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ESTABLISHED 1850. I
j. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor, j
liKOKGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OP THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Georgians Warned Against Mormons
from I tah—A Man of Family Elopes
with a Girl of 19-Sudden Death or a
Turpentine Band while Talking of a
'! order.
GEORGIA.
i’r. v\ . 11. Jarrell, of Lexington, is dead.
‘ i ieris to lie published at Jug Tavern,
i . Town Commissioners will be elected at
- irta Monday.
I . Columbus Guards expect to leave for
Houston to-day.
I I i-r.- Superior Court will convene at East
an on Monday next.
\ mica mine is believed to be located five
miles from Elbert-n.
H. J. sappannounces himself a legislative
candidate in Dodge county.
•nidge E. F, Lawson, of Waynesboro, is a
candidate for the State Senate.
The organization of a fire engine and a hook
and ladder company is being mooted at Tal
bottou.
Judge McElvy died at hi- home near Cot
tage Mills, Chattahoochee county, Tuesday
evening.
C. R. Pringle, James K. Hines and Robert
•>. 'laye arc candidates for legislative honors
fb Washington county.
The Do Ige ( .unity Sunday School Associa
tion will hold its regular meeting at the
Baptist < liurch in Eastman to-day.
WHite Howell, a Whitfield county lad, acci
dentally killed himself with his gun while
hunting in the woods a few days ago.
fifty New England editors will visit Geor
gia on an excursion this month. Their route
in the ■state has not yet been mapped out.
The Mclntosh Light Dragoons have ac
cepted tiie invitation of the Governor’s Horse
Guard, of Atlanta, to join them in their tilt at
Macon.
Calhoun 77irs: “Col. W. H. Bonner show
ed ti- a turkey egg last week which weighed
Bounces, anil measured inches one way
and 7 the other.”
' apt. Thomas White, of the Magnolia
House at Darien, has assigned to J. J. Kirby.
I Mill times and hard collections brought
about the necessity.
The removal of the countv site is being
: gitated to some extent in Murrav county,
Iml Spring Ha. e will probably hold the fort
for some time to come.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
I’lke county meets at Zebnlon next Tuesday
to arrange for the selection of delegates to the
two state conventions.
J. A. Mullock's water mill, one mile from
Dcklockonce. was burned a few night ago.
Hi- insurance aggregated $1,400. He had re
fused fti.OOO for the null.
The recent freshet unearthed a number of
oi l Indian relics near Franklin, among which
are an earthen pot, a portion of a skull, and
two sharp edged stones.
A Harris count v gentleman reports finding
a new-born girl in a pasteboard box in Co
lumbus Saturday. He took the little waif
home and is caring for it.
J. I*. Doadwvler, of Elberton, says that he
has a sister. Mrs. Pope Webb, of Jackson
county, who bad nine sons in the late war, all
of whom got through without a scratch and
returned home safe.
The residence of Mr. Hill's, in ltesaca, was
burned Monday night about 12 o'clock, con
suming all the furniture, clothing, etc., of the
family. The origin of ttie lire is not known.
It was fully insured.
Minoii Johnson (colored) last Sunday at
tempted a rape on a white lady GO years old
on the road leading from Barhesville to Mil
ner. Sheriff Bussey arrested Dim Tuesday
night in Monroe countv, and has him in
custody.
A few days ago Willie, son of Henry Staf
ford, in Whitfield county, was almost instant
ly killed by tile discharge of a gun in the
hands of a negro boy. It is not certain
whether tile shooting was accidental or inten
tional. The negro was lodged in jail.
A the ns Banntr: " \ petition is now circu
lating asking our City Council to revise the
a—es-ment of property and scale down the
advances made. Council has no power what
ever iti this matter, the charter of Athens
leaving it entirely with the assessors.”
Jonesboro Xeicx: “One day last week Mr.
Zack Fort found in one of 'his fields one of
those toy balloons with a card tied on it, and
the advertisement of P, if. Snook on one side
of the card, and some other firm on the other
side. It is-opposed that the balloon was turn
ed loos,, in Atlanta and found a resting place
in this field.”
It is said that the farmers of Washington
and other counti. -Jm this State have organized
a company for tiie insurance of horses and
inuli Each memlter deposits $1 for every
animal he owns, and if one dies during tiie
year lie can draw from the funds |IOO to buy
another. This association lias lieen in exist
ence for several years and works well It has
been demonstrated that $1 will cover the risk
on one horse or mule for twelve months.
It i- rumored at Atlanta that a decision in
tin- Shorter will case will be delivered Mat
in. sending the case back for anew trial.
In the meantime, anew claimant has appear
ed in the person of a Mrs. Forgey, who re
sides In Texas, and who claims to lie a half
sister of the testator. Tiie executors of the
will have taken the proper steps to perpetuate
the important testimony of Col. Alexander,
of Rome, who is the sole witness to the most
essential faets in support of the will.
Dalton Citizen'. “Eilmore, in the upper por
tion of tiie county, lias enjoyed a social sensa
tion. Elisha liroadrick, a man considerably
advanced in tears, and who has a family, has
eloped with M i-- Eubanks, a prettv damsel of
19 or 20 summers. They came to Dalton and
boarded the train, lint which direction they
t.-.k is not known, and so far have avoided
arrest. Both the parties are of good family,
and their relatives and friends are greatly
distressed over their improper course.”
Eastman Tunes: “A friend in Telfair writes
us of the sudden death of Dan I’erntt, col
ored. one of the turpentine hands of Waff,
Booth .v Cos., near Meltae. on Saturday last.
He and several others were standing around
a lire talking of someone who had murdered
lus father years ago. Dan remarked that if
he could find out who it was tic would spend
every cent he could make tryiug to find him,
and if he did find him there would be a fight.
Almost at the same instant lie fell forward on
his fare, turned over on his side and never
sjHike or moved afterwards. He was appa
rently as well as lie ever was a moment be
fore."
■'. D. Gilson, of Kalina, Sevia county, t'tah,
writes under date of April 16 to the Milledge
villc Union and Recorder: “I hope you will
find a place in yourpaperto notice two scoun
drels that have been sent to your State from
tin- place to proselyte for tiie foul Mormon
religion. The older one of the two is from
your State; his name is Richard Humphrey,
lie has just married his own cousin as second
wife. 11c is a low, contemptible ettr. The
other is a I tah-rtared boy whose name is
Willard Robinson, i would'advise your peo
ple to make it too warm in that'State for
them to remain. Pass them aronnd and send
them home with eggs.”
Butler Herald: "Miss Minnie Bateman was
the happy recipient oa yesterday of several
rare curiosities. She received from a friend
in Texas two beautiful little dogs known in
tl Western State as prairie dogs'. They were
ve-y small, being only a few months old and
resembled what is known in this State as a
fox squirrel. There was also a ground squir
rel. a very beautiful and playful little ani
mal. The most curious of all," however, was
a frog with horns covering its entire body.
It resembled somewhat that of our native
frog, spotted with yellow, but the most re
markable feature of this specimen of the
Texas frog is its horns. Miss Minnie is very
proud of her pets, and they are now being
carefully provided for in a pretty wire cage,
in which thev were received."
FLORIDA.
A Democratic club has been organized at
Pensacola.
The Baptists of Madison are to build anew
church building.
Anew Congregational Church is in course
of erection at New Smyrna.
Gadsden county is even with the world, and
jttst MM3 ye ahead of its liabilities.
Mr. E. Gilticrt, of Crescent City, has a
century plant which will bloom in a week
or so.
At a meeting held at Fort Mason, near
Eustis, |.3 were raised for the Confederates’
Home.
The colored people are arranging fora grand
celebration of emancipation day at Tallahas
see, on May 20.
The Governor has unpointed W. F. svlvcs
ter Inspector and Surveyor of Lumber for
Duval county.
A fruit evaporator wilt be put in operation
near Quincy this summer, for the purpose of
drying fruit and berries.
The monument to lie erected in memory of
the Confederate dead in Gaitsden couutv, ar
rived in Quincy last week.
G. A. Lamb, of Tallahassee, has contracted
for 3,000 pounds of red snappers to be deliv
ered at bis packing house at St. Marks
weekly.
Tlie Supreme Court has adjourned until May
10. on which day the Judges will meet to tile
opinions. No more arguments will be heard
during this term, as the business already
before the court will keep it busy until the
opening of the June term.
t apt. Geo. C. Wilson, of Wilson's Batterr.
Jacksonville, has just ordered one of the latest
improved live-barrel Gatling 45-calibre guns
for in-command. The battery will also re
tain the two gum- which have torso long been
in its jKissession.
The Cedar Key. Anclote and Clearwater
Transportation lane, J. H. Punwody mana
[ P r , Is in process of organization for the pur-
I pose of bringing produce to market through
I Cellar Key from points on the coast winch
I are naturally tributary.
I The Mechanics Fire Companv and the
■ Americus Hook and Ladder Companv, of
■ Jacksonville, with their engine and trucks,
■ and accompanied by some seventy-five or a
■ hundred ladies and gentlemen. frienOs of the
■companies, went to Paiatka Thursdav to at
■tend the firemanic tournament.
■ Tallahassee f'l.tridian : “John Qualev.on the
■M>tis plantation, was in to see ns Saturday.
Klc has a 40-acre melon patch. The vines are
and spreading nicelv, and will begin
bloom this week. He has about 15 acres in
looking fine ami healthy. Mr.Qualey
put out more tuliaeco plants as the season
until probably 30 acres are planted.
operations this year are merely experi-
and lie isver\ sanguine of satisfactorv
unpsuits.’’
" aldo Thursday a young whiteman tin
by the Transit and Peninsula Koad as
huud was preparing to couple some
and when the care to be coupled were
‘Hie S;u;miwli Corning JfJews.
ab °ut five feet of each other he signaled
the engineer to coine back ten feet, ami whet!
i,o - V „ Wer< l wltllm about two f eet of each other
nt wai n t bC^ W , een them 10 make the coupling,
hi ° ne Jumper passed around
!, c ottiei-ami the carscame together, mashing
■ 1 n ? terribly. He was taken to the drug store
and the best medical aid of the town given
him. hut it is feared that his injuries will
prove fatal. The accident is attributed to
carelessness on his part.
Jacksonville Timex-Union: “A few da vs
ago a colored man emploved in the warehouse
of the Savannah. Florida andAVcstern Rail
road at Callahan was run over and killed bv
a train of that road at that place. It seenis
that he was preparing to couple some cars,
and was walking along at the end of the car
which was being backed up with the coupling
in his hand, and when within a few feet of
the other car he dropped the coupling. He
stooped to pick it up. when the moving car
struck and knocked him down, and as lie fell
he was caught between the bumpers, which
came together at that time, and badly mashed.
As soon as the cars separated again his body
fell across the track, and was run over anil
cut in two by the wheels.”
Tallahassee Floridian, April 29: “The Di
rectors of the Middle Florida Agricultural
and Mechanical Association will meet in this
city to-day to consider important matters
affecting the interests of the association. \Ve
learn that among other things the holding of
the next fair will he brought to their atten
tion. Certainly all will agree that a fair
should be held during the New Orleans Ex
position, all the exhibits massod into a Middle
Florida exhibit and sent to New Orleans,
tine of the most important points to be deter
mined in this connection is the proper time to
tiold the fair. Perhaps the Let ter plan would
tie to ascertain tiie date fixed upon for F'lorida
day at New Orleans, and hold the fair the
preceding week, which would enable this sec
tion to have its exhibit at tiie Exposition fresh
on Florida day. The importance of having
an excellent and fresh display on that occa
sion is readily apparent to all.”
STANLEY’S EXPI.ORATIONS.
The Traveler on Ills Way Back to
Europe—Report of His Work.
Ex-Minister Sanford, of Florida, the
American representative on the Executive
Committee of the International Associa
tion of the Congo, yesterday formally
recognized by the United States as a
friendly Power, says a Washington
special to tiie New York Herald, lias re
ceived confirmation of the rumor recently
cabled that Stanley, the African explorer,
was on his way back to Europe. At the
same time he received an authentic report
of the work accomplished by Mr. Stanley
in Equatorial Africa.
After his return from the Congo in 1878
Stanley was met on landing at Marseilles
hy Mr. Sanford, who, in the name of the
King of the Belgians, President of the
association, proposed to him to return to
the mysterious continent which lie had
just so successfully traversed with a view
of eairying out on’ the Congo the plan of
the association of establishing a con
tinuous chain of stations extending from
(he east to the west coast of Africa. This,
it is now officially reported, Stanley has
accomplished, and the stupendous impor
tance of this achievement in the interest
of commerce and civilization seems to be
as yet but imperfectly understood.
Banana Poiut, at the mouth of the Congo,
on the west coast of Africa, is now united
by a through route of communication with
Zanzibar, an island in the Indian Ocean,
on the east coast of Africa, situated in
the same latitude, six degrees south of the
Equator.
The successive steps by which this re
sult was achieved are thus detailed: In
1880 Stanley lounded Yivi, the first inter
national station in Western Africa. Be
fore the end of the third year Leopold
ville, a station on Stanley Pool at the head
of the lower cataracts, and the key of the
Upper Congo, was founded, and four
steamers were launched on the great
river. In December, 1883, the station of
Stanley Palls, 1,000 miles up the river,
was founded, and from this point letters
from Mr. Stanley have lately been suc
cessfully transmitted through the inter
mediate stations to Karema, the end ot
the line of stations stretching from Zanzi
baron the east coast into the interior. Arab
merchants have also safely come through
front Zanzibar to Leopoldville, thus prov
ing the connection perfect at both ends.
About two thousand six hundred miles
of river transit ot the Congo and its tri
butaries are opened to commerce by this
chain ot stations. Consular reports just
laid before Congress give authentic details
ot the trade of these regions. The imports
to the west coast of Africa alone were
last year about $22,006,000, largely con
sisting of articles which this country can
supply, and the exports were over $20,000,-
000.
IX MEMORY OF LINCOLN.
The Queer Exhibition that Has Been
Opened in His Old Home at Spring
field.
The old curiosity shop which Capt. Old
rovd has opened in the Lincoln residence,
at Springfield, Ohio, says a letter to the
New York Sun, is attracting a good deal
of attention. Purporting to be a collec
tion of relics of Abraham Lincoln, it is
rather an odd and almost bewildering as
sortment of articles, many of them of the
most trivial nature, which were in use or
came into existence during the war
period. Some of the ♦dies are entirely
valueless as such, but they are nearly ail
interesting and must have been gathered
at great expense of time and money. Four
or live rooms of the Lincoln house are set
apart for the exhibition, and, tastefully
draped with flags and supplied with many
glass cases, they present the appearance
of a military museum, with a good many
foreign substances thrown in.
Of the 2.000 different objects, the follow
ing are the more conspicuous: An old
hair-cloth sofa; an ancient cooking stove,
freshly blacked; a primitive cradle; a
cane; a flag-bottomed chair; a glass show
ease, containing 100 campaign medals of
1860 and 1864; a large eagle—the one that
stood at the head of the catafalque on the
journey from Washington to Springfield;
a glass case containing hundreds of cam
paign songs; another with COO pamphlet
sermons and eulogies on Lincoln; another
with several hundred envelopes bearing
illumiuated cuts ol Lincoln, flags, shields,
soldiers and cannon; a large assortment of
music dedicated to Lincoln; several pieces
of statuary; a can of tomatoes ot the
‘•Lincoln” brand; a package of “Old
Abe” smoking tobacco; photographs of
all the currency bearing Lincoln's vig
nette; a strip of checked cloth, resem
bling gingham, taken from one of Lin
coln’s old summer coats; all the postage
stamps of tlie war period: many
autograph letters; a scries ot field notes
made by Lincoln as a surveyor in 1836;
strip of red cloth taken from an old coun
terpane; 100 newspapers containing ac
counts of the assassination, with column
and other rules inverted; a fac simile of
the French Lincoln medal; a wreath of
evergreen taken from tlie funeral car:
ltuudreds ot steel and wood engravings of
Lincoln ami various incidents in his ca
reer: nine medallions in china, iron,
bronze, and glass; many political car
toons; a complete set of’all the lives of
Lincoln ever published; an endless vari
ety ot song arm joke books; hundreds of
cards and photographs of military heroes;
fifty mourning badges; pieces of the ropes
with which conspirators were hanged;
beer, whisky and cigar stamps; a shaving
from the coffin, a shield bearing the in
scription, “Oh, why should the spirit of
mortal be proud?” some of the last hard
tack issued by the government; all the
histories of the war ever published North,
South and foreign, comprising 1,100 vol
umes; several Union flags, photographs
and autographs of Confederate Generals;
lances carried by Northern and Southern
cavalrymen; relics gathered from the
battlefields; a score or more ot sabres, a
Captain’s shoulder strap, a large variety
of swords, muskets and pistols, shells and
cannon balls, Confederate newspapers,
sutlers] passes and checks, and a cigar
box with a hole in the top, used by the
troops before Vicksburg as a ballot-box.
The museum is now open to tlie public
at all reasonable hours. In the course of
a few mouths the owner will give it to the
State.
Brigand Warfare In Peru.
News from Peru, says a recent Panama
letter, is most unsatisfactory. The tur
bulent spirit of the brigand or Montonero
leaders is now out in full force, since the
Chilians have signed the treaty and de
clared that their men must not be used
auv further to maintain the government.
Iglesias increases in prestige, but he can
not rely on any of his troops. Under him
they are only sure of their pay, but if he
ships them to any of the districts in which
the Mcntoneros abound, in order the quell
them, they at once turn over bag and bag
gage, because they are certain of plunder
of some kind in addition to their pay.
One of these bands, sent from Ayacuchos
by Caceres to the vicinity of lea, although
not strong enough to enter that town,
plundered and murdered every individual
they fell in with. The records are horri
fying, although every Peruvian endeavors
to blind the public as to what is really
occurring. Business is very bad, and
there are slight prospects of any im
provement so long as the bandits control
the principal roads leading to the in
terior.
NO TARIFF COMPROMISE.
MR. MORRISON AND THE WOOL
MEN FAIL TO AGREE.
The Latter Wanted the Whole Hog or
None, and the Reformers Couldn’t See
It—The Bill Must Now Stand on Its
Merits Defeat Predicted— Mr. Con
verse to Oiler a Substitute for the Meas
ure.
Washington, May 2.—For some days
there has been talk of a compromise be
tween the friends of the Morrison tariff'
bill and its opponents in the Democratic
party, by which, in view of certain con
cessions to be made to the wool interests,
the vote of the wool men should be given
in favor of an amended Morrison bill. It
is understood to-night that this proposed
compromise has fallen through, and that
the Morrison bill must take its chances
on its own merits. As nearly as can be
learned, the lailure of the talked of com
promise was due to the impossi
bility of reconciling the demands of
the wool men with the concessions which
the friends of the Morrison bill were will
ing to make. The latter, it is understood,
approached the subject of concession
some what in this wise: Wool, they said,
had suffered a reduction of about 18 per
cent, by the tariff act of 1883, and there
would be some reason lor complaint of
unfair discrimination against this partic
ular interest if it should be included in
the further reduction of 20 per cent, pro
posed by the Morrison bill. If they could
see their way clear to exempt wool front
the operation of this further reduction,
leaving the rates on it reduced 18 per
cent, below those of ISO 7, wo.ukl the wool
men vote for the Morrison bill amended
in this manner?
WHOLE HOG OR NONE.
To this proposition it is understood that
the latter replied that they were not will
ing to submit to one wrong for the sake of
avoiding a greater one. They would not
admit by voting ior the bill thus amended
that the wrong committed in 1883 was
right. They would vote for the Morrison
hill if the rates of 1807 on wool were re
stored. Otherwise they proposed that
every tub should stand oil its own bottom,
and said that the friends of the Morrison
bill would have to get along without them.
The matter came to a decisive point to
day when Mr.Geddes,of Ohio, representing
the wool interests, went to see Mr. Mor
rison and laid the ultimatum of liis faq
ion before hint. Mr. Morrison informed
him that the House had voted down
lhe proposition to restore the old rates on
wool and that lie could not consent to
such a proposition, and, he added, he was
doubtful even whether he could entertain
a proposition to exempt wool from the 20
per cent, horizontal reduction proposed
in his bill. Mr. Hurd, of Ohio, and an
other member of the Ways and Means
Committee, who were present at this con
ference, if such it may be called, agreed
with Mr. Morrison and expressed similar
opinions.
DEFEAT PREDICTED.
In view of this failure to effect a com
promise the Democratic opponents of the
bill are asserting to-night their opinion
that the Morrison bill will be defeated by
the striking out of the enacting clause.
The programme with regard to the
method of defeating the bill lias,
however, been changed, and instead
of the motion to strike out coming
from the Republican side it will be
made by a Democrat, probably either by
Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, or Mr. Con
verse, of Ohio. It is thought that the
movement in opposition to the bill will be
strengthened by such a course, and the
Republican opponents of the measure,
with this in view, will waive the oppor
tunity of making political capital which
taking the lead in opposition to the bill
would give them.
The friends ot the Morrison bill, on the
other hand, say that the motion to strike
out the enacting clause, if made, will be
defeated; and that the bill, with some
amendments perhaps, but practically
with all its present features retained, will
pass the House. Some of them think that
Mr. Morrison has made a mistake in clos
ing the general debate on the bill so soon,
as, in their opinion, the debate gains
friends for the measure every day that it
ruus.
A NEW TARIFF SCHEME.
Mr. Converse Will Introduce a Substi
tut© for the Morrison Bill.
Washington, May 2.—Representative
George L.(.Converse, of Ohio, will intro
duce in the House at the earliest opportu
nity an amendment or substitute for the
Morrison tariff bill. The features of this
proposed measure, or amendment, are as
follows: The wool duties of 1867
are to be restored, except as to carpet
wools, which are to be placed on tbe free
list, with some twenty other articles. The
metal schedule is to’ be equalized by re
ducing the duty on some of. the articles
and increasing it on a few others. The
tobacco internal revenue tax is to be
abolished, and provision is to be made for
giving alcohollto manufacturers free ot tax.
Manufacturers who manufacture for ex
port are to receive a rebate on their raw
materials equal to the duty less 10 per
cent. A reduction of 10 per cent, is to lie
made in favor of goods imported in Ameri
can bottoms. This is said to be similar to
the old law passed in Jefferson’s adminis
tration, except that the Jefferson differen
tial duty was an increase of 10 per cent,
on the then existing tariff list, while Mr.
Converse proposes a 10 per cent reduc
tion. Mr. Converse thinks that his bill
will reduce the revenue $40,000,000 a year.
To-morrow Mr. Converse will make
certain propositions looking to a re
duction of the tariff rates, which he will
endeavor to have printed in the Ilecord,
and he will accompany their presentation
with the statement that if the Morrison
bill should reach a stage at which amend
ments are in order, he~ will offer them as
amendments. An important point of dif
ference between the plan Mr. Converse
will propose and the Morrison plan is, that
in the list of articles which Air. Converse
proposes shall come in free, neither coal,
salt nor lumber is to be found.
IX THE HALLS OF CONGRESS.
The Shipping Bill Again Bfefore the
Senate—Tariff' and Pension Talk In
tli© House.
Washington, May 2.— The Chair laid
before the Senate to-day a telegraphic
communication' from Air. Wicker, late
Collector of Customs at Key West, Fla.,
asking that a full investigation may be
made into his conduct iu connection with
the discharge of his official duties.
Air. Garland, from the Committee on Terri
tories. reported adversely the House bill re
quiring Governors of Territories to lie for two
years residents of the Territory in which they
may be appointed.
On Mr. Dolph’s request tlie bill was placed
on the calendar.
The_ Senate took up the shipping bill, and
Mr. Vgst made a formal offer of his amend
ment, permitting admission to American
registry of ships bought abroad, and admis
sion free of duty of ship building materials.
Mr. McPherson offered an amendment to it,
excluding ships bought abroad for the coast
wise trade.
Mr. Vest continued his remarks in support
of his amendment.
Mr. Hale spoke in support of the bill and in
opposition to Air. Vest’s amendment.
Pending debate the Senate, at 3:25 o’clock,
went Into executive session, and when tlie
doors were reopened adjourned to Monday.
IX THE HOCSE.
In the House, tlie morning hour having been
dispensed with, the House at 11:10 o’clock went
into committee of the whole,with Air. Cox, qf
New York.in the chair, on tlie tariff hill. Mr.
Nutting, of New York, opposed the bill, deny
ing that the present tariff was oppressive bn
farmers and laborers, and deprecated agita
tion of tlie question for purely political pur
poses. ' .
Air. Pcuster,of Wisconsin, gave notice oflan
amendment which he proposed to offer pro
viding that on and after July 1, 1884, uo duty
shall be levied or collected on any kind of raw
material which may in any manner be con
sumed by the people or by the factories of the
United States.
Air. Belmont, of New Y’ork. favored the pas
sage of the bill. He that tlie Democratic
Hou*e of Representatives was undertaxing
to cairy out by legislation what the adminis
tration of President Arthur was doing
through the use of the treaty making power,
and cited the reciprocity treaty with Mexico,
and that foreshadowed with Spain and Cuba
as examples, claiming that both political par
ties were being compelled to the same course
by tbe demands of the country for freer com
merce and foreign markets.
Mr. AlcMillen, of Tennessee, said that tbe
question presented was not as to whether
there should or should not be free trade, but
as to whether or not there should be a reduc
tion of taxation. He denounced the present
tariff as a monstrous piece of injustice, ine
quality and false pretense. It had destroyed
commerce, cut down the sales of American
manufacturers and depleted tlie revenues of
American agriculture. Let him who voted
against this bill remember that he voted to
indorse and perpetuate an increase of duties
>on the necessaries of life.
Air. Cox, of North Carolina, regretted the
tone of the speech made yesterday by Mr.
Eaton, of Connecticut, who, in order to secure
tlie applause of the Republican side, and to
draw odium on the measure which hie party
was advocating, had appealed to sectional
prejudice.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1884.
Speeches were also made by Chace of
Rhode Island, Miller of Pennsvlvania,
Cox of New York. Hoblitzell of Ma
ryland, Springer of Illinois, Brainerd,
and Brown of Pennsylvania. Mr. Vance, of
North Carolina, suoke in -upport of tariff re
duction, but his remarks wore specially di
rected to a criticism of the internal revenue
laws and of their administration. The
committee then rose.
Mr. Lowry, of Indiana, gave notice that tie
would, on Monday next, call up the Virginia
contested election case of O'Ferrell against
Paul for consideration. The House, then, at
5 o’clock, took a recess until 8 o'clock to
night, the evening session to be for considera
tion of pension bills.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the House passed
thirteen pension bills. A bill granting $5,000
to the widow of Gen. Francis P. Blair as a
compensation for money expended by her
husband in organizing forces at the beginning
of the war and increasing her pension to 450
per month gave rise to a good deal of debate,
but no opposition. Mr. Steele, or Indiana,
contended that $5,000 was nothing but
arrears of pensions, and as he was in favor of
paying arrears of pensions to all widows he
thought the bill should be specific in its terms
so that it could serve as a precedent. Messrs.
Broadhead, Clardy, Fvan and O’Neill,of Mis
souri, and Curtin, of Pennsylvania, spoke iu
eloquent terms of tlte invaluable services
winch Gen. .Blair rendered to the Union
cause.
Mr. Matson, of Indiana, Chairman of the
Committee on Invalid 'Pensions, said that
$5,000 was iu no sense intended as arrears,
while Mr. Holmes, of lowa, a member of the
committee, took the opposite view and sup
ported the bill because it did provide arrears.
Mr. Dunn, of Arkansas, offered an amend
ment providing that the $5,000 shall operate as
a discharge of the government from all fur
ther liability on account of expenses incurred
by Gen. Biair in organizing forces, it was
lost, amt the previous question was ordered
on the hill, and at 10:20 o'clock tiie House
adjourned.
DEFENDI NO FUELING HU YSEN.
Badcau’g Charges Concerning the Treaty
Characterized by Foster as Ground
less.
Washington, May 2.—Mr. Foster,
United States Ministerto Spain, returned
to Washington to-day from a visit to his
home in Indiana. His attention being
called to the charges of Gen. Badeau, late
Consul General at Havana, against the
State Department, he stated that so far as
they related to the recent commercial
agreement negotiated at Madrid for the
West Indian trade Gen. Badeau, was en
tirely unsustained by the facts. The lat
ter alleged that the agreement ‘‘was so
manifestly improper and ill-considered
that in six weeks after it was signed it
had to be abandoned and anew one con
cluded.” The faets are that the original
agreement signed on January 2 last, pro
vided that its stipulations should go into
effect March 1, and it was expected that
such of its articles as required the ap
proval of the Spanish Cortes would ob
tain approval before that date, but with
in two weeks after the signing of the
agreement a Cabinet crisis occurred at
Madrid, anew Ministry was called to
power and the Cortes 'were dissolved.
This made it impossible to obtain the ac
tion of the Cortes before the first of
March, and by mutual consent anew
agreement was substituted, providing for
putting into operation at the
time named the articles which
the two governments already possessed
power to carry out, and for submitting to
the Cortes when convened those which
the new Ministry deemed required the
authorization of that body. The new
agreement is substantially the same as
the original one. Gen. Badeau’s allega
tions that the President had transgressed
his powers in carrying out the agreement,
which he says is in fact a treaty, is made,
Mr. Foster says, with an apparent
ignorance of the Congressional
statute which confers upon the
executive full power to suspend
the 10 per cent, extra duty on Spanish
cargos, which is all that has been done on
the part of the United States. Gen.
Badeau is equally at fault, Mr. Foster
says, iu regard to the effects of the agree
ment. The loss, in place of $6,500,000, as
he alleges, is virtually nothing—at the
most not exceeding $25,000 —while we ob
tain a reduction in the tariffs of Cuba and
Porto Rico averaging at least 30 per cent,
on all American products, and se
cure the abolition of the odious
discriminating flag system, a point for
which our government has been contend
ing with Spain ior more than fifty years.
It is not claimed that the agreement is all
that is needed in respect to the Cuban
trade, but it is a great step in the right
direction. Mr. Foster declined to notice
the other charges against the department,
as he had no official knowledge of the facts
involved.
The Star Route Cases Not Yet Over.
Washington, A!ay 2.—The Committee
on Expenditures in the Department of
Justice will continue the star route inves
tigation, beginning next Monday. The
testimony will refer more particularly to
the Kellogg cases. Mr. Walsh has been
subpoenaed to appear, as have a dozen or
more witnesses from Louisiana, who were
here to give testimony in behalf of Air.
Kellogg had his trial this week not been
so suddenly ended. The latter were sub
po naed at tlie request of Mr. Kellogg.
The testimony of J. B. Price, which was
taken in court on Tuesdav last, will be
printed for tlie use of the committee, and
Mr. Price will not again be examined.
Allnister Langston Comes to have His
Son.
Washington, May 2.—John M. Lang
ston, United States Minister to Hayti,
arrived here to-day, having returned here
as soon as possible after hearing that his
son had shot and killed Janies Spencer in
an affray in the streets of this city, and
was charged with murder. Air. Langston
says that a plea of self-defense will be
made, and that his son, who is still at
large, will appear for trial when the gov
ernment is ready to proceed with his case.
He has engaged as counsel Col. Ingersoll
and A. G. Kiddle.
Thompson’s Nomination Rejected.
Washington, May 2.— The nomination
of Samuel Thompson, of Birmingham,
Ala., to be Postmaster at Birmingham
was to-day rejected by the Senate.
A PLEA OP’ INSANITY.
A Remarkable Record of Lunacy in
Kmma Bickel’s Family—A Verdict of
Acquittal.
Philadelphia. May 2.— Tlie trial of
Mrs. Emma Bickel for the murder of Wm.
J. Jlenow, which has been before the court
for several days, resulted in a verdict of
acquittal on the ground of insanity. Dur
ing the trial on the 29th, the dead man’s
mother sat impassive while the lawyer
lor the defense sketched the storv of a
false marriage by a bogus parson; of a
beating so brutal that it was nearly re
warded by Judge Lynch; of idleness, of
desertion, and of tilings unspeakable,
which he said he would prove, to account
for the prisoner’s insanity. “Her father
is a raving maniac,” continued the law
yer. There came a wail and a hurst of
sobs from a woman outside the bar. It
was Emma Bickel’s sister, Mrs. O’Brien.
“Two of his nieces are insane,” went on
the counsel, “and the brother of that
woman’s mother cut his throat and
died in a Nottingham mad-house.”
The worn old woman who sits by the
prisoner’s side in a marvelous wig which
tries to make 70 years look 40 took the
stand first for the defense, and gave the
name of Ann Sperry. Her husband, Wil
liam, had been insane for four years.
Her brother had died in an insane asvlum
at Nottingham, England. The eldest of
the witness’ ten children had died of epi
lepsy, she said; oue was still subject to
attacks of the malady, as was Emma her
self, and so the old woman went on, and
when she was through it appeared that
there was hardly a sane person among
her relatives. Several other witnesses
gave evidence to establish the claim of
insanity. It was shown that Emma had
attempted suicide a number of times,
once by throwing herself on a railroad
track. !
Mexico Not to Revolt.
New York, May 2.—A dispatch from
President Scrymser, of the Alexican Tele
graph Company, who is now in the City of
Mexico, says that dispatches via Laredo,
indicating that there is a probability of a
revolution in Mexico, are gross exaggera
tions, and that there is no sign of revolu
tion in the City of Mexico. Scarcely a
day passes on which rumors that are en
tirely unfounded’do not come up from the
interior of Alexico to the American bor
ders, and sorneof them, unfortunately, are
sent to the papers. These rumors are
skillfully contrived, and it is frequently
difficult to separate truth from fiction in
them.
Russia’s Revolutionists.
St. Petersburg, May 2.—The journal
Memoirs of the Fatherland has been
prohibited from further publication on
the ground that its policy is hostile to
social order. The official journal says
that the disclosures made at the time, of
the discovery of the secret society in 1882,
implicated some editors of newspapers
as members of tbe revolutionaiy propa
ganda, and that the government will not
tolerate such journals.
LAST DAY OF THE WALK.
FITZGERALD 11 MILES AHEAD
OF ROW ELL AT MIDNIGHT.
Fears that the Leader Wilt Give Out
Rowell's Gait Still Steady and Apt to
Win—Noremac and Pauchot Still Striv
ing Hard for Third Place.
New York, May 2.—The relative posi
tions of the contestants in the great walk
ing match changed but little during the af
ternoon. They all appeared worn and tired
out, but their speed on the track was not
perceptibly lessened. Fitzgerald con
tinually gained on the record and on
Rowell as the hours dragged along, and
his performance excites continual won
der. When presented with a silver-headed
Malacca cane this afternoon he seemed
greatly pleased and at once skipped
around the track like a boy, gain
ing a lap on Rowell. Noremac
kept up his steady rutt and showed
remarkable jbluck, continually decreas
ing the distance between himself and
Rowell. At 4 o’clock there were 6,000
spectators in the garden. The air was
close, and the i>edestrians frequently
bathed their ;.eads with sponges saturated
with cold water. Between noon and 6
o’clock the men were off the track as fol
lows: Fitzgerald, 30 minutes and 10 sec
onds; Rowell, 1 hour and 4 minutes; No
remac, 35 minutes; Panohot, 21 minutes
and 35 seconds; Herty, 16 minutes and 45
seconds; Elson, 1 hour and 4 minutes;
Vint, 43 minutes.
In the evening the garden began to fill
up again, and at 9 o’clock over 10,000 per
sons were iu the building. Fitzgerald re
tired to his hut at 8:21 o’clock and did not
return again until 9:38 o’clock. During
bis absence Rowell, who had not been off
the track since be took his hour’s sleep at
12:32 o’clock, pulled down the lead hy
seven miles. When Fitzgerald appear
ed, wearing a bright green cap, he was
cheered vociferously and was presented
with several floral gifts. He was appar
ently not disheartened at all bv the loss
of seven miles in his lead, and lumbered
around the track. He had several short
races with Rowell, but the Englishman
proved too much for him. Rowell im
proved a little in the betting during
the evening, and was quoted at
SBO to SIOO against the field.
The betting on Fitzgerald fell to 100 to 60 on
the field. Noretnac gained steadily during
the evening, but was closely pressed by
Panchot, who. at 9 o’clock, was only six
miles behind the Scotchman. The betting
upon Noretnac and the others did not
change. It is said that Fitzgerald has
complained of sickness during the even
ing, and it is predicted that he will not
last much longer. Ilis appearance
seems to favor this supposition.
New York, May 3, 1 a. m.—The score
at midnight was:
Mile*. I Mile*.
Rowell. 525 Herty .483
Fitzgerald 636 Elson 455
Noremac 494 Nitaw 457
Vint. 480| Panchot * 496
LABOR’S AVAR FOR AY AGES.
The Union Pacific Gives In Just in Time
to Prevent Serious Trouble.
Omaha, May 2.—The railway strike
against the reduction in wages will he
general all over the Union Pacific lines.
Telegrams from Laramie, Denver, Chey
enne and Evanston state that the men at
those places will go out to-day. About
1,500 men will quit work in Omaha, be
sides the workmen in the shops, the
switchmen, the freight men, brakemen
and the trackmen. All is quiet so far,
and no violent demonstration is expected.
THE COMPANY GIVES IN.
Omaha, May 2, 10-40 p. m.— General
Manager Clark, of the Union Pacific, this
evening issued a general order withdraw
ing yesterday’s order reducing the wages
of employes. The strike is therefore at an
end, and all work will be resumed imme
diately.
Omaha, Neb., May 2, 11 p. m.—The
Union Pacific shopmen, brakemen.
switchmen, trackmen and freight hand
lers went out on a strike this morning
against a 10 per cent, reduction of their
wages. It is said that the strikers will
prevent the departure of all trains, and if
possible blockade ..the entire road. There
are fully 1,500 men on the strike in Omaha.
The strike is understood to extend all
over the Union Pacific system, on both
the Union and Kansas divisions. The
town is quiet and no disturbance is an
ticipated.
A NEW ASSOCIATION OF LABORERS.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 2.—A new labor
organization, called “The Workingmen’s
Protective Association of the Connells
ville Coke Regions,” has been organized,
with headquarters at Scottdale. It com
prises a majority of the laborers in the
coke regions, and its object is to protect
members against imported contract la
borers and to sustain wages against any
reduction that may be offered by the op
erators. In its platform the association
advocates the establishment of co-opera
tive institutions, the prohibition of the
employment of children, and a reduction
of the hours of labor to eight hours per
day.
The coal miners in eighteen pits of the
fourth pool have struck against a reduc
tion of a quarter of a cent per bushel In
the mining rate. Nearly 1,500 men are
out.
STRIKERS GIVE IN.
Reading, Pa., May 2.—Four hundred
Italian laborers on the new Schuylkill
Valley Railroad who struck for an in
crease of wages from $1 26 to $1 35 per
day have returned to work at $1 15 per
day. They heard that the contractors
had received an offer of 300 foreign labor
ers, delivered here free of railroad charges
from New York, for $1 25 per day, an cl
this caused a stampede to resume work.
The contractors accepted the old hands at
$1 15, and work was resumed.
BRYANT’S ASSESSMENT.
Text of the Circular and How it Would
Dotlg© tli© Civil Service Caw.
Washington, May 2.—A Georgia Post
master has enclosed to a friend here a
copy of a circular which he had just re
ceived. The Washington friend was re
quested to learn from First Assistant
Postmaster General Hatton whether he is
right in supposing that there has been
some legislation on this subject, and
whether it would be right to comply with
the request. He is willing to pay up if it
is all right. As Mr, Hatton is absent in
lowa, the circular was shown to Postmas
ter General Gresham, who savs ho will
protect any Postmaster who refuses the
contribution called for by the circular.
The following is the circular, mention
of which was made in the Morning News
of yesterday:
Atlanta, Ga., April 28, 1884.
Dear Sir—The Republican party oi Geor
gia has entered upon a political campaign of
very great importance, ami it is the desire of
the State Central Committee to strengthen
the party throughout the State and assist in
the election of a Governor and other State
officers and Republican Congressmen from
each of the Republican districts. To do this
money must be had to pav necessary ex
penses. We therefore appeal to you to send
immediately $24. As tlie State Central Com
mittee is in part composed of national offi
cials, and as the civil service law of Congress
prohibits such officials from receiving or ex
pending money given by such persons for
political purposes, the Southern Advance As
sociation has been requested to raise and
spend the money for the State Central Com
mittee during the coming campaign for that
purpose. That association has chosen an
executive committee, composed of the follow
ing gentlemen, viz: John E. Bryant, Andrew
Clark, and Volncy Spaulding.
Money should be paid to the order of Volney
Spaulding, Atlanta. Ga., Financial Secretary,
to be disbursed by the Executive Committee
under the advice of leading men of the party
who can legally give such advice.
[Signed] John E. Bryant,
Secretary Republican State Committee.
Base Ball.
Washington. May 2.—To-day’s base
ball games resulted as follows:
At Baltimore—Baltimores 8, Mctropoli
tans3.
At Philadelphia—Philadelphias3, PetroitsO.
At Washington—Brooklyn# 7, Washing
tons 5.
At Altoona. Pa.—St. Lonis (Union) 16, Al
toonas (Union) 3.
At Cincinnati—Colnmlmses 3. Cincinnatis 4.
At Pittsburg—Athetics 11, AUeghanys 2.
At New York—New Yorks 13. ChieagosS.
At Chicago—Chicagos (Union) 5, Cincinnatis
(Union) 8.
At Harrisburg—Harrisbnrgs 10, Virginias
(of Richmond) 14.
At Louisville—Louisvilles 7. Toledos 4.
At Boston—Bostons 11, Buffalos 10; Bostons
(Union) 7, Keystones 3.
At Providence—Providencess, Clevelands 2.
Is Your Blood Pure?
For impure blood the best medicine
known is Rosadalis. It is the great
Southern time tried and true Remedy.
Take it at all times for Cancer, Scrofula,
Liver Complaints, Weakness, Tumors,
Boils, Swellings, Skin Diseases, Malaria,
and the thousand ills that come from im
pure blood. To insure a cheerful disposi
tion take Rosadalis, which will remove
the prime cause, and restore the mind to
ito natural equilibrium,
ARTHUR WINS IN TEXAS.
The Blaine Men Still Boastful-How
the Delegation Stands.
Galveston, May 2.—A Fort AVorth
special says: “A permanent organization
was effected in the Republican Conven
tion by the election of United States Mar
shal J. O. Tracy, an Arthur man, as per
manent Chairman. A careful canvass of
the district delegates elected show as
follows, though the Blaine men elgirn
that he will have at least two-thirds:
First district, Parish and Green,
Blaine; Second district, Burkhead
and Davis, Arthur; Third, Flailing
and Bright, Arthur; Fourth, Mal
lory and Carter, Arthur; Fifth,
Lyons and Lee, Arthur; Sixth, Ackers and
Whitney. Arthur; Eighth, Rosenthal and
Green. Blaine; Ninth, Patton, Arthur;
Blount, Blaine; Tenth, Degress and An
siepk, Arthur; Eleventh, Campbell,
Blaine; McConnell, Arthur. Delegates
at-large—C. C. Bingley, Edmunds; “Rich
ard Allen, Arthur; Robert Tapp and N.
W. Curry, Blaine. The Presidential
electors are J. M. Dudley and Robert
Taylor. The Executive Committee was
authorized to place a State ticket iu the
field.”
NORTH C AROIAN A REPUBLICAN'S
A State Ticket In the Field—Grant Men
tioned for President.
Raleigh, N. C., May 2.—The Republi.
can Convention tnis afternoon nominated
Congressman Tyre Y'ork (Liberal) for
Governor, Mr. Faircloth for Lieutenant
Governor, Daniel L. Russell for Supreme
Court Judge, and C. A. Cook (Liberal)
for Attorney General. The rest of the
ticket is Republican. A resolution of
fered instructing the Chicago delegates to
vote for Gen. Grant was tabled. Mr.
Dockery, delegate-at-large, is for
Blaine. The district delegates hre
not solid for Arthur. The plat
form compliments President Arthur,
favors Senator Blair’s educational bill,
declares that a well regulated tariff sys
tem, discriminating in favor of American
industries, should he maintained and all
internal taxes abolished, and favors the
repeal of the system of county govern
ment existing in a State. The Republi
can Executive Committee re-elects J. J.
Mott Chairman and Logan Harris Secre
tary.
NEBRASKA’S STAND.
Blaine tiie Favorite, But tiie Delegates
Uninstructed.
Chicago, May 2.— Specials front Lin
coln, Nebraska, say that the delegates-at
larve are all for Blaine, two of them de
claring themselves so in speeches. A
resolution instructing for Blaine was
tabled by a vote of 220 to 207, the senti
ment of the convention being against in
struction of any kind. The platform in
dorses the administration of President
Arthur in strong terms, condemns the
proposed tariff legislation as outlined by
the Democratic leaders in the House
of Representatives, calls for the
construction ot a navy commensurate
with the needs of the nation,
ready to defend its rights and protect its
citizens at home and abroad, and de
mands that representation in all future
National Republican conventions shall
be proportionate to the vote cast for Pres
ident at the last preceding Presidential
election.
Kentucky’s Delegation.
Louisville, May 2.—The Republican
State Convention last night elected W. 0.
Bradley, Walter Evans and W. W. Cul
bertson as delegates-at-large to Chicago.
They are for Arthur. One other delegate
is to be chosen, and the convention ad
journed until this morning. The conven
tion voted to send the deleghtes unin
strueted.
The resolutions adopted indorse Presi
dent Arthur's administration- look with
pleasure on the record of the Republican
party; denounce the Democratic Congress
for precipitating the tariff discussion at
an inopportune time for the business in
terests of the country, and favor free to
bacco. A decided sensation was created
by a resolution attacking Chairman Wal
ter Evans, offered by John D. White.
One resolution congratulated the country
on the defeat of the whisky bill, and said':
“We regret the disposition of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, here pres
ent with a regiment of office-holders, to
control this convention in the interest of
PresidenrtArthur, and we denounce their
action as hurtful to the best interests of
the Republican party, and contrary to the
letter and spirit el' the civil service
laws.”
Mr. Evans refused to entertain the reso
lution, and there followed the greatest
confusion. The resolution was finally
tabled.
Of the 22 districts 15 are for Arthur, 1
anti-Arthur, 4 for Blaitte and 2 non-com
mittal.
The Florida Republicans.
Jacksonville. May 2.—At a late hour
last night the following delegates to the
National Republican Convention were
elected at St, Augustine: Eagan of Madi
son, Lee of Duval, Cole of Jefferson,
Stewart of Leon, Coombs of Franklin,
Lightburn of Gadsden, Long of St. John’s,
Chandler of Marion. Four are negroes
and four whites. Five are Federal office
holders. The convention was a perfect
bedlam, considerable dissatisfaction pre
vailing among the disappointed aspirants.
Money was used freely among the dele
gates. The delegation favor Arthur, but
are ready to float with the strongest cur
rent.
Washington Territory for Blaine.
Dayton, Washington Territory,
May 2.—The Republican Territorial Con
vention yesterday elected G. D. Hill and
John L. Wilson delegates to Chicago.
They are instructed for Blaine.
MOSES IN THE SOUDAN.
El Mahdi’s Country the Cusli of Scrip
ture.
The Soudan is none other than the Cush
of the Bible, which the Septuagint and
the Vulgate render Ethiopia, says the
American Hebrew. When Moses had ar
rived at man’s estate, Egypt was invaded
by an Ethiopian array, which successfully
laid waste the country as far as Memphis.
In their despair the Egyptians prayed to
their oracles for aid, and the advice
they received was that they should
offer the leadership of their armies
to “Moses, the Hebrew.” This they
did. The great difficulty of the cam
paign was to traverse' the roads which
led to the Ethiopian camp, in consequence
of their being infested with dangerous
serpents. The wily Israelite provided his
advance guards with a number of ibises
in baskets, and instructed the soldiers to
let the birds loose on the serpents. By
this ingenious expedient the roads were
speedily cleared, and Moses was enabled
to surprise the Ethiopians and defeat,
them with great slaughter. 1
Carrying the war into Meroe itself,
Moses then laid siege to the capital, Saba.
The obstinate resistance offered bv the
defenders prolonged the siege for some
time, but eventually the city“was deliv
ered up by Tharbis, the daughter of the
Ethiopian King, who had watched Moses
from a distance, and, from admiring his
valor, had fallen in love with him. The
story euds happily with the marriage of
Moses and Tharbis.
A Cyclone in Texas.
St. Louis, May 2.—A Del Rio, Texas,
special says: “A cyclone struck this town
last evening. The new Episcopal church
and a number of small cabins were swept
away. Many new buildings were twistetk
out of shape. Five persons were severely
injured, and one, Charles Schnack, was
killed. The loss to the town is $ 10,000.”
Lost with Nineteen Lives.
Quebec, May 2.— The ship Alantine of
Drammen, Norway, was wrecked at 9
o’clock Wednesday night in a northeast
gale and a sleet storm, five miles east of
Wolte Island Station, Magdalen Islands.
She broke up immediately. Nineteen lives
were lost. The second mate is the only
survivor.
The “State of Florida’s” Insurance.
London, May 2.—Underwriters de
mand a premium of 25 guineas to rein
sure the State Line steamer State of
Florida, now several days everdue from
New York for Glasgow.
Time to Btop It.
It’s too bad, Sir or Madam, but don’t
get frightened. Your hair is falling off—
that’s certain. A glance in the mirror,
or an investigating committee of fingers
tell the dismal story. We won’t discuss
the possible cause. It is enough that
Parker’s Ilair Balsam used now will pre
vent further destruction. Is your hair
somewhat gray, too, and crisp? Alas,
yes. The Balsam will give back the ori
ginal color, softness and gloss. Not a
dye, not oily, elegantly perfumed, a per
fect dressing.
A REIGN OF LYNCH LAW.
THE MISSOURI BANK ROBBERS
KILLED BY CITIZENS.
One of the Prisoners Piddled with Bul
lets and the Other Three Strung Up
to Convenient Trees—Dobson Added
to the List In West Virginia.
Kansas City, Mo., May 2.—A special
from Harper, Kansas, says: “Swift
retribution has overtaken the Medicine
Lodge murderers and robbers. The
posse which started in pursuit Wednes
day came up with the robbers three miles
from town, and captured them after a
brief struggle. They brought the prisoners
back to town and lodged them in the
calaboose. A crowd gathered at 10 o’clock
at night and attacked the building. One
of the robbers opened lire, when the crowd
riddled him with bullets. The remain
ing three were taken out and
conducted to the edge of the town and
hanged. The excitement of the crowd
was intense. They refused to listen to
the officers who endeavored to quiet them.
One of the prisoners begged for mercy.
The excitement increased when it was
found that two of the robbers were Henry
Brown and Ben Wheeler, respectively
Marshal and Assistant Marshal of Cald.
well. The other two were John Wesler
and “Billy” Smith, cow boys from “T 5
Hange.” AH the men wore well known
here. Air Payne is reported to he dying.
A bullet entered his breast over the heart
and Same out below the shoulder blade.
Goppert was first shot in the back and
then in the forehead and died instantly.”
A dispatch from Harper, Kan., says:
“E. W. Payne, President of the Medicine
Valley Bank, who was shot and wounded
by the men who attempted to rob the
bank, died last night.”
DOBSON SHARES THE FATE OF THK HILLS.
Charleston, W. Va., May 2.—lt is
stated that Jacob Dobson, one of the Hill
boys gang, who shot ex-Sheriff Adkins in
Boone county last week, was lynched at
Griffithsville, Logan county, last night.
J AMES KIRBY ALSO IN DANGER.
The Sheriff of Mason county, at Point
Pleasant,telegraphed here this morning for
cartridges, as there is a prospect of a mob
lynching James Kirby, who killed a man
at Clifton, and who was fined SIOO and
imprisoned thirtv days. The people are
Infuriated over tiie verdict in the case.
HUNG FOR WIFE MURDER.
Cincinnati, 0., May 2.—Wm. Mc-
Hugh was hung in an enclosure in the
rear of the court house at 10:15 o’clock
this morning for wife murder.
Petersburg, Va., May 2.—Enoch
Brown, a negro, was hung at Halifax
Court House, N. C., this morning for wife
murder.
FURIOUS FOREST FIRES.
Many Lives Lost in Pennsylvania—New
York and New Jersey also Visited.
Washington, May 2.—Forest fires have
been reported burning several days in the
Showanyunk and Catskill mountains in
New York, the Blue mountains in north
ern New Jersey, and in several counties
in the Pennsylvania coal regions. To
day the lire 9 assumed a serious
aspect in all the sections named,
and in Pennsylvania the loss of
property is great and several lives were
lost. To-day the town of Brisbin, Clear
field county, Pennsylvania, numbering
250 houses, was totally destroyed, not a
house remaining. One old lady burned
to death in her house, and many persons
were badly burned. Two families, whose
houses burned in Luzerne county, Penn
sylvania, are missing, and it is supposed
that they burned with their houses. From
the completeness of the destruction and
the swiftness of the spread ot the fire, it
is concluded that a good many lives were
lost not yet discovered. The loss of prop
erty in timber, lumber, wood and build
ings is enormous and spreads over half a
dozen counties in Pennsylvania and two
or three each in New York and New Jer
sey.
The fires have been burning In a smoul
dering fashion several days, and but little
account was taken of them until a high
wind sprang up to-day, which caused the
flames to sweep all before them. This
fact is told of almost every locality
named. The fire is not a continuous
body, but wherever small brush fires had
got into the woods, or from any cause
passed beyond control or have been
neglected, there a destructive whirlwind
started to-day. Brisbin is as completely
destroyed as were some of the Michigan
and Wisconsin lumbering towns a few
years ago. An appeal for aid has been
issued in behalf of Brisbin.
DISASTROUS EXPLOSIONS.
Scranton, Pa., May 2.—The barrel
mill, press house and corning ptill of the
Moosic Powder Company were blown up
to-day between 3 and 4 o’clock, and the
soda grinding and pulverizing mills were
set on fire and burned. These mills are
about a mile from Jermyn, in this county,
and twelve miles from here. The explo
sions were caused by forest fires, which
the company has been fighting for several
days. One employe in the wash house
was burned to a crisp. This is the only
life lost. Several hundred cords of
powder wood are burning to-night, and
it is expected that the glazing mill
will go. The iron magazines, which con
tain several thousand pounds of powder,
are safe so far. No one dares to travel
the road to Archibald for fear that other
explosions will occur at the mills. The
last explosion at these mills was in 1872,
when the works were totally destroyed,
entailing a loss of $75,000. 'The damage
to the mills by the present disaster will
reach $30,000.
A TUG PARTIALLY BURNED.
Charleston, S. C., May 2.—The tug
Jacob Branuow was partially burned at
her pier in this city this morning. HeT
hull and machinery were saved. The loss
is $12,000.
THE WAY CROSS CONFERENCE.
Reports of Ministers which Tell of Pros
perous Church Affairs.
Darien, Ga., May 2.—At the Waycross
District Conference, this being the second
day’s proceedings, the morning session
was taken tip in hearing the reports of
pastors. In the afternoon the reports of
pastors were concluded. These reports
were varied, but show in the main that
there lias been some advance in spirit
uality and in contributions to church pur
poses 4 The work seems to be enlarging.
The waste places are being built up and
a spirit of church building has been
awakened, and the churches reported
built and in course of construction are of
a better character than heretofore. A
food many houses already built
re being improved and beautified. The
membership, during the past twelve
months, has largely increased. The Sun
day schools are reported mostly as in a
flourishing condition. Many new ones
are being formed. Waycross was se
lected as the next place of meetiug. W.
H. Lastinger and Roan Pafferd were
elected delegates to the Annual Confer
ence. Two more are to be selected to
morrow. The meeting adjourned till 9
o’clock a. m. to-morrow.
SPAIN’S LIVELY POLITICS.
The Government Triumphs in the
Election of Deputies—Revolutionary
Plans.
May 2.—The election for mem
bers of the Chamber of Deputies resulted
in the choice of 334 Conservatives, in
cluding 20 Ultramontones, 42 liberal sup
porters of Senor Sagasta, 35 members of
the dynastic left, 3 possibilists, in
cluding Senor Castelar, 3 radicals
and 3 Cuban autonomists. The gov
ernment claims to have frustrated various
revolutionary movements, but the news
from Barcelona is that attempts had been
made to set fire to the house which con
tains the shore end Of the Marseilles
cable. Two Spanish insurgents with two
officers who crossed the French frontier
have been interned at Augouleme.
Gibraltar, May 2.—A customs officer
employed within the Spanish lines has
been arrested and, imprisoned at San
Roque. Revolutionary documents and a
blank form of appointment signed by
Zorilla were found on his person.
Paris, May 2.—The French Govern
ment has requested Senor Zorilla, the
Spanish agitator, to leave France and so
avoid expulsion. This request has been
complied with.
If housewives will make sweeter, light
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etc., with Dr. Price’s Powder, than' can
be made with other kinds, is it not an in
contestible proof of its purity and greater
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ing Powder a trial in the oven and we will
warrant it to give perfect satisfaction.
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Ten Failures Less Tills Week Than Dur
ing the Week Prevlout.
New York, May 2.—The business fail
ures of last week throughout the country,
as reported to R. G. Dun & Cos., number
for the United States 149 and for Canada
! 30, a total of 179 against 189 last week, a
! decrease of 10. A lessened number of
| casualties are occurring in the New Eng
land, Middle and Western States, but
there is an increase in the Southern and
Pacific States and in Canada, as compared
with the previous week.
KEENE ISSUES A NOTICE.
James R. Keene has issued the follow
ing notice:
“Holders of privileges issued bv me are re
quested forthwith to present the same for
registration and adjustment at my office.”
THE PANIC OVER IN MEXICO.
Boston, May 2.—A special from the
City of Mexico says: ft The panic is over.
It seems that the government made no de
mand on the Monte de Piedad Bank for a
loan. The institution had been preparing
for a crisis owing to the conflicting nature
of its four-fold function as a bank of cir
culation and deposit, mortgage bank,
savings bank and pawn shop. The funds
are mostly invested in real estate, with
little cash available. The false rumor
concerning the government’s demand
caused alarm, and consequently a run.
The managers did not call on the
banks for assistance until too late, and
payment had to be suspended. The bank
has about $2,000,000 in notes outstanding,
and $5,000,000 of other liabilities. Tiie
government owes it over $250,000, mostly
secured by custom house certificates.
The assessments are ample to meet the
liabilities. The bank cannot speedily
liquidate its notes, but all will be ulti
mately paid. The Federal Bank run has
subsided, and other ranks are being
strengthened. It has been made manifest
that all have a strong backing across the
water.”
boston jewelers fail.
The failure of Palmer, Batchelder
& Cos., jewelers and importers of
watches, etc., is announced. Ti e house
was established in the year 1817, and for
nearly half a century the firm name has
remained unchanged. Business has been
extremely light as compared with the ex
penses, and it was decided this afternoon
to be wise to cease payment. In a few
days the creditors will be invited to meet
and discuss affairs.
AN ENGLISH BANK FAILS.
London, May 3, 2 a. m.—The Oriental
Bank has suspended payment. The contin
ueddrain on its resources by the with
drawal of deposits, the loss of credit and
the consequent fall of its shares have
combined to prevent a conttuuance ot the
bank until a bill can he obtained front
Parliament authorizing it to raise fresh
capital.
The bank has been in difficulties for
some time. It is believed that the loss
will not be great. The bank has £2,000,-
000 of unproductive capital locked up in
Mauritius and Ceylon which proved to bej
a weight beyond its power to support.
Disastrous speculation in Chilian bonds
was the first serious blow. The bank
also suffered from frauds and outside
failures.
ENGLAND AND EGYPT.
News from Khartoum—France’s Stand
on the Conference.
London, May 2.—The Daily News this
morning prints Khartoum dispatches of
April 21. Everything is reported to he
safe. Trade, it is asserted, will he carried
on with El Mahdi’s men in case Khartoum
is taken. The Greek merchants are al
ready in direct correspondence with El
Mahdi with a view to the establishment of
regular commerce.
• M. YVaddington, the French Minister,
has delivered additional dispatches from
his government to Lord Granville, in
which it is stated that the contemplated
Egyptian conference cannot be confined
altogether to financial matters. The se
curity of the bondholders cannot lie re
duced to defray the expenses of the recent
adventurous enterprises which caused the
difficulties that now embarrass the Egyp
tian Treasurv.Departraent. If appropria
tions are made partially on the ground of
present necessities a precident will be
established which will be certain tp re
sult in the renewal of the practice at
recurring troubles of a similar character.
The Pall Mall Gazette says:,“The Min
isters will do nothing unless Gen. Gordon
simply executes his pacific mission. Act
ing on-Quaker principles, they refuse to
spend a penny or fire a shot to encourage
Gen, Gordon to resist El Mahdi, whom
Downing street regards as a possible
prophet of God.” The Gazette recom
mends the immediate creation of a na
tional defense fund to save the national
honor from an intolerable stain. The evi
dence taken by the Egyptian Transport
Committee shows that the flour of the
commissariat was adulterated with plas
ter-of-paris, the hay rotten, and two-thirds
of the mules useless. .
In the House of Commons to-day Sir
Michael Hicks Beach (Conservative)
gave notice of a motion that the House
regrets that the course of the government
has not tended to promote the' success of
Gen. Gordon’s mission, and that steps to
secure his personal safetv have been de
layed.
Egypt has not been invited to take part
in the conference. There is an impression
that France and England have under dis
cussion questions looking to the disband
ment of the Egyptian army.
A Cairo correspondent says this morn
ing that Nubar Pasha, the Egyptian
Prime Minister, is becoming hostile to
British influence and welcomes intrigues
against the English. There are hints that
some foreign power is giving him support.
Cairo, May 2.—Advices from Aden
state that Admiral Hewitt has sent back
his escort of two hundred Bashi-Bazouks.
asking King John of Abyssinia to refuse
to allow them to cross the frontier.
KILLING A MEDICINE MAN.
Tlie Fate of a Piute Doctor Who Had
Lost Three Patients in Succession.
Under the rule existing among the
Piute Indians that a medicine man who
loses three patients in succession must
die, says a Reno letter to the New York
Herald, Piute Frank of Buffalo Station
has just despatched an unfortunate native
doctor who attended his son during his
last illness. The medicine man bad been
in hard luck for some time, and be knew
that if he failed in this case his profes
sional career would lie cut short. For a
tiJle it seemed as if the child would re
cover. and the doctor was in high feather,
but the patient had a relapse and the
medicine man was summoned to his side.
It was evident that he recognized the
gravity of the situation and would have
fled if lie could, but Frank and his friends
stayed ny him, and he had no opportunity
to escape. Then began the wildest incan
tations ever seen at a deathbed. The
medicine man, beside himself with tear,
indulged In all the sorceries known to
him, chanted his songs, beat sticks, in
voked spirits, and stirred up his nauseat
ing medicine with ever-increasing vigor.
The ceremonies were continued until far
into the night. The child lay in a stupor,
and the medicine man, falling in a sort of
trance, watched his opportunity, and,
when unobserved, took his departure. An
hour after he left the child was dead, and
the afflicted Frank, armed with rifle and
knife, was on the trail of the fugitive
doctor. He overtook him in Paradise
Valley and killed him.
Some years ago the whites undertook to
break up this and other savage practices
among the Piutes, but the red men’s ac
complishments as liars made the task
very difficult. Quickly divining the ob
ject of the pale faces, the Piutes insisted,
with great gravity, that the medicine
men always killed themselves, and when
remonstrated with on the subject of mur
der they readily assented to the declara
tion that such practices were unnecessa
ry and wicked. Now, when a medicine
man is found dead the Piutes always visit
the towns and camps and announce that
he killed himself, when it is well known
that he was deliberately slain according
to the old custom.
The late illness of Chief Naches gave
the doctors of the tribe a great deal oi
trouble. For a long time his ailment re
fused to yield to their remedies, and the
relatives and associates of the chief were
preparing to exterminate half the medi
cine men in the tribe in the event of a fatal
termination of the chief’s illness. For
several weeks Naches lingered between
liie and death, but he finally began to
mend, and is now in comfortable health.
The risks which the medicine men run
under this arrangement are of course
very great, but they find consolation in
the knowledge that if successful their
fame will extend rapidly, and that they
will be held in the highest reverence bv
their fellows.
So Yon Will Find.
“Benson’s Capcine Porous Plasters are
in the highest degree reliable,” says Dr.
Kakoff, of New York. 25c.
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A DULL DAY ON ’CHANGE.
THE MARKET DRAGGING AND
PRICES OX THE DECLINE.
Brokers on the New York Produce Ex
change Refute to Deal with Milmine,
■tollman it Cos., and Considerable Ex
citement Created in Consequence— A
Quieter Market lu England.
Chicago, May 2.— The markets to-day
were dull anil dragging and prices were
lower. In wheat the market ruled very
quiet and the trading was largely on
local account. The receipts continue
light and the shipments moderately large,
as the feeling was easy at the opening of
the market but with a good demand .
prices rallied J^c.
At ttie advance more desire was shown to
sell, and after some minor fluctuations prices
l’4@lj<£c., rallied s s c.. sold off Ic.,
and closed about 2c. under tlie closing on
'Change yesterday. May closed at
89?4c.
In corn trading was limited. The fluctuations
were less violent than for some days past.
The market opened steady, advanced
later declined : ! 4 ta) 7 gC., ruled steady, and closed
under yesterday. May closed at 52%c.
and .June at 54^c.
Oats ruled quiet and lower. May closed at
31'Lc.. June at H'P 4 c. and July at 82’ s *c. On*
the call tlie sales were 550,000' bushels. Jnue
declined ’Ac. and July declined %c.
Pork was only moderately active. Prices
ranged 15@2Cc. Lower. May closed at 117 20
and Juueat slf HO.
hard was in fair demand and easier. May
closed at 8 and June at 8 47' a c.
A LITTLE ROW IN NEW YORK.
New York. May 2.—A little row occurred at
the Produce Exchange at 12:30 o'clock to-day,
brought about by “bull” efforts to corner tlie
wheat market. The parties who usually ope
rate in the grain pit refused to buy or sell to
Milmine, Rodman * Cos., wlio represent the
“bull” interest. The brokers broke the pit
apart, placed a sign of “To let" in the middle
and retired in a body from the pit. Thev say
that the action of Milmine. Hodman
,C Cos. has entirely stopped business, and
they have hauled off to await developments.
They utterly refuse to trade with Milmine.
Bod'man & Cos. Mr. Herrick, President of
the Exchange, made a sliort speech to the
brokers and operators, and tried to throw oil
upon the troubled waters. He got the em
ployes or the Exchange to replace the pit.
and begged the operators not to forget that
they were gentlemen. The brokers still hold
off, and say that under no circumstances will
they have anything to do with Milmine, Rod
man & Cos.
IN ENGLAND.
Liverpool, May 2.—A leading weekly grain
circular says: “The grain trade is rather more
quiet. The quotations are in favor of tlie
buyers. Cargoes in all positions are in limit
ed inquiry. At to-day’s market tlie at
tendance was meagre. Wheat was quiet.
Moderate business was done at rates Is. lower.
Elmir was more steady. Maize was quiet
with little inquiry. Corn generally was Is.
lower.”
THE SALVATION ARMY'S WILES.
Inducing Two Young Ladles to Leave
Home to “Give Their Lives to the
Lord.”
. For some time past, says a Cleveland
"special to the New York World, the meet
ings of the Salvation Army bore have
been attended by Miss Ernille Lorentz,
who resides at Woodland avenue and Bis
marck street, and is the bookkeeper in
Wilson’s grocery. She has always been
accompanied by another girl. Their
parents paid little attention to
their visits, thinking that it was
only curiosity. Instead of their interest
decreasing, however, it grew into an in
fatuation. Realizing tlieir danger, the
parents protested and prayed with their
daughters and finally succeeded in mak
ing the girls promise "that they would not
attend any more of the meetings. It was
not long, however, before Capt. Claggett,
in command of the army, or some of her
band, called on the young women and
commanded them to resume their visits,
which the girls did.
Mr. Lorentz reported to Supt. Raymond,
of the Society for Organizing Charity,
yesterday, that five days ago both girls
had disappeared, and that just before
their departure Capt. Claggett had told
them they must leave their homes and
give their lives to the Lord. The girls at
first refused, but when they were told
that the wrath of the Lord would be
raised against them if they "persisted
in their refusal, they "left their
homes. Both families have called upon
Capt. Claggett and beseecbed her to tell
them of their daughters’ whereabouts,
but she pretended not to know. When
Mr. Lorentz called upon Police Supt.
Schmitt last night to get a warrant tor
the arrest of Capt. Claggett on the charge
of abduction, that official informed him
that unless he could actually prove the
charge it would be best not to obtain the
warrant. Mr. Lorentz says he is sure
Capt. Claggett knows where the girls
are and is accountable for their disap
pearance.
MINOR MENTION BY WIRE. -
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Interest.
Worcester, Mass., May 2.—Burglars
visited the town of Oxford, twelve miles south
of here, last night and broke into the bank,
post office, a jewelry store and the ticket office
at the depot. Nothing of considerable value
was secured, ami at the batik they were un
able to open the vault, although drills, powder
anil other explosives were used.
Pekin, Mav2.—An Imperial decreeof April
28 appoints Shut Sing Chen Minister to France
in place of Marquis Tseng. Li Fong Pao,
Minister to Germany, will act temporarily at
Paris.
New York, May 2. —Gertrude Ash, the ac
complice of Jesse Williams, the negro who
committed the robberv and assault upon Miss
Maggie Harvey, at the Sloan Flats in this
city last March, was found guilty to-day, and
sentenced by Judge Cowing to eighteen years
and six months in the penitentiary.
Paris, May 2.— Upon the assembling of the
Chamber of Deputies Vice Admiral Peyron,
Minister of Marine and the Colonies, will
submit a hill for an additional credit of 40,-
000,000 francs lo defray the expenses of the
Tonquin expedition.
New York, May 2.—The decline in the
nominal price of sterling exchange has stimu
lated the demand. The supply of hills is still
lacking.
Constantinople, May 2.—A sanitary cor
don has been established around Bedra,’in the
province of Bagdad, where the Bubonia
plague is raging.
Madrid, May 2.—A train was stopped by
police outside of Barcelona to-day in time to
prevent its passing ever a bridge upon which
dynamite cartridges were found to have been
placed. Seditious placards have been found
posted on the walls in the town of Bejar.
Lately in a Roman court a handsome
young man of 28 ami liis wife, 17, were charged
with theft. He had been cook and she house
maid in an Irish gentleman’s family. A rob
bery having occurred, the young couple w'ere
suspected and imprisoned.‘When brought be
fore the liench both burst into
tears. As soon as they could be calmed, the
young man, as usual, was asked his name,
and. covering his face, he replied that he was
Count Riecardo Strozzi, a legitimate descend
ant of one of the most illustrious families in
Italy. The wife is also of a very good family.
They had fallen. in love with each other and
run away, traveling about in disguise in
order not to he discovered. At last, being
penniless, they entered the above family as
servants. Fortunately, their innocence was
proved as clear as day. The coincidence of
their flight with the day of the robbery w r as
thorouglily explained, and they were set at
liberty amid the cheers of the whole court.
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