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ATHENS, GAl, THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 15. 1894-
$5.00 A TEAR
THE COMING I
GERMANY’S PRIDE.
Mr. Cleveland Will Drop Tariff
Questions Awhile.
MONEY WILL BE HI8 THEME.
He V* NbM to He 1 rylng to DrYlie 80019
1*1.4ns Whereby the Treasury May Ms
Olieo Heller Protection—Itond Imoo
Only Temporary Hellef — He Wants
Botnet lilac i’ermaoHit and Kffectlv*.
Washington, Nov. 14.—There is an
undercurrent of gossip in administra
tion circles that the president is matur
ing at Woodley a greater surprise for
the country than his famous tariff mo;-
sage of 1887 gave it. Since his return
from Buzzard's Bay, Mr. Cleveland has
devoted his time almost exclusively to
an exhaustive study of the financial
condition of the government. Ho hat
had prepared
Tfc# Great Government Hnildlng to Be
Thrown Open for I'.r.
Berlin, Not. 14.—The massive gov
ernment bnildiug, the new Reichstag
structure, is to be formally opened this
week. It is by no means complete, but
it is the young kaiser's earnest wish
that the German parliament should hold
its next session iu the great hall de
signed for it, and thousands are there
fore at work to see that his desire in the
matter is at least made possible. There
is fully another year’s work within the
building in the way of great decorations
and the making and placing of the stat
uary designed to fill the thousand niches
iu the massive corridors of this mono
mental structure.
For t2 years the workmen have been
busied on this building, which; with it t
graceful front, faces the famous green
sward of the still more famous Thier-
garten, and with its terraced rear look s
down upon the bustle and turmoil o’
bu-y Berlin. It is an ideal location, se
lected as it w;is by the gre itest of Ger
many’s landscape artists From its top
on which the imperial c. own rests lik
SAYS SHE IS SORRY.
China Will Apologize to Great
Britain Upon Demand.
THAT INCIDENT OF LAST AUGUST.
. . . y. , cm «mui me luiperitU c.cjyYII resii UK *
special reports on the flue- a g KUl ^ j u t jj e ,) 10 view of the
c gold reserve for years great city is entrancing. It towers even
nation ot the *om great city is entrancing.
b:u-k. the causes of withdrawals for ex- above t £ e t col £ rall of Victory,
port, the dn nbunon of the gold obli- which commemorates the result of th-
gallons and the power of the treasury Franco-German war.
under existing law to replenish the gold /
supply. It is believed that this data ,
will be used in his furthcoming message
t" congress and made the basis of some
si mug recommendation for legislation
that will provide better safeguards for
tm- treasury.
It is understood that the president be
lieves firmly that the landslide of las
week meant a repudiation of the wild
cat currency scheme;, of the Populists
and silver theorists, and that he is con
vinced that the Democratic party, to be
come again triumphant, must dcclaro
its opposition to all plans of inflation.
The defeat of Bland and the overwhelm
ing defeat of tlie Populists in the west
are interpreted by tne president as evi
deuce tiiat no section of the country
favors a depreciated currency or a de
picted treasury.
The president since the election has
talked iu this strain with members of
Ins cabinet. It is said on high author
ity that two secretaries from the south
have argued that unless some conces
sions are made to silver there is grave
danger that u new party, springing out.
of the old organizations in the south
and west, will become a threatening
factor in national legislation. Mr.
Cleveland has replied tiiat no party can
advocate successfully a depreciated dol
lar or a single silver standard, and that
no party which vacillates on the financial
question can win in any section.
These conferences, together with the
fact that the president has looked care
fully into the treasury’s condition, have
led to the belief that his coming mes
sage will be largely devoted to the sub
ject of finance. The tariff, it is thought,
will he subordinated. Mr. Cleveland
may emphasize the demand for tariff
reduction in the interest of American
consumers, and doubtless will comment
on i lie benefits which the new tariff
will confer on the American people.
Ci minced that the gold reserve should
be protected from invasion, the presi
dent it is said, is also convinced that
bond issues are only a temporary expe
dient. The government realized only
$38,000,000 net gold from the February
issue, and if a $100,000,000 loan were
floated within the next few weeks, the
gold obligations would not lie decreased
and it would still be possible to drain
the gold thus acquired. Mr. Cleveland
thinks that some permanent schemo for
retaining the gold should be devised,
nnd it is probable that he will recom
mend that congress take some action
looking to one. The president is look- -
ing beyond this administration, and
hopes to soe the Democratic party adopt
some policy that will command the con
fidence of the country when the govern
ment bonds are retired in 1904. After
that date there will be outstanding only
the $25,000,000 of 2 per cents, which
can be used as a basis for national bank
circulation.
The February loan will expire in 1904,
nnd if a loan is negotiated during the
present month it will b< retired iu the
same year. If national bank circula
tion is to bo stopped what will the Dem
ocratic party offer ns a substitute ? If
national banks are to be retained, how
is their circulation to be secured? Mr.
Cleveland, it is understood, thinks that
the time iias come for the Democratic
party to declare its policy on this sub
ject. If the Democratic party does not
do so, it is clear to him that the Repub
lican party will.
Mr. Cleveland is on record in favor of
according some recognition to silver if
adequate protection for tho treasury is
vouchsafed, and it is possible that he
will make some recommendation that
will have tho effect of conciliating, the
silver element in the Democratic party.
The statue of Germania holds the place
of honor on the facade, and the friezes
underneath it are adorned with the Ger
man arms and mythological figures tel
ling the story of early Teutonic times.
Underneath this is the dedicatory in
scription, “To the German People.” Its
German letters form the words, “Deni
Deutschefl Volke.” The ornamental
work and the statuary which already
adorn the outsied of the structure are
tho work of a host of Germany's mas
ters, among whom towers the sculptor
of the German statue. Reinhold Vegas.
The cost of the building will, when
completed, reach, perhaps, 60,000,00)
marks. This is exactly double the
amount at first voted to carry out the
colossal project. Had the original de
sign for interior decoration and statuary
been carried out, it is likely that the
building would have cost over 100,000,-
000 marks.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Th* Pop* Asked to Interfere la Certain
American Imtltnt lont-^Ue Will Met,
Directly, bnt Will Refer to Them in Hie
Encyclical—Emperor William** Latest
Appointment—Other Foreign Note*.
Shanghai, Nov. 14.—In accordance
with the demand of the British govern
ment, the forts at Taka saluted the
British steamship Chuug King which
was boarded by Chinese soldiers last
August, with 21 gnus.
Tho Chinese government has signified
its intention of still further complying
with British demands by degradiu;
Taotai Sheitg, at whose instigation tha
outrage upon the ship an l uer Japanese
pass ngers was committed.
China will also apologize to England
for the act.
IVixoto Sneearilttd by Morira*
Montevideo, Nov. 14.— Morac3, who
is the newly elected president of the re
public, succeeds Piexoto. Morass is a
mau of conciliatory disposition, and is
not disposed to continue the existing
trouble between the republic and the
late rebel leaders. Da Gama and Mello.
The latter, it is believed, have been
keeping the lower provinces in a fer
ment with a view to obtaining better
terms from Piexoto’s successor. It will
be within the power of Moraes to grant
amnesty not only to Da Gama and
Mello, but also to their followers.
MR8. DIGGS* SCHEME.
Urn Will MhIu the Fcpalt*t-Safk*|t*t*
la Vlr*t*lm Meat Spring.
Topeka, Nov. 14.—Mrs. Anna L-
Diggs' the noted Populist-Suffragist ad
vocate, is so discouraged by the Populist
defeat in Kansas and elsewhere that
she says she will henceforth devote her
self to a projected co-operative colony
ou the banks of the Potomac river, 40
miles below Washington.
Mrs. Diggs says the colony will pur
chase 700 acres of choice wooded land,
an option for part of which has already
been obtained. She will not tell thy
exact location for fear speculators would
secure options and force up prices. She
says the lauds are very rioh aud com
mand a splendid view of-the river. Wa
ter power is available.
Mrs. Diggs is not willing to give the
names of all interested, but says that
Hamlin Garland of Boston, Judge F.
Dos ter aud several well known socialist
writers iu Boston are to be charter
members.
Mrs. Diggs says that about 40 fami
lies will take pos ;ession next spring aud
begin tho work of building homes of
logs lroiu the forest. Small fruits, veg
etables aud produce which has a ready
sale in the markets of the eastern cities
will be the specialties.
Any person of liberal views, industry
and energy, Mrs. Diggs says, can be
come a member, bnt must contribute
Ills share towards the cost of school
houses, public buildings, etc. A person
can become a member, own property
with the colony and reside elsewhere if
he contributes.
COMMISSION REPORT.
Findings of Carroll D. Wright
and His Associates.
TIE BIG BAILB0AD COMBINATION.
The It*port Deal* ot Leagtk with tho
Working* of tho General Hu*|*iV As
sociation nnd State* That It Cannot Flail
Legal Authority for Somo of tho Mean*
Employed by the Ci
DIPHTHERIA SERUM.
P#Ath Rate Rod need In Germany by IU
Cm In September.
Washington, Nov. 14.—Consul Gen
eral De Kay reports from Berlin that
the demand for serum, the diphtheria
specific, has been so great that the hos
pitals ran out of it in September and,
while tho death rate in diphtheria cases
nmoug children under four had sunk to
11 per cent before the exhaustion of the
supply, it rose to 60 during October.
The serum is not a panacea, and abso
lute certainty is not ascribed to the new
cure, especially in cases where diphthe
ria is attended with other diseases.
The Boptlat* of Vlrglul* In Tlietr Meeting
nt Alexandria.
Alexandria, Nov. 14.—The Baptist
general association of Virginia, which
is in meeting here, has elected the fol
lowing named officers:
President, Thomas S. Dunaway; vice
presidents, Rev. H. A. Tupper, of Rich
mond; George W. Beale, of Hollins; 1.
B. Blake, of Farquaer, and James B.
Taylor, of Salem; recording secretary.
Hugh C. Smith; assistant secretary.
Hon. Theodore Ellysou; auditor, James
L. Jones; treasurer, Norvell Ryland.
Upon taking the chair the president
returned his thauks, and referred in
very touching words to those who had
presided before him and had gone from
earth to heaven. His reference to tin-
venerable Dr. Robert Ryland, who is 90
years of ago and was then present, was
very tender.
Wyoming Ntwiptptrt Going Under.
Cheyenne, Nov. 14. — Newspaper
changes here during the last few days
were quite nnmerons. Friday last Tin
Daily Democrat, after a gallant fight,
succumbed to the inevitable logic of
events, find hereafter will only conic
out once a week. Immediately follow
ing this The Daily Tribune, which dur
ing the campaign was changed from a
Republican sheet to a Warren organ for
the senatorship, was foreclosed under a
second chattel mortgage with the con
sent of ex-Senator Warren, the holder
of the first mortgage. Now comes the
report that The Progress, a Populist
weekly, will suspend this week.
Trump Murdered and Cremated.
Boone, la., Nov. 14.—A party of
tramps camping on the edge of this
town, had a row during the night, am.
one of their number supposed to be t
marble cutter named Kendricks, wa.
beaten to death with a coupling pin ami
his body thrown into the camp fire.
The police have just captured s.x o. the
gang-
Praise for PArkhurtt.
Denver, Nov. 14.—In a sermon on
the lessons of the late elections at Trin
ity M. E. church, the Rev. Dr. Robert
McIntyre spoke of the Rev. Dr. Park-
hurst, of New York, as the “Hero of
Our Country,” aud expressed the hope
that he, McIntyre, would “live to c;ist
a ballot for that great and good man
for president.”
A New York Hanker'* Sudden Death.
New York, Nov. 14.—J. HoodWright,
senior member in point of years con
nected with the concern of the banking
firm of Drexel, Morgan & Co., died sud
denly at 6 p. m., in the waiting room
of the Ninth avenue “L” station at
Rector and Greenwich streets.
Th* Pope nnd Certain Societies.
Rome, Nov. 14. — Several Catholic
bishops in the United States have re
newed their request to the pope that his
holiness condemn certain societies of
workingmen as associations that cannot
be countenanced by the church, bnt the
Vatican does not regard it as its duty to
intervene iu the matter. The coming
encyclical letter upon the affairs of the
church in the United States, however,
will contain an important passage upon
the subject, couched in a spirit of kind
liness but still in a spirit of firmness.
Von Soliciting** Successor.
Berlin, Nov. 14.—Emperor William
has accepted the resignation of Dr. Her
mann Von Schelling, Prussian minister
of jnstice. and has appointed Dr. Schon-
stedt, formerly president of the Celte
court of appeals, to he his successor.
Dr. Schonstedt is a Catholic of unknown
political views. Conservatives are said
to be pleased with his appointment.
A Cotton Steamer on Firo.
Havre, Nov. 14.—Tho British steam
er Breckfield. Captain Ferguson, front
Galveston and' Norfolk, which arrived
here ou Nov. 9 after partially discharg
ing her cargo, was found to be ou fire
in her fort-hold this morning. The tire
was extinguished with a slight damage.
S«»v**n Person* Itnrncd.
BnnuN, Nov. 14.—A boardinghouse
in Elb irfeld Rheiuish, Prussia, was de
stroyed bv lir • during the night and
seven occupants were burned to death.
Several others are missing.
COOK AND HIS GANG.
ALABAMA*S LEGISLATURE.
Th* Two Hoorn Meat and Taka Oath—A
Cauru, Select* Officer*.
Montgomery, Nov. 14.—The general
assembly of Alabama convened at noon.
Both houses were opened with prayer,
after which the members presented
their certificates aud were sworn in by
Chief Justice Brickie, in the senate.
Mr. Goodwyn, the Populist senator
from Elmore, offered a resolution that
the senate proceed without any party
conferences, to the election of officers,
but the proposition was voted down by
a party vote. The two booses adjourned
for the day about I o’clock.
The Democratic members of the sen
ate met in the senate chamber after ad
journment and nominated the officers
of that body as follows:
President, L. F. Pettus of Dallas; sec
retary, William L. Clay of Madison; As
sistant secretary, Elmore Garrett of Cal
houn; enrolling and engrossing clerk,
Mrs. Erumajfcott of Birmingham; door
keeper, Bryant James of Barbour.
The cancns of the Democrats in the
lower house resulted as follows:
Speaker, Thomas H. Clark of Mont-
gomeey; clerk, Massey Wilson of Clark;
assistant clerk, J. F. Proctor of Jackson;
enrolling clerk, W. P. Howell of Cle-
bourne; engrossing clerk, Nat Taylor of
Marengo; doorkeeper, Robert Hasson of
Etowah; assistant doorkeeper, Thomas
Fain of Dale.
EATING SWEETMEATS.
They Fobbfil a Twin That Wa* Heavily
Gnair I<mI by United State* Marshals.
Muskogee, I. T., Nov. 14 — At Black -
stoue, live miles north - f Muskogee, at.
9:45 p. m., tho nortl.^nud passenger
train on the Missouri, Kansas aud Texas
railway was held up by the Cook gang,
and all the passengers robbed of every
thing of va no on their persons.
The train was heavily guarded by
United S:ares marshals, but Bid Cook
and Cherokee Bill, with their 15 men,
forced them to contribute, all their guns,
nionev and watches to the good of tho
plunderers’ cause.
The t-xpreis m -sse-iger saw the gang
before they reached the express car au I
put out the liguts and locked the door
An effort t was made to break iu the door
but it did not succeed.
A company oc men is being organized
and will start, in pursuit of the robbers.
Many women and children wero on tho
train, but they were shown no favors.
Great excitement wa3 caused by the
flourish of the robbers’ Winchesters and
six shooters.
Every Initnlgeno* Cease* a Little New
York Girl to Become Blind.
New York, Nov. 14.—Much interest
is manifested in the case or Emma Jim-
merman, the 4-year-old daughter of
John Zimmerman, of Bay Thirteenth
street, Bath Beach. A year ago, while
the child was playing on the street, she
was given a piece of cake by another
girl, aud almost instantly after eating it
she became suddenly ill. She complain -
ed of a severe pain across the eyes. A
local physician was consulted, and he
prescribed medicine which for a timo
relieved the sufferer. Several weeks
later Mrs. Zimmerman made the discov
ery that after eating sweetmeats a film
gathered over the child’s eyes.
Dr Herman Knapp, the New York
specialist, was finally summoned. Hu
put the child through various forms of
dieting, aud finally became convinced
that the spells of blindness were brought
on through indulgence in cuket and
other sweetmeats. Emma is hardlyoid
enough to re tl ze har affi.ot:o:i. Friday,
while Mrs. Z,muiurni ui was baking an
apple pie, little Emm t stole up to th;
table and took a small piece. As a re
sa t she w.n again taken with a snidou
spell of blindness. Dr. Knapp has de
cided to await further developments in
the case.
DAILY MARKET REPORTS
Produce and Provisions.
Chicago. Nov. 14 —Cash quotations were
as follows: Mess pork at *12.X*&$I2.50.
Lard, *7.2iK37 3'.. Short ribs, loose, $11.25®
$6 511. Dry salt shoulders, boxed, $5.0214®
$5.75. Short clear sides, boxod, $4.62^4®$6. ,5.
Cincinnati. Nov 14—Pork. mess. $12.50.
Lard, steam leaf. $7 02)4. Kettle dried, $7.75.
Bacon, shoulders, $6.12)4. Short rib sides,
\ $7.8} ‘
$7 12)4. Short clear.
SW-
Germany Want* Dlptherla Serum Free.
Berijn, Nov. 14.—A government cir
cular has been issued to municipal conn-
oils and landraths recommending the
pnrehase of diphtheria serum from pub
lic funds for the use of the poor.
Catliolle Church Union.
Rome, Nov. 14.—The Vatican is satis
fied with the results of the conference
of the patriarchs, aud the pope has au
thorized them to maintain a resident
bishop in Rome to assist in the plans to
develop the Catholic clergy in the Ori
ent aud perhaps for a anion of the
churches.
Illinois State Treasurer Dead.
Springfield, Nov. 14. — Rufus N.
Ramsay,. state treasurer, died at his
home in Carlyle, Clinton county, of
heart disease. The governor has gone
there. The vacancy will he filled by an
appointment by the governor.
Naval Store*.
Savannah. Nov. 14.—Spirit'; of tnrpetlnne
opened Arm at 25)4 for regulnr* with sale* of
IMS casks and closed with 25)4 bid; no sales:
receipts. 1,492 casks. Rosin opened and closed
firm: sales, 6.IXKIbarrels: A. Band C. $1.00;
D. SUB: E. $1.15: F. $l.20®$1.25: G. $1,411; H.
$1.65: I. $2,115: K. $2 30: M. $2.55: N. $2.65;
wlmlowKtass, $2.85: waterwhlte, $3 uu.
Wilmington. Nov. 14.—Rosin, firm: strain
ed, 97)4: good strained. $1.02)4 Turpentine
firm at 35 bid. Tar. steady at $1 25. Crude tur
pentine steady: hard. $1.1U; soft, $1.50; vir
gin. S1.7U.
Chicago Grain and Pro Inc* Future*.
Chicago. Nov. 14
Wheat—December 55*4 %
Corn—November 5: \\ ■ f.
Pork—January. f ISJ.Vtr. 12.17)4
Lard—January $ 7.07)44
Ribs—January „....$ 6.12)
Now York Cotton Fatnres.
New Yoax. Nov. 14
Cotton futures opened firm.
November...... 6.30
December -. .....5.34
January 6.40
February 5.47
March 5.54
April AtO
Tho Peter'* F, nee Collection.
"Washington, Nov. 1$.—Hereafter tho
Peter’s pence collected annually iu the
Roman Catholic dioceses of this land
will be sent to Rome through Mgr. Sa-
tolli instead of directly to the pope by
the bishops, as heretofore. Moreover,
any individual who wishes to make in
his own name a more liberal contribu
tion than he would ordinarily put in the
diocesan collection may do so by'ad
dressing it directly to the pope through
the apostolic delegate. This change
has been ordered by Leo himself.
W1U Investigate lSynam.
Indianapolis, Nov. 14.—The federal
grand jury, which meets in a few days,
will be asked to investigate the charge
that Congressman W. D. Bynum made
that he had been approached by bribers,
who wanted to pay him for the appoint
ment of surveyor of customs. The
United States district attorney is out of
the city, bnt officials say that it is un
derstood that Judge Woods will call
Mr. Burke's attention to the affair.
Drank Carbolle Acid with a Smile.
Norwich, Conn., Nov. 14.—Mary
Neilson, 25 years old, of Philadelphia,
while dining with a party of friends in
this city, in response to a toast, laugh
ingly drank a glass of carbolic acid with
snicidal intent, and died soon after
wards. Not one of the party suspected
that the liquid was poison until its fa
tal result was seen. Grief at the death
of her husband led to the act. *
Train Wrecker Arrested*
Huntington, W. Va., Nov. 14.—De
tective Pat Malone arrested William
Souther in this city, charged with being
an accomplice in the wrecking of a
freight train at Dingess tunnel, on the
Norfolk aud Western railroad, abont a
month ago, in which several of the
crew were seriously injured and about
40 cars completely demolished.
Alabama Sheriff* Meet.
Montgomery, Nov. 14.—The Alabama
Sheriffs’ association met here in annnal
session. Officers were elected and the
customary business routine was gone
through with. The officers for the en
suing year are W. R. Waller, of Mont
gomery, president; M. T. Stratford, of
Jefferson, secretary, and B. A. Thomp
son, of Jefferson, treasurer.
Berman Clarke Gae* to Prison.
/ New York, Nov. 14.—Herman Clarke
of the defunct brokerage firm of Hun
ter, Clarke & Jacob, convict©; 1 of for
gery, has been sentenced by Recorder
Smyth to imprisonment for two years
and four months at hard labor in the
state prison. Clarke was charged with .
swindling his own firm oat of fa,000. and public sentiment is against him.
Chicago. Nov. 14—The United States
government report on the groat railroad
strike, in connection with the Pullman
trouble, has been made pnblio. The re
port, which is signed by the federal la
bor committee, Carroll D. Wright and
his fellow investigators, Jon D. Kernan
of New York, and Nicholas B. Worth
ington of Illinois, is addressed to Presi
dent Cleveland, and abounds in pas
sages which will attract wide attention,
particularly the portion referring to the
now famous “General Managers'asso
ciation.” the organization of nigh rail
way officials that encompassed tne mem
orable defeat of the American Railway
union.
The report says the capitalization of
the 24 railroads directly represented in
the General Managers’ association was
$2,103,552,617. The number of em
ployes was 221,097. The commission
continues:
“This volantary unincorporated aaso
ciation was formed in 1886. In its oon
stitntion the object of the association is
said to be ‘the consideration of problems
of management arising from the opera
tion of railroads terminating or center
ing at Chicago.’ It further provides
that all funds needed shall be raised by
an assessment divided equally among
the members.’ There are no limitations
as to ‘consideration of problems or
funds,’ except the will of the managers
and the resources of the railroad corpor
ations.
■coves th* Combinetloe.
Until June, 1894, the association’s
possibilities as a strike fighter and wage
arbiter lay rather dormant. Its roads
fixed a Chicago scale ‘for switchmen,
covering all lines at Chicago.’ In March,
1893, the switchmen demanded more
pay from each road. The association
concluded that they were paid enough.
if anything, too much. The roads so
informed the men. The Switchmen’s
Mutual Aid association of North Amer
ica wrote to*lr. St. John, as chairman,
acquiescing. He, as chairman of the
General Manager's association, couolud
ed his reply as follows:
“ ‘The association approves the coarse
taken by your body and desires to deal
fairly with all employee, and believes
that our switohmen are receiving doe
consideration.’
“This seems to show,” the report says,
‘that employee upon association roads
are treated as under subjection to the
General Managers’ association,’’and the
report, after detailing the action of the
association in establishing agencies and
employing men, adds:
“This wasjthe first time when men
upon each line were brought sharply
face to face with the fact that in ques
tions as to wages, roles, etc., each line
was supported by 24 combined rail
roads. This association likewise pre
pared for its use elaborate schedules of
wages paid upon the eutire lines of its
24 members. The proposed object of
these schedules was to let each roa&
know what other roads paid. Finding
that the men upon some lines urged in
crease to correspond with wages paid
elsewhere, a committee of the associa
tion prepared and presented a uniform
schedule for all membership roads. It
was deemed wise not to act upon the
report. It was distributed to members
in November, 1893. This distribution
alone enabled the report to be need with
efficiency as an ‘equalizer.’ As the re
sult, daring 1893—it being then well
understood that as to wages, etc., it was
an incident of the General Managers’
association, ‘to assist’ each road in case
of trouble over snch matters, one form
of assistance being for the association
to secure men enough through its agen
cies to take the places of all strikers—
redactions were here and there made on
the different roads, the teudency and
effort apparently being to equalize the
pay on ail lines.
“This action of the association has
great weight with ontside lines, and
thus tends to establish one uniform
scale throughout the country. The for
ther single step of admitting lines not
running into Chicago to membership
would certainly have the effect of com
bining all railroads in wage conventions
against all employes thereon.
“The commission questions whether
any legal authority, statutory or other
wise, can be found to justify some of
the features of the association which
have come to light in an investigation.
4k* ltcoryan I xatlea of
the Georgia Read.
New York, Nov. 14—There have
been a number of important modifica
tions in the plan of reorganization of
the Georgia Central Railway company
since the terms were last published,
which essentially changes the methods
of the conversion of old into new ca
vities.
The fall plan is not yet ready for for
mal announcement, but the general
outlines are as follows: .
The uame will be changed from the
Central Railroad and Banking com-
]iany, of Georgia, to the Central of
lieorgia Railway company.
General Clay Married.
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 14.—General
Cassius M. Clay was married to young
Dora Richardson at 10 o’clock Tuesday
morning, Judge B. M. Douglass offi
ciating. Only the farm hands and rel
atives of the girl were present. Gen
eral Clay’s children did all they oonld
to prevent their aged father from mar
rying Miss Richardson, who is only 15
years old, bnt he paid no attention to
their entreaties.
Capture ot a Murderer.
Bristol, Teun., Nov. 14.—Lax ton,
who murdered Emmett Richmond, in
Scott county, Virginia, on election day
and who hap escaped the officers since
then, has been captured and is heavily
guarded to prevent indignan t-citizens
from lynching him Richmond did
not provoke him to commit the deed*
CENTRAL CHANGES.
There will be issued $7,000,000 first
mortgage 5 per cent bonds, with the
road from Savannah to Atlanta, its
equipment and steamship equities, as
mortgage securities.
There will be $13,000,000 consolidated
per cent bonds, which wilt be a sec
ond mortgage on the main line, a first
mortgage on the Montgomery and En-
fanla, and a second mortgage ou the
Mobile and Girard.
This issue can be increased $2,000,000.
at not over $500,000 annually for better
ments and equipments. There will be
$10,000,000 general mortgage bonds
bearing 3 1-2 per oent interest for two
years and increasing 1-3 per oent per
annnm until the rate is 5 per cent.
This mortgage will be a first lien on
the Savannah and Western, Chattanoo-
I [a, Rome and Colum >us and Macon and
Yes tern, and a third mortgage on liens
covered-by the first consolidated mort-
l [ages. There will also be issued $7,500,-
i WO “A” income fives; $7,500,000 “B”
income fives, and $5,000,000 common
stock.
The $1,000,000 ocean steamship firsts
and $4,880,000 collateral trusts are to
remain undisturbed. The Mobile and
Girard mortgage is to be increased so as
to fund all past due interest thereon.
The new company will endeavor to
secure new leases of the Southwestern
and the Augusta and Savannah roads at
5 per cent upon their stoeks. The fol
lowing are the .proposed terms of ex
change of some of the more important
divisional bonds:
Each Savannah aud Western bond re-
oelves $900 in new generals and $150 in
’A” incomes.
Each Chattanooga, Rome aud Colum
bus first receives $800 in generals and
$200 in “A” incomes.
Eaoh Macon aud Northern first re
ceives $700 generals and $300 “A” in
comes.
The Savannah and Atlantic and Co
lumbus and Rome first receive par in
A.” incomes. Certificates of iudebt-
ness receive par in “A” incomes, - and
outstanding stook in the hands of th«
public receives par in “B” incomes.
H. M. Comer will be president of the
new company.
A COSTLY REQUEST.
AsUbr For a Kiss la India and Wat 0*0.
tine It I* a Serious Matter.
The police court reports in the Lon
don papers sometimes quote the price of
a kiss, which usually ranges from half
a crown to half a sovereign, according
to the temperament of the magistrate.
How ridiculously cheap this is will be
seen from the following account of the
cost of merely asking for a kiss, which
has been sent to me from India:
“Probably you will hardly credit the
6tory, but it is jjuite true, and, though
the names are withheld by the Allaha
bad paper which gives the facts, the
parties are well known. An officer of
the Madras medical service was holding
one of the most desirable civil surgeon
cies in the province, and there he re
ceived a visit from a civilian and hla
wife. While driving with the lady in a
dogcart the doctor asked her for a kiss.
It was very wrong, especially as there
was a native servant sitting behind the
conple, and he met with the stem re
pulse which his impudence and impru
dence invited. This exemplary woman
afterward wrote to the doctor that she
had told her husband of his conduct.
The doctor then wrote an abject apolo
gy, which the husband submitted to the
Madras government- Without being al
lowed to say a word on his own behalf
the doctor was forthwith officially ad
viced to resign the servioe to avoid dis
missal Since then the Madras govern
ment has been induced to modify its de
cision. The offender is graciously per
mitted to serve the farther nine months
neoessary to qualifyhim for the lowest
scale of pension, hnt he has been trans
ferred from his civil surgeoncy back to
military service and packed off to a re
mote station in upper Burma.’’—Lon
don Troth.
LOSING QOLD.
The Run Regia* Simultaneously With
Preparation* for ImuIu* Rood*.
Washington, Nov. 14—Coincident
with the issue of the circular inviting
bids for gold United States bonds, the
treasury department is beginning to lose
gold. Ou Nov. 13 it lost $6,000 in gold
and, since, $130,000 in exchange for
United States notes and treasury notes.
This gold was withdrawn from sub
treasuries, and farther withdrawals are
expected.
The first offer for the new bond issue
has just been received at the treasury.
It came in the form of a telegram from
the interior of New York state. It was
for $50,000, and the sender stated that
the price offered and other partionlars
were contained in a letter which'was
then on its way to Washington.
Modal* of Honor for Boston Folleemou,
Boston, Nov. 14.—Hereafter every
policeman who distinguishes himself in
the estimation of the police board by
the capture of a dangerous criminal, or
whose life is in peril in the performance
of a hazardous duty, will be presented
with a “medal of honor,” duly inscrib
ed, and which will be worn side by side
with the ordinary police badge.
Italian Railroad* Swindled.
Rome, Nov. 14.—Colossal frauds have
been detected in the Italian railway ad
ministration, in the sale of forged tick
ets and the making of fraudulent book-
ing returns. The peculations aggre
gate several million lire. A number of
arrests have been made in connection
with the fronds, and an inquiry has
been ordered.
SHE MUST GET BLUE BLOOD.
MORTON’S ELECTION.
What II Coat the Bx-TIo* President
Boot Senator SOL
Albany, Nov. 14—Asbely Cole, Gov
ernor-elect Morton’s private secretary,
has filed with the secretary of state an
itemized aoconnt of Mr. Morton’s elec
tion expenditures, which “includes
every payment or contribution made by
himself or any other person which could
or might be held, directly or indirectly,
to have been an expnditnxe far said pur
pose.”
The account is: Republican state
committee, $16,000, of which $2,500 was
paid to the New York comity commit
tee; L. H. Vail, member ot the state
committee from Dutchess county,
$2*500; Rhinebeck town oommittee,
$500; pasters, $400; sundries, $390; total,
$19,790.
Wilson la Boston.
Boston. Nov. 14—Congressman Wil
liam L. Wilson addressed an audience
of 2,50o here, on “The Problems That
Confront Popular Government.” The
audience greeted his appearance on the
platfoRn with a whirlwind of sympa
thetic applause. He made no reference
to the recent elections. ' .
Tho Talk I* Now That Pullman’s Dough.
ter Will Marry Alexander of Servia.
King Alexander of Servia is asserted
to be on the eve of marrying Miss Poll
man, daughter of the American cat
builder. Not only does the match con
stitute a topic of discussion in the cap!'
tals of Europe, bnt it has been publish
ed as an affair definitely settled in some
of the most reliable Viennese, Berlin
and Parisian papers.
Surprising though it may appear at
first sight, there are far fewer obstacles
to a union between the American heir
ess and King Alexander than with
Prinoe Iseubnrg-Bierstein, for., where
as the prince is debarred by the statutes
of his family—statutes that are recog
nized os valid by the courts of Vienna,
Berlin and all the minor German capi
tals—from marrying any woman not his
equal iu birth and rank there is no
snch impediment to prevent King Alex
ander of Servia from wedding the girl
of bis choice, be she peasant or princess.
The Isenbnrgs were sovereigns far
hundreds of years and np to the begin
ning of the present century, although
they are now no longer bo. The king ot
Servia’s ancestors, even in the early
part of the present century, were illit
erate swineherds, and, although their
descendant is a king and recognized as
snch by the various foreign courts and
A Negro Boy Frightened to Booth.
Memphis, Nov. 14—Willie Smith, a
negro boy. fancied he saw a ghost in 1 governments, yet he is not hedged in
the rood, and, running home, he in- j with.the same restraints and restriction*
farmed his mother. The lad became that surround these of his brother
terribly excited, sad a physician waa monarch s who have behind them a long
unmoned, bnt, despite every effort,
NO PROOF OF DEATH.
Tho Curious Action Growing Out of tho
Mulhaosen Work* Explosion.
A curious action arising ont of a re
markable accident at the Mnlbansen
Chemical works is about to occupy .the
German courts. It will be remembered
that Conrad Wnchner entered the works
with a lantern at 6:30 a. m., and that
an explosion occurred almost immediate
ly, followed by the bursting of the acid
tanks. Nothing has since been seen ot
the man, not even a shred of his cloth
ing or a fragment of his body. Wnoh-
net’s life was insured, and the widow
olaims the amount of thepolioy, bnt the
company declines to pay on the ground
that there ie no proof of death.
The chemical analysis in the flooded
works after the explosion revealed
traces of animal matter, snch as dissolv
ed bone, bnt the insurance company de
clines to accept snch a novel proof of
death because, among other things, the
analyst cannot swear that the liquefied
bone was the hone of a human being.
The unhappy widow was not compelled
to pay the expenses of the funeral, bnt
in every other respect she is a most
hardly nsed woman, and there is much
pnblio sympathy for her, which is tak
ing the form of subscriptions to help
her fight the insurance company.—Ber
lin Letter. . ,
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Tho Pumpkin's Hour* For Growing.
A. P. Anderson, a graduate student
in the department of botany at the state
university, has just completed some
novel and very interesting investiga
tions as to the growth of plants. In this
series of experiments Mr. Anderson baa
been studying the growth of the pump
kin and its vine, making use of his new
eleotrical device for measuring plant
growth.
The interesting fact is revealed that
the pumpkin itself does most of its
growing after 7 o’clock in the evening
and diminishes its activity as the son
rises and begins to act upon the leavea
From 9 o’clock in the morning nntil 8
o’clock in the afternoon the weight of
the fruit diminishes, owing to the evapo
ration of water from the leaves of the
plant The general results show that
when the trait grows most the vine
grows least and vice versa.
The course of these experiments has
been watohed with great interest by the
botanical department, as they cover a
part of the science as yet very little
known.—Minneapolis Times
Invited to Visit the Kaiser.
Charles Schartow of Omaha has re
ceived an offioial letter from Emperor
William asking him to visit Germany
at the emperor’s expense. On Ang. 16,
1870, the Prussian army was battling
with the French- at Mars la Tonr, and a
mitrailleuse, stationed on a hill, was
pouring shot into the Prussian ranks
Nearly 150 men had fallen under its
fire, and it was necessary that the in-,
vaders should silence the gnn cr fall
back. No officer would order his com
mand to capture it, for that meant all
bnt certain death. Volunteers were
called for, and 15 men responded.
Schartow was one of these and waa one
of the three who returned alive after the
gnn was captured. Schartow will accept
the invitation.
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Safety In Speed.
In the coarse of experiments with the
Maxim gnn at Lydd camp bamboo
screens were the targets. The greater
the velocity obtained the lees was the
effect on the screens. It was sometimes
almost impossible to see where the bal
lets passed through. The inference is
that if a ballet struck a human being in
a fleshy bnt not vital part the injury
would be less serious than that inflicted
by a projectile of less velocity.—Lon
don Standard.
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To Carry Blaetrlo Batteries.
It. is probable that large numbers of
the German soldiers will, be equipped
with portable eleotrio batteries weigh
ing abont half a pound. A small lamp
goes with it, and the invention will be
of great value to the men employed
abont powder magazines They are also
to be nsed far signaling from balloons
at night and can be fixed to the helmet
diod 1a oonvxuaionfle
line of royal predecessors.—New York when the men have to dig tranches aft*
or dark.—Berlin Exchange. j
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