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TRY AN AD. IN THE TIMES!
A Bio Ad. Will
Sell Youb Goods:
It attracts new customers aud holds
the old ones. People don’t will forget constantly you
and your goods if you
“jog th 'ir memory.”
A Little Ad. Will
Bring hack your Stray animal,
fiud a purchaser fur your house and lot,
horse and buggy, or anything else.
TRY AN AD. IN THE TIMES!
GEORGIA GLEANINGS
News of the Week Gathered
From All Parts of $he State.
INTERESTING, IMPORTANT ITEMS.
Fire at Brunswick Destroys a Brewing
Plant and Five Fine Residences—Geor¬
gia Woman Found Wandering Aimless¬
ly About on tlie Streets of Loudon and
Is Arrested.
Atlanta, Jan. 7.—Tho ‘Whittier cot¬
ton mills, located on the Chattahoochee
river, six miles from this city, were set
in operation. Miss Helen A. Whittier,
daughter of the president of the compa¬
ny, pressed an electric operation, button opening aud put 'up
tiie cpind]*; in
another great industry for Atlanta and
giving employment to between 800 and
400 people. be¬
The construction of the mills was
gun last spring and finished a week ago.
The total cost was $200,000. The
has 10,000 spindles and is one of
finest equipped factories in tho country.
ARRESTED IN LONDON.
A Woman From Georgia Fount! Wander¬
ing Aimlessly About—Lost Her Memory.
London, Jan. fi.—Mrs. Cornelia Sei
bels of Atlanta or Angnsta, Ga., has
been found wandering in tho streets
and arrested. She has completely lost
her memory and is now' iu St. George’s
workhouse.
Mrs. Seibels is about 84 years of age,
evidently a lady by birth, and has
nearly £200 ($1,000) in her possession.
Recently Passed Through Atlanta.
Atlanta, Jan. 0.—Mrs. Cornelia Sei
bels, reported having been found wan¬
dering on the streets in London, passed
through Atlanta during her tho from latter Brook- part
of November on way
haven, Miss., to Germany, where she
expected to recover $50,000,000, as her
part of the great Seibels estate, claim¬
ing to bo a direct heir. She has rela¬
tives in Georgia and considerable prop¬
erty in Mississippi, where she had been
a largo contributor to public charities.
Killed For Hig Interference.
Columbus, Ga,, Jan. 8. — A fatal af¬
fray occurred about eight miles east of
this place, resulting in the death of Au
jdreiv Heard, a negro, who was shot and
killed by ’ bis brother-in-law, West Redd,
with a winchester rifle. Redd’s wife
was Heard’s sister, and when the latter
icamo up at Redd’s home as Redd was
whipping her, he remonstrated with
Redd about it. Redd became greatly
tagered at Heard’s remonstrance, and
picking np a winchester rifle shot him
through the body, producing death. a wound
which resulted in Hoard's
A Story of .Suffering.
*
Savannah, Jan. 7.—An oysterboat
with three negro dredgers drifted into
'the roads at the mouth of the Savannah
river aud was picked up. One of the
'dredgers was dead in the bottom of the
boat, frozen to death, another was
helpless and just alive and the third
was barely ab!c to talk. Tire boat was
blown to sea while attempting to cross
Calabogue Friday. sound in' a The bitter northwest 65
gale last men wore
hours without food or fresh water until
one perished aud the others becamo
helpless. _
Sale of tho M. & N. G. Conllnned,
Atlanta, Jan. 6.—The sale of tho
Marietta and North Georgia railroad,
running from Atlanta to Knoxville, has
been confirmed The purchaser is the
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Rail¬
way Construction company, recently or¬
ganized to acquire possession of the
property. The road brought $925,000,
and the first payment of half tho
amount of the bid is to be made within
80 days, the second in 60 days.
Caught Iu Machinery ami Killed.
Quitman, Ga., Jan. 6. — David Rogers,
son of J. J. Rogers, a young man about
22 years old, was killed in the upper
part of this comity. He was assisting
his father about his sawmill, when his
clothes caught in the shafting. He was
hurled round and round by the machin¬
ery and literally beaten to death. Not
a slued of clothing was left upon him.
A New Revenue Ag’ent.
Atlanta, Jan. 8.—M. V. Bums of
Detroit, recently appointed assistant
United States revenue agent in this dist
triet, has arrived in Atlanta. Mr. Bur,
ris is to assist Revenue Agont I. H,
pitts for the next few months. He was
sent here to study the method of con¬
ducting the revenue department in the
south.
Georgia Will Be RenresentecL
Atlanta, Jau. 8.—At the request of
Hector D. Lane, president of the Ameri¬
can Cotton Growers’ Protective associa¬
tion, Commissioner of Agriculture
Nesbitt has appointed eight prominent
planters of the state to represent Geor¬
gia at the mooting of the association to
bo held at Memphis on Jau. 21.
Mrs. I’eraac Eaters Suit.
Lothair, Ga., Jan, 4. —Mrs. Perdue,
the aged wife of Professor Perdue, the
(victim of the recent lynching, has in¬
(county stituted legal proceedings against the
of Montgomery in the sum of
$ 10,000 for damages.
Bad Blase In Bru„, w i c k.
V
; Euonswick, <*.. Jim.—The B™,.
.’wick Brewing and Icc company’s
entire plant, . a commodious ,. 2-story
ft*' - -
!
Sentenced to Dang For Double Murder. -
Btiwwnw Gal; Esv ill,,, G Ga., i Jau. Jau 3 A — — Jndce Ju.*go
Kimscy has sentenced W. S. Keener,
wlio is confined iu jail here, to hang
Jan. 17, for the murder of the Moore
sisters of Rabun county last summer.
Georgia, Midland and Gulf to Be Sold.
I Columbus, Ga., Jan. 4.—The Georgia,
! Midland aud Gulf railroad will be sold
at public auction in tins city on Feb, 1,
Vol. IV.
ALASKA’S BOUNDARY.
People Do Not Want HnglaiuT.'i Contention
Granted, Says a Judge.
Seattle, Wash., Jau. 8.—In discuss¬
ing the Alaska boundary question, the
Hon. Warren Truitt, retiring United
States judge of Alaska, having turned
over his office to his successor, Hon. A.
JL Delaney, said: opinion the boun¬
“The unanimous on
dary question is that the line should
stay right where it is. People granted, do not for
want England’s take contention of best of the
it would some the
territory and control tho Yukon trade.
“People are opposed to any more of
England's map making aud they don't
want arbitration, for they consider there
is nothing to arbitrate. Tiiey have seen
enough arbitration in tho Behring sea
controversy, in which England got all
she desired. The line is where it has
been conceded for years. The message
of President Cleveland on the Venezue¬
lan boundary question is taken to have
some bearing on tho Alaskan boundary
dispute. It is received with favor aud
there is no division with ns on tho other
case.
“The Alaskan Indians, who are great
lovers of tho stars aud stripes, it being half
their custom to phr e tho flags at
mast over their dead, are very much qp
posed to the British gaining possession
of Judge a:iv territory.” added:
Truitt
“Liqpor .is the cause of nearly all the
lawbreaking iu Alaska. When I went
to Alaska four years ago the grand selling, ju¬
ries would not indict for liquor
obeying public sentiment rather than
the law, but at the last term every sa¬
loon in Alaska was indicted.”
FATAL FIRE IN OHIO.
Six Persona Lost Their Lives and Others
Had Narrow Escapes.
Columbus, Jan. 2. —At 4 a. m. the
residence of John H. Hibbard, at 1,398
East Long street, was discovered to be
on five. Mr. and Mrs. Hibbard, their
son Allen, aged 5, and baby brother,
Miss Fay Hibbard and Mrs. Grace Hib¬
bard Lee, sisters, of Bamesville, O.,
perished iu the smoke and flames, aud
their bodies were more or less consumed.
Mr. Hibbard was secretaiy of the
Central Ohio Natural Gas and Fuel
company, and is connected by marriage
with the Deshlers, Huntingtons aud
others of the wealthiest families of Co¬
lumbus. Four sons less than 15 years
of age, and the negro servant, aged 18,
and originally from Palatka, Fla., es¬
caped by jumping from a 2-story win¬
dow.
Natural gas was used, but the fire
evidently originated from some defect¬
ive construction iu the woodwork.
Mrs. Lee was the wife of a son of the
editor of the Barnesville Enterprise.
She and her sister were to have return¬
ed home the day of the fire. Mrs. Harry
Lewis, a sister, resides in Chicago- The
other mends are in Ohio.
MURDERER EXECUTED.
Albert Woodley Meets Death on the Scat
folil For Killing His Sweetheart.
Pittsburg, Jan. 2. —Albert Woodley,
tho murderer of his intended wife, Jen¬
nie Buchanan, was hanged iu the yard
of the county jail, at 10:43 a. m. Death
was due to strangulation.
On Monday morning, May 7, 1S9-1,
Woodley, who had been drinking for
several days, called at the home of his
sweetheart. After smoking a cigar with
her father ho went into a k-tchen where
tho young woman was preparing a meal.
Threo minutes later two shots were
heard, and when the father reached the
kitchen he found the couple having lying bul¬ on
the floor unconscious, each
let wounds in their heads. The young
woman died In a few moments, but
Woodley recovered. Ho admitted the
killing, but said he was jealous. aud
His trial followed iu July, ho was
convicted of murder iu the first degree.
Five times he was re? piled, but finally
expiated his crime ou tne scaffold.
MISS TVVOMBLEY DEAD.
Her Sister, Kntb, Also Seriously III—Fneu
monia Was the Cause.
New York, Jan. 2.—Miss Alice
Twombley, eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. H. McK. Twombley, died at (ho
home of her parents at Madison, N. J.,
of pneumonia. and Mrs. Twombley’s second
Mr. ill
daughter, Ruth, has been very seemed lately,
and at one time her condition
so serious that there was a "possibility of
no holiday party at Biltmore, btn an
operation for an abscess just hack of the
ear proved successful, aud the other
members of the Yandrrbilt family were
able to accept tho invitation of Mr,
George Vanderbilt Asheville, to join his N. 0. house
party at Biltmore, did
Miss Twombley’s illness not seem
to be of a threatening nature, shock. conse¬
quently her death is the greater
She was only 16 years of age.
CONDEMNED BYWELSHMEN
The Course of President Cleveland on tho
Venezuelan AHRlr—Resolutions Afloptefl
Utica, N. Y., Jan. 2. —The national
council of the Welshmen of the United
States fipre adopted resolutions depre
eating the course of President Cleveland
ou tho Venezuelan problem. The reso
lutious wore drawn aud sanctioned by
ex-PostmasterGenerai Thomas L. James.
Thev relate to the question between
Venezuela aud Great Britain on the
boundary line. The intervention of
President Cleveland on the principles
set forth in the Monroe doctrine was
kI rom-lv condemned u' hoinn nn-Amer
k an, and not worthy Of the support of
U»Wd.hpoopbo, B.at
Buried r in the Ruins.
a . T r Tn „ o_A boiler in i
* X Tw,;,.
the . * - .
ami a S® u ®y ,1s,,., terrific
works company, ^ : d b
force, mg several shattenng perse** toe in bmW^raua^my to crams.
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To Decide * Boundary Dispute.
New Yours Jau. 3.—Tho Herald’s
...,rr, ,, md/t in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
se ,„i s v ,- fll /that Baron Rio Branco ha
,/uted boundary chief of limits the commission of Amal- j
todroi /the
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BULLOCH TIMES.
Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, Thursday, Jan. % 1835.
WAR IS AlllOST ESBKB
Cubans Are Approaching Ha¬
vana From All Directions.
STARTLING ADVICES FROM CUBA.
The Troops Arc Falling Back Before the
Triumphant Rebel Army—Spanish Mili¬
tary Authorities Outgeneraled—Conspir¬
acy to Destroy Government Buildings
at Havana Frustrated.
Havana, Jau. 6. —Unless all indica¬
tions aro misleading, the end of tho
Cuban insurrection is at hand, and tho
result, it would seem, must be in favor
of the insurgents, whose armies, under
Maximo Gomez, Antonio, Maceo and
Quin tin Bauderea are nearing this city
from three different directions.
News Via Key West,
New York, Jau. 6.—A special to The
Herald from Key West, Fla., says:
Startling advices have been received
here from tho city of Havana to the ef
'SXS&J&ZlgSimZ
gions before the triumphant rebel army.
To allay as much as possible the panic tho
excited by this condition of affairs,
chief officials in the capital are sending
ont in every direction That false dispatches theso at
about tho situation.
teiupts at stifling the facts are far from
successful is shown by the wide curreu
cy which has been given to the rumor
that the actual crisis in the revolution
has arrived, and that far from holding
the insurgents in check, the Spanish
military authorities have been outgeu
eraM, have allowed their foes to turn
the flank of their main position and
have thus found themselves in a mili
tary dilemma of the most humiliating
as well as serious character.
Not only are highly imaginative disseminated, re
ports of Spanish victory
the Havana advices state, but redoubled the vigi
lance of tho censor has been
and letters, as well as telegrams and
cable messages, are subjected furnished to rigid
examination, that the news
by the authorities at the palace may not
be alarmingly contradicted by the reci
tation of actual facts relating to the
crisis
Another report received hero at a late
hour is that a conspiracy to destroy the
goverumeut buildings in Havaha by dy
namitehos just been disclosed and the
plot of the conspirators frustrated.
GOVERNMENT r-ni/ir dmmcmt ALERT. ai CRT
American Interests Will lie ProtecteA In
Case Havana Is Attacked.
Washington, Jan. 6.—The campaign
in Cuba is being closely observed by the
administration, in view of the reiterated
reports of insurgent successes in their
operations near Havana. Iu the event
that they actually attack the capital of
tho island in force, squadron it is possible that be the
North Atlantic may or¬
dered to Havana in order to be in posi¬
tion to guard American interests during
the disturbed conditions that may bo
expected to accompany a siege.
It is not probable that exception could
be taken to the presence of our vessels
iu such case by Spain, as it is customa¬
ry for powers having large interests and
many citizens iu a city so beset, to have
some naval force present for their pro¬
tection in an emergency, as was the
at Rio de Janeiro, for instunce.
Garza Jolus th© Cubans.
New York, Jau. 6.—A special from
Tampa, Fla., to a local paper says: Cat
ariuo Garza, the famous Mexican revo¬
lutionist, has joined Hernandez tho Cuban in patriots.
He succeeded tho com¬
mand. Gar za, owing to his daring and
experience, may have command of the
rebel department of the Rauehuelo dis¬
trict, Catarino Garza is a bold and tm
compromising fighter. He will cause
much trouble.
Bail News For Spaniards.
Barcelona, Jau. 6.— News most un¬
favorable to tho Spanish government
has been received here from Cuba. It
(a understood that the insurgent forces
are pressing around Havana,
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LIVES CRUSHED OUT.
Four Men Instantly Killed In n I*©nn«yl*
vania Min© Accident,
Shamokix, Pa., Jau. 0.—While four
workmen were being lowered into the
new shaft of the Luke Fidler mine the
“billy” which balances the elevator and
which weighs about 1,000 pounds fell
upon them without warning. They
were instantly killed, their bodies being
crashed so horribly as to make them al¬
most unrecognizable. '
fi'he victims were:
James Merritt,’ leaves aged 35 widow years, i »4
Springfield, liU4. Pa.; a an
owe c
Sp f|n^efd, Pa!; leaves a widow and
one child.
Patrick Lynch, 33 years old, of Spring
field, Peter Pa.; Robert, si^fc 23 years old, of Spring
field, Pa.; leaves a widow and one child,
The men were engaged strnft on th6 and night
shift in sinking the at new 4 clock to tfrerq
hoisted to the ** o eat
their breakfasts. An hom- later the two
Merritts, Lynch and -.Robert
into Xut when
Engineer and Bowen immediately noticed a jarring of
the rope J Stopped ^ the
wire rope aud they rigged up another
bucket aud wore slowly lowered to the
bottom ortlor of the shaft, where they found
an<f bucket bleeding splintered remains and of tho
mangled their
ill fated comrades scattered over the
rocky floor. All of the poor fellows
were dead.
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Minister Ransom in ashington.
Washington, Jan. 6.—Hon. Matt W.
Ransom, WM^jfcanllilHff*, United States minister to Hex
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THE SOUTH’S TRADE.
Be view of tho liusine** Conditions For
th* Week Just Passed.
Chattanooga, Jan. 2.—The Trades¬
man has received reports of industrial
and mercantile conditions in all parts of
the south for the week ending Jan. 2.
The iron production continues to be very
large. Irregular prices in the central
and western iron regiofts of have southern not in¬
fluenced the business the
furnaces, where large orders remain to
be tilled, and the market continues to
be steady. Goal is not advancing in
price, remaining unchanged at the quo¬
tations of the past few weeks aud out¬
puts are very large. The local demand
increases, and shipment^ to Mississippi
valley points are heavy. All the mines
are in fall operation, and laborers find
plenty of work. Lumbermen report
that business is quiet, and that there is
some accumulation of SW’4 this being
the dull season. Cottoi&to quiet, with
moderate sales. Th«ro#-*much differ¬
ence of opinion os to the quality of cot¬
ton still held by planters. It is thought
by good judges that many planters who
do not need money, haring paid their
expense accounts, are holding their textilo cot
ton for higher prices. Southern
mi ' ls a ^° a^ri/seut ont'of
new
t l ^’, The tu following “® r . F new industries . , J were es
tablished or incorporated during lie
week: High
A 100-barrel flonnng . null ... at . ,
Point N. C.; brass foundry at Maitms
burg, well, S. W. C., V a. with I.land capital company of at $loO.OOO,
a
an(l ibo Equitable Ooalcompauj Iho at holsou a -
las. Tex., capital, $.10,000.
Goal and Coke company, capital, $. 0,
000, has beeii charterwl at iMurmount,
W. \ a. tthe National Gandy conipauy’ La.,
capital, $L00,000, at New Orleaus,
acottouseed oil mUto cost about
IMO.OOO will also be erected at New O
leans. A new sugar refinery will ho be
located Commercial at Grand Lumber H*d8®» Tla_, am ^j'
’
#100,000, has been chartered at Gilmer,
Tex. 1 he Tradesman also reports
works at Hillsboro, N. C., an elec c
poiver plant at Gharlestou, W. l a.,
chain works at Louisville, Ky. and non
and steel roofing works at Memphis,
Teun. A gold mining company has ap
pbed for a charter at Chattanooga,
Tenn.; a scrap factory will be erected at
Tampa, Fla., and a sugar refinery at
Enterprise, Miss.
Woodworking plants wiU , boestab- , ,
bshed at Montgomery, Ala. - Gar ,
Ga., Middiesborough, Ky., hiOW r
HuSmrg 1, , ^^ eBtoa ’ S- an< * ar "
W
Waterworks will be established at
Fainnount, W. Va., at a cost of $100,-
ANOTHER STAR ADDED.
Utah Starts Off With the rroapect of a
Bright and Glorious Future.
Salt Lake City, Jan. 6.—Another
state has been added to the Union aud
the rights of self government have been
extended to, 250,000 industrious, law
abiding and intelligent people.
Tho oath of office was administered to
the state officials of Utah at noon, and
a new state, with her vast resources,
started off with the promise of a bright
and glorious future.
The city was crowded with people
from all parts of the state. Acting
Governor Richards had, by proclama¬ All
tion, declared the day a and holiday. the build¬
business was suspended principal streets
ings along the were
decorated with the national colors.
The day was ushered iu by the ring¬
ing of bells aud sounding of all the
steam whistles in the city. parade, nnder
At 11 o’clock the street
the direction of Grand Marshal Burton,
moved from the corner of Main and
Third streets. The parade included
General Penrose and staff, federal
troops and the National guard of Utah,
members of the legislature, oivic socie¬
ties and citizens,
Whilo the parade Arsenal was Hill; taking firing place
the artillery on Acting was Governor
a salute of 45 guns.
Richards, as master of ceremonies,
called the house to order and prayer was
offered by Wilfred Woodruff, He prayed president for
of the Mormon church.
the welfare of tho nation, to which
Utah will ever justice, be loyal, and truth for and the
prevalence of mercy,
peace, SO that OVOry soul might bO free
to worship as ho sees fit,
The «ytftr Spangled of Banner” 1,000 voices, was
rendered by a chorus
After rills, the proclamation of the pres
ideut statehood of the Utah ’ United J^ates ?Sio‘ granting *
to was
gate Joseph of T. Rawlings. administered
The oath office was
to the governor and state officora by
Chief Justice Zaire of the supreme court
of the state. Governor Weils thon de
livered his inaugural address.
Tho inaugural ball was field at the
Salt lake theater at nigfit.
COMMISSION IS CHOSEN,
Til© Pr©si<|e*l$ S©le©fcy J*i¥© Weu to Deter*
mlue U»© Vouczuelan Boaudai/.
Washington, Jam 2. - President
has named the following
commission to investigate the English
Venezuelan boundary line dispute:
David J. Brewer of Kansas, associate
justice of the supreme court of the
United States;
Richard H. Alvey of Maryland, chief
justice of the court of appeals of the
District of Columbia.
Andrew D. White of New York.
®:, Condo i' t ? f J 0T ^
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An Elevator's Fatal Fall.
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Samuel Breit fatally, and Henry Sha
fero seriously hurt. AU the men were
employed in the warehouse of Loweip
thal Bros, on Canal street. Tho cleva
tor fell from the fifth floor to the base
meat.
No Truth In the Report,
Nashville, Jau. 4.—A dispatch from
Knoxville, Teun., says there is no truth
atK)nt a battle between moonshiners
and officers on North Carolina soil, near
the Teunewe# ^ ---- - — ---
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Many Resolutions Introduced In
Both House and Senate.
SOME PASSED, SOME REFERRED.
Skirmish lu <!»• Sonata Over tho Bond
Question—Potations In Regard to Cuban
Recognition—The Attorney General Is
Asked to Show Why Proceeding* Arc
Not Begun to Enforce Anti-Trust Law*
Washington, Jan. 7.—Tlio clouds
hovered on tho annate horizon and the
signs pointed to a very stormy session.
Mr. Vest was down for a speech and
there was a prospect of a very lively
skirmish over the bond question aud tho
report of the finance committeo. Sena¬
tor Lindsay (Dem., Ky.) was present
for the first timo since tho reconvening
of congress and took tho oath prescribed
by the constitution. Numerous peti¬
tions bearing on the Armenian outra¬
ges, the question of the recognition of
the Cuban belligerents and the Venez¬
uelan boundary liue. dispute were from pre¬
sented. Among tho latter was one
the Society ef Friends of Indiana, pray¬
ing for arbitration.
On motion of Mr. Davis (Rep., Minn.)
the house joint resolution concerning
the improvement of the public building
at Mauktao, Minn., was agreed l>ill to.
On Mr. Kyle’s motion a was
passed amending the existing laws so
that the evidence of timber claimants
can be taken before the clerk of any
court of records, instead of requiring
them, as now, to go before tho officers
of the land office.
Mr. Voorhees (Dem., Iud.) secured
unanimous consent for the passage of a
resolution authorizing General Casey to
make contracts for the completion of
the new library of congress, by stating
that, if passed, tho building would be
completed within the time fixed by tho
act, and that about $8:),000 would be
covered back into the treasury.
Mr. Voorhees offered a resolution,
which was referred, for the purchase of
a portrait of the late Allen G. Thurman,
now hanging in tho judiciary commit
teeroom, presented by J. H. Dewitt.
Mr. Elkins (Rep., W. Va.) offered tho a
resolution, winch was referred to
finance committee, providing that hcro
nftor any contemplated issue of bonds
should first he advertised for at least 20
days, and that such bonds shall be sold
to the highest approved bidder. joint resolution
The house a
authorizing Lieutenant Sidney S. Jor
dan, Fifth United States artillery, and
Captain E. O. Carter, assistant surgeon
United States army, to accept medids
from tho British government. Allen fromUtuh
Memhor-oloct was
sworn in. Um iudioiary committee aouht *•«
porting mat flfete was tot con¬
cerning his eligibility to the seat.
A report from tho committee on ju¬
diciary, calling upon tho attorney gen¬
eral for information as to what steps, if
any, ho has taken to enforce tho laws of
the United and States conspiracies against trusts, and what com¬
binations
further legislation, if any, is needed in
his opinion, to protect tho people Henderson against
tho same, was made by Mr.
of Iowa. He explained that this was a
substitute for a resolution introduced by
Mr. Hubbard of Missouri, asking the
attorney general why he had not en¬
forced tho anti-trust law, which as¬
sumed a state of affairs concerning
which tho comniittoe had no evidence,
so it had unanimously agreed upon adopted. tho
substitute. The resolution was
On motion of Mr. Dingley a resolu¬
tion was adopted calling on the secre¬
tary of the treasury for information ns
to the amounts received from the lessees
of the Alaskan seal island, each year
from May 18011, aud from 1808 to 1890,
and the number of skins taken each
year; also the cost of policing tho Beh¬
ring sea and North Pacific each year
since 1890 and the amounts paid for the
support of natives of Alaska.
A report made by Mr. Aldrich (Rep.,
Ills.,) chairman of tho committee on ac¬
counts, recommending the appointment
and release of sundry minor officials of
the house, evoked warm discussion, in
which Mr. Johnson of Indiana, and Mr.
Walker of Massachusetts, both Repub¬
licans, attacked the alleged combina¬
tion which had controlled the appoint¬
ment of house officers.
The recommendations of tho commit
toe on accounts were approvod, and at
1:25 p. nu the honso adjourned.
Former Work of the IVrely
Washington, Jau 3.—Mr. Sherman,
who was announced financial affairs, for a speqeh cax-ly in the at
senate ou was
his desk with a roll of manuscript be
fore him.
the finance Aftft committee, made oevrjjmanof . In-
a
important announcement. He moved
that when the senate adjourn it be nq-.
til Tuesday next, aud in this connection
he said:
“J hope that by Tuesday, when the
senate will reassembles, the finance eominit
jee be ready to report on both tire
tariff and bond bills as passe! by tho
house, ”
Tho motion for au adjournment until
Tuesday wa« agreed to.
Mr. George (Dem., Miss.) asked im¬
mediate consideration for a bill repeal¬
ing the law requiring an oath of loyalty
as a prerequisite to securing a pension
for services in the ifi-sioan war.
The bid was passed without division.
Mr. Butler (Pop., N. C ) asked imme¬
diate consideration of a till “to prohibit
the issue of interest bearing b aids.”
Mr. Hill (Dem., N. Y.) objected. evolution
The senate agreed N<*b. to a calling the by
Mr. Allen (Pop i on
secretary of the treasury for detailed in
formation as to tho segregation of funds
in the treasury aud their use for pnr
poses other than for redemption. of guuh \vub
dates and circumstances use.
At 1 o’clock M*". isfterman began his
speech on the financial question, rend¬ dure
ing from manuscript and receiving
15KU» of the house laste 1 5 min
ates. Tim chaplain offered prayer; the
journal was read and from approved; the a mes- and '
sage was received senate,
then the ho Are adjourned until Monday
Washington, Jan. 6.—The announce¬
ment tlmt Secretary of the Treasury
Carlisle had asked for bids for a bond
issue of $100,000,009, was somethin# of -4
a surprise to tho subordinate officials
the treasury department', as no intima¬
tion of fiis purpose had been given to
pay one. it U quite probable that no
No.
is believed the conclusion was not reach-,
ed until lato in the afternoon.
Tho new bonds will not differ in any
respect from those issued to the syndi- the
cate, and such as are needed after
supply now on hand has been exhausted
will he printed from the old plates,
The session of the house was esceed
f.gly brief. Mr. Broderick (Rep.,
Ran.) preferred a request for unani¬
mous consent for tho swearing in of
Clarence E. Allen, elected representa¬
tive of the new state of Utah. Ho ex¬
plained that Mr. Allen’s election was
regular and that there was no contest,
but as the governor and other state offi¬
cers did not assume t heir offices under
the president’s proclamation until Mon¬
day, their signatures to Mr. Allen’s cre¬
dentials of course had hot been attach
ed.
Mr. Crisp (Dem., Ga. ) did not qnes
tion tho facts ns stated, but thought Mr.
Allen should not bo sworn in mud a re,.
port had beou made upon the ease by a
committee.
Tho matter was therefore referred to
the judiciary committee with leave to
report at any timo.
Ou Mr. Hitt’s motion a resolution was
adopted appointing Hon. William L.
Wilson ou the board of regents of the
Smithsonian institute.
At 12:20 o’clock tho house adjourned.
The senate finance committee substitute hag de¬ for
cided to report a senate
the house bond bill, tho measure agreed sub¬
upon by the silver majority. The
stitute provides for tho free coinage of
silver,for tho coinage A the seigniorage optional
in tho treasury, and makes it
with the secretary of tho treasury to
redeem greenbacks and treasury notes
in either gold or silver. Tho bill will
be reported to tho senate Tuesday.
BELMONT-VANDERBILT.
Definitely Settled That Theso Notables
Will Wed on tho Twenty-Eighth.
New York, Jan. -7.— A local paper
says: The marriage of Oliver H. P.
Belmont aud Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt will
be celebrated at the residence of the
latter on Jau. 28. Ou Jan. 29 they will
sail for Europe. is the information given by
Such one
who is on the closest terms with Mrs.
Vanderbilt. This person stated that
tho utmost secrecy was to ho observed
regarding the affair, and that without
doubt the ceremony would bo witness¬
ed by only a few persons. It lias not
been decided who will officiate. Tho
exact time of it is also to Vie decided.
William K. Vanderbilt will sail on
his yacht Valiont, for an extended
cruise. Those who will go with him
iUV Fred Beach, Winnie Hoyt, Louis
Webb and possibly Creighton Webb.
PECKHAM SWORN IN.
took Ills Seat ami Swore to I>o Justice to
Wcii aaKrmrxiis'fi, •
Washington, Jau. 6.—Associate Jus¬
tice Peckham, the latest acquisition to
tho supremo bench, has took bis set as a
member of the highest court of the
land. Tho initiatory ceremony, consist¬
ing in tho taking of the oath of office,
was brief and simple. of impres¬
Tho now justice is striking a man personality,
sive presence and
and the impression made upon thoso
present was altogether Filer announced agreeable. the
Chief Justice re¬
ceipt by the court of Mr. Pcckhain’s
commission from the president, and af¬
ter Clerk McKenney had read the com¬
mission, administered the oath in which
the justice vowed to do equal justice to
rich aud poor alike.
WITH HUMAN FREIGHT
A Louisville and Nashville Train Plunges
Through an Open Draw.
New Orleans, Jan. 7.—A freight
train on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad consisting of 22 heavily loaded
cars, southbound, plunged through an
open draw on the bridge spanning the
Rigolots, and tho cars piled on top of
one another in a conglomerated escaped mass. by
The engineer the and engine fireman just it went
jumping from as
down and swimming to the lighthouse. unknown,
Three white tramps, names
who were stealing n ride, were crushed
aud mangled almost beyond hurt recogni¬ but
tion. A brakoman was also
not severely. Passengers aro being
transferred at the Rigolets by steamer.
FAITHLESS WIFE KILLED.
Hi , Husband Returned , Unexpectedly , ,, and ,
Found Her In the Company of a Man.
Spokane, Wash., Jam 7.— Fra ik Den
isou of Rockford unexpect dly return
ed homo aud found his wife in the com
r» r w eu ,
. husband r
slu'i„ . t Hi. —w about from fol¬ the
house. Mrs. Denison was to
low, and had reached the door when
she received the contents of both bar¬
rels iu the back, killing her almost in¬
stantly. then pursued Hiokoy
Denison but
before he could overtake him he was
disarmed and Hickey placed prominent under arrest.
Denison and are busi¬
ness men of Rockford,
M«p*r -James Clarence Post Dead.
New York, Jan. 7. —Major James
Clarence Post of the United States army,
died at the home of his father-in-law,
John T. Pnltz, t*oiut Ho was appointed a
cadet &* Wed on July 1, 1861 ,
graduated in 1865. and was appointed a
second lieutenant. He served in the
garrison at Little Rock. Aik., until
lHtsii, when he was appointed ordnance
officer of the department of Arkansas,
Qf the late engineering years Major Post in was the detailed depart
to corpse
meat of the east.
KotC(( Newspaper Correspondent Dead.
n E w York, Jau. 6.—Colonel Thomas
W Kllox - " ho ^amo distingmshed as
» newspaper correspondent m the civil
war, and who since that time has writ
tea many stories for the young, died in
his apartments in the Lotus club. He
was 61 years of age.
Steamer Reported Aslu.ro.
London, Jan. 6.—The British steam¬
er Monomay, Captain Duck, from New
York, on Dec. 33, for Leith, is reported
tohore off Marwick Head.
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QUESTIONS
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Commmissioner Nesbitt’s In¬
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MUCH INFORMATION FURNISHED.
The Kind of Grass to Plant on a Wet Bot¬
tom For a Winter Pasture—The Feeding
Value of Cottonseed and Cottonseed
Neal—How to Improve Land So That It
Will Become More Productive.
Question 1 .—What grass cap I plant
on a wet bottom for a winter pasture f
Axsweb L—There are none of the
cultivated grasses that will thrive on a
wot bottom. (I suppose you iqg an 1
wflLhflUui* ' wigafTwEgR^ater stands
most . r . tlw .. ,imo) .. . „ fcom ® 01 f th0 H nanre Hv0
° ’ n .,
swamp grasses of your section might do
well ou such land, but they offered poor
pasturage, as a rule.
Tho best plan is to thoroughly drain
tho wet bottom, aud then it will pro¬
duce in perfection anything that will
grow on the high land. For a winter
pasture you might sow a few acres in
scarlet clover, about the first of October.
In r.ix to eight weeks (if you put it in
properly) you can begin to pasture on
it, and koo.p it up until about tho first of
March. Then hike your stock off and
tho clover will make you a good Crop of
hay, and in time to make a crop after
the hay is gathered. In addition, the
roots of the clover will supply your
laud with nitrogen. Of courso you
could not pasture the land whilo wet, as
that would ruin tho clover and injure
tho land. Tho vetch is another good
plant to furnish a winter pasture in
your section.
Question 3.—Do yon think it will
pay to haul cottonseed 12 miles and ex¬
change for meal aud hulls, where I can
got for 900 pounds of cottonseed 800
p muds of meal and 900 pounds of hulls?
Answer 8.— The 800 pounds of meal
would ho worth say $3.00. The 900
pounds <jf hulls $2.00. Thus you would
get $5.00 for 80 bushels of cottonseed
after hauling them 12 miles.
The hire of the driver and team you
must cornier at least $1.50, so you will
have left $3.50 iu meal and hulls for 80
bushels of cottonseed. Don’t do it;
don’tviell it at 12, or even 15 cents a
bushel, but use it on your farm, in in¬
creasing the fertility of your land, and
in this way making it worth more to
y<Jh than you can possibly soli it for.
Question 4.— Will it pay to haul chip
manure and spread on the galled spots
in the fields?
Answer 4.—I know from practical
experience that it will pay you to haul
out and spread your chip manure on the
thin or galled spots on tho form. Well
rotted chip manure not only contains
considerable fertilizing properties, but
its application has a mechanical effect
also, putting such spots in better tilth
for cultivation, thus enabling the fertil¬
izing elements of the atmosphere to
more easily penetrate to the roots of
By applications of this kind, aud by
sowing peas on such spots, yon can soon
bring them np to tho average fertility
of the adjoining land and thna have no
thin or galled spots in your field.
Question 7.—I have a lot of stable
manure and scrapings from fence cor¬
ners that l wish to compost for cotton.
What amount of cottonseed aud acid
should I use in tho compost ? How long
should it stand before using?
, Answer 7.—The following formula
nuvkcs a good compost for cotton:
Stablo manure. .. , .600 pounds.
Green cottonseed. ..700 **
Superphosphate... ..700 («
Making a ton of...........2,000 pounds. the
If tho soil is deficient iu potash each
stable manure aud cottonseed may
be reduced 50 pounds and The 100 formula pounds
of kainit used instead.
would theu be;
Stable manure 550 pouuds.
Green cottonseed...........550 :
„ ifXlit... )ht f. 7.. 700 S
.....
v of.....
Making aton • jam mim *' lV
Thesre ingredients
r5e««ig»
V.
Directions for Composting :—Spran*.
under shelter a layer of stable manure
4 inches thick; on this sprinkle a portion
of the phosphate; next spread a layer of
cottonseed 3 inches thick; wet these
thoroughly with water and then apply
more of tho phosphate; next spread an¬
other layer of stable manure 3 inches
thick, and continue to repeat these lay-'
ers in the abovo order and in proportion
to tho quantity of each used to the ton
until the material is consumed. Cover
the whole mass with stable manure or
scrapings front tho fence corners 2 or 3
inches tluck. Let the heap stand iu
this condition until a thorough fermen¬
tation takes place, which will be from
four to six weeks, dependent upon a
proper degree of moisture and the
strength of the materials used. When
the cottonseed are thoroughly killed,
with a sharp hoe cut down vertically
through tac layers; pulverize and shovel
into a heap. Let it lie two weeks after
cutting down, it will then be ready lor
use.
Another plan is to mix the cottonseed
and stable manure in proper proportion,
moisten them with water, apply the
proper proportion of phosphate and mix
thoroughly, shoveltug into a mass as
prepared. This will render unnecessary
the chopping down and mixing as in the
fir,-1 method, and in that way might be
a saving of some labor.