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CO LI MB 05, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MOUSING. ^UGOST 9 i>>9.
APPROVAL withheld.
IH-: H')BILE AND GIRARD BILL' NOT
YET SIGNED.
The G >vern*»r W'ttliiiotfta H;.< Figaat art
Cacii Coiuna'jus Parties Cara Be
Bear*!—Tie Friends of :ae
Bill Cunfidcnr, Etc.
Atlanta. August 5 — [Speciaiff—The
Mooiie aA<i Girard biff, from Cbiumbos,
las not jet teen, signed by the governor.
I: is understood bis exceffeccy was pre
pared to give it his signature tms xcn-
tug out refrained from ucing so on ac
count of telegrams received from Loium-
boa parties re , testing him to withhold
n_s apor-iva. nnti- tney ccum be neard.
The governor is. therefore, awaiting their
arriva.. Tae friends az Die bill are Here,
auu viff meet its opponents tefore the
gc vernor.
Tae representatives of 1 number of the
.e icing railroads of tne state are nere in
opposition to tne county tax bill, wnicn a
now tefore tne senate committee on
f iance. Tile oiil win oe stuooomiy
tounat in the senate.
The senate to day passed the bouse bill
appropriating tne sum jfflo.OOO to mine
ter .am neeued improvements at tne amid
isy um m Macon.
Wnen the nouse adjourned to-day there
•vis pending a resolution ottered by Mr.
Fleming, of Richmond, providing for a
j nnt committee to confer with the”lessees
vita reference to the equities Ciaimec by
them and report oacx tae resuit as ear.y
is practicable. The oubiic wou_d -be to
slow just vuac the .essees claim.
ri-Ters. hems were consumed in the
a .‘Use in tne mscusioa of tne .ease bill, but
no -rote was reacnec on tne Sum amenu-
IN TEa -SENATE
senator Bartlett this morning ...fired a
re so union proviniag for tne appointment
i joint standing committee, so consist
of n 7e memoers from each House, for tne
revision of Diim. It snau oe tneir duty co
consider in offis offered, to revise and im
prove tne same, and report them aacx Co
tne muse in vmcn they originated. The
rose u'loii was referred Co tne committee
from the house and tv; from cue senate to
confer wim toe .Vestem and Atlantic
lessees concerning the equities claimed by
cnem. ana co receive from taem my price-
siiioc relating “nertico shac cnev migne
desire to SG.imiL
Tne resolution provides that the co—
m.itce sla. report suen matters oacx to
tae general assemciy at the earnest prac
ricabie lav
The house adjoamed without disposing
of 'ms resolution.
RECNION AT GREEN VI. L£.
The OM Veterans Addressed by Gov. Gor
don sad Hau. torn
another ope.v letter.
August 7 —At aooct 9
o cioca tms areruing cue town vis oegin-
niug co te thronged wttu people commg
from ah portions of me'.ou’acy, Warn
9:30 or*deck arrived the great crowd w,=
preparing to form the procession o
march out to tne grounds, a 'most beauti-
ftu grove prepared and arranged tor tne
meeting togetner of tae ota sciuiera. The
procession was formed at tne court aouse,
le&aed oy Governor Gordon mums escort,
ana muneaiacety fouowea me darneevn.e
silver cornet mud, who discoursed some
v=ry fine music fur me iccasion. Tnen
followed the vast throng of people, which
C'.uiu oe estimated safely anu without any
exaggeration at 4000. A larger crowd
Greeavnie has never seen ta many yeare.
and a more interesting occasion or jimnar
nature the citizens nave never =xpcri-
A resolution was offered by Senator
Ha., to dismiss tne suit instituted oy tne
state to recover of £L J. Lamar. lessee of
tne Indian springs, certain mi-1 property
—caicu on tne reservation. Referred to
committee on genera. judiciary.
Venator Bartlett's au. providing for me
a^ pciciment of a commission to examine
a—ap piucantB for admission to tne oar of
tne stats, was killed oy adverse con mtsee
Oa mocion of Senator Hail, the Okefe-
fenoaee swamp bill, on which mere are
two committee reports before the senate,
was made the special order for Wednesday
next.
On rhim Reading.
A bui to prodioit the sa.e of intoxicating
liquors in Harris county. Passed.
the senate formally consented that me
town if Lovett, in Laurens county, shomd
be incorporated.
And mac tne the town of Waycross
snoui.d net-after oe mown as tne city of
A oill :
tattle in
prevent
ne filth
of
of clay
The bill to incorporate the Piedmont
Loan and Banning Company was recom
mitted to :ne committee on tanas.
A bill to incorporate the American Loan
and nanxing Company. Passed.
The next chi was that proposing the
iter , priam. n -if 515.000 for tne erection of
i tormicury for .me academy of me blind
it Macon.
-.mater Bartlett shoved me necessity
for ne new tuiidiog by reading from me
report of Principa. Vv iLdams. Tne senator
vis sure mat the officers connected with
tne rostiturion would never nave asked for
tae raiding unless it nan necome aaso-
iuteiy nid-spepaicie. The academy aad
tone for several years vnac ne ocner puo-
!:c institution in me state hud done—
.; _ad paid cacx the surplus, as much as
ft-.VC at i time, when tne appropriation
m-fie 07 the stare nad teed mere man
sufficient fer its support. An institution
v-.tn ;uen a record snomd niaic no rea-
uacie request of me legislature in vain,
renaccr utritiier also advocated the
tassage of me ciiL It passed with out
ite disaenting vote.
A oil. was c fibred by Senator McCollum
to :i;ntc Dade county frcm the provis
ions of tne Id79th section of me code, so
far as tney apply to the appointment of
inspectors” of oils. The bill was referred
to the committee on specia. judiciary, and
me senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Dne ncuse mis morning resumed the
iimusaion if me great .ease bilL
Mr a. nff. of Macon. the .ast speaxsr
yesterday, continued. He read anu corn-
minted upon tne .otters of vena.tor drown,
emmaing ' mat the lessees were not com-
peLed under tneir contract to return me
•r^n-
v: 1 : , C
road m tetter condition than the;
it. No particular rail on me read eomd
be considered a ixmre.
Mr Hoff was m favor of oecterments.
He said no speaxsr. with the exception of
Hr HiL, of Aleriwetner, hau bi.,ed to
admit nut something was ine :ae lessees.
- I'L Tioc me road in good condition.
We uca : wane the oid rattletrap it was in
’.r70. It nss oeen stated by competent
railroad men mat even now it os not in
irsi class eordiuon. It teens ten more
engines ana >iU0 more cars. What c-. mu
!?c to wim me forty-four old cracked ea-
gmes anu >ii .-an?"
H e considered tne pro position to tease
tne road eigareen months groin nence in
cne couaition it now is m. to ce tne most
unreasonable ne sver beard. Hs vru.d
ramer undertaxe to deliver it without a
tan. :n r • tan to deiivsr it -'less tne wear
And tear.
He owned that ms ideas on tne sunjecr
nad underg-rue i change. The man wrote
LCtr&ff? WHTG 3Gf TO 2*5 alCereil TV ldr i Z'
rooi Laian -ie wao ciianged txiem everv
me rmng it fore breaxfast. A. great men
nad changed meir views.
Mr Bimtnons. of iamrer. referred to Hr.
Candler is me champion political grave
digger of Georgia.
•Betterments!” ne cried: "wno says
betrermencs ’ Governor Brown aimsei:
savs ne maxes no claim for Determents.
He vcuid nave no politician to unve
him from n:s convictions with me cry of
••tne dear oeepie!” He vouid never con
sent to nay cue cent for oetierments. nut
he saw’ no bertermenta m me Rankin
ilr. West, of Eaoersham. said me iegis
.atmre could cn.y demand oi me present
.essees mat tney comply wim tneir con
tract. They nad merely piedged them-
seives to return the road in us good con
cition as when mey received it. The
Sanxm amendment represented n.ts views.
Mr Davis, of Eloert. attacked tne
amendment. He said if a farmer rented a
p,ace for twenty years ae would fertilize
me .and and baud aaims for nis own ben
efit. A: me expiration of she term would
me farmer pnt in a ciaim for cetterments
for such improvements“That's me
pr~position made by Becator Brown and
ine .essees. They improved me road for
meir own oront. anu new lay ciaim co
tetterments for having done cnemse-ves
u service. There is no hope of an agree
ment oerwsen me state and che present
.essees. * He favored .easing the road and
renling the cecterments quesfcan after
wards.
•D-ecrgm. ” he ?sid. meeds a militia. If
me .essees attempt to tear up the road
mey will aave a genera- ripping time of
t They propose - to tear ap tne road and
net track Georgia and make the iegis-
-xfere a trade fixture.” He was not afraid.
‘Trade fixtures.’’ he said. "were
shadows— gnosTs. There was nothing in
them. As soon as one oecame accustomed
-. mem ae would net pay any attenticn to
tr eg me .east bit frigntened by them.”
When me lessees attempted ” to rip up
~e rose, one Georgia regiment comd run
: Lem cut of the state. Even the governor =
—crag .cards cou-d dc 1.
Mr McDonald, of Ware, thought tne
—inxin amendment crammed a ceacefni
-v...gtnent ot the question, and he there
fore rave red it.
cunt resolution W3S iffered by Mr.
~ -ininff. of Richmond. mrnr*cln^ for r.he
appoinrmenc of a comoruttee of three
jjro wlner j
T his ac«- .
SS
Iteuis Fr jm Ogietli.irpg
-GI.ETH 1111. Ox. ALg'lSt 5 —uiLLies
■ eisoc. of Macon, and N :da
carpe. of Buena Vuta.. two
a -uu.es. are in roe city, the zue-ts or
M. £ WiLia. “
Miss Annie Willis, one of Hawxms-
viLe's most attractive young iadies. is
visiting ntr aunt. Mrs. H. Wiliis, at r.n : .s
niace.
Miss ALce Green, one of Oglethorpe-'a
most popular young Adies. is visiting rela
tives m Americas.
Miss Efifie Stepnens. an interesting
Young iau v of Marietta, is visiting her
rriend. Mies Mary Wimams. at this piace.
The mere nants of Oglethorpe are rs-
ceiving meir fad stock of goods
and wL soon oe ready to meet the de
mands of tne people in this and neighbor
ing counties.
A prominent merchant told your cor
respondent mac as tne present out,cox
Oglethorpe's trade would oe oetter this
fall man ever before.
Ogietnorpe expects to handle 30C0 ca.es
of cotton mis fm.
Five People Martiered.
Helena. Mont.. Angust 5.—Tne finding
of me bead bodies of Oliie Jones, ms wire
and two ocner persons was reported yes
terday from CcrvaLis. a smaL town in
Bitter Rooc vaiiey in
A young girl, wao nad been shot in che
hip”, was also found on Big Goie mountain.
A.i of me dead had oeen shot in tne back.
A nartv was formed to onng in the bodies.
No* further decaLscouii oe to tamed, as
CcrvaLis is without telegraphic facilities.
Jones was married three weeks ago. ana
was on the road to his ranch.
Lancaster. August 5.—The Columhia
Iron Comoany to-oav posted a notice oi
an increase from 53.30 to 53 55 per ton for
pudohng and ocuer wages in pro portion,
xeeping - me promise made four nouns
igo, vhen a recuctijn was made, that
when trade grow better they would in-
PRStSlX)ENT GREEN ' REPLY TO PiVST-
H4SIERh;0£SAI. W ANAAtAKtR.
He iay-i tV madAk>r Doc-, N ,r Ladgi-staad
the Law if l.SO'i. mu :ii
Wdu d Not ~asiaiE His Yiew«
Cost of Me^agen.
New Toee. Angust 5. —the following
explains itaeif:
Execyttve Office w esteen Cniin
Telegeafh Cgmfanf. New Toee. An-
gust 3. 1339.—He a. John Wana maker,
?jstmaster General— D=ar Fir: Acxn.iw.-
uro vgrncr ■ Jordon came oy way of Wdoc-
tury reaching mat piace yesceruay after
noon. wnere ne was met b7 the tion. S D.
Render, wno entertained the governor last
evening with great eiegance at ais oeauti-
nii and most hospitable home, aoout three
m_es out of tne city. Anout 3 o’clock m_s
morniiig me governor 's party arrived in
me cityT iLd were registered at tne Wins
low H_use. As the grand Did Hader of
Georgia entered the city, in response to
the thrill that was sent through every oid
veteran s heart at ms appearance, there
went up from me crowd amicst beafeamg
cries for Gordon, the pride ot tne conled-
erate soldier.
The Columaos and Rome arrive'! about
10 o'clock, bringing aeaviiy mden cars,
which immediase.y added to me already
zrea: nnmaer mat were forming for me
march. Among the passengers was the
Hon. Thomas W. Grimes, one of me
soeaxers for the day. Coionei Aivin D.
Freeman and =i Groveruor Snum warn
a..vu. expected, out on account of some un
foreseen ecnLngeticies. mey fiiLed to put
in meir appearance.
aiiortiy utter 10 o'clock the procession
was formed and mey proceeded at once to
the arcunda just out in tne suborns of me
city, - wnere, immediately alter assema.rog
rogetner. Cant. Roewtli fiiiis. m nm cuar-
acteristic sty.e, delivered a snort address
of weicome. rim of pathos and -lenumeni.
aiLcr Wd.ch ae introdneed. in very appro
priate manner. Gov. Gordon, who ror
about an nour, wim Lie incomparaole
grace and eloquence, La words most tender
and affectionate, touched me neart stviigs
of his oid confederate comrades, and ueid
spell-bound the vast tnroog that aad gath
ered to hear the words of the moat auset-
inz eloquence as they tell troin me dps of
mat crave and aauau.ited genera;, wacse
came xmmes wimm every true scuta-
ern”soidier iailcwed memories of me past,
i n:- causes tneir old southern deans to
iear Duicker and their scutfiern blood to
fiow faster. O! memory, sweetest faculty
if the soul, how these old soldiers must
love to meet together to revel m the pleas
ures of sue cast, and live over the -at
reccLections of she by-gone days!
A: me waxing of hia eloquence, tne gov
ernor was frequently interrupted by long
applauses, whose issc sentence m Lie
speech caused the air to ring and echo
with cneers mat would deafen tne roar of
» cannon as he exciaimed m boiiingeio-
uuence: "When I am dead and gone. I
care not for cne honors of naving oeen a
genera,, or a senator, or a governor, but
’my let mis epitaph oe inscribed upon _iv
t .roestone: ‘Here ._es a confederate
3oliier who tried to do nis duty *”
Colonel Thomas Grimes, if Columbus,
was then introduced wno for about mirty
minutes era it-d ms nearer; to a m "it elo-
and fi iwery auuress. whicu was of
force, and of great eff=cr.
rer these addresses an intermission for
was nad. when mu wheeled appe
tites of the :.fi •<: Hers wsre pacified by the
serving of the "fatted calves." which aad
been so well barbecued for them a.i.
Two speecn.es were tne programme for
after dinner, but on acccunt of the uon-
acpearahce of tne expected orators, no
sueaxiLg was indulged m save a short ta-k
o’y Governor Gordon. After an near or
two of soman.e mixing and mingling, the
crowd, dispersing, wens into me city,
wnen as the ciose of evening was drawing.
Greenville began to put on its quiet md
norma- appearance.
fort wallet.
Elected Honorary '’iembers—Peach Trees
to Be Planted. Etc.
Fort Valley, Ga., August 5._—At a
nusiness meeting of me Third Georgia
regiment nere last week. Messrs. F. C.
Houser. W. M. Marsh and W. F. Wynn
were erected aonorarv memoers of cue
regiment and are accorded aL the privi
leges and honors usuaLy lescawed upon
cne oid veterans of ents regiment. As omy
two honorary memoers nave been elected
to this famous oid regiment since roe war.
one of Waynesboro and one cf Madison,
our people feei very much honored at
naving three of their citizens e.ecred at
one reunion as aonorary memcers. Fire
VAlley aau*iiy reads her sister towns of
the same siz; in everything, especiai.y in j
enterprise a_d rapid development of her
many’ resources.
Every a~a-.atle acre of land within two
mues of Fart Valley that can be tough:
or leased will be planted in peach treat i
this fall, on account of me enormous
ne non croc- this year. It t= estimated mac
ruLy naif a million trait trees wt— oe
around cur rown next spring,
ano urgen LemaLO. tor Ian i nas
caused rial estate to enhance m vs me :n
me past momh twenty-five to fifiy per
cent! and many mink if will go to one
nundred per cent in a few months' time-
The trui! croc and me demand for .
in mis section loS earned trade to uven up
to a cenaiderahie extent, and our mer
chants are happy m consequence. A tew
car Lads of peaches are still shipped
from nere eacn week and fancy prices
are receiv -d for them, out there is not
enough remaining to negin to sappiy me
marxet. waich fact rxas tne would-be
fruit growers wha m meir inticioatioa of
Oec iui—ig rich some day i-u peacue.'s.
edging tne receipt if year letter of A_gust
2, I oeg to say I much regret that the pan.
licacioa of my letters to you to wnicn you
refer was rendered necessary ov roe extra
ordinary statement on information fur
aisned this your aeoartmenc. contained
in your letter of Joiy 13. and sxteuaiveij
printed m roe newspapers on the follow
ing day. Y id again reier to tne privileges
and otnedts to oe derived oy this company,
enrougn roe acts of congress, ana espe-
ciHuy me act cf 1356. Y :u s«y under roc=e
aran.s roe com-iroy m»s c.a.nieu roe rig^.t
-o use. without compensating, of any
xrod. the ngnt cf way of aL the h_gn-
ways of tne country, cn the ground of
their being postroads. It a*s broadened
this claim to’tne ex* a at *hat tne streets of
citias and towns are also postmans,
and. merefore. free_ ana open to us
occupancy and use. The courts nave sut-
taiatu it in rots ciaim.. Eim=r you Dr we
AT,; very oadiy informed by our respective
legal advisers as to wna: Las oeen
by the teiegraph company and heid by
tae courts in respect to the scope and au
thority of that grant. I la-s hid oceasicn
from "time to "time to go tarougu roe
records in a great many c ises. but I no not
icca.. any .uatmuss in waiea such, c-airo
nas oeen uiatiea—l siis-.a-Led oy roe i t arts.
W2u; we understand is that the g ivern-
-n-nr did give 'is. in roe act of 13-id. a fran
chise and ngnt to no teirgraph bosi ess
in aL the states, and this franchise was
riven alike to aL teierrapa companies, or
otner parties wao might accept it.
ana suosequehLy. oy Wan. was
xnown as roe BuLer aroeLaLicu.:.
.t was specially extended to aL
radroad companies. Bat the act never
assumed to give us. ana could not give ns.
the right to plant our pmes oa any but
lands actually belonging to roe govern
ment, and mat right we nave very rarely
exercised, except wnen .ne government
wanted as to extend a me for tiro cc u-
venreuoe ji roe gov—mroent rote- iro navy
yarns and military posts and stations, or
to its deparmrot quarters m the city if
Washingtoa. Had you carefully read the
iecisiou in the Pensacola te.egrapn case,
to whicn you refer, you wonro aoc cave
rsi-eh into sue a a grievous error upon rots
point. Chief Justice Wane, ia tne auoy
of tae opmi- n. thus defines che scope of
roe act of ISfif under consideration:
"Sj question arises as mine authority
of congress to provide for fine appropria
tion of private property to roa uses of the
telegraph, for no suen attempt has been
macs. The us* of puoLc property aione
is granted. If private property as reiiuirsd
it most te. so tar is the present legislation
.3 concerned, obtained by nrtvaro arrange
ment with its own-?. No cmnpaisorv
iroceeding under the constituaon a rote.*
my national privileges are
decision in this case, therefore,
was that the state of Florida ecuid net
pron’.oit tne Western L’niuc Telegraph
Com cany m tuat state, after it nad ac
quired a ngnt .f way tor its plant from a
railroad company of that state, out did
loc Lid tnat it was eximpc from the
ooligation to bay or condemn, under "_e
stats statutes, the property necessary to
snaoie i* w build its’ lines. The railroads
are t astro-ads, is weii as some of tne higu-
v.iys. iLd if roe government g:~es as roe
riant of way on pcs:roads, why snou.d we
give to pay roe railroad companies for it?
W; nave to contract for, and obtain, our
right of way tram the parties wno own
them, whether railroad companies, turn
pike and piankroad companies, or indi
vidual .and owners, and m tne case of
sfreers and highways we nave to ootam a
license from the city, count-• or state au
thorities, or condemn under the authority
of the state avs.
I sincerely wish that your ideas of tne
aw that we are in act occupying many
thousands of miles of pcstrcads and are
privileged to occupy aL che highways in
the United States under the grants of that
act. may prove sc-una in law, out we ha~e
aoc reited upc-a that grant and are satisfied
me courts would not sustain your views.
Our occupancy of roe streets is always oy
Lceuse of tne icca. authorities or of the
state, and in the case of ms eievatsd rail
road company in me city of New York,
to which you refer, we pay he companies
who own the structure for the ngnt to
string our wires thereon.
The act to whicn you refer gives me tei-
igrapa companies accepting it the right
to take stone and timber frcm lire pun tie
rnnas and to pre-empt and enter net Ex
ceeding forty acres for each station. w e
have never needed to use my stone and
timber mice the passage of the act. The
railroads across me continent hare
afforded ample facilities ter transporting
cecar for poles, wnicn. is more auraate
and econo mica* roan tne native timber,
wnich might posaioiy oe found accessic e
across unoccupied gcvernmaiu lands. As
co pre-empting forty acres if land for a
station we’ have found "hat whererer a
teiegraph company was needed, there
were no unoccupied government ancs.
and if we are ta vs aaust: a
station on an; forty acres cf
unoccupied government Lands it wottin
id. uHtrl*'-IC r ?.
GHZ GZ 521-ZK
ooc of piioite
unae
granted mm company, in common wren
ocner parties, was not supposed r o te sorely
for our benefit, bat to secure coureme .:
facilities to cue pao.ro. The effect or
i or right to ao irosmess in
Pensacola was co wipe tut a c uar-ge o. 51
for a ten worm message for a distance or
forty-five miles over a line that claimed
tne * sxciusive franchise under the scute
law. and the establishment of a i ranch
sag»s transmitred and delivered to a single
address. tae government was tne
oolv customer mat enjoyed a
reduced rate. I distinctly excepted in the
contest the service for me newspapers,
arrangements wim ramread and trnnspor-
-aiiia conmanies. and the distributidu of
commercia." news reoorrs. It is not true
that *his eomnany give? the .arge papers
of New York. Chicago and other large
cities a day rate of one-naif cent per word,
ana a night rate of one-quarter of a cent
aer word. That ra.e applies omy between
New York. Pmladeingla. and Washington:
nor is it true mat inis eomnany give= me
.urge papers of the urge cities any low r
rate than it giv-s the small 'papers
of _ the large cities or* the
small pacers of the small cities. The
tress rate, wnicn is oased on our commer
cial. rate, is cne same co every paper in tne
same city or town, great ir -la., wnecher
it does cosiness to tne extent of one dol
lar per year or one hundred thousand dil,
iars. It is not true mat the patronage
ion the press is me most profitable we
nave. There is tittle or no nrctit on the
regular rrers service, as a whole, and very
little on me sneciai press service, and re
wc-Oid net add to our print if tne rate wro
made stin lower. However, as
it is i-astd on cur commercial
rata. it necessarily is rsdaetd
wim it. The question of our press rare
has been much discussed with the pre-'S
associations, who having many lines
leased waich mev operate themselves,
are quite familiar with tne cost of render
ing it. as tney are wim me cost of hie
service in croer countries, and it wro
found and admitted mat the press rate of
chisccunafc considering distances, is tne
LcWest ofany coultv in the world, and
the most liberal in i s application. Oa me
rts since 1372 Cue rate
as in the case of other
gcveromeat service, oy lengcaeamz me
circdits until aoout lire me circuit for sig
ice. paying 3 cents per word,
was councee is a practical w .rkrog circa...
A compound circuit, requiring tne ase of
me repf arers. as form New York to Mil
waukee. with drops, was charged aid paid
for as two circuits, or at me rare of 6 cants
per word. So. juso. were tae circuits from
New York to Laslport. Mrone. and from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, whilst tie r
circuits from Croc ago to San irrancLroo
was rated as four circuits, or 12
vro-i r
HARRIS0X A\D PARTY.
exceedingly narrow range, and aricea did
vary materially from
nor
il.DSiag luotnirons oema
aan We
THE PRESIDENT LEAVES BOSTON FOR
BAB HA330S.
Escorted ta the Depot by Distinguished O-R-
And the Military—Eathasiae i-
caliy Receia-ed Along the Route.
His A-rival in Maine.
I n
yte.u no reve-.ae. it u
mat we oave never taxet
of timber, or aperopri -.te
:at law.
3Ia-itered by Shu
evening -uarics Oierg. mirteeii year; oil.
Twenty-third Avenue, while creeoi.ig
under a circus ten- on rue west side, wa,
struck on me necx oy one ,.f me showmen.
His windpipe was fractured, aad after
suffering ierrioie AguiTO u._ uigat ne died
His oid-. oi icc rot of m-
.po of air waich shoaia nave gone into
.mgs, was rw-'ce its reran s'z - - waen
dud. Three slow n m are nudsr
osfi.ee 'in the navy yard at mat port, whica.
to tv's day. we are operating ror tne gov
ernment at a rose, the cosiness of tuat office
not being sufficient to pay the sarorv of cue
operator.
Second— We seem “o be getting nearer
together as to tne power and du:y -f tne
oostmaster general to name the rate of
toils to be paid on government message-.
I only claim*naan this power and duty are
.molted oy the crnstitucion co adjust com
pensatiou tor tne services required, and
mac a just compensation must cover the
actual cost of the service, wtta something
■added for the use of the facilities ueces -
sary to perform if: and. as you say tne
government ; s willing to pay just rates, we
nave come to an agreement on me princi
ple mat must govern me fixing of rates to
oe paid.
Tniru—I will insist that me government
our most tavoied customer, aud ~ -M me
rate for government services daring me
past nve years, ccnsicemg tne cnaracter
cf the semce. s rower than those ----^l *o
any other patron. The gevernment rate
lvs:
nro reports an estimate of 150 to
of -yonoid fever in Cottage
between Thirty firm
streets. The epidemic is attributed to tic
pollution of tne city water, caused by the
recent reavy rams carrying tne sewerage
out to the source of supply in tne laxa.
Thus far roe cases reported nave ceen of a
mile tvpe. Physicians recommend that
water oe ooilea oefore drinking.
the govern;
oeen I cent per word for a thousand
s or .ess. You may make ut> a sun-
posed message, wim address and signature
of unusuai .ength. and twenty words in
the oody. send a short distance under got
naif rate contracts wttu certain transpor
tation companies, anc snow chat it’is a
trifie .ess than tne government race, out
me naff rate os generaffy uignen and you
forget mat mis naff rate in money a 'not
aL we gee. To it must oe adeed the va.ue
at wuat those transportation comoames
do for us. bu: wnen you appiy even me
strongest sup cosed case to a message
between New Yorg and Chicago, or ivksh-
ington and 5c. Liuis. you wro find me
government rate is the lowest. There ;s
no comoareson oeeween me service for the
ne wspapers even me special rates to one
newspaper and the messages transmitted
for me gt-vsrnment. A special of 1500
words would mage fifty gi-ernment mes
sages of mirty words each, eaca message
requiring a separate checking, ocoxing.
numbering, routing. envero-Ding. ami a
special ueLvery. We often nave a spec a.
news report of 5000 words or more,
equal to over 163 messages or mire; words
ea’en. whilst our commercial and social
messages average but about seventeen
words, including Address and ;;gna rare.
In my former statement mat for mes-
Brvwa Disappears.
Boston. August 3.—£. P. Brown, of the
emoarrassec firm or Brown. Frees jfc Clarx.
of tuns city, and treasurer of tne Riverside
ana Oswego M.Ls Company, .eft Boston
Tuesday uiguc. since wnicn time uom.ug
has been ueard of aim. The firm hive
made nc assignment anc refuse :c talk.
It is said mat detectives are endea-iriag
to trace Brown. Attachments continue to
be piaced opoa che Riverside mroa. Two
were aadec to-day.
I be Coks Ftttke Settled.
PiTTFBERG. August 3.—A settiemeat of
tae coae strike A expected mis evening.
Prominent operators nere teiegracaeu to
meir representatives at me caniereuce m
sesuicn at Fcottsdaie to maxe IfoefSi coa-
ceseions. It re understood tnar they will
grant an advance of foom 5 to 10 per cenn
and chat^me scnkirs wro accept me in
crease. Unless some unforseen nitch. oc
curs, me works will oe in operation oefore
me first or’ next week.
General Dupont DeaiL
Wnjrrrsroj. Dei.. August 5 —General
Henry Dupont, since 1350 roe Lead of the
extensive g-xn powder maiufactturtng firm
of-EL J. Dupont. Denemourse £ Co., died
early this thoming. ae was prostrated oy
anotner auaci of gear: foiiars aoout two
a*oama agn. from wntch ue raLied tem
porarily. out grew worse again a tew days
ago. r±e was the rost of "ne second gea-
encion frcm me founder.
cents per
iegc and
Fan Francisco to Olympia. W. T. were
each rated and paid fox- as three circuits,
or9 cents per wb: d. Omers ware counted
duuoie or triple circuits. Now. we are
ooiy paid 3 cents per worn for eacn of these
circuits, sc that Cue ra„e for signal setv.ee
reports has, ou a number ot circuits, been
reduced to one-oaff. and on ocuers to one-
third of tne amount previously paid.
If we had brers paid last year for this
signal service on tne ;am s oasis as La 1372.
we would have received nearly twice as
muca as we aid. wuiist the rate on gov.
irbbieai messages nxeo. so neariy at tree
cost of the service at roe star:, has UoC
teen entitled to. and could not be expected
:•> nave a corresponding reduction with
tne rates to roe public from time to time;
yet the tacts show that cm a large class
of govern near ousiness tne reduction
uas been amen greater man ma; mace
to the puolic. Up to Juiy. 1377. tie gov
ernment ra.e w« 1 cent ter word for 250
mLes or ,e=s. ana i cent per word for men
Additional 250 m:.-e or frac ion taersof,
witn not less than twenty five wor is t. he
counted for a fraction less Tuan 1000 miles:
therefore tne rate &r a twenty-five word
ae«ags was 51. for 2000 miles it was 52.
- . r 3000 mixes it was 53. for 7:0 miles it was
73 cent-. wairet for 252 miles or
less it la ; remained the .-J me excel s
rout ue roroimum is twenty words luateid
or twimti five words. Since 1331 me races
on the SF.ms message for 3000 m .es wouii
be 63 tects, for 2000 50 cen:s, forlGOO m:.es
40 cents, and all distances under tsar
25 -rents. The reduction, merefore. on cne
ro-ng distance h’s been uncut 50 per cent,
on 2000 m..es 73 per cenc. on 1-j.rei mi.es
lei cent, ou "30 Limes 66 per cent, on 500
miles and down to any.mug ;ver 231 nre.ea
50 per cent, whilst for 250 mLes anu ie-iu it
mained The s-ame. - he i - erag-e - -
ducrioii in twelve years nas pro iabiy ce -u
mine neighbcrhiood of 50 per cent’ Fir
me year ending July. 15, our a-erage rate
to tne cudnb waj 13 -6 Id c-eiiuS per message:
last year is was 31 2 iu cents per message,
roe redacsiou to roe pu .iic .eing some
re.-nre .caa n.an 3o jier ceni. in ine same
period the cost to the company of lull
ling messages has been reduced from
29 5-10 cents per message to 25 2-10 cents,
being about 20 per cent, so tnac cue recuc-
Uou on roe government service has been
two and a haif times greater man roe re
duced cost oi hand-iug roeasages and r.wo-
fiftns greater than the reduced rate cf
commercia. messages.
The sum of it a.l re that the government
has given us notning roar cost the govern
ment anytnrog. or tnar was of any vaiue
tc roe government to retain—aocaiig roan
has not oeen worth more jo roe govern
ment and tne puoLc roa: we snoold nave
than it n.as been w;_tu to us, whilst in
consideration tnerefor tne government,
by its reserved powsr, has oeen making a
saving for a number of years at the rate
of nearly, if uot quite. 5100.000 a year in
tne cost of its teiegrapu services below
wnat ocner customers ' pay, wniigt i£ en
joys, as it should, a preferred service over
ro ocner business.
I have :he honor to remain, very respeci-
fhLy yours. NoEttiN Green.
Fresiuent.
P. a.—'To the Postmaster Genera.: Ai-
choosn I nave treated tne tress service aa
not properly comparaoie witu roe trans
mission of government messages. I desire
to say in point of fa-cu if roe government
had paid as during roe past Severn, jero
roc rates stipulated oy roe contract witn
the Associated Press on news dispatches,
roe aggregate revenue for tne govern
ments service would nave ~een* larger
roan it was at che ra-ee *he government
. -uu. Noefin Geeen.
Boston. Mass.. Angus* 5—President
Harrison arose much refreshed tnre morn
ing and pieasanti; received the eariy greet
ings of members oi ais party and hre
hosts, representing state aad city. A: *
ofoiock state breakfast was served iu the
ebony room ot the Vendome, tne party, tn
addition to tne president, being Acting
(Governor Hraciect. Adjutant-General Da.-
toc. Secretary FTiudom. Secretary Proctor.
Mayor Hart. WaLier Blaine, Private Sec
retary Halford and Colonel Mausff Md.
Shortly after 5 o'clock twenty men. repre
senting the Lancers and naif of tne first
battalion of cavalry, wno had been caosea
to act as outriders on tne way to tae
station, rode up. The carriages then drew
up. and. wnen roe president made his ap
pearance^ he was greeted with nearly
■cneers. Ho was accompanied in tae first
carriage by Lieu.=nant Governor Brackets
and Adjutant Dalton. In the second car-
i-Age were CoiOLei ilansfieni. Furgeon-
ifenera. molt and —.careiac: Hail. In tne
third were Coicaei Wellington, Colonel
Sumpscn aud Coionei Bickweli. Tnen
che outriders moved in the front, dank and
.-ear. and the oresident left the enviroa-
mroc of the Vendame.
The streets on roe route were thronged
with peooie. wno cheered the executive
as ue passed, waiie ue pieasantiv do wed
right and left. Tie marc a consumed
loonn thirty mmates. A crowd of several
thousand people were in waiting at roe
station aid received the president with
noisy demonstrations of welcome, which
continued as ae was escorted through the
station to roe train. The orssidenc lin
gered a moment on roe car pratiorm. out
politely ignored roe caire for a sneeca.
As roe train moved out ot "the depot
Amid the boom of cannon and roe cneers
of tne crowd, tne president appeared on
the platform and oowed are fare’weu anti,
ce iisappeared at Huownothing crossing,
just outside the city. Crowds of people
lined roe tracks, caesrmg the president,
who. standing, hat in hand, on roe plat
form of are car. bowed nis acknow fig
ments. Tne crossing passed, the president
sneered ais car. aha. sunscimtihg a sett
traveling hat for his silk one. .Ganged in
nre cnair. took up a newspaper and - mace
himself cocmortaoie, but spared time to
meet many memoers if are traveling tarty
and to say pleasant words to ail.
Tae first great demonstration afrer the
•departure from Boston was made at Font-a
L-wrence. wnere the train stop pad. Tae
enormous crowd around the depot cheered
as roe tram stopped. Guns thundered a
sarnie, dags waved and roe oand played
„ve.y airs. The people covered roe’ plat
form aad were permed on ail possible
places which promisee a view. Tne pres-
i lent went to roe rear of nis car as it ec-
tered ne depot, ana snook roe minds of
hundreds of people in waiting oenind the
Tain. “How are you. Mr, President.”
rod simiror expressions were asara from
roe crown.
Governor Goodeil, of New Hampshire,
me staff joined the tram at rors point,
v hen roe police nad made a ciear space
of a root or two. Mayor Muck occuDied it,
mu formally welcomed one president ro
Lawrence, -ixtecdmg a coma, greeting
and iutrodncmg aim to tae people.
The president bowed hre response.
Again the crowd cheered, and wiro cries
of -Long 117B the president,” careers for
aim me nis cabinet, music by tne band,
and hurrans oy roe people. Cue train
moved off. Among roe gentlemen wno
D>.-ardec tne train --t ta.s point, la addi
tion to Governor Goodeil and staff, were
recAtor Btair, Lorgressmen Neete and
Moore, 5 rcrecury of Fcate ihompsen and
Gvoerai John xu'an.
The next stop was at maveruili. where a
Dig area of wexcnQis was erected and a
.urge crowd packed the depot rod adja
cent street. Gov. Brackets, of Massacnu
setts, and staff .eft cue tram at this pome,
sue wnen the state li te was crossed G ov.
Gooden, of New Hampshire, And staff
became the official .-scort. Gov. Goaded
And stuff said good-bye as the s*acs line
was reacnec and left me c -.rs at Texecer.
At Sonro Berwick, on she Maine side of j
the river, a stop was made to tags on
Adjt.-Gen. Sprague. (Gsn. tiurper and Col.
FoiLorooks. Punen and Sooth, of the gov
ernor's staff, aid Caere was more cheering
and seme eager firsire to grasp roe presi-
lent's uand. Gov, Burleigh nad in r ended
to meet the tram at mis point, bat sicxness
orevented aim. rod are regrets were stated
in du= form by Gov. Sprague, who wel
comed the president.
Crowds greeted che president at every
slopping place, and he"shook nands with
iff wno could reaci him. bat made ug
speeches.
Congressman Tom Reed joined the party
At N eran aerrek and ha became mister
of ceremonies. The train reached Port
.and about fifteen minutes 'ate. At the
depot in Pofland tne president wag
greeted iy a great crowd. A little cn.id
was Lifted above the crowd to trass tie
president a bouquet, wnicn ne received
with a ogw aad smile. Tie train stopped
only five minutes, and then, wen a mange
v? "-~mes. went oa. A: Brunswick a
saiute cf twenty-roe guns was fired. Also
one ic ih-inufcGotz iTieuiii.
luRS ;T<XS lUSiii
Ex^eur of Business L*«j;i-e in Li^red
liate*i itecita Y-^tor«i.Ay.
«i I.*!- icu a
3* :«M mir-
31“ YOHE. Ail^Ubt i. — ’
J-5L Do-Ciiy. 77HLlZ IZ i. T “Ih- UtiCd i
icT-ri-a i-.ii ykC.c .cue, tzr,
rod moving up rapidly, -cured ma-eri^.
gams : ver lost evening's prices fhroughout
the entire list, foie sc non of lj directors
if roe our of England iu raising tneir
rates of discount. :og-cner with reports
•of defalcations both nere and in the west,
gave roe hears ro otp .Ttunity to weaken
the list at the start, wmsh was aided aiso
by lower figures from She Loudon market.
The decline went ao farther man • to 1,
as roe buying demand was met. wnicn was
mown immediately in an improving
tendency in price® during eariy iea.rogs.
Ocner news of roe day was geaera.1.7 or*a
favorahie narare.and 4 usiders coming to roc
supcort of their fa" irices. a strong Gone was
won developed.waich recovered the .esses
of the opening before noon. Specialties,
as usuai. took the lead ro roe advance,
and Northern Pacific. C. C.. C. and St.
Louis. Chesapeake ana Onic and Missouri
Pacific became irouers. Trusts were dm.
rod aronost neglected. C.. C . C. and St.
Louis was the first to rise, and it advanced
nearly 2 per cent in roe first hoar, followed
oy New nngiand. Chesaoeage and uoic
preferred. Northern Pacific preferred, md
Atchison, out roe demand fed away rap-
id y after roa: time, and roe markat De
mme very foil, and prices ro mist ras-. 3
were nearly stagnann Luxe Erie anc
Western preferred, however, oecame a
favorite oncer trot of v anderbMt any mg.
and it axso 3nct up over 1 per cent. The
ami ness lasted arm! ro wards delivery
near, wnen there was a renewa. or' roe
good buying of the forenoon. The move
ment lasted until roe ciose. thougn tne
activity died away in the rest aour. and
roe market closed dim. and firm to strung,
at aooat roe test prices of roe day.
Sa.es aggregated 130.000 shares. Fina.
1/ranges are a.most a.1 in roe direcnon of
mgner figures, and C.. C.. C and Ft. Louis
rose lie. Missouri Pacific lie. and Laxa
Erie rod vv estern preferred ic.
W-icnesday
_ _ trifie easier
roan Wednesday,
Oats were weaker and a 3hade lower,
with a iignrer volume of ousmess. The
easiness was due to increased arrivare.
Not quite so much interest was mani
fested in the market for mess tors, and
tee reeling was easier. Prices deenned
12; to 15c. and closed steady at medium
figures. Lard was active aad 3trunger.
Prices rmed 2, to 5c signer early, out ses-
tied 0acx again and closed comparatively
steady.
, Snort —os were moderately active and
strong. Tne feeling was not 30 scr-.iig.
and prices later declined 2; to 3c. closing
steady ac medium figures.
THE ATLJ.NTA PovTOFFICE.
The Bow Over tne Appointment of i Ne
gro—More Troaiiie Threatened.
Atlanta. August 5.—Concerning sne
•■mass ' a; the poatofiice. the Evening
Jourua. this afternoon pnodsnes roe fol
lowing:
There re a muss ac tne postoff.ee cure
morning, wnicn. added to the confuaion
wnicn roe negro appointment nas created,
maxes tne poscoffce the center of attrac
non in Atlanta, rod doaotiesa an ocjRec of
ridicule to people 10road.
The row 'over the appointment of a ne
gro rod roe ouaeing of mm :a a room witn
ladies, nas by no means aoated. M ire
trcuoie is threatened and re rooted for in
the post-office.
Mr. E. Van w mkie. wno has notified
Che authorities at Washington tnar ne in
tended to withdraw from Lewis’ bond, is
the recipient of many congratulations, ana
iast night he was serenaded by a brass
oand.
The muss a: the postoff ce this morning
re caused 07 the safe fioor refusing to be
opened. Something got wrong wiro tne
combination yesterday, but it was kept
quiet.
This morning it nau 10 oe torn as roe
Siam os gave out.
The postmaster was Gated oy a Jourua.
reporter, and was asked way roe safe cou d
me oe ooened.
“It's just this.” said the general, “yes
terday morning after roe stamps and
money nad oeen taxen dug tor roe day.
Major Sniythe, the assistant postmaster,
shut tne iron door, closing 15 securely.
Later in the day. when we wanted coop* 1 a
tne uoor. we could not maxa roe xnco
work."
•■Mo you mean the combination?
•No, the comoinaiiou was all right, bu*
tae Xnoo wouldn't turn. It has il.vayt
turned before, Out now it refuses to do so "
“Have you telegraphed ror stamps?"
was isxed.
“Yes. I nave telegraphed for them, rod
wiL nave a necessary quantity here very
soon. We nave enough in roe stamp office
it run a snort while, "oat there are certain
xinds ot stamps of wnicn roe office nas
been exhausted."
From wna: tne postmaster says, there is
nothing wring witn roe safe—except it
won't open.
in tne’ meantime the people are put tc
great :ncan~eLmnce by not oeing able :c
procure stamps.
The positioG wnicn Miss Lyons resigned
because the negro Penny was appointed,
was filled yesterday afternoon.
Mias Lyons-' successor is Mrs. Mary L.
Isaam, wife of Professor John Imam, roe
Weil xnown school teacner. Mrs. Isaam
stated to a Journal reporter sure morning
that she had stood 1 civil service examina
tion, was appointed by P istmaster Lewis
yesterday morning, and went to worx rots
morning.
The white man. Mr. Fturgess. who vis
rej -cted for cne position :n tne registry
department, to which Penny was -ap-
pcinted, has been out to work in tae
money erder department. The postmast r
Ties to snow Ghat it is oetter to nave a
negro in roe registry department roan in
the money order deaarmienc.
Mr. Lyons, who is superintendent in the
reg'strv department, and -wno felt xeeniy
the insult ’ offered him and nis daughter
oy the appointment of the negro Penny,
■vfii resign as soon as he cun gee are doges
and accounts in proper shape.
vv hen Mr. Lyons walks out the well
xlc'Vl reoudiican, F. M. Van Peit, will
walk m. Van P-it re a contractor rod ran
against Hon. F. P. H.ce rod Mr. ram 3maL
during roe mat senatorial race ro rore dis
trict.
ilr. Lyons nas received numerous con
gratulatory letters, upon the stani ne nas
laxem.
The people are still discussing the repub
dean pcstm ister in a very oncompiiment
ary manner.
Fevera. memoers of the Capita. City
duo. roe bon Eon society organization, to
Vi.cc Postmaster Lewis w re admitted
some lime ago. are talking aoout resign
ing m.css Lewis is expened. Some action
may oe laken oy the dab at its next-
meeting#
Mr. Lyons has dready been offered sev
eral oosidoaa paying dm mors roan roe
snperintendeucy of roe registry depart
ment.
Mr. Fred Wedemayer, whose position
the negro Ferny Is now iLmg, was sent
for to-day a ,ut: noon oy roe t
rod asked tc rone his oid place.
Mr. Weceim yer iatiy : Mused tc do sc.
He nad resigned on roc .aoc of nis saiary
oeing reduced, rod ne nad 10 idea of now
going to work a. a iesx roteiy filled by 1
negro. Is is sa.-i roa: tn_s re tne second
time the new odsc master nas appeared tc
his aid cierx w no naa resigned.
On tne first or scc.md iay of his man
agsmea; ms oooxis wou.d Ft baimes rod
ne aad m rend for Mr. Jim W red ward tc
straighien roem -m.
Mr. J C. Hrnorix. vi. tea reauoiican
in natiom. politics, imd ro a Journal re
porter roro morning mat ae was not at ro
-iupprirfed it the course of Postmaster
Lewis ... ia..rog ;h« negro ro roe o :si-
_icn roe . la-ai- v departmeht. wners ne
•wmid mcXc .-ut_ ths wu.te ycirog .ady
ends. He laid:
••Some of u= ha ve :oncamfi>;d for ysars
roar Ccione; Bucx aud ms crowd din not
want a republican party ro Georgia. In
.roc, .t v m.d not conserve to their pur*
ooses. They win: a few wmte men. most
:f them nortnern me-i. Then, wiro roe
negro politicians, rosy can control con
vemfions, keep themseives a: roe head 3;
roe .organization, 20 to tae nattona. ccn-
ve.utiocs rod divide out roe offices. You
see. roe rawer wrote men roey aav-e in roe
party tne oetter cnance these men have
for an spoc-incmeiit, and tney are aL off :e
seekers. That crowd never consult 'ieor
gians aocut any of their plans: in fact,
they do not wane Georgians in roe orgroi-
zanon un.ess tney wro oecome suoserveat
tc tneir wishes."
Burned in Eifigy.
Atlanta. August 5. — jSpecia.. — Lewis
an a Eacx wore oarzec in iffgv lo-roght ro
front of che pioscoffce. I; was witnessed
oy one or' the .argest crowds ever ga'nerec
here on a .ocui occasioo. The cro vd was
respeccaoie. and hundreds of hd.es .ocksc
on from roe vicinicy. A prase land prayed
roe Dead March during ine burning, aan
wound on with Dixie. Ana roe crowd
yelled rod cheered. A gram many negroes
Wire present, out roey appeared indiffer
ent co the spectacle.
ababjma alliav ; emev.
THIftD DATS PROCEEDINGS OF TSt
CONTENTION AT ACBCRN.
iddreiw—An Aiiiaace C
Hr. Field’s
Bagging Fat/rary—TFe ALIixance
Nirtonn; Wnere Cotuolidare
A Largs MsmOership.
AT3TXN. Ma.. Angust 5.—japeciro; —
The third nay of tne iL ranee meeting
•ocened with a simmer attendance roan
yesterday, many of the delegates an i -ai*-
-tors naving ; ecurned no me. The sneeca
of J. H. Field, of Florence, yesterday, was
ievoted main.7 ro the relations oetweea
manufacture and agriculture. He spose
of tne organization of roe Affi
ance and roe nature of che mould
in which Alliance ideas and princi
ples were cast. Its social and fiiscioiina-
nan Harare vere of service, maroiv for
:crtnu.at;ou saxe. wn.cn. wnen perfected
on good granite foundation—an agricul
tural oasis, roey woum oe ready for worx.
Simpie enunciation of nrmcmies was inad
equate te tae demands of the times.
Progress, develop meat, roe elimination j?
past preyidices and roe throwing sver-
Ooard of roe past heresies, orougn: tne
Aroance te tae theshnold of a new era
in tneir evolution. Ic nad nadermxeii
1 vaat worm P'neriffty and im-
oecilicy must not marx ms
life. Mighty agents for development
should now oe introduced, wmem wiro
weff developed pians. holding with.m
them operative causes of recognizin' a
good, s, vrog seeds of repraanctiveaess.
w -u.d bring fruitage iff over roe Laud. To
Acconipiisn this money must oe used ;.u
manufacturing a., xinds of nattona 1 ore
mote.
A .asion was! then made to the cottoa
sagging interests of Florence. 1: i ie'affs
iffered ot a priposition for tne estnnnsiL-
menc of an Aff.ance cotton oaggrog fac
tory at that point. Two and a naif years
ago r iorence aad L5tM) popaiation. S r :w
owing to its large and diversified mas*
facraring imteresta. it his 5000
The vaiue of co-operation, as me of the
most forceful means it development, was
iweit upon. Progression and’ aggression
wars urged in escaodsn.ng ini an.nrain-
img independent m.anafhctunng interests.
Density of population wjuld force de
mand. Many Abuses eou_d oe r'gnrad and
good results Attained through roe medium
of political regeueracy.
-he trustee stockholders onanitncoaly
endorsed Montgomery xs roe location -I
tne A—ianee exchange.
A rengthy report of roe comm.tree in
education was read and adopced.
A resolution m si.d to nave oeen offered
asking that member; of congress mtr
a ace 1 biff to nave money issued 10 laxe
up aL gevernment Deads, tnen for tae
government te establish banks in each
state, rod .oan money to the farmers a„ i
per cent interest, laxrog 1 .leu on the
R. F. ixoib. J. H. Harris. S. M.
J. Carlisle and H. D. Lane were appointed
ifiegates to roe National A ance. whicu.
meets it Si. Louis. December next.
ilost of tne time up to noon nas been
consumed by arguments for and against
roe consolidation of roe Nation ai Aroro’ e
md Natiocai TV’aeeL At noon recess roe
vote stood 13 to 20 ro favor of consolida
tion. On the call of counties each one is
iff owed five minutes for re marxs. This
nas oeen generally taxen advantage
of. causing - business tc- progress
slowly. Tie determination seems
to ”oe to act deliberately c-n
eaca question. 30 matter now long it
takes. "Every county having u jq* rai-
tion is reoresented by a delegate, and
vLrfF m mi oersnip exceeds i&S). *u ad-
iitiona. c-iiegate is aL.- wed. A .
six-y cou_ty Alliances represent
mazy A-.ances. w.ra an iverigi m-ero rar-
ship of about forty. It is doaotfui If >
more inceiiigenc appearing, tnoaghtfui
irons of farmers, havs evsr assembled m
.n Alabama. That rosy ire reorsseata-
•- Pri
or' roe vice in the
”I -C rolirll -3 Z s ’ .ir'lU.
Tlie coadauacioa
afternoon resoUed ri rarer h zgg.-
soiidatioa 07 a vote of to to 10. Tate
action, if ratified, wro bring roe msmoer-
;hia of the A.nancs to nearly ,o X .
BaseOiiil Yaster-iay.
At Philadelphia—Aimetics ;.
At aronsas Cit7—roansas City i. St. L sols
12. Sise_mt3—m.irosas City 5. Ft. Loots 11.
arrirs—roinsas City 3. 5:. Louis A. Bat
teries—Sc-w-uers And Hoover, ra.ro* and
Boyie.
Cincinnati i. Looiavdffe 1.
Lnc'.nnati IT, Louisville 7.
3. Bat
teries—Vron md La.dwro. n wing md
VIndian.
a: Pittsburg— rittabnrg 12. Wishingten
6. _B.ise hits—PiKSDurg it. WAsniagtau
”. airrors—Pittac’irg i. ^ Asmngton 3.
Batteries—Morris and Jandee. Lro-id-iHix
and Da.y
Yorx i. _5ase hits—Indianapolis ij. New
Yorx 5. Errors—IndianapoLs 2. N; w Y irk
6. Batteries—do/:e and 2 icx.ey. Wstc 1
md Brown.
A: Chicago—Prom. No game.
At Cleveland—Tlevetand 7 Pi.iadei-
nn:a 10. g ise a.ts—Cleveland Iff Pan «iei-
ouro 15. Err ire—Cleveland 0. Phi.ade o._ro
J. 3atter.es—O'Brien. Snyder md Z:m-
mei B iffncoa. i.eas: : m : .'I - n . i is.
i Sace^.
August : — Tae weather and
iracx me.
: Lrst race—Mile: :
Cra-o second. Blue
1:43;.
i: e i jr won. rorog
Ricx third. Time
:eC 1
Honduras
£ reder.cx
worn ? mdigre :
third. Time Lid ;
Third race—mx.e and a fririong: Long-
s*reet wm. Rioii xi.O'i second, ct. rois
third. Cime i03L
Princess Bowfiag won. Qiaoio second.
Oregm third. Time i.53 :
Fifth race—6 : x funong^:
Time Lifo'
Sixth race—S.x furroags: ilamra Hint
won. Tram i S:u
V ... - -
CHiCA jO JIAEAET
A Fher: iT eiiort.
Cincinnati. August o.—A special from
PaUiirong. O . save: cneriff E. C, S vain,
sheriff of Pau.rong county. na= oeen io-iao
to oe -hort in ms mc.-uaro to the am<.unt
of something ov=r 52^50. and a_s bondsman
nave asked te ce is—-arei. F wain roen
resigned.
Review if Fpecuiati- a a Ne (Sraia let
Frivisioa ifarutt.
Chicago. August 5.—The records of
to day's wheat market is oarren of new
developments or interesting features. A
rather’ nghc loca. trade was doing in
furores. Fluctuations in prices were very
narrow, being within Pi range ail the
rorencon. Decemner soid from - 5r up to
. F.ffs. The mix of trading m^the mean
time was from for to TSfo. The ciosing
ihonations were r to pc lower roan yestar-
-i? for leading fatnres.
Very little
corn, trading oeing fight, and confined to
room operators. FLucrnaiicns covered an
THE CRONIN HITBDEX.
Mania Burke, the Fospec Delivers*! to she
Chicago Authorities.
Chicago. August 5.—Officer Groms, wno
acted as extradition messenger of roe
oresident of the United cta:es_in irroging
roe Cronin susoecc. Martin Burke, from
W inipeg. deL - ered nis prisoner tc the
sneriff tms morning, and fiorxa was tnen
-ocxed up in the dots' department of the
county jail, and a guard placed m tne cor
ridor to prevent any one seeing him. Tiffs
action relieved Officer Coffins of tae neces
sity of producing his prisoner in court
under habeas corpus proceedings oefore
Judge Baker. ahd_as it satisfied the conten
tion - of Lawyer mennedy 07 p:acmg roa
crisoner where ms attorney could commu
nicate with him. hue han-eae corpus pro
ceeding was dropped.
State's Attorney Longnecxer ismes the
trntn of roe statement tnat B urxe nas
made a ccmfesiom
H mmoatH Piri
jLGS'gIGCTH ?a3l£. J.. J^1*£'GjsL
Jll« Vkii rol fir A-Iil .ZgjGS. ViS i.. .HZL ?Q --cl
2*5 i+~5177il. __
First race—Mil- : Leo H win. B.isn sec-
^*5<iij-1G. r iCfc—^ turioctip::
TuL*u race—-S vea fur ongs: Ditamrer
wro. Branford second. Srirnnay th.rff
Time l.d;.
r rortn race—M.le: Taragon win.
Or:fiamme second. Bode, third. ,e
h03r.
Fifth race—Fix funongs: Greenadier
win. Giecxner second. Adcipn tmrd.
Time 1:16 j.
Fixro race—M-e and 1 furlong: Niagara
won. Brother Ben second, —nrcnmiat
tmrd. Time 1:59.
Ne*v Y tax, August 5.—The roaor insnec-
icre it fasten Garden detained twenry-fou.-
Fwedes :o-ij.y. suspecting that tney came
under contract. One of roe detained men
is Andrew Am a erg, an American citizen
of a .rmmgnam. Am., who a indignant ac
is detention. He denied that ws compan
ions are under contract, oat admitted beL-
ing roem roey could get worx at Birming
ham. Excn man pid ms own
Herts*
FOREIGN Bri.SViriE'?.
5.—The Proticai Cor-
resp*inc=hcs scares roa: roe porte has de
cided to orocroim a state or seige In Crete.
Paris. August 5.—The report of tne ar
rest of Captain Bmjac. eftne 5 renen army
on a caarge of cemg a'Fermaa spy is de
nied. 3rn;ac is at Ft. Brace attending id
-rs iff cm. dames.
Paris. August 5.—The trim of General
B-.roanger was oegun to-day oefore roe
alga court of roe senate. A occy of nro-
tary guarded the ccorte
London. August 5.—The queen reviewed
the reman seamen irro the vesseis form-
;ug tne smperor-'s escort in the greuads of
fsoerne acuse to--uay. Fifteen hundred
men were in ffne. They were commanded
by the emcaor, wnc was iressed in roe
unitorm ot an
Three Tore Bo-iies Burae*:.
Johnstown. August 5.—Three more
bodies have oeen taken out of tne ruins
near roe lower end of town. One was a
little 2in. and was found ro roe middle of
market street.