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TEMPERANCE BILL IS PASSED l/N LOWER HOUSE OF THE GEORGIA STATE LEGISLATURE. II (Dll IIS 92II« Friends of the Bill Greatly Elated. Senate Yet to Act. The Willingham prohibition bill was passed by the Georgia house of repre¬ sentatives Tuesday afternoon by a vote of 93 to 65. been expected that the contest would be a close one, and tho friends of .the measure were rejoiced at its success, Eighty- ight vot.. required lor the o„„.titu,i„„.l When the result was announced by Speaker Little, the galleries went wild, women clapped their bands in approval, while the men threw aloft theirhats and shouted for joy. On the floor of the house the advo- cates of the measure were hardly more restrained than their visiting friends in the galleries. They gave their desk tops such a rattle as had not, been heard for years, and then in large numbers gathered around Mr. Willingham, who had led the success- ful fight for his bill, to congratulate “m r a«, „, w „g from the fact that the bill had yet to go to the senate, where they hoped and believed it would meet its death, The bill as it passed was exactly as Air. Willingham and bis friends wanted it. Every amendment that was offered from other sources was de¬ feated. TEXT OE THE IlILI. AS AMENDED AND PASSED. i u „„„ a i \ xi „„„ bi v‘ and it is hereby h enacted by authority O L « Ll Sa ’ “ e ’L tl “ 6 °\ “ a,1UaCt 7 IZ 0 ’ ' vafuable consideration,'^ f tlm ingatany public place, of intoxicat- hef-eby U prohibit“d n o e r declared unlaw- ful, except as hereinafter provided. Sec 2 Be it further .mactedbv y the authority aforesaid, That any persou convieted of violating any of the pro¬ visions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished as pre¬ scribed iu section 1039 of the code. Sec 9 Be it further enacted bv the authority aforesaid That tins act shall apply both to individuals and cor- portions and to all clubs or organi- ITZXZZ: club or organization or any commit- tee or agents thereof in consideration of membership, initiation or standing fee in such organization. Bee. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any place at which liquors are kept for sale, given away, furnished or sold in viola- tion of the provisions of this act hereby declared a nuisance; and any citizen may apply to the judge of the superior court for an injunction to re- strain the same. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That iu any proceedings under this act, whether prosecutions or for injunction, the payment by the defendant of the United States revenue tax as a dealer in intoxicating liquors, whether fer- mented or distilled, or tbe holding of a receipt for such tax, shall be prima facie evidence that such person is guilty of violation of the provisions of this act; and the original books or a certified copy from the entry'in the books of the United States revenue collector showing the payment or pa¬ rol evidence as to the contents of said books or tbe evidence as to the con¬ tents of any receipt given therefor shall be prima facie evidence in any prosecution or proceeding. Section 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all mu¬ nicipal corporations in this state are hereby vested with jurisdiction and authority to arrest and prosecute and punish ell personl violating the pro- SPENCER TESTIFIES. President of Southern Road Alakes Surpr s g ur . President Samuel Spencer, of the Southern railroad was the star witness Wednesday iu the hearing of the junction suit of certain Macon mer- chants against the Southern at Macon, Georgia. and surprising The most important statement made by Mr. Spencer was that his road did not own a dollar’s worth of stock in the Central Railway of Georgia; and never had; that his holding consisted of one share of stock, which was necessary to qualify him as a director. BRUNSWICK GETS ATTRACTION. Battleship Texas Secured For Fair Week in Georgia City. Colonel C. P. Goodyeav, who is now in Washington city in the interest of the Southeastern Fair association and other mutters, has wired that the bat¬ tleship Texas has been ordered by As¬ sistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Allen to the Brunswick, Ga., fair, which will be held from November 27th to December 2d, visions of this act as to keeping liquor for sale This statute being in the ex- ereiBe ot tho police power of this state and intended to secure public order, teas any municipal corporation shall ho a municipal offense; and any prosecution of conviction under any city ordinance passsed for the purpose o punishing violations of this act, shall not consti- tute a bar to the prosecution in the courts of record of this state for the same offense. Section 7. Be it further enacted by repeal nor affect existing laws regu- lating the manufacture and sale of do mestic wines in the state. S=e. 8. lie it further eu.ct.-.l hy the SShStfS ions of this act, as to pronimnng S: the manufacture of intoxicating liquors, shall not apply to those counties where such manufacture is now prohibited I by law, and the provisions of this act i as to prohibiting the sale of mtoxu-at- iu S liquors shall not apply to those counties where such rale is now pro- hibited by law, but if for any reason the law now controlling the manufac- turo or sale should he repealed or be- come inoperative m any county, then the provisions of this act as to the pro- hibition of such manufacture or sale i»=r "7 7*“” f from selling or furnishing pure alco- i bol for medicinal, art, scientific and i mechanical purposes Provided, further, That the provis- . ions of this act shall not become oper- ! ative until June further 1, 1900. enacted by the | authority Sec. 9- Be aforesaid, it That all laws and ; z'i:L ,L “ - . aie uereoy rcpettxta. i -- women earnbst - — They Are oetermined That Wheeler ' and Lee Shall Be Remembered. \ A meeting of the women who wish to Major General Joseph ^ I Thoue interested in the project have organized themselves into an assoeia- tloIlcalledtbe Lee and AVheeier move- ment and have elected officers as fol- lows- President-Miss Anna Maria de Beck AtSmMtfng «eeret nr v Miss Louise “WiSer Abbot the and Bee Movement” gained a great impe- tu -s. Letters were sent out during the appointmentsfor WheeleramiLee as major generals of the regular army. During the session also there were , , ana men m otner oJ states e Hers ana f^m cities women ano j the letters were invariably accompa- j U1 « d with contributions of material amount._________ i SENATOR. HAYWARD VERY ILL. Paralysis _--_ Extends and His Case _ Seems to Be Hopeless. A special __ from Nebraska City, Neb., says: Senator Hayward gradually grows worse. He had a bad night last night and his condition during the day has shown no improvement. The paralysis is again extending and there are evidences that it has affected the bladder. What is still more discouraging, the brain lesion is becoming more pronounced. The patient’s mind is cloudy and the attending physiciuti is very much discouraged. DISTILLERY DlSTlLLERY_BLOWS BLOWS UP UP. . . One Man Had His Head Blown Clean From His Body. By the explosion of a boiler iu a whisky distillery at Traveler’s Rest, S. C„ one man was killed, another severely injured, and the building i "f«*■. Wiiito, ™ «5,CO Iated, while Mathew Keeler, one of the proprietors, was perhaps fatally scalded. To Secure Gulf Connection. The finance committee of the Illi- nois River Valley Association met iu Q b icago Wednesday to discuss plans f or raising $10,000 for use in advanc- ing the project of a deep waterway connection between Lake Michigan and the gulf of Mexico before congress this winter. Fate of Schooner Revealed. A letter from Porto Rico gives tid¬ ings of the missing Nova Scotia schooner Grace Rice, which sailed from Halifax for Porto Rico last July and was never heard from. Tbe ves¬ sel was wrecked and drifted ashore bottom up. NEW TEXOLE FACTORY Will Be Erected In Lawrenceville By Enterprising Citizens. Interest is being manifested in the cotton mill movement at Lawrence¬ ville, Ga. The citizens met and or¬ ganized a few nights ago with a sub¬ scription of about $15,000. It is now above the $20,000 mark. It is the purpose to start with a $70,000 mill and increase it to $100,000 as early as possible. It is proposed to get $35,- 000 of home subscription and raise the other $35,000 on the outside. "'”""V Long Will Let the Admiral Go Without Asking For An Investigation. A Washington special says: The secretary of tho navy has decided to let Admiral Schley start for his cruise without asking for an investigation for himself or ordering a court of i nqu i ry f or Admiral Schley, 8 j g „ 0 d Mon- , , J J rm . „ .. „ i £ blcb bad tt, ’5’ thlu « }° sa f a K Illnst Ag^usamlMoOlure. 818n " b dipping ,7 b agency it had collect0(l ft good b n mb er of attacks T when , that official • i cam ____ ’ , ‘, e \®. “f u’fV^ I’Ti^fLatfliTthe at tacks on the secretary whole' The secretary 6Vel the matter-Monday either ask for an investigation himself or order a courtmartial of Schley. Secretary Lone “J cave out the above «». r~~» lf*l b.e» ..rough, to bear on him to order a court of inquiry. There ; 8 much feelin"over °-- the matter, DEMOCRATS CONVINCED -- That Taylor Has a Majority On the Face of Returns. A specia) ftolu Frankfort, Ky., says: The Democratic state campaign com- m it tee concedes that Taylor has a major l,as*es ity on the face of the returns, but a hope of the election of the Democratic ticket on throwing out the vote of Loilisvi n e on account of the The Kentucky election law plainly provkles for a secre t ballot, and the Republicans | admit they are not as well for ifled in the defense of their inter- | est8 ; the Johngon and Knox county j cases as might 8 be, but do not credit to any J estent the Democratic claim re- g di ng Louisville. In fact, they p” ril out on the pretext r claimed, they J have .. , T> they say is already fully planned. llle .Goebel managers announce + * . he WlU ot ta ke the ? n a U ftppea L^LLo f T Nels^tounty , T W^Tay- 'LL; erroneously certainly for TaybL" In this'state o/ the°case'the vo t e of Jefferson, Knox and Johnston nonnt -. mnsf maiorPv witlfid ont to mve Qoehel a but his manacers ■? ’’ * ■, « ■ , beheved, ,• , are collecting ,, evidence of alleged fraud in various Republican counties and on this will ask the state j electl ,° n b ° ard to throw ° llt tboS0 ! countles | SHERIFF PROTECTED PRISONER, Mob Came andR^et By a Volley From Guards. There was considerable excitement in Covington, Ga„ Monday night when = ty-five or a hundred masked men rode to buerin Anaerson s nous. and demanded the keys of the jail for the purpose of ga ting a young man by the name of Collins, who had been locked up by the sheriff to prevent ins being lynched by the enraged people at Porterdale mills. Collins had met a y°ung woman , by the name of Kurgas at Mitchell s springs, whoJives at Porterdale mills, and She made resented indecent the insult proposals and, ns to soon her. as she could, informed her relatives of the young man s impudence. It xvas but a few minutes before a crowd of excited men gathered and they went m pursuit of Collins, but officers caught the fellow before the Porter- dale people got him and lodged him in jail at Covington. liumors reached Covington early in the night that a mob would visit the Cltv and storm the jail and tue sheriff summoned a posse of six men, well a ’“ eJ aad stat > oned tbem lns ’ d0 10 wa Ia ‘ Wheu tbe v approached the Jal1 tbe P osse ° p T d fire and tb ® mob f etreated m al ‘ directions, for the re- turn fire was a great suiprise. w K * . u nePa ' Two of his crowd carried , . „ aim 0 ' THE LOUISVILLE COUNT. Figures In City and County Qive Tay¬ lor 3,413 Plurality. A Louisville dispatch says: The county board of canvassers adjourded late Monday afternoon until Wednes¬ day, after having completed the offi¬ cial count of the ballots which were cast November 7th. The city and county give Taylor a plurality of 3,413. The work of tho board was the consid¬ eration of ten contested precincts in various parts of the city which had been passed as the count progressed. Five of these were thrown out and five were counted. This resulted in a gain of two members of the legislature for the Democrats. DETECTIVE BOUNCED. Atlanta Police Commissioners Dismiss Captain Slaughter. After an executive session of the Atlanta, Ga , board of police commis¬ sioners Monday night that lasted from 10 o’clock until nearly 2 Tuesday morning, the board found Captain Slaughter of the detective department guilty of some of the charges against him and voted to dismiss him from the nnlica A-uprtment. SOLOHS DISCUSS PROHIBITION BILL Initial Fight In Georgia Legislature Highly Interesting. BQTH gIDES AGGRESSIVE A Great Audience Listened To the Many Speeches. «. rrT hilntion bill began in earnest in the 0eorgia 1,on “ ° f T "- day. The debate waxed warm before it had progressed very far. One of the sensational features of day’s session was the attack by th# autbor of the 1,511 0,1 the character of At ' ftnta 8 mayor. Mr. W illingham was a “P le of intemperance. lh 'lebute, participated _ by fif- « in t f en lpadln S representatives of 'iXSSrtrtKSS? SgSSSfSSS it L ‘So 1° SS “ g 8 ; J in b g 11 bat . 1D . l>o«t . of , ability the , present house is far above the oidmary, and that its members are prepared to cope m a statesmanlike manner with mens- ures of grave importance such as the one that was then before them order ^ong by before Speaker the house Little was the called gallery to 7V ly -'^ve e f to 7 the 1 importance . an ex c lte d crow of the , issue jeen- Ret au<1 *>7 .conviction and interest to ono side of be < l n f 8t,on 01 the otbev ’ A f,° ng worked tirelessly and mdefatigubly , f ?r p-?h»bit scb °n. o1 lnt an(1 f!fed the boys ^ of the : ° <=on- duc^ and outcome o the debate | Wben S P enker Little rapped for or- de . F, ,htru "'. as 8 tau dm S r °°® ln ! he ! X*"*™ wb,le tbe , ,obb . y and 1 ad l a,n, .°f roo “ s to the lla11 . were crowded with ss"s rrzT,!™* a States . . senator , , has there been M such t a “ s szzz j hat so nearl > touches the peo- { h point in life. Upon the call of the roll all but twenly-seven members were credited ns 1 0 th 101 o d .V*' i at W c web^il* 1 L ’. ‘ p ” the , session witn prayer, invoked , , the K IIldance of God in conducting the action of members on the vital issue stake and that H is strong ; arm . " fee rai8ed in the doliber tions f ^TheTonse ; „ ht d wi t th uot long in getting to the issue which bad so often been pushed into the background, and I ^ ol"^ wL mad" extension‘of p for the the day’s session intoMhe afternoon and adjourning at 5 | o clock. _ CHARGES AGAINST OFFICER. ; Metcalfe Is Accused of Killing An i Unarmed Filipino Prisoner. Lieutenant Hall, of Lawrence, for- mer ] y 0 f tbe Twentieth Kansas regi- lnen t, in a letter to the Topeka Jour- na i ( makes the charge that Colonel Metcalfe, recently breveted brigadier nel . a j f or gallantry iu the Philip- pines , shot an unarmed and supplicat- ing Fi i iplno prisoner and in support 0 f b , furnishes affidavits of Private x ? isky of the Twentieth Kansas, and First Lieutenant Ferguson of the Thirty-sixth infantry. correspondent The Associated PreRS j u f orme d Col. Metcalfe of the nature 0 f the accusation. He said he did not know wha t Lieut. Hall referred to and that he could not comprehend how he oame to make any such a statement u nless it was due to the fact that the lieute nant was not recommended for , 0 motion. He declared that the o barge was absolutely false. <.j don - t understand what Hall m eans by his story,” declared the col- onel . “You may say for me that I enter a general denial. ” wwnwwm ^ ast ^ ee ^' important of the . The more new in- dustries reported during the past week ( u ding November 18th include coal mines in Alabama and Tennessee; two cotton mills in Alabama, three in Georgia, one each in Tennessee and Texas; development companies iu Ten¬ nessee and Texas; electric light plants in Tennessee, Texas and Virginia; a foundry supply compauy in Alabama; a foundry in Kentucky; two hosiery mills in Georgia; ice and cold storage ilants in North Carolina and Virginia; iron mines in Alabama and Georgia; lumber mills in Texas; an oil compauy in West Virginia; phosphate mines in Tennessee; a sewing machine factory in Alabama; a shnttle block factory and a tannery in North Carolina; a telephone company in Kentucky.— Tradesman (Chattanooga, Teun). SECOND SENATORIAL BOUT Between Johnston and Morgan Held At Salem Church Grounds. The second battle in the senatorial race in Alabama between Governor Johnston and Senator Morgan took place Monday at Salem church, the ground made famous by the Oates- Kolb debate in 1892, where the two gubernatorial candidates, met for the only time in that memorable campaign. TO TALK OVER THE CAMPAIGN The Democratic Commit¬ tee fleets In Chicago. THEY CONFER IN SECRET Chairman Jones Talks of the Objects of the Meeting and Declares the Present Outlook Is Very Encouraging. r . ] : 1900 j The Democrntic campaign for ; was p rac tically inaugurated Monday when the members of the national in secret session at the Sherman house in Chicago. Nearly every member of tke comm ittee was present when the ■«”■>•» — «.U«<1 » order by Liruruu. So,tutor J- K. J.tt.e, o. Art,,,,,., Those present . were Chairman _. . Jones, T y ice Qbairman Johnson, of Kansas; Secretary o. A. Walsh, of Iowa; H. D. " Clayton Alabama, , Th itiomas ( Uahan, , , it lmois; J. G. bbauklm, Indiana, I). J. Campau, Michigan; W. II. Thompson, Nebraska; J. M. Guffey, Peunsylva- “ la Edwin A ^ Price, ’ of Nashville, llTld* JZwlT, f Committee man Jf 1 ® k, Head p* of that p,^CTieV'wiliamV state, svI^ile Norman man of lu ^the ^ HZ 'first meeting of the committee t^ns, an dal bebl h ^ thong «»ce since i the J I^ ^" recent utllle buS1 elec ' ness, including the iianung of a plac« t Democratic "LI tic committee cn, trStu e was was stated s Led to to l^tLcLTfL^nLttLttbe^one zszftszStzzssi and the coming presidential campaign ,. nmn<l ; ffn be, °" “There is one thing certain,” said Chairman Jones, “the meeting will affirm the Chicago platform. At this time everything is favorable for the ^iTTaf‘expected that William J. k.T 7’ n buT°acc 0 Idin P rto a teKgraLre- i ceived , he was _ not . able , i e t to 0 attend attend. Vice Vice Chairman Johnson, of Kansas said before the meeting was called that considerable time would be devoted to a discussion of the general situa- tion, as indicated stLs, by recent elections held in various and reports would be received from the commit- teemen of states in which e.ections "‘‘ThL !s only the regular meeting of the executive committee,” said Mr. Johnson. w 1 hold sessioim e• J > ?^ d ateand mfe^ng "place of the full 7 7,“ itt ®n rLard j canuo t say what will l to the campaign .,Ti a r 't At this raeeHng we will „,. r ,, f v fi ndv the situation as indi- , hv the result of the elections, national A , to the talk of removing the , . . Chicavn nothing be done After tho national con- ^ .- eomuiittee mav decide to ’ But bLdnuartera until that time so far w ’ will remain . „ flnhun wm smnliatie . , . , , tion tb ~t the national ..mmlon of DIH) would be directed ’ , , jo™ d ’ • . , „ t d chanee . . R t rnnlr i v foucht A w ar m contest for the honor of en- . t ; : tbp Democratic uresidential „ onveDt ; 0 n in 1900 was indicated by ‘J® h dele „ at i 0 ns the^r present to urge the of reapeetir. oitie. Milwaukee eLa had a big !bo delegation while de ^nfas ions were pre ent from lvausas CitT ° l ty a auel ° ( ‘ __I Cincinnati Queen’s Christmas Oift. At tbe marnuis of Lansdowne’s sug- : form of a tin of chocolate for each maQ APPROVES LEE’S HISTORY. The Book Is Recommended For Use In Chattanooga Schools. The ( hattanooga Georgia Society met in Chattanooga Tuesday night and heard the report of the special com¬ mittee appointed to investigate and the report on the charges made by local school board that the Lee history of the United States, adopted for use in the public schools of the state by the state textbook committee, was un¬ fair, unreliable and historically in¬ correct. The committee sustains the history in every substantial detnil. The so¬ ciety adopted a strong resolution in¬ dorsing the history and demanded its use in the city schools. Revolutionists Recognized. The United States government has officially recognized the defacto gov¬ ernment headed by General Cipriano Calvo, the victorious revolutionary leader in Venezula. Outlined a Protective Treaty While the czar of Russia was at Potsdam recently, the general lines of a prospective treaty between Germany and Russia were reached. dewev s jciios CAUSES PROTEST Transferring Title of People’s Gift Was An Unwise Proceeding. VIGOROUS KICKS COMING Rumor That Admiral Is Dodging Breach of Promise Suit. A Washington special says: With the actual transfer of tho gift house of Admiral Dewej to Mrs. Dewey the indignation has broken into open fla;ue There ig no Bttempt t0 hide the deep resentment felt at the capi- ta j This is evidenced by the fact that the most conservative papers in the city have opened their columns for llaut letters to the house committee demanding a return of their money, while others have written to the :vi- »W UmM tfc Eveuiug St.r deerie, the m,d- ter and underneath the news of the trausfer give6 COUBiderab | e space on the front page to protests. One of these, which is signed, says that the contrib- aton lln(1 reason to think that the ^ ^ ^ to the admira l's B0U , Qe Dewey, and not to a brand new wife tnkan iu hig oId Ege . There are many odd and sensational rumors flying about the city, One report printed Tuesday morn- ing has it that the transfer was made ^ rye the hoU8e> as Admiral Dewev fears a suit for breach of prom- rs 225 ss,t z charge of the Asiatic squadron in 1897. be It is stated upon what appears to reliable authority that an engagement Q f marriage existed between the two time of the admiral’s departure from this country i more than two years ^ TheIfi is ep regret mingled with the indignation, but no one as course, and even his best friends teei , r ,. • it. a J ‘ “ • matter, to say tbe least. PROCLAMATION j ssued By McKinley Announcing To the People Vice Presi- dent Hobart’s Death. President McKinley issued the fol- lowing proclamation on the death of Vice President Hobart: To the People of the United States: 1 Garrett Augustus Hobart, vice presi- dent of the United btatds, died at his home in Paterson N. J. at 8:30 o’clock this morning. Ini him. the “ at, on has itH moat faitHfu! f, e r V ants. His participation in the business life and the law making body of h,s native iLaV^LThiSh ‘ ^ ordero7Len g ts and at fainme ts aud Lis too brief career as vice president of the United States and president, of the senate exhibited the loftiest qualities of upright and i sagacious statesmanship. of affairs he had few In the world equals among his contemporaries. His private character was gentle and no- ble. He will long be mourned by his frends as a man of singular purity and attractiveness whose sweetness of dis- position won all hearts while his ele- vated purposes, his unbending integ- ritv and whole-hearted devotion to the public good deserved aud acquired universal respect and esteem. In sorrow ing testimony of the loss which has fallen upon the country, I direct on tbe day of the funeral the executive offices of the United Stales shalled he closed aud all stations of the army and navy shall display tbe national flag at half mast and that the representatives of the United States- in foreign countries shall pay appro- priate tribute to the illustrious dead for a period of 30 days. Done at the City of Washington, this the 21st of November, iu the year of our Lord 1899, and of the Inde- pendence of the United States, the William M’Kinley. John Hat, Secretary of State, METHODIST MISSION MONEY. M. E. Church Committee Fixes Upon Annua! Appropriations. The missionary committee of the M. E. church at its session at Wash¬ ington Monday made the following appropriations: India—North India, 875,156; northwest India, $26,612, southwest India, $20,094; Bombay, $23,164; Bengal-Burmah, $16,315; to¬ tal, $143,041; increase over last year, $31,055. Eastern Asia— Foo Chow, $21,589; Hing Hua, $6,868; central China, $35,106; north China, $42,269; west China, $13,544; total. $119,376; increase over last year, $1,122. DEWEY TRANSFERS TITLE. Turns Over To His Wife the Giftof American People. A Washington dispatch says; Ad¬ miral Dewey has formally transferred to his wife the title of ownership to the house at 1747 Rhode Island avenue, and contents, constituting the gift to him from the American people. Two papers figured in the transac¬ tion, and they are now on file in the office of the recorder of deeds. The transfer was conducted through the District Title Insurance Company and,, the total consideration was $11.