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THE MACON TELEGRAPH. MACON, GA.. THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1894. Iflfi 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