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VOL. XXVm-NO. 1U
OOLl^IBUH, GEORGIA: WEDNESDAY MO KM NO. .11'LY
[MOCK FIVE CENTS
Yesterday’s Proceedings of the House
and the Senate.
'Ike Oleomargarine Hill l*amea (lie Semite—Tlie
HouseI'miNlderliiK tile Hirer hiiiI Harbor Hill—
Mr. Inimlls HIm's to Make n Statement, Ktr.
Washington, July 20.-On motion of
Herbert, of Alabama, the senate amend
ments to the naval appropriation bill were
non-concurred in, and Herbert, Hewitt
and Harmer were appointed conferees.
Willis, of Kentucky, from the committee
on rivers and harbors, reported back the
river and harbor appropriation bill with
recommendation that the senate amend
ments be non-concurred in, but on a point
of order raised by Hepburn, of Iowa, the
bill and amendments were referred to the
committee of the whole.
Hewitt, of New York, from the commit
tee on ways and means, reported back the
resolution requesting the president to com
municate to the house any correspondence,
reports or information relating to the prob
able advantages or disadvantages to accrue
to the United States by the operations of a
reciprocity commercial convention be
tween the United States and Mexico.
Adopted.
The house then went into a committee
of the whole, Hatch, of Missouri, in the
chair, on the senate amendments to the
river and harbor bill. The senate has strick
en out all after the enacting clause nnd
inserted a new bili. The question
arose as to whether the change by the sen
ate constituted one amendment or a large
number of amendments. The friends of
the measure insisted that there was but
one amendmendment, and, in support of
tiiis position, they referred to the endorse
ment on the bill by the secretary of the
senate, “passed the senate with an amend
ment.”
In controverting this position the oppo
nents of the bill called attention to the
fact that ns the bill came from the senate
it contained provisions which bad never
been considered by the house, and which,
if it was ruled that there was but one
amendment, would never be considered by
it. They contended that even though
there was but one amendment, it was sus
ceptible of division, and it contained pro
visions which had no connection one with
the other.
it. referring to a remark made by
Browne, of Indiana, that he hoped that
congress would adjourn with the bill un
disposed of, Dunn, of Arkansas, said that
he knew that it had been determined by
some gentleman that the bill was to be ad
journed up.
Browne remarked that he was credibly
informed that the bill would be lost
whether congress adjourned on it or not.
Dunn—“Let me inform the gentleman
that the enemies of the bill will have to
find some way to adjourn this congress
without a majority of the iiouse, or this
bill will go to a conference committee.
I call upon the friends of the measure
to serve notice on the managers, who have
preordained tiie defeat of this bill, that no
adjournmebt resolution can be carried
until this bill goes into conference. I am
ready to stay here all the summer.”
The chair ruled that the change made bv
the senate presented but a single amend
ment, but that it was in order to amend
any portion of that amendment. The bill,
as j* passed the senate, was then read at
length.
The reading of the bill consumed an
hour and a half, and the chair then stated
that the measure was open to amendment.
Randall moved to amend by striking out
the Hennepin canal clause.
This motion was the cause of a parlia
mentary discussion, the point being made
that it was not in order. The motion was,
after a long discussion upon the legislative
tangle here presented, held to be in order
and was rejected—93 to 109.
Hewitt, of New York, moved to strike
out the clause making an appropriation
for the improvement of the New York har
bor. He said that the only effect of the
clause would be to make an appropriation
to be expended by men who bad no defi
nite plan. That was the view oftheclinm-
ber ofcommercelof New York. On the mo
tion the vote stood SX to 61, blit the point
of no quorum being raised the committee
rose.
Morrison, from the committee on rules,
reported a resolution setting aside the 22nd
of the present month for the consideration
of the bill providing fora new naval estab
lishment. Laid over for the day.
He also reported back the concurrent
resolution fixing July 28 ns the day for the
final adjournment, but pending action 5
o’clock arrived and the house took a recess
till S o’clock, the evening session to be for
the consideration of bridge Dills.
At, its evening session the house passed
the following bills:
Authorizing the construction of bridges
across Flint river, Georgia, by the Ameri
cas, Preston and Lumpkin railroad com
pany; across the Tennessee river at Chat
tanooga; across the St. Augustine river,
Florida; across the Tennessee river at
Sheffield, Ala.; across the Bigbee river
at Jackson. Ala.
Adjourned.
Washington, July 20.—Pugh, waiving
for the present bis notice that he would
call u]) the Payne election case, the senate
at 11:45 resumed consideration of the oleo
margarine bill, and was addressed by Mr.
Brown in opposition to the bill. It was
clear to his mind, lie said, that the govern
ment had no right to collect more revenue
than was m e< ssary for the efficient and
economical administration of the govern
ment. This bill proposed to add another
class to property made subject to the in
ternal revenue system. He would vote on
all proper occasions to repeal the internal
revenue system in whole, or It
that could not be done;, in part.
He favored tariff legislation to
raise the necessary revenue, and so to ad
just it as to protect American labor and
favor American industry by discriminating
against foreign products. Thin bill was
one not to protect the farmers as a class,
but to protect a class of farmers at the ex
pense of a vast number of farmers. He
would like' to see legislation by the several
states compelling venders of oleomargarine
to label the article, but he was not willing
to tax a wholesome article of food out of
existence -because it might be sometimes
sold for a different article of food.
Hawley spoke in support of the bill.
Call argued against the bill. He opposed
it as inexpedient, because its policy inter
fered with the right and exclusive power
of the authority of the states: because it
destroved land was intended to destroy) a
Particular industry and was intended to
have no other effect.
Evarts argued in favor of the bill.
Ingalls addressed the senate. He said
that toward the close of the debate yester-
day, exasperated be personal allusions in
tended to be offensive, lie had made some
observations, which, on reflection, he was
persuaded had exceeded the limits of pro
priety in debate, and he availed himself oi
tiiis first public occasion to express hi" re
gret. He.then proceeded to argue against
the bill.
The discussion was interrupted to permit
.Hale to report from the committee on ap
propriations the. general deficiency bill, 1
and lie ga\e notice that nipt .; Uie sundry
civil appropriation bill called up to
morrow morning, he . nt ask to nave
the deficiency bill considered.
Miller said; Perhaps there was not a
pound of oleomargarine made in America. |
He had a letter from an inventor to that I
effect, and stating that the compounds j
made here were combinations of oleo, ’
oil, lard, cotton seed oil and va
rious other things, so that it |
was a double fraud, am! oleomargarine it- i
self was a bogus imitation of butter, and I
the article put upon the market to-day was !
a bogus imitation of oleomargarine. As to I
the statement that the Knights of Labor
were opposed to the bill, he sent to the
clerk’s desk and had read a letter from
Powderly stating that neither the general
assembly nor the executive board of the
Knights of Labor had ever meddled with
the question, and that all representations
to the contrary are false. In conclusion he
appealed to the friends of the measure that
the bil) should not be amended in any par
ticular, because at this stage of the session
any amendment might be fatal to the bill.
This closed the debate.
Ingalls moved to reduce the tax from
five cents a pound to two cents. Agreed
to—yeas 32, nays 28.
On motion of Ingalls amendments were
adopted inserting the word “ knowingly” j
in connection with the sale ofoieomarga-'
rine and amending the sixth section by
striking out the minimum ) • >a:ty, being
the words “ less than 4100,” and the words 1
“ less than six months.”
Voting was interrupted so as to order a
conference committee on the naval appro
priation bill, and on the bill repealing laws
pertaining to public lands.
A great number of other amendments
were offered and rejected. The bill and
amendments were reported to the senate.
Tne question being on Ingalls’ amendment
to reduce the tax on oleomargerine from
5 cents n pound to 2 cents, it was adopted
—yeas 34, nays 28.
The remaining amendments were
adopted without division nnd the bill as
amended was passed—yeas 37, nays 24, as
follows:
Yeas—Aldrich.Allison, Blackburn, Blair,
Cameron, Camden, Chace, Cockrell, Con
ger, Cullom, Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds, .
Evarts, Gorman, Hale, Harrison,
Hawley,’Hoar, Ingalls. Logan, McMillan,
Ma’ione, Maude r o:i, Miiler, Mitchell of
Oregon, Palmer, Payne, Platt, Plumb, Saw
yer, Sewell, Sherman, Spooner, Stanford,
’feller and Wilson of Iowa—37.
Nays—Beck, Berry, Blown, Butler, Cole, -
Coke, Colquitt, Eustis, Gibson, Gray,
Hampton. Harris, Hearst, Jones of Ark.,
Maxey, Pugh, Ransom. Riddleberger,
Vance, Vest, Voorhees, Walthall, Whit-
home and Wilson of Maryland—24.'
The section as to the penalty as amended
reads as follows:
“Eveiy person who knowingly sells or
offers for sale, or delivers or offers to de
liver, any oleomargarine in any other form
than in new wooden or paper packages ns
above described, or who packs in any
package any oleomargarine in any man
ner contrary to the law, or who falsely
brands any package or affixes a stamp on
any package denoting a less amount of tax
than that required by law, shall be fined
for each offense not more than 81000 and
be imprisoned not more than two years.”
Miller moved that the senate insist on
its amendments to the bill and asked the
house for a conference. Agreed to.
Allison called up the Sundry civil appro
priation bill.
| Pugh moved that the bill be laid aside
| temporarily, and that the report on the
, Payne election case be taken up.
Objection was made to Mr. Pugh’s prop-
I osition and after some discussion Hoar re-
I marked that at least six of the nine liiein-
I liers of the committee desire to address
j the senate. He suggested that the three
; reports iinstead of being read; be pub-
l lished in the Record and that a recess be
j taken till 8 o’clock.
I That was ordered and the senate, at 5:40
j o’clock, took a recess till 8 o’clock this
j evening.
I When the senate met at 8 o’clock Allison
I called lip the sundry civil appropriation
j bill, but Cockrell directed attention to the
■j fact that there was no quorum present,
consequently the roll was called. Only
I twenty-one senators answered to their
| names. The call of absentees resulted in
' obtaining eight more responses. Then the
I sergeant-at-unus was directed to request
, llie attendance of absentees, and after
I about half an hour a quorum was obtained
j and the bill was proceeded with.
The amendment striking out the item of
i >4000 for completing the wharf for the
i custom bouse at t linrleston. S. C'., was ri-
| slated by Messrs. Butler and Hampton, and
j was rejected.
! The section providing for the issue of
j one, two and five dollar silver certificates
was, at the suggestion of Allison, passed
over, as were also a number of other sec
tions.
: Other amendments, including tlie item
I of ffio,000 of the inauguration of the Bar
tholdi statue in New York harbor, were
agreeed to. After disposing of seventy-six
pages of the bill out of 10 i, t lie senate ad-
,journed.
Treasury Officials Give Testimony Agsinsi
the Morrison Resolution.
The Text of the ( u ni In Kxtni'li»ici:i Trolly—T! e |
Time for Tin- A,ljourii:u>-nt of (murr'is—The I
Votuetl Pension Hills, Ktr.
Washington, July 20.—Acting Secre
tary Fairchild and Treasurer Jordan were
before the senate committee on finance
this morning to oppose the adoption of the
“Morrison surplus resolution.” They were
examined at considerable length, but in
the absence of formal action of the com
mittee no official state ment of the proceed
ings can be given out for publication in the
press. The following is gathered from
various,, but entirely trustworthy, sources
as to the substance of the proceedings:
Fairchild said the resolution was an effort
on the part of the legislative branch of the
government to impose a new restriction
upon the executive branch, not heretofore
thought necessary, and, in this view, the
representatives of the administration were
hardly at liberty to discuss the merits of
the proposition. He spoke on the assump
tion that the administration was fully com
mitted to, and in sympathy with, the policy
of applying the surplus to the redemption of
the interest-bearing debt, and retiring such
debt as rapidly as n prudent administration
and a sound policy permitted. This being
assumed, the treasury department could
not see a single argument in favor of the
resolution, while it could see numerous
and serious objections and ill-effects and I
embarrassments which are likely vo arise j
from such arbitrary legislation. It was, in
his opinion, impossible for any human be- I
ing to look so far into the conditions of the |
future as to see in what amounts and at j
what intervals bonds should be called and
redeemed during the next year.
Fairchild responded to a number of ques
tions by members of the committe as to
the effect of the resolution, his statements
indicating the belief of the treasurer that
the department would be greatly embar
rassed and its obligations violated.
Treasurer Jordan submitted a series of
tabulated statements and written reports
to questions previously profounded by
members of t he committee mainly of a sta
tistical and technical nature.
It is not probable that the committee
will invite any other persons to appear
before it. The committee took a recess at
noon, re assembled in nfiePnoon seision
and adjourned at 1:30 without action. It is
understood that Senator Allison has not
much. When the lighters from Bosh n ar
rive the gangs (.n board will ntoncc he *4
at .work unloading the waterme ons.
Nickerson hopes to get some of them in
Boston to-moVrow, ami he thinks a good
rainy can lie saved. It is reported,
however, that many of them w to
over ripe when they led Savannah,
so the saving of a considerable part of the
fruit is a very doubii'ui question. The
great er part of the crew went to Boston by
the 10.50 train this morning. It will lie
Impossible to arrange for a sleamer to
make flv Savannah trip this week. Next
week will be the other boat's turn, and by
the week following some substitute will
probably be ready.
FACTS FROM FOREIGN SHORES.
Gladstone's Ministry Ihs-iile la Itestmi *U Ouee — A
Mob til 1’iiris.
London, July 20. —The cabinet at a meet
ing this afternoon decided to immediately
place their resignations in the hands of the
queen. The meeting was held at Glad-
stane’H office at his residence. Downing
street was crowded with people. There
was but little cheering when the decision
of the ministrv became known.
CARRYING THE NEWS TO VICTORIA.
6. p. a.. —A messenger to tlie queen, con
veying the formal resignations of the min
isters. has left London for Osborne.
Fruin’i 1 .
AN ATTACK I'POX THE PRESS.
Paris, July 20.—In Marseilles, last even
ing, mobs attacked the offices of the roy
alist papers. The gen d’armes defended
the buildings successfully, preventing the j
rioters from carrying out their purpose of
sacking the premises. The mobs then
turned’on the gen d’armes, and severe
fighting ensued. The police and soldiers
together overpowered the rioters and re
storer! order. A number of rioters were
wrested. Many of the police and soldiers
were wounded.
TOOK A TUMBLE.
fully made up his mind to support the
resolution, and that its fate in the commit
tee depends upon his determination. On
motion of Sherman it was decided not to
give the press the statements of Messrs.
Fnirchild and Jordan. Another meet
ing will be held to-morrow. No
amendments were formally proposed,
, hut Sherman said that he was unwilling to
bring the reserve down to 4100,090,000. If
the committee would assent to an amend-
, ment splitting the difference between the
1 present reserve and that proposed in the
Morrison resolution, which he thought
would bring it to about *130,000,000, he
! would vote for the resolution. If un
amended the resolution does not command
1 the support of the majority. To-morrow
Sherman will propose an amendment as
above indicated.
The Extrailfffon Treaty.
I Washington, July 20.—What is said to
I be the text of the new extradition treaty
betwten the United States and Great
Britain, now pending in the senate, is pub
lished to-day. The convention extends the
provisions of article 10 of the treaty of 1S42
to four crimes not therein named, as fol
lows : Manslaughter, burglary, embezzle
ment or larceny involving the amount of
450 or £10. andnialieious injuries to prop
erty whereby the life of any person
shall be endangered, if such in
juries constitute a crime accord-
; ing to the laws of both countries.
It is also provided that the provisions of
article ten shall apply to persons con
victed of crimes named in the treaty ol'
1312 and the new i (invention. as -.veil us to
these charged before trial witii tlm com
missi m of .(hem. The (constitution is not
restrictive. No surrender i" to be dc mnndt d
for political offense, r.nd no trial Is per
mitted thr any Ah, r oti’i nsi- than the om
for which extradiiion is '.'(quested. untii
ti.i person i xtradittd has lire an n >pur-
tunity to return to the state by which In
I was t-um-ndei ed.
Tin* Aiijmiritiii<*tif <•(' (*nim'i*s',
Washington, July 20.—The com a bp .*
on ways and means has ayro- to ’in* Mor
rison resolution ibr the a■..',* n* n* n!
; congress sine *'.;c* on the 2W: car nf tin-
present moot a.
I lluililimt Half a Century Old Gives W ay. Hut*)-
ins several Men llcueutli the Ituiiis.
New York, July 20.—At live minutes to
ten o’clock this evening the building at 120
Roosevelt street fell ana buried several men
beneath the ruins. It was a five-story brick
building used as a flour store and ware
house. It had a frontage of about thirty
feet on the street. In it were stored at the
time five thousand barrels of Hour, piled
in several tiers on each' floor. To thi"
overloading of the floors is attriim-
ted the cause of the collapse. And
a more complete collapse could not
be imagined. A portion of the north and
east walls remain standing, but th • front
and south walls have become a confused
mass of broken bricks, lumber and flour
barrels. The pile extends half aerro:*; the
street. Even as members uf the fire de
partment were at work in the endeavor to
extricate the bodies of the victims, a second
collapse occurred tha' nearly cost the fire
men their lives. As it was, one of the de
partment engines a as knocked over
and disabled, and it lies in the road
way a wreck, its wheels scattered
about in - .ery direction. Half an
hour after the accident three bruised
b .dies were pulled, from under the pile of
debris that blocked 2— sidev.-alk. They
were unable to give any ,.v * .: of them
selves, and were taken .uce to :i Hos
pital. It appears from tlie ■■:•■■.•unit of a
bystander that one of the victims ai least
was passing through the street when the
fall occurred, and it is presumed that the
others were sitting on the steps of
the store entrance. The building
stood almost under one of the arches of the
Brooklyn bridge. It is in a district of the
poorest kind of tenement houses, the first
floors of which are used as warehouses.
It was built over fifty years ago. Tlie
stored flour was owned by M. T. Sweeny,
Son A: Co. The three men known to oe
injured arc* Win. Evans, a longshoreman,
Richard Pugh, a dock laborer, and Mat
thias Bunzaiia, a Cuban, who lives in
Brooklyn. As it v.as rhe custom for the
people living in the vicinity to sit under
the awning of the flour store during warm
evenings, it is go ntrally believed that Sev
ern! nvre persons are buried in tin. ruins.
TURF NEWS.
Steps that Were Taken in the Froti:!.i-
tion Cases.
lli'ii Him vi'ilil I.kilim' I'niler tlie fillin' of n
IJi'i'iisi’ Smiic lillml 'finer Pawn 1 nmull Meet-
hie el' ill*' Young Men's Mhi'iir) 1 vsneliitloii—
\i'as Antes in (irneriil—lliiniinonil Wins tlie
liny In T'uiton I mini).
Special to the Enqciher-Sun.
Atlanta, Ga., July 20.—The lupt steps
in the prohibition cases were taken last
night too late to reach you by wire. I filed
an account of the trial at 12:50, but the
manager of the telegraph office here in
forms me that the Columbus office closes
at midnight.
The cases against Dave Hollis, James
McMahon, Alvin Bronck, Theo
Schumann, Herman Werner, Rich
ard Boettcher, and W. H. Woodfolk
were all heard yesterday before Recorder
Anderson. The charge was violation of
the prohibition laws in selling liquor by
the quart anil allowing it drank on the
premises. Messrs. Hollis & McMahon
were the proprietors of the Big Bonanza
solemn, and Alvin Bronck was the owner
of the quart license, which was transfer
red to the Big Bonanza. Mr. Bronck testi
fied that lie owned the house and Hollis
and McMahon were employed by him on
a salary as snlesinen. Dr. Schumann,
Herman Werner, Richard Boettcher and
W. H. Woidfolk were connected with
Schumann’s drug store.
The cases against the last two were dis
missed on the ground that they were only
clerks acting under orders from their em
ployers.
Mess-rs. Hollis, McMahon, Bronck, Schu
mann and Werner were each fined $500,
the extent of the law.
Messrs. Schumann, Werner nnd Hollis
gave their checks for the amount, with
notice of appeal. Messrs. McMahon and
Bronck declined to give their checks
and remained in custody. At midnight
last night Judge Richard Clarke granted a
sunersedens and the two gentlemen were
released under bond of ffiOO. Tlie gentle
men who gave their checks yesterday will
join in this proceeding to-day, give a like
bond and take up their checks.
Judge Anderson based his decision on
the ground that the transfer of the licenses
under which these parties were
selling was avoid transfer, and that they
were therefore conducting their business
' without license.
As they had applied to the county com
missioners for the transfer of tlie license,
ai,a they had transferred them, these doal-
' ers wen: not supposed to know that it was
j aa illegal transfer, and as they
I were silling under at least a color
I of license, the opinion seems to be
] that Judge Anderson was severe in
| git ing them the ytremc penalty. A man
who keeps a ) i d tiger and carries oil
a purely illegitimate business without
license cannot bo punXicd more severely
than these gentlemen who have conducted
an open business, under color of license.
It is urged on the other 1.cu rl that if they
had confined themselves vj r. legitimate
sale by the quart, under their licenses, they
1 would not have been so severely punished,
) but it was the open violation and eva-
1 sion ofthe law in allowing drinking by the
1 glass that calk d forth the penalty, and it
is well so make <•>*' me and deter others
from <ii*i r j :ii gc.a.sions.
I No action lias been taken against the
! Kimball though it continues to sell under
| a transferred license, and Judge Anderson
yesterday decided these transfers were 11-
| legal and the license therefore void.
SOME BLIND TIGER CASES.
l 7 h : a morning cases are filed against H.
i Iloigis, B. A. Gamble, and Lucy McCall,
' colored, for keeping blind tigers and sell-
, ing liquor without license. A ease has
I been made against (). C. Thorn for selling
I under a quart license nnd allowing drink
ling li.v the glass on his premises. These
| cases have just been postponed by the re-
i eorder and will not lie heard to-day.
V. M. t, A. In it lull Mi'i'luie.
Atlanta, July 20.—The annual meeting
(ti the Young Men’s Ilibrary Association in
August promises to tic an unusually bril
liant one. A line programme has been
* prepared for the occasion. Hun. Dupont
Gliirrv will deliver the annual address and
t.ion before (he people in every way possi
ble that will be conducive to our interests.
We believe Hint within tlie next few
months our association will have between
two and three thousand members.”
A short time ago a number of young men
met in a loom at the Kimball house and
organized a liberal club. They announced
their purpose to be “to light fanaticism in
Atlanta.” Whether thiH club is to be the
nucleus ofthe anti-prohibition society is
not known. An effort was made yesterday
to find out, but information was not forth
coming. The members of the club that
wore interviewed declined to say anything
definite about their plans.
It is said that the anti-prohibition asso
ciation will black list all officeholders who
have made themselves prominent as pro
hibitionists, and will endeavor to prevent
their re-election in future.
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Galveston, July 20.—A special to the
News from Laredo says: "Intense excite
ment prevails oil the Mexican side of i h<-
Rio Grande concerning the status if the
revolution which has broken out in the
state of Tanmuiepas. The air is thick
with rumors, none of which can be, trad'd
to an authentic source. It is stated,
however. on gooci authority that
a prominent citizen of Mexico, now living
in Laredo nnd an active sympathize! with
tin present outbreak, received a cipher
disj-atih yesterday from Tamaulipas,
stating tHat the revolutionists would pub
licly | i onoiiia , to-day, in the primi] nl
piazza of Matamovns. if this is done it is
thought that bloodshed will surely follow.
Washington. July 20
i-day nominated Frank
lastev at ot. Augustine, i
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Valiev railroad com
p .ngn eoit 2d, Austria 3d; time 7:17.
Thin! race, for three-year-'diis, miie and
five-eights' Dew Drop won. The Bard 2d.
Quito 3d; time 1:59.
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Ati ant v, .July 20.— Pulton county sends
I ['iniinond lieh'gates by nearly a thousand
votes. I'i came in from the country with
over a hundred majority, got 519 majority
at norili Atlanta precincts anil over 200
majority at south Atlanta precincts.
The I'i oIi Inii Ion Fuses.
Atlanta . Jiffy 21. The prohibition oases
s -t loi lo-i!.'.y were all continued. Charles
C. Thorn, one of tin• defendants, was a
strong prohibit! man. It. A. Gamble,
charged witii I-' 1 oping a blind tiger, was
released under a two i and red do! la r Is md,
and is said to hare skipped the town.
(intliei i
2d. Join
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Ati.'.nta. July 20. Ho.'!. Win. Lillie
is registered at the Kimbali lions*.
Deputy 1. 4. .Yiarsha! McDonald brought
in M. P. Miff iislcron u ebarge of perjury
to-day from Ilahershuili comity and in de
fault of -oiIfi bond was <■ ninni e d to Fulton
quepr Star) from tlie fur IVint—HU First OhIIi oT
Alli'irlmir" to 1 lie I'nltml States IVat Aituiinls-
ti'retl liy .lelTersoii Hulls.
Mattoon, III., July 20.—George B.
Batch, who lives in the southern part of
this county, near the old Lincoln home
stead, was a great admirer of the first
martyred president. He has made it a
hobby to pick up all the stories concern
ing Abraham Lincoln, and tells the fol
lowing, which was received from Rev. I)r.
Hersha, of Omaha.
“General Winlield Scott, when a young
man, was stationed at Fort Snellin^;—at
that day perhaps the remotest military
outpost ill the country. When the Black
Hawk war was begun some Illinois mili
tia companies proffered their services.
Two lieutenants were sent by Scott to
Dixon, III., to muster the new soldiers.
One of the lieutenants was a very fascinat
ing young man, of easy manners and affa
ble disposition; the other was equally
pleasant but extremely modest. On the
morning when the muster was to take
place, a tall, gawky, slab-sided homely
young man, dressed in a suit of blue jeans,
presented himself to the lieutenants as the
captain of the recruits mid was duly
sworn in.
“The homely young man was Abraham
Lincoln. The bashful lieutenant was he
who afterward fired the first gun from Fort
Sumter, Major Anderson. The other lieu
tenant, who administered the oath, was in
after years the president of the confederate
states. Jefferson Davis.”
Dr. Harsha was in Carter Brothers’ book
store, in New York city, where he
chanced to repeat this story to
a friend. An elderly gentleman
who was sitting near by listening
arose and remarked that he was happy to
lie able to confirm the facts, as he was the
chaplain at Fort Shelling at the time, and
was fully able to corroborate each state
ment. A bystander then gave the addi
tional testimony that he had often heard
Mr. Lincoln sav that the first time he had
ever taken the oath of allegiance to the
United States it was administered by Jef
ferson Davis.
A CRY FOR RAIN.
Cr«|iH in the Went and Sorlliwesl Almost Ituiiiccl
for Lack of Water.
Chicago, July 20.—The following crop
report will appear in this week’s issue ot
the Fanners’ Review:
While local rains have been experienced
in many localities in the west and north
west, in some cases accompanied by de
structive hail and wind, there have been
no general rains covering large areas, and
Hu drouth is not at an end. The winter
wheat has been harvested in _ all but
sonic extreme northern portions of
tlie wheat belt. Its condition has
kept, well up to Uie promise it made
in early spring. llay and oats are
being cut,; both arc below the average on
i account of the drouth. Pastures are get-
j ting very short, and potatoes and other
i rain crops need rain very liudly. Corn is
j generally in fine condition, clean and well
j advanced, but it needs rain,and is reported
Vis already suffering ir. some localities, Tlie
| spring wheat continues to run down in
'condition. It is now too far advanced to
be much bciii'litcd by rains. To the in
jury by drouth there is added that from
I'hii'eh hugs, and in some localities rust.
; Harvest alone will show its real condition,
I but it does not now promise tp exceed 50
cut. of un average crop throughout
Ill'll] VV"St.
RAIN HAULV NEEDED,
patches from India:. Territory says:
I ii .lit li stiil i '.iiitiiiv.es over m ail.v the.
• ofthe territory. V a; range is rapid-
ing ruined, and prairie fires are al
ready burning in every direction. Mur
rain fois broke out among the cattle ill sev
eral localities, and many are dying. Un
less we have rain soon, a regular epidemic
among till* stock is feared.
A dispatch from Topeka says that the
present drouth in Kansas is the severest
the state lias known since 1,873. Euless
mill falls during tlie coming week the corn
prospect will ire ruined. The corn is just
beginning to tassel, and is in a condition
where ruin is most needed. The last gen
eral rain was in tlie latter part oi* June;
since then the weather has been intensely
hot. There have been local showers, but
not enough to lie of any service. The oat
and wheat harvests have i xceedeil tne es-
l imates of the state hoard of agriculture,
luit from tlie present outlook the corn crop
will he greatly reduced.
SIX PERSONS KILLED.
minty jail.
William and Elijah M< oi,
ormty. father and son. v *
till aiid 300 gallons of la er
at. and a tin gallon still am
of Jllekso'
ere t mptiei
ev.i'ovu.l.
hack tax
t is
Aim re Ii id'
Chicago, Julv 20.-
ofliciis and bailiffs w
careful as to the pi r:
mitted to Judge l
ns
Fliis morning the
c n.ore than ever
n.- whom they ad-
court ro m. K<
;■ by the
railroad of Georgia from
mounting t.. -13 724 were
TI"
public interest in the sensational develop
ments in the anarchists’ case is demon
strated by tine daily increasing crowds
who ufiply for admission. The court room
was crowded when Henry Heinnierm, a
reporter, the first witness, was called.
Grinnell asked him if he was at the meet
ing on October 11th, last, at Twelfth street.
Turner's Hall. He was. A resolution was
introduced by August Spies. Fielden was
there, and tlie meeting was presided over
by Belz. The resolutions submitted by
Spies related to the impending eight hour
movement, and that workingmen should
not hope forsucctss unless they were pre
pared to enforce their demands. The reso
lutions concluded something like "death
to tlie enemies to tlie human race, our
despoilers.” It was also set forth in tin
resolution which was adopted unanimously
at the meeting that, in all likelihood 11,e
capitalist class would oppose the laboring
men by means of the police and militia,
and that no lasting reform could be accom
plished unlc.-.s similar force was brought
to bear against the class ill nutl.ei il.v. Wit
ness said .May 13th was designate d ns the
time tlie neve labor movement was to he
introduced. The resolutions were intro
duced in evidence.
' (he day ro':
rst few minut:
imnwciiatciy -
•l'e at tin- -ami
■St. Paul was •
mss just full,
lowest prie i ■
made on tie
New York an
viile, hovvivi
activity, amt
childly strong. ... . ... ....
lil the last hour, vvuen Lackavvuiui gained
the active sto. ks Rid other* felt
the stimulus of the improved feeling and
the market closed fairly, active and stroi :
at the best figures of the day. Tile net ■
suit of the day's business is advances for
everything on the active list, Louisville
and Nashville and New Ye: k and New En
gland both gaining li. Omaha nnd Erie
preferred li each, the remainder or' the
list fractional amounts. The Louisville and
Nashville's strength was due to London
buying end the meeting held in Murray
Hill hotels. Sales 24*. 900 ff.ar* ~.
ap
., July
Tlie "Did Hors
":! hern i xpress
::rt l '
get
sales by the
"re made on
ire sold un-
while many
1 lie
I ill
ami tu-iinee property of the 1’ roil iron
comp.in.-', '.m imiirg vo i ni iron mines and
8000 acts m'land in Orange am, Rockland
Counties ami extensive vvorJ>s at Green
wood. lor the benefit of tin com
pany s ci'ciii! or". Thefiirnan was estab
lished ni 1*12. Tne nominal capital stock
of tlie company was roOO.OUO The mines
produce valuable ores, but the depression
in tlie iron business for the past few years
compelled the suspension of the company.
It is said that about 4150,OIK) unsecured ,
debts will probably prove a total loss.
Many small creditors are ruined, and tlie
stoppage of tin- voi'k-i lias caused much
hardship among tin miners and other ,|>-
eratives Dm (if tin <)rsnge county bai ks
is said to have lust 472.d bv ilic m.bci'c.
Woods Hall, Mass.. July
wrecked steamer Gate City i" st
quietly where she struck, and as t
stiff she is suffering no further
The only danger now is from a st
a high sen would si.r. lv c arrv the
the bottom. Air. Nickerson', as
aboard this morning. He repi
tie is satisfied that
badly damaged, hut lie cannot yet
W.VSHI.VGT' •
Robert Cuiiy .
the Western
fell from a pel
m the I ( V
of; in' pub goi
im to tin :
is with hii
A heavy vote is being polli d in the pu'i-
ii;ary elect ion t( -d iy . wit 1, 1 lummnnd lead
ing. My natt’s friends claim that a heavy
workingmen's vote will be polled between
(1 and 7 o'clock this evening.
ANT!-PROHIBITION ASSOCIATION.
An OiLMiiiziilii’ii tii Fight I'l'ntetii:imi in At-
The anti-prohibitionists of Atlanta arc
determined to be in lighting trim for the
next prehibition-uiiti-proiiibition contest
at the polls. They are preparing to organ
ise an association which the-v hope will
grow lo overwhelming proportions.
Yc-tciday a hading anti-prohibitionist
said .
" We propose to organize an association
to fight prohibition in Atlanta until it is
killed .is dead as a coffin nail. Wt do not
intend to wait until a few month.-before
Hie next election on the ipie-stion co la uni
pact organization, and to ke
- the
A T. rrllil" ( uffNiim mi Hi.- Inuisiill" met Nasli-
li'l" liaili.iiiil.
Nashville, Tknn., July 21.—Tlie news
of a terrible collision mar Columbia, Ten
nessee, on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, lias just reached here. A special
engine coining north ran into the Colum
bia accommodation going south, killing
Engineer Bench, of the light engine, Henry
Laughlin, conductor of the accommoda
tion, fireman Koht. B. Brown, baggage-
mastor Monroe Wilson, and two others.
I lie Trial l’ost|ion"il.
Harrisonih hg, Vu., July 20.—S. R.
Sterling, the defaulting treasurer of this
county, was to-day arraigned before the
county courtfor trial .Seventeen
indictments against him were read,
to which he pleadednot guilty.
On motion of his counsel the
trial vvns postponed until August 17th, on.
account of the absence of witnesses. Tlie
prisoner renewed his bail ami was dis
charged. He was looking wretchedly and
many think lie will not live to lie brought
to trial.
Want to I.H Ill'llI'st Out.
Sacramento, Cal.," July 20.—It is as
serted by many of tlie most promident
members ofthe legislature that the extra
session which is called to consider the
' question of irrigation will lint adjourn
without electing a United States senator to
succeed Senator 1 Karst. It is claimed that
the state constitution and revised statutes
of tiie United States compel the election of
a senator, and that the governor having
lulled the legislature together has no pow
er to prevent it.
