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CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO,
the city wild with demonstra
tive ENTHUSIASM.
Incessant Cheering as the Visitors
Rode Along the Crowded Streets -A
Terrible Crush at the Public Recep
tion at the Palmer House—A Brilliant
Scene at Night.
Chicago. Oct. s. —The train bearing
President Cleveland and wife puffed slowly
into the Alton depot at (* o’clock this morn
ing. There was a loud shout from the
crowd, and cheers as the pair walked across
the platform to their carriage. A moment
later the carriage door closed with a slam,
the four spin'fed horses jumped as the whip
circled over their heads and the President
was riding through the streets of Chicago.
It was only a few minutes after 7 o’clock
this morning when people commenced to
■-top at the depot where the President was
expected to alight from his car. At that
hour there were 2,000 men, women,
hoys and girls standing around the
little three-corned frame depot, which
looked dismal in its coat of
weather-beaten drab paint. It is a two
story structure with two small waiting
rooms, in each of which stoves furnished a
slight heat for the crowd of persons who
had become chilled standing on the outside
looking at the rustic cars on two sides, the
small frame buildings near by, the tower
ing elevators or bulletin boards covered
with biglilv colored pictures of theatrical
attractions.
In all directions vacaut lots, or rough
lumber or atone yards could lie seen. Not
n bit of decoration was visible for a block
around the queer little depot, and not a
vestige of eo' . could be seen on the latter
building e . -ept the dirty drab which pro
tected the outside weatherboarding from
•he elements, an l tb big yellow letters
which looked almost flash;" in their bed of
gloom.
ELECTRIC ENTHUSIASM.
The enthusiasm, however, was electric.
Such bright faces in the same numbers
were never seen before. There must have
been 50,000 men, women and children
gathered within a few blocks of the
station. All the streets leading to that
thoroughfare were choked up completely
with a press of human lie mgs. Above the
heads of the crowd could be seen the
helmeted military. They were a line lot of
men. in all, four companies of cavalry and
artillery. Their arrival occasioned a sensa
tion, which grow more and more tumultu
ous as the Presidential equipage appeared
on the scene. The crowd was entirely good
natured. Its one w ish seemed to be r> ex
press respect for the President and his lady.
Although boisterous at times, as all crowds
are, this one was on its good behavior, and
readily enough obeyed the requests of the
police to stand back and leave
a clear space through which the President
might pass. As the President’s carriage
moved away the military formed around it,
nnd a tumu. i* - crowu, w ith wild cheer
ing, fell in behind. The President took off
his hat the numen he got into the carriage,
and bowed :.... as roaring cheers
went up. He seemed well pleased with bis
welcome, and he might well he, for it was
royal. Mrs. Cleveland wore a black travel
ing dress, and looked fresh and charming.
THOUSANDS CHEEKING.
As the Presidential carriage came in view
a cheer went up from the masses tiiat. filled
the streets as the carriage advanced, but the
demeanor of the crowd at this part of the
line of march, was in striking contrast to
the unnecessary din of cheers that greeted
the President further on.
There was no music until the procession
got to Twenty-third street, and the crowds
did nothing but look at the President and
Mrs. Cleveland. Close behind the Presi
dent’s carriages came the Milwaukee Light
Horse Squadron and Battery “K,” Fourth
\rtiilery United States America. The
crowd yelled itself hoarse. cheering for the
President. When the second di\ ision swung
into line at. the corner of Michigan Avenue
and Twenty-third street, down
Twenty third " street, Wabash avenue
and Thirty fifth street, the people
were paefied as never before
in the history of Chicago. On the tops of
houses and in the windows were crowds of
eager faces, and from the roofs floated
streamers, evidently improvised for the oc
casion. Down at Twenty-second street,
where the procession began, there was a
repetition of thede pot scene and a man might
ns well have attempted to walk through a
brick wall as to force his way into the midst
of this fence of men and women.
START OK THE PROCESSION.
The procession, with the President and re
ception committee at its head, started from
Twenty-second street promptly at 10
o'clock. It was in four divisions and com
prised both regular troops and militia,
sailors and marines from the United States
steamship Michigan, Grand Army posts’
v eteran>. various civic societies, bicyclers
on their wheels, and all sorts of industrial
organizations. As the procession moved
along the President was kept busy bowing
mid smiling Most of tho time he was un
covered. The ladies seemed particularly
anxious to get a good look at the President’s
wife, and many of them were more
aggressive In thrusting themselves forward
thnn were the men. It was a succession of
ovations all along the route. Up Michigan
avenue there extruded thousands and thou-
Funds of spectators. Faces looked out of
every window. Men were to be seen on the
roofs of homes arm all over flashed the
stars and stripes while the music of many
bends and the cheering of dm populaco
filled the air. When the head of the pro
cession reached the grand stand, at Ihe
auditorium, the President and the recop
lion committee took their places on the
reviewing stand. It was after 10 o’clock
when the last of the procession had passed.
MRS. CLEVELAND TlHfcO OUT.
Mrs. Cleveland became fatigued and left
the carriage at the Palmer House, being
escorted directly to her rooms, where she
rested quietly for several hours. Reports
• hat she had been taken suddenly ill were
circulated, but they were unfounded. Mrs.
Cleveland wus very tired, but nothing more
serious.
FIRING A SALUTE.
When the President's carriage reached
•he auditorium building a signal
was given, and the revenue cutter
Michigan, which lay in the harbor just op
posite, wi(h bunting flying from tv-ery jmlnt,
tired the Presidential salute of twrnty-ono
dins. This was the signal to the crowd of
40,000 people to overrun the crossing and
swarm like ants toward the stand in their
• agerness to six' the president. When the
President alighted from his carriage and
made his way to the stand, he. nnd a few
officials with him, were almost pushed
over the railing by a mob
of Aldermen and ward politicians
liehind, who engaged in an insane struggle
• ortho front. The procession moved slowly
on, when suddenly there was a crash of tim
ber, and half a hundred people who lmd
squeezed themselves on the reporters’ tallies
were precipitated to the platform in a
bunch. No one was seriously injured,
though the incident almost created a panic.
The peoplo liehind heal'd the crash and
began to rush away from the spot. Women
SOhf lUnmitin ISVttiiS
screamed, and a scene of confusion, lasting
several minutes, followed.
BOVS DEFY EVERYBODY.
Along the line of march the masse:; were
noisy, though orderly, and for the most
part kept the line of the curbs on either side,
iit 10,000 young Americans, from 5 to 00
years old, defied the cavalry, infantry, ar
tillery and police, broke through all the lines
and over all restraints, clung to the car
riages, and when driven from one, fastened
themselves to another, dodged blows from
the batons of the police, ran around
and even und,-r the horses of the
escort, and suffered everything apparently
but death or mutilation rather than keep in
line. It was thought that human possibili
ties in the way of exultant crowds lmd
reached a culmination at St. Louis, but it
was a matter of remark among the visitors
that in point of numbers Chicago had gone
beyond. Her demonstration seemed to the
visitors to comprehend her entire popula
tion.
CLEVELAND GROWS PALE.
In the meantime the President, who had
been standing hat in hand, grew pale from
the exertion of keeping his place in the .jam,
and the mob behind was cleared back a
trifle. In the stroet, however, it was im
possible to keep a clear space for the
parade. Every moment it would be forced
to stop for a time while the police were
forcing the crowds back. The regular troops
got through all right, but the Second regi
ment was shut oft’ for nearly five minutes.
The Cleveland cavalry suffered a similar
fate, but managed to squeeze through.
When comparative order had been restored
on the platform, Mayor Roche stepped foi
ward and delivered the following address:
Mr. President: In behalf of its citizens, it
becomes my pleasant duty to tender you a cor
dial welcome to Chicago, a city of new and pro
gressive civilization, cosmopolitan in its people,
character and spirit, respecting the constitution
and laws of the country, devoted to liberty reg
ulated by law, this Queen City of the Inland
Seas greets with all the tokens of rejoicing and
good will the chief magistrate of the nation, a
nation w hose growth, progress, prosperity and
happiness are without parallel in the world.
The successor of a long line of illustrious Presi
dents, whose names adorn tlie pages of our his
tory, and whose deeds live iu the grateful recol
lection of our citizens, you come to
us clothed with the majesty of the
people, and representing the sovereignty
of a nat ion of sovereigns. Your high office is
the symbol of the power and glory of free gov
ernment and a free people in respecting you
we respect ourselves, in honoring you we honor
good government, good citizenship and un
reserved loyalty to the constitution and laws of
our land. We desire to express our sincere
gratification t hat our chief mugisl rale, by per
sonal observation, is to verify the fact that the
West is no small paid, of our com
mon country and our belief tliat
this truth will be forcibly Illustrated
during your Western tour. As you have limited
your visit to Chicago to a single day. we can do
little more iu the time allotted us than to show
you a few of our dwellings, temples and to
notify you that to day the latch string is out iu
every home iu Chicago Of whatever nation
ality. creed or complexion, the citizens of this
city have only thoughts’and ’words of welcome,
arid hearty good w ill for the chief magistrate
of the freest and best government on earth.
CLEVELAND’S RESPONSE.
The President responded as follow -:
It was soon after the election of 188-1 that an
old resident of your city was earnest! * urging
me to pay you a visit. lie endeavored to meet
all the objections that w ere started and insisted
with unyielding itertinaeity that the Invitation
should be accepted. At last, anil after all per
suation seemed to fail, he vehemently broke out
with this declaration: “People out where I live
don’t think a man is lit for President who has
never seen Chicago.” I have often thought of
this incident since that time, and sometimes
when 1 have felt that I was not doing for the
people and public welfare all that might bo
done, oral! I would like to do. I have wondered
whether things would noi have gone on
better if I had visited Chicago. Indeed, it has,
1 believe, be.m publicly stated on one or more
public occasions when the short comings of
the present chief executive were under discus
sion'that nothing could be expected of a man
who had never been west of some designated
place or river: and this, 1 suppose, means the
same, that my Chicago friend meant, and in
volves the same accusation, and conclusion.
If my alleged official crimes and misdemean
ors are thus charitably accounted for I
shall not complain, while I confess that
the declaration of the representative of this city,
as l have given it, is evidence of that local pride
and loyalty of which your great city is a strik
ing monument. All have heard of, if they have
not seen it, for every one of your people seems
to have organized himself into a committee of
one to spread its glories abroad. And now that
I am here, I feel like saying, with the Queen of
Bheba, ‘The half was not told me.'
Chicago's history.
31y amazement is greatly increased when I
recall a little recent history. In 1833 the town
of Chicago was incorporated. Upon the ques
tion of incorporation thirteen votes wen* cast,
one of which was in the negative. We do not
know the reason which actuated this citizen in
his adverse vote, but if he were here to-day l
believe he would he heartily ashamed of it
Five days after its incorporation as a town,
Chicago held its first election for town officers,
and we are fold that the total vote on that oc
casion was gs. We look in vain for any trace of
boodle*] s> in those days, though 'we arc
told that the first bull ling constructed
after tlie establishment of the town was a long
jail Your population in 1841. when Chicago
was incorporated a city was 4,000. The number
of its inhabitants in lHil was 300,000 or upwards,
and the valuation of its property probably
000.000. Its immense growth and volume of
business had then made it a marvel among mod
em cities. At this time it was visited by a dire
fill calamity, without a parallel in extent and
destruction, which threatened all its
promise of greatness and apparently
ended its career. In October of
(hat year a fire occurred which burned over an
area within the city of 2,100 acres, killed 200
persons, consumed 20,000 buildings, made home
jess 100.000 people, and destroyed properly of
the value of T hen followed an ex
hibition of enterprise and bravery as unparal
leled as the disaster w hich called I hem forth.
The citizens of Chicago lost, no time in Ia menta
tion. and not f or a moment did they lose faith
in the sure destiny of their city. Almost
among its embers they commenced business and
upon Its ashes they began to build. Sixteen years
hav * passed, and there has arisen here a city
manyfold more populous, more beautiful and
more prosperous than .yon lost in Ix* I. Who
have a greater right to hi prowl and satisfied
than the citizen* of Chicago? You have said
that trie President ought to see Chicago. lam
here to see it and its hospitable, large-hearted
people.
WASHINGTON WORTH WATCHING.
But because your city is so great, and your in
terests so large mid inqrortant. I know yo*t will
allow me l< suggest that I have left at In sue a
city you ought to .see and know more about.
]n point of fact, it w ould be w ell for you to keep
your eyes closely upon it all the time. Your
servants and agents arc there. It will be
well for you not to forgot that in the perform
ance of vour political duties with thoughtful*
hums and broad patriot ism there lies not only a
safeguard against business disaster, but im
portant obligation of citizenship.
OFF KOI* IHNNKR.
It was 1 :25 o’clock when the crowd U?-
gan to disperse. There was such a jam that
the Urosident could not leave the platform
for some time. Finally, however, he got
away, faint, with hunger and exertion and
was "driven to the I‘aimer House to eat din
ner and prepare for a reception in half
an hour. Through some oversight of
the city authorities there were only six po
licemen at the depot this iuornlng on
the arrival of the train bearing; Presi
dent Cleveland, and no provision was
made for a force to lead the procession and
clear the streets. The result was confusion
and great delay. Finally Capt. Garretteon,
of the First Cleveland troop, came to the
rescue. He detailed platoons from his com
pany to cletu* the way, and during the entire
route this tine troop performed the duty of
policemen and saved the city from disgrace.
The fact has created a good deal of talk, erd
many compliments have been pad to ,e
troop, which is made up of wealthy young
men of the city of Cleveland.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER (i, 1887.
RUSHI.NO I.IIvK WILD BEASTS.
With one bursting, frantic cheer crashing
through the great iot undn a niot> of HNI.IKK)
people rushed like wild !vasts at President.
Cleveland and his wife this afternoon at the
Palmer House. It was u reception to the
general public, and the Chief Magistrate,
with his radiant companion, had just de
scended the main staircase. In vain did the
police, clubs in hand, attempt to stem the
rush. The rope barriers had been swept
away at the first onset. It was well
that a nook of safety had been
provided for Mrs. Cleveland. Im
mediately to the right of the stair
case was an alcove almost hidden in silken
bunting and waving green plants, into
this she was sjxiedily thrust, while the Pres
ident, giving a single sweeping glance at
the surging crowd, plunged into its midst
and sturdily shouldered himself by sheer
strength into the place it had been decided
lie should stand. Thine times did the files
of brawny dismounted cavalrymen seize
the ends or one of the ropes that had been
dashed to the floor, and strive
to drag back the eager multitude,
only with the aid of a double cordon of
police, the front, line backing against the
crowd and the second rank pushing their
blue-coated comrades forward, did the lasso
manoeuvre of the soldiers bring a faint
semblance of order. The President was
meanwhile shaking hands right and left till
he was red in the face and his collar lay
limp above his black Prince Albert coat.
WHERE SIRS. CLEVELAND STOOD.
ifrhind him and slightly to his right
standing' at the entrance to the alcove, a ;
couple of steps above the crowd, was Mrs.
Cleveland, laughing merrily at the Presi
dent's plight and bowing and smiling good
naturedly at the crowd. She was sur
rounded by a bevy of staid matrons richly
dressed, but all in dark colors. In striking
contrast was Mrs. Cleveland's light sky bluo
silk bodice and japon, trimmed with fleecy
dotted lace a finger wide to match. Her
glossy pompadour coiled hair and fluffy
bangs wen- without ornament, but
below glittered a delicate neck
chain, and the lace that hung
from her shoulders was caught together at
the line of the corsage with a magnificent
rosette of diamonds. Long mousquetaire
gloves of tan, and slender serpentine brace
lets completed the costume. Mrs. Cleve
land looked the personification of youthful
health and beauty as she stepped a little
nearer her husband, when the first appear
ance of a line had begun to be formed of
the people. At the head came a detach
ment of Union veterans, hearing aloft, a
tattered bullet riven battle flag of the
Eleventh Kansas volunteers. A striking scene
ensued. While the President warmly greet
ed the old soldiers one after another the
color bearer stepped forward to Mrs. Cleve
land and gently lowering the old flag bade
her clip off one of its precious shreds as a
memento of the day. The wife of the Presi
dent gracefully complied, and while the
spectators went wild with enthusiasm, dis
played her trophy proudly to the ladies at
her side, the President shook hands with
redoubled vigor, and an actual count at this
juncture showed his gait to be forty-seven
hand-shakes per minute. This rate was kept
up without intermission until the time fixed
for the reception to end. and not, a j>erson iu
the line was rqjssed. A low estimate of the
number who passed him is ti.iHIO persons.
These were a fortunate few. Thousands in
the corridors and thousands upon thousands
in the streets failed to catch sight of his face.
The rotunda and halls of the uotei, like the
outside thorough fares for blocks around, had
been taken complete possession of by the
gigantic outpouring of |>enp]e. nnd an hour
before the reception began restraint of any
kind seemed impossible. During the crush
it is safe to say that as many as fifty women
had to lie borne from the throng into stores
near by, fainting from exhaustion.
THE EVENING RECEPTION.
Simplicity and lack of ostentation were
the distinguishing characteristics of the re
ception to the President and Mrs. Cleveland
this evening,at the Columbia Theatre, where
only those were admitted who had been per
sonally invited by the committee of citizens
charged with that duty Ten thousand
tickets had been issued, each admitting one
man and his complement of ladies. The
vicinity of tho theatre was jammed with
curious spectators, who eyed closely
the occupants of the carriages roll
ing up, one after another, to the
main entrance of the theatre. No
one had been admitted before the advent of
the Presidential party, and the people who
came in carriages, as well as those who
came otherwise, were obliged to wait in
lines stretching fully a block on the side
walk in either direction from the theatre.
Within was a scene of rare loveliness. Bar
ring the liberal display of stars and stripes,
the decorations were wholly composed of
natural flowers and foliage, and the effect
was strikingly rich, but subdued. Roses
predominated, not less than 17.000 having
been utilized.
A LEVEL FLOOR.
A floor had iieen laid through the house
level with the stage and it was beautifully
carpeted. The stage itself had been ar
ranged to represent the reception hall of a
modem mansion, though the walls were
nearly hidden in a profusion of ferns and
palms. Simultaneously with the entry of
the President and his wife from
the sicle of the stage and taking their
stand under the massive • chandelier in
‘ the centre of the stage, a line of people tw >
abreast advanced toward them, headed by
Gett. A. il. Terry and wife. The orchestra
in the balcony broke into a melody. The
group of ladies accompanying Mrs. Cleve
land clustered about her with their escorts,
and, under the soft light shed over all, she,
with her husband, greeted couple after
couple with a pleasant word and smile und
hearty shake of the- band. Brilliant toilets
were in line, vs l>eautifui as they were
costly—many of them—but they were the
exception, not the rule.
THOUSANDS DISAPPOINTED.
It had been announced that the reception
would close at 1! o’clock. The President
and Mrs. Cleveland looked at the line of
anxious faces aud lingered past, the hour live
minutes. Ten minutes went by, but the
crowd seemed unending. Reluctantly both
of them tome 1 auay, and from 2,000 to
3,000 jieople who had waited hours were dis
appointed. it, was not wanting much of
midnight when tho place finally cleared.
THE COATS AND DRESSES.
Not over three-fifths of the gentlemen
wore the regulation claw-hammer, the coats
of the remainder being generally Prince
Albert. The President himself was in full
dre-s. Mrs. Cleveland looked queenly in a
loose-fitting, simply made reception gown of
dark mistletoe given plush, cut moderately
low and quaintly trimmed at the neck, and
on the short sleeves with ancient escunul
lace. In her hair she wore a diamond
brooch of exquisite workmanship. An- k
lai-e of diamonds sparkled at hor throat,
while around her waist, contrasted
with the rich green plush, hung
f irdlc of ohl gold, heavy cord slid tassel,
t seemed that slic would nevei tire of wel
coming the people who glided by her, pro
ceeding either to the ha loonies or homeward
rejoicing, and the President was no less
gracious. A more notable picture it would
be hard to find than that, of tho thrice
happy imir as t hey stood to-night the centre
of admiration at the Columbia Theatre.
After tho close of recept ion at the Colum
bia Theatre the President and his wife were
driven to tho hotel and retired for the
night.
HUFF ENDS HIS SPEECH.
THE EFFORT AGAIN FULL OF FIERY
PASSAGES.
Appropriations for State-Aided Col
leges Discussed in the Senate—The
Marietta and North Georgia Charter
Bill Passes with an Amendment -A
Futile Effort to Shelve the Huff’
Measure.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. s.—ln the Senate to
day, after tlie reading of the journal, the
bill appropriating #5,000 for the university
was taken up and passed, with the amend
ment of the Finance Committee, that the
in;. >7 appropriated should be limited to
reparing of the dormitories of the univer
sity, and should be on an estimate b v the
trustees.
The bill appropriating #5,000 to the branch
college at Dahlonega was next taken up.
Mr. Wright, of the First district, opposed,
and Messrs. Davis, Roberts and Janies
favored it.
An amendment proposed by the Finance
Committee was adopted. It provides that
nothing in this act shah authorize file Gov
ernor to draw his warrant for any of the
monies here appropriated until furnished
with an itemized estimate from the Board
of Trustees of the North Georgia -Agricul
tural College, showing that the money
herein appropriated will be sufficient to
complete tlie building.
Mr. James said he wanted to extend these
branch colleges until every jiortion of the
State should have equal educational advan
tage. He said money was needed, and the
Finauea Committee so recommended. He
said that not a dollar of this money went
for tuition, but to improve the buildings,
and that he hoped the bill would pass.
The amendment of the committee was
agreed to, and the bill passed by a vote of
25 ayes to 8 nays.
MII.LEDGEVILLE’S CAPITO:.
The bill to appropriate #50,000 to repair
the damage done to the old Capitol building
at Milledgeville, which was the special order
of the day, was taken up. This bill was
favorably recommended by the Finance
Committee with the following amendment:
“Provided that nothing in this hill shall au
thorize the Governor to draw his warrant
on the Treasury until an itemized statement
shall be furnished to the Governor, by the
trustees, as to the cost of repairing the build
mg.”
Mr. Jackson, who lias but recently re
turned from Milledgeville, said it was true
that the earthquiike had damaged the
building, and he could see no reason why
the bill should not pass. The discussion of
the bill was shortened by a call for the pre
vious question by Mr. Pringle, of the
Twentieth district, aud the bill was passed
by 28 yeas to 7 nays.
The Senate then took up the resolution to
appropriate $3,500 to the branch college at
Tliomasville, which was passed by 28 yeas
to 5 nays.
THE MARIETTA AND NORTH GEORGIA.
On motion of Mr. NorthcutiT the bill to
amend the charter of the Marietta and
North Georgia road was read the third time.
Mr. Jackson moved to lay tlie bill on the
table, which was voted down.
Mr. Nortbcutt moved to amend by strik
ing out that portion of the bill that permits
them to build a branch road to a quarry,
and to strike out that section w hich permits
the road to come into Atlanta, either by
combination or contract with other roads.
Mr. Dean offered the following amend
ment: “Provided that no consideration or
contract with any other railroad shall have
the effect to make this a foreign corpora
tion, and that the principal office shall bo
within the State of Georgia.” It passed as
amended.
The bill to prescribe the time within
which tax fi fas may be enforced, passed
by substitute.
The bill to ratify and confirm unto the
Macon and Covington railroad certain pow
ers and privileges, and to grant them au
thority to mako certain extensions, passed
as amended.
The Senate held a short session this after
noon, at which no business of any import
ance was transacted.
In the Houbs.
In the House to-day Mr. Harrell, of Web
ster, moved to reconsider the action of tho
House in passing the bill to levy a special
tax for educational purposes. After a short
discussion of the motion it was tabled.
Mr. Russell,of Clarke, moved to reconsider
the action of the House in failing to pas
the bill providing for the payment, of a
bond belonging to ihc estate of K. P. Deal
ing. The motion prevailed.
Mr. Howell, of Decatur offered a resolu
tion providing for the holding of night
sessions to-night, to-morrow night, and
Friday night, for the purpose of voting on
House bills, or their third reading, and
Senate bills reported.
Under a suspension of the rules the bill
to amend the general tax act passed.
Mr. Jones of Baker, moved that the
special order of the day—the Huff bill—tie
laid on the table.
The Speaker ruled that this could not be
done until the bill was properly up in com
mittee of the whole.
Mr. Felton, of Bibb, moved to take up the
special order.
Mr. Ham, of Hall, hoped that the effort
which had been made by iho gentleman
from Baker, (Mr Jones) to cut off further
consideration of the bill, would not prevail.
He regarded the convict question as a very
important one, and wanted it considered
fairly and freely.
TAKEN UP.
The,motion to take up the special order
prevailed by a vote of 72 ayes to 48 nays.
Mr. larnar, of Richmond, moved that the
rule of limitation on debate bo applied to
this bill when under consideration.
Mr. Ham, of Hall, opposed ibis motion.
He liOjHsl that tho fullest consideration
would be given the measure.
Mr. Harrison, of Quitman, was oppose-1
to cutting off the debate. There were some
features of the bill tiiat be bitterly opposed
and others which, if applied to the present
system, would improve it.
Mr. Lamar thought that already enough
time hurl been wasted on the bill. He Jtd
not think the remainder of the session
should be devoted to the consideration of
this bill, when there wore other questions
equally as important, to lie considered.
Mr. Felton, of Bibb, moved that the
House go into committee of the whole for
the purpose of considering the bill, which
motion prevailed.
Mr. Huff had the floor, and continued hi;
argument. He aul that he was not at all
surprised or annoyed to soe certain jieisons
trying to cut, off the debate on this bill. He
expected this tiling before. He said it was
unjust to him and other gentlemen on the
committee to cut off the debate and take up
some other question. The speaker said Joe
Brown and his gang have tooted their horns
and these little fellows are hustling into
their holes.
NUT AN APOLOGIST.
He had no doubt that he had indulged in
remarks that were not pleasant to the ears
of some of the members of the House. He
did not belong to an apologetic family. If
be had said anything that any member of
the floor did not like ho was responsible in
and out of the House, and could bo found
at any time ready to accommodate any one
in any way. Joe Brown, the grand
tycoon of Georgia, when he said iu his
s|>eeeh that not more than one
fourth of the people of Georgia
were opposed to the present system lied,
and ho know it. He uttered a damnable
falsehood. Joe Brown yelled, “Rats, to
your holes," and the rats of this house com
menced running. "I cure nothing for Joe
Brown or any member of his gang. Ho has
not said more titan otto-half of what he had
to say, and could not get through if tiie rule
was applied.”
On motion of Mr. Ham, of Hall, the
speaker's time was extended indefinitely.
Mr. Huff then read Gov. Brown’s speech
delivered before the Convict Court, Gov.
Brown says, suppose that the State returns
to its old system of taking care of the con
convicts? He tried to create a false impres
sion upon the people of the State. My bill
does not propose anything of the sort. Gov.
Brown knows this, and when he says - differ
erently he tells a falsehood. My bill pro
vides for taking the women and children,
that’s all.
HIGH OI.D TIMES.
Gov. Brown speaks of the favorable re
ports of tiie committees who have visited his
camps Why, Mr. Speaker, the last commit
tee that went there had one end of the coach
filled with champagne and the other tilled
with whisky and cigars. Why, one mem
ber of the committee got maudlin drunk
and fell out of his bunk and did not get
back until the porter picked him up and put
him there. Now you can imagine what,
kind of a report a committee like this would
get up.
This great disciple of the Baptist church,
Joe Brown, works his convicts on Sunday
about the furnaces loading iron, coal, or
anything else. Gov. Brown, when he was
before the committee, said that his convicts
did not work on Sundav, that he heard of
,their j)oing so ouceandsstopped it, and when
our committee visited the Dade county
mines, we found that they hail
worked every Sunday for six
weeks except one and would
have done so then, but there was no iron to
load. This infamous Chattahoochee brick
yard has dried up every brick yard in or
about Atlanta.
One of the witnesses before the commit
tee was Mr. Hedd, of Columbus, and when
lie was asked what was his business ho said
he was a contractor, hut that tho convicts
had broke him up in business.
SIMILAR ACTION IN EVERY" STATE.
He had the roitort of every Slate in the
Union, and in every one of them found
similar measures to the one proposed by
himself. He did not want any office. lfe
was not advocating this measure for politi
cal favo •. The man who sought to convey
the idea that he was seeking political office
was a knave and the man who charged it
was a liar. Gov. Brown says t hat my hill
would not get the votes of the people of
Georgia. Now I will say this: If my bill,
or a similar one, submitted to the people of
Georgia doesji I get three-fourths of the
[teoplo of Georgia I will agree to let the
question alone. I had a clause to submit
the bill to the people and the Penitentiary
Committee said that the bill was good
enough without thut. He took up his bill
and read it, explaining every section as ho
progressed.
At the afternoon session Mr. Huff con
tinned his argument. Much of it was de
voted to reading and commenting upon re
ports from every State in the Union, all of
them going to show that Georgia stands at
the head of the list in the management of
convicts. Asa sample, Tennessee got $lOl.-
(KtO for Ito, and spends only #ti,o(X) for col
lecting the same. Alabama lias 570 convicts
and gets $20,000 net for them, while Georgia,
with nearly 1,000 convicts, gets only $ id, 000
Mr. Huff’s closing remarks were delivered
most eloquently, and he was frequently in
terrupted by applause.
HARRISON’S OPPOSITION.
Mr. Harrison, of Quitman, then spoke
against, the bill. He read the decisions or the
Supreme ('ourt,delivered by Judge Stewart,
on the Marietta and North Georgia convict
case. He held that the Legislature could
not interfere with the lessees in the control
of the convicts. The contract liound both
the State and the lessees. He also read the
lease act, and said that if proper restrictions
were placed about the convicts, the abuses
claimed to exist would fade away. He was
in favor of placing wardens at the camps,
whose duty it, would be to look after the
sanitary and police control of tlfe convicts
of the State. There should be a warden
at every camp, at a cost of $1,500
per year. This might use up all of the
rental, lint he would be satisfied to spend
this sum to look after the convicts, and keep
down tiie objections that were continually
being made to the system.
Mr. Way, of Liberty, followed in support
of the bill. He made a strong legal argu
ment, taking tho position that if tli■ lessees
bad a contract with the State, under certain
circumstances, the system can be changed.
As long as the system remains unchanged
the contract is good, but tho State can
change its system at any time it
sees tit. Mr. Way dissected the
bill, taking up every seetiou sep
arately and explaining its valuable points.
He believed tne plan i reposed perfectly
practicable, and the system one that would
easily sustuin itself and not cost the State a
cent. The plan proposed was not anew
one. It had been in use since 1850, and has
been demonstrated a success.
Mr. Ham, of Hall, followed. He realized
that he was to speak upon a subject that
had been covered by members of t he House
who had sixikon on the bill when the mens
lire came up for consideration. He had
certain ideas that lie wished to present-.
Many of tin se hud already been given to
the House. The system proposed contained
three features looking to the Ixittor
management of the convicts. These were
hard labor, humanity and self-supporting.
The House at this point adjourned.
When the House resumed its considera
tion of the Hull'convict bill to-night, Mr.
Ham, of Hull, concluded bis argument,
which was strong aud lengthy. At the eon
elusion of his remarks Mr. vV est, of Haber
sliani. marie an effort to bring in a vote.
Mr. Felton, of Bibb: Mr. Berner, of Mon
roe; Mr. Huff, of Bilib. and Mr. Ham of
Hall, fought for continuance. They held
tiiat if was the understanding that, no vote
was to tie taken to night; that the resolution
offered by Mr. Clay in the opening was that
tho debate should etui at 0 o’clock, but that,
the vote on the measure was not to lie taken
until to-morrow.
On motion of Mr. Felton, of Bibb, the
committee reported progress, and was
allowed to sit again.
Tho following bills passed:
Providing registration laws for Meri
wether county.
Providing a stock law for Harris county.
A resolution providing for the payment of
per diem and mileage to the heirs of Repre
sentative Hurt, of Troup county, was re
ferred. The House then adjouml.
Given to the Governor.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 5. —The Governor’s
court adjourned to-day. Messrs. Hopkins
and Hiliyer concluded their arguments.
The Governor took the ease ami will hold
it under advisement for some flays.
Storekeeper and Gauger.
Washington, Oct. ft.—The Secretary of
the Treasury today appointed John G.
Rivers to be storekeeper aud gauger at
Clmpel Hill, Ga.
PEABODY’S FUND.
Interesting Reports to the Twenty-
Sixth Annual Meeting.
New York, Oct. 5. -The trustees of the
Peabody Education Fund held their twenty
sixth annual meeting at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel to-day. President U. C. AVinthrop,
of Boston, was in the chair, and Dr. S. A.
Green, of the same place, acted as secretary.
Thirteen of the trustees were present. Pres
ident AVinthrop paid a glowing tribute to
the late Hon. William Aiken, whom Sena
tor Rvarts succeeds us trustee. Resolutions
of regret for the late trustee were adopted.
Prof. AY. H. Paine, of the Uiii
versitv of Michigan, was appointed
President ol the Normal .College at
Nashville, Tenn., to succeed Dr. E.
Stern, who died last April.
According to Secretary Green's report
the fund amounts to $2,000,000 and the in
come therefrom is $70,000. The income is
distributed as follows: Scholarships, $22,-
S00; Normal schools, $12,000: institutes,
$11,700; public schools, $12,000; Normal
College at Nashville, $3,500. The secre
tary reports good work done by the
various superintendents. The States now
receiving money from the fund are Alaba
ma, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Tex
as, Virginia and A Vest. Virginia. The re
ports show very favorable results. The
scholarships are allotted ns follows: Alaba
baniu, 12: Arkansas. 10; Georgia, 14: Louis
iana, S; North Carolina. 14; South Carolina,
10: Tennessee, 14; Texas, 3; Virginia, 14;
West Virginia, 8. The scholarships are
*2OO each. The meeting Will continue to
morrow.
The trustees had a banquet to-night at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. The affair was pri
vate. In addition to the trustees the fol
lowing ladies were present: Mrs. Winthrop,
Mrs. (ion. Jackson. Miss Hayes. Mrs. AVhip
ple. Miss Parnham, Miss Sherman, Miss
Thayer, Miss Paul, of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Robertson. J. Pierpont Morgan sat at
one end of the table and Dr. S. A. Green at
the other. The banquet lasted from 7 o’clock
until 10.
MORE TROUBLE IN MOREHEAD.
Logan’s Friends Rallying to Prevent
the Burning of the Town.
Lexington, Ky. . Oct. 5. News was re
ceived here last night that, more trouble
was brewing in More head, the scene of the
recent. Tolliver outrage. A report, says this
morning that eighteen men, armed with
Winchesters, came from Kolger’s station,
on the Columbus and Ohio road, to More
head. It is said there are, or will be, 150
men armed and secreted around the town.
These men, it, seems, belong fo the Logan
faction, and are gathering because newslms
I teen brought that a party of Tolliver's
friends intend to come from ElLiott county
and burn the town. Boone Logan
is in Morehead, and it was tie
who ordered (lie assembling of
the men. It is certain that the messengers
sent, to bring in more nien got on the train
at Morehead to-day, and that A AV. Young
boarded the train at Mt. Sterling, mid went
to Morehead. Everybody feels that there
is trouble of the very worst sort ahead.
Judge DeHazcn will hold a special term of
court at Morehead sometime t his month for
the triul of Harris, alias Pendulum, for
conspiracy to murder Judge Cole, and
Taylor Young.
NOT ON A JUNKETING TRIP.
Ex Gov. Pattison Denies Some of the
Rumors Now Afloat..
Philadelphia, Oct. s.—Ex-Gov. Patti
son, chairman of the commission to investi
gate the Pacific railway?, gave a compre
hensive denial to-night of the published
statements that the committee hud incurred
n bill for #32,00>J in junketing over the Cen
tral Pacilic railroad. A bill of this charac
ter was said to be in the possession of
a lawyer named Cohen, who was
a witness before the committee last
week in New York. “Tim story,” he said,
“is absolutely and unqualifiedly false. Not
a bottle of wine nor a single cigar was
ordered by the committee, or consumed at
the expense of the government, or charted
lor against the government. The total
amount of the bill presented by
the Central Pacific company for
the personal fare and expenses
of the committee, its two stenographers
and its statistician was in round figures
#I,OOO. There was also a charge of #4,500
for engineering made necessary by the in
vestigation. This is absolutely all. No bill
of $22,000 was presented, as is alleged, and
the story is made out of whole cloth.”
A RUSSO-TURKI6H ALLIANCE.
Action Which Points to Some Kind of
an Agreement.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 5. — M. de Giers,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, has written a
letter to Chakir Pasha, the Turkish Am
bassador to Russia, announcing Russia's ac
ceptance of the Porte’s proposal to send an
Ottoman Commissioner u> Bulgaria to act in
conjunction with a Russian Lieutenant
Governor of princely rank, but instead of
the latter's lining subordinate to the*
Ottoman Commissioner, Russia proposes
that the Ottoman Commissioner
shall have the second rank. Russia also
proposes that the term for which the ap-
| (ointments be made sliull be four months,
instead of three, as mentioned in the Porte’s
projiosal. According to some reports Rus
sia urges that the question of the
participation of the Roumeiian deputies
in the election of Bulgaria for members of
the Hobranje, lie submitted to consideration
of the* Powers, while according to others,
Russia insists that the Roumeiian deputies
shall not sit In the Hobranje. The Porte’s
acceptance of a Russian General as Lieuten
ant Governor of Bulgaria, is regarded as
pledging Turkey to support Russian pro
posals, involving, if necessary, Turkish
initiative action in Bulgaria.
Archduke John’s Suspension.
Vienna, Oct. 5. Archdttke > John, in a
letter ty the Austro-Hungarian army from
London, indicates that his retirement from
the army was compulsory. It Is believed
that I lie Archduke is the author of an
anonymous pamphlet, criticizing the army,
published recently in Lnipsic, and that this
fart, in addition to his outspoken criticism,
was the reason tor his suspension from his
military command.
Women Rioting.
Madoid, Oct. 5.—-Several thousand female
cigar makers gathered at one of the facto
ries in this city to-day and engaged in a
riot. The Civil Guard surrounded the fac
tory and the women took possession of the
building and barricaded it. The women
still hold the building.
Many Killed in a Riot.
Moscow, Oct. 5, —Home workmen in the
cotton mill at Klin raised a riot to-day and
set fire to the factory, which was destroyed.
Many persons were killed. Troops have
been sent to restore order. The cause of the
riot is not stated.
Berlin in a State of Siege.
Berlin, Oct. A decree has been issued
under the Socialist iaw declaring a minor
state of siege and prohibiting the sate on
the streets of special editions of psuwrs.
1 PRICE#I © A YEAR I
1 5 CENTS A COPY, f
BRIGHT MAKES A SPEECH.
HE SEVERELY CRITICISES THE
PRESENT LEADERS.
A Claim that He was a Friend to Ire*
land Long Before Anybody Else
Took up her Cause Another Lively
Eviction Skirmish at Gweedore—The
Visiting Irish Members at a Meeting
in Gotham.
London', Oct. s.— John Bright has written
a letter denying the statement that he could
not support the government's Irish policy
because ho had declared that force was no
remedy for the troubles in Ireland. He says:
“Disunionists, whether under Mr. Glad
stone in England, or Mr. Parnell in Ireland,
are not careful as to the truth of their state
ments. Force is no remedy for just, dis
content, hut it is a remedy and often
the only remedy for disorder and violence,
against which our laws provide. 1 support
ed the Gladstone acts of 1881 and 1882 for
the suppression of the land league and dis
order in Ireland, and I now support the
government in its efforts to suppress the
national league, which is the land league
under another name. My sympathy for
Ireland was a- strong, as it, i.- now, thirty
years ego, before Messrs. Gladstone. Har
eourt ami Morley and their noisy followers
had a word to say in favor of the Irish
tenantry or the sufferings of any portion of
the people.
MORE SYMPATHETIC THAN EVER.
“Recent events have strengthened my
sympathy. We liavo delivered tenants
from all that was unjust and oppressive la
the laws affect ing tenure of land. It is need
ful now to free them from the wicked con
spiracy which is leading them to dishonesty
and crime. The leaders of the conspiracy
teach the tenant that his true in
terest is to plunder his landlord and
to cherish hitter hatred for Eng
land. Industry, honesty and regard
for the law are despised and condemned.
It. is this conspiracy with which the bulk of
the Liberals are asked to aliy themselves.
The leaders of the Liberal |>arty, forgetting
whatever is honorable in its past history,
march in a path which will lead only to
partv disgrace and national disaster l
would save the Liberal purty, with which I
have been much longer associated, aud for
which 1 have worked more than any
of the present, acting leaders,
from the humiliation with which it is men
aced. I would, with my sympathy for Ire
land, save the populace from the future con
duct of men \i ho are answerable for much
of the present suffering, and all of the dis
order with which the country is now af
flicted and digrared. - ’
LOUD HOSKIIERRY speaks.
Lord RoselxTry spoke at Ipswich this
evening. In the course of his speech he said
that the ghastly scene at MitcheUsU'wn
illustrated to the English people the system
of misgmeminent in Ireland, which pro
voked civil war. The government, by sup
pressing the national league, has turned a
legitimate society into a secret one. The
whole policy of the government wa . a hu
miliating one in the eyes of the world.
A SUMMONS FOR PLUNKETT.
Dublin, Oct. 5.- ltev. P. D. O’Reargan,
Dean of the Catholic church at Mitcbells
towu, has obtained a summons against Capl.
Plunkett for trespass for entering the
Dean’s grounds, nt the head of a
force of police aud hussars and dispers- ,
ing a crowd assembled there on the occasion
of the conviction of William O’Brien.
A MOO.VLIO.HT INFORMER.
< allihau, the moonlighter, who was one
of the party that killed Constable Wbelebaa
at Lisdoouvarne, and who turned Queen s
evidence, was taken to Ennis to-day, amt
testified against bis accomplices. He swore,
as to the plot against Mr Sexton, an t
identified seven or the prisoners as having
participated in killing Wbelehan. CaUihaa
admitted that lie had planned a number of
moonlight, raids in Kerry and Clare. He
said he had been in the pay of the police
for the last five years, and that he had re
ceived from Constable Wbelehan, just be
fore the raiding of Sexton, a small sum of
money in payment of his share for arrang
ing the raid. This statement caused a greafc
sensation in court. While returning to jail
the prisoners were choered by crowds on
the street. The police charged the people
and used their batons freely.
A gang of moonlighters last night at
tacked the house of a farmer named E ibon,
at Cranny Bridge, Kilrash. They drove
the inmates out and levelled the house with
crowbars. They continued their work of
destruction for several hours. Eight arrests
have been made.
The Dublin corporation have unanimously
passed Mr. Dillon'-, motion to attend in state
to morrow the trial of .Messrs, U'Brieu and
Sullivan. Mr. Saxton to-day declared that
the government, in attacking the Lord
Mayor, had attacked a representative of the
people, besides trying to gag the press.
hwkedore’s evictions.
The work of eviction was continued at
Owocdore today. The inmates of Widow
Bowles’ house stoutly resisted the evictors
by throwing boiling water upon them. The
bailiffs demolished (ho house, and th chim
ney having tumbled, the debris took fire.
Nr\ i*n jiersons were arrested. Owing to the
hostile demeanor of the spectators, the
police were ordered to prepare to fire,
whereupou Constable Haughrc advanced
and threw down ills rifle, declining to obey
tin* order. He will probably be arrested.
The farmers of Tipperary have received
notices through the post threatening them
with death if they attend the proposed auo
t ion sale of the cattle of a deceased farmer.
Tlie notice describes the auctioneer as “the
accursed and eternally damned Judge
Keogh.”
Gotham’s visitors.
New York, Oct. 5. —The cause of theagi
tators who are seeking relief for Ireland,
was materially assisted to-night. The oc
casion was a reception in the great ball of
Coofier Union to Sir Thomas Henry Grat
tan Ksmonde and Arthur O'Connor, the
visiting Irish members of Parliament. This
was the first of a series of meetings to be
held for this pttrfiose throughout the United
Htatus. Every seat, in the hall was occupied.
Among the notable people present were ex-
Judge Noah Davis, Joseph J. O’Donough
ue, Father Kane, of Perth Amboy, Father
Richard Maher, of Notre Dame, Ind., and
others.
Charles A. Dana presided. Mr. O'Connor,
on being introduced, was received with en
thusiastic applause. In ISSI, he said, 105,000
of the Irish people emigrated. During the
reign of Queen Victoria [ hisses] the popula
tion of Ireland has decreased from 8,0w,00<)
to 5,000,009, while the population of Great
Britain lias increased from 21,000,000 to
85,000.000.
Ex-Judge Noah Davis read a resolution
declaring that the citizens of New York
protest against the policy of the Tory gov
ernment as a blot on the civilisation or the
age, denouncing the recent slaughter at
Mitchelistown, expressing sympathy for
Messrs. Gladstone and Parnell, and extend
ing greeting to Messrs. O’Connor and
Ksmonde. They were adopted with cheers.
Bir Thomas Esmonds was received with
as great applause as had l>een given Mr.
O’Connor. He said he and his colleague
came hero to thank Americana for the sym •
pathy and aid they had giv en tne Irish
people.