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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1896
Page
3
Governor Atkinson signs bills expanding eligibility for state librarian and pensions commissioner. Rome cotton tie mill resumes after suspensions, with local merchants hopeful. Attorney General Terrell clarifies election registration, and Piedmont Marble Company sale to a New York syndicate proceeds.
The New York canvass completes state tallies, with Utah and South Dakota still revising. National totals reach 13,924,658 votes, McKinley at 7,109,480 and Bryan 6,508,681, a 600,799 lead. Watson and Bryan votes combined. Palmer Buckner 182,056. Jevering 125,174. Bentley 18,820. Matchett 88,942.
Clemson Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina held its first commencement over four days. The program included a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Dr. W. E. Boggs chancellor of the University of Georgia, military drill, a dress parade, a glee and minstrel club performance, and the annual address by Dr. W. E. Smith Tulane University. Orations were delivered by fourteen graduates and diplomas presented by Senator Tillman.
A quiet statewide election saw no opposition to the Supreme Court associate justices nominees. Voter interest was low and turnout sparse as the state convention slate faced no challengers, reflecting a routine ballot with minimal contest or drama.
The General Assembly adjourned after a tense session with a conference committee report on disputed appropriations. The next reconvenes on the first Wednesday in February to hear the special committee report on charges against Judges Biyeat and Reese. A night of debates over lunatic asylum funds and dormitory costs ended with a rare mock session before adjournment.
Senator Carter named Judge J. L. Sweat of the Brunswick circuit and Judge Seaborn Reese of the Northern circuit. He charged Sweat with newspaper-based misconduct and Reese with drunkenness and profanity in court, urging a legislative committee to compel witness attendance to substantiate the accusations.
Fitzgerald Georgia faced a devastating Sunday morning blaze that left about half of the town’s business portion in ruins. Ash and smoldering debris now mark the center where many leading shops once stood.
The Figaro comments on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee action, noting Spain’s firm resolve to go to war if insulted and asserting President Cleveland will not sanction resolutions making war inevitable. The piece frames a constitutional and diplomatic standoff with sharp commentary on courage and policy.
A nine member House committee will investigate charges against Judges Beaborn Reese and J. L. Swent. The plan includes summoning witnesses and producing papers. If findings support impeachment, the Governor may convene an extraordinary session of the General Assembly. The assembly adjourned Thursday night after hours of debate and a special committee report.
General Fitzhugh Lee United States consul general at Havana left New York with his wife and daughter aboard the midnight Pennsylvania train for Tampa en route to Havana. He may stay a few days in Ocala before continuing by train to Tampa and sailing to Havana Thursday or Friday.
A historic storm battered New York City and surrounding areas on a winter Wednesday. Wind reached 48 miles per hour at 2 am with a 22 degree low, barometer 29. Reports from outside the city noted 56 mph winds at Lindy Hook. Nineteen ships were lost or overdue, nine of them from Europe, as observers compare this to the March 11 1888 blizzard.
Colonel Ethan Allen, head of the Cuban League formed in New York, issues an appeal urging the United States to aid the Cuban insurgents. He argues for aligning policy with Cuban independence, demanding state actions to support the oppressed and prepare for a national victory against Spain.
Georgetown South Carolina mayor calls a special city council meeting where resolutions invite President Cleveland to attend a public reception in his honor. The council expresses admiration for his public service and extends city freedoms to him as he designs the timing.
A mass meeting of Atlanta citizens Friday night unanimously adopted resolutions urging recognition of Cuba. They praise the U S senate for adopting the joint resolution recognizing Cuba's independence, urge Georgia congressmen to push its passage, condemn Weyler the butcher, and pledge support to the government for liberty in Cuba.
The Pacific Mail steamship Chins sailed from San Francisco for the Orient Sunday with a vast cotton load bound for mills in China and Japan. The steamship Belgic, the next total, is also set to carry cotton.
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