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Show SOUTHERN GENEROSITY. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 15. The success of the -Nebrasisa relief movement in Georgia, headed by ex-Governor Northen, was demonstrated when the train was made up this afternoon exceeded ex-ceeded all expectations. Twenty cars, including two cars of rice sent by citizens citi-zens of Washington, N, C, made up the train. Heaps of corn, brrrels of flour, molasses, boxes of meat and of canned goods were rapidly trucked out on the platform and into the care. One of the hrst cars to arrive was irom savannah, sa-vannah, laden with $500 worth of provisions. pro-visions. Then rolled in others from Augusta, Macon, Americus and other cities, while various smaller shipments reached the depot in good lorm. The inventory of the train is as follows : Savannah, one car provisions; At. lacta exposition directors, one car provisions; pro-visions; Augusta. Demcrest, Thomas-ville Thomas-ville and Americus, one car provisions eacn; Atlanta and miscellaneous contributions, con-tributions, four cars provisions;- J. Wilson Wil-son Coal and Lumbei company, one car coal; purchased with cash, one car coal; i coal dealers of Atlanta oun car coal; Seaboard Air Line, one car corn; Southern South-ern raiiway. one car corn; Atlanta Coast Line, one car corn. Georgia. Southern and Florida citizens, two cars proyisions; citizens of Washington, N. C, two cars rice. ' It looks as if another train will be shortly made up as a result of the impetus im-petus given to the first attempt. THE JONES BILL. Washington. Jan,, 15 The Jones bill was the subject of discussion by the senate committee on finance today, notwithstanding it has not yet been introduced in the senate or preparation of it even completed It is understood the republican members mem-bers of the committee manifest a somewhat stronger interest j in the question of reorganization of thefinan ces and this interest was displayed among oth?rs by Senator Sberman.who made certain suggestions for the im provement of the bill, bearing especially especi-ally upon the portion providing . for a bond issue, and looking to the msin-'tenance msin-'tenance of the parity of the government's govern-ment's various kinds of currency. The democratic members were encouraged to an extent by the interest displayed by their political opponents. |