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) ,1. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. f
CLEVELAND ON HIS TRIP.
A BIG OVATION ALL THROUGH
PENNSYLVANIA.
Only a Small Crowd at Washington to
See the Start—A Thousand People at
the Station at Baltimore - Twelve
Thousand Turn Out and Cheer at
Altoona.
Washington, Sept. 30.—Aliout fifty per
sons gathered in front of the White House
this morning to witness the departure of
President and Mrs. Cleveland on their
Western trip. The weather, which had
been rainy and disagreeable for the past
three days, cleared off beautifully this
morning, just in time to verify the pro
verbial good lurk of the President. At 11:45
o’clock carriages drew up at the north front
of the Executive Mansion and tiie President,
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom, and Lena,
Mrs. Cleveland's maid, entered and were
driven to the Pennsylvania railroad station.
The President wore his usual black suit,
while Mrs. Cleveland was dressed in a
brown silk bodice, with a white sprig skirt,
and bonnet to match.
THE TRAIN.
At t he station the special train had been run
back nearly to the entrance of the building.
An ordinary car had been attached for the
accommodation of the railroad and train
men, which is to be detached at Baltimore.
At that city the cars of the special train,
which are now headed by the P. P. C., will
he reversed so as to bring the observation
compartment in the rear. The train looked
very handsome in its new paint and glisten
ing bronze fittings. Through the plate glass
windows could be seen baskets of jacquemi
not roses and other cut flowers which had
been provided by Mr. Pullman.
A CURIOUS CROWD.
From the waiting rooms a curious crowd
eyed the train and every member of the
party as they arrived. Marshal Wilson was
early at the station. He was followed by
Secretary Fairchild and Col. and Mrs. ,I.a
mont with their two children arrived next
and went immediately to the train. Sec
retaries Whitney and Endicott preceded
the Presidential party hy a few minutes.
Ur. Bryant and Mr. Bisseil had already
arrived and taken their places in the train.
At ft; SO o’clock the President made his ap
pearance at the station. He was escorted
bv Marshal Wilson and Mr. Baldwin, Su
perintendent of the Pullman Company.
Mrs. Cleveland and her mother came next
and the maid followed them.
NEWSPAPER MEN ON HAND.
Quite a crowd of newspaper men, railroad
officials and other favored persons had been
admitted to the platform. Most of them
raised their hats and the salutes were re
turned hy the party. Secretary and Miss
Bayard hurried up at this moment and
braided the train with the President and
Mrs. Cleveland. Engine No. hi. in charge
of Engineer Frank Carver, had just backed
down and coupled on to the train, which
was under direction of Conductor C. A.
Haverstiok. The members of the Cabinet
and Mrs. Folsom and Miss Bayard said fare
well, and at precisely 10 o’clock the train
moved off on its long journey.
AT BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, Sept. The Presidential
train reached this city at 11:10 o’clock this
morning. The announcement that it would
arriveatthat time attracted about 1.000
persons, fully one-half of whom were ladies,
and for them the gates of the station were
opened as soon as the train stopped. Presi
dent and JL' S - Cleveland were seen about
the centre of the Pullman ear. He sat near
a window, and to a request to go to the
platform he shook his head. As soon as a
messenger could reach him a dispatch was
put in his hands asking him to stand on the
platform while passing Hanover junction.
The President wore a light slouch hat.
which he removed only once. At, 11:15
o'clock sharp the signal was given, and the
train pulled out anil proceeded on its way.
There was no demonstration by the people
assembled at the station.
CHEERED THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA.
The President’s special train made no
stop after leaving Baltimore until it reached
Harrisburg, It slowed down when passing
through York, Penn - , where the President
stood upon the rear platform, and bowed
to the multitude that lined the roadway on
both sides. The country bet ween Baltimore
and Harrisburg is very thickly settled, and
everybody seemed to know exactly when to
look for tno President’s train, as workmen
from the roadside factories, and machine
shops, the children in the country schools
and apparently the entire population were
upon tiie lookout and greeted the dying
train with cheers anil the waving of Imtid
kei chiefs and hats. Harrisburg was reached
shortly alter 2 o’clock. Several thousand
people thronged the depot and cheered as
the train slowly made its way through the
mass of humanity, which could not he
driven hack by policemen. The Central
Democratic (.Tun and a band marched to the
station and joined with the populace in ex
tending a cordial welcome. The train
stopped about five minutes. The President
and Mrs. Cleveland stood on the rear plat
form and howed to the people.
SMACKS TOO MUCH OF HOMAGE.
Milwaukee, Sept. 80.- By a vote of 97
to 1:2 the West Side Turner Society, the
most influential in the State, to-day de
clined an invitation to join the procession
on the occasion of President Cleveland's
visit. The reason assigned is that the hon
ors to lie (mid the President smack too much
of the homage paid royalty in Europe.
The South Side and Verwaerts societies
took similar action.
AN OVATION AT ALTOONA.
Altoona, Pa.. Sept. 30.—The Presiden
tial party arrived here at, 6:23 o'clock this
afternoon on time. About 12,000 people
crowded the depot and surroundings. As
the train pulled into the station the hand
played an enlivening air, but the music was
drowned by the incessant cheering of the
assemblage. The President and his wife
made their appearance on the rear
platform of their car anil were greeted
with deafening cheers. Mrs. Cleveland,
however, soon retired to the centre of the
ear. -ahere she viewed the crowd from a
large window and pleasantly acknowledged
numerous hows made by those nearby. The
train stopped six minutes, being de
tained one minute on account
of tiie crowd. No speeches were made.
a natural gas illumination.
PiTTßUßa,Hept.Bll.—'The President's train
reached the Union station twenty minutes
behind the schedule time, a stop having
•>e"n made at Homewood, in the city limits,
for twenty minutes to witness the illumina
o! a natural gas standpipe, which, front the
height of nearly 120 foot, sent a pillar of Are
fully fifty feet almva the pipe. The crush
"I people here, who hoped merely to
get ; a glimpse or the Presi
dent, was enormous, and actually
endangered his life. A strong effort was
made to induce him to extend his stop to
twenty minutes, but without avail. As
soon as the train came to a stop Sunt. Pit
earin conducted the ladies of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union to Mrs.
* ieveland, and Mrs. li. H. Jones
Presented a iieautiful testimonial which
had been prepared. In the mean
lime various Democrat-in orgenirntinns.
the members of which had been drawn up
in line for some time, crowded upon the
platform of the rear car. upon which the
President had taken his position. The train
waited but five minutes, and as it passed
along the tracks of the Pan Handle railway
and into the tunnel, westward-bound,
the crowd slowly dispersed. The
President, as he parted from
the last membefl of the Citizen's Committee
said that he had seen just enough of Pitts
burgh to induce him to promise that in the
; early future he would return to see more of
it.
THE G. A. R.
Election of a Now Commander-In-
Chief for the Ensuing Year.
St. Louis, Sept. 30.—Judge Rae, of Min
nesota, was to-day elected Commander-in-
Ohief of the Grand Army of the Republic
on the first ballot by a ma jority of 34.
Mr. Vandervoort proposed a resolution to
the effect that “while we recognize that dis
approval of any measure presented to him
bv Congress is a constitutional prerogative
of the President to be exercise*! hy him ac
cording to his discretion, jet we
cannot feel that this involves also
the privilege of going beyond the
bounds of that power to officially insult
broken down and needj - men. to whom the
nation owes everything. And that the de
pendent pension trill passed by the Forty
ninth Congress, and vetoed hy the Presi
dent was the least measure of justice that
could have been asked of the nation, for the
men to whom it owes its salvation.” •
This was overwhelmingly defeated, and
the regular report of the committee was
adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions presented
majority and minority reports on the $S a
month or service pension bill. The majority
of the committee reported against the
measure and the minority of five reported
in its favor.
DEBT REDUCTION.
$16,500,000 Wiped Out During Sep
tember—Bond Purchases.
Washington, Sept. 30. —The estimated
reduction in the public debt for the month
of September is $16,500,000.
An unusually large demand has been
made for internal revenue stamps for to
bacco, principally for cigarette stamps, and
the bureau of engravjqg and printing is
busily engaged in printing an extra supply
of those stamps. It is said at the Treasury
department, that dealefs in tobacco believe
that t-lie short crop for this j'ear will result
in an increase of prices for that commodity
and are preparing themselves accordingly.
The amount or the bonds offered to the
Treasury Department to-day was $57,000,
which is less than on any day since the daily
purchases began. This fact is regarded at
the department as indicating that the gov
ernment has practically secured all the
floating bonds that can he obtained at the
present rates fixed by the department’s cir
cular. and that the stringency of the money
market has been sufficiently relieved for the
present.
A RIVER STEAMER BURNED.
One Man Known to Have Perished and
Two Others Missing.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept, 30. —The steamer
T. B. Sims plj’ing between Memphis and
St. Louis, was burned this morning at 3:45
o’clock at Island Forty, sixteen miles above
this city. She was en route from St. Louis
and had about 275 hales of cotton and 6,000
barrels of flour and meat. So far as known
only one life was lost, a young man named
Burch, from Illinois, who was a passenger.
The Sims was formerly the I). R, Powell,
and was purchased by Capti. T. B. Sims sev
eral months ago from the Anchor Line Com
pany for $20,000. The lioat and cargo are
a total loss. The fire caught on the lower
deck aft of the boilers, anti spread with
great rapidity. The boat was at once
headed for the Arkansas shore and made
fast until the passengers and crew escaped.
She afterwards drifted down the river some
two miles anti lodged against an island.
The charred remains of one
man was found in the wreck, and he is sup
posed to be Burch, the only one lost, al
though a negro roustabout and a white deck
passenger are also reported missing. The
Hints uas insured for $16,000 in Bt. Louis
and Wheeling companies. Her cargo was
insured in St. Louis, excepting the cotton,
which was covered by - open policies of con
signees in local companies here.
OBERLY’S LETTER.
The Illinois Association Bound to Test
the Matter.
Washington, Sept. 30.—Civil Service
Commissioner Oberly consulted the Presi
dent about his letter to the Illinois Demo
cratic Association before sending it, so that
it can be accepted as the administration’s
view of such organizations. Naturally it
has greatly disturbed the members of the
half dozen organizations of Democratic
clerks under the style of State associations,
formed under the present administration.
They see that thej' must disband, but first
the Illinois Democratic Association, accord
ing to its President, proposes in some way
to test Commissioner Oberlv’s construction
of the law in the courts. They claim, of
course, that they are purely social in char
acter.
ANARCHY'S FIGHT.
A Copy of the Illinois Supreme Court
Record to be Made at Once.
Ottawa, 111., Sept. 30. —Lawj-er Salo
mon this morning gave an order for tho
transcript of the record in the Anarchist
case, the purpose being to present-it to tho
Supreme Court of the United States. Mr.
Salomon has been here since yesterday.
He says the placing of the
order was caused bj' his
desire to limit Clerk Taylor to ten days’ time
in which to prepare a copy'. Oct. 15 was
finally settled upon ns the date, when the
record must be completed. Deputy Clerk
Snow at once started to Chicago to engage
the necessary number of type-writers to
complete the work.
Gould and Pacific Mall.
New York, Sept 30.—-The Pacific Mail
Company’s directors held a meeting to-day
and accepted the resignations of Directors
Wehrbach and V under hoof, and selected
Jay Gould and C. P. Huntington to fill tho
vacancies. Henry Hart resigned the Presi
dency of the company, and his place was
immediately filled by the election of George
J. Gould.
Pamplico Light.
W ashington. Sept. 30. —The light house
board gives notice that on, or about Octo
lier, 10, 1887, the light heretofore shown at
Pamplico point light station, on the south
side of the entrance to Pamplico river,
North Carolina will bo discontinued. The
old tower aud keeper's dwelling will lie left ;
standing as day marks.
Censure Opposed.
Bt. Louis, Befit. 3. — The committee on
resolutions of the Grand Army to-day re
ported life >ii Paul Vandervoort’s resolution
censuring the President for vetoing the de
pendent pension bill, recommending that
i tin resolution lie rejected.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER I, 1887.
AMERICA KEEPS THE CUP.
SCOTLAND’S SLOOP TOO SLOW TO
BEAT THE VOLUNTEER..
The Yankee Craft Wins the Second
Heat by 11 Minutes and 48*4 Seconds
The Scotchman Beaten by 14 Min
utes and 49Vy Seconds in the Wind
ward Work—The Volunteer Loses
2 Minutes and 45)n Seconds Coming:
Home.
New York, Sept. oO. — Of all the races
for the America's cup none was ever sailed
before under the conditions which pre
vailed at to-day’s race, and none was ever
more fairly won than this, in which the
Volunteer defeated the Scotch cutter Thistle
over an outside course of 40 miles. The
only regret the people have who saw the
race, is that the Thistle was not able to show
more seaworthy qualities, and thus make
the contest a closer one. Half an hour after
the start it was plain that the Thistle was a
beaten boat unless a fluke and shift of
wind should save her from what promised
to be an overwhelming defeat.
In the twenty mile thrash to windward
the centre board type told so heavily
against the keel that the cutter was beaten
10 minutes and 40 seconds. The Thistle re
deemed herself a little coming home before
the wind by gaining 2 minutes and 26 sec
onds on the Volunteer.
BEATEN FROM THE START.
When the gun to start was given the
Thistle and Volunteer were southeast of the
line, not 200 yards apart, each working
gradually to the line. The Thistle was
nearer and went away on her trip nearly
four lengths ahead of the Volunteer. The
yachts started as follows:
n. M. a.
Thistle 10:40:21
Volunteer 10:40:8054
They went over on the starboard
tack, and the Volunteer at once l>egan
to out-point and out-foot her opponent.
The course was north, northwest for
twenty miles to windward, and return
before the wind. The weathering qualities
of the yachts were seen at once. The Vol
unteer outpointed the cutter by nearly two
points, and won the race by the mas
terly manner in which she went to
windward. The first tack which
was a long one—seven miles—
decided, virtually, the race. The Volunteer
got to windward of the Thistle in a way that
satisfied all spectators who knew anvthing
about it that the American boat would win
on each tack that followed. The Volunteer
continued to get to windward and to get
ahead as well.
FIVE TACKS AGAINST SIX.
The Volunteer took five tacks in reaching
the outer mark, and the Thistle required
six. This is remarkable, in that every time
the cutter went about, she did it in quicker
time than the sloop. The yachts rounded
the outer mark as follows:
h. m. s.
Volunteer 2:2:40
Thistle :41:00
The boats set their spinnakers coming
home, and the question as to whether the
broad cutter could go fast enough before
the wind to make up the latter's
gain in the windward work was
soon to be decided. The Volunteer had a
lead of fully two miles and a half when the
Thistle rounded, and that was not dimin
ished very much on t he run. The Thistle
was the first take in her spinnaker, but the
Volunteer followed suit immediately. This
move was occasioned by the fact that
neither boat could make the lightship with
the wind aft. and a haul-up was
necessary on the run home. The wind let
up as well.- It dropped to ten miles an
hour. The American sloop crossed the line
winner by 11 minutes 48*4 seconds. The
following" table gives figures,
THE FIGURES
Including sixteen seconds allowance that
the Volunteer had to give the Thistle, on a
a forty mile course :
Actual Corrected
Name. Start. Finish. Time. Time.
H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S. H. M. S.
Volunteer.. 10:40:50)4 4:31:47 5:4*:5#J4 5:42:58)4
Thistle 10:10:21 4:35:12 5:51:51 5:64:45
In the windward work the Volunteer beat
the Thistle 14 minutes and 4!)’4 seconds. On
the run before the wind the Thistle beat the
Volunteer 2 minutes and 45)4 seconds
On board the Royal Clyde flagship
Mohican, which accompanied the racers,
were Com. Carruthers, of the Kingston
Yacht Club; Sir Lionel West, British Min
ister to the United States; Capt. Timson
and William Clark, of New York, and
Mrs. Vice Com. Bell, of the Thistle.
All on board soon gave up hope except Mrs.
Cell. From the first her confidence in the
ability of the Thistle to win was of the firm
est. "Never mind,” she said, "it is acknowl
edged that the thistle is weaker than the
Volunteer sailing in the wind, but I hope
she”l make it up on the pun home.”
MR. CLARK GIVES IN.
•‘There’s no question as to which is the
better boat,” said Robert Clark to-night.
“I was not satisfied Tuesday, but I am to
day. This is a fair race, and we are fairly
beaten.”
Mrs. Bell said subsequently: ‘‘Of course I
am sadly disappointed at the result, but the
V olunteer has certainly beaten us nobly and
fairly. After all it must Vie the centre
board which has done it.”
“The Volunteer is treating the Thistle just
as the Thistle treated the Irex,” said Capt.
Timson as the Volunteer rounded the stake
boat. “It has been a fair race and splend
idly sailed. We are squarely beaten and
must simply take it as the fortune of war.
Of course we all had faith in the Thistle.
We would not have come over here with a
boat which wo expected would be beaten,
but there is no doubt now which is the fast
est. boat.”
Com. Clark, Robert Claik, Dr. Donald,
Mr. Charlton, Mr. and Mrs. Hillard, Vice
Com. and Mrs. Bell, Mr. York, Mr. Wat
son, and their friends, will bid farewell to
the Mohican and Thistle, and sail for
Europe on the Citv of Rome. Oct. 12.
William Clark will keep the Thistle over
here and in February ; with his family und
a party of friends, will take a cruise to the
West Indies, and next fall will take her
back to the Clyde.
The Glasgow Scotchmen are greatly dis
appointed over the result of the race, but
they admitted that (he Thistle was fairly
beaten. It- is lieheved that if a race for the
cup is again to be sailed in American waters
a Scotch yacht, to he successful, must have
a centreboard.
LONDON NOT EXCITED.
London, Sept, 20. — There was little ex
citement in London over t he result of to
day’s race, except among Americans, who
awaited with keen interest the bulletins an
nouncing the progress of the yachts.
SCOTLAND’S GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT.
Glasgow, Sept. Istrgecrowds of o\- -
cited people surrounded the cable com
panies’ offices all the afternoon awaiting
new* of to-day’s race between the Thistle
and Volunteer. Tin c were confident, that
the Thistle would win.
CENTREBOARDS THE FASTEST.
London, (let. 1, 5 a. m. —The Post says:
“The American victory is complete, al- .
though the result does not discredit the j
Scotch challengers. The Americans I
have fairly shown that for
j the mere purpose of racing their
j cenfrelxiad sloop is faster than
, the English deep-keeled cutter. It must bo
remembered that tho Thistle is only the first
attempt to borrow some of the good quali
ties of American boats, and it is probable
that the designer will prove capable of
further developing his models. The mere
fact that for three successive years the
centreboard has emphatically had the best
of the English keel confirms the opinion
that if we mean to win we must send over
a centreboard boat, but at the risk of leav
ing the cup in America we hope that no
one will resort to this expedient.”
A TRANSATLANTIC SPIN.
The I’ost, confesses that the Thistle was
fairly and squarely beaten. It suggests
that a race from New York to Liverpool lie
arranged between the two yachts.
The News regrets that the rai-e
was not sailed in English waters. Tho
American course, it says, is imperfectly
known to English captains. The News
adds: “England has to learn a lesson from
America in this branch of shipbuilding and
had better set about it at once.”
The Chronicle, says: “The result of the
race is decisive. We must accept our de
feat wit h good grace.”
The Daily Telegraph says: “The Thistle
was beaten handsomely on her merits. The
Volunteer is a better and swifter ship all
round. The triumph stamps American
builders as at present our superiors and
teachers in the art of designing last craft.”
A REVIEW OF TRADE.
Omens Which Indicate That Better
Times are Near- at Hand.
New York, Bept. 30. —R. G. Dun & Co.’s
review of trade for the week says:
Tho Treasury purchases of bonds have
greatly changed tho feeling in tho money
market, but without giving much relief as
yet to legitimate business. There are two
money markets just now; money on
call for speculation, on good col
laterals, is in ample supply, but
money on time for commerce or industry on
commercial paper is almost, as scarce as it
was a fortnight ago. As long as bankers
feel uncertain regarding the financial future
they prefer to keep their resources within
reach, and though commercial pa|ier has
been somewhat more sought, and advances
to customers on legitimate transactions are
somewhat more free, the change is not yet
great.
TRADE GOOD.
Meanwhile trade is at all points nctiveand
large in volume, with a qppefitl feeling
prevalent, and the lack of available funds is
by many attributed rather to the swelling
volume of business than to absorption of
capital in enterprises or speculation. There
is at present no new symptoms of danger
ous activity in speculation or real estate.
Operations at the West have much abated,
though prices are still maintained.
Cotton is moving freely, and wheat less
actively, farmers being indisposed to ac
cept current prices.
While exchanges continue to show pay
ments through banks exceeding those of
last year hy 15 per cent, outside of New
York, there is unquestionable shrinkage in
the volume of some branches of business.
WOOL SALKS FALL OFF.
The wool sales at Boston are in quantity
less than half those of last year, and since
Jan. 1 show a decrease of 26t 2 per cent.
Woolen goods are in moderate demand, and
cottons, though far from active, are steady
at current prices, after an unusually largo
distribution.
< )ne feature of ill omen is that the aver
age liabilities of the firms failing for the
past quarter amounted to $37,679, against
anly $14,000 for the same quarter last year,
indicating an unwholesome expansion of
credits in some directions. The failures for
the third quarter of 188, number 1,938 in
tho United Btates and3oo in Canada, against
1,932 in the United Btates for the third
quarter of 1880 and 258 in ( onada. The in
crease in nurbber is trifling, hut tho reported
liabilities of Uio firms failing in the United
Btates tor the quarter were $78,022,556,
against $27,227,030 for the same quarter last
year, and in Canada $2,996,529, against
$1,921,018 last year. While the volume of
liabilities was much swelled by a few heavy
speculative disasters, the fact that a large
increase appears in every- section of the
country indicates marked expansion of com
mercial obligations.
DECAPITATION DAY.
Over a Hundred City Employes of
Chicago Discharged.
Chicago, Bept. 30. —This was execution
day in the city hall, there being just 103
decapitations in the various departments
under the control of Public Works Com
missioner Swift. When the ukase went
forth ordering this wholesale discharge of
city employes. Aldermen and politicians
crowded into Commissioner Swift's office,
and that official was overwhelmed with
questions and protests. Such a clear
ing out is unprecedented in Chicago.
Commissioner Swift denied that poli
tics had anything to do with it.
He claimed that it was purely a measure of
economy, as it hail boon discovered that for
a time during the winter a certain number
could he spared. The places would be filled
again whenever necessary. It was impossi
ble to tell whether the discharged men were
all Democrats, or whether their places
would be filled by- Republicans.
TENNESSEE’S VOTE.
The State Carried by the Anti-Prohibi
tionists by a Small Majority.
Chattanooga. Bept. 30. Semi-official
returns from forty-seven of the ninety-six
counties show the same majority for the
anti-prohibitionists as was given for Robert
Taylor, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor in 1886. It is a remarkable coinci
dence that, in these counties, wl.<*e party
lines have been obliterated, that the major
ities are altered less than ,'kiii in the aggre
gate. The iinlications are that the amend
ment is defeated bv 10,000 majority.
FIFTY COUNTIES HEART) FROM.
Nashville, Bept. 30. - Returns: from
fifty counties, representing about 68 per
cent, of the vote cast, shows a majority of
9,088 against the prohibition amendment.
’I he vote exceeds that cast at thelast Guber
natorial election.
TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED.
Three Shots Fired at the Train Men
by the Fugitives.
Kansas City, Sept. 30.—The Journal'*
special from Big Springs, Tex., says that as
nn east-bound passenger train stopped at
Odessa for water three masked men made
an attempt to capture the train, but the
train hands resisted and drove them off.
As the robbers retreated they fired three
shots at, the train. One entered the sleep -
ing car and passed within one inch of a
passenger's head, and another grazed a
hraketnan’s head, knocking him senseless.
Officers ?iiT> l*i hot pursuit The would-be
robliers left ft cap and mask.
Bharp’a Stay.
New York, Kept. 30,- Sheriff Grant was
this morning served with the order granting
a stay in the Shorn raw
BACON'S VUIKAS A BOMB
THE RESOLUTIONS TO SELL THE
STATE ROAD HIS WORK.
Opponents of the Proposition Claim
That It Is In the Interest of the East
Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
System Messrs. Harrison and Felton
Glad He Was Beaten for Governor.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 30. — In the House
to-day, Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, offered a
resolution that until further orders the ses
sions of the Legislature shall he from 8
o’clock in the morning to 12:30 o’clock in
the afternoon, and from 2:30 o’clock in the
afternoon to 6:80 o’clock in the evening.
After some discussion tho resolution was
adopted.
The special order of the day, which was
continuance of consideration of the hill to
sell or lease the Western and Atlantic rail
road was resumed, with Mr. Watts, of Stew
art, on the floor. He quoted a number of
reports, and gave some statistics showing
the value of the property. He wus opposed
to the sale.and want ed the property held for
the lieneiit of the children of the Stale.
Mr. Atkinson, of Coweta, opposed the
sale of the road in the strongest manner
possible. The bill, stripped of its disguise,
meant to sell property and nothing else.
He charged that the resolutions to sell the
road were drawn hy some man who was not,
a member of the House. Some unseen hand
was the master of the scheme.
Mr. Harrison interrupted the speaker by
say-ing that if the resolutions were adopted
he would give the name of the man who
wrote them. If not ho would not givo the
name.
a. o. bacon the man.
Mr. Atkinson—Name him now. I want
to hear his name, and then I will prove my
assertion that tho hill means nothing hut
sale. [Applause.]
Mr. Harrison—l will state that he is the
man that the gentleman from Coweta voted
for at the last election for Governor. 1
mean the Hon. A. O. Paeon, of Georgia, one
of the purest and most honorable men in
this Btate.
Mr. Atkinson continued by saying that he
had succeded in unmasking the author of
the scheme. Mr. Bacon was Corjxiratinn
Attorney of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad. He had voted for
Mr. Bacon, but regretted his action now
that he know the truth.
Mr. Felton, of Bartow, arose at this
juncture, and interrupting the speaker,
said: “Mr. Speaker, I voted for,and advo
cated Mr. Bacon's election; i now rejoice at
his defeat.” [Applause].
Mr. Atkinson called upon the Legislature
to save the Btate from this damnable plot
to steal the Western and Atlantic railroad.
The effect of the majority reixirt ito ad
vertise the property so as to depreciate its
value. If the bill was passed to sell the
road, the people would arise in their strength
and another session of the Legislature would
be held to repeal the bill. He did not lie
lieve that the people of North .Georgia
wanted the road sold, simply because the
legislature had refused to allow the Ma
rietta and North Georgia railroad to extend
its line to Atlanta. He wanted the property
held for the benefit of the children of tiie
State.
HARRISON BACON’S FRIEND.
Mr. Harrison said a moment ago he had
occasion to give to the House the author of
the resolution that he had introduced.
He said he was, and ever should lie,
his friend. “Maj. Bacon and myself oppose
the sale of the road. Ho has always Imen
opposed to the sale of the road and is now.
He is my friend and lam his.” Ho made
this statement in justice to Maj. Bacon.
Mr. Huff asked if A. O. Bacon wrote the
resolution. He wanted a straight and
categorical answer.
Mr. Harrison said the resolution was
written with a type-writer. He did not
know who wrote it. Tim resolution came
to him in an envelope from A. O. Bacon.
He asked him to draw tho resolution and
he did so.
Mr. Huff wanted A. O. Bacon’s resolu
tions just a< they read before the com
mittee acted upon them. He wanted tho
original resolutions introduced bv Mr. Har
rison and now known to be Mr. fiucon’s.
Mr. Gordon, of Chatham, said that the
Finance Committee knew nothing about
who wrote the resolutions. They' were
known as the Harrison resolutions. He was
opposed to characterizing the resolutions as
the Bacon resolutions.
Mr. Harrison said that it was his desire to
give Maj. Bacon the credit if the resolutions
were passed, but not to do so in the event
that they were defeated.
Mr. Huff insisted on the reading of the
Bacon resolutions, and the Clerk read them.
MB. ARNHEIM’B OPPOSITION.
Mr. Arnheini said that he always had
been opposed, and was now, to the sale of
the Western and Atlantic railroad. The
majority report did not propose to sell the
property - . A good deal had been said about
the injury that would be done to the public
school fund. He favored the majority re
port of the Finance Committee.
Mr. Featherston, of Floyd, said that when
the lessees got the Western and Atlantic
railroad for $20,600 per month it was the
understanding that no charge would
be made for betterments, and that
none would lie allowed. Had any
other idea prevailed the lessees
would have been required to pay much more
than this. The committee’s majority report
said that the property to lie advertised for
sale should lie in accordance w ith the sched
ule on file in the executive office. From this
it would appear that the State did not pro
pose to either sell or lease the tietterments.
lie thought it was not advisable to adver
tise the road either for stile or lease until
the preseut lease has expired.
NEW BILLS.
At tho afternoon session of tho House the
following new business was introduced:
By Mr. Walker, of Putnam —A bill to ap
propriate SSOO for the purpose of providing
a home or house of refuge for such unchaste
women and girls as may express a desire to
forsake their sinful habits, and return to
the paths of v i rtue.
By Mi - . Preston, of Jasper—A bill to al
low all Confederate soldiers of the Btate to
jioddle without license.
By Mr. Williams, of Jackson—A bill to
prov idc for the payment of jurors who are
summoned to try questions of damage aris
ing from the laving out of public roads.
By Mr. Candler, of DeKaili—A resolution
for the relief of the Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Association.
The following bills were read the third
time and passed:
The bill of Mr. Howard, of Fulton, to
amend the charter of the Atlanta and Hnw
kinsville Railroad Company.
The hill of Mr. Coggins’ to amend the
charter of the town mi Belton.
The hill of Mr. Felton, of Bartow, to
amend the charter of the town of Adairs
vilie.
The bill of Ml - . Felton, of Bartow, to
authorize M. A. Harden to chise up private
wavs on his place in Bartow county.
The hill of Mr. Schofield, of Bibb, to
amend section 4,670 of Ihe Code w ith refer
ence to a reduction of the terms of the sen
tence of the conviets now in the iieniten
tiary, for good behavior. Mr. Schofield
briefly set forth the objects of the bill, and
j explained that under the present law the
provisions of this hill would not ho carried
out without tho consent of the lessees.
Ho wrote the hill at tho suggestion of ('apt.
Reese, the Superintendent of the convict
camn at the Dade county coal mines, and
exhibited letters from the presidents of the
three penitentiary companies in the State,
saying that they had no objections to it.
\ T [ion this showing the bill was passed
without a dissenting vote.
The bill of Mr. Belt to change the time of
holding the session of the Superior Court of
Burke.
The bill of Mr. Harper to incorporate the
North Georgia and St. Andrew’s Bay rail
road.
The bill of Mr. Harper, of Carroll, to in
corporate the Carrollton, Marietta and
Western railroad.
The hill of Mr. Greece, of Clay, to re
quire tho registration of the voters of Clay
county.
The bill of Mr. Clay, of Cobb, to incor
porate the Lookout Mountain, Lula
and Gadsden Railroad Company.
The bill of Mr. Johnson, of Echols, to in
corporate the town of Tarver or Echols.
The bill of Mr. Rawls, to change the man
ner of electing tlie trustees of the Effingham
Academy.
The bill of Mr. Adams, of Elbert, to au
thorize the Elberton Male College to sell
certain lands.
The bill of Mr. Adams, of Elbert, to au
Ihorize the trustees of Elberton Female Col
lege Institute to sell the property of the In
stitute. The House then adjourned.
In tho Senate.
In the Senate to-day the following bills
passed.
To provide for the appointment and com
missioning of a Surgeon for each light bat
tery of artillery of volunteers.
To make the license to sell liquor in Eman
uel county SIO,OOO.
To authorize Ordinaries to issue fl. fas. for
fees and costs in their courts.
To allow prohibition counties to keep a
dispensary for tho sale of liquors for modi
einal and sacramental purposes. Mr.
Daniel called for the yeas and nays on the
passage of the bill. The yeas were ill and
the nays were 8, so the bill passed.
Mr. Hawke* gave notice of motion to re
consider.
On account of all the business before the
Senate being exhausted, and as nothing
more could he done until some business
came from the House, the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
STATE CAPITAB SIFTINGS.
Dr. W. G. Owens Dead -Convicts Re
moved to Dade County.
Atlanta, Ga., Kept. 30.—Dr. W. G.
Owens, one of Atlanta’s most promi
nent physicians, died this morning
after a critical illness of several days. At
one time he was a professor of the Southern
Medical College. He will Is' buried to-mor
row by the Knights of Honor, of which he
was a member.
Seventy convicts of James M. Smith that
have been at work on the Covington and
Macon railroad have been removed to Sena
tor Brown's eoal mines in Dade county.
Jessie W. Rankin, J. C. Hollman, David
A. Boatie, and William A. Clayton were
today elected additional directors of the
Capital City Bank.
Philip Breithenbaeher and Jacob Vaughn,
upon the recommendation of Police Judge
Anderson, have been excused from serving
their sentence of twenty-five days in the
city stockade, upon the payment of a fine
imposed for selling liquor at their wine
rooms.
SWANN IN THE SYNDICATE.
The Central Said to be in Good Luck in
Getting Him.
Nf.w York, Kept 30.—The Georgia Cen
tral syndicate has been in almost continuous
session for the past three days. The only
result yet known is that James Swann, of
Inman, Swann & Cos., has been admitted to
the combination. This is regarded as a
valuable addition to the list of strong names
which previously constituted the syndicate.
It doubly identities the widely known and
enormously rich firm of Inman, Swann &
Cos. with the combination, and practically
insures the complete successor any future
plan t hat may lie adopted. Irunann, Swann
& Co.’s strength in all matters
with which ttiqy are connected is
greatly augmented by the perfect
harmony in which the leading members of
the co-partnership work. Mr. Swann is a
gentleman of large private fortune, though
exceedingly modest and quiet in the man
agement of his affairs. in all matters of
magnitude he ads in hearty co-operation
with his partner, John 11. Inman. The two
make a team of rare ability, influence anil
financial resources. James Swann would
to day be a man of far greater uronAiance
In the metropolis if he did not so
liersisU'ntly pull track from anything like
personal parade. In circles, however, where
conservatism, sagacity and financial respon
sibility are estimated most highly he has a
place of enviable distinction and strong in
fluence. His admission to the Central syn
dicate does not involve the withdrawal of
any one of the previous members.
Sylvania’s School.
SvLVANfA, Ga., Kept. 30.—Tho fall term
of the Sylveniu Academy opened Tuesday
morning. Prof. J. M. F. Erwin has been
principal of this school for the past twelve
months, anti the trustees have engaged his
services for the ensuing year.
Miss Rosa Douglas leaves to-day to attend
boarding school in Charleston.
A Mill Burned at Hartwell.
Hartwell, Ga., Sept- About 4
o’clock this evening Smith Bros., mill at
this place was totally destroyed by fire.
The building caught near the top from
sparks from the engine. The loss is about
$3,000, with uo irrv.. tutee.
SUMMONED TO APPEAR.
Lord Mayor Sullivan and Mr. O’Brien
to be in Police Court.
Dublin, >Spt. ;*.—Timothy D. Sulli van,
Lord Mayor of Dublin, who is proprietor
of several newspapers, and William O’Brien,
publisher of United Ireland have been
summoned to mri“nr in Police Court on
Widnesday noin\to answer a charge of pub
lishing reports of the doings of the sup
pressed branches of the National League.
Gormany to Indemnify the Widow.
Paris, Sept. ISO. —Count von Munster,
the German Ambassador, has informed M.
Flouruus that the German government,
w ithout awaiting tho issue of the judicial
inquiry, has decided to grant an indemnity
to the widow of the gamekeeper who wtis
shot. The amount is to be fixed later.
KAUKMANN UPHELD.
Berlin, Sept. SO. —The Conservative and
most of the Government newspapers hero
compare the German with the French ver
sion of the frontier incident and approve
Kaufniann's act, declaring that he otfly
obeyed inst ructions.
Succumbed to Cholera.
Rome, Sept. tk).—During the last twenty
four hours .TJ new cases of cholera and 27
deaths wore reported in Messina, and 5
cases and !3 deaths in Catania.
< PRICE tO 4 4 EAR. I
i a < eats a copv. f
PUTTING IN’ A BIG BILL.
THE PACIFIC ROAD ASKS THB
COMMISSION FOR SIOO,OOO.
An Insinuation by the Counsel for tha
Corporation That the Commissioners
Intended to Try to Charge Illegal
Expenses to the Government—A
Denial by the Commissioners
New York, Kept. 30. -In the course of
tho Pacific railroad investigation today
Commissioner Anderson asked Counselor
A. A. Cohen if ho was ready to produce
tho check stubs drawn by Mr. Huntington
between 187 t! and 1880, and the letter pre .s
books of the Central Pacific’s New York
office for the same time. Mr. Coben replied
that ho had not. It was none of his busi
ness.
Commissioner Anderson—Aro you not
present as a representative of the Central
Pacific railroad i
Mr. Cohen—l am.
Mr. Anderson- -Then this commission asks
von as such representative to produce tha
exhibits called for.
A BILL AGAINST THE COMMISSION.
Mr. < 'ohen—l don't feel called upon to do
so, and have not communicated your desire
to the company. I will attempt the produc
tion when my client directs me so to do.
The Central Pacific railroad has already ex
pended nearly SIOO,OOO for the transporta
tion of the food and wine of this commis
sion, and also in providing an immense mass
of documentary evidence. I don’t feel that
the railroad should be called upon to pay
out any more money for this commission
until it, has shown some evidence of an in
tention even to consider the claim we have
against it now.
Mr. Anderson—This is mere evasion of
the question.
COHEN GROWS HOT.
Mr. Cohen—No, sir. It is not, and I will
not jiermit you to use such language in ad
dressing me, Mr. Anderson. The act which
authorizes your appointment does not allow
you to abuse any one, or act in any other
than a gentlemanly manner, and you shall
not address me in any other way.
Mr. Anderson replied that the answer was
nevertheless an evasion, and again made a
demand upon the Central Pacific railroad ,
through Air. Cohen for the exhibits called
for.
Mr. Cohen again reverted to the bill
against the commission, and, drawing a
copy from bis pocket, was very anxious to
read the items.
THE COMMISSIONERS OBJECT.
A chorus of negatives from the commis
sion was the answer to his request. The
commission said that it wanted the bill laid
before it so that it could determine just
what the government should, and what it
should not, say of the claim under the con
tract with the railroad, which was an ar
rangement by which the members of the
commission were to pay any individual
claim.
Commissioner Littler said that he did not
propose that the government should pay
for the transportation of his wife because
she accompanied hi in.
ALL THAT IT ASKS.
Gov. Pattison said that the commission
had called for an itemized bill under this
contract, and desired to lie in the same po
sition as any other person or persons in its
dealings with the railroad.
Mr. Cohen said he would present the hill
at the afternoon session of the commission.
Commissioner Anderson desired to know
if the Central Pacific railroad proposed to
attempt to place the members of the com
mission in the position of desiring the gov
ernment to pay for the eutertaininent of
their wives and children, and Mr. Cohen re
plied that he knew nothing about the mats
ter further than the bill that had been sente
him for presentation.
At the afternoon session Gov.
asked Mr. Cohen to read the bill for trails*
portation incurred by the commission.
Mr. Cohen declined, but Gov. Pattison
insisted, because Mr. Cohen had made soma
statements reflecting on the commission, amt
the bill was read, thus:
For the commission projier $1,917
For engineers 5.'77
Gov. Pattison said that when the bills
were passed upon the money would be paid.
Then the commission adjourned, subject to
the call of the chair.
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.
An Attempt at Galveston to Stop
Their Publication.
Galveston, Sept. 30.—C01. R. G. Low,
of the Galveston Xnrs was arrested tbi*
afternoon charged wit h laboring on Sunday
in violation of the law and with "compell
ing and obliging his employes to labor on
Sunday.” Col. lowe refused to give hail
and was temporarily released on parol
pending a hearing to-morrow before Crim
inal 1 )istrict Judge Cook on a writ of hahea3
corpus. The last Legislature passed a
sweeping Sunday law. and through its
editorial columns the .Veins has urgently
demanded strict enforcement of the law.
Numerous minor arrests have been made
during the past month, but this attempt to
enforce the law against the .Vrm.v for pub
lishing a Sunday issue excites general inter
est here and throughout Texas. Col, fowe
proposes to carry tho case to the Supreme
Court on the ground that the special ex
emption to sell Sunday newspapers carries
with it the right to publish them on
Sunday. __
MUST PAY THE PENALTY.
A Motion for Arrest of Judgment
Overruled in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Sept. 30. — A dispatch
from Baton Rouge to the Picayune, says;
“The motion in arrest of judgment in tha
case of the State against William A. Strong,
ex-Necretary of State, convicted of the em
bezzlement of State funds, was overruled by
Judge Burgess to-day. and Strong was sen
tenced to two years at hard labor in the
penitentiary and fined $4,350, which Amount
was ordered to be restored to the State.
Strong him a careworn expression, showing
that he has suffered greatly since his con
viction."
Racing at Brooklyn.
New York, Sept. .>O. —Following is a
sum marry of to-day's races at the Brooklyn
Jockey Club's grounds:
First Rack Mile Favor won w ith Theodo
sius second and Miss Fol and third. Time MUG.
H econo Race Five eighths of a mile. Speed
well won with Ballstou second and King Idle
third. TimeldM.
Third Rack One and one eighth miles.
Diadem won. with Harvard second and Bessie
June third. Tjtpe 2:00.
Fourth WjM, (>ne and one elvhth miles.
Grey Cloud won, with Volante second and Eolao
third. Time 1:69.
Finn Rack Three quarters of a mile. Brad
ford won, with Peart Jennings second and Mute
third. Time 1:17.
Sixth Rack One and one sixteenth miles.
Joe Mitchell won. with Belmont second and
Orlando tnird. Time I:.V4j.
Perils or the Deep Wife (in the cabin,
seriouslyl- What 's the trouble on deck, Charlie?
Yacht Owner The ilh sheet is lost over
board.
Wife Well, why don t ihey come and lake
one ooi of Lhe stateroom*.' Tid-RUs.