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THE MACON TELEGRAPH. MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1894. | *tiigU Copy. 5 C«uta. St The Event to Be Ushered in By Exer cises Appropriate For the Occasion. THE OPENING DAY PABADE. It Will B, Oli of ths 91mI lmpo.lug Dlipl*,. Kr.r Been In th, South- Grant Crowds of Visitors Ar* a Alrssdy Har,. The Dixie Interstate Fair Is now on The boom of cannon, the shriek of steam whistles and the ringing of hells will usher In the event this morning, Flags and ibuntlngs floating to the breezes are indications of a gala sea- eon in the Central City of Georgia and the town is full of life and activity What every one who pretends to know anything about the matter concedes to be the greatest exposition ever at tempted by Macon and the best, with very few exceptions, ever attempted i.n -the South, starts oft today with a boom. The indications are that the day will be an appropriate one for such an event. It Is, at least, certain that the day’s exercises will be appropriate In every detail and Impressive through out. Such an opening day ns Macon has never before attempted and usher ing In such an exposition as was never before witnessed here. An exposition differing In many ways from the best Southern expositions of former years, replete with attractions of a gorgeous oharac.er and planned throughout on a scale which spared neither, expense nor pains. The committees which have had in charge the opening day exercises-fully realized the l Importance of the occa sion In (heir preparations for opening day. Their pl'ans were elaborate to begin wfth, but these have been added to from day to day until one of the finest programmes that could possibly be arranged Is now about to be car ried out. In the first place, the day is to be made a general holiday In Macon. Stores, shops, warehouses and facto ries will remain closed and shut down for a greater portion of the day, so that all may enter into the spirit of the occasion and participate In the festi vities of the day. (MOST IMPOSING EVER SEEN. The chances are tha’t the opening day parade will be the most Imposing pageant ever seen In Georgia—by far the greatest of lthe kind ever witnessed in Macon—and It Is very doubtful if the most Important events in the his- tory of (the other progressive cities have been attended -with such splen- dor. The parade will begin * fit 10:30 o’clock, the line forming on Mulberry. Second and Cherry streetao--'Ool. C. M. Wiley is chairman of the day and he will be assisted by a large corns of competent aides, all of whom .will be mounted and wear 'the regalia of their rank. ORDER OF FORMATION • The procession will form In the fol lowing order: IMounted police. - * Card's 'Military and. . „ First Battalion of the Second Geor- gia»Rog!ment composed of the Macon ^Directors of the Dixie Interstate ^Mayor and council of the city of Ma con. Floral procession. .,. • ,, Chariots. . . Macon Fire department. U. Deoorated delivery wagons. DINE OF MARCH. . The line of march will be down Cherry to Third street (Nussbaum building), down Third street to Mul berry (United States building. Up •Mulberry to Second street, down Sec ond etreet to Walnut street, down Wal nut street to park. Entering parkat main gate, pass around the one-half mile track on the right side, and af ter the head of the procession has passed around the one-half mile track park, the line of march will be com pleted and the different organizations d Co?. aS Wiiey states explicitly that the military will be dismissed Immediately upon arriving at the park, and the members of the different companies who participate will befrecto return to-{he city or spend the day at tne park, aa they see fit. EXERCISES AT THE PARK. When the procession arrives at the park. Mayor Horne will proceed tofor- fmlly open -the Dixie Interstate Fair. The opening exercises will be brier put. appropriate. At n given dlgiwl the flags will bo raised, .the doors of the various buildings thrown open and the ma chinery put In motion. Then, indeed, the Dixie Fair will be open, ad all that is to be seen will be open to the In spection of the public. For fourteen Consecutive days the great fair will be on. and in that time no less than 150,000 people will have visited Macon and viewed the sights at the Dixie Fair. And everything is practically in read iness. or. at least, as much so ns could possibly be expected in view of the magnitude of the undertaking. A few exhibits ye*t need <fhe finishing touches, but the general work stands completed, and no one will be disappointed In the appearance of things today. THE ATTRACTIONS ARB READY. The only large piece of work yet to be done to the erection of Pompeii. The site of the historical city, has already been arranged for the erection of the buildings, and this work is to be pushed through at once. The Pompeii people arrived yesterday and one of the interesting' sights of opening day will be to see these people at work. Four car loads of scenery came with them, and oil thto has to be put in place at Once. This, of course, does not interfere with the regular fair programme in the le.'UJt, as -the great spectacle Is nbt to be put CD* until next <MV>nday. night. As already said, to witness the work of erecting Pompeii trill be interesting In itself! Midway Brin shape. and the doors of ito theatres and the gates of Its villages will be thrown open today to Instruct and amuse. All of the minor attractions ore here and ready for business, and nothing noems to stand In the way of making the Dixie Fair a glorious success from the VISITORS COMING IN. The trains came in yesterday after noon picked with visitors, add the ho tel lobbleo were crowded last night. The 8jiuhwes:em train which came in at 4:10 was packed, and is load of peopk- »ot off at Macon. The Georgia South ern brought three car loads of people Into the Union depot last night, and many came over the Cemtral from both directions. At tJhe Southern depot uusl ness was brick, and the Macon and Dublin reported an extra-large business. It wna clearly evident yesterday that the city was filling up, but how fast was not known until last night* when the evening (trains began to unload here. It to conservatively estimated that 10.000 visitors win be In the city today t>o witness opening day exercises. AT TIIE GROUNDS YESTERDAY. Had yesterday been the opeuing day at the lair the crowd~ooula not have been greater at the grounds, und tbe number of people there would have been a credit .to the first day of all fairs previously held. Resides the several hundred workmen busily engaged iu putting up exhibits, sUlesnows and attractions of various kinds, there was several caou«and peo ple in the park looking around out of curiosity, and liie unanimous verdiot was ’that nothing had ever been seen In Georgia that -would make any near approach to the* number of»attractions to say nothing of -the quality* while the exhibits ureiar beyond anything ever before uttcs^ied. Every exhibitor has been forced to take small ©pace, on ac count of Hue lack of room, and the re sult is .the most condensed and attract ive indoor exhibit ever seen In tho South. A person can stund in one spot and see more"at -the present fain than an hour's walk would' reveal in nit prevl ous fairs. * The lower floor at tile main ball, which is over 1,200 feet long, Is one solid array of exhibits and a prettier sight was never seen. The long row of booths Just beyond the picture ga-llery on-the upper ilom". assures one that the inner man will be well provided for, und It is to the first of these exceedingly tasteful hoods we wish to call attention. That hard working band of women, the King’s Daughters, will bo prepared to Berre a vast number with all the delicacies ot the season, and It there 1s a cause that everyone is Interested In and lor which all should lend a inelplng hand. It Is for the one they are (working for— tho benefit of the hospital. It Is earn estly hoped that the efforts of- these ladies will prove highly successful. Their booth is tastefully decorated with their emblematical colors. One ot the most attractive Is that of the Hebrew Young-.La,lies' Aid Society, known as the "Dixie Booth." This booth Is looked after by tho young la dles themselves who have a happy fac ulty of knowing exactly who,t every body want* to eat and how they want to eat It. The booth of the Vlnerillc King’s Daughters, under the supervision of Mrs. -Flew Holt, is another attractive Pktce, and a hungry man or -woman could not find a place where they will be given better attention or something better to eat. The Presbyterian, EpIsoop.il, Metho dist nod other churches U'lso, have bootlis, and there is no need for any one going hungry. The editor's cottage wHl be occupied by Chief Butncr, who ha* established •police headquarters on-the right of the entrance. and the Telegraph on .the left. This building -wns h-antlsomly decorated by-Lieut. Carnes yesterday, and all who eaw it gave' the lieutenant credit for leaving an eye for the beautiful. At the Telegraph’s headquarters each day's paper will, be on sale, and those to charge will give full attention ta ad vertising matter. Everything is In readiness for open ing day and the greatest sights the peo ple ever saw will be open to them to day. TODAY’S PROGRAMME. The amusement programme for to- day and tonight is ns foirows: . _ Tfco De Comas, midair bicyclists, at 3 o’clock. jj&T.-fS* w0ndCTfuI caulltbrtst, at Granada, high wire walker, 4 o’clock and 8 o’clock. STAMP THIEVES ARRESTED. Chief (Hazen Had Tracked Them t South Carolina, Charleston, S. 0„ Oct. 22.-A special to the News and Courier from Colum bia says: William A. Beach and H. Clay Slnsa- baugb, who aro charged with being accomplices In tho recent stamp rob bery In Washington, were arrested hero tonight. In tho press accounts of tho robbery of tbe 50,000 stamps, tho press dispatches said: Tho third member of the group con cerned iu tho larceny and sale of the postal paper Is William a. Beach, not connected with any department, but Is still at' large, • tit says tho men took tho money to uso for sport. There Is every reason to bellevo that tho men with the money derived from the stamps led a fast and reckless Ilfo while tho money lasted. Beach took tho trouble to keep an Itemized diary, and It shows how freely Smith, the chief stamp thief, rpent tho motley and how ho went around tho country with lewd women. It was a pretty pleco of detectlvo work, tho arrest of Beach and his pal, Slmaibaugli. Just yet It is not known why StosaMugh Is wanted, but Chief Daly, to bo on tho safe side, arrested botb of tho men’ ns directed by tho chief of the secret service. Beach owned up to tho whole affair. There was nothing olso for him to do, ”s the papers on him told who ho was. Chief Daly received a message ask ing him to arrest Beach. The luesarge was from Chief Hazen of tho secret service. Later tho chief received a message saying that Bead?, alias Ned Lawreucc, "•as accompanied by Blnsabaugh. As soon s* the messages were re ceived Chief Daly stationed a police man at tho postoffleo and made inquiry at all the printing offices for Slusa- baugh. It was not long after tho men arrived In the city that ho was on their track, but he wanted them to go to the postoffleo and call for their letters. They strolled up there and so did a couple of policemen. When they called for the mall tho clerk called Mr. Sad ler Gillespie and ho presented a pistol at the young men and asked them Into a private room. They went. The po lice were then called In and got their men The men admitted tlielr identity. DIVIDENDS OF FAILED BANKS. Washington, Oct. 22.—The comptrol ler of the currency lias declared divi dend* In favor of the creditors of in solvent national banks as follows: Second dividend. 20 per cent. First National Bank of Dayton, Tenn., niak- ln*r in nil 40 per coat. Fourth dividend.'1 per cent. People's National Bank of Fayetteville, N. C. making in all (30 per cent. '* IS THE FAVORITE. Other Candidates See Littlo Chance Except Turner Fights Too Long. WALSH IS NOT WORKING. Alt th. Olh.r Candid.Its Ar. on the liro.ut -O.c Seeker. SI.king Used Belt et the Legislators —Some of Tkote Present- Atlanta. Oct. 23—(Special).—If any man doubted that Major Bacon la tho Choice of the Democratic parly of Geor gia to succeed the lamented Colquitt In tho United States senate, that man would have become convinced that ho Is, had he soent today In Atlanta among tbe Incoming legislator* and party 'leadres from every section of tho state. Tonight Maj. Bacon’s most active op ponents freely admit that they do not see how his elootton can now be over come. Friends of 'both Judge Turner and Col. Garrard who are now on the ground with their lieutenants thick about -them only hope that some unfor- seen complications will arise and thus give them a chance iu a. scramble. But it Is the wildest improbability to pre dict anything of this kind In the face of the enthusiasm and loyal devotion that Is manifested by tho Bacon followers today. Maj. Bacon, who -has estab lished -his headquarters on the third fioor of ithc Kimball house, is himself exceedingly modest In his view of the campaign. He Is well ejtloiled, however, and consequently his friends are happy. There has been an insidious attempt mode to make K appear that Maj. Ba con Is opposed ito a caucus, -the Inten tion being to create the impression that he hopes -to get votes from the Populists enough .to elect him if tho election la held 'without a caucus nom ination. These reports are. -however, wh’ody without foundation. In fact, they are absolutely false. Maj. Bacon’s friends and supporters are the very men who aro working hardest for tho caucus. -It will bo due largely to -their efforts that the coucu3 Is held. Maj. Bacon baa simply declined to commit the (breach of propriety of attempting to influence tho mem-oora on the sudJcci l a dvunce of their own conference over tu The caucus question is a matter en- bo fSJlwl by -the legislators themselves without the Interference ot candidates. THE CONFERENCE OF MEMBERS. ' tho democratic mem- tnmnriv!' k 111 ln a11 ©H>b*WUty ke here tomorrow by noon, ready to settle it €oi themseH'cs ait the mooting that lias been M€Mr , s ‘ Olay a nd Berner of ml t^ of,?' C „ U VO UJ L J cam Palgn tom- . Quite a number arrived tod-.iv SwttK 1 ,”' lhe (laLfrtrl?? *1 Of canfil- the-leStS^ 3 *° bG dIlJ * soSwSs a b°e ■workera° TJ^!Un'58f! t . ,ler wlth ,ha 'f USES.**' T . candidates for Ithc other oflices comprised In the organization i/ 1 ® Jestolature, together with the Applicants for places to be filled liy the appointment of Governor Atkinson wlm their active friends. They have all got their coats off and their seoves rolled up, so to speak. Among them "owly-olretcd legislator mar- veis at his Importance and popularity. •Senator Nat Harris is the only one of the Bibb candidates who toas been In the awim today. He appeared on tho scene bright and early and will stay with the boys Until after Maj. Bacon 8 election. Judge Miller is also liere. Judge Turner, w*ho arrived this morning, <wus accompanied by Solicitor General Brantley, who will probably succeed lilm In congress should l’t be his good fortune to be senator. Hon. W. N. Spencer, F. E. Twitty, Judge Joel Sweat, C. R. Pendleton and Harry Dunwoody arc also enlisted ln Judge Turner’s service. OARRARD’S BRIGADE. Col. Lewis Garrard, •wbo is as confi dent of election na any other man ln •the* race, and who makes new friends at every turn by his charming personal manners, has a lot of good workers with him. Hon. Tom Grimes heads t he list, then comes 'Hon. Price Gilbert, Hon.- Charlton Battle, C. C. Wlmblsh, Morgan McMlchael, • J. H. .Worrill, T. J. 'Hunt and G. N.* Tlchenor. Ool. Garrard will, by lthe way, get at least one vote from ’Atlanta, that of Rep- representative C.J. Brannan. The main hope of Col. Gbrrard’s friends lies In the possibility of an unyielding fight between Bacon nnd Turner. They hope thsaJt Maj. Bacon will not have enough votes at the outset and that such hot feeling can be produced between his followers and those of Judge /Turner thaJt they will come over to him. This is possible, of course, hut not at all probable. It Is more likely that In case of such a fight Col. Garrard’s friends would go to Bacon and thus elect him. Kervator Pat Walsh will not throw the doors of his rooms open until, tomor row morning. SUPREME OOURJT CANDIDATES. Hon. Spencer K. Allrtiwm of Bruns wick and Judge Marshall Clarke of At lanta were the two candidates for the supreme bench who led off In the crowd today. Hon. Joe Ganahl of Tugusta and Jud«rojjhumate of Dalton, the oth er candidate*. wMl be here tomorrow, thus completing «the circuit. Ex-Sena tor Norwood bf Savannah may proba bly become a candidate. Judge Simmons Is taking •things easy. He will have no opposition for the chief Justiceship, and therefore to one of the conspicuous personages ln the anxious throng. - Hon. W. H. Flensing of Augusta, who Is, to all appearances, the next speaker of the house, edme in a*t nooji. Capt. Rec«e of Floyd county and Hon. John T. Botfeulllet of Macon, his rivals, will be here tomorrow rn’ornlng ready to rally their friends. (Mr. Fleming Is con fident ithat he will be elected by a hand- /Krm* vote. Both the actual candidates for the presidency ef the senate, lion. W. H. Venable of Atlanta nnd Hon. W. A. Brtnighrtcn of Madison, are here at work. Col. Brm^hton came 4n this af ternoon. Today Mr. W. W. Ost/bme, senator from the .First district, who has been stfcken of as a candidate for the office of president pro tern, of the senate, an nounced that he would support Hon. Charley Brand of Gwinnett. This does away with the contest over tbit office. THE SECRETARYSHIP. One of the cont^wts Is 4bat over the secretaryship of The senate. Mr. H. H. Cabantos of Atlanta and C. A. Hanscll of Thomasvllie and Judge C. J. Wei- born of Union county, all of whom are h-’iv :in,t a >rk. oonrpuHf mu* tiokvl. and Hon. i:\ll <*li:i!mi of Mcln: *.sh and oi«i£; r * N<>Pt £ 0n . of other. Clifton, who to known as the “war Chatham.” to puttT.ig in hard (lay 9 * bU * ^ a,b,l ‘ n l® 8 favorite to- Nobody has yet trotted up to oppose i.k Hiinlln for clerk of tho house, although he is as busy the busiest. Col. Mark thinks it’a beat always to run a scared race. THU AUGUSTA CIRCUIT. The fight over the Judgeship of tho Au gusta circuit is a hot one. Judge Roney, the present Incumbent, is bring opposed ">’ R° n - Enoch Callaway of Waynesboro. Both, with a selected squad of workers, have opened up lmulquarters at the Kim- ball and are making the most vigorous attacks upon the unwary legislators. One tiling that makes the senatorial situation uncertain Is the amount of trad ing that la being done.. All tho candi dates nre at it, and naturally there la u great deal of confualon. Only a small proportion of the members will commit themselves outright, apparently waiting until they are sure of their combinations. Among those who do express themselves Maj. Bacon la by long odds the favorite, and they will stand by him. ANOTHER JtDOEIVER NAMED. Atlanta, Oct. 22.-(SpeciaI.)-JudBe Will- T * ** c ' vlnan haa appointed Mr. W. B. Thomas receiver for tho Atlanta and Florida railroad. Saturday Receiver Spalding was discharged upon an agree- ment by ttt* Central Trust Company to unertako the management of the road. General Manager Garrett and Treasurer W. E. Algee nlso retired with Mr. Spald- mg. After, this move Attorney H. B. Tompkins, ^presenting tho Central Trust Company, applied for the appointment of another receiver to protect Its mortgages, ajKl Judge Neuman appointed Mr. Thom as. Mr. Thomas was formerly general manager ot the Aueusta Southern ami also operate)-, the Blue Rldee and At lantic. SEARCY EXPECTS ACQUITTAL. The' Express People Think, However, That' He Is the Robber. * Richmond, Va., Oct. 23.—A Fred ericksburg, Va„ special say*: Charles J. Searcy, the train robber, arrived here last nlsht, In charge of Sheriff Kennedy of Stafford county, accom panied by Robert -Pinkerton, Detective Hinde, Express 'Mesaenger Crtuchfield and David. Herring, assistant superin tendent, of. tho Adams. Express Com pany. A -great crowd had congregated (at the depot, but Sheriff 'Kennedy go't ihis prisoner Into a carriage and drove to tho city Jail, where tho prisoner was placed. He ate -a hehrty meal today at 12 o’clock and'Ht 1 o'clock he -was taken into a closed carriage with Robert Pinkerton and S. Pinkerton and Com monwealths’Attorney White and driven •to Stafford courthouse. Today the corn- won wealth's attorney of Stafford h^s been busy preparing tho papers for the requisition ot Charles A. Morgan- Held, the other robber, who Is held at Cincinnati. Mr. White wired the Cin cinnati. police Ho hold Morganfleld for the Virginia officers. Sheriff Kennedy left for Richmond this evening with all the ‘papers for •the governor’s signature and leaves to night for Oh id. •Searcy’s examination, which was ex pected 'to havo^taken place today, haa been postponed and. at this hour It la not known wkan lt wlU take place, gj expreases'rtd doubts as to hs acquittal. On 'the other hand, the expresa people are confident they.have 'thelf man. TAKEN TO ACQUIA CREEK. Richmond. Va.. Or«. 22.-A Freder- leksburg special -to the Dispatch says: Thto afternoon a carriage containing Robert Pinkerton, Sergeant Ederlngton dnd Commonwealth’s A.auJrney WhP.e was driven to the jail where Searcy, the Qua nil co sudpect, woo taken out nnd Belted*in the carriage w # lth Mr. Pinker ton, who held «cross bis knees a Win chester rifle. The press representatives Immediately secured vehicles and start ed 1-n pursuit of 4he carriage, which had crossed the bridge and taken tho old road .to Stafford dburt house, inn short wall.*.they were in night, :in?l remain-il thus until their arrival at Stafford oouilt houoe. On arriving «*t the oourt house, a oonsultaitlan was held with 'the county clerk, and after a rest of an hour, the (party left for Acqula Creek, whore they will upend lthe night. The parppie of visiting the % oourt house was to obtain certain paper®, the "adura of which would not be made public. *ni« party on leaving here wero supplied wtth food to last a week and many theorle* nre afloat a« to the move taken -today. peo,ple Bcem confident they have their man and their move Is thought to be due to -the fact th'at soarcy has made a confession and Is . jxarty to where the money is hidden or where another suspect to in hding. All the was strengthened by the fact that Bearcy will have an examination and today appeared unu sually cheerful and pleasant. (Morganfleld to expected to arrive here Thursday evening. It is learned from good authority that tho destination of tho party to Oliver ton. on tho Virginia Midland tvad ind that something of Importance would he disclosed at the Journey’s enJ. Liter nows, ot 10:30 p. m.. loafis to Iho belief that the party will start early tomorrow for the Virginia. Mid land nnd that tbe (bonds and other valuables Stolen nre the object of the trip. A confession, therefore, from Searcy Is more than probable. TOO Siucn SUGAR. YORK’S WARM FIGHT. Ollier Political Organizations at Work, but Tammany Docs Nothing, WANTS A VERY SHORT CAMPAIGN. Conf«r*neA In lit* Inlirut of Harmony Reported— Graea Men Notify Col, fllrong—No Conooislone to Uo Blade to Sbeppardltes, Refineries ln Plnlndelplila Will Shut Down. Philadelphia, OcL 22.-The Franklin Sugar Refinery will shut down Iu n few day. nnd will probably renialu closed for two or threo weeks. Tills notion, ft Is said, Is rendered necessary by the present congested condition of the sugar market, the demand lmvlng fallen off so much as to leave lnrge stock* of unsold sugar on the hands of the refiners. The Sprrekels refinery is also closed and tho MeCahan refinery, the only one wb,ch Is operated independently of tnc* sugar trunt. has recently, been running ou one-third time. POLICE UNDER FIRE. JSS Co ” n » Oct. 22.—The agl- Utlott Intbl /I City the state law *5?° reached an effective when It was announced that the tpecUl «L om J2! a pP°l ntf -d two week** ago by the board of commijinloners to in vestigate certain cnarg** made ogalnat the commissioners and tho police de- J*f rtn i*P t j n funeral had summoned force of police sergeunta and captains and several patrolmen to ap- pear before them and eubmlt to a rigid examination relative to the charges brought by the law and order league, acting through Its president, the Rev. N. Smith. The session will be held behind closed doors and will likely occupy several evenings, begin ning tonight. i New York, Oet. 23.—Tho heavy work of the local campaign began today at all the headquarter* except those of Hugh J. Grant, at tho Union Square hotel. Some Tammany men believe that tho shorter tho campaign the bet ter It will be for Grant. The Wholo ef fort of Tammany, according to the present programme, will be directed toward drawing party lines and all talk about tho record of Grant anil of Tammany generally will be met' by tho assertion that this Is “threshing over old straw," and that the Balvallou of the Democratic pbrty Is the one thing Tit stake. The resignation of Judge Dlvver ae a member of the Tammany executive committee a fid leader of tho second assembly district last night caused na surprise. Dlvver was forced out by 'the general committee ot his own dis trict, not by tho executive committee or by Hugh J. Grant. Tho report that Dlvver is to resign his police Justice ship Is not generally believed. His friends eay that ho will move up town, but will hold on to his 16,000 a year till the end ot his term. ‘ Timothy Sullivan and several mem bers of tho Tammany general commit tee ln tho third assembly district, went ko police headquarters at 8 o'clock to night to file a declination of. Phil Wis- slg for tho candidature for assembly man ln that district, and also tho certi ficate of nomination of Counselor Dan O'Reilly as tne Tammany candidate for assemblyman ln Wisslg's place. ;When tho party reached headquarters there was no one to receive the papers, and they left, promising to bu oack later. < 'MEETING FOR HARMONY. Another of 'the rumors which flew among the politicians this afternoon, and caused considerable excitement, was that there wus to be u meeting la one of the up-towu hotels tills nf ternoon between Jlr. Grace und several of tho leaders of Tammany Hull In the Inter est of complete lumuony. A3 It was understood at tho time har mony was to be brcuglit u'hout by the conference, through a disposition oi> the congressmen from this cLty, It wus said that the confcrcuoo would decide 'that one Democratic candidate for congress would be sufficient In each district, uud having come to that conclusion, would recommend ,lhu withdrawal or candi dates on one side or the other. In or der that no Republican could, by any possibility, slip hi through u division of the Democratic forocs. Tho principal work of the conference wis to decide Just how many Democriu- ic candidates for congress should be straight Democrats und hour marly Tammany Hull men. There nre nlno congressmen elected from this city und of these H whs said that ln two dis tricts, certainly, nnd three probab'v, the Tammuny candidates would be ad vised by the conference to withdraw from 'the contest. One district ln which It was said the Tammnny candidate for congress would certainly be advised to withdraw, was the Fifteenth, where Jacob A. Cantor was placed ln nomination by Tammany Hall, and Co!. Robert Grier Monroe by tho state Democracy. It Is Bald that If Mr. Draco does nothing else, ho will Insist that Cantor withdraw and Mon roe be permitted to have a free field there. One of the other rumors, connected with this same conference, was that Influence would bo brought to bear on Tim Campbell by somebody, from some where, to Induce him to withdraw form the contest In tho Ninth district ln order that tho election of Henry C. Miner be at no tlmo endangered. BIG DEMOCRATIC MEETING. The executive committee of tho Bust- MM Men’s Democratic Association met today and completed arrangements for the muas meeting to be held under their auspices on the night of the 21th Inst, at Carnegie hall. Hcnutor Hill nnd pos sibly Vice-President Stovenwm will ad dress the meeting. Tho prospec's of harmony between the Shepard nnd fhe regular Democrats of Brooklyn looked darker today than they have ever looked before. There was a -limn when th" regular Democrats would hnvo been willing to make concessions to the bolters. Since then, however. Bernard J. York, chair man bf the excoutlve committee of the regular organization, says the outlook for the success of the Democratic tick et tn King* county In so promising thot the regulnisi aro onioned overwhelming ly to any concessions to the Shepard- Ites. It t« said that the regular organiza tion hai; so far got tho upper hand of the HhenardHes that the farmer will nut compromlne unions the Shepirdllca will make concessions thot would amount practically to Joining tho regular organ ization. A SPEECH TO STRONG. Col. William L. Strong, the commit tee of seventy's candidate for mayor, was officially notified of his nomination by the state Democracy a-t bis head quarters In the Sturtevont bouse thin nftornoon. Mr. Grace wan not present, but the committee attended and made the formal notification. Mr. Green, the chairman of the com mittee. ln the oourec of hie address to Ool. Strong mid: "You are o Republican; we are Demo crats. But you enter this fight not au a partisan leader, but as the champion of all citizens under whatever party flag they march, against the honlcs of cor ruption. no matter under which party name Ihey masquerade. To religious bigotry, under whatever guise, you are nnd nlwoy* have been an avowed ami open foe, end for this we honor you. “To tbe widest personal liberty under the law you are and always have been the faithful, fearlnsn friend; for this, too. we honor and admire you. "Aa loyal sons of Democracy, we claim to emchaelze our loyalty to tbe principles of our faith when wo mak» partisanship subservient to the higher demands of dtlzensblo. and we pledge you oar eamcot. enthusiastic support to Becure this splendid victory you are bound to win.’ In accepting Oje nonilnarion. Col Strong sakl: MR. STRONG’S SPEECH. “The eitlzi-ns ot New York for tho lust six yeurs have been governed by h corrupt ring of Ctm*plrar.ora that has brought disgrace upon the municipal government throughout our land, nnd tno exposition made by the terrlllo probe of J'ohn W. Goff, before tho Lex- ow committee, has awakened the good people of tho city. rtfftrdlMB of obi party affiliations, -to a determined ef- tort to eradicate every vctytlgo of cor ruption from the city hall. . viy i ? e ! 1 ti,la ls done, we will try to es tablish In its steud a government of the people that will guarantee to every dt- HOh full protection in. .the prosecution ? .2 1 . lawful business, without paying tribute to any el tss of persons levying blackmail or posing an officers of the government. "1 havo noticed In the opposition press allusion to secret political organi zations. I want to say that my convlc- 22SS dfe that nil secret, ooaah-bountl ■political organizations are so contrary to the oplnlt *jf our Institutions that I do not believe thaft n.ny political party can or ought to ex let when ono of Ha cardl* 13 opposed to freedom of thought, and to tho worship of God ac cording ito -the dlctn'tcw of one's own conscience. With unshaken faith In J* 1 ' B 1 ,* u ff c ' PW y an d iwnwnonce of our NtttlUrtlniM. nnd havlntr accepted tha nomination* flora the different political ?S n , l , zatI ?, n8 ,n ' lhe c,t y of New York. lncludl.njr the Committee of eovon-ty, ami adopted ihelr 'D , oitfomvi, If elected may- or. I will do all In my power to Rive tho ^bSSSbSSSSS^ nn<1 HLL IN NEW YORK. New York, Oet. 22.—Senator David *“5. ny 1 nnlvcJ here today and spent an -hour nt Democratic stats headquartora, In the Pnrk Avenue ho tel. He arrived at « o’clock, and after Yonkera U at 4 T o^tock*.* " !a,,ere left ,0 * SPEAKING AT YONKERS. Yonkers, N. Y„ Oct. 22.-(Music Hall avaa packed to 'the doors and several thousand Domocr.ita ifltotited them-, selves iho.irao .when Senator Hill ar rived, shortly after 8 o’clock. J. Har vey Bell, ex-mayor of Yonkers, pre sided and Introduced Senator Hill. Tho 1VUJ1 slightly hoarse, but apoko with his usual forco nnd held his du- dienco to tho cIojo. NO RIGHT TO PUNISH. , , Wlrat a Smart Lawyer Claims For Washington Courts. Washington, Oct. 22,-Jmlgo Cox ot the district supremo court todny Issued a Writ of habeas eorpus ln benalf of William 11. Smith, uu employe of tltu bureau of engraving und priming, who was committed for the uctlou of tha grand Jury lu tho pohco court Friday! with Ueoige IW. LongHtreot, ou tho charge of stealing 52,000 stamps frout tho government. Tho petition for the writ alleged that neliuer tho police court nor the supremo district court lias Jurisdiction over offctUMst against: the goverumeut of tho United Staton, that Jurisdiction bang nonfilled to United Slates circuit uourt. TUo petition was Unit presented to Judge MoComnH, who suggested that some other judge bo asked to Issue tho writ. It was then presented ta Jutlgo Cole, wlio refused to lssuo It.' "Why," remarked Judge Cole, "If. your contention be correct no ono oauld bo punlelied lu tho Dlstrlet of Columbia for stent,ug from the government.' 1 ’ ' "Well, your honor,” replied Smith's attorney, “wo boldly claim that.” “It Is too bald u claim,- docldetl Judge Ooke. "There is nothing ln it and I will not grant the petition. Be sides. It ls a matter Which can be raised after an Indictment." Judge Cox subsequently granted tho writ nnd the questlou whether the court* of tho District of Columbia hava Jurisdiction over the acts committed against the government is to bo trlud on Wednesday next. NO CIVILIANS’TcTnE AGENTS. '| ' Army Officers Must Contlnuo to Caro- For tho Indlaug. ., Washington, Oct. 22.—While the In dian officials at ono time showed a de sire to npppolut clvillaus. m Italian agents In plnco ot army officers where army officers have been relieved, It hits now been determined to fill such vacancies with nrmy officers. Tho war department has been nsked to designate army officers to fill va cancies In each case. During tho sum mer there were twveral Instance* where sbino dissatisfaction was felt by the army officers who wero assigned to Indian agencies and tho Indian officials were convinced that tho best Interest of lhe Indian would be subserved by having civilians appointed. ‘ This has been clmngcd somewhat by tbo return of Secretary Smith, who Is well nwnro of tho opinions entertained by the president on lhe subject. The law 1s rather explicit nnd says that army officers must bo designated un less In tho opinion ot the president, should be a civilian. Before a civilian ls appointed, It must be made plain to the president that such action Is nec essary. In ensos where present vacan cies exist, it has not been made appar ent that nrmy officers will not bo ns good for the service. Several civilian applications havo been mndo for tbo vacancies, but all the candidates aro doomed to disap pointment. | ISSUES OF COUNTY BONDS. :*• Washington, p- C„ Odt. 23.—Secre tary Carlisle today made public the decision of tho attorney general on ft question which 'has excited much dis cussion as to whether counties have tho right 'to Uwue InterestJbearlnw bonds of small denominations for gen eral circulation. Attorney General Oley says: “I have yours of the 17th Instant, In Which you request my opinion upon the question whether (the proposed lseue of niterast- bearlllg bonds by the county corn- mlMloners of Floyd county, Georgia, will be In conflict with the banking hlws Of the United State*. You tucloso the opinion of the solicitor, to the effect that ouch l**ue. If made, will not con flict with the banking laws of the United State*, and for M reason given by iche solicitor I concur in that con clusion. "As to the whether such bonds. If Issued, wilt be subject to taxation uv der sections 19 and 20 of the act ot February 18, 1875, does not arise upon and fsctsnow existing and Is one upon which my opinion Is not naked, I ex press no olnton upon it." The- decision does not pass upon: the question whether such bonds, 1t Issued, will be subject to the to per cent, tax aa currency. Ix Is understood, however, that Secretary Carlisle hold* that they will ,be subject to this taxa tion In like manner ax khe leau* of state banks, and that. In this oplnon. he has the support of the law officers of •the government."