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ESTABLISHED 1887.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
Yas Preset t'd Yesterday Morning to the
General Assembly
LYNCHINGS MUST BE STOPPED
■Recommends New Legislation
For Many Evils
WANTS NO MORE PRIVATE HANGINGS
♦
The Document is a Strong and Character
istic One and Covers the Ground as Ap
plicable to the Many Things to Come up
Now and in the Near Future -It Toucht s
'On Things of Vital Interest.
Atlanta, Ga. Oct. 28.—Gov. At
’teinson’s message to the legislature
was sent in to both houses today. It
is an important and interesting state
paper, and covers the following mat
ters:
The Western and Atlantic survey.
The penitentiary investigation.
Interests on state deposits.
The sale of state bonds.
The lease of the Northeastern.
Printing of the Georgia reports.
Code and school books.
Pensions to Confederate soldiers and
■widows. »
Needed relief in the executive de
partment.
Educational matters.
Needed reforms in tax collector’s
offices.
Approval of the registration laws.
Urges return to public hangings.
Wants attempted assaults on
women made punishable by death in
-certain cases.
, Wants the governor to have a pow
er to remove officers who allow priso
ners to be taken from them by mobs.
Wants counties to be made liable to
the heirs of men jvho are lynched in
sums of not less than SI,OOO.
Touches on the convict lease ques
tion, county chaingangs, the military
and the Scott and Hayes bonds.
Members of the General Assembly of
Georgia:
Circumstances under which you
convene, in so far as they relate to
the prosperity of obr country, are not
so propitious as*we would have them,
and yet, in view of the great financial
stringency which has existed for sev
eral years, we have cause to congratu
late ourselves that the people of
Georgia have met this discouraging
condition without permitting it to
entirely check the growth of our ma
terial interests or the advancement of
our people. During this year there
has been a slight increase In our tax
able property. Some addition has
been make to our railway mileage, a
number of new factories have been
erected, and our schools and colleges
were never so full as now. Tnese ev
idences of material and intellectual
advancement, achieved under the
most adverse circumstances, is a high
tribute to the character and genius of
our people.
I desire to lay before you such matters
as have transpired in the administration
of the affairs of state, during my term, as
may be of special interest to you, and
furnish injormation upon questions con
nected therewith which may come before
you during your term of office.
Western and Atlantic Radroad.
The appropriation of $1,500,000 made
in 1895, for the purpose of making a
complete survey of the right of way and
properties belonging to the Western and
Atlantic railroad, was used to employ
Messrs. Wardroper and Stanley, two ex
pert engineers, who have been engaged
in carrying on this (work, in compliance
with the act of the general assembly. The
"W >rk is not yet completed, but, lam in
formed, will be within a short time.
Peniientlary.
During this year (I have had cause to
. make thorough investigation into the
conduct of lessees, and their agents, in
the management of the penitentiary con
victs of the state. A number of irregu
larities and violations of rules were
discovered, and measures adopted to pre
vent future abuses.
Interest from State Depositories.
The amount paid by and due from
state depositories as interest on the
state’s money deposited with them
can be safely estimated at fifteen
thousand dollars.
Bale of Bond*.
Five hundred and forty two thou
sand dollars ol the bonds of the state
of Georgia, bearing 7 per cent inter
est, matured Julj’ Ist of this year,
Three hundred thousand dollars
($300,000) of this was paid with the
the accumulated sinking fund, which
was at that time in the treasury.
Arrangements for paymenLpf the re
maining $242,000 was madjjrby float
ing $230,000 of 4 per cent, bands at
106. Tue premium on the bonds is
sued at this price yielded thirteen
thousand eight hundred ($13,800) del
lars, making the total sum received
from the sale of the 230 bonds two
hundred and forty-three thousand
■eight hundred dollars.
Northeastern Railroad.
After the purchase of the North
.eastern railroad by the state it was
operated by Hon. R, K. Reeves as
state agent
time the road to the
« parties leasing it under an act of the
THE ROITE TRIBUNE.
’ general assembly of 1895. While the
' settlement with connecting lines has
l not been entirely completed, we are
I near enough a settlement to ascertain
that the net earplugs during the time
it has been operated bv the state are,
approximately, $15,000. The new
lease of the road was made to Messrs.
E. A. Richard & Co. for the annual
rental of $18,600, to be paid quarterly.
Contract, was made and bond given in
I compliance with the act of the gen
| eral assembly which authorized the
lease.
I’.luting of the Georgia Report* Code and
-choui Booh-.
I respectfully recommend that the legis-
Itture authorize the appointment of a
Ctmmission on publication of school
books, to consist of not less than three
nor more than five citizens of the state,
whose duty it shall be to inquire into
the subjeet, and to report recommending
that plan, by which tne schoolbooks in
this state may be procured by the people
at the lowest possible cost.
Educational Interest*.
The University of Georgia at Ath
ens, the Georgia Normal and Indus
trial College at Milledgeville, the
School of Technology at Atlanta, the
North Georgia Agricultural College
at Dahlonega, are each doing a groat
work in their respective lines, and I
most heartily commend them to you
as worthy of your encouragement and
aid.
The failure of the state to aid the
Middle Georgia Military and Agricul
tural College ar. Milledgeville was
greatly to the disadvantage ot one of
the most useful of the state’s educa
tional institutions. This institution
reaches a large part of our southern
territory, which is not accessible to
any one of the State’s institutions for
the education of boys The state
owns this property, worth possibly
seventy-five thousand dollars, which
ean only be made useful as a college,
and I commend it to your considrra
tion.
Lylsching*.
lam of the opinion that it would
be better for us to amend the law pro
viding forthe punishment of assault
with intent to rape, and make it pun
ishable with death, jlist as rape is
punished, leaving it to the jury to re
commend imprisonment in the peni
tentiaries for a term of years, if, in
their judgement, such punishment is
adequate. Death is not too severe a
penalty for the fiend who deliber
ately makes an assault upon a woman.
Convict Lease System.
The present lease contract with the
present lessees of the penitentiary
convicts will expire on the first day of
April, 1899 The number of convicts
has grown from 1,230 at date of lease
to 2,357.
As this question cannot be disposed of
at the present time I do not think it ad
visable tnat I enter upon an elaborate dis
cussion of suggested plan at this time.
State Militia.
In the past the state has made meager
provision for the equipment and encour
agement of the militia. I sincerely hope
th-1 this branch of the state government
will receive the proper consideration and
more liberal enc n r igeinent than has
heretofore been extended to it by our
general assembles. No civilized govern
ment has existed, or can long exist, which
does not sustain a military force {adequate
for its own protection and for the en
forcement of law. During my administra
tion we have frequently called upon the
military to support the civil authorities,
and in every instance the state troops
have conducted themselves admirably,
and proven that they were worthy of
your aid and encouragement.
I herewith transmit to you reports
from the public institutions of this
state, to which I invite your atten
tion. I also lay before you reports
from the varicyis departments of the
state government, all of which con
tain interesting information and val
uable suggestions, which I trust will
receivs th it consideration to which
they are entitled. These efficient,
faithful and able public servants have
devoted themselves unselfishly to the
interests of the state, and have con
sidered thoroughly the recommenda
tions which .they have made. I re
spectfully ask that you take suitable
action upon the recommendations
made by each of them.
W. Y. Atkinson,
Governor.
Annual Conference of Board of Blnhops.
Pittsburg, Oct. 28.—The annual con
ference of the board of bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal church began here
and will continue for two weeks. Fif
teen of the 18 bishops comprising the
board are present. The sessions of the
board are secret, but-a. number of public
meetings will be held. The first day's
session was devoted to a discussion of
the work of the fall conferences and ar
rang ng dates for the spring confer
ences. Bisop Merrill presided. In the
evening the visiting bisbops were ten
dered a reception at the National M. E.
Church, in West End.
Th® Century Road Record Broken.
Buffalo, Oct. 28.—L. H. George, the
Rockport road rider, has broken the
century road record of America by
wheeling from Erie to Buffalo in 4
hours and 25 minutes, cutting the record
made by A. B. Ab-Donald of the Roches
ter club, over the same course. Oct. 25,
1895, which was 4 hours and 40 minutes.
Sorg and Burr Reach New York.
New York, Oct 28. —Paul J. Sorg,
member of congress for the Third dis
trict of Ohio, reached this city on board
the steamer Teutonic from Liverpool.
Professor George L. L Burr, chief his
torical expert of the Venezuelan com
mission, was also a passenger by the
Teutonic.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2tf, 1896.
DOWN TO BUSINESS
The Georgia Solons Under the Bi* Cap
itol Dome Organized
MARK BARDEN RE-ELECTED CLERK
W. A. Dodson cf Sumter Elec
ted Speaker Protem
PATRIOTIC OPENING ADDRESSES
The First Dajs Se sion of the Georgia Leg
islature Opening in a Business Manner,
Something About Those Who Well
Work With An Fye Single to Georgia’s
Good and Glory.
Atlanta, Ga , Oct. 28.—This fore
noon, at 10120, the veteran clerk of
the house of representatives mounted
the speakers stand and in his well
known and stentorian voice called for
order. Every man sought a seat.
Rev. F. S. *Hudson opened with
prayer, j The newly elected members
were sworn in in. bunches of ten by
Judge J. S. Candler. Hon, “Hut”
•Jenkins, of Putnam, was elected
speaker, who, after having been in
stalled and making a patriotic speech,
declared ready for the election of a
clerk. Mark-A. Hardin, who for
twenty years has held the office, was
elected. Hon. W. A. Dodson, of
Sumpter, elected speaker pro temporf.
J. H. Williford, of Fayette, elected
doorkeeper. A committee of seven
was appointed to select a chaplain. '
Thi Senate.
Hon. William Clifton, of Chatham,
former clerk of the senate, called that
body to order at 10 a. m. Rev, Mr.
Watkins offered prayer. The new
senators were sworn in in “blocks of
ten” by Judge Marcus Beck. Hon.
R. L. Berner, of-the county of Mon
roe, was on motion of J. W. Kilpat
rick elected, president of 'the senate.
He felt the honor and responsibilities
keenly. Hon. W. C. Clifton, the war
horse of Chatham, was re-elected
secretary. Mr. Flynt Hangett;elected
messenger and Major R. E. Wilson,
of Murray, doorkeeper, the latter
getting every vote. Hon. C. G. Gray
was elected president pro tem. A
committee selected Rev. J. W. G.
Watkins chaplain. The governor was
notified that both houses were ready
for business.
Notes.
Mose Wright is being congratu
lated on having no opposition.
J. B.; Nevin admitted to the
democratic caucus last night.
Gov. Atkinson in’his message comes
out for public instead of private
hangings and wants the state to do
its own printing. Favors state aid to
her schools. Wants more help for
the state miiitia. Reform needed in
the convict lease system.
I'arelessneas Caused the Collision.
St. Louis, Oct. 28.—The coroner’s
jury that investigated the collision of
Sunday, which resulted so fatally, re
turned a verdict finding that it was due
to the carelessness of George Atwood,
conductor, and J. A. Dryden, engineer,
in charge of the westbound train, and
the failure of the St. Louis an i San
Francisco Railroad company in this case
to exercise proper supervision over the
movement of its trains. Another name
must be added to the list of fatalities.
John H. Dressing, a painter, is uncon
scious and physicians state that he can
not live. This will make nine deaths
as a result of the wreck.
Killed a Boy “to Get Even.”
Galesville, Wis., Oct. 28. The
3-year-old son of Mr. Marshall, a North
Bend farther, has been murdered by a
man named Palmer. Marshall and the
man had a quarrel, and to get even with
his employer. Palmer took the little boy
to the barn and deliberately crushed in
his skuil with an ax. Palmer after
wards pretended to poison himself, but
later on made a complete confession.
The excitement is running high and a
lynching may follow. The murderer is
18 years old.
Tschigorin Wins the First Prize.
Budapest, Oct. 28.—The fourth game
of the the match between Oharousek
and Tschigorin for the first prize of the
international chess masters’ tournament
was played in this city. Tschigorin
had the move. The opening was a two
knights defense, and Oharousek was
beaten after 46 moves. Tschigorin,
therefore, takes first and Oharousek the
second prize.
The Price of Bread Goes Up.
London, Oct. 28.—The price of bread
has gone up a half penny a loaf and the
increase is being acutely felt in the
poorer districts of London, where many
families have in consequence been
obliged to reduce their supplies.
Minn Van Heike's Breach of Promise Salt.
Brussels, Oct. 28. The breach of
promise suit for SIO,OOO, brought by
I Miss Van Heike against Major Lothaire,
, the Cbngo Free State official, has been
I adjourned for a week.
DONS ARE DESPER ATE
Practice Atrocities Which Are Almost
Beyond Belief.
SHOOT -DOW CUBANS LIKE DOGS
Sentiment Among Cubans Is
She Must Be Free
MANYjFEED ON TORTILLAS AND WATER
An American, Who Has Just Returned
From the Island, Tells of the Barbar
ities He Witnessed While There—Says
the Insurgents Are Confident of Win
ning Within tlie Next Five Months.
Denver, Oct. 28.—Charles Locht of
this city, who joined the Cuban army
last spring, and who was taken prisoner
"by the Spaniards, and after three
months’ imprisonment in Moro Castle
was released, through the intervention
of Consul General Lee, has just reached
home.
“The sentiment among the Cubans,”
said he, “is that Cuba will be free
within four or five months. It is esti
mated by well informed officers of the
Cuban army that the Spaniards have
lost 35,000 men since the war began.
The atrocities practiced by the Span
iards, who are exasperated beyond en
durance by the persistence of the Cu
bans, would hardly be credited.
“I saw an American citizen, Dan Erb,
formerly a fireman on the Denver and
Rio Grande railway, at Leadville, shot
down in cold blood by a Spanish officer.
Erb was taken prisoner at the same time
as myself. We were held as prisoners
on the side of the railway track, await
ing the train to carry us to Havana. A
Spanish officer entered intoconversation
with Erb, who exclaimed defiantly that
he was an American citizen, and ex
pected to be treated like a man. The
officer drew a 6-shooter and killed Erb
on (he’spot.
‘(While confined in the castle I wit
nessed many startling scenes. Every
morning the prisoners are obliged to go
to the seashore to bathe. They are sent
out in gangs of 20 men under heavy
guard. I noticed that some never re
turned. The missing men were eaten
by sharks. Hundreds and perhaps thou
sands of prisoners have been disposed of
tbrtfigh the agency of sharks.
“The doors of the inclosure surround
ing the castle are left open as if to in
vite escape, but no man who has made
the attempt has ever been heard of
again. Those who attempt to leave are
shot down like rats.
“In the castle I was fed on tortillas
and water. The tortillas had evidently
been doctored, for they tasted unlike
any I ever ate. The water was salt and
caused dysentery. In a room, 8 by 10
feet in size, 12 prisoners were looked.
At night we were obliged to sleep in
tiers, the upper tier reaching to the
ceiling. Os course there was no venti
lation, and everybody in the room was
sick. According to the best estimate
that I could get, more than 3,000 men
are confined in the castle under the con
dition that I have named.”
OVERCOME BY THE HEAT.
Vice President Stevenson Forced to With
draw From a Bryan Meeting:*
Chicago, Oct. 28.—While sitting on
the platform at the Bryan political meet
ing held at Tattersalls, Vice President
Adlai Stevenson was overcome some
what by the heat and was compelled to
withdraw from the stage. Fearful that
he might faint from the effects of the
excitement, the vice president had his
cab called and he went at once to the
Palmer House, where he has been since.
In leaving the stage door at the place
of massmeeting, Mr. Stevenson asked
the assistance of a policeman who was
on duty in that section of the house, and
the latter saw him safely away in his
cab.
After arriving at the hotel the vice
president still felt the effects of his ex
perience, but he was able to go to his
apartments without further assistance
and did not think it necessary to call a
physician. No serious results are an
ticipated.
WANTED TO FIGHT A DUEL.
Dr. Dunean Challenged Dr. Milne, but the
Latter Would Nat Accept.
Victoria, B. 0., Oct. 28.—Victorians
have discovered that they no longer
live in the last years of the nineteenth
century, but have gone back to the good
old days when personal differences were
settled with pistols and swords. The
knight errant "Who has thought to re
vive the medaeval system is Dr. John
A. Duncan, brother of Dr. George A.
Duncan, late city health officer and at
present superintendent in charge of
William Head quarantine stati-n.
On Saturday last be sent to Dr. G. I.
Milne a letter in which the latter is
challenged to fight a duel with pistols
and to name his seconds within 48 hours.
The nucleus around which center the
incidents leading up to the sensational
challenge is the crusade the Liberal
leaders of Victoria have lately been en
gaged in to oust Dr. George from his
position for political reasons.
Dr. Milne is the defeated candidate
for the commons and he has just re
turned from a missionary trip to Ot
tawa. He was called on Saturday by
Dr. John Duncan, who asked that th ■
matter of his brother’s position be not
interfered with, and suggested that Dr.
Milne wire to Ottawa to that effect.
Dr. Miltie replied that Duncan had al
ready sent numerous affidavits to O.t-
tawa concerning tlieir side or tne ques
tion, these had been considered by the
minister of agriculture and nothing
further could be done. Dr. Duncan
then became abusive and Dr. Milne or
dered him out of the office.
Soon after a district messenger came
to Dr. Milne’s office and presentea a let
ter. The doctor, after paying the mes
senger the 10 cents demanded for the
conveyance of the communication, broke
the seal and was astonished and amused
to read a formal challenge, plainly
couched, to fight a duel with pistols at
12 yards.
Dr. Milne being a law-abiding citizen,
however, and having looked through
the challenge with a cathode ray of 1896
civilization, sent his brother practitioner
a humorous reply demanding the right
to choose the weapons and selecting pea
shooters and syringes.
DR. SENNER ACTED WISELY.
Treasury Department Likes the Way lie
Handled the Armenian Refugees.
New York, Oct. 28.—Immigration
Commissioner Dr. Joseph H. Senner has
just received from the treasury depart
ment at Washington a telegraphic reply
to a communication he had written re
garding the disposition of a number of
Armenian refugees now at Ellis island.
It is as follows:
The department approves your action in
Armenian matter as reported in your let
ter of Oct. 23, and the future course indi
cated therein. Your recommendations > s
to accepting any of the bonds will be con
sidered in connection with papers received.
W. E. CURTIS, Acting Secretary.
Dr. Senner had recommended the fol
lowing:
First, to insist on proper distribution
of Armenians, so as not to congest the
labor market in aify particular branch
or location.
Secondly, as they are unquestionably
assisted immigrants, they must provide
proper bonds, so as to secure the coun
try, before landing, against their being
supported by the federal authorities.
There are 274 Armenians left on Ellis
island, six having been released during
the day.
Susan B. Fessenden, president of the
Massachusetts board of the Woman’s
Christian Temperance union, has prom
ised bonds for 100, and Commissioner
Senner expects that the Salvation Army
will secure bonds for 100 more. It is
not thought that any will have to be
deported.
The Philadelphia Going to South America.
San Francisco, Oct. 28.—The flag
ship Philadelphia has been ordered to
prepare for a cruise along the South
American coast. She will leave this
port in about three weeks, and it is
thought the flagship will spend most of
her time during the coming winter in
ports along the Peruvian coast. Admi
ral Beardsley will make the cruise on
the Philadelphia and not transfer his
flag to the Oregon, as was expected when
the battleship went into commission.
The Philadelphia is not expected to re
turn to this port before April, and it is
said that Admiral Beardsley will be re
lieved from duty when his vessel again
reaches the navy yard.
BRYAN IN THE V>INDY CITY.
The Democratic Nominee For tile Presi
dency Addresses Large Crowd*.
Chicago, Oct. 28.—William J. Bryan
began the day’s program of nearly a
dozen additional Chicago speeches with
a speech in a Polish hafl, half way
across the city from the one he spoke at
night. The initial meeting was a wom
an’s gathering at St. Stanislaus hall, on
Noble street. Mr. Bryan was greeted
with an audience of 5,000 persons, the
greater portion being ladies. After the
enthusiastic applause which greeted
him on his arrival had subsided, Mrs.
Jennie Barzynski, assisted by Mrs.
Francis Kowalski, introduced the can
didate to the audience, and ho spoke in
part as follows:
■‘This campaign has witnessed not
only a great increase in interest among
the people, bnt it has witnessed a deeper
interest among the women of this land
than is usually manifested in a political
campaign. I have had the privilege of
addressing several audiences, this year,
composed entirely, or almost entirely, of
women, and I am glad to be permitted
to talk to the mother and the wife and
the Bister, because their interests are
wrapped up in the interests of the coun
try-
“No policy can injure this country
without injuring them; no policy can
benefit this country without benefiting
them, and in any case where a question
of right or wrong is presented, I believe
that our wives and mothers are as quick
to detect what is just and what is un
just, if not more quick than we, be
cause in studying these questions a man
may be surrounded by influences which
rather prevent than aid his under
standing of a subject, aud there may
be influences which pervert his judg
ment, whereas the woman may be able
to examine the question and with her
instincts detect where the wrong lies.”
Kate Field’s Remains to Be Cremated.
San Francisco, Oct. 28.—The body
of Miss Kate Field is expected to arrive
at any hour from Honolulu. Mrs.
Sol Smith, a cousin of Miss Field, and
a member of the Julia Marlowe-Taber
company, is here and will receive the
remains. At the urgent solicitation of
a number of Miss Field’s surviving rela
tives the body will be cremated in this
city, with appropriate services, and the
ashes forwarded to Boston for final in
terment in Mount Auburn cemetery, in
accordance with the will of Miss Field,
which was recently found.
Workmen Want Their Wage#,
Constantinople, Oct. 28 The work
men at tire arsenal have struck, because
of the nonpayment of arrer -s in wages.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BAER HAS RETURNED
The Cornell Professor Arrived on the
Teutonic,
SPENT SEVERAL MONTBS ABROAD
The Geographical and Geolo
gical Conditions
• _
BXCKTOTHE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
Examined the Archives of The Hague For
Official Papers Relating to the British-
Venezuelan Boundary—Thinks the Dis*
pute Will Be Amicably Settled—Knows
Nothing of Diplomatic Negotiations.
New York, Oct. 28.—G. L Baer, pro
fessor of history at Cornell university,
returned on the steamship Teutonio
after spending some months abroad ex
amining the archives of The Hague for
official documents relating to the Vene
zuelan boundary. These documents go
back to the sixteenth century. Pro
fessor Baer discovered that some of the
records had found their way into Eng
land, which necessitated his going to
London to examine them. Professed:
Baer was assisted in his investigations
by Dr. De Haan of Johns Hopkins uni
versity.
“My mission,” said Professor Baer,
"was simply to find out the geograpical
and geological conditions; I explored a
great body of documents which previ
ously had not been examined. In doing
this, I very naturally came across much
good material, but the evidence was so
vague that it would have to be inter
preted by legal authority. Both in The
Hague and in London, I was given
every possible facility for making my
examination.
“So far as possible I tried, in my own
mind, to arrive at no conclusion. I was
not sent there to draw conclusions, but
to explore documents, and I have no
right to anticipate the conclusions of
the commission. I have every reason,
however, to believe that the question
will be amicably settled.
“I know nothing whatever of the
diplomatic negotiations. I saw by the
newspapers that Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British ambassador, was in England
during my absence on the continent,
ajid I assume from what I read that his
visit there had a direct bearing upon the
international negotiations.
“I cannot say whether my discoveries
are of value either to one side or to the
other. It would not be proper for me
to do so. I have from time to time
sent on reports to the United States
commission, and I am going to Wash
ington at once, where I shall make a
full report. Until this report is sub
mitted Ido not feel that it would be
proper for me to discuss the result of
my mission.”
WILL REPORTABOUT DEC. 1.
The Venezuelan Boundary Commission Ha*
Almost Completed Its Work.
Washington, Oct. 28.—The Venezue
lan commission has resumed its sessions
and probably will meet very frequently
from now until it completes it work.
Andrew D. White was the only absentee.
There was some disappointment over
the fact that that Dr. Baer and
Professor De Haan, whe have been at
work at The Hague, securing original
translations of manuscripts and docu
ments bearing on the controversy, had
not arrived, but the commission pro
ceeded to consider the other details
pending , their arrival. Dr. Baer and
Professor De Haan probably will reach
here not later than Thursday.
In accordance with the policy hereto
fore pursued by the members of the
commission, they declined to indicate
whether they will be confronted with
any difficulties which might prevent an
harmonious agreement in their report.
Some time ago. however, Justice
Brewer intimated that the report would
be ready for submission by Dec. 1, at
the latest, and this would seem to indi
cate that the members of the commis
sion, who have been kept advised dur
ing the summer aud fall of all develop
ments, will reach a speedy conclusion
once all the documents are officially laid
before them.
Stockholders of the Big Four Meet.
Cincinnati, Oct. 28. The annual
meeting ot the stockholders of the Cleve
land, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis
(Big Four) railway was held here.
There were 49,101 shares of preferred
and 166,707 of common stock represented
in the election of directors. By unani
mous vote the following were selected
to serve the ensuing three years: James
.). Laing, George T. Bliss and H. McK.
Twombley of New York; John T. Dye
of Indianapolis and W. P. Anderson of
Rhode Island. No other business was
transacted. The board will meet in New
York for election of officers.
Pittsburg, Oct. 28.—An explosion of
natural gas at Avalon, a suburb of Al
legheny, killed Bessie Osborne, ag“d 13
years, and seriously iniured herbi-other,
Gale, aged 9 years and her sister Edith,
aged 6 years. The house was badly
wrecked. The explosion was caused by
a leak in the kitchen pipes.
Refuses to Allow a Pop to Withdraw.
Columbus, 0., Oct. 28 The supreme
court has sustained the secretary of
state, who i efused to allow William F.
Barr, the only Populist presidential
elector on the state ticket, to withdraw,
bis application having been made too
late.