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J VOL. XXVIII—NO. 287 What was Done by the Representatives of the People Yesterday. Tht Capitol Commliiolon Meets—Judge Hmldox ItMlIflea—Representatives «r the Salvation Armjr—The Governor lle-appolnts the Peniten tiary OtUclnls—The Municipal Election To- Day, Etc. Special to Enquirer-Sun. Atlanta, November 30.—At 10 o’clock the house was called to order by Speaker Little and prayer was offered by Rev. W. R. Branham, the chaplain. The roll was called and the journal was read. Mr. Weil, of Fulton, asked and obtained unanimous consent to take up and concur in a senate amendment to the bill to in corporate the Atlanta and Hawkinsville railroad company. The senate amend ment was concurred in. It refers to the method of electing directors. Senate bill No. 21, to incorporate the Salt Springs and Bowden Lithia railroad company, was, on motion of Mr. Watson, of Douglas,. taken up and read the first time. By Mr. Ray, of Dooly, a bill to incorpor ate the Atlantic, Birmingham and Great Western railroad company. The proposed railroad is to go from the west boundary of Troup county to Bruns wick, and also from Troup county to Bir mingham. Mr. Henry, of Chattooga—A bill to sub mit to the voters of Chattooga county the question of the repeal of the present road laws so far as they relate to that county. Mr. Little, of Talbot—A bill to amend the charter of Talbotton, so as to require applicants for liquor license,to obtain the consent of two-thirds of all the inhabitants of that town—male and female. Mr. Pickett, of Worth—A bill to secure the better control of the convicts of this state. The bill requires that on the expi ration or forfeiture of the present lease, the governor shall separate the male and female convicts, the able-bodied and weak, and to put the convicts at work manufac turing of fertilizers. Mr. Pickett, of Worth—A resolution de claring the national bank system a failure, and raising a joint committee to prepare ah address to the representatives and sena tors of Georgia in congress, asking that they use their influence to secure a state banking: system based on real estate. Re ferred to the committee on state of the re public. Mr. Key, of Jackson—A bill to prohibit, the sale of liquor within three miles of Pleasant Hill church, Jackson county. On motion of Mr. Ham, of Hall, the rules Were suspended and the house passed a bill to repeal an act to establish a city court for the county of Hall. Mr. Featherstone, chairman of the com mittee on privileges and election, submit ted a report on the contested election case of Blue against Smith, from Glynn. The report declared Mr. Smith, the sitting member, entitled to the seat lie now holds. The report was unanimously adopted. Mr. Reid, of Putnam, chairman of the special committee which visited the state university, submitted a report. The cotn- >4Mttee found the dormitories in a very bad condition and recommend that $5000 be appropriated for their repair. The other buildings were found in very good condi tion. The report was submitted to the committee on finance. On motion of Mr. Bailey, of Spalding, the Dill to repeal the act requiring a regis tration of voters of Spalding county was taken up and passed. A memorial in favor of a normal insti tute of instruction for teachers in this state containing many signatures was read on motion of Mr. Duggan, of Hancock, and referred to the committee on education. Mr. Glenn, of Whitfield—Two bills to amend the road laws of Whitfield county. On motion of Mr. Pittman, of Troup, the rules were suspended and the house passed a bill to incorporate the Georgia Fire In surance Company of LaGrange. The unfinished business, being the call of counties, was taken up. Mr. Ilawkins, of Newton—A bill to COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER ot Ni eal an act abolishiug the county court of Tewton county. Mr. Burcbmore, of Oglethorpe—A bill to amend the registration act for Oglethorpe county. Mr. Olive, of Oglethorpe—A lull to pre scribe the time when the public laws shall g o Into effect (ten days after they have een approved); also, a bill to require plaintiffs in divorce suits to deposit costs in advance. . Mr. McGaiety, of Paulding—A bill to amend section 2573 of the code. Mr. Tate, of Pickens—A bill to incor porate the Atlanta and Asheville Railroad Company. The capital stock is fixed at $1,000,000, and work may be begun when half that amount is subscribed. The com pany is authorized to build a railroad iroin Atlanta to the North Carolina line, in Rabun county. _ , , Mr. Russell, of Polk—A bill to amend section 4047 of the code relative to the ap pointment of a new commissioner to as sign dower. _ . Mr. Morgan, of Pulaski—A bill to pro hibit hunting on lands or fishing on the lands of another in Pulaski county with out the consent of the owner. Mr. Walker, of Putnam—A bill to pre vent contracts for future delivery which are purely speculative. Mr. Lamar, of Richmond—A bill to re quire parties to reside in this state two years before they can sue for divorce. Mr. Lamar, of Richmond—A bill to amend section 2138 of the code. Mr. Lamar, of Richmond—A bill to de clare warehouse and elevator receipts and bills of lading negotiable. Mr. Lamar, of Richmond-A bill to fix salaries of judges. It fixes the limit for supreme court judges at $1000 and for supe rior court judges at *3000. Mr. Lamar, of Richmond—A bill to authorize the employment of a stenog rapher for the supreme court. Mr. McCord, of Richmond—A bill to in corporate the Augusta and Chattauooga Railroad and Banking company. The speaker announced as the commit tee on judicial circuits on the part of the house, Messrs. Felton, of Bibb; Tate, Weil, Fonte, Humphreys, of Brooks; Watts, Berner, DuBose, Stevens, Russell, of Clarke; Lamar, Arnheim, Gamble and P«Ir. 0I Stewart, ^ Rockdale—A bill to amend 3554 of the code. . . Mr. Stewart, of Rockdale—A joint reso lution directing the state treasurer to hold the bonds of the Marietta and North Georgia railroad until the investigation which has been ordered shall have been C °Mr^Watts, of Stewart—A bill to amend the law relative to letting the public print ing to the lowest bidder so as to provide for rejection of bids and subsequent pro- Ce Mr. nS simmons, of Sumter—A DUX to amend the act incorporating the Eatonton and Madison Railroad Company. Mr. Simmons—A bill to incorporate the Macon, LaGrange and Western Railroad Onmotion of Mr. Russell, of Clarke, the house took up and adopted a resolution for a joint committee from the house and sen ate to ascertain the condition of the busi ness of the two houses, and to report whether a prolongation of the session is necessary. Mr. Franklin, of Thomas—A bill to in corporate the Thomusville, Florida and Western Railroad Company. The house adjourned to 10 o’clock Wednesday. Senate l’rnrt'Pilliiffs. • Atlanta, November 30. — The senate was called to order at 10 o’clock, President pro tem. Pringle in the chair. After prayer by the chaplain and the reading of the journal the door keeper an nounced a message from the governor, and Secretary Warren delivered a sealed mes sage to bo considered in executive session. Senator Jones, chairman of the peniten tiary committee, introduced a resolution adding Senator Douglass to the committee on penitentiary. The resolution prevail ed. Mr. Pringle, chairman of the committee on temperance, reported in favor of the passage, by substitute, of the bill to change the manner of granting license for the side of spirituous liquors as contained in sec tion 1419 of the code, so as to giye ordina ries and county commissioners the same discretion in granting or refusing license in quantities Jess than ten gallons that they now have in quantities less than one gal lon, and for other purposes. President Davidson was granted leave of absence for a few days on important busi ness. Upon mot ion of Mr. Peek the rules were suspended for the reading of bills a third time, and the bill abolishing the county court of Douglass county was read and passed by a vote of 34 to 0. Also, the bill creating a board of com missioners of roads and revenues for De- Kalb county was read a third time, and, together with certain amendments recom mended by the committee, was passed by a vote of 34 to 0. On motion bills were taken up and read the second time, as follows. A bill to provide for the recording of certain mortgages. A bill providing game laws for Effing ham county. A bill providing for the registration of voters in Effingham county. A bill amending seotion’4583 of the codj defining the crime of incest. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Macon so as to allow the issuance of bonds for the building of a market house. Mr. Jackson, chairman on the part of the senate of the joint, committee appoint ed to visit the state university and ascer tain what repairs are needed, reported that the committee found the dormitory in a very bad condition, and that almost the entire woodwork, sashes, ceilings, etc., would have to be removed and new ones substituted, and the committee recom mended the appropriation of $5000 for the work, and they thought this amount bare ly sufficient. Report referred to finance committee. A message from the house was received, announcing the passage of the general ap propriation bill by the house, and their concurrence in certain amendments by the senate to the bouse bill creating commis sioners of pilotage. On motion, the general appropriation bill was taken up, read the first time and referred to the finance committee. Mr. Lewis, of the nineteenth district, was granted leave of absence for to-mor row. The committee on enrollment reported that the act creating commissioners of pilotage bad been duly enrolled. On motion of Mr. Powell the senate went into executive session to consider the sealed message of the governor. The mess age was the appointment of James S. Wat son to be judge of the county court of Lee county, vice Judge W. H. Kimbrough, re signed, for the. term of four years from August 24, 1884. On motion the senate adjourned until to morrow at 10 o’clock a. m. The ('spltol l ointiiissinn. Atlanta, November 30.—The eapitol commission met to day in regular monthly session, Governor Gordon presiding. The eapitol was visited and the work upon the building inspected and pronounced satis factory. An estimate for $G24,!)04 was ap proved and a requisition for the amount drawn upon the governor. They are Re-Appointed. Atlanta, November 30.—Governor Gor don has re-appointed Colonel John R. Towers principal keeper, E. T. Shubrick assistant keeper, and Dr. Willis F. West moreland principal physician ot the peni tentiary. Judge Mnddox qualifies. Atlanta, November 30.—Hon. John W. Maddox, recently elected by the general assembly, to-day qualified before the gov ernor and was commissioned judge of the Rome circuit to succeed Judge Joel Bran ham, whose term expires December 31. Salvation Army Representatives. Atlanta, November 30.—Two represen tatives of the Salvation Army have arrived in Atlanta and will begin protracted ser vices to-morrow night,. The election for municipal officers of At lanta comes off to-morrow. The Municipal Election. Atlanta, November 30. — The fusion ticket agreed upon some weeks since by the committee of fifty from the antis and prohibitionists will be opposed by the people’s ticket, which is the same except two names. In the second ward W. P. Elliott is substituted for H. A. Boynton, and in the fourth ward J. M. McGuirk for M. L. Nelson. There is a strong belief that the people’s ticket will win. A DARING ROBBERY. St. Louis, November 30.—A special from Big Springs, Texas, says: A most daring robbery was committed at Marta, the first siding on the line of the Texas and Pacific railway, ten miles west of here, at mid night last night. The only inhabitantants of the place are a gang of Chinese section hands and a white foreman. At about midnight the Chinamen were waited upon by fifty masked men who demanded their money. Upon refusing to give up their hard-earned cash, they were one at a time hung up by their ques until they gave up their money. The robbers, . hinking they had not got all the cash in the camp, re turned and took one of the Chinamen and held him on a hot stone until his coni- ! rades gave up the balance of their money, I some $500 in all. One celestial had his que cut off and was otherwise horribly tor tured. No arrests have been made. Maxwell Reprieved. St. Louis, November 30.—A stay of exe cution has been granted in the case of W. ! H. L. Maxwell, Preller’s murderer, and i Chinese high binders who were under sen tence to be hanged January 1, until Feb- ! ruary 1. in order that a transcript of the cases may be finished before an appeal is | taken. | A Strange Boycott. 1 Montreal, November 30.—The superior I Of the Ablator Fathers has announced that l no Knights of Labor will be allowed to ! partake of the sacrament. He Tolls Why He is a Candidate for the Presidency of the Central. lie Charges Raoul and Ills Directors IVtlli lutldel. Ity to the Interest of the Stockholders—Their Policy a Policy of Secrecy—What lie Proposes to Do. • Special to Enquirer-Sun. Atlanta, November 30.—General E. P. Alexander was in the city attending the meeting of the eapitol commissioners to day. He was interviewed by the Constitu tion on the Central ruilroad and says : “ Strong efforts are made by the opposi tion to identify me with foreign cities and corporations, and it is claimed that I was one of a parly who recently bought the Richmond and Danville system for the West Point terminal. My family and I, who have been largo stock holders in the Central ruilroad for forty years, are as fully identified with Georgia as the Raoul purty. I had no connection with tlie West Point terminal deal and my only aim is for the best interest of the Cen tral stockholders. The real issue is whether the Central railroad stockholders will longer submit to be slaughtered. They have been slaughtered by the sup pression of information concerning the value of stock, and I heard that one of the most prominent and active of Mr. Raoul’s directors personally visited the banks in Savannah and urged them not to lend money on it above 75, saying It had no more real value. Secrecy as to the real value of stock ha8 been the thing that slaughtered the stockholders and kept their property down far below its real value. It has cost them millions of dollars. It was the policy of Mr. Wadley and has been intensified by the present mannge- ment' The annual reports for three years have not told what property the company owns, nor what it lias cost, nor what it is worth. They have suppressed everything good about the property and made the most of everything bad. The monthly earnings that were published be fore have also been suppressed. Whatever the motive the result is that the directors and their friends know when to buy and sell, but the stockholders do not.' The list of the stockholders has ulso been sup pressed that was published by all former management . The resu t is that the dissatisfied' stockholders cannot find each other and the whole body of them are helpless to exercise any control whatever over the management. Advantage, too, has been taken of this ex clusive knowledge of the names and ad dresses of stockholders to ask their proxies by a circular calculated to create the im pression that there was no contest. If I am defeated it will be by the efforts of this circular, for the stockholders, especially the ladies and per sons not familiar with business affairs, consider the giving of a proxy something' like a personal promise and hesitate to give the latter one, making it more a matter of sentiment than of busi ness. Some of my earnest friends have given their proxies to Captain Raoul un der that impression. “My friends made a formal demand for the list a week ago, and under a threat of legal proceedings will probably eventually get it, but meanwhile all the delay possi ble has been put upon them, when delay is practically a refusal.” “It has been reported that you are inter ested in some plan for issuing a new series of securities on the road ? ” “There is not a word of truth in the charge. I have no interest and no alliance that contemplates any such thing. My sole purpose, if I am elected president, is to run the Centra] in tiie Interests of its stockholders and to let the stockholders know just exactly what the road is doing every month.” Geii. Alexander left for Savannah last night, where he will remain for some days. He was in good spirits over the outlook and very confident of his election. WAIFS FROM WASHINGTON. Tin* Iti-fliK-llon of’ tli«- l^ubllc belli—'The President's Coming Message—The French Spoliation Claims. the prisoner, some for a full pardon, others for commutation of the sentence to life Imprisonment. During the conversation counsel brought out what they considered the strongest and most salient points in defense and the weakest parts of the com monwealth's testimony. Cluverius is preparing a statement, or appeal to the governor, which will be fin ished In a day or two. His counsel say it will be his own production without h sug gestion from them or revision. He wnl send it to the governor by his brother, William B. Cluverius. It is expected Judge Hinton’s opinion will he ready to-morrow. After a copy of this and the prisoner’s statement reach the governor he will soon reach n docison as to whether he will inter fere in the execution of judgment. INTERESTING IN INDIANA. An Injiiiii'tlon Fill'll AVIili'h Causes n Political Sensation. Indianapolis, Novomber 30. — Green Smith, president pro tem of the state sen ate and hold-over senator from Donnings county, to-day filed in the office of the clerk of Marion circuit court, a petition for an injunction to restrain the secretary of state from transmitting to the speaker of the house of representatives the result rtf the vote cast for lieutenant- governor at the recent election in this state. Smith is a democrat and tompornry presiding officer of the senate, of which body ho will become ac tual presiding officer in case the courts hold that mi election of u lieutenant- governor was unnecessary to fill the vacancy caused by Gen. Manson accepting a federal position. Robertson, republican, was elected lieutenant-governor at the re- cent election. The suit and its result will have an important bearing in the coming senatorial contest. ON CHANGE. An Exi'.lthift Day in 11n- Slurk Market anil I lit' Largest Sales Ever Known. New York, November 30.—To-day was another extraordinary day at the stock exchange, the recorded transactions run ning up beyond anything ever known be fore. There was great excitement, and prices rose rapidly in the morning, but the advance culminated shortly after noon, ^irhen something very liken stampede oc curred. Prices fluctuated violently, money J ras again manipulated up to 10 per cent., lid the room traders by raiding every weak point materially aided the decline. Reading was again the most important qtock on the list. The streot believes that, large interests, including Loudon, have Seen caught short of this stock, and though heavy purchases have been made for both sides of the account, it & thought that the outstanding short in- J irest is still very large. Other coal stocks, specially Jersey Central, were features of he day. The latter was advanced in the morning upon the renewed confidence that Baltimore and Ohio would carry out its contract. Southwestern stock, particu larly Texas Pacific and Kansas and Texas, attracted much attention, and Western Union was very largely traded in. Union Pacific was the next favorite, after Ilead- g, upon rumors from Washington of ta le * ' " What is Transpiring on the Other Side of the Waters. John Dillon's Trial Postponed—Friini'i''s Position to England In Regard to Egyptian Affairs— A Confrrenee of the Keoleh Liberal Associations Other Mullers of Interest. Dublin, November 30.—The case of the government against Mr. John Dillon came up for a hearing to-day before the court or queen’s bench. Mr. Dillon apnenrnd. appeared, livan and Washington, November 30.—The presi dent’s message again formed the only sub ject of discussion at the meeting of the cabinet to-day. All the members were present. It is understood that the message I is complete, with the single exception of I that portion relative to the naval estah- j lishment. Fmii-h Spoliation ('list's. j Washington, November 30.—The argu ment of counsel in tlie French spoliation claims cases were concluded before the court of claims this afternoon, and the first fourteen cases on the calendar were sub mitted for decision. These are test cases and involve the general question of the government’s liability for the damages claimed. The Public Debt. Washington, November 30.—It is esti mated at the treasury department that the public debt statement to be issued to morrow will show a decrease in the debt for the month of November of a little over $1,000,000. The small amount of the reduc tion is due principally to the fact that nearly $14,000,000 were paid out during the month for pensions alone. The receipts during the month were about $27,000,000 and the disbursements about $24,000,000. In November of last year the receipts ’ Were about.$25,000,000 and the expenditures about $23,000,000. There was an increase of about $1,000,000 in the debt in Novem ber, 1885. The Hnltiniori' unit Ohio. ! Cincinnati, November 30.—To-morrow ! the Baltimore and Ohio express assumes | control of the traffic hitherto managed by I the Adams and Southern express compa nies on the Queen and Crescent route be tween Cincinnati and New Orleans. While ! the Baltimore and Ohio claims to he in j favor of maintaining rates, its entrance into this wide field, hitherto monopolized I by the two companies named, introduces ! them fertile first time in the element of competition, and it is probable there may be a new adjustment of the rates. The new company, it is said, will give employ ment to the men who have been doing work for the old companies. Cluverius' ('use. Richmond, Va., November 30.—Judge Hinton, of the court of appeals, this afternoon telegraphed from his home in Petersburg that, owing to indisposition, he would be unable to finish to-day his dis senting opinion in tlie Cluverius murder case, and nothing was done by the pris- 1 oner’s counsel during the day. To-night, however, they are at the governor’s resi dence in private conference with him. It j is not yet known if the petitions for clem- I ency have been presented, or what has ! been done in the matter, i The conference lasted three hours, j Counsel presented a number of petitions from all parts of the state asking the gov- I ernor to exercise clemency on behalf of jrable developments to the company, rangers, with the exception of fit. Paul, were quiet and comparatively steady, as were also trunk line shares. The opening was strong, the first prices generally showing advances over last eve ning’s closing figures of from t to 1 per cent. A few stocks, however, were small i fractions lower. Business was extremely ; active, but prices sagged off at a trifle In j early trading, Ni-vv England being espe cially weak. Tlie entire market, how- | ever, soon became strong, Jersey Central ‘ and Union Pacific making the largest ad- | vanccR, and Reading became suddenly I more active arid strong alter 12 o’clock, but the upward movement culminated be- | fore 1 p. nt. A general decline followed, In I which all the strong stocks of the niorii- ' ing were noticeable. A fractional j rally was followed by another decided j break in the last hour, and the marked j finally closed on a rally feverish, excited I and irregular. Tlie total business of the j day aggregated 901,000 shares, and not- i withstanding tlie large advances recorded ! up tol p. m. in many stocks, not a single j one on the active list records a net advance of tlie day. Chattanooga, however, is up : 3 per cent. On the other hand, Richmond and West Point lost 6 per cent., Reading 1?, Norfolk and Western 1), and Lake Shore and Western Union each 1 per cent. Contenting Cni-lisle's Seat. I Cincinnati, November 30.—The grounds | for the contest of Speaker Carlisle’s seat ! it the fiftieth congress of the United States j have been prepared and wore signed last i night by Geo. H. Thebe, contestant. The i allegations are numerous and it requires forty-five pages of legal cap paper to re- i cite them all. The petition starts out by I alleging that “there wore oust for me, Thobe, 1000 legal votes in the sixth con- i gressional district of Kentucky which, by j omission, mistakes or fraud and collusions of the election officers of the various pre cincts qnd voting places and county can vassing boards, were not counted and re turned for me, Thobe.” It is charged that the poll books and re turns of Trimble county were all in viola- j tion of the law, and were opened within | less than thirty days after said election; that the vote as returned was 376 for Car- ! lise and 3 for Thoebe and he objected to accompanied by Lord Mayor Sullivan Messrs. Healy and Sexton. Great crowds surrounded the building and court room, and the corridors were packed. Mr. Dillon was greeted with tremendous cheering by the people when ho nrrivod and his passage into the court room was nmid enthusiastic applause. Healy, on behalf of Dillon, ap plied for an adjournment of tlio hearing. He said he had only been instructed as to the nature of the crown’s complaint last night, and the crown’s affidavits wore very exceedingly voluminous and would require time to properly study them. Counsel for the government made no opposition to tlealy’s request and the hearing was ad journed until December 11. Franco Will N»t Agree. Paris, November 30.—The Journal des DcBats s.iys France has no desire, to re place England In Egypt when Egypt is evacuated, but if the evacuation is to be conditional upon England’s remaining ab solute mistress of the country an agree ment is impossible. British pleas for time are equivalent to indefinite occupation. France docs not make this occupation a casus hell!, but deelarus that her interests and rights are prejudiced by it. (tenoral Butler Returns. London, November 30.—It is senii-offi- cially announced that General Sir Bedvers Butler, who has accepted the office of un der-secretary for Ireland, will return to the war office in the early part of March to resume his duties as deputy adjutant-gen eral. His services will he required in Ire land only while the department Is being reorganized. The under-secretary will in fu ture occupy his seat in the house of com mons. In at (lie Eleveiitii Honr. London, November 30.—Cardinal Man ning to-day ordained into the Roman Culh- olie priesthood Lord Charles T. Hayno, aged 73 years, and formerly a camion in the established church. Enirlnntl. TWO IRISH ORDERS AMALGAMATE. London, November 80.—The British Horae Rule Assn nation and the Home Rule League of the United Kingdom will amalgamate under the name of the Home Rule Union, and support a single ticket in future elections, for the purpose of assist ing the Irish people in obtaining the rights of local self-government. A con ference of the two associations Is called for December 9. Si'iitlanil. A CONFERENCE OF LIBERAL ASSOCIATION i. Edinburgh, November 30.—At a con ference of the Scotch liberal associations to-day at Hawylc, twenty-eight orguuixi- tlons were represented. The conference adopted resolutions ofconlldeheo In Glad stone and in favor of home rule in Ireland and Scotland. Bulgaria. RUSSIA WILL NOT INSIST. Paris, November 30.—It is announced here that Russia does not insist on the se lection of Prince Nicholas, of Mongrella, as a candidate for the Bulgarian throne. (Jmmiii)'. AN ANARCHIST PUBLICATION SUPPRESSED. Berlin. November 30.—The police have proscribed the first number of the anarch ist periodical Autonmie. A Rear) Fall urn, Cincinnati, November 30.—Shipley, Dolsey & Co., wholesale dry goods, at -18’ h j and Elm streets, who recently obtained an extension from their creditors, to-day ns- I signed to S. C. Tolutn, whose bond was j fixed at $100,000. Murray Shipley, senior 1 member of the firm, also made an individ- : nal assignment, giving up all his property. The bond of his assignee is $50,000. The ; statement of assets and liabilities has not I been made up yet, but rumors are current l that the assets will pay from 25 to 33 per cent, of tiie debts. There are no preferred l creditors. The firm is one of the largest j in the city and has hitherto been regarded | as one of the strongest. 1 It is said their liabilities are about i $80,000 wiLli assets somewhat larger. The i attorney of the firm sayH tlie assignment is | a mere formality to enable tiie firm to arrange its affairs. The business will not be interrupted. The lirm had become em barrassed by increasing its stock very con siderably, and by slow collections. The bond of tiie assignee was fixed at $80,00, The creditors are mainly in New York, Philadelphia and Boston. IN THE WORKING WORLD. fying the workmen that next year a uni form scale of wages must be agreed upon. At present the eastern and northern manu facturers are holding aloof from the syndi cate formed recently by the western, in order to protect their market from glass made with natural gas. The trouble Is one of annual recurrence, and a contest for supremacy of the market is a probable contingency. An Interesting Case. New Haven, Conn., Novomber 30.— Wm. H. Wallace, assistant superintendent of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railway, and Stacey R. Opdyke, su- R erintendont of tho New Haven and orthampton railway, were arrested to day, charged with conspiring against Thoa. Meany, lately employed by these roods. Vice-President Reed furnished the nomi nal bond required; Tho labor organizations are greatly interested in the result of his case, ns It will directly tcBt tlie black listing issue Meany alleges that af ter working eleven years for the North ampton company he resigned and went to work for tho New York load. In leas than j three weeks, however, he was discharged by order of Superintendent Wallace be cause his employment was objectionable to Superintendent Opdyke, and lie has. ! since been out of work. THE INVESTIGATION PROCEEDS. More Testimony Taken in the Fnin-Rtinkln Lobby ('list!—The Mi'thoiis Ailo|,toil to Intrudin'.) the (ieorglu Marble, Etr. boxes of Trimble county were in the cus tody of tlie county clerk of said county, and exposed and liable to be tampered with by said clerk or by any evil disposed person. Objection is made to Grant arid Gallatin counties, in which all sorts of frauds are alleged. In the county of Carroll, which was returned as being 125 to 375 in favor of Carlisle, many irregularities are alleged. It is claimed that in many of the precincts throughout the district all of the election officers were democrats, which is in direct violation of the law. In the county of Kenton, Carlisle’s old home, a number of irregularities are set forth. A copy of the petition was given to Carlisle last night, also a copy of the notice of contest. t'ottim Rurni'il At Raleigh. Raleigh, N. C., November 30.—This afternoon fire broke out among the cotton bales on the city cotton platform. It start ed, it is supposed, by a spark from a solder ing furnace used by the tinners who were roofing a lately erected compress on the platform. About 1000 bales were destroy ed and the loss is about $50,000, distributed as follows: J. J. Thomas $1600, G. D. Hand $1750, C. E. Johnson & Co. $6000, E.,S. Lee $3000, M. A. Parker $2000, D. B. Avera $5000, Raleigh and Gaston railroad compa ny $6000 to *10,000, P. F. Fnrsor $6000, all fully covered by insurance; Wyatt ct Crow der $5000, insurance $1000; Barbee & Bar bee $1575, insurance $1000; Lattu & Wyatt $6000, insurance $2000. The compress building and platform wore but partially injured. Lost Their Jobs. Brooklyn, November 30.—Two hun dred and sixty men were discharged from the department of construction and re pairs in the navy yard to-day. Threatened Trouble Among the Coal Miners mill the OIahs Workers. Pittsburg, November 30.—Now that the differences between the Knights of Labor and the Miners’ Amalgamated Asso ciation in the coal region have been set tled, they are preparing to stand together ! in the strike proposed. Master Workman j Byrne, of the Knights of Labor, and Sec- . j rotary Mullen, of the Miners’Amalgamated Association, have just issued a joint call j 1 fora delegate meeting of both organiza- ; tions, to be held at Soottdule next, Satur- , ! day morning. Master Workman Byrne, in j I talkingof the meeting to-day, said “all the j ! trouble between tho Association and the j j Knights of Labor has been adjusted, am] in 1 future we shall work together. The meeting i I Saturday is for the purpose of forming a I | joint board to combine the action of the j two organizations. This hoard, when or- I ganized, will move for another conference j with the operators on the demands already made. I do not wish to express any opin- , J ion as to what will be done and can only | J say that the workers in the coke region j 1 will move together in any demands that , may be agreed upon after due consider- i | ation shall have been given to tlie ques tion and all efforts shall have been made! to amicably arrange matters.” Thu Glass Workers. i Pittsburg, November 30.—The glass ! ] workers say that the differences between , the window glass manufacturers in the : east and north is not understood, although there is a probability that they may lead to trouble. The eastern and northern dis tricts have a slight advantage over the western in tlie matter of wages. The en tire northern districts are working at 10 per cent, less wages than the western. Tlie manufacturers in the latter district ; have chafed under thi3 for a long time and in a recent con ention of window glass workers submitted a communication uoti- Atlanta, November 30.—The investi gating committee met again to-night with Mr. Harrison upon the stand and Colonel N. J. Hammond cross-examining hira. The examination was first directed to tho report of the eapitol committee and the bid submitted to them for building the eapitol. Said Mr. Harrison: “I desired to make a fair margin of profit, if possible, but to let the state have marble at tho actual cost of production, or even lower if neces sary, our chief object being to advertise Georgia marble by building the state capital of it. The prices at which we offered Georgia marble were much lower than the prices of marble of other states. I regard Georgia marble the best building material on the continent.” Witness identified letters and receipts, of W. K. Tewksbury, for service ns steno grapher of the senate committee, showing that, he paid him $125 for services. He also identified contracts and receipts of Win. Phillips, memoranda and checks and. memoranda and papers. C, E. Nason, sworn : “I testified before the sub-committee of the senate. I was superintendent of the Americnn Marble Company. I was requested to appear be fore the committee by General Phillips and Mr. Harrison. I also received u line signed by Senator Rankin summoning me before the committee. I was seen by General Phillips, who nsked to use my influence with Mr. Eager in persuading; him to join the Perseverance Mining Com pany and the Georgia Marble Company to tlie effort to have the eapitol material! changed to Georgia marble. Mr. Eager told me Mr. Harrison had mentioned the matter to him, but ho did not think It would amount to anything. Thu summons appear before tlie sub committee was ha., led me by Gen. Phillips. I have seen the published report of my testimony be fore t he committee. Some of it was in correct and some was not published at all. The ouly material omis sion in the testimony was my statement that I did not think 1 lie change could he made to Georgia marble for less than $200,090, and it incorrectly stated that I lest filed as an expert. Mr. Harrison, or General Phillips, didn’t tell me how they proposed to effect the change. General Phillips told me he was an attorney for Mr. Harrison, but didn’t say he had any body associated with him I had no talk with Senator Rankin or Judge Fain. I am not acquainted with them. General Phillips told me the three marble compa nies ought to combine in the effort to se cure the change and divide tho work be tween them pro rata. Mv conversation with Mr. Harrison was the same day I testified before tho .sub committee. I am here to-night by request of Mr. Eager. He is general manager of tho American Mar ble Company, of which f am superintend ent..” Mr. McLendon, of tlie committee, stated that he had asked Mr. Eager to have Mr. Nason hero. Mr. Harrison was withdrawn in order to introduce Mr. Nason who will leave tho city to-morrow. Mr. Harrison will be pot on tiie stand again to-morrow night when: Col. Hammond will continue the cronur examination. IV ill Contest. St. Louis, November 30.—Hon. John M. Glover arrived In this city this morning from Washington and was immediately served with u copy of the notice and peti tion of Nathan Frank’s contest for his seat in tlw fiftieth congress. The (iieo of the returns from the district which Glover and Frank contested gave the former a majority of 100. The notice of contest is a lengthy document and in it Frank claims that he was actually elected by a majority of over 500 votes and would have received a certificate of election hud it not been that the following frauds were com mitted on election day: Thu non-rein statement oflegal voters upon the regis tration lists, counting out of legal votes and tho counting of illegal ballots cast for Glover. Selecting the Twelve. New York, November 30.—The work of obtaining a jury for the trial of boodle Alderman McQuade, was continued to-day in the general sessions court. Nathan Krugger, u meat dealer of 69 First avenue, was accepted as the third juror, two hav ing been selected yesterday. Archibald Erskine, a carpenter of 143 West Nine teenth street, took the fourth scat in the jury box, and Mulcom Campbell, a broker of 11 Wall street, was the fifth juror. A Sti'umboat Burneil. New Orleans, November 30.— A special to the Times-Demoerat from Bayou Sara, La., says: The lied River and Coast Line steamboat Richard was burned at Con- cordoria, about forty miles above the mouth of the red river yesterday. The boat and her cargo of 307 bales of cotton are a total loss. Fireman George Clark and Watchman Charles Robinson, both colored, were drowned. Dick Hickman, the cook, was dangerously burned. Collins Catches It. Chicago, November 30.—Thomas Col lins, a leader of the Lake Shore switch men during the recent strike, had on in dictment nine years old revived against him for theft. He has been arrested twice for attempted train wrecking, and will now he prosecuted on the old charge to insure his conviction. .1 Destructive) Forest Fire. Augusta, Ga., November 30.—A forest lire broke out to-day near Early Branch, tm the Port Royal road, 86 miles from here, and destroyed the railroad station, a school house, a residence, four railroad cars, telegraph poles for a mile and cross ties for half a mile. The loss is about $20,- 000.