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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 211
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST
lust;.
FRIGE FIVE CENTS
The Second Comptroller Makes a Very
Important Decision.
Reports from the Revenue ISepartment Showing
Increases—The Klseal Year Round to He One of
Plenty at Least.
Washington, August 30.—.The second
comptroller, in a lengthy opinion, has just
decided a question ot some importance re
lating to claims for the use and occupation
of real property in the border states during
the period of the war of the rebellion. He
has held that accounting officers have no
jurisdiction to audit and allow such claims,
unless it is shown that there was an ex
press agreement on the part of some duly
authorized officer, or agent of the govern
ment, to pay for the use of the property,
upon the faith of which possession
was surrendered by the owners. It is also
held that in the absence of an express I
agreement a contract cannot be implied I
where the military authorities, on account j
of the necessities of the service, are com- !
polled to take possession of I and use real
property in territory which is the theatre
of war and where occupation is essential i
to its successful prosecution. Property is
not taken in such cases by exercise of the
right of eminent domain, but through i
lawful exertion of war power, which
inheres in every civilized government and
which rests upon the right of self-preser
vation. The decision will exclude from
consideration of accounting officers a very
large class of claims now pending, estimat
ed to involve a half million dollars: be
sides a large number of cases in which
claims have not been tiled. There are
some prior decisions to the contrary which I
are overruled. The comptroller holds that
in this class of cases, congress alone can
provide remedy, and that the
course of congressional legislation
upon tliis subject since the close ottne war
plainly indicates an intention on the part
of that body not to delegate the power to
trass upon this class of claims to any other
branch of the government. The particu
lar case under consideration was that of
the Christian church at Paducah, Ky., for
♦he use of their church building ns a hos
pital for the care of the sick and wounded
soldiers during a period of nine
months immediately after the
battles of Port Henrv and Fort Donelson,
in February, 1862. For a special reason :
applicable to this case alone a report of
the auditor recommending an allowance of
$600 was confirmed in order that it may lie
reported to congress at its next session lor
action; but a general rule governing claims
for rent in the states of Missouri, Kentucky.
Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland
during the war period is declared to be as •
above stated.
man of district No. 24, Knights of Labor,
vice J. B. Murphy, deceased. She is the
. first woman to receive sucti u distinction.
Mrs. Rodgers is the wife of Geo. Rodgers,
who has figured in labor matters in Chi
cago ior o number of years. She is 39 years
of age, and though the mother of eleven
children, eight of whom are living,
she managed to make a reputation as a
labor reformer. Three years ago she was
supreme judge of district 24, and by her
rulings is declared even now to have been
the most fair and impartial judge who
ever held the position. In one case which
she was called upon to decide her
rulings stand as precedents throughout the
country and are often cited. Mrs. Rodgers
has been a delegate to tradesassemblies for
the past three years, and she hus reinstated
assemblies which were expelled by their
anarchical tendencies, but declared she has
no sympathy with such doctrines and will
fight them in the Knights of Labor.
His Father Interviewed in Regard to His
Son, the Prinoe.
Tim Hiiliuirlsn Fublm-t Iteinixlcleil—-It Is Non
Antl-Riisslan—Prince Alexmiiler IVnnmil Agulnsl
Ills I,life.
down to the third or lower vein, and then
\ followed the air course, stopping to repair
damages to the brattice os they went along.
Their progress was necessarily slow and _
♦lie course they followed took them to tile
fight hand side of the mines. Theycnmeat The National Committee Issue an Ad-
- last to a point where they found repairs 1 dress
i necessary and returned to the fool j
iff the mines for more material, when they
, learned that groans had beon heard in the , „ , , „ .
east gangway. They worked over that ! 1 l*rl rfliw In Ili-t ihm!-A Ni-m.
Jay, and found the party who had gone "»> fl,r «"«•"" >" ' ''""H Lmdlnn-Tlm
In the minds before at or near about the Issue «s It Slsmts In Congress Tim Orynnlm*
(ion ol‘ riylih I'rgcil.
GEN. NEWTON'S RETIREMENT.
Sofia, August 30.—Prince Alexander has
telegraphed to the regency to announce to
the people his intention of returning to
Sofia. The rebellious troops here have
submitted and will not be punished on
condition that they quit the country. The
revolution was quite bloodless and no
further opposition is feared. It is stated
that Russia paid the conspirators, Bende-
reil and Dempstreiff, the sum of 400,000
roubles. When the former and Grueff
were arrested they tiad in their possession
two coffers belonging to n Russian count.
Prince Alexander did not sign a deed of
abdication. He simply wrote on a slip of
: paper, “God save Bulgaria,” and signed
Washington, August 29.—Gen. Drum, 1 “Alexander.” His kidnappers were tipsy,
who is acting secretary of war during the ' and {lid not notioe what lie had written,
absence of Secretary Endicott, was indeed i 11 in the general opinion that the pleasure
previous in his order placing Gen. Newton ! expressed by the kings of Rounmnia ami
on the retired list. Gen Newton had no ' Servia at Alexander’s triumph point in the
sooner indicated bis desire to be retired, ! direction of increased unity,
before accepting the eommissionership of WHAT VH10 post hays.
of public works in New York, than Gen. , London, August 30.—The morning Post
Drum, evidently without consulting the ! ®».vs: Henceforth Prince Alexander will
law, issued the necessary order, which was pursue an unequivocal anti-Russian policy
Ollli'litl Dlflfi-idtli-s Kiirnuiitt-
on the Ms
oil In I'lui lug Iltm
given to Gen. Newton before leaving for
New York. As soon as the action
of the acting secretary reached Mr. Endi
cott at his summer home in Massachusetts,
ho sent n peremptory telegraphic order to
Gen. Drum demanding the withdrawal of
the order, together with a severe repri
mand for his official conduct. If Gen. |
Drum had taken the time to consult the 1
and will adopt a seycru law, hanishin
Russians from Bulgaria;- Russian money
will not be accepted in government offices
in Bulgaria, and even the soldiers’ uni
forms, which are now similar to Russian
uniforms, will be changed.
PRINCE ALEXANDER’S FATHER INTER
VIEWED.
vw „„„ London, August 80.—The Daily Tele
law governingthe'eRse lie would not"have graph’s correspondent at Darmstadt had
committed so gross and unpardonable an i an interview yesterday avU h the father of
error. The law js specific and oiaili and Prince Alexander. Ills father said Alex-
narticularly provides that none but the under, having accepted the Bulgarian mis-
president ‘is vested with the authority ; sfon, was bound to carry it out to the end.
to place any officer of the army or * lonor nfi fl soldier and his German
navy upon the retired list, The secretary ! name sufficed to guarantee this. More*
of war has nothing more to do with It, over it was imperative that hu should reach
than a private citizen, except the official Sofia "™ re , the arrival of Prince Dalgo-
act passes through the war department yiski, who left Bt. 1 etersburg bunday . . >
and becomes part of the records of that de- ln ff- He believed that Lord Sallst
partment. Gen. Newton’s service in the :
army embraced a continuous period of -
over forty years, consequently his retire
ment was mandatory. In order to
straighten matters out and rectify the
error of Gen. Drum and legalize the official
aet, the president was telegraphed to,
asking that he make the order authorizing
the retirement. This was done, and (fen.
Drum performed the clerical duties assign-^
ed to the war department in such cases.
in the mines before at or near about tho
| entrance to tho chambers, a short distance
| from the foot of an inside piano about 180 i ^ ,
feet from where the heading \
branches off'. Three of them were! New York, August 29.—A conference of
alive and three were dead. The free traders, held here at the cnll of the
killed were Hugh Connors, of Bellevue, 46 national committee of the American Free
I years of age—he leaves a wife nnd five small ; Trade League, has adopted an address, of
1 children; Edward Goughan, of Capouse | which the following cxtructs will give the
avenue, aged 46 years—he leaves a wife and salient features:
eight small children; Michael Pryle, of "To the Friends of Freedom : The in-
1 Luzerne street, aged 46 years—he was mftr- ability of a large democratic majority in
ried, but “leaves no children. The first the house of representatives to pass a bill
I man brought to the surface, about 11 for tariff reform, looking only to the re
o’clock, was John A. Nafin. j moral of a heavy burden of taxation from
He is about '26 years old ! the few groat industries, and the refusal of
and unmarried. He ‘is badly j the representatives of the republican party
burned about the face and arms. John and their allies to oven consider an abate-
Kerrigan was alive when found and talked ment of tariff' taxation in any degree, ini
strongest of all, but he died before being * n.. - 1 1
brought to the surface. Ho was 35 years
old and married. The next was John Con
nor. He is about 21 years of age and un
married. He has two large scalp wounds,
a bad cut on tho knee ami another
•on the arm. His fnco and
hands arc badly bruised. He. was taken to
the hospital. The body of Edward Pierce,
fire boss, was found about fifteen feet from
the others.
Patrick Connor says that he and others
waited for some time at the mouth for the
fire boss. At Inst lie came from another
vein. He said he had not been in the lower , . t
vein yet, hut told them to como on and lie i teetion start vvitli the assumption that
peratively calls for aggressive and uncom-
promising political action by the friends of
commercial freedom. There can bo
no doubt that a majority of the
American people, at present acting
in unison with one or the other of
the two great political parties, are con
vinced of tho practicability and necessity
ot a tariff'reform, and the abandonment of
tlie hitherto dominant policy of high dis
criminating and unnecessary taxation. A
clear statement of the issue between tho
protectionists and free traders is of itself a
demonstration of the truth of this asser
tion. On one side, the advocates of pro-
would see if everything was all right.
OUR ATLANTA SPECIALS.
Mr. Si'ovllln Sells Ills Interest ill tile Klmluill
House—Twn Ktiililitnu Affrays -The Artillery
<'uiii|iniiy Fulls In Orgiml/.i-.
Re
It-
Washington. August 30.— 1 The. aggre- i
gate receipts from the internal revenue l
during the month of July last were $9,735.- :
488, an increase of $903,290 over the cor
responding month in the proceeding year.
The revenue collected on spirits was $5,-
058,435, an increase of $598,344; tobacco
$2,390,942, an increase of $183,944; on fer
mented liquors $2,268,987, an increase of
$162,719; and from miscellaneous sources
$17,123, an increase of $»282.
Romls to in- Ri-flf-i-iiii-il.
WASHINGTON, August 30.—Acting Secre
tary of the Treasury Fairchild to-day is
sued a circular giving notice that on the ,
15th day of September, 1880, or at any time ,
prior thereto the department will redeem ;
at the treasury of the United States in tlio
city of Washington, D. G'., or at the office
of the assistant treasurer at New York,
paying par and accrued interest to date of
redemption any uncalled United States 3
per cent, bonds to an amount not exceed
ing $10,000,060. Directions about forward
ing bonds and instructions as to checks in
payment, etc., are the same as those in the
usual bond calls.
EFFECT OF BOND CALLS.
ON CHANGE.
A Dull Market anil a (juh-t Day.
stock
There
ing. He believed that Lord sallsiiui-y
would prove Alexander’s friend.
THE CABINET REMODELED.
London, August 30.—The Bulgarian cab
inet has been remodeled and is now
strongly anti-Russian. Naohevick, foreign
minister, was the leading spirit in the
movement to counteract the Zmikoff plot,
by which Prince Alexander was forced to
adbicate. It is rumored that King Milan,
of Servia, has expressed a desire to renew
diplomatic and amicable relations with
Bulgaria.
ONLY DELAYS IT.
London, August 30.—The Russian news
papers take a pessimistic view of Prince
Alexander’s return to Bulgaria, and say
that it will not affect the fulfillment of
measures decided upon for a settlement of
the affairs of that country, although it
may perhaps defer their accomplishment.
GREAT TRIUMPH FOR THE PRINCE.
Alexander arrived at Hist era at 8 o’clock
this morning. His entry in town and his
New York, August 30.—The
market to-day was extremely dull,
was nothing except advance in sterling ex
change rates, which had any influence in
values. Stocks were generally firm early
in the day, but yielded before noon, and progress through it were one continuous
the course of prices was generally down- triumph. The people lifted the princ e
ward until toward the close. The market i from his carriage ana carried him on their
was confined entirely to operations of shoulders„to the Greek cimreli, where the
room traders, and final changes , Te lJeum was sung. The prince after-
Possess little or no significance. wards started for Tiruova and ar-
Prices at the opening were generally { to rived there this evening. A mani-
| per cent, below the closing figures of ' festo has been issued by Prince
Saturday. There were slight advances in ! Alexander. It approves the measures
early trading, in which Lackawanna and ! adopted by the Stambuloft’ regency, con-
Texas Pacific were most conspicuous, but firms the existing ministry and the up-
the entire list soon yielded and early ad-! pointment of Mutkouroff as commander-
vances were generally lost. Over one- in-chief of the army, thanks the people for
half of the day s business was their fidelity and resolute attitude In favor
of independence, and implores God’s bless-
done in the first hour, after which
the market settled down to the usual dull
and listless condition with no apparent
movement in prices until the last hour,
when there was a sharp advance of 1 per
cent, in Hocking Valley, the market clos
ing steady, close to the opening figures
under a free and republican form of gov
ernniont the power of taxation may be
lawfully used to aid private enterprises
and build up private fortunes, on the false
plea, now demolished by the hard logic of
facts, that such legislation betters business
nnd raises wages. On the other Bide, the
principles of the free traders may be
^ simply stated as follows:
I “They demand that the whole system ol
Special to Lnquiror-8un. federal taxation be so reconstructed and
Atlanta, Ga . August 30.—At 1 o’clock readjusted that all tuxes which'the people
to-day Mr. L. \V. HcovUle, one of the pro- pay shall bo received by tho government
I prietors of the Kimball house, sold out his without diversion of any part for the fur-
hiterest in ihe lease to Messrs. Beerman & thering of private interests.
Thompson, the other partners. The style “2. That ttic promotion nnd true proto -
: of the company will lie in future Charles , tion of domestic industry is to he found in
| Beerman & Co. Mr. Scoville relinquishes the removal of all taxes from articles
all interest in the hotel and its appoint- | which constitute the foundation or arc
melds, and in turn is freed from liabilities, i necessary to the progress of our various in-
; — p I dustrios; and that taxation be restored :
Another Middling AnT-ay. far as possible to articles which are ready
; Atlanta. August 30.—Sunday afternoon for final consumption, nnd of which use i,
1 nnoth r serious stabbing alli-ay occurred in J voluntary rather than necessary.
Atlanta. Tho affair would be ludicrous if “3. They claim that the abandonment c
it was not so severe. The story is this: A the present high, discriminating and ui
| party of young men were collected on a necessary tariff tuxes, and t In- levy of m -
! street corner killing time in the usual mail- | tionnl revenue on a comparatively few ur
ner of such gatherings. Presently the con- tides on which taxes c.i.i be <• >lh:cted with
vernation turned upon deeds of personal j the least interference with freely chosen
prowess, and Herman Gluck, a young pursuiliFof themM” m>- ill-res- ary Hep-
German, and Tom Smith event- to gradually insure lo tlie country lull ii.
ually got into a dispute ns j dustrlal employment and high wage .
to their respective bodily strength. The , abundant production and low cost, e..
outcome was that they adjourned to an tended markets and permanent revival '
alley near by, and, like school hoys, mode ' commercial activity,
marks upon tlie ground and dared cacti “Tlie recent trial of strength in emigre:
other to stop across lbom. Smith stepped ; shows that the change of a single distrh
ticross Gluck’s dead-line without being i in half of tho states, from the side of pro
attacked, but when Gluck in his turn j tectionists to the side of free traders, is a 1
“stopped across the lino Smith had drawn | that is required to reform the revenue sy-i-
i the latter, without a moment's warning, tom of the government. In more ttm i
plunged a knife into him and repeated it tills number of districts a change of U
; rive times, stabbing him twice in the head than 5 per cent, in the vote will clianf
1 and three times in the back and side.. He i the district. It is therefore essential tin-
each friend of commercial freedom, ii
anticipation of nominations in hi
congressional district, shall determine, an.'
as far as possible publicly declare his d .
termination not to vote for an
candidate for congress who is not oj
ing, nnd urges all to unite in promoting
the welfare of Bulgaria.
THE PRINCE WARNED.
Rustichuk, August 30.—Prince Alex
ander lias been warned to take precautions
ugainst a possible attempt on his lift-! by
lies in a critical state in tho hospital, and
Smith thus far has eluded arrest.
The At InnIn Artllli-i-)' Fulls In Onniulzi-.
Atlanta, August 30.— The Atlanta ar
tillery company learned at their meeting _
to-night, that they could not get service- 1 posed to tariff for protection, in wh. n ‘
The total salt s were 170,000. The final i p an . s i av ist fanatios and followers of Melrt
prices are generally lower, but tiie differ,
cnees are for small fractions only.
uiitvoIU-r Tmdiolu
s,qs Tln-y lii-lii-
York n( OutsMi- Fs'iu-ii-i-.
Vashington, August 30.—Col. W. L.
inholm, comptroller of the currency,
s asked to-night: “What would lie tlie
■ot of calling ail the 3 per cent, bonds, as
ne of the financiers are demanding?”
It would wipe out the national banks
m faster than they are now going. We
notices every day of these banks throw-
■ up their charters and going back to
te banking. Here is one now. It has
t come in. That is not a good thing,
e public needs these national banks,
ey form the safest and lies! known sys-
n'we ever had.”
What proportion of 3 per cents, are
d bv the national banks?”
About seven-eighths of them. Most of
i balance is held by other banks anti by
porations of one kind and another,
e calling of bonds is largely a matter o!
usury bookkeeping so far as the money
■t of it is concerned. I am astonished
he position that some of the so-called
Meiers take on this subject. Men who
jht to know better actually thought
it when ten millions of bonds are called,
millions of money are released from
i treasury and put in circulation. In-
ud of that very often a large sum is ta-
i from general circulation in the coun-
and piled up in New York.”
How is that?”
In this wav. We will say, for instance,
it a certain bank has $100,000 in 3 per
it. bonds. These bonds arc called,
at bank is obliged to buy 4 per cents, we
1 say. How does it do this? It costs
5,000 to get $100,000 in 4 per cents. 1 he
ik takes $25,000 out of its funds and
ds it with a draft for $100,000 oil the
asury, which it sets for its 3 fjer cents.
1 sends these to New York, with an or-
• to buy 4 per cent, bonds. In tins way
,000 is taken from the available funds of
: bank and piled up in New York. 1
igine that some of the western mem
•s who voted for the Morrison resolution
not understand that large bond calls
1 have a tendency to make money
ngent in tlie country at large and plen
in New York.” .
There was a stringency in the money
rket before the calls began, was there
There was a slight stringency in New
rk but in the country at large money
3 more plenty than in years past. I hau
itatement prepared showing just how
s stood. This shows that in the L mteil
tes at large there was in June, 1886,
1,000,000 more in deposits than in June,
5. But in New York there was one nnl -
less. The calls that have been made
nediately relieved this closeness in New
rk just wheu it was needed. In t
ntry at large there is no lack °*
d has been coming in from everj q
and in every conceivable way. n “ •
been shipped here so much as it -
n brought in small quantities.
-e been having a belter classi of ‘
nts than formerly, and they hate ge
lly brought money with them. I •
is in tlie aggregate nave made a .
A Uranium Matln-r ami a Di-ml I'liilil.
New York, August 30.—Margaret
Meegher, a widow over forty years old,
was arrested at 413 West Forty-Hirst street
this morning, crazy drunk, and on the
verge of delirium tremens. Shu bad
bought a grocery store at that place a few
days ago, and since then had been on a
continuous carouse. In one of the rooms , will he granted to the other conspirators,
in the rear of the store the officers found ! the Russian bear’s enemies.
the remains of her daughter Ellen, 18! Berlin, August 30.—The Vossieh Zei-
months old, who had evidently died from tung, Berliner Tagblatt and the National
neglect. She was very emaciated Zeitung insist that it is impossible for Ger
und it is thought that starvation ; many and Austria to tolerate the Russiai
politan Clement, whose pnrty has ramiflrn
lions in the interior of Bulgaria.
ALEXANDER’S POPULARITY.
Rustc huk, August 30.-The populace of
Til-nova gave Prince Alexander an enthusi
astic welcome. Advices from Sofia say
that city is excited and that some disorders
have occurred. Zankoff', a revolutionary
leader, was attacked by a mob nnd nearly
killed. It is expected that tin: military
plotters will be. executed arid that amnesty
aide guns from the st-ite, and instead of
organizing and electing officers adjourned
sine die. Efforts will be made to obtain
guns through representatives from tlie
general government, and if they succeed
the company will then he organized. They
have 70 names on their roll.
A YVa 1 ell ill ii n SI
Atlanta, August 30. -To-night John
Odom, a watchman jn the Georgia rail- j many places as 1
road yards, discovered a negro man in a tom requires i
freight ear which was loaded with groce
ries. The door was partly open and the
watchman tried to shut it and catch the
thief inside. Tho negro sprang out of the
door, and when the guard seized him cut
him severely across the cheek and through
the wrist with a knife, The negro es
caped. Odom’s wounds are not dangerous,
luff the cut in his wrist may necessitate
amputating his hand.
may have had something to do with her
death. The woman had money in the
bank even after buying the grocery. Two
years ago her husband. Martin Meegher,
'an employe on the Hudson River railroad,
hanged himself because of the life she led
him, and her two older children were
taken from her. The woman herself has
been in the work house twice since her
husband’s denth. Just when the child
died is not known, Gut it is thought the
drunken mother carried it around for
some time after its death.
occupation of Bulgaria. It is stated that
M. NelidofT, the Russian ambassador at
Constantinople, in an interview witli tin-
grand vizier hinted at the Russian occupa
tion of Bulgaria, adding that ff'tlio hair of
one Russian was touched Russia would be
compelled to interfere.
I i-i-ln ml.
DULLER MEANS BUSINESS.
Dublin, August 30.—General Buffer left
Dublin this morning for Tralee, in an
interview he said : “1 wish to distinctly
state that I have not accepted a drugoon-
Alilimr (In- Drouth SiiiTi-ri-rs. I ing mission, nor shall 1 assist in evictions.
St Louis, August 30.—St. Louis is about j My task will be simply to repress inoon-
to offer aid to the inhabitants of the I lighters and insure safety of life and prop-
drouth stricken districts of Texas, whence ; erty. I propose to effect this by means of
come reports of great suffering for ordi- patrols, who shall be able to communicate
nary means of sustaining life. A commit- I speedily with a regularly organized system
tee of members of the Merchants’ Ex- , of supports. Ido not know whether my
change has been appointed to collect and plan will prove a success, but I mean to do
solicit subscriptions, and they propose to , my duty.’
secure subscriptions of seed wheat, flour, Belfast battlers.
meal clothing, and other necessaries of Belfast, August 30.—A number of men
life which will be sent down in charge of who " vre engaged in the recent riots in
the committee of distribution, whose duty this city have been sentenced to terms ol
it will be to see that the supplies are placed imprisonment ranging from two to mile-
in proper hands and distributed where teen months,
the greatest ueed exists. It is expected ;
that a train consisting of ten cars loaded
with provisions will be sent to relieve the 1 the only sable government.
sufferers. - Paris, August 30.— Jules Simon pub
lishes a letter, in which he predicts that
France will eventually become a conserva
tive republic, which he declared to be the
only stable government for Frenchmen.
MURDER IN HIGH LIFE.
I'i < ii Inn i-l Kills Ills Silli-Ill.|
New Orleans, August 30.- A special to
tlie TimcK-Di-niocral from St. Joseph says:
This morning as Judge- J. B. Elam and
Joseph Nicliolls were in consultation In
t he law oiti
Re
the contents of both barrels of a shotgun
into the head and shoulders of Nicliolls,
killing him instantly. Col. Reeves sur
rendered himself to tlie authorities and
was lodged in jaii without bail, lie claims
s it may be best to put independeu
candidates in the fluid, and in what other.:
to abstain from voting, must be tuft to tb
free trailers of each district to decide for
themselves.
“Added to this, let every friend to til
cause diligently strive to extend his loci.!
influence by diffusing sound economic ii!
erature, and by promoting the organize
jf clubs of five or more persons in a
ran reach. Such a sys
large expenditure of
money, and need not lie necessarily de
pendent on the direction of any ccntri
organization. It is thus possible that tariff'
reform may be accomplished by tlio force
of public opinion within both parties,
compelling the acquiescence of those in
power.
“But if the continued failures of the
democratic party in congress, helped ff.y
the liberty-loving republicans, to carry any
practical measure of tariff reform, con
tinue to be met by the opposition of tin-
republican party organization and its dem
ocratic allies, democratic and republican
free traders must unite to destroy the party
which cannot carry out its own princi
ples, to supersede it with a new party of
freedom.
“Tlie American Free Trade League have
reason to believe that where not an abso
lute majority the number of free trade
p laui fYiUtffo i»r Mu* ('iyIiyuM V I i l,,LC iimjuiiKy miniijci 1,1 11 Limit.
■eves Steuoeil 1,1 lie front door i i i Fm'ii : voters in most of the congressional dis-
.. \,, S |’,i, iifU r i 11, i, i,-...lu , r'.. ui { , trusts is sufficiently large to hold the 1ml-
e contents of both barrels of a shotgun ance „f power between tlie candidates of
tlie two great politieai parties; and it only
ruiiiuins with those to whom this appeal is
now made to decide whether that power
toluwe7,eV,:,Vh'.'«,.i'fiH,Vfon”«e''"<Ii,ff',hnrwL's I s,laI1 ,,ow bu HO intelligently exercised as
a son-in-law of ( , tieves and simu- ' to nlake il feared by politicians and
fandl v troilble is Miiinosed to have been m) P ectt!<l by statesmen. Let the first step
Um or y igb. ofU,e diffi!^ty ^ j a ,V d thu battle wiH be
A FlfvTIml N-i-iii-il Aflnntift'H Siir|iliiH il'.liir,
Houston, Tex., August 30.—The How
ard oil mil's, situated in the suburbs of
Houston, comprising buildings covering
three and a half acres, were completely de
stroyed by lire early yesterday morning.
The mills employed one hundred and
A FiiiIiIIi-iV Strike.
Lebanon, Pa., August 30.—The puddlers
employed at East End, Wights & Kapp’s
rolling mills, went on a strike this morning
because they were refused an advance of
50 cents per ton, increasing their pay to $4
eighty men and were the largest in the per ton. About 100 puddlers are employed
state. Loss $275,000. Insurance of $150,000 j m these nulls, about 100 helpers, besides
in northern and European companies. Tin 1 * ' 11 "
Ciill'i-i'. Luo ( luma mill llj immlte.
Augusta, /August 30.—Reports have
gone out from here that the race feeling
against the Chinamen had prompted an at-
, ” i. * .. I 4-At
origin of tlie fire is a mystery. A defect ill
the water supply was the cause of the
total destruction of the property.
Ibm Over lq mi Knirlii
rollers, catchers, laborers, etc., are thrown
out of work. The men say they are deter
mined to stay out until their demands are
acceded to.
Harrisburg, Pa., August 30.—The pre
dieted strike of the puddlers at Barley’s !
A long season of total blindness followed,
and the girl was the embodiment of
misery.
Miss Huloff' was induced to resort to
prayer this week os a means of relief.
1 Several families in their respective homes
earnestly prayed for the restoration to
health of the sufferer. She also prayed,
but, os she says, fearing that her prayers
would not bo heard. Her heart swelled
and her very life almost left her as she felt
strange sensations in her withered body.
She stood eroct and her limbs supported
her, but only for a moment. Then sue fell
upon her couch almost dead. But with
rest came strength and, in a few hours,
she felt that she had renewed her life* She
stood up again and her steps were firm.
She clasped her hands and cried aloud in
thanksgiving. From that hour she gained
strength, and in a lew days she was able
to be up and about the house. Sho now
walks about, a pretty woman of twenty-
four, with black hair and eyes, fine feat
ures and elastic step.
A GENUINE GHOST SCARE.
KllzitlM-flipoi-t I’l-upli- firi-iilly Friurlili-m-il id till
SI in urn- AiiIIi-h of ii (fliisH.
Elizabethport, August 29.—This city
was actually excited last night over a
haunted house at No. 316 First avenue,
alongside the Long Branch railroad. Tlie
place was visited bv a reporter and found
to be full of excited women, who seemed
to be in tlie greatest terror. To say the
inhabitants are scared would but feebly
express it. They tell an almost incredible
story of sights and sounds within tlie past
few weeks. The first floor iH occupied by
Mr. Decker, a blind cripple, who Install
arm by ail explosion mid bis
eysight ‘ at a Fourth of July
celebration years ago. Ills wile
I stated that they moved into the old house
[ three months ago. During the past month
they heard knockings on the front and
buck doors between the hours of midnight
1 nnd 1 o’clock. Mrs. Decker suid she sat
up two nights to watch whether any per-
1 son was trying to get in. The knocking
continued, although no one was visible and
a bright moon was shining. Wednesday
night site thought the garret would be
torn down by the noise. Siie dreamed
three nights in succession that a box of
gold was hidden in tlie garret. Impressed
with tiffs, she and the children, together
with Mrs. Gen-inge, who lives upstairs,
went up into tho attic Monday and pulled
a board out of the floor near the chimney.
Instantly a big yellow cat jumped out.
One of the boys put bis hand in the hole
and pulled out a package of letters. They
were addressed to “Mollio England,” and
told tier to be of good cheer; that she was
in a gloomier place before, and one of the
notes said $30 was in Adams express office
awaiting her orders. The date on the let
ters was 1870 and 1874. They were ad
dressed to 34,5 First avenue and some to 328
Livingston street. A box was also found
in the hole, containing a withered wreath,
such ns is placed on the coffin of a dead
person. A quaint goblet of blown glass
was also found containing an amethyst
stone. Tlie goblet was placed on the man
tel and Wednesday night, so tlie family
assort, it flew across tlie room, just grazing
Mr - i coker's head, and struck the door,
luavi-i^l wo dents,which are plainly visible.
Tin- family at this became so terrified
l hut they put the goblet outside the house
o ; a uvli over the door; when the glass
struck the door and fell on the floor it
iI.im: d around the room. Mr. Gerrirgpe,
. j had just come home from work, was
called down stairs by tlie frightened Deck
ers. lie told the reporter that he picked
the glass up, when it shook Iiis hand as if
lie bad hold of a galvanic battery. He ran
and put it outside the house. In the goblet
was a card bearing the inscription, “Be
hold, we stand at the door and knock.”
i Yesterday morning the flagman at the
' Long Branch station, when he heard the
remarkable tale about the goblet, laughed,
and said he would like to look at tli?!?
glass, lie walked over to tin: house nnd
was in the net of reaching his hand to take
It down from tlio porch, when it fell be
fore lie- touched it, with a crash, and broke
in pieces. He was so startled tlmt lie ran
across tho track and would not again ap
proach the house. The bundle of letters
was thrust into the stove by Mrs. Decker,
as was also the box containing the wreath.
Mr.:. Decker and the other inmates asj
sen. that music is heard at midnight on the
front and back stoops, the sounds being
similar to those produced by a harp and
violin. At midnight in the upper room
l.lie sounds are the same as if a ball was be
ing batted around or ten pins rolled across
the floor. Bliout.s of laughter are also
hoard, but diligent search reveals nothing.
It is said that years ago a strange young
woman Was confined in the house and died
there. A nuiViber of the children of the
tenants are sick, and they ascribe their ill
ness to tlie haunted house. Mrs. Decker
says tlie cat which Hew out of the hole in
tlie attic tugged viciously at her hair and
then disappeared. Her story is corrob
orated by all tlie other tenants.
Last night the house was surrounded by
a gaping crowd, while inside both families
are huddled together in the room down
stairs. Mrs. Decker snys they have not
slept any since Monday night and that she
is going to move immediately. Mrs. Ger-
ringe also says she has been looking for
rooms and tliut she would not sleep up
stairs again for a fortune.
A l.iH-kouf in a Klioe Shop.
Athol, Muss., August 30.—The expected
lockout at Lee’s shoe shops took place this
morning,when the employes, on coming to
the shops, found tlie doors guarded by
police. Every man and woman, before
being allowed to enter the factory, was
obliged to sign a certificate to the effect that
they do not belong to any labor organiza
tions and will not join or engage in any
strike while in the employ of Lee. Out of
four or live hundred hands only about
twenty-five signed the certificates and went
to work during the forenoon. The Knights
of Labor requested the selectmen to close
all saloons for such a length of time as
may be deemed advisable. Everything re
mained quiet through the day.
Aui-li-ffi.
tempt to assassinate them with dynamite.' ... .- s ,.q hfvfn deaths
It is true that an attempt was made last I A TRAIN " R, - f K causes se\ln deaihs,
night to blow up Charlie Loo Chong in the
heart of the city, but investigation shows
that the motive was revenge by a negro
for fancied personal wrong,ami not the out
growth of race prejudice. The attempt
proved futile, and the perpetrator was ar
rested.
Vienna, August 30.—In a railway colli
sion at Madling, eight miles from here,
seven persons were killed and twenty-two
wounded.
St-vi-n .9hi Killi-il.
Scranton, Pa., August 30.—A fire damp
explosion occurred at Fairlawn colliery
this morning. Seven dead bodies have
A Y(!3hi*I lii l>i»tri—i. been recovered, and it is reported that ten
New ORLEANS, August 30.—A special to ; men are ( till in the mine,
the Times-Demoerat from Pensacola, Fla., ' John H. Hose and J. Gallagher were
says: The bark Lena, from Aspinwall for standing at the head of the slope at the
Philadelphia, Pa., was off the entrance to time of the accident and felt the force of
this port. She had lost one of her crew the explosion. As the rush of air came
with fever on the passage and has seven out of the mouth of the mine they at once
more down with it. She was seeking started to go in and ascertain the amount
assistance. The board of health officer or- of the damage. The August quota of coal
derail a steam tug to tow the vessel to had been mined last week and no men
railroad wen- -it ruck by an engine near Sum
iner Hill this morning and instantly killed.
The men were working and stepped off | co,,1 P romlHe
one track to await the west bound train,
when they were struck by an engine going
east. Their bodies were terribly mangled
and strewn along the track for several
hundred yards.
fifty cents per ton. Both sides are firm,
anil there is no inimediute prospect of a
t ( | - i Hrooklyii .fin-key Club.
Pittsburg, August 30.—A Wilmore, - took I'jaec to-day. About 500 men I Gravesend, N. Y., August 30.—In the
Coinbria county, Pa., special savs: Three and boys are thrown out ol employment (ff-st race of the Brooklyn Jockey Club, for
trackmen employed on the Pennsylvania . U 1 . ’ W' ll, '' 1 r j s h”' an advance of , a |[ ages, 7 turlongs; Barnum won, Santa
Rita 2d, Pontiac 3d; time 1:30.
Second race, 14 miles; Gleanor won,
Florence M 2d, Tornado 3d; time 1:594.
Third race,l.| miles; Preccosu won, Dew-
drop 2d, Jim Gray 3d; time 2:124.
Fourth race, for two-year-olds, J mile;
Bessie June won, Fenelon 2d, Aimy 3d;
time 1:16$
Fifth race, 1( miles; Willie won, Exile
2d, Fabigor 3d; time, 2:12.
Sixth race, all ages, 4 mile; Marsh Redon
won, Calera 2d, Princess 3d; time, 1:30.
CURED BY PRAYER.
A lfi-l|»fi-K* I ■■ ni I ill Suilth-nly Iti-xlori-il Hi lli-uttli.
Master Workman uml PriillHi: MoIIut-
3AGO. August 30.-—Mrs. Eiiza^n,
rs hus been appointed mastei n
Ship Island quarantine.
Another Victim of Powder.
Chicago, August 30.—George Kent, a
farmer injured by the powder explosion,
uieii tiffs' forenoon, making the second
death from this accident.
were employed in the mines. Word came,
however, that a party of live or six men
had gone into the mines to clear up their
chambers.
Inspector Blewitt happened to como
along about this time and be and Galiiq her
with a party entered the mines, going
Flollilnu Cutturx.
New York, August 30.—There is no
change in clothing cutters lockout. Em
ployers are vainly trying to fill their shops
with non-union men, but the few employ
ed have ruined so much cloth that several
were discharged. Tho cutters Will parade-
to-morrow to show their strength. The
union men expect complete victory over
their employers.
Another Ferry (Join-.
Danville, Va., August 30.—W. K.
Terry, who was shot in the street fight in
.Martinsville May 17, died last night. His
brother, J. K. Terry, was killed in tlie
fight and B. K. Terry was shot through the
body, but recovered.
j Schenectady, August 29.—Lizzie C.
\ Siiloff', daughter of David M. Huloff', living
west of Schenectady, is the wonder and
[ comment of everybody. Up to a few days
ago she was a helpless invalid stretched
out on a couch. For fourteen years she
had been a sufferer, and several times has
, been given up. Now she is well. Four
teen years ago. when she was only ten
years old. she fell from a hay loft in a burn
of Port Royal, Pa. Her injuries were such
tlmt sho lost the use of her limbs, and her
spine was so injured that she could not
support herself in a sitting posture. She
suffered great pain and her life was only a
misery to her. Several years passed in tiffs
way, und occasionally unconsciousness
- overcame her and she appeared to be dead.
Iiiti-rimtiimul Si-ulllng Miili-li.
London, August 30.—The first trial heat
in the international sculling match was
rowed to-day. Teenier, of the United
States, and Perkins, of England, being the
contestants. Teenier won.
The second heat w as between Matterson,
of Australia, anil Wallace Ross, and was
easily won by the former, who finished six
lengths in front of the American. Eleven
to ten was bet on Ross.
The third heat was between Beach, of
Australia, and George W. Lee, of til©
United States. Beacli won.