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VOL. 3. NO. 516/ GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Bills Introduced in Both Houses Yesterday. Considerable Interest Taken in the Elec tion 'iontests—Mr. Todd s Liquor Bill- Big Day's Work in the House. Special to Tribuxe-of-Rome. PTAti.anta. November 7 —All the talk about the hotels before the members camo over and about the legislative halls after they got here has been over the seuatorship. find the anti-Gordon clement talking ■Bideutly and the Gordon men seem- Rmpy happier than they have been at any time. What does it mean and who is getting fooled? That’s a hard question to answer. The alliancemen are, in my opinion, making a big bluff today. The first caucus hurt th dr cause —there is no doubt about that. Last night’s caucus nay have helped them, but it is a noticeable fact and one which they take pains to conceal is their caucuses have a 1 been very fcmall. At no time have they had enough votes to elect. The rm.i-Gordon men who are outside the 1< gislature are using a good deal of bieath in cussing the stupidity of the alliancemen in not hav ing some sort reorganization hero to fix the members against Gordon as they ar rived on the scene, and they are now talking of the election of Gordon as a decided probability—when a Hew days ago they couldn’t be made to acknowledge that General Gordon’s elec tion was even a mere possibility. Now, while there is nothing definite in all this talk, it shows the tendency of opinion. Alliance leaders are still strong in their claim of at least 125 votes, but they are unable t > point them out. At this hour, while the morning session is being held the outlook is at present this: At 3:00 an anti-Gordon caucus will be held at the Kimball. At that caucus the first thing to be done is to take a count of noses and see if General Gordon is beat*n. Then there will be a show of the candidates here, and is douolcday it t-nttd THE TRIBUNE-QF-ROME. difference of opininion a» to whether the crowd can open on him. THE JUDGESHIP CONTESTS It can be put down as settled that Sam Lumpkin will succeed Judge Mark Blan ford on the supremo bench, and it is al most as certain that Harry McWhorter will be Lumpkin’s successor. Lumpkin, from the present count, has a least 150 votes and today Blanford withdrew. Judge Dick Clark, of this city, has been mixing with the members, but if he has any votes I don’t know w here they are. Slab Reese and Worley, of Elbert, are opposing McWhorten, but their frh nils haven’t much hope. The election of judges takes place on next Monday. As to the circuit. judge ship, Judge Roney will have a walk-over. Young “Bill” Davis, of Buike, is push ing Lovett of liis county, but Davis hint himself and his candidates >y the man ner of his tight on Clark Howell. Judge Spencer Atkinson will have no opposi tion, neither will Judge Wellborn, Judge Miller, Judge Jim Guerry. Jud e B -yi - ton lias two opponents, (id. Pag. , of Pike, and Judge Middlebrooks, o N v ton. For Judge ILm s’ plum there are five candidates—Hou. R.-ger Gambl ■, Hon. Alf Herrington, Judge I'. N Gil more, Co). A. F. Daly and ll' T. McGee of I'attna'l. Tom Eason will have no opposition for re--'lec.tion as solicitor, neither will li iw.od ft . nipson. Tiiu several contestswill make the eletions decidedly lively. THE SENATE. The two most important bills intro duced in the senate today bear upon the prohibition and school questions. Mr. Todd, of the Atlanta district, true to his prohibition promises, has a bill to wipe out barrooms. It prohibits the sale of liquor in the state in quantities less than a quart, and provides that when so sold it shall not be drank “on or near” the premises. Mr. Terrell, of the Thirty-sixth, is the author of a bill extending the school term to six months. The state board of education under this act consists of the governor, attorney general, and state school commissioners. Senator '‘Dick" Johnson, the author of the house bill pinsioning soldiers’ widows under which the constitution trodtn id a bill cai.y 01 "-o uiti.i.;..;l. ROME, GA. SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 8. UJO. HOUSE. The house did a big day’s work today, and have started out as if trying to break the record in the number of bills passed. Very few of them, however, are o t more than local importance. Atkinson, of Coweta, introduced a bill to extend the powers of the railroad commissioners so as to give them power and authority to regulate the changes of express, sleeping cars and telegraph com ■ panics for service rendered within the Ist te, and to make the penalties pro scribed against railroads for violating commissioners’ rules apply to such com | panics likewise. Ryals, of Chatham, introduced one to I amend section 4,578 of the code, which relates to the running of freight trains on the Sabbath day, so as to add thereto a prohibition touching freight trains. Warner Hill, of Merriwether, Snelson’s county, seems to be carrying out the economic principles of his ex-colleague. He introduced a bill this morning to amend tdie constitution of ’77 by paying the members of the general assembly a salary not to exceed $160; the idea being that a s ssion longer than forty days is not contempla ted by the constitution. In addition to the salary, mileage is allowed at the rate of ten cents per mile traveled. Gilbert, of Muscogee, introduced his ballot reform law. The Brady bill comes up under another name. This tin e it is introduced by Campbell, of Meriwether, Captain Seay, of Floyd, introduced two bi’ls —one to amend the charter of East Rome; ths other to relieve the Rome Street Railroad company from the pen alty provided by the act of Sept. 17, 1889 Three or four labor laws were intro duced, to protect, the original employer in his contract with the laborers. Another very important bill was intro duced by Ryals, of Char ham. It is to render railroads subject to municipal taxation. This is an extreme extension of the Glenn bill passed by the last legis lature, providing for the county taxation of ia’’roa Is. > THE ALLIANCE. I South Dakota is Captured by Farmers j Min.xi Arm.is, Mixx . November 7. — The later returns from slmwjj.'at Ila nsidW|Mß JioNTGMitßvs Chief. Chief of Police Gerald on Trial. Wi'mss.s fesiify That o<t .'.the Mau Killed, Made No Threat, mid Was Go ing to the Country When Killed. Montgomery, Ala,Novi mb r7—The preliminary trial of thi chief of police, Gerald, for killing W. W. Cottrell, ex mayor of Cedar Keys, iu this city yestei day, began before Jusiici Jackson tl is morning. Col. H. C. Tompk ius,A:li.iirmau of the democratic • xeutive committee, and ('apt. John \\ niter, represent, the de fendant, and M; j. D. Smele, a talented young lawyer, represents the prose, u tion, h. W. Middleton, Cottrell's friend, who rode with Cottrell in the hack to he p. lice hea Iqu liters, testified that Gerald, tired upon Cottrell twice with a d -üble birrel gun, once while standin; , next while falling. Cottrell informed witness that he desired to go to police head quarters to settle his fine and leave the city. Fletcher Robinson, the brakeman, testified that < ottrell tried to hire bis hack first to go to the country, and he was then r< <]nested by Cottrell to carry him to a liveiy stable, and to go by po lice headipi i, ters. He heard Cottrell .make no threats; never saw ary pistol, and didn’t see Cottrell attempt to draw a pistol. Cottrell was shot as soon as be got out of the carriage. IN DOUBT. The OlUcial Count Will Be Necessary to Decide in Illinois. Chicago, November 7. —The newspa- I ers here give the standing of the next state Itgislature jn joint ballot as follows: Tribune, republican: Republicans, 102; democrats. !><l; farmers’ alliance, InUr-Ocean, republican: Republicans, 101-democrats, 101; fartoers’ alliance, 2. Nows, independent: Republicans, lot, democrats, lifarmers’ alliance 'tWi Times, independent, adds the tai 'Wrs' alii.mee men to ratio ENGLISH VIEW Os THE TARIFF. ! Hen. Joseph Chatub in, M, I’., Talks on tlie Tariff Question. l.osrox, M.i-s, X '-ember 7. Hon. Joseph ( hamberlin. M. P , in an inter view yesterday, g ive hi.- opinion that the McKinley or any t.uill a v that is so rear the line of prohib tioti « ou’d be benefi cial to England and etrimc- tai to America, in that Americi. s cannot com pete w th England in the South Ameri c m market,, and other t-.imgn and neu tral countries Os 'lie seal fisheries, Mr Chambeiliu said: “ihisonght to be a subj t of arbitra tion, England is ready ■ submit the matter, and 1 hope the I uiud States will oe equally willing." A BLAZEIN BUF il.O The Wells Elevator Buildup is Burn d —Loss $U50,000 Bri l ai.o, N. ¥., Novenib. i 7 —Abom o’clock this morning a loud explori startled those living in the vicinity of t . I\\ ill— elevator building. Simultaneou with the explosion tire broke out in tl building, and in a few minu’es the place was wrapped in II lines. The heat Was so intense as to prevent the li . men from being able to control the tl lines, and seeing that nothing could Im done, they turm d their attention to saving the other buildings Immense pieces of iron roofing fell, narrowly mis-big soma of the firemen. I’he men worked bravely, however, until 4 o’clock in the afternoon, when they succeeded in controlling the tire. The loss will be lit least $250,000, most of which is covered By insu anco. A CHINESE Ills ASTER. Unce Hundred M®> Are Horribly M anglWl Shanghai, XovembeK.-At Tai Ping In, where are located A- ■ goveinment mills for the manufacture . f powder, a fearful a 'indent has occui i d. While the workmen w,ro euga<>ed at their various cecupatiom dxiut them.’ an explosion took plan -h, p eom'- pletely destroyed the Imi.dim..- ai ,1 kilh d three hundred m ing many others. cause of I'’e ex jI. -1..11 b iff aseert lim d.' I : ' ‘ V k bMiaiPBME PRICE FIVE CE NTS A HOTEL Bilim k wenfuik) Town Suffers from Fire. The Gusts Arc Aroused and m Their h’.tforta t • KHcape M ny Are Fatally In jurtd and Sunie Kiile « Outright- I <)wr xsnoito. Ky , X-'vemher 7. ■ A fire sl.iitcd.it about imdumii la.-t night ill | the has! nn-nt >t the llm.-i lio. se, which I was totally destroyed. the lire then rapidly spread to the Me-senger news I paper and job office, A. J. handling’s tine I stone building and D. A. Evans’ livery s' able. .A 11 lln hose of the Ii re depart ment lias b on bu st ami the lire d parf ment arc p. f.. t y h. tpless. . elegr.uns live been sent to Evansville and Hendor sm, asking tor assistance. There is a -trongwiiid, ..nd little hope of saving any f the busm -.-., part of the city is enter lined. l’he guests of tlm hotel were ai ousod by leery of tiro. Then rushed to and fro, ■lying to esc ipe Irom tho building. Mi. Chillies Hanford, of New Albany, Lm., was t.Holly injund by jumping from ’lie tourth-stoiy to the pavement below. < narli-s A. Gamsey, of Ib-troi', Mich , was f, igliifndy burned and will die' I haras 1... b edit, of Philadelphia, was burned tioni the loins t. the n ck. His death is expected. W. J. Hahr, of ( in emnati, was fatally burned. Nor AS BAD AS Fiusl liEPOHTEII. Lol I-V11.1.1-:, hr , November 7.—The lire at Owensboro, Ky., which occurred •it an early hour this morning, was not as -'.id or as.disastrous as at first reported. Ihe loss will not exceed $150,600, upon ahi h there is $75,000 insurance. None "I lheguestsjin the hotel were burned, iml only one was injured by jumping, ' .iml he only slightly. KNOCKED HIM OU I’. I’itoviin x< I-:, It. 1.. November 7. —A ove ligl t tor SI,OOO a side between Aus- Gib'ions of Put ms m, »ml Mitfc a- idug. "I Wil ;in is 1 — r iGrMtlOTWnHraSm