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e Irwin County News. Irwin County. & 'IIRLE!TPublishers. T~ 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- B Madrid, ■American Spain by ■he white ^kident all \ :om- ind Ike 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- ■H^tlie B^ssity original of bill was work and cit- it more ■^ttke governor will in- about $500 for each S§ ^ftand stenographers there will taU- hr. it, which will 00 . is received $72 for lat-arms for the ke witnesses wero ■awn by any I to Senator kity, ft, paid and the to a “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