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, WEEKLY TELEGRAP 182G. ^pb PnklltUBI Co. Pabllchort. 11 ML psctcil Some of tlio Largest inniug Flan* 8 iQ Soutl1 Carolina. M COMING TO AUGUSTA Too Noinerono for Allto Bo . jlr.Ixjyprlna Convinced , ,ho South Offer* Bonn Creot Inducement*. Cg, S. c., lAlptM 4.-Thp nilU committee today ad incp«’0h'l ' threft 1,10 ,1b »o South Carolina. They the South '» not oniy a com- tto New EnBloJini roanulac. certain lines, blit 'toat *'he m ia <Uadot>iueo«B ore stcod- Iu ulmoat every ptaco ,d mldWons to tfw present .[■t.* be.lot mode, shofttntt the , ,rf the owners in liihe eWter- tic committee dime to the j, 3 vt*«v of seolng iwhat was „ in d not on a. mere ifleusure rime was tort in unneces- (.scoiuK or froWck'og. but the , m9 trpent tn active oanvasB il suuttou lUsiiouniiratcd is W iils of a Southern State di.-itin-t 'viily large and suc- ton mills. iMottt of tho eora- 1 not previously made o per- t„ the mill dtstnet of South U were surprised a|t Utoa de- ,s ihe Oust few years. It largely .through the iiattru- of Mr. a>. A. Tomtpb'.irs of that the committee caane to L as Mr. Tompkins, who is n rUovcr in hhe-possibilities «f wanted She mill men to see lives the fai-oitsble condiit’.oms lUimifactiurlnK elisting In os he had demonstrated In itchprises. The trip was ar- roush corrospomlettoe be st*. Tompkins and Lovetlng, In wt»o are on lube trip repre- ■ c.i.plt il which It Is sold o at l.vint $20,000,000 on it for (tuiii qpliitUe of the one liaised by the tu.ll tnen Who tho coomlotre tww in South As a nutter of general lu- the folioniiig la tt brief of tha luqty: Jin C. Lovuring is prwldent ka right Chib of Heaton. Tills up of uwoeiM dud tneus- airlnelpal mills (n Now Mr. Luvening has intenxts mills of uiuru ttlan 120,000 nl emplojb snore than 3,000 He is a careful student of Itticrewte. Then there Is '■alloy. Ho ’ repswenta the Ham toga uml Victory Mills. -\m»ry is treasurer of Am- the Ingest ot ton mill In the tattler jjengeua Us. Mr. il. C. pM#id<u»t «f »tie Utwrence & hiullo all the goods of the Lawrence ami other lie Is also a practical fur- r. istr. Arthur Antory sells "ll of thn Jackson Mills ami 11s in NaSbtut, N. 01., iwMcb * Just ion! on ipumDhnion to go ■ »i;nto and buhl tn other i > tmfiutture their own brands Mr. Antory is tho the agent nttirier (rlngtuun M'.Bh lain., ami the Apptaton Mills . Air. Henry 'll. Coxe, Jr., mining huslne** ami repre- • Brea, of P.wnsylvnn'f, who » ttHm n day of Lehigh an al. I. Tompkins of Ohartcgte, N. on In satire (hkuge of the •• »• left rile Norith and who namln with it until Its re ts devoting hlun.ilr to the ring that the part y has «v- attention. Mr. H. U. Bd- . the 'Manu&umrcnf Ilword, d ,ne ao much ft itbo develop. : Sotstfc, is skits;, takto® In I hut presents lrs.tlf and trioed than over to do what this auction. In addition to ire with the party repnv riouthom ra'lway Tratflc '■nip ami His aaeretnry, Mr. nenrt Patwmgcr Agent Turk cretary. Mr. Alcflants, Aa- piffle Manager Drake; also •rs Hoyd sml Itamseur. 8u at Turner sml IMs seerdttary, and Traflte Manngir (Mover ary Flournoy of the 8ei- Lme. ■ >ard Atr Lin* had charge mlttee until Charlotte was here It wss turned over to rn, who will turn it back to r.l Friday night at Char- railroad men art doing tv- •*slhle for the convenience •ty, and just now Messrs, and Drake are doing every th* finest manner possible. f l.n, a special correspondent rw* and Courier, Joined the jay for his paper and the Association. When It that Mr. Tompkins, for Ittee, has already received Jrcd invitations to visit vs. ’. It will he appreciated that nportanoe will be attached vetnents. Invitation* for come all the way from s Ala. They have coe from lumbus and Macon, Qa.; Hill, Blacksburg and Co- Houth Carolina; from Rock- etdon, Durham, 8belby, Mt. I*h, Lineolnton, Wllmtng- 1 score' of other towns in ■Ink. Of course It Is a phys- tbllity for the committee to 1 that have solidUJ visits, the outlook the following ill have to be closely fob facolet Thursday afternoon leavs Ashvtlle Friday the Southern railway Saturday noon for Augusta; leave Augusta Sunday at 8 a. m. via the Port Royal and Wes tern and Greenwood, arriving at Mon cure Sunday night, sle»p at Moncure, Lockville Shoals Monday morning. At Raleigh 10;30 to 12:30; at Weldon 4 p. m. to < p. m. 'Monday; Portsmouth Monday night. The party U due to arrive at Ashe ville at 11:30 tonight. Everything so far has run smoothly and pleasant. The committee today visited three of the largest milts In this city, and for that matter, In the South. Pclzer mills at Pelzer, S. C., were first inspected and every courte sy extended through President 'E. A. Smytlie. Pelzer, when the third mill Is completed, will have 110,000 spindles, making the largest mill in the South. The Massachusetts committee were particularly struck with Capt. Smyth's plan of transmitting the electric pow er to his mfll by a circuit about two miles long. # i THa Piedmont mills, one of the largest fod best In the country operating 60.000 spindles was next visited nnd Presuien/t James L. Orr gavo the cr.m- mlttee every possible facility. From Piedmont, the committee vent via Spartanburg to the pacolet mill**. i Capt. Montgomery has a •plenaid plant and took givat pleasure in showing everything. Ufa mills at Pacolet run 52.924 spindle® and 1.916 looms. The committeemen do not have very much time but are mak’ng a cloeo, thorough and business-like examination. They are taking careful notes of what they see and hear as well n» of tiie data votch Is cheerfully given to them by mill men. Talking of the vlalt and what he has already oeen in this atare an l North Carolina Mr. Lovering, who is tb&ir- man of the party, said to ibe reporter ^ e .i.u 0 * 1 ?! 77111 k** was ver7 /,, ‘ ;ch shown them and were flattered with the number of invitation* th it had been received from enterprising southern towns. This, he Hid, imprersed the committee with the business spir it manifested in the south. The committee has seen, he said, a number of very fine o>tton mlb*. some that would compare most favornl ly with any eastern mUh*. He went vn to say that the committee was ateo impressed with the earn^tness v.ith W'hlch die entire x>eople were worling up the subject 6f cotton spinning in the soutti. He said that he found tho * ages here to be lees than they were in tho east and he admitted his surprise at the striking character o{ the people employed In the cotton mills. The peo ple employed, he went on to ray, seem ed to him to have a ve-v wtuiesoiue and respectable appearance and were full of activity and diligence. Knox ville also extended a cordial invitation to visit that city The cocnmDttee has already visited and examined all of the cotton mills here together with those at Henrietta, Pelxer and Piedmont and the water power at High Shoals Other mills will be taken in .is tne trip progresses, of course, it la entirely protAcniatlcal os to what will result from this visit of ac tive and wide awake mill men nut It is safe to say that the No v England mill interest* have realized the importance of the southern industry and after a careful Investigation some of theV capi tal will be allowed to come «outh and loin that wfSlch is already making con siderable money in the mWls of the south. MACON. GA„ MONDAY, APRIL N ISO.). M mu Cl. — Enthusiastic Held in Jackson ville Addressed by Leading Citizens. STRONG RESOLUTIONS WERE PASSED Prominent Cuban Leaders Received by Their Coantrymea lit Plorlda— Hopes of the Revolutionists —Latest War News. .'•'Clifton at Friday 4 p. I* ilfton Friday at • p. m.. P‘»rVifit 8 p. m„ leave Char- ]! f ‘- Seaboard Air Line Fri r- <»•. arrive Columbia Sat- 1 P- m.; leave Columbia via GRAIN AND TRADE CONWIRES8. Suvertty D(Hc«ntva Wcsre Present Motile Vuketlta'y. (Mobile, Ala., April l.-The Soritii anil Went grain nnd trail., congre** nm: here today In seoapd annual rntwliiu for the pruUKriloa of eosunierrinl reittlons a ini Air rhe encouragement of. ibe ex- port trade via Southern arttport*. Bov- nty dekvai.a were T>r.«ent, reurtwent. log Kanatw, IUlnu'a, -Mlasunrl, Itullaua Tema**w, IcsiMana, Florida, (leorol Atvlmiiia, MiMarfgipl, Ncliraslca uml South CanilliM. Tho. convention «w called m onkr at 3:10 o’clock rhl* tufu-rtioon l|y Mr. H. It. Haas of Mobile, iwho nomlnat<ti Il’in. J. C. ltlib of M.lilc itisuporary eh a Irma u. Mr. Hlch made n lari.-f apeeth on the object of ttm ■neettug and Introduced Hon. C. Uivrctta, mayor of Mobile, Ala., iwtti exlteid.l to the tMcgatra a welcome In the sumo at MihHe. lt«SP<«Me In the name of the Wont wan msde by <'«;«. *N. B. TMaUowooil of Cairo, III. UifipoiMo In the name of the South w*a mail., by Ifcin. Patrick Walsh of Augusta. Ua. IAH were ap. proprlate nod received wlnh gc.ru njv planar. Senator WaWi ripoke nt some length, detailing the traiK" comlttlona existing and predlriring tbnt tdl the worst days are behind the Auti anl W.wt, and all the bout diju to cone. He foreaaw In the 'building up of ti-ule rdntlona lufavcen the South anl Werit and In th.. movement Souussntnl irf SJie OuttOB mills of New England the uppciaoh of «n etn of prosperity which will surpaza the drmm of the cmthua'nat Commltten. on cmlenMsIa and per- mancnlt organization were appoinxl and the convention adjourned until to morrow morning. II.ViMlMIHIWTHlN DtHULLED, Berlin, April 4.—Huron von Hmnmer- ■teln, member of the nVehotaa and cdl tor of the Kreuz Z.-Itunr, announce* In liut iKHpv bit Inbattho to begtu prooeedlne* for Hbel agatnat a manlier of Fraokfuft papens .which ritatwl that HUmtrHvritcn bad been ooUA.il that hU aerricc* on the Kreuz Zeltang would be dlsp.Mis.tl w|th after July awl that the paper was on the v.-rge of tunkrupbey owing to Ihe cdftor’a pe culiar financial tuoihod*. AUSTRALIA WANTS A SAY. London, April 4.—In the house commons today Mr. Sydnay Buxton, under-colonial arcretary. said that com munications bad -been received from the colonial governmenta of Australia, ex- ;r-rinr a desire to be represented In the coming monetary conference. As the gov-rnment had no Information that such a conference waa to be held, be Mid, the question of arranging for colonial representation had not arisen TWO BANKS CLOSED. Washington. April 4.—Comptroller Eckel* today closed up tub banks-t Flrat National bank of Revena, Neb., and the First National Bank of Dub lin, Tex. Bank Examiner Hawey waa K - mi in charge of the former, and nk Examiner Oanrton of the latter bank. Doth banka are email onee, each baring a capital of !S0,M0. FOR MURDER AND ASSAULT. Baltimore. April 4.-MaraUal A. Price, young tuscksmltb of Harmony, Md., waa talced la Jail last night at Denton, being charged with the murder of Baffle Dean, a 14-year-old school girt, who he assault ed sod killed Dear rsderslsburg Uo days 1’IRED ON THE CENF.H Chinese Troops Did No of Tru< To ut no- A(.rl! Jacksonville, Fla., April 4.—Gonza les Quesada, who is now the head of the Cuban party In this country since -it. Marti*’ departure, accompanied by Col. Fernando Fergueredo and Dr. Fermi Val Dominguez, arrived here from Tampa this morning, ’fbey were met at the depot by the reception committee, consisting of R. J. (Martinez, H. M. Delgado and J. P. Canclo, and also by about fifty Cubans, and es corted to the residence of Mr. Can clo, whose guests they are while here. Tonight a mass meeting was held at Metropolitan hail to express sympathy with the Cubans In their efforts to throw off the Spanish yoke. There were fully 800 people present. Includ ing the most prominent business men of the city. Among those present were United States District Attorney Clark, United Spates Marshal McKay, Post master H. W. Clark, Mayor D. H. Fletcher, City Attorney Barrs and Judge Gibbons of the city court. The meeting adopted the following resolutions: Resolved, That it Is the sense of the American people here .assembled: First—That they most heartily sym pathize with the Cuban patriots in their desires and efforts to free Cuba from foreign control, and to obtain self control, so much prized by us. They have vastly more reason for their action than had our forefathers of whose actions we are so proud, and they will persist In their patriotic en deavors until Cuba Is free. Second—That tt la- the duty of lovers of free American Institutions to express their sympathy for the oppressed peo ple of Cuba, and their desire to see them free. Third—That we urge upon the leg islature of the state of Florida the duty of formally, by resolution, ex pressing the sympathy of the whole people at Florida with the movement for a free Cuba. Fourth—That we urge upon our fed eral government the duty or promptly recognizing the Cuban patriots as be- llgerent* and doing all In their power to secure Ihe recognition by th- Span Ish government of the freedom aa the Island of Cuba. Fifth—That we call upon all Ameri can citizens who sympathize with the Cuban patriots to make known their sympathies lit order that their moral support may be giveu to the good cause. Qu sada received a dispatch today conArmlng the reports sent that Gen. J. A. Maceo had landed on the Island with twenty-one meu. One or Air. Quezada's party added that arms In the shape of cannons, rifles and ant- unltion were also landed, but from what port they were shipped Is a se cret none of the gentlemen would di vulge. . The four campaigner* who landed are old campaigners against the Span ish. They fought In the last revolu tion. The thre, lieutenants of the fa mous Maceo are F. Crombet. the Costa Rican, F. Ceren and Patricio Corona, who was known when In Jacksonville as Senor Miranda, one of those connect- ed with the yacht Lagondn. which was seized In Fersandlna, found to be laden with arms and ammunition, and which was later releas'd. Uuesada hints that Maceo and bts party were landed from the steamer Elheto-it-. which wit* fired upon by a Spanish vessel a day or two ago. Qui-sada seems confident that the revolution will succeed. He said: ■The only difficulty we have Is to get our ships out of this country. This talk about Spanish warships potrollng the coast of Cuba Is all buncombe sent out by tht Spanish authorities to bull- dose the patriots and their allies. The steamer Mnscotte a week ago made a trip to Jamaica and then skirted the entire island of Cuba, and how many Spanish warships do you think she encountered? Not one. Not a tingle worship.” LATEST INFORMATION. Tampa, Fla., April 4.—Ratnun Rivero, editor of the Cuba, received the follow ing telegram from Enrique Trujillo: New York, April 4.—Antonio and Jose Maceo, Flor Crombet, Cebreceo, Cbrono and eighteen men landed happily In Cuba. The five first named were- distin guished military testers of the last rev olution. and three of them have been exllee ever elnce. The explanation given by the Spanish government of me con duct of her cruiser In firing on the AHianoa was that General Maceo, who had Just landed with a party, waa on board. Tile Cuban leaders herd assert that the patriots made a demonstra tion at Puerto del Padre for tne pur pose of attracting Spanish troops so that the landing of the party might be successful. Senor Andrew, editor Le Discussion, has been Imprisoned by tbe Spanish government for printing In formation favorable to the partlot*. La Lodha and other papers received by tonight’s steamer declare the nows pub lished In the New York Herald to be false, but tn other paragraphs admit that Gen. Gufflcrmsn Is not dead, sod several other thing* which the govern ment at 'first denounced aa untrue. The same authorities state that over tures made to Min and other Insurg ent leaders to accept the teime of peace offered by the government have been stoutly rejected. Tbe sixth battalion of Spanish troops has arrived from Spain. Laborers tn the sugar plantations have gone on a strike and only • few are working. MACEOT5 LANDING. Madrid. April 4.—A cabinet moating waa htld today over wfelch the queen presid 'd. Premier Canovaa Del Catlllo read a dispatch from Havana stating • that the in surgent leaner Maceo had landed in Cu ba, fought a battle with the government troopa and been defeated. nkw troops Aiunvn. Havana, April 4.—Tbe Spanish steamer Ignacio de Loyola, conveying l.lOt sol diers to reinforce ihm governing; troopa la the Island of Cuba, arrived bert today. London, April 4.—A illspi klo to tho Central News s i “Gen. Nodsu report! Iff on that on April l'he sent e senger to the Chinese mttlts tlfying the commander pf and requesting a meeting t tails. On April 2 he s«'tit u senger and trumpeter r answer from the CMpes* within twenty-four hours, tho messenger and trumpet* returned, Col. Aokl, tvav.ng tpul play, started himself with a white flag uml trumpeter -toward the outposts. The Chi nese outposts began firing, when <’"1. Aokl halted and signalled with his tli- of truce. When he attempted to adv.me.- thb Chinese resumed Their firing, wound ing the Japanese (Ia<* Uarcr. and <v *' Aokl was forced to return. Gen. Nodsu asks If the Chinese nt T< kin h*vo been Informed of the armlaice." Another dispatch rmys information h:n been received from the Pesr idnr. s that March 29 the Japjine.si war ship Mat- suslma sounded the mouth of Mako-iu' bay. No torpedoes wer- found and the transports landed their troops uml stores in Makong harbor. TUe Chinese soldiers Imprisoned there ware smt to the main land In junks. The captured Chinese of ficers were retained, 'l'he guns in the forts were slightly damaged and are being repaired. Tho Inhabitants are re suming business' and appear to be eaay to govern. ILLINOIS FINANT\L VI0WS. An Exlpreaalon */) Democrats < ■f th. [ad From the State. Springfield, Ill., April 4.-The Di-mo- rstlc ztute committee held an impor- trjnt meeting this morning. « **n»ere waa a full atteudmflk Th • : j- i w.is to discuss the cal"lug of a state dele gate convention w rency views of th cy for the next can ment was nearly un: the convention. H call one to meet it Each county on ed to call a confer* Plon of view* and to the state e nv. of representation i every 300 votes state treasurer, urged to turn t ventlons, and t to their views no doubt as to th party. The vote w.i Mayor Hopkim lUtfifflii cu: lUnois Democra tism. Tin- s.-nti- imous in favor of Ii w.is decided to in Spring-field, J untolttee Is in^tr r*n<;o for un expres- l Bounding delegates v. ntion. The basis l* one delegate for ist f -r Claggett, for The Democrats are ; to the county con- glve free expression that there may be 2 position of the i 17 aya to 3 n®e*. Chicago favored That System Huys the Road, It May Ue Kitt<mint North and South—A. New York Syndicate Figuring on Uuylng tho Property. Atlanta, April 4.—(Special.)—Th? at the Northeastern railroad to ttlsfy th" claims of the state on the 10 of bonds which she endorsed, tok t on the 16th of this month, Is ginning to attract lively Interest In llroail circles. The road Is the con ning link between tbe Southern and e city of Athens, running through a le mineral country. In addition to syndl ate of -Wiv York people rep- sented here by Mr. R. H. Richards, ho want to get hold of the road, It Is understood that the 8-aboard Air Line Is figuring on making a scoop, of In order to shut tbe Southern out of Athens and that territory. If the Seaboard gets It, according to the re port, it will finally ‘be extended to Chat tanooga and Augusta, giving the Sea card «!> »nt ranee Into most Impor tant territory, where It will further come into competition -with the South- delay of twenty dty, and left for Chi cago before the von- w-.ie taken. Chairman HetniHh- n of the state committee, gives nut an Interview on the subject asserting that there no question that' Illinois Democracy Is almost unanimous for free silver, nnd he believes th- convention wifi, so declare. He aa t- a tremendous out pouring of Dein-e-rats to tbs stats nv.nt -ii II'- de 1 i r ■ -1 t ■ • '!i- I'ui'.-d Pres* that h ■ tin had considerable trouble holding county commltt-a . \|,r‘s.*l ■ - ii - i" r ..f tl white metal, .ml'-that the aentlment of the Densienicti -tf tho sint - Is so overwhelmingly >4 favor ly and emphauw|iotisr> t committee c oild l-.t do Ises than the conventi MUST SELL TRUST SUC-A tt Orilcrs Istuod to'the Brokers of 1*4x11 mlelphia. Phll.nle'iphla, Ajirll 4.—*.\ rftrrm was created among FhlMlIpIss Hiigar men today J»y on onler 1 sated liy tb* fticur IriHt dlnvtitw ilrsii do ant handling all Itnporlal HUgar*. A attmiber of broker* *ty they wUl not be materially ntfunfed by the order, us they ordlnn- r ly handle »>ut little of the Imppveri product. r Phe d. filer* Who wIB aulTer tbe rnnwt aro tusporter* and umaB JoHtem amt the tlnivt who trade tn “tfcottch yel lows" bmn.fi. The Intter brand* which are iratport™l undersell the htwer d<suo*1o guide* and are uaol fcwtpdy h'y ernift-rtiooera, It Is stated that about sixty thonwusl bags of tteotcb yetlowa oro Unportid annually. The order will be obeyed, t Is mid, for the mi*’t» than a dlaoltedletiee would give die tnwft a chance to crush ronalrttmnt dlreotort. SIMON BORG’S COMMITTEE. New York, April 4.—The Savannah and Western bondholders' protective committee, of which Simon Borg la chairman, has added to Its membership F. W. Oolaton of Baltimore, T. F. Ty ler, of phfiadetphla, nnd Emanuel Lehman of this city. This consolidates nil Interest* and tbe committee ts now the only one representing the Savannah and Western aecurtty holdem. It la understood that this committee controls over two-thtrde of the bonds. No for mal proportion has yet been received by the-osmnlttee for participation In the aeorgli Central reorganization, and It will take no steps until called upon to do so to protect the Interest tt r e p. resents. HARTFORD'S TOBACCO SALES. Hartford, conn.. April 4.—President Fuller of the New England Tobacco Grower* Exeltanke said today that the auction sab- plan la meeting with great ■ucceiz. Sales will be held in Boston on April 10, In PhDadelpbla on April 12, and tn New York on April 18. At the last sale In Now York tbs poor ’$1 crop brought 13 a case, end It was Impossible to sell In Connecticut, the Boston sale light goods will be sent, darker goods will be sent to Philadelphia anil New York. Flllera, binders and top leaves will be sent BELGIUM’S EXHIBIT. Atlanta, April 4.—Advices received to day from Brussels from Chevalier A. MaeaM, commissioner general to Europe for the Colton Slates and Internatioml Exposition, ere to the effect that the gov ernment of Belgium wffl actively promote the esposltlon in that country.. The com missioner nas had iaiervhn.. with the minister of commerce, th* minister foreign sffalra and the minister of agri culture and th*y will lend tbelr active assistance. Mr. Vender Ferre has been appointed official representative for thn exposition In Belgium snd a large exhibit will b* secured that country. •il BUDGET POSTPONED. (Madrid. April 4.-Ow1ng to ttte mse lotion of t ho rivtlKVi.iu to the riimnber of deputies yesterday, ft wIB be lmponLL].- to vote Ibe btslg t until Juno. BRADFORD SWORN TS. Chattanooga, April 4.—Ex-Chancellor W. M. Bradford of this dty. has been sworn In by United States District Judge Clark, as clerk of tbe court for the Eastern d.-trtet of Tenn»*» , succeed A. R. Hume* of Knoxville, signed umor Has It That tho Seaboard Wants to Scoop tho Athens Link. ILL SHUT OUT THE SOUTHERN Till; WILDE LIBEL TRIAL. Tho Details Daily . April The trial war Wilde osalns sl.ury for libel wa ho criminal’ clrci vlth complainant the Mania cd to- t. Old Halley, with complainant again tn the YTil«le, In Answer to a question by Mr. Carson, said ho had been introduce*! to tho man (Wood) by a man named Taylor. lie had frequently vlulted Taylor's ho^so to attend afternoon tea parties. Taylor, ho said, hud the habit of burning per fumes In tho room, but the candles or gaa -were not lighted. Upon every oc casion of his visiting Tayioris house ho had met a youth named Mavorl, who had since disappeared. Wild* said ho wus aware that Taylor had since disappeared. no was also aware that Taylor had been arrested, but be did not know that he made hlmsolf notorious by his practice of Introducing young men to older ones. Taylor, he troduced him these young slon or erapl the roas< Wilde acquaint, named I nceshlp irke he knew, n presents of money for hoy were poor. itlom«d In regard to his with two brothers replied that he knew mm' He mm SUES FOR DAMAGTS. Michael O’Neil, a Penitentiary Convict, Want* to Recover. Atlanta, April 4.— (Special.)—Michael O'Neal, a convict serving a ten-y.ar sentence (or assault with Intent to mur der, today began suit for $15,000 dam ages against Penitentiary Company No. 2, tbs Chattahoochee Brick Company and the Cldckatuauga Iron anil Coal Company. After tiring assigned to Penitentiary Company No. 2, In 18S1, O'Nell alleges that he wa* transferred to the Chattahoochee Brick Company and delivered by that company tn tho Chickamauga Iron and Coal Company, these transfers, ho alleges, being with out the authority of law. By the lat ter company O'Neal was put to work on s railroad In Walker county In 1891. He was put to -blasting rock. On one blast thirteen charges were placed. All 'but one of them exploded and ho was ordered by the guard" to go nnd remove the charge that had failed to xplode. While ho was doing this .rork the blast exploded, blowing O'Nell high Into the air, putting out one eye anil othenwlse Injuring him permanently. The accident, he claims, wa* du» to gross carelessness snd wlth- sat th* convict company having the authority of law to compel him tn run such peril as be did, and therefore he * for $16,000 damages. GEORGIA’S MANUFACTURERS. The Flrat Step* TowarS (WgsJilsaUon WU1 Be Taken Today. Atlanta, Aplrll 4.—fflpeelal.)-The first steps toward the organisation of a state association of manufacturers will be tak- e/i at a meeting to be hellTat the Cham ber of Commerce tomorrow. This meet ing la for the (fcrposs of perfecting a lo cal onMflWIor. among the manufactur ers and to prepsre the prefimlnsrles tt* th* state convention, which ts called for tie middle of May. Ms). J. F. llenson of Macon and J. w. Roberston of Otarkesvtlle, who with Dr. J. D. Turner of Atlanta first conceived the Idea of organising th* manufacturers of the state Into un association for mu tual advancement and protection, will both be present at tomorrow’s meeting. DOCTORS Ut.NTABR Tl-MT. First Decision of th* Allopathic Board of Examiners. Atlanta, April 4.—(Special.)—Th* al lopathic -branch of the state board of medical examiner* met and conducted the flrat examination uuder tbe law creating the medical- boards, at the eapltol today. The entire board waa present. Seventy-six applicants for for the privilege of practicing medi cine, representing various parts of the state, presented themselves In the hall of Ihe house of representatives, where the examination wa* held, and all day long they labored over the qu -stlona submitted by the board. It will not be known who tbe successful candi dates are until tha board can through the papers. REWARD FOR TOM ALLEN. Atlanta, April 4.-(8peclil.)-Governor Atkinson today offered a reward of $S» for the capture of Tom Allen, who es caped from Illbb county jail on February tt while under sentence of death for murder. It Is believed that Allan's friends In Georgia are secreting him, but the Information upon which Governor At kinson has offered the reward la such as to Indicate that the chances are good for bts capture pretty Soon. ATTEMPTED TRAIN ROBBERY Cklahoma City, April 4.—Five men stopped a Rock Island train near Dover, I. T„ at a late hour last night, and mads a desperate attempt to se cure the contents *>f the safe In the express car. Express Messenger Jones refused to op-n the door, and was •hot through the door, sustaining a serious wound. The robbers went through tbe ears, which -were well filled with passenger*, and compelled them to empty their pockets, securing In this way about 1360, six watches, two diamond rings and other articles of value. 0 WAGES RESTORED. Cleveland, O., April 4.—Little more than a year ago the Glebe Iron works made a cut of 10 per cent. In wages Notice* were posted In the works an nouncing a restoration of the old rate yesterday. The Cleveland Ship Building Com pany ha* reached an agreement with Its employes, and they are all back at work again. This summer will see a big Improvement over tbe condi tions that existed a year ago. BIO LOSSES OF TROOPS. Calcutta, April 4.—Reports from 8lnUa are that the Cbrural expedition sustained losses more eevere than' waa at first re ported. tJmra Khan Is reported to Have captured two British officers. Hundreds of natives are Hocking to his standard. Alt of the reported casualties to the British more* refer to the second brigade. Ike other brigade baa not been beard of. them and had dined with the not aware that one of them was a. valet and the other a Krooin, ttoth'of them o.it of employment, lie Had uiven one ot them money on the occasion of his tak ing tea with him (Wilde) la the latter's rooms on St. James street. * Ills behavior was In no way Improper and when Taylor and one of Use Barker* wars in women's clothes. They were' charged with felo nious practices. Mr. Carson asked: 'When you read ot Taytor'g arrest, did it make auy d;S«r- ence In your friendship for him?’’ Mr. Wilde—I wss greatly distressed and wrote to him. His arrest did not affect my friendship.” e* Gazette makes the an nouncement that owlrtg to tho nature of thle testimony being taken In tho Wllde- Queensbury libel suit tne management of that paper have decided not to report the proceedings of the case any further. At the conclusion of Wilde's redirect examination tbs case for the prosecution was closed. Before leaving the witness stand Wilde explained his fondness for tha society of males In their youth by saying he dis liked old and sensible people, while the company of the young, haftpy. cardcas and original had a wonderful charm for him. The fact of tbelr youth was amus ing. Mr. Carson’* question* to Wilde were In tbe main ptttleM anil unprintable II wan noticed that (luring Mr. Cal son’s questioning, several names wen' written upon slips of paper ami handed to Ihe court and not made public. Kir Edward Clarke then questioned the wltnew In re-dlrect examination. .'Io 'began by rending a number of lattota written by tbe 'Marquis of Queensberry tn ht* n. n. Lord Alfred Douglas In which tho mar quis condemned hts son lor hts condict with Wlldo. He also rood a letter wilt- ten by the marquis reviling Lord Rice- bery. Mr. GladtRone and the queen be cause of tho appointment of tils ar.n g] - til'.* fa- raa'e of Z>rumlatg. In one uf tfi.i I ""i l.i null.| lU .1" I it -I mat I..,! d Alfrcsl Dough- u a- not l,!s s-m. Mr. Car—-a. In opening the caru- ft- the defense, disfian-l that nil tht 'a n nuls of Queenaberry had diiir end said be stood by withdrawing nothing. HI* •ole object in alt tbe steps he Lad taken was to save his son from the Inllucnto of Wilde, who according to ,'iis own ad- missions, waa a friend of a pernor, who was known to be a procurer cf Leys tor vicious purport**. Mr. Carson wns terribly denunciatory of wihle, who left the court room rn soon aa counsel for tin- defendant begon to apeak. The Wpeoch of Mr. Carson for the de fense lasted until the court adjourned itt 6 p. m„ and waa not finished at thut time. During Ihe course of hi* remarks, Mr. Carson alluded In lomnflmcntary terms to the coureo of Mr. Ip erl.oiim Tree In Awarding to tho plaintiff n copy of tho snnymous letter nau-le l to tho English actor, whereupon Justice CoHmld: '■There le rto occasion P> mention the name of dir. Heerliohme Tree ' Mr. threon, in reply, remarked: “Nor should I do en, My Lori, had It not been Mint T rec*4ved a table me«- mge from Mr. True today asking tha* his connexion with the case be fully explained.” Every one undentranda that Mr Tree's connection with tho ceac Is In every wny honorable anil pralstwo.-lhy” sa'd the Justice. Wilde returned to tile court room for a few minutes before the adjournment. Such was the Interest In tho pryeod- kiga today that an ertra force of police wore on band outside the old Bailey court to dlapmn the crowds In Ihe neighborhood to see the plaintiff. Thu audience waa largely composed of law yers and reporters. Thorn were few notable ppraonagi* present. After tho noun recess the crowd In the court room was larger thsn evrr and the hall and stairs leading to It wore filled ten deep with well-dressed men, woo were awaiting a ciuinto to enter. Lord Alfred Douglas was present In court for a short tbne during tho morn ing but he did not return In the nfter- noon. Most of tbe nmrapapra ire print ing tho testimony In the *ul> almost verbatim but referring to the character of the testimony today, the St. James Oaxetto says: •The nature of tbe evidence and the whole circumstance* of tli j case proves to be of such a character that wo can not print It" Tbe Gazette adds: •The English public Is at the present moment involved In one of those ci glee of Indecency permitted by tte operation* of law courts and an enter prising press.” The Oazejte urges that all such uses should be heard In private. ATTORNEYS RULED OUT. Washington, April 4.—The following pension attorneys have been debarred from practice be tore the department of the Intertor: L, W, Mead of Sherman, Texas, for receivingi llegaifees i n a pension case; M. V. Blake of Morgan town. N. C.. for violation of the pen sion laws. Blake wka convicted In the United State* court find sentenced to Imprisonment AVBnr Returned. * New York, April 1.—Among the passen ger* arriving by the steamer Oolertdgs this afternoon from Brasilian ports were Oeo. Avery of Georgia, who visited South American countries to solicit exhibits for tbe Atlanta exposition and John T. Lew is vice consul ot the United stat- a at ltt > Janeiro. exghanob holiday. New York, April 4—The members of tne Cotton Exchange have voted to close tbs exchange on Friday. April tt'oral Satur day. April 13. The board of mar will probably meet this after final action on the matter i_