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