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Newspaper Page TextJe ga. marble scandal rt(04VIT BlSABBB’d TESTIMONY ll ptTEHS OUT SMALL. A, I)u»r Tolls about an Indefinite -Winner Wound up by Mem bers of the Committee—The Investigation Continued. ituXtL November 18.'—The committee minted to investigate the charges of jnsinat Judge Fain and ex-Senator . rtinaud the alleged Matietta and North JJJL railroad lobby, met in the Senate timber to-night Senator Huberts and “ es£ ntative Henry were absent Judge p Senator Rankin and James P. Har- ere present. Gen. Phillips was too .toattend. N. J. Hammond appeared mnnsel for Judge Fain and James P. Col. Rankin declined to employ came he brought a big roll of money and gave it to Phillips, who divided it with Fain and Rankin, giving witness $50, who went down Btairs for pen and ink and paper Witness gave a receipt, and Hatrison took a receipt for the rest of the money. Here, MoLenden. Senator liutt, Repre sentative Harrison and Chairman nawkos gave the witness a searching cross-examina tion. That of Messrs. Butt and Harrison was especially so, and before they finished it was clear that the evidence of this, the main witness to the grave charges, was rot ten. The witness, with many stops and turns, began as well as he might to swallow the charge so far as it related to Rankin, and tried to explain that that there had never been any understanding whatever with Rankin about the business, and that Ran kin had never been present at the confer ences when the lobbying was disouBsed, and that the money paid him that night was simply a present, which Phillips thought ought to be given him because he was a poor man, and his position in favor of Georgia marble had been valuable to the lobby. When Mr. Harrison in his plain, blunt. side, and has made the chargea upon the suggestion of others? Has he done this without information to support him? or does he know more than the committee and Colonel Hammond oould get out of him beeanse afraid to speak? Before being excused Judge Fain asked BUaner: Did yen ever sco me smoke a cigar? Did you e* er pay for an oyster sup per for me or a he tel bill? Did you ever see me approach a member of the Legislature on the subject of Georgia mar ble, or did you ever see anybody pay me a dollar, as you have charged? The witness looked hard at Judge Fain The Funeral Will be on Monday Morning— President Cleveland Orders the Usual Signs of Mourning—Got. Hill's Proclamation, the people of the Stale tiro agnin oalled to mourn. Chatter Allen Ar thur entered into rest at hla residence in New York city early this morning, no had always made his home within onr State, and from his early manhood had occupied within it places of official distinction. As a citizen of New Y'ork Stoto he was elected Vice- President by the whole people. Upon tho death of President ■ Garfield he bocamo President by succession, and with dignity to himself and with honor to tho country be filled that highest office in onr govern ment. “In all his life he boro without abuse the name of gentleman. “Remembering the services and admiring the character of President Arthur, it is fit ting we should, by such action as may be deemed appropriate, show respect in his death, and show respect for the high official position which he held by tho choice of hie countrymen.” In perfecting the arrangements (or tho ii, iiawkes, chiirman, stated that the least Messrs. Fain and Rankin ft™"”““ V™*. Want, .e investigated first, and the Mari-1 ^ North Georgia raliroTd I ft, 0 ®? 4 ? 8 ? 1 " 14 that the P 1 **?,,?®- w ftC I furred to be had noe Been General Phillips the following witnesses were summoned ft,™ Fain a dollar or Rankin a dollar, and %‘urnsanLat-arms. William Harrison. I ‘hat he knew of no contract by which administered the oath: James A. ™ ner taln or ““km to be paid , George B. Phillips, J. A. Biraner, mo . D ®Z;. .. ....... . r ’ u p Harrison and 13 this point, midnight, the examination W Abbott. E P Howell I ot tlie witneBS was suspended, and Colonel b “ to summoned,' but was Hammond's croesexaminatian was deferred “ n t. The witnesses were requested |! to-morrow night It is the impression Staring the examination, the ex- ‘ bat tbat ^ft eu v ? oIon ft Ha ““ond is ■nation for the committee was conducted | * bl ft?? b w ft)} k 'u> there will be Jiihendon, other members occasionally a memW^f Eratified that ho is general manager tbe ““"‘ft* who believes Keorgia Marble Company, near Ma- B,s ? n0 ' 8 ata f em “ t : He is getting wound a on the Marietta and North Georgia n R' n lh6 .° lla - ft, 13 ‘° be honed the corn ea At the time refened to in the I “ ,ttee will be able to probe him to the „ tS j a8 . P. Harrison was interested in K e vtorks a few miles shove, the Tiivcranee Mining Company. In 1884 prior to the session of the Legislature isi I Unison had frequent conversations I reference to haviog the Georgia mar- 1 is yet ahead. THE GERMAN WAR SERVICE. his remarkable affidavit. The second branch of the investigation promises some interesting developments. Atlanta, November 19.—Tho invest! o o gating committee met promptly in tho Sen- Adopted for the material of the new I ate chamber to-nigbt. There wa3 about the Ji„G Ha'rison fiDally proposed that a samo attendance as last night, and deep in- ” 4 tj c [(fort should ho made to bring terest manifested. Bison.r was put on the to public notice,to the attention stand again and farther examined by the the Legislature and the capitoi committee. Before he was turned over to bIod. Finally an agreement was Col. Hammond he was asked as to the origin up to be signed of his affidavit charging Fain and Rankin Harrison for the Forsevcrancc with oorr aptly taking money for their infiu- in2 Compony and the Georgia Marble once in triing to have Hue Legit la- ,Jk T setting forth the terms and the Wre adopt Geoigia marble. The witness ■tin the expenso to be borne by each. 1 admitted that he did not wnte the affidavit, rBinned this paper as gcnerul Diana- He was first approached on the subject by and sent it to his president, H. C. George R. Eager, general manager of the aests. Chicago, who returned it dis- Marietta and North Georgia railroad, and V I subsequently E. P. Howell talked it over M Hammond here suggested that un-1 with him, who, he was given to under- rthe rules of evidence, this paper should I stand, would not publish the inter- i,reduced, if in existence, as the best views making the charges without Sea of its contents. such affidavit. The affidavit was pro- iir licL-ndon replied that the committee I pared in Hoke Smith's offioe who decided not to adhere to the strict dictated it to his stenographer, andIBisaner ribuUo lu\VG an open, full aud ante- pigued it. There were present in the office ^investigation, and give unlimited *t the time witness, General Phillips, Hoke Six to all parties. Smith and the stenographer. During this stated the terms of the proposed portion of the examination, and last mght, — __ —. . T*i tbe^oommfssioD selected Georgia | enact* to the p .>metirbyt& ofMOtWll. .teacrance^aho^d divide the^mstMiai oyMe^.u^rs^f of^h^ “»* "-ns,ruction includes increased | !» ’ U furnished iu proportion to the lacili- he charged up to James, 1. Hamson. to tiroducedL Upon pressure on these points he was un- fcLa, h !n V amount of money, if I able 1° State positively that he had ever ti have the marble seleoted, to be I P a 'd such bills except for himself. id in equitable proportion. When I He insisted that Harrison hail paid hotel fill through Duar agreed to pay Har-1 bills for Phillips and for himself, but $500 if tho Georgia marble was I not for Fain and Rankin. ,,M, aud the Georgia Murblo Company I Upon further examination as to the toed a contract to furnish as much as I transactions in Judge Fain’s room M feat of marble. Clements ratified 1 at Mercer's on the night of i Shortly after the session of 1881 December 20, 1884, witness got in the posi- nbon demanded of tho Georgia Marble tion of uncertainty and variableness in psny $1,700 as their share of the ex-1 which the examination left him last night, i be had been to during the session in In reference to his statement last night ins for Georgia marble. He claims to I and tn his card in the Constitution that at impended over $3,000. There waa con- the time he did not know that there was Mile controversy over this, but finally 1 anything oriminal in the acts of Fain and demand waa settled by paying Harrison Rankin, Mr. Gamble of the committee 0. The date of this demand was No- asked why if he thought iberorDeeembir, 1885. there was nothing wrong he i&MMxatulned by Mr. Hammond-Have did not want to see. the L 'iaPickena three yean; owned forty- money paid Fain and Rankin that night, M abaresin the Georgia Marble Compa- he bau atated several times. This stag- 1100 each, 15 per ci ut. paid in. Waa gered tho witness, and he failed to answer manager at a salary of $1,800. In [ satisfactorily, ,, , , i for the adoption of Georgia mar- Mr. Mword showed wltites* the last New Yonx, November 18.—Ex-President Chester A. Arthur died at 5 o'cloek this , —•— morning at his residence, No. 123 Lexing- aahe eskeaeachot the questions, but to ton avenue. He had been ai ing for some cachone answered negatively. time from a complication of diseases, prin- ® „r 0I nui ttee “H® 4 H e nry C. Clem-1 cipallv kidney ufleetion. He spent thesnm- f?* 81 -, of Cbi«i(; 0 , who is president of i m er at a watering place, and it wassup- thW Georgia Marble Company, and ex posed that this had strengthened somewhat amined him u to the history of bis enfeebled condition. His death was nn- the transactions of his company with Har- expected, it not being snpposod outside his rison in the matter of getting marble used in household thai ho was in any immediate the now capitoi, His evidence was abont danger. <MiiPH < this*morning ^ He'stided'thid Harri I A88 °“ n 88 news ft Arthur's death I ot ex.rresident ArVhnr, It baa been son had renZented that he had ex oen,led W 1 fla 8 a on pub lie determined to change tho date of the cere- abontM^OiKHn trjfng to procure thisieg P ft 01 !?’ "“ft theruorning of Monday, in order MarUe’““compmy 611 ‘should® G£ »°hare Arthur had lived at No. 129 Lexington the “members" 1 of® h7s"“ cabinet" and Marble Company should share „enue for twenty ycars or more. A stroke others of distinction, who have tele- troversv over the raatZ and I °1 ?f Teb,al 8p ?‘ ) h X ?’ .^ u,ld ?^ , ' ?ft K“>Phoil their desire to be present at a nronosition to arbitrate lint TParrl'ann I ou. ef 60»«.u by .u« oti^Doiug puj- the obsequies. The services will be held ISSStoWed^Rh fOT $750 W s ' omn !' ft 8 lif «, T*ie atioke Monday morning at 9 o'clock precisely in the finally settled a8 8tatt ' d ' a " earn, in h,s sleep between Tne-iluy nigh (Jhnfh of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth avenue Of .rSSel 8nd Wednesday morning, and he did not an d Forty-flfth street Rev. Dr. D. Parker witness did not know lio^tha inonav ™ 11 ? thereafter. HU death was poioleM- will officiate at the funeral, oert-ted by llov. m ent or .o .m!,! 1 * 8 8,0W R oio K nnt “ f a burnedulown candle. W . A. Leonard, rector of St John's Church P Clemer 1 ts'steat?mnnvw»aai™iobtfo,w.,d For hours before the end camo he was un- iu Washington, where the ex-President oe- U i straightforward I conso i, v .s to his surroundings. His son casionally attended, ws8 8tatffii> the?actsio e far Pr M B h« o^hU 8 “ 44an Khter, his sister, his former law Major-General Schofield called at the eompony 1 were*conneetedZth®the > ®tr > a r nreic® I P*H ucr ’ Sherman W Knevals, and his house to-night and tendered the services tions raffed to ““ “ “ transne- O lo»„ t friend. Surrogate Rollins, were ot 0 f his military forco for the funeral. After hods rererrea to. his Bedside. All reports to the contrary, I co n,ultuur with Mr. McElroy. Arthur’s The committee adjourned to Monday Arthur's health had not improved during brothor-iu-law, a guard of honor was sc- The next witness will nrobabW h» . I bm sUy at New London several wteks ago, (, e pted, but the nurabtr of men has not P Ilariw.^witness wiU probably be James an d on his return, on October 1st, he was been decided on. Very manv telegrams of Aeeentine os tme .he stetemenis ef , ‘ 0 bet "' r tb “ n when he lt£ ‘ 1110 cit ?' As condolence have been received by the ° f *»«• passed, no permanent improvement tamily to .d ay . «nZZ^nPr'h^^n'nrd I | November is.-Fisg, on { th b ? *S. P f »? ! sadden Btroke qh tho ono to which he the ROYeruraent baildina*, Ilyina nt half GetZa 0 ‘rnaZo 10 * R mtd tb ®“afZwsrd! 8U00U,nbed V In c ft cob ' ed condition m8K t inn high Mind this nforning, oon- it. 8 snhe.i.,ub,n h„ .h„ T ®’‘ B alisht 8 Hokeof spoplsw. woffid keyed to thq atbsns of Washington ffie first for nnblie 1 lfmesteno^h.ZniJuHee^ ‘“JS prove falai to a robust patient. IVith the intimation „f t i, e death of ex-Prosidtnt Mil stn h m te ft, w beginning of the present week a marked Chester A. Arthur. The news spread rap- Z1 T,n^nS ie h S | t | h m.^is I? cbaDgc for tho better had set in. Taestlay idly, and was received with expressions of ft “ d hopofu ly It w«h after midnight when hi^ attendant I haaltb that had been received from time to left him alone in hia bedroom, and nothing | time. houn^Hew»*not l dU?mrt)®ed®nnSlris*aGI tion^MV®ns«to b PrasJdent^Ar25ui?*dwbiB tendant entered his room at 8 o'clock yes- J 1 , 0 ' 1 very DeBr ft ftosident Arthur during terffiiy niornirg. He found Mr. Artbnr I bia occupancy of the executivo mansion, in 20.—TTiearmysepten- wfony iiiormug. commenting upon the news, said he wag gradually ‘™nspiring IjinKonftsftde, breathing heavily, and I u iae(U( 8 ^ ^ , eD( , lU o( tima the press, oi-close a ma- could not ronso him. The family unswored ex i> r0 siilcnt had borne np under hiB fatal af- Every Branch of It to He at Once Ang- inenteft. Dehlin, Novembei 20.—'The army septec nato propoaalB, as gradually tranBpiriu( through the official press, oiiclose a ma-1 oouia noi ronHo mm iuo iamey ““"“''feu i ej jqcijont had borne up under his i.i«* ffie«rv b e m0tOan8meDt ® T ® ry I I ^'lon. . Although posacsscd of a strong The Gazette and other papers argue that the population has increaseil from.. - ■ i wreca oi ms iiwwiu waa uuhcri luoinsuin. 45,500,000 to 47,000,000, while the army on “eon in attendance upon Mr. Arthnr It hftd beRU Mr Arthur’s practice, said this a peace footing remains at 445,000 men, it thresugboa* hM iUnras, and who rMponded g antleniaD> not only while holding Presi- ii expected to create a now annual couUu- j promptly and at once saw he was snner-1 0 jj ce but for many years prior, to gent ot 25,000 men. This Is the minimum ‘“8 Horn a stroks of cerebral apoplexy. , ?1 , h , day. He never retired bo- proposed in the government’splan, which is A small blood vessel iu the brain had fore 2 O . olock in t j ie niorning, and begin to form a new army corps of 20.000j burst, and p.r'-L'-i r., ht aftc n ; ug b ia work late in the afternoon hours, ' ^LonasZdJd aMHMh. th. midnight.bona tn brino I tU« lout BIX Weeks of blB rUtideUCO me army reconsirucuon idciuucb incrtasea i *g vain].but no efforts^^wero Bparea lo bnng I ttt the White Hon«o Lis health wm inn field artillery, a now regiment of siege ar- th » ?*,!' L \uTrth?rla^m« 7 ‘Ivpiorabie condition, a fact whioh ho fuliy tiliery, with a contingent of engineers and were all alike fruitless. Arthurlay mo- te * lized augmented divisions of cavalry and horse tlonless and speechless all day. He knew artillery. ' I what was going on abont him, for he Associated with these changes are fixing tho limits of servi each grade, and a revised scheme | »“•'*“z | rotary. of promotion. These flropoaals invest consciousness. „„i«. House at about 9 o'olook, and meroiy the coming session of the Reichstag with k“L 1 !L® b n , J P .b,ni htnle<1 tb “l General Arthur died at 5 o’clock unwonted interest. I mora difflquH respiration, and other sigy | tM> mornln „ Th# rresHeDt was very An analysis of tbo present sUto of parties ft phjsioft Wluro, iDdwaUd to tbe * 8l ® b ' mnob shocked at tho intelligeneo and at shows the Conservativis have 74 votes, I £nl ® y ® 8 ftJft F^ 8laia “ 8 ft at * b ®.°n 4 I once indited the following telegram of National Liberals 51, Realm party 27, 4r »wiog near. The ehamge for the woreo Ja|l> to u McElroy, the .ex-Pre»i Center 100, Poles 15, People's party 71,1 c ““« °“ r .“l ,1,,ly ' aDd si ft r , “ft “'ft' 1 J ‘ ‘ Social Democrats 25, and Independents 25. Jjf® gathered at his bedside. Dr, Three seals are vacant William Valentine, Dr. Peters and solid rote for the partner, and Burrogato Rollins stayed The first offioia! information received by “Accept mv heartfelt symputhy in year personal grief and the expres- tar the Center will support .the measure. Failing of a decisive mejo '' will at once appeal country, and official circles i*th« plZ®wll 0P frMV l nsYdrind msny I ola“s'e in the affidavit whiA MSjtffid that Wt«publi»hed favorioa It. Coaid not I tho monoy paid that night to luin mid I ray naptrs but the Constitution, Rankin was for theirJuices in working b published some editorial matter, and I the Legislature, and asked him if it was I communications writ ten hy Mar* I true or not. ,, „ . ,. , i rad Piromis Dell. Was ashamed to I Witness said it was literally true, which (like Constitution was the only Georgia I was iu contradictionof! previous sUtements. puke subscribed for ; saw an editorial I Coloml llammoud[here begantheicroes- Ith* Constitution which was advene to examination, and soon hail the vutness ^^..^“thatUme, which iko cross-examination of Colo- L. help Mm to ffiftng bj, ft. ^“iHraimond the witness was not so clear I committee kindly but firmly refused this 'positive iu his information a* on the i^ueet.^ ^ ^ if behad aotMpa . H A Bisaner, of Marietta rated from bis wife. ^to answer, money to General Phillips in the. view J ■, b M <obt r when he of Fsin and Rankin,with whom he then asked *rtn«ft be J“Xn he w r ote psymest of their ••rvmes to siened the affid ( ^ . t - CourfUutioa, &J2& “~ bl ® 8nbsli ‘ nted f0t I ^r^n^nfsober 1 to-night Ns middle aged man, bold, rather Witness said bethought hawaa ^pon^ingface, mid slouehily dreraed. Are you not frtquenUy drunk? examination, he recited at first nextqcestion. .ometimes under the ifliv Jte® a “noy, how he waa employed J? iSfuoi; but objected to that m November, 1884, to work up pfluence of nquor, t ’ ^ in f»vor of the Georgis marble, bne 0, c ““ k ft i 5 he had not been arrested t0 ft. 8U * e, “«“ t,, > u “ figured as ft 9 wrara H ^ bim wUb per j ury . V'Sbt bower, and was the general on J.* 8 " 8 ^ -ft? but gave an expiairation “tf of lbs lobby. He went to Marietta Witness eaia yva, uu. - iTnui I *Um rsir.vnmiitallCeB. ^ thetffi- ■‘■‘“‘w Atlanta next day. Told ruu-1 q n ”“''“"-7" dement in the two cards ft Hanison would pay him for bi8 1 davit, and * b . j- na , ate i n the Consti- ft 8cm. Utile time after Phillip* I poblrahed ower bi. eignarar would need assistance in working | tutonIffia L todataHi 0 ( tMa exami- Hi>Uture, and Decemcer 13tU wanted 'V ubo “ l 8ft a repetition of what touty to get help. Bisarer told Har- nation, mu . bf g j, bU fflrient to ■ *bo gave up »is for that purfcee, was wued you test mg^ m fioilh ed, hisster gave to Phillips, who said he I eay ‘bat wh cbarR0 } n the ‘"V" 4 * 9 Fain. The first time wit- evera “.terW^ {ar M BUaner s J*» Ism waa in the letter's room at I affidavit and toe , util(acton ] y dis- 1 ftS* 1 ' Afteru ard'a witness, PhiUji*. knowledge ft w itneee’e own mouth. '.Hartisou.ua Fain met in Fain's Frovedoutofthewun ^^ [f ^ •M confened about this In answer tea nos. i, h. F bey ware then working the “•••I is, „ l “«fe had been some effort made kftft**«\but»speech of Dr. Felton* The efforla of the alleged kill? ftectad to the invcstlgatioDe S™ 4 * by the Senate committee, and a-, (,:** Tt *y active in working np evi- la' teat committee. %!• •«>>« o( December - th, the day Vba Jftj^wijourned, witneea, Phillips. Fain were in Fain’s room waning for lUrrison to coma «wi ®°p*y. Harrison was lata 404 went after him. When Harrison part .the msssnre. wiin urn. ““ " served them well in their highest trust, and majority Bismarck I en d came. He hadbeenenUrely senseless for won (beir af y cct i on by an exhibition of the sptal to the Hour*, a " 4 die4 "ftj 1 ®" 1 j best traits of true American character, couuury, uiu official ci roles .ft “.7“ fuftTnmlnb [Signed | “Gkovku Ci.«velasd," toU sp'provbthe 1 ^mptrouto'toth*whateVM The lunexal wUl take pl.es on Saturday Si President Cleveland to day Issued a proo mands, under the influenceofffie European I wsanot'a uemberol I mansion and d.partmenU be draped in the FrenMi‘narty P ^ 8 ^ strength of ft ch k cch liat bia wiio tormct i y attended muuniing for thirtj days, and that pubUo the Erencb party. 1 that church. 1 bubiuess in the departments be suspended One the distinctive features of tho ex- on the day of the funeral , Pf. aidant's character woe strong loyalty to I Ex-8ecretary Bout well to-day annonneed Several Important liieousslooe at the Ne- bur u, em0 ry. Mr. Arlhar'e remains will be » the Court of Chums tho death of ex- ttonal convention Ye.terday. buried iu Albany Rural cemetery in the President Arthur and the court adjourned Baltixoiie, November 18.—The Baptist family plot. until Monday as a mark of respect to tho oonceution met again to-day, aud the relig- Dr. George A. Peters waa found at bia I deceased. ions exercises were conducted by Rev. L. I office to-day. He said: Arthur died of I Attorney-General Garland will, to-mor- \V. Crandall, of New York. I cerebral apoplexy, that la, it waa the imme-1 raw, make official announcement of tbs Future Life” was discussed iu three diate cause. It was oue of the ways in I death of the ex-Prceident to the bnureme phases, “Endless Punishment,” “Condi-1 which bia trouble might terminate at any Court of the United States, tional Immortality,” and “Future Probe-1 ame. To that extent it win not unexpected. I President Cleveland aud several of the tion.” For two or three years Arthur had suffered I members of the cabinet wiU leave here Rev. E. B. Halbert, of Illinois, read a from an enlarged and enfeebled heart, and I Fridsy night for New York to attend tha paper on “Endless Punishment," in which a variety of symptpms that alarmed hia 1 funeral of ex-President Arthnr. be quoted much Scripture egainst those (rietds were the natural result of this con- Senator Sherman will appoint a commit- who sin and do not repent. dition. He had kidney trouble, Bright's I tee of Hi outers to etteud tne funeral. “Conditional Immortality" waa discussed disease; but it waa not the I The following orde- was issued from the byltev. \V. II. Robinson, of Philadelphia, I cause of bis death. A man of I War Department to day; and “E'uture Probation” by Rev. E. 1L I less powerfnl constitution, wonld have suo-1 “Incompliance with the instruction of Johnson, of IVnnsrlronU. I cnmoe.1 mn«h •ooner. Hi* “»*»* j ht«ic«! j the Pr sident, on the day of the funeral c! This will be followed by a paper on strength pulled him through as far is this. I ex-Preeident Arthur, at each military post Popular indifferenca to religion, by Rev. The fact of the rapidly waning life of Mr, I the troops and cadets will be paraded and Malcolm McViekar of Toronto, which will Arthur waa not madepublic, and it was not I this order read to them, after which all be discussed by Rev. J. B. Hawthorne of until some boon after hia death that knowl-1 labors of the day will cease. Atlanta, Go., and John Peddle of Phils-1 edge of it was on the street. Ah soon as the I The national flag will be displayed at half Boouxster, k. Y. t November 29.—By preconcerted er angement, 700 subec.-ihnrs discontinued tb iruseof the telephone in this city at noon to-day. c Rochester, November 20.—The strike which the Rooh ster telephone cnbscribers have inaugurated against the Bell Tele phone Company, whioh controlethe system in this city, he an here at noon to-.lay, when tho steam whistlca of nearly every faotory in the city were blown os n signal to indicate that the fight against the company bad begun. The opposition is to a change in the tariff of rentals, whi li the telephone company wishes to int: odnee in this city. The old rato w*s from $50 lo $G0 per year for the nso of eu h instrument. Tho now tariff ohu, ea are at the rate ot $50 for five hundred messages and a proportional rato for eaoh additional mes sage. As s< on ns tho new tariff was made made knov n the subscribers orga ilzod a protective association, anil el cted officers i nd an executive comm ttoe. The result ot tho deliberations of the asso ciation v as that each member plclged himself to stop using his instrument after noon to-day. As far os can be learned, all have done so, and the service is practically paralyzed. The only business plaoes using the tele phones to-night are one or two hotels, tele graph offices, anil cabcffices. Many of tho instruments ere draped in monraing, or boxed np, aud have ou them such iuscrip- t oxs as “Gone to join theangets,” “Down with monopolies,” eto. A meeting of subscribers will be held Monday night. It is estimated that there . are 750 telephones idle on aoconnt of tbo strike. BX l’RHBIDEN r A HTHPu'd FUNfeRAL. Tbe Obwqatra iwiu he Unusually Ualct— The lluuae'a (luaril of Honor. New You, November 20.—A meeting wee held by mombors of tbe Produce Ex change, Maritime Exchange, aud Coffee Ex change, at their respective quarters, at which appropriate reaolntioni were passed in respect to the memory of the late ex- President and committees named to attend the funeral. Tho custom house wilt bo elosed on Monday, except one hour for clearance of vessels. The aldermantc committee on tho ob sequies of ex-Prealdent Arthur met to-day aud perfeoted the arrangements for the funeral. They will meet at Wind sor Hotel Monday morning and accom panied by Mayor Unoe, Mayor Barker, of Buffalo, «nl six elective officers of the cor poration, will proceed to the church, Tney will not aooompany tha remains further thin the Grand Central dopotaiter tho ser vices. The city hall is being rapidly and appro priately draped in monraing, which will re main there tor thirty dajs. The city hall and other publio building* in Brooklyn are already very finely draped. New Yoke, November 20.—Pinel ar rangements for tbe funeral of ex-l'rnsident Arthur were completed to-night No one will be permitted to enter the bonne Mon day afternoon exc-pt the pall-bearers and members of the family. At 32H> o'eloek the body will be taken to tbeeburcb. Admittance to tbe eburoh will be by card. Atter the aerviee*, tha military guard, in command of General Schofield, will precede the hearse and carnage* to the depot The train will leave at 10 o'clock sharp, and no one wiU be permitted to go on it exoept the pall-bearers and family. The pall-bearera will be ex-Seoretariea Gresham, Lincoln, Candler, ex-Poatmaatar- General Uatton.tx-Attorney-Genenl Brews ter, General Sheridan, Cornelius Agnew, Cornelius Blisi, ltobt U. Dunn, George U. Sharpe, Ghaa. L Tiffany and Cornelius Vanderbilt No civio or military organizations will at tend tbe funeral, end it is the dosiro of tha family to have everything conducted with out display. TIIE IIOUEK GUARD OF HONOR. Washington, November 20.—John B. Clark, Jr., clerk of the lionet of Represen tatives, this evening received a telegram from Hpeeker Carlisle, dated CoviDgtoo, Ky., designating the following Representa tives as a committee to represent the Hotue at the funeral oi ex-President Arthur: E’rank Hiseock, chairman; A. P, Hewitt, W. D. Kelly, A. M. Springer, 'I’bomas B. Reed, Olin Wellborn, W. W. Phelps, C. 0. Matson, John D. Long, Daniel Ermen- trout, Robert R. Hitt, llerish Wilkins and John T. Heard. General Clark has noti fied the members of the committee and has requested them to moot at tbe Fifth Avenue Hotel atO o’olook to-morrow (Sun day) night. Messrs. Springer, Wellborn, Matann, Hitt, Wilkins and Heard, who aro now fa Washington, will leave for New York to-morrow afternoon. delpbis. THE MERCHANT PRINCE*. death became known flag* were plaoed et meat. At tbe dawn of the day thirteen half mass on the custom bouse, Tribune gone will be fired end afterwards, at inter- building, and on mast of the public I vale of thirty minutes between the rising llialr Mountain rand Bronaht to a CIom I and mercantile buildings. All end setting of the sun, a single gun, and at br « compromise Onmmtiteo, I State and county civil eoarta bow in j the ekiee of the day a national nalate of Louisville, November 20.—The Courier- took appropriate action to-day in regard to thirty-eight guns. The offieeraof the army Journal apecial says: The followers of the death of ex-PresiJent Arthur. will wear crape on tba left arm Everaone and French, the Mountain Mer- Altod J. Vanderpoel, in the Supreme and on their swords and col 5asa?SA=a» "S'Sa -I J- «-*£“■ SEi ftsia *• F&JetaJ: ft ^.nZ sid c'ntridfcuVn. He bis avaaivaneaa »n ,utemait ‘*“ U ftXtd, *^ 5SS having tb. g*fewia , a M g a SV tool, without being chant Princee as they an called, bad a I Court chambers, moved an adjournment I ora of the battalion. The i, ,iii« at H,izard Perrveonntv. Ky.. Wed- ont of reepeet to the memory ot the ex- ensigns of tha several regiments and of nesdov when a man named Simmonds was I President. He spoke of him in enlogUtie the United States corps of cadets will killed'* A truce was then held and result- terms as being a worthy citizen and diatin- put in mourning for tha period of ed in both parties signing on agreement to I guiahed lawyer, who commanded the respect I months. Tbe date and hour of the funeral leave their' differences to an arbitration of all citizens. He referred to his ability I wiU be communicated to the department i-immiitM whose decision ahonid be final. I as a soldier and bis career in the custom I commanders by telegraph, and by them to wSdiig Which Ml concerned ahonid cease house. “His career as Vice-President and their subordinate commanders, hostili'iee It is, therefore, quite probe- President of the United State*," concluded By command Of Lieutenant-General ile that the Perry eonnty fend is at an end, | Mr. Vanderpoel, “is something upon which Sheridan. It. C. Drum, Ailj't-General. at thi* time I cannot apeak, but suigeat A aim Ur order will be Uaned by the that out of respect, and in bocor of his I Secretary of the Navy, providing for tho memory, that this court now adjourn for due observance of tbe form* of mourning the day.” Court then adjourned j at the navy yards and stations. The De- C. D. Miller, president of tbe New York partment of State will a'so send out formal Cotton Exchange, called a meeting of the I notification of the ex l'reaident’s decease member* for Friday, to take action | to oil United State* minis ten and diplo matic representatives. ble that the Perry county at least for the present. i to Do UU Beet. Dick A* Om&hft W orld. Young Wink*—“Dick, my boy, wUl your sinter NHlie be home this evening?” Little Dick—“Gueaso.” — “it's only a night or two since I called on the death of ex-President Arthnr. but I'd like to coll again this evening if I Aldaxv, N. Y., November 18.—Governor | Tbe Senators below named will attend thonzbt she’d be at borne. Here's some Hill baa Uaned an order that fitg* be placed I ex-President Arthur'* funeral on behalf of candy for you, Dick.” I at half-mast on the armories in the State, the Senate: John Sherman, Geo. F. Ed- “Thanks awfully.” I ont of respect for ex-President Arthur, mands, John A. Logan, Wm. B. AUUon, “Now, Dick. I want you to be a goed littU | He has also i-»ned a procUmaticn formally M. C. Butler, Jas. D. Cameron, D. W friend of mins.” announcing Arthur s death, in which ho Yoorbsos, Warner Miller, Geo. G. Veal, “Well Ill be careful not to let her know say*: i P. Gorman, Jo*. R. Hawley and Jas. K. yon're coming." ■ “By the death of a distinguished citizen' Jones. ; : ' American OSce* la London Clotcd. London, November 21.—Tbo offices of tha United Btate* legation and tbo con sulate general will be closed to-morrow as a mark of respect for the Ute ex-President Arthur. ________ IN HONOR OF DAVIS. Church Erected nutbe Spot Id Tenues ice Where llavis Was Horn. Louisville, November 2).—To-morrow there will be delivered at Fairview, on the line of Christian end Todd eountiii, Ky., a Baptist church, erected ou the site of the building in which Jefferson Davis was bora. The ground U contributed by D.vU for tbe location of the church thereon. List evening he arrived at CUrkesville an ronte to Fairview to bo present at the dedieating services. He will present the new chord* with a solid silver communion set. The dedication service will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Strickland, of Nashville. TWO BOYS Dfc.VOUItc.D bY WOLVES. They Go Oat Hlckne] nut Hunt]ligand Never Return-Clothing act! Hones Found. Cuicaoo, November 18.—Two boys named Flynn aud Myers, aged 16 and 15, went out to gather hickorjrnuU mar Dtxter, Mo., last Monday. Not returning, search was mads, and the elothinv and bones of one were found, and evidence showing that wolves had kilted and devoured the boys. Stoddard and BoUioge r countich ur»? over ran vith wo1vm» wLi:h are boccmin^ vtrr bold aod r*pacioc*.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The weekly telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1885-1899, November 23, 1886, Image 1