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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 279
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1 m.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
A Lively Time in the Bribery Committoe.
linn. 1. F. Durrani's Parliamentary Manual Adopt-
ed by thr Senate ns Us Itulra, nn<l One Hundred
(topics Printed—A Lively Kxamliifttlon—Sir.
llarrlNOii Must Explain.
Atlanta, November 19.—Following the
opening exercises of the house Mr. Ilnm,
of Hall, moved to reconsider the bill lost
yesterday to make judges of the supreme
and superior courts ineligible to other
offices during their time of service, and for
two years thereafter.
Mr. Berner, of Monroe, opposed the mo
tion upon the ground that the bill was
wrong in principle.
The motion was tabled by a large ma
jority.
BILLS BEAD THE THIHD TIME.
By unanimous consent the following
bills were read the third time:
Bv Mr. Griffith, of Oconee—A bill to re
peal an act consoldating certain offices in
Oconee county. The bill was passed.
By Mr. Howell, of Fulton—A bill to in
corporate the Atlanta, Mississippi and At
lantic railroad. Certain amendments were
added and the bill was passed.. Also, a bill
to incorporate the Atlanta and Hawkins-
ville railroad, which was also passed.
BILLS READ THE FIRST TIME.
Under a call of the counties the follow
ing bills were introduced:
By Mr. Felton, of Bartow—A memorial
from the Woman’s Temperance Christian
Union, petitioning the establishment of a
house of correction for young criminals
and female criminals, followed by a bill to
create nnd establish a reformatory orison
or house of correction for juvenile prison
ers and all female prisoners not under sen
tence of death. The memorial and the
bill were referred to the committee oil
finance.
By Mr. Belt, of Burke—A bill to levy a
tax upon the taxable property of the state
for the support of common schools.
By Mr. Monroe, of Calhoun—A bill to
repeal section 4(101 (a) of the code of 1882.
By Mr. Holland, of Carroll—A bill to
amend section 1436 of the. code of 1882.
By Mr. Gordon, of Chatham—A bill to
amend the act prescribing the duties of
the tax collectors of tuis state.
By Mr. Weil, of Fulton—A bill to incor
porate the Germania Loan and Banking
Company of Atlanta.
By Mr. Smith, of Gwinnett—A bill to re
quire the judges of the superior court to
announce previous to each term the order
in wnich tne dockets will be taken up.
mi job a sao u s mat rums.
A message was received from the gover
nor, announcing that he had signed cur
tain bills. j
Two resolutions by Mr. Huff, of Bibb, !
were read and adopted. The first directs j
the committee on public property to in- |
spect the executive mansion and report j
what repairs it needs. The second, which j
is a long one, requests the governor to ;
furnish to the house aii laws and resol a- :
tions relating lo the lease of oonvlcts..
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-Sen at: 1 ProiirtMUttin..
Atlanta, November 19.— The senate!
was colled to order at 10 o’clock by Freni- I
dent Davidson and prayer was ottered by I
^Chaplain Jones.
Air: Butt was granted leave of absence on ■
account ul‘sickness in bis family. I
Mr. MeCanta, chairman of the commit- !
tee on nails and rooms,submitted a report. |
Mr. Jackson,chairman ol'the committee !
on education, reported in favor of the I
passage ot the house bills establishing pub- j
lie schools in Carrollton, and amending an
act governing the free schools of Chatham !
county; and upon his motion the bills were ]
taken up and read the second time.
The chair called the order of buiiness j
but there was no response.
Mr. Wolford subsequently obtained con
sent of the body and introduced a bill
amending the stock law of the state so as ]
to repeal that section extending the law to j
militia districts. Referred to the agricul-
tu.-a' committee.
Mr. Davidson, of the eighteenth district, ]
ex-officio chairman of the committee on :
rules, (president pro tem Pringle in the [
chair), introduced the report of the com
mittee, wnich report recommended the
adoption of the manual prepared by Hon. j
L. F. Garrard when speaker of the house, j
Mr. Davidson moved the rules be read by
the. secretary, uud if any senator had ob- |
jection to offer to any rule he do so when |
the rule was read ; each rule not. objected
to to bo considered as adopted. The motion
prevailed, and the rules were read and
adopted. One hundred copies were or
dered printed.
A message from the house was received
announcing the passage of certain house
bills. They were read the first time; one
repealing registration law in Effingham
county, and the other prohibiting hunting,
without consent of the owner, upon lands
in Effingham oounty. Both bills were re
ferred to the general judiciary committee.
By Mr. Peek—A resolution providing for
the publication of 300 oopies of a manual
containing a list of the members of both
houses with their post office address, the
standing committees of both houses, the
ruk-3 of both houses, and the constitutional
rule of both houses; to be bound in stiff
backs.
Adjourned until Monday at 10 o’clock.
The Bribery Committee.
f Atlanta, November 19.—The investi
gating committee met in the senate cham
ber ot 7:30 o’clock to-night and proceeded
with the examination of witnesses. J. A.
Bisauer was recalled to the stand. He
said : “I furnished an affidavit for publi
cation in the Constitution a few day- since.
Mr. Eager first called on me in reference
to it, aud Mr. E. P. Howell subsequently
saw me. 1 was requested to reduce the
facte which 1 slated to them to the form
of an affidavit, and I did so in Mr. Hoke
Smith’s office. It was written by
a clerk in Mr. Smith’s office as 1 told the
facts. Mr. Eager took the affidavit into
his possession. I understood the affidavit
was to he used in an interview which Mr.
Howell was going to publish in reference
to the Marietta and North Georgia Kail-
road Company, and which he refused to
publish unless the affidavit was procured.
On the night referred to in my former
testimony I saw Mr. Harrison give Generul
Phillips the roil of money in Judge Fain’s
room, at the hotel, but I did not see
General Phillips pay out the money
to the others. I did not
think it was any of my business and I did
not care to see it. I ean’l say positively
that I saw the others receive the money.
I was paid $50 afterwards in another room.
That was all the money I saw. When I
was paid 1 don’t remember the denomina-
, lt tion of the bills.”
1 ajV'lCroBS-fcxamined by Col. Hammond—“l
ie-J.'fuii -IS years old. (The witness objected to
Myan.swering question as lo whether be had
been separated from his wife. (Chairman
Htiwkes—
“What is the object of the question?'’
Col. Hammond— "I. propose by this and
subsequent questions to show that the
witness is infamous.” ,
The Chairman—‘‘I don’t think the ques-
tsnn adpiiasabie.”
Col. Hammond—“Very well. I will not
press t he question, Mr. Witness, are vou
not in the habit of getting drunk?”
Tlie witness was excused from answer
ing.
“I was not discharged by Mr. Harrison
for drunkenness, and was never discharged
by him.”
The witness became badly rattled and
said he did not know lie was to meet a
shark lawyer. He asked that liis testimony
be postponed and he be allowed to employ
an attorney to protect him.
The chairman informed him there could
be no delay in the testimony, and lie knew
ot no reason why witness should have an
attorney.
Witness; continuing: “No one was pres
ent when I made the affidavit in Mr.
Smith’s office but Mr. Hoke Smith, Mr.
Eager, Mr. Smith's clerk, and myself. I
told what 1 knew and the clerk took it
down. When I went to Marietta, to see
Judge Phillips I tedd him what he was
wanted for, but did not agree upon any
amount he was to be paid. lie made the
contract with Air. Harrison. The cards
published by me in the Constitution were
Written by myself.”
Col. Hammond continued on a search
ing cross-examination for an hour, in
whicli the testimony already published
was reviewed, and in' which the witness
testified that be never saw Judge Fain or
Col. Rankin receive any monoy; that they
were in the room waiting for Mr. Harrison
to come with the money, and lie did come
and hand it to Judge Phillips. He did not
see either of the others paid their share,
or knew v.-hat they were to receive, but ho
supposdff they had been paid. The drift of
Colonel Hammond’s questioning was to
show that Ms. Harrison was known
as a largo owner in the marble
company; that Gen. Phillips was the attor
ney of the company employed to urge the
change from oolitic limestone to Georgia
marble in a legitimate way ; that he did so
openly; that the governor aud everybody
else knew his business; that it was open
and above board, and there was nothing
secret in it; that any money received by
Bisauer was as an employed messenger,
and by Gen. Phillips as attorney, there be
ing nothing secret orimproper in the trans
actions. Mr. Bisauer testified that he knew
nothing to the contrary.
Questions by Judge Fain—“You suid, Mr.
Bisauer, that you bought cigars for Gen.
Phillips. Rankin and myself. Did you ever
sec me smoke a cigar?”
Bisauer—“No, sir.”
Fain—“Did you ever take an oyster sup
per with me?”
Bisauer—“I think so; I won’t be posi
tive.”
Fain—“Did you ever see Gen. Phillips
pay me any money?” ■
Bisauer—“I have already said I didn’t
see it paid.”
Fain—“Now, were you ever in my room
with Gen. Phillips, Col. Runldn and Mr.
Harrison?"
Bisuuei—“Yes, sir, several times.”
H. O. Clemente, of Chicago, president of
flic Georgia Marble Company, (sworn)—
“Mr. J. A. Dewar was business manager of
the company two years ago. I had com
munications from Mr. James P. Harrison
with reference to a concert of action be
tween my company and his in securing a
change from oolitic limestone to Georgia
marble. A contract was drawn up, which
Mr. Dewar signed aud 1 repudiated. It
was proposed to arbitrate a claim subse
quently made on our company by Mr. Har
rison, and I drew up a written statement
of Hie matter which was to be submitted
to the board of arbitrators. If I may be
allowed to read that statement it will ox
plain the whole matter.” He then read
an elaborate statement containing all the
correspondence between himself and Mr.
Harrison. The statement made a clear
record for the Georgia Marble Company
and showed they had at all times refused
to enter upon any effort to influence in any
way the selection of Georgia marble
for tlie eapitol. It. also showed
that Mr. Harrison hud made sev
eral attempts to get them to make
such an effort. Mr. Harrison subsequently
demanded tlie payment by them of their
part oi about $1000 he had expeuded in
trying to get tlie change to Georgia mar
ble. He had never seen a statement of
what the $3000 was expended for, though
his attorney had frequently demanded it.
He finally paid $500 to get rid of tlie mat
ter.
Tlie committee adjourned until Monday
night.
A Journalist D.vinir.
Atlanta, November 19.—A special from
Birmingham says: “Wails Wynton, well
known ill Georgia newspaper circles is
dying with congestion of the stomach.”
'John Ruleford, the negro burglar who
was shot in Mr. Bindall’s house a few
nights since, was seut to the penitentiary
for fifteen years to-day.
ON 'CHANGE.
All Active Unrlu l with Cimslilerahle AIvaih-v ill
Several Stocks.
New York, November 19.—The stock
market to-day was active, with the widest
distribution of business ever recorded.
Richmond and West Point, however, ab
sorbed the greatest amount of interest,
although the general list received a great
deal of attention. A report was circulated
on the street in tbc- morning that a large
operator was short of West Point, and un
der very heavy hales it advanced over fi per
cent, before the end of the first hour. In
the afternoon, however, it was made public
that the terminal people had yesterday
succeeded in acquiring control of the Dan
ville stock, which enables them to dictate
the terms of the proposed consolidation.
Another rush to buy was the consequence,
and another 6 per cent, was added to the
stock. The general market was higher
than yesterday’s close almost all day, al
though very little movement in prices, ex- .
copt in special stocks, was noticeable. [
Grangers were quiet, with the exception ol i
Omaha and Vanderbilt’s. With the excep- .
lion of (he Kansas Southern, the meeting j
tween Presidents Garrett and Roberts h id !
a beneficial effect upon trunk line stocks, ;
as well as Reading, the latter becoming
active and strong m the last hour. Among
the specialties Norfolk and Western,
Memphis and Charleston, and Ohio and
Mississippi were HI prominent. The open- j
ii-,g was extremely active and strong, the j
! first prices showing gains of from i to 3
| per cent, generally, though Western pre- j
ferred was 14 higher. There were further I
slight advances in early dealings, liut ,
! prices soon became heavy and continued
I alternately heavy and firm for the greater j
j part of the day, though the last
I hour saw a strong market tnrongh- ,
out. The close was active and strong. I
! close to the opening figures. The total
j sales for the day were 6o8,000 shares. Of
this amount West Point iurmshed 10o,660. ,
I Notwithstanding the heaviness ot the i
general list during a large portion ot the:
; dav, a large majority of the stocks on the
i active list are higher. Richmond and ,
: West Point is up 121 per cent., Virginia j
. Midland Si, Memphis and Charleston 15,
| Norfolk and Western preferred 1.;.
' Wliiit Bern me of tin- liarst-s
! « T u-NTON, Va., November lO.-Brown’s
! iivcrv -tabic was burned last night. high
wind prevailed, and at one time a general
| confl-Uration was ftared, but the flames
' were confined to the stable. j
MM mi
Count Kalnoky Makes a "Bij Talk.”
Tlie Bulgarian (jn-filoti Mill fin lillcil -itiissls
Show flu- ('linv Benciitli Ho- flinve—Kuliioki
PrciUrlsnn American .lliuisti'i- ai Viennu.
Pesth, November 19.—Count Kalnoky,
imperial minister of foreigu affairs, in clos
ing the debate oil tlie Inidgt-t yesterday
before tlie committee of I he Austrian del
egation, referred again at great length to
the Bulgarian question. He said the im
perial government’s policy was to uphold
as long as possible the Berlin treaty as tlie
legal basis for tlie conduct of affairs in the
Balkan states, and the basis on which
peace was to be preserved This policy
Would be pursued in order to enable the
Balkan states, which the treaty created, to
become independent. This policy,
Count Kalnoky continued, lias
so far succeeded that Russia
also favors now the maintenance, of a status
quo and the preservation of peace in t lie
Balkan regions. Bulgaria herself had
been the first to be guilty of an jinfra-.-tion
of the priuciplt; of the Beilin treaty. This
was when she aided and shared in the
RouIndian revolution in 1883. Count Kal
noky suid lie did not wish to reproach Bul
garia. He merely alluded to the historical
faft. If Austria maintained i lie Berlin
treaty,-it should not he difficult for the
other powers to also do so. There was
another reason why Austria should
adhere to the policy he had enunciated.
The very certainty that the settlement of
the Bulgarian question would not involve-
by any means the settlement of liie whole
eastern question, afforded the strongest in
centive to Austria to proceed with all pos-
si blc- patience and to b usband her resources.
He hoped the committee would agree with
him, that before all else a peaceful settle
ment of the present issue should besought-
lie recognized the fact that Bulga
rians hud all aptitude for farming
a state, but he thought that Austria had a
right to utter a warning against too great
optimism. He admitted that a union of
Bulgaria and Eastern Roumelia did not
conflict with either the Austrian or Euro
pean interests, but pointed out that
Austria did not possess the solo right to
speak regarding Bulgaria’s and Roumelia’s
rights to carrying out this union. The
conduct of Bulgarians since independence
laid been accorded them •warranted the
conclusion that tlity would always
step forward to maintain and
secure their independence. He ad
mitted that Russia was more
favohibly situated with respect to exercis
ing greater iiitlucnoe With tlie people of
the different Balkan states than wan either
Austria or Hungary. Austria and Hun
gary did nothing in the direction of ex
tending their influence among the Balkan
people, which did not emanate from the
imperial government. Consuls could not
multiply Austria’s relation to a foreign
country, nor found Austrian popularity in
a foreign country. He regretted that
such a small numbtV of Austrians
traveled in Bulgaria compared
to the number of persons belonging to oth
er nationalities vvno visited that country,
and urged that -steps Should bs at once
taken to increase activity in Austria’s in
dustrial and commercial relations with
Bulgarians.
Fussing to another branch of the subject
Count- Kalnoky said be regretted that the
confidential nature of the negotiations in
progress between the two empires prevent
ed him ftom enunciating conclusive ar
guments which he could other
wise employ to demonstrate the
cordiality of the relations between
Austria and 'Germany which hud remained
unchanged since 1879. In his hands they
had essentially developed and strength
ened the confidence and trust of both gov
ernments. Tlie alliance was complete and
mutual, it was impossible to fully explain
lue subject publicly. When he recently
depreciated attaching undue importance
to mere words and letters, he did not wish
to have it iufured that formal engagements
did not exist between Austria and Ger
many. He meant rather that the basis of
the agreement between the two empires
was rendered much stronger by
being founded on tlie mutual
interests and convictions of both states.
Each had a vital interest in the continued
existence of the otht r asa strong ami iude-
peudent power. He denied that Russia’s
joining the imperial alliance .had
prejudiced the relations between Austria
and Germany. The friendly grouping of
the three states sprung from tlie idea that,
it was most important that Austria and
Germany should stand in the best possible
relationship toward Russia.
“When 1 assumed office,” continued the
count, “the relations between Austria and
Russia were not of a most pleasant nature.
They were neither good nor were they
quite bad, but were of an undecided
character. We welcomed Russia
to a meeting with us to enuble us
to extricate ourselves from this
position, which action, however, in no
way affected our relations with Germany.
Now I attach great value to the friendly
relationship which exists on Austria's part
toward Russia without prejudice to our re
lations with Germany, which are of quite a
different character.”
Count Knlnoki then announced that the
powers were now considering the question
of placing a prince on the Bulgarian
throne. The relations between Austria
and the United States, Count Kalnoki
said, were most friendly aud the appoint
ment of an American minister at Vienna
and of an Austrian minister at Washing
ton were, he declared, immiuent.
Immediately after the conclusion of
Count Ximn.ski's speech tlie budget was
adopted without amendment.
IT WAS NO SECRET.
Vienna, November 19. — Dispatches
from Sofia state that the regents knew live
days before Russia instructed Gen. Kaul-
bai's to leave Bulgaria unless his demand
for the dismissal of Gen. Mutkurouil was
complied Vviih, that he was going to leave
anyhow. The authorities have all been
ordered to afford every facility lor the safe
departure of the Russian officials and tiio.se
under their protection who wish to leave
the country along with Kauloars, an;l?take
steps necessary to prevent any outbreak
of disorder on the occasion ot their de
parture.
It is stated that Russia will send to the
powers a memorandum concerning the
Bulgarian question and the action of Kaul-
bars.
Telegrams have been sent from Ixim-
palon to Prince Alexander congratulating
him on the first anniversary of his decisive
victory over tne Servian insurgents, which
was won at Slivi.-i:z. t oil November 18,1385.
THE JOURNAL’S OPINION.
Ft. Petersburg, November 19.—The
Journal De St. Petersburg, commenting
on tne letter from Pesth attributing tlie
fiery anti-Russian tone of many of the
epeezbes made by members of the Austro-
Hungarian delegation, t > the alleged pro
verbial fondness of the muggers for belli-
oratory, and says: “That explana
tion will not hold good with regard to
public utterances of the cabinet
peror Frances Joseph spoke in fitting
and conformable terms ot Austria’s for-
eigii relations. The pacific interpretation
I which tfie European press lias given lu
I Count Knlnoki s speech proves Unit tiler
is a univcn al desire for peace. Bui con)
ileneo in the maintenance of peuee being
based on the certainty of Russia's pacific
views, which tire there useless provoca
tions, permitted public opinion to iljid a
difficuliy In reconciling such a course with
the friendly understanding emondied in
the triple alliance, we may justly doubt
j whether Count Kalnoki spoke with Ue:-
ntany’s authority.”
Fuglnml.
A PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT PREVENTS.
London. November 19.—Lord Salisbury
has replied to the socia l democratic federa
tion that ho is willing to hear the com
plaints of unemployed workingmen, but
that, a previous’ engagement to meet
friends at the Hatfield house Will prevent
his receiving tlie deputation on Sunday, as
desired by the federation.
A PALACE DAMAGED BY FIRE.
3 P. M.—Hampton court palace in Mid
dlesex, on the Thames, twelve miles from
the city was set on tire lo-day by the burst
ing of an oil lamp. The lire started in
apartments abutting on the Thames court.
All those apartments have, been destroyed.
The flames have since spread to adjoining
buildings, and are now raging within a few
yards ot the chapel and the royal state
apartments, which are threatened with
destruction.
Later— 6 p. m.—The fire Unu been sub
dued.
A COTTON WAREHOUSE BURNED.
Liverpool, November 10. — i’ampe’s
warehouse, in tins city, was destroyed by
fire to-day. Oue thousand bales of cotton
were burned.
WHY deny it?
London, November 19.—Tho govern
ment deny that they are making, us re
ported, extensive military preparations,
including ni-rnugemente for the use of artil
lery in anticipation of trouble with the
socialists on tho occasion ol' their demon
stration next Monday.
II*;.v.
THE POPE’S TROUBLES.
Rome, November 19.—King Humbert
has instructed Ills chaplain to convey his
sympathies to the pope on the anti-clerical
agitation. A pupal nuucio at Madrid lias
asked tne Spanish government to ob-oper-
ate with Austria in aipporling the request
of the vatic.-', it to the Italian govoriinu-nl
fovti.i- amelioration of the position of the
PP-pe. m
A GRANITE SHAFT.
Tile S"roinl Maryland fiifuiitry’s Memorial Stum 1 .
Gettysburg, Pa,, November 19.—This
morning ail excursion from Baltimore,
under the auspices of tho Maryland line
and Confederate Army and Navy Associa
tion, arrived here on three special trains
to be present at the dedication at Cul
peper’s hill of the monument of the
Second Confederate Maryland Infantry—
the first confederate in onuiiont erected on
the field. Gen. Geo. ti. Stewart, Col. K.
Douglas, Major W, W. Goldsborough and
other officers, and about ISO members of
Stewart’s brigade, the Fifth Mary
land Regiment National Quffrd, Colonel
Brown, two hundred and eighty strong,
and about 600 friends of the regiment and
brigade were present. Gen. Stewart pre
sided. Rev. Dr. Randolph MeKim, late
aid on Gen. Stewart’s staff', opened the
ceremonies with prayer. Capt. George
Thomas, acting adj-.h.iut of the regiment
during tho fight on Culpepper 1 till, deliv
ered the oration, and entrusted the monu
ment to the keeping of the Battle Field
Memorial Association, for whom Secre
tary ICroutli receive-:! it. Dr. MeKim
closed with the benediction. The- monu
ment is of Richmond granite, about ten
feet high, and bears full historical inscrip
tions.
The regiment lost 192 killed and wound
ed out of 400 moil, who went into tho en
gagement. The excursionists left for
home at 4:30 o’clock.
THE NEW YORK BOODLE TAKERS.
authorized the receiver to tlx the transpor
tation rates of the road from point to
point in the state, so as to pay running ex~
i penscR and givotl per cent, profit on the
| capitul stock of the l-oad. The decree Dro-
j Father Mend! Appears Unexpectedly at a j viried that the receiver is to submit ’the
tariff' rates framed by him to the railroad
commission. But this submisnion reads in
the decree like an act of grace, not of
right. It expressly seta aside the tariff
rates now fixed by the state railroad com
mission so far ns applicable to the Vicks---
burg and Meridian road.
(li‘ Forbids Ilnur
(III 111! Then 0
but tiir .uumi-;."
Party.
ni Hi,-
unu- Folks
i Won’t Soil ftio
Two Ih-.Uitirnu-ll Toll tin* Story of the Ilrotuiws)
Itiiilroiul Trunsartloiis
New Yokic, November 19.—Ex-Aldcr-
men VVaitt and Fulgralf testified to-day in
the trial of ex-Aldernmn McQuado for
bribery in the matter of the Broadway
railroad franchise. They explained in de
tail the circumstances attending the grunt
ing ofthat franchise. FulgrnU' said his
i understanding was that tho company hud
| paid half a million (loliars, of which
j amount he received $18,000 out of $20,000
j which was promised him. Tlie money
! was paid him by ex-County C'leik John
! Kerman,and Reading Clerk Win. Maloney
| was the go-between for the railroad men
i and corrupt aldermen.
SVaite’s testimony was equally explicit,
land it is said that ex-Alderman Dull;,,
j another of tho bribed men, will be put on
the stand by the prosecution to confirm
! Waite and Fulgralf. The story of the
i bribery and carrying out their corrupt
1 agreement by the aldermen, as told, was
! full and explicit.
DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES.
i is not permitted to
ia.iguage in ii.leniMioiial affirms that is
p'ililc of double arid dlvBfse const-ruetii
This is undoubtedly the reason why-
A Fire Which Caines a Loth (if $140,(Kill anil
Throws Many People Out of Employment.
Jersey City. N. J., November 19.—The I
Freitug embroidery factory, on North I
I street, was discovered to be on fire at 2 I
; o’clock tins morning. R ibertFreitag, one i
■ of the proprietors, was asleep in the build-
| ing and was with difficulty awakened by !
j tiie watchman, who was obliged to creep i
I on his hands and knees to his room. The
I building was then filled with smoke and
I Freitug and the watchman were corn- I
polled to jump from a window to
, make their escape. Tlie fir.-, I
j spread rapidly, and the building, which I
was a cue and a half story frame structure, I
! covering nearly a city block, was complete- |
l.v destroyed, and the machinery which i
li-td been imported from Switzerland ,.t an ;
i immerse expense was ruined. The loss is !
estimated at $160,000. Pdsaibly it may ex
ceed this amount. The buffing and ina- i
chincry were fully insured. It is not known !
in what way tbc fire originated. Several
hundred hands are thrown out of employ
ment.
The Men Were Sated.
Marquette, Mich., November 19.—The
officers and crew of the steam liurgo Itobt. |
Wallace, numbering fifteen men, and her I
consort schooner David Wallace, number- j
ing nine men, which went ashore on I
Chocolay beach in the storm of yesterday, i
were rescued about 9 o’clock this morning ;
by a crew from tlicl life saving station at I
Houghton, which came with boats and
apparatus on a special train. The barge :
was destroyed but tbc schooner will prob
ably be saved.
Tin' Staton to !!■:• Lieiito-I.
Washington. November 19.—The Bar
tholdi statue of liberty in New York har
bor will be lighted next Monday night un-
J-r the supervision 'of the light house
board.
New York, November 17.—Many of tho
parishioners of the Rev. Father J. F.
Mendl, of the Church of the Immaculate
Gonoeption in Montclair, arc openly cen
suring him for what they term his unwar-
rautanle interference with their temporal
pleasures. The disagreement dates from
Thursday night. The 18 year-old daugh
ter of widow Turney, a devout Catholic,
Invited three dozen of her young friends to
attend a dance at the old homestead, in
Harrison street, near Gates avenue, owned
by Broker W. L. Bull, of this city, and oc
cupied by the widow on condition that
she shall keep it in order.
Father Mondl near.I of the party about
an hour after the dancing began, and he
hired a carriage and drove rapidly to the
big house. He rang the bell, and a young
woman came to the door and let him in.
The young people Were dancing In the
parlor to the music of two fiddles played
by t he Jackson brothers, colored musicians
ot Bloomfield. Father Mendl went through
the hall to a room adjoining tho parlor,
but separated from it l\v folding doors. The
doors were open, and the priest sat down
opposite the dancers and gazed at them
sternly On his way through the hall ho
tv.' hi Turney, nnu ordered her to stop
tiled.- ing and send the dancers home.
Sho 11 .'inly, but politely, told him that she
would not interfere with the young peo
ple’s amusement.
The disapproving countenance of the
priest had ,.o effect on the tiddlers or tl e
young men, but the girls were plainly dis
concerted. It was the third square dance
of the evening, a.ul the dancers resolutely
danced it out. Then Father Mendl arose
and entered the parlor, and the young
women ran out into the hall nnd up the
stairs. The priest asked William Turney,
the widow’s son, if he intended to allow
the unity to oontimie dancing. William
said he did, and that he t hought the cler
gyman was not justified in attempting to
stop it.
.Val in r Alondi says he then tried to in
duce tlie fiddle i’a to"cease fiddling fiy offer
ing to buy their strings. Miss Turney say.t
t he priest said he would pay the fiddlers
jii> for each string if they would stop play
ing. They rofiiscd, saying that the strings
were not theirs, as the party had bought
them for the overling, nnd that they would
hurt their business if they did not fulfill
their contract. The priest asked them how
much they would get for playing. They
said $4j and he ottered them MO to stop.
One of the young dancers, all of whom had
crowded around the prie d, and tho mu
sicians, said lie woi-.’ii itu-iniJll to
keep on. Young Mr. Tiriiey ordered them
to strike up a waltz, which they did. Sev
eral young women ventured back into the
parlor and glided around with their parl-
i!.:rs. Otheis followed', and the shuffle of
feet soon became general. The priest lei),
the house hurriedly, apparently uud..
great excitement.
The parishioners lieard nothing more
about the matter until Sunday lust, when,
at the morning services in the oliurc :
Father Mend! made 11 tho subject-of a Ti
tle sermor.. He said that if tue girls and
hoys who had attended I he party at airs.
Turney’s want to any other'parties of a
similar kind he would refuse to administer
the sacrament to them. Hu severely cen
sured the parents of the young people and
advised them to keep their children away
from nil dancing parties, lie said hewoulil
make an effort to prevent an.y more par
ties at the widow Turney’s house. He read
this letter, which ho sent to Mr. Bull or.
Saturday:
I take the liberty to inform you that a
number of boys and girls from Orange,
Montclair and Bloomfield, most, of them
mere brats net beyond their teens, had a
so-called party at your In,use, near the
corner of Gates avenue and Harrison street,
at present occupied by Mrs. Turney, r.-t;
Thursday night. As you will undoubtedly
agree with me that such nocturnal ca
rousal of a crowd of unguarded youngsters
is not calculated to improve tlie moral
condition of the participants or the value
of the property in which it, is held, I deem it
iny duty to inform you of the occurrence,
and at the same time to respectfully ask
you. as the owner of the property, to tak,
such steps as will prevent a repetition of
another such gathering in tlie future. A ,
almost, ail the revellers arc the ill-lired off
spring of people belonging to my church,
you will understand why J make bold to
give you the above information.
This letter and the talk of Father Mendl
caused a revival of the feeling against him.
Mrs. Turney says the young people were
nil old enough to take care of themselves,
and that their enjoyment was perfectly in
nocent. She sa.ys they had nothing to
drink but lemonaoe nnd coffee, and that
they were very orderly and quiet. Hlie
says she heard that Mr. Bull had declared
that lie did not intend to pay any atten
tion to the priest’s letter.
Illi-iiiliiidiiim Still Iluumlng.
Birmingham, November 19. Arrange
ments have been made for the sale of the
BlosS Furnace Company’s property to a
•syndicate of buyers from Richmond, Va.,
New York city and this state. The prico
to bo paid is .$2,000,090, more than half of
it in cash. The new company will bo
known as tho “Sloss Steel and Iron Com
pany.” The properly comprises some of
the most valuable coal and iron lands in
tho south, besides two furnaces in success
ful operation. Two more furnaces will be
erected at once.
Colored KnlidtL Strike.
Chicago, November 19.—The Inter-
Ocean’s New Orleans special says: A new
factor has been introduced into the labor
problem in Louisiana. It has long been
known that the Knights of Labor were
engaged among the field hands organizing
lodges of tho order, but the first effect of
thefr work ha-: just been made manifest.
About one hundred bands on the Fairview
plantation, one mile above Berwiok,owned
by Captain Phan, have been on a strike
since Monday. Cutting, hauling and
grinding cane has entirely ceased. Tlie
hands are all Knights of Labor, uud the
strike was instituted fiy order of the local
lodge at Berwick. The men demand an
advance of'30 per cent, in wages.
•‘Anil the fill'll Hun Died Also.”
Richmond, Va., November 19.—Allen Y,
Stokes, formerly a senior member of the
firm of A. Y. Blokes &. Co., wholesale
grocers, died suddenly to-night on liis
farm near the city. The deceased was a
native of North Carolina, but fur forty
years had resided in Richmond where he
prospered in business and retired a few
years ago worth over a half million of dol
lars. He was 07 years of age.
Ah I iu port it tit Bullrimd Itci'ision.
Jackson, Miss., November 19.—Judge
Hill, of the federal court, lias rendered an
important decision in the Vicksburg and
Meridian railroad case, which is now iu
the bands of a receiver of his court, which
Dsufrncfloil hy Rule.
Middletown, N. Y. November 19.—Tht
gale of yesterday completely destroyed
the summer hotel in process ot construc
tion on Walnut mountain, one mile from
Liberty, Sullivan county. The
whole structure was lifted from
its foundation and carried twelve feet and
is a total wreck. Eighteen men were en
gaged in the building at the time putting
up partitions and chimneys, and all mirac
ulously escaped uninjured with the excep
tion of one named ifebee, who was seri
ously hurt. The building was six stories
high, fifty by sixty feet and intended to
accommodate 20(1 guests.
CYRUS FIELD SUES FOB $500,000.
Also to Compi'l flu' Surmider to film of Those
New York nnil New luiudninl liouits.
New York, November 18.—Cyrus W
Field has brought, in the supreme oourt in,
Westchester county, two suits against
President Charles P. Clark of the New
York aud New Kngland railroad, and
Francis L. Higginson. He accuses them
of fraudulently conspiring to prevent him
mid his associates, Russell Bnge, Simon
Wormser and Thomas W. Pearsall, who
havo assigned tlioir rights to him, from
buying the fl,842,000 of second mortgage
bonds which belonged to the state of Mas
sachusetts and were offered for sale to the
highest bidder.
He alleges that they falsely represented
to the governor and council that Field and
Sage lind openly ndvoented the purchase
of the securities with a view of compelling
tho unsecured creditors, by a threat of
foreclosure, to sell tlielr claims cheap, and
had criticised Receiver Clark’s manage
ment of the property on the ground that
it had been too successful and had dimin
ished,the chances of freezing out the credi
tors and making some money.
Plaintiff alleges tlint by means of these
false representations tlie governor and
council were induced to sell the
stale’s bonds to tho defendants, who
had made a lower bid than tho plain
tiff and his associates. Ho says he is will
ing and hereby oilers to buy the bonds
from tlie defendants at the price they paid,
with interest, and he demands judgment
that they surrender the bonds to him for
such price.
This is the demand iu the first suit. The
second sets forth similar grounds of action
and demands $500,000 damages, ulleging
that the plaintiff' and his associates, by
their failure to get tlie bonds, lost tho op
portunity of making large profits thereby,,
which tne defendants obtained ler them
selves and their associates.
V.B ' -UE GET* ITS REWABD.
A Prize i’iirlffi'r Ti'flh ill-. Traill, Ami file Judge-
ni-.'K it ini Orcitit m it.
(. mc'AOO, November 19.—The Times’
special from Ban Francisco s.iyfl i Yester
day Martin Costello and Ton: Cluary, con
victed of felony for prize fighting, were
sentenced, Cleary to three months in the
Stale prison ut Folsom and Costello to serve
•six weeks in the state prison at Ban Q.ue-
tino. The judge, said the manner in which
tne two men had testified influenced him
in sentencing them. Costello had idontly
fold the truth. He testified that,
lie did his host to knock Cleary out. Ho,
therefore, sentenced him to only six.
weeks. Cleary had lied upon the stand ire>
saying that ho was not knocked down, hut
lay down so as to bring the fight to a close
on account of the presence of police. The
judge, therefore, gave him a more severe
sentence. This is the first time in tho stai e
that prize fighters have been convicted a' d
sentenced for lighting.
A Ni-w Uiillrunil.
Danville, Vu., November 19.—The di
rectors of tho Lynchburg, Virginia and-.
Durham, N. C., railroad company, the-.
Roxboro and Durham railroad company
■ and the Roxboro railroad company held it.
j meeting here to-day with a view to mak- -
: ing arrangements for building a standard
i gauge road from Lynchburg to Durham,
i Subscriptions have been made to the road.
I all along the route aud tho work of con-
j Htriiction will soon begin. The road wilt 1 .
I be about 100 miles long.
IN A WATERY GRAVE.
Fourtm'ii 1,1 via f,„i,t hy u Ilurio' Wreck.
Chicago, November 19. — The Inter—
Ocean’s Frankfort, Michigan, special says .:
The barges Mine, Ketian and Marinette,..
in tow of the stcuin barge Mnnistique,
laden with lumber at Ozoda for Chicago,
broke loose yesterday morning twenty
miles south of Manitou island. They were-
water-logged and went ashore four miles
south of Frankfort. Both barges are totai
wrecks. The two crews, numbering fifteen
men, were all lost except oue named C. W,
Annis.
A ratal Experiment.
Syracuse, November 19.—Charles A.
; Brown, ol this city, and R. L. Hurgett, of
Newark, N. J., were killed this morning
j here by the explosion of a filter iu a pan at
! the Experimental Sait Works. George
j Denton was badly scalded and otherwise
i injured. The building was badly wrecked,
j Hargett was blown twenty-five feet, andi.
j his body lodged in the ruins at that height.
Brown was crushed to death. They were
I the only persons in the building at tile-
time. The cause of the explosion has not
been ascertained.
(ioni- I'niler.
I Chicago, November 19.—A Times
' special from Houston, Texas, says : W. L.
Macatee, one of the largest cotton factors,
i and importers of cement in the city, hae
assigned. It is estimated his liabilities
■ will approximate $40,000; assets $60,000.
- with his indebtedness located chiefly
among local banks and in Galveston, Chi
cago, St. Louis and New York.
lliinn-il tu the Tnit lis.
Toronto, Ont., November 19. — Two
Pullman sleeping oars, a part of the Grand
Trunk Western express, were burned to
trucks vDir. morning near Kingston. But
few of the passengers saved more than
thi-.ii- clothes. The loss will reach fully
$40,000.
N'-ir Iron Furnm-es for Virginia.
_ LynchB'.tro, November 19.—A special’
fro*';i Pulaski to the Daily Advance saysr
“(Jeu. T. Mills last night sold the Foster
Falls property, 2100 acres of mineral land.,
to a Philadelphia syndicate for $150,00(K
one-third cash. Large iron furnaces will
i be erected on the property at once.
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