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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XXVIII—NO. COLTMIU'S, GEORGIA: SIAM* AY MollMNO. 31AY Hi. I.ssii. I!!('E FIVE CENTS THE COST OF COLLECTIONS MORE THAN THE RECEIPTS. Acthic Som*tiiry Fulrrhlld Want* sixty Alml- Uliecl—I’rnvr)** of th<* Ai>|n-i prlutlim Hi!Ik — The I 'rrxiil r ii I lul >V*‘ililinu- — l.noklntr U'tur llluint'’* Iiitcrcst—Till 1 Hkcis ill AVuxhliurtoii. Washington, May IS.—Acting Secretary of the Treasury Fairchild has written aii important letter to the house, recom mending the abolition of sixty collectors of customs and a consolidation of their districts. The recommendation for this re form is based upon the fact that it costs more to collect the revenue in the districts enumerated than the receipts. A carefully prepared statement accompanies the com munication showing the receipts and ex penditures of all western districts, ami giv ing the exact cost of collection. He also recommends the payment of annual sala ries, and the abolishment of all fees. The districts recommended for abolishment in the south, and the excess of cost of col lection over each dollar of revenue are as follows: Virginia—Alexandria, cost over revenue, each dollar, $1.97 ; Cherrystone, :51.94 ; Petersburg, 95 cents ; Tappahanock, *1.23; Richmond, $1.27. North Carolina- Albemarle, $3.33: Beau fort, $2.40; Pimlico, $1.91. South Carolina—Georgetown, $2.(53. Georgia—Atlanta, $4.13; Brunswick, ft.13; St. Mary’s, $23.16. Florida—Fernandlna, $1.90; St. Augus tine, $2.45; St. Marks, $9.20. Mississippi—Natchez, $2.26; Vicksburg, $0.52. Louisiana—LaTeebe, $3.55. Tennessee—Chattanooga, $1.27. Tim internal revenue branch of the ser vice is making a tine record. Thus far in the fiscal year the reports have been four million more than for the corresponding time last year, while tha cost of collection is less by $160,000 than for the same period last year. This favorable showing is un doubtedly due to the prevalence of good business methods in the adminis tration of the service. Commissioner Mil ler hadsliown that he possessed adminis trative ability of a high order. When he was selected for the place by the president it was felt by some that tile translation of the auditing officer of an obscure state to the most important bureau office under the government was an experiment scarcely warranted, in view of the fact that other men were available and anxious to serve whose fitness for great public responsibili ties had been amply proved. The sequel, however, proves the wisdom of the presi dent's choice. The vast and complicated machinery of the internal revenue service moves without a jar, and the bureau must be said to be in worty hands. WORK OE THE NEW RULES All (hr Aiipruprlnthm Kill*. Kxrept Those Con* trolled lij Mr. komlali’* Committee. Making l.xrrllrnt Piastre**. Washington, May 15.—A few newspa pers scattered here and there take occasion every' now' and then to comolain of the house for its alleged tardy action and to blame the result upon the new change in tbe rules affecting appropreation lulls. These complaints and assertions are wholly unwarranted by the facts in the premises. The truth is, that all of the appropriation hills, except those controlled by Mr. Randall’s committee, have .made ex cellent headway in the house. The following general appropriation bills have pressed: The pension, the military academy, the army, the poslofiice, the Indian, the consular and diplomatic, the- river and harbor and district of Columbia. It will be seen by this that every bill which was taken away from the old general ap propriation committee except one has. been reported and passed by tin house, and that one, the navy, will be reported this week. Of the six bills left with Mr. Randall’s committee only two have been rt ported to the bouse. One of these was the pension appropriation com mittee, upon which there is never any controversy as to the amount, and the other tile District ol Columbia bill appro priating comparatively a small amount of money, and was posed by the bouse within It ss i ban twenty minutes a frer it was taken up for consideration. 'Pile bills still re- mainiiigxin the keeping o' 1 Mr. Randall’s committee arc the legislative, executive and judicial, tin sundry civil, the fortifica tion and the. general deficiency. The house, ii]i to date, has passed 83 bills. Thu only regret is that among the lulls there i" not. one for the reduc- lion of taxes. The tariff bill still slumbers in the committoof ways and means. It will be awakened non brought in the house the first of June. The l*re*ii!i’iitlul Wrihllnir, Washington, May 15.—Mr. Bisseil, the president’s hnv partner, who is nut ii >wn ns tiic best man at tin wadding no.I month, is here, but rrfurss to say any thing. it is said 'bat he lets brought the president's wedding outfit from Xeiv York. Mr. Bisseil went to a hotel until the presi dent returned'from his fishing trip down the bay, and then moved his trunk to the white house. Ht will remain at tin: white house until the last of this moth, when he will accompany the president to New Tori- to meet APiss Folsom. The latest rumor in regard to the wedding is that it wili take place in Albany. Itiiiinc ( oniniim ciimn, Washington, May 15.- Tin ( lection of Representative Goff as chairman and Mr. Edward McPherson as secretary of the re publican congressional committee last week is regarded as a substantial triumph for Mr. Blaine. Representative Goft is \ cry thick with Stephen B. Elkins and Mr. Par sons, the West Virginia millionaire,‘win- 1- a chum of Mr. Blaine’s. The Blaine peo ple are capturing nil the outposts as fast as they can. A Aril Sliliurlultl i llln. Washington, May 15.—Mr. James El- verson, the Philadelphia publisher, lias at last finished his magnificent country place, Clifton, near Washington, it is the finest suburban place round about, it far sur passes Grassland, Secretary Whitney’s country place. The last, however, is unique is one respect. It is furnished al most entirely with ran; old mahogany furniture, picked up at bric-n-brac shops in Washington, where such things can be had for moderate prices. Secretary Whit ney goes out next week, and will not re turn to his town house until November. Success ol’tlic lv) Cili Itiices. Washington, May 15.—The attendance at Ivy City has been remarkably good and the races very interesting. The club bouse, grand stand and infield have all been packed, and it is so far the most suc cessful of all the jockey club’s meetings, but for the Ivy City events the week would have been almost eventless. A Hie |l,.n| Kslate Trimsler. M ashington, May 15.—The Richmond and Danville railroad company to-day pur chased of Gen. W. McKee Dunn the large stone building at the southwest corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Thirteenth street, commonly known as “the Republi can building,” which will henceforth be occupied by the railroad company as its genera) office in Washington. The price paid is $127,000. Tilt establishment of this new office by the Richmond and Danville company is an outgrowth of its recent lease of the Vir ginia Midland railway. The congressional library building commission to-day decided to present to Hie supremo court of the dis trict, on Monday a petition asking for the condemnation of land lying between East Capitol and South Be streets and First and Second streets.east a sn, site for thelproposed building authorized by congress. The commission was unable to secure by volun tary offers either the north or south site within the sum named in the bill -$550,0061 , and selected the south square for the rea son that the prices asked for them were lower than for squares north of East Capitol street. WIND AND ELECTRICITY DOING THEIR WORK OF DESTRUCTION. Terrible (jrloin, in tin 1 tVi*t anil In Fran livrniiiiij — l’ui|M‘rf ,v Kwe(J tivay and l.lvrs I.oxt tnrldriit* of tin' storm Work. order to repair machinery, so the manage ment says. Tile employ.*, however, say the comp,m; fi ire:1 a spread of tile strike by those who a few days ago demniidut an advance of 15 cents per day in wage*. The sash and door pinning mill of the Eauelairc Lumber t'o. was el wd Hii.* morning, tlm | employes having demanded the eignt hour day. The employes oftlie Laclede Gas Co., which furnished a large iiorlioii of the i ity with gits, struck to-day for the eight hour system. This menus oil and cnmlies after to-morrow night, if tlie gas company and men do not arrange the differences. BARTLEY CAMPBELL. Trouble nun Overwork Said to be tbe Cause of 111* flermiuoiiient -Tiihinu step* l.ooklnuto HI* Hemoviil. New York, May 15.—Application has been made in tbe supreme court for the appointment of a committee of Bartley Campbell’s person and property. From j trustworthy sources it is learned that his rapidly increasing brain trouble makes such a step necessary. It is not claimed that he 1ms became violent, though it is feared he may, hut the grounds t-i which the application was made arc chiefly be cause of liis imperative need of prompt medical treatment. A gentleman who knows Mr. Campbell said that he lias be come very irrational of late, and that this and the fear that his increasing nervous ness may get him into trouble have at last decided his wife and other relatives to con sent to the application for a committee. There is no question in the minds of his friends that his financial troubles and over work upon his play:; have caused his pres ent condition. ITis mind at present is largely taken up with a new play begun some months ago, and which he has en titled “The Romance of the Rockies.” The report that the reason he gives for not finishing it is that he is so deeply affected by it that hi* tears blur out the words was pronounced to be a fact to-day. His latest plan has been to take a tour abroad, and he has fixed several dates the past few days on which his deparature is .to be taken. In his conversation he talks of owning vast property and of his many plays. At his office where he still calls ev ery day, lie spends much time drawing pen-and-ink sketches, evidently illustra tive to himself of the new play he has in his mind, but which to others are unintel ligible. Some of these sketches were in tended evidently to represent typical dime novel banditti, both male and female. An other object in restraining him, it is stated, is to bring about a prospect for the settle ment of his debts, which now amount to abouiit. $30,000. Several of his plays are still quite popular, and their income, if in proper hands, willl, it is believed, bring about this result in a year or two. It is said that his income from Siberia last year was $30,000, hut that he lost ftilly as much, if not more, on Clio and Paquita. Both or these latter Air. Campbell had such a high opinion of that he refused to be convinced ; of their failure long after the public had [ decided against them. I “Only a year ago,” said one of his I friends, “he was as clear-headed and as | rational as any one. But the change has j been gradually going on since. He was i formerly one of the most careful of men i in regard to his dress. But. now he is just j tlie other way. The very hat he wears looks as if it had been through the wars. I He used to read the papers carefully every | day, but now lie seldom looks at one and i has no idea of the talk going on about him, | I imagine, for he never speaks of the re- | ports of his condition. We are all won dering how he will take this new move.” A well-known dramatic agent said he understood steps were to be taken at once to restrain Campbell, and he thought it was fully time, for he was getting dangcr- ! ous. i BISHOP BECKER. 1 Chicago, May 15.—A dispatch from Fort . Wayne says: About midnight a cyclone crossed the track of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago railway two miles ( west of Forest, Ohio. It blew down trees, which scraped tlie side of tlie fast express, east bound, injuring ten or twelve pnssen- ! gers, one seriously, his leg being broken I and one eye put out. The storm also did I great damage along the Blanchard river. ! The town of Dunkirk, Ind., was struck by | the storm and four persons were killed and between fifteen and twenty injured. I Several buildings were blown ’ to pieces ; and many unroofed. The latest advices from there said all the citizens are hunting for the dead and wounded. Further par ticulars are not obtainable as yet, as the : wires are all down, T'vn Miiliou* btuiuiL-i'*. 1 Dayton, O., May 15.—The estimated losses to the nine counties devastated by j the flood and wind, Grt.cne, Clark, Madi- | son, Aliama, Dare, Rehle, Montgomery, i Butler and Warren, will foot up two mil- ' lion dollars. Cp’lonos in Frnn* uni! (iprmun,r. London, May 15.—The weather in 1 France is cold and squally. Terrific ; storms occurred throughout France near i Monthelo. The vineyards have been de- i stroyed. The damage is placed al ,000,0(i0 francs. A hurricane passed over the town and partially destroyed. Several persons i were killed and a number were injured. Severe gales have also been reported in I Germany. Two ships that were Ij-ing in j the river Odor foundered and five person* were drowned. A cyclone which passed over Lonado, a town of Lombardy, de stroyed a large number of houses. Five persons were killed. Tin- M«*1 li'ullsi ( onlVrciuv. Richmond, Va.. May 15.—In the M. E. general conference to-day |{c\. II. C. Phil lips, fraternal delegate from the African M. K. church conference, now In session ' at Augusta, was presented and addressed , the conference. Rev. Sam Jones nod San Small, the evan- 1 ge-lists, attended the conference to-day. Various memorials, presented for and against a division of the North Carolina j conference, were referred to a committee. A resolution was offered that Sunday J school superintendents bo not allowed to serve more than four years, also resolutions to appoint a mission evangelist, both were i referred. ; A prolonged discussion was had over the I resolution that acceptable matter for pub lication in the advertising columns of the I Christian Advocate, the organ of the church, be not ri fused been use of the un friendliness, real or supposed, oftlie parties seeking to advertise. The resolution was finally referred to a committee. 1 Rev. Air. Briggs, of Canada, delivered a farewell uddress to the conference in which he uttered the most cordial expressions of ' fraternal love and friendship. Bishop Har grove ipresiding) responded, reciprocating j tbe pleasure expressed in the speech. He IfiiN Art vn umiak- -Tin* t '.•illation Tu-i>m. 5avannAir, Ga., May 15.—ITisliop Beck- acaomparied by other distinguished or. lie. mini.sU morning, of the Ho morning. The pit: staJIution reached Savannah yesterday lie will be installed as bishop lan Catholic church to-mono’V nt arrangement is that the iu- rvices will begin at 11 o’clock Sunday morning. The bishop has forbid den all ci vic display, but the installation ceremony will he carried out in all its richness. Bishop Becker is known as a strict ritualist, tie may be said to have given the ritual to thiseountry. He will he met at the door of the cathedral by the priests of the diocese. The vicar general will deliver the key of the cathedral to the bishop, who wili open the door and pro ceed to the throne, escorted by BiHi-p Moore of Sc. Augustine. Rev. Father McCarthy will act as master of ceremonies. Bishop Becker will sing the solemn pon tifical mass him.solfj and Bishop Moore will deliver the pontifical sermon. Rev. Father Keiley, a brother oftlie ex- minister to Austria, is expected to preach at night. Among the clergy expected lo be present arc: Rev. Fathers Canerry, Mc Carthy, Hennessy, O’Hara, and Fathers Oswald and Cypilou, O. S. B., of Savannah; Father McNally, of Skidaway; Father Shea, of Brunswick; Fathsr Begley, S. .J. Father Colbert, Macon; Rev. Fathm C\ C\ Pendergast, Albany. Others may be pres ent, but it is not certainly known as yet. No priest who lias not an assistant is allow ed to leave his parish. ft is not commonly known that Bishop Becker is a convert to the Roman Catholic church. lie is a ripe scholar, and among his other accomplishments speaks the Irish language with tiie fluency of an an cient bard. • • An interesting story is told of him. It is said he was a parish priest in Virginia during the war. On one occasion bis church was within the federal lines. The colonel commanding ordered the priest to pray for the president, of the United States. This Father Becker declined to do, as lie did not recognize in an army officer the power to control his actions. He was arrested, but subsequently released, still firmly refusing to change bis course. On ’( humro. New Yore, May 15.- Today was the quietest of the week on the stock ex change. At the opening almost every thing was lower, the losses ranging 1 to 1 percent., the latter Delaware* and Hud son. The prices continued heavy for a short tima, but the declines were slight, and the market recovered and remained steady to firm throughout the remainder of the day. The market closed firm. Al most everything on tbe active list is higher to-night, but the gain in no case reached 1 except Oregon Transcontinental, which shows a net gain of li. Sales, 150.f»00 shares. A Sad InrhltMit. Dayton, O., May 15.—Edward More house, a railroad man, walked from here j to Xenia and back yesterday, being anx- I ious about his relatives who live in Xenia. ; At Treblin station ? while being ferried across the Little Miami river, he and the j oarsman discovered a living boy child in a I drifting tree top. They rescued the child. who had an arm and leg broken. He had | drifted four miles down the Shawnee creek i from Xenia into the Little Miami. The child died before they reached Xenia. tiailhiif Through the Air. Topeka, Kah., May 15.—A destructive cyclone struck the northern part of this county yesterday, and swept away a por tion of tne town of Meridian. About 10 o’clock in the morning a very black cloud came up suddenly From tne southeast, sweeping through the eastern portion of town, and did its fearful work in almost a moment. A large number of buildings I were destroyed, 18 or 20 persens were i hurt, two or three probably fatally. Sev eral persons who were outdoors went sail- ! ing through the air. One of these was j stopped against a barbed-wire fence and I seriously injured. Nothing was left above the ground in the path of the storm. ! Trees were torn up by the roots. Hulls of Fin*. I Forest, Ohio, May 15.—This place and vicinity was visited by a tornado last nighi about 11 o’clock. The air was filled by 1 balls of tire which exploded with a loud, snapping sound. The storm came from the southwest and tendered to a northeast- I erly direction. Particulars, except those j brought by farmers traveling near ] the track of the storm, cannot be ob- ; tained. There are known to have been five persons killed and a number injured, two probably fatally. The residence of Mr. j McElvee was blown down, killing McElvee ! and Lis mother-in-iaw. A house nearby was I destroyed, killing a man. name not given. ! The house of Thomas Moore is raized to ' the ground, injuring Mr. Moore, John ! r i hompson and j. Pickett seriously, but not ! fatally. Big Oak school bouse and church, two miles northeast of the it wn. are de stroyed. Samuel .Packard was fatally hurt and his wife injured by t he blowing down , of his residence. The C'enterpoh: house, , one mile west of town, was leveled to the ground. In the Blanchard river w.J- y j fences and telegraph polos^reesand h .::m'S w«.re laid lew. It vail be a few days I. the wires can he Axed again. Along the 1 Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago railroad the wires of ihu Indianapolis, Blooming ton and W esterii i oad art down north of! town. In east Forest the Methodist church , was dunolRhed and many n.bade and fruit , > irecsb ivkeii down. A < irms in ,i storm. Staunton, Ya., May 15.--A terrible wind and rain storm occurred here this afUrnoon. Barnuin’s show whs exhibiting : at tin* time, air; v lien tin performance : was hii if over tie- i c si gust mate. Tho peoph wen* notified • get ow; and the I ; tent was itiU'.’iii:. Tile ei"\vd inane a j , rush, but te< cM'dness: of the ‘di’fijs inuna- 1 gers prevented a general stampede. A 1 few persons ,vere bun but non< seriouTy. Ihaw v.etmv. 1 Detroit, May 15.- Specials tc the Eve- 1 ning Journal from Lac. ing and. Albion, j Michigan, report he«i\y stones last ow ning widen <lid great d..m:me fi* buildings and crops, but n.,- loss of life i- known to have oecuj i od. A FLORIDA TRAGEDY. COLLECTOR HEDDENS CONTROL. Hr Mali oh No Effort to Rrlh'VO HU Ofllrp of Rarnnelw—Senator Miller'- Sup port. Washington, May IB.—-Collector Hod den, of New York, is evidently not a good democrat. The great patronage of the collector’s office has continued now nearly a year almost exclusively in the hands of the republicans- -and republicans, of the most objectionable sort at that . President Cleveland and Secretary Manning turned the office over to his control absolutely. They said he should not be interfered with in the selection of his subordinates, and in return for this wide latitude the collector was to render good democratic service and be held strictly and personally responsible for the conduct of his office. This speciul dispensation seems to have been granted to Mr. Hedden because his office is an exceedingly difficult one to run, and because it has always heretofore been surrounded to a greater or less extent by scandals growing out of bad adminis tration and crookedness in the discretion ary branch of the service. The responsi bility for these bad things has usually been thrown by the collector upon his superi ors, who were in the habit of sending him I all sorts of political hacks and cranks who 1 happened to have influential friends at court, and for these he was obliged to pro vide. In this wav the office became a veritable Botany Bay for the henchmen and heelers of prominent republican statesmen. It is .said that Collector Hodden’s atten tion has been sharply drawn to the fact that his office is permeated to a great ex tent by this class of men, who are the norteges mainly of James u. Blaine, G»*o. if. Sharpe, Silas Dutcher, Jake Patterson, Bill Darling, George Bliss, Barney Bigleln, Johnny O’Brien and other republican lights, local and national. His attention has also been called to the fact that he is supposed to be a democrat, and is expected to give competent demo crats the profownee in the bestowal of his patronage. It is urged to he his duty to make a sweep <»f the time servers who fill liis rosier, and give new democratic blood a chance. What efiect these things arc to lmve remains to beseem The circumstance is now recalled l hat when Collector Iledden’s nomination was hanging fire in the senate, Warner Milne, the senior New York senator, suddenly became a convert l<> bis support,, ami in sisted one day hurriedly and expectedly tout lie be confirmed, which was done, it i> whispered at, but not pnw« m tbat Miller's' support was tne result of an u; derstanding between him, Mr. I Sodden, ■o.-l Anson G. McCook Miller's special :’rit ml and managm in N< w York city pol ities, that tin-confirmation whs tc be car ried in return for a guar?.ntu-of t h* i teu- i h' - of the n | *.I•!if m iihoi'dinah-s <>•' the • •nie. Whether tills !.»• true cr not, tin sequel affords ample i<> . for thinking so. '1 is known t hat representations to I ••Hel led havr been made at thetreasuryde p irt jig i.t, if not «;t the v, hio home. W.\sirrNGT« up t hi hi!i t< was purely ■ Urn biii pu wnmi«*uon to inspect and report '« affairs. The remainder of I lie a;t< was consumed in a discussion of i i tin tali At the evening session eulogies up- s< (dative Michael Hahn, of Louisians dciiv’.-Ml by Messrs-. St. Marlin, Blai ' (... i one- Uidliui ,1111. Of b Lot l ii n i»* M ini. Jacksonville. Fla., May 15. —A special to the Times-Union from Bartow, F'u., says: i! Tin's afternoon at. 4 o'clock S W. Campbell, marshal of Bartow, and a on 1 iceman named McCormick were .-.not by Dan and Lon .Mann. The Mann bn '': ms had a difficulty with a merchant. The officers interfered, and Dan Mann drew a pistol and shot Campbell through the heart, at the same instant Lou Mann fined on McCormick, wounding him desperate ly. The Manns jiimpi d in a buggy and drove oil'at a furious rate. Thesheriil and a posse followed, captured and brought them back to town and lodged them safely in jail. The citizens arc muc h excited and fears art entertained of an attempt at lynching. The jail is securely guarded. McCormick is still living, but. will proLa- bly die.jThe parties are all white.” Slug fine lh,«n. Stonkham, Mass., Ml v manufacture night for an indefinite period, owing to the strike of 300 cutters several weeks ago for a three per cent advance. It is stated that fifteen of nineteen factories will probably cease work altogether with in In* iiext forty-eight hours. St. Loris, .'.fay 15.—The Belcher sugar refinery was shut down this forenoon in I > n-t inlet Bn liblc- U. icr. t‘ ! a live- rn, lit l.i wife, which result : him and going to liv* wit m a!'»“rnoon. while Mrs. i! Brow n broke* t hrougb t I t •d li- at •r bead fi clock tin a c ai ljine. jie jelly. Sic* Was evening, but tea Jar dow May 15.—Several ers here will shut town, but v. ill probably be captured. Lynching is talked of. IMIlorj mill Pii-t. Wilmington, Del., May 15. Jbvclve eonvincts underwent the punishment of the pillory and whipping post at Newcasr lc to-day. Ten were negroes and two whites. Six negroes, burglars, stood one hour in the pillory and took twenty lashes each. Only one of the number manifested any physical suffering under the “cat.” Tlie negro convicts of petty lan eni< s re ceived twenty lashes and ti»e two whites for similar ouenses ten lashes escli. They IV iimI an I ti vest lirat iuii. COLT’Mnr’s, O., May 15. -'fii• • Ohio sen ate has adopted a resolution questing the United States senate to prov.-cute the in quiry relative to the scat of Senator Pavne. THE DETECTIVES DISCOVER SOME INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. !*nr>i>ns* >1 nLit 1 o W IIV Mtik**s a Noiiscn*«inil Talk A a 1 nruly Anarrlilsfia Arn^t Mills Thai Vrr shuttlnu Pimii The FluM-llour Sjslum, Kir. Chicago, May 15.-The central st ation I detectives have made it inujossil)lt for ! Parsons, the fugitive anarchist, to show | himself in any city of consequence in the I country without being arrested, and now I they arc engaged in supplying minor dis- I crepancies in the evidence which will go to prove the guilt of the chief conspira- I tors. Yesterday n new lessee of building j No. 107, Fifth avenue, in cleaning up the late headquarters of the anarchists found some documents which make inter- I eating reading. These papers I were on the desk file in I the apartments formerly occupied i by Parsons, and lmd doubtless been over looked by the socialists in their unwilling haste to vacate the premises. One of the communications had evidently ben used by Parsons in his paper, The Alarm, and it concluded with the exclamation, “Vive la commune!” The writer, Junius A. Strickland, of Durham, North Carolina, had first signed his name, but afterwards scratched it and substituted, “ Don’t publish name, but sign it “Knight of Labor.” He requested that his commu nication be published and enclosed seventy- live cents for ten copies of tl;e Alarm to be sent to B. Ualdgar, postoffico box ‘277, Dur ham, N. C., and as “many free copies as you possibly can for agitation- -fifty if pos sible.” Oifa scran of paper written on a letter head of a Cleveland, Ohio, firm of marble cutters is the following: “Comrade Parsons : Providing wc send the following dispatch : ‘Another bounc ing boy, weight eleven pounds, all well and signed Fred Smith,’ can you send us number 1 for the amount we send you by telegraph ? Please give us your lowest estimate and state by what express com pany.” The remainder ol this interesting missive was torn off, but “number 1” evidently meant dynamite or other explosives, as on the file was also found a bill from the /Etna powder company for one hundred feet of triple force fuse and a lot of car tridges, made out in the name of “Cash.” A number of other orders for revolutionary handbooks and dyna mite and other publications from various parts ot the country were among the papers, together with a number of “crazy” letters advocating the destruction of all property, etc. A superintendent of a pow der company says he haa not supplied any of the anarchists with explosives know ingly, but it would have been easy for them to have obtained dvnamitc or any other explosives from them or other houses in the city under assumed names. A Hurd tine to Handle. Chicago, May 15.—Louis Lingz, the an archist who was arrested last night and whom the police assert to be the man they have been looking for as the man who threw the bomb in the liayinarkcl square, Is a young muscular German. He was found in a small cottage occupied by a man named Louis Kline. One officer gained admission by stratagem, while an- | other remained outside. Lingz was not caught unawares. Jlis suspicions were i aroused, and when the officer saw lie might ns well make known his errand Lingz presented a heavy Colls revolver at • his head. The* officer caught the barrel and a struggle for its possession followi '1. The second officer heard the noise and ; burst into the house. Lingz fought lilo a wild beast, cursing and screaming with rage. 11 took both officers to subdii him, one holding the revolver and preventing its Use, while the other choked Lingz into helplessness. Tin* weap on was taken from him, hi was handcuffed and dragged to the n<*.;n*s1 police station, whence the palnfi wagon look him tu the East Chicago ■'Iniion. ‘I wouldn't euro what they did vilhmoif! had only killed tlies.i two olfieeis,” h** said as he was being taken to a cell. ‘1 tried to shoot tliAUn, and J ..i*i sorry ( didn’t suc ceed.” Parsons’ .Mulatto Wifi (!<-;ir.l l'e*i>n Gain. CnrcAfio, # JVTay 15. In an infiT\iew t.o day the wife of the missing anarchist. Par sons, said: “The papers don’t know that there has been a re-organization of the s. fin lists. wlik h \ he ail :,i< m li rn a arc exempted f:om any active work. Speech-in;: kers, l ice myself and i‘a;so;n, and Fieldin would ncvi-r haw known <v thiiigubo.it anv viohuice, jf any h :d been :.ig'i Kaeh group commercial travelers are invited to join the association. To become a member it is necessary to make individual anplica* lion, printed blank forms for wliicu will ITf* checrfullyfurnisliod by Lew is Ilutzler, 8 Prvor street, Atlanta. The formation oftlie Georgia division of the T. P. A. is calculated to not only con** dueetnthe comforts of its members, but will prove of great value to the wholesale housi s represented by them. The wholesale houses of Atlanta now in* dorse the movement. All commercial travelers living in GeoP* gia are cordially invited to attend a moot* ing to be held at the chamber of com* nierce, Atlanta, on Haturdry, May 22d in* slant, at I o’clock p. in., for the purpose of organizing a state division. It is hoped that a sufficient number of commercial travelers living in Georgia will have ac* quired membership in the association bo* lore the date of the meeting above men* tinned to make an organization on that date a certainty and a success, that wo may be enabled to be represented by a del* egatinn in the annual convention of tbo Travelers’ Protective association of tiio United States, to be held in Baltiiuoro June 24. 18XH. The Atlanta local committee. Lewis Hftzler, Secretary. ENGLAND. A brunt Mooting of tin* Opponents of (4lu<lsloiie’8 Homo Huh* Hill. London, May 15, — A great meeting of the opponents of home rule was bold in St. James’ hall to-night, Ellis Osluueand Bartlett presiding. All the gallreies wore crammed with ladies, the nail profusely draped with national colors and scrolls hearing the names of conservative leaders, past and present were displayed. Lora Salisbury, George Hamilton, Lev.: w hani # Lumerick, Burry, Lidmouth and Brad- burn and many members of the bouse of commons were on tbe platform. The chairman announced a new scheme of or ganization had been ratified to-da.v malt ing the conservative party more the party of the people than it had heretofore been. A. B. Fonvurd, member for Lancashire, introduced a scries of resolutions to the effect thatthejmeetirig represented the con servative associations of the kingdom, and that they had confidence in the ability of Lord Sabsbury to maintain Great- Britain and Ireland as one united kingdom, and to guard tbe safety of the union and the greatness of the empire. The resolutions were carried amid cheers. Lord Salisbury said that his policy on the burning question of the day was tho traditional policy of the tory party, to maintain the union. This was the unbro ken tradition of the tories. Tie would simply try as a humble instrument to hand over the burning tories to his successors. He denounced the abominable insinuation that the conservatives concealed their policy. There was fair grounds for hop ing that to-day week the proposals of tho government would be a matter of history- but the question would survive. The loyal party had a fight before it. It would tako a long time to root out all the poisonous weeds, because the seed had been sown with an unsparing hand. In regard to tho guarantees alleged to have been made by the Irish members that they would accept this bill with an amendment providing for Irish representation in Westminster, tho speaker said that the very attitude s. Y.o Parnellites showed that they did not do- sire fi> come to the English parliament. That would involve criticism or their treat* incut of their protestant countrymen, and that was what they did not desire. After criticising Gladstone’s action toward Ireland sinco the passage of the Irish churcjn bill. Lord Salisbury said he did not wish his aunienccj tu infer that Gladstone was not an bnnesti man. but he said t he premier could not bn trusted. The speaker contended that ire* land w as not a mil ion, because it contained two difi* rent det ply divided races. It de* pended, he said, on f lie habits of a poopLa wh-ther self-go* ei nne nt should be con* r ? r»*d on t hem. Th* habits of the Irk.' wero very bad. They bad become habit., .fed to tin: use of knivt s ,.nd slugs. The question of religion divided them. The peculiar be* lluem e of tin: Catholic clergy and tha been n: ns d'ltn s, :»no t mi.'.imP i kt.ow lli.-il t In and 3(Mmi bombs t!iis ot betWt lb. em t!u would Hu-owing one of ! :•• i m.\t 1 r end ui • I\ t houglil lie - .* M Ha pul- “MCeilv him!’’ result ol Lord ( tli aides 1 rk r in which that influence h !’ 1 ist l>c considered before weapon as home rule in if- •reion if t Iris!? abandon « of mutilation, murder and i* I:n venting men who were a ffinifi from earning a livelih )< waniod :i firm, consistc: firm gi-vovnment. TI i poliey of tne tor\ party, lidi^iiury riMmnmend«*d that a por- lIn* mom \ v.itli vhich it was in- i to buy out the Irish landlords b(l in iielning Hie Irish to emigrate. be the best remedy red unity and uiscro- " 1 ime for u.-> ‘ rmnai/ied \ what Wot;!:: 'iiseossion. il»'U moverl a ' otu of jury. The motion was d James Bami ,, vsrni, irried with grunt en- TURF NEWS. lb •it hiimi. pl'.eing ) vanda ■••essity i their >hbery, .Laehed y\. Lre- poi- vq both i tin tho be tho ’> id' • •!.*kiue, 'but d.,i| i . Die whole ! n1* ut 1 lie Mr 1' 1 "ms ‘s:a: •* I I here are bct\\ < en 2*)U0 and >nt-u bombs in I his cit.s, .*»<» if it !>e- CI.IIICS M"(’(-ssiiry tliey could be used, but 1 (io not Im iieve the necessity wili arise be cause the | util it* have become aw.'iki nod to the fact t hat the people wusl rule and the capitalists will give in without bloodshed. Jiuiividuads. however, must act upon tin ir own r onvict ; ons of duty.” “Df.B DRUMMERS." \ ! .ii 1 !*• the i ommerriul Tnivelers nn.eorifhi. Atlanta. liA., May 15. -At. a meetingof eoinmereial travelers la id at Lht : handler o! *•< 11■ j11e!'e«•. Attanta, on Saturday. January 2d, a committee was appoint* d to formulate a call fora convention of com mercial travelers living in Hu state of Georgia for purpose of organizing a state division for the stale of G< urgia oftlie t*••• velers protective association of the Ib.ited States. "Tlii’ object of the Travelers Protective asociation are to bring about a better ac quaintance oftlie persons engaged as com mercial travelers, and for the abolishment of all local, state and county licenses ex acted l'rorii commercial travelers; to secure a reduction of passenger ra^.s to commer cial travelers on all lim-s of transportation: fi* obtain a fair and equitable allowance of baggage; to secure hotel aceommodations commensurafi* with tin* prices paid.” The national association is very strong in membership ami inlliu nce in the north ern and western stab s, and lues met with much success in ef!'c< ting the objects of its ex; •tence. Witli a view to affecting a like purpose organize a state division in Georgia, Ail Ma> 15. ivy Uitv races, uv. The track was in n on from mud and water, owners hesl- Wahiim sixth and frigid Till e and small !i< Ids resuited. tin tatii.g to enter t In-ir horses. First race, six furlongs; Little Mitinio won, Erroi'2'i, King YictorHd; time 1:201, Second race, sw»*epstak«is, mile ami an "igldli; 'feiibooker won, Wayward 2d, A lino .‘kl; time 2:dl ■. '!*bird rare. Briggs House stakaH, miio and i halt, for three-year-oM.s; Buerson won, Draki (’arter 2d. (’olonel Hprague 3d; tii 2: is lib sia 2d, (dial ley if ; l’asha won, Tho- 11 3d; time B4-3U Hi- l.*Mii-a ill- .1"' k« ) < lull lLicos. !.(>; isviLLi;, K*', May 15.—Tbe weather was cool and tlie track stiff. First raoe, Alexander stakes, five fur* longs. Duke of Bourbon won, rat ecu 2d, .SU;.\ vesanL 3d. Time 1:01J. Mutual^ Second race, mile and three furlongs, Lemon won. King George 2d, Bootblack lid. Time 2:2sv Tiiird race, Dixiana handicap, mile and a quarter, Lucky B won. Test 2d. Highflighti 3d. Time 2:11 L Mutuals paid fit. Fourth race, three-quarters of a inilo, l’earl Jennings won, Conkling 2d, Alalvar 3d. Time I:13.f. Fifth race, mile and one furlong, Endur* er won, Expert 2d, Fabias close 3d. Timq 1:5tt. Pent h sf' ( ajitnin MotTctt. Wilmington'. N. C., May 15.-Oapt. John N. Motfett died at his home in tL1I3 city this afit ri .non, after a prolonged sick* ness, aged ii7 years, lie was an officer of the United States navy up to the breaking o"t oftlie war, Avlien he resigned to unite iiF fortunes with the south,serving t hrough out the eoiitederate navy with great dj3*» Litietiom