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DAILY ENQUIRER-SOT: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER
262.
Mixed, But Harmonious.
DRESS GOODS.
36 inch wool Tricots 23 cent.".
36-inch plaid wool Suiting 40 cents.
Best of Engla d Plaids, all wool, 00 cents
All tin desirable Plaids, such as Tartan.
Tyi>olean. Caladonian. etc., in all-wool fa
brics, from 40 cents to S2.
DRESS T3IHMING8.
We have, by far, the greatest variety and
the largest stock of Dress Trimmings in be
found in the city.
LARGER TUAN EY r ER.
Our stock of ladies, children and inen and
boys’ Merino Underwear.
Call for our ladies’ Vest at 25 and 50cents,
they aie exceptional good value.
Our men’s and boys* natural wool Shirts
and Drawers are choice and-low priced.
CLOAKS, JACKETS, WRAPS.
A choice lot of children’s and misses’
Iteef-r Jackeis and long Wraps at attractive
low prices.
Ladies’ Jackets, all wool, at 822SO; also a
line for S5. which are the best for the price
ever otfered in Columbus.
Our Plush and Astrachan Capes are the
latest in design, and are low priced.
We are prepared to give extra good bar
gains in this department, and positively we
are willing to do so.
Birds From Ev^ ry C lime
are in our Milinery Department; also all the
novelties in trimmings and shapes as they
come out in the fashion centers.
DON’T FO. GET
we keep a choice line of Rugs, Carpets, Win
dow Draperies and Shades.
THE ELEVENTH CENSUS
THE TOTAL FIGURES OF PORTER
ALLEGED COUNT.
POPULATION OF THE STATES AND TERRI
TORIES—THE NINTH, TENTH AND
ELEVENTH COMPARED—
ALL ARE DEFECTIVE.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
atv a i n
bit W Ail AAV Lilji
OFFER SPECIAL DRIVES ON MEN’S AND
CHILDREN’S WOOL UNDERWEAR.
Ml
iiULJjJj
We bought about 40 dozen ioo many,
a; d shall sell Ihem at. a very small bar
gain. Note a few prices.
2-5 dozen Cotton Shirts and Drawers
25 cen s each, u-ually sold at 50 cents
25 doz u Shirts and drawers (slight
ly touched with wool) 50 cents, regu
lar price 75 cents.
25 doz^n white and colored mixed
Shins 75 cents and $1. These goods
sold usually for a 1 wool
50 doz n Shirts and drawers $1 25
an 1 $1.50 that have no iqual for the
pric'-s.
Childn n’s Underwear about cost.
Ask to see th s line.
JAMES H COUDEN PAINTS SIGNS.
JOF^Ollice over Howard «fe Newsom, opposite Bell Tower.
Telephone 208. OAIjL -A.3ST3D SEE
AND MET AX INSTANT AXI) HORRIBLE
DEATH.
Pittsburg, October 31.—A special
from Braddoek, Pa., says a horrible acci
dent occurred there in the Edgar Thomson
Steel works last night, which was due to
the careless bravado of the victim, a
colored man named Robert Washington,
lie hails from Culpepper, Va., and had
SWISS POLITICS. | PLAYED WITH ELECTRICITY
THE GRAND COUNCIL OF TICINO IN SES
SION.
Berne, October 31.—The Grand Coun
cil of Ticino met in Bellinzona today. The
members of the extreme Left were absent.
Fogneti was elected president. In a
speech, after paying tribute to the mem
ory of Councellor Rossi, who was killed in
the recent revolution, the president eti- , . . -
deavored to urge that the recent votes 1 been working as a bricklayer and laborer,
showed that a majority of the people were ■ L was noticed by Superintendent Pierce,
satisfied with the Government, but lie was the Carnegie Electric Light Company,
interrupted by angry shouts of dissent , that \\ asliingtqn had often grasped the
from the galleries. Councilors Respini I electric light wire when the current
and Bonzaingo announced their resigna- j was turned off in 01 _der to show
lion and Government messages with ref- J the men he was not afraid. He was
erence to attempts to effect a party con- j wamed-by Pierce that he would he caught,
ciiiation were referred to a committee, j Pierce telling him often that he was do-
Tlie Lefts have decided to join the Gov- i i»S a very foolish thing. Last night at 10
eminent if offered the choice of two seats ] o’clock Washington was seen to climb up
in the cabinet, but they are strongly op- j several steps and reach out his hand to-
posed to a postponement of the electoral
law, except by a constitutional assembly.
AX EPIDEMIC AT KILLAUXEY.
BY BAD
[>OTA-
A FEVER BROUGHT OX
TOES.
Dublin, October 31.—An epidemic of
fever prevails in Killarney. The disease
is attributable to the use of bad potatoes.
ward the electric light lamp. Some one
i shouted a warning to him, but it was too
j late. His band touched the wire, and in
an instant bis frame stiffened and
he fell to the floor below dead,
j not a muscle twitched and his death must
■ have been instantaneous. Ilis right hand
I had touched the wire and his left, clinging
to the iron rod. had completed the circuit.
I There was not a mark except on the right
i' hand where a slight scar was found where
j he had grasped the wire.
A CONDUCTOR ARRESTED FOR CBIJII- ,
XAI. CARELESSNESS.
_ MINERS TO DECIDE UPON A STRIKE.
Pottstowx. Pa., October 3 .—Amen- • _ , , _ „ .
cus B. Missioner. of Pottstown, a conduc- * Tkbbe Haute, Ind., October 31. Del-
tor of the Philadelphia and Reading rail- egates to convention of the miners of the
road shifting crew, upon whom the Coro- State is being held here to consider a
ner’s jury fixed responsibility for the dis- proposition to
aster to the Williamsport express, at this a [ e delegates
place, on last Saturday morning, in which
two lives were lost, was arrested yesterday
on a warrant issued by Magistrate Urner
Washington, October 81.—The Elev
enth Census buUetin, issued today, says
The population of the United States on
June 1, 1890, as shown by the first count
of persons and families, exclusive of white
persons in the Indian Territory, Indians
on reservations and Alaska, was 62,480,
540. These figures may be slightly
changed by later and more exact compila
tions, but such changes will not be mate
rial. In 1880 the population was 50,155
783. The absolute increase of population
in the ten years intervening was
12,324,757, and the percentage
increase was 24.57. In 1870 the popula
tion was stated as 38,558,371. According
to these figures, the absolute increase in
the decade between 1870 and 1880 was
11,597,412, and the percentage of increase
was 30.08. Upon their face, these figures
show that the population has increased be
tween 1880 and 1890 only 727,345 more
than between 1870 and 1880, while the
rate of increase has apparently diminished
from 30.08 to 24.57 per cent. Jf these fig
ures were derived from correct data, they
would be indeed disappointing. Such
reduction in the rate of increase in the
face of the enormous immigration during
the past ten years, would argue a great
diminution in the fecundity of the popnla
tion, or a corresponding increase in its
death rate.
THE NINTH CENSUS DEFECTIVE.
These figures are, however, easily ex
plained when the character of the data is
understood. It is a well-known fact, hav
ing been demonstrated by extensive and
thorough investigation, that the census of
1870 was grossly defective In the Southern
States, so much so as not only to give an
exaggerated rate of increase of population
between 1870and 1880 in those States, but
to affect very materially the rate of In
crease in the country at large. These omis
sions were not the fault, nor were they
within the control of the census office of
1870. It was taken under a law which the
Superintendent, General Francis, charac
terized as “ clumsy, antiquated and bar
barous.” The Census office bad no pow
er |over the enumerators save a barren
protest, and this right was questioned in
some quarters. In referring to these
omissions, the superintendent of the Tenth
Census said, in his report in relation to
the taking of the census in South Caro
lina; ‘‘It follows as a conclusion of the
highest authority, either that the census of
1870 was grossly defective in regard to the
whole State, or some considerable parts
thereof, or else that the census of 1880 was
fraudulent. Those, therefore, who be
lieve in the accuracy and honesty of the
Tenth Census—and that was thoroughly
established — must accept the other
alternative offered by Gen. Walker, name
ly, that the Ninth Census was “grossly
defective.” What was true of South Caro
lina was also true, in a greater or less de
gree, of all the Southern States. There
is, of course, no means of ascertaining ac
curately the extent of these omissions, but
in all probability they amounted to not
less than 1,500,000. There is but little
question that the population of the
United States in 1870 was at least 40,000,-
000, instead of 38,558,371, as stated. If
this estimate of the extent of the omis
sions in 1870 be correct, the absolute in
crease between 1870 and 1880 was only
about 10,000,000, and the rate of increase
was not far from 25 per cent. These
figures compare much more reasonably
with similar deductions from the popu
lation in 1880 and 1890. Omitting
from consideration those States in which
the census of 1870 Is known, or is pre
sumed, to have been faulty, the rate in
crease between 1870 and 1880 in the re
maining States has been very nearly main
tained in the decade between 1880 and
1890, Referring to the principal table of
the bulletin, the census of 1870 is known,
or is presumed, to have been <}elective in
nearly all the States of the South Atlan
tic and the Southern central divisions,
while in the North Alantie, Northern
Central and Western division, no evedence
of incompleteness has been detected.
The population of these thre6 last named
divisions in 1870 and 1890, the absolute
Increase for the two decates, and the rate
of increase, are set forth in the following
table:
In 1870,the population was 26,270,351; in
1880 the population was 33,639,215, an in
crease in the population of 7,368,864. The
per centage of increase was 28.1. In 1890
the population is 42,693,862, an increase
of 9,054,467, the per cent, being 20.9.
It will be seen that the absolute increase
between 1880 and 1390.exceeded that be
tween 1870 and 1880 by 1,085,003, and
that the proportional increase was but 1.2
per cent, less,
THE NEW CENSUS,
strike tomorrow. There
present representing the
bituminous and black coal miners. The
convention is held under the auspices of
! the United Mine Workers Union, but the
of Norristown, charging the conductor delegates present representing the unor-
with criminal carelessness. He waived a S a, jjzed miners, who number about one-
hearing and entered into bond in the sum ^alf ^ !e State. The black coal
of $1,000 for appearance at the December
quarter session for trial.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.
Chicago, October 31.—A dastardly at- j
tempt to wreck a train on the Pittsburg, .
Fort Wayne and Chicago railway, at the j
corner of Thirtieth street and Fourth av- j
enue, was discovered and frustrated by a
policeman early this morning. As the
officer was crossing the tracks he discov
ered a bar of iron about twenty four feet
in length stretched across the tracks and
tied down.' The obstruction was re
moved. <
miners signed the yearly scale for 75 Gents
a ton the year around, beginning last May,
and the bituminous miners signed for 70
cents. Patrick McBryde, of the Execu
tive Board, strongly advocates a strike.
The members of the Union claim the non
union miners are the agitators.
THE LOTTERY’ LAW IN CANADA.
Ottawa, Ont., October 31.—In answer
to au inquiry from one of the ports, the
Customs Department has ruled that Louis
iana Lottery advertising and other matter
may be received by the various ports, but
that persons to whom they are sent
shall be subject to prosecution by the
i legal authorities.
A FATAL COLLISION AT SEA. |
New York, October 31.—The steamer 1
Humboldt, which arrived today from Bra
zil, reports that the Spanish steamer
Vizcaya, which sailed from here yesterday
afternoon, wheu off Barnegot was run
into by an unknown schooner and her
captain and six passengers were lost. Both
vessels were sunken. The fate of the cap- ,
tain and erew of the schooner is unknown. ' Watertown, N. Y., October 31.
The chief officer, second officer, surgeon. About four and a half inches of snow fell
THE VICTORIAN MINISTRY DEFEATED.
Melbourne, October 31.—The Victo
rian ministry has been defeated in the
Colonial Parliament by a vote of a want
of confidence.
SNOW IN NEW YORK STATE.
Watertown, N. Y., October
one engineer and eight of the crew were
picked up.
in this section last night, but rapidly dis
appeared.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
Baking
Powder
absolutely pure
The following table shows the popula
tion of the several States as found by the
census enumeration of 1890: The United
States population in 1890 is 63,480,540.
The North Atlantic division iu 1890 is
17,364,429; Maine, 660,201; New Hamp
shire, 375,827; Vermont, 332,205; Massa
chusetts, 2,233,407; Rhode island, 345,-
343; Connecticut, 745,801; New York,
5,981,934; New Jersey, 1,441,017; Penn
sylvania, 5,248,574.
South Atlantic division, 8,830,759; Del
aware, 107,871; Maryland, 1,040,431; Dis
trict of Columbia, 229,796; Virginia,
1.648,911; West Virginia, 760.448; North
Carolina, 1,617,340; South Carolina,
1,147,101; Georgia, 1,834,366; Florida,
390,435.
Northern central division, 22,322,151;
Ohio, 3,660,719; |Indiana, 2,189,030; Illi
nois, 3,818,536; Michigan, 2,089,792; Wis
consin, 1,683,697; Minnesota, 1,300,017;
Iowa, 1,900,729; Missouri, 2,077,080;
North Dakota, 182,425; South Dakota,
327,848; Nebraska, 1,050,793; Kansas,
1,423,485.
Southern Central Division 10,948,253—
Kentucky 1,855,436, Tennessee 1,763,723,
Alabama 1,508,073, Mississippi 1,284,887,
Louisiana 1,110,828, Texas 2,232,220, Ok
lahoma 61,701, Arkansas 1,125,385.
Western division 3,008,948—Montana
131,769, Wyoming 00,589, Colorado 410,-
975, New Mexico 144,862, Arizona 59,691,
Utah 200,498, Nevada 44,327, Idaho
84,229, Washington 349,516, Oregon 312,-
400, California 1,204,012.
A SIBERIAN EXILE ESCAPES
AFTER AN IMPRISONMENT OF FOURTEEN
YEARS AND ARRIVES IN LONDON.
Official Messenger of St. Petersburg re- l ARREST OF SCALPERS.
cently announced that the rumors current'
in Russia that Americans and
others were severely criticizing the Rus
sian prison management was simply
the concoctions of nihilists. M. Kelchow-
sky also brings news that two exiles
named Peshekeroo and Makarenko, re
cently arrested at Ousour, have been con
demned to solitary confinement, pending
an official investigation for having in their j
possession clippings from American news- ’
papers upon the subject of the feeling
aroused abroad by the alleged maltreating
of political prisoners in Siberia.
WARRANTS SWORN OUT AGAINST
BIRMINGHAM TICKET
BROKERS.
IS HE A CANDIDATE.
HON. PAT CALHOUN INTERVIEWED BY
THE ENQUIRER-SUN.
Atlanta, October 31.—[Special ]—19
obedience to your instructions, I called on
Mr. Calhoun this evening at bis home and
exhibited your telegram, making a direct
inquiry if he was a candidate for the Uni
ted States Senate. Mr. Calhoun read the
telegram carefully. “I have nothing to
say about that,” he laughed. “I can’t say
anything to night.”
“Is that your answer to the paper?”
“Oh, no. Just say that I could not be
interviewed.”
I explained that my instructions were to
report whatever he said, if only that he
refused to talk.
‘ But I don’t want to say that,” he re
plied. Say that I am not nor a candi
date.”
“ But will you be?”
“ I am not now. There’s no telling what
I may be.”
“ Will you say that you will not be
candidate?”
‘ No. When I answered the question
as to whether or not I will be a candidate
I would like to do so at some length, ex-
plaining my views in full. That
cannot possibly do to-night, for
expected no such direct
question. I will do so for the Exquiber-
Sun, however, at my very earliest conven
ience,”
CHARGED WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD.
RELEASED ON BOND—A DISAS
TROUS RAILROAD COLLIS
ION—MEETING ORDERS
OVERLOOKED.
THE STEEL PRODUCT,
CENSUS STATISTICS OF OPERATIONS IN
THIS COUNTRY.
Washington, October 31.—The Census
Burean today issued a preliminary report
on the production of steel in the United
States during the year ended Jane 30,
1890, prepared by Dr. William M. Sewel,
special agent, under the direction of Frank
R. Williams, expert special agent of the
Division of Manufacturers. The report
shows that the total production of steel in
the United States during the year ended
June 30, 1890, was 4,406,926
tons of 2,00Q pounds, as compared
with 1,145,711 tons produced during the
year ended May 31,1880, an increase of
,321,215 tons, or 290 per cent. In the
ten years from 1880 to 1890 the produc
tlon of Bessemer steel ingots and direct
castings has increased from 985,208 tons
to 3,788,572 tons; open hearth steel from
84,302 tons to 504,351 tons, and crucible
steel from 76,201 tons to 85,536 tons.
No Clapp-Griffiths, or Robert Bessemer
steel was made in the census
year of 1880, as there were
no works in existence in this country at
that time. During the year ended June
30, 1890, the production of Clapp-Griffith
steel in the United States was 83,903 tons,
and the production of Robert-Bessemer
steei was 4,504 tons. The United States
now leads all other countries in the manu
facture of Bessemer steel rails, the
output during the year ended
June 30, 1890, amounting to 2,036,654
tons, an increase of 1,295,179 tons over
the production of the year ended May 31,
1890. In the manufacture of basic steel
this country has made a promising begin-
: ng, the production of this kind of steel
during the year ended June 30, 1890,
amounting to 62,173 tons.
THE CLOTHING TRADE EXCITED
BY TIIE SUDDEN COLLAPSE OF A BIG
Chicago, October 31.—The clothing
trade was thrown into spasm this morn
ing by the failure of Leopold Bros & Co.,
manufacturers of wholesale clothing, cor
ner of Quincy and Franklin streets.
Twenty-six confessions of judg
ment were entered up against
the firm in the Superior Court,
for sums aggregating $149,000. The fail
ure was foreseen only by the members of
the firm, and the collapse came like a
thunderbolt to the trade. The house is
one of the oldest, if not the oldest in the
city, having been established thirty years
ago. The senior member of the firm is
Henry Leopold, who has been rated as a
millionaire.
A BREAK DOWN.
THE ARKANSAS TRAVELLER GOBBLED BY
THE SHERIFF.
Chicago, October 31.—The Arkansas
Traveller, edited by Ohie P. Read, the
humorist, has been taken possession of by
the sheriff on an execution issued on judg
ments aggregating nearly $1,500 in favor
of the Eqgle paper Company and W. A.
Fowler. The reason alleged for the finan
cial trouble is that the circulation of the
paper has fallen off and collections are
slow.
ANOTHER TUNNEL ACCIDENT.
TWO SECTIONS OF A TRAIN COME TO
GETHER.
Nashville, October 31.—Another
wreck occurred yesterday morning on the
Cincinnati Southern railroad at tunnel
No. 20, in Kentucky, iu which Conductor
Lewman was killed. The first section of
the train pulled oqt front Somerset, closely
followed by the second section going faster.
When the tunnel was reached the first
train stopped and the second dashed into
crushing the ealKJ0.se and several cars.
Several men were seriously injured.
NEW YORK’S CENSUS.
MAYOR GRANT STILL MOVING FOR A RE
COUNT.
New York, October 31.—Mayor Grant
sent Wm. S. Kenny, Supervisor of the
city records, to Washington this morning
with a letter to Secretary Noble in regard
the census. He also sent the facts and
figures relating to the late police census.
A BLACK BRUTE
London, October 31.—A young Russian
named Kenchosky, who succeeded In
making his escape from Siberia after hav
ing served fourteen years there, has ar
rived in this city. He was arrested in
Vilna when only eighteen years old on
suspicion, having in his possession revo-
TIED TO A TREE AND RIDDLED WITH BUL
LETS,
Macon, Ga., October 31.—Near Val
dosta, Lowndes county, yesterday after
noon, a negro named Palseo committed a
brutal assault on Mias Hardee, tbe daugh
ter of a prominent planter. Last night
the negro was taken from the officers by a
mob of white men, tied to a tree and shot
to death.
BALFOUR AT GALWAY.
Dublin, October 31.—Balfour was in
terviewed at Galway today by the chair
man of the Town and Harbor Commis
sioners and other prominent persons. In
the course of his reply, after referring to
luiionary documents and being concerned the means for improving the fishing in-
in a conspiracy against the Government, dustry, he said he feared he would be un-
His escape from Siberia was at* able to do more for Galway in the matter
Birmingham, October 31.—[Special.]—
W. L. Delheim, Henry W. Stark and G. K.
Young, tbe former a ticket broker, and the
latter, his two assistants, were arrested to
day on warrants sworn out before Justice
Coleffian charging them with intent to de
fraud, in that they did falsely make, alter,
iorm and counterfeit Jack W. Johnson’s
name and the stamp of the Union depot
ticket office. The charge was preferred
by Jack W. Johnson, tbe Uniou ticket
agent. It is alleged that Delheim has been
baying return railroad tickets sold to
Birmingham on account of tbe State Fair,
and has been forging the name of Jack
W. Johnson and the Union depot stamp
on the tickets. All the parties were placed
under $1,000 bonds.
a collision.
_ Near Day’s Gap, on the Georgia Pacific,
today the crew of the west-bound freight,
No. 16, overlooked meeting orders for
train No. 23, and the trains collided. The
two engines and ten cars were destroyed.
Engineer Curlee, of No. 23, and Fireman
Brooks, of No. 16, were dangerously hurt.
CHICAGO MARKET.
terest kept open. The large increase in
stocks at interior towns, making a very
full plantation movement, caused some
depression in the last hour. There were
frost reports from the Mississippi Yalley,
but no one regarded them.
Spot cotton was 1-16 lower.
A PARTING INTERVIEW WITH STANLEY.
London, October 31.—The Times this
morning publishes a parting interview
with Henry M. Stanley. Stanley adds
nothing to his previous statement. He
accuses Troupe of using violent lan
guage and making vague charges.
He says all the rear officers were offended
by his first report to the Emin relief com
mittee on the condition in which he found
the rear coumn; that he cannot modify
the censure then expressed and that it re
mains for those officers to tell their own
stories.
A DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
ENTERTAINING SPEECHES AT THE
COURT HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
the Council and its presentation to the
Legislature are taken.”
The Mayor stated that the charter would
be presented to the Council at a special
meeting to be held next Monday. The
A LARGE CROWD ASSEMBLES TO HEAR « «"* » *« I «* h *
HON. CHARLES l. moses and it wiU interfere with the Other business!f
Council if presented at the regular moet-
HON. JAMES H. BLOUNT.
ing Wednesday uight.
ftlyiEW OF SPECULATION IN GRAIN AND
PROVISIONS YESTERDAY.
Chicago, October 31.—Wheat—There
was a fair trading and the feeling was
rather firmer, with prices held at about
the closing figures of yesterday. The
trading centered chiefly in May delivery,
for which there was good buyiug, at
times, by Eastern representatives.
The market opened |c higher
than yesterday’s closing, advanced
$c to $c more, then receded fe
to 5-8c, recovered some, again fluctuated,
anp closed about $c higher for December
and |c for May than yesterday. The
premium for May over December was
further increased today to 814$. The
early firmness was attributed to tbe im
proved tone of cable advices, the rather
large clearances of wheat and flour, and
to reports of rain and floods doing damage
In the wheat fields. Later, the decline
Was influenced by a reported liberal in
crease in both private and public elevators
In the Northwest, and the failure of a
large clothing house in this city. There
was really nothing very important iu the
way of outside news.
Corn—There was a fair trade early, most
of the business being transacted during the
first hours of the session, after which the
market ruled rather quiet. The feeling
prevailing was firm on near
futures, owing to the limited offerings,
but May was sold freely by the longs. TKe
first trades were at $ to $ advance, the
market afterwards selling up $ to f, eased
of J, rallied some, and ruled steady, clos
ing a shade better for May and near fu
tures $ lower.
Oats were moderately active, with a
firmer tone. Prices for May advanced 4c,
the strength being due, in a measure, to
the firm tone of the corn market, a fair de
mand from the shorts, and the moderate
offerings. On the bulge, the selling in
creased, and after urgent buyers had been
filled up, prices receded f ;, aud the mar
ket closed steady.
Mess Pork—The feeling was firm and
prices ruled 7$ to 10c higher, and closed
steady at outside figures.
Lard—There was comparatively light
business and the feeling was
steadier. Prices ruled about 2$c high
and market closed Hrm at out
side figures.
Short Rib' Sides— Rather a good busi
ness was transacted and the market in a
general way was quite firm. Prices on the
whole range ruled 5 aud 74c higher an d
the market closed stead v.
THE DUTCH KING NOT ILL BUT A LUNATIC.
London, October 31.—A dispatch from
Hague says it has transpired that the
statements made regarding the condition
of the King of Holland by the doctors and
ministers are untrue. The King’s physi
cal health is good, but he is suffering
from a mental malady which
renders him unfit to govern; in other
words, he is a lunatic. The statement that
he was physically ill was made simply to
delude the general public and explain the
necessity for the appointment of a regency.
EMIGRANTS FIRED UPON AND KILLED
Berlin, October 31.—The Vossische
Zeitung confirms the raport from Warsaw
that while a number of persons were leav
ing Russia, their intention being to emi
grate to Brazil, they were fired upon by
the Russian frontier guard at Shepiea,
Warsaw. The report, however, stated
that nine persons were killed, while the
Zeitung says only four of the party lost
their lives.
Breath of a distinguished divine.
Baltimore, October 31.—Rev. Dr.
Cleland Kintosch Nelson, dean of the con
vocation of Washington, of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Maryland, died today
of an internal ailment at Bel voir, near
Sherwood station, on the Northern Cen
tral railway, at the residence of his son,
John M. Nelson.
counsel for the prize fighters.
London, October 31.—Sir Charles
Russell has been retained to defend Slavin
and McAuliff, the prize fighters.
THE LIBRARY FESTIVAL.
A WELL KNOWN CONDUCTOR
KILLED.
E FELL nETWEEN CARS AND WAS
MANGLED.
Nashville, October 31.—Conductor E.
Muller, a well known Louisville and Nash
ville railroad employe, was run over and
killed in East Nashville last night. It is
supposed that, as he ha t no lantern, he
made a misstep and fell between the cars.
His body was horribly mangled.
A MANDAMUS REFUSED.
THE MAFIA PRISONERS SAFE FROM RE
PORTERS AND DETECTIVES.
New Orleans, October 31.—A wr t of
mandamus applied for to compel thecrim-
inal Sheriff xo permit reporters aud-detec
tives to see ani confer with the prisoners
now confined in the parish prison as ac
cessory to the npirder qf Ijenui-ssy, was
today refused by Judge Man.
THE BOARD SWORN IN.
Cincinnati, Oclober 31.—The new
board of city offic rs were sworn into office
this evening upon receipt of ihe news from
Columbus about the action of the Supreme
Court. Thomas G. Smith was chosen
President. It is said that the members of
the abolished board wili institute quo war
ranto proceedings in the Supreme Court.
THE NEW BOARD SUSTAINED.
Columbus, Q„ October 31,—In the ease
of Louis Beemeiin, et'al, against Mayor
Mosby, of Cinciunati, the Supreme Court
this morning overruled a motion for leave
to file a petition in error to the Superior
Court of Cincinnati, holding that “peti
tion below does not make a case for an
injunction.” Unless further proceedings
are institute the new board appointed by
the Mayor will assume office.
THE WASHINGTON RACES.
Washington, October 31.—The weath
er and track were good. The weather
permitting, the racing will be. continued
through next week.
First race—Five furlongs; Benjamin
won, Cerberus second, Bertha third. Time
12)3$.
Second race—One mile and a sixteenth;
St. Luke won, Silleck second, Cornelia
third. Time 1 ;54.
Third race—Six furlongs; Ofalece won,
Virgin second, Cold Stream third. Time
:17$.
Fourth race—One mile and a quarter;
Foxmede won, Prather second, Watterson
third. Time 2:10.
Fifth race—One mile and a quarter,
hurdle: Zanzibar won, Long Shot second,
Grey Gown third. Time 2:2z4.
LADIES, Y’OUR COMMITTEES WILL MEET
TODAY.
The preparations for the festival began
with a rush yesterday morning. A large
and most enthusiastic meeting of the
ladies was held at the library rooms, and
judging from the amount of interest shown
by all present everything else in these
parts will take a back seat until
the closing night of the festival.
By the way, it would be a wise thing for
the Exposition Directors to buy this festi
val off; say for $1,000 or $1,500.
The following committees were ap
pointed, aud are requested to meet their
respective chairman at the library prompt
ly at 11 o’clock this morning:
On Entertainment.—Mrs. J. B. Holst,
chairman; Mesdames W. B. Coffin, E. C.
Estes, Booth; K. T. I). Mitchell. Juo. E.
Walker, W. B. Slade, Misses Mamie Pea
body and Laura Browne.
On Decoration.—Mrs. W. A. Swift,
chairman; Mesdames C. T. Osburn, B. H.
Richardson, Misses Lizzie Swift, Mollie
Cook, Laura Browne, Louise Wise-
Refreshments—Mrs. Harrell, chairman:
Mrs. Susie Burms, Mrs. Richard Speucer.
Mesdames N. N. Curtis, M. M. Moore,
Charles Deptes, Joseph Pou, M.J.O'Brien,
T. F. Peabody, William Alartiniere,
Jolm Hill, Grigsby Thomas, C. W. Chars,
F. B. Gordon, W. W. Curtis. Reese Craw
ford, Joseph Harrison, L. C. Frazer, W.
W. Bussey, . E. Caveriy. I). E. Williams,
LiOiiis Buhier, Mrs. Strother, C. A. Love
lace, A. C. Chancellor, Kilix Jenkins. Fred
Clark, B. Kern, W. S. Clark, Eli Wheat.
L. MacDonald.
Misses L. Dillingham, Florence Ilerty,
Kit Cleghorn, R. Perry, Effie Peaboly,
Mildred Patterson, Willie Saider, Minnie
Tillman, Carrie Johnson, Katie Battle.
May O’Brien, Eva and Lula Joseph, M.
Crook, Lizzie Muckinfus, Mattie Estes,
Nellie Williams, Susie Riddle, Annie
Redd, Annie Hynde, Aligin MacDougald,
Edith Carter, Mabel Phelps, Gene Wal
ker.
Flowers and Fruit—Mrs. C. E. Iloch-
strasser, chairman; Mesdames Dan Jo
seph, Frank Woodruff, Toombs Howard,
T. B. Huff, Randolph Mott, B. T. Hatcher,
Soule Redd, S. N. Jordan, R. W. Slade,
W. G. Bond; Misses Mary Howard, Helena
Spencer, Belle Swift, Annie Hamburger,
Anne McDougaid, Misses Burnett, Susie
Swift, Belle Powers, Carrie Burrus, Lucy
Ridgeway, Gena Brown, Lula Hurt, Au
nie Blankenship, Nellie Cooper, Katie and
Annie Coleman.
Disposition of Articles—Miss M. F.
“Wise, Chairman; Mrs. Pollard, Mrs.
Goetchhis, Mrs C. E. Battle, Mrs. R. O
Howard, MissTda Joseph.
Rememher the hour for meeting—at 11
this (Saturday) morning. If you cannot
come, send your excuses and the chairman
will call on you.
EXPOSITION TALK.
sun’s cotton review.
New York, October 31.—Futures
opened at 4 to 5 points decline, closing
weak at 10 to 12 points decline from yea-:
terday’s closing prices. The bears had a
picnic today. The market showed a gen
eral and decided weakness, and prices ! at one fare for tbe rou d trip,
reached the lowest figure of the season ! Mr. E. T. Byington, who will
everything getting in ship-shape
FOR THE OPENING DAY.
President Slade and Vice-President Hum
were at the grounds nearly all day yester
day and report that things are rapidly as
suming shape for the opening day.
It is the ambition of the management
that every feature of the Exposition be a*
complete as possible ou the opening day,
and that the delay and confusion usually
incident to opening day be avoided.
Exhibitors are urged to get their dis
plays in shape as soon as possible. Every
thing is in readiness for the exhibits at
the grounds.
Many parties who have secured privi
leges have already reached the city and are
busy superintending the placing of their
booths on the grounds.
The Columbus Guards have been in
vited to take part in the exercises on
opening day. The management earnestly
requests merchants and business men who
have members of the company in their em
ploy, to allow them to be with the com
pany on opening day. The oompany will
be commanded by Lieut. J. S. Harrison,
as Capt. Gilbert wiil be in Atlanta to at
tend the session of the Legislature, he be
ing a member of that body from Muscogee
Tbe Atlanta and West Point road has
kindly agreed to bring the Troup county-
exhibit over their line free of charge.
There will be quite a large number of
Alabama raised horses at the Exposition,
j Sta'ls were engaged for forty-eight Ala
bama horses yesterday. They will come
from Opelika and points along the Mobile
and Girard road.
The office of the Secretary will be moved
to the office on the grounds today. The
room at the west end of the office building
will be reserved for the use of the news
paper men.
The steamboats will bring visitors to
the Exposition from all points on the river
A large number of citizens assembled
in the Superior Court room last uight to
hear speeches from Hon. Charles L. Moses I ijriefi.y
and Col. James H. Blount. Indeed, there
was scarcely stauding room by 7:30
o’clock, when the distinguished speakers
came in. accompanied by Chairman Eber-
hart, Hon. Wm. A. Little, Judge Pou and
Col. F. G. Wilkins.
At the request of Chairman Eberhart.
.Hon. William A. Little introduced the
speakers.
It was just as much the duty of those
who had been in the Democratic party
heretofore, he said, to go to the polls now
and vote as it was twd, four, eight and
twenty years ago. Defeat now means the
same thing that it did then. Mr. Moses,
by proper and regular Democratic proceed
ings, had been named as the Demo
cratic standard bearer 01 the Fourth
Congressional district, and as such
he was entitled not only to
recognition, but the iiearty support of all
Democrats as well. Captain Little then
introduced Hon. Charles L. Moses, of the
county of Coweta.
Mr. Moses was greeted with cheers as he
took the speaker’s stand. He began by
thanking the people for their cordial re
ception, uot in iiis own behalf as an in
dividual, but in the name of the great
Democratic party iu Georgia and as its
chosen standard-bearer in the Fourth Con
gressional distrist. While a stranger to
many in the audience, he felt that he was
at home, in the house of the great Demo
cratic party.
He did not suffer himself to believe that
there was any lukewarmness or any divis
ion in the Democratic party in the grand
old county of Muscogee, if true Demo
crats were not to be found in the home
of Benning and Crawford, and of Grimes,
where could they be found in the Fourth
district. [Applause.] He did not believe
in the idle tales about division among the
white people. If any Democrat present
proposed to strike him down on the
fourth day of November, he asked that
mau to hear him. That man would strike
down hts own cause, the cause of his wife
and children. The Democratic par
ty was the only party that had
in keeping the human liberties
of this country. Every white man who
loved his race had the cause of the Demo
cratic party at heart. The speaker said
lie was tired of hearing the report that he
was not a Democrat. He lived in the county
of Coweta, the home of the mau who was
at the head of the Democratic party in
Georgia. The people of that county had
passed upon his Democracy, giving him
1,375 out of 1,41X1 white votes in the
county. This ought to silence ail reports
as to his Democracy.
The speaker then took up and criticized
the policies of the two great politicial
parties aud by pointed and ad
mirable illustrations showed the
Democratic party to be the party
of tile right and for the people. The
Democratic party believed in requiring
only such taxation from the people as was
absolutely necessary for the needs of the
Government. It was the custodian of the
rights aud liberties of t le American peo
ple. T le Repub ican party was a party of
rapacity and greed and was sopping away
the rights and liberties of the people.
He criticised the methods of Reed and
the force of money power in elections in
tbe hands of the Quays and Dudleys of
the Republican party. He referred at some
length to the enormous sums of money an
nually extorted from the people by the
Government and expended in pensioning
Union soldiers, tints making the Grand
Army of the Republic a mighty power in
politics. He was ready to pledge himself
to cast Iiis vote in Congress against this
robbery of the .Southern people by the Re
publican party.
Mr. Moses denounced the Force bill in
very strong terms.
Mr. Moses said he always heard two
things when the name of his opponent was
mentioned. One was that Mr. Johnson
was a nice man, and the other
was hovv much money the Republican
party had. Some of the Republicans came
to him and offered to sell out to him. He
would not have a nomination from a
drunken negro rabble. Nobody said Moses
was a nice man, and lie was glad they
didn’t. He was in the Democratic party,
and it was not necessary to say he was a
nice man. A uiee man was a world’s
wonder in the other party. He wondered
why Barnum’s circus did not secure this
wonder. lie had nothing to say against
Mr. Johnson p :rsou illy if the friends of
Mr. Johnson had any consideration for
him they should go to the polls and vote
against him and defeat him overwhelming
ly. Teach him a lesson. Teach him
that if he is a nice man the place for a
nice man is in the Democratic parly.
Mr. Moses read a letter from a promi
nent citizen of Chattahoochee county,
stating Ilia' negroes from Columbus were
circulating the report among the negroes
that Mr. Johnson was a negro and that
some of them would vote for him thinking
that le- was a negro. Mr. Johnson ought
to see to it that this thing was stopped. It
he was elected as a negro in even one
small pr-oinet in a district he would want
Iiis wife to kick him out of bed as being
unfit to consort with her.
The question is, shall the Anglo-Saxon
race or the negro race rule in Georgia?
The white man who voted for negro domi
nation was a traitor to his God and to
himself.
Mr. Moses’ speech was well received,
and lie was frequently applauded.
Capt. Little next, introduced Iloa.
James H. Blount, the old war horse of the
Sixth district, who has been one of the
strongest and best nen in Congress for the
past twenty years. Col. Blount spoke for
nearly an hour and a half, devoting
his time mainly to the discussion of the
tariff, the currency aud the force bill. The
lldress was able, dignified and statesman
like. Colonel Blount made a fine impres
sion upon the audience, which included
quite a nnmber of his old schoolmates,
Captain Little, Judge Pou, Captain Eber
hart and others. He closed with a high
compliment to Hon. Thomas W. Grimes
and a strong appeal to the people to go
to the polls on Tuesday the 4th day of No
vember and vote for the Democratic stand-
ird bearer, lion. C. L. Moses.
The meeting then adjourned.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
have
tended by many hardships and perils, of railways than he had already prom- without developing an appearance ot j charge of the old relic department at the
M. Kenchowsky is unwilling as yet to pub- Jsed,. ’ ! steadiness. The bulls were, to some ex-j Exposition, has already secured a very
lish au account of his life in exile and , * I tent, demoralized. There were mo- j fine collection. He received yesterday an
escape, for fear that by doing so will en- life iioatmex drowned, j ments of strength in the course of old hand-power Ramage printing press,
danger his comrades left in Siberia. He j Berlin, October 31.—Eleven German : the0 day. but they were merely
This press is one hundred and fifteen years
old and has a history. The State printing
was done on this press when the capital
states that the exiles there are greatly en- life boatmen were drowned today while the effect of bringing to corn earlier sales,
couraged by the expressions of sympathy trying to resern the crew of the British many of the bears being timid and taking
with them in their fate by tbe American vessel Erik Berendsen, which was wrecked small pro Its. In fact, it is this timidity was located at Louisville. The press is a
people, and claims that the Russian Gov- off Slessvig. Only one of the vessel s of the bears that is the essential element genuine curiosity. It will be at work
eminent is much disturbed thereby. The crew was saved. 1 of weakness, There is no large short in- during the Exposition.
THE NEW CITY' CHARTER.
A SHORT INTERVIEW WITH THE MAYOR
ABOUT IT.
The attorneys employed to draw a new
charter for the City of Columbus have
finished their work, and the document is
printed in full by the Enquirer-Sun this
morning.
In an interview yesterday, the Mayor
stated that he thought it best that the pro
posed charter be given to the people in
lull, through the columns of the Ex-
qi irkr-Sun, before any action in refer
ence to it is taken by tbe City Council.
“If there are auy objections to any feat
ures of the charter,” he said, “the people
can make known these objections before
the Council lias taken any action on it. I
think this is tbe proper plan. It will put
all the people on notice and give them a
chance to be beard before any steps look
ing to the adoption of the charter by
epotomized by active re
porters.
—See notice of meeting of ladies this
morning at library.
—The ladies interested in the library
will meet this moruing at 11 o’clock.
—Travel on all the roads entering the
city is unusually heavy.
—This is the first day of the month, and
the bill boys will be out in full force.
—The County Commissioners will hold
their regular monthly meeting at the office
of Judge Pon this morning.
The hotels and boarding houses have
already begun to fill up with people who
come to Columbus to see the Expositiom.
—Dr. P. H. Brown, formerly one of the
most prominent physicians of this city but
now of Columbus, Ga., is in the city to
day.—Troy Herald.
—Mr. John Edwards has had a neat
coat of paint put on the front of his store
—yellow and black—which presents an
attractive appearance.
—The Enquirer-Sun is iu receipt of a
handsomely designed invitation from the
K. M. A. Club to an entertainment at the
residence of Mrs. Matt O’Brien, Friday
evening next, 7th inst.
—The Commissioners of tbe Poor held
their regular monthly m-etiug at the
court house yesterday. The session was
devoted exclusively to the transaction of
routine business.
—Handsome posters are being put on
the billboards about town advertising the
Peek Running Combination, which will
be a daily feature of the Great Chatta
hoochee Valley Exposition, which opens
next Wednesday.
—An alarm of fire was turned in from
box 21 at 12:15 o’clock yesterday. The
alarm was caused by the roof of a tene
ment house on Ten Row catching fire from
a spark. A few buckets of water extin
guished the blaze. The department
turned out promptly, but was uot in ser
vice.
—John Williams, a negro laborer, was
run over by a stag train on the Columbus
and Western road yesterday aud instantly
killed. The accident occurred near Duna-
vant. The negro was sitting on a flat car
and was jostled off, falling under the
wheels of the train, which passed over
his body. His remains were taken to
Birmingham on the same train.
—Mr. J. B. Winslow is working to get
up a Meriwether exhibit for the Columbus
Exposition. Meriwether is sure of a $200
premium, and if the exhibit is a very good
one she will get $1,000. This is worth
working for. The display, it is thought,
will surpass those of Atlanta and Macon.
Let all Meriwether take part in it.—Green
ville Vindicate.
—Columbus theater-goers will have an
opportunity of witnessing one of the best
attractions of the season at Springer < Ipera
House next Monday evening. I.. .1. Car
ter's “Fast Mail” combination will make
its first appearance here at that time. The
play is a melodrama, not unlike the “Sil
ver King,” iu which Frank Bangs made
such a big reputation, but is rather more
on the spectacular order than the “Silver
King.” Judging fimu press accounts, it
will be produced by a good, strong com
pany.
At a public meeting of the citizens of
Girard held iast night Col. J. M. Lennard
asked to be heard for five minutes on mil
ters not connected witli the object of the
meeting, which being readily accorded, lie
gave them a vigorous five minute talk
on the approaching Congressional election.
From the enthusiasm with which his re
marks were received, it seems certain that
Girard will on the day of election do her
full share in piling up a big majority for
the Hon. William C. Oates.
Railroad Racket.—Mr. Carroll If.
Smith, the clever and efficient general
eastern agent of the S. A. M. road, was in.
the city yesterday circulating among his
business friends in trie interest of his.
road. Mr. Smith left for Jacksonville last
evening, but will return to Columbus in a
few days.
Mr. W. D. Brown, general freight anti
passenger agent of the Columbus Southern
railroad, has returned from a business trip
to Savannah.
Captain Samuel F. Parrott general man
ager of the Columbus Southern railroad,
arrived in the city yesterday morning.
Division Agent C. W. Cheats has re
turned to the city after a business trip
along the line of his division.
Mr. E. S. Goodman, general freight and
passenger agent of the S. A. M. road, is in
the city.
River News.—The steamer Milton H.
Smith arrived early yesterday morning.
In addition to a good miscellaneous freight
and fifty barrels of oysters, she brought
332 bales of cotton, consigned as follows:
Eagle and Plienix Manufacturing Com
pany, 17; Slade & Farish. 18: Carter &
Bradley, 96; Blanchard, Humber A- Co.,
100; Jenkins & Davis, 6- : Flournoy &
Epping, 33.
The following is her list of passenger-:
Mr3. S. L. Weaver, Miss E. Knight, Miss
f 'assie White, Bainbridge; J. B. Pierre,
Mrs. J. B. Pierce, Chittv’s; A. Lowenthal,
Mrs. P. B. Williams, 'll. M. Williams,
Fort Gaines; Col. W. S. Shepherd, Shep
herd's: ten on deck, from various latid-
ings. _____
“Uncle’s Darling.”—The charming
little soubrette. Miss Hettie Bemard-
Chase, presented her popular romance en
titled above, at the opera house last night
to a pleased audience. The action of the
play is interesting, and the singing and
dancing interspersed constitute a pleasing-
feature. The encores were frequent and
enthusiastic, and wet« cheerfully respond
ed to. The piece will be given at a mati
nee tiiis afternoon and again tonight. The
political meeting and several other gather
ings last night kept m my away, but they
wilj have an opportunity of seeing the
sprightly little actress this afternoon and
night.
A New Engineer.—Yesterday Chief
Burrus appointed Mr. r. a. Snider engi
neer for Columbus Fire Company No. 1
to succeed Mr. C. E. Drumbor, resigned.
The appointment goes into effect unlay.
Mr. Drumbor gave up tbe position in order
to devote his entire time to trie dm.- bu i-
ness, he being a member of the firm of
Sullivan & Drumbor.
Merchants Day.—A meeting is called
for this afternoon at 4:30 at the Library ,
to arrange a program tor the entertain’-
ment of visiting merchants. Every whole
sale merchant and every traveler who is in
the city should attend. It is intended to
make this one of the red-letter d;.vs of the
Exposition. The trade of Cohtmbus mn,t
not be behind other cities in entertainin'*
their customers, hundreds of whom will be
here on Merchants’ Day. Let all attend
the meeting this afternoon.
THE SWISS TROUBLES.
Berne, October 31.—The Run Ie«rai h
has decided to interfere to settle the dis
putes between the political parties in Tri-
bourg, the central government having
undertaken to maintain order.