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VOL. i. NATIONAL CAPITAL What Is Being Bon? in Congressional Halis tor the Country’s Welfare. PROCEEDINGS FROM DAT TO DAY BRIEFLY TOLD —BILLS AND MEASURES UNDER CONSIDERATION—OTHER NOTES. THE HOUSE. Wednesday —On the floor of the house Wednesday morning before the hour of noon there were but few members, but these few congregated behind the screens on the Democratic side and tendered an informal reception to Mr. Mills, of Texas, who severs his connection with the lower branch of congress in order to accept the toga of the senate. While he was congratulated on every hind upon his promotion the congratulati >ns w< re blended with earnest tegrets that the house had lost one of its prominent leaders and the individual membeis a pleasant and able colleague. At the con ference of the Democratic members of the ways and means committee during the morning, it was formally declar ed that a general debate on the Springer wool hill should be brought to a close Saturday, In order to give as many ■ members as possible an opportunity to discuss the tariff, it was resolved that night sessions should be held for the remainder of the week. In ac cordance with this programme, Mr. McMiltin, immediately after the meet ing of the house, announced the de sire of the committee to close the general debate Saturdajq and moved that night sessions be held for the discussion of the wool bill. The motion was promptly agreed to, and the house ’went into com mittee of the whole, (Blount, of Georgia, in chair,) on the free wool bill. Thursday —The attendance in the house Thursday morning was sm 'll. In clemency of the weather, coupled with the fact that nothing was expected but speeches upon the tariff—and of thoso the representatives seem to'have become wearied—had the effect of keeping more than half the members from their seats. After the transaction of routine business the house went into committee of the whole (Mr. Blount in the chair) on jthe free wool bill. Mr. Brosius, of Pensyl vania, spoke in opposition to the measure, and made vigorous defense of the protec tive system. Protection, he said, was no more a tax than it was a tax to build a fence around a farmer’s cornfield to keep cattle Other members also dressed the house, but the debate whs without incident. The committee having arisen the house took a recess until 8 o’clock p. m Friday —The attendance of members in the house was again meagre Friday and this fact was empbas z and by Mr. Baily, of Texas, who, without antagoniz ing any special measure, made a point that there was no quorum present, and several bills that were called up had to be withdrawn in order to clear the track for the regulai business of the house. Mr. Catchings, of Mississippi, from the com mittee on rules, reported back the reso lution for the appointment of a special committee of seven members to investi gate all charges made against the. Census bureau. Mr. Wilcox, of Connecticut, said there was no necesity for the crea tion of a special committee; the stand ing committee on the eleventh census was abundantly able to conduct the in quiry. He offered an amendment put ting the investigation in charge of that committee. Mr. Enloe thought a special committee could conduct the investiga tion more satisfactorily. It was very difficult to secure a quorum of the large committee of 15 or 18 members. Mr. Catchings demanded the previ us question, whereupon Mr. Miller, of Wis consin, assumed the role of filibusterer. He mqved adjournment, and this being defeated by a vote of 126 to 2 (Kilgore, of Texas, good-naturedly voting with Miller), he moved for a recess until 5 o’clock. On thi3 he made the point of no quorum. Mr. Catchings called attention to the rule which prov ded that pending a report from the committee on rules but one mo tion to adjourn shall be entertained. Mr. Miller denounced the rules, declar ing that the business of the house would be conducted better without any rules. The house had spent the t ime of this ses sion doing nothing, or worse than nothing, all on account of these rules. Mr. Wilcox’s amendment was agreed to, and as amended the resolution was adopted. Mr. Enloe moved that the house go into a committee of the whole on the private calendar. This motion was antagonized by members who were desirous of proceeding with the tariff debate. Mr. McMillin, in response to a query from Mr. Burrows, said that it was his intention to ask the house to close the general tariff debate Satur lay at 2 o’clock. Mr. Enloe’s motion was rejected, and then the third party essayed the part of obstructors. Mr. Simpson ot Kansas, was leader, ana Ills support ers were Messrs. Watson, Biker and Mil ler. But the struggle was a brief oue, nud the house went into committee of the whole on the free wool bill. Mr. Cox, of Tennessee, spoke in favor of the bill and in general denunciation of the protective system. He was followed by Mr. Mcßae, of Arkansas. Mr. Watson, of Georgia, then took the floor and voiced the sentiments of the third party on the tariff question. Saturday. —ln the house Saturday morning Mr. Blanchard reported on the river and harbor appropriation -bin which report was ordered printed an 1 the bill recommitted. Mr Fithian, of Illinois, lrom the committee on merchant marine and fisheries, submitted a favor able report on the bill for the free ad mis* sion to the American registry of ships Guilt in foreign countries. Placed on the house a’endtr. The house theu went into committee of the whole (with Mr. Blount of Georgia in the chair) on the free wool bil l . Messrs. McKiulee, of New Hampshire, and Cum mings, of New York, spoke in favor of the bill, and were followed by Mr. Bur rows, of Michigan, in opposition. Messrs. Brickner, of Wisconsin, and Dearmond, of Missouri, also spoke in favor of the bill. At the conclusion of Mr. Dear mond’s remarks the committee rose and Mr. O’Ferrall, of Virginia, from the com mittee on elections,-submitted the report on the Noyes-Rock well contested election ei3e, and it was placed upon the house calendar. The house then adjourned. Monday— ln his p aycr Monday morn ing the chaplain of the house invoked divine protection upon those families leudered homeless by tempests in the west and by the fire in New-Orleans. Mr. Gray, of California, moved to sus pend the rules and pass a bill to abso lutely prohibit the coming of Chinese persons in the United States. The house passed the Chinese exclusion bill by a vote of yeas 179, nays 42. the senate. Wednesday. —ln the senate, Wednes dey, after several reports from commit tees lal been received, Senator Coke presented the credentials of Roger Q. Mills ass nator-elect from the state of 'Texis. Af er the reading of thecreden tiala Vice President Morton announced that they would be recorded and placed on file, and requested the senator-elect to come forward and take the oath of office, which he did, escorted to the vice presi dent’s desk by Mr. Coke. Vice Presi dent Morton read the oath of office, to which Mills signified his adhesion bv a formal bow and by his signature. The new senator then returned to the rear of the senate where he was compelled co hold a reception, as Lis former associates in the house crowded forward and caused more confusion than is usual in the decorous senate Dy extending warmly their con gratulations. The usual morning busi ness' was then transacted, a number of petitions being presented and a number of reports made and bills introduced. None of them were of special import ance, except one by M. Dolph, from the committee on foreign relations, to pro vide for the punishment of violations of treaty rights of aliens. This bill was suggested by the Italian trouble in New Orleans last year. The bill went on the calendar. Mr. Stanford then addressed the -senate in support of the bills intro duced by him to determine the value of the fegal lender dollar. The Indian ap propriation bill having been taken up, the discussion which was begun last week on the subject of army officers be ing assigned to the duties of Indian agent*, was resumed. Two hour’s debate followed, principally consumed by Mr. Pet igrew iu a speech advocating a mo tion to strike out the house provision per mitting the employment of army officers as Indian agents. Mr. Hawley moved to amend the house provision by adding to it a p oviso that whenever the president shall be of the opinion that the good of the service specially requires it, he may appoint a civilian. After another long debate Mr. Hawley’s amendment to the house provision was agreed to; and with out reaching a vote on the amendment to strike out the house provision, the senate at 2 o’clock p. m. adjourned. Thursday.— ln the senate, Thursday, Mr. Morgan introduced a series of reso lutions directing the committee on finance to inquire iuto the causes of depression in agriculture aud business, and the effect of the silver act of 1890. Mr. Sherman appealed to him to allow the committee to make inquiry before the debate is had, but Mr. Morgan said he intended t) call the resolutions up Friday and discuss them regardless of the feel ings of President Harrison, the demo cratic presidential nominee or any other person. Friday —ln the senate, Friday, the resolutions on the silver question offered Thursd iy by Mr. Morgan, having been laid before the senate by the vice presi dent, Mr. Morgan said he did not wish to have them taken up for action and would prefer that they should go over till Monday. They were accordingly allowed to remain on the table. After the transaction of the regular morning business, the Indian appropriation bill was taken up and the senators had au opportunity of offering amendments. Mr. D.ilzell,-of Pennsylvania, a member of the ways and means committee, fol lowed in a speech against the bill. At the conclusion of Mr. Dawes’s speech the committee rose. Monday. —The expectation of an in ti resting discussion on the silver ques tion, based upon Mr. Morgan’s resolu tions instructing the committee on finance to examine iuto and report upon certain phases of the subject, seemed to have no particularly att-active power on the general public, for the galleries had even” less than the usual number of spec tators when the session of the senate be gan Monday. The vice-president hav ing laid before the senate Mr. Morgan’s silver resolutions, said the senator ex pressed his willingness to let them go over till Tuesday, so as not to stand in the way of the Indian appropria tion bill on the condition, however, that he should be allowed to call them up then and to address the senate. Mr. Sherman remarked that under the rules of the sen ate, the senate might call up his resolution and discuss it, but when discussion was interrupted at 2 o’clock the resolution would have to go on the calendar, and could then only be taken up on motion. Considerable discussion was had over this point, which was decided against the bill going over. Mr. Morgan thereupon took the floor to address the senate, but yield ed to Mr. Walcott, who gave notice that he would address the senate on the silver question Wednesday. TRENTON, GA. FRIDAY, APRIL 8,1892. NOTES. The li use committee on agriculture has reported a substitute for tho senate pure food bill. Secretary Blaine resumed the dis charge of his official duties oa Wednes day and will Conduct all further negotia tions'on behalf of this government in the Behring sea matter. Ex Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, and Mr. Phelps, Cleveland’s minister to Eng land, have been decided upon by the president as the representatives of the United States in the Behring sea arbi tration. Secretary Blaine and General Foster had a conference with the president Monday morning in regard to arrange ments for the closed season, in Behring sea this year and the president devoted the greater part of the day to considera tion of that subject, denyiug himself to all visitors. It is understood that nego tiations for the modus vivenui is nearing conclusion and that when that compact is signed, arrangements will bo made to exchange ratification of the arbitrarion treaty. The report of tho committee on mer chant marine and fisheries,recommendiug the repeal of the mail subsidy act, was submitted to the house Wednesday by Mr. Enloe. It takes the broad grou . 1 of dissent from the policy of granting subsidies to persons engaged in any char acter of pursuits whatever, which policy it asserts is robbery in the teeth of the law. If the principle of subsidy is right, it should apply to all, and the cotton planter of the south has as much right to a subsidy or bounty as the ship owner*, sugar planters and tree tappers, w r ho now receive it. Mr. Hatch, from the committee on ag rieulture, reported a bill to the house Saturday as a sub-titute for the various measures before the committee defining futures and options and imposing special taxes on dealers therein. The bill itself is a voluminous document, comprising fifteen sections. Its provisions may be briefly stated as follows: The word “options” is to be understood to mean any contract und r which a party ac quires light or privilege, but is not hereby obligated to deliyer at any future time or within a designated period raw unmanufactured cotton, hops, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, grass seed, flix seed, pork, IsrJ, bacon aud other edible products of swiue. The word “futures” is understood to mean a contract whereby the party agrees to sell or deliver at a future time or within a designated period nnv of the above named articles when he is not the owner cf the articles r jfe# not acquired by purchase tho right to their future possession; provided that this is not to apply to government, st ite or municipal contracts, nor contracts made by the farmer for the future deliv ery of articles belonging to him in the course of growth ou his lands. The difference between this bill and the Wadi buru bill, already described up to this point, is to be found in the inclusion in the present bill of cotton an 1 hops among the articles which may not be dealt in through futures and options. The re mainder of the bill is substanti illy simi lar to the Washburn measure. JUDGE LESTER DEAD. Georgia’s Attorney-General Joins f-Me Silent Majority. Attorney - General George N. died at his home near Marietta, Ga., Wednesday night at nine o’clock. This distinguished lawyer, jurist, soldier and statesman is no more. His death is a sad loss to the state he loved so well, and to whose interests the best years of his life weie devoted with unfaltering zeal and fidelity. A man of great brain, legal 1 arning, unflinching devotion to right, Judge Lester ranked amongst the most distinguished of Georgia’s many noble sons. Cradled in adversity, from early youth until stricken down, he maintained au unquestioning loyalty to principle and duty; and in the councils of the state and church, and at the bar he has always been a prominent figure. A native Georgian, he loved the state of his birth with a devotion rarely equaled and never surpassed. He had filled many offices of honor and distinction, and in all of them illustrated signal ability and attachment to duty. In October, 1890, he was elected attorney general for Georgia. About three months therea'tcr he was stricken with paralysis and for fifteen months has been in a help less condition, but until Thursday last was in full possession of his mental facul ties. On that day he lost consciousness and remained in an uuconscious condi tion until Wednesday night at 9 o’clock, when he quietly breathed his last. THE THIRD PARTY PLATFORM Indorsed by the Trades Unions of St. Louis. A ratification meeting composed of delegates from all the trades and labor unions in St. Louis was held at the Cen tral Turners’ hall Saturday night to take action on the call from the state labor committee requesting the indorsement of the third party or the people's party plat form, adopted at the recent convention. The delegates had been elected by all the unions and knights of labor assemblies to represent each body in the meeting. When the assemblage gathered there was a large attendance. The entire -evening was spent in organizing, and it was after midnight when all the real work of the body was done. This was. in short, a full indorsement of the recent industrial conference with an eight-hour plank added. Delegates were selected to the state third party convention at Sedalia, June 21st, and after arranging for thor ough organization and effective work the meeting adjourned. FOR ALLIANCEMEN. Holes and Current Comment Regarding the Great Reform Movement. * THE BT. LOUIS PLATFORM INCREASING IN POPUI ARITY— CURRENT COMMENT BY THE REFORM PAPERS. a The Farmers Advocate (Tarboro, N. C.) says: Iu the political war that is ap proaching wc hope and trust that our brethien will bo unswerving and unfl uehing in their devotion to the measures and principles formulated by the Order. * * * The Milton S‘ar (Milton, W. Va.) says: “The Alliance is non partisan in so far that while it may prefer a party, vet it ill be the party that embodies its prin ciples in its platform, be that party Dem ocratic, Republican or what not. The Alliance is after measures, regardless of either men or parties.” * •Jf. ak The Southern' Mercury says: When vouhe.ramtin eulogizing the original principles of the Farmers’ Alliance and opposing the sub-treasury plan, or any ot the other Alliance demands, keep j our eyes on him, and ere long you will ca’ch him entering the back door of some political boss to receive his pay and further instructions. * * * During the year 1892, all true Alliance men will see to it, that the men who are to represeut them in county, district state or national conventions, will be true and faithful Alliancenieu, or men whose lojalty to Alliacce principles can not be doubted. They will also apply the same rule to all candidates for legis latures, congress and the national offices. —Progressive Farmer. * * * The Alliance Farmer (Homer, La.) says: “Some of our mighty men are op posed to the free coinage of silver. First: They affect to fear that it will prove dis astrous to the business interests of the country. Second: They think with good reason that it will divide the demo cratic party. Third: They want the offices and fear to displease Wall street, and such is the strength of that desire that, if needs be, will get squarely upon republican ground to reach the spoils.” *** The Labor Advocate (Norfolk, Va.) says: “Bank and mercantile failures are reported from all palts of the country, the depression in prices of produce being among the chief causes. These failures are throwing large bankrupt stocks of merchandise on the market, thus de stroying the trade of merchi|its that might otherwise pitu Politi cians say that! overproducti*lp is t9e cau-e. They know what they say is false. They know thaL a lack of suffi cient money w%h whicn to pay the debts and transact tlir business of the country is the prime and only cause of this wholesale wrecking of lives and for tunes. And the people know that the free and unlimited coinage of silver will remedy the evil.” * * The Alliance Herald Montgaafty Ala,) says: The syndicate of liars who are try ing tOjpake farmers believe that the Alli ance mne cause of the low price of cot ton are about as brazen-faced and reck- less as any of the multitude of political prevaricators, who are making the State reek with falsehood. The Alliance suc ceeded the Grange, and the two organi zations have been in existence since 1872. It is true that cotton has gradually gone lower each season since, but it is also true that the same gradual reduction in price commenced ten years earlier, when the contraction of the currency com menced, and as was shown in an article published in this paper in December, un der the caption, “The Red Flag,” the re duction of the price has continued in the same ratio as the reduction of the volume of money was made. * * * As the weeks pass by the strength of the platform adopted at St. Louis be comes more and more apparent. Being confined to finance, land and transporta tion, it is necessarily short and compre hensive. Its position upon these propo sitions is absolutely impregnable and will stand the test of discussion and the at tacks of the opposition. Its brevity,con ciseness and clearness is not only a sur prise to its enemies, but a growing won der to its framers, and seems to point directly to an overruling influence which many will consider as a sure indication of ultimate success. Asa political plat form it will stand unrivaled during the coming campaign for directness, clean cut declarations, and an effort to make plain and distinct the principles and de mands involved. No one can read it ever so carelessly and fail to discover its real aims and purposes. It was written to define and not to deceive.—Ex. * * * The Falmouth Guide (Falmouth, Ky.,) says: “When the farmers owned this country forty years ago, they controlled its legislation and rendered every class of business profitable. la 1892, when they owm only 30 per cent, of the wealth of the country, and every branch of the government has pas ed out of their hands, paralysis of business of every character has followed, and it has become difficult for many to even obtain subsist ence in a land of plenty. Farmers, re member that the reins of government have simply passed out of your hands, but not beyond your control, if you make up your minds to influence their manage ment or regain control of them. Isn’t your situation a sufficient commentary on the wroqgs you have endured, or do you wish to T>e further enslaved ere you wake up? Verily, “a little more sleep, a little more slumber, and your poverty coineth as au aimed man.” Will you sleep on and lose your heritage?” * Tho Republic (Hardinsburg, Pa.) says: “It is strange that the merchants, doc tors r.iid business men are opposed to the Alliance movement, while it is a mission of the Alliance to place the business of the country on a cash basis instead of credit basis. It would be better for the merchant and all concerned if the busi ness of the country was done on a strict ly cash basis, and this can <ly be done by giving the country plenty of money to do the business of the country with, \ In 1891 there were over 12,000 business failures in this country, representing in debtedness amounting to $180,000,000; it will not do to say that all who went down in this bankiupt crash were reck less, and lacked business tact and skill. It can only be charged to the abominable system of finances that to day curses our country, by which the money kings are growing richer day by day, thus adding to the long list of millionaires on one hand and paupers on the other. Let every honest man unite in putting away such a system. * * * The Me senger (8m Lni* Obispo, Cal.) says; “What does the Alliance warn? Is it going to enter the politica arena? How strong is it? These and similar questions are often willsay that the Alliance w mts the gov ernment administered in the interest of the people and not in the interest of the money kings. It wants taxation < qual j ized so that the farmer will not have tq pay 80 per cent of the taxes of our coun-j try. They want a check placed on the oppressive power of corporations aiuf capital. They want the national bankq abolished, and if the government wishe) to loan money, to give all a cbauce who! can furnish security. We are in the po litical arena. We are bringing ab.ut needed refprms in our own way. As an organization the Alliance has no party lines and is composed of a brotherhood comprising members of all parties, and while no obligation of the Alliance can compel a member to support any political party, it is nevertheless quite natural that they will receive instruction and in fluence from the order to guide them intelligently to a selection which will be for their own and for their country’s in terests.” * 4* * Senator Stewart ha3 offered a bill in the right direction. It provides that any man who has filled the office of president of the United States for a term of four years, or any part of a term, shall not be elligible to re-election in four years from the expiration of said term. This is a bill that is far-reaching in tho line of re fortu, and one that is endorsed by the people. It should not only apply to the president, but to every member of con gress and to every legislative office within the gift of the peoply. Let these repre sentatives understand that they are serv ants of the people and are elected to do work for the people and not for the plu-i tocratic money power. It is bad policy for the people at home to place their representatives in a position that all of, their fighting in congress is done to get back. Let us put them there for one term only and our representatives will attend to the people’s business. All legislative offices should be changed with one term and let the people have honest legislation.—Alliance Farmer. # * * The following resolutions were adopted by Della Plains Alliance, of Texas, at a recent meeting: Whereas the politicians of both the great political parties, the big dailies, the. metropolitan weeklies, and an innumer able company of sycophantic little week lies, have felt themseves called on to vilify the Farmers’ Alliance and Indus trial Union to frustrate its purposes and defeat its plans; therefore, be it Resolved, That we approve and inj dorse the Ocala demands. We approve the course taken by our officers, both State and National. We recom mend the proscription by our order of all those papers engaged in war against us. We favor the re-enact ment of the alien land law. Wc sympa thize with our public, lecturers in their various and often thankless work, and the heartiest co-operation with them in their i fforts until our objects have been accomplished; and we do most humbly conjure our noble order, by all that is just, holy and pure, to maintain the most tenacious adherence to our prin ciples and purposes, and, in the language of a great patriot: “In the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor, let us dispute every inch of ground, raise every house, burn every blade of grass, and the last entrenchment of liberty be our grave.” * * THE PLATFORM. There is some discussion current as to whether the platform adopted by the great labor conference at St. Louis on the 22d of February is subject to changes and additions by the nominating convention which is to convene at Omaha on the 4th of July next. The best way to settle the question is to consider who made this platform, and why. It was made by the duly accredited delegates from a large majority of the labor organizations of the United States and unanimously adopt ed as their demands. The preamble to the platform expressly admits that it is necessary to have a political party to carry out these demands. The delegates, after the conference adjourns, assemble in mass meeting and select a committee to confer with the People’s party ex ecutive committee there present, and set a time and place for a national nominating convention to place in the field a ticket on this platform. The executive committee of the Peo ple’s party meets and ratifies the plat form, received the comiqittpe appointed NO. 6. Ay the mass meeting, and form a perm&> nent coalition with them for the purpose of holding a nomination convention to put a president and vice-president upon this platform at Omaha, Neb., on the 4th day of July, 1892. Every contingency seems by this plan to be met. Demo crats in these organizations who love the demands better than party wiil by that time have seen what their party is com mitted to, and the same is true of Repub licans. All such will be practically; turned out of their own party, and this will furnish them a homo where they “can worship God according to the dic tates of their own conscience.” This Bhows, and shows conclusively,that there was no intention to change the platform iu July,and that it would be very ba4 policy then.—Economist. THE SODTH IN BRIEF The News of Her Progress Portrayed in Pithy and Pointed Paragraphs AND A COMPLETE EPITOME OF HAPPEN INGS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM DAY TO DAT WITHIN HER BORDERS. The cruiser Raleigh was successfully launched at the Norfolk, Va., navy yard Thursday. Thirty-one houses destroyed by fire in Greenville, Miss., Saturday, represent a loss of $100,000; insurance $25,000. Senator John G. Carlisle,of Kentucky, will deliver the commencement oration at the state university at Raleigh, N. C'., in June. At a meeting of the Charleston cotton exchange Thursday, a resolution was adopted authorizing dealings in futures on the floor of exchange. A combine of cotton compresses in New Orleans with the exception of two, was completed Saturday. The purchase price is $20,000,000. The syndicate effecting the combine will take charge May Ist. J. J. Darden, of Nashville, and Her bert Larrabee, of Memphis, two deserters from the army at Coal Creek, were par doned of prison sentence, but dishonor ably discbaiged from the army by Ten nessee’s governor Saturday. Of the six prisoners who escaped from, the Charlotte, N. C., jail last Friday all! but oue was recaptured. Bob Pharr re-: sisted arrest at Spartanburg and was shotj and killed. The prisoner still missing isi John Boyd, the negro charged with train; wrecking. The South Carolina land Company was, organized at Charleston Friday. The capital stock is $1,000,000. The com pany has signed a contract with the Nor folk, Wilmington and Charleston rail road for the construction of all its lines of road in South Carolina. The sales of leaf tobacco in the Dan ville, Va , market during March were 5,- 389,000 pounds, the largest sales even made in a single month. Sales for the; first half of the tobacco year were more! than twenty million pounds. This is a' slight falling off as compared with the, same period last year. A telegram from Charleston, 8. C., says: The Richmond and Danville road paid.s62,oo) into the court Saturday of undisputed taxes due the state and coun ty under Judge Simonton’s decree on the railroad suits. This makes $69,000 of taxes paid by the railroad since the order was issued by the court. All the other roads are expected to pay up at once. The Savannah, Ga., board of trade held its annual meeting Thursday, this being the end of the naval stores year. Reports presented showed that 1,100,000 packages of naval stores were received during the past year, being 140,000 pack ages more than in the previous year. The receipts of naval stores in Savannah now represent over one-half of the total re ceipts of all ports. A dispatch of Saturday from New Or leans is to the effect that the rice trust is attracting a good deal of attention. The planters, brokers and others who con sider the combine as against their inter ests, have called a meeting to take steps to conduct an active fight. The four rice mills in operation under the trust have been shut down and the move is supposed to be induced by a desire to force up the price of cleaned rice. A Birmiagham, Ala., dispatch says: The famous Henderson steel works, the pioneer steel-working enterprise of Ala bama, were sold at public outcry Monday morning to satisfy a vender’s lien held by the North Birmingham Land Company for the land on which the plant was built. The sale dots not include the patent, but the plant foreclosed cost over fifty thousand dollars when the company was first formed, apd h id a capital stock of $20,000. The stock sold at SBOO per share of SIOO. The concern was making money when the Bessemer rolling mill failed and carried the steel works down with it. CENTRAL RAILROAD CLERKS Will Be Welcomed in Savannah With a Grand Jubilee. It is proposed to make the return of, the Central railroad offices and clerks to Savannah an occasion of a big celebra tion in that city. A huge torchlight procession is to be had in observance of the occasion, and nearly every man con nected with the road will carry a light. The preparations are making for a cele bration on a grand scale. There will be music and various kinds of festivities by the boys, and it is possible that addresses will be made by representatives from their ranks and by prominent citizens.