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VOL. XXXI. NO. 216 mnuretr COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21 1889. NEVER BEFORE IN THE HISTORY OF OLE BUSINESS HAVE WE BEEN SO ANXIOUS TO SELL GOODS. We have written and telegraphed the manufac turers not to ship our fall purchases for two weeks, hut they ar like ourselves, crowded for room, and continue to hurry them through. Now to state facts, we are crowded for room, and must have it at once or rent quarters. To reduce our stock, we name a few prices that cannot be m?t. Umbrellas! U mbrellas!! Seventy-two Umbrellas, Gloria Cloth, Gold and Oxidized heads, and natural handies, that we have been selling for $1.50 and $2.00, will go to-day and Saturday at 90c., $1.00 and $1.15. Many Silk and Gingham Umbrellas in proportion Stock must be redneed. Two Hundred Neck Ties, Walking Canes, at prices to close. Call if needing anything in our line. Will try and suit you in prices. Chancellor & Pearce ALSTON ON TRIAL Tor Hie Killing of Alex Wilsou, at the Fourth of July Frolic. Decatur, August 20.—Yesterday after noon Judge Richard Clark, in order to be ready for the Alston case, which has been set for this morning, drew from the jmy box the names of seventy-two men. These, with the regular pauel of twenty- four, made Dinety-six men, from which twelve were to be selected to pass on the guilt or iunoconce of the prisoner at the bar. The case has excited a great deal of in terest among the people hero and at Litliouia, on account of the prominent family to which young Alston belongs. A large number of Scotchmen came up from Lithonia this morning, some as wit nesses and some as spectators. At 9 o’clock court opened, and after some little delay both sides annouced ready. Alston was attended by his uncle by marriage, Mr. Robert M. Brown, Sr., and by his attorneys, Colonel Albert Cox, of the firm of Cox & Reid, Col. W. H. Hulsey, of the firm of Hulsey & Bateman, and Col. H. C. Jones, ex solicitor of the DeKalb superior court. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, and then the work of striking the jury was be gun. Yesterday afternoon the two Wilson brothers employed Judge George Hillver to assist in prosecuting tho man who killed their brother. The judge, Col. M. H. Candler and So licitor Candler occupied seats together at one table, while the other lawyers were at another table just opposite. Judge Hillyer is not often connected with a criminal case, and this is the first time he has been engaged in such a trial for lour years. He has made some very telling speeches, both for and against prisoners charged with crime, and his appearance in this case is watched with interest by the de fendants. Colonel M. A. Candler is seldom in the court as a prosecutor, but appears more frequently as a defender of accused per sons. He has been practicing for thirty years, and during that time has never prosecuted but four murder cases. Strange to say, he has never had a client hung. Three times have his clients been sen tenced to hang, and twice have the gal lows been erected and the ropes stretched with sand bags, but before the hanging took place the men had their sentences commuted. The other clieDt who was sentenced committed suicide in his cell before the day of execution arrived. Solicitor Candler is regarded as one of the ablest young criminal lawyers in the state. Colonel Cox and Colonel Hulsey are well known all over the country as crimi nal lawyers of ability. Colonel Jones has been solicitor for a number of years, and that speaks for itself. Most of the day was consumed in select ing a jury. WANTS TO FIGHT A DUEL. Mr. Clark Said He Would Challenge Mr. Wilsou. Savannah, Ga., August 20.—The Savan nah Times yesterday published the follow ing: Two more lawyers may follow the Cal- houn-Williamson precedent and hunt around for a quiet, secluded spot near a deep cut in a deep field. Messrs. H. Em mett Wilson, of the Savannah bar, and John Clark, of the Effingham county bar, are i he two attorneys. Mr. Clark gave Mr. Wilson public notice this morning that he would send a challenge. That was about half a minute after the two at torneys had been pulled apart. Mr. Wilson was slugging his brother lawyer in the eyes when they were sepa rated. Their mill took place on the Central’s shoo fly train as it was coming mto Savannah, and the fight was as fast while it lasted as the speed of the train, f he cause of it dates back six months. Early in the year Mr. Wilson filed a bill in equity in the Effingham superior court Charging Mr. Clark with obtaining a deed * an old negro by fraud. The bill hn? i De d reading which was anything Peasant for the other lawyer and he The next time he saw Mr. c avo s '? n l hey talked it over. Mr. Wilson at IpoL? , ltl0u oht Mr. Clark was satisfied, aftcrnV • eee med so. Two or three times reffirrA . the y met and the matter was fiDu «• to ’ hut Clark never talked letter x weeks ago Mr. Wihon got a in turn Mr - Clark and Mr. Wilson in Jitter rf ot Qa ^- The language of the v,as strong and offensive. So he wrote back immediately expressing the opinion that Mr. Clark lacked certain native qualities, and he said some other things which did not help to smooth over the difficulty. They have met since in Savannah and Effingham, hut did not refer to the correspondence. Only last Friday they were within a few feet of each other at the Screven House. This morning Mr. Clark got on the shoo-fly at Tusculum. At Guyton, a few miles below, Mr. Wilson got aboard, and, although he never smokes, went into the smoking car with some triends and took a seat. Neither lawyer noticed the other at first. Just after the train left Elen Mr. Clark spied Mr. Wilson and approached him. “What did you mean by that letter you wrote me ?” he asked angrily. “I meant just what I said,” "Mr. Wilson replied hotly. A few sharp words followed, and Mr. Clark hit at Mr. Wilson. Mr. Clark is tall, six feet or more in his stockings. Mr. Wilson is shorter, but well built and muscular, and is a remarkably fine rifle shot. He went for Mr. Clark for all he was worth, and they had a lively round. The ear was full of passengers, and they crowded around. Some of them jumped up on seats to see the mauling. But it was as short as it was furious. Some friends pulled the two young men apart and stopped the mill. Mr. Wilson got one bruised eye and Mr. Clark two. As they stood glaring at each other Mr. Clark declared so every one in the car could hear, that he would challenge Mr. Wilson to fight a duel. The only thing Mr. Wilson would say in regard to the encounter was that he is ex tremely sorry any one interfered, and he put the accent on the interfered. A reporter who tried to find Mr. Clark failed. Up to 2 o’clock no written com munication had passed, and whether Mr. Clark will put in writing what he said publicly he would do, time will demon state. Camp Hill Items. Camp Hill, Ala., August 20.—Crops are still prosperous and farmers expect an abundant harvest of both cotton and corn, such as has not been equaled since the war. The Baptists have ju3t closed a series of meetings,* which conduced very much to their spiritual growth. Rev. J. A. Howard, pastor of theOpelikaBaptist church, came up yesterday to assist iu the meetings. Sirs. Z D. Roby has returned home from West Point, where she has been spending several days with her two daughters. Jacksonville Cigar Makers Strike. Jacksonville, Fla., August 20 —About 200 cigar makers, employed in the El SIo- delo factory, went out on a strike yester day. but their grievance was so trivial that the firm supposed they would show up for work again this morning. They are still out, however, and have drawn the re mainder of the force into their ranks. Tne men say that Superintendent Gato insists on paying them off on the lower or office floor of the factory. They want their pay envelopes brought to them at their benches. The strikers have organized and threaten to leave the city for Tampa, Key West, New York and Havana, unless their demands are acceded to forthwith. The factory disburses nearly $6000 in wages weekly. The managers and strikers are both firm to night. JAKE K ILK AIN’S CASE. Au Effort Being Made to Prevent His Going to Mississippi Thursday. Baltimore, Md., August 20 —There is an effort being made to obviate the neces sity of Kilrain’s going personally to Mis sissippi to give bail for his appearance at the next term of court. Owing to the present session expiring next Saturday, it will be impossible to try Kilrain at this term. The effort is the sscurement of some reputable citizen of Mississippi to go his bona without requiring his presence. In the event of failure to accomplish this scheme, Kilrain will be forced to accom pany Detective Childs south Thursday. Joseph Whyte, Kilrain’s lawyer, is authority for the above, and is also of the opinion that the authorities of Missis sippi are not anxious to prosecute Sulli van and Kilrain, but are after the repeal of the Queen and Crescent charter. De tective Childs also said it was not Sullivan and Kilrain they were after, but they had to get the fighters to fight the railroad company. . If the arrangements to save Kilrain the journey south fails, the fighter will appear Thursday before Judge Daffey,as the writ of habeas corpus is made returna ble that day. - ! WESTERN AND ATLANTIC. . THE HOUSE STILL ENGAGED WITH THE LEASE BILL. Every Amendment Providing Against the Road Falling into the Hands cf a Competitor Defeated—The Sanford Fertilizer Bill. Atlanta. August 20.—[Special]—The | house went into a committee of the whole | to discuss the Stale road lease bill, Mr. j Fleming, of Richmond, presiding. J Mr. Matthews spoke on the amend- j ments to section 11, which was the section I under discussion. He thought the pro- I visions of the constitution In reference to competition should be enforced. Mr. | Matthews said the Hand amendment pro vided that after the lease shares should not be sold if such selling defeated eompe- titioi* It was not by sub letting, but by the sale of shares that the road was liable to get into the hands of competitors. The road should not be allowed to get into the control of lines to the west so that competition would be defeated. The state would be bottled up if the Richmond Ter minal or any other rival company should get control of the state road, and the people of the state would suffer great loss on that account. Mr. Matthews read from the Evening Journalpacts and figures showing the effect of the defeat of compe tition. Mr. Matthews said he did not believe there were ten men on the floor of the house who did not favor the general policy of the state constitution. Mr. Atkinson spoke. He said the ques tion at issue invoxved more than even the value of the road. To let competition be defeated would be to put the people at the mercy of the roads. It was the policy of i the framers of the constitution that the ; people who pay for competition should re ceive the benefits of competition. He showed by figures how the people would lose in freights if competition were de feated. He called attention to the bad state of affairs that would exist if the roads from the west and from the ports were under one system. The harness of the national commission sits lightly on the combinations. Shall we protect ourselves or rely on the mercy of those meu? Tne state’s loss would be milii ms. The gen tleman from Bartow (Mr. Felton) will find it difficult to unlearn us what he has already taught us. I re member, on this very question, I have heard him say: “Let us keep this road as a key which* shall control and regulate freights to the west;” and now it is said let’s throw away this ksy that we have to I protect ourselves with, ana turn road, | state and all, over into the hands of one ) grand system of railroads that can oppress us’until their own will says, “We have done.” He said it was all right to colsoiidate from Savannah to Kansas City, or from Brunswick to Boston, but they should be competitive. He also showed the policy of the com bine in reference to -.he building of new roads, as outlined in Mr. Inman’s inter view. Mr. Atkinson spoke of the way the peo ple of his home had put their money into roads to secure competition, and how the Central had defeated them. He referred to the way in which the Central had al lowed one road to ran down until a bridge across the Chattahoochse feil of its own weight. He showed how, without the proposed amendment, the combinations could lease the road through individuals, buying them out after the lease had been made. Mr. David opposed the amendment, say ing that if the lease bill were weighted down by such amendments, no sensible man would lease the road, and that the lease question would come up at every ses sion ot the general assembly until the ex piration of the lease. He favored leasing the road to the men who would pay the most. Mr. Glenn said the whole question was whether or not the lessees should be al lowed to fuse and consolidate with other competing lines to the west. The age of the robber baron has passed, but the day of monopoly is here. Mr. Glenn said the amendment did not prevent a lessee from selling so the sale was not to a competitor of the road. He answered the argument that the amendment was an unusual infringement on property rights, showing that the rights of the individual in other cases were made secondary to the public good. He made a strong argument on the bad policy of allowing competition from the west to be defeated, and said the state should not throw away the power shs has to protect herself. Mr. Gamble, of Jefferson, followed Mr. Glenn. He said it was already the law that a lessee could not sub let without the consent of the owner. Therefore the amendment was unnecessary. He urged that a man owning a share in the lease should not be prohibited from selling. He said the bill would be tinkered with until nobody would lease the road. Mr. Gordon spoke on the bill and the amendments. He said he had heard, and he did not doubt its truth, that there were parties who would be glad to see the road run by the state a9 a political ma chine by whoever was fortunate enough to get control. He referred to the new lines now iu progress, and said that if the State road were gotten possession of by a competi tor other competing roads would come in, and some would be in within two years. Mg. Gordon said the danger was in crippling the road. He also said the people had an exaggerated idea ot the value of tbe road. He said that had it not been for the hue and cry started against the railroads ten years ago, the roads would now be more largely owned by Georgia people. Sir. Gordon said he was in favor of making the best bargain possible. Mr. Hart opposed the amendment of Mr. Hand, the substitute of Mr. RaEkin. If the amendments were put on, tne lease would fail, and the state would be com pelled to operate the road, which would be disastrous. Mr. Rankin withdrew his substitute, seeing that it created confusion. The question was then on Mr. Hand’s amendment. The amendment was lost by a vote of T9 to 32. The result wa3 greeted with applause. Section 11 was then adopted. Section 12 was adopted without discus- sion. Mr.Venable’s amendment,the addition of section 13, was taken up. It was that nothing in the bill should be construed as a modification or abrogation of section 2, paragraph 4, article 4, of the constitution of the state. Mr. Candler offered a substitute for Mr. Venable’s section, providing that the road should not be leased to a competitor. This was accepted by Mr. Venable. Mr. Candler stated that he had no idea the amendment would be agreed to, but he intended to offer it at every staee of the proceedings until an aye and nay vote was reached. He did not agree with Mr. Felton that a dollar a month difference was inducement enough to lease the road to a competitor. To prevent such a calamity he was him self willing to pay the dollar a month and avoid the monopoly. This amendment was voted down by a vote of 75 to 33. An amendment by Mr. Glenn, favoring Georgia bidders and anti-monopoly, was defeated by 87 to 22. Another amendment by Mr. Glenn, pro viding that a competing line should cot lease the road, was iost. Mr. Tatum, of Dade, offered an amend ment that the shops should Dot be removed beyond the limits of the state. Lost by 6« to 23. Mr. O’Neili’s amendment to section 8 was taken up, and Mr. O’Neiil spoke. Mr. Harrell, of Webster, offered an amendment providing that when the gov ernor advertised tor bids for the lease of the road, he should advertise for bids for j the sale, which was read for the informa tion of the members. I At this point the committee arose, re- : ported progress, aDd when it sits again Mr. O’Neill will have the floor. I So far every amendment providing against the road falling into the hands of a competitor hss been defeated. Bills on First Reading. By Mr. Pastel!—To ir,corporate the Merchants and Tracers Bank of Bruns wick. By Mr. Harris, of Floyd—To allow state depositories to give guarantee companies as Londsmen, or to deposit 850,000 of state bonds in lieu thereof. By Mr. Venable—To repeal the act for the examination cf stationary engines in Fulton county. Oil Third Reading. To incorporate the Thoinasville Subur- I | ban Street railroad. Passed as amended, j : To provide for the payment of the in- ! solvent costs in Cslumbia county. Passed. ; To incorporate the Bank ot Blakely, j : Passed. ( To amend the law in reference to the | | pay of county commissioners in Clay : county. Passed. | To incorporate the Augusta and West- i ern Riilioad Company. Passed. I To amend the road laws of the state so 1 far as they relate to Chattooga county. Passed. To confirm the transfer by the city of Savannah of eight feet of ground to An drew Hanley. IN' TBE SENATE I The fertilizer bill of Senator Sanford, j j which had been made the special order ] far Monday, was taken up this morning, j tne senate having adjourned yesterday on ! account of the death of Hon. Lewis Arn- j heim before reaching the bill. It provides that on demand of the pur chaser of any commercial' fertilizer or j composting chemical, a fair represents- i tive sampis, securely sealed in a glass i bottle, shall be deposited in the office of 1 the ordinary of the county in which the j purchaser resides, or in which the j fertilizer is delivered, and that such sam- " pie shall be analyzed by the chemist of i the state agricu turai department, and re ceived in the courts as evidence in case the purchaser should claim that the commod ity nas been found worthless. Senator Hall proposed an amendment requiring the consideration stated on the face of notes given for fertilizers. Adopted. Several minor amendments were agreed to. After a lengthy discussion by Senators Sanford, Soother, Ballard, Bradwell, Lyle and Aligood. the ayes and nay3 were call ed for and the bill passed by a vote of 33 ! to 3. In executive session the senate confirmed j the nomination of Hon. Wm. D. Mitchell j as judge of the county court of Thomas j courty. A bill to lease tbe old caoitol for twenty j years to tho Co-.federate Veterans’ Asso- | clarion adversely reported by the I finance eommictee. A minority report will, however, be submitted. Tbe senate passed bills as follows: To incorporate the Bank of Vienna. To amend an act to carry into effect the last clause of article 7, section 1, paragraph j 1, of the constitution of 1877, which refers j to state aid for disabled confederates. To require liquor dealers in Laurens ! j county to obtain the written consent of two thirds of the freeholders within three miles of their places of sale before obtain ing license-. To provide for a commutation tax in lieu of road work iu DeKalb county. .To amend the law creating the board of county commissioners for Thomas county. Adjourned. THE SOUTH FORK DAM. A Member of the Fishing Club Says the Dam Will be Rebuilt. PITT33URG, Pa., August20.—The general imoressionth it the South Fork dam would never be rebuilt appears to be erroneous, as there is a strong probability that a fish ing lake will again be established in that locality. A member of the Sshiug club of that name said to-day that the belief that the South Fork had bean abandoned as a club was a mistake. “The club,” he said, “could not afford to lose the money it had invested in reai estate m that locality. The oropertv was worth fully $200,090, and it the fishing resort was not re-established the whole investment would become almost a dead ioss.” The intention, however, was not to build a lake the size of the one destroyed, but oue which would make a lake much les3 in size, so tnat in the event of the barrier giving way again no destruction to life and property would follow. No move in that direction wiil be made until the dam age suit now pending against the stock holders is settled, either by being paid or compromised. The object i3 to establish a fair sizsd pond capable of holding a good stock of fish. DRAWBACK ON JUTE BAGGING. The Ruling Made by the Treasury Depart- meut iu Answer to Inquiries. Washington. August 20.—In answer to certain inquiries made by the collector at Charleston, S. C., relative to the drawback on jute bagging imported as covering of cotton in bale3, the treasury department holds: First—That official supervision of lading should be as oareful and thorough as pos sible. Second—Whenever it is found impracti cable for an importer to give in the pre liminary entries the numbers of the va rious brands of bales in each lot, it will be sufficient if the numbers are stated in the inspector’s return. Third—The sworu statwnent of the ex- C or ter required by the r^lulatious, should e made by the active shippers, who has knowledge of the fact. Fourth—Agents or attorneys should not | be allowed to sign the finai entry and oath ! of exportation when the exporter himself is present at the port of shipment. ARR'i&TEO As S V IES. Brutal Treatment of Americans Between Fra ice and Alsace-Lorraiue. Indianapolis, Ind., August 20.— E. C. Hill, widely known among florists, and president of the National Floral Associa tion, has just returned to Richmond, lad., I bis home, from a trip to Europe, and re- g orts that while en route from Belfort to asle in company with Robert Geroge, of | Painesville, the train was stopped at the neutral line between France and Alsace- Lorraine. and he and his companion were arrested as spies. They and their baggage were searched, their passports disregarded and they were not permitted to cross the line. Mr. Hill says the German officers were obstinate arid brutal in their treat ment. They were denied the privilege of continuing their journey, although there was nothing whatever to support the sus picion against them, and they were com pelled to hire a French peasant to take them back to Belfort. Their treatment will be reported to the state department. Congressman Laird's Death. j Hastings, Neb., August 20.—Something of a sensation was created by the report of the autopsy over the late Congressman Laird. This examination brought out the surprising fact that Laird was a sound man physically. Every vital organ in his body was found to have been in a healthy condition. He was getting well, and with his vital organs unimpaired it was only a question of, time when he would have been restored to full vigor. This was pre vented by unhappy circumstances. Emi nent physicians had declared that Laird was not suffering particularly and a surgi cal operation was dangerous and unneces sary, and yet his death is attributed directly to the operation performed jast a i few days before his demise. His death was directly attributed to blood poisoning caused by said operation. Weather Probabilities. Washington, August 20.—Indications for Georgia: Fair, stationary temperature, variable winds. For Alabama: Fair, except light local showers on the coast, stationary temper ature, except slightly cooler in the north ern portion of Mississippi, southeasterly winds. Randolph Tucker's Condition, j Lexington, Va , August 20.—The at- i tending physicians of Hon John Ran dolph Tucker tc-night report that bis coa- i dltion is extremely favorable, and pro- ' nounce him out of danger. Bond t'fle-iDgs. i Washington, August 20.—Bond offer- | ings to-day were as follows: Four per cent i registered, $7000 at 128: 4j per cents, cou pons, $3000 at 1061; all accepted. THE CRONIN MURDER. THE POLICE SECURE SOME IMPORT ANT EVIDENCE. Three Meu Drove a Pair of Horses Belong ing to O’-uliivau in the Vicinity of the Murder on the Fatal Night. Mrs. Maybrick’s Case. Chicago, August 20.—The police have secured some important evidence in the Cronin csss, said to be in effect that on the night of the murder a pair of horses belonging to O'Sullivan, the ice man now in jail a3 one of Cronin’s murderers, were attached to one of his ice wagons aud were driven rapidly in the vicinity in which the murder wae com milled, by three excited men; that the horses were driven up in front of a saloon in Lake View at about 9 o’clock; that they were covered with foam and that the men in the wagon went in and had a drink. It had been sup posed ever since the murder that these horses remained in the barn all night that nigbt. The police admit substantially the cor rectness of these statements, but decline to speak further about ths matter, except to say that neither of the men seen in the wagon is in jail. MRS. MAYBRICK’S CASE. Au Anonymous Writer Explains the Ex pression, ‘*Sick Unto Death.” New York, August 20.—The New York attorneys of Mrs. Maybrick received this morning, from an anonymous correspond ent, a letter explaining the use of the ex pression, “I am sick unto death,” in Mrs. Maybriek’s letter to Brierley, and upon which Judge Stephen placed much im portance; The correspondent writes: “I yield to the solicitations of friaHds to communicate you on behalf of Mrs. May- brick. You will learn from southerners that the sentence, ‘sick unto death,’ U3ed in the Brierley letter, aud construed by the judge to mean darkly, aud au intent to kill, is a southern vernacular in common use among women in the gulf and other states to express any painful illness. How ever slight it may be, she would say, ‘I am sick unto death.” if merely suffering from a sick headache, or sickness ot the stom ach. To express a dangerous iilness she would be very apt to say, ‘very ill, or very sick.’ ” The attorneys will submit this evi dence to the British home secretary. DEPUTY NAGLE’S RECORD. The Story of His Bravery at Tombstone Declared AU Bosh. San Francisco, Cal., August 20.—The story of Dave Nagle’s bravery while chief ot police of Tombstone, Ariz., where he killed a Mexican, claiming to have done it in self-defense and in performance of his duty, is said to be untrue by a promi nent man now resident of this city, formerly a supervisor in Tombstone. Said he: “This talk about the Mexican being such a desperado aud Nagle’s going into his mountain lair at the risk of his life, is all besh. The facts of the case are: Nagle happened to be going along in the outskirts of the town and heard a woman crying for help. The Mexican was beat ing his mistress iu a brutal manner. A couple of the Mexican’s friends, who were standing near, cried out: ‘Here comes a policeman; run!’ The Mexican desisted, and getting down on his hands and knees, commenced crawling along thegrouodto escape Nagle’s observation, if possible. Tho Mexican, like all woman beaters, was a coward, and was trying to escape punishment like any cur would. It is a question if he was armed at all. “Nagle espied him, however, and or dered him to stop. He evidently did not hear and continued to crawl, as described. Nagle ran up to within a few feet of him and fired several shots into the poor cow ara, aud he fell dead. Nothing was ever done in this case, but the Mexican was no blood-thirsty desperado, such as Nagle’s friends are trying to make out.” Nagle was elected by the aid of this supervisor and his friends, who were anx ious for the downfall of the Earp faction, which had been shooting people down and closing up saloons as they willed. Nagle failed to do them up, however, and the men who elected him became thor oughly disgusted. CHICAGO MARKET. Review of Speculation iu the Gram and Provision Market. Chicago, August 20.—There was a continuation of yesterday’s dullness in wheat, and the market was again narrow and featureless. The opening was strong and slightly higher on tbe bullish tone reflected in early cables, which called spot grain Id higher at Liverpool, with the weather in England less favorable. A de crease for the week in the quantity ot wheat and flour on ocean passage was an other strengthening factor. From 78Jc at the start, December rose to 781 to 78go, and then gradually weakened to 77|c, at which price it closed, or 1c under yester day’s closing bids. Corn ruled quiet the greater part of the session. Trading was limited to room operators, and fluctuations were confined within l to ie range. The market opened a shade better than the closiug prices of yesterday, was firm for a time, but the demand was soon satisfied and the market closed about the same as yesterday. In oats there was a fair business, but the feeling was quiet and prices stoady. A moderate trade was reported iu mess pork. The feeling was stronger early and prices ruled 10 to 12Jc higher, later re ceding 121 to 15c. Near the close prices rallied 7 k to 10c, and closed quiet. A rather light business was done in the market for lard, with no change in prices. Trading was moderately active in ribs and the feeling unsettled. Early prices declined 71 to 12Je. Later prices rallied 2* to 5c and closed rather quiet. NEW YOP.K STOCK MARKET. Exteut of Busineat* Done in Listed aud Un listed Stocks Yesterday. New York. August 20.—On the stock market to day the opening was generally at small advances over last evening’s prices, but there was no life in the list, weakness in trust aDd a little decline in tne regular list. The declining tendency, however, was of short duration, and Lack awanna developed considerable strength, and was followed later by C., C., C. and St! Louis, and before noon the regular lists were generally slightly above first figures. Aided by a rally in cotton oil, the low appreciation continued until toward the close, when the usual realizing set the list back, bat the market finally closed dull and fairly steady, at the best prices of the day. Final changes are, in the majority of cases, in the direction of higher prices, and Lackawanna rose lge and C..C..C. and St. Louis lie, the only important de cline being a loss of ljc in Richmond and West Point, ail trusts showing only email fractional changes. Sales aggregated 114.000 shares. WANDERED FOR YEARS. The Strange Life of a 31 an Subject to Epi leptic .Fits. Lyons, N. J., August 20.—The case of Wiiliam Pelcher, who twenty-two years ago left his home mysteriously and who was never heard of until his sudden reap pearance a few days ago, is an absorbing topic of discussion in this locality. Pelcher lived in Palmyra with his wife and family, and in 1882 enlisted as a pri vate in a Wayne county regiment. Three years later he was honorably discharged. While in the service he contracted epilep sy. to which may be traced all his subse quent actions. In the summer of 1866 he disappeared as completely as though the earth had swallowed him, and all efforts to obtain traces of his whereabouts proved futile. His family mourned him as dead, and his wife applied for a widow’s pen sion, which was* not granted, however. In the meantime Mrs. Pelcher and one sob moved to Lyons, where they have since lived. A few days ago an aged man called to see the family and the surprise of Mrs. Pelcher can be imagined when she discovered that he was her long lost husband whom she bad mourned as dead. | Pelcher, when questioned as to his where abouts could give no satisfactory explana- ; tion, but said that he had wandered away i in one of his epileptic fits and had trav eled from place to place doing odd jobs i for o living. He had made the circuit of the globe, ne said, but his remembrance of the places he had visited was very de fective. On Thursday Pelcher visited the sol diers’ and sailors’ encampment at Soder’s Point to renew his acquaintance with his old comrades in arms, and while there j was seized with a fit and almost expired. ! He was taken to the home of his son in j I Palmyra, and lies there at present in a j ■ critical condition. “COME TO MOTHER.” j A Woman’s Appeal to Her Daughter—Sad Story of a Deserted Touug Wife. ! “Please come back to your old mother.” ! “I won’t do ic.” “For God’s sake come back, and I’ll for- j give all you have ever done. Only come j back to your mother.” “I tell you I won’t do it.” “My child, my child, you are kilting me.” And the poor woman, old and deformed, wrung her withered hands and went the bitterest tears of her life. Th6 tall, handsome girl, with her long black hair falling to her waist, towered I above her hunchback mother, a contrast | of youthful beauty and aged infirmity. ! About a year ago pretty Alice Glozier I was married to Pat McCiusky, who was a bookkeeper at the plow factory. For awhile the young couple’s married life was as happy as blissful honeymoons usu ally are. xhen Pat got into trouble aud was finally arrested for carrying a con cealed pistol. He gave bond and skipped out for Chattanooga, leaving his young wife behind. Alice went back to live with her wid owed mother, au old woman, hunch backed and in delicate health, but she had a nobie hears in the beat and dc- crepid form, and the mother’d love was strong within her breast. But Alice did not like her mother’s home—perhaps her husband’s cruel de sertion had hardened her heart. She claimed that she did not like the people with whom her mother was living. Auy way, she went to live with a Mrs. Bailey, on the corner of Marietta and Thurman streets. For weeks past Mrs. Glozier has been trying to get her daughter to return home. Chief Connolly interested himself in the matter, and secured information which led him to beiieve that Mrs. Bailey’s house was not exactly what it ought to be. So he had Mrs. Bailey arrested and the young wife taken to the police station. Y'esterday afternoon Mrs. Bailey was fined $15 75 for keeping a disorderly house. Alice still refused to return to her mother, and she was put in a cell to re flect. This morning her poor old mother came to the station house and the scene de scribed at the opening of this story took place. There stood tbe mother, who had spent many sleepless nights over her baby girl, whose every pain caused her heart to ache. There she stood, forgetful of the curious crowd about her, begging her wayward daughter, whom sne loved still, no matter what she had done, to “come back to mother.” And the mother’s bleeding heart won the victory. The girl’s defiant eyes filled with tears, and she suddenly threw her arms about the poor old woman’s neck. They are home together now and— “I hope that poor old woman will never know trouble again during her life,” said the chief of police. “I believe that meet ing between mother and daughter this morning was the saddest I have ever wit nessed.”—Atlanta Journal. WITH A MADMAN. An Indianapolis Fhysican Has a Terrible Experience. Indianapolis, lad., August 17.—Dr. Calvin Fletcher, a well-known physician of this city, had a terrible experience with a madman at an early hour yesterday morning. The doctor heard cries of murder in a drug store near his res idence, and hastening to the scene, found Rudolph Root, a prominent German citizen, chasing the proprietor of the drug store with a dagger. As soon as he recog nized tne doctor he started at him, but Fletcher stooped and caught the madman by the lower limbs and threw him to the floor. Catching firm hold of his wrists, he held him until the druggist came to his assistance. Root appeared to recognize his condition at that moment, and quietly surrendered his knife. Fietcher placed him a buggy with the intention of taking him to the central station, and got in beside him. They had hardly gone a block when a struggle en sued. The maniac, catching the doctor by the throat and bending down on the seat of the buggy, tried to secure bis knife, which the doctor had taken from him. The struggle nearly upset the buggy, but the horse was gentle. The doctor maintained his presence of mind through out and managed to protect himself from serious harm uutil passers-by came to his assistance. The madman was finally locked up. He was sent to the insane hospital. Phoenix Wooieu Company Fails. Providence, R. I., August 20.—The assignment of the Phoenix Woolen Com pany, of East Greenwich, was recorded to-day. The assignment was made to Wm. A. Walton, of this city. The mill is owned by Joseph Dews, and the embar rassment is brought about through the failure of Broom, Streets & Clark, which firm held Daws’ note for a large amount, the custom of Dews being to give his note to the Boston firm and receive from them his consignments of wool. Shortly before their failure the Boston firm held Daws’ paper for $100,000. At the time of tbe collapse D=ws had received but $37,090 worth of wool. Montana Forest Fires Helena, August 20.—A heavy rain, general throughout the territory, fell all Sunday night, and the forest fires which has been raging for the la9t week are checked in mo3t places and put out in others. The fires originated from two causes—lightning and camp fires, and millions of feet of valuable lumber in the territory have been destroyed, a3 well as valuable ranges burnt over. Owing to the drouth this has proved an incalcula ble loss to stockmen, who have, in some inrtances, taken their cattle into British possessions, where they are charged good round prices for grazing privileges. Detained at Castle Garden. New York, August 20.—Twenty Arabs, of both sexes, who earn a oa the steamer j La Normandie, are detained at Castle Gar den until the Turkish consul can be eon- suited. It is said there are 70,009 Arabs ] waiting to come to this country provided the twenty are passed through. The Bomb Explod is. Rome, August 20.—Last evening a spher ical bomb, a centimetre in diameter, was ttqpwn from the rear of the chamber of deputies into the piazza of the Calonna during the progress of the concert. The bomb exploded, wounding seriously six gendarmes aud a child. A panic ensued, which was, however, soon quelled, and the injured persons were carried to the hospital. Ex-King Halietoa’s Return. London, August 20.—Advices from Apia report the return to Samoa of ex-King Malietoa and of the other exiles. The ex- king was warmly welcomed by the natives and his own flog was hoisted. King Mataafij also greeted Malietoa with cor diality. The German consul informed Malietoa that he was at liberty to do a3 he pleased. All of the Cabinet Absent. Washington, August 20.—Secretary Rusk left Washington this morning for Deer Park, Md., where he will join the president and accompany him to Indian apolis. All the members of the cabinet are now absent from the city, and with probably one exception, none are expected to return for several weeks. Congratulated by the Czar. St. Petersburg, August 20.—The czar has sent a telegraphic message to Anton Ruberstein, the Rassian pianist and com poser, congratulating him upon the ap proaching jubilee of his musical career. The czar has also sanctioned a public sub scription for a testimonial to the great mu sician. THE FARMERS’ CONGRESS THE INTERSTATE CONTENTION MEETS AT MONTGOMERY. Commissioner Kolb Delivers the Address of Welcome—President Polk Refers to Combines and Trusts, and Makes au Abie Address. Montgomery, Ala., August 20.—The interstate farmers! congress met here at 12 o clock to-day. It is composed of dele gates from a dozen southern states, in cluding \ lrginia. The president, Colonel Polk, of North Carolina, called the body to order. The address of welcome on behalf of the state was made by Commissioner of Agriculture Kolb, the governor being un avoidably absent, and General J. W. San ford delivered the address of welcome on behali of the city. General O. M. Miller, ot Florida, re sponded ior the association. In the afternoon, Colonel Polk delivered an address devoted to the diffimlties which farmers encounter. Hj referred specially to combines and trusts, and em phasized the vast power of combined cap ital allien to corporate powar. He de clared them a most dangerous menace to our free institutions and to the liberties of citizens. He said: .“The farming interests feel that the with ering blight ot discriminating legislation has paralyzed their energies. They feel that through the indifferent, if not willful policy of the government, they have been made the helpless victims of monopolistic conspiracies and have ooen fiiched of the earnings and profits of their honest labor. I, for one, snail rejjics to see the day when the farmers of the south, and of the whoie laud, shall with one voice demand the same protection for the products of the farm as is extended to the products of auy other class of our citizeus. Equal rights to all and special privileges to none, is one of the fundamental principles under- lymS our form of government, and upon which we must reform, reconstruct and re-establish the economic system of our civilization; and, fi:.-t, a restoration of a proper and just equilibrium between the great industries of tne couutry is necessary. We must have more farmer legislators, more farmer congressmen, more farmer governors, more farmer presidents, and a higher aud nobler type of moral manhood in high places. Our form of government, and our free institutions are on trial, and among their advocates and defenders none will be found more faithful than those whom this body represents here to-day. VVe have come up out of our tribulation; our humble positions are the results of honest toil, aud our hands are unspotted by rapine or the plunder of the helpless. Removed Irom contact with foreign idea and foreign thought, tho Auglodaxonof the south stands to-day the highest type aud purest representative of the American idea of free government, and of the old Anglo-Saxon love for civil liberty, and the work before them is prodigious, as its ac complishment shali be grand and glo rious.” The address was listened to with earnest attention, and the speaker was ftequently interrupteo with outbursts of applause. There was an interesting discussion of mortages and lien laws, participated in by a number of delegates. Resolutions were offered recommending the use of cotton bagging, and Declaring against the use of jute; also, commanding the state commissioners and Secretary Rusk for their efforts in behalf of cotton bagging. LONDON GOSSIP. Bolva Luck wood Visits Wuipechapel — Au American’.* night. London, August 23.—William Mackay Porter, a special examiner in the pension bureau, whose residence is 1111 M* street, Washington, is under arrest in Belfast charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Mr. Porter arrived on the Um bria and first made himself known by at tempting to borrow money from Consul- General New on the plea that he had ar rived in London after the banks were closed. Since Porter’s arrest a letter has been received at the consulate from hie wife asking information about him. She says he has recently become insane and was under the care of a physician and at tendant, from whom he escaped two weeks a<*o. She ascertained he had sailed on the Umbria, and as he was penniless, she wrote to the consulate to look after him. His baggage had been held by the steamship company, as the draft he gave proved worthless. The consul-general believes that Porter is insane, and steps will be taken to secure his return to America. Belva Lockwood, who is at present in London, is known to have the courage of of her convictions, but she broke all her previous records this week by going down alone into Whitechapel to visit the scenes of Jack the Bipper’s amusement, an ad venture that a great many would not like to undertake. Lockwood did not use her tricycle, however, though shs has it with her in London, but drove down on an om nibus. Among other things witnessed by tbe ex-candidate for president was a fight in Castle Alley brought on by a talkative woman. “Finally,” said Lockwood, “in describ ing the fracas, “a man raised his hat and dealt the talkative woman a blow in the face, from which she bled freely, but still continued to talk.” The latter circum stance need not have surprised a woman who knows her sex so well as Lockwood does, but she did her duty when, ulti mately, a policeman arrived, by saying, “Sir, you should have come before.” Like all policemen, he was callous to this re- proof, and responded: “Oh, madam, this is a matter of hourly occurrence. I have just taken two men from this locality to the station.” This disgusted the reform er, and she returned to civilization. Efmund Yates, who is doubtless una ware that George W. Childs, of Palla- deiphia, holds a poetic license, and is in dependent of commonplace autobi ographers, criticizes a statement made in that amiable old gentleman’s receut mag azine article concerning Charles Dickens. Yates declares that the manuscript of “Oar Mutual Friend” was not presented by Dickens to Chiids as a mark of the former’s esteem for the latter. He says that the manuscript was presented by Dickens to a member of the Times’ staff who had written an extravagant eulogium on the book, ana that the journalist at once sold the manuscript to Childs for £'250. Yates adds that Dickens and An- tnony Trollope had a very brisk discussion at the Athenaeum respecting the transac tion, Trollope maintaining that such pres ents were]caica!ated to corrupt reviewers. The Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cuvier of Brooklin, who has been in England all summer, has just paid a visit to Gladstone and had an interesting iconversation with the great statesman. Dr. Cuyler says that in the course of their interview Gladstone expressed much enthusiasm about Amer ica and remarked that his fi-st impres sions were gathered from the perusal of Marshall’s “Life of Washington” more than fifty years ago. Mr. Gladstone re garded the rapid growth of the pluto cratic influence in politics and the loose condition of marriage and divorce laws as formidable dangers to the states. The conversation turning on John Bright, he spoke of him with the deepest affection, and said that in his memory of his dear friend the past three years are as if they had never been. To Tax Protestant Churches. St. Petersburg, August 20.—M. V. Gshnegradsky, minister of finance, in tends to tax protestant churches in the Baltic provinces. These churches have hitherto been exempt from taxation. This is one of a series of reforms by which the government intends to thoroughly Rus sianize old Baltic-German institutions and diminish the influence of the German protestant clergy. The Insurrection in Crete. Constantinople, August 20.—Dis patches from Crete report that fifteen in surgent villagers submitted to Chakir Pasha, the newly appointed governor, upon his assuring amnesty to the inhabi tants.