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YOL. XXVIII—XO. 111.)
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: THURSDAY MORNING, AU(U'ST
lssii.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
The Secretary of State Will Not Back
Down,
It lit Hi* Believe* the situation Not mi tirave 11* He-
ported—'The Martial Prevalent In leva-.
Sensational Itaninrs From the Front.
Washington. August n.— Seci'etai-v
parties getting; out the same are too well
known. rheRevista Inter:v'*ioiuti pros
pectuses were issued l>y ihildio Muli-
11a. o: 1’rogreysto Motor, . a gentleman of
very oad reputation here and abroad, to
gether with a man named Holderkeep. of
New Era fame."
A Wild Unninr.
Ft. Worth, Texas, August 11.—The city
was thrown into an intense state of excite
ment this evening by a rumor, how it
started, no one knows, to the effect that
the Mexican troops in l’aso del Wirt, had
tired on the American town of E) l’aso
killing three Americans.
The Proceedings of the Indiana
Democratic Convention.
Nomination of state Hflffirs- I
loiloinnt Committee Ueeiile to
ti'iu foiuressnian « ro\ton Uei
Neo York lie
ve no ( omen
natetl.
Bayard, ill an interview upon the status A?,A , lca , 1 IS ,'- Groups ol men
of the Cut ting case in Mexico, savs that lie h . n i A • tUit ’ d'Mnihstng M"’. imm ‘
sees no reason why a satisfactory adjust- - e ^ g “ i' ntl ' lotR ' ''eon.
ment of the difficulty should' not be
reached. He has been assured that sucli
was the desire of the Mexican government.
Senor llomero, the Mexican minister here,
said some days ago that his government
would promptly settle the matter. Secre
tary Bayard seems to think that the diffi
culties in the way have been created not |
so much by Mexicans as by obliging friends
in this country, who, in ‘their efforts to '
embarrass the administration, have sug- .
gestecl to the Mexican authorities .
methods of opposition which perhaps
they would not have thought of.
Mexico’s attitude in the matter j
it is claimed, has been greatly strengthen-
ler their guns and march against the
"greasers." The war spirit is on tin-in
crease in this city, and the news about the
Cutting case is awaited with the greate-t
anxiety. In the event of war Ft, Worth
would furnish its full quote of men on the
slightest notice.
IndianApoi.ts, Ind., August 11.—The
democratic state convention met tills
morning at 10 o’clock in Tomlinson hall.
The nttendar.ee was large and the guile-
1 with spectators, lion.
MICHAEL DAVITT.
iilidn* Ilia
i Oriniui-aii
Xeav Yobi
ed by the efforts of Mr ."Blaine’s friends to Davitt said to-day, speaking with reference
Daniel \V. Voorliecs was elected chairman
and W. J. Craig, editor of the Sc-minel,
secretary. Jno. C. Nelson, of Cass county,
was nominated for lieutenant-governor by
acclamation. The other nominations were
ns follows: Supremo court judge, John XI.
Caffrath, of Tippacanoe; H. \V. .Moyer, of
Monroe county, secretary of slate second
ballot ; C. A. Munson, of Allen, state audi*
tor first ballot.; Thos. IX. Byrnes, of Van-
den burg, state treasurer. Following is tne
i platform;
* | First—Resolved, That the democracy of
i„„ ncsf n \t., mi i. , ' Indiana cordially approves of the ailminis-
Si. ^ h,.. haul trutiou of President Cleveland for its
speaking with lelerence integrity and economy in the mn
, been located. Friday afternoon Mrs.
Atheson received a telegram from her luis-
, band. ITc was then in Chicago, and in-;
formed her that he was mi his way to
Rrcinc, Wis. Since then nothing has been
, heard. Yesterday the hotel safe was |
: forced open. Just what t lie opening of the
»hIt developed is not known.
IViiWhI I’orcst Kitv*.
Detroit, Mich., August 11.—Specials to
the Triiuir.e say that the forest tires in tin
i.ori h\\ ostei n part of the state are raging
ti rribi\ and are mar Traverse City, The!
ja’opb* .*re 'bgldjpg tho dames desperately,
but: are unable to make any headway. ‘
Fences and underbrush are being destroy- i
col. The runic paper reports the tires ns
extending almost continuously along the.
Central railroad from Bav Cil'y to Macki
naw. Much valuable timber lias been do- '
stroyed and the end is not yet. The tire
ex rends over « large area, and rain is the I
only hope of extinguishing the flames.
THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
his general reputation as a soldier in tho
south he was remembered as our charge
d’affaires at Vienna in 1853, at the time
Captain Ingraham seized Martin Kostza
from the Austrinn hrig-of-wnr Hussar. Af-
What Is Transpiring on the Other Side ter over a year's residence in Mexico, with
of the Waters.
BIRMINGHAM,
thews, home
August
Mat-
of tin* Hflfast Riot*.—H»-
»n«l tniistnlailnry - Ills Item-
Irmimcnt oftlii*
Mlltf
Itotriin Ii) tlie ant
UG.
show that Mr. Bayard has acted with pre- to.tffie differences that seem to exist among i aaeinent ofnational affairs and rceoini/e
enutancy, and has b en too exacting with Insh-Americans with regard to the forth- i .f j e res deffi a id the members of his
Mexico. Mr. Bayard himself feeis strong- coming convention of the Irish national j lU) „ e t foithrid and lintriotic servants
ly in the matter, and said, with much ini- league, that in his opinion they would he I c U, ntt , , Hip .1 ,A. J nt ’
pressiveness.that he considered the princi- satisfactorily settled. "Now that we 1
pie involved in the Cutting affair to he one the American people with us,”said he
made no difference whether 'he was an The rioting has its roots in religious nntag- i ^ U ' “’tata'"""™cloved
ungel of darkness or an angel of light, but f P^.v takenotice that the light- k . a ^. r oannot be better perpetuated than
,t did make the greatest^ jios- ; by the steadfeat observanie <Jf his conoilia-
pray take notice that the light
ing Ibis time is between the Orangemen
and the constabulary and soldiers. The
constabulary made themselves particularly j
detestable to the Belfast Orangemen in an I
affray about two months ago, when they '
._ = shot down two Orange leaders. Here is a j
citizen for an offence committed in the point which I have not seen made in any
sible difference to tbe American
people whether tbe contention raised by
the state department in his case should be
maintained or not. Mexico claims in Cut
ting’s case the right to try an American
United States, and Cutting has actually
been convicted and sentenced for publish
ing a libel in Texas. Secretary Bayard
thinks this raisea the gravest possible ques
tion between the t.vu countries, and if
American newspaper. Under the castle
rule in Ireland police from the south of
Ireland are sent to Ulster and police from
Ulster are placed on duty in tho south. It
is because the British fear that Orange
Mexico's claim were once conceded no . constabulary will sympathize with their
American traveling in Mexico would he fellows, and Catholics with Catholics, or
safe. Mr. Bayard is deeply iu earnest in yet there may be some Tory scheme be-
his determination to resist the position hind such an arrangement."
posit
taken by Mexico, and he expresses full
confidence as to tbe popular approval of
his course.
“My countrymen," he said, with evident
feeling, "will not be deceived by parti
san misrepresentation. They will recog
nize the gravity of the question involved,
and will never consent that one of their
fellow-citizens shall be tried by a foreign
power for an offence committed in'this , „ ■ , , , ,
country. Suppose Cutting had stabbed his lence to prove that home rule would be
Mexican ri m on Texas soil, instead of fatal to the 10,000 Orangemen in Ireland,
merely attacking his reputation. Does but they impress the masses of the English
any one pretend that Mexico could have very differently. They see these so-called
tried him for murder? Certainly not.” loyalists shooting down constabulary and
The case, Mr. Bayard thinks, is too clear soldiers dressed in the queen’s uniform,
for equivocation, and he has uo idea of re- they strongly question their loyalty,
treating from the position taken bv the de- C hurchill and Chamberlain instigated these
partment weeks ago. when it demanded i riots, but they little thought that they
Cutting's release. The secretary will not c.i-cnf imr-n F rnnkenstam whom M.«v
How would you cure such a state of
affairs ?"
“Let the government put down the Or
angeman with the same strong hand they
have ruled the nationalists. The state of
aflilirs in Ulster will end with home rule.
It will aid to bring about home rule. Some
of the Orangemen sincerely believe that,
under home rule, they will be persecuted
and hunted down, so they use such vio-
anticipate the action of Mexico, but he
evidently looks for full reparation from
that country.
THE CASE IN A NUTSHELL.
.luilif'i Brui-k bin'* 111* VUiV' -m tin* ( nttinir Case
— Wlmt lie Thinks uf the I*ros|ieefs of War.
Dallas, August 11.—Judge Brack, of El
Paso, was in the city to-day and was inter
viewed as to the state of feeling on the
frontier, "it is mixed," said he, "but the
rule is that all the business men at El Paso
are opposed to the present state of affairs
Were creating a Frankenstein whom they
cannot control."
A DELAYED DOCUMENT.
I'ri'-Ucnt lii'innvt'il a Fnltnl Stnti
Marshal.
Washington. August 11.—The following i . .
letter was received by the senate in secret "! *'!
tory council and patriotic teachings to tho
end that the efforts of all true demo
cratic citizens may be directed to a faith
ful application of their grand and ennob
ling principles that conduce to the welfare
and happiness of a liberty-loving people.
\Vc also profoundly deplore that during a
brief period of time, the nation, and par
ticularly the democratic party, lias suf
fered the loss of four other eminent citi
zens in the persons of the gallant leader,
Geo. B. McClellan, the purolmd wise states
men, Horatio Seymour, the superb hero,
Winfield Scott Hancock, and the more
recent demise of that discerning states
man, sagacious counsellor and a profound
political philosopher, Samuel J. Tilden,
The career of these illustrious men may
well serve as examples for those upon
whom shall devolve the responsibilities of
leadership.
Third—Resolved, That the taxation of
the people for other purposes than raising
revenue for the expenses of the govern
ment economically administered is robbing
under the “forms of law. We are, there
fore, in favor of a reduction of the
present unjust tariff to a revenue
basis, and we hereby reaffirm the princi
ples laid down in the Chicago platform on
that subject and heartily endorse the ac
tion of the democratic representatives in
congress from this state for their fidelity
to the cause of tariff reform.
Fourth—Resolved, That the action of I lie
democrats of the house of representatives
of the forty-eighth and forty-ninth con
gresses in declaring forfeited and reclaim
ing from railroad corporations about 100,-
000.000 acres of land is hereby heartily
endorsed and approved.
Sixth—Resolved, That we favor a finan
cial policy under which gold and silver
coin and paper money readily convertible
| Chicago, July 11.—A little before 10
o’clock this forenoon the defendants in the
Anarchists' trial marched in Judge Gary's
I crowded court room headed by August
! Spies. The prisoners nil looked smilingly
i and comparatively unconcerned, and
! greeted their lady friends with smiles,
i They lmd scarcely taken their seats when
! a young lady with a basket on her arm
! we.it along the line and presented each of
j them with a bunch of flowers. One of
the papers this morning stated that
1 Mrs. Black, wife of the leaning counsel for
tin* defense, supplied the Anarchists
* with their morning bou pu ts. She was
i (pioted as saying in a florists shop, ‘1 Want
these for the poor saints in the criminal
: court. The dear martyrs are being sorely
1 abused by the tyrants now and I fear
• something will happen to them; hut if anv-
j thing does happen there are thousands
ready to tear their oppressors to pieces.’’
i It was decided that Assistant State's At-
j torney Walker should open the argument,
: Z.**M V. of the defense, t<> follow, to be suc
ceeded by Ingham for the prosecution,
Foster and Black for the defense, and
G'rinneli to close for tie state, in the order
i named. This result was not arrived at
witk' t.t considerable discussion.
Walker began by saying that in this re-
I public all men stood equal before the law
■ and vT.ou the perpetrator of any crime
stood before the bar for trial the goddess
j of jWRi* was indeed blind until his guilt
j had her-ii proven, no matter whether he
i v as i s* eia.ist or anarchist. The verv law
which he had desired to “throttle” now
stood his protector until his guilt was
show::, and in this case the
proof had made the defend
ants guilty beyond tbe shadow
of a doubt. Walker then addressed him
self to the jury, to which he paid th«* usual
compliments, lie next called their atten
tion to several definitions of the phrase
“beyond a reasonable doubt.” He quoted
from a number of authorities to show that
when the mind is convinced as to the guilt
of the defendant no fear of the punishment
the jury might be called upon to impose
shpuld affect their judgment in declaring
liiiai.
Mr.
i*-elected to
the house of commons'for Fast Birming
ham without opposition. The liberals at
the last moment withdrew their candidate,
Alderman Cook, leaving the field clear for
Matthews.
London, August 11.—All the new min
isters have now been re-elected to the
house of commons, every one unopposed.
The withdrawal of Alderman (.'onIt, the
liberal candidate, from the contest against
Mr. Matthews in tbe east district of Birm
ingham is said to have been due to the
radical-union opposition aroused by Cook's
correspondence with Arthur Chamberlain,
brother of the radical leader.
this cost of kngi.and'h war scare.
• suit of the action of congress known
to him, and for reasons which do not rc-
tlect creditably upon the policy of the ad
ministration respecting our relations with
Mexico, he has come to the conclusion,
bis friends say, that it would be a waste of
time t<« rt main there any longer.
minister .Jackson's amhition.
He bad an ambition to promote closer
commercial relations between the two
countries, to enlarge particularly southern
fields of trade, and by wise and persistent
effort to unite the two nations in closer
bonds of friendsnij) while developing more
outlets Ibr the commerce of both Mexico
and tbe United States. In his attempts in
this direction lie docs not seem to have
been seconded by tbe authorities at Wash
ington. Both in congress and tho
state department a disposition has
been shown to throw cold water
upon enthusiastic aspirations of this
character, and disheartened and discour-
ag< (I by the failure of his hopes, and see
ing no likelihood of their realization in
the immediate future, General Jackson
lias come to the conclusion that there is
I The papers hi-iv aiv imbliHhmir wit limit liHle to he ^hIih-(1 for him by prolonging
I comment the parliamentary report just Ins stav outside ol his own country. It is
j issued, showing the cost of the merchant
vessels hired bv the government in the
I spring of 1385, when it was believed there
l would be war with Russia. It has long
i since been apparent that there was no real
! prospect of war, and that it was only a
scare, mostly on paper. Nevertheler
a very expensive scare and the Eng-|
press’ was mainly responsible for it. ;
was
lish press was mainly respc
urging the government to take active,
measures. This may account for the ab
sence of editorial comment on the enor
mous i xpeuditure now made known for
the r 1 -* time and which in America would
have been a mutter of much public in
terest. The government hired altogether
fifteen merchant ships for transports and
eruheis. some of the best kuown'being the
America, the Oregon, the Umbria, the
Alaska and the Arizona. For these five
ships ah ne the amount paid for hire was
possible, in view of tin* complications
which may arsse in the Cutting case, that
it will be desirable for Mr. Jackson to re
main at his post for some time yet; but if
be does, it is said that it will be only from
patriotic motives and not because he has
confidence in the conduct of the case in
Washington.
quill
THE WIRE-GRASS HERO.
, C. Ontt's Nmillnutoil forth** Fiftieth Con*
lie is the Favorite Ami no if Kuiiflits of tho
The lhin<|oet.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Eufaula, A la., August 11.—Hon. W. C.
Oates was renominated by acclamation to
day for the fiftieth congress. He had no
opposition. After the convention he in-
. , iMtedallthedeltgates.eighty-nineinnum-
1 beiTMN^is paid to tm^C unard^icompany j )tr ( 0 a Banquet at Sheriff Dick Long’s
p " r ' u w ' r hotel, the National.
for tin
nione lor the short time
n use .eRID.ORO, or nearly $200,000.
The government also wont to great ex
pense in fitting up t hose vessels for mili
tary service. The total amount expended
for titling and unfitting was about $2,700,-
000. and the whole cost of vessels used in
this way was a little over *7,000,000.
RUSSIAN FINANCES IN A MAP WAY.
Lie guilt oft fie criminal
letter was received by tne senate in secret i . Vi iT. ;\... ;
session and was referred to the committee ? tat . es notes now provided for by buy, shall
on judiciary. Van V. Richardson, whose be the circulating medium. \\c insist t hat
nomination to be marshal of the eastern ! .wthe _shall
• , , district of North Carolina, gave rise to the
They say that if anything wrong has been senate resolution, was confirmed by the
done by Mexico the matter could he easily genatu on ttle 2d of August:
negotiated and settled oy the two got cm- Department ok Justice, July 27,1880.—
merits without al tms bluster and creating p ri . si(l( . nt pl .„ tempore of the Senate:
°f hard feeding. | Sir—I have the honor to acknowledge the
‘W hat is the understood ^ statement of receipt of a copy of the resolution passed
facts as discussed in £1 Paso?
“Well, under the Mexican laws where
one man commits an offence against an
other, the party complaining «ocs before
a judge and asks that the opposite party be
summoned for a ‘reconciliation." This ‘re
conciliation" is not in the nature of a suit,
but is a kind of warning that the law will
be resorted to if the proper reparation or
amends are not made. If they are made
the matter drops there, but if not the trial
is then entered into; Cutting, as tlie worlu
knows,published an article in his paper re
flecting on Medina, a Mexican. 1 he ar
ticle was published in Mexico, where both
parties live. Medina had him summoned
for a ‘reconciliation,’ and it was en
tered into, Cutting promising
by the senate in executive session on yes
terday, as follows:
“ Resolved, that the attorney general
be and he hereby is directed to transmit to
tlie senate, as .soon as may be practicable,
the originals of t he copies of all official pa
pers. correspondence and reports in posses- :
sion of the department of justice concern- j
ing the administration and conduct of the
office of marshal for the eastern district of
North Carolina from the first of Jan nary |
13S5, to this date.”
In reply, I beg to state that there are no
official papers, correspondence and reports
in the possession of this department touch
ing the matter spoken of in the resolution,
since the first day of January, 1885. If the
resolution grows out of the matter of the
marshal of
. ulv _ ._ 0 to say that
on in both the English and Spanish Ian- the president authorizes me to state that
guage. Instead of doing this the Mexicans gue p suspension was made for tho sole rea-
elaim he violated his reconciliation by son t j )at jjpi j e ft his home in Raleigh in
retract what he had said by putting in his suspension of J. B. Hill, Esq.
own paper four times a retraction agreed tlie district named, 1 beg Itavt
be ifrompfly applied in the payment of the
national debt and that taxation shall be re
duced to the end that largo accumulat ions
in the treasury beyond the proper necessi
ties of the public service shall not occur,
thus assuring an honest and economical
government and Relieving the people from
I unnecessary and oppressive taxation,
i Seventh-Resolved, That the state gov
f eminent of Indiana in ail its departments
| has been characterized by prudence, ec»n-
! omy and wisdom, and we cordially endorse
the same.
, Eighth—Resolved, That the democratic
| party of Indiana is now, as it always has
been opposed in manciple to all sumptua
ry laws and prohibitory legislation, but ii
is in favor of just and proper
measures for regulating tbe traffic
in intoxicating liquors under a license sys
tem designed to repress the evils of intem
perance, aud it favors a reasonable in
crease of the license tax, discriminating
between malt liquor and wines and dis
tilled spirits, so as to place the highest
license on distilled spirits, the proceeds of
such tax to be applied to the support of
tiie common schools.
Tin* N«*vv York Rc|iiil*llnii.s.
w«n,x ^ -- *;L7TGc*'nLV;in t rv- , son iiiul inn mu ms i.« New York, August 11.—The republican
making only one insertion of his npolo^ 1884> * hile he was marshal of the l nited state coinIlli ttee to-dav decided not to hold
in his paper and Hurt * “} , States, and went to the republican statc convention this year.
:*way place and in a small CODV ention of the first congressional dis- • ^
erwardcame across the river - trict in which he had lived before his re- < mxio., IMiomiuuftxl.
i *1 ■ saassstesfisjars s':« d -1,v.,».> -n.,
ie Mexican language also, tive canvass succeeded in having himself democrats of the first \ ii„iiiiu.district n-
say that they proved that he appointed by said convention, a delegate for congress
type. He afterward came across the river . r j c { j n , v |,i 0 b he had lived before his re-
and reiterated his charges in English, and ( , nova i to Raleigh, tiut from which he had
the Mexicans claim that he had them - ‘--- --
printed in the
They further say that they proven rnai lie appointed by saiu CUUVCIIUUU. »1 uuicgttM.- I . lumntinn
had' circulated with his own hands in to the national convention at Chicajro, and | h ' acclamation.
Mexico ten copies of the papers contain- that ho attended such convention in the
ing these reiterated charges against Me- , capae ity of a delegate and participated in ON ’CHANGE.
dina.’
‘What do you
„ , , : the proceedings 'of the same. Y cry re
think of the prospect of S p ec tfully, A. H. Garland,
war? • , I
“I, of course, know no more about it I
than anyone else. There are men who .
want to see it, but, as I have said, the bet-
ter class of citizens in both countries don’t
want any war and believe the better judg
ment of the people may avert it.’’
Judge Brack formerly lived at Sherman,
where he was a prominent and well known
attorney. He was on his way to Galveston
from El Paso, where he has lived for the
last few years.
Attorney General.
THE MARYLAND TOBACCO CROP.
A U«’i
nil hcrlim* in 1 li«*
of Stork*
It Will I! a nil.v It**;
Hi Mon* Than Fill) lh*r frut.
an A\i*frtifi*.
Baltimore, Mn., August 11.—A gentle
man who is an experienced tobacco planter
in Calvert county, states tliat there will
only be half a crop in that and other Mary
land tobacco growing counties of Anne
Arundel, rit. Mary’s, St. Charles, Prince
George’s and Montgomery. The fai.ure is
attributed to the almost incessant and
heavy rains that have occurred during the
inuu, ac.v., xxv. e w»v . . summer season. Last year’s crop which
ing is the original libelous article published being shipped to Baltiinore is up to
by A. K. Cutting in his paper, El Centi- the gen end average of inspection of forty
CUTTING'S OFFENSE.
The Libelous Article f'»r WI1M1 lie Ar
rested.
El Paso, Tex., August 11.—The follow
New York, August 11.—A large amount
of money which bad been placed on call at
low rut is was called in this morning, the
evident intention being to take advantage
oi ; be hi ;iu r rates now ruling. This caused
a throwing over of considerable long
stocks, and although London was a free
buyer again t • <> t.,\ the purchases failed to
head the marKet, and tne afternoon wit
nessed a generol decline, which was ac
celerated in the lant hour I>y the bidding up
of money. $10,(KJ0 being loaned at 40 per
ceiit.,witii notasingle transaction between
a loan at 22 per cent and one at 1<), but
money closed 8 to 9. The first prices were
generally i to j higher, but Beading and
Kansas and Texas were each up l . and
Texas Pacific ii. A moderate business only
was transacted in the morning hours, and
Maper. Your correspondent called on Cut- crop will reach over twenty thousand hogs- ojosed weak. The final prices show' trai
ling in jail to-day and obtained it: heads, or twenty-five thousand at ine ut- fional declines for almost everything on
“We caution advertisers abroad not to moa t. I the active list. Sales 217,000 shares.
be deceived by flaming prospectuses oi ^ 1 m I — - ■—
Spanish newspapers printed in El Paso t*>- i»r**|mrliur for h Lnrift* full. A Fair of Them Loin*,
day and dated Paso del Norte All sucB Washington, August 11.—Arrange- Chicago, August 11.—About a week ago
are frauds. Outside ot El J. entinel a. omce g are being nla ,i e a t the treasury de- p. F. Bradley, ex-manager of tin Pull-
there is not a dollar s worth oi t) pe n nartment for a large call of bonds, in ail- man car works, mysteriously disappeared,
del Norte. W e have the only we ‘J * rn dition to the regular monthly call of four and a most careful search has thus far
and job outfit in this city and woul million dollars, to meet the requirements failed to reveal his whereabouts. The ex-
merchants against the mongrel ftp* • ^ t j ie sinking fund. The exact date and ,citementoccasionedbythesuddcn*lepart-
advertismg dodges resorted toby uouia-oe t of the ca ll have not been de- ur e. of Bradley had scarcely begun to ’
Spanish editors and publisnea on ine .... . , ....
American side of the Rio Grande. During
the past three months four abortive
attempts have made by snide
UrWSJ.iiJJLi IJit jl u.l 11UDU>> JIIIV f’ ,
vertisers. Two weeks ago several tnousaiiu
Revista International prospectuses "ere
printed in an El Paso printing office and
circulated far and wide, great care, how
ever, being taken to have none distrilmtea
in Poso del Norte or El Paso, where the
few days. The amount will be either ten
or twelve million dollars, most probably
the former.
Death of .Minister lio|ikin*.
Washington. August 11—A private cable
dispatch announces the death of Rev.
'Mm-cs A. Hopkins, United States minister
to Liberia. No particulars.
ADn
rumored that J. ('
son, manager of tin* hotel Florence, of
Pullman, had also disappeared. The au
thorities of the Pullman company .-it
first denied the report, and it
was not until yesterday that
anything definite could be learned.
It has developed that Atheson left Pull
man Friday morning without warning,
j and that up t > the present time, he has not
ON THE TRACK.
! Saratoga. August 11.—The weather was
• clear and sultry.
First race, for maiden two-year-olds, four
furlongs; Maulee won, Belle Brock 2d, Yin-
zant 3d; time, 1:05U
Second race, all ages, one mile; Harry
Bussell won, Hart foot 2d. Boomerang 3d ;
time, 1:43}.
j Third race, mile and three-sixteenth ;
Ada D. won, Bunnaclc 2d, Bruno 3d; time,
! 2:071.
Fourth race, three-quarters of a mile;
Priiuu Donna won, Shamrock 2d, King
i George 3d; time, 1:18.
Fifth race, one and one-eighth miles over
live hurdles; Glenarmj won, Puritan and
Barr Oak dead heat for 2d place; time*,
2:07.
( lilnnro Kurus.
Ciiicagg, August 11.—The weather was
fair, the track fast, and the* attendance
large.
First race, three-fourth mile; Luna Brown
won, Lady Longfellow 2d, King of Norfolk
3d: time l:lo|.
Second race*, one* mile; Iloprdale won,
Dawn of Day 2d, Emma Mantcy 3*1; time
1:12/.
Third race, seven-eight lis of a mile: Mid
night won, but it was found lm had lost
Ids weight and the judges gave the race to
Rice, Moonlight 2d. Nora M. 3d; time
1:29}.
Fourth ra**e, one and one sixteenth of a
mile, Rio Grande* won, Jin: Nave 2d.
Myrtle 3rd; time 1:50.
Fifth race, five-* ijht of i mile: Relax
won, Linda Pavne- 2d, !• ioia Moore 3d: time*
1.03.
THE SITUATION AT AUGUSTA.
0|M*r«itiv**s l.rioiiitf tlir t'it) - No slyiiN of a (<un»
prom Ur.
Augusta, August 11.—This is the first
day of the lockout in the cotton factories
here. The following mills are in the
league: Augusta, Enterprise, King, Sib
ley, Algernon, Shamrock and Riverside.
All is quiet in factory settle
ment-. Belief committees are
looking after the needy families
and move j: many people into the country
or sending t tie in to other cities. The num
ber of people sent out is 2738. To these
are paid in wages *47,110 per month, not
including offices and overseers. 3 hose
mills consumed 3757 bales of cotton per
month. At present there is no sign of a
compromise.
THE DROUTH IN TEXAS.
Governor Iruluinl Gks fur \i<l for fhi* sufl' n r*.
Galveston, August 11.—A special to
tlie News from Austin says: Governor
Ireland issued the following proclamation
for the relief of drouth sufferers:
“Whereas, it has been made known to
me that on account of the unprecedented
drouth which has prevailed in the counties
of Brown, Coleman, C'alahan, Eastland,
Stephens and others contiguous, many
families are suffering for want of bread.
Now, therefore, I, John Ireland, governor,
confidentally call upon tbe people of other
sections to contribute to the relief of their
distressed fellow citizens by forwarding
without delay funds to the* eouiitv judges
of the several counties asking aid.”
KKIiop WchI roiiMM*rat<*(|.
Jacksonville, Fla., August 11.—Rev.
Edward Gardner Weed was consecrated
bishop of Florida by a council of the
Protestant Episcopal bishops here to-day.
Bishop* Ouintard, of Tennessee, presided.
Bishop Elliot, of west* rn Texas, preached
the sermon. The attendance was very
large. Six bishops were present and dele
gations of clergy and laity for several
southern states.
Colonel Oates seems to be a favorite of
the newspaper men. Mojor B. F. Reiser,
of the Opelika Times, nominated him,
Colonel 1). F. McCall, of the Union Springs
Herald, seconded it, and Editor Quillen,
of the Clayton Courier, and M. M. Bran-
| nan. a local journalist, were permanent sec-
. retaries. H. D. Clayton, jr., was permanent
It appears by a report just published here chairman,
that Russian finances are in a worse con- p rolll the tone of the convention Colonel
dition than ever. Not withstanding the Oates can hold the position just as long as
extraordinary efforts that have been made - * •• ’
to increase the receipts from public taxes,
the returns from the first four months of
this year show a decrease over the cor
responding months of last year of about
*10.»Y.b.c . This would make a decrease
of tJJ.OOo.'KH ,n the whole year. On the
other hand, there is a steady increase of
expenditures. The increase for the first
four months of tiiis year was nearly $10,-
000,000.
THE CUTTING QUESTION AND THE LONDON
PRESS.
English press reya-rts of the Cutting af
fair and the action in regard to Me xico arc
extensive and son * what alarmist in tone
It has been the
the past week, and has even occupi
much more attention than the death of
Mr. Tilden, who was passed over with a
paragraph. The London Standard pub
lished a special dispatch yesterday saying
that Mexico is in a state of feverish ex
citement. Specials on tin* subject from
half a dozen different sources appear in
almost all the Loudon papers every morn-
ing.
he wants it. A resolution endorsing his
course was adopted unanimously; also reso
lutions were unanimously adopted endors
ing President Cleveland’s administration.
WORK OF A WATER SPOUT.
\ K.iilron I ItrUirc lh»mnu**<l >in*l
(m.* s Pom ii Into a Cn
Richmond, Ya., August 11.—Last night
THE APPKAI!AN( 1
Naples, August 11
cholera have been di
patients being fugitive 1
infected districts.
of the Petersburg and YVelden railroad.
During the storm a waterspout passed
liiei" American topic for over and burst as it reached the railroad at
Otter Dam creek, an immense volume of
water sweeping away a long stretch of
track aud the stone abutment of an iron
bridge spanning tbe creek. This morn
ing a through train from the
south dash* *1 into the washout, carry
ing down the engine and several cars. The
tii-4 report was that the engineer, fireman
and brukrmuii had been killed, but Inter in
formation proved that the engineer escaped
with « f* w bruises, and no other person
was hurt. In (miisequence of the washout
trains from the-outh were delayed. There
were no trains over tills road to-day further
south than Petersburg. It is expected that
tin* road will be* eh or to-night.
BI* limoniq August 11.- Later advices
from the accident on the Petersburg and
Weldon railroad, at Otter Dam creek, re
port that two color* <! train bands are miss
ing, and it is thought their bodies are
buried undeni' uth the wreck of the ears
troop*-
iCHOLERA AMONG FRF
TON (pH N.
| Paris. August 11.- Cholera of a most
I virulent form prevails among the French
troops in Tonquin. Tin* chief of the medi
cal staff has succumbed to tin disease.
OF < HoLERA
Four ease
covered her**
from til
of
e. the
In del’a
k.
ri!v. The I.
tin* Im- Mm
which are .
'-tundiiq
A GHASTLY DISCOVERY.
\m! in raiiiinui.
July 31. The work of erecting
•aire is progressing satisfacto-
uifdii.g is to be on the sit* of
iVeiit, l he outer wails of
.*•.*■ ive and will be kept
I lie
rk now goin
tlie
I lie
wm’kon Friday la-*, tin re. wa
within tin* masonry, in an ere
perfect n ale skeleton, to vv
tached a cross made out *») w*
had been an inscription, but
hie now. Almost immidhit'
discovery tin* skeleton fell to
the skull and boms can lie
tin* ground. The
the wall which wa?
i is the
parti-
ait. twenty-
mrse of this
*; discovered
•t position, u
liich was at-
«i*l on which .
it i not legi-
*Jy after the
pieces, and
n lying on
‘k* j* t*>n was found
\cry Lear the altar.
SIXTY THOUSAND AT CAMP MEETING.
Omit Ifflliiioii* I.M'lt* nn-ut in IiIin*»i•%.
Chicago. August 3.- A special dispatch
from Oakland, ill., says: “Never since
the time Lincoln and Douglas met in joint
debate at Mattoon has there been such a
large crowd of people gathered in-re as t hat
which met on the Murdock camp meeting
grounds yesterday. Long before daylight the
people began t<» gatfn r on the grounds. In
the afternoon the crowd was estimated at
sixty thousand. It would lie no exaggera
tion to put it at forty thousand. Bishop
Dwight, of Boston, presided at the morn
ing service and preached from the main
stand to a congregation of t wenty thousand
persons. Other speakers made addresses
from other stands. Religious enthusiasm
ran high, and the conversions numoered
hundreds.
WHY MINISTER JACKSON RESIGNED.
S:*i<l Li H;iv<* Iti-m I>Luiih1* , iI at tin* Attitiul** of
tin* stat** ID part in cut.
Washington. August 10.—Though the
state department is silent r* g.irding the re
port of the resignation of Minister Jack-
son at Mexico, his friends are not and af
firm the truth of the statement. Accord
ing to information received through pri
vate sources, the Cutting matt* r lias had
notiiing to *1** with the resolve of Mr. Jack-
son to leave the diplomatic si rviee, though
its subsequent phases since a peremptory
demand was made for Mr. Cutting’s re
lease* may have tended to confirm his un
favorable opinion of the management *#f
the state department. When Mr. Jai kson
went to Mexico he had great expectations
of what he Would be encouraged to accom
plish. He is from Sii vunnali, and besides
hmi'ti Mini II) ndlllis.
Little Book. Ark., Augussl 9.—News
was received to-day from Fayetteville that
<'oionei fi. W. fluxion had become a
maniac, and would In* placed in tbe insane
asylum. Iluxton came to this state from
imliana fifteen years ago. He established
a woolen mill at Springdale, Ark., which
wa- run on a largo scale. Sometime ago,
h* v as nominal* d for renr* sentative by
lli* republicans, and commenced a vigor
ous canvass. Om* morning last week he
appeared at the residence of Judge J. 11.
Hal**, saying that God had commanded
him to form a new party, and he intended
to do it. He became violent, and iiad to
lie s -cured and confined. Business tonifies
and polities are causes assigned for bis
menial downfall.
\ Frthd lioiI«*r K\|>!<i,ifiii.
Lexington, Ky., August 11.—An engine
on the Louisville and Nashville railroad
exploded her boiler this afternoon, making
a total wreck of the engine. Engineer
William Suckles, of Louisville, had a leg
blown «iff*and died in a few minutes after
being taken to a hospital. Pete Dair. the
fireman, was injured, probably fatally.
Ill** Spriuvr-lYrry <’hk**s.
Danville, Vu., August 11.—The first of
the eases in the late Martinsville fight be
tween tin* Spencer brothers and the Terry
brothers was concluded at Martinsville to-
night. John D Spencer was tried for the
murder of J. K. Terry, but was acquitted.
The evidence showed that Terry was killed
by another. The other cases will come up
hereafter for trial.
U hut I */tr*>'#»»«■’ lire flier Sh}*.
Chicago, August 11.- Gen. William Hen
ry Parsons, <»l the treasury department,
W nington, who i> here attending the
trial • »f hi> brother, A. P. Parsons, the an-
archi-U denies in an interview this morn
ing tnat tin* Parsons family has repudiated
and disowned tin* defendant. The family,
however, emphatically disavow socialism.
I'rcMtli-rit ial \ |i|i*>i nl iiiciiN.
Washington, August 11.—The presi
dent to-day appointed Win. G. Langford
to he associate justice of the supreme court
of Washington territory vice S. C. Wing-
ard. suspended, and Gustavus Van Hoore-
becket to be United States attorney for the
southern district of Illinois vice J. C. Con-
nally, suspended. These were among the
nominations left over.
t l our! II«him* Iturii***!.
Galveston, Texas, August 11.—The
court house at Harden was destroyed by
fire Sunday. All the county records were
destroyed. The loss is incalculable, and
much litigation is anticipated in conse
quence thereof.
Il'n* s«, «if Sriuitor llarri>.
Washington, August 11.—Senator Har
ris, of Tennessee, who has been seriously
ill for some days, with a complication of
dff* uses, is sufficiently recovered to be out