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s ESTABLISHED I*3o ) *( J. H. EtsTILL, Editor and Proprietor. ) OFF IN A BLAZE OF GLORY THE PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY START FOR CHICAGO. A Public Reception Ushers In the Day at St. Louis—A Boat Ride on the Mississippi-Parade and Ball of the Veiled Prophets at Night-On the Train. St. Loris, Oct. 4. —Fair weather, light I northerly winds, varying southeasterly, cool, stationary temperature—“ Cleveland weather,” in short. The procession, with brass bands, and glee clubs, were still pass ing the President’s windows at midnight last night, and processions and brass bands were moving aimlessly up aud down before the hotel before breakfast this morning President and Mrs. Cleveland, despite the continuous round of star-spangled hospi tality which they have experienced, are in excellent health and spirits. The towns and cities all along the line of travel at which it is proposed to make stops have sent telegrams to Col. Lamont asking that more time be given, and places not on tho list are urging that visits V>e paid them. In everv case so far a reply has been sent to. the effect that it. will be impossible to change the pro gramme. To-day’s programme of entertainment comprehended a reception, boat ride, a ride to the fair grounds, a gorgeous evening pageant, ball and departure for Chicago. At 9 o’clock the President was met at the hotel by a committee and escorted to the court house under protection of a troop of mounted police. The programme for two hours was the reception of the Commercial Travelers’ Association of St. Louis and such other citizens as should find oppor tunity to make their way to him; in other words, it was strictly a public reception. The rotunda of the court house was hand somely decorated with evergreens and bunting, and on the step of the richly cur tained pagoda the President took the hand of each man as they passed. About 500 traveling men had returned to the city for the occasion and passed by in single file. Following them was a crowd, and the handshaking continued until 10:30 o’clock. The shakers had all sorts of grips and it was often necessary for the President to twist his hand from a heart} - grasp. One old lady became so enthusiastic that she attempted to kiss the President, but he declined and she was moved down the line bewildered. DOWN THE RIVER. After the reception was over the Presi dent hurried to his carriage through a side entrance and was yven to the excursion boat City of l:.w, < t; ouge, lying at the foot of Chestnut stree.. At the "same time Mrs. Cleveland left the Lindell House and was aboard the b.at a few minutes later than the Presid.,i; ana the vessel steamed down the riv - • for a trip down to Jefferson Barf icks. The saloon of the vessel was handsom J,-j decorated with flowers. The United States arsenal band was in attendance. There were between 300 and 400 invited guests on board, including the members of the Iroquois Club of Chicago, and a number of Grand Army men. The trip was gotten up as a relief for the Presi dent and Mrs. Cleveland from the almost constant round of receptions, and other more or less exacting festivities ashore, and in this regard was a decided success. The Mississippi river scenery, though not inspiring as scenery, has an ab sorbing interest of its own for strangers, and can nowhere be seen so well as from the deck of a steamer. The boat ran down the stream about eight miles, turned and reached the landing again at 19:30 o'clock. A SERIES OF SALUTES. An accompanying excursion boat fired artillery salutes, while tugs, steamers and locomotives on both shores did their best with steam whistles to make the trip in teresting and they succeeded. At the turn ing p< .lit stands an immense rolling mill es tablishment, which also forms the focus of a series of railway tracks. Moreover at this time several steam vessels were lying at the wharf. As the President’s boat approached an idle locomotive gave a peculiar whistle in imitation of the crowing of a cock. The tug on the river responded in kind. A locomotivo on the east, bank caught the cry, and two or three others up and flown the stream echoed it. Then the steamers at the landing, and finally a dozen or more whistles of mills opened their throats and cock-a-doodle-doos hoarse, shrill, raspy, in ever}' tone of the gamut, came from the four quarters of the compass. It was entertaining, but a few minutes of this concert was enough. AT THE FAIR GROUNDS. The afternoon was uneventful. The Pres ident’s party were escorted in carriages from the boat to the fair grounds, where they became the guests of the Fair Associa tion and lunched with a party of thirty or forty ladies and gentlemen in the club house. After lunch was over they proceeded to the grand stand and witnessed some trotting races and returned to the hotel for dinner. PRECAUTIONS OF THE RAILROAD. The Chicago and Alton road has taken ex traordinary pains to insure the safety of the President to-night during his journey to Chicago. A pilot train, consisting of an engine and the official car of the road, pre cedes the President’s train, keeping one “block” ahead, anil in the car go the superintendent and operating officials of the road. General Manager Chappell, of the road, goes on the President’s train. A special time card has been printed ordering instructions to all passengers to take sidings toil minutes, and all freight trains fifteen niirmtes before the time of the passage of the Presidential train. The time card is a little gem in print, bearing in addition to its ornamental typography handsome litho graphs of President and Mrs Cleveland. In the evening the President and Mi's. Cleveland witnessed the grand street Pageant of the Veiled Prophets, illustrating, by twenty-two floats, some of the events of biblical history, beginning with the dawn of history, the expulsion of Lucifer, Egytian captivity, scenes of the Exodus, the Phili tines, prophets, event-- of Mamet. donah and doslah’tf iives, war scenes and ending with th" famous Belshazzar feast. The profes sion moved without interruption and was about, an hour in passing. Through out its length it was illuminated with colored lights, besides the glare from a hundred thousand gas jets especially erected for the carnival. The crowds along the line of march were very dense. From Fourth to Sixteenth street along Washington avenue was a mass of humanity, leaving scarcely room enough tort he floats to puss by. The police wore unable to control the people, but the moving column kept, an o]en way. At o'clock the last car had passed b.V the Linriell Hotel balcony, and the President and Mrs. Cleveland were immediately conveyed to the Merchants’ 1 xchango building, in the great hall of hich was to be held the Veiled Prophets' ' all. They were received in the Library room, which had been especially Rttd ele gantly furnished for the occasion. IX THK BALL ROOM. After a short rest they were escorted to the h^ll-room, Frank Gainnie, President of 'heexchangp, and Mayor Francis leading the President and Mrs. Cleveland conv She Mofnino Peto£ ing immediately behind, followed by the members of the reception committee anil their wives. A trumpet call signalled their approach, and thev inarched around the hall to tho music, “Ilail to the Chief.” At the centre of the north end, upona platform, were seats for the President and his wife, Mayor Fraud* and wife, and Mr. Garanin | and wife. The triumphal procession moved j to these, and as the honored guests were | seated the audieuce of ladies anil gentlemen in full dress costume roundly applauded. Mrs. Cleveland was attired in a ruby velvet dress, witli low neck and short sleeves. The bodice was cut square. She also wore a necklace of diamond*. For a few moments those on tho floor gathered near the platform, but soon resumed the promenade. At 10 o’clock the trumiieters announced the coming of the Veiled Pro phets, and tho promenaders gave way to his excellency and court followers. His excel lenoy led the procession, escorted by a train of gaudily and richly dressed men, bearing haimc.'j of strange device and arms of feudal days. They marched around the hall several times, aud when that termi nated the ball was opened at 11 o'clock. The Presidential party withdrew and were escorted immediately to the depot aud were soon on their way to Chicago. BHIPWRECK ON THE LAKE. Three Out of a Crew of Seven Go to the Bottom. Chicago, Oct. 4. —A St. Joseph special says: “The schooner Havana, owned by Capt. A. P. Read, was sighted off this port yesterday morning flying a signal of dis tress. The vessel was in a sinking condi tion, and the crew was unable to keep her hold clear of water, ( 'apt. John Curran concluded to beach her if possible, and headed her for shore. At 9 o clock, when about three-fourths of a mile off shore, tho vessel w - ent down and the crew were seen to climb into the rigging. There were seven men aboard. Capt. Curran, Steward John Morris, and a sailor named Joseph Clint, climbed into tho main rigging, and the others into the forerigging. As the vessel gave a heavy lurch the main mast crashed overboard, carrying three men into the breakers. They struck out for shore, and when last seen were breasting the waves. They were probably drowned. The remaining four men clung to the cross trees for nearly three hours, when a tug came to their rescue. It took nearly three ouarters of an hour to get the men from their perilous position. The mate hail his arm broken before the vessel sank, hut clung to the mast with the grit of a hero. The captain and crew of the tug deserve much praise for the rescue. There was con siderable sea, and the little tug was tossed about so that those who watched her from shore thought she would surely founder. The Havana had a cargo of 800 tons of ore. She lies about six miles north of this port, in ten to twelve fathoms.” TEN MISSING. St. Ignace, Mich., Oct. 4.—The Canadian passenger propeller California, which left Chicago Saturday night, was 6truck by yes terday’s gale on Hake Michigan. Her hold soon Ailed, extinguishing the fires, aud about I o'clock, when off St. Helena, she broke up and went down. Seven of her crew reached Point Les Barbs in a lifeboat in an almost lifeless condition. Those not accounted for are Capt. John Trowel,the first mate, purser, first engineer, second engineer, dne fireman, cook, cabin boy and two lady passengers. It is possible that the captain and some of the crew inay have reached St. Helena in the othter boat. FIVE OF THE CASTAWAYS RESCUED. Df.troit, Oct. 4. —A special to the Even ing Journal from Mackinac says Capt. Trowel, of the wrecked propeller Califor nia, with the firet aud second engineers, cook anil one lady passenger, were picked up by the propeller A. Folsom and brought to Mackinac, and the steamer Factor picked up another man who was drifting down the straits on some wreckage. ANARCHY’S FIGHT FOR LIFE. Signatures to the Petition and Money for the Defense Pouring In. Chicago, Oct. 4. —L. S. Oliver, President of the Clemency Association, which has charge of the petitions to Gov. Oglesby in behalf of the condemned Anarchists, said yesterday that the work of the association was progressing rapidly. Outside of Chicago there is a great demand for petition blanks, and thousands of copies have been sent to many cities and towns in lowa, Colorado, California, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and other States. New York alone will furnish some 50,000 signatures to the petition, while in Boston a great many signatures of prominent citizens have been obtained. In Chicago the number of signa tures is large. Most of the members of the various labor organizations have signed the petition. The defense fund of the Anar chists lias been considerably in creased since the announcement of the decision of the Supreme Court. A subscription in favor ot the Anarchists has been started ill England. Gustav Belz says that during the last two weeks the amount of money subscribed to the defense fund by the German Unions of Chicago is nearly *30,000. The large cities of the United States are expected to contribute *IO,OOO during the present month. The at torneys are rapidly closing up their work, preparatory to presenting the Anarchists’ case to the United States Supreme Court. Capt. Black receive word yesterday from Deputy Snow announcing that a complete transcript of tho record would be finished, aud placed in the attorneys’ hands by Wed nesday of next week. Gen. Pryor, will not come to this city. LIGHT OFFERINGS OF BONDS. A Possibility That the Time Limit Will be Extended. Washington, Oct. 4.—The offerings of bonds to the continue light, and it is now thought that the balance of the $14,000,000 called for by the circular of Sept. will not be secured by Oet. 8. It, is likely, therefore, that the period fixed for the purchase of bonds for the sinking fund inav be ex tended for a few days, or that Secretary Fairchild may decide to allow the offer to remain indefinitely until the required amount shall have been obtained. To-day’s offers aggregated $168,850, of which $154,- 400 were four and a half per cents, and $14,450 four ir cents. Bayard’s Assistant Secretary. Washington, Oct. 4. —The North Caro lina men seem to think that on his return the President will announce the appoint ment, of ex-Representative Cox, of North Carolina, u.s Assistant Secretary of State in place of Gov. Porter, resigned. Secretary Bayard will, of course, select whoever is appointed to this place. He has nothing to say for publication about it, but the ap pointee will be a man of discretion as well • ■ ability. Dispossessing Settlers. Washington, Get. 4.—The old story that, English syndicates are resorting to extreme measures to dispossess settlers from syndi cates' lands purchased from Western roads, was revived here to-day. No official infor mation has been received on the subject at the Interior Deoartinent. SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1887. GLADSTONE FOIL OF HOPE THE NATION SURE TO DECIDE IN IRELAND’S FAVOR. Every Other Parliamentary Question Overshadowed by That of Erin— Weak-Kneed Liberals Given a Lively Shaking Up—The Alleged Murderers of Constable Whelehan on Trial. London, Oct. 4.—During the Mitcbels town inquest to-day, Mr. Harrington caused a scene by openly declaring that the police who had testified hail committed perjury. Head Constable Brownrigg declared that he valued the lives of the police more than he did the lives of rioters. The eight men who were arrested for con nection with the killing of Constable AVhe lehan at the time of the encounter between the moonlighters and a force of police at Farmer Sexton’s house some time ago, were brought up in the police court to-day at Ennis and formally charged with being Im plicated in the murder. The members of the National League, with bands, escorted the prisoners from the Jail to the oourt room. Mr. Cox and Mr. Conyboare, mem bers of Parliament, were present in the oourt room during the proceedings. GLADSTONE SPEAKS. Speaking to a deputation at Hawarden to-day, Mr. Gladstone said that although the Liberals sustained a smashing defeat at the last election the present year was full of signs that the judgment of the nation when again pronounced would be for different. The Irish question continued to overshadow every other question. It was to the interest of all parties to have the quostlou settled. It would be an unfeigned Joy to him if the Tories relieved the Liberals of the task of solving the problem by presenting to Irelaudthe measure of justice which she is entitled to receive. Such an event would cast upon him the delightful duty of assist ing the Tories to attain tho righteous and necessary end. [Cheers ] Ho did not believe that the end would be long delayed. Little progress would be possible in English and Scotch affairs until the Irish question was brought to a happy consummation. It was said that he had caused a block in the last session of Parliament. The fact was that he had not made a single proposal daring the whole session. It was not by him or his friends that tho progress of affairs had been stopped It was beeuuse the government found it necessary to occupy the time of Parliament with miserable and mischievous retrogressive proposals. [Cheers.:. WEAK-KNEED LIBERALS. Referring to tho Liberal Unionists, ho said he would not find fault with their consci entious opposition. At the same time their whole conduct was animated by animosity and hostility to Ireland, and they did every thing in their power to deprive the Liberal party of all influence. [Cheers.] Sympathy with them was the dominant sentiment in his mind. Thex-e had always boon weak-kneed Liberals. Time would show that those who had left the party wore egregiously wrong. It was a misnomer to call these men LiberaJ- Unionists. There was no unionism in them. There was a policy which tended to destroy the union. It was equally difficult to describe them as Liberals while they supported the government of coercion—not coercion to repress crime, but coercion to suppress freedom of speech, public assem bly, and even the freedom of the press. He bad recently seen indications of police in terference with public meetings in Lon don. This resulted from the proceed ings of the last session of Parliament. (Cries of “Hear? Hear!”] The Liberals had warned the people of England that the cause of Ireland was their cause. He had then no idea that the warning would be so soon verified. If the reports were true that the police had called at midnight at the house of persons who intended to speak at the London meeting demanding to know the objects and programme of that meeting, it was a gross outrage. Such action was contrary to the whole spirit of liberty and violently at variance with the traditions of England. From a mere party point of view he might say let the government go on. The more offensive these proceedings the sooner would they bring about the great object of his life. His constant prayer was for a speedy and satisfactory settlement of the Irish question. [< Leers. 1 In conclusion he said lie would defer giving fuller expression to his views regarding Ireland until the open ing of the autumn campaign at the confer ence at Nottingham. AN EXCITING EVICTION. DUBLIN, Oct. 4. —Crowds of people assem bled at Gweedore to-day to witness the evic tion of Widow Bonar. The widow’s house was found strongly barricaded, and bailiffs were ordered to force an entrance with crowbars. The occupants gave them a warm reception, throwing boiling water on their faces and down their backs. When the bailiffs succeeded in smashing in the front door, an idiot dashed out of the house and violently attacked them. The crowd, now intensely excited, hissed and cursed the evictors, but was restrained from acts of violence by Father McFadden. The bailiffs opened holes in the sides of the house and the occupants replied with another torrent of boiling water, the spectators cheering frantically. Finally the gable, with part of the roof, fell witli a crash. The inmates, cheered by the spectators, replied by throwing a volley of stones at the police. The latter, after a desperate effort, at last succeeded in entering the house and dragging out the tenant’s son in-law, named Gallagher, who had on only his shirt and trousers. Gallagher’s wife was also dragged out and loth were carried to the barracks on doors. After the police had left the scene the crowd reinstated the tenants. Mr. O’Brien has sent, a telegram announcing that he will visit Gweedore im mediately. ESMONDS AND O’CONNOR. Nfav York, Oct. d.—The final arrange ments were made to night fora reception to Sir Thomas Grattan Esmonde and Arthur O’Connor, Irish Nationalists, to tie held in (’ooper Union Charles A. Dana will pre side. Hon. S. K. Cox, Gov. Biggs, of Delaware, and Gen. Roger A. Pryor will speak. A Zankovist Plot Discovered. Sofia, Oct. 4. —Tho government has dis covered a Zankovist plot for a revolution ary rising on Sunday next, on the opening of the elections for members of the So branje. The refugees have been preparing to act on the frontiers in concert, with the Zankovist* in tho interior. Troops have been sent to the sus|iectad districts with or ders to rigorously suppress any attempt at an outbreak. France’s Assembly. Parih, Oct. 4.—President Grevy is ex pected to return to Paris Monday to hold a Cabinet council, the object of which is to fix the date for the convening of the Assem bly. _ To Resign the Editorship. St. Petersburg, Oct. 4.--The widow of M. Katkoff will resign the editorship of the Moscow L'n-cOc in January next. GERMAN SOCIALISTS. A Three Days Conference Which the Polios Did Not Unearth. Berlin, Oct. 4.—A secret confereno* of German Socialists lasting three days lias been held at St. Gall, Switzerland. Eighty delegates were present. The police were completely hoodwinked and had no knowl edge of the meeting until after its adjourn ment. Tho Socialist leaders Singer ami Hazenclever acted as Presidents at the dif ferent sessions. The speakers bitterly denounced the course pursued by the Socialist deputies In tho Reich stag, and a resolution was adopted condemning the Opportunist policy of tho Deputies under the lead of Betzol and Liab knecht, who were charged with coquetting with other parties, and with compromising the independence and revolutionary charac ter of the Socialistic movement. Reports were read showing that since the previous conference the Socialists of Germany have spout 170,000 marks, of which 100,000 marks were used for election expenses and 50,000 marks for defending members who have been prosecuted. INTERNATIONAL PEACE. England's Arbitration Delegates Start for This Country.* LIVERROOL, (Jot. 4.—Sir John Swinburne, O. V. Morgan and Halley Stewart, all members of Parliament, sailed hence for New York to-day. They go to America as members of the interstate arbitration dele gation. THROWING COLD WATEH. London, Oct. fi, 5 a. m.—The Morning Post , referring to the interstate arbitration delegates, says: “With the flsnerie, ques tion still pending, this policy of offensive zeal of individuals acting in private ca pacity cannot lie pronounced altogether well-timed. With all the precedents in view, we deem too sanguine those who think they can suddenly create a court of interstate appeal.” Franco-Madagascan Friction. Paris, Oct. 4.—Advices from Madagascar are to the effect that diplomatic relations between the French resident and Mulagassy Ministry have boon severed, and the French resident has hauled down his official flag and left tho capital, returning to Tamatava. The Hova Foreign Minister has been exiled. CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. London, Oct. 5. —The Standard's corres pondent ut Tamatave says tho rupture of diplomatic relations between the Hovasand Franco was caused by a dispute with reference to the Exequetur of Hie Ameri can Consul. It is believed that war between the French and Hovas will soon be renewed. Concerned Italy Exclusively. Rome, Oct. 4.—The Reformer, denies that the Roman question was discussed at the recent meeting between Premier Crispi and Prince Bismarck. The interview, it says, concerned Italy exclusively. A DEFINITE AGREEMENT. Berlin, Oct. 4. —Tho Bismarck-C’rispi in terview resulted in a definite written agree ment between Italy, Germany and Austria. Italy has full power to take independent ac tion on the Mediterranean, and should Italian interests conflict with those of France or Russia, Italy will rely upon the support of Germany and Austria. Abyssinia’s Ugly King. Cairo, Oct. 4. —Advices from Mussowah say that King John of Abyssinia has ordered Gen. Rasalula to attack the Italians as soon as they emerge from Massowah. Native spies employed by the Italians report tliat the Abyssinian.* disagree as to'the advisia bility of reopening hostilities. A few in fluential Greeks in King John’s entourage ad vise the maintenance of peace. Paris and Brignon’s Widow. Paris, Oct. 4. —The Municipal Council of Pari9 proposes to grant 5,000f. to the widow of Game Keejier Brignon, who was recently shot dead on the Franco-German frontier. The gi ant will be accompanied by a protest against the widow’s accepting any indem nity from the German government. An Earthquake in Greece Athens, Oct. 4. —A shock of earthquake was felt throughout Greece at 1 o’clock this morning. The disturbance was stronger on the northern and southern shores of the Gulf of Corinth. An Editor Gets Three Months. Berlin, Oct. 4. —The editor of the Rcichs freund. ha* been sentenced to imprisonment for three months for publishing an insulting reference to Prince Bismarck. Passenger Tickets to be Taxed. St. Petersburg, Oct. 4.—The govern ment is about to levy a duty on marine and railroad passenger tickets. FOUR MORE CHOLERA DEATHS. Fourteen of the Alesia’a Passengers Have Succumbed up to Date. New York, Oct. 4.—The quarantine au thorities report to-day four additional deaths among the cholera stricken patients on Swinburne Island. This makes a total of fourteen deaths among the passengers taken from the cholera infected steamship A leeia, on her arrival in this port eleven days ago. There are ten others sick with the disease. The health authorities, however, claim that the condition of the quarantined passengers in the Observation hospital at Hoffman Island, is much improved, and that there is a more hopeful state of affaire during the past twenty-four hours. * The steamship Alesia, which brought the cholera stricken passengers camo un from quarantine to her Brooklyn pier yesterday. MALTA’S RETURNS. London, Oct. 4.—Tho cholera returns from Malta show twenty-eight new cases and twenty deaths during the past, week. MESSINA’S INFECTION. Rome, Oct. 4. —Nineteen new cases of cholera and eleven deaths from the disease were reported in Messina during the past twenty-four hours. A Ma il Carrier Held Up. Fort Apache, Arl, Oct. 4. A mall car rier on the road to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, was stopped by four armed and masked men in a lonely spot about fifteen miles from this place yester day. Tint robbers at once rifled the pouches anil carried off the money order remittances in the form of a check on the bank of Cali fornia, payable to William .I. Bryan, Post master at "Nan Francisco. Nothing else was taken and the robbers compelled the car rier to wait fifteen minutes while they es caped to the mountains. ANOTHER STAGE ROBBED. Ballinger, Tex., Oct. 4. —The same highwayman who robbed both stages be tween Ballinger and Ban Angelo last week robbed the Ballinger outgoing stago last night. There were only two male passen gers, and the robber obtained but s(>. Dry Goods Merchants Assign. Lynchburg, Va., Oct. 4.~-Emt, Hop kins & Stratton, dry goods merchants, have made an assignment. Mr. Hopkins Is the Labor Congressman elected from this dis trict,. SOLONS SHOW SOME SENSE THE LONG-WINDED SESSION TO BE ENDED OCT. 30. They Will Have Been Sitting 107 Days - A Conference Committee to Sit on tho Glenn Bill Mr. Huff’s Bill to Pro vide for a Permanent Penitentiary and Supply Farm Taken Up. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 4.—The consent of tho legislature has at last been gained to fix a date for adjournment, aud they will got away on Got. 20. They will have been in session 107 days. A committee of conference has been raised to sit on the remains of the Glenn hill. Tlie Senate portion of the committee will stand by the Senate substitute, and no agreement will be reached. In the Senate to-day the motion made by Mr. Powell to reconsider tho bill to amend the Pike county liquor law was tabled. The following now matter was int reduced: By Mr. Butt, of the Twenty-fourth—a bill to amend section 1430 of tho Code of 1882, which section now relates to the proceed ings for tiio forfeiture of tho charters ot banks, so as to make the terms of said sec tions apply to any corporation created by tiie laws of this State. By Mr. Northoutt, of the Thirty fifth—a bill to incorporate the Atlanta Mortgage Guarantee Company. Tho Ulonn bill was called up, and a motion to recode from tho Senate amend ment was lost. A CONFERENCE ORDERED. Mr. Butt offered a resolution providing for a committee of conference to adjust tho differences between the House and Senate, which was agreed to. The bill making perinanent the Stone Mountain Judiciary Circuit was taken up aud, with an amendment offered by Mr. Butt, that the present Judge and Solicitor General hold their offices till their suc cessors are elected in November, 1888, was passed. The following bills passed: To amend Section 9 of the general tax act for 1887 and 1888. Amending the act requiring the roads of Rabun, Towns, Fannin, Gilmer and Pickens to tie made fourteen feet wide. The House resolution by Mr. Clarke, of Russell, to pay mileage to the members of the General Assembly. To ineorporate the Merchants’ and Plan ters’ Bank of Carrollton. The joint resolution iixiug tho date of ad journment Oct. 20., was taken up, and after some little discussion, was agreed to. In tho House. In tho House to-day consideration of Mr. Huff’s bill to provide for a permanent, peni tentiary and supply farm, was resumed, with Mr. Huff on tho floor Ho read the act of 1870 authorizing the lease of the con victs. Gov. Brown holds that tho decision of J udgo Stewart when he rendered it from the Supreme Court In relation to the con victs of the Marietta aud North Georgia road, said that, the lessees had vested rights. This was a suit between the lessees and the owners of the Marietta and North Georgia railroad. Judge Stewart in his decision says tho State can change its system. The original lease act provided for a principal keeper, principal physician and a chaplain, the services of which were to cost *4,500 and now the cost has reached *9,000. “When I asked Gov. Brown if there had been any further legislation on the subject he said that there had been nothing except in the instance where Capt. Lowe tried to have an amendment passed which was hu mane in its nature, and Gov. Brown, with a face as cold as an icicle, looked me in the face, while on the witness stand, and stated that the State had robbed him. Can you imagine such a thing, the State robbing Joe Brown? When I think of this there come to my mind the sweat boxes at Columbus, the cotton shipping from Wilmington, and Gov. Brown working hundreds of convicts in that hell hole of his in Dado county as his superintendent calls it.” Mr. Huff said that when he referred to this lease being a fraud and a swindle he did not mean to reflect upon tiie men who drew it. He thought their motives were good. It was the system that he referred to in that way. DRUNKEN GUARDS. He wished that the whole legislature could have seen the whipping bosses that were brought up to testify before Gov. Gordon a few days ago, so drunk that they had to tie bustled out without giving in their testimony, and had to lie sobered tip before they could go on the stand. The system of appointing bosses is such that the Governor appoints ninny that he has never seen. Junge Reese says that he had charge of the bill in the Senate, and Tim Fal low in the House. His idea was human ity, and to provide a system for temporarily disposing of the convicts. The men who helped to fix np the bill wanted to close the tiling up for twenty years, so as to shut out any other bidders, l’here was a man lounging around Atlanta who wanted to be Senator, and another who wanted to be Governor, and it took then* a long time to decide whether they would be a lessee, or a Senator or Governor. One of them was a Senator at the time. The convicts’ camps are now scattered over tho i4tate, making it impossible for Mr. Shubrick to spend as much as a half day at a time at any one of them. If this thing is al lowed to continue, there will lie forty camps in a few years, and tho whole *2.5,000 win lie used in looking after the con victs. The author of the lease act says that his idea was to concent rate the convicts at one place, and we see to-day how this idea is carried out. Judgo Reese says that it was Intended that tiie convicts should be kept nt one camp. There should be but one. If two camps were necessary, then two should be created. He says that If the convicts are scattered, then it is a perversion of the lease act. Judge Reese says in his letter that the lessees shall be twma fide residents of Geor gia, and Gov. Brown told me, and v ill tell auy member of the House, that a [ eiiiten tiary company in Georgia is an artificial prison, and that residents of ot her States can own and control the i-onvicts and have them looked after by agents residing here. When Judge Reese wrote tho act ne cer tainly knew what he was writing about, and in his letter to me tells what he means. The man wiio writes anything certainly should know best what he means, and yet Senator Brown gets up before Gov. Gordon and tolls him that the act means something else. Mr. Huff said a member on this floor drew a beautiful picture of what Dr. Felton’s re formatory prison would look like. He pictured it as a place of elegance, ease and leisure. SUGGESTIVE IMPROVEMENTS. If he would go out on Peachtree street he would see the halls of the convict lessees surrounded with blue grass flowera, statu ary and high art. There stands the palatial residence of W. D. Grant. Now. how did they get their palatial residences? They got them by working convicts at Bc. per day, and not stopping lor Sunday. W hy. Cot. Nelms testified that when W. D. Grant wanted to move a convict camp from Marietta to Gainesville, he started t hem across the coun try to walk a distance of forty miles on Sunday He could not afford to lose even as much a 3c. a dav. Tliat, is how bn aofc his palatial residence imd his statuary. He walked them to save railroad fare, and worked them on Sunday to save the pitiful sum of Bc. pur day. When Col. Nolms heal'd that the convicts were on the march ho stopped them, and when Mr. Grant came into ills office to de mand a reason why Ids orders had been interfered with ( of. Nolms ran him out of the office. Then referring to the contract again, he said Hen lockett. when talking to him about Id* trade, and telling him that he had a good thing that would make him a millionaire in tea years, said that it wa so good that Gov. Smith said that it was a -swindle on the State of Georgia. This u iis the statement of a dead man. He said that he could prove this by a live lessee if any one demanded the proof. He then showed, by reports from the States of Ala boma, Tennessee and Mississippi, the im mense sums they were getting for half the number of convicts that the State of Geor gia rented to the lessees for $25,000. A WAUDEN AT EVERY CAMP. He read the report of l)r. Willis West moreland. made to the Governor in Novem ber lust, in which Dr. Westmoreland said that it was impossible to have the convicts looked after properly without the State having a warden at every camp. When the princi pal physician and Mr. Shubriek are away the only man left Is the whipping boss. Dr. Westmoreland, in his report says, speaking of the convicts, that they are not doomed to death. Now what did he mean by that I He meant that there should be some man in charge to see that the convicts were prop erly cared for. His bill provided for that office and provided that his services shall not cost the State a cent Dr. Willis Westmoreland said that the lessees did not visit the camp as often as the State’s officials. Gov. Brown said ou the witness stand that the State could not work it* convicts success fully. Gov. Brown said that the lessees had to give their individual attention to the working of their convicts to make a suc cess of the business. It. was only by the closest attention to the business that they could make any money. The Legislature will notice that this report was never given to the public. Gov. McDaniel refused to let the press have it. Ho understood that one newspaper offered SSOO for the report, and the Governor said “No sir, no report.” I asked Dr. Westmoreland why the report was not pub lished and ho told me that he did not know, unless it was that it would not look well in print. The committee rose and reported prog ress. The House accepted an invitation to at tend the opening exercises of the Piedmont Fair. Messrs. Pittman, Terrell and Foute were appointed a committee to report resolutions ou the death of Mr. Hart, of Troup. Messrs. Harrell and Felton, of Bibb, were appointed on the joint committee to arrange for furnishing the new capitol. The bill to incorporate the Buena Vista and Kllaville railroad passed. Mr. Candler, of DeKalb, offered a resolu tion for the protection of the property of the State rood. A SPECIAL TAX FOR EDUCATION, At the aftertmon session the first business was a bill formerly reported by the Finance Committee, providing for levying a special tax of two-tenths of one mill for education al purposes This bill came from the com mittee as a substitute for a bill to levy a tax of one-tenth of one per cent. The object of the bill was to make the amount raised in this way in ISSN the same as in 1887. Mr. Gordon, of Chatham, and Mr. Hawles, of Effingham, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Wheeler, of Walker, was sorry that he could not get more. He has lieen in favor of the one-tenth of one per cent. As he could not get this he would have to be sat isfied. H 6 hoped the bill would pass. The bill passed by a vote of 100 to 38. The following measures passed: A resolution for the relief of the National Life and Maturity Association, of Wash ington City. A resolution for the relief of X. T. Far mer, Tax Collector of Jelfei-son county. A resolution to appropriate $135 to pay for the clerk now employed by; the commit tee on the Western and Atlantic railroad. A bill to make the burning of a country residence a felony. A bill to require the Supreme Court to send down the tuli opinion of the court in certain cases. GEORGIA'S VOLUNTEERS. The bill of Mr. Mathews, of Houston, to amend tho act providing for the better government, organization and discipline of the volunteer forces of the State, so as to make the colored companies of the State number not more than twenty and the white not more than seventy-five, came up. Mr. Wilson, of Camden, said that the bill increased the number of white companies from fifty to seventy-five, and decreased from twenty-two to twenty tho number of colored companies. Mr. Beiliy, of Chatham,“said that under the bill the Governor could increase the number of the colored companies at any time with the consent of the Adviso-y Boanl. With this explanation the bill passed. Mr. Huff's bill to amend the tax act with reference to the license of sewing machine agents for doing business in this State passed. The bill of Mr. Russell, of Clarke, for the relief of the estate of R. P. Bearing, came up. Tiie bill provided for the payment of a bond of the State, issued ill 1857. The com mittee of tho whole reported the bill favor ably, ami when it was put on its passage it was lose receiving only sixty-*.* votes. The House adjourned at H o’clock. DEATH BY SUFFOCATION. A Student and a Coachman and Two Brothers Perleh. Pittsburg, Oct. 4.—The Chronicle-Tele graph'* Youngstown, 0., sjiecial says: “William Wood, aged 15, son of Frank Wood, of the mower and reaper company, and his father's coachman,George Hawkins, drove out to the Allen coal mine, an aban Honed slope, yesterday afternoon, to explore it. Not returning, a search was made, and at 4 o'clock this morning both were found dead in the slope, where they had been suitors led bv foul air. A party of miners pumped air Into the slope for two hours to day, before the bodies could be taken out. Wood intended to leave for college to-day. Hawkins was 3S of age and leaves a wife and two children. TWO BROTHERS SUWC'JATRD. Chicago, Oct. 4.- Edward and Thomas Moran, aged about “8 and 30 respectively, were found dead in bed at their hotel this morning suffocated by gas. They came from Ardake, Dakota, and were en route to 'aiiada. They were brothere and apparently were business men. Ready For a Long Strike. Shenandoah. Pa., Oct. 4.—The opera tors of packer collieries at Lost Creek and Brownsville, whose men have been on a strike for three weeks, this morning ordered all dead or repair work at the mines stopped, and discharged the blacksmiths, carpenters and nil the employee, except the pump men. This indicates n continued and resolute struggle, and that all efforts at a compro mise have failed. (PRICE @lO A YEAR I ) a CEATfc A copy, f FEWER BUT BETTER MEN. THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR HAVE LOST NUMERICALLY. General Master Workman Powderly Explains That the Falling Off is the Result of a Healthy Weeding Out Process—The Committee on Creden tials Divided ■ Over Admitting the Colorado Kicker. Minneapolis, Oct. 4.—The Knights of Labor Convention was called to order at 1J o'clock, hut as the credentials of the dele gates had not lieen examined an adjourn ment was taken until evening. In an inter view to-day Mr. Powderly said: “It is no doubt trile that our numbers are fewer than they once were but we understand each other bettor. There are a great many who came into the order through curiosity and the excitement of the times, but they did not have the interests of the movement, at heart and have dropped out.” A LIVELY CONTEST. At 3 o’clock this afternoon the General Assembly was again called to order and the report of the Committee on Credentials was received. Borne 135 delegates were favora bly reported, while a few were without the indorsement of the committee. The principal case wua ttiat of J. R. Buchanan, of Denver, “a kicker.” Over his ailmission there was a long nnd warm discussion, which was protracted till 7 o’clock, when the con vention adjourned till 0 o’clock to-morrow morning. Buchanan’s chances for admis sion are regarded as very poor. It is under stood that his case, as well as several others, were given to the Committee on Credential* for further consideration during the night. In pursuance of these instructions, the com mittee held a long session this evening, hut kept their delilierations strictly secret. General Master Workman Powderly said in the evening that the other contested cases would be easily disposed of, but that with the principal contest they would probably occupy' the time till to-morrow noon. POWIIERLY’S REPORT. As soon as the roll of delegates is com pleted the regular order of business will be taken up, but it is not now expected that the report of Mr. Powderly will be reached till Thursday or Friday. Perhaps the most important proposition that is likely to come before the General Assembly is the scheme to unite the Knights of Labor and the National Farm ers’ Alliance, now in session in Minneapolis, into one organization. The plan now pro posed is to make the Farmers’ Alliance a national trade body with the title of National District Assembly. “This would make a team,” said a leading delegate to day, “which would move the earth. With the farmers with us we could do what we would toward the accomplishment of tho purposes of both bodies. ” General Secretary Charles H. Litebman, vvlio arrived to-day, said in an interview: “The organization was never as strong, both financially and otherwise, as it is to-day. Tho organization is now on a sound busiue-s basis. The delinquent* have all been weeded out within the last year. Everyman repre sented in the organization to-day is by right entitled to membership. That’s the principle to work on. The business of the order can be successfully conducted in no other way.” There are several ladies among the dele gates, but there is only one who is a general officer. This is Mrs. Lenora M. Barry, of Amsterdam, N. A., General Investigator of the Condition of the Women and Children. GOULD TOGET HIS RIVAL. The Plans For the BalJruore and Ohio Transfer Nearly Completed. Philadelphia, Oct. I.—The Record to morrow will *ay: “It was authoritatively stated in this eity T yesterday that the ne gotiations between the Western Union Tele graph ('ompany and the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph, by which the former is to ob tain control of the latter, have been practi cally settled, and will be made known form ally at the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Coinjxiny. At that time Mr. Gar rett will announce the sale of the tele graphic privileges ami tender his resigna tion as President of the company. First Vice President Spencer will be elected as his successor, and it is declared that there will be radical changes made in the execu tive officers of the company. A gentleman who has lieen prominently identified with all matters pertaining to the recent, operations affecting the Baltimore and Ohio property stated yesterday that the sale of the telegraphi' franchise* was part of tho plan of the syndicate, which recently took $10,000,000 of secun ties of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. General Superintendent Bates of the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Com pany endeavored to dispose of the rights of the company to the syndicate, but tbi* failed, and as Jay Gould sails at an early day for Europe considerable haste was required to have the negotiations consum mated.” BEECHER EULOGIZED. Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker Moves Many of His Hearers to Tear*. New York, Oct. 4.—Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker, of the City Temple, London, deliv ered an eulogy on Henry Ward Beecher a# the Academy of Music, in Brooklyn, to night. He wfts introduced by Dr. Charles H. Hall, who preached the sermon at Rev. Beecher's funeral. On the platform were the officers of the Thirteenth regiment, of which Mr Beecher was Chaplain, and many city officials and clergymen. The Academy was well filled. Mrs. I ieecher with a party of friends occu pied one of the boxes. Dr. Parker was listened to with marked attention and was frequently' applauded. His pathetic refer ences to sft r. Beecher moved many to tear*. Gotham’s Pet Yacht. New York, Oct. 4.—The Volunteer left for Marblehead this morning via the East river. From Bay Ridge to the time the vessel got out of hearing she was made the recipient of salutes of ail kinds. The yacht* iiff Bay Ridge sent the craft off .with a salvo of cannon, while the tugs and steam boats whistled after the old time fashion. The cVowd on Brooklyn bridge also joined in hurrahing, which was continued all along the East river until the peerless craft had passed almost out of sight and Capt. Hoff could refrain from returning the manifold salutes he received. Foreign Missions. Springfield, Mars., Oct. 4.— The session of the American Board of Commissioner?, for Foreign Missions was opened at 3 o'clock to-day iii the City Hall by E. W. Blatch ford, of Chicago, Vice President of the Board. The usual committees were ap pointed, and Rev. Dr. Noble delivered the sermon. Ex-Judge Strong’s Wife Dying. Washington, Oct. 4.—Mrs. Strong, ths wife of ex-Justice William Strong, of the United States Supreme Court, retired, who has lieen very ill all summer and fall, is believed to be'dying to-night. Mrs. Strong, like her husband, is a Pennsylvanian by birth.