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HOUSE DOES LITTLE
A Resolution Condemnatory of the Armenian
Atrocities Introduced.
SEVERAL MINOR BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Vtto Wnllcr-Mmlnu'itacur Allulr Corres?
pomlence Requested ? Oklnliomn
Knocking lor AflmlitHlou to Ntalc
Iiood?Florence, Ala., Wants to bo
u Port ni Delivery.
Washington, Doc. 6.?House.?The
new'printing law was the occasion of a I
recession by the House to-day of Its
action on Tuesday, with regard to the
President's message. Mr. Payne (Hep.),
of New York, suited that when the mes?
sage was read he had moved that there
be printed 5,000 copies for the use of the
House. He had since learned that the
new printing law provided for the
printing of 10.000 copies for the House.
His motion, therefore, was unnecessary
and he moved that the vote by which
It was adopted be receded. Agreed to.
The Speaker announced the appoint?
ment of the following Committee on
Mileage: A. U. Wright, of Massachu?
setts, chairman; J. A. Harham, of Cali?
fornia; Orland Hurrell, of Illinois, and
George C. Pendlet?ll (Dem.), of Texas.
Various executive jdocumciits land
reports from Officera were laid before
the House by Speaker Heed, and appro?
priately referred.
Mr. Maker (Hep.), of New Hampshire,
offered a resolution calling lipon the
Secretary of Agriculture to report to
the House his action in regard to the
expenditure of the appropriation for
the purchase and distribution of seeds
mid the printing and publication of
tanners' bulletins. The resolution was
referred to the Committee on Agricul?
ture when appointed.
Mr. Walker (Hop ), of Massachusetts,
asked permission to have read a reso?
lution to be printed In the record.
This occasioned a colloquy between
Mr. Crisp and the Speaker ovc*r a
question of procedure. Mr. Crisp said
that such requests would constantly be
made and asked the Speaker whether
or not the reading of the resolution, or
whatever the document was, would en?
sure it a place in the record, after ob?
jection had been made to Its considera?
tion.
The SpdaUer replied Hint circum?
stances would have to determine the
matter. In some cases the printing of
the document might be necessary to
explain the action of the House. In
this ense, as the request was for read?
ing and printing, an objection would
keep It out of the record.
The resolution was as follows:
Whereas, there arc many naturalized
American citizens of Armenian birth
how resident in the United Slates, and
whereas, the Turkish government con?
tinues unjustly and forcibly to collect
personal taxes of such naturalized
American citizens by imprisoning and
otherwise oppressing their relatives:
ami. whereas the Turkish government
H'tlher permits suoh naturalized
American citizens to re-enter its terri?
tory to visit their families, nor, on the
other hand, allows these families to
come to this country; and. whereas,
such wives and children, having the
rights of American citizens by virtue
of the naturalization of the head of the
family, have been and are exposed to
outrage and destruction In the cities
which have lately been given over to
massacre and plunder; therefore
Resolved, That the people lit the
United States, through their represen?
tatives In Congress assembled, hereby
express their deepest abhorrence and
condoninnitlon of the outrage;! thus
committed on their American fellow
citizens, as well as on other Christian
subjects of Turkey
Resolved, further. That this House
composed of the representatives of the
people, pledge Its hearty support to the
Executive branch of the Government,
every measure Justified by law, and
u common humanity to vindicate the
rights of our fellow Citizen? and of
their families In Turkey, and to hinder
and prevent as far as possible the con?
tinuance of the outrages and massa?
cre in that land.
Mr. Turner expressed the opinion
that such a resolution should not be
presented to the House in Its present
condition, and hi-, therefore, objected.
On motion of Air. Cannon (Hep.) of,
Illinois, the House at 12:!i0 o'clock ad?
journed until Monday next.
Among the bills and resolutions intro?
duced were the following:
Hy Mr. Wheeler (Hem.), providing for
the purchase of sold anil silver bullion
lind its frei- coinage by giving to the
State of Alabama the proceeds of the
pale of certain public lands to Increase
the school funds of the State: to estab?
lish a port of delivery at Florence, Ala.;
creating a tariff statistical bureau In the
Treasury; to dispense with the proof i
of loyalty In pension cases; appropriat?
ing $25,000 for a marine hospital at
Florence, Ala.: appropriating $10,000 for
a public building at Decatur. Ala.; ad?
mitting Oklahoma to statehood; pro?
viding for a civil government for Alas
ka.
Hy Mr. Little ( Dem.), of Arkansas,
and Hartman (Hep.), of Montana: Hills
for the free coinage of gold and silver.
Mr. Miller (Hep), of Kansas, intro?
duced a resolution requesting the Presi?
dent. If In his opinion It Is not Incom?
patible with tin- public- interests, to
communicate t<> the House all Informa?
tion received by him or the State De?
partment in regard to the nrr?>st and
trial of John R. "Waller, a United States
Consul, by the French authorities in
Madagascar and his Imprisonment In
France, Including all correspondence be?
tween Kdwavd Telfalr Weiler, United
States Consul at Madagascar, and Kd
?wln p. Uhl, of the Department of state
and all records, documents and evidence
in any way touching the matter In his
possession or In the possession of the
State Department.
Mr. Hussell (Hep.), of. Connecticut,
presented resolutions of the Connectl
. cut Legislature calling on its delega
tlon In Congress to IhveBt and urge legis?
lation which will guarantee negroes In
some locnlltles the rights of liberty and
trial by the process of law. and which
will check mob violence and give the
rights guaranteed by the Constitution.
DIED 11V HIS OWN HAND.
In a Pit ofTViiipornry Aberration lion
A. C. Unra-mvcs T?llen Iii? Life.
Birmingham, Alu.. Dec. C.?A special
to the State-Herald from Tusculoosa,
Ala., says:
This community was shocked to-day
by the death of Hon. A. C. Hargraves.
which occurred at his residence here
thin afternoon. He died by his own
hands. Hearing a pistol in an upper
room. Mrs. Hu: grave hastily entered
the apartment and found her husband
dead on the door. Near the body lay a
smoking pistol, which, together with an
ugle hole In the right temple, from
which the life blood was flowing, told
the terrible story plainer than words
could have done. For two weeks past
Col. Margrave had been <iulte sick and
his HI henlth had caused his mind to
become temporarily unbalanced, and it
whs while in this Irresponsible condi?
tion that the fatal act wus committed.
He was one of Alabama's best-known
and universally-loved citizens, and his
death will carry sorrow to hundreds of
hearts throughout the State. He has
occupied many positions of honor and
trust, one of the most exalted being
President of the upper branch of the
Alabama Legislature, which position he
filled two terms.
UAVIN JIOMMEXT ASSOCIATION
OaiiKlileivH or t lie t'oel'oflerno.v Pledge
Tlicir I.Ivck (o Itnlso I'mids.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 6.?At a meeting
of the Hoard of Directors of the Jef?
ferson Davis Monument Association this
afternoon, the President laid before the
Mount a letter from Mrs. L, H. Maines,
of Savannah. (In., the first vice-presi?
dent of the National Association of the
Daughters of the Confederacy accept?
ing the suggestion that the Daughters
give their next year's work to raising
funds for the Davis monument.
At the recent meeting of the Associa?
tion of the Daughters at Atlanta they
pledged themselves to this work, not
only for the next twelve months, "but
for the rest of their lives."
Mrs. Raines writes that she Is now at
work holding a bazaar of the Savannah
Chapter, as the first effort In this di?
rection. She also suggested that in se?
lecting a design it be urranged that at
the base of the monument there be a
figure representing the "Weeping South
at the grave of our beloved dead."
Mrs. Maines writes that there arc
five chapters In Virginia, but none In
rtlchrrond. The President was re?
quested to acknowledge the receipt of
her letter and to say that her sugges?
tion would tie referred to the Committee
on Design, when appointed.
The President stated that he,had
called this meeting to consider what
further stvps should be taken to In?
crease the amount of Richmond's con?
tribution to the monument fund. He
said that Lee Camp had secured its
promised ?t.000. and that most of it lind
been paid Into the treasury of this as?
sociation.
On motion of Mr. Dlckerson, the Presi?
dent. Col. Carey, and Judge Christian
were appointed a committee to report a
plan of operation.
New York I'ii-rs.
New York, Dec. P..?A Are started
l)i the six story bonded warehouse of
Elliott P. Drlggs at Jefferson. Water,
and South streets this morning, and be
fore it was gotten under control had
done about $100.000 damage. In the
bulrfllnff was stored spices, fine crack?
ers, tea. tobacco, cinnamon and other
Fast India and China consignments.
New York, Dec. C.?There was a slight
fire at the Assay Office In Wall street
this morning. The flames were soon
brought under control, however, and
little damage was done. The fire start?
ed in the smelting rooms. The doors
were locked and nobody allowed to
enter, because there were three million
dollars in the hall.
Maryland I>ny nt Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. fi.?Maryland day
bus liton postponed until to-morrow, on
account of the non-arrival of the Fifth
Regiment, which got Into a snow storm
on the bay and missed connection- will)
the Seaboard Air Dine at Portsmouth.
The naval reserve is with the Fifth
Regiment. Tin? Lennox Club arrived
last night, and the Fourth Regiment
came ill this morning. The parade will
lake place to-morrow,and as the weath?
er Is moderating, there is every pros?
pect for an auspicious day for Maryland.
Governor Brown and Mayor Hooper are
with the Maltlmore delegation.
The Surrender of Nnid Pnalut De?
manded.
Constantinople. Dec. 6.?The Porte
has made a demand.upon the British
Embassy for the surrender of Said
Pasha, President of the Council of
State and formerly Grand Vizier, who
has taken refuge In the Embassy be?
cause he feared arrest, If nothing
worse. If he compiled with the Sultan's
command that he reside In the paluoe.
The demand has been refused by Sir
Phillip Ciirrle, the British Ambassador,
and Said Pasha is still under the pro?
tection of the Embassy.
Will Shave on Sunday.
Chicago, ill.. Dec. G.?The Journeymen
Harbers' Association secured u notable
victory to-day over the combatants of
the Sunday closing law. Judge Winde
decided the writ of prohibition against
Justice Dee Issuing any more warrants
against the boss barber, asked for by
Manager Eden, of the Great Northern
Hotel barber shop. The Court held that
Mr. Eden had other remedies nt law
besides the writ of prohibition.
A ?reut ('aflierirnl to tie Itullt.
Chicago, Dec. 0.?I'.lshop Nicholas hns
been instructed by the Holy .Synod of
St. Petersburg to build a great Cnthe
it.Mil in Chicago, to cost not less than
$500,000.
HIS MAIDEN REPORT
Submitted to Congress by Attorney General
Harmon for the Last Fiscal Year.
ABUSE OF WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
Recommends 'I'luit Only Appeals Iii
< ilpiClll fines Ml nil Id lie TllllCIl to
(?unreine Court?'I'lie Texas llouti
?lory Cane?Ail vines I'crglsteitf Liti?
gation In tlie Bell Telephone Case.
Washington, D. C. Dec 6.?The maiden
report of Judson Harmon, as Attorney
General, containing a review of the oper?
ations of the Dc|4trtmcnt of Justice for
the last llscal yvar, was laid before
Congress to-day. It treats at length of
the business of the Supreme Court and
recommends that except In capital cases,
appeals In criminal matters should not
I be taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States. To accomplish this re?
sult he recommends an amendment of
the law so as to exclude the words "oth?
er infamous crimes" In the cases sub?
ject to appeal to the highest tribunal
and to remit minor cases to the courts
of Appeals. H<- points out that the
winds "Infamous crimes" have been
given a very broad interpretation. The
dcHuition, he says, "Includes all of?
fenses which may be punished by Im?
prisonment at hard labor, or for more
than one year without hard labor,
whether they are actually so punish?
ed or not. If such punishment mlcbt
have been Indicted the case may be
taken to the Supreme Court, even If
the culprit has escaped with a mere
lino. That high tribunal of Judges is
frequently required to review convic?
tions of such offenses as passing $00
of counterfeit money, charging over
yi~> for legal assistance to a pensioner,
and unlawfully cutting timber."
Another recommendation called out by
recent dilatory proceedings In the case
of Dr. Buchanan, the New York wife
poisoner, and In a number of other nota?
ble murder cases. Is as follows:
"A growing abuse, of (Ik- writ of
habeas corpus should be corrected,
which Is wasting the time of the Su?
preme Court and bringing discredit on
the administration of Justice. Proceed?
ings In State courts are absolutely stay?
ed by Section TCti, Rovlsed Statutes,
pending appeals to the Supreme Court
from action of the Circuit Courts on
writs of habeas corpus, which may be
taken out as of right. By suing out
successive writs and prosecuting ap?
peals to the Supreme Court persons con?
victed in Stale courts have succeeded in
securing repealed delays of execution.
There Is no limit to this process 80
long as prisoners arc able to employ
counsel. 1 respectfully suggest, as a
cure for this evil, that the allowance of
a. stay by the Supreme Court or a
Judge thereof lie required, at least, on
all appeals after the flrst."
Tin? Attorney-General adds:
"If the Supreme Court were relieved
as above, its jurisdiction over cases
arising under the revenue laws might
and should be restored. The United
Slates has now no right to review by
that Court of any decision construing
n tali IT or internal revenue, law, al?
though millions of dollars may be di?
rectly or indirectly involved. A pro
Vision for appeals and writs of error
from the Circuit Courts of Appeals in
these eases, similar to that contained in
section VuT. of the revised statutes,
with respect to appeals from the Court
of Claims, would be highly beneficial to
the (lovernmant."
Referring to the "Geer county,-" Tex.,
boundary case now in the Supreme
Court. Mr. Harmon states:
"The controversy depends on the
meaning of the treaty of 1819 between
Spain and the United States llxing the
boundary line between the two coun?
tries, which treaty was In turn adopted
by treaties of the I'niled Slates with
Mexico, and with Texas. The treaty
describes the line as running up Rod
river to the one hundredth meridian.
Texas claims that when the forks of
the river arc reached the lines should
follow the north branch. In spite of
proclamations by President Arthur in
issI and by President Cleveland in 18S7,
Mexico has encouraged settlements in
this country, and if the decision shall
be in favor of the United Stales the
question will arise whether Congiess
shall wholly disregard the claims of set?
tlers, or provide legislation hy which
they may be protected upon making
reasonable payment for the land oc
unpied."
It will take six months to prepare re?
buttal testimony In the Bell Telephone
case, he says. He favors continuing
the case until a final decision, provided
the expenses can be met. and says:
I "If the people have bee.n deprived of
I their natural rights by the Improper
issue of a patent, us the Government
avers. It would not be a proper course
on Its part to discontinue litigation
j which has probably been purposely pro?
tracted until tlie patents have expired,
[but such litigation should be persisted
In to establish finally for the sake of
future action on Its part, Its right to sue
I to annul patents."
A 1'recoeiouH Mur?crcr?
Huntington, W. Va_, Dec. C?Near
Williamson. In Mlngo county, last night
Toy Hatfictd shot I>an Cralg four times
with a Winchester. Instantly killing him.
Hatfleld Is only fdurteen years old. The
trouble arose over a young girl with
whom Hatfleld was In love. Hutfleld is
at his father's home and the authori?
ties have been notified not to attempt
to make arests.
The Hatfichis are dangerous people,
anil blood will flow before they will
surrender. A posse will probably be
formed to make the arrest. Craig was
a young man and was well known.
Gold Shipment-..
New York, Dec. U.? The sum of
000 gold bars was withdrawn from the
1 sub-Treasury to-day for shipment to
Kuropo to-morrow. Ten thousand dol?
lars were deposited. Currency trans?
fers amounted to $216,000.
Tilt: < l it V \ ItKllKI.I.lON.
A Concerted F.lttort Will be Made loin
Vinte MiiIiiiieu*.
Madrid. Doc. 6.?A special dispatch
from Santa Clara, Cuba, to the Ihipar
cial. confirms the reports thut the rebel
leaders Maceo, C.omez. Boloff and Sera
11 ii Sanchez, have united their forces und
are now lending an army, whose
strength Is variously stated to be from
?1,000 to S.UOO men. The Intention of the
rebels, the dlsputch says. Is to make
a strong- and concerted effort to Invade
the District of Matunzus. put a slop
to agricultural work, destroy the crops,
and Inflict othiV damage). The cor?
respondent asserts that the ruin of the
combined army Is Imminent, owing to
dillieultles In the way of their retreat.
New York. Dec. G.?A Havana special
to The Herald says that a rebel block?
ade runner lias succeeded In lauding
a cargo of arms and ammunition for
the revolutionists at Muriel, which Is
only about twenty miles from Havana.
It has a large, well-sheltered harbor,
and Is connected with Havana by rail?
road.
A Monster Petition to Accord Heiliger?
en^ nights, to Culm.
Washington, Dec. G.?Representative
Royce, of Indiana, has a monster peti?
tion for thi" recognition of the Cubans
as belllgerents./whlch he will preecnt to
the House to-day. It originated at Elk
hart, Ind., and has been circulated
through every State and Territory of
the Union, containing 92.200 signatures.
Pennsylvania leads in the numbr of
signatures with S?,S7.r?, and Illinois Is
second with S,71!S. It Is headed ";l pe?
tition in the Interest of humanity and
the cause of freedom." and requests
Congress to tnke such action os shall
result In the speedy recognition as
belligerents of the Cuban patriots In
their struggle for freedom.
One Thousand I'ouiiiIn <>i Dynamite
for t'nlin.
Hultimore. Md.. Dec. G.?A permit to
ship 100,000 pounds of dynamite car
trlges to Cuba and Mexican ports was
issued by Acting Mayor Benninghausen
to-day. In view of the recent efforts to
aid the Cuban insurgents, considerable
comment was Indulged about town
when the Issuance of the permit gen?
erally became known. Mr. Grnnlield,
the agent of the Nuroson Steamship
line, in his application, stnted that the
cartridges were to be used for blasting
purposes and that his company had
previously shipped thousands of tons
of dynamite to-i^uba-and-??leXlfip from
Philadelphia.
To Aid Their Country.
Kingston, Ja.. Dec. (>.?A large party
of Cubans left the Island of Jamalen
in an open boat to-day and boarded a
steamer from the southward, on board
of which was a formidable filibustering
expedition prepared to operate against
the Spanish In Cuba.
Trial of die rilllnmferlng Sleamer
?.an rail n.
Charleston. S. C? Dee. ti? The trial
of the case of the United States against
the steamer Daurada. charged with
filibustering, began here to-day.
The day's proceedings consisted of
the testimony of three Spaniards em?
ployed as firemen on the Lau rod a.
The witnesses said that when they
returned to New York Captain Hughes
had not paid their wages and they
had gone to the Spanish consul. They
admitted that Pinker ton men had ap?
proached them and that they were re?
ceiving S. per day and their expenses
from the Plnkertons. The testimony
of the witnesses was taken through
an Interpreter, as none of them could
speak English. The case will be con?
tinued to-morrow.
EIMNC'OIM I. DIOtT-KAX CONVENTION
Itcv.I".. Sn ttcilee. ol? ill vary Church
A'. T.. r.lccleil UN Biuhop.
Washington. D. C Dec. G.?The Epis?
copal Diocesan Convention of the new
diocese of Washington to-do" on the
fourth ballot, elected as Bishop Rev. E.
Y. Satterlee, of Calvary Church. New
York. He received forty-five votes out
of a total of 63. Rev. Dr. McKlm. one
of the candidates, moved to make Dr.
Sntterloe's election unanimous, which
was done.
The salary of the Bishop has been
fixed at ffi.000, without residence. The
new Bishop is not regarded as belong?
ing to either section of the two divisions
Into which the Episcopal Church is
popularly divided. Though he succeed?
ed In the rectorship of Calvary Church,
New York, the Hev. Dr. Washburne. the
acknowledged leader of the so-called
"Broad Church'' party, his ministra?
tions have been equally acceptable to
those holding divergent views of church
polity. He was born in the city of
New York on the 11th of January. 1X43.
and was graduated at Columbia, in
18G:>. and at the Oencral Theological
Seminary of New York three years later.
The same year he was ordnined deacon
in the Protestant Episcopal Church,
und In lS'o was made Priest.
From isr,5 to 1*7.". In- was assistant
rector of the Episcopal Church at Wap
plngers Palis. N. V. and from 1S7? to 1KSL'
was Its rector. Tn the hitter year he was
placed In charge of Calvary Church In
New York city, and has been Its rec?
tor ever since. II.- received the degree
of Doctor of Divinity In 1&S2 from
I'nlon College.
In 1SSS he was elected to be assistant
Bishop of Ohio, but declined that honor.
He has been actively Interested I? the
Episcopal Church Congress, the Paro?
chial Missions and temperance move?
ments, and In the Home for Foreign
Missionary Work of the Protestant Epis?
copal Church.
He is quite a voluminous writer and
energetic speaker.
Prior to the election of Bishop to?
day the Episcopal Convention unani?
mously ndopted a resolution of sympa?
thy with tile Armenians.
Robbed Eight ihiiri.
? Ashland, Ore., Dec. 8.?The Ager
Klatnath Falls staue was robbed yes?
terday for the eighth time within eight
months.
RECEIVE THE BERETTA
Monsignor Francis Satolli to be Elevated
to the Cardinalate on January 5.
CEREMONIES TO BE VERY IMPOSING.
'I'lic <>'o vrriiuient to be Represented i>.v
ii Cabinet OlUccr?Tlio Nliilu by
UuveriMr llrovvn, nuil tlio City by
Mayor Hooper- Yiultlny; Prelate."*
From Cvcry Nee la I Iiis ? omitry.
Baltimore, Dee. 0.?Whul will doubt
lens be one of the luo.-;l Imposing church
c-ereinouley ever seen In the United
Stales will take place at the Cathedral
on Sunday. January 5, upon the occa?
sion ol' the elevation to the Cnrulnnlatc
oi' Mgr. Francis Satolli, papal delegate
In America.
Muri|iilH Sacrlpanti, the noble guard
bearing the Ktichello to the future car?
dinal, was deluyed In his departure
from Uome until yesterday, and Is not
due to arrive here until December 10th.
The date of Mgr. Batolll'H elevation
was, therefore, postponed ami the'IIrat
Sunday in the new year selected In?
stead.
At the ceremony the United Slates
Government will be represented by a
Cabinet oltlccr.
The Stale will lo represented by
Governor Frank Brown, and the city
by Mayor Hooper, to each of whom
Special Invitations have been extend?
ed.
Visiting parties. 11 Is thought, will
Include a representative from nearly
every See In th United States, and
poselhly some dignitaries from Canada
and Mexico
The ecclesiastical procession, which
will precede the Cathedral ceremonies,
should the weather be line, will be the
most imposing si en In Baltimore since
that attending the elevation of f.'ardl
llllli Gibbous to his 'iirosent dignity
In June. 1886 It will include, in addi?
tion to representatives from Cat holla
societies rrum Washington and this
city, students and professors from the
Catholic University at Washington,
seminarians from St. Mary's, and num?
ber.-; of the clergy from this and other
archdioceses (n the United States,who
will attend upon Mgr. Suttolli's Invi?
tation. The procession will bo Joined
by..the visiting prelates, as It passes
the Arch Episcopal residence en route
to the Cathedral.
The grandeur of the spectacle will In?
crease from the entrance of the proces?
sion of prelates and clergy by the cast
door, through the proceedings Incident
to Conferring, the beretta and return
of the newly vested Cardinal In his
scarlet robes, which will be followed
by thci celebration of the pontifical
high mass, until it reaches Its climax
In the bestowal of the papal benedic?
tion upon the entire assemblage kneel?
ing, which will be pronounced by Car?
dinal Satolli, standing In front of the
high altar.
An Atlanta Paper Scare ?.cn .Mile.
Atlanta, Gu.. Dec. 0.?The Commer?
cial, an afternoon paper here, publish?
ed a bitter editorial to-day on General
Nelson Miles, and said that he ought not
to be noticed In the South, because of
his treatment of Jefferson Davis at
Fortress Monroe. Va.
That the paper's utterances are not
the sentiment of the people is shown by
the great social attentions paid In Gen?
eral Miles here. Has! night he was ten?
dered a reception, which was unusually
brilliant. lb' has lain shown such
attention which Ills lime would permit
and he was treated In the most cordial
manner both on this visit and the one
three months ago.
The Clyde Line's .\cn Sicainer.
Charleston, S. C, Dec. K.?Forty-six
hours after leaving her pier in New
Yorlc. the splendid new ship of the
Cjlydcs, the Comanche, reached her
docks. In this city. The decks were
lined with passengers and a large crowd
cheered from the wharf as the beautiful
vessel swung In and was made fast.
The Comanche is making her maiden
trip and has a very large- passenger llsl
and heavy freight. Captain I'enning?
ton said that every I hing was working
smoothly and everybody was pleased,
The vessel was Inspected by thousands
of people this afternoon.
Xogro Dny nl Atlanta.
Atlanta Ga., Dei-, li.?Saturday,
December 21 Kt, has been designated as
Negro Day at the Exposition. The mil
loads have been asked to make very
low rates in order thai tin- negroes who
have been recognized for the first lime
at this Exposition and have
made here an exhibit which
proves a revelation, may have
opportunity to come In large num?
bers and get (he full benefit of the
work their ruce has done here.
France nuil Ittifmtn Withdraw.
London. Dee. l>.?A dispatch from
Home to the Pall Mall Gazelle says It
Is freely stated in diplomatic circles
l here that Russia nnd France have
withdrawn from the concert of the
powers in the European policy toward
Turkey, and efforts are now being made
to convene a conference of the Euro?
pean powers In Vienna.
Forbidden to Aid Cuba.
Madrid. Dee. 6.?A dispatch from
Copenhagen states thai fin- Prime Min?
ister has repeated the orders of the Gov?
ernment to Danish ship owners, ship
masters and sailors forbidding them
lo convey men or munitions of war to
Cuba In Danish vessels threatening any
violators of the order with prosecution.
III.Itev. James Iliignn llec-lnred insane
St. Louis, Mo.. Dec. <i.?-Probate Judge
Wolff, of St. Louis county, has rendered
a declaration to the effect that IM.
Revi James Dilggan, cx-Blshop of Chi?
cago, and ex-Vicar General of St. Louis,
is insane.
kamkkuky'S iiepxy keceiveo.
Not Mkoly to Neo the J.Ik"'t Until
Allor ClirlstmnM.
Washington, Dec. 0.?Lord Salis?
bury's reply lo Secretary Olney's dla
patch, which, according to the Presi?
dent's message, "called upon the Brit?
ish Government Tor n. definite answer
lo the question whether It:would or
would not submit the territorial contro?
versy, between Itself and Venezuela In
Us entirety lo Impartial urbttratlon,"
was received by Ambassador Fuunco
fote this evening. It will bo handel
to Secretary iilney to-morrow. At the
same time thai the formal reply was
transmuted to the Mrltlsh Ambassa?
dor here, another copy (uceordlng to
diplomatic custom) was handed to Mr.
Bayard, our Ambassador In London,
through whom, lust July, Secretary Ol
hey'fl original note was presented to
tin- Mrltlsh foreign oltlce, Sir Julian
Paunool'oto being then ubsent In Kng-'
lund on a vacation. This copy was
undoubtedly placed In Mr. Bayard's
possession some days before the Presi?
dent's moasuge was presented to Con?
gress. It is Inconceivable that In a
matter of such Importance some Inkling
of Its contents should not have been
anmmunlcujted by cable to Secretary
Olney prior to the framing of the
President's message. Hearing In view
this (Klint, the passage In the message
In which the President says thnit the
United States "will not be Ratified If
one of the powers concerned Is per?
mitted to draw an arbitrary linn through
lit,' territory In debate and declare
Hint It will submit to arbitration only
the portion lying on one side of It."
will he regarded as having much Signi?
ficance.
There Is a promise In Ihc President's
message that when the text of the
answer of tin? British Government, "ex
I.led shortly," shall have been receiv?
ed, "further communication on the sub?
ject will probably be made to Con?
gress."
Of course this cannot be done while
the President Ik absent duck shoot?
ing, and the probabilities seem to be
I hat the correspondence will not sec
Ihc light until after the Christmas hol?
idays unless It should be made public
on the other side of the Atlantic.
SL'AHOAItO l.( Mill !t CO, FAILURE
I.liihlllllfN Probably Lee*Than ?500,
ooo. X? Application Tor u ltecelvcr.
New York, Dec. 6.?The news of the
attachment for $:<0,000 levied on the prop?
erty at Mobile, Ala., of the Seaboard
TAfTTrtbtn^coinpanyvofarT^foffflvVtiy, nifiT
city, was a great surprise lo the local
trade here and to the banks interested.
AI the office of ihe company no Informa?
tion was given out In regard to the com?
pany's affairs except that It was said
that ihe company was not doing any
business ut preset!'.
Blair &? rtndd, attorneys for the com?
pany, said It had suspended temporarily,
but expected to get on Its feet again
The company has been struggling hard
for some time prst to keep going, but
It had at last to give up the light.
When asked If the liabilities were
$500,000 they said I hill they believed them
to be considerably loss, but could not
stale the exact figures at present.
No application for a receiver has been
made.
The Seaboard Lumber Company was
Incorporated under the New York State
laws In April. 18S7. with an authorized
capital of $100,(100. which has since been
Increased to J5O0.0O0.The company. It is
said, owns the Seaboard Manufactur?
ing Company, of Mobile, in which If
? la lined an investment of $500,000, has I
plants ol Shooter's Island, N. Y.. and at
Boston, and heretofore claimed assets
of SI.000.00O. with liabilities of $050,000.
Henry D. Havens Is president: 15. H.
Qultnhy, secretary; and Lombard and
Ay res. oil men, arc said to be principal
stockholders.
Inspector ?'nullit Mode Chief of C'oliee
New York, Den. (i.?Peter Conlln, who.
on the retirement of Thomas Byrnes,
was made Acting Chief of Police, was
to-day appointed Chief by the Hoard
of Police Commissioners. The appoint?
ment was made after Mr. Conlln had
passed a civil service examination, In
which lie had no competitors. It is said
he attained a rating of 03.03. Sixty per
cent, was allotted to him for record
and seniority and Xi per cent, for the
written examination. He was born In
this city, fifty-four years ago. He
served In the war of the rebellion and
wns engaged In the battles of Fair
Oaks. Galne's Mill, White Oak Swanip
and Malvern Hill, in the last of which
lie was severely wounded.
A .Murderer PnyH Hie Penalty.
Oznrk, Arle, Dec. 0.?Jesse Jone? was
hanged at this place at 11:45 o'clock this'
morning Ho marched to the scaffold
With a firm demeanor and protested
his innocence to the last. His neck was
broken by the drop and he was pro?
nounced dead In twelve minutes. Jones
murdered Charles and .Teasln Hlbden,
cousins, near Boonevllle, Logan county.
Ark., February 1*. 1S&4. The men were
selling cattle and hired Jones to drive
for them. He kilted the mop and at?
tempted to dispose />f the cattle, but
was suspected of mprder and arrested.
American Catholic League Incorpora?
tion.
Baltimore, Dec. G.?The American
Catholic League will be Incorporated
here to-morrow. It is founded on broad
! patriotic lines and based on the essen?
tial principles of free Institutions; it Is
proposed to make It one of the most
Important nnd patriotic organizations
that has over existed among American
Catholics. The emblem of the league
Is two American flags at an angle,
with Roman cross between, surmount?
ed by a crown.' A number of local as?
semblies of the order are In formation.
Nix Hundred Men Thrown Out of Em?
ploy utent,
Chicago, Dec. C.?Inability to pay its
men has caused the East Chicago Iron
and fctcol Company, which operates
a rolling mtll, to shut down Its works.
Six hundred men are thrown out of em?
ployment.
Despite Present Business Shrinkage Increase
in Failures Is Smaif.
EXCESSIVE PRODUCTION LOWERS PRICES
Lurgor Demand B.ookcd for A Oer the
Holidays?Opening of Congress A
Docs Siol Mnlorinlly A fleet ?uii
ncoN?ThreeNoutliern Cities deport ;>
I.itrtvr Doiunmt for Mtnple Hoods.
New York, Dec. 6.?R. G. i>un & Co.
will say to-morrow In their weekly re* '
view of trade:
With all the shrinkage in present :
business and prices It Is encouraging
to find but a small Increase In failures.
Liabilities for four weeks of Novem-';->
bor were $12,090,293, against $10,681,873' ,
last year. Manufacturing liabilities/,'-'
were $3.660,081, against $3,242,849 last ,,
year, but trading liabilities only $G,728,-?3
912, against $7,207,307 last year. Fall-1
urea In the United States for the week <
have been 324, against 385 last year, and
62 in Canada, ugainst 40 last year. j
Business is still sluggish, as 1? gorged
uy excessive Indulgence of the appetite;/
for buying when prices were advancing.
In nearly every branch stocks not yet
distributed to consumers stand In tho '
way of new orders, and competition of iy
a producing force largely exceeding the
present demand puts down prices, that >
decline retarding purchases yet move.
After the holidays men look for a fc
larger demand. Financial Influences
have ?:ot hinder and rarely has the ?
opcnlhg of a session of Congress affect- ~
pd business so little.
Iron and Us products are lower, An- .,
thraclle No. 1 ut 13, plates at 1.6 and !
bars at 1.3 cents, and Bessemer $J2 at
valley mills, with billets $1G.50. The 'M
average of all quotations Is 8% per cent.
below the highest point In September, ?
but actual sales arc frequently niadc >?t
below quotations. There Is more pres?
sure) to 'sell Southern pig hero and \
eomc large transactions have been ma?e, i
by Concessions, while the small demand
has broken the barbed wire combina- .
tlon, und the two null and two bar asso?
ciations are now in sesslo'n to consider
their policy. Bails have not changed, \%!
while Bessemer pig has declined $5. and
billets $G per ton, and a purchase of 10,- '
0Q0 tons of San Francisco, from Eng- ~.:
iftn.dx,lfl noticed with a considerable im-v.',;i
portatlon of "wire nails ayp.caton.,,
ItriulntrcetH deport.
?. New York, Deo. G.?BradBtreet'o ; to- ?
morrow will Bay: General trade contip
ues tho features of the preceding weeff,1'''
days smaller volume In the , moBt1^!
lines, business being conducted conser- sStf
vatively. The activity is only among
dealers in woollens, clothing,- Bhoes;';-;i
and hardware, and new orders gehcr
rally of a fllling-ln character. The seo^Sf
son has evidently been a late one, pro-,?,'
longed mild weather having delayed,^
orders until the Christinas demand^
and the belated- autumn request camiV
togathor. Notwithstanding almost:
uniform reports of quiet and unchanged
conditions. It should be noticed th?i'rJD
Jacksonville, Augusta, and Blrmlng?. .if
ham at tho South: Milwaukee, Kansas
City, and St. Louis at the "West, prove
exceptions to tho rule, by reporting-';'
gains In.' demand for wholesale .staple ,t
goods compared with the preceding '.-Jj
week. - A
The falling off of 25 per cent. In, vi
bank clearings last week, Is more thaivyX
offset by a total of $1.247,000 Clearings..-:!?
this week, 43 per cent, more than- lasted
week, 7 per cent, more than in the ,;
11 rat week of December, 1894, and y/.*
11 per cent more than In 1893.
The course r.f prices aleo shows a . ?'?
more favorable tendency?sugar, Iml'nn
corn, and wheat showing advances'irag
prices of wheat, flo?r, pork, rye, and
tobacco being firm and unohange4{t-?K
while lower prices are furnished by.'.k,;';
eats, lard, coffee, cotton, print cloths,
petroleum, leather, hides, and lumber,.,'?;
coal, Southern pig Iron, Bessemer pig
iron, live hogs and live cattle.
The foreign exchange market has,""
been firm at 4.89 for demand bills, but, ;v,
$3.100,000 gold has been exported, $500,-Y,f,.
000 of the amount going to South Amevi" ,>
ca. ''^SHH
Total failures In the United States.^,
as reported to Bradstreet's this week .
number 315. against 322 in the flrat'vf-"
week of December, 1824; 383 In 1S93, and v
265 In 1892. ..v^jgH
Clitun Asks llunsln'n Assistance.'
Paris. Dec. 0.?A dispatch from St.
Petersburg to the Eclair says It Is re?
ported there that China has asked R,us
sla whether the Busslan Government ,
would be willing. If requested to do ap,J;"
to send an army corps to help suppress ?
the rebellion In north China. It Is re- .
ported that the rebellion is spreading':
dally. The rebels have already over?
run the Province of Kan Su and, capAJ.
lured Its Capital, Lancliu Fu,, taking
2.000 prisoners and seizing 30 guns, to?
gether with a large quantity of pro-;,
visions, ammunition, etc,
31AnVELOVH KGDl'CTIOX.
no Not Delay it You Want to Knve ':
Honey,
Think of all-wool dress goods ln nllVs
tho newest shading and fan-.w offect.M
worth t'>c, ?Oc, and G0c; ?o while .tKojf?gi
last at 25c.
All-wool merge hi fancy eff-jotp, worth -'
75c., now oriiy 37Vic.
Silk and wool dross goods, Wupth/X?
$1.25, now C2%o.
Silk mixtures In hish aro dross good*,'^
worth $1.60, now only 7Se,
New, rough effects In Hack and cd) .'?2
ored dress goods fit new prices. - $B
Boucle dress goods In blue, hlnok atid/ic;
brown.
Blankets, quilts, wrappers and dress- -.
Ing sncques at new prlcea. -.*'?? '. ."?
Visit our. now wool and art silk dtwgf
partment?.
R. A. BATJNDER9, 172 Main fJi. ?>
"Newest Dlscovei-y"-?Ext, taoth; no/;
pain, N. T. D. Rooms. Ennes. Ui'-MfiW?
