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THE MACON TELEGRAPH Ks'nbltshed 1S96. ftUfrapb PubliahlacCo^ PablUh«r« MACON. GA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1894. Single Copy, 0 Conti- ! (MSI IE 81. IK" Mrs. Cleveland Baptized the Great American-Boilt Steamer Yesterday, PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SPOKE. H« Will Always Aulit In the lmprova* ment of American Commerce—llle Part in Building the New American Nary, Philadelphia, Not. 12.—Tho first of the tiro steamships built In this coun try for the International' Navigation Company was launched this afternoon from the Cramps* ship yard In the presence of President Cleveland, mem bers of the cabinet and a large number of people. Mrs. Cleveland stood spon sor for the vessel and christened it the ’’£>r. Louis," after the metropolis of Missouri. « At 10-12 o'clock the special train bearing tho presidential party steamed slowly up to the ship yard gate. Clement A. Griscom, president of the International Navigation Compa ny, and Charles Cramp, president «f the ship building company, had board ed tlie presidential special before It 'Strived at the yard and they were tho first to alight/, .’Henry W. Cramp, sec retary of the cdlppany, and a number of others were in waiting and they stepped forward and raised their hats as Mr. Cleveland followed Mr. Gris com and Mr. Cramp from the train. ' Mrs. Cleveland followed tho president and took Mr. Griscom’s arm and Mr. Cleveland walked beside Mr. Cramp. Tho other members of tho presidential party speedily alighted from tho cars, and for a few moments salutations and Introductions took place. Mr. II. W. Cramp presented Mrs. Cleveland aud the other ladles of tho party with a bunch of flowers and then tho party walked Into the yard and up to the Incline to Hie stand. j-w—ftight under the keel a small plat- ' form had been raised and on this Mrs. Cleveland, tho president and Mr. Cramp took their stand. After the' christening parly had entered the yard the gates were thrown open and tho waiting crowd thronged In. There was a rush to find poiuts of vantage from which to 'view' tlio launching and the ends of the piers adjoining {ho place, where the steamship stood,' were soon black with people. The more fortunate ones, and these were mostly workmen of tho yard, found a good position to view tho launch from the deck of tho unfinished St. Paul, the sister ship of the St. Louis, which 1« on the stocks adjoining where 1ho St Louis stood. Fully 25,000 people were in the yard as tho morneut for tho launching approached. AU the morning workmen v- ore busy about the steamship preparing her lor her baptismal dip Into her native ele ment. The national flag floated from tho bow and a siring offlagsof many nations .were strong over tlio decs from stem to stern. A ere at harnmerVn® came up from beneath the steamship o keel. (j “SHE STARTS. SHE MOVES. V \r- H W Cramp was finally notified th^i^wS-iareatoess.andhohandj yond actual accomplishment, and is not llml'rcd to the tilings already doth* and •within our sight. While we may well be proud because "we have launched the largest and most pow erful stwuiwhlp ever built In the West ern Hemisphere and with two excep tions the largest and most paworfui in the world, twvl while we may Hud rea son -for additional pride in tho fact tfcrtt notwithstanding general economic conditions not encouraging to such aehtevemenita, this grct.it vessel hie been built on American plans, by American mechanics and of Ameri can materials, we must not forget that our greatest, cause of oongnatulatloxj Is found in the hope and promise those incidents funrish of the revival nnd* development of American commerce and the renewed appearance of the American flag in foreign ports. "I shall not be accused of making a suggestion calculated .to mar the grat- iflcdlfion which this occasion inspires if I remind you that tho ship we have Juat Rturecited was bui.lt In fulflllniout of conditions Imposed in consideration or tthe relaxation of our registration Jaws and that the construction plant 1°£j? x,oh<n ? ry bu,,d sMp or fr£*Ti2 lI \# p a » ns b , y mocihnn- '£*»* American materials, orlgi- nated in the necessity of the building or an American n-jjvy. beno more dolay In the ork or relnstnitlnw AmerJo.in com- '1 n<>t °? ly br the ,ns, I >| ratIon cup- piled by such events as we have wlt- this day. but by such legislation as will Bet free American mechaailcai lngeunUy and excite American enter- pclee. Commerce is the life-blood of a nation, aud nb country that loses or im- PoveWshen it can roach and maintain a comm an d In* positron among the na tions of Hie earth. Our flag not only but It te n symbol or all that American institutions rep- * , escnt. It is cl onions and patriotic to uphokl our flag and ito follow it and defend It. 'bait it is air*) glorious and pa triotic to carry our flag to all parts of the world and to extend its defense and promotion to Amerlcam men and prop erty «v the -ports of every nation. I am not able to see why Americans, owning nhjps navigated by Americans nnd car rying American cargoes, should in any ca$e be driven to the protection of a foreign flag, and It seems to me that fV nd stripes entering a port of the United States and epread over Americans and American property should *be (frowned upon and re^pelled by American officials acting under the man date of our navigation laws. In the interest of a revival of American com merce. so much needed, and for tha honor of our flag, so dear to all of us. I am willing that the defense of our government and flag shall (be accorded to all ships of American ownership, wherever built. Make our flag a more familiar ertght in the ocean-carryfcs<g trade and thus remind our citizens that a large sha r c of the carrying trade of the world Is due to them, and we need have’no fear that our shipbuilders, un der laws giving them a fair chance, will suffer from foreign competlon. "Since my participation in rebuilding our navy during a former official term has peon so flatteringly referred to, 7 jWjr® not amiss for me to say that I Shall,deem myself especially fortunate if jn time to oome it can be said that I nave done something during my pres* ln _, ald of freedom nnd extension of American commerce and tho consequent further growth of American ship buUdlnWA *£r. ® rl *® on ' J I > rea)o|ff*the health, of an, v Mr - ai 3:2® b’elock ,'H ve Bp oc!al trmn. which left Immediately for Washington. RETURN OP THE PARTY. Nov. 12.—The president and Mrs. Cleveland and party arrived PhiladelDhla launching shortly L oel ,°ok this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland went immediately to their home at Woodle. THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR. National Convention Will Open at New Orleans Today. S> *0° "J. am S lIre cTevek^dthelaily decorated bottle of champagne that she waA to break on the ship’* bow. As h « airs. Cleveland tho bottle her na to the beat way in break it. Mrs. Cleveland took the bot tle. nodded and flm 5 ed .^or Cramp’s advice, and stood waiting for the ehlp to begin Co move. The e.iarp hissing sound made by a saw curiing lbs way through wood came clearly above the noise made by the crowd. Suddenly the big ship began to move. The cry of "There she goes! wont ten-from the crowd, followed by a cheer that ewelled Into a great volume of sound as the steam whistles in the yard and on the flotilla of waiting steamers fcn the river added their noise to *ne din. As the vessel began to move, two minutes past 1 o’clock, Mrs. Cleveland swung the bottle of champagne by its parti-colored ribbons, much as a boy throws a stone from a sling, and smashed the glass against the side, at the same time calling out in a dear voice: "I christen thee. St. Louis." ' The movement of the vessel at first had almost been Imperceptible, but once fairly started, the St. Louis swept down the ways with the Irresistible rush of an avalanche. The stern struck the water cleanly and an Instant after the big Vessel was floating on the surface of uhe river. A big wave roiled over the ends of the wharves In the steamer’s wake, and many of the crowd paid for their sight of the launch with a duck ing. The St. Louis sped a quarter of a mile out upon the river from the mo- man-turn received on her slide from the stocks, and waiting tugs caught her and her anchor was let go. AT THE LUNCHEON. When the guests -had partaken of the luncheon. President Cramp of the ship building company, who sat at the head of the table, rapped for order and de livered a brief address. Clement A. Griscom, president of the International Navigation Company, then made a few remarks, in which he eulogised Presi dent .Cleveland and his asArtants In cre ating an American navy. Mr. Griscom formally introduced President Cleve- j land, who safd: ’*1 would not be entirely frank If I did not acknowledge the extreme per- tonsl sitisfactioa afforded me by the | re-ffjvnce Just made to the part which feC3 to me. as a high duty nnd privilege ! Ipi the rtcvk: work of tfcxUdng nn American navy and at the swne time cumulating American shipbuilding. I cuimo\ however, keep out of mind the j f^*»nr tha; the grattfloition appro- j pr’ad el y growing out of this occasion is fco- h as must be shared by *very pa- \ friotic Aiqe.riean. and that the Import- ; or.* event Jun taken place is of such ; national interest 4bat it H fittingly w!;- j ih -sed by the highest officials of our J government. ”W> *1! fail to realize the full vie- n 'Van - «•' whit we huae K-»-n f-- day if v e «n-v r ’.»-,k th* fie* that th* cau^e of our coogratulatlj© peaches be- New Orleans, Nov. 12 .-Tha eighteenth annual session of the general assembly of the Knights of Labor win convene In Serewroen'e Hall tomorrow at 12 o'clock. Governor Foster of Louisiana and the mayor of Now Orleans will deliver ad dressee of welcome on behalf of the otate and city. All of the general officers, to* gather with seventy delegates of the dis trict assemblies throughout tho country have arrived and are prepared for work. The executive board. Wp, committee on law. fiu^ce and credenflJla held sessions on Friday and featurdtjV and have map. pod out the Work for (he co..-,-—ttxi. It Is possible that tho sesBl-fti wilt be continued for ten days, as some very Important measures well be acted upon. The recommendation will be adopted seeking Tor legislation that will be more favorable to the workingmen. Vice Present George W. Howard oi the American Railway Union is In at tendance and will be asked to make an address. The delegates say there will be strlko** 011 taie " 0n th0 ,M ° Pullman It la expected that T. V. Powderly will arrive tomorrow. The work of the con. ventlon will be principally routine, with the annual election of general oltlcera. The delegates appear to bo heartily In favor of re-electing Master Workman Sovereign. The other officers may be changed somewhat. KOLITES WERE EXCITED. Demanded Tbat Their Wrongs Be Eigbled by tho Alabama Legislature. SQUABBLED ABOUT A NAME. Hcr«ftft«r They Belong to the* People*! Pony—Dr. Crowe Beys Borne 'Awful Things Are Likely to Happen. Mcmttromery. Ala.. Nov. 12.—Tho ni2*Un« of Populists. Jeffersonians and Republicans has 'been a disappointment as to outward violent demoanstratlons. The hall of the (house was asked lor in which to hold tho converottan. This Gov ernor Jones' promptly granted. Wien tho hour came, however, they went to Mif theatre instead of the capital. A committee of. r&soluU’cma was appoint ed, and after a eerlos of speeches ad journed to 7 p. m. The burden of the speeches has been complaint of frauds in elections and a demand for a change in states laws or the enactment of stringent federal laws. Kolb In his speech asserted that ev ery Democratic congressman-elect from Alabama, with the exoeption of Mr. Clarke, would be unseated. The evidences u-re strong from today’s meeting that in future all elements of opposition to Democracy In Alabama wilt be under one name. ALL IN A NAME. At 7 o'clock tonight the K:»’.b con vention .reassembled, and while await ing the report of the committee.on reso lutions an extended and heated wrangle arose over the auesMon of rechrlstening the party, which, in a partial report from the'©pedal committee in the after noon, had been dutobedi the People’^ and Jeffersonian party. Thes result of the evening’s argument was a wiping out of the Jeffersonian part, and -the con vention of Jeffersonians arid Populists resolved, themselves into the National People’s party. It. was after 7 o’clock when Chair man "W. H. Skaggs of the oonjmittee on resolutions was yielded the sthgc and began the reading of quite a, volumi nous report, which began by congratu* In'tlng the people of Alabama on the rocent Populist victories in other states •nd then «took uo the subject of alleged paQot box stuffing. The report stated tha: the' commbttee had «nt hand amnio proof of all their allegations of fraud 4rv .tha t IA..1H _ * ,KI« IIaLaI w.a a Governor Atkinson Aroused to Action bjr tbo Lyuchiug at Monlicello. JONES I1IT6 MACON’S MIDWAY. Bays Its »4k«*e>a \V«r« Wan* Yhii Thos* «t <•*»« «go—The State L*g- lulaium Awaktnui on <h« Ballg Bcform gttNlioB> KILLING NEAR REYNOLDa One Ne»ro Shot Down by Another, Who Fled. Reynold*, Nov. I2.-lSp«cl<U.)-A negro man namad Dick Walker was shot and Instantly killed at Underwood 1 , mill late Saturday avtnlng. It aeema that thl fuss vu tha result of a drunken roe*. He was shot by one Frank Harman, who ha. recently served a term In the chain- gang. Aa soon as Dick was shot Frank Harmmt Bed and luu not been arrested. IN THE SUPREME COURT. Washington, Nov. 12.—Tho United State, supreme court to-day handed a number of minor decisions, none of which were of Bpeclal importance. Among them was or.o alDrenlng the de cision of the circuit court of Arkansas in tthe cose ot H. O. Allis, formerly president of the First National Bank of Little Rook, convicted in the stair court of altering tho books of the bank nnd appealed to the United Statea au- j.reine court. Justice Brewatter read the opinion, which was brief, and nfflrmed the coovictbm of Allis. POLICE FIGURES WRONG. New York, Nov. 12.-The official re turns of the vote cast for assemblymen in the Ninth district, where the police flgiin-s mode it a tie-between John F. JIc.Derm.dt (Democrat) and II. C. Baxter (Republican), were ranvaaseil at the bureau of elections today. The result shows that the police figures were wrong andTSat McDermott was elected by 100. warehouse burned. Colorado, T*« . Nov. 12.—The depot and warehouse ot the Texas Pacific railway at ttu. place was burned tonight. Lou In that Kolb and 'his tloket was elected last August nnd hud been counted out. DR. CROWE EXCITED. •At this Juncture' Dr. Crowe of Perry county In.nn excited manned j>acd up and down the theatre aisle and tie- clsired that he should be seated even If Bloodshed were necessary, tund that on December 1 the people (Populists ami Republicans) should meet In Montgom- cry, and that If the state Interfered with them 'there would be enough men on hand to handle them. These revolu tionary sentiments were backed tip In stout -talks (by a number of men, until Hkttggs finally resumed the reading of the report, which went on’to say that the evidence was at hand to prove the fraudulent election of Governor-Elect O-rtee, and that if the legislature did not right the wrong tho federal cqp- grass would be called upon and a force bill demanded If necessary. 1 After rending the resolutions, Skaggs spoke for two hours and simply drowned out the Incendiary speakers, who were applauded .to the echo. While tho more conservative mem were listened to in silence. The convention adjourned sine die after adopting the report. Not a Suggestion of a double-bt|Tcllcd legisla ture or a/government Is contained In the resolutions. LABOR TROUBLES ENDED. Colored Men alt Work on the West In- i dla SUMmduipe, New Orleans, Nov. 12.—Judging by present appearance*, the labor trouble* seem to-bo at end. Mr. Saunders, the local agent of the Wuctt India'Steam ship Company, has colored men nt work on three st«i«jJilT»—the Will iam Cliff ao Soudhport and the Barbu dan and Floridian nt the Ueud of Nun street. The police are Still on tho levee In force for the alleged purpose of pro tecting the colored laborers. President Labouhwn df the Cotton Exchange was seen by your reporter, and in reply to tho question whether he had any In- formation to import regarding the la- bor trouble, said tint as far as he knew, everything na proceeding mfi. West India and Pacific Houmahln Con>panor vs. the Screwtiwn’g Benevo* lent AaBGttfation et al. wtta culled in the United State* circuit court to-day At the request of the defendant*, the caacwas cotirln-ued until next Saturday to enable them to prepare an oxujwer. THAT ATLANTA COMPANY. Its Case Against the Postmaster Will Com* up To-Day. Washington, Nov. 12.—Assistant AU tomey-Oaatnjl Thomu-«, of tJio Post- office Department has gome tx> AtlanU, Ga., ,: to d^0Bi>i the pontmaster of that city in a, Uoitirci Muites suit. The Pont- office Dffyrttneut pronr/uncci tbu JsquitaWn 2L<nn and Beourhy Company c*f Atl.’uim a lottery scheme, and de nied it tile use of the malls for its registry find money orders. The com pany hns brought suit against the poet- master to co*npel h!m -to admit Its correspondi'uce to ulu.* mulls, and tho case comes up to-morrow. CROWDS IN MONTGOMERY. The Exposition, the Lotfskituixj and Cotton Convention -the Attractions. Montgomery, Ala.. Nbv. 12.—-Great crows ari? he.-e to attend the exposition, which has eo far proved a great rmo- ceae. . The Alabama leglshiture will convene ot no>n tomorrow. Tho organfsatioo will not be completed untU' Wednesday, M the DemO'-rtijtlc caucuses for ofllcera will be he'.d tomorrow night. The oonventl*jn of cotton grovreno .to coozI'Jer meins for limiting the crop, will meet tomorrow st Jl o'clock. A numfcer of decanters from diffm.Pt states are alrtady here. Atlanta. Nov. 12.—(Special.)— Gov ernor Atkinson today made tin an nouncement that Is strongly Indicative of hte sejitfraants on lynching and the policy he will pursue relative thereto during his incumbency of the office of chief executive of Georgia. The governor has been seriously con- elderlng -what policy wisdom and Justice would suggest in the Monticello lynch ing caise sine* the event occurred last week, and chfe morning he made public his conclusions. "I.have decided to offer a reward otf $500 for the first man oonvlcted of com plicity In the Monticello lynching." said the governor, *'aind $200 for each subse quent conviction, be the number great or small, if K breaks the slate, and I never felt surer of anything In my life that my course will be heartily ap proved by the people and press of Geor gia. It was aii outrageous affair, with out excuse or'extenuation And no imen- sure can be too harsh for the punish ment of such high-hamded, bold anil flagrant violation of the law of man and of God. I am determined to have every participant In this disgraceful af fair arrested and convicted if the means can be found to accomplish it. The M’onticllo lynching Is fresh in the mind-3 of the pcoiple.’A negro crim inally assaulted a reapeotabledady iuxir Monticello ft couple of weeks ago and was arrested and identified, Judge Jen kins, Jmm’edltt'tcly after the identifica tion of the prisoner, convened court, empanelled a Jury and putythe negro on trial, furnishing h»m with oaunoel and granting.hlm all the privilege* cus tomary in'court trials. Tho prisoner was fouuxl guHty by .the Jury in duo form, after careful deliberation, and sentenced by the court to hang on No vember 30, scarcely three weeks from the day of trial. •While Che condemned man was being taken from the court hou#e to the Jail the sheriff’s $0SBe in charge was over powered, tthe prisoner taken and hung and ehot and his toddy terribly muti lated In brodd daylight In the open streets and oy unrnaaKed men, who made no effort to cbncpal their identity. In addition to offering tho rftwardj stated above. Governor Atkinson will CfUfcLUU WDUYV, VnlVtTiIIW .-VifVilWKJI* TVIM. If n-jeesaary, qeM the attoro.y general to the scene nnd employ additional counsel to ibrltt^rohe lynchers to Justice. THE MISSISSIPPI BOND CASE. J.ick.tr?n. Ml.v. Nov. 12.—In the spe cial ritrntOLie the talk Is that efXor'.a are iheiux mad# to have the xrand Juty rcooind Its action, refo.toy to Iral.vt the Kovernor, auditor and treasurer and brine in a true bill. IN THE LEGISLATURE, Mr. Jones of Dougiierty to-day came to the front as the Dr, Porkhutut of Uhe Georgia. House of Repraueatatlvea. Mr. Jones was nmoua the legislators wno wvut down uoLu'Ooon vwo (M ago to seo the wonders of tthe Dixie Into etatc Fair, and its Midway Plalsancc. With toe fur proper Mr. Jones was well pleasul. Ho ooneldcred ho hud rcJ celved Ills mouey/s worth In that, /hut, uuinapplly, hlu otherwise well spent duy wan spoiled, by some of tbo uauglny thluga on the ".Midway." fc i when tie appeared lu the House thin morning he wvut armed with it bill calculated tc correct some of those little featurea q-. the big show that had loft a dark brown Impression on tala mind, so to HI* blit refers particularly to the Persian dancers on the ''Midway,'' and Is ontlcld: “An act to muhe the dastse an venttra or muscle danoe, da given at the Dixie Fair, a misdemeanor It. the state of Georgia.” The stomudh dance, alt which Mr. Jotted alms, created a sensation an It wan given at the World’s Fair, l>u txnno of those who discussed the damn cxMbliRt at. jlawn lu view of Mr, Joins' bill to-day nay the Id tier outdoes the former In naughtiness. Mr. Jones’ bill wan referred to the proper committee. A lot of local bills were read In the House to-day, nnd sowrul of general Importance. air. HO-feulllet of Bibb Introduced a bill authorizing municipal corporations to give llnumokU old to the . extent ol 1500 to public libraries. Mr. Dolctulllet atao Introduced bills to appropriate 11,000 to 'the deaf aud dumb asylum, to authorize tlhe trustees of that Institution tu purchase certain mechanical appliances aud also 112,00c to erect new buildings at the deaf und dumb asylum. Robot reform still continues to at tract tbs attention of tho JMtnakan Mr. WtUInghoim of Moilroe to day In- troduced an AuatraJlau ballot law. 1 provides thait the Oovnwr shall ap point a registrar In every oouuty and an ass latent registrar m every mllltla district. Mr. Went of Lowndes to-day Intro duced a bill providing for the estali- llabment of tt state book commission to purchase all the books for us>* in tho common schools, the proposed com mission to be composed of th» pruent state board of cducatloa and five ctll- leOa dnancellor Boggs will address tbe LeglsHture next Friday night at « o’clock. In pursuance of a resolution offered by Mr. Mell of Clarke to-duy and adopted. Among the other bm* of general In terest Introduced hi the House to-day were the following: By Mr. Houston of DeKfrb— Requir ing street oar compntrtes to operate closed cars between 'she whim or October and April. By Mr. .Simmons of Glyitn-To make 1200 lino or three months i» the clielu- gang the minimum i- tmUy for e-try- lng concealed weapons. Uy Mr. Gray or Mr-uston-To author ize the Cotr.ptroIler-O.VP-ral to appoint one of the ratlroul com.nlDwt.-llWu ti rrpreoe-M him la all dlepit-s in rASM Involving the taxation >f rsliroodo. Mr. West of Ixrwndest ob.tfrman of the committee on education, to-day re- ctsrxncnded the appointment of a com miltee to devl.e; a plan for the c n- tinuanco of the qo tr oriy 0 [ adsMt IMeteCwi'.tcrut the Imperfec tko.i of tu* plan now In operation. la the Son .to -to-fiay Ktnttior Br.vuxli- AB Introduced j. bill wtou^h provides for the iocdrporatlon at All ben«vOJont :issocte^lon. Kivinjr tho of ouch BMKMOW tho rifht to control aiul bind out j»uch children a* mriy ha\ie o>roo Into its cuotody. Tbe bill oi«o allows thetie lnstitutlone a portion t>f the fund. Seiuttor Lewis introduced a rctsolu- tJon for the uppoint<metK of ft Joint committee to iavte&tlgatB the financial condition of tlio Norihwestern railroad. Senator McGre^oa* to-day withdraw his resolution for the oppalntment of n ixiliot reform committee, which can sod sen much dUscusslou in tho Sen ate luat week. IN THE COMMITTEES. The proposition to rwnove the selec tion otf Judge* anU aolicltors from the Legislature and place thait privilege in tho 1 Kinds of the p«y>plc, was beaten oas thv first round to-daiy. Byauuanl- mou* vota, tiho general Judiciary com mittee of the House tills afternoon agreed to an advereo report on the biM toy Mr. Henderson mf Forsyth pro- vldlng for ei-cUon of tile Judiciary by tbo people* There Is another bill in tho Houc*v, giving the Governor tho power to sippolm the Judlokiry. "This plan 1s app.e-ently more approved by tho UKUbtom than that af eSectTon by the pcnjple.and If any ohonge i.3 mndo It win probably bo to upixmjtment by the Governor. Tho finance committee this after noon by a vote of 19 to IS reported favorably upon the resolution of Mr. Bifmon o$ Columbia to reduce. ,»tho Bakwlcs of RAUraad Con%mh?8 Loeiers from $2,500.to $2,000 after January, 1S96. NoWco of a motion to reconsider was given, however. ^ ROPER WAS BUELET PROOF. Now He Proposed to Convict the Men itVho tluot Him. Atlanta, Nov. 12.-(Spec!al.)-A caso with many clciucntn of deep and vo- uiunt’.d imereat in It. yas oalied for trial Ui tlio United Staten fcouk before Judge .William T. Newuiau U,'l,iy. It was tlio arraignment of 1U0 Uvv men charged with tho imsault upyii Will Iteper lu Murray oouuty. Tbe defend ants are W. R. Morrison, J. TV Morri son, A. r. Dune,m. uml .1. W. R n |,l. Conaplracy Is the charge In tho Indict ments against thorn. About, one hun dred witnesses havo been summoned and ibu case, which was only started today,, ouo Juror heln-g nil Unit has boon secured, wTU occupy a couplo of ■weeks. About a year ago young Roper, who wns suspected of being a rdvenuo In former by tho mot/ushiuers of tho Co lumn mountains, was taken from tho hbttsn wileiv he was staying by n band of masked men. Ho was carried several miles aero** tho mountains, at tho deaU of nlgUt to an.old iniuo.shaft fifty foot deep. T'hc.’i llo was hound and after being shot several times was thrown into tho shaft for dead. , . Roper was not dead, howover, but lived at tho bottom of tbo shaft with out food anti shot to pieces as ho was for flvo days and nights. Up was then rescued by a imnmtulnoer who' wan bunting stray cattle. Ho was brought to Atlanta for ireatiuent nnd is now fully recovered from tho nwful adventure. II IDS BE ISSUED^ Rumor Says That a Loan Will Be ' Made Sonio Time This Week. INTEREST BATE HAS GONE UP JT.w York Bank Pre.ld.at. H.t Dt.ru,..d lb. Hall.r—Th. Trenary OffloUt. s..m lo Ki.w Kolb- lag A beat ih. Mall.,; WILL MEYERS ON, TRIAL. Case Begun and Nino ot tho Jurors Chosen. . Atlanta', Nov. 12.—(Bpeclal.)—Tho Moyers caso wos called In tho supe rior court today and tho trial ordered to bo proceeded with by Judgo.Clark. A motion for temporary postponement on account of tho absenco 'of Import ant witnesses was rnndo by tho de fense, but overruled by tlio court. M. T. Meyer.-: uml Eugene imil Gordon Mitchell represent young Jloyors, who nppenred in tho courL room neatly dressed nnd apparently totally uncon scious of tho gravity of his situation, lion. A. S. Clay, a personal frloml of Forest Crowley, tho murdered man, Is assisting Solicitor-General Illll In tho prosecution. When Cowrt adjourned for tho day nlno Jurors hod boon ac cepted. Tho caso - Is attracting acop puhllo Interest. It Is believed By mnuy that a boy of 18, with n record ns good ns thnt of Moyers up to tbo tlmo of tho murder, would bo tncapablo of such a deed, but so far ho Is tho only ono whoso Identification with It hag been established. BIRD WAS POISONED. Ato In "the Restaurant of the Csrnextt > Company. Pittsburg, Nov. 11—Another echo of the famous Moment ran strike was heard to- day by tha ault Of H. J. Bird for JV>,0M damages against the Carnegie Steel Com pany. The plaintiff, a non-union work man. formerly of Chattanooga. Tenn., al leges that he was poisoned while work- Inr for defendants. Ho ato In tho fa mous No. 6 restaurant and soon after- \rard become sick. Ho was 111 until Jan uary. 1803, and could not work, and aftet thnt be could only work half time until April last, when ho was dteaharged. Ho claims to havo boon reduced from a man weighing 1W pounds to soventy-slx pounds. NOT THERE FOR SENTENCE. Ho Had Already Been Tried by a Higher Tribunal. Newark, N. J., Nov. 12.—Judge Kirkpat rick was waiting In tbe circuit court to day to pass sentence upon I'eter Bterce, aged W. Jonltor of tho Lafayette Htrcol Public School, who whs convicted on Sat urday of criminally assaulting Albortlna Martin, aged 13 years. In July last. Al 10 o'clock Trosecutor Crane announced that tho defendant, who had been re leased on bell In 12.000. hod been found dead In bod. It Is believed that Illerco committed suicide, although Dr. C. H. Bleyle, who was called In. gavo heart dlseaso a* the cause of death. Mr*. Bierce, howover, who stoutly molnalnod her husbands In* nocencs of tbs girl'* charges, said: “Poor Peter died of a broken hoart" Wakhlnglon, Nov. 12.—In the g'b. senco of President Cleveland, Mr! Cpr. lisle nnd others of Hie cabinet In PhUsi ndelpbla. today, there la a dqnrtli news In the treasury department 'iM»Wt thn alleged Contemplated bond |«iuo.t There is. however, much gossip, Oykieh lu the absenco of posltlvo lnfonnatlon' is being passed around. No',tilnpury 1 oflielnl today Is willing to bo guolod’ us to a prospective bond lssuoj ' 'lira truth of the mutter is that thuy know no more noouT R tnun tho UhubUol None of tho median,cal ptepaiju.ons, for a bond Imiio are 'being uiaduiJu um bureaus In which preparations' would' originate. Nevertheless, by constant' repetition, tho statement Is gaining be-. Uef that tho president may havo i»gon t tho mutter lu his own bain til without consulting any ono lu tlra Criinbufy until may havo luforuicd adsto oiie lu New.. York that a bond lssuo la In view. At tho prcsuut time tho net balaneo’ In tho treasury Is if20,000,000 greater than’ it wah In February last. The'; gold reservo Is nearly $(,000,000 less than February 1. The absenco of Assistant Secretary' Curtis In Now York, in tho opinion' of tho treasury officials, leads color to tho poaltlro New York statements that a bond Iksuo will bo made. At tho sumo tlmo tho matter, as far as tho treasury ottldnls go, i s O ho bf .nforonco andl not of knowledge. They sny that If bonds- aro to )>• issued any tlmo within tho next two or three months, now Is tho time, as when congress convenes a rodut ton, of which there aro now cev- eral on the calendar, might bo called up and passed Inhibiting tho secretary of tlra treasury front, such a stop. No doubt, scents to bo entertained of this purpose on tho part of congress. The statement made lu Now. York on Saturday as follows ha« attracted widespread attention: Yesterday Sir., Stewart and ono or two of hla *sso- : elates, bank presidents, received a copy of tho proposed circular, and Inst night the draft was returned to Washington with their approval. This Is emphatically denied in, tha treasury, but from the gome non res' denials are made of a-bond lssuo at' FJmirq* ofbttlnefi ati tho treasury, glT-mc tho publlo debt of tho Unltei* States aw mtofidittnff at thJa Hino Jn View <rt tho nuppoaed possibility of further IneraBMlnff tho debt fiy a tofind Issue. On Fobrunry 1, 1801, tho puh llo debt, stood IOCS,142,000, leaa cash’ In tho treasury $84,082,000. In fhrt March statement fhe proceeds of tho now bond Issue flmt appeared: Debt April 1, $1,016,808,000: less cash In' tho trPisury, $183,050,000. Debt No-- vember 1, $1,018,667,000; less cash lrt tho treasury, $107,000,000. Or, In other words, tho public debt of tha: Unitcil fffates, less cash In tho trean* ury, has Inereaswl from Fobrutiry 1* 18W, to -November 1, 1801, $81,000,000* BANK PRESIDENTS MEET. BLAZING COTTON. Half a Million Dollars Loss at Now Or leans Leat Nltfht. New Orleans. Nov. 12.-The Texas Pa. dfle railroad’s War cotton wharf on th« other side of the river caught Are ir some mysterious manner at 6 o'clock thit evening. The entire wharf, which Is 80t fest long, was destroyed and with it be tween 25,000 and 29.000 boles of cotton. Forty or fifty cars loaded with cotton were also consumed, making about 23,WX bales of cotton lost in all. Tho grain ele vator had a narrow escape and was only alisbtly damaged. The lots will exceed pMMt WEATHER INDICATIONS. Washington. Nor. 12^-For Georgia Fair; warmer; south winds. _ New Yotit, Nov. 12.—Five presidenU ot natlonul banks who are regarded as lead* ore of tho bank presidents otf New York city, met In tho office «/f Henry W. Can non, president of the CSiase National Bank, late today. They were Mr. Can non, president Of tho Chase National; Presidents Nash of tho Cora Kxohnngs Bank, Topfran of the GaJbvtln National, Hlmmons of tho Fourth National and Williams of the Chemical Bank. These gentlemen had attended a meet* Ing of the building committee otf th< clearing house aseooiatfton, and gathered In the office of the Chase National Bank to discuss the !m<»ondlng government loan. The consensus of opinion was that the bankers of Now York would give up large amounts of gold for tho purchase of the new issue of government bonds It is expected that the investors will »uh« ecritM* largely Cor the new bonds and the banks will furnish to depositors freely tho gold necessary to taKe the honds. This decision is of importance, as the banks represented at this conference, with tho United fttats and Central Trust Companies, hold the bulk of the gold in New York. Preeitdk-nt» King, Btewart nnd Olcott of the trust companies mentioned have already extended to the admlnlntra* tlon their assurances that the new issue will be taken euro of. When the Febru ary Issue wus made depositors had dlf< Acuity in taking the gold from the banks and many only secured legal ten* ders, which wer* presented at the sub* treasury to obtain gold. Tho government thus failed to secure over 233,000,000 gold for the $53,000,000 netted by the sale otf $M,000,000. The decision of tJho bankers to give up their gold freely will conse quently net a larger amount of gold to the government /t* the result of the forthcoming $60,000,000. It is understood that tho new iesuo will be Announce*) within forty-eight hours If tho circulars and subscription blanks can be prepared In that time. BANKS HOLDING GOLD. New York, Nov. 12.—According to good authority the government loan will be issued as soon u the details ore perfect* ed and the droulars are printed, prob ably on Wednesday morning. The Issu# will be $60,000,000 of 6 per cent, bonds, re- deemohle In ten yearn, awl no upset price will be fixed by the government. Ae surances have boen received by the lead* ers in the movement which warrant the assertion that the issue will be largely over-subscribed and bids will be on a better basis than $ per cent. The banks late today refused to make time loans on bhe rates which have been prevailing, as It Is expected that tho main portion ot tho $6$,000,000 gold paid for the bonds will be withdrawn from the New York banks and trust oompanlrs. TYUs will raise th-j rates -*f Interest, and in anticipation ol thn th* banks ind trust companies do* dine to loan money until the effect upon Interest rates can l* fully ratcul-te. Ali bankers concur in the opinion thnt the withdrawal of nearly VAOuQ.OOO of money from general circulation will have more effect than In laat January, os there is a better demand for money st present, and the Improving prospects of business in- loate a still greater demand when the manufacturing for spring business be* gin* * t mtsa ssssa aiftwr -— —