The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, November 30, 1894, Image 1
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VOL XXV, NO. 48. "TN'ON. SOOTH OAROIJNA^RMU^I^UMBERIJO, 1894. $5? A YEAR.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
D. E. HYDRICK, J. A. SAWYER,
SBtRTAKBURG, S. C. ORION. S. C.
HYDRICK & SAWYER,
Attorneys at Law,
JUDGE TOWNSEND'S OLD OFFICE.
MTTNRO <3e MUNRO,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
NO. 2 LAW RANOB.
?S. S. STOKES,
Attorney at Law
?: AND :?
TRIAL JUSTICE. .
OFFICE REAR OF COURT HOUSE.
j7c WALLACE,
?| Attoi'iiO)- At Latv./k.
Kn a I.ftw Ranire.
SCHUMPERT 6c BUTLER,
Attorneys at Law.
No. 3 12 Law Range.
McKISSICK & COTHRAN,
? Attorneys at Law ?
Corner Main nn<i Judgment Streets.
DENTISTRY*
DR. H. K. SMITH'S
DENTAL ROOMS
?OVER?
A. H. FOSTER & CO S STORE
COCAINE USED IN EXTRACTING TEETH
Jan. 6-1-ly.
FTm. FARE. GEO. MUNRO,
PIIKSIDEKT. i CAJIIIBK.
MERCHANT'S AND PLANTERS
NATIONAL HANK.
OF "U2STX02ST.
Capitai. Stock, SOO.OOO. Si un.fy. S*?0,(K)0.
Stockiioi.ukhs Liauii.itiks. $t>t),(K)0.
TOT AI $170,000
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OFFICKItS :
F. M. Farr, IWl. a. II. Kostkii, Vice
I'res't. Gko. Munr'?, Cnaliicr. J. D.
Arthur, Ass'i. Caaliier.
DLHECTOUS:
W. II. Wallace, A. G. Nice. Win. Jefferies,
T. C. Duucuii, J. A. Flint, J. T.
-? - Dou|lt*ii4)f McKiwiok,
A. II. F'oatcr.
tmr we solicit vorit business. --&q
Wm. A. Nicholson & Son,
-S^BaXK ERS/Ar
No. 99 Main Street
See advei li.-einenl in another c liinui.
UNION HOTEL,
NOS. 80 AND 81 MAIN STREET.
>V M (UIIUS. Proprietor.
Livery, Feed and Sale Stable,
No. 31 Bacholor Street
Garrett & Co.
iJJsmvafrMiki'
JOSIAH CRUDUP. Editor.
UNION MARBLE
?and
Gr 3rt_A.INr ITE WOEEZS.
QH011GK (iKDDES.
CITY '^1
OYSTER f
SALOON^
I am now running a first class
Oyster Saloon. I have a handsome
Ladies l'arlor divived from gentlemen's
Parlor. Everything is clean,
and Oysters fresh from Norfolk
are served in all styles every day.
Ladies are invited to come and inspect
our parlor and cooking arrangements.
A stew can he prepared in
? minutes. Families furnished by
the ijuart twice a week if wanted.
Also have a full line of the finest
FRENCH CANDIES, *
also plain and mixed candies. Fruits
of a!I kinds, Fancy an<l
Family Groceries
iif all kiwis. I am headquarters for
the finest cakes ami crackers, also
for Tohaeeo awl Cigars. Try tlie
"SEABOARD."
Will kccji loaf liroad ami will give
vou regular customers prices.
JNO. R. MATHIS.
1 noon nr.i.ow mn.ri'a rm>mrnr. Htonr.
Mov. 'J 4G tf.
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BISSELL'S REPORT
Th? Postmastor General Make?
Hie Statement.
HE SHOWS THE WORK FOR EACH DAY.
TIm llaport li a Clear One?The Pout matter
Onnrral AVanta L?(ltlnat? Publications
Neut Postage Free.
The Amount of Hitalneae.
Washingtox, Noveral>cr '20.?It Is
soldom that much human interest is
found In the paffes of the formal annual
report of n gtwernment ofHeer,
but Postmaster (ienernl Itissell has micceeaaa
in proving tne exception to tne
rule In his account of the operations of
I the postofhee department during the
past twelve months, which he has just
wubmitted to the president. It contains
a number of novel, almost unique, surtfeations
and recommendations.
The policy which Mr. Hissell has outlined
may be briefly tfiven in bis own
words:
"In general." he says. "I \v ouM recommend
that the mat nmimon import mm* n> ur u..n.Is
to rt-vise the low as to second-class mall
matter, so as to place the postofflre department
immediately tipon a self-sustaining basis:
second, avoid expensive experiments. like
the postal telegraph, rural free delivery, etc.;
third, develop the postal service on existing
lines of administration, viz.: Kxtend free dcUrery
In towns that enjoy It. accord it to towns
that are entitled to It under the law and
quicken railroad transportation.",
lie also recommends that ull legitimate
publications now carried through
tho mails as second class matter be
transported free. To show the magnitude
of the postal service he incorporates
the following table in the report.
It is for one day and shows:
Number of miles of post route run 1.100.000:
number of stamps manufactured 8.300.000:
number of envelopes manufactured I.800.0UO:
number of postal cards manufactured 1.500.000:
number of pieces mailed 15 TOO 000 number of
letters mailed 7.400.000; number of pieces of
iqall matter distributed and. rc-dtatributed by
railway postal clerks ?7 3?X>.noO; number of
pieces handled In dead letter office 23.000: daily
transactions in money order business $1,100,000;
dally expenses ?131.100.
The detlciency In postal revenues for the
fiscal year, ended June 30,1804, was 9.243.033.
The total revenue derived was $74,080.49". and
the expenditures $84,324,414 For the current
fiscal year Mr. Hissed estimates that the expenditures
will amount to $90,399,483, leaving
leaving an estimated deficiency of $5 971.730,
and his estimate for the fiscal yenr ending Juno
30.1890. places expenditures at $vl.to9,283. aad
the deficiency at. only $4,151.87(1.
Mr. Illssell makes a strong argument
for civil service reform in the postoftlee
department. He contends that it
should be extended wherever practiceable,
that unprecedented efticiency has
been attained through its workings,
and that it is a stimulus to the best
work, llepreconts facts and tigurea to
prove these assertions, as h mnro radical
extension. Mr. Ilissell suggests that
the lower grade?the fourth class?of
postmasters might l>e included within
the benefits of the civil service law.
TOO MUCH FLOUR.
The Mills of St. I.oiiIk Have Cluifil for an
I niluflliiiite Period.
Sr. Lot-is. November -4. PI very Hour
mill in this city has closed down for an
Indefiinate period. The reason given
by the millers is that the market is
glutted with tlour and suffering from
over production. A different view of
the situation is taken by local dealers
who point to the fact that the mills
are suddenly closed at a time when the
question of elicit per bread is being
vigorously agitated by the newspapers.
So much fraud in the sale of bread has
been discovered thnfr the city council if
considering a measure to compel deal
ers to sell bread by weight.
A .... o(
.Suvrooii'H
Wahiuxoton, November ?4.?Pension
Commissioner Lot-liven yesterday explained
his estimates to the house appropriations
suh-eommittee having
charge of the pension appropriation
bill, and it was virtually deeided t<
frame the bill according to the estimates
heretofore made public by the
pension commissioner except that the
item of surgeon's fees will be reduced
, from $1,000,000 to $900,000. Mr. Lochren
yesterday modi (ted his previous
estimate on this item. The pension
bill for the next fiscal year, as it will
be framed, will carry SI4I,:js|,i;to.
THE COTTON SITUATION.
tindsurr, the New Orleans Kxpnrt <?Iv?m
Ills Opinion of the Crop.
Nltw York, November vJ.'t.?The cotton
situation is exciting particular interost
this week and the ttuetations in
the price of the staple have been very
wide, with indications of a final rally
from the lower range. Among the expert
opinions on the outlook that, were
considered yesterday was that of A. J.
Landauer. of New Orleans, who said
that he Raw no reason to believe that
anything over ft,000,000 bales, if that
myoh, will be market ami count for the
1W4-9.1 crop.
HIS~ WEDDINQ DAY.
Tha Marriage of the < *i?r Will Orry lln|>piiiotN
to Mmiij.
St. Pf.tkhsiu ho. November :jt>. -On
his wedding day the czar will issue
manifestos remitting arrears of taxes
and some sentences and record other
acts of clemency. When he received
the ministers Saturday he welcomed
M tie (iiers. of the foreign office, with
special courtesy and cordiality, saying
tflitit he hoped they would work together
for a long time.
faxlnto Coining to America.
Bio Jaxeiho. November W4. ?The
f'nlted States will noon be visited by
J6m-President Paixoto. Tlte ex-pre.sid*nt
t? Hi bad health, the result of overwork,
incident to the revolution in his
country, and upon udvlsa of his physielnna
he couteinplnte* a tour.
*
Merchants shoal I let the j? <.j>le kao
what they have. The la-st wny to do it 18
through lut t'sioN lint*.
COLUMBUS IMPROVEMENTS.
Htroet ('?r l.lno* to llnve the Kleotrlrnl
Kqut|im?nts.
COM'Mmm, tla., November 23.?An
important railroad deal lias been completed
here which results in the consolidation
of the North Highlands Electric
railroad company and the Columbus
Street railway company. The latter
company has recently effected arrangements
with n wealthy northern syndicate
for a thorough equipment of the
horse car line and the dummy line to
Wild wood, with electricity, and it was
deemed best by the officials to have a
consolidation with the North Highlands
electric line. Tt is believed that
the consolidation will he a great benefit
to the citj\ and infinitely better for
the. stockholders. The lines of both
?? r tie.* two m.?i _
lutnbus will have the largest and best
equipped electric railroad of any city of
its size in the country.
REPUBLICAN WITHDRAWS. |
He Sny? He lit In Doubt and Kefuiiea to
Contest.
Lincoln, Neb., November 26.? The
proceedings begun by the republican
state committee 011 behalf of Lieutenant
(iovernor Majors against .fudge
Holcombe, governor-elect, were dropped
today, and there will Vie 110 contest.
Tomorrow was the limit of time for
filing the notice and today after a conference
it was decided to abandon all
proceedings in that direction. A letter
from Mr. Majors himself was presented
to the republican managers, in
which lie deprecated what lie terms an
"unseemly scramble for an office, the
right to which is in doubt." Acting on
this, the committee declares the proceedings
closed, and the contest a thing
of the past.
TO PROTECT SILVER.
New York Want* to Control tho American
Output and I'.nr London.
Nf.w Yoi.k, November 28. ? Daniel
Guggenlieimer. who is president of the
Geggenheimer Siiver Smelting and Refining
company, states that no syndicate
is contemplated to buy mines or
control the product. He hopes that
through Rales at one point and establishment
of a central market speculation
In silver, which is largely controlled liy
London brokers, may be done away
with and the price of silver kept staple.
Supply and demand could be kept track
of, and lie believes American producer*
could sell their silver direct to India,
China and .lapan instead of through
London. New York would tliua control
over two-thirds of the world's outpat
of silver.
OEN. HASTINGS FOR PRESIDENT
P?nas>-lvanla itepuhllcitnn Think the Oor riior-Klect
Would he ? Strong Candidate.
Philadelphia, Pa., November :J4.?
Politicians are devoting some attention
to tho rumor that Governor elect Hastings
will be a candidate for the presidential
nomination in 1 six;. The announcement
of Ids selection of cabinet
officers shows that his administration
will be popular with the whole party in
Pnnnsylvnnia. It is therefore believed
that Senator Quay will support General
Hastings for president. If lie does, it
in not improbable that he will secure
the assistance of Thomas C. Piatt, in
New York: Joseph <\ Mauley, in Maine,
and Kx-Senator Sewnll, in New Jersey.
' MINERS MAY WITHDRAW.
Were Denied Admission to the Knight* of
l.nhor Convention.
GoLi miii s, <>., November "ill.?John
MeRride, who is the head of the miners
' division of the Knights of Labor, is
preparing a circular to the local organization.
setting forth the fact that at
1.1,1 C jut (tonal convention of the Knights
P ' " - - .'I ... ,,
they were denied representation, sihd
nsking them to send delegates to their
' convention here in February next, instructed
to take action in the matter.
No doubt the minors will withdraw
from tho Knights of Labor. There are
1 about 7,000 of them.
FRAUD IS CLAIMED.
The (li)T?rniir Will rroHccute Klcrtlon
Swindle* at (liicv.
Kansas I'iti , Mo . November 20.?
Yesterday morning it was authoritatively
annonneed that Coventor Stone
would at once remove Charles S. Owsley,
recorder of voters for Kansas City,
on account of the frauds perpetrated in
his olliee. II. Clay Arnold, a druggist,
and chairman of the democratic county
1 committee, will be appointed to succeed
him. Itisnlso stated that the governor
will appoint an assistant attorney
general for this county to prosecute
election frauds, the present ollicer being
accused of dereliction of duty.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND BETTER
The N|irnltie(l Ankle Yielding to Treatment
mid lie I'nHHodii llellor Night.
Washington, November 24. - Yesterday's
otlieial bulletin, throught Private
Secretary Thurber. in regard to the
president is that he is better. Mr.
] Thurber now acknowledges that the
president sprained his ankle. The truth
is that Mr. Cleveland passed a better
night nnil the sprain is yielding to
treatment, but it is hardly thought lie
will be nble to move about comfortably
for some time yet.
DECLINED TO JOIN THEM.
Governor I'Tchliurk Wilt Not Heroine n
Silver I'arty .Man.
Liriii lloi k. Ark., November 2!(.?
Coventor I'isiibaek. in answer to an
invitation to join the silver party to
he organized next week at St. T.ouis,
i nriili' a lot for v?ml m?l? A 1
iter, chairman of the bimetallic league,
in which he sai?l :
"1 will not follow miv sot of impructictiblt >
Into u now party. The ilomorratir party is ilto
oflly one through which wc ran hot secure
free and unlimited colnngo of silver "
Notlitoa i.oft lint A?Iim.
Ciiari.ehton. < . November '<.'t>.?
Marion N. was reduced to ashes
yesterday. Loss not known.
NEWS OFTHESOUTH
Dill Apr&lnst all Railroad Combinations
in Georgia.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR CONVENTION.
Severe Wind Storm In MlmilMl|>pl-ilndf?
Allison's Slayer Dead?Itlshop Howe
of Booth Carolina, Dead,
Other Soathern News.
Savaxxaii November 24.?The Savnnnah
board of trade is making an effort
to break the combination of different
railroad.lines now known as the Southern
railroad company. It is also makCentral
railroad. The titfht took shape
yesierany in in? nonsc 01 rcprcseni.iltiv?6
when a bill was introduced prohibiting
the leasing of railroads by
competing lines.
This bill was Introduced at the instance
of I). G. Purse, president of the
Savannah board of trade. The board
saya that an effort will be make to reorganize
tho Oentrul and to place it
under the control of the Southern railroad
company. Mr. Purse claims that
if this done that Savannah will be discriminated
against, which will mean a
loss of over 8100,000 a month to the busines
men of that city.
The bill will be fought by the railroads,
for it will, if passed, cause the
dissolution of one of the strongest combinations
in the country. The measure
has proven the sensation of the session.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Th? Annual Convention lias Completed It*
I.abori and Adjourilnd.
Kkw Oklkans, November 24.?The
knights cf labor convention has adjourned.
At the meeting yesterday
morning a resolution was adopted protesting
against the issue of new government
bonds by the secretary of the
treasury, and characterizing the issue
as a fraud and an outrage upon the
manses, inttagrant violation of existing
laws, and intended solely in the interest
of the money powers and the bondholding
aristocracy. The next convention
will be held in Washington in November
of next year. Previous to final
adjournment, General Master Workman
Sovereign called Kenney. of the
executive hoard to the chair and took
the floor. Mr. Sovereign then moved
that the salary of the general master
workman he reduced from &t.">00 to S'2.500
per annum. Motion was carried.
A SEVERN WIND STORM.
Meridian lladly Dinmrnl by i* lll*h Wind
and miiii. -<
Mkuiihan, Miss., November '24.?A
severe wind and rain storm visiteil tliis
city yesterday afternoon doing considerable
damage to stores and goods.
The largo store of Harris llros., .fas.
Bantu Son, A. Peek and the Meridian
machine ami foundry sustained
damage to buildings and contents.
Window shutters, signs and awnings
were swept away ami the towers of the
Central school building were demolished.
Trees were uprooted, fences demolished
and n negro church wrecked.
Many residences were more or less
damaged.
ALLISON'S SLAYER DEAD.
(irn. Whitwnrtli I'ujh tlx. I'maty of Ills
Uifii Kh*Ii Art.
Nashvii.i.k, Tenn., Xovenuer till.?
(leorge K. Whitworth is dual. He
lived eight days after the trigedy in
which ho played so important a part.
He suit two pistol halls thrfugh his
? ?'.?i.a ]>u,l assassin a f'd t'hnneellor
Allison, and the wound3 were so
severe that it was thought death would
ensue almost immediately, hut he
proved remarkably tenacious of life.
He sank into a stupor at 4 o'clock yesterday
nfternoon, but became conscious
again a short while before death.
BISHOP HOWE DEAD.
He Wan Striken With Paralysis Nearly
Two Yearn Ago.
Ciiaiu.kmton, S. ('., November 26.?
Bishop W. It. W. Howe, of the diocese
of South Carolina, died at his home in
this cisy at 5 o'elock yesterday nfternoon.
Jtishop Howe was disabled by
paralysis about two years ago, and at
the diocesan convention in the spring of
1H9I1, the Rev. I'd I ison Capers was
elected us assistant hiOu>n i. -...
? Isince
been the nctin^ bishop and by
Bishop Howe's death becomes the
bishop of the diocese.
T H EFIR S T CATHOLIC - . j
One Klectert Jiiilgo of a Court in North
Carolina.
Kai.kioii, N. November 24.?For
the first time in tlie history of North
Carolina a Koinan Catholic lias been
elected a judge of the state superior |
court, in the person of \V. S. <>. if. Rob- j
inson, t lie repuldicnn-populist noinineo
for the Raleigh district. It is said, too, |
that Mr. Robinson will be tbo first Roman
Catholic to hold a state otlice of
any kind in North Carolina.
A HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT.
finnan A Company Kny a Knllrciot Has
Injured Them.
HorsTo.N, Tex., November'Vi. In tho
district court, yesterday, Ininab ?< Co.,
the great cotton buyers Hied suit
against the St. I.ouisand Southwestern
railway compsny for "muiou actual
damages and penalty footing up . Ssj,- i
000. Ininnn Co., allege that thJ> lie. I
fendant road has been guilty o,t diserlininat
inp apainst t in*-1 rt?fh jr\Te shipment
of cotton. I
The Trade ('<?i|;r(sii./
Nnv Ohi.kans, Xovcinhei4 JH.- The
trade congress took an excursion on
the river and viewed the terininal and !
harbor facilities yesterday. jTlie delegates
attended the opera andj an infor- j
mal reception at the f'ominijrcial elub
at night. The business sessiion bepan
this raornine 1
ORE WILL ADVANCE IN PRICE.
Prediction That the Xcil Year's Figures
Will Groat ly Increase.
Ci.kvki.ani>, ()., November 23.?Tlio
Iron Trade Review says: The probability,
amounting almost to a certainty,
that higher prices will be paid in lst>5
for coke and for llessemer ores: the
fact that tip to November 1st, stocks of
gig iron had been increasing slightly in
the face of steadily decreasing output
that dcnclied a yearly rate of nearly 8,500,000
tons on that date; the further
fact that apy noticeable increase of
Iteasemer pig iron consumption will call
into activity furnaces which must have
a higher poice for their iron than that
ruling today?these are the prime elements
in anjr forecast of the iron ami
steel situation that reaches into the
one?the country's copshmfK
tion of steel in the past few months has
been at a rate never equaled in it* history
with the railroads.
VOUCHERS MISSING.
Til a Trial of Captain lloirgate Furnltheii a
Decided Sensation.
Washington, November 24. ? The
trial of ex-Captnln llowgate is threatened
with serious complications by the
discoverv vesterdav that vouchers
signed by Howgnte ami supposed to lie
fraudulent, are missing from the otlice
of the second auditor of the treasury,
where they had been held for use by
the goverinent in prosecuting the ease
against Howgnte. Their disappearance
was, it is supposed caused by persons
who would suffer no little embarrassment
during the course of a trial of
1 lowgnte by the presentation of these
vouchers, nud the impression in some
quarters is that a consideration of some
nature and somebody familiar with the
second auditor's otlice. has much to do
with the loss of these important papers.
The amount of money involved
is ?1110,000.
KANSAS CITY FIRE.
Many Elegant Jtetldenrea Mmlo Fuel for
flie Flame*.
Kansas Citv., Mo., November flO.?
Fifteen residences occupying the square
between Twenty-Ninth and Thirtieth
streets and Garfield and Kuclid avenues
were completely destroyed by a tirt
which broke out at noon yesterduy
Most of the houses destroyed were cost
ly structures and were located in tin
most aristocratic portion of the city
Some of the occupants of the burning
dwellings tried to save their furnilun
by carrying it out. to the street, but tin
Haines were so fierce that the furnitun
caught nre aim nothing was saved
The loss will aggregate about SvSi.OOi
with 840,000 insurance.
AN EARTHQUAKE.
P*rk?riburK, Vs.. Shaken t'ntll Window
Kattled mid < lock* Stopped.
1'aRKFKsni'im. \V. Va., November 24
?Yesterday morning about 4 o'clock ai
earthquake shock was sensibly felt ii
this city. It lasted only a few seconds
and was followed by vibrations nm
deep rumblings. Windows rattled am
a number of clocks were stopped. A
police headquarters the police wen
shaken up and ran out believing tlx
shock was caused by safe blowers blow
ing open a safe in town. The effects o
the shock were distinctly marked u
the weather bureau.
BRIGHTER TIMES AHEAD.
Urmhlrret Snjr? n Slight Advance In Cot
ton iw Kncouraglng.
Kf.w Yonii. November 24.?In the rc
lew of the week lirudstreets' cominer
cial agency says that the outlook fo
the south is much more encouraging
"This," it says, "Is due to a favorabl
influence iu a moderate advance in tlx
price of cotton, due to the greater favo
with which lower estimates of tho 6i?<
of the cotton crop are being received
and to prevalence of the opinion ttta
tho price of cotton is too low.
TO CONTROL THE ROAD.
A Syndicate Said to ho After the Sontheri
Railway.
Nf.w York, November 24.?It wni
currently reported in Wall street yes
tcrday afternoon that a foreign syndi
eate had purchased round amounts o
the securities of tho Southern railway
company, partly with n view of having
thorn listed on the London stock ex
change. Droxel, Morgan A. Co. stater
that such a syndicate hud been formed
but would not give the amount of seen
rities tnlren
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
The Alklmmi SchaIoii Well Attended bj
Mlnlnlrm nnd Kldrrtt.
Montoomkiiv, Ala., Novcmlier 23.?
The session of the Alaltama I'resbyte
rian synod lins been largely attended,
there being forty-live ministers, and
thirty-one ruling elders present. The
three l'resbyteries of the state were all
well represented. The synod will ad
journ tonight, the last serviee being or
the subject of foreign missions.
AN EX-CONGRESSMAN DEAD.
11 r. Wmn A??*ulfp(l l?y a II igliu nymnn Mint
Died.
WashixO'IoN, November 2U. -E. S.
Hamlin, founder of the Cleveland Lend
er nnd n member of congress from Ohic
before the war. died here yesterday,
aged eighty-six years. Mis death was
due indirectly to an assault two month?
ago by a negro who attempted to rol
him. lie was one of the lirst free soil
editors in the United States.
BRICE MAY RETIRE.
D? Thinks of Devoting III* Kutlr* Tlmo tc
ltnllroad HiihIiiohh.
Ni.w Yoisk. November 24.?It is said
that Senator Calvin S. Jlriee will go out
of polities and will soon devote his
whole time to railroad business, ox
tending the Lake Eric and West urn tc
St. Louis and other important points.
. ? ?
All flen(r(*lata auapanttiA Ilr Mll^u* Pi!*
I Tills tostuu llonduclio. "Ono coni u Uose."
| TO CONTROL^ TRADE
An Immense Syndicate of Amer
^ loan Cotton Planters.
A MILLION DOLLARS AT THE START.
One Itate In Kvcrjr I'lve to lie Reserved to
K??p t lie I'rlie t'i> ?A New York
llroker Originated the
Krlmmo.
Ati.anta. November ?An important
meeting- of cotton growers, representing
several states, occurred in Atlanta
today.
** ? * >1* ^ r*- " **'' [ - ? \
plan recently snggcsteft-- by WdfcHp??- h
dry. n cotton broker of New York, for i
curtailing the price of cotton. ;
The meeing was presided over by i
Hector I). Lane, commissioner of urri- i
culture of Alabama. 1
After some discussion the plan aa an- i
nounced by Mr. Koddey was, on molion,
recommended. Chairman Lane and
one or two others dissenting.
A committee was appointed consisting
of J. T. Koddey, II. S. Lipscomb of
South Carolina, and .1, E. Nunnally of
;(<corgin, to call county and state conventions
for the election of delegates
' to an interstate convention, to be held
ait a time and place agreed upon by the
committee.
j Mr. Koddcy's plan, as explained by
him, is to form a combination of the
cotton growers with a capital of
000.000 or $100,000,000.
Lacli cotton grower is to contribute
one bale out of every five to the trust.
Estimating the crop at eight million
bales, this plan would stock the trust
with 1,000,000 bales, tlia vithdravesl of
which from the market, it is urged,
will appreciate the price twenty-five
per cent. One general olllce is proposed
with branch offices and warehouses
at all cotton receiving points.
The gins in every county are to be
listed, and if possible controlled, so as
( to know tl*f exi.ct production and to
regulate the supply of cotton.
> Tn regard to the management of the
head office. say in Ntnv York or Nfcw
Orleans, with two general directors
, from each cotton growing state; hare
one office in each state, with on? dlrec,
tor from each county in that state, and
, have stib-offlcea in all the principal
cities and towns in the different states
f to control the local cotton.
ALABAMA SYNOD.
J
The Colored Prssby Aik for lUtap
nit Ion and KtceltE It*
\
Mostoomkry, Ala.,. is'ovembef*
? At the Alabama Presbyterian synod
yesterday resolutions were passed expressing
regret at the failure of the
i general assembly at its session at Nashi
ville to appoint a committee to meet n
like committee frwm the northern gen1
eral assembly In session at Saratoga to
1 confer about sucli matters as seem to
t be in the way of closer relations l>e
tween the two churches. Resolutions
u were also adopted receiving the colored
l'scsbyteries of Alabama under the
f care of the synod, this being done at
t their request.
A WALKOVER FOR ELKINS.
Apparently No Opposition to Ulna for ITsil
Virginia's Krnstiinhlp.
WiiF.Ki.ivo, W. Va., November 24.?A
canvass yesterday of the republicans
elected to the legislature practically
r removes all doubt of Hie election of
Elkins to the senate. ICvery nteniher
e from the second and fourth congresp
sional districts has declared for him,
r as also lias over half of the members in
p the tlrst and third districts. It is now
believed that the other candidates will
t withdrawn- and that there will be no
oontest in the cnucu*.
THEY WANT TOM REED.
t nryiiniM'iini nay lit* will l>? (h* Np?*k?r
of the Next limine.
Washington, November 23. ? It is
generally conceded liy republicans here
that 'foin Heed will be the next speaker
^ of the house. For cleric, the following
names have been suggested: Thomas
A. McKee. Congressman McDowell, of
r Pennsylvania, and Congressman lienI
derxon, < ?f Illinois. Representative
Uouk, of Tennessee, is mentioned for
' doorkeeper. benjamin Durfee is a
strong candidate for secretary of the
senate.
BUSINESS REVIVING.
Inrreaaeri Order* for I'ohIiikm Stamp* Indlrnl#
Metier Time*.
Washington, November 24. ? Mr.
Kcr| Craig, the third assistant postmaster
general, who has charge of matters
pcrtaing to postage, said yesterday
thatgreatly increased orders for stamps
from all parts of the country showed
thnt business was reviving rapidly.
WHAT CHINA MAY PAY JAPAN.
Alleged Pnrpo?? to Offer AI>out On* Hundred
Million Dollar* Indemnity.
London, November 24.?A dispatch
from Hiroshima xnvs that advleeo fr>,n.
China intimate that the Chinese government
will offer an inueinnity of
8100,000,000 taels, and also to defray the
expenses of the war as conditions of
peace.
An Inrrcaie of t'orn.
Hai.timoiik. M. !>.. November 28.?
Advance reports of ihe I'nlted States
agriculture department giving the production
of corn in each of the southern
1 states, shows an aggregate increase in
the south in 1*04 over lv0:', of 4*.000.000
! bushels, making n total production in
the south of nearly jsoo.ooo.OOO bushels.
I
( llllt** W .tiling l'|),
London, November 27.?The^Times
publishes a dispatch from Shanghai
stating that the Viceroy of Nankin,
P Chang Chio Tung, has been ordered to
1'cUing for the purpose of reorganising
thu army after the European mOtlcl,
THE WALTERS FUNERAL.
rh? Notftl I.ovcr of Art ltcrlcd :ii
Ibittlmort,
Dat.timohk, November *?G.?The f v
lernl of the famous art collector, Wiiam
T. Walters took place at tire*';'
nont cemetery yesterday. The pro''
>le fate of the magnificent art gallci
>f Mr. Walters, the finest private eel
ection in the country, is a matter i
leep interest to nearly every person in
:his ami to very many in other eitio
Many rumors have spread concern in
ihe collection ami its fate, among the.
me to the effect that the treasures \\ i
?o to the Metropolitan Museum of An.
n New York, or to the Cosmopolite n
Museum there. President Henry Marpiund,
of the former, stated last niglu
oewtail JteowUre.il no notification of u ______
of-hkrr.iilm>dkt'VoHeetloti. irndfas
to the late Mr. Walters during the later
years of his life say that no
one knows what disposion he ha ,
made of his gallery, and no one will
know until his will is read. Until sin i
Information is gained nil reports an
rumors must be speculative and Ian
on no accurate knowledge. Mr. Wa ters
was u most self-contained and rct:cent
man concerning his own affair .
and, in all probability, never spoke < <
nnv one of his intentions coneerni:
the disposition of his art treasure?
after his death.
TENNESSEE'S NEXT GOVERNOR.
Democrat*are Slow About Admitting 'I In.'
Kvans linn llrou Klccted.
Nasiivim.k. Tenn.. November 24.?I",
to this time it is not known oflieiall
whether Peter Turney, democrat, t<r J!.
Clay Kvans, republican, has bee*- *. cTed
governor of Ten*eS.<ro. Accord into
footings mode at party headtjuiirte
and in newspaper otliees the official v
turns show Kvnns to have carried t i.
state by about two thousand. It 1*.
been understood that the returns fro' .
every county have been in the hands >
the Secretary of State Morgan S".
several days. Yesterday there wa >
consultation of Secretary Morgan. .A .
torney General Pickle and other o!,
cinls, and it was decided that the :.
turns should not be made public uir
the poll books had been sent in fro. :
every county. This delay in annout:
ing the returns following upon the 1.
cent announcement of Judge Mct'o.v
that the election of Evans would ne\.
be conceded until the election friiu :
charged against the republicans h:t-i
been thoroughly Investigated, has t ,\
cited the republicans.
BANKS WANT THE BONDS.
A Syndicate That Will Pour (told Into Ujo
Treatury.
Nv.w VonK, November 24. ? It was re- ? ?
TM^TaSr;'?.t .flor'Tilrot'rSftV
conference a syndicate has been made
up to take one-half of the SoO.OOO.OOJ
government loan. President Stew:* : :
of the United 6tates Trust eompKi
ui.d his friends subscribed for 1
other half. The new syndicate is
to comprise the Chemical, l'nrk, I
porters and Traders, the Chase.
Fourth National ami the Hank of ('.
merce. These banks are among i
largest holders of gold and if they t:
f hit loo 1 w? 4 it<?r? .... ? !! 1 1 '
?..v luuu, 1111; \ Will 1IC il
gainer of tho yellow metal. The ng.
of this city of the b.uik of .Montreal v
receive 8000,000 in gold from Can .
this week and ?400.000 next week. i
is understood that this gold is to ] :
for subscriptions to the govern inc.
I oan.
1J AN ACCIDENTAL BLOW.
The Coroner'* Jury 1 >l?t Not tilume l'i
nlmmoiiM For Killing lilordnn.
I Sykaccsk. X. V.. November 2:?.?'
inquest touching the death of <
I Ttiordan, who was killed in spnrr.
j with Robert Fit/.simmons, in the II.
| Jacobs opera house last Friday. \v
held last nlglit before Coroner Kobe;
and a jury. The jury brought in I.
following verdict:
"We And that Cornelius Kiodan ramc to
j .death on the evening of Friday. Novetntiei
from an acrldentul blow delivered h.v lto!
Fitrsimmnns. while engaged in a sparring
htbitlon on the stage of the n. ){. .laeobs i?i
house. We exonerate lfohcrl Fiuslniu
front all iiluntc."
Strong testimony against Fit/.- .
molts was given by Pr. P. M. Tot ma
who attended lliordan. He testiln
that the blow delivered by Fit/.sr
tnons alone caused death.
A LUMBER POOL.
Mlnnaaota Tlnibcrmeii Will Inlte for Tl>. .
Own Advantage,
MlXXF.Aroi.is, November 24.?T
lumbermen of Minneapolis who
cuttiug on the Fpper Mississippi it
its tributaries have decided to form
big log pool and a committee is nworking
out the details. The lit :
will subscribe stock in the pool to 1
amount of the logs they want to ;
out of the cut. The pool will then I
all log s by sals at the bank and .
tend to driving ami sorting them.
soiling them to the mill* us wanted
cutting. The plan will do away w
branding the logs and sorting them
is now necesnnrj', and in other u.;
will aave the linnherinen much expi i
The pool will cut a totnl of Slfi.OOU.'
feet.
Kxc' .rtect From tlic Ma'l*.
Washington, November 2:1.?A ^
tant Attorney (leneral Thomas, of
postottiee department, has been infoi
ed that the United States Court in
lanta, La., has sustained the po.stm
ter general in excluding fron tbe in:
matter of the Equitable Loan and
ourity company. It is held that t -
company is operannp a tottery.
Mr*. Maybrick Wants Itclcur.*.
London, November if. Mrs. >i,
brick, tlio American woman who i .
viiiff a life sentence in Work'njf pi i.
for the murder of iter Imsliami, has
titioned the queen for a release. p,i
intf that she fs innoecnt. Altera:::
she asks the queen to order a public i
animation of the evidence adduced ? >,
the trial and collected since.