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SESSION OF THE METHODISTS. <si/jamo* ttcrotUD ms norm gbokgia coNmmcie. RcijU( of J. A. Adaiua nnrt J. L. Gilmore to Hr K©lntnt-d N% err* \% tthdrav* u— * orn- 1 nmn AdmlttaU lutn the t milrrrnor lt> lilah|t Henilrl* —Muo y I'romlnrnl '*!- |nri _:..i.> U ntfli Prrarntrd to lira. 12. H. Mciilirr. CuUißtri. <•#•-, Dec. 7.—The South Qior- , f * conurenc* met for its Mcotid U>> ion thl# mon In* At 9 o'cWk, with X shop Hendrix tn the chair The devo ti rai •ervtcß wan conducted t>y Rev. 17. j. Harper. ri.e roil allowed a eery full at tn darii'** A numDrr of visitors are pref •i.t Am on* thoa© who were Introduced to the conference are Reva. W. A. Park*, t- R Cook and J. J- Anele\ of th# North ,-*.?rgla Cofiferanca find I>r. James Al r.a fiunday School editor, ar.d Di H. M. . .Uoe \ treneral secretary of the Bp worth Board. j a. Adams and J. D. Gilman formerly fn r.later• of the Methodlal Bpiscopal C irdi. South, but whose cr*der.tial were taken frura them pom3 years ago. ap plied to the conference for restoration After much dha uasion the presiding eld* rs n ' .drew these requests, seeing clearly { r <*> would )*© refused. \V M Kitchens, formerly a dew <vr. In (!♦• Now Coi.grejraUonal Church. n .1 w |mi re.wntlv Joined tn#* Methodist . ,r< I; re#tueate<ft the coi.fer# nee to re. - vt: i.:*e his orders. Hip requeat was arant ;>. \ • H. t* Btewion an#! \ E Crowley *#re refetrJ to the Committee on Oon f -;i e Heiatior.s for supernumerary re lation*. I.erar t Inm llerelved. V. ;*#*n Question 4 was c*ll*<l "Who are sdtndted into full connection’ " the Bishop ooJied hefora him the olass to he received end *ddr*#ed them upon the vows they about to take. The address is con c 1 r*d one of the finest ever delivered r a Ilk* occasion. Those who conail *i tn* at** were L. E Water* A K. Sitotmrn, M. E. Ovsrbj. N 1* WlllUnns. RHrvon A. Haarn and J. li. Thrasher Fvh one of this data had the pleasure and holding in Ns hand the old journal of Mr Wesley. This wa* ai>proprlat©. said th* Bishop, as this conference embraces fhe vary p|a%o* ooncartun* which the journal Is a record. A piMUtt li*%d©nt of the session was t*># presentation of a h.aisome goM witoh to Rev E 11. McGhee as h token of the hijrh est#-*m of th© pr#*achcr of the Columbus District. Dr. James At kins made a strong ploa In behalf of the Punday School cans© and Mrs. Dessau of M i on ep-oke to the oonf©r©nc© ,n th- Interest of the Woman’s Paraonajta and Horn© Mlskm Society. Ti*l afternoon Dr. James Atkins preach ed a splend.d sermon on “Christ the Teacher. ’’ To-nght the educational anniversary was held, when BDhof* Hendrix s|Sike in Ins usual forceful style. (oiutii: fob PHii.ii’mrv l|umtlon W'mm l)lrn**r*tl nt Mfftlng if the a ahlaft. Washington. Dec. 7.—The cabinet meet ing to-dav. largely devoted to n ilUcih ft n of the question of coinage for the r.'.mpf'liie l ands and as <i result it Is pi-*able that ih** 8, rotary of War will request a hearing on the subject before one of the committees, of Congress. Winy ;l the bi Inesn of the Islands Is far'-acted In Mnl di) dollars, and army >mm -.tries arid orhers stfppiiod with i nit* 1 States money, are al time*; greatly • mharrassed In making purchases from the Filipinos by the fact that, knowing nothin*; of our m nev <■*• Its value, the latter often refuses to accept It. Trs* t*ropo4ton v i* h m 1 to have met with favor by h** .administration Is to pur chase *l!ver buliiou ut the present market price and coin It Uito distinctive dollars having i gold value of about 50 certs *ach. The**f> .dollars probably will contain a little lees silver than the present stand ard dollars. It Is hoped that by the ear ly action of Congress the new coins may he put Into circulation before a great while. Trie cabinet also dtscussed the House bill revising the war revenue a t. All of them think thnt the cut Is too derp and agreeing that it would be unwise to make •he rut greater than *3*UJOO.OWI. INIIY HbroKTbl) l)Yna. Former Sctiator From Somth < a roll no Seriously 1111 Columbia. S. C.. Dec. 7.— lt Is reported to-night that former I’nited States Sen ator John L. M. Irby, who has l*een 111 at his homo in Laurens for three wrecks, is dying lie was hardly expected to sur vive the night. Senator Irby became prominent polit ically by manag*ng the gubernatorial ’smpaign In 1890 for the reformers w hen they elected Tillman. He defeated Oen. H-impton for the Senate. Federation of Labor. I.#oiMsvll|e. !>ec. 7 —The American Fed eration of Labor Convention was In ses sion but two hours to-day. Most of the time was occupied by the Credentials Com mittee. The Chicago federation was |n stru *ed to thnowr out the rustiun Kothlne maker* on penalty of being themselves xf**lbd from th* American Federation Prof. Union (sriun \V**lls Dead. .Sai*m, Vs.. Dei*. 7. Prof. Simon ('ar son Walls, senior member of tba faculty of Ftnnnoke College, died here to-day. Funeral service* will be lieid Sunday. For forty-seven years ho had bean a pro fseor o t mathematic* and geology at Koanoke College, and secretary of the b srd of trustees. DID NOT CURE. ~~ M®t l.rrnllr Helped by fhange n( foot!. A lady In Harrisburg. 0.. la frank enough io any m*, while aha haa been helped, rhe wa* no: . ntir.lv cured In the change of fooj „nrl taking up Orape-Nuls fortd She says aha t*- in eating rich and h irhly seasoned food whan ah* was young and fohowed it until aha act up a had stomach iroubla. with aevara attack* rvf r-r-vnn- tick headache. Finally rhawaailatn of the Joints *t In. anrl mw ton. of her Joints arc dl* located by the heavy depot!:* forming about them and puahtnif them out of place, an Ihal •h* la aimoat helplaaa. Her nervoua system wa* wrecked and the aptu nerve affected ao that she could not read with out bringing on nervous prostration and ineomnJa that would last two or three hlghtt. kaat fall I heard of, and commenced the, uae of. Grape-Nute aa a food. It ha* alnoe been both food and medicine lo me for I have taken very little medicine alr.ee ' begin to uae It. After 10 month! I hr.d * great Improvement In my bram and o*rve power, am no longer iroubled with ■ieepleuneaa, I Buffer very much leas -dth my rheumatism, and can read aew eral hours a day. one day after the other and fleet) well at nlghl. I am by no mean* entirely cured of -heumiui.m, but 1 hove been mr.de *o much better by the uae of Grape-Nuts *'od that I am alncerelv thunkful for It.” “hie name will be f urn tab *4 by the Pos tum Cartel Cos., Ltd.. Battle Ciech, Mi-U. PRISON BUILDING BURNED. It Was That of the Female Cosrlelt at Hlllstfgtvllle.fto sr llsesped Hot %!•• \\ ere Hurt. Mil ledge villa, Ga.. Dec. 7 -Just at dark 1 this afternoon a telephone m<>*s*ge from the state prison farm told the people of j this place that the womans buiMinc there wg lapldly burning to the ground. ! The message requested that men be rushed Immediately to the a<'©n© of the ccmUgration to in t mrhny the convicts. A great many ettisrns went out and occasional arrivals from the fsrm an- ) nounced that all the convicts arc safe and 1 most of them guarded, some few having escaped. The building caught fife this afternoon about o’clock The can** while not ac- ■ curately known, la support to h* of an ; in.tndiniry nature. Th#* blase w first ! di* wveied in the hospital, ami the build ing being entirely of wood w soon en gulfed In a sheet of flame Capt Foster, the superintendent of the | farm, a* soon as it was made known to him. organised a force of guards and trusties" fr *m the male building which : is about a mile frien the female building, and w#.nt t* the assistance of Mr An good who officers ?hwt demrunent. With the aid of this Improvised tre brig.ole all lb#* outbuildings, barns, et were saved, thougn they were in cioee pros,- tmity to burring building and In contin ued and Imminent danger A scarcity of water made all efforts to I control the flumes absolutely Insignificant I and row the building 1* .# smouldering ! heap No provision having been made for protection from fire at th#* Institution th* peopl#* were absolute)v |vowerle>s Tills tmiort.int need was seen by the commis si >n tim# ago. and a system of wa terworks i now under mnmruetioii, but is too incomplete to be of service. As far. its cun be asc# rtalned tne build ing was not Insured and Is an absolute In-s The loss will probably amount to 15.000. TALKED OF PROBABLE WAR. France* Unnt I rwleere to Prey I p< flrltlali < omuicrre. Paris. Dec. 7 —The Chamber of Depu tes to-day rejected h motion providing for a parliamentary inquiry Into slavery and cruelty ii the French colonies. The Premier. M. Wwideok-Roueaeou. de nounced the opposition s tactics of con stantly bringing up \arioua charges Against administrative officials. He safcl i commission of inquiry would he tanta mount :o putting the entire colonial d -mlniMrutton on the stand, and he add#*d, the government would not rem.iin in pow' fr a mr*mcnt at such a price. He regarded the matter as one of confidence The motion was then defeated by n vo;e of Ihh to 11*. The £enate adopted the naval bill after a short d!t usson Senator Cambos. Con servative ftepuhll *an. representing the Cbm • nte-Inferleure urge.l the building o* twenty addHlona! cruisers to prey upon Great Britain s commerce in case of war The minister of marine, M Delanessan. replied that the number of cruisers pro jected In the present bill would suffice for France’s mode. Gen. Mercler then rose and alluded to his epee* h of Dec. 4 when h*- urged train ing the army In embarkation and iieni baikatlon drills, so as to be ready foi an Invasion of England He said he was unable to understand the sensation his remarks had produced. He did not d#*lre war wiih Great Bri tain. but he thought H the duty of the government to provide for such an eventu ality. He repudiated any intention to ap pear aggressive towards Great Britain. UK IN B mi GOBVBin V tdjnnrned After the Flection ot New Htttrer*. New Orleans, Dec. 7 —The Southern In dustrial Convention ws* brought to a close to-day by the re-election of H. H. Hargrove, of Louisiana, as president and N. K. Thompson ot Alabama, a# rt re tary, and the selection of M<m|rtits the next place of meeting There wa* a session to-night but It was not largely utiended stul the only *|K alter who excited sny lnteret was Tctsulra Inumaru. the attache of the Japanese legation, who spoko on "Who Rule* the Chinese Empire?" His paper was uniq te. The first address of the day was that ot Siitv Sen nor John Dymond of l.c.r tsiana. on 'Ti'gar Manufactuc# of ih* South " After Mr Dymond had concluded. Ihe convention heard extemporaneous address n, by George II Anderson, of she Cham ler of commerce of ITtt-hurg Secretary Thtgnpson read a letter from Minister Wu Tin* Kang expressing rtgret at his In ability to t*e present. After a brh f address hy Bernard Mc- Closkey of New Orleans, Mr. K J. Bryan addressed the convention on the subject of "Agricultural Implement Manufac ture." The following re solos lon has been adopted by Ihe ibnventlon: "Resolved. That as Ihe Department of Pntted Suites Engineers ha* already ad vised the construction of a channel from Gaiveston Roads to Houston. Tex , this convenilor. recommend* that Congrsss .nithome the completion of lh work as soon as possible." W. C. T. I . CONVEVTION END'. I nlon Meats I •institutional Prov is ion Against Polygamy. Washington. Dec 7.—The National Wo man a Christian Temperance Cnlon Con vention cam# to a close to-night. Moat of th* dosing day waa devoted to auperln tsndcnts' re.porl# A resolution was adopted declaring the union should work for tho adoption of a , (institutional amendment prohibltttir pol>gamy. Columbus. 0.. Fort Worth. Tax . and Portland. Me each asked the l onor of entertaining the convention In CAHIIYING OFF TBEA'IHE. Charge Made against CoraifT Brit ish Minister nt Pektn. Rerltn. Dec. 7.—The Pekin correspond ent of the Deutsche Zeltung wrttes that several Herman marine officers dlsenveted air Cgaudo McDonald. former British min ister at Pekin, nnd laidy MacDonald. per sonally superintending cnoltea. who were carrying off treasures from the Chines* Imperial palace to the British legation budding*. Bgiperor to tin to Pekln- London. lire. I—"Shens announces that f}en. Tung l-'u Hsiang Is proceeding to the province of Kan bu," say* the Shan ghai correspondent of the ritan lard ••Palace officials report that the [impress Dowager will leave Sian Fu. Dec. 12. and that Bmperor Ktrang Hsu will go direct to Pekin." Karl LI Likes Vmvrlrans. Pekin. Dec. 7 —Li Hung Chang has In formed Oen. Chaffee lhat he and all the people of the province of Chi LI are ex tremely pleased and gratified at the be havior of the American troops toward the Chinese. _ Wonts n Polillc Building. Washington. Dec. T The House Com mittee on Public Hutidlngs and Onounda to-day had a hearing on the public build ing projects for Martinsville, Va., but no (Uusteu was rvachaO, THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1000. THE BUSY BROKER. rth The active busmeas man. UV tlic brain worker, fTy of people could not stand t JSSthc constant strain on then 1 ni’ sUv* brain and nerves if it wen y, , Mgn not ior the timely use ot .. BP pure, gentle stimulant and tA \ PITFVS PI'RF. MALT •r s §r# WHISKEY is the greatest brain foodknowntoscicnct'. It has been proven by care ful tests made by an eminent cheniiv that the brain can do more work, with les? fatigue, on a pure alcoholic diet than ot any other. nUFFY’S n-RE MALT WHISKFA is the only absolutely pure alcoholic stim ulant known to Ihxtors. Add to this it tood value It IMhnoni jr whlikoy ui A by the GoTermaen •s e mtdiclne IU surt you Q*i the 'Ktaiv Ai drurguu end grH#rv or direct, |1 0U e boti.t. AVnu for free mcOtcel booklet. DTEFY MALT WHISKEY CO.. Koehler K Y WRIGHT MUST SHOW CAUSE. ri.ASiT SVSTEM WAITS ITS TAX \ ALI ATIOS AOJI STICO. A'lhliu. i nnlroller (..'nernl ItefH.e. to Alil.l.* 1,, lit- lleeltltiH of the A rhit ro tor.—l'etll 1.,n C*rr.ent.*tl to Jo.lite 1,0 tit,W In In l-'ttltoii So - lit-rlor t i.iirt—t>i*r.‘iiflitn] ttril—rrtl to 51t0.% inti..- 11 In He Ilrellnp. t* Aiil.le lt> Vrlillrnlnr.' 1)e..|n1.,n. Atlanta. J>"'. 7 Application o* moUe to Jinlfro Lunii'ltin tn the Rui'erlor C"ourt thle momltur hy I‘hifholm amt Clay attorney* for the Savannah. FlorMa ami tVentern Railway, the Hrunntti k ami Weetetn Railway, an.t the Charlcfton ami S.t>annnh Railway. tr a writ of manitannis. aicelnat tV. A tvilsht. Controller General of Georgia The older was tlgneU by Judge I. imi'ttln makitis the writ returnable at JA* o'clock p. m . on Dec. 17. The petitioner allege that aocordln* to the laws of the state of Georgia, they returned the las valuation of their road (or the year i>*' to the Comptroller Gen eral. and that this offlrlal was not sa.l fte.l with the assessment slid placed a higher one on the property IB quest ton. This assessment the petitioners claim was too high and asked for a hoard of arbl tratois to determine the value of the track - end right-of-way of the roads In cluding sidetracks The railroad companies named Hon I’.'pe Harr- w of Savannah, as a member of the Arbitration Committee. The Con troller general named J. P‘ l* Btown, an t Ih.-e. two selected Hor. R. U Gamble. Thl hoard maiie a tour of lh roa-i., ex amined the property, and aeee-ned It The S ivat M 1 Ml >• I Western R itlw.n was retnroesl at gt J* l ' 3k2 30, the Bruns wi, k tnd W estern Railway at Al.3lA.Sil and the t'harieston and Savannah Railway was assessed at tllo,i;*l. Tills report <>i the art-nrators. the |e*tl tloner, declare, was tiled with Controller General Wilght and another copy with lie oflldaJs of the I'l.int Bystem. When It reached the Cosilmllor General he re fused to accept It as the valuation and In . Sted that the |m- tit loners pay to the state the amount llrst named hy him. This the , etltii ners belle** to be e*rs,l\e amt they refuse to pay It. They claim that the Controller General should assess the . (vid. at th* sum state ! by the commit lia aalecte.l hy lth porilss. and this they arc willing to pay. CotUtoiler General W right Is r*outred lij th* court to he and a;i|e-r h,>frc judge Lumpkin u th* Superior Court *t :l jo o'clock in th* afternoon of Dec. 17. to show why he refuses to accept the *- s, sstnents of the committee as just oi.ew and accept taxes as per thalr report. ABW HOTEL FOR A ALDOBTA. Claimed That 'tele Fair Hes Hero I'remised That City. Valdosta, Ga . l>*c. 7—A magnificent r.ew hotel 1* assured for Valdoata and all of the arrangement* have been completed for building same. A stock company Ms b*Ai organised with a paid In capital of UO.UOO, and two of the stock holder*. W. p. Roberts ihl B. F. Btrlckland. hava igrced lo advance a similar amount to carry on the work until the building Is comploted. The structure Is to cost ItO.Ak*. and will he located on the corner of Hill avenue and Tooms street It will contain slxty-iwo bed rooms and will be a mod ern building In every respect. The plane have been accepted* though some changes ate lo he made In them The stock In Ihe ronipuny I* taken hy the leading bus iness men of the city. The county commissioner* are also ad vertising for sealed bids for the erection of Ihe new court house which Is to h built here next year The plans which they have ac-ep:e.| call for a magnificent structure, costing ahoug filly thousand dollars. one of th# saddest deaths that has or | here tn som" lime, was toat of little Susie S ater. the ten-yar-old laug-i --ter of Mrs. Pearl fl.t*r. The little girl was taken with a violent malarial spell Tuesdav night, and w ts go prostiated that she died of heart failure at an early hour yesterday mornlnc h# wa* one of the hilghtest children In Ihe pubit a hods hert and a l-trge concourse attended tha funeral this evening. Valdosta I* making a very determined mill for the St tie F.ilr next year, and It I* generally believed h*r# tha: this city r,n n better chance for H than any oth-r tewn In the stale. It Is undetetood that ih Executive t omml iee of the Htate Agnculurai Society ha* promised It to Valdosta again next year. In view or the (net that *o little lime was given her to pt spate for ihe fair this year. Near*- all of Hi# exhibitor* expressed the wish for ths fair to be held here again, and tn# Agricultural Society wis lnform-1 that the fair next year would be a great .lea! better than any that had been held before. Judge R. B Rusaell will reiurn to thl* count' on Monday, the 17th, to convene a apectal aeselon nf court to try many case* that ha.l to be itostponwi a- the last regular session The extra session Is expected to handle more Interesting esses than were tried when Judge Ruese.l waa her# a few weeks ago Prohibition of Polygamy. Washing'on D*c. 7. —Representative Taylor of Ohio, who waa prominently Identified In the movement to exclude Brigham Robert* of I’tab from a seat In Poi.gr-*-, to-day unreduced a measure in tended to brine about federal prohibition of polygamy. It propose- n constitutional mnendtnen* for uniform laws on marriage and divorce. A NewComer Expected Hhrg?-, j It will bring joy and romfort, especially if its birth V \ | is made easy to the mother. Nv. Nt " i Children bom under painful circumstances or sur- 7 y A -w-' 4lji roundings before or during accouchement are rarely j strong, hearty and healthy. mi'’ - * i Parents and relatives should recommend a trial of '* Mother's Friend'* for external use. It Ls a • simple and effective liniment, relieving all pain by relax- ' ing the muscles. . There is nothing like it in the world. r, *, *it Zyi - Mtid ( * • (Mil* ?• ■ k | Sold Sysll Dr-ef utt.or es. t r‘PS-'tor- -tpt'yf ,#'' *! **r H*,Ue. a* nhua* <m - M-.!&*■ Tift RHisnii.ii nru i.inm t 0.. Atiaata. <•- ae*i. it is rr*. COMMBKCE ar TMK \\OHLI. Rarran of htatlslle* Worklnu on an liu|M*rtnM( \ Washington. Dfc 7 A statistical ab stract of the morltl which will show the <mf*>r*s an| exports of every counuy in the world having statistical re|Kwrts, is the stnbltlon of th Bureau of BiUlb* ct the Treasury Department To present in a single volume a picture of the world’s commerce no? only of to-day. but extending back over ;• huig t#*tm of years, snt) to stwrw th.it commerce In detail as to principal articles, country by country with quantMtee ind values stated In rtilted Htaten currencv ami m rw of quanttt>. is s work of no small magni t'lde. but of such great importance tn the |nter*M <>r the <ountr\ that It Is b*lng resolutely undertaken b> tin- Bureau <*# Blallsi. - The nauree on the t.>tai commerce. eoifbtry by country wnlch h.v* alteady beet) completed, afford material for s#>m# interesting Aiiu*a: tsoos with our gt'Wth meantime The imp ft* for lniu<* con sumption of the l*nt?d Kingdom, f r ln stan. e. which In th*' v#*ar > am*unt**l to gsj.3lw.*aa*. .. m in * and in ls'.*y tt **F 4W. an increase of 2.4#*) per *ent while in th case of the rnit. and States the tmp*r(s for home consumption in w* r 121JBI. and In 1 m bX- Ml.-tC an lncr#*s of 1.316 |>er cent Taking f.e \|>tt rile the contrast ts much more clearly In favor of the United Sttafej* The e*|or!a of articles of horn* production f****n the Unlte#l Kingdom tn were tHI.UiT. *' and in lfißV $. >7 151 MT an Increas#* of i#-r ent.. in the as* of the l’n'tN| Stales, Ihe exports *f l*ttte ptl.n i* m I*W acre |81.t40.808. and in ItBB. ti JC.SCI,- 222. an Increase of .T'Xl pet cent. In the case of Ft.i * the comparison is equally Interesting Th# import for consumption into Fran e in tail were $72.- 1X2.00, and In I®. an ini teas., of l.tng per cent while the exi*>rt- • f arttc.es of home production were. In IWI. IM.'kiX.OBB, and in lses* .iK.Otfc*. ai in crease of kb* per cent In the i.im- of the United States the Imports foi home on sumption in IX3I were s&*,<4*.Uo, and In ISSc*. p.v. 441 xx c *. an Ini* ease of 784 per • ent . and the exports of articles of home pro duction wera. in lXsi. I 9 2U.7X1, and in IX. 11.21Q.831.222. an increase of I>W per cent. The official <ljtn covering the comm* r. of the German Empire in its present form liegln with the >e*r 1572 In which >ewir the Imports for home consumption were 17*2.7*••, and in last#. $1,20i.ir7. ar. In < erase during the period of >4 i* r ent The #*x|>**rts of home product* were, in 1872. SMI.Ittt.OW. and in 18F. hi of 42 per cent. A (*'(npertson of the figures of the commerce of the l idled States covering the satrv |wrlod. show* th#* iniimrts for home *n*umpM> n It 1872, to In* 8680.419,084, end in I*l*. |X 4) X 92. .Lii Increase of 24 per cent . and the exports of home product* In 1*72, s42'. I*7. 131. and In ItfW. $1,803,881,222. an increase of 181 per cent. One especially interesting fart develop ed hy a study of thes* figures is that In the case of the 1 i it< and Hiat# a they show with much greater frequency than In anv i*h#*r eo#intrles a favorable “balance of trade,“ or xeem of *x|*rf* #v*r imports. In the United Kingdom. Germany. Fran #-. Belgium, Italy. Netherlands. Barden and Norway, and pract.-ally all European countries exc* pt Russia Austra-Hungary and H[#atn, the imports exceed th** ex- P##rta. tn som#* cae* s by large sums, and this is true also of China and Japan In the newer and great producing countries Car..i.U. Mexico. Argentina, AustrCla and Irrdla, the exports exceed th*- lm|rf>n in nearly every <oise. though in sum# which are inelgt.lflc.int when compared with the enormoiiA balance of tru#le In favor of the Unl ed States tn re**nt years. The commerce of forty-*#*ven c.Mintri#-* other than th#* United Htt#s ia picttire>l In the opening fables of the |rnpn*d vol tune Of this number, eighteen countries snow an excess of exiiorfs over imports, and twenty-nine si vow an #*x. . * i im ports ever exporta. The prlftcip.il coun trlea which show an e* nf export* over imports are f%ma)a, M xtco Ar g*>)tlna. Chill. Auetrall.i, India. Egypt Hpain. Austria-Hungary rin*l I'rus.-la \ study <f the |etailed figures in this group of favor#*'! #*outitries whose exerts ex eee#l their Import*, and comiairlson o( tnelr exports of exp#rts with that of the United Hrates alone furnishes n strHcin evidence of the phenomenal proa perl* v •f our own country. No one of th* * ignt e#n countries, whoae xj*.ris exceed im porta, shows a favorable balance of trade approaching that enjoye#) by the Unite! States, and a compilation of the excess of exports |n the entire group of eighteen countries, having euch #?x'ess. gives ,i gtrui'l total #>f only 1414.X4.amn. m the lat est attainable year ns against an excess of in favor of the Unit**! States alone in the fieri! year 1900. OIVIWI# A II 4 / %R AT QI ITBIAH. Worthy Object of llauxlilrri of the t onfpderaey. Qullman, Ga.. Dec. 7.—The Quitman Chapter of the Daughter* of the Confed eracy Is holding a two-days’ haaar lo raise money for the purpose of giving a collegiate education to the daughter or granddaughter of some worthy Confeder ate soldier—tho beneficiary of this fund to he selected later The ladles have estab lished their haxar In an emp'y store. In whkh they have arranged eleven lahle* one for each Confederate stale, at each of which presides a loyal Daughter of the Confederacy. The d*<x>ratlonr are In keep ing with the general plan of the enter prise. The Misons In a body visited the commissary department of the bazar to night for an oyster supper rnrncixii most i.u ae. Mhnt Saturday Review Says of the President's Message. London. Dec. 7.—The Saturday Review, which devoted a page to a savage criti cism of President McKinley's hopeful view of th* future of the Philippine* o* expressed In hi* message to Congress ditmlfses the Prew-h-r.t'a statement with the a#**r'k>n that "It docs not contain n shred or ttitle or truth." The writer quote* from Frederick H R. Hawyer. author of several works on tho Philippines and die* particularly his reference to the "hideous orglo of murder plunder sr.d slave trading In Mindanao." Mil Aear’a Imuilgraiils. Washington. Dec 7.-The annual r-vort of the commissioner general of Immrri lion shows Hint during the last fis.al year th* total numt>*r of Immigrants who strived in this country wa* IP. 172. of which 13.3d came through Canada. Mesltta to 'uroeed I’.ins. Washington. T>* . 7. —Th# President to day sent to the tv-nate the nomination of Coi. John K. Want on. assistant comm.-- sary general of subsls|en,-e, to In com missary genetal of subsistence with rank or brigadier general. The Secretary's r- Endorsement. i* ** Oshkosh, Wis., Sept iqoo. fe't - //■ Waknkk‘B S.m-K Ctki; On., Rochester, N N- j (inth'rmrn -l'.iw;ht years I -utlerr.! jrreatlv with / / 3 ki.incv trt.til.L I connuiteii several j>livsiciatis Ltc their A: y .V JJ 9 metlk'incsdiii me tio rokl. A frietul of mine in the drtiß “/ ■ Imsincb# that I tr>-Warner’s Safe Curr I foi F- / B lowrvl the MiKKt'hlion ami nftet umiir a tint pie f lsdlle> T"-" j Wf/pjPrXsjpJk f j ■ I ltoticctl a vitKl'.i miprovenient. I comuuicil its nse foi F*. ( . .ftyjpiit- Ifl ahout eighteen months and am happy to say that H 8/ - 1 * B| N completely cured me. I have waited several years be [' k Lire jjmnK this teatimonial tt order to see if my cure L • j 818 F was pemuneut. 1 now believe it is. H ' .y Yours truly, I 32!^*. REV. MR. JOHNSON ON TRIAL ( IIMUiI l) WITH Tilt: Ml lim it <ll U It LI 111 T. IHU.LIV.r.It. h*ii.Htt<,i.l In,* In -on th (.rutlnii. linn, Hnw,n titmitlnx th.- Trial. Momtrltlr VI h, VI Itnroril Ilf Soliool t.lrl. nmt Hoy *—t oltt-ln.lon nf ttvr t-lvlUrnr* for Ih* I’ron*. rutlnn. Rumhrrx 8. C., lit'. 7 —Th* !rl*t Of liy WlliMm L Jonnnofi. for th* mur-ter of Court Bt*noraph*r William T. 11*• Itln **r. > rri>iiin*.l thl* mornlntt If any rhtnjr th* lhtrt-*t In th* not hail !n --itjM'l. T:i* tiny* Court Hour* n far too amall to hot.! th* crowd Thla ta on* of th* very f*w frtat* n t.ht *iat In r*r*nt y*;.r* that la.ll** hnv* .1 IttnA.vl. hut th*y ar* hrr* crowdltiß with th* m*n On* rra*ai for thla . • hat n numh*r nf young la.lt** att<i Ctrl* ar* amonit th* w-ltn**-** on lx>t!t **lr*. Tit* klilm of llrtltnarr oc*uriwt *t a iu.th rut Unit actoa* th* ixm|m of th* < nrl!*.* Kitting School, an.l wax wltnr**.l i.nmhrrx of girl* an<l Ixyyt in th* school, t Mr John*ni. th* tl*f*nl.irtt. ywtntt a*lf p.*.,****.t an.t tonally |>rtanpt* or* ..f hi* aitorn*jw. of which h* has an ahl* array. Hr. |* ratliet a tall mail, fw-rhap. j.ir* okl. with rav*fi-bl.v-k hair amt mouwlarh*. art small hark *y*s, tat v*ry to** together. Hl* |- not wlvat w.nit.l la. rat let no ..|*xi rountrnani-*. hut Mr. Johnsoo has mah* many frt*iHt. ntwl Is iKquiljr in his church 11* ah*tsln*.l from preaching for worn* tlm* aft*r th* kill jig, but on th* rational of his congr***- tlon, hr rraumad tit* ta.turil work ah.l baa I*-*n praarhtng roguiaGy for months Tit* llrlft of l,y lilenr* Th* drift of ih* state's rv Iderr. has ht an to prove that Jt> llrown. whoa* tnarriag* to Ml** Roiling, r by th* preach - • : fau*.. th* bad f**l|ng b*tw**n John son and th* lielltugrrs, drove up to th* iMtrsonag* on th* morning ,rf t ha killing. that thla waa |>r*concerted, a* th* two had b**n t, g*th-r that nyomtng. that lmm*.lUt*ly ft> Rrow n'x stopping at th* gat* John ot. rustled last of tha houa* yrtth hit gun passed Drown, who sat in hi* huggv. an.; proceeded a. r.s th* #tt>*t, where he In t*to*ia*.| H*l|ing*r. who was cxatilng tron. Ih* taraiothr* reading a p.ip*r, and that ha stud him without w-arttlng; that l.efot* falllna Dellinger drew 10s ( 4stol and tired ...veral shots without effort R. k T. J SandifM of th* tK.-ond Bap tist Church, teatlfla.l to having wajkvo part of th* way from th* i*.*tom. with lislllnger When they sepaiatsd he saw lielllnger lak* out his paper and begin trading as Its walked. Rev T C. <'Dali <y < tha Methodist Church was In hl.i sardan. WO yard* la lant. when th* first shot wae fired M* thought the first report was that of a gun Nathaniel M Halley, a professor In Car. lisle hitting School, was In his niaas room when the ftest shot wa* fired It w* fol lowed hy several more In quick succes sion He went to a window, which wa* near *t In- place of shooting, and aaw R*y. Mi. Johnson standing behind a telegraph post, holding a gun around Ih* post level ed at Mr llrlltngwr. who had his pistol painted at Johnson Relhnger fell without any othrr shot* being tired K Eldon Diffl*. a teaohsr In th* Car lisle School, gav* prartloally Ih* sam* testimony as Prof Salley H* added that after the shooting he anw Drown drlv. mg across the campus and heard him ex claim: "H* shot first." The witness did not know who was meant by 1, O. tilers, a student In th* boy’s d* parim*nt of the Kitting School, heard th* shooting; the gun fired first. ll* had seen H*llmg.T coming a* to** th* campus reading a paper. H* ran out on the green: saw Belhngrr dead, hia pistol In on* I Mind newspaper In th* other Witt.ess heard Drown say: "That’s all right; I know who shot first." L P. Raker, another student, heard Joe Brown say to Johnson "Don't shoot any mote, you have killed him. go Inin the house" Johnson put his gun on his Khouldar and walked back to th par sonage Here the state mated. Testimony for the llefnse. J C. Moye. for the defense, testified to having heard Bellinger curse Johnson *r the most outrageous manner the day be fore the killing Jonnaoo had offered to fight In the street, hut Bellinger drew u pistol. ~l T J Counts, 70 years old, told ahmit th* :rouhl between th defendant and Bellinger. lie had tried to m*k* peace, hut failed Then he to;d Johnson that hi* Ilf* wa* In danger AC*r herr ing of the threwt* made hy Bellinger t v. day before the tragedy, he had got som* shell*, loaded them with buckshot, and sent them with a gim to Johnson *t the par-onsc*. telling him lo protect and kill any man who Interfered with him. or trespassed on his premise*. Christian forbearance, said the tvttness, had co-ed to he a virtue. Physicians testifying a* experts, sold tu man struck with a full load of buck shot as Melllnxer had been, could r*-mln -tarnl.tig or perform an act of volition The shock would knock him down in stantly Two other doctors towtMed to the same effect. W, It Baien. a student at the Kitting School, testified to having heard three or four shots; went to window are! saw Johnson standing behind a telegraph pole, then he saw h.m *ho<4 at Bellinger, wha fell Edwin Spann, another student heard the shooting, looked out of a window, saw Johnson behind a poet, saw him rest the gun on <ha side of a post and firs St Bel linger, who fell Both Sbese witnesses said the first re port sounded loud. Ilk* a gut- The court room continues ps ke-l till ad journment. Two hundred ladle* were present to-dsy. Th* testimony will be concluded to-morrow It ts probable a full day wlii ba cauuoivd lo tua argument*. WBTIIDII II IH ON TBIM. I*iiii #1 lr l*li#'i*#mn • \\ ll#vx t#r InirrrMt u IliiiMla. Jfi 'Konvlil#* Fia Ikf. 7 In 4H<* Unltr.l Ht.tc <nurl t<>#lay tl> raar of Wi liam Gr>liy, r\ of liUim*. M. FI i . wm* on tnai Hi* 1* a tiß#*i .*f f* i >ni#>u \ I'onvrrting ** o*ll ii##* s*.. 71 of government n)ore%. | While in ih# c\i9i*rty ot the United fftataa j marahal t Otal.i, ha jump# #1 lii bal., wi It fa ali# > K#'l an#l •fitrwtfdl aireNl e.l in Geo iff in nnt hiouxht here. Frank Clark 1- #l< femtimr him. e ill ■ Unit*.l Slutej Dlelil.'t Attorn‘y J N Htrip.ltlX. •i l bin atMMant. I. A /.< h iriu*, rrp r#-# nt ihe xov ertimrnt Much rnthuflnMi) ie tn.mlf#* tel ov< r the ll.m t* raii*e fund fnr Miß Henry Haley, widow nf ihe .•tflr*r ano wn- mur tiered here Thankvxivlnji nih( It in ex l#e# led that a ‘Ntautial amount Mill t>e raia'i| fr her benefit Th#' pull of R# \ A W Knlxht of At lanta. aicnlnat the county' cointnieetonem of Duvhi r.mi > for * rialn !< k u • r*%i on ieinrtD he |ur hteni liar# been *!••# Id#' ) •ff iim*# him hy th#* Huitrvm# l Court lii 112*4. Mr Knhtht then . repl 1# nf of thla tit), institute 1 thin tail In Mui n, *•■ . the Ulreutt Court deldpl In ha favor The eaea waa then q*- pealetl t* the Btt*reme Court Ihla court <le# (t* 1 aff.itnat him Mr Knixht purolaae#l in Aucuit, HK, s:7j.u> of the Duval county Improvement horvi* |a!#u#H| ihe ye*r i#revkua There were Intel eat coujMinii on e*iie of theae hoiula. mi.#l th# County Coiimilapionera de. fashed them. r-fupln* to |v him auch lnteret The auto in? Involved It about I7W TUB IH li I. IN i INCINNNTI. Mill 1 hit III* I.ramlmolhrr Nfter l* rlal fin* *. Cincinnati. f*'. 7-The Duka and DurhMi of Mn heater. Kuffona /.lm?n r man. father of 4ha Duchee** and Mr Mel villa-, aeoretary of the Duke, arrived hera to*nt|fht The p.ir'y wi* ImmcdiatHy driven to the renidanca of Mr /simmer mao. The Duke and Ducheaa will remain here until after Chrtatmae, when they will vlalt Mra. Yxnoxa. the grandmothar of the Duke, Hi Nilollf*. MlhP on It iTOIIa >I A \ 9THIKK. (general Mnnaner 4 l*t*w They Are I nilrr ( n(rnet. Ip Anffele* CXi., le<*. 7 —An uncon firmed rumor was current her* to-day ths! Ihe lelegraph operalorw on Ih* Hama F* lines. West of Albuquerqu* were |re parmg lo strike. General Mwnaker Nevin aald: "A *n*ilroct wa* enlereul Into with the oper.nor* ivlthln th* paal iwo weeks, to he cancelled only on ihlrty day*' notice. It cannot he violated hy Ihe telegrapher*, except at Ihe sacrifice of their Integrity." Tallnhaasee New* Notes. Tallahassee, Klu Dec. 7.—The report of J U Whitfield, slate treasurer, f1.e.l with the Governor, show* to Ihe credit of th* several stale and educational fund* al the close of husinesa Nov. ju. Hast. Mniountlnx lo gp *1.041 7k 'lh* Panacea Spring* llolel has passed to anew management. Duval a llall. with Ihe former a* landlord. A Fly mouth Rock ban. owned by T A. Tt-ale. has produced an egg less than half an Inch In diameter J M Korhee. deputy I'nlted Btal*s marshal. yestenUty arrested Henry Bur ney for selling liquor wlihout a license 11* was taken before W C. Il'*lge. Inked (Rales <■ otnmlsloner. and honnd over In the sum of SIW The F.xeciglve rommillee of the Talla hassee Capital League made a elean nd siiereftaful campaign, finds Ihsl If will b* enable.l. after all elalm* are paid to reiurn lo th* individual donors at least seveniy fiv#, per cent of the nysisv cotitrlhu'ed for the cordial e.mgalxn. This Is a con dition unprecedented In the conduct of campaigns and tha management of cam paign funds. Better Than l*tsysl-lona. Douglas. Ga , Dec. 7 —Mr 11 A If Lavis of Gaskin * Davis, whose life for many dava tia- been despaired of by ills hosts of friends, caused by a m<-t severe type of pneumonia, has undergone a great change for the belter within the last twenty-four hour*, all through the arrival yesterday from Thomaston, Go , of ni fiancee. Miss Fen'i Trice All through days ond nlglilo of delirium hi* ravings were for and of her. and through ad vice. sh wa* apprised of his serloua con dition (th# hastened to his bedside ond her presence has done for him tvhat ail the physicians In Georgia, could not have dene without It. New HnllrOMil to He Unlit. Bsnla Fe, N. M.. Dee 7 —The kanta Fe. Albuquerque nttd Ra- Ific Railway Com pany fo-day filed Ineorporallon paper*. On hundred and fifty miles of road Is to be constructed from Hinta Ke to Albu querqu*. eonnertlng the Itenver and Rio Grande at San Tedro. A branch Is to l>e I conslru tcd commencing ten mile* south l of Han Pedro to connect with the proposed I . xtenslrm of the Chicago, Hock |*lano and Pacific and tip El I*o*o and North eastern It Is said that the Rock Island and Denver and Rio Grande are behind the project. Prohibited the Hut; Klght. Phoenix. Arts., !>.-. 7 —Acting Gov. Akers this evening lsu*d an order pro hibiting the Spanish hull fight schedule 1 io o cur next Monday, th* opening day of the Phoenix C'owtwy ar.d Indian Carni val. Grgat preparations h'd been mad* ior the fight, hulls, matado r*, etc., hav ing bwn brought from Mexico. Hank Without standing. Managua. Nicaragua, via Oalvawtor. Dec, 7 The otvii court of the- district of Managua declares that th* teaidon Bank of Control Amertea. Limited, to bo with out Judicial standing In Nicaragua and or ders a liquidation of Ida stock. • TYPHOID FEVER IN THE ARMY. HKI'OItT OF I*l v V|| HNIII Itu ON Dll 11.1 N %Nl> 4|'Hi: U). |4#arl lat #'lixa(*tl lli#* 4 ou#llti<>n vurriMiiiillnM llir \nrloua tmp iMiritiu llir iil#li Unr nil < #• rlatird I Inn If Wa* l*ra‘4l# all v im ihimlMi* fi lir i til *■ I#• If %ll- Rrthrr— s’llra l iinwiih'rcd >l* tlluiu •f i nn# t # Ihr 4trrw>a. IV ahlnglon, I* 7 -Buraon Ckntrtl fftarnlarß ma la pubJc 10-iay a report nt\ th#' #>rlwl) an i d|i# i-l #>f t\q*hak! fivtr In (hr I nl!#'#l B#air militiry cUirlnß ih#* tS;#(inMi W ar of prftKrdl by • iwvartl #*#*iiaiminx of Major Wattar K#-#*<l. ffiirx#‘on, V i A , Mix V'iotor. dlviirlon BiirK#*#>u I 8 \ aud Maj. Kdwar.l (X Shak# 1 ? Th#* xurgfon |fii#ral #v>mm*iit# Mimn Iho ld# a ttprra#l < i* of in IBM, twenty (hoi%inl emoog of (hi* 118- #*i *’ a; p#arliiK aniung Ih#* lroo|B *nnmi f*l within Ih#' iivail#• of lh* UultroJ Btag from May until B**p<#‘iUM>r. Durlnx rh B|amUh War evrry r##irltiiotM CMMUMituting tha Flrat, Third* Foufih, Flfih and Bavanlh Army (’orpa #iav #*|rq#r| ivphci l fav #*r. Ihll Nll>| trut of h#th thr VfJuuiaar and regular • om imit)#l. Mort# than 'J" prr ran!, of Iha volunlaar ragimrnif r* *hown to hava daveloped typhoid wiihin ghi wvaka ft'r going Into • im|t. and 4h# frvar d#*- valoprd rlmi In n*r#Mi ot tha regular rrgimontg within Ihrw t* flv# w#rk aft#r (hr inta w#nt <4# Typhoid am#* #pl- In all rampa Urgt' and ntnall, North au#l H#uih. and war* found (o Im* o wMtiy <litrUHiil in <hia country (hat on## #r m#r** raff#a art* llkdy to jip|M#ar in any r##gln#*ni within • mlii w#**ka aftar aaaamhly. wh‘ihor on (h#- march or xia- Uonary. It i# iM mi£it#si that with typhoid fv#*r .ii* wktal) dt • ruinat'd a* It Is tn (big country, th# • lin , '* *r** that If a r#*gl in**nt of 1 i## nun ahoiild Im* ataambiad In any aarilon, and k#i* In a ramp hav ing tha nioM |M*rfM i nttaiy rondlrlona, on#* #>r mora (t*n> of the f##vrr would da valop. Nrv# rthrlrw l wa foum) that many rommandi. during thr war. wera unwi#aly hwatad* that iha para l*o(ad to rcglni#*nß , in com* inaianvaa, onfira |y Inadrquatr and that may rrglmant wrr## ailowd#l lo remain on on* alia too long. loitit* 4 m •••!■ I\>?r Filthy. Rcqu<*t for thangfa In location mada by nxsllral offlcara wrro not grant* ad. In (kuna Inalan# ♦ mmia w *ra art up In h* fara of aarneat from madi <) oftkera. The camp* vary filthy In gen eral. It la atstrd. and Una officer* ari thua h*k! reaponalhir io aomr extant for tha Ina.inltary condltloni that tleveloped. Tiie )oart auggraia that greater author* By he given modi- ai nffWr* In qufwtkma relating to the hygiene of camp*. At UhU-k.unauga. Jack*#*)vllle. 4'ampa Alger and ( amp Mea l#*, contaminated wa ter la fftatNl to have (d.i.vrd but a amatl t*art in aprrading the fever To guarS ugatnat the r on ?am Inn t lon of th© watar atlpply. however, farlHtfo* for the ter iixation of w er for troopa pi the flahl ar© recommanded. Fllea are la*l,evrd to have heen trana mßtera of th© typlmid bacillus. It ha been ron lnaively utllol that a I'ompan/ badly In far ted with typhoid cannot rid Itself of infection by alrnply ( hanging it* loeatlon. Except where urgent emergency make* It necessary the board urges that ona < ommtind should not he lo#'atd upon a alt© recently occupied and vacated hy another It 1© urged that the aoidler’a bed should h# rail'd fr*m the ground, ami also lhai the eoldlers he made to removo their outer clothing at night wherever possible. % No. r I Mill. From th Nsw York HersM. On* of the weaMhlest land proprietor* near Bmolensk. In Russia, filed * few month* ngn. wnfi sfter Ih* funsnl hi* heirs iwt attorneys begun to look fnr hi* will. They fanclrfi that this tsk would be merely per fun: tory. end that the fioc nment would t- found among the other family paper*, hut, much to their sur prise, they were unable lo find th* sllgh'- e*t tr*. # of M. Everv room anfi srtlcln of furniture In <he house was then care fully searched, but th* r**ult waa the same, and the only conclusion at which the heirs could arrive waa esther tha* no will had ever been made or that If nna had heeu made it was deairoyed heforw their kinsman's death. Th* missing doeumcn', however, waa found a few days uxo and In the stratm #E place Imaginable. a young man was rambling through th# house, and. h*i>pen<riK to see a gra-ihophone on • iel.lt' In the library, he examined It to see rf I* was In working order, and finding that It was he put s record In It which he supposed was that of some popular Rue-Han song Whitt ws his .imaismst. however, when Instead of • ong he heard the dead men's vow* -lowly rcclta th* w<.r! of the missing will! The heir* were prnsnptly notified of thla discovery *m! they loat no I me In care fully .X induing the r-cord contelnlng tha will It was found to he fiiiwloas. and the question then wrose-t whether such a will would be deemed vulld by the court* or not. Thl# question Is now being dts cus#l In ihe Kuprema Court at Bt. Petera h’lrg, end the cssa is intereatlng alt law yers who have beard of It. Many think that th* will will be pronounced entirely valid, and If so k may become a com mon p,“settee for person* to use grapho phones for the purposa of making their wills. a . * | Won first “7mh : aT -H ECi Mr # Twaae Isa's nrrt^* 5