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VOL. XXVIII—NO. -276
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
United State* Army Officers Inspecting
the Militia.
The) Point Out Its Foible* and It a Virtue*—Hie
Militia too Fond of Popular Approval-Other
point*—Why the Militia or Georgia aud Other
States Were Not Inspected.
$650 by the government. He plead
guilty and will enter at once
upon his sentence. Dellushaw has a very
i pretty wife, whom he married since he be
came a criminal, and who made quite an
affecting scene in court when he was
sentenced to-day.
ll« Wanted a Wlfte llad.
Atlanta, November 15.—News has been
received here of the marriage in Screven
county, to a Mr. Johnson, of Mamie Little,
the leading personage in the recent excite
ment in Macon, which led to the lynching
of Moore.
Washington, November 16.—The adju
tant-general has made public a number of
reports Irom army officers detailed to
attend and inspect the annual encamp
ment and evolutions of the militia of the
states of Alabama, Maine, Miohigan, New
Hampshire. Minnesota, Missouri. New
York, Ohio. Kentucky, Pennsylvania,
Iowa, Illinois, Vermont, Massachusetts.
Rhode Island, Kansas. Connecticut, and
the territory of Dakota. The inspections
were confined to the states above enumer
ated for she reason that the governors of
the other states failed to request the war
department to detail officers to visit the en
campment in their states. While criticizing
the details of the various organizations,
such as lack of uniformity in clothing,
poor attendance at roll calls, and a disposi
tion to shirk guard duty and other onerous
duties of soldier life, the reports are
unanimous in praising the physical quali
fications of the men who make up the
militia; their excellence in drill and tactics,
and the earnest, manly efforts of the offi
cers to improve their commands and main
tain a high standard of discipline. Gen
eral complaint is made of the poor quality
of arms lurni3hed the militia, consisting
in a great part of badly worn
and unserviceable Springfield and
Sharp rifles. Most of tbe organizations
showed much interest in target practice,
and the Maine militia is especially com
mended for its marvellous skill in firing.
Several of the reports speak of the crying
need of thorough systematic instruction.
The material is said to be splendid, and
zeal and intelligence the rule, but lacking
discretion. It is suggested that the war
department should detail officers to
report to the governors of the various
states, to be assigned to duty
as instructors solely, with no
command whatever; and if this plan
should be adopted it is thought that the
result would he 01 great value to the states.
It is recommended that neighbhring states
accredit visitors officially to the state eu-
campment, whose duty it shall be to take
notes and report upon matters of interest
to the militia. More study was found to he
necessary by subaltrans, and the use of
dummies or blocks in tactical
studies is urged. Captain How
ell, of the Second artillery, in
his report of Avisllto Camp Seay, near
Mobile, to inspect the first" regiment of
Alabama troops, calls attention to the im
perfect arms and their bad condition.
The muskets were old pattern S jriugflold
muskets, and nearly all showed great lack
of care. “Probably fifty of them,” Cap
tain Howell says, “were almost totally un
serviceable from neglect. This was
specially noticed in the company from
Evergreen. Out of probnbly a dozen that
I examined in this company t here was not a
single gun that I would not anticipate
unfortunate results from in ease it was
fired, and this in consequence principally
of the guns being eaten up with rust. The
idea or service in the field seems to have
considerable weight with this command.
Gun3 and accoutrements, fatigue uniforms,
tents and sufficient ammunition to meet
any sudden emergency of war are kept
constantly at the armory, and a system ar
ranged for assembling promptly. There is
little or no camp equipage on hand, besides
the tents, of which each company is ow..er
of a fair supply of exclusively wall tents,
with the exception of two companies that
have no uniform for regular service.
The regiment could taku the field on
a few hours’ notice, and in pretty
fair condition for service. There are many
points, of course, in which they would be
greatly defective, originating iu limited
opportunity, the” scant support they re
ceive from the state aud the United States,
and the system which obtains in many, if
not all of the companies, of wasting time
in endeavoring to reach mechanical pre
cision in certain directions, while neglect
ing what would bn more useful in actual
service. This precision on drill and parade,
in connection with showy uniforms, is cal
culated to win the admiration of the popu
lace, which is the reward that is chiefly
looked forward to and is the inducement
above all others that keeps up and gives
vitality to the org intentions. Such
things as are not conducive to
this end are most generally neglected.
On this subject Captain Howell says: “The
ajorit.v of the infa
to he
majority of"the infantry companies appear
to he well up in squad and company drills.
Some of them show that much time and
care have been successfully expended in
perfecting themselves in tin
taining a
ON CHANGE.
An Average liar with no Events.
New York, November 15.—The stock
market to-day continued to show the same
general feature that it did for the most of
the last week. The general lists except
for two or three stocks, was quiet and its
fluctuations narrow, while specialties were
active and most of them strong. The
news of the day was not of a character to
specially affect prices and transactions,
except for specialties, are the results of
trading of the rdoin speculators principal
ly. The latter wore active to-day in ham
mering stock all around the room, but the
strong undertone which characterizes the
market prevented any break or even de
cline, and North Eastern, Louisville
and Nashville, and Riemmond
and West Point were special
ly strong. The collapse of the strike
at Chicago had some little effect upon the
Grangers, which were somewhat more
active than of late. Northwestern toward
the close was notably strong. There was
some buying for foreign account, hut it
had little effect upon prices except in Lou
isville and Nashville. The opening was
generally firm, moBt stocks showing ad
vances over Saturday’s closing figures from
4 to j per cent. There was some heaviness
in the general list in early dealings, while
New Era was decidedly weak and lost
1 per cent. Richmond and West Point
and Lousisville and Nashville on the other
hand were notably strong. The general
market rallied and afterwards fluctuated
alternately up and down within a very
narrow range until the close, New England
becoming remarkably'strong in the after
noon. The market closed steady close to
opening figures. The total sales of the
day were 445,000 shares. The majority of
the active list show advances this evening
which, however, are for fractional amounts
onlv. except for New England, Memphis
and 8t. Paul and Chattanooga, which snow
larger gains.
NA TIONAL BANKS.
Senator Plumb Thinks the System Will Have to he
Renrgaiilzetl Without the Circulation Feature.
St. Louis, Mo., November 14.—Senator
Preston B. Plumb, of Kansas, arrived in
this city this morning from the west.
Speaking of the probabilities of legislation
during the coming session of congress,
Senator Plumb said:
“I think a number of measures which
have received tile approval of one ot the
houses of congress will be finally passed
upon. The electoral count bill should re
ceive attention. It is important that some
action should he had on this subject before
we come much nearer po another presiden
tial election. 1 think the house will pass
the Cullotn inter state commerce bill. It
was generally understood before adjourn
ment that the hill would pass the house
substantially as it came from the senate.”
Of the decision of the attorney-general
that national banks could not leave called
bonds on deposit as a basis for circulation,
the senator said:
“My idea is that the national bank sys
tem will have to be reorganized withou
the circulation feature. The argument
has been that there would he no object in
organizing a national bank without the ad
vantage of circulation; but there is really
no money in currency now. The issue of
currency by corporations will soon become
a thing of the past. What wo will have
then I do not know. There will be no leg
islation on the subject at this session, how
ever. It can run another year without any
difficulty.”
The senator goes to Washington about
December 1.
The Umemployed of London Beooming
Desperate.
Huuslun Paper* Raining Cain -Count Kalonsky’ii
tnillaereet Speech—The November Derby IIhoon.
Europe Still Unsettled and Seething—Other
terns.
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
themselves in these drills, at-
prccision of movement that I
"have "never seen surpassed. The instruc
tion, however, has extended but little be
yond this, skirmish and battalion drills
and target practice having been almost en
tirely neglected.” In concluding Captain
Howell makes the following recommenda
tions: “I think it advisable that compa
nies should all have the same uniform in
so far at least as fatigues for field
service is concerned. At present such is
not the case. Simple, plain but servicea
ble fatigue uniforms might be prescribed
by he state authorities for all its troops,
which the companies might gradually con
form with in a limited time, say one year.
I talked with several of the officers on the
subject, and they strongly favored the plan
of a common uniform for all. I also think
it advisable if, instead of establish
ing the encampments in the
immediate vicinities of the homes
of tbe members of the command, they be
located at some more distant point, say at
lea*t one day’s march. It would result in
a very great advantage in this case. Busi
ness and social influences.that now hamper
every effort at imparting instructions could
be more easily overcome and the. men held
iu band for practice in battalion drills,
skirmish drills, target practice, guard
duty and many other things so essential to
the success of troops is service.
NEWS FROM ATLANTA.
CapitallnlH Coming to Georgia.
Atlanta, November 15.—A party of
forty or fifty excursionists from New York,
Vermont and the east are ir. the city
prospecting with a view to investing and
settling in the south. They had an mter- j
view with Governor Gordon to-day. " hey ,
travel in a special car. and.will visit other
points in Georgia. It is said' some of tne
party have already decided to purchase
and settle near Rome.
Delliuihan Detected.
Atlanta. November 25.—Janies Della-
shaiv, of Kail county, was sentenced to
four years in the Albany penitentiary to
day. Several years ago Dellas haw decided j
to outwit the government and filed a nunc !
her ot petitions for a pension, forging ah '
necessary affidavits ana making ail neces
sary proofs. In the case upon which he i
whs arraigned toxlur in the United
States court he had been paid about
Logs Dull Down an K.nibituknient Instant!) Kill
ing Tito Men.
Montgomery, November 15.—A special
to the Advertiser says: “At Martin’s
bridge, fourteen miles south of Greenville,
a party of ten men were rafting logs in a
creek and had a number of other logs fast
ened with stakes up the embankment.
While all were busy at work the stakes
holding the logs up the embankment gave
way and the logs came crashing down the
embankment with terrible force, running
over, terribly mangling and instantly kill
ing S. L. Pinney, of Greenville, who super
intended the rafting of the logs. Thomas
Jones was terribly mangled, and has since
died. The others escaped unhurt. Pinney
was a prominent citizen of Greenville, be
tween 40 and 45 years of age, and leaves 9
wife and five children. Jones was about la
years of age and unmarried.”
Uottenni'KS In Civil Servin' Iti l’urni.
New York, November 15.—Thomas J.
Harris, one of the employes of the custom
house, was re-examined recently with a
view to promotion. Notwithstanding the
fact that his percentage was the highest,
pro mo‘ion was given to another man, an
“honorably discharged soldier,” to whom
it was claimed the law gives preference.
Harris wrote President Cleveland to know
why he had been set aside by a man far
below him in the civil service examina
tion. The ease was referred to Collector
Magone, who in turn referred
it to the civil service commission. Yester
day their decision was received, t hey are
of the opinion that preferences are for ad
mission to the classified service and do not
extend to promotion. Therein, they hold
that in a competitive examination for pro
motion in the civil service, those graded
highest in the register should in all cases
be first certified to the appointing officer.
Ilaso Ball Business.
Chicago, November 16.—The joint rules
committee, consisting of Messrs. A. G.
Spalding, John I. Rogers, of Philadelphia,
aud John B. Day, of New York, represent
ing the National League base ball organiza.
tion, and Messrs Zack Phelps, of Louis
ville, O. P. Caylor, of Cincinnati, and Win.
Burnie, of Baltimore, representing the
American Association, began its meeting
mse this morning.‘to ar-
at the Treinont _
range a set of playing rules that will he
agreeable to both organizations, and do
away with much of the system now in
vogue.
Free Oiler More.
Norfolk, Ya., November 15.—A verdict
of acquittal was rendered to-day in the
ca"i; of John B. Whitehead lor misapply
ing the funds of the Exchange National
Bank, of which he was president at the
lime of its failure.
London, November 15.—The Standard
says: “The plain English of Kalnoke’s
declaration is that Russia shall not occupy
Bulgaria. If she does she will have to
reckon with Austria and England, and, in
case of need, with Germany.
DELIVERED UP.
Sofia, November 15.—Capt. Nabokoff
has been delivered to the Russian consul at
Bourgas.
RUSSIAN JOURNALISTS HOWL.
St. Petersburg, November 15.—The
Journal de St. Petersburg says that the
marquis of Salisbury's speech at the lord
mayor’s banquet in London is so full of in
sinuations that it must decline to notice it.
The Journal contrasts the British indul
gence of the Philippopolis movement of
! 1885 with England’s attitude toward the
j Sofia movement of August, 1886, the for-
j mer having been, declares the Jonmal, un
doubtedly revolutionary and in violation
of the sultan’s right aiid the equilibrium
i guaranteed by the Berlin treaty. The
journal also regrets the tone of the speech
made by Count'Kiilnoky before the Austro-
Hungarian delegations at Pesth Saturday
last. “Every government,” the paper
says, “is the best judge of its own interests,
but when two neighboring empires wish
to preserve accord they should regard
each other’s interests in a friendly and
equitable manner. Count Kaluoky ex
plains Austria’s views, but we have yet
to learn how it is proposed to
reconcile these views with an exchange of
ideas calculated to produce accord, and
with Russia’s special position arising from
sacrifices she has made for Bulgaria.
These questions belong to diplomacy, and
concerning them we abstain from pro
nouncing judgment in order to avoid the
matter. Novoe, Vremya and Novosti dep
recate Count Kalnoky’s speech, which
tuey say is ambiguous and affords no firm
guarantee of the maintenance of peace.
Eiurhnid.
THEY ARE AFTER THE MARQUIS.
London, November 15.—The council of
socialists of the democratic federation will
send a letter to the Marquis of Salisbury,
demanding of him that he, as prime minis
ter, receive a deputation of unemployed
workingmen next Sunday afternoon and
hear from them a statement of the reason
for government assistance. The letter will
give as a reason for naming Sunday for re
ceiving a deputation, that it is the only
day convenient for the persons who will
compose the deputation to wait formally
upon the prime minister. “Because,” the
letter will say, “they are compelled to
spend all their time on the other days of
the week seeking work,” and the docu
ment will caution the premier against at-
tem
ask
week, his custom of golug into the coun
try on Saturday.
The Herb) Karon.
London, November 15.—The Dorby No
vember meeting race for the Chesterfield
nursery handicap of 1000 sovereigns, for
two-year-olds, distance about five furlongs,
was won by Lourdez by a length, Aunu-
mite 2d, and Britlgeman 3d. There were
twenty-six starters. Betting before the
start was 17 to 1 against Lourdez, 10 to 1
against Annamite and 4 to 1 ugaiust
Bridgeman.
EMBEZZLER ENO.
The Blgirent ('rook In the Canailu Colon) Prepar
ing In Make Restitution*—111k Flying Trip to
Noiv fork.
New York, November 14.—Through the
untiring efforts of an unmarried sister ne
gotiations for settlement have been opened
between friends of John C. Eno and tho
directors of the second national hank, from
whom he embezzled over *3,500,000. The
round millions were made good by his
father, aud the directors had to supply the
remainder. The United States district at
torney confessed to-day to a knowledge of
the negotiations, but declined to say
whether or not he would quash the indict
ment if they were successful.
A friend of the family says that when
Eno received a letter from his sister telling
him what had been done, he took an early
morning train at Montreal, and, reaching
this city at night, repaired to the paternal
mansion on Fifth avenue. He wore a
heavy Canadian ulster and a soft felt hat.
The collar of the coat was turned up, aud
served to completely hide his features.
No one would have recognized him in that
attire, and certainly none suspected him.
It was said that he actually hungered for a
look at the old house and the society of
bis family, and had taken a desperate
chance. The next night he returned to
Canada.
j out of their minority and have been ae-
I eepted by the whole world as of lull age
j to take their place among the nations
which control the destiny of the age.
In all this period of debate and excite
ment I have not shrunk from a citizen’s
duty. 1 have hnd no personal ends to
serve and no ambition except to secure the
honor of the city and the prosperity of the
nation. Now that pence and tranquility
have come, and men look back upon the
excitement of the past, it is a matter of
profound satisfaction to me that I am
offered a nubile expression of the confi
dence and affection of my fellow citizens
who have known my life and labors during
the evolution of the paut fifty years.
In respeetfullyideclining the public meet
ing from reasons personal to myself, I beg
that you will convey to the common coun
cil my sincere thanks for tho .great honor
which they have conferred upon me. May
I be permitted to ask that the resolutions
and signatures of all that have taken part
in this, to me, memorable transaction may
be suitably engrossed in such a form as
that they may be transmitted to my chil
dren ns a token of t)ie great honor done
mo by my fellow citizens?
Henry Ward Beecher.
lit will caution the premier against at-
upting to evade the deputation, aud will
: him to refrain from following, this
CUTTING THE GORDIAN KNOT.
)Ir. Ileeclmr Settles tile Question of KIn llrookl) n
Ueei'ption l>) •eellniiig It.
New York, November 15.—The Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher yesterday settled the
muon disputed question as to who should
pay for tne reception offered him by the
municipal government of Brooklyn in
honor ul his return from Europe by lie
dining the invitation. Mr. Beecher yes
terday sent the following letter to Mayor
Whitney: “Brooklyn, November 12.—D.
D. Whitnev, mayor—Dear sir: I have re
ceived through you the resolution passed
by the municipal government of Brooklyn
offering me a public reception, 'that the
citizens of Brooklyn, without distinction of
party or creed, may show how they hold
their distinguished and beloved fellow cit
izen.’
I should be without sensibility if I were
uotiprofoundly affected by the great honor
which this action of the municipal gov
ernment of this great city—the third in
population in the United States—confers
upon me. The offer is itself an honor
which no public reception could increase,
and I am constrained to decline the public
meeting with most grateful recognition of
the kindness which proffered it.
Brooklyn is in population tbe third city
in the United Sta.es, and in its schools,
churches, libraries aud its social and lite
rary institutions not behind any great city
of our land. It nas come toils great im
portance within the forty year, of my resi
dence in it, I have witnessed and partici
pated in its development. It has come to
its eminence during a period of remarka
ble history in national affairs. Great
controversies have culminated, a great
war has revolutionized the land,
states have been dissolved and reunited in
a firmer union than before, the industry
of the nation has been establish'd upon
universal freedom. In this extraordinary
forty years the United States have passed
OFF THE SCENT.
Tin* Missouri Express Itobbi'i*) Puzzles tin* Kx-
pi'rls-— Fotheringltuin’H Frieitda Itit-mising.
St. Louis, November 14.—The express
robbery is more of a mystery now than
ever. One theory is advanced and followed
up for a few hours or a day or .two, aud
then another is taken up and worked oil
until it is shown to be no better than i s
predecessors, and is itself abandoned for
another, and so oil. Fully a dozen theories
have been advanced, and found strong
supporters, and now one seems just as
likely to be correct as any other. Tin
only arrest made so far is that of Fotber
inghani, the express mess nger, aud the
belief in his innocence is enter
tained by a great many more peo
ple to-day than two weeks or two
days ago. Most of the vnluable
papers taken by the robber have been re
stored through the newspapers to which
they were sent, and the chief employment
of the detectives now is tracing up these
packages, and the letters of Jim Cummings.
The letter to the Globe-Democrat purports
to have been written nt. St. Joe, and bore
the post mark of that city, and the one re
ceive:! by the Republican bore the same
evidence of having been written and
mailed nt Topeka., Kansas. The St. Joe
letter was dated a couple off days alter the
robbery, but it is believed to iiave been
written before it. The Topeka letter must
have bean written alter the robbery, as it
refers to occurrences after it, and could
not, therefore, have been written by Foth-
eringham.
Remarks made by Jim Cummings on the
backs of papers returned are in the hand
writing of the two letters referred to, and
one of the clews being worked now is
based on the close resemblance of a cer
tain express agent’s handwriting to that
of Jim Cummings. The similarity is most
remarkable, and both penmanship experts
and detectives are now engaged on this
clew. The packages returned purported
to have been mailed at St. Joe, but they
bOTe no post-mark, although bearing the
stamps called for by first-class mail, and
cannot be traced outside of 8t. Louts.
APPARENTLY DEAD, BUT WARM.
Indiana Democrats Determined on a
Stubborn Fight,
Anil Will Contest I lie Duilli') MethodN Inch li)
Ini'll—IVliciin Bemoeratlc Member Ik I'iinchIciI
Iu (he IIiiuki', A Iti'iiublirnn Sl'lmtur Will Walk
the Flunk b) the Sume Menus.
Benuirkubte fuse nt HikIhoo. X. V.—Pliyslclsni
unit Undertaken. Mj stlllcil.
Hudson, N. Y., November 14.—Mrs. J.
U. Dana has for Borne time been suffering
from heart disease and dropsical troubles.
On Saturday she was about all day, but to
ward night seemed to he somewhat worse.
In the early evening, after spasmodic ac
tion, she passed into a state which was at
the time deemed death. The body was
duly laid out,, and arrangements made for
the funeral, which was decided upon for
to-morrow. At the expiration of six, eight
or ten hours there was no decrease of
warmth of the body, neither was there any
rigidity oft,lie limbs. A physician was called,
hut he could offer no solution of the seem
ingly mysterious circumstance, but gave as
his opinion that there was no question as
to the death of the patient. There were
marks of discoloration on the face and
about the body. The application ot a
liquid provided by the undertaker eradi
cated the discoloration, yet the warmth of
the body was not in any measure reduced.
The extremities were even warmer than
prior to the suspension of animation. Even
up to today the body temperature is normal
The husband says there shall lie no inter
ment until the body is cold or there are
other unmistakable signs of death.
A Ghoctatr Victory.
Washington, November 15.—A de
cision was rendered in the United States
supreme court to-day in the case of the
Choctaw Nation against the United States.
The suit was brought in order to obtain a
judicial settlement of all existing claims of
the Choctaw Nation against the United
States government. The court in a long
and carefully prepared opinion by Justice
Matthews holds that the Choctaw Nation
is entitled to judgment against the United
States for the following sums: First.
$2,981,247, subject to a deduction of $25,000
paid under the act of 1861; second, for un
paid annuities, $59,419; third, for lands
taken in fixing the boundary between the
state of Arkansas and the Choctaw Nation,
$08,102. The judgment of the court of
claims is therefore reversed and the case
remanded to that court with instructions
to enter judgment in conformity with this
opinion. Chief Justice Waite read a dis
senting opinion.
Colter Caught.
Chicago, November 16.—George Colter,
a newiy appointed postal clerk, operating
on the St. Paul limited train between Min
neapolis and Chicago, was arrested this
morning by Inspectors Daubleday and i
Smith, charged witli rifling the mails. Ex- |
tensive thefts of vuluable letters, princi
pally those directed to M. A. Dauphin, of
the Louisiana Lottery Company, had taken
place nl late, and a watch was set and de
coys sent. On November 20 letters were
foupd h/ the side of the track near Mil
waukee, all directed to Dauphin. Cur
rency and available money contents were
abstracted and express and post office
money orders mutilated. On his person
was found $9 in cash .an ! decoy letters
mailed to go on his train. Colter has been
a month in the service.
CHICAGO, November 15.—A special dis
patch from Indianapolis, Inch, says: “.Sec
retary Metcalf, of tho stale board of
health, has returned from the cattle-
plague districts of Clinton, where, in con
nection with Dr. Salmon, chief of the
bureau of animal industry, at Washington,
he made a thorough investigation into the
disease. Dr. Salmon says it is not piuero-
pneumonia, but verminous bronchitis,
very contageous and frequently fatal.
The post mortem in each ease disclosed
thousands of small hair iike white worms,
from one to two inches in length, in the
bronchial tubes. Tho infected cattle are
quarantined and it is thought the disease
will bo cheeked.
Indianapolis, Ind., November 14.—
Democrats most decidedly slipped up on
their republican brethren yesterday and
last night bo far as the filing of contests
ure concerned. Seven contests were en
tered in different senatorial districts
throughout the state against the republi
cans elected to the state senate. These
contests are to be made by democrats and
greenbackers combined. Four republican
representatives are also contested. Re
publicans entered contests against three
democratic representatives, and for a re
count in the case of Dr. McClure, demo
cratic senatorial candidate, who defeated
Dr. Taggart by two votes. It will he seen
by this showing that the co-”ing fight at
the opening of the legislature promises to
be most bitter. Only nine republicans
wero elected to the senate. Of these the
right of seven to their seats lias been con
tested.
There is the most intense feeling in re
gard to the matter. Democrats, who have
a majority of twelve in the senate, declare
that if members of the house, where the
republicans are in the majority, oust any
democrats, they will retaliate by throwing
out a republican senator for every demo
cratic legislator counted out.
A copy of the records of tho Vigo county
commissioners, containing an account of
tho abolition of the office of magistrate to
which Cornelius Meagher was elected, ar
rived here this evening, and is in possession
of the democratic state committee. These
records show that the office was abolished
last September, long before election day.
This lias created no little surprise in repub
lican runks, ns it is generally held that if
the office was abolished, Of course Meagher
could not he inducted into something that
did not exist, and is therefore not a magis
trate, and at liberty to hold other office.
The Labor Signal, the organ of the
Knights of Labor, comes out to-niglit and
boldlv denounces the effort to oust Meag
her, calling upon organizations through
out tbe state to see to it that the attempt
is not made. That the attempt will be
made, however, there can be no doubt.
Meagher has been contested, and the feel
ing prevails that he will be farced out.
It was the opinion here this morning
thut democrats had made a mistake in con
testing R. L. Mackey, republican represen
tative-eleet from the Knox-Qibson and
Vanderburg district. He was held ineligi
ble upon the ground that he had not been
a resident of the state two years. This was
questioned, but 1'uttLer information shows
the democrats to have been right. The
very freight book which notes the carry
ing away of Mackey’s household effects is
in the hands of prominent democrats. In
1881 he came to this state from Tennessee,
remained here a time and then moved to
Missouri, where he remained several years,
returning to Nashville, Teini., and then to
Vincennes, where he arrived a little over a
year ago.
In regard to the contest made by Dc, a-
tur Dunning, republican candidate for rep
resentative. defeated by J. T. Beasley i.»
the Vi o, Vermilion nnd Sullivan district,
Dunning appears to have got his foot in it.
He entered eontert in Sullivan county, and
in his sworn affidavit several times declares
himself to he a resident of Sullivan coun
ty, whereas he is not, but a resident of
Vigo county. Tho question was discussed
to-day as to whether proceedings should
be instituted ngainst him for perjury, hut
this was not deemed advisable. Dunning’s
friends requested permission to withdraw
the papers this afternoon, but this privil
ege was not granted them.
Bets are freely made and are freely
taken that the next senator will be a re
publican. The whole affair, however, is
in such a complicated condition that no
man can tell just where it will end. Re
publicans are at present fully determined
to oust several democrats from the house.
If this is commenced democrats will cer
tainly retaliate in the senate. Every dem
ocratic senator who lias been to this city
since election day has encouraged such u
course. None have argued against it.
Letters have also been received from those
democratic state senators who have
been unable to get here, aud the
ready manner in which contests
have been tiled by democrats
fully illustrates that, the “get-even” policy
will be the one adopted. It is a peculiar
fact, however, that very few posons who
have money to wager specify that either
Harrison or McDonald will be the senator.
The person is not generally named, bets
being made by republicans that “a repub
lican senator will be elected,” and by demo
crats that "a democratic senator will lx;
elected.” Both sides probably think that
chances enough are taken when they bet
as they vote, without getting in further by
specifying any one person.
Ike Nation's Udurifforu.
Boston, November 15.—The meeting of
the committees on federal aid to common
schools, appointed ill July lust by the
National Teachers’ Association at Topeka
and the American Institute of Instruction
at Bar Harbor, which has been in session
here for the past week, adjourned to day
to meet in Washington at the convention
of stute school superintendents in Febru
ary. The gentlemen composing the
committee are: Rev. A. E. Newahip,
editor of the New England Journal
o) Education, of Boston; W. Preston
Johnston, presiden, of Tulane Univer
sity, New Orleans; E. C. Carrigan,
Massachusetts, state superintendent of
education; W. A. Newell, state superin
tendent public instruction; W. D. Homer; j
B. Sprague, president Wells College, Cali
fornia; J. B. Peaslie, superintendent of
schools, Cincinnati; Rev. Win. H. Driher,
president lioanoke Collego, Virginia, and |
Superintendent Dutton, of the New Haven j
public schools. The committee discussed;
the senate bill for federal aid to common i
schools and voted a report favoring its
principles, but no action was taken as to the !
special features of the bill. In accordance i
with the resolutions of the conventions at j
Topeka and Bar Harbor, the committees j
were so enlarged as to give eaeii state and j
territory local representation in the con- |
vention at Washington. The following j
school officials were elected to serve on I
local committees in the representation of
states, and as members of the federal aid
convention: All state and territorial
superintendents of public instruction, 1
su peri ntondeats of schools in the south of ;
cities mid towns of 10,000 or more inhabi* 1
t ints, all school superintendents of cities
of 5000 or more inhabitants, presidents of ;
the National Teachers’ Association and
the American Institute of Instruction, !
general agents of the Peabodv and Slater!
school funds, Mrs, Mary 11. Hunt, superin
tendent of the educational department of
the Woman’s National Christian Temper
ance Union; Hon. Hugh Thompson, of;
South Carolina; Mayor Courtenay, of
Charleston; Rev. A. D. Mayo and Judge
Beekney, of Kentucky, and others promi
nently connected with the national aid
movement.. It is thought that the seoond
inter-state educational convention like
that held at Louisville in 1883 may be call
ed. Though no formal action was taken
to memorialize congress other than to pro
pose a mass convention in February, the
committee is sanguine that aid will be
granted either as provided in the senate
bill or through some similar draft To
morrow’s Boston papers will contain
long Interviews with Rev. A.
E. Winship, chairman of the committee
on behalf of the National Teachers’ Asso
ciation, 13;C. Corrigan, cl airman of the
committee of the American Institute or
Instruction, and Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, super
indent of the educational department of
the Woman’s National Temperance Union.
They discuss the necessity for immediate
national legislation, showing thnt intem
perance, pauperism nnd crime are diffi
cult to suppress while 1 60,000,000
nnd more illiterate persons are left
in ignorance; that, as congress gave the
negroes suffrage, necessary means should
now be provided for his elementary edu
cation; that there are more than 1,000,000
illiterate voters in the country and bal
ance of .power is in the hands or this dan
gerous class; that of $85,000,000 expended
for schools in the southern states, they ap
propriated $17,000,000, which is more than
could lie expected considering the relative •
wealth of tile north and south.
All Quiet ill. I lie Packing Houses.
Chicago, November 15.—At an early
hour this morning, the late striking em
ployes of the packing houses assembled at
tlie respective headquarters indicated by
the sheriff’s order, issued yesterday, and
applied for employment. Tho crowd was
orderly and perfectly quiet. The foremen
of tlie different houses selected such men
as they required at once, and the remain
der departed evidently satisfied that they
would he taken back as soon as .he houses
were in full running shnDe. The number
of old men re-employed this morning is be
tween 1200 and 1500. Advices just received
from the yards indicate that no difficulty
between the old and new employes is
anticipated. ,
The question as to what extent ol<S em
ployes shall be given precedence over nety
ones was liberally discussed at the packers’
meeting yesterday afternoon. The situa
tion was discussed in the light of the strike
being declared off. All took Powderly’s
order calmly but wero plainly gratified by
it. All, however, were unanimous in the
declaration that no new men should bo
discharged to maKe room for old ones.
The determination was also expressed that
only those should be taken back who
were desired by the employers. “There
is not room for all the old men,” said Mr.
Hately afte. the meeting. “I have some
now who, are about equal to the old, aud
besides there ure not enough animals on
hand to start up with a full force. It will
take me several days to get ready for com
plete work.” Other packers expressed
like opsnions, and while all said they would
cheernilly take back all of the old men
they could use, none of them believed that
many of them would bo immediately
wanted.
All the strikers taken back aro com
pelled to sign a paper in which they agree
not to leave their work without giving
their employers two weeks notice. On
the othur hand, the packers agree not to
discharge any of their men without giving
t horn two weeks notice. To still further
bind the men to the agreement, each one
in required to deposit $50 with Ms em
ployer, this sum to be taken gradually out
of their wages.
THE DETECTIVES DON'T KNOW.
Thill’ll About the Size of It In I hut Kxpreaa Bob
ber) Cline.
St. Lotih, November 14.—Who the
Adams express robbers are nnd where
they ure, are questions which none but tho
detectives working on the case can an
swer, and, although they state that both
“Jim Cummins” and “Richard Roe” are
known to them, and will be arrested when
the proper time shall arrive, the beliel is
expressed by many that they are as much
in tlie dark as ever.
The Republican says: “Lute liuit night
the handwriting of tlie ‘Cummings’ letters
was carefully compared with that of a for
mer employe of the Adams Express Com
pany and the two were found to ho very
like each other. The employe, whose
name is not given, was seen at his house
early this morning, and while lie recog
nized the similarity, stated that he knew
nothing whatever of the robbery beyond
what he hud read in the papers. lie is
under surveillance, but could not be arrest
ed on account of serious injuries which he
deceived in an accident, the nature of
which is not stated, some two weeks ago.”
The Globe-Democrat states that both
“Cummings” and Roe have been located
and will be arrested as soon as it is dis
covered where the stolen money is con
cealed.
A Little Itm-k Hunk Submerged.
Little Rock, November 16.—The First
National Bank of Pine Bluff, Ark., closed
its doors this morning. C. M. Neel, prin
cipal owner, has been a heavy operator-in
real estate and cotton, and owns the Swan
Lake railroad. He explains that the sus
pension was canned by drafts of cotton and
commission merchants not being honored.
He is understood to possess large means,
hut nothing is as yet known as to the ex
tent of his liabilities.
Au Iternir, hr. hrc)fus.
New Orleans. November 15.—Associate
Justice Watkins to-day read the opinion of
tlie supreme court, affirming the sentence
in the case of Dr. Emanuel Dreyfus, con
victed of subornation of perjury, in con
nection with the celebrated Ford murder
case, in procuring the evidence of Surah
McMahon and Mary Smythe. The court
held that the minute clerk had a right to
administer an oath. Dreyfus was sentenced
to seven and one-half years in the peniten
tiary.
Ik Geroninio Loose l
Chicago, November 15.—A Times special
from Fort Keogh, Mont., says: “A party
of Indians, either from Canada or northern
Montana, have been raiding in that vicin
ity, carrying off about fifty horses belong
ing to ranchers, and driving off tbe owners
who sought to protect their property. Two
ranchmen had a narrow escape with their
lives.
Fulthful Servants.
Staunton, Va., November 15.—The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Valley railroad was held here to-day. The
report of the president showed the gross
earnings of tlie road to be $115,000, with
cxijou-job amounting to $38,000. The pros
pects for the coming year are bright. Sam
i'" 1 . Spencer, president, and tlie old hoard of
directors were re-elected.
An l'm!lT»tuml:llj?
Rome, November 13.—In connection
with the late meeting of the American
bishops in Rome and the plenary council
in Baltimore, tin- propaganda has com
pleted and submitted to the Pope a code
of rules defining the relations between the
bishops and Pope, and in regard to the dis
cipline of Catholic clergy.