The Weather To-Day: SHOWERS. The News and Observer. VOL. XLVII. SO. 84. MM ILL NO RTM CAROLINA DAILIES IN NEWB All CIRCULATE A. PASSAGE OF THE CURRENCY HILL ■ * 3 Every Republican in the House Voted For It. AND ELEVEN DEMOCRATS THE RESULT FOLLOWED BY REPU RLICAX 011 EE Ii S. t i i 'i j THE VOTE WAS 190 FOR, 150 AGAINST Mr. John Walter Smith, Governor-Elect From Maryland Was the Only Man Who Failed to Go on Record Up on the Bill. Washington, Dec. 18. —The Currency Bill, which was debated all last week, was passed today by the House by a vote of 190 to 150. It had the united support of every Republican in the House and of eleven Democrats, Messrs, (’lay ton, Driggs, Fitzgerald, Levy, Rupperr, Seudder. Underhill and Wilson, of New York. Mr. McAllister, of Pennsylvania; Denny, of Maryland, and Mr. Thayer, of Massachusetts. All the other Democrats voted against the measure, or were paired against it except Mr. John Smith, Governor-elect from Maryland, Mr. Stallings, of Ala bama, and General Wheeler, of Ala bama. Mr. Stallings, of Alabama, has not been present in the House this ses sion owing to illness, and one of his colleagues announced that if present he would have voted in the negative. Gen eral Wheeler is serving in the Philip pines. Mr. Smith is, therefore, the only member of the House who did not go on record upon the bill today. When tin* Speaker announced the result of the vote the Republicans cheered lustily. That was the only demonstration in connec tion with the vote. Mr Bartlett, (Gad. who sustained a severe accident some time ago was also present on crutches. Neither a motion to recommit nor an offer of a substitute was in order by the ■terms of the special rale under which the House was operating. Mr. Gaines, Tennessee, asked if it was in older to recommit with instruc tions to report back a free coinage bill. “It is not,” replied the Speaker. The hill was then read a third time and placed upon its final passage. “I demand the yeas and nays,” said Mr. Cher street, (Ind.), in charge of the hill. Members rose on both sides on masse to second the demand. "Evidently a sufficient number,” said the Speaker. "The clerk will call the roll.” The roll call was followed with great interest. There were no demonstrations when the Democrats who broke away from the majority of their party voted in the affirmative. The clerk called the names of the Democrats who declined to respond, twice on each roll call. Every Republican voted for the bill. Messrs. Patchings. (Miss.), Campbell, (Mont.). Broussard, (La.). Robertson. (La.). Davey, (La.), were paired against tlie bill. After the vote the Speaker rather un expectedly announced the committee se lections and the reading of the lists was followed with intense eagerness by the members whose opportunities for dis tinction depend so largely upon their committee assignments. The only inci dent in connection with the reading of the lists was Mr. Bailey‘» interrogatory of the Speaker as to whether General Wheeler's name had been placed upon the committee on Ways and Means. Sjieaker Henderson responded in the negative. A vacancy has been left, on this committee for General Wheeler. The announcement of the death of the Jate Representative Bland, of Missouri, which occurred last summer, was made by Mr. DeArmond, (Mo.), and the House out of respect to his memory adjourned until tomorrow at 1:05 p. in. EFFECTS OF ITS PASSAGE. Address by the Silver Republican leaders on the Bill. Washington. Dec. 18. —After the pas sage today by the House of the Finan cial Bill, the Silver Republican leaders in the city held a meeting and adopted an address setting forth their views as to its effect. The address recites the record of the Republican party on the financial question and criticises the new currency hill in the following terms: "Steps are now being taken to insun that the gold standard shall he ‘pre served.’ The present hill ‘preserves’ it with a vengeance. The vast bonded debt of the country now payable in ‘coin,’ that is either in gold or silver, is to be made payable in gold alone. Nearly a half billion of standard silver dollars, heretofore not redeemable in anything, not constituting a burden on either the gold reserve or the credit of the gov eminent, hut forming a large percentage of our basic money, are hereafter to be redeemable in gold, thus increasing tre mendously the strain on that metal and becoming an •endless chain’ with which to pull gold from the Treanry and afford ing an excuse for the final destruction of the silver dollars as money, and their forced sale as bullion, after the manner Vs the Sherman procedure in 1872. The greenbacks, the best paper money the world ever saw, the prod no* of the patriotism and statesmanship of the Republican party in the days of Abraham lincoln, are to be virtually destroyed by being changed into gold certificates, to be locked up in the Treasury and paid out only for gold. 'Hie tax on the circulation of the Na tional banks is to be reduced and the amount of the bank currency they may issue on Government bonds deposited is to be increased from !K) per cent to par value of the bonds; this making their business enormously more profit able, opening the way to an imme diate possible inflation of on ilk notes, not legal tender, excellent for getting into debt on, but unavailable for get ting out of debt with, to the extent of •$800,000,000; and placing the regula tion of the volume of money, and lienee the determination of prices and the bur den of debts, absolutely m the .power of the banks and the creditor class.” The address appeals to Republican fci rmtallists to oppose the present finan cial tendencies of their party. It is signed by Charles A. Towne. Chairman committee; Henry M. Teller. R. F. Pettigrew. Frank .7. Cannon. Edgar Wilson. Charles S. Hartman. John Sha froth and Fred T. Dubois. TILLMAN AND BACON. Their Besolutions Opposing Betention of the Philippines. Y\ ashington, Dec. 18.—What the Sen ate may accomplish in the way of legis lation for the Philippines during the pres ent session is problematical, but that tin* question will' be thoroughly discussed is indicated by the number of resolutions bearing upon it being introduced. In op position to the retention by the United States of the Philippine Islands two res olutions were introduced today, one by Mr. Tillman. (S. G.), and the other by Mr. Bacon* (Ga.) While they differ in phraseology their intent practically as the same —to yield the islands to a Gov ernment to bo established by the Fili pinos themselves. Both -Senators have notice of their intention to address the Senate on their respective resolutions. Mr. Tillman offered a resolution recit ing some clauses of the Declaration of Independence declaring that under the Constitution the Federal Government has no power to rule over colonial depen dencies, but is restricted in its operations to States as integral parts of the Union and to Territories intended for future States; and declaring, further, that the expansion of our commerce, has not been and cannot be dependent upon the adop tion of a policy of imperialism, and main taining further, "that we are opposed to the of the Philippine Islands by the United States and that it is our purpose to consent to the independence of the Filipinos as soon as a stable gov ernment shall lie established by them; and toward the prompt establishingnt of such government we pledge our frienuiy assistance.” Mr. Morgan. (Ala.), called up his res olution “to prohibit combinations between corporations to control inter-State com merce and transportation, ’ and address ed the Senate upon it. Mr. Morgan dealt, in beginning, with the legal aspect of trusts, and the diffi culty of reaching them through the en actments of State legislatures or of Con gress. He regarded the evils called trusts as all included in the combinations of persons to control trade. What tan in dividual could accomplish in trade was regarded as legitimate, but when great corporations were aggregated together to control any given branch of trade or commerce or transportation, it became evident that the rights of the people were likely to be infringed. It had for years been a serious problem 'before the law-making power to control these com binations, and upon the solution of that problem would, in his opinion, depend much for the people. Mr. Morgan declared that all the ad vantages which had been gained by the trusts had been obtained at the expense of the people and particularly of labor and “I desire to know,” he said, "wheth er this Congress will respond to the al most despairing demand of the people for relief.” Mr. Morgan referred to the control ob tained by certain trusts of the coal and iron lands of his own State of Alaba ma ami of Tennessee. These lands had. lie said, passed into the maws of the trusts, but had not passed from under the control of the States. He declared that the Legislatures of those States would never consent to the holding of those lands by trusts and intimated that measures would be taken by the repre sentatives of the people to protect their interests. The -Senate went into executiv esession at 2:20 p. ill., and at 3:05 p. in. adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late Representative Green, of Nebraska. SEN BACON’S BESOLUTION. Disclaiming Any Intention of Holding the Philippines. * Washington, Dec. IS.- Senator Bacon, of Georgia, introduced a joint resolu tion today declaring: First. —That the United States had not waged the Spanish War for acquisition of territory. Second.—That in receiving the cassion of the Philippine Islands it is not the purpose of the United States to main tain permanent dominion over them or to incorporate the Inhabitants as citi zens o? the United States or to liohl such inhabitants as vassals; and the United States hereby disclaim any dis position or intention to exercise perm anent sovereignty, jurisdiction or con trol over said islands. Third. —That the United States having overthrown opposition to the authority of the United States in the Philippines the duty and obligation rest upon the United States to restore peace and maintain order throughout the islands and to continue the maintenance of or der until a stable government of the people shall have been established. Fourth.—lt is the purpose of the Uni ted States, so soon as order shall have (Continued on Second Page.) RALEIGII, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1!). 189«. BULLER SET ASIDE FOR LORD ROBERTS Who Supersedes Him as Com mander-in-Chief. A BRILLIANT . SOLDIER GEN. KITCHENER WILL BE 111 S CHIEF OF STAFF. BULLER MAY STILL COMMAND IN NATAL As a Result of the British Reverses the Whole of Cape Colony is Said to be in Revolt Pro-Boer Meeting in Dublin. London, Dec. 18. —Field Marshal Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts has been appointed commander-in-chief of the British forces in South Africa. General Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener will he his chief of staff. Roberts thus in effect supersedes Gen eral Sir Kedvers Buller, who had pre viously been appointed cnnimander-iu ehief. It is said that Buller will continue to direct operations in Natal. Roberts is said to be the most popular and brilliant soldier in England. He is at present commander-in-chief of the forces in Ireland. His son. Hon. F. li. S. Roberts, was a lieutenant in Boiler's army, and was mortally wounded in last Friday's battle at Colenso. Steps have been taken to send still more reinforcements to South Africa. When the additional troops arrive, Lord Roberts will have an army of 145,000 men. The British losses in the battle of Colenso were 1.007. divided as follows: Killed, 82; wounded, (1(57; missing, 348. This is the heaviest loss sustained in any single battle of the war. The Boei loss lias not been nifide public. A revised list of the British losses at the battle of Magersfonteinjin which General Lord Paul Methuen was repuls ed on Monday of last week, puts the total at 0 53. The total previously re ported was 832. The latest figures, based on revised lists fronv Iximhm, bring the known Brit ish losses in the war up to 7,(530. in cluding killed, wounded and missing. If General Methuen can hold his posi tion at the Modder river a few days lon ger he will probably be reinforced by at least 6,000 men. General Gatacre has again establish ed his headquarters at Sterkstroom, 25 miles in a straight, line and 40 miles by rail south of Stormlierg, Cm* scene of his recent defeat. A dispatch from Sterkstroom states that as a result of the British reverses the whole of Northern Cape Colony is in revolt. An attempt to hold a pro-Boer mass meeting in Dublin yesterday was checked by the police, hut it led to ex citing scenes. Crowds paraded tiie streets singing “God Save Ireland” and cheering for the Boers. A meeting of Irish leaders was held in the rooms of the Irish Transvaal committee, and speeches were made denouncing Eng land TROOPS FROM INDIA. London, Dec. 11).—(Tuesday 4:30 a. m.) —The War Office has been in commun'i eatiou with *SSr William Lock ha it. coin mander-in-chicf in, India, with at view of ascertaining what troops can be spar ed from his force**, and it is understood, that as a result of those inquiries a force will almost immediately leave Bombay for Durban, including four regiments of seasoned troops, with an ammunition col umn, and a brigade of artillery, including horse and field batteries. It is Sloped that this force will reinforce General Buller within a month. The Duke of Connaught visited the War Office yesterday. Since the np jMiintment of Lord Roberts as Comman dor-in-Chief in South Africa the question of rank no longer bars the Duke from going to the front, and as he has a strong desire to go, it is believed tfluvt only the Queen's reluctance stands in the way. It is not .unlikely that this will be overcome. Lord Cheshani, commanding officer of the Royal Buchinghanishire Yeomanry, lias been Authorized to organize a fore*? of 3,000 yeotuanry, who will proceed to the Gape. The yeomanry forces sent out will be drafted so as to work together wit'll the mounted infantry and mounted militia from (Awimda and Australia. It is understood that the volunteers selected will not form a separate corps, but will join their linked battalions of (lie regular forces in South Africa. Throughout, the country volunteers arc responding with utmost alacrity to the official notice. Isuxl Lonsdale says ».c believes the Government will only accept from twenty to fifty men from each yeo manry regiment. It is asserted that many officers of the volnteer regiments are offering to go as trmi]M*rs if not ac cepted as officers. The Times says editorially: “Lord Rolw rts will 'have absolutely a free hand and may In* expected to r<- wrnic the original 'plan of campaign abandoned by General Muller under the necessity of relieving Ladysmith.” According to a dispatch from Cape Town General Sir Charles Warren and his staff have started for lie Aar. This seems to indicate that tin* Fifth division will la* sent to reinforce laird Methuen a decision which will meet with general approval ns the opinion is almost every where held that it would be useless to waste any more time by frittering away men between tin* various columns. •I. B. Robinson, tin* South African millionaire, writes to tin* Daily Chroni cle reasserting that, the Boers have un limited suimplies of ammunition and am ide store* of food and declaring that all statements to the contrary should be te noned. 1 1 (48F.1 IT 8 S A ll ,S SATUR DA Y. Loudon. Dee, 18. —General Lord Roberts and his staff will sail for South Africa on tie* Dunottar Castle, Saturday. AN HONOR FOR CHAMBERLAIN. Dublin, Dec. 18.-At Trinity College this afternoon the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on Joseph Chamberlain, British Secretary of State for the Colonies. There was a brilliant assemblage at the ceremony. The Un der Graduates gathered on the college grounds and sang patriotic songs. Then they sallied to College Green, cheering vociferously and carrying the Royal Standard and. the Union Jack. The students made a demonstration at the mansion house, where they ton* the gm*n eotrjioration (lag to shreds and caused other damage, the police being forced to intervene. The students returned to the college in an ugly mood. FRENCH FALLS BACK. London, Dec. 19.—(Tuesday.)—A dis patch to the Daily Mail from Naauwoort, Capo Colony, dated December 16th, says: “The Boers brought a big gun to liear on tin* British near Vaar Kop. The Brit ish piece* were too small to reach the en emy; and, after an intermittent artillery duel. General French withdrew under shell fire, but without losses, to Arun del.” GAT ACRE'S I* R OCL AM A TIO N. Sterkstroom, Capo Colony. Thursday, December 14th.—General Gatacre has issued a jiroclHimitmn forbidding all jut si >ns living on farms to move about the district or re* visit Sterkstroom, except on Saturdays, and then only with, passes, under pain of summary arrest. It is understood that, the proclamation l.s di rected partly to the prevention of the conveyance of news regarding British movements. DUTCH 'MAKE IT UN FLEA SANT. London, Dec*. 19.—4 Tuesday)—The Daily Mail publishes the following dis patch (from Antwerp: "The British and American Ministers at The Hague have asked permission to retire to Antwerp with a view of avoid ing personal unpleasant.uss during the anti-English attitude of the Dutch. "There is no foundation for the reports mi the Continent, that the diplomatic re lations between Great Britain and the Netherlands are strained.” ENGLAND MUST BORROW SOON. Ixwndoni, Dec. 19. —(Tuesday.)—The Daily Chronicle’s financial article, which is written by A. J. Wilson, a leading authority, says: "The expenditure for the war con siderably exceeds 2,000,000 pounds ster ling per week, and as the Treasury cannot hope to sell its bills on the mar ket under five per cent, it is evident that; the Government insist soon come upon the market for money.” GATACRE'IS GUIDES SHOT. London, Dec. 19.—(Tuesday.)—A dis patch to the Daily Mail from Fo rt* Camp says that flu* bodies of two of the guides who misled General Gatacre at Stonn iterg were found on the battlefield. The men had been shot. BULLER CROSSES THE TUGELA. So Says the Daily Mail. Methuen’s Communications Cut. London, Dee. 19. —(Tuesday.)—The Daily Mail hears from a hitherto reliable correspond) nt that General Buller, after a stiff fight, crossed the Tugela River. The correspondent also states that Gen eral Methuen's communications are cut. KITCHENER WILL LEAVE SOON Cairo, Dec. 18.- General laird Kitch ener, who has been appointed Chief of the Staff of General Lord Roberts, of Kandahar, the new commander-in-chief of the British forces in Smith Africa, leaves Omdurman Tuesday and will ar rive here Friday. He will start im (’ape Town as soon as possible. EVAN E. SETTLE’S SUCCESSOR. June W. Gayle Elected Congressman Over W. C. Owens. Frankfort, Ky.. Dec. 18. —At ;1 e spe cial election in the seventh Kentucky Congressional District today, to elect a successor to the late Congressman Evan E. Settle, June W. Gayle, Demo crat, of Owen county, was elected over ex-(Congressman W. C. Owens, who ran as the Fusion candidate of the anti- Goebel .Democrats and Republicans. About two-thirds of the vote was polled. At Gayle's headquarters his majority is placed at 3,000. Confirmed by the Senate. Washington, Dec. 18. —The Senate to day confirmed these nominations-'" George Gray, of Delaware, to be Uni ted States Circuit Judge for the Third Judicial Circuit. \ I>. S. Kidder, of Florida, Consul at Algiers, Africa. I [ $40,000,000 For National Banks. Washington, Dec. 18.—The Secretary of the Treasury has decided to increase tin* deposit of cash in the national bank depositories to the sum of 30,000,000 and possibly 40,€00,000 dollars, on the banks’ depositing with the Government United States bonds as security. Ex-President Grover Cleveland w:n is confined to his house at Princeton, N. .1., with a slight attack of rheumatism, is rapidly recovering. A BAD, BLACK DAY ON THE EXCHANGE Values Come Crashing Down on All Sides. BEGIN ING OF A PANIC CLEARING HOUSE BANKS CAME TO THE RESCUE. OFFER $10,000,000 ON EXCHANGE FLOOR Failure of a Newly Organized Trust Company and of a Firm of Bankers and Brokers, Together With Wild Rumors, Re sponsible for Conditions. New York, Dec. 18.—Panic conditions developed on the Stock Exchange this afternoon with the imperative need of money developed by the violent contrac tion in values. Stocks were being thrown over without the slightest regard to tiie price they would bring and dis tressing sacrifices of values. No end to tiie helplessness of the situation seemed in sight, when, in the last half hour of the market some $10,000,000 was offer ed on the Stock Exchange by the con certed action of the clearing house hanks to force the rate arbitrarily down to six j**r cent, without regard to the dis tracted bidding at higher rates, which uiis being done by other brokers for dis tressed operators. The collapse in the money rate checked the decline and drove the hears to (ever. The recoveries produced by their urgent bidding were al most as violent as the declines had been, but the losses were by no means entirely retrieved. Large offerings of stocks continued at he rally, and at some points list prices broke anew before the close, making the closing exceedingly ir regular and unsettled. The excitement continued to he end, with sentiment look ing forward for the de.velopmemt of an other day. The seriousness of the crisis has called forth the best efforts of jxxver fnl and conservative financial interests, who are busy concerting measures to tide over the money difficulties which beset the stock market, ami which, by reason of their extent and the import ance of *the interests involved, threaten to affect the country’s business inter ests, unless obstacles are opposed. Bo far as actual news was concerned today, there was a suspension by a newly organized trust company and by a firm of bankers and brokers who have figured as traders in stacks to an extent of some importance. Neither event in itself would have been sufficient o precipitate a crisis. But they were supplemented with a whole crop of wild and incoher ent rumors which sjsaerd no interest, however powerful, long established and hitherto free from suspicion it may have been. One would think from the tone of some of the gossip that was flying about by telephone, telegraph and by messenger boy or by whispers and even by shoutings in the lobbies of the Stock Exchange, that the whole financial fabric had been undermined and was about to tumble in ruins. Yet the day closed w i h two failures above m atoned as the sum total of disaster, so far ns admitted insolvency was concerned. The reason for the widespread effect upon sentiment at’ the trust company’s suspension was that it was one of a large number of in sti/tntions reeeiij ly formed ion similar lines and which have thriven upon the multiplying of securities incident to the industrial combinatons which have been a feature of the past year. The securities of these combinations as a class have been in disfavor in Wall street for many weeks past and in fact ever since the headlong inflation in thier prices and subsequent collapse last spring. Some of the least fortunate of the new combinations have lieen affiliated with the trust company which closed its doors today. Tin* incident caused a feeling oi distrust with regard to the whole class of of industrial securities, as is sufficiently evident from the wide breaches made in tin* values of this das* of securities in the days’ trading. The special committee ippoiui >d to examine the affairs of the company organized by electing Edwin Gold chair man. The committee wis ,*i cession all the afternoon and toward tin* early part of the evening. The result of tin* com mittee's deliberations is given in the ap pended statement: "The special committee consisting of Messrs. Gould, Bidwell. Maher. Brain erd and Armstrong, appointed by the Board of Directors of the Produce Ex change Trust Company to look after its assets and affairs, have examined the condition of the bank as fully as the lim ited time at its disposal has permitted. The committee is well assured, as a re sult of such examination that every de positor will be paid in full, and that a large surplus will remain for the stock holders. The difficulties of the company are the result of the locking up of an undue proportion of its funds in loans not immediately realized, and it Is believed it will eventually realize a very large percentage of the amount loaned. The committee is endeavoring to effect arrangements for the early payment ot the depositors and also expects to issue a fuller statement at a later date.” Superintendent Kilhurn, of the State Banking Department says tint he warned President Beall, of the condition of the bank, but that the facts were not communicated to the directors. WON'T AFFECT THE SEABOARD. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 18.—J. William PRICE FIVE CENTS =====,, = Middemlorf. of the v Mid den dor f, Oliver atwl Company I. Irvine Ivey ser of this city are »rs in tin* Pro duce Exchange Tr *0 mipany of New York as is also J. ton Williams, of Richmond, Va., who is president of the I Seaiioard Air Line Railway Company. Mr. Middendorf speaking of the fa.il- I ure said: , "Os course the news of the failure* is I most unwelcome, but it will not Ik* so far reaching as some people suppose. The affairs of the concern were recently investigated by an expert and found to be in good condition, hence 1 believe Ihe suspension has lieen brought about by the Unsatisfactory state of the money market. The company was interested as a subscriber to the syndicate formed for the purpose of financing the proposed re-organization, of the Seaboard Air Line, but its suspension will in no way impede the progress of that reorganization which but is now practically an accomplished fact.” UNABLE TO REALIZE. The Produce Exhange Trust Company Closes Its Doors. New York. Dec. 18.—The Produce Ex change Trust Company of this city closed its doors today. A notice upon phe door says that the company susjieiidiid pay ment pending a readjustment of its af fair*. A statement of the company's condi tion at the close of business Saturday last shows asset * $11,719,500; including syn dicate loans of $4,423,500; demand loan* $685,000; cash on hand $118,000; cash in Western National Bank $533,000; cash in National City Bank $100,000; cash in First National Bank. Jersey City SIOO,- 000; cash in Standard* Bank $269,000. The Produce Exchange Trust Compa ny was organized a couple of years ago with a capital of $2,500,(00, and had a nqiorted surplus ami undivided profits at this time of over $2,000,000. Its busi ness was chiefly with merchants, trades j men and corporations in .its immediate vicinity, and it was also supposed to do some of the banking business of the Standard Oil Company. It had ln*en de signated by the Banking Depart.mint of I the State as a legal depository for State I moneys and municipal moneys, as well a* for the fund# of savings banks and State banks. The of fleers’ of the company are: President. Turner A. Beall; Vice presidents, Edwin Gould. Thomas A. ; Mclntyre and S. D. Scudder; Seeretary roii Treasurer. B. L Chamberlain, As sistant Secretary-Treasurer, Wm. Law*. I 'the officers of the company declined ! to see anybody or give anything for pub iictakm beyond this supplementary state ment that was posted on the doors some time after 11 o'clock. "The immediate cause of the suspen sion of the company ifc its inability to convert its securities into cash in time to meet the sudden and abnormal de mand made upon it.” A BATCH OF FAILURES. Suspension of Henry Allen. Joseph Squire and the Vogeler Co. New York, Dec. 18.—The suspeosi ,>f the firm of Henry Allen A Company, bankers and brokers, was announced to day on the Stock Exchange. The suspension is attributed to The failure of some of its customers to re spond to calls for additional margin* made necessary by recent declines. Tie* house has lieen known as a trader on rather an extensive scale. JOSEPH SQUIRE ASSIGNS. Boston, Dec. 18.—Joseph Squire «V Company, of 39 North 'Street, assigned today to G. W. Fiske & Company, pro duce and com mission merchants. Mr. Fiske said that no statement of the firm's 'condition could be made at ♦his time, but that its liabilities were very small. The assignment was made as a 1 iruf ecti ve mea sit re. VOGLER CO. ASSIGNS. Baltim ire, Md.. Dee. 18. —The Charles A. Vogeler Company, druggist*, consist ing of Christian Devries and his wife, formerly Miss Minnie A. Vogeler, have made a general assignment for the bene fit of heir creditors. Henry S. Dulaney, who has been for many years the general manager of the company, is the assignee. No statement of assets and liabilities has .been made. Bishop Turner Paralyzed. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 18. —At 12 o’clock last night Bishop H. M. Turn i*r, while in council with Iris presiding elders, was prostrated by a slight stroke of paralysis. Today at 4 o'clock iai consultation of physicians was held and it; was given out that no immediate danger was ap prehended. The stroke was caused by overwork. The Georgia African M. E. Confer ence lias been in session here since last Wednesday, and yesterday the Bishop preached the morning sermon and ordain ed a large class of deacons. In the after noon In* conducted the litany and ordain ed the elders. His general health had never been better, ami liis sudden pros tration created a great sensation. Bish op* Grant and Salter arrived here to night and will finish the business of tin* conference tomorrow. Negro Acquitted of Murder. Macon, Ga., Dec. 18. —John Stevtiis. colored, was acquitted today on ih<* charge of assault with intent to murder James Carr, white. Carr, with .Sanies Kershaw, also white, went into a bar room in which Stevens worked and threatened him. Stevens killed Ker shaw and badly wounded Carr. He was tried, oeniveted of murder, bn* the third time by direction of the SnpK me court he was acquitted. He was then put on trial for shooting Carr. It’s a short street that his ut turn for the organ-grinder.