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CoUtiubn 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 $40,50J 4 per cents at 128 to 128$.