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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, .1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Acting Attorney-General Jenks Renders
an Important Opinion.
Making Preparations for tho President's Retnrii.
Tlio United States Supreme Court—Tho Sen
Sllrer Certificates—Madison’s Postmaster, Ktc.
Washington, September 20.—Acting
Attorney-General Jenks has given an opin
ion to tne acting secretary of the treasury
in regard to various disputed questions
which have arisen as to the dutiable
value of the coverings of imported mer
chandise under the provisions of section
seven of the tariff act and the decision of
the United States supreme court in the
Obertuffer case. Judge Jenks discusses
several questions at length, and gives his
conclusions thereon as follows:
First—That sacks, boxes and coverings
of any kind on which was repealed as
charges by the 7th section of the act of
March 3, 1883, are not subject to duty
neither as a part of the value of the goods
nor separately, except when they come
under the proviso to that section, or to
some special provision of the law.
Second—That portion of tho opinion in
the case of Obertuffer vs. Robinson, in re
gard to the non-dutiable character of
boxes, etc., designed for use in the bona
fide transportation of goods, is an authori
tative interpretation of the law on that
subject.
Third—That 100 per cent, advaloretn can
be imposed upon coverings only when
their material or form justifies the conclu
sion that they were used us such to evade
duties, or when they were designed or con
templated to be applied to some use other
than to that of coverings for transporta
tion to the United States of the merchan
dise they then enclose, even though that
use as a covering only should continue af
ter the goods has passed beyond the cus
tom house to the market or consumer.
Fourth—The mere fact that boxes, sacks,
crates or coverings of any kind might pos
sibly be used after importation for other
uses, if such uses were not designed at or
before the time of importation and there
was not at the time a design to evade the
duty by their use as covering, will not sub
ject such coverings to 100 per cent, adva-
loretn duty, as prescribed by the penalty.
The 100 per cent, duty in the proviso,
although not in terms a penalty, is an un
usually high duty. The section under con
sideration clearly excludes coverings from
valuation as a Dart of goods.
The second element in tho proviso to
the section implies no turpitude on the
part of the importer. In the balance of
cases in a customs act the doubt is to be re
solved in favor of the importer; hence,
although the coverings after a port is
reached might, by literal interpretation,
be construed, if intended for use there
after, as a cover to some goods to be de
signed for use otherwise than in the bona
fide transportation of goods to the United
States, yet such interpretation, while with
in the letter, would be a violation of the
spirit of the act.
The United States Supreme Court.
Washington, September 20.—The su
preme court of the United States will con
vene for the October term of 1888-7 on
Monday, the 12th prox. The number of
cases on the docket increases steadily froni
year to year. At the close of business in
the clerk’s office to-night there were on
the docket 1002 eases,as compared with 964
in Sejitember, 1885. None of the justices
of the court, except Justice Harlan, are yet
in the city. Chief Justice Waite spent
his summer vacation in a trip to
Yellowstone National Park and to Alaska,
and is now on his way home, much im
proved in health and strength. Justice
Field and Justice Matthdfcs have spent
moat of the summer in Europe. All the
justices are expected home early in Octo
ber, and the court will assemble with a full
bench.
Tito Xcw Silver Oorllllnites.
Washington, September 20:—Arrange
ments are being made at tbe treasury de
partment for the early distribution of the
new silver certificates, which are now be
ing printed at the bureau of engraving and
printing, as rapidly as possible. The first
batch of one dollar certificates was re
ceived at the treasury department to-day.
It consisted of 5000 sheets and amounted
to 820,000. They now need only the
seal of the treasury department
to be finished notes. The bureau will eon-
tinue to print these notes at the rate of
820,000 per day during the present Week-
Additional facilities will be supplied next
week by which the issue w'ill be increased
to 180,000 a day. Orders for these bills in
large amounts have been received from all
parts of the country. It is the purpose
of the department, ’ however, to hold
the notes until the supply will allow
a pro rata distribution of a respect
able amount to each section
of the country, and they will be shipped
from Washington so as to secure their sim
ultaneous delivery at the various sub-treaa-
urie’s. It is expected that the one s will
be put into general circulation in about
two weeks. The f2 certificates are some
what delayed and will not be ready for is
sue for about Ithree weeks. They are in
g reat demand and their completion will be
astened as fast as possible.
Sedgwick »t Homo.
Washington, September 20.—Mr. Sedg
wick arrived at the state department this
morning and awaited the comma of the
secretary of state. He declined to be in
terviewed either with regard to his busi
ness in Mexico or the statement which had
been published regarding his personal con
duct therein. In the latter respect he says
he caD only repeat what he ha> already
said many times, that the statements are
lies from the beginning to the end. He
says he completed his work four days ago,
but declines to say whether lie will report
verbally or in writing.
Mail Ison’s Pori master.
Washington, September 20.—The pres
ident has issued a commission to \N m. -1■
Martin to be postmaster at Madison, Ua.
L’rejinlrlnif for Their Return.
Washington, September 20.—Arrange
ments are being made at the white house
for the speedy return of the president and
Mrs. Cleveland. They are expected to
arrive in Washington Wednesday evening.
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
takes its place. Along tho wharves
on the river front similar scenes
of activity is witnessed, many command*
eries from along the rivers having char
tered steamers which will be used as a com
bined hotel and headquarters during the
week. The weather seems as if specially
designed for the ocoasion, and in conse
quence the streets are thronged with sight
seers, w’hile everywhere may be seen
marching commanderies making fraternal
calls on local and visiting headquarters.
It is an utter impossibility at the present
time to give an accurate estimate of the
number of knights already on the ground.
Representatives of every state and terri
tory have reported, while three are present
from Honolulu. Most Eminent Grand
Master Robert E. Withers, United States
consul-general at Hong Kong, came all the
way from that place. arriving
yesterday. At noon, the rush of visitors
was still unabated, and, If anything, in
creasing. Fully ten thousand knights had
arrived by noon and more than an equal
number are expected this afternoon and
to-night. All trains are more or less de
layed by the immense traffic. There will
be but one short session oil ’change to
morrow and Wednesday noon.
The following commanderie9 are among
those which have arrived :
Occur DeLeon No. 4, Atlanta, Ga.
Palestine No. 7, Savannah, Ga.
Grand Commandery of Teunessoe.
Luvette No. 18, Nashville.
Columbia No. 2, Columbia, S. C.
Columbia, Washington, D. C.
Richmond, Richmond, Va.
Washington, Washington, D. C.
On an eastern special came a body of
knights distinguished by being selected as
a special escort of Grand Master Robert E.
Withers. These were the Richmond Com
mandery No. 2 and Columbia No. 1, of
Richmond, Va. Under the Richmond ban
ner was gathered the grand com
mandery, swelling the number
to sixty. With the Virginia
commandery came the Washington, D. C.,
knights, who in turn acted as an escort of
the Virginia escort. In the Washington
representation were Washington No. 1 and
Demolay mounted. In honor of their re
lation to the grand master they were ac
corded more than usual welcome.
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Some Interflsthia Figures Furnlshml at tlip Meet
ing of till' Supreme Clrniiil Ionise.
What is Transpiring on t|je Other Side of
the Waters.
A Serins* llerolt In Mailrlil—Trouhlo wltli th*
Orangemen In Belfast—Mr. Parnell Explains
Hit nill—Cholera Return*—Affairs In Bulgaria,
Etc.
Boston, September
i So
20.—The annual
session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge I.O.
O. F. opened in Odd Fellows Ifali this
morning. Thd proceedings are se
cret. It is understood that the action
of the grand lodge will comprise routine
work, such as the appointment ot commit
tees, etc., and the arranging of the genernl
order of business of the convention.
Boston, September 20.—The Odd Fel
lows’ convention to be held during this
week will be undoubtedly the most elabo
rate affair ot the kind over held in this
country. The principal feature of the
week will he the great parade on Wednes
day. though the entire programme is of
great interest to Odd Fellows. It now
seems probable that the total number of
visitors will not be far from 30,000, and the
capacity of Boston’s hostelries bids fair to
be taxed to its utmost.
This evening a banquet, will be tendered
the sovereign grand lodge by the grand
lodge and grand encampment of Massa
chusetts. Governor Robinson, Mayor
O’Brien and other prominent citizens have
been invited to be present. On Tuesday
the sovereign grand lodge will again meet
in Odd Fellows’ hall and elect officers and
transact other business. In the evening a
meeting of the past grand and representa
tives will lie held in Tremont. Temple.
There .will be music and speeches from
distinguished visitors, members of the
sovereign grand lodge. On Wednesday
the grai’id parade will occur. On Thursday
the 'sovereign grand lodge will probably
attend tbe performance at Hollis street
theatre by special invitation of Manager
Rich. Friday will be “ladies’ day,” and
an excursion will be made to Wellesley
college on invitation of the president,
Mrs Durant. Hunnewell’s gardens will
also be visited. On Saturday the sovereign
grand lodge will hold its closing session in
Odd Fellows hall and adjourn.
The reports of the grand officers were
presented to-day, beginning with that of
Henry D. Garry, grand sire, who, in the
opening, traced the growth of the order
since its last meeting in Boston twenty-
two venrs ago, in 183-4, with less than 10,(XXI
New'England members. The same terri
tory now numbers 65,000. The order in
general has increased in this proportion.
In 1864 in the whole world the num-
her of members was 137,623.
day there are 517,310
Floekinu- to St. Louis to
Attend the Grand Con-
i-luvr
St. Louis, September 20.—It was after
midnight when the last special train dis
charged its loud of visitors to the triennial
■ last night, and day had not
To-
members,
with an increase in tbe total revenue of
over 84.000,000. The order is prosperous in
foreign countries. Mr. Garry advocates
the retention of the permanent location
of the grand lodge in Baltimore.
The figures of the various Odd I allows
beneficial associations show receipts ioi
the past vear of 81,050,905; paid to families
of feceascd members, .*893,363; deaths,
1752; members in good standing, 46,144,
money on hand, 8578,820. The benefit
.figures cover forty-one bodies, all that re
ports have been received from.
The grand secretary’s report contains
statements showing the condition of the
order iu the United States, Canada and for
eign jurisdictions. The prospects of.both
lodges and encampments for the present,
year are very flattering. ,
The report of the grand treasurer shows
a balance on hand oil August 20. 1885, of
.*15 672; receipts for the year £49,04.4, ex
penditures *42,420, and available assets of
the sovereign lodge 873,096.
Madrid, September 20.—A revolution
was attempted last night by a number of
Spanish troops quartered in this city. The
uprising was ill-planned, ill-managed, and
practically amounted to little more than
nothing. The trouble was inaugurated by
a regiment of infantry quartered In Gilblas
barracks. The soldiers revolted and broke
down the partition wall that separated
them from the quarters occupied by the
cavalry men. The intervening space was
filled with the men of two cavalry regi
ments, numbers of whom joined in the
revolution. The officers of all three regi
ments did all in their power to dissuade
tho men from revolting, but 300
soldiers, after boating numbers of
officers and wounding three, deserted
the barracks aud marched in two bodies
through the town. One body went to
Prado, the principal park aud promenade
of Madrid. Two thousand troops were
quartered in Prado at the time, and the
revolutionists expected to bo joined by
them. The other body wont hurrying
through the centre of Madrid calling on
the people to join in the revolution, cry
ing “Long live the republic,” andmaking
all kinds of threats against monarchy. At.
this time the theatres and other places of
amusements were crowded. The populace
were taken by surprise. In
most of the public places the people
flocked out in a panic. In all the enter
tainments were abruptly terminated, and
the streets were soon tilled with people.
Nearly all of them were terror-stricken,
people of exaggerated ideas of what was
transpiring. The insurgents attempted as
their first exploits to secure possession of
the arsenals, dock and barracks, which
they attacked wdth open fire, but all these
places were well and successfully defended
and the rebels were repulsed. Finally
their reverses drawing them to
gether, the insurgents attacked
and got possession of the
Southern railway. By this time the au
thorities had taken in the situation and
had fully prepared to master it. Loyal
troops were marched to the railway, and
after a short fight they completely dis
lodged the revolutionists, who dispersed
into the country, Geo. Pavia pursuing.
During the fighting in the city one of the
officers leading the insurgents was shot
and killed. The rebels shot Gen. Velarde
for refusing to join them. They also mor
tally wounded Count Mtrasal and killed
a colonel of artillery. Martial law
was proclaimed throughout the city
as soon as the condition of affairs was
clearly perceived by the government. The
event’was a complete surprise to Madrid.
Quiet was soon restored after the revolu
tionists were driven from the Southern
railway. A number of insurgents were
taken prisoners. This morning there is uo
appearance of revolution or even disorder.
While the insurgents lied from the tawn,
forty of them ordered the station mastey.tp
place at thoir disposal a special t/rnin^fcF^R.
which they made their flight to Amieakde
Hendres. Government troops were soon
in pursuit on another special train.
Noon.—Additional particulars of last
night’s revolution show that tho insurgents
also shouted: “ Long live the republic
army and Spain.” A large number ot civil
ians joined their ranks. When the authori
ties summoned the military to put down
the insurrection the rebels made a stand
for awhile against the loyal troops, and it
was in the first brush between the oppos
ing forces that General Velarde and
the artillery colonel were killed.
When the revolutionists, realized that the
other troop3 were making no response fo
their appeal, they abandoned tbe tight, In
town and scampered for tlia country, most
of them in the direction of Alcala de
Henarcs, a walled city in New Castile and
but seventeen miles from Madrid. Many
of the rebels gave up Lhejfiglit long before
the general retreat of their comrades atfd
made their escape in the darkness. The
authorities are making a groat many arrests
for complicity iu the revolution and a
large proportion of the prisoners are offi
cers. It is learned to-day that tbe revolu
tion was led by Brigadier-General Villa-
canipa. He escaped on a special train
which left the city on the Southern rail
way. The loyal troops are scouring the
suburbs of Madrid in search of the fugitive
rebels. Telegrams from all the provinces
show that the puhlic order remains undis
turbed. The ministers, who happened
to be all absent froralthe city yesterday,
have been summoned to return immedi
ately. It lias been learned that the revolu
tionists who started for Vncnla de Henares,
becoming convinced that the loyalists
recovery,” said Mr. Parnell; “indeed, the
signs for the future are growing worse, but
I only ask the houses to take action with
regard to rents falling due next Novem
ber, and that will be in tho next
session of parliament. Until the house is
able to take action on the report of the
royal commission, we will abstain entirely
from prejudicing the government pro
posals. We do know that since the bulk of
judicial rents have been fixed there has
been a great depression in prices. The po
tato blight has sproad to an alarming ex
tent. Therefore, it behooves tho house to
apply a temporary remedy now and not
wait for tho royal commission to re
port, or for tho government to take
action thereon, which will bo impossible
before November, 1887, supposing the
house adjourned until the middle of Feb
ruary. A similar delay occurred in the
consideration of tbe land act of 1881 and
the arrears act of 1882, Therefore, unless
the house accedes to my proposal tenants
and landlords will remain in statu quo
for a year. [Cheers.] Our opponents will
probably urge that it will be exceedingly
difficult for the laud court to ascertain
whether the tenants are really unable to
pay their rents, but there was a similar
difficulty to overcome in connection with
the arrears act of ’82. The court satified
itself within live months of the Inability
of 200,000 tenants to pay their rents.
[Cheers.] Similar quickness and expe
dition will follow my bill, and the work
Will probably be finished in three months.
1 propose, further, that a tenant shall de
posit half of the amount of his rent, leaving
the court to determine how much of the
remaining half the tenant ahull pay and
how muon tho landlord shall loso. Unddr
the arrears act the tenant deposited
one-third of his rent, the landlord
losing one-third, and the state advancing
the remaining third. The only practical
difference 1 make Is that the state shall not
be loser. In regard to the suspension of
evictions, my bill again closely follows the
arrears act, which act worked justly and
satisfactorily for all parlies. Tlio costs of
evictions frequently exceed the
amount of rent duo. Therefore,
it is necessary to suspend
evictions to save the tenants additional
costs. ICheers.] As regards the lease
hol lers’ clause, it will probably be iw-
iocted to on the ground that it ought not
haw; a place in a temporary bill, but lease
holders have been waiting long enough
too long, in fact—and 1 would not be a
party to the horrible injustice of their
perpetual exclusion from the benefits of
the act of ’82.” [Cheers.]
Mr. Parnell quoted at length from statis
tics to prove that the fall in prices of pro
duce was riot exaggerated. The estimated
fall in 1885 averaged 22 percent., aud as the
average rent deductions amounted to 19
per cent, t he tenants were 3 per cent, to
the lead, without taking into account the
Increased cost of labor, owing to tho emi
gration of able-bodied men. The land act
of ’81, therefore, did not benefit the tenant
farmers. Tho land commissioners
themselves virtually admit that the rents
fixed prior to ’85 were too high, because
the rents fixed for the first six months of
’86 were greatly reduced as compared with
the rents fixed earlier, averaging 18 per
cent. less. [Cheers.] lie admitted that
the evictions at the end of ’85 and the be
ginning of’86 were fewer than those im
mediately after the passing of the laud act.
This decrease in the number of evictions
he attributed to the fact that at the end of
’55 the Earl of Cnrnavm, who. was their
Gen. Knuibars beforo taking action in the
matter.
Rnrmuh,
A PART OP THE BRITISH ARMY CUTOFF.
Ragoon, September 20.—The western
frontier column of tho British army of oc
cupation in Burinah has been cut off at
Talndiigh from communication with the
rnnin army by the Dacouts, under the
leadership of Basliwey and other noted
insurgents. Three thousand troops have
been dispatched to relieve the beleaguered
corps.
Africa.
THE AFGHANS AND BADAKHSHANS FIGHT
ING.
London, September 20.—Advices from
Merv stato that warfare is being waged
between the Afghans and the inhabitants
of Badakhshan. Fighting had been going
on for a fortnight. An attempt on the
part of the Afghans to annex Badakshan
has led to the struggle. Tho British troops
in Chetrul remain neutral.
Turkey.
INVITED TO OCCUPY ROUMEI.IA.
Constantinople, September 20.—It iB
stated here that England, Austria and
Germany have invited Turkey to occupy
Roumelia if Russia invades Bulgaria.
GOSSIP FROM THE GATE CITY.
MlHt THE TILDES WILL
All Parties Interested Have Agreed to
the Probate.
The Tilden Nephew* Positively Deny That They
Intend to Content—Their Business Relations
with the Millionaire Statesman—More Abont
the Rennon for Closing Greystone—Mr. Smith
Beelines to Tnlk.
New York World.
New Lebanon, N. Y.. September 18.—
Geo. B. and Samuel J. TiJden a*y that they
have no present idea of contesting the
will of their uncle, Samuel J. Tilden. Nev
ertheless the World correspondent to whom
they made this statement to-day could not
resist the conclusion that the will would
be contested. It must not be supposed that
tho Messrs. Tilden equivocated. They
simply spoko guardedly, as shrewd men
They
Uullroitd Coiiqmiilc* PiiylngThclr Tuxes—Licenses
of Insuranoo Agents Being Revoked Other
Mutters of Interest.
viceroy,appealed to the landlords to refrain
from evicting tenants at the beginning of
1886, and the fact that Mr. Money, chief
secretary for Ireland, had always discour
aged evictions; but both of these factors
had ceased to exist and the number of
evictions had again become alarming.
“The present viceroy,” said Mr. Parnell,
“is a noble lord of whom little is known
except what is bad. [Cheers.] The
present chief secretary, Sir Michael Hieks-
Beneh,” says he, “is going to leave the
tenants to their fate, as in no case must tho
loss be borne by the landlord.”
The speaker disputed the accuracy of
Sir Michael Hicks-Bench’s eviction figures
and said that the quarter ending tho pres
ent month would show a higher average of
evictions than any quarter since
’51. If the government, he
said, armed with tills bill,
should stay the evictions in Kerry, it
would do more to restore peace than all
the General Bulk-rs together. [Cheers.].
Ite claimed that the bill was essentially
moderate and calculated to puff matters
smoothly through the winter.
Mr. Parnell concluded by earnestly en
treating the house to allow the second
reading of the bill, which he said would
benefit the landlords themselves.
Tho working of the land act
of 1881 showed that there
were almost as few just men among the
landlords as hud been found in Sodom and
Gomorrah. [Cries of “Oh!” and laugh
ter.] “If it had not been for the landlords
you might possibly have conciliated the
Irish people. You rule in their folly. The
landlord you placed there ns your stewards
proved false to their trust, and oppressed
their tenants, who have the utmost confi
dence that, as an act of justice, parliament
will not permit the bill to be lost.”
[Cheers.]
Mr. Parnell’s speech occupied one hour
and twenty minutes in delivery.
Irelnntl.
DEMONSTRATIONS BY TIIE ORANGEMEN.
Belfast, September 20 1:50 p. M.—All
was quiet in the city this morning. At
noon, nowever, a large band of tbe Queen’s
Island shipyard workmen, all Orangemen,
mafehed ostentatiously through the streets
on thoir way to and from dinner, as if to
provoke a fight. At Garrick Hill they
were attacked with a volley of stoues and
a desperate fight ensued, whieb is still in
progress. Many men on both sides havo
been wounded.’ The police are outnum
bered and powerless. Reinforcements are
hurrying to the locality.
THE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY’S EN-
V TRANCE.
Dublin, September 20.—The Freemans’
Journal declares that the government in
spired the arrest of the young Irishman
who was taken into custody Saturday for
hooting at the Marquis of Londonderry
during his state entry in the city with the
purpose of provoking the people in the
nope that they would retaliate and furnish
the authorities with excuses for coercion.
T(l III' Illl|M.|U-Ill'll.
PHILADELPHIA, September 20.—The
city council this evening by a vote of 49 to
38 decided to impeach Mayor Smith. .
There has seldom been witnessed such a
scene of anxiety and excitement Us was
presented in and about the common coun
cil chamber. During their entire session
to-dav tlie gallery and lobby were crowded nail.
to their extreme limit and hundreds were parnell explains iiih bill.
turned away by the officers who were sta- Mr. Parnell, in moving the second read-
tioned at the entrance. No other business I jpg 0 f his land bill in the house of eom-
would stop and probably capture them,
stopped their special on route, sent it back
to Madrid, and fled across the country.
The streets of the city are alive with crowds
of people eagerly discussing the occurrence
of last night.
Kfigluiid,
Bl'BEAR WINS THE BOAT RACE.
London, September 20.—A boat race for
*1000 took place on the Thames to-day be
tween George Bubear and Peter Kemp.
Tbe betting was twenty-oue to twenty in
favor of Kemp. Kemp caught the water
first and was the quickest away, soon put
ting a length and a half between himself
ana his opponent. Bubear, however, was
not flurried at Kemp’s advantage, but
puffed even thirty-four stroke and
gradually drew upon even terms with
Kemp. As they neared Hammersmith
bridge Kemp ag'.iu went to tbe front, but
Bubear made a grand spurt, and Kemp
wore himself out in his endeavors to hold
his lead. Bubear soon passed him and
crossed the line, winner by a length and a
woo transacted, and indeed, nothing was
thought of beyond the impeachment of
Mayor Smith, the first event of the kind
ever occurring in this city. Every mem
ber was in his seat, and the arguments,
both pro and con, were forcible and elo
quent The arguments of Messrs. Clay, on
behalf of the report, and Smith against its
recommendations were masterly, and
every word fell clear upon
attentive ears. When the lost speaker
had resumed his seat votes upon the mo
tion of censure as a substitute for a reso te
non of impeachment and upon tbe resolu
tion itself were quickly taken, and the
result spread like wildfire through the city,
forming the all-absorbing topic oi discus
sion and comment to-night.
Heerpfary Miinnhiu'w MovumuntK.
Buffalo, N. Y., September 20.—A spe-
.. 1 ^ -*«i < ’*'~**’ CJ,it3 »)ension
sion cial to the Commercial from Suspension
veil, i Bridge says: Secretary Manning li lt the
and Mineral Springs hotel Saturday for Buffalo
*d from there for Albany tins
'He will have a conference with
mans to-day, said the recent elections con
veyed a mandate to the house of commons
that it should show itself willing and able
to
Special to Enquirer-Sun,
Atlanta, September 20.— Several rail
road companies have sent in the amount
of their taxes to the comptroller. Tho
roads first make their returns, and if they
are accepted the taxes are computed in
tiie comptroller’s office upon the basis of
the return and the roads are officially no
tified of the amount they nre duo the
state. If any errors of calculation are dis
covered they are reported and corrected
before tbe tax is remitted. Tiffs prevents
any call for additional amount on the part
of the state, or tbe return of an overpay
ment. To-day tbe East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad system
paid to the comptroller 814,742.78 upon
*1,220,798 tho returned value of its lines in
the stntf.; and the Richmond anil Danville
system paid *1,294.03 on 84,021,120.35, dis
tributed as follow^: On tho Charleston and
Savannah railroad $506.91 tax on $144,-
839,46; on the Augusta and Savannah 8720.15
on income (no property); on Elherton Air-
Line railroad $705.^3 tax on $201,495; Hart
well railroad $142,97 tax on $40,850; North
eastern rail road $2,090.71 on $599,000.89;
Rosswell Railroad Company $122.06 on
$34,875.
Bevoklug Agents’ Certificates.
Atlanta, September 20.—Comptroller
Wright is sending oul to-day the following
letter to agents of the several insurance
companies that fail'll to make their semi
annual statements to the governor:
State or Georgia, Oomptroller-Genkrai^s
Office, Insurance Department, Atlanta,
Ur., September 20.—Agent Insurance
Company—Dear Sir: The license issued to the
above company having been revoked, because
said company railed to make and file tbe semi
annual statement to the governor within the
time prescribed by law, it becomes my duty under
the law to request agents to send in the certlfl-
eaten tunned to them ■'to nata eotnpa*
nies. Very respectfully,
Wm. A. Whioht,
Com ptroller-Gciieral.
The Gate City Guards.
Atlanta, September20.—Tho Gate City
Guards gavo a lino reception to-night a!
Del live’s opera house. Tho house was
(lacked to overflowing. The military
manoeuvres and drilling were interspersed
with choice elocution and musical selec
tions by local favorites.
Didn't Know II IVns Loaded.
Atlanta, September 29.—Henry Hobbs
Shot a hole through bis band to-day, while
playing with a pistol that lie didn’t know
was loaded.
Tin* Colored Military.
Atlanta, September 20.—The colored
military state ill iff brought a large crowd
of colored people to tiie city to-day. The
prize drill resulted in favor of tlio Georgia
Cadets, of Atlanta; second prize, Marietta
Ligdt Infantry. Tho attendance by mili
tary companies was very small.
DIhI la Jail.
Atlanta. September 20.—The colored
preacher who forged the signature to the
money order and was committed to jail,
died yesterday in Fulton jull of a conges
tive chill, Ills remains were taken to Con
yers.
.. , rr i " i n,.1 The Irish Times says: Despite the efforts
provide tor the wants of Ireland equally ; to excite .„ fe(jl , J, l| „. 0 ' ( . c . mion thu
!.. lt new viceroy’s arrival at Dublin custle, the
Marquis of Londonderry was met with a
respeetful, even cordial reception.
conclave J
broken this morning when the pioces-ii
of arriving commanderies wasireuew , Mineral Springs nofei naiurnay iur auuuiu
At an early hour bauds were pluj mg(and -eni j? rom tl)ere f „ r Albany this
the commanderies were marching, and the j jje will have a conference with
history of the forenoon has been a ropefi I . f ident in that city Wednesday. He would not tell now whether the depn :«ion
tion of that of the night on a much more i ^e^ffient mtnM f ^ ,. eceiVed W as likely- to continue. The depr,'-.:-.i n
extensive scale. At the union depo_t the [ Staten A ” strian mission, and would | commenced in 188-0 and bad com.-men un
it was useless to talk about the lateness of
the session. The house was only six weeks
old. A majority of the new members were
young, fresh aiid notoyerworked, and they
did not require a holiday. A state
of urgency existed with reference to
the relations between landlords
and tenants in Jreland. Mr. Parnell here
explained the provisions of the biff. The
first clause, he said, was the most import
ant because it dealt wdth the most urgent
subject. It enacted tiiat any statutory
tenant, whose rent was fixed prior to the
last day of the year of 1884. might apply
for the abatement in accordance with the
provision of the biff. The bill was to be a
temporary measure, with tbe exception of
tbe second clause. It was intended to pro
vide for what he hoped would be only a
temporary emergency. It was intended
to meet the depression in prices, but
union
ISirW than’another ! not accept it if tendered him.
abated ever since. “There are uo signs of
Italy.
DEATHS FROM CHOLERA.
Rome, September 20.—There were re
ported iri all Italy for the twenty-four
hours ending yesterday twenty-one deaths
from cholera and thirty-seven new eases.
Austria-Hungary.
TIIE CHOLERA RETURNS.
London, September 20. The cholera
returns from Austria-Hungary are twenty-
one new cases and six deaths.
Bulgaria.
ASKING FOR A POSTPONEMENT.
Sofia, September 20.—The Russian agent
hero has asked tiie regency to postpone
ti e trial of the kidnapers of Prince Alex
ander until the popular ferment has
abated. The German consul has advised
tbe government to await the arrival of
THE EARTHQUAKE SECTION.
Tim People of Suniiuorvilli' anil Charleston Ite-
galnlug (onllili'iico.
Charleston, September 20.—The con
dition of Summerville for the last three
days in regard to tbe earthquake disturb
ances has been very reassuring, and tho
people are strongly impressed with the
belief that the annoying tremors and de-
tonatiohs are about to cease. On Satur
day lust tiie whole day passed without
even as much as adetonution. There were
only two scarcely audible explosions on
Saturday night, separated by an interval
of hours. On Saturday about 9 o’clock
a. m. there was a plainly audible
explosion which was unaccompanied by
the usual trembling of the earth. At 11
o’clock Sunday night there was a tremor,
which, as the people have become accus
tomed to such manifestations, caused little
comment. At 2 o'clock a. m. there was
another slight shock of the same charac
ter. Detonations and tremors are now at
very long intervals, and are unheeded,
except by the most timorous.
Tho situation in Charleston is brighter
and more cheering, a fact which is
largely due to the favorable weather and
the escape from tiie threatened West
India hurricane. The death list from the
effects of exposure is forty-nine as against
seventy-nine in tne previous week. There
is stiff a scarcity of skiiled brick layers and
plasterers and wages are at earthquake
prices. The fright caused by the old
shocks is generally subsiding and refugees
arc returning to tiie city.
THE AUGUSTA STRIKE.
who have no intention of exposing their
cards before playing them. The Tilden
brothers, under tne name of Tilden & Co.,
conduct an extensive manufactory of phar
maceutical preparatious here and are the
mainstay of the town.
Asked by the World correspondent, “ Is
it true that you have decided to contest
your uncle’s will?” George Tilden answer
ed : “ We would rather not say anything
on the subject. While we are willing to
tell you anything that we can, there are
some tiling's it would not be wise for us to
talk about and this is one of them. Still I
have no objection to telling you that we
have no present idea Of contesting the
will.”
It seemed to tho correspondent that Mr.
Tilden put emphasis on tho last “we," so
he asked: “Have any of the other legatee*
an idea of contesting the will?”
“Oh. no,” replied Samuel Tilden. “If
there Is a contest it will be made by us.
Our sisters will not contest.”
“Will Mrs. Pelton contest?”
“No; there is no likelihood of her con
testing.” •
“How about Mrs. Whitlessy?”
“Well, she is one of our sisters. There
are five of us—three sisters and two
brothers."
“Has Mrs. Whitlessy given her assent to
tiie probate of tho will?”
“Hhe has. Her power of attorney is in
the hands of her lawyer."
“Who is her lawyer?”
“Mr. Brewster, of Dnnbury, Conn.”
“Have you gentlemen any idea of con
testing the will in the future?”
“We have no present idea of contesting
the will. More than that we cannot say."
“When will tho will be offered for pro
bate ?”
“At the time fixed, which I think is
during the coming week. I don’t think
there will be any further postponement.
At least there will be no necessity for
further delay. The date, I think, is the
20th, and tho place of probate will be
White Plains.”
“Who are your lawyers?”
“Well, that is a leading question. We
aro acting os our own lawyers ?”
“Is there any negotiation going on in the
direction of a compromise or settlement?”
“Not so far as we aro concerned. We
have not t sen the trustees for more than
three weeks.”
•‘Are there any negotiations in behalf of
anybody?"
“Not that we know, of.”
“is anybody acting for you in this mat
ter?”
“No.”
“Did your uncle ever give you auy rea
son to believe that ho would do any better
for you than he has done?”
“Not in regurd to tlio will,” said Mr.
George Tilden, to whom the question wus
idilressL-ri; “but he certainly gave us to
understand that we would be nil right.”
“Much has been said about the debts in
connection with your business; was the
business run down when yon took hold of
it?”
“No; the business wns and always has
been al! right, but tbero were certain com
plications existing when we took hold of
it, which we undertook to unravel,”
“Yv’hat were those complications?”
“Well, thut is a matter of private busi
ness that we don’t care to go into,” said
Mr. George Tilden, and Mri Samuel Til-
don broke in—“We have no objection
about talking of anything in the will. It
has become public properly, and we wish
i hat in this connection you would put us
right before the public. From certain
things in the will people generally have
got the idea that we received from uncle a
large amount of money which wo have
spent. This is not so. The $300,000 that
he speaks of as due him from father we
know nothing of: that was u matter be
tween father and himself and we had
never heard of it before. We heard of the
clause in the will providing for the cancel
lation of the debt if we would make a
written request of the executors to have it
cancelled. Then as to the $33,000; that
was to liny off n mortgage on the property
here. The $10,000 paid to Miss Pearson
by the governor was to settle up an in
debtedness inourreil by my grandfather.
As to the $20,000 advanced to ua
in 1879 we spoilt it In paying off claims
against the estate, so that you see, of all
the money we never personally used a dol
lar. All, therefore, that we really get
under the will is the income of $75,000
each and a life interest in the real estate
here, it being provided by the will that the
survivor can dispose of the land as he pleases
Besides not getting nearly so much as
people muy suppose from the terms of the
will, we have paid off' out of the proceeds
of the business $90,000 of the indebtedness
that was on the business when we under
took the management of it?”
“Did your uncle know all of this?”
“Yes; our bookkeeper sent him state
ments of it regularly, and he was perfectly
well aware that nobody could have made
more out of the business than we have.”
“Why?” suid Mr. George Tilden.
“ We have stuck to it right along until
two weeks ago. 1 haven’t been away from
here for two consecutive days for ten
years."
Concerning the shutting up of Greystone
and the turning away of Airs. Pelton and
the Misses Tilden, the Messrs. Tilden say
that the tacts are substantially as have
been published. There was nothing said
about the closing of the place until one
day Miss Ruby Tilden asked Mr. Andrew
H. Green for some money to meet her liv
ing expenses, and Mr. Green replied
■ Strlki-rs Mi
ltn-.li
villa lint of
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lull' quarters—The
in Gooil.
Augusta, Ga., September 20.—Tho occu
pants of the quarters iu the Augusta fac
tory are moving out in large numbers
without a murmur. There is no change
in the situation. Notwithstanding the
factory trouble tbe business of Augusta
was never better, and tiie outlook for the
town has never been more promising or
flattering. An unprecedented business is
being done, aud this promises to bo the
best business year ever experienced here.
brusquely that he did not see why so much
money was required to run the place.
icy was required to run
Miss Tilden retorted: “If money could be
found to keep the Gramercy Park house
open for Mr. Green’s accommodation she
could not see why it could not be found
for Greystone.”
George H. Smith, one of the executors,
was seen to-day at Hudson. He declined
to say anything ahout the reasons why tho
ladies were asked to leave Greystone.
Mailt- an Assignment.
Danville, Va., September 20.—L. Gug-
gerheimer, clothier, made ary assignment
to-day; liabilities $6000, assets not given.
Saturilay Xiglit’N Storm.
Chicago, Illinois, September 20.—Dis
patches from many points in northern Illi
nois report grea* damage done to farm
property and residences by Saturday night’s
storm n't Dt-Ki'b, L. I. ’ Edwards’ stock
barn was struck by lightning and burned.
The loss is *20,000. Some stock was killed,
but as yet no loss of human life is reported,
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