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THE TOCCOA NEWS
AND PIEDMONT INDUSTRIAL JOURNAL.
VOLUME XX.
JAY GODLD DEAD.
Tie Man ol Millions Responds to tbe In¬
evitable Last CalL
Short Sketch of Ills Life—The Effect
in the Financial World,
Yoik Jay Gould died at his home in New
ing. City at 9:15 o’clock Friday morn¬
The news wag unknown outride of
the hou?c of the millions re for half an
hour after, The fiist authentic verbal
news of the event came from the color¬
ed butler, who, responding to inquiries,
verified the report. Mr. Gould died sur¬
rounded by the members of his family
aud the j liysiciana. All day Thursday
tion contradictory report* about his condi¬
evening were circulated, but lute iu the
it w«h acknowledged that he
was failing fast. At 1 o’clock Friday
morning he seemed to rally and the fam¬
ily retired; but at daylight his condition
was assembled more alarming and the family again
at the bed-ride. It wus ap¬
parent that the end was near and Mr.
Gould seemed to realize it. The end
came fore death, peacefully and quietly. Ju t be¬
Mr. Gould, realizing its ap
proach, expressed a desire to s n e the
members of the family. He was con¬
scious and entirely composed, meeting
the end with calmness. Mr. Gould’s
last words were in the form of a request
that he might, at the closing m ment
cf his life, be surrounded by ttic beloved
members of his family, lie leaves four
sons—George, Frank, Edwin, Howard Hiid
and one daughter, Helen. Mrs.
Gould died some two years ago.
The physicians assert definitely the na-
ture of the recent illness—as it w is gen
crally believed—to huv>‘ b en pulmonary
conr unption. It is sai l that he had
several hemorrhages recently, the first
and occurring "another the day before Thanksgiving,
a few days later, with still
another a few days ago. Tbe sufferer
was bravely grateful for all that was
done for him.
The real condition of Mr. Gould’s
health was not realized until a year ago,
when he broke down, and since which
time there was a gradual decline, forcing
him in a great measure to gi ve up active
participation in business, For four
weeks past Mr. Gould has transacted the
home, principal portion of his business at his
brief o ’y making a few scattering and
visits to his down-town < ffice. Mr.
Gould, at the time of his death, was
fifty six years of age.
HI9 EARLY LIFE.
Mr. Gould was born at Roxbury, Dela¬
ware county, New York, May 27, 1836.
His early years were spent on his
father’s farm. At the age of fourteen
years, he entered Ilobart academy, and
kept the books iff the village blacksmith.
He acquired a taste for surveying, mathe¬
matics, and during the summer of 1853
completed a survey of Albany county,
and surveyed and,mapped the village of
Cohoes, He following it with other w r < rks
accumulated $5,000 from these sur¬
veys. When but twenty years old, Mr.
Gould published a history of Delawaie
county, and while projecting other surveys
was pro-trated by typhoid fever. On re¬
covery,he became acquainted with Zadtck
I’ratt, who sent him into the western
part of the stute to select a site for a tan¬
nery. He chose a fine hemlock, erected
a saw’ mill and blacksmith shop, and,
with Mr. Prntt, was soon doing a large
lumbering business. Subsequently he
bought out Pratt’s interest, and conduct¬
ed the business alone till just before the
panic of 1857, when he sold out his en¬
tire plant. He became the largest stock¬
holder aud director in tbe Stroudsburg,
Pa., bank. Soon afterwards he became
interested in railroads, and put all his
money into railroad securities.
PURCHASED RAILROAD STOCK.
His enterprises widened, and he pur¬
chased heavy of stocks of the greatest
railroads of the country.
In 1879 he organized the American
Union telegraph, afterwards merged into
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
In 1831 he became interested in the ele¬
vated railroads in New York, Doubt
having ing, been cast upon his financial stand¬
he summoned several gentlemen to
his private office in March, 1883, and
spread before them certificates of stock
having offered a face value of $53,000,000, and
desired. to produce $20,000,000 more if
With Mr. Gould's career siuce he be¬
gan to operate in Wall street the public
are well informed. Sp< emulations in Erie,
the “Black Friday” and other episodes
are familiar. From the time he entered
Wall street he forged straight ahead.
Line after line of railroad, fell under his
control. With a single move in the stock
market be could affect financial matters
not only in every city in this country, but
in London, Paris and Vienna as well.
He turned his attention to tbe telegraph¬
ic system of the country and secured a
lantic monopoly of that, controlling the At¬
cable as well, crowning his profits
with possession of the elevated railroad
system of New York.
CARE D NOTHING FOR SOCIETY.
Mr. Gould married young and was al¬
ways domestic in habit. He cared noth¬
ing for society and paid little attention
to it. In the main he lived plainer than
many men whose incomes are les* than
$10,000 a year. He was not what 8><me
voutd call religious, but he kept a pew.
He was never robust except as to will
and brains.
The most conservative estimates place
hi* fortune at about $60,000,000, while
some people in Wall street who think
they know something about his accurau-
lations figure that he must have gotten
together fully one hundred million. Of
late years thi9 fortune has increased rap¬
idly owing to his enormous income from
bis holdings of Western Union and Man¬
hattan stock and bond investments, and
the income from these three sources
alone cannot have fallen under $3,000,-
000, and probably exceed that.
ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
The effect of the news of Jay Gould's
death on the stock exchange Friday
morning was anxiously awaited. When
the market opened there and was a large
crowd in the board room, for a time
there were considerable offerings of
Goutders, notably Missouri Pacific,
Western Uuion, Manhattan and Atcbis >r.
stock, were also sold to a considerable
extent, but they only broke fractionally
Missouri Pacific made the greatest de¬
cline—1 3 4 per cent, to 54, but recov
cred in the first fifteen minutes to 55.
The market then steadied somewhat.
There was very little excitement at the
opening of the market.
DISCUSSED AT 'WASHINGTON.
The detah of Jay Gould was the uni
versa! subject of discussion in official
circles at Washington Friday morning
Secretary Foster voiced the opinion of
the administration when be said that
Gould’s death "would have little or no ef¬
fect on the money market of the United
State*; that his death had been discount¬
ed, and the fact that be had withdrawn
from active part e pation in Wall street
several years ago, could not now disturb
business.
EFFECT OF TIIE NEWS ABROAB,
A London cablegram says: Fuller par¬
ticulars of tbe effect of Gould’s de ith
upon the market here show thf.t for a
moment the news caused thorough dis-
oiganization, and the Missouri Pacifi •,
Kansas, Wabash aad Union Pacific stock
were especially pressed for sale. There
was by a sharp decline, instantly succeeded
a reaction, under which the stocks
almost entirely recovered from the de¬
cline. This rapi 1 recovery was attribu¬
ted to the effect < f earlier cable dis-
j'atches preparing the people for the
death, so the news, when it came, did
not take altogether by surprise the
market.
CAPTURED THE CAPITOL.
A Lively War Being Waged Over the
Wyoming Governorship.
A special from Cheyenne, Wyn., says:
Friday afternoon, accompanied by several
men, Governor elect Osborue went to the
capitol aud asked the janitor to show him
into the execurive rooms, urging as his
plea that lie wanted to see the condition
of the furniture. The jmitor refused to
admit him without the authority of the
acting governor, Governor Osborne
sent for a carpenter and ordered him to
open a window leading to the executive
chamber. By the use of a chisel the
window casing was removed, the sash
thrown up and the partv took posses¬
sion.
Osborne then announced himself gov¬
ernor, saying that he hacl t ken oath of
office before a notary public. The re¬
turns from the various counties have not
»li been received, consequently the state
board of canvassers have not yet made a
complete canvass of the returns.
Governor-elect Ozborne’s action in try¬
ing to take possession of the office before
the official re'urns are in has created in¬
tense excitement. He remained in the
office all day.
Oifeorne is the democratic-populist can¬
didate who is supposed to be elected by
severity majority, but the official figures
are not in and Governor Barber, who op¬
posed Osborne in the race, refused to
give up the cffice pending the official
count.
STILL HOLDING THE FORT.
Saturday’s dispatches state that Gov¬
ernor-elect Osborne spent Friday night
in the executive chamber. At a late hour
a bed was 6ent in by friends. The place
was guarded on the outside by the sheriff
of the count}*, who had been called to
service by the capitol commissioners on
a report that the republicans would raid
the building during the night to get pos¬
session of the seal of state. Members of
the state board of canvassers now say
they will canvass the vote for governor
and issue Osborne a certificate of elec¬
tion.
Saturday evening Acting Governor
Barber issued a proclamation denouncing
Osborue as an usurper. He calls upon
the citizens to support him ns acting
governor. Osborne also issued a procla¬
mation reciting that a conspiracy between
the republican aspirants for United
States senate (Warren) and various
county clerks, to deprive a number
of hgislators who have been elect
ed, of their seats in the legislative body
and that the failure of the state canvass¬
ing board to canvass the vote for gover-
nor and the refusal of the acting gover¬
nor, Barber, to give any definite informa¬
tion regarding the canvass is a part of the
conspiracy. He maintains his position
and performs the duties of his office, i.ud
calls upon all citizens to support him.
lie works; Sir A. P, Caron, postmaster
general; T. M. Daily, interior; John Cos-
tigan, agriculture; A. R. Angles, militia;
J. C. Patterson, secretary of state; J.
Curran, solicitor general
POLITICS IN CHURCH.
A Strange State of Affairs in Country
Churches in North Carolina.
A Raleigh special says: The North
Carolina Western Methodist conference
convened Tuesday morning at AllistoD,
in the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
ohurch, Bi-hop Hendrix presiding. third The
attendance was large. The party
and farmers’ alliance movement, not con¬
tent with disturbing political relations
and quiet,, is found to have also taken a
hand in religious matters. Most of the
preachers are ardent democrats and mem¬
ber* of the country congregations, who
ar* member* of Gideon’s band, or, under
its yoke, have declined in many cases to
pay church assessments and a number of
pastors have received for this reason only
about half their salaries. A number of
them have resigned their pastorate on
this account.__
Funeral Services Over Gould.
A New York special says: Several
thousand people, morbid from curiosity,
stood in the cold to see Jay Gould's fu¬
neral emerge from the mansion Monday
afternoon. Within the house was a
gathering of capitalists, railroad mag¬
nates and others distinguished in the
financial and commercial world. About
a hundred were present^ including
Cbauncey Depew, Whitelaw Reid, Rus¬
sell Sage, Judge Dillon, General T. T.
Eckert, J. Pierrepont Morgan, William
H. Kisiam, Dr. Norvin Green, R. O.
Clowry, John Yan Horn and others.
LAID TO REST AT WOODLAWN.
Jay Gould’s funeral occurred Tuesday.
Nine carrioges followed the body to
Woodlawn, coffin where, after religious service
the was enclosed in a sarcophagus
which was hermetically sealed and the
family with their few friends drove
home. There will be a temporary guard
placed around the mausoleum.
TOCCOA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1892.
IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS
T&8 Second Session of tbe Fifty-second
Congress Convents.
Daily Routine of Business Transacted
in the Interest of the People.
The solemn and quiet appearance
which the national capifol has worn for
the lari few month* was all gone Monday.
Everything was instict w’ith life and
live'y congratulations. A beautiful, crisp
wintc-r day u-hered in the second session
of the fifty second congress, and long be¬
fore the hour of noon, spectators began
to arrive at the house wing of the capitol
in order to secure advantageous seats in
the galleries. The members also began
to arrive early and the scene presented
on the floor was a lively and bustling
one. Condolences as well as congratula¬
tions were the order of the das', and po¬
litical friend and foe greeted one another
with every manifestation of personal good
feeling. Ex-Speaker Reed was among
the first to appear in the hall and after
he took his seat he was greeted by men of
all political opinions and by ubiquitous
newspaper meu, all of whom he received
with a twinkling eye, pleasant smile and
hearty handshake. The democrats, as a
rule, the congregate in the space in the rear
of democratic side of the hall and in¬
dulge in a conversational love feast.
Handsome floral tributes decked many
of the desks. As the hands of the clock
pointed to the hour of twelve Speaker
Crisp ascended to the Speaker’s chair,
and as his gravel dropped, a solemn hush
followed the noise and confusion. The
blind chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Milburn,
delivered a brief and impressive prayer,
in which he returned thanks to Almighty
God that so many of the members had
been permitted to resume their duties
in safety and in health. The first legis¬
lation of the session was a petition pre¬
sented to the house from John D ivenport,
chief supervisor of elections for the
southern district of New York, for a
hearing bi fore the bar of the house of
representatives. It was referred to a
select committee to investigate the ad¬
ministration of the United Btates elec¬
tion laws in the city of New York.
The attendance of members of the
house Tuesday was about the same as on
Monday. Several absentees arrived,
among them Bourke Cockrau,Tammany’s
leader and orator. The session was de¬
voted to hearing the message. When the
reading concluded, Mr. Outhwaite, of
Ohio, announced the death of his late
colleague, Mr. Warwick, and the house
adjourned.
THE SENATE.
Eighteen senators were absent from
their places at the opening session, in¬
cluding Gibson, of Louisiana, and Kenna,
of West Virginia, both seriously ill. Hill
and Hiscock, of New York, Allison, of
Iowra, and Jones, of Nevada, who is in
Brussels attending the monetary confer¬
ence. Senator Proctor, successor of Ed¬
munds, was sworn in. The senate ad¬
journed at 1.30 o’clock after a committee
reported that the president would send
his message Tuesday. The chaplain, in
the opening prayer, feelingly alluded to
the recent affliction of the president.
The reading of the message, presenta¬
tion of petitions and introduction of bills
and joint resolutions occupied the whole
session of the senate Tuesday. The vice
president established what was thought
a new departure by laying before the
senate certificates, as far as received, from
several states as to the choice of presi¬
dential electors by those states. It is
anticipated option that the fight on the anti¬
bill will be early developed in the
shape of petitions for and against the
measure, but before the bill could be
called up, as unfinished business of the
last session, Mr. Sherman secured au ex¬
ecutive session at which the president’s
recess nominations were referred to the
appropriate committees. Immediately
thereafter the senate adjourned.
NOTES.
The Davenport investigating commit¬
tee has decided to take no action on the
petition of Chief Supervisor Davenport
asking a hearing by congress in the de¬
fense of the election law.
Chairman Blanchard, of the river and
harbor committee says there will be no
river and harbor bill passed at this ses¬
sion. The sundry civil bill will carry
about $167,000,000 for continuing the
work on contract improvements author¬
ized by the last session, but no new work
will be contracted for.
The republican senators in caucus
Monday afternoou, decided that, as Ari¬
zona and New Mexico were certain to be
admitted into the union by the democrats
next congress, it would be advisable for
them to admit these territories and re¬
ceive at least a part of the credit. Both
bills having passed the house, it is prob¬
able they will pass the senate before the
Christmas holidays.
Congress at this session will cholera probably the
take some action to prevent in
United States next year. Senator
Chandler, chairman of the committee of
immigration, has prepared a bill for
prohibiting during immigration the into the The United idea
States year 1893.
seems to be a popular one and it is prob¬
able that a bill of this character will be
adopted.
The president’s message with hearty sent approval to cong¬
ress Tuesday met
from the republicans of both houses.
Many of them have been afraid that be
would not be sufficiently vigorous and
to them the message was a pleasant sur¬
prise. The democrats look upon it a*
an utterance of the same character a*
Reed's closing address to the house of
representatives two Tears &ao. -
Mr. Boatner, of Louisiana, chairman
of the special committee investigating
Tom Watson’s charge of drunkenes9 in
the house, says he will call the special
committee together within a tew day*
and see what its members desire to do in
regard to the report submitted to the
house the last day of the last session.
The report states that Mr. Watson’*
charges were false and it leaves the mat¬
ter to the house to decide what shall be
done to Mr. Watson for making such
false charges. Of course, some action
must be taken.
The present reports from Montana,
Kansas. Wsomins and Nebraska look
like the democrats might not contr 1 the
senate. That is, that they might not
have an actual majority. Yet the gain of
a senator each from New York. Wisconsin
and California, with Mr. Kyle, of South
Dakota, who calls himself an “indocrat,”
would give the democrats forty-three.
The control of the senate would then
turn on the votes of Peffer and Stewart,
both of whom are third party men. The
democrats are a little nervous over the
situation, though they believe they will
be able to organize the senate.
The vice president laid before the sen¬
ate, Tuesday, the report of the Nicara¬
gua Canal company. Of the capital
stock 10,145 shares have been subscribed
for and $10,014.50 paid thereon; receipts
from other sources amount to $39,299.90;
expenditures have been $315,049 cash
and 31,990 shares of capital stock of the
par value of $3,199,000. Work_on the
canal began June 3, 1889. Nineteen
miles of the route have been cleared;
sixty miles of telegraph line has been
erected; a telephone system established ;
six miles of railroad constructed through
swamps to enable the contractors to be¬
gin work on the big cut at the eastern
divide.
WHAT WADLEY SAYS
In Regard to the Trouble Between the
Central and Its Employes.
A Macon, Ga., special of Tuesday says:
Superintendent Wadley gives out to the
press the following statement for publi¬
cation :
“A committee representing the opera¬
tors on the Central railroad now in Sa¬
vannah claiming to await my presence at
that place in order to settle grievances,
said to exist among their number, have
sent out the following telegram:
‘Savannah, Ga., ,, December 5.—Se-
rious trouble is pending between
the operators and the Central
railroad of Georgia; will culminate in a
few days, all telegraphers remain away
and accept no position until settlement
is effected. (Signed) The Committee.’
This message is a threat to me and the
officers of the company that it is expected
to have a strike on the system and is in¬
tended to prevent tbe company employ¬
ing agents and operators to carry on the
work of the company. This action
on the part of the operators is improp¬
er in so far os they have anticipated tbe
decision to be arrived at and as it ex¬
presses their desire to interfere with the
work of the company before a strike Iihs
been ordered by their organization.
Should the object for which this tele¬
gram sent out be consummated, it might
result in untold loss of life and property.
This action was taken by the committee,
although they profess to wish to have au
amicable settlement of the claimed dif¬
ferences. They have thus used the wires
and employes of the Central railroad to
stir up insurbordination and dissatisfac¬
tion.
“In view of these facts I have directed
every snperintendent on whose division
any of this committee may have been em¬
ployed, to discharge them at once for
the reasons that they have been and now
are absent from their positions without
leave and because they are attemptnig to
stir up strife in the minds of employees
who probably do not recognize the grav¬
ity of the trouble which is attempted.
“The agitation which has been worked
up on the Central railroad within the last
month by the order of Railway Tele¬
graphers has resulted iu at least one dis¬
astrous wreck, and if they are permitted
to neglect their duties for the purposes
of agitation, it is likely to have more se¬
rious results. Some four weeks ago a
head collision occurred on the Chatta¬
nooga, Rome and Columbus railroad and
was brought about, I believe, by the agi¬
tation which was then beiDg fermented
over the system among tbe operators.
Dispatcher McLaughlin at Griffin was to
blame for the collision and he was at that
time, and has since been a member of
that committee, and I have no doubt
that the fact of his mind being filled
with his duties as an agitator result¬
ed in his neglecting his work
and forgetting the trains that ho
had in his charge. The result was a
head end collision, which may cost the
company $20,000 and has maimed sever¬
al men for life. Notwithstanding the
temporary inconvenience—and it will be
nothing more—which this conduct on
the part of these telegraphers may occa¬
sion, the management will not submit to
it longer.”
locomotive Chief Arthur, of the brotherhood of
engineers, has taken the mat¬
ter in hand. The men all seem to place
utmost confidence in his ability to man¬
age their affairs satisfactory for them.
Mr. Arthur said that the several organi¬
zations are working independently al¬
though they are common bonds of sym¬
pathy.
“I have been told,” said Chief Arthur,
“that Mr. Wadley declines te enter into
negotiations with the men, and to make
a contract under which they will work
during the insists yera. If this is true and Mr.
Wadley on adhering to this stand,
why of course there cannot fail to be
trouble. Our organization is not one for
strikes. It was not organized for that
purpose, and is not conducted to that
end. Fair play all around is its motto.
Just treatment is all that is desired.”
THE TREASURER’S ESTIMATES
Of the Money Needed to Run the Gov¬
ernment Next Year.
The secretary of the treasury has sub¬
mitted to congress estimates for the fiscal
year 1898 and 1894, as follows: Legis¬
lative establishment, $3,748,414; execu¬
tive establishment, $21,528,301; judicial
establishment, $654,800; foreign inter¬
course, $1,787,079; military establish¬
ment, $26,301,855,86; naval estimate*,
$23,671,316; Indian affair*, $8,123,211;
pension*, $166,881,350; miscellaneous, public $35,507,189; works,
$18,030,678;
permanent annual appropriation, $115,-
4*3,873.
THE CANADIAN CABINET
As . Selected . .it by m Sir Thompson; the „ New
Premier.
A special of Saturday from Quebec,
says: Sir John Thompson, the Dew pre-
mier, has formed his cabinet as follows:
Sir John Thompson, premier and minis-
ter of justices; MacKenzie Powell, trade
rind commerce; George Foster, finance;
John Haggart, railways; C. H. Tupptr,
marine and fisheries; J. A. Oumet, pub-
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH.
Notes nf Her Progress anl Prosperity
Briefly Epitomized
And Important Happenings from Day
to Day Tersely Told.
The Isbell National bank, of Talla¬
dega, Ala., has filed an application to
organize.
Fire Thursday night destroyed the lo¬
comotive shed of the Atlantic and Dan¬
ville R. R., at West Norfolk, Va. The
loss is about $2,000. Insured.
The state canvassing board, of North
Carolina, on Saturday, announced the
electoral vote of tbe state as follows:
Cleveland. 132,651; Harrison, 100,346;
Weaver, 44,732; prohibition candidate,
2,636.
A London cablegram of Saturday says:
1 he steamer Wold, with a cargo of or¬
anges, has arrived, the first exported di¬
rect to England. The oranges have not
>et landed but appear to be in fair con¬
dition.
A JaeksoD, Miss., dispatch says: At
the annual leasing of state convicts Mon¬
day, white men in separate squads
brought $5, colored men in separate
squads $9 a mouth. The lessees are Mis-
sippi delta cotton planters.
M. Boley & Son, furniture manufac¬
turers and dealers, of Savannah, Ga.,
failed on Saturday. The total liabilities
are not thought to have been over $70,-
'at 000, while tbe assets were not estimated
over $35,000 to $40,000.
In the Alabama house of representa¬
tives, Tuesday, a bill to prohibit the sale
of cigarettes in the state was reported
favorably. cigarett This bill makes the sale of
s a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine of from ten to twenty-five dollars
and prohibits any one from smoking ciga¬
rettes in any public place.
There is great excitement in the Moon
neighborhood, three miles north-west of
Powder Springs, Ga. Parties prospect¬
ing there have found three or four par¬
allel veins rich in gold, and the earth
anywhere near the veins bearing coarse
gold in paying quantities. This is the
same lead that runs from north-east Geor¬
gia down by Villa Rica into Alabama.
Henry M. Boley, Jr., a member of the
firm of M. Boley & Son, of ‘Savannah,
Ga., which failed Friday, was arrested
Monday for forging endorsement on
notes. The forgeries amounted to $18,-
000 and involve nearly every bank there,
none of which, however, will lose any¬
effected thing. A compromise will probably be
and Boley will not be prose¬
cuted.
General Lucius E. Polk died at Ash-
wood, Maury county, Tenn., Thursday
morning. General Polk was fifty-nine
years of age. He served in the confed¬
erate army under General Pat Cleburne
until after tbe latter was killed at Frank-
liu. He commanded a division ia a corps
at Chicknmauga and served with distinc¬
tion throughout the war. He was sent
to the state senate in 1888.
It is announced that a syndicate repre¬
sented by J; W. Seligman & Co. have
purchased the entire street railway sys¬
tem of New Orleans for $10,000,000.
Seligman declined to give the names of
the syndicate. He said it will be two or
three days yet before he could give the
details of the purchase. The motive
power of the system will be changed to
electricity. The purchase includes a
number of valuable street railway fran¬
chise?, which as yet have not been
used.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Development in the
Past Week.
In regard to the industrial situation in the
South for the past week, i ew industries < n a
large scale continu * to be es ablislied, as a lock
factory capitalized at S600,000 iu K ntnckv, a
cotton milt with $160,000 capital in South Car¬
olina, coke works costing $125,000 in West Vir¬
ginia. and grain mills, textile and wood-work¬
ing plants in all the • ontbern Mates. The re¬
ports from corr spondents at industrial and
mercantile e nters are uniformly in favorable.
There is no haste shown in bringing cot on,
and the slight fall in the price of r ce is more
than offset by the quantity and 1 igli grade of
the crop, 'i he iron market shows a fall ng off
of 25 cents in p : g i;on, ibe c jal market is firm,
and the feeling of confidence before reported
continues without change.
Thirty-nine new industries were tstabli-h d
or incorporaic-d during the week, together witli
10 en’ar 0 omenta of manufactories and 16 im¬
portant new buildings. Among the new n-
dustries $12*5,000 reported are brick works at Atfalla,
Ala., a coke making plant at Wini-
frede, W. Va.. a strain cotton gin at Gaines-
vdle. Texas, a $30,000 development company at
Atlanta, Ga.. and o^e with $60,000 capital at
Covington. Ky., a distillery at G.-neva. Ga.,
and electric light and jxiwer plants at Eliza¬
bethan, Kv., Monroe. N. C.. Chattanooga,
Tenn., and Longview, Texas. Flour aud gri-t
mi Is will be bn It at Columbia and Lowe's P-
O., Kv., Storeville. S. C., Austin and Green¬
ville, Texas, a foundry at Point Pleasant, Va.,
a phosphate print at Bartow, Fla,, a $10,000
ice factory at Hillsboro, Texas, and tanneri< s at
Talladega, Ala., and /Knoxville, Tenn.; a
$160,000 cotton mill at Aiken. S. C., and others
at Hartwell, Ga., and Tarboro, N. C.; tobacco
ac.ories at Eminence and Midd esborough,
Ky., a box factory at Gainesville, Mi-?., lumber a han¬
dle factory at Kingston. Tenn., a mill
at Foi-dyce, Ark., and saw and planing mil's at
Renfro, Ala., Rolling Fork, Austin, MBs.. Texas. Swan ton, Water¬ N.
C., Florence, S. C.. aud
works are to be built at Sturgis. Ky., Sumter,
S. C'., Greenville, Team, and Groesbeck.
Texas. Among the enlargements of the week
are an ice factory at Gainesville, Texas, powder
works at Oolt wah, Tenn., a cotton mill at Fort
Mill. S. C., and a woolen mill at Jackson,
I'eDn., a furniture factory at Mossy Creek,
Tenu., and wood-working Memphis, plants Tenn. at Mus adine,
Ala., Arlington and houses
The new buildings include business at
Attalla, Decatur and Gadsden, Ala., Dublin,
Roanoke, Ga., and Ashevi.le. N. C., a $35,000 college Clin¬ at
Va., and one costing $40,000 at
ton, Tenn.. a $44,000 government building and at
Paris, Texas, an hotel at Pine Bluff, Ark.,
a jail at Piaqnemine, La.—Tradesman (Chatta¬
nooga, Tenn.)
Telegraphers Combine.
Duly qualified representatives of the
hitherto conflicting organizations, the
Order of Commercial Telegraphers of
North America and the Order of Corn-
mercial Telegraphers of tbe United
States and Canada, met in New York
Sunday. As a result of the meeting it
w &® agreed that the interests of both as-
sociations should be merged and the Or-
der of Commercial Telegraphers of North
America should be recognized as the only
organization of commercial telegraphers
of North America.
THE CANAL CONVENTION.
Memorial to Congress Adopted at the
Meeting in New Orleans.
In point of attendance and enthusiasm
the great Nicaraguan convection at New
Orleans was a grand success, more
than 500 representatives and wealthy
men from nearly every state in the un¬
ion being present. If business success,
commercial advancement, if new and bet¬
ter markets for American products are
worth securing, if the far west is worth
defending in war and the commerce of
the Pacific ocean is worth having in
peace, then this crowning glory of the
19th century, the Nicaragua canal,
should be completed. The convention,
at its conclusion, unmorialized congress
as follows:
Whereas, in view of the fact that the
territory of the United States reaches
across and fronts on both sides of the
northern half of the American continent;
that the distance by water from the At¬
lantic to the Pacific side of our country
is more than 15,000 milts; that to make
this voyage we must pass over tempestu¬
ous eeas and through every known va¬
riety of climate; that a mere thread of
land seperates the two oceans; that the
severing of this thread at d opening
a navigable water channel across the
Isthmus of Nicaragua will unite the
Atlantic and Pacific and shorten
the water route from one side of
the continent to the other 10,000
miles; that the Pacific states and
territories are more remote from the At¬
tic seaboard and the older aud more
Europe; populous parts of our country th an is
that the construction of the
Nicaraugua lations canal will encourage closer re¬
with our sister republics of South
and Central America, the cost of trans¬
portation of freight east and west from
the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean will
be cheapened more than one half; that
as a measure of national defense the
making infinitely of this canal will be of
greater value to the American
republic than the building of forts or the
maintaining of armies; that by its con¬
struction, our navy can be concentrated
at any American port in one-tbird of the
time and with one-tbird of the expense
that is now required; that large and nu¬
merous coaling stations will thus be dis¬
pensed with; that the Pacific ocean, with
its vast and increasing commerce, its
island and Asiatic trade, will thus con¬
tribute to our wealth and enlarge our
markets; that in this age of commercial
activity, when the most enlightened
nations of the world are seeking and cre¬
ating new markets for their products the
great aim is to shorten the distance and
cheapen the the price of transportation from
producer and consumer; that to suc¬
cessfully accomplish this and mainfctin
large and varied industries all over our
country, and to give broader markets to
our agricultural and manufacturing pro¬
duct?, the shortest route by land aud sea
must be created; ihat water trans¬
portation is the cheapest trans¬
portation ; that as America i» a great
producing all other country, it competes with
countries in the world’s markets,
and thus inspires their rivalry; that this
is the great republic of the world; that
the monarchies of the eastern continent
are jealous of its wonderful growth aad
splendid industrial achievements; that
the time has come when America should
prepare for and guard against the neces¬
sities and dangers of the future; that it
would be both unwise and unpatriotic for
this great republic to peacefully and quiet¬
ly permit any foreign power to either open
themselves the gates of American com¬
merce or close those gates upon us, and
hence the American people should build
this canal, and control it when built,
aud,
Whereas, both of the great political
parties of this country, in their last na¬
tional conventions, expressly indorsed
the building of this canal, and both can¬
didates for president heartily approved
said declarations, and received more than
nine-tenths of the votes of the American
freemen; therefore be it
duty Resolved, 1, That it is the paramount
of this goverdment to aid in the
construction of the Nicaragua Canal.
2, That this convention respectfully
urge the congress of the United States
to take such steps and give such finan¬
cial aid as will insure the speedy com¬
pletion of said canal at the minimum cost
thereof, taking proper security for any
credit pledged or money advanced for
this purpose, and retaining such control
and supervision ©f the same as will ipsure
the peaceful use of this great enterprise
to the commerce of the world and at the
lowest possible rates.
A committee of five will present the
above memorial to congress.
WANAMAKER’S REPORT.
Wonderful Progress in the Postal Ser¬
vice of the Country.
The postmaster general’s annual report
summarizes the results of the department
showing $5,000,000 added to the gross
revenues. Money order < ffices increased
from 10,070 to 16,689; 263 offices were
advanced to the presidential grade, six¬
teen and three-quarter million miles ad¬
ditional service; 1,590 new mail rou’es
establish'd, embracing 8,500 miles of
nesv service; the ocean mail service was
extended and the pneuraali; tube service
introduced. The postal telegraph advo¬ and
postal telephone are strenuously
cated as formerly. Mr. Wa- amaker says
that onc-cerit letter postage to every
place in the world is what the nations
are coming to.
THE IAMS CASE ENDED. -
The Defendants Won, But must Pay
Costs.
A Pittsburg, Pa., special of Sunday
says: Final disposition of the celebrat-
ed lams case has been made. The court
decided that the defendant should not
pay the costs, thereby setting aside that
part of the verdict d.recting that the
coats of the aggravated assault
and battery case should be equal¬
ly divided between Colonel S.rea-
Streator and Colonel Hawkins. Imme¬
diately after the verdict was rendered,
Attorney Braddock moved thit that pari
of it referring to coats should lie set aside.
The court granted a rale on the prosecu¬
tors to appear and show eau-e why this
should not be granted. The case was
argued several days ajo.
NUMBER 49.
RICHMOND & DANVILLE R. R.
F. IV. lliiiilrknprr and Kruben Foster*
Kecelvers.
Atlanta Si Charlotte Air-Line Division.
Condensed Schedule of Passenger Trains in
Effect November 20.1892.
NORTHBOUND. ) No. 38. No. 10. i No. 12.
Eastern Time, j Daily. Daily. I Daily.
Lv Atlanta (E.T.)j 12 45pm 920pm 8 05 am
Chamblee .... ........ 9 32 pm 8 40
Noreross...... ! ........10 OS pm 8 52 am
Duluth.......1........10 13 pm 9 04 am
Suwanee...... j ........ 10 23 pm 9 15 am
Buford.......!........ 10 37 pm 9 28 am
Flowery branch........1051 pm 9 42 am
Gainesville ... 2 13 pm 1110 pm 10 03 am
Lula.........; 2 32pm 11 30 pm 10 27 am
Renton........i........1138 pm 10 30 am
Cornelia-------------- 12 05 am 10 51 am
Toccoa................ Mt. Airy......1........ 12 09 am 10 55 am
1237 am li 19 am
Westminster.. ........ 117 am 11 56 am
Seneca....... j ........ 1 36 am 12 15 pm
Central.......|........ 210 am 1 20 pm
Easleys............... 2 42 am 1 55 pm
Greenville. ...i 5 08pm 3 07am, 2 26pm
Greers.......j........ Wellford............. 3 35 am 3 00 pm
3 50 am! 3 20 pm
Spartanburg... Clifton............... 6 00pm 409am 3 48 pm
4 26 am 4 08 pm
Cowpens.............. 4 30 am 4 11 pm
Gaffneys............. 4 52 am 4 42 pm
Blacksburg ... 6 48pm 5 09 am 5 03 jim
Grover............... 518 am 5 15 j>m
King’s Mo’nt’n........ 5 54 am 5 35 jnn
Gastonia............. 5 57 am 6 05 pm
Lowell............... 6 08 am 6 20 pm
Bellemont............ 617 am fi 32 pm
Ar Charlotte..... 8 05 pm 6 40 am! 7 00 pm
SOUTHWARD. No. 37. ' No. 11. No. 9.
Daily. Daily. Daily.
Lv. Charlotte...... 9 35 am 8SSSSS»SSS»888!Sa&885:fi58888iS2SSIs:s888 1111111111111111 11 20 pm
Bellemont..... I i 42 pm
Lowell......... II 52 pm
Gastonia.......
King’s Mouut’n
Grover.........
Gaffney....... Blacksburg.... 10 48 am 11am
Cowpens...... Clifton........ 39 am
Spartanburg... 11 37 am
Wellford........
Greers.........
Greenville...... 12 28 pm
Easleys......... ■
Central........ ■
Seneca......... I 11111
Westminster....
Toccoa........
Mt. Airy....... I
Cornelia.......
Bellton........ 111111 am
Lula.......... 3 15 pm
Gainesville..... 3 33 pm
Flowery Buford........ Branch
Suwanee....... am
Duluth........ 1111
Noreross......
Chamblee......
Ar. Atlanta (E. T.)
Additional trains Nos. 17 and 18—Lula ac¬
commodation, daily except Sunday, leaves At¬
lanta 5 35 p m, arrives Lula 8 20 p m. Return¬
ing, leaves Lula 6 00 a m, arrives Atlanta 8 50
a m.
Between Lula and Athens—No. 11 and 9 daily,
leave Lula 8 30 p m and 10 35 a m, arrive Ath¬
ens 10 15 p m and 12 20 p m. Returning leave
Athens, Nos. 10 and 12 daily, 6 30 p m and 8 07
a m, arrive Lula 8 15 p m aud 9 50 a in.
Between Toccoa and Elberton—Nos. 63 and 9
daily, except Sunday, leave Toccoa 7 45am
and 11 25 a m, arrive Elberton 11 35 a m and
2 20’p m. Returning, No. 62 and 12 daily, excep
Sunday, leave Elberton 3 00 p m and 7 30 a m
and arrive Toccoa 7 00 p m and 10 25 a m.
Nos. 9and 10Pullman sleeper between Atlan¬
ta and New York.
Nos. 37 and 38 Washington and Southwest¬
ern Vestibuled Limited, between New York and
Atlanta. Through Pullman sleepers between
New York and New Orleans, and between New
York and Augusta, also between Washington
and Memphis, via Atlanta and Birmingham,
uniting between Atlanta and Birmingham with
Pullman sleepers to and from Shreveport, La.,
via Meridian and Vicksburg. No. 38 connects
at Spartanburg with Pullman Sleeper for
Nos. 11 and 12—Pullman Buffet Sleeper be¬
tween Washington and Atlanta,uniting between
Danville and Greensboro with Pullman sleeper
to and from Portsmouth and Norfolk.
For detailed information as to local aud
through timetables, rates and Pullman sleeping ad¬
ear reservations, confer with local agents or
dress
W. A. TURK, 8. H. HARDWICK.
Gen’l Pass. Ag’t. Ass’t. Genl. Pass. Ag't.
Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga.
J. A. DODSON, Superintendent. Atlanta, Ga.
W. H. GREEN, SOL. HASS,
Gen’l Manager. Traffic Manager,
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C.
LEWIS DAVIS,
ATTORNEY at law
TOCCOA CITY, GA.,
Will praotioe in the oountie* of Haber-
*ham And Rabun of the Northwestern
Circuit, and Franklin and Banks of the
Western Circuit. Prompt attention wiL'
be given to all business entrusted*to him.
The collection of debts will have spe*
ial attention.
Singapore at the World’s Fair.
Consul Rounsevelle Wildman, of Sin¬
gapore, who is coming over as a com¬
missioner to the World’s Fair, is a jour¬
nalist of considerable note. lie was edi¬
tor of the Idaho Statesman, and at
one time on the staff of the Kansas City
Times. Mr. Wildman has arranged a
large exhibit for the fair. It will consist
of three palm-leaf bungalows, each about
thirty by fifteen feet, eight feet from the
ground, enclosed in a square court. In
the bungalows will be the exhibit. Ths
court will be decorated with palms, and
will contain monkeys, and native women
wearing sarongs and making Oriential
fancy articles. Through Consul Wild-
man’s solicitation the Sultan of Johore
will visit the World’s Fair. Mr. Wild¬
man is at present visiting the Sultan at
this place in Johore. The Sultan is a pro¬
gressive Oriental, and will light his pa¬
lace with electricity upon his return from
this country. Consul and Mrs. Wildman
are expected in Washington in Decem¬ York
ber. The Sultan will arrive in New
July next.—[Harper's Weekly.
The Japanese Ivy.
The Japanese ivy has been charged
with many serious things, such as injur¬
ing the stone and brick work of build¬
ings upon which it grows, and affording
a safe harbor fot mice. And now cornea
another. The offending plant covered
the walls of a stable and forced an en¬
trance by the window. There one of
the horses, in his eagerness for green
food, nibbled freely of the leaves within
bis reach; immediately it fell ill and
died soon after from their poisonous
effect, as an exanJc&tion indicated. All
of which is doubtless a libel on this
lovely creeper.—[Washington Post.