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1 Vstabiushxd ISM. Incorporated 1888. >
I J. H. ESTILL President. J
i BIG WEEK AT ATLANTA
G OV. HILL FLYINO SOUTH FROM
WASHINGTON.
While at the Capital He Paid His
Respects to President Harrison and
Representative Randall —The Drill
ing hy the State Companies at
Atlanta Already Under Way.
Washington, Oct. 14. G >v. Hill
changed the time of his departure from 6
o'clock this evening until 9 o’clock, at which
time he and his party continued their
journey to Atlanta. After calling upon
the President, Gov. Hill visited Rep esenta
tive Randall of Pennsylvania. During ihe
day Gov. Hill received invitations digued
bvthe mayors, presidents of the boards of
trade, and other prominent citizens of
Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, to
make visits to those cities after leaving
Atlanta.
ACCEPTS TWO.
He was obliged to decline the invitation
to visit Nashville,but has accepted the invi
tations to stop at other places. His present
programme is to leave Atlanta iato next
Thursday night for Chattanooga, wnere
he expects to arrive Friday morning.
He ill remain there until about noon of
that days and then leave for Knoxville,
where he will arrive about 4 o’cl ck. He
will remain there until late in the evening,
when he will leave for New York, reaching
there Sunday morning. John Inman of
New York joined the party here to-day.
Gov. Hui called on Representative
Randall to congiatulate him on his con
valescence and express the hope that he
would be able to take his old place in the
House of Representatives when it met. Mr.
Raudali was gratified by Gov. Hill’s atten
tion.
PRILLING HAS BEGUN.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 14.—This is military
week at the expositiou, and the city is full
of soldiers. To-day the state drill came off.
The prize is SSOO. The entries were the
Perry Rifles, Brunswick Riflemen, and the
Floyd Rifles of Macon. The movements of
all the companies were tine, and highly
complimented. The prize will be delivered
Wednesday. There was also a squad drill
fora silver cup, valued at 1100. The en
tries were from the Perry Rifles. Brunswick
Riflemen and Southern Ladets. It is thought
that the Cadets are the inners.
The interstate contest for $2,000 will take
place to-morrow. In this contest the entries
are the Southern Cadets of Maco i, Atlanta
Rifles, Gate City Guards, and the Jefferson
Volunteers of Birmingham, and the Phoenix
Light Infantry of Dayton, O.
Preparations are being made to give Gov.
Hill an enthusiastic reception. He and his
party are expected at 10 o’clock to-morrow
night.
AN EIGHT-HOUR MOVEMENT.
Prominent Labor Leaders Preparing
For It.
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 14.—A confer
ence between representatives of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and the Knights
of Labor took place at the Girard house
this afternoon. There were present Gen
eral Master Workman Powderly, Secretary
Hayes, and A. W. W right, representing the
latter body; and President Samuel Gom
pers, William Martin of Pittsburg, and
Henry Enman and John B. Len on of New
York, representing the Federation of Labor.
The last named gentleman appeared as
a substitute for John .McLaughlin of
Braidwood, 111, The conference lasted
about three hours and was e tirely harmo
nious throughout. The principal object of
the conference is to try to induce General
Master Workman Powderly to bring before
the general assembly of the Knights of
La or, which will convene in Atlanta next
month, in a favorable light the question of
inaugurating an eight-hour system through
out the country on May 1 next.
A GRAND ARMY SCANDAL.
The Quartermaster of a New Haven
Post $4,000 Short.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 14.—There
was a very stormy meeting of Admiral
Foote Post of the Grand Army of the Re
public Saturday night, at which the au
ditor reported a deficiency in the accounts
of William Stowe, quartermaster, amount
ing to nearly $4,000. In the discussion that
followed it developed that the auditors had
for years examined the accounts
regularly every three months, but
that they merely looked at the
footing, and made a superficial examination
of the assets. Stowe has been very promi
nent in grand army circles, and was for
years instructor in military tactics at Gen.
Russ IPs preparatory echo'd. He has been
quartermaster of the post for the past seven
years, and has stood high in business and
social circles.
SLAIN FROM AMBUSH.
Two More Lives Sacrificed to Ken
tucky’s Senseless Feuds.
Louisville, Ky„ Oct. 14.—A letter re
ceived here to-day states that John Cawood
and Hezekiah Hall were shot down from
ambush at the home of Cawood, ten miles
rota Hartan. Cawood was a wealthy
armer and Hall a f rm hand working for
Cawood is a brotner-in-law of
“age Lewis, who attempted, last summer,
arrest Wits Howard and his gang of out
"s, and has been identified with Judge
“B elfort. His nephew, Charles Cawood,
“° hver with him, is charged by two
~ f ‘ m jers °f the Howard faction with mur
enog a,kinsman of their’s. Tue-e facts
inn sus f‘ R ‘ on 011 Howard and his compan
ih„B' Charles Cawood has sworn to bring
guilty persons to punishment.
TWO SHOT DEAD.
T billing of a Doctor Avenged by
Lis Brother in-Law.
Miss., Oct. 14.—Dr. TV. M.
Je >t of this place to-day emptied two loads
buckshot into F. C. Collins of Lacey,
the ’’ ODe ' oa( l after he lav upon
CuL5 r ? Und dead - J- VV. ‘Turner,
duel liS .,other-in-law, then had a pistol
Tnr : Ith Tett, in which Tett was killed.
n,- t ® r was unhurt, but Quitman Perton of
Te*t ** Was shot, but not fatally wounded.
than- 6 ? charged with being concerned in
Eis; ka j 1 agC'ly last year, in whicn Drug-
T u *“ eado as-as lnated. Collins and
aer wern witness. 8 against Tett.
DULLNESS AT PANAMA.
L&Cit of Work Causing Distress
Among the People.
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TANNER’S RB-RaTINGS.
Senator Manderson Never Applied for
an Increase.
Washington, Oct. 14. —It is learned that
Secretary Noble’s decision in the re-rated
pension case of Senator Manderson, in
which it is held that his re-rating was
unlawful, was arrived at some weeks ago
(although uot made public), and then
established a precedent which nas since been
followed by the department in a number of
simdar cases. Senator Manderson’s rase
was somewhat exceptional. Increase of
pension was allowed him without any
application on his part, or in fact any
knowledge that his case was being consid
ered with a view to an increase, until he
bad received his certificate from the com
missioner of pensions.
manderson’s inquiry.
Without drawing the arrearages that the
certificates showed were due him. Senator
Manderson at once wrote to the Secretary
of the Interior inquiring whether the in
crease in his case was made in accordance
with the law. Secretary Noble, in response,
forwarded a copy of the decision which he
had just made in toe case, in which it was
held that, while the senator was wholly
blameless in the matter, the re-rating
and increase were clearly in vio
lation of the law. Thereupon Senator
Manderson promptly returned the certifi
cate to the department that it might be
canceled. There are twenty-one of the
employes of the pe sion office whose re
ratings have been increased.
THE NEW COMMISSIONER’S FIRST DUTY.
It is said that among the first duties the
new commissioner will be called upon to
perform will be the recovery of all moneys
illegally paid on pension claims. The
commissioner undoubtedly has this right,
and in those cases where money has been
placod beyond the reach of the law the
government cau apply all future payments
to the liquidation of the debt. So far,
however, no attempt has been made to
recover any of the moneys so unlawfully
paid. A number of the twenty-one employes
of the pension office, whose pensions were
re-rated and increased, have left the gov
ernment service since this action was taken.
A large proportion of the number, how
ever, are still in office, and it therefore will
be comparatively easy to compel re
payment by withholding both salary and
pension until the debt is canceled. It is
stated at the department that a number of
re- at ngs were made during the latter part
of Commissioner Blac.’s administration,
some of which were Ii every feature as
irregular as auy allowed by Commissioner
Tanuer.
LONG AND SHORT HAULS.
Less Should he Charged for the Latter
Than the Former.
Washington, Oct. 14—The interstate
commerce commission has, in an opinion by
Commissioner Morrison, announced its
decision in the case of James & Abbott
against the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad Company, and others.
This is a complaint of transportation
c arges oil lumber carried from Johnson
City, Toon., to Boston, Mass. The rate of
which co : plaint is made is 36 cents per 100
pounds of lumber in a carload for a distance
of Oil miles, though from the more distant
poi it of Atlanta, Ga., 1,340 miles, the
lower rate of 84 cents is charged, which is
alleged to bo in violation of the fourth
sectiou of the act to regulate commerce.
From Macon, Ga., to Boston the freight
charge is the same as from Johnson City,
417 miles shorter distance over the same
line.
EQUALIZATION OF RATES.
The commission holds that the combined
rail and water competition at a longer dis
tance does not justify a greater charge for
a shorter distance. While a shorter dis
tance rate is maintained by a carrier at
points where competition is of greater
force and more controlling than at a longer
distance point, such greater charge Is i.ot
justified by the fact that local rates
have been first paid on lumber to
longer distance points, nor by the fact
tha the freight is shipped in cars from the
longer distance pjints, which brought ma
chinery to those points, and for which
profitable return loads were not always to
be had; nor by difference in the bulk and
value of the lumber when the pubiisued raie
sheets put lumber in the same class and at
the same rate.
DISTANCE AS A BASIS.
While distance is not always a controlling
element iu determining what is a reaso i
able rate, there is ordinarily no better
measure of railroad service in carrying
goods than the distance they are carried,
and when the rate of freight charges over a
line, in sending freight carried from a
neighboring territory to thefsame market,
is considerably greater than over other
lines for distances as long or longer, such
greater rate is held to be excessive, and
should be reduced. The rate on lumber
from Johnson City to Boston should not
exceed 33 cents per 100 pounds.
Meeting of the Supreme Court.
Washington, Oct. 14. —The United
States supreme court assembled to-day for
the October term. All the justices were
present. After the formal opening of the
court and the admission to the bar of sev
eral lawyers the court, in accordance with
a time-honored custom, adjourned to call on
the President in a body.
Bond Acceptances.
Washington, Oct. 14—The bond offer
ings to-day aggregtted $60,350, of which
$30,350 were accepted at 137 for 4s, and
105 M for 4}<s.
CHARLESTON CHAPTERS.
The Berkley Boy Who Shot a Negress
Indicted for Murder.
Charleston, S. C., Oct. 14 —The sessions
court for Berkley county met to-day. Four
indictments for murder were returned by
the grand jury. Among the defendants is
Fred Schaeffer, the white youth who acci
dentally shot and killed a negro woman
named Malsie Holmes last month—an inci
dent that nearly caused a riot, and necessi
tated calling out the state troops. His trial
is fixed for Saturday next.
Charles L. Laurey, a letter carrier, was
arrested and jailed to-day on the charge of
robbing the mail. He was caught by
a dec ;y letter dropped iu a mail box
by Postma ter Mowrey, and upon being ar
rested confessed his cri me. Laurey belongs
to a respectable family. He married a
you g lady living in Columbia. He has
been in business in t is city and in Columbia
and has failed several times. He was at
one time confined in the insane asylum, but
was disch . rged cured. His friends claim
that he is insane.
GONE WITH THE CASH.
A Loan and Investment Company of
W ichita in the Soup.
Chicago, 111., Oct. 14. —A special from
Wichita, Kan., to the Herald says: “It be
came known yesterday that T. M. Giblin of
Pratt, fifty miles west of this place, who
was connected with the lan a.id invest
me itompany of Giblin, Brownell & Cos.,
had ahsco dud. He ia believed to have
taken flu,ooo with him. At the time of his
abacnr nog he was judge of the police court.
He has also been county utlwuey.”
SAVANNAH. GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1880.
NEW YORK IN THE DARK.
THE ELECTRIC COMPANIES CUT
OFF THE LIGHTS.
The City Authorities Notified eo Late
that the Gas Lamps Could Not be
Utilized—a Way Around the Injunc
tions of the Companies Discovered
by the City.
New York, Oct. 14. —The sudden de
termination of the Brush and United States
Electric Light Companies to-day to shutoff
their city circuits plunged a large section
of the city into darkness to-night, the time
being too short to arrange for lighting the
thousands of gas lamps which have fallen
into disuse since the introduction of elec
tricity. In the Madison square and Union
square parks, around which the life of the
city clusters at night, almost impenetrable
gloom reigned, and pedestrians in crossing
the open squares were obliged to take their
bearings from the hotel and theater lights.
DISMAL IN THE EXTREME.
A largo number of streets were darkened,
and on that portion of Broadway occupied
by commercial nouses closed at nightfall
the scene was dismal. The sky was starless
and clouds served to intensify the effec ts
produced by the absence of artificial light.
Late in the afternoon the two companies
notified Supt. Murray of their deter nina
tion, aud ha ordered the captains of the
police precincts to instruct their commands
to exercise extra vigilance, darkness g.ving
additional protection to the criminal
classes.
SOME OF THE STREETS LEFT DARK.
The Brush company furnished the fol
lowing list of s eets which it had left iu
darkness: Broadway; Seventh avenue, from
Fourteenth to Fifty-ninth streets; Four
teenth, Twenty-third, Thirty-fourth and
Forty-second streets, from river to river;
Fifth avenue, from Twenty-sixth to Fifty
ninth streets; Fifty-ninthstreet, from Third
to Ninthaveuues; Grand street, from Broad
way to Sull.van streets; Irving Place, fro m
Fourteenth to Twe itieth streets; Fourth
avenue, from Fourteenth to Forty-seeoud
streets, and Madison square and Union
square parks.
THE OTHER COMPANY’S TERRITORY.
The United States cotnpa ly, lighting an
equally important district, also tur ied out
all the city lights. In places here and there
lights, on wnat are known as commercial
circuits, glimmer through the gloom.
Pedestrians shunned t e dark places, and
took to street cars when compelled to go
through them. Rain aided to the general
discomfort, and a strong wind pierced the
marrow of the wayfarer.
A CONFERENCE.
District Attorney Fellows had a consul
tation to-day with Mayor Grant relative to
electric wires in general and the de ,th of
Linema i Feeks in particula . Col. Fellows
assured the mayor that if the line whioU
killed Feeks were discovered, indictments
would f llow. The grand jury, however,
has virtually to await the coroner’s investi
gate i, and the search for the wire whicu
crossed the lines on which Feeks was at
work is beset with the greatest difficulty.
IN CITY HALL PARK.
City Hall park wore an unwonted ap
pearance. The outlines of the great build
ings located there were hardly distinguish
able in the gloom, aud the clock on the city
ball seemed like a great disk of light, with
no apparent support.
ON THE BOWERY,
where almost every storekeeper has an
el ctric lig it burning all mgnt, the scene
was doubly dismal by contrast, the half
dozen liguts furnished by the East River
company, whose wires all have improved
insulation, doiDg but little to relieve the
somber effect.
CONCERT halls dingy.
The concert hails, where brilliant illumi
nation hai bee i a leading attraction, suf
fered considerably, their gas plants having
deteriorated through disuse. One big store
had one solitary candle in a window, with a
card bearing this legend: “There’s no elec
tric lig it, but we still live.” On Third
avenue, up to Eighty-ninth street, where
the Mount Morris Company’s lamps begin,
the effect was even more pronounced, the
elevated structure contributing to
the funereal aspect. Iu mauy
stores oil lamps, candles, and
even Chinese lanterns were called into play.
On some streets where electricity has been
introduced, chiefly because of its efficiency
as a inoral agent, the pedestrian was at the
mercy of the Fourth ward tough, but the
vigilance of the police made up in great
measure for the lack of illumination. The
Brooklyn bridge has its own electric plant,
and the lighting of the structure was not in
terfered with.
RENEWAL OF INJUNCTIONS REFUSED.
The applications of the Weste n Union
Telegraph C unpatiy and the Metropolitan
Telepho e Company to have the injunc
tion renewed restraining the board of
e'ectrical control from interfering with
their wires were denied by Judge Ingraham
to-day. Jud e Andrews had determined
to sit until midnight if necessary,
to hear the argument upon
the other electric light comp u.ies’
injunction. Col. James H. Choate, repre
senting the United States and Brush com
panie state 1 that his clients had turned
off their currents, and proposed to keep
them shut off until the matter before tne
court was disposed of. Tne case was ad
journed till to-morrow.
THE WIRES MUST GO.
It has now been deoided that all the
electric light wires above ground must go.
All the companies doing business in tnis
city have got out injunctions retraining
Mayor Grant from interfering with their
wires, but a way around these ii
junctions has been discovered. Under
the laws of the state no injunctions
can be served on the board of healt i unles
eight days’ notice has been given, and had
the courts this afternoon made the inju c
tio s against Mayor Grant permanent, the
board of health would have taken tne mat
ter in hand and before eight days have
pas-ed not a wire would have been left
above ground.
A HORROR ON AN ENGINE.
Escaping Steam Scalds the Engineer
and Fireman to Leath.
Detroit, Mich. , Oct. 14—Early yester
day morning while Michigan Central en
gine No. 204 was engaged in switching in
the yards i r was backed into Bomecoal laden
cars through a misplaced switch. The col
lision threw the tender almost upon the
engine, damaging the machinery in such a
manner as to cause the steam to < scape in
large quantities. Engineer Palmer and
Fireman Pearce were frightfully burned.
BOTH MEN DEAD.
The engineer jumped from the engine in
his agony and run so ne distance down the
track, w .ere he was picked up in a dying
condition. He expired shortly after at th s
hospital. Ir. the meantime tuo locomotive
ran away. IV be iit camo to a stop the
firema i was found sitting in bis seat par
tially pinned down and lifeless. His face
and bands showed plainly what he had
suffered.
CHICAGO’S CONSPIRACY.
A New Special Bailiff to Summon
Veniremen.
Chicago, Oot. 14.—1n Judge Baker’s
court to-day the special grand jury to
further investigate the charges of jury
bribiug was sworn. It is oomoosed of well
known citizen*. S. B. Chase was chosen
foreman. Judge Baker briefly addressed
the jury, telling it3 members that above all
things they should remember to observe
strict secresv in regard to the mat;era
b ought under their observation. The
judge then read the law re
garding the penalties to be en
forced in case of a violation of the secresy
of the grand jury room. At 3 o’clock the
grand jury returned an indictment against
John Graham, a clerk in Lawyer A. S.
Trude’s office, as well a< true bills against
the six men indicted Saturday.
BEGGS SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED.
A startling rumor is abroad to the effect
that John F. Beggs had made a full c n
fession which had disclosed to view the jury,
bribing plot in all its details. Said one of
the states attorney’s assistants: "Bailiffs
Solomon and Hanks and Tom Kavauaugn
have agreed to tell all they know about the
plot. We are sure, therefore, of reaching
the head and front of the conspiracy.”
A NEW BAILIFF.
At 10 o’clock this morning Judge McCon
nell’s branch of the criminal court was
called to ordor, and the court announced
that the only business to be transacted was
the appointment of a soeci and b -iliff to sum
mon veniremen in the C renin case. He said
that Bailiff Carolan, who had i een doing
that work, bad resigned on account of ill
health. In Bailiff Carolan’i stead the court
appointed Charles L. Bonney, a young bus
iness man of American birth and ancestry.
CAROLAN EXONERATED.
State’s Attorney Longnccker says that
Bailiff Carolan has made a s atement of
the circumstances uuder which he sum
moned two “fixed” veniremen, and that his
statement is perfectly satisfactory, and ex
onerates him from all suspicion in t.e mat
ter.
The excitement about the criminal court
building was so intense this afternoon that
it was found necessary to lock and bar the
outside doors.
HANDLER OF THE BOODLE.
J. Graham was arrested last night about
12 o’clock, and has been uuder lock and key
ever since. He is the man who was t > put
up the money with which to bribe the
jurors, and it is asserted that Judge Lung
neck r says that the evidence against him
is very conclusive.
MORE INDICTMENTS.
After presenting the indictments, the
grand jury adjourned for the afternoon,
but the state’s attorney says the case is by
no means ended with the present indict
ments, but will be very much more tar
reaching than the most sanguine can sup
pose.
Judge McConnell’s court met at 2 o’clock,
but the proceedings tnere were uneventful.
The work oi securing a jnrv was resumed
from the veniremen sumn nad by the tew
bailiff appointed this morning.
A JOINT BILL.
The indictments returned by the grand
jury this afternoon are in the form of a
joint bill against John Graham, Mark
Solomo i, Alexander L. Hanks, and Fred
W. Smith. After making the re
turn t.,e jury adjourned until to
morrow. But little inf irmation
about the Graham case could be secured at
the office of Lawyer Ti ude, where G aham
has a desk. Lawyer A. B. Jenks sa.d Gra
ham had never been admitted to the bar
and had never practiced law "He was
simply a clerk,” said iie, "and occupied a
desk in Trude’s reception room. He has
never been in trouble before, and is the last
man I would suspect of bei g concerned in
this business. He has not been connected
with the Cronin case in any way, so far as
I kno v.”
This evening it was learned from the
state’s attorney that Clerk Graham is the
supposed “prominent citizen” whoso mys
terious confinement in the Chicago avenue
a nl Larrabee street police sta ions gave
rise to so many surmises. Graham gave a
SIO,OOO-bond this evening and was released.
O’DONNELL GIVES BAIL.
Jeremiah O’Donnell, the revenue gauger
under arrest in c mnection with the jury
bribing conspiracy, gave hail thi morning
in $5,000 and was released from custody.
A MAD DOG’S WILD RUN.
Fifteen Children Bitten by a Rabid
Canine In Kansas.
Atchison, Kan., Oct. 14.—Several cases
of hydrophobia exi t at Meriden, Jefferson
county, the result of attacks of mad dogs.
Maud Barr, one of the victims, has been
brought here to be treated with a mad
stone. She was suffering terrible agony
from convulsions yesterday, but af er the
madstone had been applied she became
somewhat better, aud her physicians hope
to save her life.
TEN CHILDREN ON THE LIST.
Three children named Peebles were bitten
by t e dog, but none of them have devel
oped the symptoms of the dreaded disease.
Of the tea children of a f .rmer ua ued
Cook seven were bi ten by the dog. One of
them has develo ed symptoms of hydro
phobia. The fa her will have no medical
assistance. He says if it is the will of God
tnat bis cuildren shall die no human power
can save their lives.
DREAD DIPHTHERIA.
Fifty Families Made Childless in a
Month.
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 14—A special from
Gallitzer, Pa., says: “Diphtheria, in its
worst form, is playing havoc with the lives
of our little ones iu this place. During the
past two weeks the average number of
deaths was three or lour per day, and doc
tors report at least fif c sesdo-vuwith
the disease in town. Four families, with
six or seven iittle ones eacn one month ago,
now are childless from the sweeping fang
that fastened its death-dealing substance
upon their off.pring. At Lie instanoo of a
meeting of the borough council wnlcn was
called by the burge s, Tom Burns, for the
purpose, a committee was appointed to in
vestigate all cellars and insjiect the drain
age in order to prevent further ravages.
A STEAMER’S CREW STRIKES.
They Refuse to Go to Sea on Account
of Over-Loading.
Norfolk, Va., Oct. 14—The British
steamship River Mersey, from Coosa w for
Europe, which put into this port on Got. 10
for coal and sailed Saturday for her desti
nation, has put back. The crew refused to
go to sea iu tue vessel after she bad
taken o . coal, claiming that she was too
deei.ly loaded. Although a survey wu
beld alter the claim was lirst made and the
vessel was pronounced safe, the crew still
persisted, and the steamer was compelled
to return. About seveutv tons of coal will
be tasen off. Who is now at anchor in the
harbor.
A BIG STEAL IX MONTANA ;
THE REPUBLICANS CAPTURE SIL
VER BOW COUNTY.
It Wai Done by Throwing Out a
Precinct that XV ent Overwhelm
ingly Democratic —lf the Courts
Sustain the Act It Settles the Leg
islative Control—The Governorship
Safe.
Chicago, 111., Oct. 14.—A special dis
patch from Helena, Mont., to a morning
paper says: "Col. Seligman, cl airman of
the republican central committee, an
nounces th t the republicans certainly have
the legislature, either by one or three ma
jority. Official returns from Beaverhead
county elect James P. Bennett, republican,
to the lower house, and Henry Blair, repub
lican, is awarded ttie seat from Doer Lodge
by a majority of four. Both these seats,
heretofore, have bee i counted for the dem
ocrats. The count in Silver Bo t county,
of which Bntte is the county seat, has been
completed, but tho republican counsel have
protested against counting the i etur .s from
the Eighth and Thirty-fourth precincts. Ar
guments have been made before the board
by the counsel for both sides.
THE EFFECT.
"If these prooinets are thrown out it will
elect nearly all the republican county
otlicials aud seat the republican state sena
tor and two representatives from this
county. The republican arguments were
supplemented by affidavits alleging fraud
in the Tnirty-fourth precinct. The o bjec
tions to the returns from the Eigutti pre
cinct are purely techinoal. Both give
democratic majorities. The total member
ship of the legislature is seventy-one, and
by the above calculation the
republicans have thirty-six and
probably thirty-seven. The canvass
in Lewis and Clarke county (Helena) is still
inc million). The legislative vote is n t yet
counted. The dom crats are alarmed at
the outlook, aud Marcus Daly has beou
summoned here from Anaconda to consult
witu Col. Briadwa.er, ex-Gov. Hauser and
other leading and mocrats. The Independent,
the democratic organ, charges the republic
ans wiui an a tempt t> slual the legisla
ture and two Uuitod States senators.”
SILVER BOW STOLEN.
Helena, Mont., Oct, 14, 11 p. m.— The
canvassers in Silver Bow county to-day
throw out the vote in what is known as he
railroad precinct, which gave a democratic
maj >rity of 174. This ac.ion, if it is up
held by the courts, will seat the entire
republican deleg .turn from that county (11
members) and overcome the democratic
majority in the legislature, thereby giving
the republicans control of that
body. The democratic managers
will usk Judge Do Wolfe for a writ of
mandamus to compel the canvassers to
count the rejected precincts. The throwing
out of thi* vote, idle reducing Toole’s vote
for governor, does not overcome his ma
jority.
PARTY FEELING RUNNING HIGH.
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 14.—A special to
the Pioneer Press from Helena, Mont.,
says: “The news from Butiethat the Silver
Bow county canvassing board had
thrown out the Homestake Tunnel
precinot, which gave a democratic ma
jority of 108 out of 172 votes,
was received hero with jubilatiou hy the
republicans, and dis nay by the democrats,
because if the courts sustain the decision of
the canvassing board, it will insure a re
publican control of the Btate legislature.
Party feeling runs pretty high, aid there
is much excitement over the news, but the
general sentiment is that the matter will be
left to the courts to adjudicate.
AN INTERESTING COMPLICATION.
“An interesting complication, however,
will probably ensue over this matter.
Without Silver Bow county the re
publicans would control both branches of
the legislature. Should the governor call
that body t gather before the contest is s t
tled, a sufficient number oj democratic
members to pre.ent a quorum would prob
ably stay away, so that we would probably
be without a legislature until the supreme
court decidts the dispute. Another inter
esting feature is its eff -ot upon the g ver
norship, and Toole will not be inaugurated
unless it is patent t at he is c lecteil without
be big majority of the rejected precinct.
As tue returns are now declared officially
from every county iu Mo itina, the legisla
ture stands: Senate, re üblicans 8, demo
crats 8; House, republicans 30, demo
crats 35.
VANDALS AT EMERSON’S GRAVE.
They Were Scared Away Before Se
curing the Remains.
Concord, Mass., Oct.'l4.—Yesterday
afternoon, while attending a burial at
Sleepy Hollow cemetery, tw > gentlemen of
Coucorddiscovered that the grave of Ralph
Waldo Emerson had been disturbed. The
authorities were notified, and found that the
g ave had been opene 1 during Saturday
night, exposing the casket.
Willard Farrar, I. l e undertaker here, is
authority for the statement that although
the casket was uncovered, it was not opened
by the vandals, who were apparently
frightened away before they could acorn
plish their purposes.
FIRE AMONG COTTON.
A Thousand Bales Badly Damaged at
Montgomery.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 14.—At 4
o’clock this morning, fire was discovered in
the warehouse of Marks & Gayle. The fire
was confined to one compartment of the
warehouse containing about 1,000 bales of
cotton, and was soon under control, but
not before great damage was done to the
cotton, which is owned by different parties.
Much of it is entirely destroyed. The ware
house and its contents were almost fully
covered by insurance.
VIRGINIA’S CAMPAIGN.
Both Bides Have Their bay at Staunj
ton w ltbout Clashing.
Staunton, Va., Oct. 14.—A largenumber
of people were in Staunton to-day notwith
standing the unfavorable wea her. Hon.
J. C. Burrows of Michigan and Gen. Ma
bone addressed anout 1,300 people iu a large
skating rink, and the court house was occu
pied by tue democratic side, where addresses
were delivered by Hon. J. A. Bucha an and
ex- enator Riddleberger. Tue friends of
both sides seemed pleased with the remits
of the day’s discussions. Every thing passud
off pleasantly.
Worsted Manufacturers Fall.
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 14.—Clark &
Koeu, manufacturers of worsted at No.
1,720 Sou h Second street, made an assigu
ni.-ut to Cnarids J. Webo. Tueir liabil.ties
are nut kuuwn, but it is said that tue prin
cipal burden of the failure will fall on
banks tha. have discounted the firm’s paper,
aud on yaru meu from whom they pur
chased their raw material. The firm boug.it
no wool. Five hundred bands were em
ployed.. Work has been suspended.
RUSSO-GERMAN RELATIONS.
They May be Better aa a Result of the
Czar's Visit.
St. Petersburg, Oct 14.—The Qrash
danin says: "The long conferences between
the czar and Prince Bismarck ju tify a
belief that tho visit of the czar will tend to
bring an era of more favorable relations
between Russia aud Germany.”
BISMARCK’S FINAL INTERVIEW.
Berlin, Oct 14. —Prince Bismarck held
n final and prolonged interview with the
czar at the Russian embassy at 3 o’clock
yesterday afternoon. Be bade the czar
farewell within the court salon of ihe
Leber to station and did not upjiear on the
station platform. The conversation be
tween the czar and the chancellor was ex
tremely amicable. Emperor William, seiz
ing the earliest chance of learning the
result of the interview, drove with Prince
Bismarck hack to the chancellor** residency.
BISMARCK GIVEN A SNUFF BOX.
The czar presented Prince Bismarck with
a valuable snuff box, on the lid of which
is a portrait of his majesty. A similar
present was given to Count Herbert Bis
marck by the czar. The hunt which had
tieou arranged for to-day in honor of the
czar by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg at
l.udwigsluit has been postponed on account
of rain.
PEACE PROBABLY ASSURED.
Political circles here are highly satisfied
with tne excuauge of views between Em
peror William and the czar. It is believed
that pence is assured on the basis that Bul
garia heh ngs to the Russian and Bor via to
the Austrian spheres of interest.
A BANQUET TO A PIUNOEBB.
Royalty at Berlin Honors the Duka of
Sparta's Coming Bride.
Berlin, Oct 14.—A banquet was given
to-night in honor of Princess Sophie, who is
soon to be married to the Duke of Rparta,
Crown Prince of Greece. The princess sat
between her mother. Empress Frederick,
and Empress Augusta Victoria, and oppo
site to Emperor William. All the mem
burs of the imoerial family, the
ministers and secro arms of state and a
number of prominent army officers were
present. The Greek minister was also a
guest A state reception followe I the ban
quet. Empress Frederick wore mourning.
FRANCE NOT TO BE REPRESENTED.
Athens, Oct. 14.—The French govern
ment will send neither a representative nor
a squad on on the occasion of the wedding
of Princess Sophie of Prussia and the Crown
Prince ot Greece.
HIB HAND SLIPPED.
The Earl of Galloway’s Explanation
of a Berious Charge.
Edinburgh, Oct. 14. —The Earl of Gallo
way was arraigned this morning at Dum
fries on a charge of having made an inde
cent assault upon a child named Uibso i.
Tne court room was crowded with leading
people of the community. The little girl
gave testimony in regard to the nature of
the earl's offe is % and her tes imony was
corroborated by other witnesses. A state
ment prepared by the defonda t was then
read, in which the explanation was made
that no intentional offense was committed.
In helping the child off a wall his hand
had accidentally come into improper 00,1-
tact with her person. The cose is not yet
decided.
Alter the hearing of further evidence the
earl was acquitted of the charge.
SAMOA'S KING.
Mataafa Elected King at a Maes Meet
ing of the Natives.
Auckland, Oct. 14. —Dispatches from
Samoa say that a public meeting was held
there for the election of a king. All the
foreign representatives attended it.
Malietoa made an address, in which he
praised Mataafa and advised the people to
elect him their king. As for himself, he
was content to be vice king. It is uuder
st "id that Germany will refuse to recoguize
Mataafa.
France’s Frontier Force.
Paris, Oct. 14.—A council of war, at
which Minister Do Freycioet presided, was
held here to-day to discuss an iucrea e of
the German frontier corps. It was deeded
to doublo the Sixth army corps in order
that 100,000 men may be sent quickl : to
the fronuer in case of an emergency. The
council also resolved to increase the eastern
railway facilities.
The Boclete Des Metaux Sued.
Paris, Oct. 14. —The Rio Tiuto Mining
Company has brought an action against tne
Societe Dos Metaux for damages for non
fulfilime it of contrac . It asks that ad
posit of $5,000,099 be made peudiug a set
tlement of the suit.
Fire in the Pocasset.
London, Oct. 14.—There is fire in tho
hold of the steamer Pocasset at Liverpool
from Savannan, but it is believed that the
flames can be put out before they do say
serins dam ige.
Chaklr’a coming Attack.
Athens. Oct. 14.—D.spatches from Crete
say that Chakir P cuu is preparing to
at ack Sphakla f om f air diff rent direc
tions. Skirmishes oetween Turks aud Cre
tans continue.
No Trace of Stanley.
Zanzibar, Oct. 14. —Stevens, who was
sent to Africa by the _New York World,
arrived here to-day. He has not found auy
trace of Stanley.
An Earthquake in Italy.
Venice, Oct. 14. —An earthquake was
expert, need in this region to-day. Several
houses iu a village nenr here were
destroyed.
A Flood in Italy.
Rome, Oct. 14—The Liveuza river has
overflowed its banks at Motta del Friuli,
doing serious damage to the town.
An Italian Protectorate.
Rome, Oct. 14.—The Italian government
has declared a protectorate over Abyssinia.
THREE MEN BLOWN UP.
The Explosion Causod by a Mistake of
the Engineer.
Bucyrus, 0., Oct. 14. —Engineer John
Howard, Frank Raiser and E l ward Hein
leiri were instantly killed at 3 o’clock this
morning by the bursting of the boiler at
Helnleiii’s sorghum mills. The explosion
was caused by cold water being pumped
into the b .Her of the engine through a mis
take of the engineer.
Towed Into Port.
New York, Oct. 14. —The steamer Gel
lert, from Hamburg, ai rived off Sandy
Hook at 5:30 o’clock this morning,
towing tho disabled stunner Italia, a,so
fr ni Hamburg. The Italia’s shaft is
bruksn.
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A GALE IX NEff ENGLAND
TWO BCHOONERS ASHORE AT
VINEYARD HAVEN.
A Terrific Northeaster Blowing With
Increasing Force at Chatham
Wrecks Probable, but the Weather
so Thick that Nothing Can be Seen—
Other Plac’9 Rtorm-Swept.
Vineyard Haven, Mass.. Oct. 14.—A
violent gale has prevailed here to-day. At
noon the schooner Richard S of Tisbury
parted her chains and went ashore at the
head of tho harbor. A small fleet of schoon
ers is anchored here.
I he sohooner Nellie Clark, from St John,
N. 8., for New York, parted both chains in
the harbor this afterno n and ran ashore
near the steamboat wharf at the head at
the harbor, where she now lies bilged. Her i
stern is badly damaged.
The schooner lienjanun (English), from
Nantucket for New London, went ashore
this evening at the head of the harbor. Sh*i
lies well up on the beach.
A TERRIFIC GALE AT CHATHAM.
Chatham, Mass., Oot. 14.—A terrific
northea-t gale c ntinues, with increasing
force. Tne weather is very thick and rain
is falling. The tea outside Is terribly
rough, and immense breakers are smashing
on the liars at high tide, dashing in many
places completely over the beach and
considerably shortening the life
saving patrol. No wrecks are
reported, but nothing can be
seen at nny distance, so if any vessels are
stranded on tho shoals the fact will not be
known until the weather cle irs or wreckage
comes ashore. This will be a wild night
at sea, and if any vessels are m distress
outside no help can got to the n from shore
until the sea goes down. Telegraph com
munication is interrupted.
A DISASTER OFF NANTUCKET.
Nantucket, Mass., Oct 14.—A severe
storm is raging here attended by some
serious disaster, as the body uf a man has
washed ashore on tne south side of the
island. The Cosaaty life saving station
reports seeing two vessels in collision Satur
day in Nuntucket sou and. O e sank. The
vessels are unknown. A quantity of bed,
ding, etc., has been picked up at the'
r cation.
SHAKING UP THE HUDSON.
Nyack, N. Y., Oct. 14. —A terrible storm)
prevailed lo' g the lower Hudson t his after-]
noon. A valuable steam yacht belonging!
to Commodore V .orhis was driyen on the!
rocks, aud other small craft were swamped.;
PAN AMERICAN TOURISTS.
Manager Curtin Feels Bore Over Mrv
Wlman’s Speech.
Buffalo, N. Y., Oct 14.—The pan-
American excursion party left Niagara)
Falls about 8:30 o’clock this morning, and.
about 9:15 o’clock tho rain drew up ah
Buffalo. The excursionLts were imme
diately driven in carriages to the oity ball,
where they were received by the mayor and
other notables, after which they pro
ceeded on a round of sight-seeing.
During the early breakfast at the hotel
the members of the party indulged |i some
g ulp over the proceedings at the Clifton
house dinner last night, and the committee
feel satisfied that the representatives who
bad t een called upon to s|>eak hail responded
witn dignity, and bad acquitted themselves
woll from a diplomatic point of view.
CURTIS FEELS SORE.
W illiam E. Curtis, manager of the excur
sion, however, seemed to feel so i ewhat sore,
and after an animated conversation with
Mr. Wiman, who had given the dinner, he
expressed himself to an Associated Pres*
representative to the effect that Mr.
Wiman had been guilty of a breach
of faith in bringing about any
speech-making whatever at the dinner, aa
it had been clearly explained to vir. Wiman
that there were to be no fonnalittei on
Huuday. Mr. Wim tn had understood that,
and had said that the atfnr would be en
tirely infoi uial; yet Mr. Curtis said he un
derstood that before Mr. Wima ief.. New
York he placed copies of tne speech ba
intended to deliver in the offices of tba
newspapers. .
SAID TO BE A SWINDLE.
The Tracy Carbon Lamp Company to
ba Closed up.
Chicago, Oot. 14.—Judge Jameson, in
the superior court, to-day granted a bill to
close up the affairs of the Tracy Carbon
Lamp Company. The company is said to
he a tremendous swindle. It was incorpo
rated for the purpose of making a carbon
lamp and calcium lamp from a ; eouliar
kind of gas. There was said to be millions
in Lhe scheme, and James A. Tracy,the presi
dent, disposed of s .ares of stock to poor
Germans and Bohemia s at the rats of S2O
per s are, representing ihat each share was
worth SIOU, and would soon bring SIOO,
He exhibited samples in bottles, and it is
alleged that the samples were purchased at
drug stores.
CALLED TO Hid GATE AND SHOT*
A Colored Man Killed by Unknown
Assassins Near Mad.son.
Madison, Fla., Oct. 14.—Last Sunday
night John Bird, a odored man living;
about four miles Com town, was shot a..d
killed. He had been to a festival, and had
just returned home aud gone to i.ed w.ien
he was called to his gate. He got up,
dressed hi itself aud went out. W nen oa
reached the gate he was fired on, hi< ody
being c unpletely riddled. A jury of inquest
was impaneled aid weut out to Bird’s
house. After beari g the evi lence of his
wife, who was the only witness, tiey ren
dered a verdict that the deceased came to
his death from a gunshot wou and
at the hands of parties unknown.
Byrd has long een a cause of uneasiness,
as he frequency indulged in drunken
sprees, when he would 11 mrish a pistol and
shoot at the least provocation. He was
also very obnoxious as a negro politician of
the must Utter kind.
Thrown From Her Buggy.
Eatonton, Ga., Oct. 14.— airs. J. M.
Williams, while on her way from Eaton
ton Saturday evening last, was turown
from tns buggy in which sue was riding,
and considerably bruised ab ut the head.
The houses took fright at some object on
the road due. Whi <e her in ja>les are pain
ful, they are not at all seriou .
Death at Millen.
Millen, Ga., Oct. 1.4. David Parker, a
member of the firm of D. & C. Parker of
his place, died yesterday at 3 o’clock. In
addition to his interest in the mercantile
business, Mr. Parker was one of the best
and largest farmets of this section. He
was a hard worker aud splendid business
man.
Augusta’s Wheelmen.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 14.—A big meeting
of the August i wueelmeu w as held to-night,
and the club ordered new uniforms iu
which to go to Macou.
