and Salem, N. C., and Wellford,
S. C., and woodworking plants at
Bristol, Tenn. and Marion, Va.
Among new buildings are business
houses at Covington, Ky., and Nor¬
folk. Va., a college building at Rich¬
mond, Va., and a $12,000 sohool at
Lexington, Ky., a court house at
Clanton, Ala, a $12,000 hall at Rich¬
mond, Va., and residences at Louis¬
ville, Ky., Chattanooga, Tenn., and
Norfolk, Va.—Tradesman (Chatta¬
nooga, Tenn).
FIRED ON CONSTABLES.
Charleston Officers Badly Wounded by
a Mob.
A Charleston special says: Friday
night at 11 o’olook, while Dispensary
Constable Jenkins,of Darlington fame,
and Redmond were on their way to the
countyjail they were stopped by a posse
of unknown men and fired upon.
About twenty shots were fired in
rapid succession, Both constables
fell and are badly wounded. Jenkins
was shot in the left hand, also through
one arm. Another ball passed through
the ealf of the right leg, and still an¬
other, from a shotgun, in the back.
Redmond received several shotgun
loads on the right arm and side, with
a variety of pistol balls, and thought
to be mortally wounded.
It is now thought for men did the
shooting. Neither Jenkins nor Red¬
mond returned the fire, as they were
outnumbered and they made every
effort to get to the jail. Both consta¬
bles say they recognized the men who
fired upon them.
BIG DEAL IN COAL LANDS.
Scotch Capitalists Make Heavy Invest¬
ments Tennessee Mines.
The entire possessions of the Day-
ton Coal and Iren company in Rhea
county, Tennessee, have been purchas-
ed by Peter Donaldson and Thomas
NealMackinnon, of Glasgow, Scotland.
In the transfer is embraced 5,000 acres
of coal land, two miue3 in operation,
coke ovens and two blast fa: aances of
150 tons capacity each a' 0
. the estimated valuation of $20