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COLUMBUS, OEOUGUA: SATURDAY MORNING-, AUGUST U, ISSli.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
But With Very Little Probability of a
War.
A Spirit of ItmtlenMiCM on the Uonler—Mexican
Views of Hie Demand for Cultlnur—Disarming
A meric mi JSoldlora Who Here Chasing ftiiltniiH
in Mexico—Arbitration the Alternative.
City of Mexico, August 13.—Public sen
timent here regardidg the Cutting case is
still aroused, owing largely to the threats
of war from the state of Texas, and there
is general uneasiness lest international
trouble may arise from an unauthorized in
vasion of Mexican soil. Inan interview to
day a European diplomat whose official
position prevents the use of his name, said:
“The United States and Mexico certainly
should be able to settle the cases in dispute,
even if they have to resort to friendly arbi
tration. It is certain that the state of
Chihuahua has ns good a right to her pecu
liar code as has France, from which coun
try Chihuahua took her example. It
is not likely that the United State, in a sim
ilar kind with France would make a per
emptory demand for the release of her
citizens. The United States view of this
case will not be the view of European
countries where a similar law to that of
Chihuahua obtains. England does not
recognize the divorce law ofeertain Amer
ican states, but that is no reason for war.
It would be a bad example of republican
institutions if two nations like the United
last evening by the receipt of a telegram
ff'nchV('' nol vv ,e ff d . implement firm of
Hoch & Co., from their agent in Mexico
advising the firm not to ship any more
goods to that country, as it was not
judicious to do so. The feeling is too blt-
j ter, lie said, and the lives of Americans,
particularly from Texas, are in great
jeopardy. The bodies of two dead Anieri-, . -
cans had just been found on the public ...
highway with all the evidences of having! rho l »l""1 Mates Will i
murdered. The agent said he would j l'l c-.Silcnt Appoints a llni
What Secretary Bayard Says About the
Cutting Case.
,,mi .in iue evidences ot Having
been murdered. The agent said he would | ' "■■'"" in
leave the country at once while lie could Hedmiatlon
do so with safety. j tain’s
Flv«* Persons Dronitril.
'Boston, August 13. - A small yacht
called the Frolic capsized in a squall in
Boston harbor yesterday and it is to-day
learned that there were live persons oil
board, all of whom are supposed to have
drowned. They were on a fishing excur
sion to “The Groves." They were Win. I„
Hayden, owner of the boat', and two sons
aged 11 and 13 respectively; J. W. Earning
and Wm. P. Henderson. Hayden leaves a
widow and three children. 'Laming was
24 years old. He was a photographer in
Dorchester and was married and had one
child. Henderson was eighteen years old
He lived-in south Boston. It is said that
all the parties were good swimmers, which
makes the fact that none were saved all
the more singular. It seems that no one
was lost from the schooner Oregon, which
also capsized in the harbor yesterday. Her
crew consisted of a captain and two men,
who were rescued after clinging to the rig
ging for some time.
lirlil If XiHM'ssury-—Tlu»
Hopiibllrnh—Tin* lli'inorwl
of immurt'i* .Ionian —(Irent lifl-
Postttuo.
CONGERS PATERNAL CANDIDATE.
States and Mexico had to resort to war to I Wuxlilimton'# Postmaster M ust to, for lliilililiiiit
settle such a case as that of Cutting.”
MEXICANS WILLING TO ARBITRATE.
The Two Republics this morning pub
lished an editorial on the Cutting ease.
After showing the points of law on which
the two governments differ irreconcilably,
the stand taken by each government being
supported bv precedents and laws actually
in force in the different countries, it sug
gests arbitration as the most satisfactory
solution, and urges the Mexican govern
ment to use its influence for the suspension
of Cutting’s sentence meantime.
Interviews with several prominent Mex
icans and Americans show that the sug
gestion is heartily indorsed here. The
Mexicans even think that in case arbitra
tion could be arranged the Chihuahua gov
ernment would pardon Cutting immediate-
l-'iliulty in Politics.
Washington, August 13.—The atmos
phere is full of rumors that a number of
heads are soon to go off. There seems but
little doubt that the resignation of Post
master Conger, of this city, will soon be
asked for. Conger is a son of Senator Con
ger, of Michigan, and was appointed by
President Arthur about three years ago.
It has been supposed that Mr. Conger
would be allowed to serve until his term
of office expired, and no doubt would had
he continued in the even tenor of bis
ways and not become interested in
political affairs. The reasons
assigned for the president’s intention
are based upon the conduct of Mr. Coni
Jy, merely leaving the arbitrators to settle | whieh is regarded us an open violation ot
the miestmn rtf inrisdir.Tit-in invrdvpd Mm# i fbeclXllSt
the question of jurisdiction involved, thus j J] ,e civil service laws Mr. Conger s father,
establishing a m-ecedent for future refer- ! the senator, is a candidate for re-election,
and the legislature to be chosen at the
coming election will choose his successor.
establishing a precedent for future refer
ence. The Americans would like to sec
the question arbitrated, but do not care
what may be done about Cutting. fit is
generally supposed to have brought about
The postmaster, being interested in tiic
success of iiis father, is alleged to have
the present cllffieultv for mischievous pur- i written a great man letters to his personal
poses 1 | nnd political friends, urging iliat certain
EL PASO IS RESTLESS
political friends, urging
men should be elected to the legislature who
would be favorable to the return of his
father to the senate. It was not long,
1 however, until one of t.he letters fell into
, :ir " 1,111,1 : the hands of some democrats who are in
tensely opposed to the re-election of Sena-
Tliis has i tor Conger or any other republican.
Yes- m ' ^ *"" ’ J ~"
Washington, August 13.—It is asserted
at the state department that there arc no
fresh developements in the Cutting ease
and that the attitude of this government
1ms not changed in any respect. “This
case,” Secretary Bayard says, “is the fruit
of natural friction or antagonism between
the systems of government of the two
peoples, who differ radically in character
mid custom. The position wo have tnkon
is based upon the assumption that all the
material facts and legal features of the
case are as they have been
set forth in the correspondence and re
ports already made public, ut in a matter
involving possible warfare, it is held to be
incumbent upon us to make sure that there
is nothing of importance beyond the offi
cial information already in lmnd, and to
this end the best efforts of
the department are turned. The
foundation onco firmly laid, the
decision will have to bo made whether the
differences found to exist shall be recon
ciled through further eii'orts of diplomacy
or by war, out in uo event will this gov
ernment assent to the doctrine that an
American can be arrested, tried and pun
ished abroad for an offense committed
within our domain.”
lug fiercely. On the escaped territory so
j fur arc the tracks along Door Trail toward
Sault Marie, on which there is plenty of
I ehljipings and wind lulls, which will offer j
i most combustible food for the flames,
j which are expected to reach that locality
! in a day or two. Tile settlements are sparse ;
I iu that direction and the loss will be I
j eonHned (o ihe standing pineal.d homhick. ,
, <iii tin- Yellow river, U) miles northeast of
here, the tires have done irreparable dam- j
age. Too tires are having their own way,
but men are now stationed at logging
camps and tiny marshes to save that prop
erty if possible. The Chippewa districts!
have so far escaped with less damage Gian
other districts eastward.
Renewal of the Riotous Demonstrations
in Belfast.
I TorrlMt* Explosion in a MIih* -Miirrimro of
Mirlxflm* Nilhhon — .A MuoMntr of fh<» lirifhli
I'ablnH— ItiivauT's of Choloni. Kit*.
EXAGGERATED REPORTS.
Tilt* Dim
Itouril of Comim riM 1
llOO'l.
Nailing a False-
Bki.fart, August 13.—The excitement
occasioned by the riots has been revived by
an outrage committed by the Orangemen
of Quvl'iuh Island upon a Catholic named
Johnson. The latter was returning to his
home from work when he was seized by
the Orangemen and gi\on a coat of tar and
feathers. The Catholics are very indig-
nent at the outrage and vow vengeance
•- - - -• | against the perpetrators. Five hundred
Denver, Col., August 13.—Some eastern additional policemen arrived to-day. Since
papers have recently published sensational Saturday iifty seriously wounded patients
reports from special correspondents which | . been treated at the Royal hospital.
! have caused a widespread impression t lmi | 1 wo hundred more are cared for at private
tile grain fields and cattle ranges of Col- MH’gerips. It- is estimated that probably
| orado have been devastated by drouth and ' others received wounds in the riots
; that herds of cattle have been driven from whose cases were not reported.
An Attempt to K
j
El Paso, Texas, August ™ ....... ....... ...
been an off dav in the Cutting case. Yes- . The letter was sent to the president with
terdav the telegraphic and other reports : information that others of the same eliarac-
received here indicated that the govern- tor "'ere scattered oyer the entire state,
ment was hard at work on ti.: case, and Don M. Dickinson, of Detroit, who occu-
the fact seemed to quiet the people. They j P«w very close relations with Mr. Cleve-
are willing to leave the whole matter to land, has taken occasion to impress upon
the government if they arc assured that ! the mind oft be- president that Mr. Congoi
the government is giving attention to the j should not be pennitted to thus induem c
matter. When a whole day passes and political affairs m the state. It is said the
there is nothing to indicate that anything i president will cause to have nmde a
has been done in The case people here be , tborongb nn estigution of Uu. chaiges and
come very restless and are inclined to take i bis conduct savors of cnil sen ice \iola-
the law into their own hands. It is only I tlon l le ' V1 *l remove him at once,
the belief that Cutting would be killed j
that prevents an attempt to rescue him.
There has been a plentiful lack ofinforma- .
tion here all day. and. as usual, the excite- •
ment first cooled and then reacted. To
night it is ut white heat again, but there . Term,
have been absolutely no developments to-! _
day.
GUTTING INTERVIEWED
THE PRESIDENT S HEALTH.
limit's iliu-il Worked
Washington, August 13.—A prominent
official friend of the president said to me
' believe that Mr. Cleve-
ken down absolutely
if congress had remained here a fortnight
Your correspondent, in company with , ““-yB
Mr. Samuel Field, a well-known citizen ot i . W ould have broke
Dailas, saw Cutting in the jail at Paso del nonure’-s had reinaim
Norte yesterday. I asked him particular-com. 'xhe president at no-time iu his
ly as to his aUeged circulation _ personally hisunw has worked as hard ns he has in
in Mexico of the article complained oi. lie t)ie two months. Congress sent up a
replied: “Upon going over to tue Mexi- , load 0 f legislation for him to con-
-i side on the morning of the publication i | xhe president- might have handled
ad in my pocket a copy oi the paper. thjs WOJ . k easi]y if he had h id different
Sentinel. I entered a corner cafe kept ' views. Some of it could have been
ting whether he intended to appeal nn j t lie last month more hours than any
3 to the supreme court oi Chihuahua. | | n j j- ]low 0 f He has begun right after
said that his attorney, a young -Mexi- has remained at bis desk,
can
I had
El Sentinel.
by a friend of mine and casually haudep
him a paper, the only one I bad. This is
all I did. and is tb<- very truth as to the ;
glory of my circulating great numbers o ,
the paper in Paso del Norte. I asked
Cutting whether he intended to appe u bis
case
He said that - ,
can student just out of the law school, had
determined to do so.
Disarming American X'ddlers.
Tombstone. A. T., August 13.—Mr. Geo.
Baker, a gentleman well known in t ins
eftv, came in this afternoon from Sulphur
Springs vallev. bringing the startling re
port that the Mexicans have disarmed
Captain Lawton and his command in
Sonora and taken them prisoners^and that
when this became known at fort tiua-
sligbted, perhaps, but lie has
gone over carefully everything
submitted to him by congress. lie has
made the public business a matter of con
tentious scrutiny.
He lias worked dur-
with short breaks for meals, until it was :
time for him to go oul for a little drive.
During the last week or two he has given
up going out even for this. r i hen he has 1
remained during the evening in his library :
until 1, 2 and 3 o’clock in the morning. I |
tell vou it is almost pathetic to see the .
wav that man has been overworked within
the last two weeks,” , |
“How do you mean pathetic . was |
asked. , i
Whv ” said Die. “don i you fee!
through here in great haste this morning,
bearing sealed dispatches to the officers ,11
the dragoon service.
Another I
Dallas, Texas. August 13.
resident of Dallai
A former
upy a cell in
said to
con
fined. Tile individual is a colored man
named Albert Stevens. Stevens went to
Paso .del Norte, and the Mexican _ officials.
the same prison in which Gutting is <
'he individual is a colored i
president attracted my sympathy. I saw
!iim this morning, and he looked so pale,
so overworked and so pulled down that
actually tears came into my eyes as 1
looked at him.” ......
His friend then went on to say that the
president would go away from W ashing
ton about the 17th of August, and! that he
would remain away a month to six weeks,
as was needed for him to recuperate.
MATTERS IN MONTGOMERY.
One Will<
r Works Foin|uu»y Bn
I In First Bair )TX«*w
Out flic Ollier—
mistaking him for anofhe r 'person w ho is
wanted for some offense against ti e “ •
sought to arrest him. Not ujh:< rstaud g
the language of the Mexicans and seeing
no badge or official insignia about the nu n
who were attempting to arrest hit.i. i
concluded he was being made t.ie wcti
of a robbery, and drew bis revolt ei and
opened fire. The officers succeeded m et-
fecting his arrest and lie was lak- .1 ’ oatL* - P
where he now languishes. His r , i (jitv ended!'suddenly, hut not unexpectedlv
think his case is one which cads ior a j to-aav» the Capif d City buying out the
matic correspondence. -- | ” <l - ,n ‘
13.—The late
Special to Enqcirer-Scx.
Montgomery. August ,. .
feuds and litigation between tbeold Mont-
imerv water works and the ncv. Capital
Montgomery. Both furnish abundant in
exhaustible' supply of pure artesian water.
The first bale of the new cotton crop « as
received here to-day from Eufaula. The :
crops continue to improve, cotton doing j
Kcailj tn liglit.
Austin. Tex., August 13.—Gnvernor I|'e
Hermitage Guards, of Nashville, , |7»i iiTiiiriimio.
from Ne n wBritain, e Conn r ,'states t*hat P a vol- charleston, 8. C„ August 13.-Great
unteer reaiment with headquarters at excitement exists at Lewelldale, Lexington |
th« place is being organized to iteht ® ount j., where a fight occurred to-day at
against 1 Mexico in case of war with that political barbecue 'f 8 / k v^Both
country Me Already two companies have tephas Swygert and D N. Affilj. Bo h,
been organized and the officers oft hercgi , irc wounded. Hie former
ment elected, the colonel being Samuel ,| y ; n{f .
Moore, colonel of tin* Fourteenth . Ti ts* Trial,
necticut volunteers. The officers an to- nnarchists’
veterans of the late war. A company has Chicago, August 13.—At the an.uc lusts
been organized in Bristol and another in trial this forenoon ^
Npto Horan vviir --.1 >int has rciK heel vg.pt«h for the defense. 1 1US a lie l noon
Buffalo, N. Y.. and thirty young Buffa- Assistant State Attorney Ingham addressed j
the jury.
A Fatal Mistake.
Pittsburg, August 13.—Mrs. George :
Deakerhart and her eight-year-old daugh-
. led at their home at Bake .down. Pa., -
louians are said to be eager to av enge
wrongs done Editoi Cutting and the
to the United State:- government.
organized a company last nig.it am
begin drilling at once.
Mexican# Mnrileri'iit k im-rioins. • .... fi-uin eating toadstools, which
.Dallas, August ^"‘'^latJy'^gUated thej 'thought were mushrooms.
circles of this city were
Tnlmcco null (treat Itrlialn.
Washington, August 13.—The British
foreign mails office Ihls informed the post
office department that tobacco from the
United States is liable to customs duties in
Great Britain, except incase of packages
weighing not more than three ounces,
which boar evident indications that it is
sent as a sample. Heretofore a maximum
limit has been one ounce.
Presidential t iijinliiluieiit.
Washington, August 13.—The presi
dent to-day appointed Edward Hopkins
collector of customs for the district of St.
Johns, Fla.
A Mils,nump Appaiiilment,
Washington, August 13.—The president
to-day appointed Wm. H. Webster to be
chief examiner for the civil s -rvice com
mission to succeed Lyman, recently pro
moted to be a member of the civil service
commission. Webster is n republican, and
is now chief of the bureau in the pension
office, lie has been president of the de
partment of the board of civil service com
mission since its organization.
TREASURER JORDAN.
A liilium- That II<• FnntriiiphifTendninu His
He,Dilation.
Washington, August 13.—The Evening
Star has the following: “It is said Treas
urer Jordan contemplates sending in bis
resignation. It is. -o said h, d-u .:...
quite agree with Secretary Fairchild o .
all financial questions. He was very much
opposed to hfs ten million bond call which
was issued yesterday. Hi# policy, which
it is believed Secretary Manning would
have carried out, was to call in no
more bonds than the law re
quired for the sinking fund.
Fairchild is not so radical in bis ideas on
this subject- It is thought that as long an
he remains at, the head of the department
he will act upon the policy indicated by
yesterday’s call, in that case, it is assist
ed, Jordon will resign a.s soon as lie be
comes convinced that Manning will not
resume his place at the head of tlu depart
ment. ^
THE GREAT FOREST FIRES.
A (ii-upiiii' IK'si-fiption of't'liofr tt'm-k at lli-Mne •
tion.
Chicago, August 13.—The Daily News’
Fort Howard, Wis., special says: Re
ports from the great fires in this region
have not been at all exaggerated, anrl it
requires but a glance to show that but
little of the real misery and destruction
they have caused has yet been brought to
light. Fort Howard and Green Bay are
onvoioped in a dense volume of smoke,
and all around the outskirts of
the town can be seen ‘Humes as
they burst from the distant
woods. Since the train left Milwaukee
the effects of the late drouth have been
more and more appaix id. The railroad
seems as though it, had bee: . ! uilt by an
unscrupulous board ol' county commission
ers ami the contracts let, to as lnuny cul
vert builders os possible. The road north
of Appleton seems to consist of eul vei ls
built without any cause, for there is not a
sign of one of the creeks which t.hcv
are designed to cross. Every
thing is as dry as a cinder and the fences
and grass along the tracks arc either
burned or now arc burning, and the bushes
are all on fire and burning fiercely. Here,
too, the smoke became more dense and,
bung in the atmosphere sullenly as though
waiting an opportunity to settle down and
envelope the country in Egyptian dark
ness. Over the water in Green Bay it de
scended like a dense fog in all but its color.
Tlu smoke is light brown and the wind .
altcrnat'-ly clears it away and allows it to
gather aguiu. The sun shines through, it
like a huge orange and casts a sickly
shadow.
A. scarcity ofwater makes every one ap
prehensive of fira and the proximity of,
the forests is a constant source of dread.
One of the most peculiar effects of the tire
is the action of the animals, which seem
to be apprehensive of some great danger.
Cattle and horses huddle together, forg- t-
ting to feed, and stamp the ground restive
ly. Even the birds seem frightened and
fiy around in an aimless sort
of way. Around Green Bay the
damage lias been heavy, but. the greatest -
loss has been suffered in the Oconto region,
and Depere, a village half mile south of
here, has fullered heavily.
Last Monday night a conflagration broke
out and consumed fifty-one buildings, in
cluding a church and several stores.
The fires, according to the latest reports,
are rapidly dying out and unless a gale of
wind should spring up will probably cause
little more damage. The loss oflife is less
than was anticipated, although doubtless
greater than has been reported. Commu
nication with the timber district# is slow, !
and an investigation will doubtless bring
to light a great deal of suffering.
«Eau Claire, Wis., August 13.— The
latest reports from the Chippewa fire dis
tricts were received from several woods-
men who arrived from Deer Tail, an im
portant feeder of Chippewa, last evening, j
They have traveled considerably over the
burnt and unburnt districts north of here
and say no territory can escape the de
struction of the flames in the present dry i
condition. The Superior regions are well
burnt over, but the fires have broken out'
afresh in a number of localities on the up
per Chippewa since Tuesday and are rag- !
the state. The chamber of commerce at n
j regular meeting last evening, after dis-
I cussing the subject, adopted the fallow-
[ lng:
I Resolved, That the chamber of com
merce through its president and secretary
request that the associated press make
a statement to the effect that these vir
tually sensational reports which have been
! published in the eastern and southern
i press that this season has been disastrous
! to the agricultural and stock interests of
Colorado are unqualifiedly false, and are
calculated to work inestimable damage to
our state.
A RISE IN OLD BOTTLES.
Tin'll* Viiin
Atlanta-
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V ('•ilori'il Mini'
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. Kusliinir ItiiHlni'ss.
I Courier-Journal.
I Atlanta, Gn., August 11.— One of the
; noiable elfects ot prohibition has been the
i rise in value of old bottles. For the last
■ month the demand for bottles has been i v-
1 c.vdingly lively. One of the principal
: purchasers of 'botth's is a colored man
I named Henry Smith. He buys ail sorts of
i bottle:; made t > hold liquors—wine, beer
1 a ul wliisky. For whisky bottles he gives
8. t-qw •••«•; forb.vr bottles 25 cents a
: dozen, anu ten wine bottles 15 cents a
dozen. He has a regular set of customers
\i horn he visits weekly. However, he
i ; kes a d,uiy round through certain por-
,, is ol' the i t.y, and lias “helps” to cover
t.ie t( )ri ry through which ho does not
i pass. TUes'if “helps” arc small negro boys,
and they are allowed a commission on all
the buying they do.
The oottb -buyer will not state for whom
ho buys the bottles. It is n secret of the
| trade. This much he dots say: The bot-
; ties are taken to a place on Decatur stent,
! Where they are cleaned and assorted. The
wine and beer bottles are shipped to -Ma
con and the whisky bottles an sold to an
* Atlanta wholesale liquor dealer. Henry
, admits that lie never mala:; less than Jilt)
clear, and that he puivh ^ ; ed. 7000 bottles
Mo past month. Before probibiUon went
into efiee! hi# earning.-; m ' v pc-i
month. He says that ilnri ig the ffi'nt ten
day# of .July he found bottle# everywhere
lie went, and on the 7th and 3th of that
month he was forced to hire a dray to carry
: Iris stgclc to the ware-rooms.
Henry laughingly say:- Unit bis principal
customers are rich while folks, but the
selling Was done through little children.
■Such customers were regular, and could
always be counted on to have a full sup
ply. ’ To the question if any leading prohi-
bitionistssold empty bottles, the old man
replied, with a knowing wink: “In do
- business 1 know neither de prohibitionists
nor de whisky men. De bottles from one
is as good as de bottles from de udder.”
Ci.'iigri'SKiinm t'i-i#|i lii'iiiini hinttsl.
Macon, Gn., August 12.- -The congres
sional convention of the third district met
in Hawkinsviile at fen a. in. to-day. (J.
(J. Smith, chairman of the executive com
mittee, called the meeting to order and
lion. L. M. Lamar, of Pulaski, was chosen
chairman, and ./. H. Hodges, of Houston,
and J. B. Sanders, of Laurens, secretaries.
Appropriate resolutions were passed, en
dorsing Cleveland’s administration and C.
F. Crisp’s congressional record.
On a call of counties twenty-seven votes
were given for Crisp and seven for Mc
Arthur, but before the result w-> . an
nounced Crisp was unanimously nominated
by acclamation. M r. Cris) > was then found
by the committee and brought in the con
vention, where lie made n rent address.
A new executive committee was ap
pointed, with B. I’. Hollis, of Aniericus, as
chairman, and .J lb Hodges. • I Houston,
secretary. There was no allusion what
ever to the sectional differences, made so
conspicuous in the campaign,
A WHITE BUFFALO BULL.
Belfast, August 13.—Afternoon—No
more deaths have taken place among the
persons wounded in the recent riots. The
military have control of the city and their
presence bus inspired a better feeling gen
erally. Rain continues to fall, keening the
streets clear of people. The authorities in
tend to order all taverns closed at 5 o’clock
this evening and keep them closed until 10
Monday morning.
taudmul.
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
London, August 13.—A dispatch from
Leigh, Lancashire, states that a terrible ex
plosion occurred this morning in the
Woodcnd colliery at that place. One hun
dred amt forty miners were below nt the
time, and many wore shockingly burned.
Two corpses have already been recovered
from tin mine, and it is feared that many
more will be found.
A later dispatch from Leigh says that
forty miners perished by the explosion.
TWO SOCIALISTS FINED.
Williams and Maimvaring, socialist lead
ers, who were arrested for holding a social
ist meeting at the junction of Bell street
and Edgemere road Sunday, July 18, were
to-day convicted of “obstructing tlu
streets,” and fined £100 each, with tiie al
ternntive of paying the fine or serving two
months imprisonment. They were given
until Tuesday next to make up their
minds.
A CABINET MEETING.
The cabinet met this afternoon and re
mained in session two hours nnd a half.
All the ministers were present except Lord
Ashburne, lord chancellor of Ireland.
THE IDEA ABANDONED.
The proposed inauguration of short time
in the Lancashire cotton mills will not be
carried oe;. Only one-third of the mill
owners expressed a willingness to reduce
the time, nod nt a meeting of the spinners
at Manchester to-day it was resolved to
abandon the idea.
RE-ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT.
C. T. Ritchie, president of tile local gov-
meiit board, has b. rn re-elected to parlia
ment for St. George's, in the vast division
of Tower Hamids, by a majority of IKS.
(W
li e Dm
An tan! Pair I
\oteil limit,;
11 porn ry pr-ss law make
file manna'.-!'# oi' newspapers responsible
f'oi-the contents of CV': issue a « nifl.'efs
a. tine of £250 for wrongfully representing
a man of straw as editor or author of an ar
ticle. It also empowers da qocerninem t •
exclude foreign newspapers from the coun
try by simply notifying the post office.
Italy.
THE POPE THANKS THE EMPERORS.
Rome, August 13.—The pope has been
confidentially informed from Feiinar (ba
the Emperors William and Francis Joseph
in their conference at Gn.stc-ui took into
account the position of the Vatican. The
pope has thanked both emperors for this
manifestation of interest in his behalf.
THE RAVAGES OF CHOLERA.
Rome, August 18.—To-day 181 new < ases
of cholera and <53 death# were reported at
Barletta, 30 new ens-.s and nine death# at.
Ravenna, 01 new cases and 30 deaths else
where in Italy.
Trieste, August 13.—Sc vcntt-cn new
oases of cholera and five deaths were ri-
ported here to-day.
iii'tjdiuii,
A HUGE LABOR DEMONSTRATION.
August 13.—It is believed that
m 50,000 workmen will attend
the '-.'Ciaiisc meeting next .Sunday, nutlior-
izt d bv tlie Burgo master, on the condition
that tiie parade to and from it avoid the
vicinity of the king’s palace. It is al.-,-
thoagnt non that a number of men will
take part in the procession to the meeting.
The procession will pass along all the
principal streets and boul varcb excepting
those near the king's palace. LOiiO soldier#
beer been detailed to guard the route of
the procession from disorder. 0000 other
troops ‘ ill be stationed to r garrison to be
ready for emergencies, bon policemen will
be stationed along the line of marcii. All
the garrisons in the ncighi 'ir!i<"i! of Brus-
sells have been ordered to be kept in read
iness to go to the cupitol at a moment’s
notice on Sunday.
tic called the chair appointed additional
officers to preserve order. One of these
was Dundon, who had been previously eu-
j gaged in a number of fights. Dundou
! made n desperate rush at Bressnabnn, his
1 former antagonist, and the two engaged in
I a most terrific, light, both going down upon
the floor, and in their struggles pulling
I down others. The fight soon became geu-
I oral, nnd tiie scene beggars description,
j Partial order was finally restored, and on
[ the sixth ballot Mr. Thomas J. Duncan, of
! Columbus, was nominated as common
| pleas judge by this thoroughly democratic
I convention. A number of delegates sold
i I heir votes, and two have already admit#
1 ted it.
On '('Illume.
I Netv York, August 13.—The news that
#200,000 of gold has been shipped to this
port was circulated and there are rumors
i of future shipments to come. The bond
j call issued yesterday does not mature until
September 15th and all reflected in an iin*
! provemeut in values and closed very dull,
| but comparatively firm. Sales 178,000
j shares,
HE LOVED UNTO DEATH.
I Yniiiig Mint's lli'vitlim to 111# Aftlnnn-il Costs
Him Ifis Life.
Detroit, Mich., August 12, 1886.—Jos
eph Blister, ot No. 150 Napoleon street,
who contracted smallpox, after suffering
terrible for over two weeks, finally suc
cumbed this morning. This makes the
second fatal case of smallpox during the
present i ontaglon. His was n pecuniary sad
case. When Mary Ar, old was t k 'll sick,
and such nn old established authority ns
Dr. Klein disputed the smallpox diagnosis,
voung Blister did not exercise any caution
In paying visits to nnd sitting for hours by
the bedside of the young girl, to whom he
was devoted. When the dispute was set
tled and Health Officer Wight was proven
to be correct in his nlnrm it was too late.
The young man had contracted the conta-
I gion. aiid was in a few days laid low. Mary
\ Arnold recovered. The body of Pflster
was buried to-night. Officer Wight thinks
I that tiie Blister case wiih too exposed, and
iic would not he surprised if other cases in
the same neighborhood were to break out.
The Ti-xii# DetiMnirutK.
Galveston, Texas, August 13.—The
democratic convention was still in session
at 12:40 this morning and balloting for
nominee for lieutenant-governor going on.
Resolutions expressive of regret at the
death of S. J. Tilden, Thus. A. JTendl'ieks,
Gem W. S. Hancock and Horatio Seymour
were adopted.
t g 100.(1(1(1 Fire.
Hastings, Mich.. August 13.—Last even
ing lire broke out in Newton’s planing
I mill which the fire department was unable
| to control, and before it was subdued de
stroyed very nearly #100,000 worth of
property, including mills which employ a
great number of men.
I'n i lu res of the IVcek.
Xkw York. August, 13.—The business
failnri-s throughout the country during last
week mimbei for the United States 111 and
(’ami'l l Id, a total of 157, against 151 last
week and 1112 the week previous. Business
■asualties appear to bo on a decrease in
every section of the country.
'1 lie Ui'iiiliix li Ontlmien.
Pin11 • a. Mo.. August 13.—The demo-
... I'ossioiiul committee of the sixth
district In , marie no change in its vote.
Nine bundled ai.fl thirty-nine ballots have
been taken and all the same—Heard 43,
Yearn-ci S8, Cosgrove 22.
Bitt’ss!
o less 11
MARRIAGE OF CHRISTINE NILSSON.
Baris, August 13.—Christine Nilsson was
married to-day to Count DeCosa Miranda,
of Spain. The marriage was performed in
, this city and the ceremony was as private
:lil ! < i a. 1 r a ' as possible. The couple start for Spain to
... ,...r t, ..... . ... spend their honeymoon.
BLACK EYES AND POLITICS.
IHsic nicoftil
Ohio
Chicago, August 12.—From Lander,
Wyoming territory, to-day comes a story
wliich is of curious interest to the sporting
community, it into the effect that John
Gaylor, a well known hunter and trapper
of the Wind mountains, has slain a white
buffalo bull or one so gray that, it can very
easily be called white. Jack secured lus
frame about two weeks ago while on an
elk hunt in tli
rains. P.y t!u »m . «sst accident he stumbled
upon a but deep basin, one of t he
most hidden of haunts. In this he found
the gray or white buffalo. When the
hunter came to examine his prize he found
that it bore all the marks of very
old age. The horns were worn down to
the skull and presented the appearance of
bald, smooth spots on the head rather
than the natural projections. The teeth
were few and fragmentary, and were al
most even with the jawbones. Though
living in the richest and most succulent
grasses and herbs the patriarch hour and
gray was very poor in flesh. The appear
ance of the basin indicated beyond doubt
that the bull had in that one spot seen ^
many a summer’s sun and many a winter’s j Franklin, Madison mid’ Bickawav
storm. In the course of nature his race the City Hull at 11 o’clock, all more or less
was about run, and the snows of the | j n a peppery condition. The convention
coming winter would have covered his age- I | ja ,i hardly begun tiie transaction of Inisi-
worn carcass. Many hunters think that ! ness when ihc smothered fires of yesterday
the trusty rifle of “Hunter Jack” hasslain i were rekindled, arid the lie was freely
the famous white buffalo of Shoshoneand passed among the delegates and friends of
Arapahoe Indian tradition, and that the the various candidates. The tight ofves-
tradition has thus been proved a fact. terday between two city delegates—Dun-
don and Bressnahan—was soou renewed,
COLUMBl*S, O., August 12.—The rowdy
ism that ruled in the democratic county
convention yesterday, in which a number
of free fights were indulged in, was beyond
all precedent. A like gathering had never
before riigruced any party in Ohio. But
the climax was reached to-day in the judi
cial convention. The delegates from
t in
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Orirniii/uf iou Slromrly CoihIci
' Jloli
by llif
but before any serious harm hud been
done the belligerents were separated.
This afternoon the various delegates were,
if possible, more demoralized, and free
fights were indulged in in all parts of the
hall, and many were knocked down and
trampled upon by the mob of shoulder Lite
ters that were liberally represented in each
ol Labor. The society is unequivocally delegation. At times a pani< , i' dlowed lyy
condemned by the lloly See and the bish- a rush for the doors, increased the excin -
ops of the church are enjoined to proceed ment. The hail won packed to ^ufhjcut c n
against all secret societies under the papal with sweltering humanity, and tie* -
ban. Cardinal Tascherean lias just com- tors were at all times IV arful that the con-
ncinicuted this decision to the public here ventinn would end in n trag- dy. Ihs-
in the shape of a letter addressed to his turbances continued during the afterno> n,
bishops. ) und at l o’clock, us the sixth ballot was to
Quebec, August 13. Rome lias finally
spoken upon the question of the Knights
!
FACTS FROM FQrfTSOW,
t ‘qilt'inliil ;tM:ii for SoniiiL l olil. i- Hon to Kc-
i-iiri i x( i ut ( il.it” .-. i lii- Cnfuiiiu (li in|» Moot-
iuo- iVo|li' Ill tin- (.immunity.
■Spoeiul CoiTCsptimluiice Enquirer-Sun.
B'.htkgN, Ga., August 13.—The farmers
an li 1 ing ,i gi .ri au> time for saving their
fwici i, :iini tin y arc taking advantage of it
and getting it housed as fast as they can.
#0]ih of tli'-m hav. already begun to cat
bay for winter use. Peas have begun to
ripen ami the leaves have begun to turn,
and tin; nights art gutting cooler and get-
ring longer, too, ana it all reminds one
1 thr.t autumn, beautiful golden autumn,
with the melancholy rustlings of her
1 leaves, is at band. That is the time, the
autumn I mean, when it is a little cooler
and more pleasant, then is the time fora
man “• pause and look buck upon his
year’s work and see how much ol it has
been naste-d and bow much of it has
yielded the best results. History will re
peat itself, in the affairs of individuals,
' equally as certain as iu the
affair- of nations and empires.
There is such a thing as
“stingy fanning,” and the farmers who
be.w fallen into that channel will make a
history for themselves which will be very
uninteresting for their children to read.
The man who lias been stingy with his
fertilizers, and stingy with his seed, and
stingy with his labor, and stingy, too,with
bis land, will find that his harvest is sure
to be a stingy harvest.
The rain limy come never so copiously
and seasonably^ hut the history of the stin
gy fanner is bound to repeat itself year af-
ler year: and he is sure to look hungry and
diseontentedj and it you speak to him he
is sure to whine and soy “it is hard times.”
It will always lie nurd times with some
people, for if they had a good thing they
would lie too stingy to enjoy it: they would
just put. it away and let it spoil.
[ had intended to write up the C'ataula
camp meeting, bin; I bad to fall in line and
go through with lot prevalent severe cold
and didn’t go through with the camp
meeting -didn’t go a single day nor hear a
single sermon or a prayer. I have been
confined to my bed since. Mr. Arp says a
. man ought not to write for a paper when
lie is sick nr melancholy, and 1 think per
haps Mr. Arp is right.
This was the fifteenth annual session of
the < ataula camp meeting, and everything
passed off quietly. Not withstanding the
unusually large attendance on the Sabbath,
not the slightest disorder occurred.
Tlu- . road that got off the train Sunday
morning at Fortsun surpassed anything
that 1ms ever landed at our station. A few
of their number were unable to get a eon-
• ‘-vance and had to spend the day in the
grove and woods around the depot.
Mr. S. L. Gitzen, of South Carolina, is
here with bis little baby girl, the guest of
his daughter, Mrs. T. W. Fortsou.
Mrs. W. I). Keen with her sick babe,
and Miss Nellie Keene, all of your city, are
now hoarding with Mr. T. W. Fortsoh.
Mrs. C. R. McCrary is still in very feeble
health.
Mrs. T. W. Fortson has been quite ill for
several days.
Brof. Howard Key and family, of Cuth-
bert, and Attorney James worrill and
family, of Talbotton, have been spending
the summer with their father, Judge Big-
gt rs.
Dr. E. C. Hood and family, of Florida,
are occupying their summer residence
ah ut #ix miles north of here.
Then- was no Sunday school at Fortson
la. i Sabnath on account of camp meeting.
\\\ are getting l'. al dry. All our water
melon.-; have gone, but we have a few fry
ing-size chickens left and they are just os
good as ever.
14louctUU GVCl ,
-rennon tor the action.