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VOL. 1. ALLIANCE TALKS. NEWS OF THE ORDER AND ITS MEMBERS Reform Press Comment and Items cl Interest to Alliancemen Everywhere. An exchange says: Alliancemen are warned not t > tiust the had men who have joined the Alliance for selfish pur poses. We take the occasion to warn them against ihe bad men who wou and hke to join the Alliance, but whocannot. Beware of them. * * * The Dalla* Times-Herald which has been inv. stigating. says that it knows the attitude of 53 of the paity papers of Tex Bon ihe sub-treasury sc'ume. It says 16 favor it and 3? oppo-c it. That is pretty good progress fur the measure when we consider that it has not been before the public long. St Sc The Lome Sentinel (Wingo, Kv.) says: “When you hear a fel ow say that the government cannot operate a railroad, ask him how it is that when a ndhoad com pany makes an assignment, do s not the courts appoint a ma ager and the busi ness goes on ju-t the same. The public has the benefit of the road, and it is op erated under c ntr and of the government agent. If the cou ts can operate one line successfully, can there be any reason that all the lines may not be run the same way?” The Commerce (Tex.) Journal, says: The New Yoik Chamber of Commerce has just decided i se'f against any and all coin-ge of silver, and yet n<> one of its members can point to a place where, or tell of a time when, there was too much silver money in u e lor the public good. If English capitalists should come to America with $100,000,000 to invent, it would be hailed with delight. What is the objection to our own people diggin g the same amount from the earth an and coining it? ¥ it * The Arkansas Farmer (Little Rock) says: “Don’t think because ydur little Sub-Alliance is puny and wmting in en ergy and life ihat the order is going down. Read up and see that it is going ahead with all steam on. It grows at the rate of two or three thousand a day. Thirty-eight states have been organized and all will soon join the column. Noth ing can stop the great march of the peo ple. Take hoi e, take courage, sand true to your colors, and your principles will surely triumph. Right will, in the end, be the victor.” The Independent (Ta<kin,■ Mo.) says: It has been truly stated that the Alliance is not a political paity;yet the Order will not condemn a man to death for vot ing his sentiments. Tho only party in this state that seems to be even in sym pathy with Alii ince demands, is the newly organized People’s party ; hence members of the Order in every county and in both Democratic and Republ can strongholds are thoowing oil their old party shackles and going into the Peo ple’s party, because it is the only one that promises relief. * * * . BUT THEY WILL KOT SEE IT. Under the ab >vc captain the Progres sive (Raleiglr, N. C.) says: “The esti mated value of the cotton crop in Ar kansas in 1889 was $28,000,000, says the Faulkner County Wheel. Now sup pose the Sui)-Trt-au r y plan had b> en a law and all this cotton had been stored, the government would have i sued 80 per cent, of this $28,000/ 0o or $22,400,000 moie, mnk n; in all $50,400,000 to move the crop o Arkansas f r the year 1889. Doesn’t any man with c> mtnon sense know that the farmers would have re ceived be 1 ter prices 'or their cotton, paid their merchants, doctors, lawyers, etc., more money and all have been greatly benefited?”. The Progressive Farmer, commenting on the recent elections, says: “Toe elections last week were significant in some respects. Ti ey do not exactly foietell what the result will be next year, however. Boodle was used freely in some places. In Kansas the People’s Party nominated candid tes for Superior Court Judges. They elected their men in two or ton e districts. In the others the Denver*ts and Republicans lusd and by this unholy and unnatural com bination electi and their men. Taken alto gether, there was nothing hue a repeti tion of former elections and the country is no better <ff than it was. But all of it was an eye opener for people who are working for the good of thecountry.” *** The Farmers Alliance has inaugurated a war on trusts and combinations, and it is therefore the duty of all papes on the farmers’ side in that fight to give such information as miy be readily obtained in regard to the various trusts and com bines that do the most damage. There are many of them, and perhaps some of the worst are those made upon some arti cle of small value, which eua>les them to some extent to more readily escape notice. The combination of the ax man ufacturers is a fair sample of this class of trust. There were two years ago twen ty-two ax mannfactuers in the United states, In Octo r, 1889. a movement was put on fo<>t to consolidate fourteen of ihe largest of these by the issufc of a joint 6tock in purchase of tho factories, and leave tno eight small factories to be frozen out at leisure. * The alliance in Georgia needs no com mendation. It is known wherever the js&tatr of iafo Bto. principles of the order are known, anr its influence is yt wherever the work ol the alliance is progressing. It is th Gibraltar of the order, and stands at th< front, in this great struggle for reform Its officers are among tho best, always ready and willing to defend the ordei and propagate its doctrines. Its state organ, the Southern Alliance Farmer, s ands among the best allia ice pape s pub ished and is doing a great work. In this it is loyally aided by a large number of country papers far above the average in point of effec ivrness and in elligence. It is safe to assume th-t the alliance in Georgia is in safe hand , and will con tinue to grow in the faith and increase in numbers until the principles it champ ions will predominate in that great state. —Ex. *** Tennessee ha* been a battle ground foi Alliance principles from the first It ws among the states that patriotically dropped the Organization of the Wheel to and c nsolifia'ed wit *e A1 ; ance in the formation of the National Farmers’ All ance and Industrial Union. It has a ways been aggressive in its methods, and for that reason has met the wrath of the poli Ician. During the past year especially a bitter and mendacious war has been urg*d against the Alliance, its officers and principles by the partisan press and political bosses of the state. This attack has tended to strengthen and unify the order, and under the care and guidance of the present officers will no doubt result in great benefit to the Alli ance. The Toiler, the state organ, is one of the best Alliance papers printed, and is doing a grand work. There are also a number of excellent county papers that understand the situation clearly and are rendering intelligent service. Tennessee is not wanting in earnest, honest men at the front, supported by a loyal member ship, which is sure to bring future suc cess.—National Economist. The Alliance Herald (Montgomery, Ala..) says: The Alliance is composed of machine Democrats, true Democrats, Republicans, independents and third party men. As an organization it is not in paitisan politics. It has aims, and seeks to accomplish them. It has a mis sion, nd expects to fulfill it. It came in to existence at the demand of inexorable necessity. It continues in existence and will ever continue to live, because the urgency of tiie necessity is so great and exactng that the membe s who compose it are b und by the ties of in terest, and they are fastened to it by a condition that compels them to stick, to persevere and to make any saciifice for its success. This condition has jeopardized their homes, has imper iled the liberty of th<ir children and has rendered it impossible for them to attain prosperity. The census report on the mortgage indebtedness of the country shows the condition that has jeopardized their homes. The fact that they are compelled to sell products at cost of pro duction shows the impossibility of ex tricating themselves from this condition, without a change of systems. The change of systems is the purpose. The change of condition is its mission. * * * THE BANNER STATES. The National Economist Dresents the following li t of states that have held their annual meetings and adopted the sub-triasury plan: Alabama. Michigan. South Carolina. Kansas. Ikorth Carolina. lowa. Georgia. California. • Maryland. Indiana. Virgin's. Illinois. West Virginia. North Dakota. Florida. Delaware. A'kansas. Yi iscou-in. Tennessee. Colorado. Msisi.-s.ppi. Oklahoma. Texas. Oregon. Louisiana. Washington. Indian Territory. Missouri. In twenty-three states it was reaffirmed unanimous y. In Alabama and Arkan sas, there was one vote each again-t it. In Virginia two, and Florida five, mak ing a total of nine vo-es, in opposition from twenty-seven states. In Missouri the plan was practically carried by a large majority, but wisely referred back to the Euo-allianceß, and will doubtless be unanimously endorsed at the next meet ing. The ata ve is believed to De a true statement of the matter as it now stands. Rather a good showing, too. ¥ ¥ * ’tis queer. The Illinois Alliance (Springfield) says: It is a queer notion in financiering that the people must be in debt in order to have money, isn’t it? It is pre-eminently a banker’s notion. The people must owe a national debt in order that national banks may use their promises to pay as a basis upon which to predicate a certain kind of money. It is, or seems to be, impossible for bankers to get away from this idea. Mr. Blank is a banker, and the only change in existing methods of which he can conceive is an enlarge ment of the national banking prb ciple, so as to include other forms of public in debtedne-s as a basis fr money. If he aDd other advocates of this peculiar form of banking were pressed, they would acknowledge that under their plan the people must be perpetually in debt in or der to have a sufficiency of money. Since this is true, why shouldn’t the debt itself circulate as money instead of being em ployed as a foundation for money? Would a charge of “fiat” any more ef fectually lie against such money than it would against money the only foundation of which is the very same debt? Perhaps it is because the latter method contains an “element of profit for the banks,” which the former does not, that accounts for the banker’s love of the latter, and their hatred of the former. TRENTON, GA. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20,1891. RECENT GROWTH OF THE ALLIANCE. At Piesident’s Polk’s office in Wash ington it is reported that the growth of the Alliance has be n too rapid to keep track of during the past mouth. The following summary of recent reports is givpn out: Oklahoma—Several subordinate Al liances have been organized, with a net increase of 400'members. For some time past hot war has been waged against the Alliance in Missis-ip pi, and is getting i otter every day; hut since December Ist 1890 ihe net increase in membership has been ovdr 1,060. North Dakota—Sixty two Sub-AHi ances have been organized, with a net increase of 2,* 00 members. lowa—Thß state is doing some glori ous, and aggressive a'd successful work. Two hundred andsixtv-six Sub-A liunc s have been organized since December :st, with a net increase of over 9,000 :r.< in ters, ninety-nine organizers are now at work all over the State. California—Fourtc u counties have teen organize ), with 215 Sub-A liances, and the net increase of membership is over 8,000. Louisiana—Two rpw organiz*i tions have been effect and. with about twenty sub-Alliances, and the net in crease is over 500 members. South Carolina—Twentv-two new Sub- Alliances have been established, with about 1,000 new members, but a loss of nearly as many has been sustained This is the ouly s ate roently heard from in which an increase in membership is not reported. Ohio—The Buckeye State heads the list. Thirteen- new counties are ■ rgau ized, with 170 Sub-Allianc< s, and the in crease of membe ship is over 10,000. South Dakota—Working under diffi culties, this state reports a net inctease of 1,000 members. West Virgiuia—The awakening and interest is phenomena l . Two hundred and thirty Sub-Alliances lnve been en rolled, and the net gain of members is nearly 10,000. CRAWFORD SIGNS The Commission of Governor Flem ming’s Appointee. A Tallahassee, Fu., dispatch says: The supreme court met at noon Tuesday to take final action in the mandamus case against Secretary of State Crawford. Neither Secretary Crawford nor his a tor ney was present, aud t-he session of court was of buc a few minutes’ duration. In stead of the announcement by the couit of the expected mntimus, as it was gen erally thought that the Secretary won and hold out in his determination not to si-n the commission, the following paper had been presented to the chiel justice: Chtel Justice George P. Raney: The mandate of the court has been < xeeu ed this 17th day of November, A. D., 1891. Veryrotp ctfu ly, John L, Crawford. In obeying the court, however, be added his protest, as it were, signing it in the following f. rtn: In obedience to the opinion and de cision of the supreme court ■ f Florida and the peremtory writ thereon to mo issued this dty in the case of the state of Florida, ex-Receiver Francis P. Fleming, governor, plaintiff, vs. John L. Crawfor >, secretary of state, defendant, I have affixed the great seal of the state at 1 alla hassee, the capital, this 17th day of November, A. D., 1891. Hereunto attest, John. L. Crawford, Secretary of 8 ate. This is the same form as hehad hereto fore agreed to sign. THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION Governor Northen Sets Apart Thurs day, November 26th, as the Day. Governor Noithen, on Monday, issue! a Thanksgiving pr clam-ition, setting apart Thursday, Novemt er 26th, as the day for Georgians to return thanks to the Giver of ail good. The proclamat.on is as follows: Proclama ion, by the governor; The many b essings enjoyed by the people •of this common wealth, during the p esent year, call for public expression • f theii gr .titude to the Giver of all good. Therefore, I, W. J Northen, governor of said state, do issue thi-, my pro< tarna tion, setting apart Thursday, the 20ih day of Novemb r insta’ tto be observed as a day of thanksgiving and praise Recalling the loving kindness and ten der mercy of Almighty God, let us on that day abstain from s< cular employment and in houses of worship or around family altars lift up hearts in thankfulness to Our Heavenly Father for the unnumbered mercies which have crowned the year. While imploring lor ourselves a continu ance of the divine favor let us not forget the poor, affl cted, and unfortuuate around us. Done at the capitol this 16th of No vember, A. D. 1891. W. J. Northen, Governor. THE GOVERNOR’S REPLY To the Message of the New York Lot tery Fighters. A New York dispatch of Monday says: Governor Nicholls has replied as follows to the message of the New York meet ing held some days ago bidding Loui-i --ana God speed in her fight againt the lottery: “The fraternal greetings sent by the citizens of New York to Louisiana, l id ding her God speed in h< r fight against the lottery, are profoundly appreciated. Many thanks h r them. 'lhat the people of Louisiana will be true to th> mselws, to their fellow citizens of other states and the obligations of the countiy, jus tice and right, I fervently hope and con fidently believe. “Francis T. Nicholls, Governor." THROUGH DIXIE. NEWS OF THE SOUTH BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED Forming- an Epitome of Daily Happening's Here and There. Goddard & Moses, jewe’ers, Richmond, Va., made an a-signmc t Friday. Mrs. Darden, of Hampton, Va., said to have been 108 years old, died Fri day. At a meeting of the board of health of Chattanooga, Friday, it was decided to institute a q arantine ou rcarht fiver patients. While the disease is by no means prevalent, on y a few cases exist i g iu the city, the boa'd has decided to take time by the forelock, and prevent a spread of the fever. A San Francisco disnnt' h of Saturday sa\s: Subscriptions amoun ing to $50,000 have been received for a preliminary guuantee fund to bring either or both the republican and national conventions here. A committee will leave for the east with an offer to pay the tiansporta t-on of all delegates to and from San Franii-co, and also ail incidental expen ses of the convention. A Nashville dispatch says: The state ment of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway for October, which was issed Friday, shows gross earnings of 1491.980, an increase of $139,915 over October last year. The operatii gexpen ses were $300,059, an increase ot SIOO,- 487 over last year. 'lhe net earnings were $191,921, an increase of $391,429. The surplus is $74,626, an increase of $10,418. Tuesday night, as a Southbound freight was pulling into Salisbury, N Cl, an axle on one of the cars broke, and caused the total wreck of six other cars. As the wrecking hands were clearing the track of debris to prevent the delay of other trains, three unknown men, supposed to be tramps, were pulled out from the mate of wreckage. One was instantlv killed, another w as fatally inj ired, and the third one was severely masned. . A Columbia, S. C., dispatch of Tues day says: The question of having sepa rate railway coaches for the races in this state is again being agitated, and at the coming session of the legislature, which will assemble next Tuesday, it is prob able that a bill providing for such an arrangement wilt be present* and, with a -ood chance for passage: One member of tile hum it uf rai Il’Ollju.'OiamicoiaiivH ia heartily in favor of suciPh measure. A Washington telegram says: Surgeon Gen ml W\iuan, of the marine hospital service, received a letter Sunday from the govern r of Georgia calling attention to the epidemic of -‘fcallpox at Harris Neck, Libtrty county, Georgia, hial re questing that the marine hospital Jfrvice take charge of the epidemic, as there is no .organized board of heal h iu that county and Harri- Neck is remote Com the county seat or any town, ihe coun try there is populated chiefly by negroes. A dispatch Irom Lexington, Ky , says: Some time ago the Fa\e>te county grand jurv inditted the mayor and city council of Lexington for licensing pool room*. Friday night the city council refus and to been e limber these places, and Robert II 'lloway’s turf exchange closed its doors. Lex n.ton pool-room people, liowev* r, say they will continue to run for a while at bust. There is a prospect now of a big war over the matter, mmy turfmm claiming the closing will injuro bttsine s. S x four story brick business houses in Chattanoi ga were destroyed by fire Tues day morning. The | r perty belonged to W. A. Posey. H s furniture store was in one of the buddings. The store of T. H. Cheek and the Chattanooga Medi cine Company, occupied the o'her lui d ings and w< re total y desttoyed. The total loss is about fif y thousand and 11a s. Posey’B loss is $36,000; insurance. sll,- 000. The medicine company’s loss is about fifteen thousand dollars, covered by insurance. Cheek’s loss is about two thousand dollars, covered by insurance. A telegram of Friday from Fresno, Cal., says: The fact has become public that W. F. Baird, until recently vice presi lent and manager of the bank of Madeira, in the northern part of the county, is short in hi\ accounts neatly sixty thousand dollars. Baird came to Madeira from Panau a a tew ye. rs ago, and, in connection with John Brown or ganized the bank of Madeira and what is known as the John Brown colony. He lost money in various schemes,and as the losses grew issued forged notes to take the place of money. A Nashville dispatch says: The Southern Homeopathic Medical Associa tion, after a three days’ session, adjourn ed Friday to meet in Hot Springs, Ark., next year. The following officers were elected: Dr. W. C. Duke, of Nashville, president; Dr. Eldred C. Price, of Bal timore, first vice president; A. N. Bal lard, of Birmingham, second vice presi dent; Dr. Charles R. Mayer, of New Orleans, recording secretary; Dr. Wells Fevere, Hot Springs. Ark., correspond ing secretary; Dr. T. Engelback, of New Orleans, trearurer; Drs Lizzie G. Guthe ry, Sarah J. Millsop, E. Lippincbtt, Henry Chandlee, A. E. Meadows, cen sors. blamed the types. Lecturer (hopping mad) —Sir, I wanl you to apologizo Kir your outrageou* oritieism. Editor—Outrageous? I thought youi lecture was highiy praised, Lecturer—Well, it wus, except where vou say' I talked in a jackass strain for a few moments. Editor—Jackass? Jackass? Why, my dear sir, I wroto “jocose.’’—[Truth. STATUS OF THE MAVERICK. The Receiver Issues a Statement of the Bank’s Condition. A Poston and spatch of Monday says: Receiver Be tl has issued a statement of the co dmon of the Maverick National b nk October 81sf. R source-, $9 687,- 846, i eluding time loans. $2,749,981; and. mand loans, $3 416,617; b ind ac count, $722,947. Liabilities the same as lesources, including the capital of $400,000; su pus fund. $800,000; profit an t loss, $11,000,708; deposit*. $2,951.- 992; banks and baukers, $5,200,756. Tuis stateme t is gratifying, in that it shows less than $3,000,000 of individual deposits outside oi deposits of banks and bankets at the time of the failure. The Maverick had a very large business, its outward mail averaging from six to eight hundred letters per day, but everything is found thus far to have been systemat ic illy conducted and all accounts’nu ance upon the books. The ou v difference thus hr aunou ced is tie imdequite c Lateral behind loans to directors. There was no blanket end nsement op fie, as has ben stated. All notes and endotseinen's were properly and regularly mate withm the h tter of the law. Tho comptroller promises a prompt and satis factory divide and. Tne receiver has authority under the banking law to return all special deposits, which is piesum-d to include deposits of securities within the safe for s ifi keeping by parties not indebted to the intitu but. MEXICO’S TARIFF Has Undergone Some Recent Modifl cations—The Articles Named. A Washington dispatch <>f Friday says: Mr. Rvan, minister of the United states nt Mexico, in a dispatch of October 22, 1891, has tr nsmitted to the secretary of state a copy of an official decree of tho president of Mexico, amei ding the new tariff law in relation to foreign merchandise entering the fed eral district. The articles of the decree areas follows: Ar iele 1. Foreign merchandise dutia ble upon importation under the tariff of the general customs oidinance, upon in troduction into the fe icral district, shall not be taxed more than 5 per cent duty on consumption, based upon the total amount of import duty. Art, 3. Foreign mcchand'se exempt upon importation from the payment of dutii s, under the tariff of general cus toms ordinance, shall not, upon introduc ing ihe federal distiict, bear any other duty. -Ar* a The provisions of the tpll tariff as obtaining in the federal district, and issuen under da’e of June 16th last, are hereby repealed in as far as they contra vene this pre-ent decree. Art. 4 This decree sha’l take effect on the first day of N vember. THE IOWA RETURNS Give the State to the Democrats-—The Entire Ticket Elected. A dispatch <>l Thursday from Des Moines, la., sys: The county boards of supervisors have at last finished the can vass of the voie cast at the lust election. The returns received by The Register from all the counties make the total vote cast for governor 420,214 This is the large st vote evt-r cast in the state. The voting in the presid nual election of 1888 was 404.000, B ie-*, democrat, re ceived 207,575; Wheeler, republican, 199,759; Westfall, alliance, 11,918; Gib so , proni itionist, 962. Boies’s plurality 7,815, lacking 5,064 of be ng a maj >rity. '1 wo yeais go Governor Boies lacked only 401 of having a majority of all the vo es cast in the st te. For lieutenant governor, Bestow, democrat, 2 4,822; Van llouten, republic n, 100,580. Bes tow’s pi ra-ity is 4,242 For judge of the supreme court, Kime, democrat, 203,629; Weaver, republican, 200,461. Kim ’s plurality is 3,158. For superin tendent of pubiic instruction, Knoei Her, democrat, 263,779; Sabin, republican, 202,887. Kuoe| fl r’s plurality, 893. BIG OF MINERS In the Extensive Coal Fields of Pas de Calais, France. A cablegram liom Pari- says: The threaten! and strike of the miners in the extensive coal field- in the department Pas de Calais was inaugurated Mono ay morning. This action is brought about by the refusal of the mine owners to make any co cessions to the men, and consequently the miners have resorted to a strike to secure, or to attempt to secure, a redn as of their grieva ces. A meeting of delegates representing fully a thou sand miners, was held at Lens on Satur day last, with the result that a general strike of tae coal miners in the noith of Fiance was dei i ed upon. In accordance with this decision 3,600 mine's employed in the collieries in the immediate vicinity of Lens declined to go to work Monday morning, and thus the great strike be gan. The Pas de Calias miners are firm in their determination'to make a desperate struggle if necessary to succeed, and they have raceived promises of financial aid and moral support from the miners in the Loire and St. E ienne distr cts. CRAWFORD STILL REFUSES To Sign and Attest the Commission of R. 11. M. Davidson. Tho supreme court of Florida, on Monday, issued a peremptory writ of mandamus against John L. Crawford, secretary of state, enjoining him to sign and attest with the great seal of the state the Commission of R. H. M. David son, appointed United States sena tor by Governor Fleming, ihe writ was returnable Tuesday. Crawford re fuses to sign and may go to jail. There is great excitement all over the state. FARMERS’ CONGRESS. Important Resolutions Adopted at tho Sedalia Meeting. A disp deb lrom Sed oia. Mo., says: The farmers’ national congress unani mously adopted the following resolu tions Thursday: Recommending sta e control of live stock ixct anges; recom mending the passage of a national law requiring the stamping of artificial hog product-; and mand ng the pa sage of a federal law prohibiting gimbling in (arm products; eudors ng the principles of reciprocity. The tollowing resolutions, previously reported upon adversely t>y the c >mm t tee, were rej cted by he congre-s; de ni mdtng the c-mage of diver doll >rs of the Value of 100 cents each; demanding government owue'shtp of railroads and telegraphs; demanding national revenues detiveii from taxes ftom imports which come into competit on with home manu factures; demanding federal piohihition of the sale of intoxicants, ami demand ing the cession of arid lauds to the vari ous states in which such arid lands are situated. WILL BE NO STRIKE. Latest Reports Regarding the Dis charged Conductors. A Nashville di patch ol 1 uesday says: There will be no s rike of conouctursand trainmen on the Nashville, Ch.ttanooga and St. L uis railway. Mr. S E. Wil liamson, representing tlie Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and E. E. Clark, chief conductor ■ f the Order of Railway Conductors, spent Saturday afternoon and the morning in consultation with President Thomas. In an interview Mr. Clark said: “As to the Western find Atlantic con ductors, we found evidence that I had not known of against the discharged men, and I showed him some things about the management down there that he had not known. As we could not reconcile the testimony, he proposed to submit the whole matter to the Georgia railwi y commission, which, I think, is as fair a pioposition as could be made, and, of course it was agreed to.” NO REINSTATEMENT Of the Discharged Conductors on th* Western and Atlantic Railroad. A Nastivil e dispatch ssys: '1 he griev ance committee of the Western and Atlantic railroad conductors has not yet given up the fight to have Conductors answer refusing >o reinstate the men, and upholding Superintendent McCollum, who discharge 1 them about October Ist. The grievance commitiee, upon receiving President Thomas’ answer, telegraphed Grand Chief Clark, of theN ttional O der of Railway Conductors, and he will come hi re at o ce to attempt an amicable set tli ment of th • matter. As President Thomas never acts hastily, and is very firm when Ids mind is made up. it i- im probable that the men will be reinstated. I'here is a probability of a strike on the Western and Atlantic division. ECHOES FROM THE STORM Which Swept Over the Contiucnt With . Such Relentless Fury. A Londou cablegram of Friday says: Stories of wreck and disaster by th- storm continue to be nceive l. The British steamer Fail field, a small but staunch iron vessel, was caught in the bay of Biscay in a fearful gale. Tremend us seas started some rivets, and the water stead ily pound m until the vess l finally had to be abandoned. The men took to boats, and all were p ck< and up by passing vessels. The tow- of Lism >re. 11l miles southwest ot Dub in, ha- suffered ennr mm- damage from the storm. Thursday nijht the gale, which has been prevail ing on the southwest coast of Ireland since Tmsday night, started in wi h re newed fury, and the town was ii undated. All fishmg vessels reported meu swept overboard. SOEING THE GRANGERS. Merchants Seek to Recover for Sap plies Furnished. A Charle-ton, S. C.. di-pitch of Tues day says: The court of common pies of' Darlingtou county has been engaged since N vember 2d, in trying caies in volving the liability of the agricultural order, known as the “grangers.” The cases are brought by F. W. -Wagoner & Cos., a wh ih-sale firm of this city, against grangers, the amount involved being ss,ooit, said to be a balance due on notes for $20,000, given by the of the grangers for supplies. The books of the grangers’ agent are in a hopeless con fusion. The grangers were t ranches of the old r, Patrons of Hu bandry. which gave birth here to the present Farmers’ Alliance. In three cases already tried, verdicts were given for the defendants. THE PRESS VS. LOTTERY. Testing the Law Forbidding Publi cation of Lottery Advertisements. A Washington dispatch sajs: Argu ment was begun in the United States su preme court Tuesday in the anti-lottery ca>es, in which the constitutionality of the recent anti-lottery law is involved. The suits come up in the form of appli cations of John N Rapier, publisher of the Mobile (Ala.)* Register, and George W. Dupree, publisher of the New Or leans States, tor writs of habeas corpus, they having been convicted for violation of the law prohibiting the sending through the mails of new papers con taining lottery adverti eraents. Counsel has aiready submitted briefs giving the line of argument, and these have been published in the press. NO 30