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SOLID FOR THURMAN
The Ohio Miners Will Support
Their Benefactor.
the old romans work at
HOCKING VALLEY.
0U Wisdom a* an Arbiter Fully Proven
by the Present Prosperity of tlio
District—Letters that Tell
the Story — Notes.
Columbus, Oct. 24.—Advices received
at the democratic headquarters become
more a'nd more encouraging every day.
Especially are the reports from the min¬
ing districts gratifying. The miners and
other laboring men all over the state are
uniting by thousands for their champi¬
on, Allen G. Thurman. Early in the
campaign there did not seem to be any
doubt but that Ohio would be carried by
the republicans; but the recent action of
the miners in the coal fields has made it
possible for democratic success. Judge
Thurman’s speech to the miners at
Brazil, Indiana, revives memories of
how he endeared himself to the Hocking
Valley miners at the time of the great
strike.
Said Hon. John M. McBride, presi¬
dent of the Miner's association, to-day:
“I tell you, the miners in the Hocking
Valley are going to vote unanimously
for Thurman. I have talked to thous¬
ands of them since the campaign opened
and they all express themselves solid for
the Old Roman. Certainly no man has
done more to benefit their condition
than Judge Thurman. All through his
political career he has always been re¬
cognized as the friend of the oppressed
and laboring masses. Had it not been
for him what would have been the fate
of the miner in the Hocking Valley
strike of '84 and'851 Instead of receiv¬
ing 70 cents per ton for mining to-day
and having rights which are respected,
he would still be the slave of the opera¬
tor. It will be remembered that after
the strike had lasted over nine months,
during which time the miners were in a
destitute and starving condition, an ef¬
fort was made to settle the trouble by
arbitration.
For this purpose a board of arbitration
consisting of F. W. Merrick, John Bra-
shears, J. S. Morton, J. B. Hamilton and
Dr. Patterson, for the operators, and
John M. Bride, N. R. Hysett, Alexander
Johnson, Thomas P. Jones and Christo¬
pher Evans, in behalf of the miners, was
appointed. It bad been stipulated that
if they could not agree they could should call
an eleventh man, whose decision
be final. The board met on November
24th, 1885, for the first time. The op¬
erators stated clearly that they could
competition. not possibly grant Some any of advance them and meet de¬
even
clared that if by any possible chance 00
cents should lie allowed, then business
would stop. On the other side, the
miners’ representatives strongly insisted
on the advance of 10 cents, claiming that
the miners could not live through the
winter on the small remuneration.
Both sides were determined, and as it
became evident neither would yield the
only way in which a settlement could be
effected was to refer the entire matter
to some outside man.
Now, another great obstacle be? presented Who¬
itself. Who should this man
ever he might be he had a very import¬
ant duly to perform —as his decision
would restore a settled condition of af¬
fairs in the Hocking Valley and decide
the wages to be paid for mining. What¬
ever his decision, it was to be final and
must be accepted by each side. An
honest man must be bad.
The operators suggested several, and
so did the miners, but there were objec¬
tions to all. By chance. J udge Thurman
was mentioned. At once he was recog¬
nized as a man in whom every one had
the greatest confidence. He was perfect¬
well ly satisfactory to everybody, would do for nothing it was
known that he
but what was right for either the rich
or ing the letter poor. Consequently, the follow¬
was sent:
Columbus, O., Dec. 28, 1885.—A. G.
Thurman: Dear Sir—The Hocking question Valley of the
price and of mining in the been in
Ohio central districts has
dispute between the operators and mi¬
ners since the beginning of the strike,
June 73, 1884. From the close of that
strike until November 1, 1885, the price the
paid has been 50 cents per ton. On struck
first day of November the miners
for CO cents per ton. being an advance of
10 cents. The operators declined to pay
it, and stated that they were unable to
do so and sell their coal, meeting present
competition, without great loss. On No
vernier 23, 1885, the miners and opera¬
tors agreed to submit the matter to the
arbitration of ten men, five to be selected
by each party, and, in the event of their
failure to agree, they are commissioned
to select an eleventh man. who shall act
as umpire and decide the matter. The
question, as we understand it, is, can the
operators of the districts advance and
compete with the owners?
Very respectfully, McBride,
Jons
F. W. Merrick.
The announcement that Judge Thur¬
man had been asked to settle the long
and in perplexing question of mining prices
the valley was sanctioned most heart¬
ily by every one. They knew that if
Mr. Thurman would act as the final
referee peace and nrosperity would soon
find its way into every little hamlet in
the coal districts of southern Ohio, not
realizing the amount of labor that will
be required to make a thorough exam
ination of the subject, but at once real¬
izing that it was a question of right the “Old and
wrong Roman’’ between man and man.
tion. accepted the responsible the posi¬ evi¬
While he labored with
dence and arguments for a month he did
it cheerfully, and his decision in this
case has endeared him to every miner in
Ohio, and in fact, to laborers everywhere,
whose champion he is now conceded
to be.
On January 7th, 188C, after acknowl:
edging dressed the receipt of the letter, he ad¬
the following to the operators
and miners;
They (Merrick and McBride) have sub¬
mitted to me the testimony taken by by
you their (the arbitrators), accompanied given
the written argument. I have
subject the most careful considera¬
tion that I could bestow upon it, and
have arrived at the conclusion that I will
proceed to stats. Before doing so, how¬
ever, it is proper to all concerned and to
myself to say that I have been much
embarrassed by what seems to me a ma¬
terial defect of proofs. The testimony
taken is very valuable as far as it goes,
hut I cannot but think that proof is
derstand wanting on several points. But as I un¬
the duties of an umpire, I can
look only at the testimony that was be¬
fore you and has been submitted to me,
and to other facts of such historical or
general notoriety that courts ex-officio
take notice of, and which, therefore,you
are presumed to have considered.
* * * # *
The question under consideration is
thus stated in the letter of Messrs Mc¬
Bride and Merrick: The question as we
understand it is. can the operators pay
the advance asked and compete with
other districts?
The form of this question seems plain¬
ly the to imply that the wages demanded by
miners are not unreasonable if the
operator can pay them and compete with
other districts. If they can do so, then
it seems to be admitted that they ought
to be paid. If they cannot do so, then it
seems to be taken for granted that they
ought to be denied. The question is thus
limited to an inquiry into the effect that
an advance in wages, such as is demand¬
ed, would have on the profits of the two
mining districts other under consideration to
compete with districts. What are
the other districts here referred to? The
question does not state. Of course, all
the mining districts of the United States
are not meant, for that would be an ab¬
surd proposition. There are districts
with which yours cannot compete in
various markets, and which on the other
hand cannot possibly compete with
yours in what may be called your mark¬
ets. It seems to me that in order to as¬
certain what are the other districts re¬
ferred to in the question we must inquire
what are the natural markets, so to
speak, of the Ohio Central and Hocking
Valley districts. By natural markets coals of I
mean those places in which the
these will two districts fair can be sold at miners prices
that pay wages to the
and a reasonable profit to the operators.
natural Other places markets cannot for these properly coals. be A mark¬
et may indeed be forced for a time
in another place by a reduction of the
miners’ wages, such or the operator’s profits, in
or both; but an experiment must
the nature of things, if carried so far as
to the deprive the of miners reasonable of fair profits, wages be or
abnormal operators and in the intolerable.
end
Now, with this idea of what constitutes
a natural market, let me ask what is the
natural market of the Ohio Central and
Hocking Valley districts? answered that It may large at
once and safely be a
portion of Ohio affords such a market.
It lias also been found outside of the
state, but to what extent and with what
profits is not clearly shown by the tes¬
timony. Merrick, his lays
Mr. in argument,
great stress on Chicago, and regards it
as the principal market. should rather
Mr. McBride thinks we
look to the markets at that point at
which each of the coals of the different
districts reaches Lake Erie, as a fair basis
of the estimate to compete with each
other.
I think that we should look at all
places which afford the mines in ques¬
tion a natural market.
Now, considering the facts stated in
the testimony, the amount of coals an¬
nually mined, and the length of time the
trade has been carried on, it seems to me
to be fairly inferrable that the business
must have been, on the whole, a profita¬
ble one. Of course, like every other kind
of business, it it is subject is difficult to periods conceive of de¬
pression, but to
why it should be carried on at all if it
involves certain loss the to the capitalists. and
And referring to wages these now and
heretofore paid I for mining in how ad¬
other districts, cannot see an
vance of 10 cents per ton in miners’
wages would necessarily deprive the op¬
erator of reasonable profits, much less
put an end to his business. In short, I
think that the natural market of the two
districts named will be retained even if
the price of mining be advanced to 60
cents, and that such advance would still
leave to the operator reasonable profit.
My decision, therefore, is that the op¬
erators of the two districts can pay the
advance asked (60 cents per ton), and
compete with other districts.
Respectfully submitted,
A. G. Thurman.
Immediately after this decision busi¬
ness began to boom in the valley, and
to-nay there is not a more prosperous
portion of the state than the Hocking
Valley and the Ohio Central districts.
The operators not only did an increased
business by paying 60 cents per ton but
have even raised the price to 70 cents,
and peace and good feeling preuails said
everywhere. Judge Thurman to
the press representative: think 1 had work
“I don’t ever any on
which I spent more time than I did on
the papers.before me in that case.pit.
took me about a month to examine the
evidence repaid by carefully, seeing the but prosperity I have been which fully
has been' reigning in the valley ever
since.’’
“And all this you did gratis?"
“To be sure. They offered to par me,
and most liberally, too: but I would not
take a penny. My decision satisfied the
operators, and has been a benefit to the
miners, and so I am satisfied.
At the third annual meeting of the
State Trade and Labor assembly held in
this city January 26, 1880, the following unani¬
preamble and resolution was
mously adopted: The of the recent
Whereas. success the mi¬
arbitration proceedings between
ners and operators of the Hocking is A al¬
ley and Ohio Central district very
gratifying and encouraging to all lovers
of justice and fair play; and
Whereas, While we congratulate the
miners for their willingness to arbitrate
the justness of their claims, too much
credit cannot be given to that sterling
man of the people, Allen G. Thurman,
for consenting to act as umpire, and m
his impartial consideration of the evi¬
dence presented; no light task fora man
of his Tears, and which evidently was the
assumed to, in a measure, ameliorate
condition of labor and capital in the
Hocking Valley and Ohio central dis¬
tricts and the city of Columbus, there¬
fore. the secretary of , tins .
Resolved. That forward Hon
assembly be instructed to preamble,
Allen G Thurman the above
which properly conveys and expresses
the sentiments of the Ohio State I raoes
and Labor Assembly upon this matter.
Tl»e Detroit Club.
Detroit, Midi., Oct. 24 —Managing
tfisector Steams has stated that Detroit
wOuld have no league baseball club next
year.
AVERTED HORRORS.
Two Railway Collisions on Dif¬
ferent Roads.
PASSENGERS MAKE A PURSE
FOR HEROES
HunUley Swears that the Letter* were
Written by a Professional Forger—
Sir Richard Webster Indig¬
nantly Opposes it.
New Bedford, Mass., Oct. 24.— [Spe¬
cial, ]—A collision has occurred at How¬
land station, on the Old Colony road,
about, twelve miles from here,
between the train for Boston and
that for New York. The former
train was due here at 8 o’clock. The
New York train was on a siding waiting
for the passing of the Boston bound
train, but the switchman lost his head
and switched the Boston train on to the
siding. The engineers of both trains
saw the danger and reversed their en¬
gines. The locomotives were both badly
wrecked, and the Boston baggage car
telescoped the smoking car. All of the
passengers were badly shaken up, but
no one was seriously injured.
The passengers made up a purse for
the engineers for the bravery they had
displayed.
Port Jarvis, N. Y., Oct. 24.—[Spe¬
cial.]—A fast freight train on the Erie
road ran into the rear of a freight train
near Stisville, and Brakeman George
McMullen was instantly killed. Engineer
Willard Hector badly scalded, Conduc¬
tor John Hawkins had his foot cut off,
Fireman A. A. Cronk lost a leg, and
Braksman Charles Causen was burned
and scalded.
Express train No. 14, east-bound, short¬
ly after ran into the wreck, cutting off
Hawkins’ leg, who was lying insensible
on the track. No passengers were hurt.
Two engines and a dozen cars were
wrecked.
THE TIMES’ SUIT.
A Legal Squabble Over the Production of
the Letters.
London, Oct. 24.—At to-day's session
of the Parnell commission Sir Charles
Russell demanded the products of the
box of documents, letters, etc., secured
in America, and declared by the I’arnel-
lites to be forgeries. Attorney-General
Sir Richard Webster refused, and a long
dispute arose between the opposing
counsel. Finally, Sir Charles suggested
that the judges examine the documents
before granting his demand, and this
suggestion was accepted. Sir Richard
then resumed for the prosecution, deal¬
ing with Parnell's imprisonment in Kil-
mainham jail.
A sensation was caused by the propos¬
ed enrollment as a witness of oneWm.
Huntsley, who is declared to have posi¬
tive eye proof that the letters were writ¬
ten by a professional forger. Sir Rich¬
ard Webster indignantly opposed such a
proposition, and said that the court could
not permit such testimony until it was
proved that the letters were not genuine.
The witness was rejected.
CABLE NEWS
Sir. Robertson has been appointed
lord advocate of Scotland.
Dr. Nerazzini is going Italian to Abysinia on
a mission from the government.
Rains and inundations are causing de¬
struction in Chiapas, Mexico. A train
on the national railway ran off the track
at Maravatio, and the engineer and fire¬
man were badly hurt.
It is officially announced that Lord
Dufferin, formerly viceroy of Canada
and viceroy of India, has received the
titles of Marquis of Dufferin and Ava
and Earl of Ava.
The negotiations between the Roths¬
child syndicate and Premier Tiza con¬
cerning the conversion of Hungarian
loans have been concluded. The opera¬
tion affects a milliard of florins.
The .Spanish cabinet has decided to
summon tiie cortes to meet at about the
middle of November, and to submit to
the cortes the question of army reform.
Delegates from socialist societies at
Berne have agreed upon the statutes of
the now united and thoroughly organ¬
ized social democratic party.
The beet sugar manufacturers of Sax¬
ony met and unanimously passed bounties resolu
tions declaring that the sugar
convention was incompatible with the their beet
interests, and likely to injure
sugar industry.
The remains of Captain Gleadell, of
the steamer Germanic, were interred in
the churchyard at Wallasey, Cheshire,
on Saturday The managing directors
and employes of the White Star Line
steam-hip company and a number of
friends of the deceased were present
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
A fire in in Gaysville, Vt., caused a
lass of $85,000 on Tuesday.
Chicago commercial circles are still
greatly mystified over the Cornish
failure
At Cleveland, O., Assistant General
Manager Gallup, of the Lake Shore road,
died Monday
A natural gas explosion at the Find¬
lay, O., pressed brick works wrecked
the building and fatally injured two
persons. All the switchmen and yard in
men
the employ of the Denver and Rio
Grande railway, at Pueblo, Col., struck
Monday because of grievances against
the superintendent of the tram service.
THE YELLOW FEVER.
A Startling Bum or that it U Spreading Ot»i
S outh Florida.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 24.—Special.]
Two deaths have occurred to-day, those
of Policeman Deas and a young man
named W. P. Sandy, who was in charge
of a grocery store here. Ten new cases.
The resignations of the doctors have
been accepted, and all of them will leave
to-morrow for home via camp Perry.
A distressing rumor this morning is tc.
the effect that south Florida has the fe¬
ver, Enterprise, it is said, having one
death and three new cases. If this is
true, it means that the general govern¬
ment must take the matter in hand, and
take charge of affairs and stamp out the
disease at any cost.
The situation here is about the same,
warm weather creating many new
The Atlanta Collectors’ Defalcation.
Atlanta, Oct. 24. — [Special.]—
Tax Collector J. M. Wilson, of this city,
has been arrested and placed
bond. Wilson was indicted by
grand jury on two counts. He
charged in the first count with
ment of about nineteen thousand
lars of the money of Fulton
Georgia, and in the second count with
the embezzlement of about thirteen
thousand dollars of the money of
State of Georgia.
The indictments grew out of the
cent defalcation of about $33,000.
ON THE WARPATH.
Two Hundred Crow Indiana Have
to Fight the Sioux.
Standing Rock Agency, Dakota,
24.—[Special.]—Great excitement
terror has been aroused here by the
that two hundred Crow Indians
started on the warpath to fight with
Sioux. Cavalry and a large
of Indian police started at once
this agency to check the Crows, but it
feared they are too far advanced, and
battle is expected at once.
National Steam Navigator*.
New York, Oct. 24.— [Special.]—
national board of steam navigation
day elected the following oflicers : Pi e
ident, A. C. Cheney, of New York;
vice president, B. D. Wood, of New
leans: second vice president, F.
Churchman, of Philadelphia; Pittsburg;
Addison Lysle, of New Orleans;
J. W. Bryant, of
secretary, Chas. H. Boyler, of New
The next annual meeting will be
in Pittsburg the first Tuesday in
ber, 1889.
Two Men Crushed in a Quarry.
Bloomington, Ind., Oct. 24.— A
ble accident occurred at the stone
ries at Elliottsville, this county,
ing in the instant death of two
The workmen were engaged in raising
large stone from the quarry when one
the guy ropes slipped, and the stone
with tremendous force upon
Johnston and William Akin,
them out of all resemblance of
beings and killing both.
Senator Sherman Stumping.
Coshocton, O., Oct. 24.— Senator
Sherman addressed the largest
yesterday afternoon that ever
in the opera house. It was
from the foot-lights to the topmost
of the galleries, and many were occupied
away. The parquette was
ladies exclusively. About the fifty of
voters of 1840 were on stage.
good many democractic wool growers
who will vote for Harrison and
were present.
A Fatal Quarrel.
Elizabethtown, 111., Oct. 24.—A
rible shooting affray occurred at
lersville, near here, yesterday.
Moore and John Dawnev quarrelled
a game of cards. Moore drew a
and chased Dawney into his house,
then began throwing rocks through
window. Dawney seized a
and taking deliberate aim. fired at
blowing his head to pieces.
surrendered to the sheriff.
Twenty-Seven Hearse Horses Burned*
Patterson, N. J., Oct.
The stables of A. R. Rutan,
have been burned. Total loss, which
cludes twenty-seven horses and
coaches and hearses, is $20,000.
The Fddlenian Murder
Atlanta, Oct. 24. —
impannclling of a jury has been
pleted in the Eddleman murder case,
ter three hundred had been
The trial will now proceed.
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.
New York Cotton Market.
[SPECIALLY REPORTED by MEADOR A GRtKFJ.V ]
Atlanta, Ga , October J
Opening an 1 closing quotation* of cotton
tures in Sew York to day
4H<& Opening Closing 9
October 9 9.5H 9
November 9 MfiCl, 9 -%6& 9
December 9 67<ft 9.004* 9
January 9 :96c, 8.01®
February 9.13® 9 0J®
Mar< h 9 W,S% 10 01 ®
April iotw«e/> . 11 . 11 ®.
May 10 16® 10 19®
June 10^5^1026 10 <58®
! July *>1 io
August 10 YxfrlO 39 3 i
j September &
Closed firm Sales. «2.P0O bales SrM'ts
dlingi 542,077. ; receipt**. exports
stock
Chicago Market.
Chicago, III.. October 24.
Wbeat. Openlnst Highest. Lowest
November. 1 U’H I VJ% 1 UK 1
December Ml II m urt'-i t
May : u l i I r.’H
Corn
November UK »S 4014 41
December aopt 3*t*
Pork.
November 14 40 14 ’,4 14 to
January 14 4:4V II 14.55
Lard
November 8» 8 M
January i.ao 8 JO
Rib*
January
Mongolians Landing Under a
Territorial Decision.
ONE WAY TO ELUDE THE
CHINESE BILL.
A Brutal Assault—Another Ha hc Forgery—
Rescuing Priw Doga—Mr. Blaine
Back in New York—Tilden’*
Will is Sustained.
Tacoma, W. T., Oct. 21.—Twanty
more Chinamen came down from Alaska
on the steamer Ancon on her last trip.
They hail gone there from Astoria to
work in . iimn-ries there. The Ancon,
coming down, went straight to Port
Townsend, not touching at Victoria, as
usual, to avoid any trouble in regard to
their landing here. Collector of Customs
Brooks, however, refused to allow them
to land because they had passed through
British waters in reaching here. A writ
of habeas corpus was sued out here, and
w hile it was pending the steanior Mexico
arrived from San Francisco with six
Chinamen. The steamer having stopped
en route to Victoria, B. C., she was also
stopped and a lawyer from Townsend
hastened to join in the habeas corpus
proceedings. the United Argument took being place yes¬
terday, by United States States rep¬
resented the as¬
sistant district attorney. Judge
Allyn decided that the case was
such as contemplated by the Chinese re¬
striction act, that under the laws which
decree passengers on American ships United to
States, be under these the Chinamen jurisdiction bound of the from
one
American port to another American port, had
not having left the the ship United at anytime,
not been out of States, even
though the ship had touched at allowed a foreign
port. The Chinamen were to
land.
A Brutal Assault.
Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 24.—An affray,
which may result in the death of one
of the participants, occurred last night
in the saloon kept by Mrs. Miller, at No.
27 Nebraska avenue. Three young men,
slightly intoxicated, entered the saloon
and attempted to take possession of the
place. Mrs. Miller ordered them to leave,
and called Mr. Henry Johnson, who was
visiting at her place, to her assistance. with
The three men assaulted the latter
beer glasses, bottles, carpenters' tools,
etc., seriously if not fatally unconscious injuring
him, and left him lying on
the floor. The men fled, but were after¬
wards arrested and held on the charge of
assault with intent to kill. They will be
held to await the result of Johnson’s
injuries.
Another llasu Forgery.
New York Oct. 24.—The following
dispatch has been received at the na¬
tional democratic headquarters from S.
P. Sheerin, the secretary of the national
committee:
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 24.—Hon.
Calvin S. Brice: A forged edition of
the Labor Signal of this city, evidently
designed for circulation in tlio east, has
been issued by the republicans. The
paper tics. professes It base to forgery, have changed and shows its poli the
is a
desperation The fraud to which just the enemy discovered. is driv¬
en. has been
Please give this a wide circulation.
1 Rescuing Forty I*ri/.«* I)og&*
Hempstead, Oct. 24.—A fire was dis¬
covered in the kennels of Thomas H.
Terry, governor of the Westminster ken¬
nels at this place. John Gaynor, a train¬
er, was the first to see it. Then the top
of the building was in flames. At the
risk of his life, he entered the burning
building by breaking a window, and
rescued forty prize dogs, including Robin
Adair, Zulu Princess, Effie, Gilford and
Carry. breed, The animals, which are all of
high are valued at thousands of
dollars. The building was damaged
about $2.0')0. The fire is supposed to
have been incendiary.
Mi. Blaine Back in New York.
New York. Oct. 24.—[Special.]—The
Blaine party has arrived. A great crowd
thronged the entrance to the Grand Cen¬
tral depot and several brass bands could
l>e heard less than a block and a half
away. It is thought Mr. Blaine’s advent
will bring more life and spirit into the
canvass here. Mr. Blaine did not look
as well as when he left, in the opinion of
many friends, but lie says he never felt
betler in all his life. He will speak at
Madisonian Square Garden to an assem¬
bly under the auspices of the labor re¬
publicans.
Arrest Ancnl the Mini Run DiAiuter.
Munch t in nk. Pa., Oct. 24.—The dis¬
trict attorney of Carbon county has
issued warrants for the arrest of Henry
Cook. Thomas Major, John Mnlhurn, Jan.
Hannigan. ( has. Terry, Joseph Pohl and
Joseph Neitlilein on criminal charges
made against them by tho coroner’s jury
in the Mud Run disaster, which resulted
in the death of sixty persons and the in
jury to many others.
A Fh*I Special.
New Orleans, Oct. 24.—A contract
was signed to-day between the
Central railroad company and George II.
Murray, agent fur a theatrical company,
by which the former agrees to run
sjiecial train ight from hours, Memphis to New of fifty Or¬
leans in > an average
miles an hour, the fastest time for
distance ever made in the south
T i« Troops Callwl Oat
Loltsviixe. Kv., Oct. 24.—A detail
fifty of the Louisville Legion,
State Guard, was ordered this
to report for active service October 30th.
| They are to goto Harvard. Perry fall county,
where begins next week tho term
the circuit court with trials of
engaged in the French-Eversole feud on
docket.
Tlldrn'. Will Sustain, A
New York, OoL 24.—Justice
rence, of the supreme court, has
d.iwa a decision sustaining the will
Samuel J. Tilden.
Nkav York. Oct. 24.—[Special.]—A
Chinaman with a revolver about a foot
long iu his right hand naturally at¬
tracted much attention as he walked
placidly up the Bowery with a celestial
companion. Pedestrians made way for
him with alacrity. They did not know
but that homicidal mania might be
slumbering under its serenity.
An anxious and excited Citizen went
up to a tall policeman Healy, and told
him that a Chinese desiierado was going
up the Bowery flourishing a Chinaman horse pis¬
tol. Later reports had the
driving a crowd of men and boys before
him by firing into them. Healy over¬
took the laundrynien. Neither one np>-
peared to have any pistol. But the ca¬
pacious right sleeve of tho taller one
gave him away. Healy reached up and
pulled down the weapon, which the
Chinaman blandly remarked he did not
have. Every chamber was loaded with
44-calibre cartridges. John had put the
revolver up bis sleeve when he saw the
cop corning. had
He told Sergeant Holbert that he
carried the weapon to protect himself,
as he had $132.34. Iii* name was Tong
Sing, and lie was fined in the sum of $10
for carrying deadly weapons.
WILLIAM’S PECULIARITIES.
The Emperor doe* Home, ami Italian
.Journal* are Gosslpplng.
Rome, Italy, Oct. 24.—Tire visit of
Count Herbert Bismarck to Mine, Crispi,
and the invitation extended in the name
of Princess Bismarck to all the Crispi
family to visit the chancellor in Berlin,
cause much comment.
It is well known here that Mme. Crispi
has hitherto been entirely ignored in
diplomatic and court circles. This invi¬
tation is cited to show- how firm Crispino-
Bismarckiau parteraership has become.
The Italian papers are filled with
amusing details and anecdotes about the
German emperor and his visit to Rome.
“William II.,” says tho Capitan Fra- and
cassa, “when riding in a carriage,
especially when he wears the red uni-
foi*i of the hussars, apathetic. is very insignificant His legs
looking, not to say
are too long for his IkmIv, so that when
seated he seems even smaller than he re¬
ally is. But when standing, uniform especially of the
when lie wears the white
cuirassiers, he is agreeable to look at.
When speaking he beeomes animated and
better looking, physically. but it is evident that he
is suffering The emporor,
during his visit to Rome, suffered from
violent headaches. Perhaps this was
owing to the fatigueing journeys he un¬
dertook. On Saturday morning he had
such violent headaches that for some¬
time he was undecided whether to go to
the review or not.
“The emperor tires himself out by
his and constant drinks activity. wine,but He he eats very lit¬
tle no drinks enor¬
mous cigarerte quantities smoker. of tea and is an inveter¬
ate
“He smokes at meals betwMn prcBr differ¬
ent courses. He smokes brands
of Hamburg cigarettes, which at < first
seem mild anil delicious, but which con¬
tain a considerable amount of opium
and in the long run must be very injuri-
Affair* in France.
Paris, Oct. 23.—The chamber of depu¬
ties has confirmed the election of Gen.
Boulanger in the department of Somme.
The cabinet has approved the scheme
of M. Peytral, minister of finance, to im¬
pose a tax of 1 per cent, upon incomes
on lalior returns. Incomes of less than
2,000 francs arc to be exempt from taxa¬
tion, and incomes of from 2,000’to ‘3,000
francs are to be allowed a certain rniti
gation. Resident foreigners are to be
liable for the whole of their incomes,
and temporary residents for the portion
of their incomes collected in France,
The press generally opposes the scheme.
declared At a meeting that the at Panama Lyons, M. canal DeLesseps would
be opened for traffic l»ecn in July, i860.
An attempt has made by incen¬
diaries to destroy tho Fontainbieu for¬
estry. Fires were started in five differ¬
ent places, and were extinguished with
difficulty. The loss is 1,250,000.
Cleveland (jets an Exhilarating Book**
New York. Oct. 24.—The following
letter has been received by Mr. James C.
Hummers, yachting editor of the New
York Sun:
My Dear Sir—I have received the
copy, in special binding, you have been
good enough to send me, of the little
volume you have concerning compiled of interesting
information yachts am
yachting Even contests. casual examination of the
a
liool; suggests an air of exhilaration; and
1 have no doubt il will lie gladly wel¬
comed by many as a ready means of
determining uncertain and controverted
questions Please concerning yachting thanks events.
accept my for your
kindness in favoring roe, and believe
me, yours very truly,
(;ROVER (’l.EVEI.AND.
Opposition to Mills in Texan.
Chicago, 1!!., Oct. 24.—A Tribune
special- from Tempo. Texas, says: The
union labor and non-partisan party of
the 9th congressional district held a con¬
vention here yesterday for the announced
purpose of nominating a candidate for
congress. Tic following resolution \va-
adopted:
“Whereas. There i> an independent
candidate for congr,-- from the ninth
district, in the person of Col. K. A.
Jones: and whereas, another candidate
would insure the election of Roger Q
Mills, whom we regard as an enemy to
the L-t interests therefore, of the people and resolved good
government: ls> I
that ibis convention decline to make any
nomination.”
Thf Nerve of a* Female Hotwekeepe *
Harhodsburo," Ky., Oct, 24.— Mrs.
Nannie Voorhies, housekeeper for Dr.
M Tabler, was aroused by a noise in the
ram of the doctor, who was absent Ae
she unlocked ami threw open the dooi
she saw two masked burglars cutting gold
into a desk that contained a $250
watch, costly diamonds, and other valu¬
ables of the late Mrs. Tabler. She open
ed fire, and they retreated through the fire, tbs
open window They returned
but w ithout effect
n EAST HURT GRfF/IX
ARTIIOW,
The Railroads Cited to Appear Before
the Inters!, e Commission—
Some Opinions. :-Jm.
__
Tic interstate coicu&erce commission ha#
issued an order upon ihe [railroad comp*,
nie* comp, Istog Hie Soothe n Railway and f
Styan>»ttip essoclaUo» di:acting them *o ap¬
pear before (he commission io Washington,
on December IB, 18UJ, at 11 o’clock a, m., for
the purpose of a general examination and
investigation of their tariffs and aiaiudflea-
tiooa. lae order is based upon an Inspec¬
tion of tariffs and cl ossifies tion* and upon
information and complaint* filed from time
to time in the office of th* < oinmiaaioner, m
from which it appears, among other things,
that the companies named in ihe order, to
many case*, make a greater charge for trans¬
portation of a like kind of property fora
shorter than for a longer distance over the
as me line in the him direction upon inter¬
state traffic; that the istet actaally charged
to shippers are not the irtes given upon
schedules ; bat so called comblration rates
ai e made and that special tariffs are leaned
upon single shipment and ne limited in
time. Following are the railroad compa¬
nies named In the order Atlanta ft West ’
:
I’olnt, of Central Georgia, lUilroad'iuid Cha> lesion tanking and Savannah, C'ompa- /Aa|j ^|
ay ■
Charlotte, ’Columbia and Auguata, Cincin¬
nati, New Orleans and Texes Pacific, Colum¬
bia and Greeuv'lle, East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia, Georgia Railroad and Banking
Company, Louisville and Nashville, Mem¬
phis and Charleston, Mobile and Girard,
Mobile and Montgome; y, Montgomery and
Eufan'a, Nashville, Chuttanooga and St.
Louis. Norfolk and Western, Pori Royal and
Au .us.u, Richmond and Danville, Rome,
Bevannab, Florida and Western, Savannah,
Griffin and North Alabama, teaboard and
Roanoke, South Carolina, South and North
AGbsixa, V cksburg and Meridian, Western
Railway company of Alabama, Wilmington
a id Weldor, WUmlq,.an, Columbia and Au-
Warn
One o f the comp'airt* referred to is prefer*
ed ' y the Board of Trade of G iffto, atat*
lug that dlscrmiineUon to made to favor of
C’oUniib.’s and Macon on Western rates and
Against OilUiii. Macon gets wea.ern freight
eleven ecu.3 cheaper than Griffin, while sixty
miles further from the shipping point. Ail
the < hi”gen are djly made out and not de¬
nied, to that Griffin will not have to be rep-
ntented at tho her. tog in December.
T hcre is very Uvtlos.l.-ln Griffin over the
gobbling of the Central roao, the general
opinion being that we will not be affected by
it. General Alexander, President of the
Central, says in a published intervieirs,
■‘Mr. Inman assures me that the interest*of
Savannah and of the Cen. al railroad minor¬
ity stockholder will not suffer, but, on the
c ontrary, will be largely benefited. Tbial
cm e tirely p.epaved to believe, not only
from Mr. Inman’s large peraoeal interest in
the property, as well as In the interest* of
.be B'aicof floor ia ; but, t.om my knowl¬
edge of the rail -ad siiaation, I nave long
lithe ltd it would ba greatly to the inter eat
of tjavauprU nod the Cent, cl railroad if the
three properties of the East Tennessee and
the Danville system and the Centro' could be
ronsolidat d, and in fact the benefits to be
derived from joint ownership and harmoni¬
ous working and exchange of bnsineee were
large fac tors in the mi ids of the Geergie
com puny stockholders when they endeavored
1:' t summer to gain control of the Terminal
company. Such a consolidation, giving
steady and uniform rates and a perfect sys¬
tem of transportation, is one where a mar
chant does not have to go shopping for ante
that hc will use, but where every man, little
and big, is su-c of fair and unfair treat¬
ment. There is no danger of rates being
a Jvanccd. No consolidation in the country
bns ever bad that result, but Instead, the
econemics which can be practiced will have
at -idency Io ltdu c them.’’
C.G. Mil’s, the cotton factor, sa- s; ‘Ido
not see that the deal will affect Griffin. I
am on y slraid that Inman will be too anx.
ions to favor his b. o.htr in Atlanta, We will
have to keep a close watch and a* soon ae
any disci imii-adon is found—and it couldn’t
be kept eecieilong—appeal to tbe State com
oi -sicj. ”
1! 1\ Me Williams, the heaviest dealer In
Western supplies, said: “It doesn't make
noy difference to us. G.iffin was virtually
without railroad compe.iiion anyhow, fori
haven't rctn any benefit from the Georgia
M:di« 3 ■ V\ c have simply had to take wha|
con> ' .:ors the Ceiit.a! would give us and
be f ?t sfitd. We must 'await the decision Of
tin- 1 .e.-state Corn*mission. As for any dan
g-r i'.oin Inmar, he cares more for himself
than for AilauU . ’
W II. B. ew e.-, broker and secretary of the
Board of Trade, inclines to Alexander’s view
| that ihe cutt ng down of expenses will ena¬
ble the re Broad? to reduce rate*. He says:
■ 'The railrord* are all run on a mutual agree
rr.rnt as to rates, anyhow, and a consolida¬
tion will make no difference. There ia real
{ 7 do such thing as rai'resd corn petition,
.-.011 the more they at* controlled by one eye-
ie'u tiie lower 1 believe the rates will evento
(*’’.> lw.”
Co'. W. E. H. Searcy in yeste.day’s Sun
?.:) ? tVe can hardly tell what the reauRBt
tLi- * o.nt< nation w ill be. The near future
« 11 determine. At the proper t*me we wSU
have some. hing to say of these matters” He
tin 0 i alt. the atten.ion of the mino.ty ateek-
holderso* tbe S. G. ft N. A to the feet that
t he i r ease will bellied on tomorrow, the
‘tub hist , in Atlanta and rcqueetaall to he
i present or r presented wbo can.
Another view of the situation to that the
sc < ops being a matter of speoula ios pure
sud Simple, the syntLeate wooid Mt distort
j Die tbe business details. of It the roads like or give sttentieajto h ill— wtlk
was moving a
out disturbing ths occupants. Th
do pot boy for a pesmaneoev bat
lation and are open to propost jes
» c'l »#*»they wahethe trseeT -. Nota
will they spend profii* for poaaibie. improvements In that m
wan’ *11 th*
Keep whistling for “
wa can on cm
near tattoo ton depe <