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VOL. XXVIII—NO.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
mediately and came to Atlanta and
of ttilQ 0 » C , aptH ‘ n Howel! - 1 told him
£,di h u d se '’eral other suits which
? a f b T?. e J n _ b ^?, u S!’ t against us by Mr. Harri-
Busy 0»y In the Legislature, and Many ! and UmM u.n 'H? !V. K ' tl , udr connections,
Bill. Brought Forward. * » -i!i at i, b ! lle \' e . d , tb ? whole matter was
n, I.TMtlg.tlng Committee Hake It Lively Air
Hr. Eager, but Like Hr. Harrison lie Is a Oooil
Hxplainer—Other Atlanta Items.
Atlanta, December 2.—The house met
at the usual hour. Under a continuation
oftbecallofthe counties, the following
new matter was introduced:
By Mr. Glenn, of Whitfleld-To provide
how the names of corparations may be
changed; also, to make transportation
companies liable for injuries inflicted upon
one employe by another in certain cases-
also, to prevent the manufacture or sale of
intoxicating liquors within three miles of
the Ellijay seminary.
By Mr. Pickett, of Worth—To alter and
amend section 608 (z) of the code.
By Mr. Gresham, of Walton—To amend
the charter of Social Circle.
By Mr. Felton, of Bartow—'To incorpor
ate the Cartersville, Maysville and Kuox-
ville Air-Line Railway Company; also, to
incorporate the Cartersville and Gaines
ville Railroad Company.
By Mr. Huff—To amend the act incor
porating the Macon Street Railroad Com
pany, so as to increuse the capital stock of
the corporation; also, to provide for the
sule of property of estates unproductive in
their character; also, to provide for the es
tablishment of a permanent peneteutiary
and supply farm.
By Mr. Monroe—To amend the act cre
ating the board of roads and revenues of
the county of Calhoun; also, to amend
section 4541 of the code of 1882.
By Mr. Harvey—To amend the act cre
ating the town of Hephzibah.
By Mr. Holland—To amend the act for
the relief of maimed ex-confederate sol
diers who were not residents of the state
in 1879, but who have since taken up their
residence in this state.
By Mr. Harper—To amend section 1272
of the code.
By Mr. Brown—To require grand juries
to inspect the jails of their counties at each
term of the court; also, to repeal the act
regulating the issuance of requisitions by
the governor in'extradition cases.
By Mr. Green—To amend section 4350 of
the code.
By Mr. McCleskey—To provide for suits
in eases of homicide, not now included in
the laws of the slate.
By Mr. Clay—To carry into effect para
graph 7, section 1 of article 7 of the con
stitution.
By Mr. Atkinson—To provide an addi
tional mode of defense in distress war
rants.
By Mr. Harris—To repeal the stock law
in Columbia county.
By Mr. Halo—To provide for the estab
lishment of the state line between Geor
gia and Tennessee ill the vicinity of Dade
county.
By unanimous consent the bill intro
duced by Mr. Howell, of Decatur, to re
peal an act creating a criminal court in
that county was read the third time and
passed.
By Mr. Howell—A resolution to expedite
business by discontinuing the introduction
of new matter until the eierk’s desk is
cleared of all the business now on it. The
resolution was lost.
By Mr. Howell, of Decatur—To provide
for the registration of the voters or Deca
tur county. This bill was read by unani
mous consent the third time, and passed.
The house then adjourned.
Senate Proceedings.
Atlanta, December 2.—The senate was
oalled to order at 10 o’clock, President pro
tem. -Pringle in the chair. Prayer was
offered by Chaplain Jones. After roll call
and the reading of the journal the follow
ing new business was introduced:
By Mr. Atwood—A bill to amend the
charter of the Darien Short Line Railroad
Company.
By Mr. Jackson—A bill to amend an act
to perfect the public school system; also
a bill to amend an act to provide for the
appointment of school trustees.
On motion of Mr. Powell the rules were
suspended arid the bill to repeal an act to
provide for registration of voters in Spald
ing county was read a second time.
The president announced the following
members from the senate to the joint
committee provided for under the house
resolution, £o examine into the state of
business of the general assembly and re
port whether it is advisable to extend the
season beyond the constitutional forty
days: Messrs. Butt, Wofford and Jackson.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs.
DrJarnetl, Jackson and'Guerry for a few
days.
A message from the house was rend an
nouncing the passage of certain bills.
By Mr. Butt—A bill to provide that
wills made by persons residing outside of
Georgia and disposing of property in this
state may be admitted to probate in any
county in this state under certain provis
ions.
Under a suspension of the rules several
bills were read a second time, and on mo
tion of Mr. Wright, of the first, the bill
providing against the wrongful sale of
mortgaged personalty was recommitted to
the committee on special judiciary.
Mr. Wright, chairman on part of the
•enateof the joint committee to visit the
deaf and dumb asylum, made an interest
ing report, reviewing expenditures by the
trustees, commending the asylum and rec
ommending the appropriation of $4000 to
complete the chapel and school building
now in process of erection and $5000 to re
pair and make necessary improvements in
the dormitories. ,
Adjourned at 11:20 a, m. uni ll 10 o’clock
to-morrow.
The Investigating Committee.
Atlanta, November 2.—The joint in
vestigating committee assembled to-night
at 7:30. Mr. George R. Eager was put
upon the stand, Mr. McCord conducting
the examination. He said: “I am Irom
Massachusetts. I am treasurer ami general
manager of the American ^Marble Coni-
pany and contractor fov building the Mari
etta and North Georgia railroad. I know
Mr. Harrison. He approached me in the
spring of 1885 with a contract looking to
a combined effort to secure a change ot
material for the state capitol to Georgia
marble. All of the companies were to bid,
but if either got the contract all were
to share in furnishing the stone.
Mr. Harrison asked me to
use my influence to get Clements to join in
the effort. I saw Clements later, and we
both decided not to have anything to do
with it. I think the contract stipulated
that the companies should share the ex
pense, and Mr. Harrison said he thought it
would not require more than $4000, though
no ii;ures were fixed in the contract, i
think the contract for construction had
been awarded at that time. l
didn’t think it was policy foV our company
to go into it, was my reason for declining.
Soon after the governor and party re
turned from inspecting the Marietta and
North Georgia railroad a writ of injunc
tion was tiled against the treasurer to pre
vent a surrender of the bonds of the com
pany. When the writ was served on me I
was indignant and got on the cars ini-
apersenUirTt a o[d h hr? 1 d e id^ n t U g r eli:ve 8 : 0Ur Wi,h J “P a " 0utlined ’
get a statement to tiiHteffect He' told
\tlantn* ®a!v 1 when I came to
&oweUo d fit a “d^ da ^l t ' ^ tow'oaphSn
Howell of it and he said: ‘If Bisaner will
make an affidavit to that I’d have him do
It. That is a startling story.’ At a subse-
?*'Atlanta I got Mr. Bisaner
to go to Mr. Hoke Smith’s office and
ni an . affidavit. Bisaner read
the affidavit and said it was all right. I
took the affidavit to Captain Howell, and
also that of Judge Brown to the effect that
he was not disqualified. He told me to
show Judge Brown’s affidavit to Judge
Fain, and if he didn’t dissolve the
restraining order, X might know
something was wrong. I showed it
to Judge Fain and he said
he could not dissolve the order, but' he
gave an order of notice to the other side to
show why the order should not be dis
solved. When it was heard, Judge Fain
did dissolve the order. Mr. Clements was
summoned before the senate sub-coniinit-
tee, and I went with him as
l wanted to see him, and we
had but a short time to get
here. While testifying Mr. Clements re-
ferred to me, and the committee asked me
some questions. When Mr. Harrison spoke
of expenses he referred to attorney’s fees.
Gen. Phillips once talked with me on the
subject and said he thought I had made a
mistake in not going in with them.
I saw General Phillips here
during the session of the legislature quite
often. I know of no use of money to
change the material in the capitol except
as set forth in the affidavit of Bisaner. I
didn’t know Judge Fain at the time, and
wouldn’t have known him if I had seen
him. 1 didn’t favor the publication of the
matter and I only went to Capt. Howell
for advice, as he was an influential man.
Cross-examined by Colonel Hammond—
“The interview published in the Conttitu-
tion was written Ivy myself, in my room
at the Kimball House, Captain Howell
being present and asking the questions in
my interview. Where I said ‘prominent
citizen,’ Mr. L. N. Trammell was meant,
lie said General Phillip.-,’ good will was
worth more to mo tnan $10,000, an I
gave him that amount for his stock (which
was worthless) in order to get peace. I
heard that Judge Brown’s son had been
retained in the case in order to disqualify
Judge Brown. Mr. E. C. Machen, of New
York, is the gentleman referred to who
cams to my room after midnight and asked
me to pay $50,000. 1 believe Mr. Harri
son’s object in bringing the bill to
enjoin the treasurer was to hold
the matter up until Mr. Harrell
could introduce his bill in the legislature.
When I came to Georgia in 1880 I was not
under indictment for crime in Boston.”
(Mr. Hammond reads an indictment for
willful misapplication of moneys—$18,000
of the Pacific Bank of Boston.) “1 don’t
deny the indictment,” said Mr. Eager. “I
simply answered that I was not under in
dictment when I came to Georgia. I wish
to introduce this document to accompany
that indictment.” (A document was
read, which was an affidavit signed by a
numb r of bank presidents and prominent
gentlemen at the north, testifying that Mr.
Eager had been honorably acquitted of
the charge, and was an honorable gentle
man worthy of all confidence and business
trust.) The cases lagainst me on these in
dictments were never tried, and the man
who investigated them sent a writ
ten statement to the state’s attorney
that he was convinced that I
was entirely innocent, and asked
that the indictments be nol prossed.
The bond of the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad was given to Colonel
Trammell. He was then railroad commis
sioner. He had beet) active in negotiating
a settlement between me and General
Phillips and I gave a thousand dollar bond
to him. After the settlement he came to
me as representing General Phillips. He
said:
“I think this matter can all be settled ii
you will buy General Phillips’ interest.”
“I replied that his interest was worth
nothing. Xle said, ‘it will be worth your
while to pay $10,000 for his interest in or
der to get his good will.’ The matter was
afterwards in the hands of my attorney,
Mr. I-Ioke Smith, and the trade with Col.
Trammell was made by him.
“A joint committee of the legislature
was investigating charges against our treat
ment of the convicts used in constructing
the Marietta and North Georgia railroad,
and it was coming out of a session of this
committee that Col. Trammell approached
me. It was during the session of the
legislature 1883. Mr. Hoke Smith tele
graphed me afterwards to know what I
would give for the bond and I paid $500 for
it. Mr. Trammell's proposition to buy up
General Phillip’s good will bad
no reference to influencing the finding
of tnat legislative committee. I
know nothing of my own knowledge what
arrangement was made between Mr.
Smith and Col. Trammell. I paid the
bond to Mr. Smit h for Mr. Trammeil and
supposed be got it, but I don’t know that
he ever did. It was pay for the assistance
of Mr. Trammell in effecting a settlement
with Col. Phillips. Mr. Smith has inform
ed me in the last few days that Mr Tram
mell never received the bond. I paid $500
ibr the bond and supposed Mr. Trammell
got it.
Mr. W. T. Day testified about the meet
ing of Gen. Phillips, Judge Fain and others
at Mr. Harrison’s residence. A paper
about material for the capitol was read
with a view to getting their opinion upon
the advisability of publishing the same. I
don’t think Judge Fain expressed an opin
ion. I know Bisanev’s reputation in
Pickens. It’s pretty shakey. I ask to be
excused irom saying whether I would be
lieve him on oath or not. Gen. Phillips
told me he was Mr. Harrison’s hired attor
ney. I know nothing of the charges
against Judge Fain and Senator Rankin. I
never heard of them until it was publish-
The committee adjourned till Friday at
3 o’clock p. m.
A Keg of Powder Kills Three Men.
Pittsbuho, December2.—A Belair, Ohio,
special to the Commercial Gazette says: A
parlor mutch upon the floor of the store ot
Robert Hall was stepped on and its igni
tion threw a 6park into some loose powder,
which in turn caused the explosion ol a
keg of powder, blowing out the end ot the
building. Three persons were killed and
four badly hurt.
“Bid They Want to Know!”
Charleston, S. C., December 2.—The
coroner’s jury in the case of Caesar Robin
son?colored, who was lynched at Florence
Tuesday night found that he came to his
cteth by being lynched by parties un
known to the jury.
Two Trumps Killed*
Hamilton, Ont., December 2.—-The
mail train for Toronto to-day ran into the
pilot of an engine at Junction Cut. 1 wo
[ramps who were stealing a ride were kill
ed and the mail clerk was injured. Little
damage was done to the train.
A Short Reeling of the Cabinet—A Soft Place ftir
(Jreely—(Jen. Nairn Want* a Bnrruu — Other
IteniH In llrlef.
Washington, December 2.—President
Cleveland has issued a proclamation an
nouncing that rutidcations have been ex
changed in due form of the extradition
treaty with Japan, which was negotiated
at the city of Tnkio oil April 2ft, 1888, and
amended by the senate June 21, 1886. In
accordance with the terms of this treaty
it becomes operative sixty days after the
exchange of notifications, and this period
has already expired.
The treaty provides that Tor the better
administration of justice and the preven
tion of crime within the two countries and
their jurisdiction, it is agreed that persons
charged with or convicted of
crime, and being fugitives from
justice shall be reciprocally
delivered uji under stipulated conditions.
Tile offenses covered by the treaty are
murder and assault with intent to commit
murder, counterfeiting, forgery, embezzle
ment or malversation of public funds, rob
bery, burglary, perjury and subornation of
perjury, rape, arson, piracy, murder, or
nu assault committee, on board of ships
bearing the Hags of the demanding coun
try, and malicious destruction of property
by which human life is endatigered.
When a demand for extradition is made,
it shall be optional to proceed
with the trial or grant the extradition. If
it is apparent that the extradition is sought
for a political offense, the surrender shall
not take place, nor shall any person sur
rendered be tried or punished tor uny po
litical offense committed previous to nis
extradition, or for any offense other than
that lor which he was extradited. The
requisition for extradition shall be made
through diolomatic channels, accompa
nied by authenticated copies of the war
rant far arrest and the evidence
for conviction. The fugitive shall be
surrendered only on such evidence
as would justify his apprehension at the
place where he is found. On notification
by telegraph of formal application for ex
tradition each government will endeavor
to procure the provisional arrests. Neither
country is bound to deliver up its citizens
or subjects, but shall have the power to do
so if deemed proper. The expenses of
arrest and transportation shall be paid by
the gevernment requesting the extradi
tion.
Tin 1 Cabinet Meeting anil the 111'-Siim-.
Washington, December 2.—The cabi
net meeting to day was of short duration.
All the members were present. The pres
ident’s message was the only subject con
sidered, although there was an informal
discussion as to the probable course of
congress at its coming session. The mes
sage is practically completed and the cleri
cal force at the white house are now en
gaged in preparing copies tor both houses
of congress.
A HoR Place fur UiVIcj.
Washington, Decernber*2.—The secre
tary of war has approved the request
made by the chief signal officer that
Lieutenant Greely be retained on duty in
the signal office as an .assistant to General
Hazen, who is in ill health.
lluzcn Punts a Bureau.
Washington, December 2. — General
Hazen, chief signal officer, has submitted
to the secretary of war, with a request for
approval and recommendation, a bill pro
viding for the re-organization of the signal
service and its incorporation as a regular
bureau of the war department, having
charge of the weather predictions, army
signalling, and the maintenance ami repair
of military telegraph lines.
WORK BEFORE CONGRESS.
council committee. The representatives
than organized, with John A. Kasson as
chairman. Mr. Henry,of Virginia,informed
the meeting that Gov. Leo had communi
cated with President Cleveland in reference
to the proposed celebration, and that
the president would incorporate a sugges
tion to congress in his annual message in
relation to the matter. A committee of
seven, with Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massa
chusetts, as chairman, whs appointed by
the chair to confer with a similar number
of the citizens’ committee during the re
cess and adopt an outliue plan. The con
vention then adjourned for two hours, and
upon reassembling Mr. Lodge, chairman
ot the conference committee, reported that
tho following outline programme of
the celebration had been agreed
upon: An oration and poem
commemorative of the signing of the con
stitution; a military display, in which all
branehea of the U lilted States service will
be represented: an industrial procession
display, and the orention of perpetual
memorial commemorative of the consti
tution.
Invitations to.take part will bo extended
to the president and cabinet, congress,
officials of the government, foreign repre
sentatives, officials of the state govern
ments. civic and other organizations, in
cluding organizations of labor.
OUR MONTGOMERY NEWS.
Important Steps Taken by tile Alabama Legisln-
Somc of the Bills That Will Engage the Atten
tion and Time of tile Tiro Ileuses.
Washington, November 30.—More than
13,000 bills and joint resolutions were in
troduced into the two houses during the
first session of congress. Of these, fewer
than a thousand became laws. It is true
that a good many of tho bills still on tho
calendars are duplicates in the two houses,
and that a good many of the measures in
troduced have been already finally dis
posed of by vetoes or by adverse no
tion, either in the committees or the
main bodies. There is also no time to
be expended in organizing the house as
during a first session. Still, tho calendars
are overloaded with measures in all stages
of advancement and more than sufficient
to take up the time of several sessions.
Various pension vetoes will confront con
gress, to begin with. There is the question
of the fisheries, which has been under con
sideration by a senate committee during
the recess. Out Mexican diplomacy, as illus
trated by the Cutting case, will doubtless
call for review. The Pan-Electrio investi
gation and the Garland business will quite
surely occupy some attention. Mr. Blair’s
enormous pension bill and equally enor
mous educational projects ought to be suf
fered to rest in peace, as they have had
more than their share of discussion.
There are various bills to allot land in
severalty to Indians, and to provido for
throwing open a part of the Indian terri
tory to white settlement. Several impor
tant land grant forfeiture" bills await con
sideration, as does also the hill prohibi
ting congressmen from acting us attorneys
to laud grant railways.
There is a Mexican pension bill now sus
pended between the senate arid house,
while several costly bills for pensions and
equalizing bounties will probably try to get
a hearing. There are resolutions for in
vestigating strikes and the labor problem,
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Montgomery, December 2.--Tlio rail
road commission bill passed both houses
by almost a unanimous vote. The bill
changes the term of < IHco from two to
four yeprs, but provines that one of the
commissioners, who shall he appointed at
this session, holds for .i l wo year term. Tho
governor is to appoint one iiiua for presi
dent and two for associate commissioners,
subject to confirmation by the senate. This
important change by such a large vote iH
substantially ail emphatic endorsement of
the present commissioners, whom the
governor doubtless will nominate for
another term.
The senate passed to-day a general local
option law. Its Hate in the house cannot
be conjectured.
The Alabama State Bar Association ad
journed to night. It elected II. C. Tomp
kins, of Montgomery, president; Harris
Taylor, of Mobile, vice-president, and
Alex. Troy, secretary and treasurer.
The supreme court meets next week.
Telegrams from Sheffield to-day advise
an active continuation of the boom. The
principle shops on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad have been secured. A
proposition from the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad of extending their Columbia
branch to Sheffield is also received.
Phil. McKay, a large dealer in steam en
gines, wagons and gins in Eufaula, Ala.,
closed out to day to Cherry Morrow, of
Nashville, and two others. The liabilities
are large.
THE NEW LABOR PARTY.
A Declaration of the Principles In n Circular,
Pittsburg. December 2.—A circular hag
just been issued by the national committee
of the united labor organizations contain
ing a declaration of their principles and
the objects of tho industrial movement to
form a national union labor party at the
convention to be held at Cincinnati on
February 22, 1887. The following repre
sentatives have been appointed to repre
sent the various organizations: Thos. A.
Armstrong, Pennsylvania: H. S. Heath,
Illinois: Gao. L. Jones, Wisconsin; .1. D.
Cole, Kansas; Ferd. Sieger, New York;
John F. Potter, Michigan; Isaac Freeman,
Ohio; S. L. Douglas, Indiana;
J. G. Greenleaf, Now Hampshire;
J. M. Laidlev, West Virginia: John
R. Winston, North Carolina; A. M. Wise,
Mississippi; C. E. Cunningham, Arkansas!
The circular or pamphlet sets forth that
the representatives renounce all other po
litical parties to the end that legitimate
labor be emancipated and the government
restored to the people. The plan of organ
ization contemplates theuppoin ing or an
organizer for each state ami territory in the
United States; state organizer to appoint a
district organizer for each congress
ional district in his state, and
tiie district organizer to appoint
local organizers. The basi- 1 of representa
tion gives each congressional district one
representative for each of the following
orders or organizations in such districts:
knights of labor party, farmers alliance,
graugersand patrons of husbandry, anti
mo opoly leagues, peoples party, farmers
and laborers co-operative union,agricultural
wheels, soldiers organizatoins, arid ail ot her
organizations which endorse and subscribe
to the now declaration of indepennonoj.
KILLED IN THE ACT.
Incendiaries Aprmjit to Burn u Whole Town.
Chicago, December 2.—A Times special
from Temple, Texas, says : “This city nar
rowly escaped destruction by incendiaries
night before last. Tuesday afternoon a
man named Barton informed the officials
of a plot to burn the citv. A special force
was summoned and the city put under the
closest watch. At7:30 the incendiaries ap
peared and poured oil on the wall of Will
iams’ saloon in the rear and applied a
match. When the flames leaped up special
officer McMahon demanded the surrender
of James Nash, the man who applied the
match. Nash fled and McMahon fired,
killing him inst intly, The other conspira
tors made good their escape.”
Itoliliei) of ti Million Pol lam.
Chicago, December 2.—The Inter-Ocean
this morningsnys : “The most sensational
as well as heaviest defalcation which lias
tuken place in Chicago for many years
probably during its commercial history,
which limy take up time, even if they lead | h as juat been brought to light. Miner T.
to nothing. The tariff projects and flnnn- | Ames, the millionaire coal merchant, is
cial measures are legion, and doubtless the victim and Theodore 8. Mize, liis con-
more of them will be introduced. lidential bookkeeper and cashier and sec-
■ |retaryofthe Chicago and Minauk Coal
Another Centennial. j and Coke Company, at No. 142 LaSalle
Philadelphia, December 2.—The dele- street, is the perpetrator of the robbery
gates sent by the states and territories to I that is estimated at $1,000,000, and may ex
devise pluns for an appropriate celebration ceed that amount.
of the centennial anniversary of the pro- ——■ 1 ■
mulgation of the federal constitution j A TorrlMc iliue at Son.
which wiil occur in September next, met I New York, December 2.—The steamer
here to-day. State representatives are as Western Land from Antwerp, which nr-
follows: Pennsylvania, Amos P. Little; | rived here to-day, reports that on Novem-
Virginia, Win. Wirt, Heury Capot; Massa- j ber 27th in latitude forty-seven degrees
chusetts, Henry Cabbot Lodge; Connecli- and fifty minutes and longitude forty-
u . u lit
New York, Lieutenant-Governor Edward bowsstaviug in the turtle-back and killing
F. Jones; South Carolina, Jas. four seamen and two steerage passengers
A. Hoyt; West Virginia, D. : and more or less severely injuring fifteen,
d! Lucas; Missouri, Thos. Tucker [ other seamen arid passengers.
Gantt; Iowa,I John A. Kasson; Indiana, j —
Charles II. Reeve; Montana, Edward W. They Resolve to stand.
Knight; New Hampshire, Benjamin A. Philadelphia, Pa., December 2—At a
Kimball; New Jersey, Charles G. Gurri- largely Attended meeting of the Green
Georgia was the only one of the Glass Manufacturers’Association to-day it I
' ' the list.
A Beautiful Story About Edmunds and
Blaine.
.Mr. film mills Denim the Sentiment of Ills {Re
ported I,otter—A Iteeunelllntlon Itelng llrouglif
About by Friends In View of the Emergency In
ISSN.
original stateB not represented
The delegates were welcome in addresses
bv Thomas CorcoraD, of the local commit
tee having in charge the entertainment of
the visitors, and John Barkslee, of the city ; the New Jersey scale.
unanimously resolved the manufae- 1
turers who are now banking their fires, or I
who have drawn their fires, will not re
sume work until the men agree to work on !
New York, December 1.—A remarkable
story comes drifting over from Washing
ton ns a sequel to the Blaiiie-Ednmuds af
fair. It is said that Senator Edmunds,
since his return to Washington, lias called
in u mutual friend with whom he has
talked over tho affair, and through whom
lie has sent a message to Mr. Blaine, indi
cating his wish to become reconciled. As
i hear the story, Mr. Edmunds in his inter
view with his friend said among other
tilings: “I am not inclined at my age to
hold malice toward any man. I have my
family to think of and the approaching
end of my life,-and l do not want to he in
volved in controversy or bitterness with
any man. You may say as much to Mr.
Blaine from me.”
In the discussion of the affair at General
Arthur’s house which ensued, Mr. Ed
munds is said to bate protested that the
letter which was published in Boston on
the Saturday previous was never written
by him \Vitli any intention of giving offense
or of imputing to Mr. Blaine any such
character as the newspaper had made it
appear. Tho general
CONSTRUCTION PUT UPON THE LETTER
was that lie (Mr. Edmunds) bolieved Mr.
Blaine a dishonest anil dishonorable man.
In response to this intimation, the senator
replied in emphatic langitrge: “I liovor at
any time said or believed that Mr. Blaine
was intent ionally guilty of a dishonorable
act or dishonorable deed.”
The quotation here of this language of
Senator Edmunds has given rise to the
story that a reconciliation will be brought
about between the two statesmen.
Some of Mr. Blaine’s friends say that
such a statement from Mr. Edmunds, made
as openly and broadly as the letter which
gave offense tq Mr. Blaino, would result in
Mr. Blaino living the first to make ad
vances for reconciliation, in talking
about the mut'er, to-night one of Mr.
Blaine’s earnest friends said that ho was in
cline to think that the episode would
lie tiie thunderbolt to clear tho
political sky, and possibly it would have
the. linul effect of bringing together republi
can factions that have been fighting each
other bitterly for a number of years to the
destruction of the party. There is no
question that an earnest effort is being
made in vurious directions to bring about
such a stale of affairs, und of uniting
Conkling, Blaine, Edmunds and oilier
great leaders of the party in support of the
next national ticket. ♦
Cbauucey Andrews, the big iron master
of Youngstown, Ohio, whose brother,
Wallace Andrews, is at the head of various
New York enterprises, including the
Standard Goh Company, * he Steam Heat
Company and tho Cable railroud, is hero
on a visit to his relative. Mr. Andrews
was a delogatu to the last republican
national convention .* Re Is president of a
western railroad, and during the campaign
of 1884 be tendered the u,o ol his private
car to General John A. Logan. Mr.
Andrews was then a Blaine man, but he is
now disposed toward Logan. Chatting
about politics to-day, he said, among
other things: “It seems to me that the
feeling among republicans is that they
WANT TO TRY IT OVER AGAIN.
Whether that is wise or not does not en
ter into their calculations. I regard Mr.
Cluvelund as a strong man. I think the
light for the next president will be in the
sluie of New York. There are 40,01)0 dem
ocratic soldiers in the state of New York
who are bitterly aggrieved over tho presi
dent’s course with reference to pensions,
and over the acts of congress on the same
subject. That is an element which it is
worth while to conciliate, and wo must
pay attention to it. 1 do not think, as
some others do, that Mr. Blaine would get
any more Irish votes at another election
than he did before. If they had stood up
to tiie work ho would have been elected
tiie last time, but they failed at the last
moment.”
1 asked Mr. Andrews about, Mr. Sher
man, of Ohio, und got tho reply: “Sher
man lias never carried Ohio, and it is
doubtful if lie over will, lie has never
made a popular race in the state, and he
lias never had a solid delegation in the na
tional convention. When tie can show
the people at home that lie has strength
elsewhere iu the country it will bo time
enough to discuss the question whether
Ohio should give hiui undivided support
for president; but he wiil hardly get it un
less such strength is developed in other
states to prove to us that v/e can secure
his nomination. Then, possibly, pride, if
nothing else, Would incline everybody to
be for Sherman.”
THE RELATIONS OP BLAINE AND LOGAN
Have been stirred up by the Edmunds
affair, and are much discussed on account
of their neglect to meet each other at the
funeral of Oen. Arthur. It is one of the
stories of tho hour thut there was a com
pact between tho two men in 1884, before
Loguri uecepted the nomination (or vice-
president, that iu the event of Tnsaster to
the ticket the Maine statesman should
give his support to Logan for 1888. It will
Be remembered that Logan refused to say
anything about his acceptance until he
went down to Bar Harbor and saw Blaine.
It was there that the compact was made.
Throughout the campaign Logan was per
petually growling at the arrangements
made for him by the national committee.
He complained bitterly that they were
making him to play second fid lu to Blaine
in a manner to humiliate him.
At Cincinnati, when both men were
there at the big demonstration, Logan was
practically ignored. There was not even
a single committeeman at the depot to re
ceive him when he arrived in Ohauneey
Andrews’ special car. He was his own [
escort nu to the hotel,and his anger black- I
ened his faoc several shades. The slights j
of the campaign were sucli that Logan lias
e\er since been full of burning sarcasm
whenever Blaine’s name is mentioned. As
for the natioiiul committee, he denounced
it unstintingly until Steve Elkins made a
speecli at Baltimore in which he praised
Logan’s war record and advertised his
forthcoming hook.
But tho strangest part of the gossip
about tiie compact is that which ascribes!
to Logan complicity in
THE KNIFING OF BLAINE
by the stalwarts in Oneida county, in this
state, at the instance of Roscoe Conkling.
It wus Logan’s wish to close the campaign
of 1884 in New York and to have Blaine
remain west in Illinois, Michigan and 'Wis
consin. This would have given Logan the
prestige of carrying the election, if they
had succeeded. It was part of Logan’s
plan to call around him tiie old stalwarts, |
and to urge Conkling to at least put in an j
appearance on the stump, :ls he did for '
Garfield out in Ohio iu 18.50. But Blaino i
had no idea of letting Logan carry off any i
of the laurels of the campaign to which he ■
thought himse lf entitled, and lie reversed
his order. He came to New York to meet his
Burehard, while Logan remained we3t. It j
* is said that Logan saw Conkling on one of
his trips to New York during the cam
paign, and told him of tho compact with
Blaine. Conkling declared that. Blaine
would never carry it out. He added that
if tho old stalwart clement, including Lo
gan, should fail to be properly recognized
through the canvass, there was a way of
making it impossible for Blaine to carry
out any political schemo hereafter. This
was the Oneida county knife that he al
ready held in his hand. It fell only after
tho decision was made that Blaine should
come to New York and that Logan should
remain in the back-ground of Illinois.
A Postal Clerk’) Peculations.
Detroit, Mich., December 2.—A special
to the Evening Journal from Grand Rapids
says: “A. IT. Elwood, a mail agent on the
Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad be
tween hero and Cincinnati, was arrested
at the post office in this city this morning
by Inspectors Barrett and Kidder. Elwood
is charged with systematically robbing let
ters, and seventy-live marked bills were
found in his possession. Hu confesses
everything, and acknowledges that his
peculations amount to $32,000. Elwond’s
home is at Silver Creek, Ind., where ho
lias a wife and three children, lie was ap
pointed four years ago, is 50 years old, a
veteran soldier, and in poor health. He.
says ho wus led to steal by financial straits
and for fear of leaving bis family unpro
vided for.”
OVER THE WATERY WASTE.
I,<)») of I,Ifis Ily Explosion—A French Troop
Ship (Joe) Down Willi All On Hoard, Etc.
Dublin, December 2.—The United Ire
land publishes a legal opinion given by
Right Hon. Hugh Holmes, attorney-
general oflreland, to tiie government ns
to its right to suppress tho new movement
of tho Irish national lenguo, which aims to
boat landlords by having tenants deposit
with a trustee for tender, such sums be
low tiie demanded vents as tho tenants be
lieve lair and are able to pay. The line of
action which the landlords proposed to
I ave tiie government adopt to crush out
this form of resistance, was to
arrest every person who should act as
trustee, thus rendering the league’s plan of
paying rent futile, landlords’ agents being
of course debarred from accepting tenders
below tho landlords’ figures. Attorney.
General Holmes says: “Men have the
legal right to not as trustees for tenants aj
proposed by the league and the govern
ment, lias uo right to arrest them for so
noting.” Holmes also advises landlords to
seek some methods of getting rents from
tenants which will not involve govern
ment assistance.
WHAT THE TIMES BAYS.
The Times, commenting on the riots in
Ireland, says it wishes the government
would show that it is more conscious of
its own strength. “Whether by misfor
tune or fault, says the Times, “the
government fails to inspire tiie needfnl
confidence in its resolution. The struggle
would soon end if the law would prove
strong enough to make itself respected and
Irishman would quickly recognize their
mnsters and range themselves on the
winning sideV’
France.
THE OKAR ACCEPTS IT.
PARIS. December 2.-— A well credited re-
port is current here to the effect that the
czar h:is accepted the resignation of M,
DeGicrs as foreign minister, and hns ap
pointed as his successor Prince Lcabinoff.
SHE MAY BE SAFE.
London, December 2.—The French min
isters of marine discredit the reported loss
of the transport Chauderuagor. But they
have no direct udvices concerning her.
Kunlun)!.
THIRTY LIVES LOST.
London, December 2.—Thirty men were
instantly killed by an explosion in Lomore
colliery, in Durham, to-day.
A CHURCH DAMAGED BY FIRE.
The ancient church of St. Mary Magda-
line, in Knight-rider street, was partly
destroyed by fire to-day. Tiie same fire
completely destroyed four warehouses in
the same street. The total loss amounts
to $500,000.
Prussia
HAUL BARS AT HOME.
London, December 2.— General Kitui-
liars arrived at St. Petersburg yesterday,
I lo was met at the depot, by a great crowd,
who received him enthusiastically. The
idea is growing that a conference of the
powers regarding the Bulgarian question
will lie resorted to. Tiie Standard says
that Prussia is negotiating with Parisian
bankers for a loan of 75,000,000 roubles.
A fries.
A FRENCH TROOP SHIP OOES DOWN IN A
CYCLONE.
Algiers, December 2.—It is reported
that the steamsitip Chaudernngor, with
1281) French troops on board, has founder
ed during a cyclone aud that all hands
were lost.
A Big Failure.
Virginia City, Nevada, December 2.—
L. B. Frankel A Co., the oldest mining
stock firm in this state, failed this morn
ing. The liabilities are $915,000. The
creditors include mnnv of the most promi
nent shareholders in the Comstock mines.
The following persons are the heaviest
losers by the Frankel failure : 8. L. Jones,
superintendent of the Crown Point and
Belcher mines, $206,000; R. P. Keating,
superintendent of Savage & Hale and Nor-
cross mines, $50,000, and E. D. Boyle, of
the Alta mine, $20,000. The list of losers
includes several clerks ana miners and a
number of ladies. L. B. Frankel, senior
partner, retired from business several
years ago. It is said that ho is a million
aire, and ns lie still retains an interest in
tiie business the creditors of tho firm hope
to recover a portion of their losses through
him. The three younger Frankel broth
ers, active members of the firm, tied this
morning. They are said to have
secured a large fortu le by retaining every
cent deposited with them since the rise in
mining shares began. Their business was
enormous, their receipts being about $00,-
000 per day. Great excitement prevails
over the suspension, and if the three mem
bers had not lied unpleasant cousequences
might have resulted.
Earthquakes in South Karolina.
Charleston, December 2.—There were
eight slight ishocks of earthquake at Sum
merville last night and this morning.
There was a severe shake at Columbia this
morning at 8 o’clock, and two slight dis
turbances in Charleston,one about 1 o’clock
aud one at 8 o’clock this morning. The
shocks In Charleston made more noise
than shakes. No damages are reported in
any quarters.
Tin* 51t*($uaile Jury Obtained.
New York, December 2:—Tiie jury for
the second trial of ex-Alderman McQuade
was completed to-day, after several changes
had been made in members as originally
chosen.
A Court House Burned.
St. Louih, December 2.—Howard count;
court house at Fayette, Mo., was burnei
yesterday. The records were saved. Thi
building cost $21,000 iu 185S, and was in
suredfor $20,000.
