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PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN ENGLAND
FIVE HUNDRED DROWNED.
ON THE AKREST OF THE GREAT IRISH
LEADERS.
London, September 10.—The arrest of
tlie Irish leaders yesterday fill a conspicu
ous place in the newspapers throughout
the United Kingdom this morning. Vari
ous explanations are surmised to account
for Balfour’s sudden stroke. The com
monest one on the part of the Liberal
press is that its object was to prevent Dil
lon and O’Brien from going to America to
arouse American sympathy and solicit
American aid. The Conservatives, how
ever, scout the idea that Balfour could
have acted from such a motive. They see
in his present policy a laudable effort to
prevent a recurrence of disorder in Ire
land. On the whole, one gets the impres
sion that the predominant public opinion
is so far extremely doubtful of the wisdom
or expediency of the Government’s course.
GOSSIP FROM TROY.
Troy, September 19.—[Special.]—The
Normal Institute that lias been in session
here for four weeks adjourned last night,
Dr. E. R. Eldridge, the conductor, deliver
ing an address on the subject, “The Par
ent.” It was a fine condensation of excel
lent thoughts.
This lias been a session of much good to
many teachers. A large number enrolled
and attended regularly.
When the ceremonies were nearing a
close Prof, W. M. Heard, of Daleville, of
fered the following resolutions:
Whereas, The teachers iu attendance
upon the Institute appreciate the valuable
services of Dr. E. R. Eldritdge and his co
workers in their behalf; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the thanks of the teach
ers and citizens be tendered Dr. E. R.
Eldridge for his continuous efforts for the
instruction and entertainment afforded
them; assuring him that we will remembei
him and his noble work for our benefit, as
we go forth into the business of life, for
which we have been the better preparing
ourselves.
Resolved, That to Professors Shackel
ford, Dewberry, Griffin, and Miss Collie
Gardner we also tender our thanks, assur
ing them of our appreciation for the work
done by them in their respective depart
ments, and that the principles given by
them will be considered and adopted as far
as practicable.
Resolved, That to the citizens of Troy
we tender thanks for kindness while
among them, which kindness we appre
ciate and cherish. :
SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS.
Columbia, S. C., September 19.—The
Republican State convention today elected
Internal Revenue Collector Webster chair
man of the State executive committee.
The platform adopted endorses the admin
istration and Speaker Reed's course, calls
for the passage of the Blair educational
bill and of the Lodge Force bill, and de
clares South Carolina’s educational system
wholly inadequate.
A TURKISH MAN-OF-WAR FOUNDERED
AT SEA.
London, September 19.—Advices from
Hiogo state that the Turkish man-of-war
Ertogroul lias foundered at sea and that
five hundred of her crew were drowned.
The Ertogroul was a wooden frigate-
built cruiser of 2,344 tons displacement.
She mounted forty-one guns of small cali
bre, and was built in 1803. Osman Pacha
and Ali Pacha, envoys of the Sultan to the
Emperor of Japan, were passengers on the
Ertogroul and were drowned.
THE PRESIDENT’S SIGNATURE
TO THE ANTI-LOTTERY AND RIVER AND
HARBOR BILLS.
Washington, September 19.—The
President signed the anti-lottery and the
river and harbor bills at Cresson today.
KLLERSLIE NOTES.
Ellerslie, Ga., September 18.—[Spe
cial.]—Yesterday evening, at 4:30 o’clock,
our Almighty and All Wise God saw fit to
remove from our midst our beloved friend
and fellow citizen, Mr. Elisha McFarland,
son of Mr. William McFarland, who lives
about four miles from this place. He was
young, just in the prime of life, being about
twenty-five years of age, and leaves an
aged father and mother, several loving
brothers and sisters, besides scores of
friends to mourn his loss. He was a young
man of sterling worth, and will be missed,
sadly missed, by his relatives and friends,
for none knew him but to love him. He
was a noble son, an affectionate brother,
and a true and loving friend, was a man of
fine business qualities, and had he lived,
doubtless, would have made a* useful citi
zen. This being the first death to occur in
this family makes it seem hard for them to
give him up and yield to Him who doeth
all things well, but they should look to
Him and remember that God works in
a mysterious way His wonders to perform.
The funeral, conducted by Rev. C. C.
Willis, of Midland, took place at the resi
dence of Mr. William McFarland this
evening at 3 o’clock, and was attended by
a large crowd of sorrowing friends of him
and the bereaved family, after which the
remains were taken to the family burying
grounds, near the residence of Mr. Robert
McFarland. Indeed, a more solemn occa
sion was never witnessed by any one, and
every one present carried an expression of
sorrow and sadness. The bereaved family
have the full sympathy of all the people of
this community. R. H. W.
TWO THOUSAND CONSTABLES ON DUTY.
Sydney, N. S. W., September 19.—Two
thousand special Constables have been en
rolled. The labor conference decided to
call out the sheep shearers and wool car
riers nert Wednesday.
DEATH OF AN EX-CONGRESSMAN.
Knoxville, Tenn., September 19.—J.
M. Thornburg, ex-member of Congress
from the Second Tennessee district, died
'bis morning, aged fifty-three years.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
DAILY ENQUIRER - SDN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1890
IT WAS HIDE AND SEEK.
THE FREQUENT AND SYSTEMATIC
DISAPPEARANCE OF A QUORUM.
CRISP DOWNS REED—GEORGIA IN THE
CAUCUS—POLK’S FEELINGS HURT
BY GORDON—COLQUITT COM
ING HOME.
Washington, September 19.—[Spe
cial.]—Noise and arbitrary rulings by the
Czar characterized the session of the
House today. There were exactly five
Democrats present when the tall, emaci
ated chaplain offered prayer. Crisp, of
Georgia, O’Ferrall, of Virginia, Delegate
Smith, of Arizona, who cannot vote,
grand Father Holmon, of Indiana, and
Mr. Riley, an Irish patriot, representing a
Philadelphia district constituted the mi
nority; all the balance had fled to escape
the arbitrary count of the Chair. It
was a novel sight. One side filled
with eager, restless, Republican
partisans, and the opposite side
empty. It was so unusual that a photog
rapher slipped into the gallery and made a
picture of the body m its half stripped
condition. About 2 o’clock the journal
was approved by a vote of 102 to 2, which
the Speaker declared to be a quorum. A
discussion then arose as to how many con
stituted a quorum, Mr. Crisp insisting that
a constitutional quorum was 100 members,
or a majority of all the members elected.
The Speaker decided to adhere to the 100
standard, and after that the day was
wasted in a vain effort to get Langston in
his seat. Mr. Crisp handled the minority
cause well all day, and made himself a
reputation as a leader.
GEORGIA IN THE CENSUS.
The census people have completed the
count for three of the Georgia districts.
The First, Second and Third are com
pleted. The population of the Third, or
Atlanta census district, is composed of the
counties of Butts, Campbell, Clayton, Car-
roll, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglass, Fayette,
Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Jackson, Jasper,
Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Putnam, Rock
dale, Spalding and Walton. The population
in round numbers is 350,049, against 288,-
953 iu 1880. This indicates a gain of
11,090. Fulton county has 84,577 people,
a gain of 36,440, or more than one-half of
the entire net gain of the district. Camp
bell county alone shows a loss of popula
tion, 9,104 against 9,970 in 1880.
The total population of the First Census
district is 320,437 against 282,929 in 1880.
The Second makes not so good a show
ing, 285,911 to 254,902 in 1880.
The following towns are noted: Carters-
ville, 3,100 to 2,037 in 1880; Dalton, 3,130
to 2,510; Marietta, 3,370 to 2,227; Griffin,
4,405 to 3,020; Newnan, 2,859 to 2,000 in
1880.
The river and harbor bill received the
President’s signature today at Cresson,
Penn.
PRESIDENT POLK FEELS nURT.
Col. L. L. Polk says that Gov. Gordon
is misrepresenting him in his speeches,
and he proposes to take a hand in the
Georgia canvass unless the General talks
fair.
Senator Colquitt leaves tonight for
Georgia. It is presumed that he is going
to take a hand in favor of Gov. Gordon.
The impression still obtains that Gordon
will win the Senatorial stake, but it is
conceded that he will have a hard fight.
E. P. S.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, September 19.—After
prayer by the Chaplain, O’Ferrall, of Vir
ginia, suggested that there was no quorum
present, but the Speaker was able to count
one, and the Clerk proceeded to read the
journal. Oates of Alabama, O’Ferrall and
Crisp were the only Democrats in their
seats.
The journal having been read, Crisp ob
jected to its approval and asked that it be
amended so as to show that the Speaker
had sustained the point of order he had
made against a call of the roll in the
Langston case.
Dingley, of Maine, moved to lay the
amendment on the table. On a rising vote
this motion was carried—yeas 140, nays 2,
and Crisp raised the point of no quorum.
The Speaker counted 104 members present
—a quorum.
Crisp challenged the correctness of the
count. He did this with the utmost re
spect for the Speaker and the utmost sin
cerity. When members were moving
around and calling out “one more,” the
Speaker was liable to err. He asked the
Speaker, in the exercise of the power
lodged in him, to order the tellers to verify
the count. The Speaker said that he had
taken great pains in the count, and had no
doubt about its correctness.
Buchanan, of New Jersey—“Bring your
men and order tellers.”
The Speaker said that he was informed
by the doorkeepers that there were a dozen
Democrats in the lobby.
Crisp retorted that there was no provis
ion of the rules under which doorkeepers
could count a quorum.
The Speaker declared that the yeas had
it and that the amendment was laid upon
the table.
Crisp—“Does the Chair decline to order
tellers?”
The Speaker—The Chair does.”
Cheadle rose in protest, but his voice
was drowned in a chorus of demands for
the “regular order” from the Republicans.
McKinley, of Ohio, hoped that the gen
tleman would be permitted to say a word.
The Speaker coincided in this hope, but
Funston, of Kansas, interposed strenuous
objection. But above the din Mr. Cheadle
was heard to declare that when the cor
rectness of the count was questioned tell
ers should be appointed. There should be
no doubt about the correctness of the
count.
The Speaker stated that the question
was on the approval of the journal, and a
vote being taken it resulted—yeas 162,
nays 2.
Crisp raised the point of no quorum.
The Speaker replied that DeHaven, of
California, was present, but had not voted.
This gentleman, together with the Speaker,
made 160 members present, although the
Speaker was of the opinion that 104 mem
bers constituted a quorum.
Crisp again challenged the correctness
of the count.
The Speaker said that he hail twice
carefully counted the House, but as gen
tlemen other than members were admitted
to the floor the Speaker might have fallen
into error, and the Speaker would there
fore order tellers.
McKinley thought that the Speaker
should do so even though a hundred mem
bers of the other side absented themselves
in order to obstruct business.
Crisp said that the Republicans must
have a quorum of their own members
when they desired to turn out a duly
elected representative of the people.
McKinley replied that by a simple nod
the gentleman from Georgia could bring
in enough Democrats to order tellers, but
the Speaker was right in ordering tellers
when his count was questioned.
The Speaker said that no matter what
the conduct of the gentlemen who were
obstructing legislation, if they were ob
structing it, might be, it was desirable that
no mistake be made in the count. Not
withstanding what might be thought by
the House, and the country of the acts
which caused it to be doue, he would
order tellers.
McKinley and Crisp were appointed
tellers to count the House. A rather
amusing incident occurred as the tellers
took their places. Holman was about to
leave the hall when he was spied by the
Speaker, who, in a loud tone, directed the
tellers to connt the gentleman from In
diana. Holman then turned and, amid
laughter and applause, passed between the
tellers.
After waiting a quarter of an hour, the
tellers announced the presence of 164
members.
Crisp made the point of order that, not
withstanding the four vacancies existing in
the membership of the House, 164 mem
bers did not constitute a quorum.
The Speaker premised his decision with
the reservation that if, after careful ex
amination, he should find precedents in
opposition to it he would not adhere to it.
The chair had a distinct recollection that
Speaker Randall had held that a quorum
was a majority of living members, but he
could not find the decision in the journal.
The decision of Speaker Grow in 1861 did
not appear, on examination, to go so far
as the chair, as some members had
thought. It only went to the extent of
saying that a majority of those members
originally chosen would constitute a quo
rum of the House. The question as to
whether a majority of those sworn in shall
constitute a quorum had been left in
abeyance. All previous decisions had
been that a quorum must consist of a ma
jority of those that might have been
chosen. The only hesitancy on the part
of the Chair was his recollection of the
opinion of Speaker Randall. Neverthe
less, the Chair did not think that any
doubtful decision ought to be made and
would therefore adhere to the rule that 160
members constituted a quorum.
A call of the House was therefore or
dered aud a few Democrats entered the
chamber. The presence of 170 members
was disclosed.
The Speaker announced the question to
be on the approval of the journal, and it
was approved.
The question recurred on ordering the
previous question on the Langston-Vena-
bla case. The Democrats then retired,
only O’Ferrall, Crisp, Reilly, Holman and
Parrott remaining in their s ats. The
previous question was ordered—yeas 147,
nays 7—the Clerk noting a quorum;
Cheadle, of Indiana, and Coleman, of
Louisiana, Republicans, voting in the
negative.
Cheadle moved to recommit the case.
Lost—yeas 7, nays 145. The question
recurring on the minority resolution
declaring Langston not elected, a quorum
disappearing, a call of the House was
ordered, which disclosed the presence of
167 members. The minority resolution
was then rejected and a vote was taken
on the second minority resolution declar
ing Venable duly elected. Lost—yeas 4,
nays 155, the Speaker counting a quorum.
The first majority resolution declaring
Venable not elected was now in order, and
again the quorum disappeared, and once
more it was necessary to order a call of
the House. One more than a quorum re
sponded on this call, and once more did
that quorum disappear on the pending
resolution, the vote standing yeas 142,
nays 4, and once more was the call or
dered. One hundred and sixty-four mem
bers responded to this call, the Republican
absentees beiug T. M. Brown of Indiana,
Butterworth, Connell, Dorsey, Ewart,
Finley, Flood, Ketcham, Knapp, Milliken,
Peters, Sweney, and Wilson of Kentucky.
There being no quorum, the House at 4:45
o’clock, by unanimous consent, took a re
cess until 8 o’clock, the evening session to
be for the consideration of private pension
bills.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
At its evening session, the House post
poned until Wednesday next the bills
granting pensions to the widows of Gen
erals McClellan, Tremont and Crook.
Seventy-two private pension bills were
passed and the House, at 10:30 o’clock,
adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, September 19.—The Sen
ate began work today with a discussion of
Plumb’s resolution to recommit the bank
ruptcy bill with instructions to the com
mittee to bring in a bill to apply to volun
tary bankruptcy only. Plumb’s resolution
was finally placed on the calendar without
action, Hoar stating that he would not ask
the consideration of the bankruptcy bill at
this session, or at any time when the Sen
ate was not thought to be full enough to
enable both its friends and its opponents
to have it fully considered. After a brief
executive session, unobjected bills on the
calendar were taken up. Among the bills
passed were: House bill to discontinue the
coinage of $3 and $1 gold pieces and 3
cent nickel piece.
The House bill to reduce the amount of
United States bonds to be required of na
tional banks, and to restore to the chan
nels of trade the excessive accumulation of
lawful money in the treasury, having been
reached on tae calendar, was the occasion
of a long debate, but the bill went over
without action.
The House bill to define and regulate,
the jurisdiction of the courts of the United
States, with an amendment reported from
the judiciary committee in the nature of a
substitute, was taken up as the unfinished
business, but it also went over, after con
siderable time spent in discussing it.
The discussion cf these two bills occu
pied the greater part of the day’s session.
The Senate then adjourned.
COLORADO REPUBLICANS.
THE NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR AND
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR
Denver, September 19.—Iu the Repeb-
lican State convention today J. L. Routt
received the nomination for Governor, and
Judge William Storey for Lieutenant-
Governor.
GRAVESEND RACES.
New York, September 19. —First race—
Six furlongs; Maxim (colt) won, Syracuse
second, Lady Jane (colt) third. Time
1:16.
Second race—Three-year-olds, one mile
and a sixteenth; Eon won, Senarita second,
Strideaway third. Time 1:50.
Third race—One mile and a sixteenth;
Diablo won, Sluggard second, Now or
Never third. Time 1:50.
Fourth race—Five and a half furlongs;
Forerunner won, Verder second, Yesemite
third. Time 1 K)2*.
S|Fifth race—Six furlongs; Tipstaff won,
Lady Reel second, Busteed third. Time
1.15*.
Sixth race — Five furlongs; Houston
won, Lady Jane (colt) second, Jersey Hat
third. Time 1:02*.
MORE IRISH LEADEBS ARRESTED.
Dublin, September 19.— John Culli-
nane and Michael Dalton, members of the
National League, have been arrested.
T. D. Sullivan will probably make a
tour of America.
A $100,000 FIRE.
Milwaukee, September 19.—A special
to the Evening Wisconsin from Whitehall,
Mich., says that an incendiary fire swept
away the business portion of that place
this morning. The loss is $100,000, three-
fourths covered by insurance.
LIVINGSTON NOT A CANDIDATE.
Atlanta, September 19.—[Special.]—
Livingston says in a card in tomorrow’s
Constitution: “I wish to repeat what I
stated in a public address ten days ago at
Elberton—I am not a candidate, have not
been, will not be, before the Legislature as
a successor to Senator Brown.”
TO VISIT VICTORIA.
Paris, September 19.—The Courier
Franeaise says that President Carnot is
expected to visit Queen Victoria, at Wind
sor, next spring.
NORWOOD’S REJOINDER j
A FLIPPANT AND SARCASTIC RE
PLY' TO GORDON’S LETTER.
HE EVADES THE DIRECT QUESTION AS
TO HIS CANDIDACY AND ASSAILS
Gordon’s record—raking
UP THE PAST.
Atlanta, September 19.—[Special.]—
Mr. Norwood has mailed a lengthy reply
to Gov. Gordon, of wh ch the following is
a synopsis. The letter begins :
“Savannah, Ga., September 19,1890.—
My Dear John Boycott Gordon: Y'our
letter is received. And so you boycott me
by refusing to debate with me? Y'ou are
a success in boycotting. You slandered
me, a private citizen, not a candidate, not
interfering with you, or begging a canvass,
and then refuse to face me before the peo
ple.” This position is ridiculed warmly.
The letter continued: “All right minded
men feel a contempt for a demagogue, and
all Southerners look down on one who
shirked military duty during the war.
Y'ou tried to put me in both of these posi
tions, and your only excuse or apology is
that yon thought it meant you when I said
the Senatorship belongs to no one. I left
the whole field to you, for your humilia
ting, disgusting, begging canvass. I was
neither writing letters nor speaking. I
was not in your way, yet you strike at me
in a way that shows a bad heart and a
weak head. You have known for
ten years at least, that there
was no foundation whatever
for your remark as to my war record.
You know that I was in the Georgia Leg
islature; yet, while there, aud exempt
from military duty, I entered the Chatham
Artillery as a private, and while on duty
received an injury from which I dtd not
even partially recover until 1864, and have
not yet wholly recovered from it.”
Norwood thinks Gordon’s head is his
weak spot, as the heel of Achilles was his
vulnerable point. He alludes to him as
the “Mulberry Sellers” of America, and
“the only surviving brave man of the late
war.” He alludes, with stinging sarcasm,
to Gordon’s numerous business failures.
He then takes up Gordon’s resignation
from the Senate. He says: “In the begin
ning of your attack on me in Decatur you
say: ‘Mr. Norwood is a lawyer; I am not.
I am a farmer, and have lived all my life
on a farm, except during public life and a
little leave of absence from 1861 to 1865.’
You now tell the world that you have
been nothing but a farmer all your life,
except when in public life and the war.
Tell them—
1. How it came to pass that the great
Louisville and Nashville Railway Company
wanted to hire a farmer as its advising
counsel?
2. Why that railroad company went to
the United States Senate to find a farmer
to do its law business?
3. Why that company selected you, a
farmer, out of a body of seventy-six men,
to be its advising counsel?
4 How did you find out that the Louis
ville and Nashville Company desired a far
mer as its chief advising lawyer?
5. Did you, a farmer, impose yourself
on that unsuspecting corporation as a first
class lawyer?
My dear Boycott, you are not an impos
ter. You do not intend to leave yourself
in the position of inducing that corpora
tion to engage you as its advising counsel
on a salary of $14,000 a year, when you
were nothing but a farmer? Of course you
do not. Well, then what? There is one
escape for you, but it is a terrible path
that leads to a pit; an abyss, worse than
that of being an imposter. It is this:
That the Louisville and Nashville com
pany when you entered its service
as its advising counsel, was well informed
that you were only a farmer. Do you not
see the point, General? A few more pen-
strokes and it will appear to every one as
by the enchanter’s wand, If that great
railroad corporation was not imposed on,
and knew you were nothing but a farmer,
what on earth did it want with you on its
pay-roll at $14,000 a year, or at any price?
You stood around Atlanta doing nothing.
You were not once asked for your legal
(or farmer’s) opinion on any law question.
You rendered no legal services. Bruce &
Co., the leading and advising counsel of
that great corporation, never heard of yon
as counsel of that road. What consid
eration, then, did that railroad
receive for the large sum of
money paid to you for doing nothing? If
that railroad paid out its own money to
you, it received no value for it. A
farmer’s services are not worth $14,000,
nor $500 per annum to a railroad. If that
railroad did not pay out its own money to
you, it must have paid out the money and
charged it to the account of some one else,
or have paid out money deposited with
them to be paid to you. What then, I
ask, was the real reason for your resigna
tion? your sudden flight from the Senate?
the equally sudden appointment of Gov.
Brown to your seat? your ostentatious an
nouncement that you resigned to be counsel
for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company? Your confessed total unfitness
for the position? The enormous salary
paid you, your retention on the pay roll of
the Louisville and Nashville for less than
two years, the fact that you were never
called on during that period by that com
pany to do any work, legal or otherwise;
the excuse you gave that the Senator’s
salary could not support you; the fact that
there was no prior relation or obligation
between you and the railroad, are some of
the links in a chain of evidence that can’t
be broken by raising your hand to the
great white Throne, or pointing your
finger backward to the war and saying you
will not answer me. Y'ou say you
resigned for higher pay. Y'ou
got your pay from the one
that employed you without having any
use for you. I can see how you could
have been traded out of your seat without
knowing it. That is, that the Louisville
and Nashville, at the request of some one
else, might have offered you $14,000; but
that theory, while entirely creditable to
your guilelessness, would be equally demon
strative of a degree of simplicity that does
not fit you, for the fault is the head. Y'our
last mental strain to fix up a better plan
for the Alliance product is a fit illustration
of your business talent, when you advo
cated one warehouse on the coast of Geor
gia to hold Georgia’s entire crop of cotton,
a warehouse, when strung out, that would
be seventy-three miles long, and when
doubled up more than a mile each side.
“But enough until I hear from you.
“Yours, &c.,
“T. N. Norwood.”
TRADE AND FINANCE.
R. 6. DUN AND COMPANY’S WEEKLY RE
VIEW.
New York, September 19.—Secretary
Windom’s heavy purchase of four per
cent bonds has brought an unhealthy ex
pansion of speculation, and commercial
loans are again quoted at six to seven per
cent, while money on call has fallen from
about 100 to four and a half per cent. It
is important to notice that the pressure for
money still increases at most of the in
terior centres, and the banks of England,
France and Germany lost about $6,500,000
in gold last week. Until the crops move
more freely, the future of the New Y'ork
money market will not be entirely un
clouded. The root of the difficulty is that
wheat is quoted at 98* at Chicago,
$1.02* here, and only about $1.03
at Liverpool, for the same grade, so
that no free and natural movement to the
seaboard, or hence to Europe, can take
place. Exports of wheat and com are
not half those of last year at corresponding
date. But imports are coming forward in
large volume, the anxiety to get goods en
tered here before the new tariff goes into
effect being great. The movement during
the past week has been toward a natural
adjustment of prices, and wheat is 34c
lower, with sales of 31,000,000 bushels;
com 14c, with sales of 12,000,000 bushels:
cotton an eighth lower, with sales of 320,-
000 bales, and lard and hops a shade lower.
But oats have risen a fraction, oil nearly
a cent, and butter and some other farm
products are higher. The interior money
markets are generally closer with a strong
demand, which an unprecedented volume
of business naturally causes. Closeness
also appears at Southern points. Galves
ton hopes for relief as soon as cotton
moves. Atlanta reports cotton going for
ward rapidly and not much trouble caused
by tight money, and Savannah reports a
close market with receipts of 37,000 bales
of cotton, 15,500 barrels of rosin and 3,650
barrels of spirits.
The consumption of iron is enormous,
the largest * ever known, and the
plate, structural, sheet and wrought
pipe works are crowded, but
the new business in bar iron is not
heavy, and the demand for rails is dull
with some sales at 30, and reports of
others even lower. The feeling that the
consumption of iron may not be quite sus
tained on the whole, while the production
is largely increasing, causes weakness in
the market for pig iron, though quotations
do not change.
The great increase in the sales of wool
marks a revival in that manufacture, and
cotton manufacture is active, the decline
in raw material helping.
The dry goods business is growing in
activity, and shipping departments are
crowded. Even in woolen goods the im
provement over last year is conceded.
The stock market declined steadily,
while money was scarce and tight, and the
recovery has as yet been but moderate.
Business failures number for the United
States 104, Canada 26; total 190, compared
with 193 last week.
BIRMINGHAM’S BUDGFT.
A HIGH FLYER IN DURANCE VILE—HE
WILL PLEAD INSANITY.
Birmingham, Ala., September 19.—
[Special.]—It has developed that Charles
E. Wellborn, who was arrested last night
on the charge of using the United States
mails for fraudulent purposes, claimed to
represent the “American Timber Land
Company.” Investigation shows there is
no such company. He claimed to be their
Southern representative, and the letter
heads used said that the company had
offices in London, Paris and Vienna. Its
alleged business was to buy, sell aud ex
change lands all over the world, to loan
foreign capital, etc. Wellborn also claimed
to own a large stock farm. Postoffice
Inspector Hooter caught up witli
his shady transactions through a lot of
notes, mortgages, etc., given by Wellborn
to T. C. Murphy, a stockman of Thayer,
Mich., who, when Murphy smelt a mouse,
he sent to Inspector Hooter.lt has since de
veloped that he sold many parties here
real estate that he never owned or con
trolled, and swindled merchants by the
wholesale. Wellborn was tried, bound over
and sent to jail. He is doubtles crazy and
will plead insanity.
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
Near Pratt Mines several boys went in
tlie village creek bathing. Willie ltayner
ventured beyond his depth, and was
drowned before he could be rescued.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR BREAKING UP.
The State Assembly Knights of Labor
adjourned today, but it is learned that
serious breaches exist in tlie order in Ala
bama and that the Knights of Labor here
is on its last legs, as nearly all laboring
men have formed separate organizations
and deserted it.
A HORRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
A PASSENFEB TKALN THROWN INTO THE
SCHUYLKILL RIVER.
Reading, Pa., September 19.—A pas
senger train on the Reading road was
thrown into the Schuylkill river near
Shoemakerville, fifteen miles from Read
ing, tonight about 7 o’clock. The en
gineer, fireman, conductor, baggage mas
ter, mail agent and two passengers were
killed and thirty passengers injured, many
of them seriously. As further reports
come from the wreck the magnitude of the
disaster increases. The train was a fast
express, and was running forty
miles an hour. It had 125 to 150 passen
gers. An accident to a coal train on the
other track a few moments before had
thrown several cars on the track the pas
senger train was on, and the men on tlie
wrecked train had no time either to clear
the track or warn the passenger train.
The latter ran into the obstruction and
the entire train went down a 20-foot bank
into the river. All sorts of wild rumors
are afloat. Some place the probable num
ber of killed at forty or fifty.
THE CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
REVIEW OF THE SPECULATION IN THE
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKETS.
Chicago,September 19.—Wheat—There
was a moderate speculative trading today
and the feeling a trifle unsettled and gen
erally weaker, ruling lower than yester
day’s closing. There was nothing spe
cially in outside news to cause weakess.
The opening was about *c lower than yes
terday’s closing, and with a few slight
fluctuations, prices declined * to £:, due,
it was claimed, to a little hammering pro
cess to the local crowd. Then followed a
recovery of * to lc;again eased off 1* to l*e
and closed *c lower for September, ljc
lower for December, and l*c lower for
May than yesterday.
Corn was fairly active and firmer early,
but later ruled easy, then recovered a part
of the decline and closed steady. A good
trade was transacted, almost entirely in
May, not much interest being manifested
in near futures. The opening sales were
at | to i advance, but offerings were heavy,
receivers and cribbers selling, as also some
local prominent traders, and declined 4,
and rallied some with wheat, ruled steady,
and closed with a shade decline.
Oats were traded in quite freely, and a
firmer feeling existed. Price changes were
confined to a fc range, but the last sales
were at about inside figures, at the same
prices as yesterday’s close.
Mess pork—Fair trade was reported
early, but a very quiet feeling prevailed
during the latter part of the session.
Opening sales were made at 5c advance,
but prices declined 10c. The market
closed tame at inside figures.
Lard—A moderate trade was reported,
prices rather favoring buyers.
Short Rib Sides—The trading was mod
erately active early, but only a light busi
ness was transacted during the latter part
of the session. Opening sales were made
at 2* to 5c advance, but prices gradually
settled back again and closed quiet.
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Nashville, September 19. — Word
comes from Whiteside, Tenn., that K. D.
Davis, superintendent of the iEtna Coal
Mines, was yesterday shot from ambush,
receiving fatal wounds. There has been
trouble in the mines, the men employed
having quit last July, and they were told
a few days since that unless they resumed
work their places would be filled by con
victs. Out of this, it is supposed, grew
the assassination.
THE WORLD’S FAIR DIRECTOR GENERAL
Chicago, September 19.—George R.
Davis, of Illinois, was today elected Direc
tor General of the World’s Fair.
THE ABSORBING TOPIC.
PUBLIC ’XXEREST CENTERED ON
THE SENATORIAL RACE.
Atlanta, September 19.-[Special.]-
course the all-obsorbing topic in polit
ical circles is the race for the Senatorship.
e interest centers just now in a new
p ase of the matter—the bringing out of
candidates in the interest of Gordon
against the Alliance-Democratic nominees
m several counties and Senatorial districts.
It is everywhere conceded that Gordon’s
friends are putting him into an unwar
ranted and unpolitic, not to say an un-
Demoeratie, position. These nominees
ave in every instance been nominated
regularly in the Democratic primaries.
There is no moral nor technical gainsaying
the fact that they are the Democratic
nominees.
WUIU oimi only t
Alliance to the nominee, they having
ready in secret council decided the nor
nation, to the exclusion of non-Allian
Democrats; or they must admit that t
Allianceman is the Democratic nomin
and run themselves as straightout 1m
the best a PP*-al they c
for the vote of the non-Allianee Den
erats.
But in effect, not to discourage or depi
cate the over-zealous friends of Gen. G<
don, it puts the Governor in the attitu
of aiding and abetting a general imlepei:
ent movement, threatening the unitv a
organization of the party for no more 1
triotic purpose than his own election to t
senate, and sowing the seed of inileper
entisrn, regardless of the ultimate inevil
hie disastrous result, with no purer moti
than that of selfish personal ambitic
Ills best friends are alarmed at the moi
ment, appreciating the fact that in its m
phase his candidacy is no longer an atta
upon the sub-treasury bill, or the Allian
leaders, or upon the Alliance, but
assault upon the Democratic party of t
State.
EVERETT ALL RIGHT.
Everett’s election in the Seventh is as-
Sl ‘ r . ( - d - He is gaining strength every day,
while Felton is losing.
It is claimed with confidence by Everett’s
men that lie will carry every county in tlie
district, except possibly Dade. Floyd is
fairly debatable ground. It isn't by any
means certain that Felton will carry it—
the chances, in fact, are the other way.
Everett will carry Bartow, Felton’s home
county, by a handsome majority. The
prediction is freely indulged that Felton
will withdraw before the election. That,
however, is a matter of little or no conse
quence, so certain is the ultimate result.
Everett will be the next Congressman from
the Seventh.
THE MUDDLE IN THE THIRTY-SEVENTH
SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
The matter of choosing a State Senator
from this district has a peculiar local in
terest that breeds as much hotel talk and
street speculation in Atlanta, that is—as
the big race for the United States Senate.
Tlie situation is about this:
The district is made up of tlie counties
of Fulton, Clayton and Cobb. Under the
rotation system, which Fulton adheres to
religiously when it is her turn to furnish
the Senator, and protest against when that
honor falls to (.'layton or Cobb: it is the
turn now for Clayton to name the man.
In the Democratic primary heid in that
county the Alliance candidate, Mr. J. L.
Todd, was nominated. This started him
with two votes in the convention. Cobb
instructed her delegates for Todd then,
giving him four more.
Fill: on, adhering to the rotation system
only at intervals, as above indicated, in
structed her delegates for W. II.
Venable, one of the Repre
sentatives in the last House. Ven
able, it might be remembered, is in no
sense a popular production; nor was his
candidacy brought about by any percepti
ble degree of popular pressue. He an
nounced himself, and secured the endorse
ment of Fulton for no other reason than
because he was a Fulton county man, and
because there was no other Fulton county
man in the race, and because only a mi
croscopic minority here cared anything
about it. 80 Venable went into the con
vention with the six votes of Fulton,
against Todd’s six from Clayton and Cobb,
a dead lock.
With the curious proceedings of tlie con
vention which met here in Atlanta tlie
Enquirer-Sun readers are already famil
iar. There being 110 hope of a compromise
or concession, the Cobb and Clayton dele
gates withdrew and nominated Todd.
The chairman being a Venable man, and
from Fulton county, declared that the
Felton-Venable faction was tlie bona fide
convention; the other side, to quote the
same distinguished authority, having defied
the chairman and bolted the convention.
Venable then was nominated, the vote
being 0 to 0; the 0 representing V'enable
and the 0 the opposition.
Both claimed, of course, to he the nomi
nee; Todd basing his claim for an actual
majority upon the ground tiiat before the
primary in Fulton, which chose \ enable
delegates, there was a mass meeting in At
lanta at which delegates to the convention
were chosen and instructed for the choice
of Clayton. Todd claimed that at least
one of the delegates so appointed should be
recognized as a member of the convention.
In other words, as there was an evident
diversity of opinion in Fulton county, that
the sentiment in his favor should be rep
resented by one-sixth of the delegation.
When his faction withdrew they admitted
the lone delegate from Fulton, so that
Todd’s vote was 7 to 0—the 7 in this in
stance representing Todd and the 0 the op
position. So there was no nomination,
the Constitution’s dictum to the contrary
notwithstanding. Venable will probably
be elected.
SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS.
THE CONVENTION ADJOURNS WITHOUT A
TICKET—THE PLATFORM.
Columbia, S. C., September 19.—The
Republican State convention elected Inter
nal Revenue Collector E. A. Webster,
chairman of the State executive commit
tee. The platform adopted renews allegi
ance to the National Republican party and
pledges renewed zeal and redoubled en
ergy in its behalf, with a firm and abiding
faith that, with its moral influence unim
paired, and its vital forces in tact, other
«-rand and glorious achievements will be
attained. It denounces the supression
and prostitution of the ballot in South
Carolina, declares that the American peo
ple should put an end to such methods
so that a fair and just representation
may be had in all sections without regard
to race or party; holds that educational
advantages afforded by the State are totally
inadequate and deficient, and invokes lib
eral aid from the Federal Government;
endorses heartily Harrison's administra
tion. feeling confident that his positive
and ’firm advocacy of the fnllest protection
to any citizen in the free and untrammelled
exercise of his civil and political rights
will be sternly maintained and defended;
endorses the financial policy of the admin
istration: heartily endorses and approves
the course of Speaker Reed in the vindica
tion of the principles of Republicanism,
in the rebuke administered to those who
fraudulently and corruptly obtained their
seats in Congress, and hails with satisfac
tion and pleasure the prompt and decided
action of the House of Representatives
in such matters; regrets the failure
of the Senate to pass the Blair educational
bill and the Lodge Force bill, both of
which are held to be of momentous im
portance to the elevation and advancement
of the masses, and their protection in their
political rights, and urges that these bills
be made special orders for the first days of
next session. The platform concludes with
faith and“confidenee in the party in power
and a strong sense of the justice of the
American people. “We look forward to a
bright future and a full enjoyment of the
privileges of citizenship. That there is a
remedy for the exasperating evils we feel
assured, and that it will be applied in jus
tice we look forward to with confident ex
pectation.
E. H. Deas, colored, of Darlington, of
fered tlie following: Resolved, Iu order to
secure a just, liberal impartial administra
tion for all the people of the State, regard-
less of party or color, the members of this
convention hereby determine to support at
the polls as their choice for tlie Governor
ship Judge A. C. Haskell, of this city, and
.hat the State executive committee be in
structed to carry out the wishes of the
convention in this respect.
Deas spoke in support of his resolution,
and his speech was the sensation of the
convention. He took tlie ground that the
convention had a splendid opportunity to
do something to show the people of the
State that the Republicans of South Caro
lina had some regard for decency and good
government and some detestation of “ 1311-
manism.” All over the State it was be
ing asked if tlie Republicans would
not have the manhood and courage to put
up a ticket, either Republican or Demo
cratic, for which the decent element of the
State could vote. He for out* wanted de
cency or wanted nothing. All of the
trouble in the State came from the rule of
illiterate whites, and he did not want that
to go on any longer.
After much speech-making the conven
tion decided not to adopt the resolution
Judge Haskell is a leading anti-Tillmanite
and one of the foremost Democrats of
South Carolina, with a fine military and
civil record.
No nominations for State officers were
made, and after 3 o’clock this morning
the convention adjourned sine die.
BUSY' HEADQUARTERS.
LAND LEAGUE DISCUSSION OF THE AR
REST OF THEIR LEADERS.
Dublin, September 19.—The busiest
place in Dublin today is the headquarters
of the Land League. Dillon is the centre
of an animated crowd. No note of des
pondence is detected in the utterances of
the leaders. On the contrary, there seems
to he fresh confidence. The inability of
Dillon and O’Brien to make the pro
posed trip to America is much
regretted, but the plan of presenting
the true state of Ireland to the American
public by means of speeches by leading
Irish orators has not been abandoned.
Who will be selected to go has uotjyet been
determined. It is certain that men prom
inent in the Nationalist party will be
selected to undertake tlie work in America,
which Dillon and O'Brien had hoped to do.
PROGRESS OF THE TARIFF CONFERENCE.
Washington, September 19.—The con
ference on tlie tariff bill this morning did
not touch upon matters of public intere,t.
The proceedings were confined to action
upon pro forma amendments involving no
pronounced differences of opinion. The
sugar, binding twine and tariff commission
clauses were not touched. It is tlie un
derstanding of the Democratic conferees
that the daily sessions of the conference
are to be purely formal and that the points
of real importance at issue are to be brought
forward only after the Republican managers
have first adjusted their differences. It is
said the metal schedule is really the
principal obstacle to an agreement
by tlie Republican conferees, the Senate
conferees insisti 1 g on its amendments
lowering the duties, and the House con
ferees insisting on a restoration of the
duties in the bill as it passed the House,
in as much as on most other matters of
importance they have yielded to the de
mands of the Senate. It is said that the
sugar schedule lias been agreed to by the
Republicans, but formal action is with
held until other matters of difference are
compromised. The general belief now is
that the conferees will hold their final
session on Monday, and that Congress will
adjourn about a week later.
LOUISVILLE RACES.
Louisville, September 19. — The
weather was fine and the betting heavy.
First race—One mile, all ages; Virge
D’Or won, Laura Davidson second, Eli
third. Time 1:45.
Second race—One mile and fifty yards, a
close finish; Pick-Up won, Roger S.
second, Hydy third, Time 1:494.
Third race—One mile and a quarter;
Meckie H. won, Nina Archer second,
Grayson third. Time 2:14.
Fourth race— One and one-sixteenth
miles; Hopper won, W. <;. Morris second,
Eugenia third. Time 1:5b*.
Fifth race—Five furlongs; Bob L first,
The Turk second, Elkins third. Time
1:03*.
Sixth race—Five furlongs; Ben Payne
first, Joe Woolman second, Tom Jones
third. Time 1:04*.
Seventh race—Half a mile; Laura
Agnes first, Little Midget second, Lotte
third. Time .50*.
Eighth race—Same as the seventh;
Douglas first, Eli Kendge second, Orendal
third. Time 51.
BOND AND SILVER PURCHASES.
Washington, September lit. — The
amount of silver offered for sale to the
Treasury Department today aggregated
820.000 ounces, and tlie amount purchased
470.000 ounces, as follows: 50,000 ounces
at $1.16*; 100,000 at $1.1035; 100,000 at
si.104; 150,000 at $1,104; 20,000 at
$1.1049, and 50,000 ounces at $1.1028.
Tlie offers of four and a halfs to the
Treasury yesterday for the entire country
aggregated $867,950, making a total so far
of $13,570,000.
The prepayment of interest on fours
yesterday for the entire country amounted
to $895,064, making a total thus far of
$5,693,987.
Offers of four and a halfs to the treas
ury for the entire country today aggre
gated $2,246,050, and the prepayment of
interest on fours $508,808. The returns
from Boston are missing in both cases.
BASE BALL.
Games at Toledo and Cleveland post
poned on account of rain.
Cincinnati (League)—Cincinnati 5, Phil
adelphia 4.
Chicago (Brotherhood)—Chicago 6, Bos
ton 7.
Buffalo (Brotherhood)—Buffalo 5, Phil
adelphia 0.
Pittsburg (Brotherhood)—New York 3,
Pittsburg 0.
Pittsburg (League)—New Y'ork 7, Alle-
gheney 7.
Louisville—Louisville 9, Athletics 4.
Chicago (League)—Chicago 1, Brook
lyn 5.
St. Louis—St. Louis 8, Rochester 7.
Columbus—Columbus 9, Baltimore 4.
FRANCE ARMING EUSSIA.
Paris, September 19.—France has en
tered into a contract to supply the Russian
Government with an enormous number of
rifles. According to the terms of the con
tract, 500,000 of the weapons are to be
delivered within eighteen months.