THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
MACON, GA.. THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1894.
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Single Copy, 5 C«nti,
Be Dixie Fair Exceeds A1
Expectations on the
Second Day,
CROWD RAPiPLYlwCREASING
Beautiful Weather Brings the Home
People Out and Strangers
Coming in Fast.
EXHIBITS STILL BEING ENTEEED
Today Will Be the Greatest Day Yet and
People Are Coming From Far and
Wear—IVotes About the Fair
•-Official Programme
for Today*
The second day of the great Dixie
Interstate Fair opened with perfect
autumn wea'ther. The attendance wa3
noticealbly larger than on opelng day
and more visitors were to be seen in
the crowd.
By 8 o’dlock street cars full of peo
ple could be seen passing through the
city on th*lr way to te fair, grounds,
while each Incoming 'train (brought
large numbers of visitors. Right -here
it might be well to state that some of
the railroad^ are not conforming to the
agreement to bring people for one, fare
and a number of complaints have been
heard on this line.
Up town the' sreeta presented an
animated appearance, while arounfl
the hotels and depots dhere was con
siderable crush and jam. By reference
to the hotel registers it ts found that
many of these visitors are from other
states. The Georgia people have not
commenced to opme In large numbers,
most of ithen^Artaitting until the races
and the I/ajft Days of Pompeii are
started. If these peopCe only knew of
the thousands of slghb awaiiting them
■they would come alt once, so as to see
it all. No Georgian should miss this,
the most complete and the best exhibit
of what Georgia has and can do ever
seen. But (he Dixie Fair is not sim
ply a Georga Institution, twenity-flve
or -thirty states in the Union being
represented, covering every section of
the country. This is particularly,
ticeable In Me cattle and hog exhibits,
New Jersey,. Ohio, Indiana and Ne
braska all beng represented by line
exhibits of cattle, swine and sheep.
In these exhibits will (be found every
variety of hog, sheep and cow, while
mil sorts of horses, mules and ponies
are on exhibtion. Several hundred
stalls and pens were made for this
department, but yesterday when sev
eral more carloads arrived it was
round necessary -to build twenty-five
more hog pens, and as two more car
-loads • will be in this morning more
stalls and pens are being prepared
for them. No one Should fail to see ’this
department, whether they are interest
ed In stock raising or not. 03 it -will
give them better Ideas of fine stock
titan they could get. to hundreds of
miles of travel.
•FOUI/TRY DEPARTMENT.
This department is more complete
than ever before and no one should
■miss ’it. Several hundred cages of the
finest fowls ever Been 1n Georgia are
•there and many people And enough
there'to interest them for hours, Ev
ery breed of chicken, duck, .goose and
even guinea fowl will be found In this
department, and the admirer of such
things will be highly entertained by
•pending a few hours there.
MACHINERY' DEPARTMENT.
This department, it Is safe to say,
ts ten times more complete than ever
before and even exceeds the excellent
machinery exhibit a't the Augusta
Exposition last year. A11 kinds of ma
chinery and implements used in 'the
South.are on exhibition by Southern
manufactories, and the greater portion
of It was manufactured in Georgia
from the Iron ore taken from Georiga
soil. This will no doubt be surprising
to many Georgians, but It ts a fact
that can be verified. In this depart
ment will .be found cotton gins that
will be a revelaJtlon to people who
have been using cotton gins all Whelr
lives. Sugar mills, cotton presses, corn
mills, flour mills, hay machines, rakes,
reapers, condensers, steam engines,
water mills and every conceivable
piece of machinery will be found there.
Besides the heavy machinery will b#»
found all kinds of small agricultural
implements and, in fact, everything
•that Is made of Iron. Two large halls
are devoted to tills department and a
walk through them Is deeply interest
ing.
ART DEPARTMENT.
This department Is in charge of MaA
con’s well known artist, Mr. Paul T.
Hill. *
Mr. Hill devoted much time to this
department before the opening of the
fair, and visited Atl.in’ta, Augusta and
flavannnh in Its interest. That he was
successful in getting up the most se
lect collection of works of art ever
seen in Georgia is readily seen <m en
tering art hall. He went on the the
ory that It waa better to -have a few
good exhibits than Wts of bad ones,
and the result In ith-afc he got up a
large collection of the best pslntinjrt
and portraits by amateur artists ever
seen in Georgia nod an good as can
b» found anywhere. The art hall is
well lighted by roof llgWts and the
pictures show off to good advantage.
Th<- cotton picking scene In this de
partment by Mr. Rufus Evans of Ma
con and the collection of pictures by
Edgar S. Wilson. Jr., the 14-year-year
old *=*>n of Mr. Edgar 6. Wilson. 8r.,
are specially ncltlceatte. There are
many others, however, that deserve
sp* -Snl mention and that will be no
ticed later.
MERCHANTS’ DISPLAYS.
It would require several columns of
th!> paper to describe the large num
ber of mertfii ants* exhibits in the main
hui ling. These exhibits embrace every
cVars of merchandise, and besides
the-e are a large number of agencies
for patent medicines, soaps, perfumes
and everything that can be thought
of. while iho spectacle. Jewelry, cut
lery and other kinds of venders
abound on every aide. By the time a,
per -m works tac-lr way Chrough these
exhibits he baa several pounds of sam
ple® of -all kinds of things, besides
enough *advertiifing matter to paper a
good-sized dwelling house. If every
one was given a personal inspection it
would require several. hours to get
through thfs department, and most
people content thernselveH with stop
ping to look at onfly tfiie" more attrac
tive and pretentious ones.
COUNTY EXHIBIT.
The couny exhibits are eleven in
number and all of them are complete
and show wbat the various sections
of the aicate will produce, lb look at
them the beholder Is impressed with
the idea Thut Georiga. will raise every
thing that any state of country will
raise. These exhibits give Georgia in
a nutshell, and the Northern visitors
to the fair, of Which there is a sur
prisingly large number, open ttoelreyes
In wonder. They (have been so accus
tomed to selling us everything tha't it
astonishes them to know that we have
■the raw material right here in our
midst to make everything they sell
us and more, too. Some of tihese ex
hibits are not yet fully la shape, owing
'to railroad delays IPn getting! their,
products here, but enough can be seen
to judge of ithelr merits. _
One of the attractions of the Floyd
county exhibit is a bale of cotton,
every part of Wh'ich was made in
Koyd county, including 'the 'ties and
bagging and the soales on Whioh It
" Some 'of 1 the fruits In the lower coun
ty exhibits are tempting and make
many people's mouths water ‘as tney
gaze upon 'them.
. NEEDLE AND FANCY WORK.
The needle end fancy work depart
ment Is not so full as in former years,
but many beautiful specimens are ex
hibited. to ‘this department the la
dles find much 'to Interest 'them and
few ladies miss it.
PREPARING FOR POMPEII.
Work ds now progressing with theut-
moat rapidity and energy on the prepar
atioms for the great scenic and fit*
works spectacle. 'Th« Last La>s t)
Pompeii.” which opens n't the baU Par*
on next Monday night. The grand stand
has been added to. atnd the sroainda
When completed will seat oomfortably
nearly 10.000 ipeople. Chairs will bo
placed In front of the old Grand stand,
and new scats have been contracted
for. The lake is completed, and spe
cial pipes have been run into the
grounds to keep it filled with
wa'ter. The platform on winch
•the mimic city and Mount esu-
vlua are tt> stand is also completed.
Chief Pyrotechnist Garretoon- and Mas
ter Machinist Kistner. of 'Pain & Son 3
forces, are on -the gaxsund with a large
force of workmen, and tihe place is
covered with poles and scaffolding pre
paratory to the erection of the scenepi
The fireworks magazine, covered with
corrugated Iron, is completed, as are
half a dozen ofheir .buildings that are
used as storehouses and workshops. A
dressing room one hundred feet long
has also been erected. All over the
grounds hundreds of men and a score
of teams (ire n:t work. There arc 350
people In all who take part in the Chios-
sal pageant. The speoia'l'ty artists* who
are to appear in tihe sport3 of the Pom-
pelnian fate arrived here from New
York yesterday. There are some fifteen
or twen'ty of these performers, and the
Mwwrs. -Palm & Sons promise the finest
athletic show ever seen In Macon. In
many a dav.
The drilling of local people begun
Monday night, and will continue night
ly until the opening, wrtt b * wo or three
dress rehearsals on the grounds. Stage
Director M'Otse savs thmt 'ho ha« nc-eured
the most intelligent nnd orderly set of
people here In Macon'that he has ever
had. which Is a grout compliment to
the city. Pyrotechnist Garretson Is pre
paring a large number of special pieces
bf fireworks for opening night, which
will be given- immediately aiP^er the de
struction of Pompeii. The fireworks
display will bo be especially strong on
this occasion. A novelty will be the
nquatlc fireworks . consisting of fire
fishes, snoikesand animals on the wa ter,
trees sprouting up from the lake, etc.
Tills cla*s of fireworks is the Invention
2f the Pains, who so far are the only
people that have been able toanake fire
and water mix. As It to the intention
to make the opening night a gala one,
no one should lose the opportunity of
attending.
PROF. PHTLION.
Professor Phlllon’e exhibition on his
spfra'l tower wno an instantaneous hit.
The great aplral track. In It* position
over 'the- fountain, looked up before the
eyes of the visitors like a picture of the
Eiffel tower. The too of the spiral Is
about fifty-five feet above the floor and
reaches well up Into the vault of the
dome. Extending from 4t to the north
ward Is an Iron cable fifty feet long,
supported By Iron rods -that extend
down to the floor. Before making his
perilous ascent. Professor Phllion
showed his steam carriage nnd explain*
ed it* working. It 1h a from of a little
thing, scarcely larger than a wheelbar
row, that goes ski n/mlng over the floor
like a steam launch on an Inland lake,
and to capable of turning sharp corners
and capering about as friskily ns a bi
cycle. The machine is fitted with n lit
tle upright engine that to scarcely more
than a model and which weighs all -told
but a little over 500 pounds. Besides
those on the ground floor Ah ere were
immense crowds In the galleries, where
ft jmod view of the tower could be had,
and ffie professor /blew a signal on tho
whistle of the etenra carriage for <the
band to start up. Tho carriage started
from Us little station in the northeast
tower room, and presently It was seen
frbm tihe gallery rapidly winding Its
way in and out among the exhibits nnd
then circling the base of the tower. The
profeewor sat in front and. operated the
storing wheel, while hto assistant act
ed ns engineer and sat behind. Step
ping from ithe carriage, the professor,
who was dressed In the coatume of a
Jockey, climbed an iron ladder reaching
to the to© of the base and made his
bow. Before commencing the ascent, he
made a little (speech relative to the feat
he was about to accompflish and the
structure on which -he stood. Tho wind
ing track, he said, was sixteen Inches
wide, made of veneering and was per
fectly flat, so that great skill was requi
site to keep tho ball from rolling off
th* side.
The ball was made ' of wood, nnd
weighed fifty-five pounds. It was hoi-
low. and was made of «onv» 118 wedge-
shaped pleees fastened together, the
bill Itself having been <tur»*ni In a lathe
on the principle of the billiard ball, sc
to perfectly balance In all direction*.
He then lumped nimbly on the globe,
and. keeping perfectly upright, began
treading R UP -the knollned track. The
structure swayed just enough to keep
the spectator* nerved ujj in the exepet-
ntion of a misster*. but ihe professor
kent on his wiv with the greatest ra*e
nd finally stood stockstill at the top.
The most perilous part of the per
formance was yet to como. however.
This was nothing less than Stirling cirt
om the cable. If he had tried to walk
the rope with tils. feet merely many
would haw held their breaths, but it
positively startling to see this Air
ing aerlallst moving upon the wchbling
ball -on the narrow track with all th*
pre^toi-m of A mathematically correct
machine. Arrived at the end of the ca-
hb-. h* turn^l about and wlv » -
raed to the tower, there being 'hun-
trotis anolno*'* and many an sigh of
lief when he reached it safely. He
Full Organization Effected and Popu
list Members Are Left
Out.
THEY ABE FOB ECONOMY.
Vo»*<| Against Allowing tho Doorkeeper
* P*ge—Fleming and Venable
Will Preside Over the Two
Branches of tho Body.
(Continued on page 5.)
Atlanta, Oct. 24.—(Special.)—'The
Populists of the. house showed theln
teeth on the first round today. They
are in bad blood, and, although they
will not be able to acconrplloh any
thing, they will certainly fight from
their corner all the more bttterly on
that account. They put out candidates
for every position in both house and
senate today and voted for 'them solid
ly. In the house Mr. 'Walton of Glass
cock, who, with Hogan of Lincoln and
Branch of Columbia, will constitute the
rifling tribunal of the party, set out to
play the watch dog of the treasury,
He made a long speeoh In opposition to
allowing the doorkeeper a $2 a day
page. He wanted the piay of pages
and everybody up to 'the governor** re
duced in the interest of the dear peo
ple, but the .oracle from* Glasscock
failed to discover that he wasted as
much time In Ihis (harangue as would
have almost paid for the Htt2e page
during the term., The incident is
brough't out here as showing the pol
icy that may be expected of 1he Popu
lists. They Will do anything to . em-
barags the Democratic majority on
the pretext of crying for eoonomy, but
at 'the same time they will waste val
uable time and money in their filibus
tering and clogging of the legislative
machinery.
To prevent the •PopuC'lste from Order
ing the roll call on every pretext it 1s
probable 'flhfcit the rules be changed.
To defeat the obstruction tactics of
the Populists Is not' merely a question
of party policy, but a necessity to
Protect the intortvUs of tho slate.
After 'today’s exhibition many Dem
ocrats are In favor of refusing to allow
a Populist motion to adjourn, or any
similarly perfunctory-motion to pass.
The PoptrMst3 mu3t be shelved en
tirely.
' OFFICERS ELECTED.
•Both houses elected the officers
nominated by last night's caucus. Mr,
Fleming of Richmond, -who -was put In
nomiatio by Mr. Boynton of CaBhoun,
received 123 votes, and Mel Branch.
Populist, 29 .votes. Several Populist*
voted for Mr. Fleming. There were
162 of the 175 members of 'the house
present and voting. Mr. Fleming’s
election'wajr fintiounoed amid a round
of aplause. In which the gallery took
a lusty part. Mel Branch, the Populist
candidate: Rockwell of Calhoun and
Bennett of .Wayne were appointed a
committee 'to escort Mr. Fleming to
the chair by Hon. M. A. Hardin, clerk
of the house, who called It to order.
Mr. Fleming in, taking up the gavel
spoke ns follows, In a clear, ringing
voice, 'that showed complete recovery
of his strength.
MR. FLEMING'S SPEECH.
“Gentlemen of the House: You will
please accept my thanks for this mark
of your confidence. The honor which
you have bestowed upon mo would be
prized at any time. At present there
Is one reason, too plain to need further
mention, that Increases my apprcclo/-
tlon of your favor.
“In return for -what you have done
I pledge on my part an honest effort
to discharge with faithfulness nnd
firmness and courtesy every duty that
may be placed uoon me as your pre
siding officer. My errors will como
from the head, not from tho heart.
(Applause.) I hope to retain your con
fidence, and to gain. If possible, your
commendation. When our term of
service together ifhnll have ended, your
approval will be ray reward. (Ap
plause.) The duties of the speaker o—-
two fold in their nature. First, he la
usually charged with the appointment
of the various committees by whom our
legislative work is largely performed.
All 'fair-minded men will adrrtTt, I pre
sume, that the chalrmniwhip and the
majority of those committees Should be
assigned to that political party to
which the. people have again confided
the administration of their affaire, and
to which I heartily claim allegiance.
(Applause.) The power to act must be
Joined with responsibility for action.
“On the other hand, It would seem to
be equally self-evident 'that -the minor
ity party Should bo given r.n each of
the committees a. representation propor
tionate to their numbers, for 'they, too,
have Georgians for their constituents
and should be afforded ample oppor
tunity to prove their devotion to the
state. (Applause.)
“The second class of duties *devolv-
Ing upon the speaker embraces those
pertaining to him as the pre*idfITff offi
cer of 'Che house. In this capacity he
will approach nearest to the true ideal
If he Is blind and deaf to all party
and personal distinctions. The right
to be recognized by the Chair, “to be
heard In debate, to make parliamentary
motions and, in short, to exercise all
the privileges of the floor should be
alike open to all.
“In that* respect, If in no other, all
the members of the house are equaCa—
equals by common law of parliament
ary usage—equals by the specials code
of rules which for years have obtained
In this body.
“I gladly recognize the fact that
while occupying this chalj* I um your
servant, charged with executing your
orders nnd obeying your wishes when
in accordance with established ruicvi.
I cannot hope to make a success of the
business with Which you have entrust
ed me unless I have a’t all time® your
moral support. It is not the speaker’s
ruling on any particular point so much
as It la the public opinion of this house
back of the ruing that will give it
force and effeef. For that reason I ask
1n advance for your cordial co-opera-
tlon and assistance In all matter^ per
taining to my offiical duties.
"Pardon me, genfflemen, a few words
more;
“With a decrease of twenty-three
millions In th^ taxable property of the
state, and with the staple product of
our farms Belling at less than 5 cents
net t-> the producer, it Is almost Jieeless
to aay that In our public expenditure®
we should observe the rpost rigid econ
omy that may be consistent with effi
ciency of the public service. (Ap
plause.)
“By constitutional requirement we
are Clmltcd to a seselon of fifty days.
We have 1 gr< ): deal <>( very Import
ant work before us. and (n order to ac
complish It we Should have at all
time3 a full attendance of our mem-
bens. Let us resolve at the start to
make every reasonable sacrifice of any
our regular attendance. (Applause.>
private business that may conflict with
"I tru^t also that we will have a
distinctively business nesslon. and,
above all. 'that we sljn.il not waste our
time ta unseemly partisan wrangling.
Some of us are Democrats, some Popu
lism and Borne Republicans, but what
ever our political creed, let us remem
ber 'Uhta-t we are all Qoorglans, bound
by the same oath ‘taken this day to
support the constitution, and on ull
questions qnd measures that may come
before US to eo conduct ourselves as
will be 'post conducive to the Interest
and 'prosperity bf the state. (Loud
applause on ‘the floor and in the gal
leries.)
Oal. Mark Hardin was elected clerk,
over Irwin of Rockdale, PopulUt, who
received *he solid support of his party,
as did all tho other Foimltet candidates.
Irwin *v>t 42 votes.
Smith of Coffee was elected messen
ger, over Harris of Cobb, Populist..
Miobos Mamin of Gwinnett was elected
doorkeeper of the house, over his Pop
rival Brice.
Olaronce Wilson of Clay was elcoted
speaker pro tem.. over H. S. Edenfleld,
Populist.
The .house was then declared ready
for business, and committees were ap
pointed -to notify -the senate nnd the
governor.
The joint committee will wait upon
the governor in the morning.
Governor Northen notified the house
that a number of seats were being con
tested. an follows:
J. T. McGehet* and J. H. Booker of
Harris county contest tho election of R.
B. Travlor and S. D. Greer.
A. L. Bartlett contests the election of
William IVGray as representative from
Pauldlnsr county.
J. R, Leard. the Populist candidate
for tho ‘'legislature from Hart county,
contests the election of A. G. McCurry,
Democrat.
J. M. McMiohad. the Populist candi
date from Butte, contests the election
of T. J. Dempsey.
J. D. Benson and JumeN Sibley, tho
Populist candidates from Cobb, content
the election of T. N. Holland and J. W.
Aw trey, the Democratic members.
J. R. Inwin. the Pop-uHist candidate
from Rockdale, contests tho election of
A. J. Smith,
J. *D. Howard, the Democratic nomi
nee from Baldwin county, contests the
olectlon of E. N. Ennis. Jr.
John E. Smith nnd W. N. Jones, the
Democratic candidates from Troup,
contest (lie election of J. H. Pitman and
Sledge Tatum.
J. W. Waller and J. W. Jones, the
Popirlhst candidates contest the election
of A. L. Smith and H. Bur well to the
legislature from Hancock county.
. H. M. Fa 12lor. the Populist candidate
for the legislature from Quttnmn. con
tests ithe olectlon of William II. Harri
son.
J. <\Vl Wood of Clarke contests the
election df T. a. Mel!.
Dr. J. B. Bell contests the election of
J. T. Worley from Elbert.
?. r * nch contests -the election of
G. T. Mtt'ton from Appling county.
R. M. Brown from Olay contests tho
election of Clarence Wilson.
H. C. Russell contests the election of
T. A. Parker In Talbot.
James T. La-boon and R. W. Haynlb of
Wulton oont,eat tne election of A. J.
^Arnold and M. F. Hurst.
tho
In Fayette? 041 ' COnteBls W11Ilam Cook
CtaytOT. J °"“ omt09ta H - D. Mooro In
a s - H - Zollnor mntoal n
* hnm ;,n<, n ‘ c - Mcaouffh In
TaPD OOW ?«*J J - S- Vninrn In
il7ord. - DaV ’ S conteBt « O. A. Moora
mining Can %« tS W«'»» Spier in
. IN THE SEJNIATE.
Asslstonw Secretary If.' w r» a ha
nlsa called -the MUM to ordop In
Worth” who h n I . a T n,0d .? 111 “««*«
yeare 'ms? Th»nV n ° « h,U ° mce for
,JP' 18t * T «en the Popul sts prac
ticed the «me 'tactics as In
nomlruilnK eandld'alcs for aU lh? ??’
4XnI^ an ^ keln.* tho candidate Against
senate 4 Ve°nS?t ° f0r 1 prw *l < len , t of the
Gwyn C vote^ recelvcd 33 oat Mc-
in' S n« n, i 0r ^rouirlitnn put Mr. Venable
wa.X *«nr f,ena ' t0r Nat ”»«•
w d* Put through the
formarity of being elected secretary.
£*£J- n - E - Wllnon i»m.i also made
™^ < T„ P T h „° n ' 1 p, »' nn «ng*ctt mes,-
eager in the same pcrfunotoiw wav
MR. VENABLE'S SPBSXH
Ba W toktoc tlM! seat President Venable
-’Senators: X appreciate tbe great
honor you have conferred In selccilng
me to presldo over your ddTIberatloiw.
I Shall strive to merit the fullest mea
sure of your confidence. In 'the begin-
ning I nsk your patient ldulgence that
i may berter become accustomed to
tho duties devolving upon me. Tho
first lesson a presiding officer Should
learn Is absolute fairnons. No rule
should bo construed to mean a differ-
ent thing on duteret oocmsloe—to suit
the political complexion of the one who
demands Its enforcement. A presiding
omcor Should so conduct himself uhst
each wnator on this floor shall hnve
anohored In hi* brea*t the fixed and
certain knowledge that all rule* made
for the government of this body-will
apply to each alike. It shall be my
pleasure at all times to show the same
courtesy and respect to the lone fish
erman from the forty-first and the
seventy-three P’« In other districts, »«
Is accorded to those of my own politi
cal faith nnd order. We are here to
transact the great huatneas of the
state within a limited time, nnd under
parliamentary laws, which you will
prescribe and under wlhch I shall ex
ercise the functions of this’high office.
Let us attend to the businees os slwftly
ami eoonomlcaHy as we can. The whole
country fs In a slate of fl Os natal dis
tress ad looking to us for relief from
the burden* of taxation. I-e! no | n wis
dom use our be*t Judgment to admin
ister on the affairs of the ststc with
the same rigid eeonom ynnd business
prudence e* we do our own In the
marts of trade. There are laws of mo
mentous Import to be enneted. Lawa
which Shall cheek the tide of dlscon-
tent and restore prosperity to a
stricken people. Laws which, If con
ceived In wisdom, will restore to <ho
Democratic fold the wanderers, who,
aimlessly scattered In the wilderness,
await a M ,sc* to level item to the
promised land, and who In their blind
ness have nttrtbuted oil of the 111*
from whloh the eouratry suffers to the
deadly m.tik of 5 cent cotton. I hope
Itfat I will merit and obtain from you
an active nupport In my efforts to en-
free the rules which you In your wis
dom will prescribe. It thta ta accorded
to me the state“s business will glide
along •monthly, without friction or
strife, on the floor of the senate. In
the fulneas of imp when I shall sur
render the gavel I ehall brave the satls-
factlcn of knowing that I have dis
charged ithe duties of the office to the
best of my ability with courtesy and
expedition, meilng out even-handed
Justice to every member without re
gard to party affiliations. I truly be
lieve that every stieator on this floor
IMS the sincere desire to eubeerve 1ho
interest of the etrue, and l hope that
the time will never come when one of
you shall forget that he 1s a seuator
and become an obstructlontet 'to pre
vent legislation. The senator Should be
protected In tlf, right, to be heard on
•the floor of the senate. He should ex
orcise that right In courtesy, dignity
allti without abuse of privilege f.>r
party gain or vintage. The seuator
should be heard, the obsructlonlat
should <be Ignored. I shall strive a't all
time* to do the right thing. If I-full
into error, correct me. Tho road along
whloh I shall travel Is a new one to
me, with many forks unlabored. If I
wander from the beaten rack, call tne
back betfore I shall travel too far nnd
I shall slircerely thank you. In conclu
sion. remember that I am not one wltih
tropes ad figures to express an Idea,
but a plain, blunt mtu» of business.
The ohnde of difference of opinion In
construction of parliamentary laws
should sometimes yield to the greater
light of husineas Jurisprudence. Lead
mo not off In thee Jungle, but stay In
the open Held of, dally transaction,
aud I shall speed the work we have
to do to the end. I may fall short In
measure of knowledge In parllament-
nry laws, but It shall be made up In
the economy of tlmo 'to 'the state.”
Governor Northen notified *the senate
of the fact that three seals were in
volved til contest. L. G. Hardeman,
Democrat, of the Thirty-third district,
contesting the seat of T. S. Johnson;
A. M. Baxter, 'Populist, of 'the Thirty-
fourth, contesting C. H. Brand, who Is
president pro tom. of the soWa.te, and
Whitley. Populist, against iWlllluma ill
the Twenty-fifth.
The contests have wo far attracted
little attention and it la doubtless If
they will be dlsposdo of beforo the
elections arc over.
PULLMAN WANTS A OtlANGK.
Says That Gibbons Is Nut Prepared to
Do nim Justleo.
Chicago, Oct. 24.—Having throo
times secured postponement of their
ease, despite tho protest* of Attorney-
General Mnloncy,'counsel for the Pull
man Company, this morning modified
tlielr tactics nnd asked for a change
of venue In the. proceeding! to maUo
the Pullman Company show causo why
It should not forfeit Its charter. The
petitioners say they do not lliluk they
can get a fair trim before Judge Gib
bons. In mi affidavit A. S. Welnsltol-
mer, an attache of the Pullman com
pany, declares he does not think Judge
(illihous could hear the Pullman ease
without prejudice, boennso In JSS8 bo
wrote a book in which lie expressed
opinions which wou'.l necessarily dis
qualify him from iicarlug the case. Tho
book Is on the ownership of lauds fiy
corporations.
Judge Gibbons said tho mnn who
iflitde this affidavit had evidently not
read his book, as there was not a word
In It against legitimate corporations.
It wns aimed nt a certain class of pseu
do corporations ini ’lie Northwest.
However,' he consented to hear the ar
guments of both sides us to tho chaugo
of venue.
Maloney saldt ‘‘Wclnshclmer was n
wllllnir teol of Pullman nnd In making
tills affidavit had committed legal and
moral perjury.” Ho argued that Judge
Gibbons had no discretion to grant .a
change of venue.'cven if 1m M desired.
He referred to Gcorgo M. Pullman ns
n "czar, more despotlo than ho who
rules all the Itusslnns.”
In reply To Mr. Maloney,' Attorney
Berry said that although the attorney-
general ltnd more than twenty suits on
Ills Hands, lie wns pushing only this
one. Wlm wns tho willing tool on the
other side?
Court adjourned until tomorrow.
BOND COMPANIES MUST NOT BE,
They Aro Purely Lotteries, Snys tho
Postmustcr-Gonoml.
Washington, Oct. 24.—Tho postmas
ter-general Is determined to prevent
the correspondence of bond Investment
companies from being •timed tlirnogh
tlio mulls, nnd will onler criminal pro
ceedings Instituted In every CAM
brought to tils attention. A poitolllco
department officlnl, lu speaking of the
matter today, said: “For a long tlmo
tho department has been taking active
slops to bring the promoters of
terprises to Justice, and umong them
are somo very prominent men m |>ollt-
leal life. These companies are con
ducted materially the samo as lotteries
and arc now operating In tba South.
Wltldn the past few day* ten compa
nies of this character la New Orleans,
Jackson, MIhh., Nashville, Tepn., At
lanta. (in., and Cine,aimll have been
forbidden tho use of the malls. Tho
compnnles glvo each member n eertlfl-
cato with n number on It. for which
they-charge an Initiation tea of about
f!>. Every nicmlsc ilso lias to pay
from *1 to $2..V) In monthly does, and
when a certain amount of money gets
In tlielr treasuries the .’■unp.nil-s dis
tribute It to tho members holding tbo
proper number. Tho result of tills Is
that only ono member In ncnrly (.very
one hundred gets anything, anil tho re
maining members of course loso their
money. Tho companies cannot lose
anything under any circumstances, ns
they get tho initiation fee* and deduct
about 25 per cent, of the monthly dues.
A cornpuny's officers who wero recent
ly convicted In Chicago too.c in within
two years $560,000. Within iho InHt
twelve months between 2.'s) aud ii'JO
Investment companies have operated
here, but the rigorous work of tho post-
offico department Is tending largely to
diminish the number, ’nicy skirted
ill New England noil then open 1 In
the West, from whenco ill -y Lave been
driven to the South. Convictions have
been obtained thus fat In every came
in which proceedings have been Insti
tuted.
BflGON FIRST IN I RACE.
Ecadjr and Waiting to Go Into tho
KomiDating Caucus at
Any Time.
TIMER MEN ARE FOR HIM.
XfThty llovs la Drop tha Soma Oaargl**
Tbrjr Will Can* Ortr-la tha flun
Candidal* with th* oroatMt
Unanimity.
STEVENSON'S SPEECHES.
St. Louis, Oct 24.—Iho memhorr of
tho state Democratic committee, to
gether with State Treasurer Salmon,
Attorney-Geiii-rnl Wolker. Auditor
Sherwood and other distinguished cit
izens who have accompanied Vlce-
rrcaldent Stevenson on his trip through
.Missouri, reached hero thlsunorning.
Air. Stevenson is In splendid health
nnd expressed himself as delighted
with h.s trip. It Is estimated that S0.-
000 persona heard tho vice-president
»poak in tho 1,000 miles traveled
through tho state.
Mr. Stevenson left at S o’clock on Iho
Vamlalla lino for New York where lie
Is due to arrive at 4 o’clock Thursday
afternoon.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Washington, Oet. 21—For Georgia,
fair weather; northeast, winds; on
change in temperature.
Atlanta, Oot. 24.—(Special.)—Tho can-
cus tonight decided to go Into the noni.
Inntlon of Judges ahd solicitors 'Friday,
afternoon nt 3 o'clock and to begin vot-
Ing for United States seuator at 9:80
In tho afternoon ono week from tomori
row. Till* leaves Just a week more of
tho senatorial race. j
By a resolution passed by tho houtdi
today, Senator Walsh will address lbs
general assembly at tho capital tomtit - .
row night. The other threb cnnd'dnies
will ho Invited to make addrosaes uoxt
week. All sides appeared to ho agrted
tonight on the proposition to set tha
senatorial electron for tomorrow week.
On the floor of tho house Seuator Nnt
Harris-said he was ready and,'willing
to take Uio vote at any lime, early ofc
late. MnJ. llacou's frleuds aro nlmosti
over-coulldont. At tho present tlmo
they have undoubtedly got tho tight
whipped.
Today lias brought no changes lu tha
situation except a tdndeucy on the
part, of some of Judge Turner's sup
porters towards Bacon. Several of
them have declared the Bibb statesman
to iio their second choice, aife In rasa
of a break-dp' he will doubtless get a
good many of tho south Georgian’s
friends. This development is u sur
prise even to Bacon's supporters, Imt
the statement that this tooling does
exist Is based upon tho actual state
ments of Turner -nea. Tho iiirptrlso
of tho tiling Is tho well known tart
that Bacon and Turner differ materi
ally on tho financial question, r.nd Tur
ner's slreugTTi Is popularly supposed to
be drawn almost entirety ou account
of bis iluaudttl views. Maj. jfacoa'e
eminent ability Is, however, recognized
by alt and the solution of tills tend,
ency Is that Turner’s friends, <f they,
cannot get their favorite, prefer to fol
low tho ablest mun In tlm race, oven
though lib does -ilffer with them In
some things. An honest, consclmuious
difference :s .better than u , mongrel
policy. ,
Among the latest additions to the
Mnoou eomlugeut-gre Judgo llardu
man, Hon. Mlutcr Wimberly and W.
G. F. ITIco, who came lu tonight to
work tor Bacon.
TO CON-HIOL COTTON'PRICES,
Mr. Boddoy Advocates tho Formation
of a Farmers’ Trust
Columbia, S. 0., Oct 24.—John T.
Boddoy, a memliur of tho Now York
Cotton Exchange, in an open letter to
Bouthcrn farmers, advocates tho form*
utlon of n> trust company, with capltnl
of from $50,000.(50-1 to $700,000,000, di
vided lulo email shares to ho taken
by farmers, und thus control ihe price
of cotton.
In concluding his lottjr, Mr. Roddey,
says:
‘•lu case you receive 10 cents for
your cotton Instead of 5 cents, which
you now receive, yon save on a crop
of 8,000,000 bales about $200,000,000,
at least twlco as muon ns the capital
stock of tho company. In casu (pecu
lator* should become Mghleatd even
at the mention of iho trust and ads
vanco the price of cotton, s, much tbo
better for you, bur very likely they,
would iiltenipt to nt first bluff you. ■
“I think it Is now time tu act. What
lienofltH tho farmer or laborer unquos-
tlonahly bem-rtts all classes. If Mich
a plan should moot y.un uppr-ivnl, I
would lie moro Ilian glad to meet a
representative cotton grower from t-acli
state or alliance, either lu New york
or somo Bouthem city, to see It sol-iu-
tblng eanuot uo done to bring about
some beaellt to the Solltn. Boincthlng
must be done or yrutr lands will not
bo worth cultivating.''
CRISP AT CIIATTANOOOA. : i
Talked to tha Biggest Crowd tha Oner*
House Ever Held.
Chattanooga, Oct. '4.—Speaker ouailo*
F. Crisp spoke hero tonight to tha larg
est crowd ever assembled within tho walla
of the opera house. There wan not even
standing room end hundred* of disap
pointed cltlsenn were turned away.
Mr. Crisp's apcedi was largely a clear
forceful and logical presentation of tha
advantages accruing from tho new tariff
law. Ho urged his Democratic hearers
to vote for alt candidates who adhered
rigidly to the principles and tenets ot
tho party.
During tho ay Hr. Crisp was driven
about the city and suburbs and held an
hour’s Informal reception, which was at
tended by a largo contingent of cltlsens.
Irrespective of party. Ho leave* In tho
morning for Nashville, wliero ho speaks
tomorrow night.
COOK GANG HEARD FROM.
Fort Smith, Ark., Oct. 21.—The now*
was brought here today by deputy United
Hlutes marshal* that the. Cook gang of
raider, who have been holding up train*
d looting towns In the Indian Territory
raided Olbnon fits tlon yesterday. They,
looted all the shops, escaping with col-
siderable booty, but It Is not known er
ectly how much. The bond then raided
ihe cotton fields In tho vicinity mi J»h-
lud the cotton pi k.-r, at work. They i re
Ixlng hotly pur-vied by Indkui poll.-e und
a strong floss., of deputies. Ness of %
flght In which the bandit* may bo tX-
termlnatrd Is looked for al any moment.
The pursuing officer* *uy they will shea
o mercy to tho robbers.
INCREASE OF GOLD.
Washington, Oct. 21.—There was a grat
ifying Incre** In the treasury gold to
day. TOe net gold amounts to (60,102,023.
nearly 11,500,000 more than was on hand
yeeterday Tie New York sub-treasury
received about (200.004 In gold for retiring
otroulat!-*.. while Philadelphia received
about (100.000 In exchange for notes. The
treasury balance today was (Ul,tU7,36L
