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THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE AND
SENATE SUMMARIZED.
IMPORTANT MEASURES ACTED UPON
Many BUI* of General anil Local Interest
Receive the Attention of Our
Law-Makers.
Saturday In the House.
An effort was made in the house
Saturday to reconsider the action of
Friday in defeating the hill to remove
the courthouse of DeKatb county from
Decatur to Stone Mountain. The re
sult was a second defeat for the Stone
Mountain faction. There was just
a quorum present and the motion to
reconsider received only 36 of the 88
votes cast. This ends the controversy
for five years at least, as uo election
can le called before that time.
From now until the close the house
will hold two sessions daily. The
morning session will he from 9 until 1
o’clock, and in the afternoon from 3 to
6 o’clock. The house will now go to
work in earnest to settle the many im
portant matters now under considera
tion.
Saturday’s session was a busy one.
A great deal of routine business was
transacted and a number of important
measures were introduced. Mr. Cal
vin of Richmond offered a bill for
state banks of issue with which he
hopes to make a test of the 10 per
cent, tax on the state hanks.
- Mr. Bartlett, of Paulding, proposes
two constitutional amendments, one
of which would place members of the
■ legislature on a salary of 3250 per ;
annum instead of the per diem. The
'other seeks to strike the 50 days and |
Teave the legislature to hold unlimited
sessions.
Monday’s Routine.
Mr. Calvin’s “mixed flour” bill
passed the house at Monday’s session.
The bill requires the words “mixed
flour to be branded or marked on each
ipackage containing a blending of wheat
flour and corn meal, so as to show
what per centum of the contents is
made from the food products of wheat
and from the food products of grain,
other than wheat. The purpose of the
•bill is to put purchasers on notice as
to what they are buying, whether
straight flour or mixed flour.
The following bills were also pass
ed: An act for the protection of the
bicycle roads in the county of Wilkes;
an act making the condemnation of
iland by counties the same as for all
corporations exercising the right of
.eminent domain; amending the char
iter of the city of Waycross; establish
ing a system of public schools for the
‘city of Culloden; amending the char
ter of the city of Gainesville.
The senate passed the following local
.bills Monday: To incorporate Mount
ville; to incorporate Ocilla; to incor
porate Pepperton—(Pepperton is in
1 Butts county near a famous patch ol
; jed pepper, from which a negro vil
! lage called Peppertown took its rise—
[later a cotton mill was erected be
tween Jackson and the red pepper vil
lage); amending the Lawrenceville
1 charter so that it shall be called a city
instead of a town—(there is no penalty
for a violation of the act); to extend
.the corporate limits of Douglasville;
fto amend the charter of Douglas in
ithe county of Coffee so that it shall
be called a city instead of a town; to
extend the limits of East Borne; to
amend the charter of Buchanan; to
amend the charter of Washington,
Ga., so as to give the mayor a salary
of 3200 and the recorder 3250 if the
Council is willing.
Tuesday’s Proceedings.
In the house Tuesday the Boynton
anti-barroom bill met a decisive de
feat. The fight was brought to an
; unexpected focus and, for a time, the
(result seemed uncertain. On a motion
:to table the bill, 84 votes, just four
i less than a constitutional majority,
were polled for the measure. It was
subsequently shown, however, that
: many of those who voted against ta
j bling the bill, did so for the purpose
of putting a speedy end to the trouble,.
1 Wheu the bill came up for passage
! they promptly jumped on it. On the
| final vote the bill failed of a constitu
' tional majority—74 to 64.
1 Notice of a motion to reconsider was
| made, but judging by the ready man
ner in w hich the bill was disposed of
j there seems but little likelihood
j that the measure wall betaken up again
! during the present session.
' Mr. Felder, of Fulton, made a fight
to reconsider the mixed flour bill pass
ed by the house Monday, but the mo
tion failed.
Mr. Calvin’s bill for the benefit of
indigent Confederate soldiers was pass
ed.
It was a busy session from start to
finish. The convict bill did not come
up.
The senate is disposed to be lenient
with lynchers, and thinks three days
are not enough “cooling time,” for a
man wheu a member of his family has
been assaulted. Senator Trammell
Starr’s bill, leaving it to the jury in
criminal cases to determine whether
sufficient time has elapsed for the voice
of reason and humanity to be heard
after an insult, was passed by the sen
ate after a spirited discussion. The
Vote was 23 to 2, Senators Hopkins
and Golightly voting in the negative.
Other bills passed were: An act to
prohibit the sale of liquor and estab
lish a dispensary in Terrell county;
bill to regulate the securities of build
ing and loan associations; bill chang
ing the time of holding court in Ap
pling county; bill providing that
children of the half-blood on the ma
ternal side shall inherit the same as
.those on the paternal side; bill to
prohibit and make penal the use in
this state of any steam boiler without
a fusable metal safety plug, bill to es
tablish the city court of Valdosta; bill
to amend section33ss of the code; bill
{authorizing the town council of Elli
jay to create a debt of $5,000 for
school purposes; a school hill for the
town of Cusseta.
Wednesday’* Proceeding:*.
, The auti-barroom bill was reconsid
ered in the house Wednesday by a
vote of 61 to 60. Several members
who voted against it Tuesday were ab
sent and the motion to reconsider was
carried by a hare majority of one.
The bill to attach a penalty to the
failure of telegraph companies to
promptly transmit and deliver all
messages was a special order for the
day, but went over until Tuesday.
The majority report of the Brown in
vestigating committee w’as presented
to the house. It is a strong endorse
ment of administration of the state
university and in that way diametri
cally opposed to the report submitted
by Hon. Pope Brown and two other
members of the committee.
The afternoon session was devoted
exclusively to the Jefferson county
election contest, which resulted in the
seating of James Stapleton and J. H.
Polhill. The populist members who
lose their seats are B. A. Slater and
It. P. Wrenn. The fight was strong
while it lasted. A number of speeches
were made and a minority report in
favor of the populist contestants was
offered. The vote to unseat the popu
lists was 74 to 38.
A strong fight was made for adjourn
ment over to Friday, but it was unsuc
cessful.
The bill of Senator H. W. Hopkins,
providing for the election of superior
court judges nnd solicitors by the peo
ple, was the special order of the senate
Wednesday, and was taken up imme
diately after the reading of the journal.
The bill provides that at the first gen
eral election in January that the peo
ple will be called upon to vote on the
amendment of the constitution as pro
posed by it, giving the people the right
to elect the superior court judges and
solicitors. The bill had ben referred
to the committee on general judiciary,
and was reported back with the rec
ommendation that it should not pass.
Senator Hopkins defended his bill
in an able and decidedly pointed man
ner.
Senator Kilpatrick spoke against the
passage of the bill and gave as his
main reason for opposing it that it
would lead judges into temptation.
Senator Hopkins, at the conclusion
of Senator Kilpatrick’s remarks, moved
that the bill be displaced and made
the special order for the next legisla
tive day. The motion was carried by
a vote of 25 to 15.
A bill to change the time for hold
ing of sessions of the superior court
of the Middle circuit was taken up by
unanimous consent and passed.
The house bill changing the charter
of the town of Thomaston to the city
of Thomaston was passed.
On motion of Senator Starr the sen
ate adjourned until Friday at 10
o’clock.
No Quorum Present.
Tlie lower house of the Georgia
legislature, after having repeatedly
and stubbornly refused to take Thanks
giving holiday, met Thursday morn
ing and adjourned. Deep disgust was
depicted on the countenances of the
few faithful members who remained
at their posts of duty, while the others
had returned to their homes to partake
of the fattened turkey and ’possum.
Every one of the 56 present at the roll
call felt that he had a personal griev
ance, and many expressions, unknown
to parliamentary usage, evidenced the
fact.
New Judicial Circuit*.
Georgia will have three new judicial
circuits. The special committee of one
from each circuit, appointed several
days ago, met Monday night and de
cided that important changes were
necessary.
The two bills introduced in the house
to divide the Coweta circuit and to
create anew circuit in south Georgia.
In the first instance the committee
recommended the division, the new
circuit to be known as the Carrolton
circuit.
The second bill provides for an en
tirely new circut to be known as the
Wiregrass circuit.
It is also proposed to make a sep
arate circuit of Chatham county, and
a bill embodying the proposed change
will also be introduced.
The Coweta circuit will now be
composed of Carroll, Heard and Troup.
The Wiregrass circuit will be com
posed of Dooly, AVileox, Irwin and
Worth.
Chatham will be a circuit in itself,
and the other counties will be formed
into a circuit. These counties are
Bryan, Bulloch, Liberty, Mclntosh,
Effingham, Montgomery and Tatnall.
Textile School.
A textile school is to he added to the
Georgia School of Technology in At
lanta. This was practically decided
by the action of the legislative com
mittee on education. The committee
voted unanimously to pass the bill in
troduced by Mr. Boifeuillet, of Bibb,
which provides for the appropriation
of SIO,OOO for the erection of a textile
department at the Technological. The
bill had able and distinguished advo
cates, and it was very easy work to
secure a favorable report from the
committee.
Advertise with us if you wish to
keep the people posted as to the
amount, the character, the quality
and prices of goods you have for sale.
An ad will bring ’em every time.
TO DEDICATE MONUMENT.
Fifteen Hundred Pennsylvania Troopi
Will Go to Chattanooga.
Adjutant General Stewart, of Penn
sylvania, will issue orders to fifteen
hundred Pennsylvania soldiers for
free transportation to Chattanooga and
return, to attend the dedication on
November 15th of the Pennsylvania
monuments on the Chickamauga bat
tlefield.
Governor Hastings and staff will
participate in the ceremonies, along
with representatives of the national
government and the Pennsylvania
battlefield commission.
TELEGRAPHERS WIN OUT.
Important Decision in the Union Pacific
Railroad Hospital Case.
Judge Sanborn,of the United States
court at St. Paul, Minn., has decided
a suit against the receiver of the Union
Pacific in favor of the Order of Rail
way Telegraphers, holding that rail
, road employees are entitled to repre
sentation on the board of trustees of
the railroad hospital. The amount of
375,000 in the hospital fund is ordered
paid back pro rata to employees who
contributed it, and the property is of
dered sold.
MESSAGE TO CONTI PLAN
LOOKING TO THE INAUGURATION
OF CURRENCY REFORM.
ON LINE WITH GAGE’S VIEWS.
Pi'puhlent Will Discuss the Matter Fully
In Hi* Recommendation* to
The Congress.
The Washington Evening Star says
that “it can he stated on the highest
authority that tlio president is going
to recommend a plan for currency re
form in his message; and, further,
that that part of the message was
written with the co-operation of Sec
retary Gage. It is authoritatively
stated that Secretary Gage is perfectly
satisfied with the president’s message
in regard to financial legislation, and
that it meets his entire views and sup
port.
“Further than this, it was stated on
the same high authority that the sec
retary of the treasury will submit to
congress in his annual report the plan
for currency reform which he submit
ted to the cabinet at its meeting on
Friday, October 20th.
“The secretary intends to submit
this report to congress almost identi
cally as it was submitted to the cabi
net, but with the exception that he
will make some further recommenda
tions, but these will not materially
chauge the plan already announced.”
Teller Kxpresses Doubt.
A Washington special says: When
asked to give his opinion as to the
probability of legislation affecting the
currency during the approaching ses
sion of congress, Senator Teller said:
“I do not believe there will be any legis
lation looking to substitution of bank notes
for greenbacks and treasury notes, which
appears to be the favorite method of cur
rency reform, so-called, advocated by the
supporters of the gold standard. I think it
very doubtful whether the advocates of the
change can agree upon the details of such
legislation, and bankers will naturally hesi
tate to increase the issue of bank notes in
sufficient quantity to take the place of the
entire volume of greenbacks and treasury
notes, especially in view of the fact that the
redemption of bank notes must, to satisfy
the demands the currency reformers, be in
gold.”
Senator Teller said he considered it
quite certain that the president would
make some recommendation upon the
currency problem to congress, but he
was of the opinion that the suggestion
would be in general terms, as in his
inaugural message, and that the pres
ident would leave the details to con
gress.
The senator expressed doubt as to
whether the administration would take
any steps looking to the encourage
ment of the Cabans in their war for
independence. He continued:
“I think that congress can settle the Cuban
question by recognizing the belligerent rights
of the Cubans, and that should have been
done long since. I believe the house will
pass the senate resolution sent to it during
the special session, if that measure is brought
before it, but it is quite doubtful whether it
will be allowed to consider it at all.”
METHODISTS IN ATHENS.
The (North Georgia Conference Assembles
In Classic City.
The North Georgia Methodist con
ference was organized at Athens
Wednesday morning by the election
of Rev. Joel P. Daves, secretary, to
succeed Dr. Heidt, of Atlanta, and
the appointment of the various com
mittees.
It is not generally known that the
North Georgia conference has the dis
tinction of being the largest conference
in the United States, but such is the
fact. No other in the southern or the
northern church can equal its mem
bership of 93,000. It contributes $20,-
000 to foreign and 316,000 to home
missions, and will have a large repre
sentation in the quadrennial general
conference, which meets at Baltimore
next year.
Bishop Galloway for the first time
presided over this conference. He
has just returned from the Memphis
conference, and will go from St. Louis
to the North Alabama conference
which meets at Florence a week hence.
REWARD FOR HEROISM.
A Gold Medal Presented to William S.
Langford For Saving Live*.
A gold medal was presented Wednes
day to William S. Langford, who is a
clerk in the office of the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad
company at New York, for saving the
lives of the passengers in a submerged
car in the recent disaster at Garrisons,
N. Y.
The presentation was made in the
presence of Dr. Chauncey M. Depew
and the other railroad officials and
clerks at the Grand Central station.
Langford swam out in the Hudson
river to the submerged ear and chopped
a hole in it, releasing three men.
TURKS ARE HUMBLE.
Czar Complies With All the Demands
Made Upon Him By Austria.
Dispatches received from Mersena,
Asia Minor, announce as result of the
decision of the Turkish government to
grant the demands of Austria for re
dress in consequence of the ill treat
ment of Herr Brazzafolli, the agent of
the Austrian Lloyd Steamship Com
pany at that port, and the subsequent
insults complained of by the Austrain
consul there, the flag of Austria was
duly saluted at Meridina by Turkish
guns with all the ceremonial demand
ed by the government of Austria.
MUTUAL CONCESSIONS MADE.
Trouble Between Illinois Miners and
Operators Adjusted.
The conference at Joliet, 111., Wed
nesday between the Illinois miners
and operators has resulted in mutual
concessions. The scale of prices was
adjusted satisfactorily. The most im
portant demand of the strikers, that
the scale be paid on the basit of gross
weight alone, was not entirely settled,
though the mine operators conceded a
Eoint,
GOV. EI.LERBE A CANDIDATE.
He Announces for Ite-Klectlon—Defend*
Dispensary Law,
A Columbia special says: Governor
Ellerbe has declared his candidacy for
re-election as governor of South Caro
lina, and in advance of his annual
message to the general assembly, he
has seen fit to present his views in re
gard to the liquor question. He also
strongly expresses himself in regard
to criticisms that had been made of
his official acts. He gave out an in
terview Wednesday night in regard to
a statement in a Charleston paper that
he had told Newbold not to surrender,
the governor says:
“I am getting heartily sick and
tired of such dirty flings and insinua
tions. It seems that a gentleman has
no protection, but has to submit to such
slanderous insinuations.
‘ ‘There seems to be a common un
derstanding on the part of certain peo
ple to destroy the dispensary law, and
they take advantage of all unfortunate
occurrences to use them against the
law. Since I have been governor I
have tried fearlessly to perform my
official duties, and will not be swerved
by idle clamor or senseless criticism.
“The most difficult problem that
confronts us today is that of the liquor
traffic. The dispensary, I think, is
the best solution of the question, but
as the courts have decided that the
dispensary is not a police regulation,
I am in favor of amending the law so
as to make it a police regulation by
eliminating tlie profit feature, and, if
necessary, not sell it as a beverage,lint
only for medicinal and sacramental
purposes.
“Those who advocate high license
have surely not read carefully the de
cisions of the courts, for in the case of
Scott vs. Donald, the court advanced the
view that the state could prohibit, they
could inspect, but could do no more.
If the dispensary is not a police regu
lation, and the state cannot control
the liquor under the dispensary law,
it certainly cannot under high license.
Besides, under a high license system
it would, in a few mouths, degenerate
into the open barrooms.
“I propose to go before the people
on my record, and, if necessary, to ad
vocate the policy just outlined. Some
of my enemies have said I might, be
re-elected because of the unwritten
law to give a governor two terms. I
want it understood that no one need
keep out of the race on this account,
and I would not have it as a mere mat
ter of precedent if my efforts did not
warrant an indorsement.
“If I cannot refute the numerous
charges that have been made against
me, and cannot show to the people
that I have honestly and faithfully
tried to discharge the duties of the
office, I do not care to be re-elected. ”
CHINA APPEALS.
She Asks Russia to Intercede in tlie Trou
ble With Germany.
According to a Washington dis
patch to the New York Herald, China
lias appealed to Russia to oust Ger
many from her territory, as the result
of the occupation by a German force
of a part of the Shan Tung peninsula.
The Russian legation in Pekin is in
charge of the secretary, Count Cassini,
the minister having been transferred
to Washington as the diplomatic rep
resentative of Russia. The negotia
tions on the subject are being conduct
ed in St, Petersburg.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
Chinese government to get Germany
to name a date when she could with
draw her forces, the German govern
ment has taken no step in the matter
and the fear is expressed in the eastern
and European diplomatic circles that
her occupation, if not of a permanent
character now, is simply a preliminary
to it.
WILL REMOVE FROM WACO.
Baylor University May Follow Baptist
Headquarters to I)ulla*.
A special from Dallas, Texas, says:
Asa result of the Brann-Baylor uni
versity sensations and the tragedies
following them, culminating in the
deaths of the two Harris brothers, offi
cial announcement has been made that
the managers of the state headquar
ters of the Baptist church for Texas
have ordered the headquarters remov
ed from Waco to Dallas and that the
business of the church will be con
ducted from that city, dating from
December Ist.
A rumor is in circulation that Baylor
university, probably the most impor
tant protestant institution of education
in Texas, is to be removed from Waco.
TWENTY YEARS IN THE PEN.
Meiner Wan One of a Party of Eight Who
Assaulted Mr*. Gleason.
Frank, alias “Dad” Meiner, was
convicted at Newport, Ky., Wednes
day night, of assaulting Mrs. William
Gleason October 6th and sentenced to
twenty years in the penitentiary.
Claxson and Greer have previously
received the same sentence for the
same offense. There are five others
to he tried for this offense and all will
no doubt receive twenty years each.
The defendants belonged to a gang
that insulted ladies, and their outrage
on Mrs. Gleason was such that lynch
ing was averted only by tlie transfer of
the prisoners to Maysville.
BIG STREET RAILROAD SOLD.
Syndicate Get* PosMession of Stock of the
Pittsburg System.
Messrs. Alexander Brown & Sons,
representing a syndicate of Baltimore,
Loudon, New York, Philadelphia and
Pittsburg capitalists, have consum
mated the purchase of all the stock of
the United Traction Company of
Pittsburg, Pa., amounting to 320,000,-
060.
This will give them control of the
largest street railway system in Pitts
burg and Allegheny, owning and oji
erating over 117 miles of electric lines.
PLANNING FOR REUNION.
Association at Atlanta Organized and
Work Begun.
The organization of the Confederate
Veterans’ Reunion association at At
lanta, Ga., has been completed.
The exeentive committee has been
named, the various branches of the as
sociation formed and every detail of
the work to be done by the organiza
tion outlined.
GUI IKS OF CURRENCY
AT ANNUAL DINNER OF NEW YORK
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
TREASURER WITS GUEST OF HONOR.
He Discussed “Currency ICeform-—Non* or
When**—But Fouget Shy ot the
lmportuut “How.”
The one hundred and twenty-ninth
annual dinner of the chamber of com
merce of New York City was given at
Delmonico’s new restaurant on Fifth
avenue and Forty-fourth street Tues
day night. Men distinguished in pro
fessional and commercial life were
present and the beautiful banquet
hall w’as taxed to its utmost capacity.
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J.
Gage w’as the guest of honor and chief
speaker. Alexander E. Orr, president
of the chamber, presided.
It was long past the appointed time
when President Orr arose and made
the introductory speech.
The health of “The President of the
United States” was then drunk stand
ing, with three rousing cheers, while
the orchestra played “The Land of the
Free.”
Secretary Gage was flatteringly re
ceived, when he rose to speak to the
toast “Currency Reform —Now or
When?”
Secretary Gage began by referring
to the history of the chamber during
the one hundred and twenty-nine
years of existence and of the serious
and important problems which the
pioneer members and those who fol
lowed them had to solve. Those of
our day, he said, were equally serious
and even more complex. One of these,
he declared, is fundamental in a ma
terial sense to every state. “For four
years,” he said, “its injurious shadow
has depressed industry and enter
prise;” but he finds in the result of
the last national election “assurances
to lift doubts, to banish fears, to brace
hope and to lend courage.”
“This happy reaction in enterprise
now witnessed,” says the secretary,
“the stimulation to industry which has
followed this new assurance, is a con
firmatory evidence of the blighting in
fluence of that fierce propaganda for
‘free silver’ and semi-repudiation that
met its just rebuke from the freeman’s
ballot in 1896.’ ”
"Secretary Gage declared that he be
lieves the shape and destiny of our
national life, as it may be affected by
financial legislation, is to be determ
ined within the next five years.
“When ultra conservatism applies
it to justify a condition which is ‘bad
enough’ instead of ‘well enough,’ it is
fatally misapplied,” he continued.
“That the condition of our currency
and banking syßtern is ‘bad enough’ is
certified to by the deliberate judgment
of the great body of economic students
and by a general consensus of opinion
among business men.
“It certainly is not well enough
with a banking system utterly inelas
tic and correspondingly irresponsive
to the domestic requirements of trade
and industry to which in its proper
relation the banking system should be
the faithful and efficient handmaiden.
It is not well enough with the national
treasury awkwardly performing an
office which is entirely foreign to its
proper function. It is not well enough;
it is absolutely bad, when the result is
a public treasury so expanded in its
demand liabilities in a time of pro
found peace as to threaten its solvency
in case of war.”
The secretary was glad he was not
called upon to discusß the “how” or
to go into details of methods to achieve
currency reform. To go into that dis
cussion might be injudicious in view
of his official position and would be
entering upon the field of greatest
controversy where doubts and fears
are now numerous and where passions
and prejudices have their freest play.
Baid he:
“Every one favors reform—his kind
of reform. Many are willing to have
reform, anybody’s kind, and it can be
had without struggle and free of cost.
Others, seeing that the path of virtue
leads to serene and restful places, are
willing to walk in the way of it, even
at the cost of present pain and sacri
fice.”
EXPRESSMEN MEET.
Regular Annual Election of Directors and
Officers at Savannah.
Tbe ' 35tli animal meeting of the
Southern Express company was held
at Savannah, Ga., Monday. The fol
lowing directors were re-elected: H.
B. Plant, New York; M. J. O’Brien,
Augusta; M. F. Plant, New York; C.
L. Loop, Chattanooga; H. Sandford,
New York; Hugh Dempsy, Augusta;
D. F. Jack, Augusta; officers, H. B.
Plant, president; M. J. O’Brien, vice
president and general manager; M. F.
Plant, vice president; George H. Til
ley, secretary and treasurer; T. W.
Leary, of Chattanooga, assistant gen
eral manager; F. G. Dußignon, of
Savannah, general counsel.
DEITH SENTENCE FOR TEN.
Result of Trial of Police At Mexico City
For M order of Arroyo.
The great trial of Arroyo’s mur
derers at Mexico City terminated Mon
day evening with the sentence of
death pronounced on ten of the police
officials and policemen concerned in
the butchery of the hapless wretch
whose audacious attempt on the presi
dent caused so profound a sensation.
The jury was out over seven hours.
The condemned men do not yet
seem to realize their perilous position.
Their lawyers entered an appeal.
ELECTION PROTEST.
Nebraska’s Canvassing Board Forestalled
By a Kick.
The Nebraska state canvassing
board, comprising the governor, sec
retary of state, auditor and attorney
general, met at Lincoln Monday to
canvass the returns of the late election.
During the day a formal written pro
test, signed by Secretary Sizer, of the
republican state committee, and many
citizens was filed protesting against
the canvass going on in at least 22
counties.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Report of New Industries Established
During tlie Week.
The movement in manufactured pro
ducts is active for the season and busi
ness generally, as reported by corres
pondents among prominent southern
manufacturers and dealers shows a
healthy increase.
The iron market is firm with but lit
tle change as to prices. The demand
shows the falling off incident to the
season, but the mills are well filled
with business that will keep them busy
until the spring trade opens. The
Shelby, Ala., Iron Go. will put No.
1 furnace in blast Nov. 22 anil the
Watts Steel and Iron Syndicate will
blow in furnace No. 1 at Middlesbor
oug, Ky., December 1. The Dayton,
Tenn., Coal and Iron Cos. are repair
ing their furnaces and will put both
plants in blast at an early date.
Sontbern cotton manufacturers re
port an encouraging volume of
trade, and at most points the
southern lumber business is more
active than for several years past.
Among the most important new in
dustries reported for the past week are
the following: Electric light plants at
Bessemer, Ala., and Harriman, Tenn.;
an extensive fertilizer factory at Co
lumbus, Ga.; the Berkely Chemical
Cos., capital, $500,000, at Charleston,
S. C. ;a flouring mill at Conway,Ark.,
and ice factories at Gainesville, Fla.,
and Waycross, Ga.; the Fairmount
Land Cos., capital, $50,000, Norfolk,
Va.; the Charleston Land and Mining
Cos., capital, $500,000, Charleston, W.
Va., and the Kitson Hydro Carbon
Light Cos., capital, $50,000, Birming
ham. The Sloss Iron and Steel Cos.,
of Birmingham, will develop iron
mines at Leeds; gas generator works
will be erected at Dallas, Texas; an
80-ton oil mill at Meridian, Miss.; a
tannery at Morristown, Tenn., and a
$150,000 cigar and tobacco manufact
uring company at Port Tampa, Fla.
The Campbell Lumber Cos., capital,
$25,000,has been chartered at Temple,
Texas, and other woodworking plants
will he established at Ball Play, Ala.,
Fulton, Ark., Pensacola,Fla.,Ashland,
Ivy., and Harrisburg, Ark.—-Trades
man (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
THORN TRIAL RESUMED.
The Great Interest Manifested by tlie
Public Unabated.
A New York dispatch says: Martin
Thorn, indicted with Mrs. Augusta
Nark for the murder of AVm. Guilden
suppe, was again placed on trial Mnn
day in the criminal branch .of the
Queen’s county supreme court at Long
Island City. Thorn’s first trial, which
was begun two weeks ago was inter
rupted, and had to be abandoned on
account of Juror Larson becoming
seriously ill.
There was a repetition of the scenes
which marked the opening of the first
trial. The main floor and galleries of
the courtroom were crowded with law
yers, talesmen and reporters and news
paper artists. Deputies were stationed
at all entrances to the courtroom and
no persons were allowed to enter with
out a pass.
PIONEER MERCHANT DIES.
John By an, Sr , Was a Great Factor In the
Upbuilding of Atlanta.
John Byan, Sr., pioneer citizen and
retired merchant of Atlanta, Ga., died
at his residence in that city Monday
morning.
In his death Atlanta loses one of
those staunch old citizens whose ener
gy and industry, at the time when the
place was little more than a village,
resulted in the great city which is
now known as the Gate City of the
south. It was the industrious exam
ple of these pioneers which has been
followed by their successors that has
won for Atlanta her reputation for en
ergy. They laid the foundation of
the city which has risen from the
ashes of Marthasville.
FEVER AMONG SOLDIERS.
Three Privates at Fort Baraneas Are Down
With Yellow Jack.
A special from Pensacola, Fla.,says:
Three privates in the first artillery are
now in the hospital at Fort Baraneas
with yellow fever. Trained nurses
have been sent from Pensacola to at
tend them and they are all reported to
be doing nicely.
The opinion i* gaining ground that
the present infection originated at the
fort from the tearing down during the
past summer of the old hospital in
which many yellow fever parents
were treated years ago.
WHY DOORS WERE NAILED.
A Snnsatton of Great Magnitude Crops Out
In Savannah, Ga.
A Savannah special says: The hot
test kind of sensation has grown out
of the action of the chief of the fi e
department in nailing up the doors of
the city exchange a few days ago.
The fire commissioners investigated
the matter, and the chief said that his
reason for nailing up the doors was
because the city section offices had
been used at night by some of the city
officials in the entertainment of their
lady friends.
This statement has cansed tremen
dous excitement among municipal offi
cials, and an investigation has been
demanded.
MUST RETURN TO GERMANY.
Kmigrntion Commissioner T. V. Powderly
Passe* on the Alien Stonecutter*.
At Baltimore, Tuesday United
States Immigration Commissioner
Powderly investigated the case of the
forty-eight stone cutters arrested in
the Mississippi swamps, near Mem
phis, last week by United States in
spectors and who are detained under
the alien labor contract law.
He decided they should be returned
to their native country, and they will
be sent to Germany by the steamship
Muenchen, which sails on Saturday.
HONEST IMPORTATIONS WANTED.
Government Appraisers Hard at Work
Formulating Plans.
The conference of government ap
praisers and tobacco examiners from
various parts of the United States
called by Secretary of the Treasury
Gage on the recommendation of Ap
praiser Wakeman to enforce honest
importations of tobacco by uniformity
of classification, met again in New
York Friday.
After a two hours’ conference an
adjournment was taken until Monday.
TERMS I OFFERED HIIB
A MONEY CONSIDERATION WAS IN
THE BARGAIN.
INSURGENTS REFUSE TO ACCEPT.
Pando Commissioned Ry Blanco to Unary
Out Program But Made
Dismal Failure.
A special of Monday from Havana,
via Key West, says: General Pando,
as recently cabled by the Associated
Press, started by train from this city
on Saturday last in order, according
to official announcement, to take charge
of the campaign against the insurgents.
He was accompanied by his full stall’
and was escorted by u company of ar
tillery. But it is stated on very good
authority that General Pando has
been commissioned by Marshal Blanco,
the captain-general, to enter into com
munication with the insurgent leaders
with the view of arranging for peace.
This statement is based on accurate
knowledge of all the facts in tbe case.
General Pando did not leave until he
had taken steps calculated to further
the object which Marshal Blanco basin
view. General Pando, after a consul
tation with the captain-general, first
brought about the release from con
finement of Damian Caballere, who
has been confined on the Isle of Pines
for some time past, for, it is alleged,
acting as spy for the insurgents anil
bringing about a disaster of the Span
ish troops at Cacao.
General Pando’s peace emissary was
also furnished official documents em
powering him to act for the Spanish
commander, and from Manzanillo
Caballere made his way secretly to the
Jiguani hills, where General Babi has
his headquarters. General Pando in
structed Caballere to offer General
Babi a high rank in the Spanish army
and a large sum of money to be dis
tributed among the other insurgent
leaders of that part of Cuba and in ad
dition a large amount of money for
himself in the event of his succeeding
in arranging terms for peace.
Besides this, Caballere was instruct
ed to inform the insurgent leaders that
the Spanish authorities undertook to
honestly establish the new autonomist
regime if the leaders of the insurgents
would accept the proposition made
them. Although Caballere has not re
turned from Santiago de Cuba, confi
dential advices which have reached the
Spanish officials at Havana seem to in
dicate that Caballere has so far been
unsuccessful. It is understood that
General Babi has replied that he be
lieves a successful ending of the war
in favor of the insurgents is approach
ing; that the Cubans with the aid of
the United States will gain their inde
pendence and that, therefore, he pre
fers to continue fighting the Spaniauls
till the final victory is won.
Caballere also negotiated with Gen
eral Duvalon, the French leader of the
insurgents. There seems to be no in
timation as to the result of Calmllere’s
negotiations with General Duvalon,
although it may be judged from the
attitude assumed by General Babi that
the peace negotiations are likely to
fall flat in Santiago de Cuba.
Insurgents Are Reluctant.
In some quarters it is believed that
the reluctance to accept the overtures
of General Pando is due to the fact
that the insurgents are anticipating
some strong steps in their favor when
the United States congress meets. It
is generally admitted that Gene-al
Pando is somewhat mortified with the
non-success of his plans up to the
present, and has so informed the three
ex-insurgent leaders referred to.
He directly gave them to understand
that he was of the opinion that they
w’ere opposed to the sovereignty of
Spain over Cuba, and had no desire to
assist the Spanish authorities in their
efforts to bring about a peaceful settle
ment of the troubles. The Cubans
protested that they were sincere and
repeated the excuses they had already
made for their non-compliance with
the requests of the Spanish general.
The latter, although somewhat disap
pointed, it is understood will continue
his efforts to come to an understand
ing with the insurgents, and the mili
tary authorities believe that the best
way to do this is to inflict on the en
emy a signal defeat which General
Paiulo hopes to accomplish.
THANKFUL FOR DEATH SENTENCE.
Cyrus Not Anxious To Die, But Wanted To
Be Polite.
In the superior court at Atlanta,Ga.,
Tuesday, Tom Cyrus,colored, was sen
tenced by Judge Candler to die on the
scaffold December 22.
The prisoner received his sentence
with a calmness that was amazing, and
when his doom was pronounced he
bowed and said: “Thank you.”
It was the first time in the annals of
Fulton county that a judge -was ever
thanked for imposing the death pen
alty.
When asked by a reporter if he was
really glad to die, Cyrus replied: “Oh,
no, but I wanted to be polite to his
honor.”
HONORED namesake.
People of Nashville Present Silver Service
To Vessel Bearing City’* Name.
The presentation of a handsome sil
ver service on behalf, and in the name
of the citizens of Nashville, Tenn., was
made to the gunboat Nashville at the
navy yard at Norfolk, Va., Monday
morning.
The ceremony took place on the
main deck in the presence of the
ship’s company. Commandant Far
quhar and other officers of the yard,
with a number of lady guests, wit
nessed the presentation.
NEGRO GAMBLERS KILLED.
Row Over a Small Stake anti Pistols W’ere
Used Freely.
Negroes in the vicinity of Bates
burg, Edgefield county, S. 0., had a
bloody time Monday night during
games of “skin,” the favorite gambling
game in that section, where anything
is bet from a copper to a watch, pistols
being the favorite currency. Three
men were killed and two others were
wounded. Several arrests have been
made.