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1 f MACON, GA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 18. ISM. is ARRAIGNED : 0R CONSPIRACY lited States Court Desirous of Jessing the Cases Against the Strike Leaders, PREFERS GOING TO JAIL ftThttn A«k UU Oomliracn *o GIv ptlonfll Security For Ills Ap- earonce—Th# Status of tho Strike at Varlona Point* »icago, July 17.—The report that ad ditional proceedings were likely to oe taken :Dy the federal authorities against President Debs a&d his associate oracer« hi the American Railway Union had the effect of bringing a big- crowd to the United States circuit court room In the government building this morning. Judge Seaman of Milwaukee presided r m the absence of Judge Grosscup. Debs M OtaoOjL He fixed the^addStlonal baU { present at the opening of court, ac <achmen-ts againrft 'Messrs. Dc*bs, How ard, Ke.uher and Rogers, but instructed be United Suites marshal to -waive ervlce on the understanding that the defendan'cs would voluntarily surrender at the -bar of the court at 2 o'clock this evening. Whan the court met at 2 o’t ock How ard, Keither and Rogers were present, but Debs was noit on hand. His name was called and, -there being no re sponse to It, was decided to stay pro ceedings until he put in an appearance. The attorneys were beginning -to get a trifle Impatient when, ait 2:20 o'clock, Debs came Into court panting for breath. Then Attorney Erwin asked the Indulgence of the court for five minutes tor consultation, and <the court e-’uuiesced. After Oils Che presence of the defendants was announced to the bench. Attorney Erwlln exploded a bomb shell by stating that If the defendants were compelled to give bail on the charge of contempt, they must go to jail, for -the boil already demanded on the indictment found by the oourt had exhausted their -ability In that di rection. Unless the court accepted their own recognizances, then It was a matter of fall or nothing else. Erwin made an Impassioned speech, saying that at the proper itlme the indictment would be demurred to and issue would be raised whether the unchecked ope rations of capitalists could introduce t-ne methods of a British monarchy. These men -had never committed any acts of violence. The conscience of the oourt was being whipped to resort to extreme and unjustifiable methods. Judge Beaman set ’the trial for the contempt cases for Monday morning at companied by W. W, Erwin, the noted criminal lawyer of St. Paul, with W. A. 1 Shoemaker of St. Paul, Erwin’s law as sociate, and by S. S. Gregory of this l city, who was leading counsel for Pren- 1 dergost in the lunacy proceedings that l followed the assassin’s conviction, who ■had been retained as special counsel for I the union. As soon as a few minor cases had been disposed of Gregory stepped to the bar, announced the pres ence of Debs and inquired whether the hearing was to go on today. Judge SeoJUjpG replied that the case would JIlUuRd as soon as District At torney Mllchrist was ready! At 11 a. m. the district attorney, accompanied by Erwin Walker, special counsel for the government, and George R. Peck, epe- clal counsel for the Santa Fe road, ap peared In the court room. Special Counsel Walker opened the proceedings proper with a brief state ment. He said he was desirous of pre senting to the court an information against the pe'ople on behalf of the United States government and to-nek that a writ of attachment be issued for the persons -named • therein. In addi tion. other information was offered in 1 ot the Atchison, Topeka and KaniP- Fe n>ad. this road bel °S In the’ nfori’* ot a United States receiver. “The m prii *»atlon in behalf of the govern- 2 j” . he said, “set forth that on July ihiunci®* Wood and Grosscup issued an RO ,, U |tJl°n restraining Debs and his ns- I'DmmP from interfering with interstate i T nit*»i? rce or with the transportation of terror! Sates malls, or from exercising irured i» r violence against employes en- nf tni« work. Personal sendee fend ints cK>n<‘ t,orl was niade on the de- Uiey SbntmuVnied. but in spite of it aertfl MrlUeJi calt an f or : rhlrxen and/ oa lines within the city ot wttlita the f ‘he district adjacent to and This vlolatj jurisdiction of the Court. It might V* on had continued duty and rnmcjjt. at 48.WIO each, and ordered the tour men to he held In custody ot the United ates marshal until the sureties had been approved. At 3:16 p. m., atter a conference with their attorneys Debs announced for himself and the three other dsfcndantsthxt they would go to Jal’. and refuse to give additional ball, on the ground that their bondsmen in the other cases had been so bitterly attacked by 'the press that they felt a great deal of hesitancy In asking any more citizens to go on additional ball for. them. THEY SLEEP IN PRISON. A score or more of friends clustered aroumd them and urged them to recon- said hourly, and tile gov- desired such action and such -jTifsliment ns Ihe court might see fit.” : hv-he lengthy Information was then read Vi District Attornev Mllchrist. It sets fSrth the facts already stated nnd quoted scores of telegrams sent by Debs after the Injunction hart been iBsucd. These have never been published and had evidently come Into possession of the government within n few hours un der circumstances that counsel could or would not explain. Some were address ed to Phelan, the Cincinnati orgsAlxer, just sentenced by Judge Taft for con tent; others to C. -MoiAullffe nt Milwau kee; others tt> Livingston In Montana; others to employes of the Chicago, Bur lington and Quincy. Chicago and East ern nitflols, Big Four nnd Santa Fo . railroads- All urged the men to go out and Slav out. One dispatch rend; “It will t.ikA more than Injunctions to more train*. Get tho men out” This was ad dressed (-0 W. F. Smith, Grand Junc tion, Co5- Many other dispatches were t-f the Sums character. One dispatch said: "ri-o not be frightened by troops, fe injunctions or the subsidized press. Call H out youli- men. This is a contest of plu- ■ tooraeji against the masses and wo will ■ win yZ.i protect our supporters." ■ T . mrt interfered at thh point H with ug-testlon that ft did not want M to in - any more dispatches; -enough Bind t*?en rood to Indicate a persistent HI it a Ion of the Injunction. IHIt ,-i dMu-tot attorney proceeded to | resume of the loss of property » ■ isiooed by the mob during the past two weeks, of asaults upon engineers, ir-men anU other* who continued at vork, and of InterrUttona of traffic that tad oocurrod since the Injunction had tone into effect. , utr. Debs. listened with ctose atten- ion At kh* conclusion of the reading :n» district attorney contended that Lhe defendants -were clearly In con tempt and should be attached and pun ished. ■riu-n General Council Peck of-the tuna, Fe road stepped to the bar and v.id another long information, charg ing the defendants with Interference the operations of that road and Ilk-: wise asking for a contempt attach- The court asked the defendants If they were represented by counsel and Mr. Gregory responded. He saM that Mr. Debs was In court voluntarily, ul- though U was understood there would he an ox partite aprtlcxtlon. The gov ernment did not deem ft best to charge ei: her of the four defendant* with per- sooiiiy participating In violence, nor had a case been mated that was cog- -1c In a court of equtty. With constderalble heat, Mr. Gregory FM that he did not understand that •he government’s information was for be protection of the railroads, or that h* movement sras fo be used as tan genoy to vindicate the property rights f ■ dreads. That seemed to be what Peck wanted, but It would be very firfunate if any aotion of the court ve color to -chat claim. The entire entry was concerned Jn this moitter, 'I n must be kept free of bias. Ur. Walker responded that-the gov- mneni did not propose to protect llroi.1 property except so far as In-, •'■-at* commerce and malls were con- > this the judge added: "We are here for any ocher purpose, iWmei; Kr. Walker said that the kvernment represented ail the people. H?defendants included, and it wrSuld It lend tta authority to tho protection yjUJroad. property within the tinea P " > rhe court cot the discussion for-, py ordering the Izsngnci of *t- K slder their’ determination. One of- oho number said he was worth halt a mill ion dollars anil would go ball for the entire quartette. Others offered to be come Individual surety for -the several defend* re*. Debs, howev’er, was ob durate and In his determination he was supported by his aBsooiates. Iln the meantime, the orders of tho commtitmenl were made out by tho clerk of -the oourt. Marshal Arnold had been summoned and with him ho brought Deputies J. W. Ftorsyth and G. H. Jones. A final effort was made to Induce the defendants to accept the proffers of their friends, but without result. At 4:30 p. m., Marshal Arnold and deputies csconted -them to an open oarrlage In which they were driven to liie county Jalt, on north side. On their arrival at the Jail, the prisoners were courteously received by Jailor Morris and Jail Clerk Whitman. The marshal did the introductory honors and the prisoners shook hands cordilaly with their new custtodlans. No feature of Jail methods uvas, howpvcr. relaxed in their behalf. ’ At the demand of the turnkeys they held up thetr hands and submitted to a search. They were deprived, of all valuables and then led to spacious and roomy cells In the debtors department. President Debs and Vice President Howard were- as signed to No. 5 and Rogers and Kell- fier ft No. 6. It was arranged with 'tho Jail officers that meals should be served from a neighboring restaurant and the prisoners were then left alone for the night. REPORTS OF THE STRIKE, Chicago, July 17.—A Jargety attended meeting of railroad strikers were held in Uhrlch's hall today to hear the re ports Of ’the committees attested to re port 'the condition of the strike on the rdads they formerly worked for. Some of the reports were noit as indicative of success as 'the leaders expected. A former Ntckle Plate employe rented that more 'than half the strikers are now switchmen, trainmen and shop- workers. A committee of the Illinois Central strikers from Harvey askdd for an order .to return to work, but per mission was refused. Vico President Howard made a speech, in -which he claimed that four- fifths of the swlcohmen, tratamen and shopmen wore stilt out, 40 per cent, of the engineers and 25 -per cent, of the firemen. He declared that the roads were operating 80 per cent, of passen ger trains end 25 per cent, of freight. He closed -by saying ’’Mr. Rogers, I have got to go Into court now, and it is possible we have got to go to Jail. We may even be kept there until a writ of habeas corpus may liberate us. The way to end this thing 4s for every workingman In Chtcago to drop bis tools, complying with the law, how ever.” ' ARRESTED FOR CONTEMPT, Rawllnh, VVyo., July 17.-E. T, Burke clerk of the court of Carbon county; Jarase Egan, editor of the Carton coun ty Journal: Daniel Haley, city marshal; Edward Mat km, machinist, and James McDonM. boiler maker, were arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Ala- son yesterday on warrants, charging them with contempt of oourt In con nection with the railway strike. They were taken to Laramie. THE COURT WEAKENS. New Orleans. July 17.—The labor agi tator*. Hurley, Harrison and Sperry, were today committed for trial before the United States circuit court by United Staten CUmlilaSloner Wright. The accused were released under 4500 bond each and released on their own personal recognizance. The commission er said: “I have no doubt aa to the connection of the accused with the «m- splrac'y. Hurley has said that If he had had twenty minutes more he would have tied uo every road In the city, but, tlon was discovered by Sheriff Clancey, who was on horseback. He urged his animal In a breakneck pace toward the approaching tram and succeeded In stop ping It within a few feet ot the ob struction. NORTHERN PACIFIC IS OPEN. St. Paul. July 17.—The first Northern Pacific train from the coast In eighteen days arrived today. It left Portland on June 25. Besides 300 passengers It brought back the two Companies of reg ulars from Flirt Snelllng wlio went out on the first westbound train ten days ago. The Northern Faciflc line i/as de clared In operation today throughout Its entire length for all passenger traffic. The freight business of the road has to a great extent been resumed. TO RENOUNCE UNIONISM. San Francisco. July 17.—A cast Iran pledge is required by the Southern Pa cific Railway Company from oVcry striker who desires to re-enter Its ser vices. Each applicant for reengage ment !s required to sign a promise that he trill sever Ills conueetjou With the Amenuaa Railway Union, that he will not join any labor organization during Ids employment by the company, tmd thalt he will not become tv lnemihc*’ of a-ay brotherhood or union for live years. T1IE STATUS AT SACRAMENTO. Sacrttnieuto, July 17.—'"The strike is not over,” said G. W. OuUatfivu, strike loader, this morning. "We aye firmer alum at any time since the be ginning of the strike.” The railroad company Is* moving trains, however, with murUnl suedcss, and the general opiiulon Is that the strikers -arc beaten. A Portland ex press passed throng to San Francisco this inumtos with no Pullmans, the passengers being principally BOldlctu All the switchmen -who went back yes terday morning have again ceased to work. The chairman of the boycott committee wired Debs lust night- ask ing WlHltilier a settlement could he ar rived at regarding the freight trains. Debs answtred this morning as fol lows: “Let the fruit growers apply to the general managers for hejp. They are responsible for the-^onit! nuance of the fight. The situation Is bright pit most The Senate Bill to Amend the Inter- stale Commerce Act ol 1887 * Has Passed. The Senate Inserted tn the AgrlruMurnl Appropriation Bill tl.OUO.UOO to Help (i«t lUd ot TUlUlct In lnfeilad State*. points. CHARGED TO STRIKERS. . Corona. Ala., July 17.—The loekhart coal mines, near hero, were partly de molished yeriterduy by dynamite plotted simultaneously at two points. John Kelly, a miner, aid a number of mules were killed. The mines ware badly wrecked. The deed is charged to strikers. CAUGHT TEARING UP RAILS. Salt Lake. July 17.—The strikers were caught this morning Just before day light In the act of removing rails -.in tho Unl’on Pacific railroad track, two miles out of Ogden. Tho overland dyer was due a few minutes later and a ter rible catastrophe could not have been averted had not the dastardly act been detected. Deputy marshals guarding the tracks lay In concealment while the strikers tore up the rails and qb : oon as they had finished the work they wore cover ('ll with winchesters and ordered tp throw up their hands. All compll -(1 though they were heavily arme.l. The meh were taken to Ogden nnd Jailed They were Identified ns Frank Decamp, Bill King nnd Sam.McConnell, who are employes of the Union Pacific road nml strikers. Two bf them had Just been released under bonds on tile charge of heating a scab fireman. Indignation runs high In Ogden. SLASHED WITH A KNIFE. Mill SupMtnltendent and His Son Stabbed By a Discharged Employe. Dallas, Tex., July 17.—TMs morning, a few ratnutes adtor the cudfian factory In SouiJi Dalian tad stunted up for the day, II. I’. Barnm, the boss weaver of the mills, entered the olllee of Superior tv-udi-rpt A. H. Nleklie*) on the south of the blinding, ami with a long blartod knlfo assaulted the supcrtlitevdeut, In- ttlcttng deep wounds under and over tho left nrm, In tho left side, In the loft groin, nnd then driving the blade Into live snveririrumlemt’H In-art, sever ing the lower lobe of Unit organ. Air. Nlckloss staggei.id to the door, fell on the steps urnd died In n few minutes without speaking. About tho time Barnes got through with the superin- tender* Joint W. Nickless, son of the superintendent nnd engineer of the mills, entered the olllee, whim Barnes nssauHbd him with the same murder ous Weapon, ImHoMng u number deep wounds, two of which reached the lungs. Hnnies came out of the fight tartly used up lilmself. Ho wits arrested and looked up. Superintendent Nlckh’ss discharged Barnes this morning nnd the latter 1m- medtately assaulted atm. N legless was originally from Hot ton hut lived n number of years In Atkvnta. Haines cams from Columbus, Ga. t where his father and brothers rcsidu. SUICIDED TOO SOON. A Man Thought He Had Killed An other nud Then Sbbt Hiru*1f. Columbus. On., July 17.—Near Knight’s station, on the Alabama side of the Clmttnlmoclieo river, opposite this city, a tragedy occurred tills after noon. Charles Isom, whose property lmd been uhtnohed by Robert F. Out ler, a grocer, for debt, went to Ontlcr’s store lit grriit anger. Aft-r some abusive words, Ixm drew a pistol nnd tired nt Outlcr three times. Under tho ImprcwMm that he bad killed (Hitler, he tied from the store, pursued by po lice. On reaching Ills home, he turned on the policeman, with this remark “I’ve killed Outler. now hero goo*. 1 . j He (hen placed die mtuczle of the pistol thank God. he had not the twenty mtn-1 i n his mouth nnd fired, blowing the top utes. and. Instead of the roads being 1 {/ f Hive brad off. Ontler was unhurt. tied up, he Is tied up himself." STONING THE SCABS. Fort Wayne, Ind., July 17.—The new men employed on the Fort Wayne rail roads In the viriouB yards as train men are hourly submitted to the roost brutal assaults from discharged men. Laet night Arthur Baldwin, a Nlckle Plate switchman, was found In the yards Insensible. Three other switch men and a call boy were violently stoned. This morning Conductor Mul- cahy of the Pennsylvania railroad was knocked down by a large rock and then kicked tn the face. Three switchmen In the Pennsylvania ysrds were clubbed’ and relieved of .lantenrs. Both Ntckle Plate and Wabash passenger trains were stoned. Christian Hess, the only rioter arrested, fired two shots at Capt. BOrgman of the city police before he surrendered. TRIED TO DITCH A TRAIN. Bonham. Tex.. Jutv 17.—Train wreck ers yeeterjay attempted to ditch the westbound pass-nger train two miles cast of Dodge City by stretching a targe steel chain across the rxtL- The obstruc tive pistol was not discharged, only the raps MLippid. Isoui Is about ZI yours old and married. CHOLERA IN ST. PETERSBURG. St. Petersburg, July 17.—Ouo hun dred and ninety six fresh rases of Cholera are roi-irted today ami more have been recorded. London. July 17— A dtspitch to the Times from fit. Pctehsburg says: The cholera epidemic Is saturnine alarming proportions. The present vWrallon I* of a much more Interns • and more falsi character titan werj, the outbreaks of the two . previous year*. The drierse Ins even penetrated Into FlulamL which has hitherto been nbrolutely free from cholera. The hospitals ape full and a kprison ls being converted into a ho*. “pltaL LESTER RENOMINATED. Savannah. July 17.—Hon. Rufus E. Letter was uniinlmouely renominated today for his fourth term In congress from the First Georgia dletrict. N THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE TO DESTROY RUSSIAN CACTUS Washington July 17.—The senate blit to amend the Interstate commerce act Fobruary 4, 1SS7, was pissed. It adds t»-section 1# of that act these clauses: ft Whenever any, common carrier sub ject to tile provisions of this act is a corporation, such corporation may he prosecuted ns far as misilemeuur may occur under any foregoing provisions of this .section, and upon conviction stall be ^subject, for each offense, to n line not ^exceeding 45,000. "Wlveiijiver an Indictment shall b found uikier the provisions of tilts act ugui-n*t' ii corporation, the service of any writ or other process thereupon, or tor life prosecution thereof, still bo aufiU-lenv If a copy Of such writ or pro- cees bo delivered to and left with any officer .or agent of such corporation ■Ksident In tho Judicial district wherein such luiflctfmeut may be found.” It also'repeals so much of oration 10 of the liut as provides for punishment by implied norm t. The consideration of the agricultural appropi-lfltlou bill was resumed, unit Mr. lliiuabrougili of North Dakota of- icrcd tar amendment to insert an item appropriating 4i.i'to),ooo for tho destruc tion of the Husman thistle. Thu amendment caused a four hours' de bate. In the course of It 'Mr. Cockrell moved tlkit .ihe cocklebur and Canadi an thistle be lnclud-d tn tho extirpa tion measure, nud Mr. MoLaurlll ol Mlsslsslpl moved to Include cocoa grass. These were rejected, and Mr. Hansbrourfh’a amendment agreed to— yeas, 27; liays, 24. it Is 111 these words: "For the' destruction of tile Russian caotus, 41,030.008, or so much thereof ns may bo m-cesairy. to he npportloned by the secretary of agriculture flniong the several stane Infested by Russian cactus; wild apportionment to he made In accordance with the nwssUlcs nt tile casc.-tu bo nscertalned by the see- rotary, and to he paid the governor of each of raid stales upon his executing an obligation In behalf of his state that the sum to paid shall bo faithfully ap plied, til connection with onv sum which may bo raised by his state for that purpose, for the destruction of said caotus." The following Is the vote In detail; Yeas—Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Call, Gary. Dolph, George, Hale, Hans- brougli, Higgins, Kyle, MCMIllen, Man- derson, Martin, 'Alttcihell of Oregon, Patton, Peffer, Perlns, Platt, rower, Proctor, Quay, Shmip, flu I re, Stewart, Washhurn—27. NltyH-Efittv Blackburn, nian-clinrd, Brice. Cntfery, Cockrell, Coke, Daniel, Faulkner, Gllwon, Gray, -Harris, Hun- ton, Jarvis, Jones of Arkansas, Lind, say, McLoiiri, Pntmer, IMsoo. Pugh, Rniisom, Vest, Vilas, White—24. The Indian appropriation bill was then taken up nnd went over till to morrow. A conference was ordered on the Dls trietdf Columbia hill, and Messrs. Gor man, Cockrell nnd Allison were ap pointed conferees on the port of the sennto The senate, after n short executive session, at 0:20 adjourned until tomor row. IN THE HOUSE. Washington, July 17—The senate amendments to she river and harbor t pproprlatton bIH werenon-concvtrred tn und a conference agreed to. The bankruptcy bill, coming over from yesterday, was passed—yeas, 127 nays, SI. Under the call of committees three public building bills were reported and placed on the calendar. The rest of the day's session was de voted to the considOKWlon of blits to be colled up liy -the committee on Judlcli- ry. Th / first named was the senate hill authorizing the appointment of an .additional circuit Judge In the Eighth ludlclol clrculr. It passed—yens, 112; nays. 16. The sernte amendment* U> the exec utive, lcglsluitlvo nnd Judicial appropri ations hill were non-coneurred 111 end ordered printed nnd referred to the committee on appointments. The house bill declaring that for the purpose Of Jurisdiction all tile railroad corporations shall be deemed cltlwhs of uny stake Into which tlielr lines ex tend or in which they shall do any business, wi« then tak'ai up. It was amended by adding after tta wont “builnefs" the following: “as to alt os uses which may arise In raid slates nnd territories against raid corpora tions." 'ending roll call on the passage of ' Mil. the District of Columbia bill . ref-rred, with the senate amond- .,'.s. to tho committee on npproprta- TL mid ordered printed. Tile railroad . "lien passed without division, after VrtCP jnl folding lud boon ord-red, by «t,of 157 to 12. TV’ room of the senate committee on fi nance. Prior to their meeting ,it Is aald that Gorman and one or two other senators who have ueiil'-’ved promi nence for llielr "conservative course” iu the construction of the tariff bill called the Democratic m»*mbers Into cl eommlttco loom und warned them again that under no circumstances must they rorede from the amendments the senate h»d made to the house bill, should tlv*y i do so, and should there he any clung! tn the complexion of the sentte bill, those conferees were told that upon their shoulders must rest the responsibility for tlio defeat of the bill in the end. Tile conference, at 8:16, adjourned until 2 o’clock n. m. tomor row/ without doing anything bovnud discussing -tile general situation. There Is lltilfe likelihood of an agreement, nnd tho general tropresstn of those who were tn the committee room Is that tho report made will he tt disagreement on all the essential refints In the bill. It is also said that ‘the house conference wild were standing out. because the president Is behind them, are Insisting mhnt tta house bill, and not the sennto bill, shall become the tariff law of tbo fieeretary Carlisle, this afternoon, took action In the controversy now In progress between Governor Stone or .Mississippi and Ohl-f Itazen of the mvret service -.is to the Illegal action of Hie shite nf Mississippi In lesulttg wscrarts for 45. 410 and 420. similar lit general appearance to United States myney. He Instruct'd Special Agent Burns o>t «t. Louis to proceed to Mis sissippi and confer wth Governor stone, the object being to tave the obJeo,‘4on- nifie warrants withdrawn from cimili- tlon nnd replaced by others that do not possess tile objeetlonudle ch It met or iel ics of those now In circulation. In (the meantime Chief Harrell 'hrt* become the imanr of -tho plates from which the warrants were struck. Kecretolly Carlisle, It Is understood, will give direction wltjvlii n few days 4o retime to n limited extent the coin age of stiver daVkirs ait t*he United ■States mint. Since tho repeal of the Sherman silver purchase law, last No vember. silver coinage has been virtu ally suspended, only about 600 silver dollars taring been struck oft bearing the date of 18p4.. The oolnuge of silver for th* balance of tho year will not probably exceed 42,000,000. and for every dollar coined n 41 silver oertlficate will be retired. The coinage, however, will Increiree tile silver seigniorage now In the treasury still uncoined. Tills now amounts to about 455,000,000. Him. Thomas M. Cooley, ex-chairman of tho Interstate commerce commis sion, whose eminent standing ns nn au thority on constitutional law gives great value to bis opinion, bus written to the president as follows: “Ann Artor, M4cli., July 15.—Presi dent Grover Cleveland— Dear Sir: Now that the great strike, In which your official Intervention became necessnry, 1m« been clearly shown to be a future, I beg 'to Ire nllowed to express my un qualified siitlsfacton with every step you have taken la vindicating the nntonnl authority and with the restora tion of low and order which 1ms fol lowed. or Is now In progre*. The rauiMon and deliberation with which you have proceeded arc, I think,worthy of tho hiriiest praise, and I nm espec ially gratified thnt n great nnd vslm- h!e lesson on constitutional construc tion hns been settled for nil time with remarkable IM'lle bloodshed. You, Mid the attorney-general also, have won gratitude of the country,, not for this reiteration only but for all tlmo; and thnt God tany bless you for It Js tho sincere prayer of your ob-dlervt snr- vnnt, "THOMAR COOLF.Y, ' house at 4:45 adjourned! WASHINGTON GOSRJ N U08BJ’’ RlclfLuck The Cramp* Strurit ltlclT Luck In the Speed of the Minneapolis. ■Whshnguni, July 27— 1 The compila tion of otfiUI dita taken on tie- trial trip of the cru|scr 5Ilnneipolf« show* her to be not only the fastest ship ill the Auv-rk.iu navy, If not In the world, but- faster -ven ttan supposed. When the trial was completed Vast Saturday the rough c-J-leulsUon mtdeof her time £ laced her speed at 22.0S knots per our. but the calculation* mode by the nova! -Xpert* show thut slie accom plished she wonderful average of 22.072 knots. This will be her official rating, and on It tho premium for excess of speed will be allowed. At the rate of $60,000 for each quarter knot of spent developed In excess of contract requirements, her builder*, the Ceiw.ps of Ptilli'HWda, will secure 4414,400 III premiums. The full conference committee on tta tariff bill- including the BrepubUmn conferees, met at 2 o’clock p. in. In the MACON MAY GET CLEVELAND The Pretident Receives the Central City’s Delegates and Indicates a Disposition to Come. AFTER OTHER CELEBRITIES. Judge Hardeman end Mr. Deassn Art ConUdenc That oilier Statesmen Will Vleltttie Dixie Inter state Fair. NORTH A LAB Air A -MINES. Troops on Guard at AH 41ie Slopes to Protect. (Minors. Birmingham, Ala., July 17.—The sit- ua'ilon today la noticeable for quietude. The additional features ot tiho casu alty at BTope 3 was the finding ‘this morning of the dead -bodlen of a French man and a negro—tthe former ono of the attacking force, the la'tter aenlnor. No other wounded havo been repontrel. luitt night companies of Ihe First und Second regiments were ordered hero by tho governor and tonlgh't are tn camps and on special details. Fifty men at eaoh of the six nlopos and mi ners of >the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, 150 tn reserve in oamp, a- the slope with goatling guns. All rail road shops In the ofty ore guarded fo- night iby detachments of soldiers, os ls the Union depot, with a heavy re serve 1n camp. -Blxty-twOarreats within the past flf. teen hours have been mode and are now In Jail. No tiring or other Incen diary ants have been committed so far since the att-aok at Slope 3. A tremen dous Indignation meeting of citizens was held today, -at -which alt represen tative citizens were present. A com- ml-tteo of twenty-five was appointed on public safety, and tonight Capt. 8, D. Weakley reported to the governor ready wi'th 150 men subjeot to his call, Governor Japes was endorsed foi promtnen* In placing troop*. The gov ernor has suggested to Judge B. E. Greene of tho criminal court Ihe nc- comity of an early session of the court and Impanelling of the grand jury on account of th'e-arrests. A nORRIULE BXPL08I0N. Two Hundred Htlcks of Dynamite Ex ploded, Killing Eight People. Hazleton, Pa., July 17.—Another horrible disaster occurred at Stockton No. 8 to day which, In detail. Is the most shocking which ever took place In tho Lehigh coal fields. Two hundred sticks of giant pow der exploded In the midst of a gang of miners, and not enough ot their bodies was leftl ntnet to Identify them. fitockton colliery is about one mllo cast of this city and I* operated by Linder niann A fikerr. On account of Us loca tion from the main breaker. It has teen customary to send the dynamite and other explosive* In boxes to No. i and distribute them to workmen at the bot tom of the shaft as they appear In the morning on thetr way to work. Charles O’Donnell bad charxo of this district. It was his duty to distribute to the company miners and starter* th* dynamite and capt. Seven miners stood around him Washington, July 17.—(Bpeehtl.Vi. President Cleveland may go to Macon during tilio s.xmlon of the Dixie Inter slate .Pa ir. A stronger assertion might bn made, Judging from Wie reception he accorded the Invitation extended to Mm try Judge J. L. Iturdeniuu pud Mr. Wutshtng-tan Dessau today. Tho two Macon men, neemnitanled Secretary Hoke Smt-th, Senator rub rick Walsh niid Itcis'esetvttutlves Lew ter, Black uudJAitc, went to the Whits House tills morning and were cordially received by Mr. Oluvclnud, to whom they tveru bii'.raluced by Hecretirj Still t'h. Senator Walsh, on behalf of Messrs; Dessau nnd Hardeman, ex-temlud. to the President t'lie invitation to bo prc» , cut at flic fair, nud suld tbe whole peo ple of Georgia Joined la tlhe invitation, A general emiverantlcm mi tho subject ensued, the President evincing much Interest lu the mutter, malting clone in quiries tin to tJie date on tvlileli ho win expeetdd to lie present and (lie rail road schedule*. lie suggested In the course of tho convolve! am thnt perhaps ihe pooplt of Augusta might feel slighted if lit neeepted Mlocun's Invitation after buy ing born irmnblo to accept Augusia’n, but Senator Walsh and RsfiiresenltvtJvo Black irolili assured Jilin thuit ho need feel uo tinouKincss on tlra-t score. In «1|0 course of tlta oouvonsatlon Mr. 0 level and f aid ho Mid a great do- sire to visit Georgia, and indlentod siro-mgly th-,-it If ho could possibly nr- range Ids lime no Hurt ho could eomo he would do so. Macon’s ilelegntlon feel much on emir- n-ceil nml are eonlldmt Hint there 10 nl leant an even Ohiuu-e tlhalt the Presl- dent will nceept tlielr Invitation. Vice-President Sh-voiuon hns pnom- Wed to come If he ran arrange M, mid Messrs. Dessau nud Ifnrde non Intend to Invite Tom Iloeil, Congressman Wll. Ron, Governor McKinley nnd a pumlK-B of qthsr prominent men of nil partlcH, __ THE PRESIDENT INVITED. ', A Formed Invitation to Mr. Cleveland . to visit tbo Dlxlo Fair nt Mncon. Wnshln-gton, Jflly 17.->Tlio president thin morning received miother of thi oeenslonnl Invitations that havo been tendered him el nee bis Imiiigiim-tlon to intend Georgia- fairs. This tlmo ho w«is uikod to be present nt the opening of tho Dlxlo Interstale Fair, to he held wt Mncon on the 26th day or October 25. Senator Walsh, flecretary Smith, Representative* Blnok nn-1 taster ol ,Sh»t state, and- WnWhlimton Dossaq and Judge Hnrdemnii of Mneon, cam: prw'd the eom-mttte of Invitation. Mr. Clevela-ad sndlliiatv referred to the wny III which llm people of Georgia Icopt on inviting him to their stale, nnd h * sahl ho would try to k-- this tlmi*. If possible. It was tmpmwlhle for him to Just now see so far ahead, nnd lia was afraid that he might) bo writing Ills message nt tlio lime. Tho commit tee -was of tbe belief thnt If 0<-orgln did not necuro the president nobody else would. A this morning receiving their supplies wnen 201) sticks of dynamite exploded. O’Don nell’s body wo* the only one that could be recognised, and s large port of tt was gatacbed from the recognizable part, ’the Ji/hei* were totally dismembered nnd sent- leral about th« mine chamber*. The masses of flesh were gathered up ,n rough boxes, no attempt being possible to put them together In human ahape, ami in that condition they will be bumd. No body live* t<> tell what caused th* acci dent. STRIKERS Galvmnon, RIOTING IN ENID. Scenes of LniwleBsnras Enacted la Enid and Round Oak, Guthrie, O. T., July 17.—Rioting nnd dii-ltruetton wonb on today worwi than ever on III- Risk Island iuIIi-miI. (mo bridge was blown up wHb -lyimmlt--, one burned and n dynamite bomb thrown under n train carrying sol diers, telegraph wins cut, train guard* final upon und aeotikin tnnn driven from tlielr wo*k nro noino of tho oeeurnmeea of tile day In Enid nnd Round Pond. County Attorney Axlu.T nt Bound Pond was In Die Imnd* of n vigilant cotnmlt- toe nml roughly treated nnd wn* only saved from Irmclng lay tho Interposi tion of several clt|y.ens. A reign or ter- r*n- prevsills and tfhe local olllelal* nro afraid to unt. Tho iKimlful of soldiers a re scarcely nhlo 4o Unlra <uro of thorn- Helves, let alone preventing any out lawry, nml the U-uul gn»* rlglit along pillaging und lairnlag. Governor lose tonight issued n proc lamation calling upon nil good citizen* to aid In putting a stop to Uuw-hrenk- Ing, nml offering u rwwarel of $900 for tlio arrest of any of tho parties guilty of arson. THE NATIONAL UNION. Tbo LeglslmUvo Dodyln Annual Session nt Lookout Mountain. Chattanooga, July 17.—Th* acnat* os Sixprcme legtilatlve body of the Nation al Union, a popular co-operatlvc and benevolent onler, met in annual eeazlon boro In Isxikout Jloutuln Inn this morn ing. There nro over a. hundred dele gate* present, representing neariy every stale In the Union. The opening session ml* morning was public arid was largely attended. Mayor Oob* welcomed tbe delegate* to Chattanooga In a graceful speech. Tbe chamber nf commerce, through its president, A. J- GalMgan, also ex tended a cordial welcome. These speeoben were responded to by the offi cers of the senate. The body will be In session for four days, but after to day all precendlngs win be secret. White they are here tbe delegates will be the recipients of many atten tions. Tomorrow night tbe society ot the city will tender them a grand ball. Thursday aftemo xi -they will be driven over Missionary Ridge end the near-by . battlefield*. That night they will lake wVtii 'swindling’ hi* customer*. Hcroe-1 « moonlight salt on the Tennessee dw l* in Jail- | river. INDICTED. July H-PIvo striker*, wno were arrested on the charge of In terfering wth -the Unttd States matin. Mime before Commleslonvr Dart today. They were sent before the United States court tinder bonds ranging from *5W to 12.540. The grand Jury returned right Indict ments against Charles A. 8croed-r, tbe prominent real estate min, charred