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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. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. riu i: hi a 1 milt; Banner J Att.v 3d: time 1:47. Second race, fi two-.yc: Mr. Albert lio '.Veil. son of Ci \])t. KVII ll P. per e k. i !ov 'fil. just £1 ■adua ted I I'Olll the Virginia ; tlie * Mil; life V, itll del ‘burner's, (lo ban- j \- and on nnr’s me rials ir? three stir- I j ; , ’ii-.t race, f(.*c ive yours, w ill d (.■live r the medal olV-r- r p, 'al^ra 2-1. eii b y the* u^soc iatim i lo1 he bt •sl declaiiner. 1 I li' « 'vhol Is, Unvc It.in. in cud ( •,,,'l'i". i i niton. I.V be Kvi-lfi' MEXICO. ciil Over tin' It* vo I ii t io:i ii i Him "ill. 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 .*■ * , anil t umberla 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. iv.ee. one and one-i igiil miles; won, Bonanza 2d, Electric .'id; L-ncvar no.st- :g thi elille - • i >hi< Wr P“>'te SL\ e: 1 ", (it'll ell i.v. Juiy 20.- i the cnnuit'. 1 Sapp time i:59. Filth iact, an A’. Miss I) Sixth rac i course. Tom W. 3 1: till,i ! tni'ii.u. quuriei'- "t a lli'idi .. i. Mi nnie; Earnest won, A< .'.Vi: tii.,( In ti cj'li t in.-i ■ short lengths, f Kvillie 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 ,:i. Ira E ilV- "'ii,' - Chi.li- 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.