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MORE TALK ON CANAL
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NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA.
".Illlt RIGHT* MUT 111. COYHltl
i;hi:i> %yii hkhi'wtkii.
T hf If Than ( oniprU
I niii ii to He I onalrnrtor m
.mill HnlluT Ili in l?\ p**c litll on
ii I'rottf or %*la n itlnu•—Treat > lla*.
rat fill lirral fir ilia In mill Mrn*
r. k nn Miami lla* Intended 111 lierta l*
Mi iirituiin lain wo I (.raant Kirlnthr
• <•a* I rail af I mini.
In.. ‘• *i Ib*c. 1“ Ren. tor Margin.
. ufi of thr HrnaU? CommlUw* mi ’n
• eartlc <‘anal.-, to unit h wan rcferre I
rllmlnary report of tnr Isthmian
,i company, to-day submitted . t ir
on l!n*n*on in conn** tion with the
• :*> of Mgr* nidit * with (V,i li.* \
N tragua. relating to th* proposed
, nhch WlT*' Submitted recently to
' ■'t r .at*-. Tin* r*|ort mvh th* state*
. • *-f Hie Walker fommlaaitn ami the
j *-aiisi referred to liav- a direct b*.i
-; >tt what I* known an th* Hepburn
i . . now *n the 8* nif calendar.
■ oil) I* a #le* la rat lon of the polh*\
, i iM*al Rt.ite*.'’ the report rudt,
< af<iil iiul**r ih* control of thl? g#*v -
< rat. li la ihe law of necessity,
than the e\f* nation of profit *r
. aiit .*.• to the I’nliwl Htil* \ that . <n
u- la* construe:. own (in*l control a
al through Owta lII* a .m l Mu
* and the gtogr.iphh.il relation of
* • -rale* tc our country. m**l th* pr*s
* •' the Initial Stitt* among American
• fins* ni.* point to us v ih** power that
i . incur the expemHtwe and be In vent-
h the authority to control ihe can a
marine highway for ship* of a I
r t tons.
A th** ban}* and condition ami preoe
. f t re- n -acnpli inieiit *f thl- grTa
* f duty Ihe t'riled Sate** nus* ft ret
)•• from Ooata files and Nicaragua.
1 * r * merit the r jcht to construct. 6wn.
• and and manage the mnal In doing
we must fully recognise their sover
. Independence .•*! authority >%' r
• 'untrl • s reaped I vely and deal with
in wlihout any Attempt at encroavh-
; their rational rlcht*
• report proceed.-*: **The acquisition
* sovereign ownership of a tract of
ntry, including the line of the canal.
v ..ni.l separate Nicaragua Into two parte,
•w# #* which the sovervngntv of the
i State* would Ih* Interpose* I
\ , i more fatal to her autonomy
* n ho com**- vl, and If her g vern
t li id the power to do th.*, in d**r her
* Tuition which forhhi# any cession of
t >ry to a foreign sat**. the severance
- r terrMory by *u* h mutilation would
. r v <• t# rrM rial Integrity and with
republic. Such an effort I beyond
I urn*-** of tin- House bill and i* m* -
cv to* the enjoym* nt of any privilege
* • right that r.|a* to the owner-hip.
* <r>l or ni ui.g *ni*‘i tof the canal.
■ If th Senate shall nn’ur with the
li* U'. n the passage of thia bill It will he
n movement of mi eh force ns will draw
..‘■* r It the settlement of any internndon
•Hrti iilti *• ‘hot may exi*?. wlthou*
*ri i|rrn r dang**r to the peace and go***l
that exist** between the Fnlteil S:u **.'
1 other nation-.**
\; . *?.> f dlrect***l to ir* .ty b
* a <}rat Britain nnd Nlcaragn.i that
• ’ulnt* the ldetiti-.il provhdon# of oiir
■ mi. •• If chut treaty r**nntn "
r*'po says, "Nli’.iragu * cannot gf *nt
* th<* ownership. “ontrol and manage*
ii f * a canal m her territory that I*
' • from all military Interference or con
by ISre.*t Britain ’* TU* rc|>*>rt *H--
-of I* ngtli the operatkm of th*' <*lm' -
In wer treaty, nnd refers to the pend.
M tv-IViuncefote treaty
■ li* S iiiii- engage*! h> a nogntlattoa
"hh (in at Britain, which may or n*S
T**dt In an agreement, cannot affor*l to
* * ■ to consider a I*lll so imior*ani o
■untrv as th** House bill N**.
i rely to await th* pleasure of one-thlr.l
* vit licsly. The Senate n- a pirl of
' e.?y-makliß power, has no m> r<
right to susrrend b'gpstation Of thli<
d*ct that the President. wo Is the
• r part of that power, has to susp*t* 1
■jiffon hv his or*l* r **
Tb* r*|ort save Costa HI. a and Nlm*
• w r* not prohibit bv the Clay.
• i Ftniwer treaty from *llsi>oslng of can.*?
i 'ileyes or their entire terrbory. If th* lr
I -r I** so ilesire. to lh* l*nlt*l St t*s
* In kin other l*-\ver. for the reason
•*.t they ar* not parties to that trea v
-■uch whs the purpose of that treaty.
• lied, not only for that reason, hut
• * ?**•*•use It was flagrant usurpation
* the pint of the great natb ns that made
agreement *nl was condetnucd, rs tt
ill l< r-pro *ate*l hy the morality of na*
t OPS.
ttlßDl.ll %\l> IttHHll’in
Triple ( rlw*r anil I’rolmlilr |.>wclliß
In %!tata!||l*
\.t\ Orleans. IVc. IN.—A rpvmi from
’..ike l*rovidene.*. L*a.. wy*:
The Belle *.f the Benda, which has or-
.• and her* from Arcadia Miss., landing,
rejsyts a murder and robbery at fm*
PurnUy, which ft is thought resu t
In a lynching of two negroes there to
day.
Two negroes from n neighl>orii)g levee
* mp went to a trading boat kept at lb<*
• oy a white man. killed him an.*
wlf. anfl tKihy. They then robbed fh**
it and left after burning the craft to
f,< water’s wlge.
T• -k*v the uegr*>cs were re onla**l hv
property of the white family and r
stml. They confessed, rind It Is sail,
were tak**t Sn charge by a m*h.
Ol It tKU UIMSTKHS.
'I hr**** NnmlnNtlnni Made Yesterday
hy 9*reldent McKlalry.
Washington. Pee. !s.— The President to*
* *v nominate*! John C. A Irishman of
Pennsylvania, now minister to Swl'ier*
f>d, to he rnlteJ States minister to T>ir*
Arthur and Hardy of New Hamo
**nire. now minister to Greece. Roumanii
*sl Her via. lo ho nlolltcri to Hwltger*
<*.d rnirlen 8 Francis of New York,
t fs p tntier lo Greece, HoumanU an *
ttMVIA
Siitninnalj ilUn niiuj ?Cno.
LORD SALISBURY SPEAKS.
> * War Vlust li- i arrlcd to 'in •
rcssful Issue It Umpire Is l* lie
Klisla ille|.
lamdoti. In-/-, is At th** annual confer
• i* e *f the Natiural It don t'onaervative
A * "cs'Uit logo* *day. Lord Ha li bury, ai
tud l a to the war, said if they tthe Con
servatives! wished to sustain the empire
*••*1 maintain th* gloiy of Kiiglanti n
-tarmshed, irieir efforts must not Is* stock*
*• until this •it’irprfc* ys.i- ai
o.it. for oi: h’ i-- : thereof *!-pend
• I th* glory and tally of the em*
pi’ ii might requlr* a stienuous -ffott
ai.* great self--., rifl.. Th. |*r. sent was
period of som* anxiety.
1 "•Id the premier, ‘Mo not know
x.ictly wiy.it ha- taken plac*. We earn*a*-
lv h °l*c the H-Uf may U> letter tluin he
b* gimdng H;t hav to push It
through. May lx* th**r* are ns*tiers whlcti
hu\. not been •xpainc*!. aid when wx
r4jiij*i It m*y be t m> übj*■*i of scrutiny
•ia iota * st.’ u - n-’.y the jir*"**Tii r* -
•nits have tw. a r.*,icheii Hill *• must
s|oire m effort w h rby the glory and
the rmtwi'iijiin*. of our empire mly le
aohkved *•
• H'llMs %%ltllOU KH4 ‘ % IK.
It**rs H*l(l I'm > ermeetlag Utrr
llrH.wli lletreiif.
JoUinne btifg Muni !*•. 17 - D.4ails
of the I feat of tin Brills i ot Nooitge
da- ht ltd - it. ixit G-n Uh-mentx’ entire
foree htwl a narrow e.-expe from capture.
The Boer plans wen* Fplendldly laid Tf
ti main Hr! ish column had tarried a
bttle b*n. • • ft.** would have be*-* *
complete mi >• for th* Boers, who ex
tMvsed th. ms. v.s utidaunledly. y.lttng
•nd waved their <rm Their rushes were
only stemmed by urtlliery After the
British ret r- • the Btwr-* h**l a prayer
meeting. Their hymns <*ou!l le liear.l by
the r.tirti.g BrltUh.
All a rouna indicate a lie ivy Ber lo*.
G*l I,*siff* exhibited splendid bravery
11* stio* five llciers with his revolver be
fore he full with three bullets in his body.
M 4 \p; 4 UMIM
Boers In* tided British Territory at
Tw Boinfs.
Lor.d ll Ino i: "Ttu* lUe is nave raid
• i'siN* (V>lony t ■ two s|etrute iiolnts.
ote hundred util. > distant." says th*
Uiw Tow n coirrspot dent of the Daily
Mall, "i Ki.' commando advai**txl upon
I alHpf*<own. U : wc* n Uolchl * rg and Kim
berley. Tn- *ther. sup|*Os*sl to Is* Her
ftcig'e e. mmundo. crossed the fhange riv
er between Odcndaal Htroom and Bethu
lie, northwest of Burg hers dorp, its o!>-
J tlve ai>r*arerHly being Gradx k
"Gcti. MaeMor.ald Is engaging the In
vaders who have no guns, twenty mile?,
mu (few* >t of Hurgheesdorp. The latest
n* ws is that they r** being slowly for’. and
ba k to th. Orange river, whore a witrm
reception is being preparvtl for them."
British HHNHe*I Ikilng Well.
Indon. Dec. lA.—Lorl Kitchener, in a
dispatch from l*ret*r a. dated Dec. 17 re
port* that all t • BrltDh w -ui..l*d 'n the
engtgement *t hove arrived
there and are doing wdl.
WOODWARfsTROUBLES.
Itlnniß'a 'lrt.or Ntm *'—
Trial ntt 'Tiara- of I'arr.lna
I'nnr-al-*. %K-aiion-.
Allant*. Ga., D-< I*.-A warrant
iva- thl- afternooo -worn out agiint
Mayor Jann-- fl. VV<H*iwar.l by Police
man Ikohln- • h irKli a him with • irrjin -
.1 eon—*lni pl-tol. Th- |p-r will h
—rvi-il on the Mayor early In the motn
ina by a city Court tail HIT. mtulrtnic a
bond for hi- appearance In court to an
-w-r lo the chance
Mayor Woodwafl wa* arre*tej last
•ilsht on Hioa'l street l>y Policemen Ooie
bins atxl Kiwi on a cbarite of druni -n
--m-. Ih miM .rrl*-l lo th- -talon
house aid u’k-<l |||> in th- •let-ntion
wanl ami hcl<l until *> thl* mornlna.
when he wa- ralca-eil. after tctvliut 'a*li
colla’eral of 15.7. V
Win a It* trial H OM tf It -or lcr
Broyles this afternoon th< Mayor w•*
not present to answer The cdlater.il
•Icpost: wa- fmfeiPil ly lh- It’S or tl-r,
wtw after li-artny .lw lewtlmony of c -|t.
Ball that a loaUe.l pistol coo, a 1-*1 w- 1*
<ak-n fiian Ih- Mayor when loekel u|>
s.ii’l: "To l<- —n the humiliation, that
the Mayor’s conduct has already hronit it
upon the :•>, 1 will not have him hrona.it
tsick to hi- court lull order you. Mr.
Irolcoti* to pro —cl at once to the au
thorities amt -war out a warrant ad In"
.1 lines <! \Voo.twar.t on a chartte of -nr
rvinc concealed weapons.
The M Ivor left th- alatlon houoe thl
nvornlnic In a *ot>er condition, hut cur-ini
Ihe dav he wan In his oftl e and on
the -tree: Intoalcatcd. Th- occurrence l
ar-atiy r-ar-tled by th- whole city of
Atlan’a and th- further pro.— dlrirv
acatnnt the Mayor will be watched with
Interest.
kTvTT ii TTTh titiiT.
■ inpres.’ Fararllt Is Rent l.lreetor
of lirnnil Ciinnell.
txwlon I'ec 1* "It l reported from
Bin Fu." -ay- th- Bh,inah#t mrr—tnd
ent of the Standard, "that the real dl
rector of the ararnt council l the Km
press powia-r’- favorite eunuch. 1.1 IJen
Vuenr. who wa# erroneou*ly r-p ried
d-:id la-t April. H- I- r— pon-lhle for
Ih- general .onfusion and Indecision Hl
latest -uwe—tlofl la that "to ® rt -houll
procnsl to Nankin.
tieo. Tuna Fu 11-iamr I- -aid to
.till m Plan Fu. An Imperl.il decree au
tori*- the governor* of the provinces
of Phan SI and Shell 81 to —II Htl— and
decorations for thr benrtlt of -ilfferera
fiom famine."
t'rearl, t mars Is l;(ll %dofilri..
Pari- l*e*’. • • m. —The Chamber
of D-puil-n. after an al!-nlaht
adoptnl the aimu'-ty Mil by ,< vote of !M
to The henetlle of the meuwurr e*tnd
to offense* cornrctnl with *trike*. mihile
mi—’ina ’ of **Ocl*t|nn* and th- trouble.
In Aiaerli in UK-’*. In addition to caeca
arising out of the l>r-yfu* agitation.
% a—iilemcnl Itermed I nllliely.
London. Dec. |!*.-"An experienced fin
erai with whom I converaed to-d#v." ay*
th# I*ekln corrwepondent of the Mornln*
poat. wlrina Monday, consider* a aettle
met by next -prlna iutprobnbls He fore-
S—, *om- d.iua-r of the complication*
here that Will disturb the prae of tu
roi*."
SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNKSBAY. DKCEMBEIt 111. I’.kmi.
WILL NOT ACT NOW
lll\i:il %M> H.%11114111 BILL TO M ill
%\\ llllilL
TOO MUCH PRESSURE NOW.
BI T *%V A\\%H 4 %I*|M(4>|*||l %TIO\
IK U.I. M 14.11 I
l. (• it*** ||<itte nml 4 In. In lit**
KRMRIr %rr l.Hii.inu tiui for Ii —M.
J*liii’** Hivrr fa ll** 4 urc.l for.
1 I (••••rulHii l Hrlnni f-'raai
I * 1.111 |t | 1 1. i-B-Mr*. 4 all U Inn llcr
Halt.
Waahingiot!. D lw 14 —<\ntrar>
to th. til l *xir!•! f tu mem
brrn of ch** Bivors anti H t ">ra Couimi*-
j ?*•*• ih** river itfal harbor l:.l wiii not ..
reporiwl to thr ii*>u* th* hoiblay
I i4x**sh Th* prvßßur** upon t;- .oninpi
tr*** from in4llvblu.ll ui*mb*'rß of la*
Hoofta for *|><ia| h.-irlnk- in b* mU of
| \ ark>Uß projiN-tH han I#. . n .uffb'irtt ly
Ktn to i. lay Anal work a thr bill
While it s ira pope lMe ( taie w riling t..
in* rrtaifi th** *xa.*t oinouii Ihe bill wli.
j < arry in b-nu|f of F\ itumh harlxH, th.*
• Ht.-m.-n: may m it.*rate.| tn *. t’oi
Leatrr h*l p.oiir.t 1 Uhrrai afM*roptii
4*n f.x carrying out the r’* tumn.ia*i.m
of ihr chief of *figire**f •* b\niig h
foot channel to the o< . ui
Reprea* ntative HjMrkman of Klori.li,
who * m m*mb**r of th** < ommitt. < 1 1
w >o i* working in.lupirionply for .1 lai -
appropriaUtMi foi 8t John river p.
(oly. that he Vtotvifeel no co-lflhu e |i,
ptafing that the *<mmlft- will r-. n
m. irfi that the Hv John- river proj*. be
pla .-I urxter the continuing eoatraet eye
lrm *** a|pn|>ri t|..o f,. r the
flp* al year villi be gen croup
M hen .i“k* t whai th. •'ommittee i* o
p**ee- to rlo for Havar.nah harlN*r, he r
plieHl "Savannah w ill i H ell take . , e
of p4h, ‘ *' h< valuabl. and Ii fl ,e a!
min on the committee fCo! and r to
kok after her Intereata ui.l ahe wilt r -
reive lW.er.J treatment In the hill." Sa
vannah |p not only fortunate In having a
loril representative on the llous. ,om
mltfee, hut Phe |* to b. congr.itul .e I
u|-'n having a <i.*orgia e-nator i*tutor
<"iay on the (’omitirm. Oommltt*. hav
ing charge of the I*4ll In the Semite. S.*>
ator Clay Ip In entire ar. orcl with **j.
Lexter, regar.ilng the Imf.rov. nnnl of s im
vannah harbor, and he D pref<r-l to re
inform all ihat Col l>*ter m.v do in
the Hotinf. and. if urge ucii
additional apprrpGaGon a- may te
i nulred to carry out the proje-** -u, r ...*
| fully."
Through the influence of Reprtvefi‘atlv*
Fleming. R B. Baxter Jr., of S*.rta
<!*.. memfxT of the llopidtal Co:p-. I S.
A hap been relieved from further luty
in the Phtilppinee. and mu perve out th**
balance of hi- eißiPtment -*t M BU. r*<m
Kirracka. Atlanta Young Baxter .a
nineteen months of ictlv** rvl . in lie
Khlllpplnea in the lloxpita. t vrts, and
w.ip then ptrl.-ken 4>\\n with f. v.*r He
wap furloughed home and pent to the hop-
Fltal at San Kranc|p<*o. He ip now ct>n
valep, nt, and .p he h.*p but a f* a mom 1-
n. r. to oompbf. hia if w.ia
.ieemexl Inadvlonble to - rid him a 1 t ••
wa> back to the Philippine-. ID wap not
anxioup I o go. and it I- more agre*ahie
to him and hip friend- to hive him por
tioned at McPhemon barracks The ca e
h*• t ng |>r*Pent*vf to the War I>partment
offl* I*l by Mr Fleming, the order *f
transfer from San Fran. i * to M.-Pher
-1 pjn harrackp was ipued to-day
AIrP Call, wife of for*.*r Senator 4*a|l
1 of Florida. w.p to-day awarded *lum-
in her suit at not a local hotel for
| t!e retention of her trunk- and other |**r
~pmtl proparty. Tin* j ir which iM-ard the
testimony award and Alts <*hll the p*pm-p
afton of li*r trunk- an. I S3O and * mages.
The other j property pued for whp foui
ix>XtP. Thep*-. huwever. the jury by Hr
verdict awarded to th** hotel company and
in default of their dahveiy $1) a- dam
ages. The property In dispute von re
tain. *1 by the Normandie ilojel >mix<nv
an a lien for a tMiaril bill ll *r*-d to h>
ow*d try Mr Gall .*n<l his wife It was
claimed by th* hotel company tha Mr.
Call wa- indebte*! to It in the PUm **f
aliout s4.m for Iw-ar.i for Ivimwlf and Mr
-4 'all. It was shown at the trial, however,
i iat the property coniaine*! In th** bx*p
wiich had been withheld by the defend
ant belonged to Mip * all and i.ot to Mr
Call.
PLANT SYSTEM UPHELD.
1 11 ™
.lnla- l.unikln l(ul.-s Thai stair
Hast .(—•*lsl*,i f llonril
of IrkllralhtM.
Atlanta. D-< IK.—Jutlftf Lumpkin. In the
Superior Court, ha* <l-t 11-<l that the *tate
i of Georgia mu*t uceoju (lie award of a
hoard of arMtnttn- ami allow the Plant
B>fltm of KitllwF to |ty (heir take* a •
-ordiriK to the Mini return* >1 ly I hi*
heard, or about %hf> Otl I— titan the
orlitlnol return of th- ra Iway oßt< lal*.
! Till* -*•■ ha* attracted c>n*l’l>rohle al
| tenUon. Thr Plant B.vetem official* re
turned the taxe* imi their nacka*e It.
i tieorxla Imt the e-ntroller iceneral of the
. slate refu-e.l to aerett the llxure* and
made an a*e**mtnt him-*’lf. To thl* (he
I tallway olrjecletl and lioar lof arbitra
tion. which wa* an>olntl. rettirne| an
.ipse—inent lower thv tha ortitinallv
•u'.imltlrd by the I’kint Hy-nm The r n-
I iroller tfeneral asrntn otjostel. I”>S JmlK-
Lumpkin before whom a writ of man
damus In th- matter wa* argued, ruled
•igalnst the state.
WKTTt.RO TMK I I.Kl*.
Moorish fio.rruor Pay* for Mnrtlrr
of t-'.saauol.
Washington. l**< IK A m —age from
I‘nlted State* ('uoeul flummery, at
Tangier*. Inform- the State Bejsi rtm-nt
(hat the Moorish government had se’tl.d
the claim of (he United State- for $S.’*J)
indemnity on account of the murd-r of
Mar us Kot iral a tm’uralsed t-l la-n of
the United Stale*. In Morocco last eprins.
A a (it, *a*t Flrr at Jaehfon.
Jackson. Mis* Dec H —The plant of
thr Brookhaven Lumber and Mnnufactur
iok Company and ten freight -ar* of tit
llllnola Central IlnllToad were destroy,
by Are here this morning. Th* lorn is
about Mo.OtW.
A SLIGHT MUDDLE.
\mllmir \iw Igrrtd mm.l thr W onl
•/Irrrx *M*wlle" llrmßiM* lw thr
Jlw4 loir.
l/oni)n, l>* IX Mr. (Hioilf, Iht* |*nl
**■! Hiui-p um Niaclor, hit a long cou
f*r**nv lii te* af.crnaon rrjarlitig t .•*• Chi
n****- aHuatkai wiHi th* rrtary of H:a*
lor foreign affair* th Mar|iiip of Di>
• l.wtu, aiui >l(*x4U-ittiy .Mr Hern n
While Murctury oi th* United tfixi. *
ctnbappy, |.n. a vtnlt to ti* foreign of
fi< • Tim greiitiPt werwy ia maltitglne*!
w* to the out'time of the*** eon mil tn Hour.
an* X|) iUuilih how*ver, %%a* e**t'.
ered by a r<‘|wep**ntiiilv*- f thr Aprocmi
jt i I’r*--* of th** ex:r.*.mllu*r> I.ingle In
wh*ca lll** Chluepr* tn c itfatpai* have re
cently lawi fiiuihi uj. in *1 mxiu m.*kn
elt iat ton o' the contradictor) telegram#
that have emanated fiom I’ckin nip! va
rbHjp Kurop**.n pital.
It ii|(Nui* tlmt o\* i a w• **k ug> the
I* wi r.M .im* tn rr ag T*mut to e| ( mtn.tw
the. word "irrevo* whir.' frcmi the Joint
not. T ift*, when it w believed Unit
4>\ery thing It a* I bell P*ttled object!**!***
w*r- ralP*d. nml *rx*t Britain. f*r the
ak* of harmony, although much agauiat
h* i will, agn ti t* r* in** rt th** 1 irrev.wa
bb*" clause In itup. it ih b-lleveil aha
wa.** mipported by the Unlle*! K(Mn>
<up— more ttu . int note termed ot ib*
v• ri * *f h.gciumire. wn* n m n*i -uiKl r
atanding ar< .*-e It*' Ivkin Thin ixml’ueeil
t..* government ami fomu-Kl th** aubjnet
if the dißp.itch from rteeretnry lla> wlik.it
M • h*> i tr in-initt*l |< ( • Marquis of
i. i*w 11 •• io-du) V the r hut! of i!c
Interview Mr ( hum lus arm a bam
cabh gi.im to Secret,r> Hay, in whl*h he
aUr.but* Bit* lat. : m,RUiaJotNtatulltig to
an • rur In f<irwarilng ii*!*tru* tU>nh an
• rror which *p utr I i*r* .inatl> through
th** • b company, and whicli railed Mr
4’.*n-—r and ,*-ii Krtnsl Hanrn. the Brltlah
ininiater in ii kin, to ink* opposite vi*wa
<illh*e>gh tbe.r fftona governnieit:- vtmtm
pt rffurtly agreed.
'Th Ur. Bed State* rtnlniiay while itun*
ccmniHial. h*-|*e- that to-day'R c*>n!er n* e*
will i nr up tit*- roudile and luiiig abcvui
a 'igi.inw of (tie Joint note in l'ekai with*
m few day*.
Th. Bri i-Mn forelm .ffi ** |v not quite
Rs imi -fill OfflelaD there profeß* •* i>?
ratic r at a* a a< to whether th* oondb
4 nnn :■ n* it* be Irrevocable or otherwise,
llelb-rlloivH |h* nt lo their le ing irrevoc
able.
Br:teh ofllcuila n*lmit that (bey gave
ai : r protest. ii I witli n dlatlnct run*
erv i a>n Ibai. ist-ough the |. maneb* ar#
lrr voi i!le. t ils* in no way n*k vnßat-R
an etiforeem**nt cf the demand# by Fat
rope.in tr*>(ip.<* T* ftucii a course 4ira(
Hr, tn <an.t and will not agree.
*on- quent y, ompHance wtth tha
"Irrevm* • *l* clatiae will t*e a* mew Imt of
a for * on the part of Great Britain, and
this feature of the rape become# more |ti
(cresting when taken In conjunct!*** with
' e'4tem*nt nuthorftatively rwuh' h#r
’ .1 Grr.it Britain ami *h* United fltat***
*c In die same boat m the Joint note ne~
gotlatl*nß.
J4l|\T ItiTK I4;hi:|J) TO.
4.real Hritnln'a l*r>p*ed %lterntlona
• *raetleNll %ee*-||e|.
law -lon. Dee IK.-'Nlrwu Britain’# prr
l> ) *1 aliera l.ut- in the )*r* amble of tho
Joint tote have h* **u practically accepted
in til .bo Bowers." ways the B**kln corre
iffMmtient of the Dally Mall, wiring Mon
day. *!i :h ItUHRia and Japan. ho
p wa.- re.itnld aa *ioubtful. have
agr* *d.* #
The at tit ufe of the United Btatiw re
main* .n* yet not clearly *leflne*l. but the
a I•-• eiioe >f America |* anti* l|Ml*d.
aiwl it |s pr*#babie (hat the joint note will
l* signed aid delivered to the rhlnm"
p.fik*oien;iartes* within thr*** or four
day a
T *• 4’nrnwn minister has warmly sup
ported the BrPi-h |nu|*on,l.
lilt IIHN4. I 111. \% 4|tK.
%on Urlilitm*** bblrirt* tn
UiliiNr! Me|ireaenlnllv •*.
Pekin, !>*• P fount vatt Waldernee
ha# homed an orl. r u -eignlim various
• >t:i ts In til** of Pcktn for
.* U|> tv I** on • th* military repr* s *ntatlv s
of the various Powers. The order any#
that th* extent *to which the co-o|nt
ti*,n of the I'rench and American troopu
can I** d* l ui ial up* n Is a matter lo be
determined by grecu*’nt* m*le wtth the
geneml* <vsnmin*?.tg Giese force#.
Under the p|.m th* United States troops
wnl supervis* the* district southeast of
B. kin from th* read •* Tshatig-Tsimiig to
!b<- road extending from Naku-Krln ti
110 HI Wu
Count in Waklerse# says h knows
♦ hat there Is a conalderabl# force of Uhl
- •*. under * Jen Ma in the northern port
,t th- t fOviiM* of blian Hi. and another
outh of TshMOg-Tshang; but. lur u# th#
•severe wint*-r Hint h.is now set in, he floes
not expect any aggressive Chinese move*
ment.
On the other iarvl. wherever the allies
leave ii district for .toy length of time,
bands of robbers and Bonr* will congr**-
g;*t* For tills rssMtn tne He'd marshal
th* •O“oi*emtion of all th* allbs
to cov*r the various district# with strong
latroli.
It is now understood that a m*et!ng of
♦ Im* fon Kti envoys will ba* h* Id to-mor*
row.
4ITI %TIO% *4*T IHI’IIOVKIt.
Tang I nli Kins# low Dictator nt
4 hlna.
fxindsti, Dee. 18.-A Pekin *Bsrstch to
the Ball M ill Gazette, dated Dec 17. says:
"The sftuNtion has not Improved hy
lh* representative# of ilia Power# iwving
ra* b-*1 an igreement. a# the leopt of
(he n**go(btlots Is limitd and the effect
in n# titr llsed Tiie allies have neglectßd
to * *cc
Hankow and Hhanghul an*i Irave failed
4o chck the transmissirm of supplle# of
• n•munition to the Chllieae. Tang Pub
Slang thus has very oftortunlty of raJ
tv ng and equlpp ng Ids urmy. |le has se
cured the p*tUtoti of dictator, terrorixe#
•Ijc Kmpcess *sl controls the wlwle
uiowaix i t of #r*ors. It will be ncoersary
give tin* military operations of the
allies a wider are# "
Fra nee Mill Mefwrn Properly.
Baris. Ihm lh. The government ha# de,
*bb I ti.at all ©tale Is, urde*- material
ot w r. Mlii h have been eelxed or shall
1,,* f.* r. and by ihe French exiedltPTiary
for*** In China '•hall be restored, whether
p, ,n<.ng to the Chine#* government or
to irl%'#te Individuals.
Ministers lo Meet To-day.
Rome. D#c 18.—A Pekin dispatch dated
tn-dsy. soys the minlatees at Pekin will
tr.ert to-morrow when probably a final
sgre#m*-n: wli be reached as to ibe text
of the Joint Chinese note*
CITIZENS OR ALIENS
VI %II • OF PKOPIJ: t| * 4 411.0M1 4
Diet I wai'li.
LIMITS OF THE CONSTITUTION.
I UMMiNTD Blll'lNl
OPBlk|\4. V 114.1 VII \I v.
%** Kbit* l)BrS%l<in of tile 4|lirt|Olt
il l**u* l> %llriiey (•iiitml
(•rlaas—He bud IM** the viriuilnu f
Hi** iVrm **l Nilr*l WfNlea,** nod 4 ,*•-
l<*n*l Ibn f l* tpl* of 4 i tit •! or
4 o o*4 tiered I rfllor tfipitrr
%• Itlgliiß I odrr 4 onafllntlom I o
!**• |l\|trrk| t Uvlcodcd to I hi'iu.
Washtrnrfai. !*• lx Th** h* am >■ *f
arguniK iu In ts. I’otto Rico Bitflippiue
c.i'■•*-. mv< Ivliik 11 • • • latus •( ♦'*-(• ’Mi
tiles w ith rdatloti to th* Unit**! Ht ties
was rcsumcKl in th** United Htaler Hu
pr m* 4’nurt to-day itoih #M s au unit
trd aig uiici Is. tlKt fir th* I HIP and F *
beltm mb l\ Allied v tlcneral Oi iggs
f-alward < B- rkio . nb*r *ui. >iln th
Porto Itl'-o cti.-*\ who H|N*kc btri, mn,
dud* I the orgunicdi h* b* gvin vc-tei
•lay.
Mr iVrkitt* • I t!at tlu *bc*rine that
Ute tn**Utui tin did not c\i ml lo th** ter
ritories was bast and on the kl* . that the
< ontMutton w im . fulin! ni' **. a N**ri of
I’hattcl wbb h could l*c moved alMiut here
liicr* ,e Oongres’* haw fit, rather
than -otnetl mg lw*|U*X4thed to * by >ur
•no ii rs It w., be id a >rl of
’’irwn- aubtantlaticn of th* <*naiilti
lion." It wh a content on tbot tlm* con
stitution could im a get Info h territory
unless Uongre#* placed it there. If *l**
tiled hat the (amstituti n tn
*d to tin* t rrttorlc** by and ar.ng that It
was an iiwaninMtte ul*#tn* lucking th#
powtws of kvonutt ion.
Juatlce WJilte a#k*d a series of twin ted
question* of Mr. I'erklns
Justice Whtt* Mk*d If Mr Parkins* ••oo
tentlon wotad lead !ttn> to I • -•< bi bs
that irmn*-xliMt iv tt|*>ai the making of th*
triy ceding territory • tin UnttiM
States. rv#ry p#rw*>n loi*n in lbat terri
tory after th* date of (T4nn ic am# lp*o
Jure n citisen of the Untied H’nte*
Mr, Perkins an*werl that unbubt* < I , y
;ci>or*s lsn In th* t'-rriiorv a tier tn
cesfUan and subject to th* JuriMcibn of
the t!’nM#d H at* ', were cithu ns of the
Unit#*! .Htstf *>
Mr. Perkin said th# I • mi'a* on* of hi
•nswer w# Intended to cover *p#c al
dreumstgne##. relating to Indtans uni tin
civilised perrons.
"Th*> peo(>ie of th# United |tiot in and
hy the constltulkMi." Mr. Perkin c*>n
clu*ie*l. "organised *nd erected >n* and
th# same government ••( defined and lim
ited powers for all people who rniglit m
brtblt within th dominion of th** nation.
The whole purpose and theory of the cun
sdcution Is Hi# establishment In a |# r
maneiit form, unalterable except by the
iMHipl** themselves, of fundamental i>rln
triple of gov* rum* nf applicable In all lime
and in every plate.
"Th** (power to govern the fxip! Ini ate
King th** territory of tn* nation, whbh
is d**l* Ktcl by the constitution to < *n
gress. is limited and deflnel by the con
stitution and Congress cannot transcend
the limits im|R*#'d. The constitution limits
the |*wer* of Congress to lin|s*>e (:v.-
tb*n hy the mandat* that all do!lee tin
|M**t# and excise.*, snail Ik* uulfuim
throughout the entire doflMifi of tin Unit
ed Slate "
Mr Harmon of counsel for afqteiiant
In tiie Uhiiipt'itic caw. nrgu* <l
"By the tnaty of p*ae b**:w*efi tie-
Untied Htates and Hi*aii, tie* Bhilinpßrea
becam** n |Mrt of tbe United H4atea; the
government and tl.e dtlxens of tli* Unlt
ckl States h*#th enter said islands under
(he aUihorlty <*f the ruuikt ulletl
with tlwdr rcapectlvc rights d**-
ilne*l and mark** I out; the former ou
exercise no i-os**r over th# j*crson or
lroi#Tty of u cNtxen of the United Htat* a
bcyoral what that instrument ionf#rs, not
lawfully deny >' right whioh it has re
s#rv#d.
■ Being a pur! of th# United Htatos tha
Bhiliiidn# Dar ds are subject to lh#* pit*
Visions of ckaus - I. (tertian 8. Artirl* I,
and of clauses & an <i. A* ctlon 3. Artl#l#
I of th# lonalttutl- ii of Hi** Un.*4#d Huttes.
And as ther* is nothing differ* nt,y *t*pu
late*| in th lrwi4y with i#f#ct t*i com
merce n be- .isn<* instantly bound n*l
prlvll#g***| by lh# laws which <\*n*res
had iMissed to raise a reveuu* from tiullti
on Imparts td to.nage
"The Brestd#nt of th* United Htai#* ha#
Ho legvdnflve power. Tti*' imposltbjfi of
customs duties upon commerce be:wren
these Plan is and other fiart- of the
t/niied Htates aft* r t;•• treaty of p* • ••
iind Ft change of rwLlb-*tions by * xecutivo
order Is without lawful authority, an 1
the sGxui# of th# ivrai-* ty of th# | Main tiff
In rn>r. a dtlx#n or th Unltrtl Htates.
uieier such pretend# l authority. constUttta
a taking of his pr**perty wßhoul due |ro-
C4*#S of law."
Attorney General tirigg b**gan ills ar*
giimmt Uvr the gov#rntn nt Die (bis af
ternoon Me froquendly #mph lit—d his
potwts with rOOU*l4ng knocks on th#
laid**. The afiorncy general co*it#ndt*l
that th# Unlit*! Hi*!es ha* the power lo
acquire terrlrory; fhen to govern I!: tha
dmir.l*niil n corurtruction, <on*rr‘#ioal
actb.il aifd JmclV I**l |.r* c-*d**tit nfffrm that
everv port In a ce*te*l country is properly
r#girJe*l as foreign untl ;wns ar* #x
tend#*l by Congress to the new posses
sions: that the Claus# of the constitution
of th# United **#* rl- Drlng *iut e* uni
form !hr ughout the Un #d Htates is not
(•ladlcobl# r**w pos###4on. and that
4h# constiiut on not extend of It*
own force over n*qulrel i rrltory lie
liibl h.wn *s *si4bish**d th w • fo!l**w
in* proi*o#ltlons:
(1 ) Tlwtt in# tar.ff act of 1487 was |n
tended by Congress to classify as foreign,
all countries not a part of or lialonging
tn the Unttssl a f Bb© !m# of its
passaxe. and the subsequent evasion of
the Hpsibrh Is n<!s to lh# United Htates.
did not operutte to a tank imioris from
island# free of *li*ty, under that
,aw.
(8.) Tnat the tariff act so construed
and nforc#d vio.ates no conatNational
rule of uniformity.
* a*
* i#r# was no doubt that n was th# Intan
tain of the Parte treaty not to ante the
(Continued or* Fifth I’agr.J
VOLUNTEERS 70 RETURN.
f'ltiri)-srv #Mli \ lu*lc-r It **• I•*e*l
Will Brain llie >lurmrnl *n
\r % rr’ Ils> .
Manila I **vt* D Meiil. II L 1 *n
•X the Kuf!yfxirili Voluutet*r Infanlrv
It* m, with fifty m - •*•' k* I
Dv. 12. M'vml hutiikid hidotneti
,i I flliv lin-airvine armeal wit 1 *
rifles <H up>li:4 •*• > lytr*n !**! |aaHl*n ai
Tuiunlt:nt died .if Cebu. Th* Ainert
cam* had thr*# men wund***l and th*
enemy I t twelve mm kUlcd ami many
WOUISX'I.
Th# volunteer regiment w 11 proed
t* tiie Uni * and Bl.it* s lo b< tnu* c?**d out
u | r i. (i- ally ib im* order as th* y ar
rive 1 n th. Phtlipph e Dl m l Th**y will
Im* ly nauFir', |*rvl*le*l t> the
army bill. The Thirty-Havetillt YMuntc*r
(•. lie lit w .hi' |. 1" g.li 4 ii- h tic and
nu>v nwni b> t fiibjiikln* *• \ Y r *
day. will Im* broughi fr*n (he Laguna de
Lay district ail will sail on the trail#-
p*rt S'" thi in. The wonon .and dek sob
diets who were l *iU hi the Sherhtm
w H b avi* # the Warren HatUhln The
Kieventh whifli I* io follow lb#
Thirty Bev**ri i Y4ufMeer regiment, will
D* transferred her* from Cuinaeines pro
viiti <* ami will #. 11 ! Jan l’ on th* M Mtl*.
T ie Thirty-slxlh Regiment which te’Ka.i
•ervlee the rliet. in July. lx! l '.*, is •►•
lit the prmim * >f Iloeos, iut wiil b*
♦r i ‘i-* and hei* f *<*n ©Tn* *m •' *<
ti • regui u artiD Lokiui*.- cmmi*lon?* In
VelUltte. ii. Will I* *M.4ll< l In
th* Bhi.tp; *m* anl tun * r ttb •tw
h| eeokl duty wi:l **• relicv'd only **n Ho*
a itriorliy f headquarter Arm antntti
nil ton e*iil(une stores oml animal*
mil I*** tr irr .| to Mvll*n headquai
ters, 'X 'ptinft t* htat*lre*l title**, i hun
*!r***l cartridge Im*|(s ai*l &.•* r*Hitle **f
• mriiuiiliiei j* * r- fthn* ii Tt n#n will
retain their hav*i a. ks an*l uienalis
\ olunt#K*r# itedring to leave the servl *
and remain in th Plwllppinr** will b al
. w*sl :* v* i*ii iiuosltd t atlv* will be
*1 #■ barged
It |m bf*,ieva| that the (ettipmary *Wple
•si nf mi'M {R'l-t# id lh# r'.ie ktnm q*
era Hon? wiii result in refiewe*! in# urgent
acilv it v
Tl* iniK in .'cment this nfterftoofl of th#
early commencement of transportation
•m* of volunt. .i- caused surprte#.
ton Hindi. r* ,-**ris tha 2i •*> kM-roons
In th* island of Uanav liave eworn al!**-
KiaiK .* to the United Htates
NINE UVErWEBEToST.
I oplNlo <f % 1 1*ItN r*k Ift iitin I
4 nurse nml Wm#l Him \ reek
ed.
\ anctmver. I! (*., !>#< 18 Late details
of *h# of Hi. sfeiimef Alpha,
with the los- of nine lives. Indicate that
H>e cause of Ho* dlwi ter was primarily
iii# id taking nn utiuaiMtl count# into tn
conitre statsm at Union bay.
Kncont t* ring lierre soutiieast gal.
whii* stramtn# lit* Hi# strait, the captain
decided lo take w hqt Is know n m Ih# In
-Id** h# io Intel bay. and k* pt on the
In side of Detunivn IsUand. steaming up the
ha mi* I kixiwn .%■% Bayne’s mmiihl. at the
head *f which rfan*ls Yellow Island llghl
houw on a rocky Islet, aksiut am fe* t
across. The light from lids light house
Is #ait * c .and ils warning reflection only
low ar.la the notih aral east, the recognised
bavlgaticn channel.
The Alpha steaming up the channel at
a ten-knot sfa*el. with half a gale •*f
wind behind her, add lug greatly to her
speed, did not perdeve lh# light, and. au l
denly, before a voice of warning from
her I.H.kait or for want watch was beard,
she ran her br*w hfgti up amidst the rocky
reefs stirrnandinging the Islands.
The wind, which ha*i been Increasing In
force all Hie af un noon, was now blow
ing a gab*, ami seas re|M*aielly broke
*v*r Hie vessel. Bliieky seamen volun
4##re*l lo swim ashore with Un* . amt
lhr*e were thus made fast to fhe ma n
land By mtana of these norm* twenty*
flva memtterv of the cr*w were ind .l on
the sno*l! siirfa*-** of Yellow Bock, but
the captain, -ngineers i**l other*. wh
were lat* r drowned, deckle*! to stand by
their vessel and HsiMVOt Ui prevent her
becoming a total wreck. Their effort*
only resulted in Hi*- sacrifice* of lives. Th#
K*U lucre i-.<l and fearful seas swept over
the vessel Boats, bridge, pilot hou*e
amt manta were • arrled by the hoard, and
with them perished th*is* who ha*t stay
ed to fight their forlorn hope. H*#at
sl.l|*'s d* •ks were rliqie*) o|>en and th**
rr**w e'.imiinft on the unprotected tv v<
w idi*d i-l* t. heard anl saw Ihe. w*i. *
( aying havo*' with the cargo In the v##*
st"* bold •
Hufeluy rooming k*wer| with a peace
ful sky. n*l showed the wreck to lie under
w rat even low Md* on*l beyohd r*4>j**9
of repair Tiie # ilpwi ••• kcA r-w wer.
r* a si to reach the mulni wd at h p m.
on H^irslay.
% TH %I % IlhllllKH'K at llf>B6.
Draws the Keen lalgr nf a Knife
%era*s Ills Thronf.
New frrtean-. Nov. Ik— With a g<t|kng
woun*l In (hr back and another In the left
wrist Inflicted hy the |k>Uc*. (’harming 11.
Hsrms. train robber, drew (he keen edge
of a hunting knife across hi# throat, In a
**wamp near this city t*-di> and rnd**l
his career. Ills huly te>re two hut.'#!
wounia~aNie In the liack, the other In th#
wrist. In the po#*ket* were fv tt <1 the
wach of the conductor of th# mail train.
m my regisieretl burrs and a quantity of
dynamite. Th- body was brought lo police
h adquar rer** and Identified as that of
unarming B. Ham##. wlh manv abases,
who was wante*l for part Id rte ting In th#
daring KoM-up f the f Hnols Omni! ex
press irsiln at WlrkHffe. Ky.. hist July.
P.IRKHH ATTAt k \% ILK 4,
l*r#acH#r-Fl!tnr %mym Brlnce Xhntilil
\o# Ha## Horses.
Ijrvndon. fV*c. 18 —(Union Associated
press| Rav. Dr. Barker, who Is editing
th# I>ally Sun after the ptyte IntrodUMl
hy R#v. C. M h**l*loii in hi# <*ondu-(
for one week of the Tojnlu (Kan.i Cap
ital. haa created quit# a -ensation. In to
day's issue he makes a bit;* r attack upon
the Prince of Wales. Am ng other
things, he says th* heir of the throi#
should not race horses. The plainness of
Dr. Parker * attack has astonished Lon
don.
Yerkes* Aptmlnlarsi t nn firmed.
Washington. Dec. 18.—Th# Senate hvx
conilrme*! the nomination of John W.
Y**rke* of Kentucky (o tie commlesiooir
of internal rovenuw.
DAILY 84 A YKAII
: i r.NTS A 4 ol'Y
WFFKLY riMKS A W KKK D A TEAR
DEPOT BILL’S DEFEAT
riMin iikitaii Timm
BTIO\.
WAS IN INTEREST OF STATE.
t tmui iTi i hi ITYl>d leal r.P IT
?*t %11 mi xr,
%% ml*l II %*■* llrrn I •*•*1 1 n•l A I
• %pprprlatr talk’s Money f*v
**n*li a Parson*' nnl U oiilil llne
and lalat* *1 \%*ll vrtilrd Bailey at
X|nt* N**l to I iihhhp In Ownership
of Braperly—Those I • irrrtt*d In
11111 t hnrgrd Milt* IvrrplniK M
llvea *f lt* Oppou*ot from the
Bo Mir.
Atlanta. Irc !- T* untitHN l • f
Bvc Mppchu.d bn fh t* lrt\ -l*l ivw-nthgra
i Ihe Geort4l > lion . *f It. i. . nts:yoa
to prepar* a defep**. of t’ fllHNJter|it£
whbb they IndulKi-l in to defeat
tic .!. ,*• ii ha -r In *■• I. In At*
lanl* f#*i th** past two dav* n*l to*l.y
finished Its Work
Tl>* • umnltt*' ■ I* eovn|** ,M *l of J If.
Mali nt Hi t. T \\ H inlwl k of Wa h
lnglii. I'in*lren \llt< h* and *)f Thomas. b\
W rofieland of Walker nil IV. II
Tlt>ius*>ii *f lastly who w*re most pronv
Incut In th# isir'.iamentar;. tNi<t|e that
blocked legi‘ii;l* n In the lions** for fully
• w•* k #>f the Irt *t sessioii. This #*om
initte. held final m*etlng to-day. nnd
gave out the fo.low tng igned staiemeng
to the press:
Atlanta lla. I >e. 1* Ipm To tr>
B**fde of (IfMiral* At the presmt ****ion
of Bn I*li Im ur*‘ there was Introduce! a
hill, which had for II # fmr| •**• tin* con*
stru< tlofi ly the state of a passenger de
ls *t on piojerty owned hy it in the city
• f Atlanta Till property was a part Of
tn* state road which wa* trn years ag •
I*’* #*l to the Nar-hvtHe, f haltaixsraga .in I
8t lands ltal!rN<l ***mpafiy for a terui
of thirty years Th** hill did m** propooa
to et*-. t u lef*ot for th- use of the Mate's
railroad, us It way oois **d*d that tho
present (aissenger depot In Atlanta waa
suftb lent for all pur|a*rs of that road.
Tin* hill wnen first lutrodt* * and ippr* pr iatod
tin* sum now In the state treoa
ury srising frm tin* sale of property
owned hy the slate. It prv \ I*l* *1 tluit tha
date was to receive * |>. in ut, upon the
am*int ai tually |nvt *<* and by tfie state aa
rental for ttds tcf*ot. Th* brat queatlou
1 hat presonted Its* If to ttw msmiars of
th*- legislature, waa tla* right of that
tMhly. ac. ng uiMier tin* * omwiitiMbm, to
appropriate this nnatey for BUs |*orp*>sa,
• t any ttver tiv.ni the pavim-nt of <tta
I iwndisl *lei*t. f the state last tt ha
I dearly undhMNwl, a* wa* aald above.
dat th* money pro|oad to ho used.or<jea
• ntirely from the sale of the property of
the state
' H* ctlon |. isiragraph I, of tile ( .rwti.
tut lon deelnr** fnt th** poocreda of tha
*aie of any pioperty wned by the *t>it,
shall Is* a |iftil* l to the payment of th*
lanMled debt iii l i'll ill tsrt Is* few
any other purpose whaieevr, so long aa
the stole has any tionded debts. The atata
now has au outstanding IvotsUai debt of
nearly p *n*..i*
The advo‘.t#s of this maasure rarog
nta*' that under the ai*ove jrtvtalon of
t lie copotitutlofi. this iiios>> could not b
rlliecytly appropiiab-d to carry mil thia
• In me an#l In order to evade the eonstl
tin tor a) provision, they r* sorted to a f*e
< les of Iryahllw l*werk*m.*4n to accom
plish lrstlre'tly that which they were for.
bidden to k directly. This scheme waa
to apply this fund to the imerest of the
itofftdrd detus. which they eiHtm**#! was a
jwrt of the #lebt. and that therefore, tills
money could h* r#> an#l the money
now In the treasury add rrow being ,(•
lected for the j iym* rrt of |nt**reat upon
tit#* publh* l*d*t, could lie used to tail hi
fh diftof liven If tie* means ould hav#
been provide*! to have • arriad into effeflt
this scheme wftbln the limits of the con
*tlttKksn. we H#l not twlleve that the beat
Intm-st* of the people #*f this atate. Jiis
!M this hglid.itioti It vl *ltad the wall
settled puldl<’ jsdiev of the atale that
had been established since the people re
gained control of their government after
the rtooflatruration xertod
’'lCxieriencr during that p#*rlod na l
demonstrated that the state’s owneratilji
of property, or the state engaging In any
private enterprise waa disastrous, and this
l*ollcy of taking the atate out of the own
ership of property, other than that re
<|u!rc#l for the support of the government,
has been since that period steadily pur
sued The history of the slate owner
ship of this same railroad property dem
onstrated the truth of the U>ve pro|Mief
t|on The I* *'** # hound Ifeelf to hnska all
Improvements on the road, and at the ev|
of the lease th*- roa#l was to be r* urn*l
to the state without charge by the lea
sees for those lrnt*mv# ineuts Tlw lessee
comfsmy has falle#| to keep Ihe jarsaengep
defst In Atlanta In th* *<m*lltlon required
by Its leaae This bill. If pass t
have relieve#! them from tbl* 1 obligation#
that they are now under. It would hava
Inurod directly to the benefit of the Nash
ville. <Tiattanooga anl Rt. I sails Kail ra id
Company, the lease*"* of the state road#
and Indirectly to all other railroads en
tering Atlanta. In furnishing them tho
ip ach-dealrod terminal factllllo* In thai
city at j*ractlcally no cost.
'•This large Investment f the sfato on
Its pc*>terty situate#! In th** heart of At
lanta would also have benefited *ome few*
Individual* who own valuable property In
the Immediate vb bitty f th*' depot by In
creasing the value* of their property.
"For the**e reasons • large number Of
th* mem tiers of the House of He'*reiie na
tives thought It their duty a** representa
tives of th*# peOfde of this state to .ppoae
-ii ><l defeat tils legislation, which they
thought .langerous # the best imerosla
of the p#ople from any point of view.
Many of ua felt fully Justified na your
represetitat Ives In resorting to any legßi
mat*- mean* placed within our power hy
th* *#ontltutlfi of *hls state or rule# of
the Houae to dMfi f H
w have prepared this statemeof b
reference lo this :* glslatlon In ori*r lhal
the |# ■**$l•• may *ee th- reasons that rv
trailed u-. amt the mativea that actuated
*. In iHirsutng the course that we .M*l.
lid a It seems to be rhe thirpoor of tnoaa
|rtcreated in the insseage of thl blit# that
the reaaomi which controlled the oppo*
nenta of It should not tie given to the
pu die. many of those members of tha
Houae of Represent;!fives who were op.
posed to It request ml the under signed te
prepare, arsl give to the public this state,
mem A#*tin for ourselves and for them,
w*‘ submit <h atve anl foregoing state
ment to the mo! and sober ju-igmer K wf
an impartial publb. Confident that wIWW
the facts are fully undtratood. our courae
will be indorsee! and ommended.
J H Hail of Bibb.
T W. Hardwick of Waslunglcfi.
Fonderen MtH'heli of Thomas.
F. W. Copeland of Walker.
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