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f wim VOL. XXVIII—NO. 310 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1886. PRICE FIVE CENTS General Logan’s Funeral Arrangements Nearly Completed. ,nTltod ,0 «‘«»d-Th. CletpImill i n •< * n ) Temporary— President Cleveland In Hitter ami Taken a Hide. WA8H I NQT° N ,December28.—Mrs Loean received this mornine* a im, I i “ n signed officially, from^he oHyllerk^Chi’ cage embodying resolutions adopted by asks th^t C t°h Un t C 1 , , St , night * The council tesfflr.caUT,5»"“« fi-rufi? nTi! ap P 0ln t u 1 l1 a committee tocon- fer with the committees of the civic and military organizations In regard to the se lection of a place of burial, and to make arrangements for the reception and Interment of the remains. As an nounced last night, a decision £ practically reached to have the funeral in the senate next Friday and then take the remains to Chicago. Few of the de tails of the arrangements have vet been aetfn^tv. 6 ' 1 U *i°ti, The 8enate committee, acting through the sergeant-at-arms, will have immediate charge of the remains. Colonel Kennedy announces that bv re- quest of Mrs. Logan, General Sheridan Will be in charge of the procession which Will escort the remains from Calumet place to the capitol. $2000 AN HOUR. How tlio Subscriptions arc Pouring In for Logan’s Widow. New York, December 28.—During the afternoon telegrams have been received troin Chicago which throw a measure of doubt upon the arrangements supposed to have been already practically concluded for tbe Bogan funeral. The park comniis- sioneis believe that after consultation with their attorney they are reluctantly led to the conclusion that they lack the authority to set apart a place for burial iu a public park,but that the authority Would doubtless be granted at once by the legis lature which convenes next week. In the meantime the citizens' committee of Chi cago suggests other arrangements which can be perfected without delay. The ne cessity fora speedy canclusion of the mat ter may possibly lead to an entire abandon ment of the plans thus far considered. Captain George E. Lemon, of the National Tribune this morning started a subscription fund for the benefit of Mrs. Logan and headed it with $1000, and a general invitation to hundreds of General Logan's friends and admirers throughout the country asking them to oontrmute. The Western Union Tele graph Company tendered the free use of its wires for transmitting subscriptions. Re sponses are now coming in rapidly, and £1001) subscriptions have been received from Gen. .Sawyer, Hon. Win. Walter Phelps, John B. Drake, of Chicago, Gov. Alger, of Michigan, George M. Pullman and others. The receipts in live hours from t.h« time the nuhnariptlon wits started amounted to $10,000. JOx-ConfedcrnteH at Lagan's Kuncral. Washington, December 28.—The move ment is on foot to have the ex-eoufederato soldiers represented iu the funeral proces sion that will follow the remains of Sena tor Logan. Many ex-confederates have expressed a desire to participate and it is probable that a place will be provided for them in the procession. It lias been de cided that Logan’s remains will he taken to the rotunda of tire capitol Thursday, there lie in state until Friday, when the funeral services will be held, and the body will then be taken to Rock Creek ceme tery and placed in a vault to await arrange ments for the final burial. A liontl Call. Washington, December 28.- The secre tary of the treasury this afternoon issued the one hundred and forty-fifth call for the redemption of bonds. The call is for $10,000,000 of the 3 per cent, loan of 1882. It matures February 1. The bonds called can be redeemed upon presentation at the option of the holder. Numbers embraced in this call are: $50, original number 47 to original number 48, both inclusive; 8100, original numbev5S3 to origi nal number 609, both inclusive, and original number 9940 to original num ber 9969, both inclusive; $600, original num ber 216 to original number 266, both inclu sive, and original number 4230 to origina number 4234, both inclusive; $1000, original number 2017 to original number 21j5, both inclusive, and original number -3,749 to original number23,777. both lnclusnr, ,10,- 000, original number 5316 to original num ber 6325, both inclusive. Cleveland is Bettor. Washington, Decentbor 28.—President Cleveland was much better t ; llis nl °, r ! lll ! g and it is expected that he will be able to take a carriage ride this afternoon. found Frank!** Take A BBlo. TOTON, December 28.—The Presi- Mrs. Cleveland rode out to this afternoon, and after a stay ol utes returned to the white house, iroved beneficial to the president, ,-ht lie is feeling well and his is steadily implying. c l’ort Illrliiiiond strike Knds. iELPHIA, December 15.-The its conclusion late this evening d that everything had been set aetorily to all concerned. I e ~ however, remained m tnc ind drew up the articles oi agree- e submitted to the officer of the for their signature. Tiny saj mderstanding with was a verbal one and, thatthey 3 the agreement in delnui e imittiiig it to a meeffnw cf U for their approval. In ^ d Workman Kelly teleju n along the line that a yottl f‘ n ?^ , i reached. It is announce;! the that the agreement ha. oe at both parties to it decu iwn its terms. Some More Resolutions. rsTON, S. C., December .A- A, if the city a special report was submitted iay e consisting Gadsden, •men Smythe and C. B. inauiraously adop- • omH ittee would express to the 8^ the brersby the"emth.,.take tbe ap- n^magrdbidc'of theseJolili'ing®! n and terrible affliction « the is visitations of oarthq T^n, in in oi the city o ^ , ont y memory of the bl. . .* an( j 5 from all parts of tins i even beyond the seas, for the needy suf ferers in this stricken city, send to each and all these generous givers this city’s heartfelt gratitude and glad greetings in the new hopes of the New Year. The families in more than 2000 homes restored; the multitude of the poor fed and sheltered; the orphan, sick, aged and needy in their rebuilt hos pital and places of refuge, will always cherish this gracious and universal giving; and in the heart of this city the memory of it shall be as precious as charity, the fruit of which is on earth, and ITS GROWTH IN HEAVEN. To all our brothers far and near, who have been touched by our woe, our heart felt wish is that even as unto us, in this human spring time of peace and good will, so unto them may come In God’s good providence, charities that soothe and bless. THE IRON INTEREST. Its Itcinnrkulilc Growth In the South Since tli« Lust Census, Chattanooga, Tenn., December 28.— The Tradesman has received exhaustive reports from all the iron and steel works In the south, embracing the states of Ala bama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mis souri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. These re ports disclose a most remarkable develop ment in the iron industry in the south since the census of 1880. The following table compiled from actual reports shows the capacity of the pig iron production of the south in 1886 as compared with 1880, in tons: 1880. Alabama 180,000 Georgia Kentucky Maryland Missouri North Carolina... Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia 1880. 380.000 68,000 60,000 94.000 170.000 7,200 350.000 15.000 278.000 1-16,000 Totals 1,018,000 1,583, 00 The gain in six years is 565,200 tons. Alabama gained in annual capncity since 1880, 256,000 tons; Georgia, 27,000; Tennes see, 219,(XX); Texas, 12,000; North Carolina, 7200; Virginia, 14,900; West Virginia, 38,000; Kentucky lost, 43,000; Maryland 12,000 and Missouri, 88,000. The rate of gain of capacity in Alabama, Tennessee and Geor gia, the three central iron states of the south, was 233 per cent, since 1880. The Tradesman says: “At the same rate of gain they will have at the next census nearly 1.590,000 tons annual capacity, bli the indications point to acapacity of 2,000,t- 000 tons annually at that time.” The Tradesman reports six blast furnaces under construction in Alabama and two in Tennessee, with two more soon to be elected in the latter state. In further noting the progress of the south in 1886 the Tradesman reports two steel mills built at Chattanooga. In 1380 Tennessee had 84 nail machines, Ala bama none. In 1836 Tennessee has 115 and Alabama 82, with a combined annual out put of 420,000 kegs, against 100,000 ill I860. In tile production of stoves the progress bus been equally as great. Tennessee has built five works since 1880, and Alabama two. Tbe production of wrought iron pipe is one ofthe now features of the south, large works having being built at Chat tanooga in 1S86, utid the production of cast iron pipe in the south has quadrupled since 1882. The Tradesman’s reports indicate a more prosperous outlook for the south in 1887 than in the past, and all signs point clearly to the fact that the south will greatly en hance tiie industrial importance in iron and steel in the next ten years, and that the production of raw anil merchantable iron will be trebled before 1890. A LIVELY DANCE IN WEST VIRGINIA. After One Set They Cord Up the Corpses Like Steamboat Wood. Chicago, December 28.—A Times special from Charleston, W. Va., says: On Christ mas Eve, at Kecny’s Creek, a mining vil lage on New river, in Lafayette county, about one mile below Coopertown, Mr. Lovejoy, a miner, gave a dance, to which was invited the entire populace. The dance was orderly until the fumes began to influence the brains of the young men who were present. There were two factions at the dance who bore each other a feud, the Gilberts and Halls. Friends of both parties tried to keep the trouble that was brew ing under control but it was no use. Finally revolvers were drawn and the shooting begun. Geo. Gilbert fell' at the first round, riddled with bullets. Elijah Gilbert and John Montgomery received mortal wounds and John Land was badly cut with a razor. Men women and child ren fled from the house in terror. The lights were put out mid when the firing was over the battle tkld was investigated and the dead and wounded attended to. It was found that the room was riddled with bullets, at least fifty having been fired during the melee. The only one of the shooters captured was alike Donahue, who was taken before a justice of the peace. During the trial Donahue jumped through a window and escaped. All the men are single except George Gilbert, who leaves a widow and one child. A $1,000,000 FIRE. Two Steamers ami Four Barges Burned at Cairo. Illinois. Cairo, 111., December 28.—A fire at 6 o’clock this morning destroyed the Missis sippi valley transportation steamer R. S. Haves and four barges and the Anchor line steamer City of Natchez, while lying at the bank. The fire is supposed to have originated iu tbe aft cabin of the steamer Hayes. It soon enveloped the whole boat, burning her to the water’s edge. The fire spread to the City ol Natchez, lj ing jnst. below the Hayes, and in a few moments she too was a mass of flames. t he barges alomide the Hayes, loaded with cotton, soda ash and sundries, also took tire and were completely destroyed. Nothing but the wreck ofthe burned bulls remain. The I City of Na’chez was built at .left I fcrsonville three years ago and was valued I at $100,000. She was one of the finest boats on the Mississippi river. The Hayes was built by the Valley company about live years ago and was valued at •'$00,000. The 'loss of the barges and contents will make tbe loss reach about $1,000,000. Tne insurance is not known at present. A strong northwest wind was blowing at the time the fire broke out and held the boats into the bank and prevented tugs from saving the fleet. Two barges lying out side those burned were cut loose and towed to a safe harbor by tup. The wrecked burning hulls are being towed to the other side ofthe river and beached. Dratli of ex-Consrowunnn Klmmcl; Baltimore, December 28.—Hon. Wil liam Kimmel, ex-member of congress from the third Maryland district, died at his residence in this city to-day, aged 74 yea’s. 1 (e was a member of the Maryland .enate from 1866 to 1871, and a member of The Fertilizer Men Are Paralyzed at Their Prospects. the forty-fifth congress. A I’llI) 1 Ic Hospital Will Bo Erected In tho Onto City—Tho Prnfossors ami Shutouts of n Moillonl College lloinl tho Movement—A Sunday Krhnnl Convention—The Alpha Tuu Omega Congress. Atlanta, Ga., December 28 —Atlanta is having a remarkuble Christmas season so far as weather is concerned. At noon to day tiie thermometer registers 65 in the shade, anil iu the sunshine wraps are bur densome. We have had no cold weather for a week past, and despite the fact than the thermometer was fifteen degrees below zero in Chicago yesterday, and tiie cold wave flag floated from the custom house all dav, we keep our sunny temperature, and northern visitors arriving here are pre pared to admit all that is claimed for the sunny south. Bin lliilcli of New l.imi. Atlanta, December 28.—Governor Gor don has approved and signed about 125 acts passed by tbe legislature, and lias neurly completed tho list. The full list will show about three bills passed for eacli working day of the recent session, which is not a bad showing, everything taken into consideration. This record will have to be beaten next summer, however, un less tiie session is a very long one, as it is estimated that over a thousand bills will be introduced, a large majority of them, of course, relating to local legislation. Negrons Traveling., Atlanta, December 28.—Tiie negroes are evidently spending their holiday money iu traveling. Every train that ar rives and leaves here is loaded with them, and the conductors say numbers of them get on and off at every station along the line. The second-class coaches are crowded all the time. After 1 lie Fertilizer Men. Atlanta, December 28.—Tho bill intro duced in the legislature by Mr. Brady, of Sumter, allowing farmers to plead and prove failure of consideration on guano notes, and requiring dealers in fertilizers to set out on the tact, of the note that the same was given for fertilizers, has created excitement among fertilizer men. They threaten henceforth to do only a cash busi ness with Georgia farmers. Alpha 'Inn Omega. Atlanta, Gh., December 28.—The bi ennial congress of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will convene in Atlanta to morrow. The sessions will be held at the Kimball House and a large attendance is hoped for. Speeches ot welcome will be made by Gov. Gordon and Mayor Hiliyer, on the part, of the slate and city, and of Hon. H. II. Carlton, of Athens, and William Ilagood, Esq., of Atlanta, on be half ofthe fraternity in tho state and city. The sessions will last several days. A Public Hospital. Atlanta, December 28—A well organ ized effort is now on foot to establish a public hospital in Atlanta. President Rig gers, of the college of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery, and the class of 1887 of t ie college are active in the work, each mem ber of tiie class of twenty-five pledging $100 to start the subscription list. A Sunday School Convention. Atlanta, December 28.—The third quarterly convention ofthe Fulton County Sunday School Association will bo helil here tomorrow. Louisiana Jockey Ciub Races. New Orleans, December 28.—To-day is the fourth day of the winter meeting of the Louisiana Jockey Club. The weather is cloudy but pleasant, and the track is in a fair condition. First race, S mile, won by Hattie Car lisle by half a length, Peacock 3d ; time 1:06*. Second race, ?, mile, Guinare won, Little Joe 2d, Bill Owens 3d; time 1:06*. Third race, 3 mile, Revoke won, Miss Daly 2d, J. M. Brennan 3d; time 1:19*. Fourth race, one mile, Osceola won, Berlin 2d, Queen Esther 3d; time 1:48. ON ’CHANGE. All Almost Featureless Hay. New York, December 2S.—The stock market displayed more activity to-day, nut- withstanding the fact that tbe interruption of telegraph communication prevented tbe business which would have been done for foreign account. Prices occupied a higher range, being generally firm throughout the entire day, tiie lowest figures being record ed at the opening and the highest in the last few minutes. An advance was started by covering shorts upon the absence ofthe expected London selling. The move ment was accelerated later by the news of the adjustment of tbe difficulties between the Reading company and its employes, which natu rally brought coal stocks into prominence, and the three leading stocks under that head lurnish over one-half of the entire business done, being remarkably strong and active throughout the entire after noon. St. Paul was aided by a denial from Chicago that there would be any reduc tion in the dividend; and Union Pacific was strengthened by a statement contrary to the lute reports from London in regard to tiie collateral trust bonds. Tiie opening this morning was generally steady, the first prices showing insignificant changes only from last eve ning’s final figures. The market was dull, although considerably more active than during the past few days. At this time prices were decidedly strong, and advances ranging up to over 1 per cent, were estab lished iu the first hour. .Later tho market became dull and featureless, and the move ment in prices ceased; but after 12 o’clock coal stocks be came prominent and on somewhat better business, prices again advanced. The last hour saw a renewal of tbe activity and strength of the early morning, and tbe market closed quiet but strong at the best prices of the day. The total day’s business was 213,000 shares. The entire active I i->t is higher this evening, the principal 1- vatices being in Reading, Richmond no I West Point,Cameron coal, Jersey Central, Colorado coal, Lake Shore, Western 1 nion, Lackawanna, St. Paul and Union Pacific. I ran out and gave the alarm, but apparent ly lo9t his head, mid ran back again into the mill and perished In the flames. His body has not yet been found, being buried five" feet under the debris of the floors, machinery and walls. He leaves a widow and five 'children. The mill was built twenty-one years ago. It was used us a paper mill for ten years, when the present owners bought it and turned it into n warp mill for ginghams. There was recently added a large lot of new machinery, with latest improved and well equipped auto matic sprinklers, etc., but they wore of no use in tbe fire. The building is a total wreck, and the work of tearing down tho walls is now going on. Relief firemen went from North Adams with a hook and ladder truck and hose company. One hun dred persons are thrown out of employ ment. The mill will be rebuilt immediate ly. . A HEAVY SPECULATOR DEAD. Krlvt' Outline of the Career of \Tillhim G. SturgcH. of Chicago. Chicago, Qecember28.—Wm. G. Sturges, better known far and near in the commer cial world as “Jack” Sturges, died this morning at bis apartments in the Ht. Bene dict hotel. For more than a year he had been in feeble health, the result of a com plication of diseases which the doctors could not clearly define. Mr. Sturges laid an eventful career, and though just in the prime of life when stricken with disease, ue had held a prominent place in the commercial circles of the country. He was born in Saratoga, N. Y., in May, 1837, nnd there received his primary oduca’ion. In 1857 he emigrated to Keokuk, Iowa, and in live or six years built up the largest grocery business in the state and amassed considerable money, lin ing at one time considered worth $300,000 or $700,000. lie moved with his family to Shicago ill 1S69 and entered the grain busi ness. He soon became noted on the board of trade as a daring and successful opera tor, and did an immense business. His greatest notoriety came through the great corn corner of July and August, 1874, in which he was the most prominent figure. In connection with B. F. Allen ho began buying corn ostensibly for himself, tbe margin certificates being all drawn by thxCook county national bank, of which Allen was nt that time president. It was subsequently discovered that Allen was running tiie deal, though Sturges re fused to ad it it, and bore the brunt of the blame himself. The corner collapsed disastrously to its originator, Sl.urpes re fusing to illi his contracts, ana the board of trade passed a resolution to expel him. He carried tho matter into the courts, where, it ran until 1878, when he was ex pelled, but finally got back in July, 1879, od a writ of mandamus. In March, 1878, Sturges went into bankruptcy, scheduling $118,000 oi' debts, and no assets beyond some equities in mortgaged lands. Two years ago he went back to Iowa and began running tho Keo kuk elevator company as a partnership affair between himself and wife. He got into trouble on charges of issuing ware house receipts for grain when there was no grain on hand, but finally proved inno cence. Very soon after that, and in tiie aone year of 1831, lie wont to New York ns agent of Chicago houses to teach trie New I Yorkers how to speculate on the Chicago i board of trade, but liis transactions were ] not satisfactory, and he returned to Chi cago a year ago. Mr. Si urges leaves four | children. He had but little of his former ■ possessions left at the time of his demise. ! Tho body will be taken to Saratoga for ' burial Monday. HANG ’EM TO A LAMP POST. Striker,. I’inre Dyniimito Under a Railroad. San Francisco, December 28.—An oiler who went into tbe mail hole ill tiie course of his duties on the Geary street cable road, near Vanness Avenue, found two dynamite cartridges with a fuse attached in the tunnel through which the cubic runs under tbe track. Further search was made, and two more cartridges were found. It’s believed that they were placed in the tunnel on Sunday night in readi ness to bo exploded yesterday morning when the assault was made oil the employes of the road, and the presence of tiie police and the determined light they made (ire- vented the consummation of tiie dastardly scheme. The amount of dynamite secreted under tiie track was sufficient not only to blow up the road-bed and any car that might have been over it, but would have caused immense damage to property in the vicinity. The matter has been placed in the hands of tho authorities. THE COMPANIES ARE PLUCKY. All important event bearing on the pres ent trouble between Sutler and Geary ! street cable companies and their employes has just been made public. It was the 1 conference held between t he representa tives ofthe railroad companies on one side and Mayor Bartlett, and tiie police com missioners on the other: The commis sioners pointed out the heavy cost entailed on the city iri protecting tiie roads, tho un protected condition of a large part of the city and tbe heavy duties imposed on tiie police by the present condition of things. Mayor Bartlett suggested that some compromise be effected t hrough appointment oi a com mit,tec of arbitration. The street car rep resentatives however refused to agree to any out side interference and tiie confer ence adjourned without accomplishing anything. It is estimated that the loss to roads as they are no .v operated is $700 a day to the Butter street and $500 a day to tile Geary street line and it’s stated that both companies will bring suit against the city for the recovery of that amount., WELL DONE, SiNGERLY! lint It’s Just Likenii Editor. Philadelphia, December 28.—Tiie body of one ot tiie firemen who lost his j life in the theatre lire yesterday was re- i covered to day. The location of the other ! is known, but it was too deeply buried ill j hot debris to be reached. Mr. Singerl.v, of j tliePhiladoiphia Record, and proprietor of j the theatre, has undertaken to defray t,iio• | funeral expenses of both the men, and to j Mrs. Gibson, wife of the missing fireman, ! who has several children, he has made an allowance of $5 per week for life and given a check for $500. Voorhecs' Ideas On Current Political Affairs. Perished in thu Fluiu Nop.tii Adams, Mass., December 29 — W. C. Plunkett & Sons’ large four-story brick mill in Adams was burned tins : “ *r- noon. Loss $150,000, covered bv blanket insurance in tho Cotton and Woolen Man ufacturers’ Mutual company. Tr * lire originated in the basement and spread rap idly, the building beiilg envoi* u I i" flames within fifteen minutes, ri,*- mill had been shut down for tiie holidays. The fire was caused by the explosion of a lamp carried by Harrison Sivmnons, aged 55 years, a machinist, who was looking for a leak in the gas pipe in the basement. He DEATH IN A BROTHEL. A Man Kilts His Hrolhor mill Wounds a Girl. Miles City, Montana, December 28.— A horrible tragedy occurred here last night in a house of ill fame. A man named Frank Smith found his brother Al. I in the room with two women named Clara I Chase and Emma Richmond. He drew a ; pistol and fired point blank at the iir.st i named. The ball passed through her arrn ! and killed his brother instantly. The two ! girls and Frank Smith were at once placed j under arrest, but Emma Richmond com mitted suicide by taking a dose of laud- j uuum. | Hr niscliisi.H tin, Schemes <>r tlic Iti'iiulillriinN of lmliium to Steal n l'll I tell States S('llator*hl|l— III* Opposed tiie Civil Service BUI in the Sonute mill Still Iteiiiiilus III OppusUluu. Washington, December 26.—The fol lowing interview with Senator Voorhees will lie found of the liveliest interest. Your correspondent asked: “Senator Voorhees, will you bo at In dianapolis at the meeting of the legisla ture?” “Yes, l expect to be there.” “Have you noticed the progress of tho contests as to the legislative scats in differ ent parts of Indiana, nml hns there been anything in tho proceedings to indicato that the democratic majority of two on joint ballot is not based on law and right?” “I have kept pretty well up with the in vestigations all over the state. Every step taken by the republican party to de stroy the majority against them in tho legislature seems to me to have reacted upon them. Every investigation lias strengthened the claims ofthe democratic party to an honest majority in the legisla ture. Tiie recount of tiie case of Dr. Mc Clure, democratic senator from Jefferson and Clark, resulted in a substant ial gain for him. The recount in Vigocounty between Downing and Beasley resulted the same wav; Beasley,the democratic member ofthe legislature, gaining six orseven votes. The result of the contest against Mackey, re publican member-elect from Knox, Gibson and Vanderburg, is simply overwhelming us to his Ineligibility. Upon his own testi mony, he is no more entitled to a seat in the Indiana legislature than ho is in Maine. How any body of men, with the slightest claims to respectability or honesty, can keep him in liis scat is bcyoml my compre hension. I have no idea it will lie done. No party can afford to do anything of that kind. Investigation shows, also, that there is nothing whatever affecting the eligibility ofManck, of Wells county, con cerning whom there has been consider able talk. As to the coho of Meagher, the democratic member-elect from Vigo county, a careful scrutiny of the facts and the law in tiie case makes liis eligibility absolutely conclusive. Ho was elected li justice of the peace to suc ceed a man whose term of office expired on the 7th of November, 1886, five days after the state election. In the meantime the office was abolished by action of tho board of county commissioners. There was never a time, therefore, at which Mr. Meagher could have entered upon hlB duties us a justice. He not only never did, but be never could have done so. “Iu view of these facts, I am curious to see how tho rcpulilic.ua members of tho legislature WILL RECONCILE THEIR CONDUCT in the case of Judge Larue, in 1875. Judge Larue was elected judge of the common pleas court of Tippecanoe county, quali fied, and entered upon the duties of Ids of fice. lie served about eighteen months, nt which time the legislature abolished the common pleas system of the state. He had been elected for four years. Notwilli- standing his term of four years was not ex hausted by two and a half years, yot the republican party took him up and elected him a member ofthe senate, and when ids right to bis seat was contested, on the ground of ineligibility under tiie constitu tion, be was seated by the vo‘ cs of tlio re publican party, aided in some instances by the votes of democrats. It may be, how ever, that, right or wrong, the republican majority in tho house intend to turn out democratic members. NEVER SUBMIT. “In that case what would yon recom mend tiie democrats of Indiana to do?” “1 shall adviHc the democratic party never to submit to such a bold and infa mous conspiracy against, their rights. We have the means in our hands to prevent tho success of such a crime against the popular majority, and I am in favor of using them. There are republican senators elected who openly and shamelessly bought votes witli money paid out by their own habds. 'They ought to be unseated. 1 know that wo have an honestly elected majority of two in tiie Indiana legislature, and I am in favor of maintaining it. There has been far too much success in the past in such nefarious work on the part of the republican party. I trust and be lieve tiie democrats of Indiana will give them a lesson they ivilJ not soon forgot. A majority of two is just as strong and inviolable under tho consti tution and the laws as the majority ol lorty-sixby which I was elected two years ago, and is to be maintained at all iiazards. The trouble with a certain class of minds is that a small majority presents a tempt ing opportunity to steal it. It is suggestive of a chance for political immorality. The fact that only one vote stood between Hayes’ election to tiie presidency, incited the disgraceful and finally successful con test of 1876-7. It is the same thing over again, only on a smaller scale, now in Indiana.” THE REPUBLICANS’ GAME. “Have you noticed the impudent and bold claims of the republican press of Indiana, mid do you regard them as being a mere bluff?” “ In tbe game they arc attempting to play the rule is to claim everything. In structions to that effect have been passed around, and they have been followed, with out Lho slightest knowledge of their cor rectness, by u large majority of the repub lican press of the state. Such claims can not, of course, be made in good faith. There is not the shadow of a possibility of tiie defeat of the democratic party in this matter, if the members of tbe legislature and tin* party generally stand together firmly and in harmony. 1 do not allow myself to suppose tor an instant that they will do otherwise. It will lie a disastrous clay for tlio democratic party if, through any divisions or discontents, the republi can party is allowed to overthrow' the le gally ascertained majority of tiie legisla ture. I have full faith in the honesty and courage of my party friends, whom 1 have seen tested on very many severe occasions. “The deepest interest is manifested all over the country in regard to the result of tiie election of a senator by our state this winter. Hardly a day passes that I am not approached by gentlemen of high standing from different states of the union on the subject. It is known everywhere that a majority of democrats have been returned to the legislature, and it is expected tliut that majority will lie protected. I may say that the eyes of the whole country are on the approaching Indiana legislature.” CIVIL SERVICE. “Have you any new opinion to express on tho subject of tiie civil service law ?” “No. I opposed it from the time it first app; ired on the* floor of the senate, where it originated. I denounced it then and there us a trap—laid by Die republican leaders, aided by a few democrats, whom they used for tho purpose, to keep repub licans in office and democrats out of office I said so then in my place In the senate, and I say so now. It was passed in a lime when tiie entire official force of the gov ernment was republican, and its purpose from its incipiency was.to keep them from being turned out in the event of a demo cratic administration. I have seen noth ing to change my mind on that subject. I believe, with all tho strength of an honest conviction, that tho party placed in power by a popular majority should administer the government through tho hands of its friends and not of its enemies. No other system is practical or can result in publio good.” Tlio Mobile nnd Ohio Strike. Jackson, Tenn., December 28.—The strike of tiie lirnkomon on tho Mobile and Ohio railroad continues. Tho strikers ar rested last night were arranged to-day and placed under a $750 bond each for their appearance before the court. They were also placed under a peace bond of $260 eacli for their appearance to-morrow. Some hrakomen who came down from St. Louis to-dny refused to take the striking breakmen’s places. Tlio officers of the road made ail attempt this afternoon to get out a train. Tlio pins were pulled out but the officers finally got an engine started with ten curs. The men are still holding out and are guarding all switches. Everything is quiet to-night. OVER THE WATERY WASTE. A Frightful Attempt with llynuiulte In Franco London, December 28.—It wns officially announced that the meeting of parliament lias been noslponed until February. Bul garian delegates have arrived in London. THEY’LL ASK HARTINGTON. Tiie cabinet agreed to-day that Lord Hartington should be asked to join the coalition ministry. ; THE SNOWSTORM. The violont gale and unusually heavy snow Btorm to-night throughout the coun try did great damage to the grounds around Buckingham Palace. In Hyde Park, London, trees wore blown down, and nil over the country telephono and telegraph wires were destroyed and rail way trains impeded. Ilulgiirla. TRANSLATING THE WORDS OF COMMAND. Sofia, December 28.—The military coin- mission is nt present engaged in transit ting Die wordsof Die oommand used in tbe Bulgarian army from tiie Russian lan guage, heretofore used, into tlio Bulgarian. Franco. A BOMB UNDER THE CHURCH. Lyons, December 28.—An attempt was made yesterday to destroy, by explosives, one ofthe churches in this city. Bombs were placed under the church pore.h and a fuse wns lighted. A policeman passing by noticed the burning of tho fuse and ho was bold enough to put out the fuse before its lire could reaeh the bomb. A Buy Killed by Whisky. Chicago, December 28.—Henry Far- weik, a boy of 15, who lived witli ills pa rents at Rosodale, n suburb of this city, died curly this morning of an overdose or whisky. There is sonu question where the boy got the liquor. When he was found lie was unconscious in tbe hayloft of Saloon Keeper Fratz’s barn. Every effort was Liiude to nave liis life. A doctor gave bin* emetics and applied a battery to bis head, stomach and feet. The efforts were unsuccessful and ho died, speaking only once nnd then saying, “Oscar gavo me some licor.” Henry left school Thursday afternoon and slopped to play with Oscar Vandersooff nnd Isaac Kommors. Oscar Hays Henry had a pop bottle full of whisky, which he wanted him to help drink. He also tells another story, to the effect that Henry and several boys were in the saloon keeper’s cellar cleaning jugs and help *d themselves to whisky, sucking it from a barrel through u hose. Then, according to Oscar, Henry crawled into Die hayloft too drunk to speak. Oscar is undur arrest, there being some suspicion against him. AN EDITOR"kiLLED. lb, I'criKhcs In Ills Hour of Victory. Charleston, B. C., December 28.—Sid ney B. Abbott, local editor of tho George’s News, was run over and killed to-day in a tournament. He had just won the first prize and crowned a quiien. Four Thousand Curs Moving. Reading. Pa., December 28.—In conse quence of the settlement ofthe tronblo between tiie Philadelphia and Reading railroad officials and tm.ii* employes, more than four thousand coal cars, which have been lying oil sidings between points north of Reading and Philadelphia, were moved t.bis morning. Many coni trains u.c now oil I heir way to Port Richmond, while others are going to the mines. All tbe crews who struck or wore idle in conse quence of tho strike have been notified to report for duty at once. The employes consider tlio settlement a big victory for them. A Horrible Accident. Des Moines, la.,December 28.—A boiler mine at Angus exploded tin's afternoon, killing three men and wounding two others. The dead are Sol Piper, fireman, scalded nnd mangled; John Blythe, pit boss, bend blown off’, and Charles Carson, laborer, blown to fragments. The injured are Ed Richards, laborer, scalded and will die, and O. B. Armstrong, engineer, slight ly injured. The boiler bead was blown through a coal enr a quarter of a mile beyond. No cause is assigned for the acci dent. H(‘.*itli Among Hogs. Chicago, December 28.—A special from Mason City, Iowa, says tiie hogs are dying in large quantities in the southern part of thu county with what seems to be a disease of the lungs. Some drop dead instantly, while others linger several days, refusing to eat or drink anything, and finally die. Some farmers have lost their entire herd. I log cholera is also prevalent in the west ern part of this county, and in Hancock tho nogs are flying by tho score. Ilcntli From a Tank. St. Louis, Decembe r 28.—At 2 p. m. to day the water tank on tiie refrigerating house of tiie Heim brewing company, iu liust St. Louis, fell through the roof, kill ing John Knife, an employe, and breaking the pipes so as to liberate a quantity of ammonia gas, which was inhaled by two men whose names are unknown. It is feared they will die. Arrlilcntully Killed. Washington, Penn., Deember 28.— While exploding a charge of powder this afternoon that had been rammed into a hol low log there was a premature discharge. Pieces of the log flew in all directions, one of them cutting the jugular vein of the young man who was firing the salute, Cary Jones. He lived but a few minutes. Shut Fatally. Charleston, December 27.—Richard H. Jacobs, a well-to-do farmer, living four miles from Greenville, shot a tenant named Hughes to-day. The quarrel was about burning tiie rails of pasture fence, Hughes will probably die,