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. ESTABLISHED ISSO. I j J, H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor, j thirty said to be dead. riRE BREAKS OUT IN A TRAIN WRECK IN INDIANA. fifteen of the Surviving Passengers Seriously Injured—A Passenger Train Standing on the Track was Run Down from Behind by a Past Freight—Train men Criminally Neglectful of Their Duty. North Judson, Ind., Oct. 11.—Another Chats worth railroad horror occurred on the Chicago and Atlantic railroad this morn ing. sixty miles east of Chicago, near Kont’s station. Seventeen passengers were killed and burned up in the wreck, and from twenty-five to thirty were more or less in jured. A heavy fresh meat train telescoped the evening accommodation train, which leaves Chicago at 7:45 o'clock at night. The accommodation, with one baggage car, two coaches and one sleeper had stopped at the water tank for water, about nine miles wesi of Kent’s, and the freight traiu fol lowing crashed into the sleeper, telescoping and burning up the entire passenger train as above stated. William Perry, ~r of this (Stark) county, and his wife and child, were victims of the terrible tire, which broke out Almost iiqjnediately after the freight train crashed in among the pas senger'- The Perrys lived here. Not a particle of their bodies was rescued from the flames. TAKEN INTO KOUT. Kout, Ind., Oct. 11.—The worst horrors off hatsworth were duplicated here to-day. A dozen blood-stained, smoke-begrimed, injured victims of railroad carelessness or blundering were brought into the village's little station bouse early this morning, and I his afternoon charred corpses, the victims of the same blundering or carelessness, were laid upon the station platform, while three miles west down the track of the Chicago and Atlantic railway, near a louely old water tank, piles of fearfully tangled debris marked the spot where a collision, seldom equalled for terrible results, had occurred. According to the best estimate obtainable, for only an estimate was possible, fully thirty human lives had been sacrificed out right, and half that number of persons had suffered injuries more or less serious. HOW IT OCCURRED. As nearly as can bo gathered from the conf used stories told, the concrete facts are that the passenger train was the east bound express, which left Chicago at 7:15 o'clock last night. The eccentric strap had broken and the driving wheels on one side became useless. The engineer had stopped at the water tank to repair, thinking he could do so in a. few minutes. He had not stopped more than one minute when a fast freight train loaded with dressed meat crashed in the rear of his train. The last car of the pas senger train was a heavy Pullman sleeper. This, when struck by the freight engine, crushed three coaches in front and appears to have killed or wounded everybody in them. Seven persons were in the sleeper and these all escaped harm, except the shock. EIRE BREAKS OUT. Accounts vary as to how the wreck caught fire. Some attribute it to coal in the freight engine, but one passenger who was rescued from the crushed coaches says that while fastened between two car seats he saw the gas with which the car was lighted sud denly fill the upper part of the car with flame, the gas pipe having apparently been broken and the escaping gas caught from the lighted burners. No evid ence appeal’s in any' of the stories that a flagman was sent, to the rear when the train stopped, or that any precaution was taken to guard against such an accident, except ing that (im night telegraph operator at Knut says the rear brakeman on the pas senger train hung out a red light when the train stopped. The men on the passenger train were fully aware that the freight train was following them. ARRIVAL OK THE REPORTERS. This afternoon when the reporters, who had been long delayed in reaching Kout, owing the secret is mess of the railroad offi cials, began at la.: <• arrive there was little in the aspect of the village to indicate the calamity that, had recently taken plaee. All the dead bodies bad been carefully removed from sight. Only two of the wounded were still in the village, and the local em ployes of the road were deaf and dumb to all seekers after information. The Coroner had been obliged to go to Huntington, over fifty miles distant, to obtain the statement of witnesses, and the village seemed wholly at sea regarding the extent of the disaster. About the only person able and willing to tell the details here was I'r. McKee. The doctor is a prosperous looking, intelligent man of 35. who promptly responded in the dead of night to the call that he take a hand-car and go to Ihe scene r the wreck, three miles from his residence. I *r. McKee rendered noble service. Ho had ■ant time to give his experience in detail, hut stated, to the beet of tiis knowledge, that it would not be over stating the facts to say that the collision had cost the lives of fully thirty people. AT THE SCENE OK HORROR. It was shortly after t o’clock this morn ing w hen he reached the wreck and he im mediately began to give his services to the wounded. Those who were badly hurt " hen the crash came, lie says, must have had little chance for their lives, so quickly had the ears taken fir: and so thorough was the work of tn iJ i•. As an illustration "f the destineM uar '■ difficulty of ariding at a correct idea of its magnitude the doctor sain that- probably not a soul would have been made aware of the all but- total wiping out of the Miller family of six, liad not their boy hern saved. Dr. McKee stated that, only nine bodies had been recovered, and they were so badly charred as to be almost nnyond recognition, the most left of any of th< in being a few trunks, and in some cases Id tie beyond a few handfuls of ashes. the superintendent's secrecy. ‘'superintendent Parsons, of the Chicago *'id Atlantic road, was seen late in the afternoon. He was extremely taciturn, "rd wus sure no more bodies could tie found 'aider the wreck. Only nine persons had '’ecu killed, he declared, and not more than eleven or twelve hurt, none of the latter seriously. He admitted that no flagman had leen sent back from the passenger truin '' hen the stop was made. Superintendent Parsons said the trainmen depended on the lemnphone light, fully 11,000 feet in tlm roar "l w here the stop was made. The conductor of the train had pulled the cord for this light When he stepped from his train. I his would throw the glare of the red 'Unger signal on the track. The night, however, was foggy and the engineer of the cm freight must have failed to see the signal. iSupt. Parsons thought the accident would have been a very ordinary one had not the stove in the sleeper upset. That caused the destruction of the sleetier, two roaches and baggage ear, and in the main was doubtless too cause of the loss of life. 1 i inner Leal Herman, Hupt. Parsons 'aid, reached the scene from Valparaiso About 1,1:30 o’clock this mornitig. snd after viewing the debris and making Kune inquiries he had found it necessary to S° to Huntington in search of witnesses. fPjt Jicfnittij §frta>£ The wounded, Supt. Parsons explained, had been taken there as early as possible, and the passengers who were unhurt, to the number of 25, had been forwarded to their destination without delay. strange silence. Kout, Ind., Oct. 11, 11 p. m.— All efforts to obtain information from Huntington as to the names of the killed and wounded have up to this hour been unavailing. The Chicago and Atlantic railway officials who went there with the Coroner to-day seem to have complete possession of all sources of information on this point and they refuse positively to make public the names of the victims of the disaster. The killed and wounded were taken from the scene of the wreck to Huntington early this afternoon, accompanied by the Coroner. no jury impanelled. It appears that Coroner Lcathennan did not“impanel a jury. That procedure is not a necessity according to thelaws of Indiana. At the wreck the Coroner was met by the attorney for the Chicago and Atlantic road, and being told that the engineer of the freight train had been taken with the other survivors to Huntington and’he decided to go there, which he did, in company with the railroad lawyer and several other gentlemen. The Coroner is well-spoken of among the people at ICout. They did not criticise his action in going to Huntington, believing that he is square. The Coroner is described as being a rather young man to be charged with such an important duty as determining the responsibility of the wreck. CLAIMS OF THE ROAD. Chicago, Oct. 11,11:50 i>. m. — TheDai/t/ .Vries’ special from Kout, Ind., says: "Twenty passengers are known to have escaped, onlv two or three of whom were injured. When daylight came the remains of ten people were lound, and this the rail road officials claim, is the extent of the fatalities. No one knows how many pas sengers were on the ill-fated train. Super intendent Parsons claims that the number was very small, but survivors claim that there were fully fifty passengers in the two coaches. How’ many occupied the sleeper is unknown. The dead, so far as known, are: Dr. William Perry, of North Judson, Ind. Mrs. William Perry. Grace Terry, aged 10. Ch.jßlks Miller, aged 50. Mr.. Lena Miller, aged 48. Minnie Mili.er, aged 7. Fred Miller, aged 20. William Miller, aged 17. Two unknown persons complete the list of dead as certainly established. ONLY TWO OK THE INJURED KNOWN. It is impossible to obtain a list of the wounded on the train, as only two are left behind. They are: Herman Miller, aged 14, skull fractured and right leg shattered; recovery impossi ble. Joseph MoCool, aged 24, of Boston, in jured about the back and limbs. The other survivors were taken in charge by representatives of the railroad company who brought them to Kout where they were attended by Dr. McKee. None of them were injured beyond bruises about the head and body, but all told of their thrilling escape from the awful tortures of cremation by the loss of hair, scorched clothing and blistered faces and hands. They were sent on their jour nay at !• o'clock in the morning in charge of the conductor and engineer of the burned train. WORD FROM THE CORONER. Chicago, Oct. 12. 1 a. m.—The following has just been received by the Associated Press from Huntington, Ind,, signed by Coroner A. P. Leatnennan: "I cannot as yet give the names of the killed. There won- eight adults and one child killed. Two wounded are at Kout now. I know noth ing of any others wounded.” JUDGE BOND’S PRISONERS. Application Made for Writs of Habeas Corpus. Washington, Oct. It. —ln the United States Supreme Court this afternoon, Wil liam G. Gordon, of Virginia, counsel for the Attorney General, and two commonwealths attorneys of that State who have been com mitted to prison by order of Judge Bond for disobedience of his orders in the “cou pon crusher” litigation, made application to the court for leave to file petitions for writs of habeas corpus, com manding the United States Marshal for the esatern district of Virginia to bring the im prisoned, legal officers of that State before this court for hearing. in the written applications of the prison ers. filed by their council, they declare that Judge Bond was without jurisdiction in the cases to which his orders had reference; orders, and (hat they, the petitioners, have therefore been imprisoned with tliat he had no authority to rnak* such out due process of law. The court took the papers for* consideration, and announced that it would render its decision upon the applications to- 1 1 ioitow. ORDERED TO GO AHEAD. Richmond, Va., Oct. 11.—Judge Tebbs. of Loudon county, yesterday ordered Com monwealth Attorney McCabe to proceed in three coupon cases, McCabe being one of the juirties in contempt of the United States Circuit Court (Judge Roudi. Attorney McCabe said that while he did not think Judge Bond had jurisdiction in the matter in which he issued Ihe restraining order, he (McCabe) did not wish to appear as delaying that court. Judge Tebbs replied that be intended to do all in his power to resist the action of the usurping court; that he meant that his orders to his court officers should be obeyed, and thereupon ruled Commonwealth's Attorney McCabe to ap pear at the next term of court to show cause why he should not be punished, POLIT. CIANS RULED OUT. Civil Service Commissioner Oberly Issues an Order. Washington, Oct. 11. —Civil Service Commissioner Oberly has supplemented his letter to the Illinois Democratic Association i,v an order, the intention of which is to pi-event active politicians from becoming members of boards of civil service ex aminers. It is as follows: No person in I he public service who is a mem ber or any political committee or of any asso ciation organized for Hie purpose nr engaged 111 Hie work of promoting the interest of any jiolllicai party shall he eligible to membership 111 , any board of examiners. This order will stand as the action of the commission, unless on the return of Com missioners Lyman and Kdgerton they shall both disapprove of the action of the Com missioner in charge in making it of record. IN THE 3WEATBOX. Little Ronk’e Missing Express Messen ger a Prisoner. St. Louis, Oct. ll.—lt was ascertained here late last night that John B. Owens, the express messenger mentioned in the dis patch from Little Ris k as probably being concerned in the recent robbery of the Pacific Express on the Iron Mountain rail way. bet ween Little Rock and Texarkana, had been arrested ami is now in the Pinker ton "sweatbox” in Chicago, and that he has confessed lo having taken money, hut that lie lines not know what has become of it, and that he was drunk or crazy when the act was committed. SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1887. CITIES TO BE PROUD OF. CLEVELAND ON THE RIVALRY OF ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. Departure of the Presidential Party from the Former for the Latter Place- Military Companies and Citi zens Escort the Visitors to the Ex position—Off to Omaha. St. Paul, Oct. 11.—The sun and Presi dent came out rather late this morning, and brightened up the hitherto chilly and cloudy morning, until it warmed into regular Cleveland weather, with Minnesota sharp ness to it. The city looked very pretty this morning in its dress of fluttering streamers, and the streets were all alive with animated sightseers. The Presidential party break fasted together about !> o'clock, and at 9:45 o'clock took carriages for a drive around the city. In the first carriage were Presi dent and Mrs. Cleveland and Mayor Smith; in the second carriage Hon. William F. Vilas, Mrs. S. J. R. McMillan and Miss Ada Murphy; in the third carriage Col. D. S. Lamont, D H. Moon, Lewis Baker and Thomas Cochran, Jr.: in the fourth carriage Dr. Bryant, Lime K. Sloan, Peter Denney and Albert Scheffer: in the fifth carriage Judge Bissel, Charles H. Lienau, ex-Gov. William R. Marshall and Maurice Auerbach. Fol lowing came carriages with locai and visit ing reporters. The party took lunch at noon at the Minnesota Club. A big crowd was waiting at the hotel to see the party and everywhere along the route were more people, women and children predominating in the residence portions of the city. WELL RECEIVED. Everywhere President and Mrs. Cleve land were met with pleasant demonstrations of respect and interest, which they heartily acknowledged. The drive was a revelation to Mrs. Cleveland. The splendid advance ment of the city sine* she saw it, a school girl of 14, being only equaled by her own brilliant destiny. At Summit Park, in the very heart of the beautiful residence portion of the eitv, several hundred ladies and chil dren had gathered, and the children's shrill voices and the waving of dainty handkerchiefs as the four white horses, drawing the Presidential couple came prancing by, made a very ani mated scene, which greatly pleased and interested the visitors. It is the boast of St. Paul people that no other city has a resi dence street with so many beautiful views as Summit avenue, and the lovely hills on which the city lies looked their best this morning in their garb of autumnal foliage, with vistas of loveliness between the palatial residences to the smoke-wreathed valley and purpling hills beyond. Not many private residences were decorated, but that, of I’. H. Kelly was handsomely adorned and a beau tiful arch spanned the street in front of it. At the residence of Mayor Smith, the President, Mrs. Cleveland and Gov. McGill stopped a few minutes and partook of some light refreshments. No other stop was made. Mrs. Cleveland re mained at Mayor Smith’s residence after the drive, while the President was taken to the Minnesota Club, where the members of the club were presented and an informal but elegant little lunch was served, Con gressman Rice, Gov. McGill, Judge Nelson and two or three others sitting down with the gentlemen of the President’s party. OFF FOR MINNEAPOLIS. Mrs. Cleveland was driven down to the station by Mrs. Smith, meeting the Presi dent there at 12:30 o’clock, when the start for Minneapolis was made amid the hearty farewell cheers of the crowd gathered. Both the President and Mrs. Cleve land expressed themselves as highly pleased with their visit to St. Paul. The President said of the parade of the tobogganers last night that it was the finest and most unique exhibition of the kind he ever saw, and both he nnd Mrs. Cleveland were as pleased as children, says Gov. Mc- Gill, over the handsome residences and beautiful views they saw on their drive this morning. AN OVATION FROM THE JUMP. Minneapolis, Oct. 11, —The Presidential party arrived here at 1 o’clock this after noon from St. Paul, and were immediately escorted to the West Hotel. The streets were thronged with people, many of whom came hundreds of miles to see President and Mrs. Cleveland, and the party was accorded a magnificent ovation that the chill breezes were powerless to affect. A DRIVE ABOUT TOWN. When the Presidential party arrived at the West Hotel, Mrs. Cleveland was shown to apartments reserved for her. After lunch, which was served in private, the party took carriages, and, escorted by a division of police aiid a number of carriages filled with citizens, viewed the liner business mid residence portions of the city. It was about 4 o'clock when the drive was finished, and the President was at once conducted to the balcony over the main entrance of the West Hotel, and after a brief introduction by Mayor Ames, addressed the multitude as follows: I have come from Hie wonderful city of fit. Paul to sec its twin wonder and the people of Minneapolis. I have lately seen a little bonk entitled "Minneapolis and St. Paul Compared," which deal* demolishing blows to the pretense of the latter named city, that it is in any phase or feature the equal of Hus. 1 beennie a little confused by the facts and figures stated, and determined to see both cities ns the beat means of settling the question discussed with so much spirit. 1 have arrived at the conclusion now that if these two wonderful cities are not satisfied with tinur respeolive conditions of growth and greatness, all the rest of their amaz ’d fellow countrymen are. While Hie IMsiple of these ri'l places are twisling figures shout to determine which is the greatest. Hie rest of us ate pointing to you both as the i>si exemplifications of what A mermen pluck and energy can aeeotnplisli. When I see I bis hand some city, with iis splendid residences and im mense busmens Monks, with its activity and stir, and when it occurs to me that I am at the greatest wheat market of the world, that the largest flour mill In existence is located here, that the rapacity of ail of such mills in Minneapolis exceeds 30,000 barrels ol flour a day and that these mills are in direet communication witii the mar kets of Europe, and that l.oon.ftifl barrels of flour are annually exported from this nity io foreign countries, i And myself wondering how much further I would have to go to reach the West, that is the "out West” which used to he presented to my young imagina tion by wagons covered with canvas tilled by men, women, children and house keeping utensils. As these establishments dragged slowly through the village on their way "out West," it seemed lo their oceiquims that they had forever bid farewell lo civiMxa i ion. nils was noi so very long ago; and perhaps I saw in these covered wagons some of the pio neers of Minnesota, and perhaps some of I lie early settlers of Minneapolis were (lu re. In lmillhe population of your Slate was 170,000, of which 13.00(1 were horn in the Stale of Now York, nearly one eleventh of I Is* whole. So you see if would he nothing strange if u New York hoy had seen some of t hese 13.91X1 people oil their way here. Ido not mention this large pro portion of New York liepjde among your impu tation for the purpose, of claim ng that you owe any portion of your proaperity to any imrUcu lar virtue fostered by the State of their origin. 1 am only thinking of an idea I had w hen I saw them, that people emigrating to the West had left, civilization behind them and how ab surd it would la 1 if 1 should meet, one of these pioneers here to-day. or his son. and talk to him of the coal ran lint ween the refinement, civiliza tion ami cultivation of his present homo and l ha one he or bis lather left in the .State of New York. Besides this, the foot that manv State* in the F,ast contributed largely to your early population gives all a little better right to be proud of your achievement, and every Ameri can citizen ought to be proud that bis country can produce two cities with the history, and growth and success of Minneapolis and ht. Paul. A VISIT TO THE EXPOSITION. Immediately after the speech the party proceeded to the exposition in carriages, escorted by military companies, and headed by Liberati’s Band. They went directly to the stand. Mayor Ames briefly introduced the President to the throngs of people in the building. President Cleveland said: Ladies and Gentlemen— I have already seen during my short stay in the city of Minneapolis abundant proof of the commanding place it holds among the cities of the laud; but to tny mind nothing gives better assurance of its future development and usefulness than the permanent establishment and maintenance of such an exposition as this. 1 believe the sug gestion sometimes made that there should bo more sentiment and less that is practical in our national life is insincere and de lusive. The crowning glories of a government are cities such ns yours: increased trade nnd commerce; multiplied, happy, and contented population; increased production and financial growth. Does sentiment, and especially sent i ment that mopes over the pest and refuses to look to the future, create these things? The sentiment that will insure ®nr continued pros perity will bo found in the friendly competition which shall induce the wheat and (lour of M in nesota to struggle with theCottonof Memphis and Charleston, uud race for national advance ment. At the close of the speech the party re turned at once to the hotel, where a most elaborate supper was served in the private dining-room. At 8 o'clta k carriages were taken as before, and with the military escort the honored guests proceeded to the depot and took the train for Omaha. ABBOTT GIVEN A SILVER YACHT. Citizens of Chattanooga Commend Her Course at Nashville. Chattanooga, Oct. 11. —During the pre sentation of "II Trovatore” by the Emma Abbott Company at the Opera House last night the performance was interrupted by L. G. Walker, city editor of the Times, who appeared upon the stage and in the name of a large number of the best citizens of Chat tanooga presented Miss Abbott with a largo magnificent solid silver yacht as a testi monial of Chattanooga’s appreciat ion of her courageous and well-expressed defense of her profession against the bitter denunciation of a minister at one of the leading churches in Nashville Sunday. The applause that followed the presentation was something never before witnessed in the Chattanooga Opera House. Miss Abbott, with a faltering voice and tears streaming from her eyes, made the following reply: Ladies and Getlemen. or Rather Friends—l can’t think of you other than friends. You don’t know how my heart is touched by this kind token of your approval of my course. I was present at that church at Naslivdle by ac cident, but when I heard my sister artists and myself maligned I hail to speak, oven it the whole church had fallen on me. When I think of Jenny Lind, who gave a fortune to charily; of Parcrm Rosa, who is now in Heaven; of Charlotte Cushman, of Mary Anderson -you and I know their lives is a refutation of all the shameless slanders he heaped upon them. I re eeived telegrams to-day from all parts of the United States approving my coarse, and I feel very grateful for this, but Chattanooga shall always have a warm spot in my heart, and I shall always cherish this as the kindest token in my entire artistic career. B. & o.’B DIVIDEND. It Will Not Be Less Than 3 Per Cent, for the Half Year. Baltimore, Oct. 11. —There was a meet ing to-day of the Finance Committee of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad when the sub ject of a dividend for the past six months was discussed. It was stated that the earn ings of the main stem for September ex ceeded the August earnings by $120,000. There was a decided increase in the earn ings east of the Ohio river, while (here was a falling off west of the Ohio. It, was deter mined to declare a dividend for the past six months, hut it was not definitely settled whether it will be S or 4 per cent. GARRETT’S DISPLEASURE. Mr. Garrett was not present, and it is stated that he was not pleased with the sale of the telegraph because he believes he could have obtained a million more for it, but the matter had gone too far now to oppose it. It is thought now among the directors that the sleeping car system of the road will not be sold, at least for some time, as the road is in good condition. A director states that Mr. Garrett owns sufficient stock of the road to re-elect him self President, but thought he would not do so. In regard to the visit of I)r. Metcalf, a dose friend af Mr. Garrett stated to-dav that, the visit of that gentleman was to look at English pheasants, of which Mr. Garrett has a number at his country place, and thn Doctor takes an interest in thorn, and comes to see them several times a year. The visit was not professional. MINISTER MANNING DEAD. He Will Be Succeeded by the Secre tary of the Legation. New York, Oct. 11. —Judge Thomas C. Manning, United States Minister to Mexico, died at 9 o’clock this morning at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He had been ill for about a week, and took sirs shortly after his arrival in the city to attend the meeting of the Peabody Educational Fund, of which he was one of the trustees. The cause of his death was obstruction of the bowels. Judge Manning was one of the hand somest and most talented men in i/ouisiana His home was ut Alexandria, in the north ern part of the State, and there he made quite a reputation os a lawyer. The most conspicuous office that he held in the State was that of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He occupied that position for several years, and was highly respected by the people and the bar. lie was a!tout tit) years or age at the time of his death. He was noted lor his amiable disposition and courtly manners. MANNING’S SUCCESSOR. Washington, Oct. 11. —Hot! it not been for Minister Manning’s death his resigns lion would have lieen areepted by the Fresi dent on his return. Thomas B. Connery, Secretary of the legation and Charge des Affaires, will be promoted, on the Presi dent’s return, to he Minister to Mexico. He will lie confirmed beyond a doubt. He has made an admirable record. Session of the Knights. Minneapolis, Oct. 11. —The Knights of Labor Convention to-day appropriated $5,000 for the prosecution of the Ktate . api tol syndicate of Texas, for mtroduuing tor foreign contract labor, in violation of the national law. On the introduelion of a resolution pro viding that no charters should be granted to assemblies of "rat” printers, Mr. f’otvderly anti General Secretary stated, amid great, applause, that, no such charters had ever Iteen issued, and none ever would be. Rev. Blakeelee’s New Charge. New Haven, Conn., Oet. 11.—Rev. Krasins Blnkeslee. for the past four years pastor of the Second Congregational Church at Fairhuven, benight resigned fa. Itecome pastor of the First Congregational Church at Spencer, Mass. Mr. Blakesleo was re cently offered the Presideucy of the Atlanta, Ga., University, and to-night he forwarded his declinat ion of that offer. A BETTER BOND WANTED. THE STATE ROAD LESSEES MUST PUT UP $1,000,000 MORE. A Failure to Do So Will Result in the Governor Taking Charge of the Prop erty-The House Refuses to Appro priate Money for Decorations in Cleveland’s Honor. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 11.—In the Senate to-day the following bills passed: To change the time of holding the fall term of the Superior Court of Gwinnett county. ‘To change the time of holding the Su perior Court of Burke count \. To amend an act incorporating the town of Valdosta. To provide for defining county lines in this State, where the same arc in dispute To incorporate the Montezuma Steamboat Company. To amend the charter of the town of Klli jay. To exempt seventy members of the Rich mond Hussars from jury duty. To define what is posting lands where re quired by any general or local law of this State. To amend section 3,322 of the Code of 1882. To require the registration of voters in Richmond county and making the Tax Col lector the Registrar of said county. The soldier pension bill was next taken up for the purpose of considering certain House amendments. The Senate refused to concur ill certain of the amendments, and a motion for a committee of conference was agreed to. The following appointments were con firmed in executive session: William Oliver to be Solicitor of the the County Court of Dougherty county. P. P. Johnston to the same position in Burke county, and IV. A. Jordan in Early county. In the House. In the House to-day the special order was the consideration of the resolution by Mr. Berner requiring additional security of les sees of the Western nnd Atlantic Railroad Company. The resolution required the lessees to increase their bond *2,000,000. and in the event that this is not done, the Gov ernor is authorized to take possession of the property. Mr. Berner argued the necessity for the State having a good bond. The Atotrney General lmd given an opinion that the present bond of the road was not valid. Mr. Berner also reviewed the present condition of the road and the atti tude of Senator Brown toward the State in regard to this property. It was the solemn duty of the Legislature to stand firmly and protect the property. Whatever the State may owe the lessees she is perfectly able to pay and will pay. The road, he said, was now in the control of the Ijouisville and Nashville Railroad Company, and this was another reason why the State should look after and protect her property. Mr. Harrell, of Webster, offered an amendment to substitute $1,000,000 for $2,- 000,000 in the bout!, it was well-known that the present bond was absolutely worthless and anew bond was necessary. Mr. Huff said that he thought a bond of $1,000,000 was just as good as $2,01X1,000. Considering the amount of property con cerned and the short timebeforethelca.se expires he thought that this was one matter in which there should be no division of opinion. Tito House should contemplate as one man and pass the resolution. This whole matter nail lieen thoroughly dis cussed by the Judiciary Committee and there was but one opinion, and that was that something should be done and done at once to protect the property. the governor to takf, charge. Mr, McCord, of Richmond, offered an amendment that in the event the State got possession of the road, by a failure upon the pafvof the leases to strengthen their bond, the Governor shall take charge of and operate the prcqierty until the following legislature meets. Mr. Watts, of Stewart, favored the reso lution. He called upon the members to show their nerve and their manhood in this matter and come forward and protect the property of the State. He had given much time to an investigation of the property and ascertaining its value. The possibility that this action would precipitate lawsuits and trouble should not deter any one. Law suits w ould have to come some time or other and they may just as well come now as at any other time and be met fairly, squarely and firmly. The amendment was adopted by a vote of 140 to 13. Mr. Harrison, of Quitman opposed the adoption of the resolution. His argument was the same ns Ims often beer advanced on this subject, that the lessees have always paid the money due the State, anil there was no reason to believe that the lessees would ever fail to pay the lease money when duo. The property was now almost entirely in the control of the Louisville and Nashville road. He said that if the Legis lature did not look out the State would lose $300,000 per year. The resolution w - as adopted by a vote of 122 to 8 and transmitted to the Senate. A REFUSAL TO DKCOItATE. The resolution to appropriate S2OO for the purpose of decorating the Capitol and Ex eeutive Mansion canto up with a favorable report by the Committee on Finance. On a vote it failed of a cpiistltiitioual majority. Mr. Harris, of Catoosa, introduced a bill incorporating the Catoosa Springs Com pany. At the afternoon session Mr. Felton, of Bibb, introduced a resolution providing for nightly sessions every night, of this week with tlie exception of Saturday, which was adopted. The following bills passed: To incorporate the Manufacturers’ Insur ance Mutual Aid Society. T<> incorporate the Macon City mid Sub urban Railway Light ami Rower Company. To incorporate the Alabama Midland Railway t ’omp.iny. To provide for the registration of the voters of Floyd county. To amend the charter of the city of At lanta. spt as to allow of an increase In thn salmi' of‘tlm Tax Receiver and < Yulector To"incorporate the Midland Telegraph Company. ’I i amend the charter of the Midland and Gulf wfclroad Company. To protect game in Troti)ie county. To incorporate the People’s Bank of Jef ferson county. To abolish the County Court, of Upson. To amend an act to constitute the Judge of the City < .’ourt of Richmond County, ex officio Commissioner of Roads and Reve nues. To incorporate the Thomasville and Northern railroad. To amend the act establishing the City Court of Floyd county. To prohibit the manufacture of liquors from grain in Fayette county. To incorporate the Atlanta City and Suburban Street Railroad Company. To amend an act incorporating the At lanta and Kdgewood Street Railroad Com pany. To umend the act incorporating the town of Austell. To prohibit the manufacture of liquor in Clayton county. To incorporate the Greenville Banking Company. To amend the charter of the Elberton railroad. To amend the registration laws of Wilkin son county. THE EVENING SESSION. The House met at 7:80 and passed the fol lowing bills: To amend an act creating a City Court for the county of Bibb. To amend an act to incorporate the town of Rising Pawn, iu Bade county. To prohibit the manufacture of liquor in Campbell county. To authorize fhe Town Council of Milieu to levy a school tax. To incorporate the Great North and South Railroad Company. To amend the charter of the Fulton County Street Railroad Company. To better protect the farming interests of portions of Taylor county. To amend the act incorporating the At lanta Loan and Banking Company. To incorporate the (leorgia Electric Im provement (Join ila ny. To amend the act creating the City Court of Bartow county. To prohibit tfie sale of liquors in three miles of Gilesville church, in Banks county. The House then adjourned. FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS. A Printer Gashed About the Head With a Dirk in a Fight. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 11. —Jim Ben nett, a young hoy from Savannah, who has previously been mentioned iu the News as a young thief, was tried to-day for thievery and sentenced to jail. This afternoon Wardlow Ewell and W. E. Lomax, two printers in the News-Herald ofhoe, had a quarrel about distributing type. The lie fiassed, and Ewell grabbed Lomax and was about to beat him, when the latter drew a dirk and stabbed Ewell about the head and shoulders, inflicting ghastly wounds, from which the blood gushed in streams. The wounded man, after being struck, rushed down the st reet to the police station, closely followed by I/omax, who grabbed up a hatchet determined to finish him. Policemen, however, captured Lomax and lodged (dm in jail. Ewell is in a pre carious condition. The Post line has rented the Florida Rail way and Navigation dock here, and will make connection w'itli the Clyde steamers for Palatka. SNEAK THIEVES. Sneak thieves invaded the residence of J. Kaufmaun last night in this city and went through tlie house, taking everything of value which they could carry off. Among the articles stolen was a very handsome gold watch and chain belonging to Charles Benedict, of the lirm of lvohn, Furehgatt A; Benedict. Mr. Kaufmann also lost his gold watch and chain, and Mrs. Benedict lost a lot of very valuable jewelry. The police are now on the track of the thieves, and it is thought that the property will.be recovered. Frank Uiclilejohn, the young white man from Macon, who was arrested in Jacksonville about two weeks ago for forging a check for *4bb on the First National Bank and who signed Far well & I ’age's name to the check, was brought before a Justice this morning for a preliminary trial, but he waived examina tion and in default of bail was remanded to jail until Oct. when he will he tried by the new Criminal Court. AT THE PIEDMONT. The Exhibits Not Yet all in Place—A Trip to Kennesaw. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 11.—In point of dis play in the various derartmonts, the second day of the Piedmont Fair was far more creditable than the first, though the crowd was noticeably smaller. The exhibitors, many of whom were behind yesterday have pushed forward their work rapidly, ami everything is now nearing completion. A day or two more will bring the exhibits in every department. and building thoroughly ready for public inspection and the fair will rank with the best of its kind in the country. The sport ing feature of the day, aside from one or two trotting races in the afternoon, was the bicycle races, of which there were quite a number, amateur and professional. There was a very large excursion of Confederate veterans to Marietta this afternoon, the at traction being a barbecue and an illumina tion of Kennesaw mountain to-night, both of which are reported to lie very successful. A number of Union veterans met them and incidents of the war were talked over. Tics reunion wa- but preliminary to the gathering next Monday, when the moan lain will lie illuminated in honor of President Cleveland as he passes on his way to Atlanta. FLORIDA - CAPITAL. No Complaints Heard Yet on Account of the New Railroad Rates. Tallahassee, Fla., Oct, 11.—The week without barrooms has proved no serious drawback to Tallahassee and there ha* been no apparent difference in (he business of tli" i>lace during the period of abstinence. West Florida Heminary is on a fine basis for success now mid students from all parts of the State are Invited to avail themselves of the advantages offered free of all cost, of entrance and tuition. Each week new students are added to the list which is already large. As yet, no complaints have been longed with the Railroad Commission in reference to the rates n-n iit ly established and promul gated, but it is safe to say many petitions of exceptions to the standard rates will be made in particular instances where a rigid adherence to the fixed standard would prove seriously injurious to the interests of the roads. Three cent* per (bile will re main the standard rate, however, all over the State, and exceptions will be made only for cause shown. PENSACOLA POINTERS. The Contract for a City Hall and Market House Awarded. Pensacola, Ft, a., (Jet. 11. -At a meet ing of the Board of City Commissioners to day. the bids for the erection of a city hall and market were opened. Benjamin R. Pitt lieing the lowest bidder, was awarded the contract A cutting scrape occurred in the rear of the Merchant* Hotel bar this morning, in which Henderson Johnson. a colored em ploye of the bar. reeel veil an ugly slash aero** t he face, reaching from theleftearto the chin, from a knife in the hand of a painter named A. H. Stephen. The cause ol Ihe cutting was not ascertained. Col. It. C. Wood and .(nines Marencovich, of New Orleans, arc in the city. They are here in the interest of the American Ship ping and industrial Jjeugue, which meet* In Birmingham next month. Chattanooga's Election. Chattaxoooa, Oct. 11.—The municipal election ha* resulted In the election of John B. Nicklin. a Democrat and ex-Federal sol dier, for Mayor by 11S majority, and the election of the entire Republican Aldermanic tii-ket. by I,MX) majority. The city was wild with excitement to day. On a strict parl y vote, the Itenv.bHean majority here is about 1,300. i PRICE®IO A YBAJR i 1 5 CENTS A COPY. ( THREE SICK AND A DEATH. THE MORTALITY AT TAMPA STILL VERY SMALL. Ot her Parts of the State Getting Over What Little Fright They Had at First —Dr. Guiteras of Key West Ordered to Investigate th e Epidemic. Washington, Oct. 11.—Surgeon General Hamilton has received the following tele gram from Dr. Wall, President of the Board of Health of Tampa, Fla., in response to a telegram inquiring as to the present nature of the disease prevailing in that city: It is unquestionably yellow fever, though tbs popular sentiment of those remaining her* . v against me. Albumen is shown in the urine w ith the characteristic utoric hue Them was one death yesterday. It is all over the place and the city authorities nr* doing nothing DR. GUITERAS WANTED. Surgeon General Hamilton to-dav e*v ceivea a telegram from Dr. King Wylly, President of the Florida Health Protect i\ a Association, in which he says: The citizens of Tampa and some physician* arc dissatisfied, and deny the existence of yel low fever on account of the low rate of raor laiity and the peculiar condition of the patients. Many of these citizens have hail yellow fever. They request you to order Ir. Ouiieras. ot Ke y West, to come und decide the question. Will von order him to go? Pisses will be furnish' 1 1. The tents you kindly offer m e in Tampa, s,d consequently cannot be used in quarantine ser vice. Acting upon this request a telegrnm w in sent to Passed Assistant Surgeon John Guiteras, nt. Key West, directing him rt proceed to Tampa at once to investigate the epidemic, the nature of which seemed to it* so much in doubt, and to report the result of his diagnosis to the Marine Hospital Bu reau. A telegram was also sent to Deput y Collector Spencer at Tampa, authorizing him to rent a suitable building for use ** % hospital, and saying that a supply ol disin fectants will be forwarded to that city afc once. MAIL CLERKS NEEDN’T ENTER. General Superintendent Nash of the rail way mail sen ice, said to-day that the rail way mail clerks would not bo requited to run into Tampa during the prevalence of yellow fever there, but that mail for Tampa, except registered matter, would he sent down from the junction in sealed pouches in charge of the baggage or trainmen. He also -aid t hat for the last two days hat had lieen making every possible effort to have a mail fumigator at Lakeland, but that the postmaster bad thus far been un able to get, any one to do the work. Sunt. Nash has telegraphed the Board of Healltl to see that the mails are proiterly and thor oughly fumigated, and that the expens* would lie met by the department. JACKSONVILLE’S SCARE DYING OUT. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct 11.—Thera was no meeting of the Board of Health to day on account of tio quorum being prev ent. The scare has diea out entirely in this city, and business has resumed it* natural swing, THREE CASES AND A DEATH. Only three now cases and one death ar* reported at Tampa to day. The citizen* have organized a relief association. Th* sensational specials sent from Key West aul New Orleans grossly exaggerate the con dition of affairs at Tampa. Proper precau tions have been taken there to prevent a spread of the disease. The dispatches toth* Associated Press have contained an accurate) statement, of the facta as far as obtainable. The excitement has now about died out. A BOARD oir HEALTH REPORT. The following, dispatch was received tod night from th' President of the Tamp* Board of Healtht A good mnnj cssss urn mild, no albumen > peartiiK in the min*, but where there is kido >y complications the cases are had. lengthy in filtration and frequently prove fatal It is b ciu.se of the mildness of many of the cases sad I heir rapid convalescence that the public here Is disposed to dispute the fact of its being yellow fever. There have been about forty cases size a the outbreak, with four deaths: on* to-day wi h the characteristics of yellow' eyes and skin sad black vomit. Throe new cases have been re ported in the last twenty four hours. Two are probably mild. 'Several rases are in the flr.-t stage, two of whom I know have albumen in the urine, and are therefore liable to he bad. It i? too early to say whether the virulence of the disease will increase or diminish wdthtlis progress of the epidemic. The whole of r.h old part of the city being in very bad sanitary condition, is infected so that localizing cases is out of the question. SLUGGED BY A MINSTR3L. An Augusta Newspaper Man's Crlti* cism Objected to. Avgusta, Ga., Oct. 11.—This morning a member of Ball'd’* minstrel tronpe entered the Chronicle oflice and raised a row. Hi name was Oodvesr, and lie wanted to know who wrote an arl icle reflecting upon his acts ing and honesty of purpose. The chief of the leportorial si iff entered in tune to answer the question, and upon a< know led* - ing the responsibility of the article the local elitor was assaulted and somewhat dis figured. The minstrel man walked out quietly and was not molested by the press or police. The newspaper man !• a popular citizen. He was not intentionally aggres sive. RIVER IMPROVEMENT. The Illinois Convention Assembles at> Peoria. PKoniA, 111, Oct. 11.—The Illinois Rive* Improvement Convenlion met in this city this morniug at 11 o'clock with 400 delegates in attendance. They were mostly rroro Illinois, but there were also goocfdelega tions from Indiana and Kansas. Wisconsin, California. Oregon and Tennessee ai~n represented. Col. Isaac Taylor, Chairman of the local Committee of Arrangements called the convention to order and it we® opened with prayer by lit. Rev John Inm-aster Spalding, Catholic Bishop ol Peoria. Gov. Oglesby was chosen temporary chairman ami made an extended, foreibU and interesting speech acknowleding th< honor. Burning of a Hotel Philadelphia, Oct. 11.— The BrynMa Hotel, n summer hotel at Bryn Mawr, twelve mites west of Philadelphia, ww burned early this morning. The loss on the building is $300,000 and on the furniture, carpets, etc., ?:tO.(XX). The building was in sured for sbVi.IKX), of which 9?S,CCC is in the Pennsylvania Railroad Insurance Fund. The hotel was owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and was operated by the Keystone Hotel Company, a corporation run in the interest* and in the control oj the railroad company. Burned at Her Wharf. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 11.—The Clyde Lina steamer George H. Stout, running between Philadelphia, Norfolk and New Berne, N• C., was burned at her wharf in New Berne Sunday night. Her cargo consisted of South-bound freight. The steamer had tw tie sunk to extinguish the fire and her dams age is estimated at from #12,000 to $15.00(* The loss on the cargo is not given. A Lighted Buoy Discarded. Washington, Oct. 11.— The Lightbous* Board gives notice that the lighted buoy off Cape Charles, at the entrance of Che&r peake bay, Va., has I k*uv discontinued.