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VOL. XXX. NO. 286
COLUMBUS 6E0KU1A, SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER I, 1888.
WHAT MERCHANTS THINK £&‘i£ ) :!;£*'“ <1,eUU ' °' TWO STATES' SPECIALS
Mr. L.
will b« dirty. The qoillty will b« injured
to some extent. but the yield will not be
cut off by the rains.
ALL ABOUT BAGGING.
HOW PLANTERS MAT HEI.P THEM
HELVES AND THE COMMUNITY.
No finpp of Fighting the Ilag|rin} Trout
This Tear '•hip Cotton an U»uh< and
Prepare for a F.ght Nest Hea-
»«n-Very Sound Advice.
baggi „ r
‘' r. L. G. Bowers, shipper:
1. I consider it impressible for them to
do so.
2. Nothin# else bat regulation bagging
can be shipped-
3. I should think not.
4. Decidedly to bale their cotton and sell _ _ _ ^
it as soon as potwihle. Cotton will lose jiomctb mg About the Proponed Sale—Cot. There are several aspirants for the posi- A Day for the Consideration of the Appro- h e was engaged in the Hal in# stuff bud- The Fatal Number of o.*«
A REMINISCENCE OF INTEREST ABOUT
THE OLD CAPITOL.
A Vacant Judgeship.
Montgomery. August 31.—The office of
judge of probate of Elmore county has
been vacant since the resignation of Hon.
John A. Lancaster one week ago Upday.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Mr. Grata Telia the Committee What the
Trust I* Doing.
YESTERDAY’S PROCEEDINGS OF THE WASHINGTON, August 31. - Audemon
SENATE AND THE HOUSE. i Grata, of St. Louis, NIo., was called as the
THERE IS No ABATEMENT
first witness before the house committee
ou manufactures to-day In its inquiry inti
the alleged cotton bagging trust. He said
THE YELLOW FEVER IS STILL RAGING
IN JACKSONVILLE.
twentv or thirty pounds by being stored
for thirty or sixty days. Cotton prices will
be lower a month from now.
Gordon Acting on the Subject of
tjuarantine—The Bright Pros-
pects of the Midland.
Atlanta, August 31.—The recent action
of the capitoi commission looking to the
sale of the building now occupied by the
state recalls, in the associations connected
with the building itself, a page in the his
tory of Georgia that is far from savory.
Harris County Happening*..
Hamilton. Ga.. August 31—Hon. C. C.
The question of the bagging trust is of Humber, of Stewart county, is visiting the
such vast and paramount importance to famile of Rev. I. P. Cheney, of this place,
the community at large, that expression Mias Patsy Williams is quite sick with
of opinion by those conversant with the bronchitis.
subject and its bearings are of general in- Rev. 1. P. Cheney, who has been quite lUJt , lo iakl lIUUI ___ urv
terest. For the purpose offscerUining ">^ for 0™^, has just returned T hl transfer of the property to the state
precise!v the nresent condition of this from a visit to the hospitale home of was a t of thfc wretched drama plaved
health H 7 Lynch ’ im P rored in bv Messrs. Bullock. Kimball & Co., when
The ‘sad intelligence reached Hamilton they amused thfcms ^ es witn tbe finances
to-day of the death of Mrs. James E.
Hogan, who lived a few miles north of
Hamilton, in Harris county. Airs. Hogan
was a consistent member of Whitesville
Baptist church, and was beloved by *11
who knew her. She leaves several sous
question, with its attendant consequences,
an KNqriKHR Sl’N reporter called yester
day on a number of cotton factors and
shippers. The men interviewed are of
weight and standing in the community.
And while they arc disinterested, they one
and all, declared themselves opposed to
trusts or combinations of any kind.
On the trust question the books of Bep-
Alexander City Gossip.
Alexander City, August 31.—Tne
excilemet over the Reed murder case has
te tuber, 1886, were produced. In that year and daughters, who have the sympathy fa^and Suited T^ry nTofi'tabivuf those "rhe wee for delegates to the congres-
and month bagging was twelve cents per of this entire community. I r “.-VI ” . sional convenUon of the fifth district at
tey
and politics of a commonwealth. The
annals of that period at this day cannot
afford pleasant reading for Geetgians.
The deal which put the state jn the pos
session of the capitoi and made it the own
er of the handsome executive mansion on
Peachtree street was shrewdly manipu-
tion, but no applications for appointment
have been sent to tie governor. The
democratic executive committee of the
county met yesterday and called a conven
tion to meet next Tuesday for the purpose
of nominating a candidate for appoint
ment to the vacancy.
Nominated for Congress.
Montgomery, August 31.—The dead
lock in the fourth district congressional
convention was broken this morning by
tbe nomination of Hon. L. W. Turpin, of
Hale countv. He succeeds Hon. A. C.
Davidson. Mr. Turpin is an able lawyer
and has a splendid record in his district
for good work in the democratic party.
priatioo Bill* Grail - Testimony In
Relation to the Bagging Trust.
Other Items of Interest.
Washington, August 31.—In the senate,
the house joint resolution to extend until
the 15th of September next the joint reso
lution of the 31st of July to provide tem
porarily for the expense of the govern
ment was reported and passed. pm _
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. against fifteen at the sanu time last year.
Cullum, calling on the secretary of the The entire production of cotton bagging
treasury for information as to whether j n i$s7 wa s about 45.000,000 yards. Warren,
transit in bond,without payment of duty of Gratz A Co., of St. Louis, were agents in
goods, wares and merchandise, to and that city of the Southern Mills Bagging
ness iu St. Louis, a member of the firm of
Warren. Jones Jfc Gratz. The business in
cluded the making of cotton ties for bind
ing cotton. Witness was also a member
of two corporations engaged in the same
business, one located in Muncio, Ind., and
tbe other at Champaign, 111. Cotton
bagging, he said, was manufactured
out of the jute stalk. The number
of firms in the country engaged
in the business at present is eight, as
anti Deaths
to Date—A Protest Against the Ai r-
(pon-GfiHTsl’t Contlnrt — Wb at
He Hay* About It. Etc.
from Canada has been permitted since
July 1,1885. when the articles of the treaty
of Washington and section three of the
1st of March, 1S73. are said to have ceased
to be in fore, and if so to what extent and
by what authority of law, was taken up
for consideration^
two pounds. In the same month and
year cotton was one cent a pound
less than it is now. Not only so, but ties
were then $1.80 a bundle, whereas, this
year, they are only worth $1.25. In Septem
ber, 1887, cotton brought nearly one cent
Jess than it dies this year, so far. In Sep-
tember, 1886, m'ddllng cotton brought
eight and a quarter cents. In September,
1887, the price was eight and a half cents.
Yesterday it was nine and a quarter cents.
The reporter was informed that at the
beginning of this year an agreement was
made between the merchant and the
farmer, on the condition that if promot
payments were made easy credit would oe
given. Heretofore, as far as could be
learned, the rule was that farmers’ debts
became due on October 1st, but payments
extended to March 1st. On a promise of
prompt payment, easy credit was given.
It has been urged on a three-fold consid
eration that the Pest thing for the fanners
to do this year, ls| to use the regulation
bagging, and then prepare for the next
season. The reasons for this course are
that bagging may be higher; cotton wilt
inevitably, be lower; and will depreciate
in weight some twenty or thirty pounds
by from forty to Hixty (lays storage.
Other reaaons given against “holding
back,” are that without the regulation
| bagging cotton will not bo insured, nor
company and the Standard Mills eotnpa
ny, of the same city. It had no interest in
these firms bey’ond acting as agents. The
variation iu prices of two pound bagging
from 18. • to 1SS7 has beeu from 10$ cents
per yard in 1877 to 114 cents in 18s0, and
7$ cents in 1SS7. The price of jute butts has
It is rumored here that a young man lost at ^ d but i he state ^ purcbHS =. m onev Uetutn P ka on the 5th ot September has
his life by a runaway horse while attend- 1L the hu,lding Ja“ ^unbLl &boJt P**** 1 ’ our toWn resu “ ed , the usual
ing the Salem camp meeting. Your cor- a-™ mg i E Georgia bonds and citv of At- ! Q u,et t and notbin ? remains but tospecu-
respondent could not ascertain the partic- ,'an^ contributod tiberall v to addition in- laLe u P° n the * ctlon of th , e con i'f nU0 ^’ a
ula£, nor the name of the unfortunate S^°?he w^ent of a h^vy mo^^ thing as uncertain as the verdict of a
It is said that whisky was „ n ,hcVuifdin? mortgage .. tlt JU „ The opinion mostly pre-
Mr, George argued against the resolu- | been lower this August than any August
young man
plentiful on the grounds. Young men
were seen drunk at the meeting, who at
home are considered very moral and re
spectable. It is strange to some of us tijat
men will go to a meeting called for the
purpose of worshiping God and benefiting
the human race, and will act so as to dis
grace themselves and render others miser
able and unhappy.
Our town is getting along very nicely—
nothing to disturb or mar the peace or
quietude of tae community. Tne bar
rooms are all closed now, and we hope
forever.
The marshal has resigned and is now
looking for a job. His place has not yet
been tilled by the city council.
The West Georgia Agricultural and Me
chanical college opened under very favor
able auspices with about fifty pupils. The
number has increased to sixty-two. Prot.
Hayes has an able corps of assistants, and
we predict for the school that measure of
success that has never before attended it.
^he Harris County’ Fair associat’on is
moving along finely’. We are bound to
have a fair worthy the name. Much inter
on the building.
In anticipation, no doubt, of the crash
which was soon to come, when the peo- , are and wiU not fail to use every
pie called for a reckoning, Kimba.l hied off.-,-* cr«r. there themselves. The fact
vailing, however, is that Judge Cobb will
be reuominatod, although several others
him away to Clews with the bonds, and
shrewdly unloaded on that astute Wall
street shark. About the same time, the
state was induced to become the purchaser
of the Peachtree mansion from John H.
James, who built it. The consideration
involved in the latter transaction was
$100,000 in Georgia bonds, which it has
been understood netted Mr. James $65,000.
Mr. James was evidently no sufferer in
effort to get there themselves. The fact
that Judge Cobb gave up the
position of circuit judge to
which he had just been re-elected
at the request of the convention at La
fayette, two years ago, as a compromise
between contending aspirants with intent
to quiet the troubled waters, coupled with
the fact of his undisputed ability, and that
he is now just in position to be of benefit
to his constituents, is justly entitled to
foreign mills would be able to bring suf
ficient cotton bagging to this country this
year to prevent tne sale of that held here.
The contractors abroad had their hands
1 iuauy tcius, iuoi w me uuu uuuivt “e. . Y ,, " -- ——— = - full. There were twenty-four jute mills
, . . influence in the councils of the country, C not to? 3 than titty ten-men and fitly j n Indiana having 8337 looms
mansion were^purenased, formed a part of and w j sdom would certainly suggest that twelve-inch) ?]L a , rea r sonab ? 0 Pf lce > a PP r 9* in January 1st, 18S7, which could produce
1*3 „ ,. . . 1 v • nriofintr w'Ml ftiVl fnr nractuvotiAno onu.n . .m i
that transaction But the funny part of
the history just here, concerns the fate of cooperation from the delegates at We-
these bonds. I nave the authority of a t um pfe a . The plan of rotation has, for
well-informed gentlemen, that the bonds manv y e ars, lost to the fifth district her
with which the capitoi and the executive ■ - J J ■ -
tions as unnecessary, and reviewed the
legislation on the subject of transit ot
goods in bond. He held that under the
; existing law the president had a rigut to
S reveut the trausfer of goods under the
uplex system, first as import and then as
export, of import from Canada to foreign
countries, but that the president could not
prevent other operation, that is the trans
fer of foreign goods coming into the
United States and destined for Canada.
Mr. Cullom said he haij not examined
the statutes critically on the subject and
would let the resolution stand over until
to-morrow. The resolution accordingly
went over without action.
The senate resumed consideration ot the
fortification bill, began yesterday, the
question being on tbe adoption of an
amendment section 61 authorizing con
tracts for cast iron, breech-loading mor
tars—not less than fifty, nor more than 100
—at a cost not exceeding $6500 each, and
ot single charge breech-load ing steel guns
price for the last ten ^ear3. The price
of cotton baggiug during August has
varied from 11 cents to 12j cents per
yard. Witness estimated that the cotton
crop of this year would require about
45,500,000 yards of cottou bagging, and it
was expected that the total output of all
the mills now running up to the time
%vhen they stop in November next would
be over 50,000,000 yards.
Mr. Gratz said that the productive ca
pacity of cottou bagging mills in the west
was 25 pe^ent. greater than the mills in
Washington, August 31. — Surgeon-
(Jenoral Hamilton has received the follow
ing telegram from J. J. Daniel, president
of the Jacksonville citizen’s auxiliary com
mittee : “In the name ot our peopie and
humanity, I protest against the order for
the detention of all refugees fVom our city
and state at the refugee camp. It would
be better for us to keep our women and
children here, rather than subject them to
such treatment.”
Dr. Hamilton sent the following di.<a-
patch in reply :
“Telegram received. Your requisition
for 2000 tents approved. You are mis
taken as to the character of the camp,
which is in charge of one of the moat
humane officials in the service, and none
in the country stands higher as to profes
sional ability. The camp is incited in ono
of the healthiest places in Florida—pine
woods on the rivor bluff—originally in
tended by the railroad as picnic grounds,
and taken by Dr. Guiteras as the beat place
for his camp. He was some
days ago, directed to have some tents
set apart, a quarter of a mile
distant from the main cainp, for the use of
persons sick. Pollard, returned to Jack
sonville, was sick on arrival at the camp,
and evidently hail fever when he left Jack
sonville. With the general spread oi the
disease in Jacksonville, it is useless td ex
pect that persons should be allowed to
mingle with other passengers on outgoing
trains. Special excursion trams will bo
this country, but he did not think
th , en . 0t r° US ^ 0f,us e£ -\ a l lssae ’ 1 we follow the example of other districts
which were subsequently declared fraudu- an( j other states. Such examples as Her-
) -nt G . nd solemnly repudiated. If this is bert Oates, and Forney, of our own state,
the east. The employes in the west were
mostly of Bohemian parentage and were
paid slightly more than those in the east.
The witness said there were considerable
quantities of cotton bagging coming to , p rov i ded f or passengers to defluite points.
NIurphy, in North Carolina, has opened
its doors, the only place so rep >rting itself
to me. If the residents wish to go to
Murphv, or definite points in western
North Carolina, on their,parole not to go to
the seaboard or quarantined towns within
ten days from date of their departure from
true, it was one transaction of the con
spirators of that day, in which the state
came out clearly ahead.
These two valuable properties would ap
pear to have cost the State nothing, and
S’iS &.°S: S*S SSH "SjafffjaSS *5““?.^ « i- »■« «««. temper the Mreb
twined from Calcutta or Bombay for at
least four months, neither can the trust be
possibly broken for this year.
The reporter submitted the following
questions to the factors and shippers. The
answers are appended. The answers are
given according to the number of the
juestion. Tbe names of tilt- gentlemen
called on are sufficiently suggestive. The
answers are verbatim:
1. Can farmers safely hold cotton back
this season iu the hope of defeating the
bagging trust?
2. Is it expedient for them to bale their
cotton this season in anything but the
regulation bagging, for general shipments?
3. Are the farmers so independent of
cotton buyers as to be able without notice
to bale their cotton any way they please?
1. What is the best course for farmers to
pursue now for their own interest and that
of the community?
Mr. J. B. Holst, shipper:
1. Decidedly not.
their wives. Harris county is going to try
and carry off the prize from your great
Exposition.
criticism and denunciation which have
and Blount, and others of Georgia, ought
to have some influence in our district.
The crop reports of our section are not
so good as a month ago. Too much hot
aud dry weather, followed by too much
rain has, without doubt, considerably in-
. , , ., |, e jured cotton, ana it will not do to con-
been _heaped upon the_old firm of Kim- c i uc i e that we have only the usual farmers’
ball, Bullock, Clews & Co.
The Proposed Sale
Liti'hmaii He<*igu*.
Philadelphia, August 31.—Charles H. The question now is whether the State
Litchinan, General Secretary of the will be able to sell the old capitolforany-
Knights of Labor, whose letter tendering thing like its estimated value. Various
his services to electioneer for Harrison and i schemes are afloat for the sale of the build-
Mortou was telegraped yesterday, has re- | ing. Among the suggestions are that the
signed his Secretaryship of the Knights of city of Atlanta should take it fora city
Labor, he mailed his letter of resignation ! hall, that the railroads should buy it for a
to Master Workman Powderly to-aay and new union depot, and that the United
iu it states he will retire from the office on States should purchase it fora post office.
September 8. “Wbat has led you to re- i If any of these schemes should materialize
sign?” asked a reporter of Litchman this it would be good for the State. However,
afternoon. “I desired to be free to act as a
[citizen in this campaign. In my letter to
Chairman Quay I simply uttered my own
; individual convictions. No one was respou-
| sible but myself at the same time I could
not hold my official position iu the Knights’
while interested politically, because its
againBt the principles of the order for any
No, nothing but at loAstoneand a Half j of its members to engage in politics on the
pounds gunny bagging would be consul
ered merchantable, and if cotton should
be sold in anything else buyers would have
to make allowance in the price and have
cotton covered properly themselves at
their own expense.
8. No.
4. The be9t and only course is, to. buy
(lagging as they need it and market their
cotton in order to take advantage of pres
ent high prices
strength of their connection.” The resig- |
nation was at once accented and John W.
Hays, Secretary of the General Executive
Board has been designated by Powderly to
till the office until the general assembly
meets iu November.
there is no reasonable probability of the
occurrence of either of the events. The
fact is it is going to be no easy matter to
dispose of the property at a fair price.
The building has always been something
of an elephant;on the hands of the State, ft
is not likely to be any less an elephant
when it ss offered for sale. Good judges
think the property ought to bring $200,003.
Against the (jimrautiue.
Since the enforcement strict quarantine
against yellow fever districts, Governor
Gordon has been overrun with communi
cations and appeales from people in Flor
ida, begging him to use his influence and
influence and power to enable the de
tained citizens to get away. The governor
has heretofore felt himself powerless to
complaint to base our opinion upon. The
falling off is certainly a fact, at least in
this section.
Being now on a trunk railroad will
greatly benefit our town, and we antici
pate a good trade even with crops not
good.
priating $530,000 for investigations, experi- or tjfteen times the amount of cottou
ments and tests; proviaing that contracts bagging needed for the cotton crop of the
shall not involve an aggregate exoeuditure ' United States. A number ot contracts be-
of over $6,000,000, or an annual expenditure tween the firm of Warren, Jones A Gratz
of over $-,000,003; requinng all guns, etc., as agents of other Arms and other cotton
to be of American production, and to be bagging firms in tbe United States were
furnished by citizens of the United States, i produced w ith a view to having steps h . . lav OI . vuirusl nna8 ino
and appropriating ^o000 tor the expenses f a t pn bv several cotton hncc-intr mamifac-i . 1 l 98 . ”5 01 mmsi tno
of the board After discussion the amend- i \ ■ « se%, r rfU coiion nagging mauuiac- dem c in f u u 8Wav with every part of
ment wM ^dopted. dlSCUS81 ° n ’ l ° amend ' dr _ m9 . city infected. The whole number of o
Mr. Hawley offered an amendment, pro
viding that nothing in the act shall be con
strued to alter or repeal the existing pro-
and to provide for its sale at stipulated
prices.
The subject of the agreement was to en
able the parties to it to obtain control of
Tlie Freftiileiitiai Flailing Party.
Lynchburg, August 31.— President
_ - Cleveland and party are at Eagle Rock, [ take any action in the premises. But the
In the mean time they Botetourt county. Thev have had spleu- 1 app eals and demands still pour in upon
could make arrangements for next suasou. did luck bass fishing. They have caught ! hi m an d he has decided to take steps tuat
It would take five months to land India ; over one hundred bass. Large crowds of [may letid to help. In response to urgent
peoole from neighboring counties gath 1 * ~ •
bagging in the south. Bagging may be
higher iu the near future, it is in the
power of the trust to raise it. The farm
ers can buy cheaper now than they can
some months nonce.
Mr. T. E. Blanchard, commission mer
chant :
1. No. The men who can put the price
at twelve aud a quarter cents can put it at
any price.
2. No, it is not.
3. They are not so independent.
4. Let them buy their bagging and ship
their Cotton as soon as they can. There is
no use to endeavor to right this year’s
crop. Let the farmers do it next year. The
position of the ENQUIRER-SUN is exactly
rigiit and correct. Shippers will not take
the cotton except in the regulation bag
ging. Without this bagging there will be
no insurance. There is nothing else to
take its place. Bagging could not reach
this country in less than four months.
The machinery there would require to
ered to shake the president’s hand. He
hAs created great enthusiam among the
people by his unaffected cordiality. He
will leave to-night for Washington. A
soecial to the Advance this evening says:
President Cleveland and party had a gala
day yesterday, fishing, just above Jackson,
Boutetourt county, fhe president alone
caught 25 bass. His boat was caught in
the raoids and but for the efforts of the
party ae would have beeu “shipwrecked.”
Col. Lamont was indisposed. The presi
dent is highly pleased with his trip to Vir
ginia.
Tbe president. Commissioner Miller and
Col. Lamont arrived here at 9:49 p. m., by
the Chesapeake and Ohio road from Clii-
ton Forge, Va., where they have beeu fish
ing for the past few days.
Staunton, Va., August 31.—President
Cleveland, Col. Lamout aud Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Miller arrived here
to day eu route to Washington. The pany
be adjusted, before they could manufac- was serenaded at the station by the Stone-
ture it. Buyers want the cotton, aud the
price is abnormally high now. It will be
down soon. It is uearly as high here as it
Is in New York.
Messrs. Thweatt A Snider, shippers :
1. No.
2. No.
3 We think not.
4. Meet the situation and market their
cotton as soon as they possibly can get it to
the market. Wo look for good prices in
the early fall and tho farmers will lose
more in cotton later on than in buying
bagging now.
Mr. A. 1. Young, in answer to questions,
says:
1. 1 am opposed to combinations and
trusts, but think, as a matter of opinion,
that sufficient concerted action ou tne uart
of farmers throughout the country this
season could not be secured to defeat tbe
bagging trust.
2. For general shipments it would not ba
expedient for farmers to experiment with
any covering now manufactured as a sub
stitute tor the regular cotton bag
ging. for the reason that
most probably not protect their
wall band. A large number of citizens
shook hands with the president.
Meriwether Couii,
Greenville. Ga., August 31.—The jury
in the case of the State vs. Moreland, ;
charged with murder, was at 6 p. m., yes
terday, still without a verdict. It was
generally believed a mis-trial would be
the result.
The cases of the Georgia Midland and
Gulf railroad \a. Heard, and same vs. I
Hadawav. suits on subscription notes, were
decided in favor of the railroad company.
Quite a number of like cases went over
to the next term ou account of the serious |
illness of counsel for defendants. Several
minor cases were disposed of.
It was expected court would adjon*a at
the close ot business yesterday afternoon.
ton sufficiently iti long transportation
would cost mote, even, and that more
harm would likely resud to the farmer
himself in the end. Therefore, as a mat
ter of expediency, it would, iu my opinion,
be best to use the regulation bagging, than
to in^ursuch risk of loss.
3. Tbe question of any man’s indepen
dence is for each one to decide. Speaking
generally, tbe producer of anything, who
follows it tor a living, is dependent on a
market and ou buyers for the sale of what
he produces. There is a mutual depend
ence of producers and consumers, and
there is a limit to the mauner in which
any products may be prepared for sale,
therefore cotton, or anyttriug else pro
duced, put up in auy way the producer
might cnoose, without regard to its safety
The Cholera in Miehigan-
Chebogan, Mich., August 31.—Since tbe
last reports were given out about cholera,
uothing t>om any definite source has been
received. The Advance, the only paper
it would published in Presque, Isle county, says the
cot- disease is undoubtedly contagious, and ail
aoplications from Jacksonville, the au
thorities of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, and numerous private
parties begging him to do something in
reference to relieving the hardships of the
quarantine and especially towards ecuring
to the hemmed in crowds the privilege of
leaving the state.
The governor has invited a conference
with Surgeon-General Hamilton, the au
thorities of the Savanaah, Florida and
Western railway, aud the mayoas of Sa
vannah, Brunswick and Darien, to be held
as early as possible, at either Macon or
Augusta, with a view of discussing the
matter and if possible provide a way for
! people who desire to get out of Florida. A
1 telegram was sent Dr. Hamilton to-day,
advising him of the proposed conference
and.asking him to name the date and
place for it. A dispatch was also sent
j President J. J. Daniels, of the Jacsonville
Auxiliary Aid association, informing him
; of what steps had been taken.
The matter about which so much grave
complaint is being made has reached a
• serious phase, especially when the situa
tion at Jacksonville is so grave that some
of those in a position to comprehend it,
ad vise the immediate depopulation of the ^
city. If the state and municipal autbori- |
ties of Georgia can bring the relief needed, 1 and
it will be a blessing and may mean life to
j thousands of good people.
For State Librarian.
Numerous applications are being made
the governor for the position of state li
brarian. Capt. John Milledge is filling the
place temporarily and to tbe satisfaction
of all who have business with chat depart
ment. Capt. Milledge will hardly be dis
turbed.
Reunion of Veterans.
The reunion of old ex-Confederate vet
erans to be held iu LaGrange next Wed
nesday will be largely attended from this
section. Members of the 4th. 13th, 21st
and 60th Georgia regiments who live here
may be looked for. As tne managers are
arranging to provide for five or six thou
sand people, a big day is expected. Y'our
correspondent happened into a squad of
Death of an Old Citizen.
Talbotton, Ga., August 28.—Hon. W.
T. Holmes died at his residence near Bell-
view, inlthis county Tuesday evening last,
in the 79th year of his age, leaving a large
family of children. He was a member of
the state constitutional convention in 1850
and again in 1866, the first convention
held after the war. Mr. Holmes was the
twenty-fourth man to procure a marriage
license after Talbot county was organized.
He was married in March, 1S29, to Miss
Mary L. Owen. His wife died the latter
part of last year.
Harriet Davis and Cla Corington, who
were accused of stealing $650 last Monday
from Miss Martha Green at Central Camp
ground, were tried before Justices M.
Bethune and 3. Curley, and oommitted to
jail in default of a $600 bond each. The
evidence*was that Miss Green had the
money in a hand-satchel, and laid it down
on a trunk for a few minutes, and while
there the negro worn m stole it. Justice
Bethune held that it was felony, and there
fore assessed this bond. Two negroes,
charged with hog stealing, were placed in
jail to-day.
visionsot the law, prescribing the duties the cotton bagging produced in this coun
try for the present season. The trust has
secured about two-thirds of the cotton bag
ging in the country, the remaing third,
about 15,000,000 yards, beiug produced by
persons not in anyway connected with the
trust. The contract shows that the agree
ment was between the firm of L. Water-
bury A Co., of New York city, party of the
first part, and the Charleston Bagging
Manufacturing company, Nevins A Co., of
Boston. Mass., the New York Bagging
company, the Eagle mills, the S mthern
Mills Bagging company, the Munice Bag
ging Manufacturing company and the Em
pire Bag company, parties of the second
The parties of
and powers of auy department of the
army. Alter some delay, the presence ot
g0 a quorum was procured, and Mr. Hawley’s
amendment was rejected aud the bill was
passed.
A conference on the disagreeing votes
was ordered, and Messrs. Dawes, Plumb
and Gorman were appointed conferees on
the part of the senate.
Adjourned till Monday.
Music as She is Executed
Attending services not long ago in an
elegant church edifice where they wor
ship God with taste in a highly aesthetic
manner, the choir began that scriptural
f ioem that compares Solomon with the
ilies of the field, somewhat to the former’s
disadvantage, although never possessing a
great admiration for Solomon, nor con
sidering him a suitable person to hold
up' as a shining example for the
Young Men’s Christian Association, still
a pang of pity for him was left,
when tbe choir, after expressing unbound
ed admiration for the lilies of the field,
which it is doubtful if they ever ob
served very closely, began to tell the con
gregation through the mouth of the so
prano that “Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed.” Straightway the soprano
was reinforced by the bas3, who declared
that Solomon was most decidedly and em
phatically not arrayed—was not ar
rayed. Then the alto ventured it as her
opinion that Solomon was not arrayed,
when the tenor, without a moment’s hesi- would invite him
n ucu tut lcuui « d iiuvui n muuiGuv a ugoi
tation, sang as if it had been officially an
nounced “that he was not arrayed.” Then
when the feelings of the congregation
been harrowed up sufficiently,
our sympathies all aroused for
poor Solomon, whose numerous wives al
lowed him to go about in such a fashion
even in that climate, the choir altogether
in a most coo 1 aud composed manner in
formed us that the idea they intended to
convey was that Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed “like one of these.” These
what? So long a time has elapsed since
they sang of the lilies that the thread was
entirely lost, and by “these” one naturally
concluded that the choir was designated.
Arrayed like one of these? We should
think not, indeed! Solomon in a Prince
Albert or cutaway coat? Solomon with an
eyeglass and moustache, his hair cut pom
padour? No. most deciiedly. Solomon iu
the very zenith of his glory was not array
ed like one of these.
Despite the experience of the morning
the hope still remained that in the
I11 the House.
The house proceeded to the considera
tion of the conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
The report was agreed to.
The house then proceeded to consider
the amendments upon which an agree
ment had not been reached in the confer
ence. The amendment relative to the
congressional library building provoked a
good deal of heated discussion. The house
Insisted on its disagreement to the senate
amendment.
Pending action on the other amend
ments on which no agreement has been
reached, the house at 5 o’clock took a
recess until 8 o’clock, the evening session
to be for the consideration of private pen
sion bills.
At the evening session Mr. Bingham, of
Pennsylvania, called up the bill granting
a pension of $3500 per annum to the widow
01the late Gen. Philip H. Sheridan.
Mr. Cheadle, of Indiana, objected to the
present consideration of the bill and stated
that he would raise the point of no
quorum, but he was willing that it should
be made the special order for some day
when there should be a full house. Mr.
Bingham then asked that the bill be made
the special order for to-morrow, but to
this Mr. Kilgore, of Texas, objected, de
claring frankly that his purpose was to de
feat the bill. Mr. Bingham thereupon
withdrew the bill, and it was
allowed to *retain its place on
the calendar. Mr. Kilgore also raised the
point of no quorum against the
next bill called up 6y Mr. Caruth, of Ken
tucky. Mr. Caruth said that the gentle
man’s action showed that he was not in
spired by that proper motive which ought
to inspire a member of this body. He
would withdraw the bill and let the re
sponsibility for its defeat rest where it be
longed.
Mr. Kilgore replied that when he de
sired the gentleman to lecture him he
to do so. He was re-
Jacksonville, excursion trains will bo pro
vided as soon as the number of trains re
quired cau be definitely Aseertr’ned.
Please estimate the number of people now
in Jacksonville willing to go on parole, so
that safe arrangements can be made for
transportation.
The last day of August finds tho epi-
* tne
city infected. The whole number of cases
reported so far is 211; deatus 30. To-day
there was reported 23 new cases for
twenty-four hours ending at 6 o’clock this
evening, aud 4 deaths. Among the sick
are J. A. Conover, manager of the Dell is
drug store, Jas. E. Baurs, throe children of
T. W. Ely, Dr. W. I.. Baldwin, Arthur
Morgan, .Mrs. D. M. Connolly and two
children. The dead are Mr. Young, East
Jacksonville ; Andrew Thomas, Miss Min
nie Baurs aud Thos. Ryan, colored. The
citizens executive committee organized
to-day with Prof. Olney as chairman and
Prof. Autrell as secretory. It will confer
with the executive committee of tho
citizens sanitary association to-morrow.
They propose to make the organization
permanent for the relief of the poor and
the preservation of law and order. The
reception of the news modifying tho quar
antine so as to allow a special train to run
to Murphy, N. G., relieved the tension
part. The parties of the second part
agreed to sell and deliver to L. Waterbury
& Co. all their bagging then on hand, n somewhat.* No Assurance is felt, however,
well as such as might thereafter be ac- tbat the arrangement will lAst long enough
quired or manufactured by them respect- | ^ baavailable * Manv places have invited
,Ve ‘ r d T U he° g fl™ olTT^LyVc" ??' *» “° *“ d
1888.
acted as the center of correspondence,
through which the proposed increAsed re
duction and prices was brought about.
It is agreed that the profits and
loss of the parties of the several
parts shall be shared in proportion. The
sales and prices of cotton bagging is de-
General sorrow was caused to-day bv
the report that Col. J. J. Daniel, the noble
Roman of Florida, whoso high Christian
character and calm judgment makes his
influence felt far above that of any other
man in the Htate, was attacked with yellow
fever. He is prostrated by overwork, but is
termined by a majority of the members of i g to . nipht . ’ o ur physicians,
the seoond oart. 1 he agreement went in- ^ ^ ^ tWQ f veekl) a(f0( a * ru aM bu( , y
now. Dr. Joseph Y. Porter, of Key West,
is expected to look after the members oi
the Knights and Legion of Honor. More
nurses will probably be needed soon. Most
of the southern railroads are passing nurses
here free on request of the proper authori
ties. It is understood that the first refugees
train for the mountains will start on tfun-
day.
The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted at a citizens’ meeting at the
the second part. The agreement went in
to effect on the 16th of April last. Since !
then two mills signing the agreement have i
failed to start aud probably a dozen or '
more outside of the trust closed down pre- i
vious aud since the agreement was con- j
automated.
The first set price of cotton bagging was
made in New York by the trust about the
middle of July at the proposition of the
witness. Nine and a half cents was then j
fixed as the price. January 1st last the
productive capacity of Warren done. A j ^“rTre^.n,"« day
Gratz, in conjunction with the several
firms which they represented, tvas two-
thirds of all the productive capacity of
the aonth b„t tLy actually pr^uced I ^mTn7id "ehildrTnriV
seven-eighths of all that was produced w
in tbes outh.
Since the price fixed in July the members
Whereas, The surgeon-general has given
us hearing neither by conference nor by
committee, and yet has cut ott ail oppor-
sponsible to his constituents for his action,
and if any member wanted to make a per-
of the trust had advanced the price of cot
ton bagging in this country, which is three
cents higher than that at which the for
eign manufactured production can be
brought here, inclusive of freight charges.
This, he said, was due to the fact that the
production of material in this countiy was
confined to a few firms. Probably 69 per
cent of this year’s cotton bagging product
was in the hands of retail dealers, and the
other 40 per cent in the hands of manufac
turers. If the duty on cotton bagging and
sonal matter of it he could do so whenever jute were not changed, the witness was
he saw proper. ''
Twenty-seven private pension bills were
passed and the house at 10:30 adjourned
until to-morrow.
About Contagious Diseases.
Washington, August 31. — Senator
Harris, from the committee on epidemic
satisfied that the trust would go out of ex
istence, and if these articles were admitted
free,the firms would doubtless run a corner
every other year. The needs of the planter
were absolute and imperative, and be
must have bagging, no matter what the
cost was to him. During the lAst three or
four years there was little cotton bagging
diseases, reported to day a substitute for i imoorted, the domestic supply being equal
the bill prepared by the treasuiy depart- i to ihe demand.
means of its spreading will be prevented.
Many persons have died and many are hov
ering oetween life and deatn. There is
no telegraphic communication in tne
whole country, and no reports have been
received from the interior for several days.
The late fro3ts will undoubtedly allay the
fears of its spreading and kill the cholera
germs, if the really exists.
Arrested iu Cauaila.
New York. August 31.—Charles I. Del-
iam. absconding assistant cashier of the
Parx National Bank, who stoic $110,090,
was arrested in Canada last night by De
tective Sheldon, of Inspector Byrnes' staff,
at a little wav station known as Scanstadt
Junction witnin two hundred feet of tbe
American line. Extradition papers are on
_ even-
old soldiers to-day. who were discussing ' n S a sacred song might be sung in a mau-
the occasion with hungry interest, ana ner that would not excite or risibilities or
everylone spoke of being on hand.
• Jumbo’’ in Quod at L*<t.
Officer J. K. Hunter, better known as
“Jumbo” Hunter; arrested to-day R. Lilli-
ston, employed at J. P. Stevens’ jeweliy
store, for lumping off a Georgia railroad
car while in motion. He got on the car
iu the station and Hunter got in after
leave the impression; that we had been
listening to a case of blackmail. But
again off started the nimble soprano with
the very laudable though rather startling
announcement, “I will wash.” Straight
way the alto, not to be outdone, declared
she* would wash. And the tenor, finding
it to be the thing, warbled forth
he would wash. Then the deep
him, and in order to arresi him jumped off chested basso, as though calling up all his
also. The young man was bned ?l.<o and fortitude for the piunge, bellowed forth
the stern resolve that he also world wash.
or protection in the bands of the buyer. { he tfom Washington to bring him
would operate against the producer s in* here.
terest bv depreciating its value. Cotton
Should be prepared for market in the A Deep Water Harbor Wanted,
cheapest manner possible consistent witii Denver, Col., August 31.—Resolutions
receiving the best prices possible and to be adopted by the deep water convention de-
of ready sale. This is to the interest of the clare the necessity of a deeo water bar-
producer. bor on the northwest coast of the Galf of
4. If I was a producer of cotton. I would Mexico we6t of longitude ninety-three
be guided by tie circumstances ot the case and a-haif. a committee to be appointed
and my own judgment. If under obliga- to present the objects of the convention to
and tbatonly a few refugees problem by stating that they* propose to of the aepart~ment~ that'no penalty can be
tions for advances. I would pursue such a
course as to fulfil them as far as possible
without loss to the party whom I owed,
without regard to a bagging trust, consid
ering it my misfortune that there was a
bagging trust. In such cases it is to his
future interest to do so, aud just to the
community who enabled him to make a
congress and the president. No specific
location of the required port is named in
the resolution.
Harrison Preparing His Letter.
Toledo, O., August 31.—It is understood
that Gen. iHarrison has spent some of his
then had Hunter arrested for the same
offence. Tbe latter case will be tried
to-day. The ordinance says no person un
connected with railroads shall jump on or
off a moving train.
Dr. Baird told a Journal reporter to-day
that Atlauta was never more healthful
than now
were coming in from FioridA The mayor
of Birmingham telegraphed to-day that at
a meeting of the board of health it was de
cided that the city of Atlanta should not
be considered as an infected point, but in
asmuch as it is known there are many
refugees irom yellow fever districts there
and elsewhere in the vicinity, it was re
solved that in ail cases where passengers
come from places open to persons in in
fected districts they must provide them
selves with certificates of healtn officers
that they have not been in any yellow
fever infected place within twenty days.
The Alabama Midland.
Montgomery. August 31.—Montgomery
Next a short interlude on the organ,
strongly saggestive of the escaping of
steam dr splash of the waves: after which
the choir individually and collectively
asserted the firm, unshaken resolve that
they would wash. At last they solved the
ment to orevent the introduction of con-
tageousoiseases from oue state to another.
It authorizes the president to cause the
secretary of the treasury to make and pro
mulgate such rules and regulations as in
his judgment may be necessary to prevent
the spread from one state or territory to
another of cholera, yellow fever, small
pox or a plague, and to employ as many
inspectors as may be necessary to carry
the regulations into effect. it
is made a misdemeanor pun
ishable by fine and imprisonment
to violate the regulations. Accompanying
the bill is a letter from Secretary Fairchild
saying: It has long been evident to the
department having charge of the matter,
that while the maritime quarantine is fully
ud to the present requirements
oi the general law, making defi
nite provisions for the framing
of regulations for the conduct of opera- j
tions to prevent the spread of epidemic
diseases from one state to another, was
wholly lacking in vital force and statutory
sanction. An appropriatior]act, originally
passed to tide over the public exigency
then existing, has been continued down to
this time and many instances have arisen
showing the inadaquacy of the power to
frame satisfactory regulations in regard to
to the proposed penalty. It is the opinion
Charles A. Pearce, of St. L >uis, secretary
of the board of directors of the Standard
Mills bagging company, one ot the con
cerns embraced in tbe trust, sub cribed
generally to the tostim >ny given by Gratz,
and the committee adjourned until to
morrow.
The Hrooklyn Kace**
New York, August 31.—The weather
was fine for thq Brooklyn Jockey club
races to-day.
First race, half mile; Laredo won, Brit-
tanic second, Salisbury third. Time, 49i
seconds.
Second race, one mile and one-sixteenth:
King Idle won, Bella B. second, Wheeler
Tom third. Time, 1:53$.
Third race, one mile and a quarter; Eg-
mont won, Bessie June second, Darsna
third. Time, 2:101.
Fourth race, one mile and a half; Murray
won, Los Angeles second. Raceland third.
Time, 2:12.
Filth race, three quarters of a mile; Mad-
stone won, Beck second, Seymour third.
Time, 116$.
Sixth race, three-cuarters of a mile;
King Crab won. Tattler second, Ballston
third; Time, 1:15$.
too severe
tions.”
for violations of the regula-
•wash their hands in innocence, so will
the altar of the Lord be compassed.”
Damage to the Cotton Crop.
New Orleans. August 31.—A special to
the Picayune from Greenville, Miss., says:
Since the 19th insL, the entire delta coun
try has been visited with daily rains, and
reports of incalculable damage to the cot
ton crop have been received with such
frequency as to justify the fear that the f tfa coinmittee must mMke their
crop was in imminent danger. In order tk,. —
The Senate Tariff BUI.
Washington. D. C.. August 31.—Senator
Allison, Chairman of the Finance Commit
tee having in charge the preparation of the
tariff bill, gives notice in accordance with
the understanding reached at last nights
conference, that parties who wish a hear-
The Cotton Crop of Texas.
Galveston, August 31.—The News to
morrow will contain a statement of the
cotton crop of Texas for the season of
1887-’88, showing the yield for the past
year to have been 1351.523 bales. The
statement Is based on reports of railroads
as to cotton originating on their lines in
contradistinction to cotton shipped from
other railroads.
crop 1 and h e'o wes t hat comm unity a part Jf^ure time at Middle Bass in preparing people are jubilant to-day over the origin
community p his letter of acceptance,, and i.is stated by prospecis for tne Alabama Midland rai’-
M^^r^s-illhov cotton sent to his friends that he will make ,it public roa d. Capu J. W. Woolfolk. who has been
Manufacturers will buy ootton sent to
them in any shape.
Messrs. Swift A Sons, shippers:
1. They cannot, in our opinion.
2. It is not. because any other material
will not hold the cotton. It will not be
received except in proper shape.
3. We think not.
4. If I were a farmer I would buy my
bagging, bals mv cotton and be prepared
for next year. It is too late for congress
to do anything now. To get bagging irom
Bombay would require four mouths. Tne
alliances are causing all tne trouble. Taey
are aetiug in trust. The holding back of questioned . ahont the
tbe cotton would ruin the whole country, quietly’ admitted the kil mg
Bagging is not so very high, and it affords
only a small margin of profit.
Mr. W. R. Bedell, cotton shipper
1. I do not think that it would be safe to
hold back the cotton.
2. No.
3. I do not think they are so independ
ent.
4. Let the farmers bale their cotton,
when he returns to Indianapolis. Early
lunch was served to-day at the Middle
Bass club house, alter which General Har
rison and his friends erossea Put-in-bay to
attend a formal reception.
Murtiered in Colil Bio oil.
Owensboro. Ky., August 31.—W'll'am
Murphy, one of the best Known farmers of
the county, was shot and killed in cold
blood by James Hardesty, the principal
*ieichaat of West Louisville, ten miles
from here, yesterday afternoon. When
- ** affair, Hardesty
but steadily
refused to give any reason for it whatever.
apt
in New Y'ork some months for the purpose
of floating the bouds telegraphed his
friends here yesterday that the road was
secured. The work ot construction is to
commence as soon as the contractors can
get their teams and implements on the
liae. The proposed road will run from
Montgomery by Troy and to Bainbriage,
Georgia.
Howard.
Gold Dust Found.
Dak., August 31.-
-Great ex-
The Cottou Business.
Montgomery, August 31.—The cotton
year closes to-day. During the past twelve
months Montgomery has received 107,763
bales, shipped 107.1S1 bales, and has stock
on hand of 650 Dales, by actual count- Up
to date 1530 bales of new cotton have been
received. The receipts of new cotton
would have run up to 4090 bales but for
cPemeat exists among ail elasse3 here, the continued wet weather, which has de-
brought about by finding gold dust thickly layed picking considerably. It is thought
mixed with sand thrown trom an excavi - that the recent heavy runs will not dam-
tion which workmen were digging for well age the cotton crop except as to the
purposes. giades. That which is open m the fields
to ascertain precisely tne extent of dam
age your correspondent made inquiry
among the most reliable planters for tacts.
To summarize it may be said that the
crop as a whole has been damaged so far
at least thirty-five per cent., and the rain
still continues. ^
Death of Mr. Stanley.
Columbia. S. C., August 31.—Wm. B.
Stanley, president of the Central National
bank of Columbia, died at his residence in
this city this evening. He was born in
1510. served severa’ terms as mayor of Co
lombia. was a veteran of the Mexican war,
and ooeof the most prominent aud weaith-
i ie3t men of the state.
A Recess Taken.
! Charleston, S. C., August 31.—The sec
ond district democratic convention at
Aiken has taken a recess for one week
without nominating a candidate.
H*rn~on Speaks.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio, August 31. — Gan.
Harrison spoke to a large audience here
to-day.
China Will Not Ratify It.
London, August 31.—China refuses to
ratify the American treaty restricting im
migration.
A Heavy Rain.
Jackson, Miss.. August 31.
-It has been
appearance within ten days. The hearing . . ^
by the committee began May 26, 1SSS, and raining hard almost constantly to-day
have been continued almost every day throughout this section. Trains on the
since. Several hundred interested parties Little Jackson road are delayed, owing to
have been heard, including many deiega- j J-h© loss of bridges and a flooded track
tions of workingmen, and information the damage to the cotton is said to be
Senator says has been sought from every veT y great.
passible source. The hearings have been
conducted practically with open doors,
though in order to prevent crowding and
to contribute to the physical comforts, ad
mission has usually been limited to mem
bers of the senate and house of both par
ties and to delegations which presented
themselves to be heard. The evidence has
been stenogi aphical ly reportea and j
painted from day to day for the iaforma- ;
tion of any who’cared to examine it. The
next ten davs is expected to be a busy time,
since in addition to the hearings the sub at Indianapolis-IaJUnaroUs u, Chicago o.
committee has to complete its elaborate Baae-bi.-?—In ..anapo.i^ is, Chicago 3. Errors
report on the bill. Indianap^is 0, Ch-ca*.o 9. Bittenes—Healy and
^ — | Daily, Tenor and Daiiy-
Packed in Fine Straw. At Cleveland—C!e reland 3, Kansas City 1.
WILMINGTON. N. C., August 31.—A bale Base-hit^ CieveU ed s, Kansas City *. Errors—
’ of cotton has been received here covered
Ba*e Ball.
The Athletic and St. Louis game ca'led in the
middle of the fifth inning o: account of ra n.
The 9Core was 4 to 0 in favor of St. Louis.
At Baltimore—Baltimore i, Louisville 1. Base
hits—Baltimore 7, Louisville ">. Error* — Balli
more 3. Louisville 9. Batteries—Cunningham
and Cacti, Ramsey and Kev.ns.
At Philadelphia— Philadelphia 0, Washington
j 4. Base-hits-Philadelphi a 2, Washington 1.
: Errors—Ph! »deiphia 2, Wash ngioni. Batteries
; —Gleason and Schriver, Whitney and Mac*.
points impregnable to yellow fever now
inviting us to come, and has done so after
a most cruelly vascillating policy, and
without notice or warning of any nature;
and.
Whereas. President Daniel, of the Jack
sonville Auxiliary Sanitary association,
has telegraphed to Gov. Perry, Gov. Gor
don, of Georgia, our representatives at
Washington,and General Manager Haines,
of the Savannah, Florida ana Western
Railway company, his protest against this
action;
Resolved, That we heartily endorse all
President Daniel has done in the premises*
We denounce the action of Burgeon-Gen
eral Hamilton as unnecessary, arbitrary,
unprecedented and inhuman, and demand
in the name of God and our suffering
women and children, that they be allowed
to go to places open to them by invitation.
We appeal to our fellow-citizens througn-
out the country for tooir sympathy and
to the president of the United States, and
to all the senators and representatives in
congress for relief from this unjust and
hitherto unheard of imprisonment, and
implore their immediate action in our
behalf.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions be telegraphed our senators and rep
resentatives, with tbe request that they
immediately communicate the same to
President Cleveland and both houses of
congress.
Fernandina, Fia., August 31. — The
weather and atmospheric condition are
very unfavorable for our afflicted sister
city. The situation Is unchanged here.
The few cases of sickness under treatment
are very mild, and yield most kindly to
treatment. The rumors and excitement
over the false report of Meriwether’s
death have subsided, and everybody feels
encouraged to hope that we will keep the
fever out, as we aid in 1876. Our city is
clean and the sanitary requirements are
such as to keep it so.
Jacksonville, Fla., August 31.—'The
official report for eighteen hours ending
noon, August 31, is as follow*: New easel
5, deaths 1, total cases 196, total deaths 27.
The weather is cool and cloudy, with local
rains.
Savannah, August 31.—An effort was
made to-day to open a wa v for yellow
fever refugees to leave Jacksonville for
points north and west where the people
are ready to receive them without being
detained ten days in quarantine camp.
General Manager Haines of the Savannah,
Florida and Western roaa, telegraphed
Surgeon-General Hamilton this morning,
offering to co-operate with other roads in
carrving the refugees. The surgeon-gen
eral replied that the only practical wav is
to run excursion trains under guard to
Murphy, N. C., near which point the
government refugee camp will be estab
lished. The Richmond and Danville rail
road will be asked to co-operate in the
moving of refugees.
The Weather.
Washington, August 31.—Indications,
rain, except in southern Gt ergia, local
rains, nearly stationary temperature,
winds generally southerly.
with pine straw bagging, manufactured
j by a manufacturing company of this city.
It attracted great attention. It passed all
tbe teats satisfactorily, including that of
the compress, and it is believed will an-
| swer all purposes of jute bagging at much
lower prices.
Cleveland G Kansas City 1. Batteries—Keacand
Snider, Sullivan and Brennan.
At Boston—Boston 4. New York 10. Base-hits—
Boston S, New York 17. Errors—Boston 6, New
York 3. Batteries—Sawder* and Kelly, Keefe
and Morphy and Ewing.
At Pittsburg—The Detroit-Pittsburg game not
plaved on account of rain. Two games will
probably be played to-morrow.
Another Speech From Blaine.
Dovea, Me., August 31.—James G. B'aine
spoke at Foxcroft today. He said trusts flour
ished more in free-trade England than in pro
tection United Stales; that tuey grow under
state laws, and that the president ougnt to know
that congress coaid not dissolve them. His
speech was enurely devoted to the question of
trust* and the disconnection of the tariff po.icy
with them. _
Card of Thanks.
The clerks and bookkeepers de ire to extend to
the merchants thei r-.ncert- ibanks fortbeirfcind *
ness in cloning at (5 o’clock daring the summeu
months, tnus affording them an opportunity tor
pleasure and recreation, which we assure them
was highly appreciated. Tney also tender thanks
to Mr. Schomburg for striking the alarm bell.
Clerks a so Bookkeepers.
Bond Purchases.
Washington. August 31.—Bond offer
ings aggregated $463,000; 'accepted $40,50J
4 per cents at 128 to 128$.