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COL! MBITS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30 1889.
Owingto the rush of bus
iness and the want of room
in our immensely crowded
store, we could not have
Shirt Sale yesterday,
listen, for two days,
our
But
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NKYV YORK STOCK MARKET.
Extent of Husinc‘88 Done in Listed and Un
listed Stocks Yesterday.
New York, August 29.—The stock
market to day was quiet aud stagnant out
side of a few leading shares, and, while
the volume of business done was moder
ate, two-thirds of the entire amount was
in seven stocks. These gave the tone the
market possessed, and in them and a few
specialties all the movement in the market
was made. The advance in the rate of
discount by the Bank of England, though
it was fully expected, caused considerable
nervousness in London, and some stocks
were sold for foreign recount and a bear
ish feeling prevailed among traders here,
which had the effect of opening this
market at generally slight fractions lower
than yesterday’s prices. The declining
tendency in the general list, however, was
met by a renewal of activity in Northern
Pacific, and early losses were generally
quickly recovered. The upward move
ment in Northern Pacific was very pro
nounced and was accompanied by several
rumors, none of which, however, were
susceptible of corroboration. Among
those which found currency were one that
preferred stocks were to be made 4 per
cent, and that holdings of Oregon Trans
continental had been contracted for, aud
one tmu Mr. Villard bad capitalists of the
standard Oil Company at his back and
that he would be able to name the next
board of directors. The heaviest buyers
of stocks to-day were brokers who usually
act for the Standard Oil people, and this
gave some appearance of truth to the
latter rumor.
Northern Pacific was supplanted in the
afternoon by southwestern stocks, and
Atchison and Missouri Paciic had marked
gains on a large business. This movement
was also the occasion of the circulation of
numerous rumors, and it was asserted that
Messrs. Gould and Huntingdon will, be
tween them, own and operate Atchison
by the first of the coming year, but when
this met with denial, it was stated that
Mr. Gould was to go into the Atchison
directory and that closer relations were
to Do established between Atchison and
Missouri Pacific. After these move
ments had expended their force, there
was a reaction, but heavy further
acceptances of bonds by the treasury
stiflened the market up again in the last
hour, and the close was quiet and steady
to firm, generally at slightly better
figures than those of the opening. Trusts,
with the exception of cotton oil, were
dull, and moved within narrow limits.
Sales of listed stocks aggregated 241,000
shares. Final changes are evenly divided
between gains and losses, though all im
portant ones are in the direction of higher
figures, and St. Louis preferred and Ore
gon Navigation rose 2 per cent, Northern
Pacific 1$, Missouri Pacific li, and Atchi
son and Manitoba 1 per cent each.
CHICAGO MARKET.
Review of Speculation iu the Gram and
Provision Market.
Chicago, August 29.—The wheat market
was active, but nervous to day. The open
ing for futures was easy, as early cables
were jc lower and the market here was
weaker in sympathy. It was reported
that a private cable had been received iu
New York saying that the Vienna seed con
gress was made up of wheat owners, and
that their report was prejudiced and col
ored to suit their personal views. The
most potent factor in the way of news was
the estimate of the Cincinnati Price Cur
rent, placing the crop shortage at 40,000,-
000 bushels, and making the world’s wheat
supply equal to that of last year. It is
safe to say that about half a
million bushels have been ar
ranged for during the past two days.
Anxiety on the part of foreigners to get
hold of cash property is regarded as a
strong feature in the market. Despite the
fact that public cables continue indifferent
and weak, fluctuations here were within a
little less than one cent range, and final
closings for futures were |c lower than
yesterday.
Corn was active and unsettled. The
market was firm early, but weaker later.
The early strength was due to a rumored
cold wave from the northwest, which
started local shorts to covering, and prices
were advanced in consequence. The fine
weather and large receipts, however, con
tinue to be the chief bearish factor, but
there is less disposition on ihepart of the
local crowd to sell short. The market
opened at yesterday’s closing prices, was
firm for a time and sold up § to $c, ruled
easier and declined Ic, became firmer and
closed a shade higher than yesterday.
Oats were weak, and I of a cent lower
tor near futures. May was traded in
freely, and prices receded I of a cent, but
later reacted and closed steady.
Trading was active in mess perk, the
market being unsettled. At the close,
prices rallied 20 to 25c, closing steady. 3
A fairly active trade was reported in the
lard market, and the feeling was steadier.
Prices exhibited no change.
Trading was active in short ribs, and
strong prices were well supported at 5 to
10c advance.
MAJOR CAMPBELL WALLACE
Explains His Views on the Commission’s
Powers.
Atlanta, Ga., August 29.—A represen
tative of the Journal called on Major
Campbell Wallace to-day and said :
“ Major, do you know that many people
suppose that you claim for the Georgia
railroad commission the right to regulate
interstate rates?”
“ Yes, I have heard so; but I have cer
tainly never said anything to justify that
conclusion. On the contrary, I express’y
stated in a published interview that with
the interstate traffic we had nothing to do.
The state commission can fix the charge
for no shipment which crosses the state
line into or out of the state.”
“Just what is the bill which you have
recommended, giving the state commis
sion control over through freights?”
“It applies only to through freights
shipped over two or more lines of railroad
from one point in Georgia to another point
in Georgia. To illustrate, suppose a ship
ment was made from Gainesville, Ga., to
Griffin, Ga. Both points are in Georgia,
but it would pass over two lines of rail
road. The bill will give us the right to
fix a tariff for the two roads based on con
tinuous mileage, which would be consid-
erablv lower than the local charge on each
road taken separately. The bill in no way
applies to points outside of the state, but
will be very valuable as a means for con
trolling rates where goods are shipped
and delivered inside of the state.”
A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT.
In the Darkness of Night a Young Man
Steals His Lady Love.
Durham, N. C., August 29.—The Globe
has information concerning a romantic
elopement which took place at the
Greensboro, N. C., female college a few
days ago. Ed Heilig, of Mount Pleasant,
N. O., was a suicor for the hand of Miss
Mattie Kindiey, cf the same place. Ob
jections seemed to have been interposed
by the young lady’s parents, who dis
patched their daughter off to a boardlDg
school, hoping to break off the attach
ment. Ytoung Heilig went to Greensboro,
procured a ladder, mounted to his lady
love’s window and in the darkness of
night carried her off and took her to Salis
bury, where they were married.
Tne last legislature of this state granted
this institution special police powers for
the prevention of such disturbances and
making it a misdemeanor to enter tbe
grounds for the purpose of interfering
with or inducing any student to violate
the rules of the institution. As this is the
first violation since this enactment, it is
thought that action will be instituted
against young Heilig.
MONEY COMING SOUTH
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE LEASE
BILL LOST IN THE HOUSE.
New Bills Introd iced in Senate and Hon-e.
Resolution Relative to the Angusta
Dam—Capitol Commissioners
Report—The Brady BUI,
■WIEIDlSnESIEUA/Z",
—WJE; OFFER—
75 dozen shirts, linen bosom union band, and wrisband,
Stockton Mills, cotton Body, for 25 cents.
50 dozen at 35 cents.
If>0 dozen at 50 cents.
It is useless to waste
time trying to match or du
plicate these goods It
cannot be done. We are
determined to move and
must clear our shelves.
$gar*Many other goods at less than their value. If yon
wish to save money don't make a purchase without calling on
Chancellor & Pearce
lie place There are twenty five_ patients
in the Red Cross hospital suffering from
typhoid fever, and a number of others sick
with a complication of ailments. The
water in the reservoir is pure, or there
would undoubtedly be much more sickness
than there now is. The Cambria Iron
Company is getting things in good shape
again. The Gautier mills started up a
train of rolls this morning and the other
department will be running before long.
RICH BY DAY, POOR BY NIGHT.
TANNER’S LIFE ELIXIR.
Farmer Righter and His Wife Dream Al
most Every Night They are Paupers.
Hopewell, Pa., August 29.—Perry
Righter, beyond che Forest, is one of the
richest farmers of that region. He owns
several hundred acres of good land,
entirely free from debt. He owns, be
sides bank stock, government bonds and
other securities. He is married, but has
no children. Yet Farmer Righter for one-
third of his life is a poor man in rags aud
distress In his waking hours by day he
is, of course, rich, but at night when he is
asleep he is the poorest of men. The fact
is, Farmer Rignter, who is now more
than sixty yeare old, for as long back
as he can remember has continually
dreamed at night of being poverty stricken.
When nineteen years old, before he was
married, he dreamed he was a penniless
tramp. He married an honest young wo
man who knew how to work, and their
combined capital to start in life was abonk
$1000. The young man had begun to save
at thirteen. His dreams of poverty had
made him very economical, almost penu
rious. For years after he was married he
keDt the secret of his dreams to himself.
Finally, however, he tcid his wife. Then
Mrs. Righter began areaming of poverty,
too.
Both worked hard until they had accu
mulated a fortune, but they went right
on dreaming of poverty almost every
night. Naturally these dreams have had
a very depressing effect on Mr. and Mrs.
Righter, and at times they seem to be
convinced that some day they will be very
poor. They have taken every precaution
against calamity of every kind, and have
employed various methods to drive
away the unpleasant dreams.
For a long time both man
and wife carried $100 each in bank notes
in their pockets, oy day, and at night,
put the money under their pillows, but
this gave them no relief. Tnen they got
a tenant for the farm, and traveled, shut
in vain. Dreams of poverty followed
them wherever they went. Frequently
they spent hours in the evening,
planning how best to dispose, by
will, of their property, but the
dreams of poverty were never ending.
After their return to the farm they be
gan a series of small charities. Whenever
they heard of a poor family they sent re
lief. Next they assisted In building a
chapel. Their dreams, however, contin
ued, but not with such regularity as be
fore. Nothing has gone wrong on the
farm for many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Righter are now reading
works of fiction and travel in the hope
that this may have a tendency to drive
the dreams away.
Atlanta, August 29.—[Special.j— In-
the house this morning Mr. Glenn, of
Whitfield, moved to reconsider the ac
tion of the body in passing the Western
and Atlantic lease bill, and spoke in sup
port of the motion. He said he made this
as his last protest against adopting this
lease bill without some restriction to pre
serve competition. The motion was iost.
~A bill by Mr. Howell, of Webster, to au
thoriza the governor to issue bonds to pay
off the principal of the public debt falling
due in October, 1890, was read the third
time. The bill proposes to pay with this
issue such part of the debt failing due at
that time as will not be discharged by the
sinking fund, or by any ocher moneys in
the treasury available for that purpose
when the amount falls due.
The bill passed without objection.
New Bills.
By Mr. Venable—To authorize the hold
ing of sheriffs and other public sales else
where than at the court house.
By Mr. Simmons, of Sumter—To incor
porate the Americus and Jacksonville
Railroad Company.
By Mr. Galloway, of Walton—To pro
vide a system of pubiic sehoois for Social
Circle.
By Mr. Reilly, of Chatham—To amend
section 4912 of the code.
By Mr. Morgan, of Puiaski—To amend
section 36S6 of the code.
By Mr. Simmes, of Wilkes—Two bills
prohibiting the sale of liquor near Pope’s
chapel and Independence church.
By Mr. Oliver, of Early—To incorporate
the Southwest Exchange and Banking
Company.
By Mr. Williams—To prohibit fishing
with seines.
By Mr. McIntyre, of Thomas—A “ no
fence” law for parts of his county.
By Mr. Fleming, of Richmond—To in
corporate the Southern Travelers’ Asso
ciation.
By Mr. Montgomery, of Harris—To re
peal section 3699 of the code.
By Mr. O’Neil, of Fulton—To incor
porate tne Atlanta Dime Savings Bank.
By Mr. Daniel, of Carroll—To amend
section 4527 of the code.
A memorial was read, signed by more
than 2000 Georgia women, urging the pas
sage of the Atkinson bill to establish an
industrial school for girls.
By Mr. McDaniel, of Carroll—To amend
his county’s stock law.
By Mr. Tatum, of Dade—To require all
passenger trains to come to a full stop in
ail incorporated towns through wuich i
they pass.
By Mr. Perry, of Gilmer—To provide for j
the appointment of jury commissioners.
By Mr. Mathews, of Houston—A resolu- j
tion to furnish justices of the supreme !
court with copies of the Georgia reports
from the 79th volume.
By Mr. Vandiver, of Raburn—To inoor
porate the town of Tallulah Fails.
Also, to prohibit hunting and fishing on
the land of another.
3y Mr. Hill, of Meriwether—To provide
for payment for transcribing evidence.
Bills On Third Re uling.
To incorporate the town of Mineral
Bluff. Passed.
To amend charter of Shellman. Passed.
To levy tax for educational pnrposes in
Emanuel County. Passed.
A bill by Mr. Turner, of Floyd, to estab
lish the state line between Poik county,
Ga., and Cherokee couuty, Ala., was con
sidered by the house in committee of the
whole.
The committee reported the bill favora
bly to the house after discussion, s.ud it
was passed.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Strother introduced the fo! ! ow
jog, relative to the Augusta dam, in the
senate this morning:
Whereas, by a convention between tbe
states of Georgia and South Carolina, held
at Beaufort, In the state of South Carolina,
in the year 1737, it was agreed that the
Savannah river snouid be free to all the
citizens of both states, free from hinder-
ance. interruption or molestation by any
one.
And, whereas, by the act of the general
assembly of Georgia approved December
15,1809, it was declared that it should be
unlawful for any person to obstruct, or
cause to be obstructed, more than one-
third of the Savannah river by dams, fish
traps, or other obstructions, in the counties
of Richmond, Columbia, Lincoln, Eiber-
ton and Franklyn.
And whereas, it is alleged that these ob
structions, which extend entirely across
the Savannah river in the county of
Richmond, above and near the city of
Augusta, therefore be it
Resolved by the generaliassembly, That
the governor do without delay have a full
and complete investigation made, touch
ing the alleged obstructions in the Savan
nah river, in the county of Richmond, and
the character and extent of such obstruc
tions; and if the said river i3 obstructed iu
the county of Richmond in violation of
the articles of agreement between the
states of South Carolina and Georgia, or
in violation of the act of the general as
sembly assented to December 15, 1S09, it
shall be the duty of the governor to have
the attorney-general to institute proper
proceedings in behalf of the state, in tne =
superior court of the oounty of Richmond, j Three-fourths cf a mile
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
The Historic Village of Sackett’s Harbor
Almost Totally Destroyed.
Watertown, N. Y r ., August 29.—The
business portion of the historic village of
Sackett’s Harbor was destroyed by fire
last night, involving a loss of about $40,-
000. - The telephone and telegraph offices,
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg ticket
offices, every saloon in the place, dry
goods and grocery, hardware and general
stores and warehouses, containing sup-
olies of government contractors for Madi
son barracks, and the best part of the
village below the railroad tracks, were ail
destroyed. There was no organized fire
department, and the efforts of the United
States regulars at Madison barracks, with
an old-fashioned hand pump engine alone,
saved the village from entire destruction.
The Watertown fire department was call
ed upon, but the fire was under control
when they arrived at 4 o’clock a. m. Re
cently the tax-payers had voted down an
appropriation to p>urciiase a steam fire
engine.
HIS DISTRIBUTION OF F/ENSION MONEY
ENDORSED BY THE G. A. R.
A Resolution Adopted Thanking the Presi
dent for the Appointment of the Pen
sion Dispenser — The Logan
Monument, Etc , Etc.
Milwaukee, Wi3., August 29.—At the
morning’s session of the national encamp
ment the election of officers for the ensu
ing year was completed. Dr. Horace P.
Porter was chosen surgeon-general; W.
H. Childers, of Kentucky, chaplain, and
Comrade Lovette, junior vice commander.
The encampment refused to recognize the
sons of veterans as an auxiliary to the G.
A. R., because of the disturbing faction in
the former. Instead of giving the women’s
organizations, the loyal ladies of the G. A.
R. and woman’s relief corps, formal en
dorsement, which would be contrary to
the rules, It was recommended that the
encampment bid them Godspeed in the
work.
General Alger, president of the Logan
monument fund, reported collections to
date aggregating f 11,119. The committee
was authorized to place before congress a
proposition to set apart a portion of the
*40.000 appropriated for the site to be
added to the fund for the monument.
General Warner left the chair and made
a strorg appeal for the monument scheme.
Comrade Perkins, of Kansas, introduced
resolutions endorsing Corporal Tanner’s
actions in regard to pensions. They were
supported by eastern delegates and a lively
time ensued. Many of the delegates
thought the adoption of the resolutions
would amount to an endorsement of Har
rison’s administration,Jand they opposed
them on this ground. During the discus
sion a motion to adjourn until 3 p. m. was
carried.
At the afternoon session a resolution
was adopted thanking the presi
dent for the appointment of Tanner,
declaring complete confidence in
his integrity, and asking for an investi
gation of nis administration of the pen
sion bureau.
i July, Juda O'Connor and I met on the
block where I live, and walked along
together. She said to me: ‘This is a
tough block.’ I replied : ‘You couldn’t
live here—they would drive you out.’ She
said: ‘No, they wouldn’t. I can lick
any girl of my size in the Eighteenth
! ward, and I can lick you.’ I did not want
; to fight, and left her,”
| “The next evening we met on avenue B;
j she had five other girls with her. She said
j to me: ‘I have come to lick you.’ We
i Started to fight. I had the best of it and
knocked her down four or five times,
when she cried enough and we separated.”
Justice Murphy committed her without
bail to await che result of the O’Connor
girl’s injuries.
THE PEOPLE INDIGNANT.
EXTRA SESSION TALK.
THE CRONIN TRIAL.
Jucge McConnell Decides That Prisoners
Must be Tried Together.
Chicago, August 29.—Judge McConnell
this morning decided that all the de
fendants in the Cronin trial must be tried
together, with the exception of Frank
Woodruff. He said that in view of Wood
ruff’s confession it would be manifestly
unfair to allow him to go on trial with the
others.
All the defendants then took exception
of the court refusing them separate trials,
and the judge granted them twen ty days
in which to file bills of exception. The
attorneys for the various defendants ex
pressed themselves as ready to proceed
with the trial.
THE WORLD’S FAIR.
Grover Cleveland Accepts the Appointment
as Member Committee on Organization.
New York, August 29.—Wm. Murtrie
Speer, secretarv of the World’s Fair corn-
mitttee. to day received the following let
ter, caced at Saranac, lad., yesterday:
“I acknowledge the receipt of the notice
of my appointment as a member of the
committee on permanent organization for
the international exposition in 1892. I
shall be very glad to co-operate as a mem
ber of such committee, with other citizens i
of New York, to make the exposition a
graLd success. Yours very truly,
“Grover Cleveland.”
RETURNED A FAVOR.
Clarkson Makes a Subscription Solicitor
Postmaster in an Iowa Town.
Strawberry Point, August 29.—This
community is iu a state of excitement over
the postoffice appointment at this piace.
Peter Kehb, the present democratic in
cumbent, was an old soldier in the Sixth
Iowa cavalry. There were two candidates
for the position, both old soldiers. Gil
bert Cooley’s petition was signed
by at least three-fourths of the patrons
of the office. He is now over fifty years of
age and does not draw a pension. Benja
min Gaylord’s petition had about all tne
remainder oi' tne patrons of the office.
He was terribly wounded in battle, served
as a soldier gallantly, and was discharged
on account of wounds received. He gets
a smail pension, but is not iu good circum
stances.
Cooley and Gaylord, in their petitions,
did not ask for the removal of Keith until
his term expired, as he was aiso an old
soldier, and they said that, as no man was
rejected from the army becauoe he was a
democrat, they would not ask that he be
discharged from the postoffice before the
time for which he was appointed had
passed.
There is an old man, nearly 70 years of
age, here, named H. H. Scofield, who,
prior to the present postmaster’s appoint
ment, had held tne office seventeen years.
He had always taken a great interest in
the Dts Moines Weekly Register, solicit
ing subscriptions for it. The last Register
shows that he has seat in several orders
thus far this fall, amounting to 132 sub
scriptions. Cooley and Gaylord and all
their friends not only subscribed, but as
sisted Scofield in securing subscriptions,
because he Was a decrepit old man.
The people were astonished, a few days
ago, to find that Clarkson had appointed
the old man Scofleid to the postoffice.
Congressman Sweeney claims that he
recommended the appointment of Cooley,
but that Clarkson asked him to permit
him to make the appointment at this
piace. Scofield was not in the army, and
he is too feeble to attend to the duties
of the office personally. The pat
rons of the office are very bitter
iu their denunciation of Clarkson’s
course, declaring that he ignored the old
soldiers and the wishes of the patrons,
and appointed Scofield simply because he
had been working up a list of subscribers
for Clarkson’s paper.
A protest was immediately telegraphed
Postmaster General Wauamaker, and a
remonstrance, unanimously signed, has
been forwarded. The Clayton county vet
erans held a reunion and passed resolu
tions denouncing Clarkson’s actions.
NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION.
McKinley and the President Discuss the
Matter— Ex-Senator i avis’ Appointment.
Deer Park, Md., August 29.—Congress
man William McKinley, Jr., of Ohio, one
of the prominent candidates for speaker,
was with the president a good deal of the
time to-day, and with him discussed Ohio
politics and the advisability of convening
congress in extra session. Mr. McKinley
thinks an extra session inadvisable, and
that congress could not be well assembled
after hearing from our new states before
November 1, and then there would be but
four working weeks, aud that if by the
death of republicans or the election of new
members tne majority be with the demo
crats, the spresident would, in calling an
extra session, assume the responsibility
for their actions, while this would not be
the case in regular session. Mr. McKin
ley returned home th’s evening.
Ex Senator Henry G. Davis, who was
appointed delegate to the congress of
American nations, will probably accept.
He believes that the United States could
well afford to be quite liberal in any
movement which, would divert to the
United States more of the South Ameri
can trade. Now the balance of trade is
hopelessly agaiust us in a ratio of about
four to one. He says that South America
should get from us rough cotton goods,
provisions, manufactured stufft, agricul
tural implements and high class mechani
cal devices used in arts, and that our com
modities, instead of going to England to
be shipped to our sister continent, shouid
go direct. The *125,000 appropriation of
congress will be spent in showing the
visiting delegates our resources and this,
the ex-senator believes, will be conducive
to good results. The appointment of Mr.
Davis is partly due to the president’s
knowledge of his positive views and to
the proper course the United States should
pursue.
Clarkson was with the president again
to-night.
Burgeon Rortsr’g Resignation Accepted.^
Washington, August 29.—Secretary of
War Proctor late to-day aocepted the
resignation from the army of Surgeon
Joseph Porter, who resigned because he
was ordered from Jacksonville to Louis
iana. Dr. Porter is at present slate health
officer of Florida and hes complete con
trol of precautionary measures to prevent
a yellow fever epidemic. He asserted
that the order directing him to preceed to
Louisiana waa in violation of an under
standing he had with the war department,
by the terms of which he was not to be as
signed to active duty because of disability
incurred in service. Secretary Proctor
said that the surgeon general of the ma
rine hospital service had recommended
the acceptance of the resignation, and the
secretary added that the law forbade any
army officer drawing pay from any state
for the performance of public dudes, at
the same time receiving pay from the
government, under penalty of dismissal.
Brownell’s Troubles.
Jacksonville, Fla., August 29.—Two
days ago John H. Brownell, \yho killed
Deputy United States Marshal Weller in
Holmes county, was brought to this city
by United States officials. He had been
discharged by the state authorities under
the plea of justifiable homicide. This sec
ond arrest wrs made on the charge of re
sisting United States officers in the dis
charge of their duties. A hearing was
had before Commissioner Walter and has
been in progress for two days. Nothing
new was elicited, and Brownell wes dis
charged from custody this afternoon. As
he was about to leave the court room, the
original warrant for moonshining was
served on him. The commissioner placed
him under a $2500 bond. He will be al
lowed to go to Holmes county in the cus
tody of an officer to secure bail.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF CITIZENS IN
HE tRD AND COWETA COUNTIES.
Ou the Evidence of Worthless Characters
Citizens are Arrested by Deputy
l uited States Marshals—Sus
pended by Judge Newman.
Atlanta, August 29.—[Special.!—Th6
people of Heard and Coweta counties
have become greatly exercised and indig
nant over outrages committed by X. H.
Lpham and J. C. Johnson, United States
deputy marshals, stationed in that dis
trict. They claim that these marshals
have colluded with several worthless
characters, known es violators of revenue
laws, and on their evidence, have ar
rested ^scores of innocent citizens, and
carried them before Commissioner Mc
Lendon, at Newaan, on the false charge
of violating the revenue laws. They were
aLo intending to arrest about sixty more
on similar charges, when the people de
termined to submit no longer.
A delegation of prominent citizens from
that section called on the governor yes
terday, and were introduced by Mr.
Daniels. After stating the matter to him
they were referred to Judge Newman, of
the United States court, to whose atten
tion the governor at once called the mat,
ter.
Judge Newman at once gave the delega
tion a heaimg to-day, and later dii acted
the suspension of the deputy marshals till
the charges couid be investigated. It is
probable they will be removed.
President .McCone's Address.
Atlanta, August 29.—[Special.]—Presi
dent McCuue, of the National Alliance,
talked to a big audience at the caoitol to
night on the Alliance and current ques
tions affecting the farmer. The address
was an able one and was well received.
Piedmont Fair Association.
Atlanta, August 29.—The Piedmont
Fair Association has offered a prize of *299
for the best twelve ears of ooro, growth of
1889, and aiso a prize of $3000 for the best
drilled military company in tbe United
States. The fair will be open October 7
and closes November 7.
to remove ail such obstructions.
The senate recousidered its action in
adopting the committee report favorabie
to the passage of the bill extending the
corporate limits of Jefferson.
Senator Lyle added an amendment
which, having been adopted, the bill was
tabled.
The capitol furnishing commission sub
mitted its report. The commission ha3
on hand $2,247.50 of tne original appro
priation, and a few hundred left from
the appropriation for improving the
grounds.
The commissioners recommend that ex
Baratoga Races.
Saratoga, August 29. — First race—
Hopeful won,
' Time
A U.LD IGUlliiO L l G Li iZ‘iUjC-lU
HaDDinc-ss second. Little Bill third.
! 1:161.
Second race—Mile and three sixteenths;
; Beiie D'Or won, Cartoon second, Bertha
| third. Time 1:4S4.
; Tnirdrace—One mile and five hundred
j ards; Brown Princts* won. Retrieve sec-
j ond, Hub S third. Time 2:114.
Fourth race—Three fourths of a mile;
1 Cheny won, Lakeviewsecond,Mirth third.
! Time 1:151-
! Fifth race—Three-fourths of a mile;
I Deer Lidge won, Carrie G second, Harain-
! borough ihird. Time 1:16.
Sixth race—Mile and tnree sixteenths;
tra files be provided for some of the offices, ■ Bonita won, Vasnourg Second, Vermont
and they submit plans for improving the third. Time 2:024.
grounds at a cost of $26,659.
The biii to lease the old state house to
the confederate veterans was tabled oa
This ends the season here.
motion of Senator Massengaie.
The agricultural committee brought in
an adverse report on the Brady bill.
On the Third Reading.
Two bills amending the charter cf the
Darien Short Line. Passed.
To incorporate the AltapiahaandSapoia
River Canal Company. Passed.
To amend the charter of the Macon, Li-
Grange and Birmingham railroad. Passed.
To establish public schools in the town
of Decatur. Passed.
A stock law for Schley county. Passed.
Morris Park Races.
New York, August 29—First race—
Seven furlongs; Hanover won, Defaulter
second, Climax third. Time 1:19
Second race—Five furlongs; Baily Hoo
won, Civil Service second, Pail Mail
third. Time 1:002-
laird race—Mile and a half furlong:
Joe Courtney won, Lotion second, Burn
side third. Time 1:562.
Fourth race—One mile; Castaway won,
Forest King second, Lela Mav third. Time
1:41.
Fifth race—Mile and a furlong; Brother
New York aud English Capitalists Invest
ing iu Southern Iron Properties.
Baltimore. August 29.—The Manufac
turers’ Record learns from authoritative
sources that a New York syndicate will
make liberal investments in the purchase
of one or more fully developed and exten
sive iron properties in the south, if any of
that character with a record of good
profits in the past can be had at reasona
ble prices. Large properties that have
been making good profits are what they
are after. , , ,.,
The Record also reports the sale of the
Embreville iron works, comprising about
45 000 acres of timber and mineral lands
near JoDesboro, Tenn.,to an English com
pany who will, it is reported, develop the
property on a large scale at an early day,
and the organization of two companies,
with a capital stock of $1,000,000 each, with
General W. P. Rosecrans, register of the
United States treasury, as president, and
of one to build a town at ^Waynesboro
Junction, in the valley of % lrgima, and
develop large iron properties there.
Racing in England.
London, August 29.—At the York
August meeting to-day the great
shire stakes was won by Mr. C. Perkins
colt Chitabob. Mr. W. J. Anson’s colt
Lockhart won the Guncrack stakes.
To repeal the road* law of Chattooga Ban won, Elyton second, Cassius third,
county. Passed. j Time 1:554.
To prohibit the sale of liquor in three I Sixth race—Mile and a half furlong;
miles of Cowan Academy. Passed. i Princess Bowling won, Hypocrite second,
To amend the charter of Hartwell. Giencliff third. Time 1:4S.
P&SSCClb I m ~~ ~ •
To ratify and amend the charter of
Beuua Vista. Passed.
New Bills.
To incorporate the Baldwin county
Building and Loaa Association,
Turl News.
Lexington, Ky., August 29.—Treasurer
Johnston, of the National Trotting Asso
ciation, has Issued an order reinstating,
temporarily, W. R. Brassfleld, who was
“2rS ! cw«r .m-aSSS., G e or e i.
and Florida railroad.
To amend the act establishing the city
for insubordination. Ail his rights aud
privileges are restored.
. i The high bred and valuable mare Donna,
court of * e wnan . four years old, by Mambrino Patchen,
B - : dam by Richelieu, and owned by Christ-
! man Bros., of Jessamine county, died yes-
ent
Trust Company of Atlanta.
By Mr. Edwards—To authorize ,-.e ter( j aj . f rom t ^ e ea^ts of an aociden
keeper of public^buildia^_and^^ ^ds^^ which she met with last Saturday wfcib
> ' running in the lot. She was valued'-'ai
Interesting Matters Discussed by the Law
yers Yesterday.
Chicago, August 29.—The National Bar
Association reconvened this morning aud
Prof. Simon E. Baldwin, of Yale College
iaw school, read au address on “The Ceu-
tennary of Modern Government.” A
resolution was adopted unanimously
pledging the co-operation cf the associa
tion in the celebration of the 100th anni
versary of the organization of the United
States supreme court in 1890, and asking
that a committee of arrangements be ap
pointed.
The committee on legislation to urge the
passage of a measure for the reiief of the
supreme court was continued.
Mr. Smith, of Pennsylvania, introduced
a resolution favoring the establishment of
an intermediate appelate court to relieve
the glut in the supreme court. The reso
lution was warmiy discussed.
Mr. Wiison, of Minnesota, attacked the
resolution, saying that there was no neces
sity for such intermediate court, and that
the evil lay in the greater power possess
ed by soulless corporations in appealing
cases' to the federal court, the object of
wuich, the speaker said, was to wear out
litigants. Our state court should be re
stricted in their jurisdiction. The power
of corporations, the speaker said, was so
great that the advice generally given to
a client In a suit was to settle
with the corporation at the best
terms possible, because the corporation
could secure ceiay by appealing to the
federal courts, and a poor man stood no
chance at all. He was at the mercy of the
corporation.
Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois, supported
the'remarks of Wilson and urged a return
to the good old law cf 1829, under which
the couutry got along very well for fL..y
years.
In the afternoon the association visited
the great car shops at Pullman. Judge
Trumbull’s friends are urging his election
as president of the association for the en
suing year, and he will probabiy be
chosen.
At tbe meeting to-night of the grand
council of the association, W. M. P.
Weils, of Michigan, Judge Cooley’s suc
cessor as lecturer on constitutional law at
Ann Arbor University, was re-elected
president for the ensuing year.
BABIES ON OUR BLOCK.
Results of the Games Between the Leading
League Teams.
At Washington—
Washington I 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 1—12
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0— 4
Ba-e hits—Washington 16, Philadelphia 10.
Errors—Washington Philadelphia 2. Batteries
—Haddock and Daily, Gleason and Clements.
At Pittsburg—
Pittsburg 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1— 9
Chicago 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I— 2
Base hits—Pittsburg 8, Chicago T. E rors —
Pittsburg 5, Chicago 13. Batteries-Staley and
Carroll, Toner and Farrell.
At Baltimore—
Baltimore 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 0
Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 X— 4
Base hits—Baltimore 3, Brooklyn 11. Errors —
Baltim jre 6, Brooklyn 1. Batteries—Kilroy and
Oantz, Terry and Clark.
At Cleveland —
Cleveland 6 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1— 5
Indianapolis 1 00000000-1
Base hi s Cleveland 10, Indianapo'-a 4. Errors
—Cleveland 3, Indianapolis a. Bat erias—Gruber
and Zimmer: Kasie, Gelzein and Daily.
At New York -
New York 1 0 i 0 0 0 1 0 1— 4
Boston 3 0000002 1— 6
Base hits—New York 5, Boston S. Errors—
New York 7, Boston 4 Batteries-Welch and
Ewing Clarkson and 3enaeit.
set apart a room oa the third floor of the
new capitol for war relics aad memorials.
To provide for the revival of corpora- j
tions whose charter, have expired.
To incorporate the Southeastern rail
road.
$5000.
Weather Probabilities.
Washington,August 29.—Indications for
Georgia: Light local showers, stationary
temperature, except in the northern por-
The Situation at Johnstown. .
Johnstown, Pa., August 29.—The dry : Tuttonary tempera-
weather and low waters thereby ocea- , For Alabama. Pa-r, stat.ona.y tempera
sioned will, without doubt, be very detri-1 ture, variable winds.
mental to the health of the people kef®’ ! Bouds Accented.
The rollings nd pestilence breeding matter | . „„„
the nmti the streams is becom- j Washington, August 29. The secre-
Noticca have been tary of tne treasury toMay accepted
pelted all ove^the towntorbidding'ihe j $2,131,650 4 per cent bonds
deposit of any offal or garbage m any pub- fl,012 s o00 4* per cents at 10o 8 .,
bonds at 128, and
deposit of any i
Two Girls Fight and One Knocks the Other
Out Five Times.
New York, August 27.—A strange case
was brought before Justioe Murphy in the
Yorkvilie” court yesterday. On Sunday it
was reported that Juda O’Connor, a fif
teen-year-old girl, was critically sick at
her home aa the result of a beating re
ceived in a street fight with Maggie Mil
ler, also aged fifteen years old. The case
was investigated and the girl waa sent to
Bellevue hospital, where it was reported
she was suffering from an abcesa in the
back, which seemed to have been caused
by violence. Her condition is dangerous.
Maggie Miller was arrested aad told her
story of the fight to the court. She is a
small, slightiy-buiit girl, modest in ap
pearance, and does not look over twelve
years old. Her father and his wife, the
girl’s stepmother, both saylshe is an incor
rigible child, but she shows none of the
toughness that the present incident in her
youthful career would indicate. In re
counting her encounter with the O’Connor
giri. she said:
“On Tuesday evening, the 16th of last
Cotton Futures.
New York, August 29—The Sun says :
Cotton futures were moderately active at
au advance of ten points for August and
one to three points for later options, clos
ing at a net improve rent of one to three
points in tiie general list ai.er considera
ble liquidation in August. German houses
were the largest buyers, taking September
chiefly. Greek exporters bought January.
Light rains reported at the South. Re
ceipts reached a fair aggregate. Southern
markets show less strength, e3Decially at
Galveston and New Orleans. Receipts at
ports 4364 bales, against 1476 this day la3t
week and 3077 last year. Cotton on spot
steady.
Alleged Murderers Arrested.
Birmingham, Ala., August 29.—James
Snow and John Banks, principals in the
late Simpson-Hawton tragedy, which
grew out of the Simpson-Hawton family
feud, were arrested yesterday while eating
supper at a house in Tuskaloosi couuty.
They are now in jail here, and acknowl
edge having been with Simpson in the gin
house tbe morning the latter was killed.
The charge against them is the murder of
J. B. Hawton, who was assisting the offi
cers to arrest Simpson.
Assassinated in Mississippi.
Laeatia, Miss., August 29.—James M. j
Newbaker was assassinated last night
about nine o’clock, being riddled with
bullets as he was entering his own house.
Newbakerwas a prominent politician, and
candidate for the legislature before
the last county nominating convention.
About a year an attempt was made to
assassinate him.
A Strike at Fernaudina.
Jacksonville, Fla., August 29.—A Fer-
nandina special to the Times-Union says:
The colored longshoremen will go out on
a strike to-morrow in support of the mas
ter stevedores to secure increased prices
for loading lumber, the normal prices to
be 55 and 60 cents. The stevedores will
demand 65 cents, and the longshoremen,
who are night laborers, will stop to sun-
port them. High freight rates of late
have caused the knights to feel that this is
a good time to strike.
LONDON’S GREAT STRIKE.
A Lady Instantly Killed.
Staunton, Va., August 29.—Mrs. H. P.
Dickerson, the wife of a prominent farmer
near Staunton, was killed last night while
returning from a Sunday school picnic.
She was riding in a carriage when the
harness broke and the horse ran off,
throwing Mrs. Dickerson and daughter
out, killing the former almost instantly
and seriously injuring the latter.
The Birmingham Strike Ended.
Birmingham, Ala., August 29.—The
carpenters’ strike is virtually ended. An
increase of five cents per hour, all round,
has been conceded by nearly ail the con
tractors. The carpenters had the advan
tage of striking at just the right time, as
more than 2000 buildings are now going up
under contract.
Laborers In Prussia.
Berlin, August 29.—Emperor William,
in an interview with the provincial coun
cil to-day, declared that the existing laws
for the protection of laborers in Prussia
were deplorable. They were insufficient,
he said, to protect the workmen from the
greed of capitalists, and reform was ur
gently necessary.
Little Change in the situation—Thousaud^
of Laborers Idle.
London, August 29.—There is practical
ly ao change in the situation this morn
ing and the strike still coutinues. A mass
meeting of the great army of unemployed
men was held to-day. About 4000 of tne
strikers were in attendance. John Bivins
addressed them, predicting that their de
mands would be acceded to to-aay. He
said all the indications pointed to a
victory for the men if they were firm and
united. Wharfingers have offered to em
ploy dockmen on independent docks, but
the proposition has not been accepted.
The strike i= seriously affecting the north
ern coal trade.
London, August 29.—The strike is still
at a deadlock. The wharfingers submitted
to the dock companies and strikers a p'an
for the settlement of the questions at issue,
which included a proposal to make the
American clauses iu the bills of lading in
operative, so far as concerned wharfingers
and granary keepers. The representatives
of the companies declined to accept this
solution of the difficulty, and are prepar
ing a manifesto in which they will declare
they will oniy pay five pence an hour.
The Telegraph Construction and Main
tenance Company’s workmen, at Green
wich, have struck. __
The taiiors are j oining the strikers. The
crews of three American cattle ships
have joined the strikers.
Mr. Burns, in an interview, says the
dockmen will firmly adhere to the posi
tion they have taken, aad will not reduoe
their demands.
The dock companies have issued a
manifesto in which they offer regular
dock laborers 5 pence per hour, ordinary
time, or 6 pence over time. The compa
nies promise to abolish the contract sys
tem and to substitute “piro” work, the
rates for which will be 6 pence per hour
ordinary time, and 8 pence per nour over
time—over time being reckoned from 8
o’clock in the evening.
Mr. Burns rejects the offer as being a
dodge to abolish “piro” work and bring
all the men under the 5 penny scale. He
also insists that over time shall be reck
oned from 6 o’clock in the evening.
The car men’s strike has collapsed. The
men have resumed work on the old
terms.
Brussels, August 29.—The Belgian
workmen’s council have sent a telegram
to Burns, expressing sympathy witn the
London strikers, and denying that Bel
gium workmen have been dispatched to
London to take the place of men on a
strike.
A Lesson From England.
England easily takes the lead when it
comes to a naval review. The one in
honor of Emperor William last week
excels anything of the kind in the history
of the world. There were 113 men-of-war
in line, exclusive of the visiting Ger
man squadron and the huge ocean
liners and other pleasure crafts.
There is a striking contrast between
the vessels, and tuose in use in Nelson’s
time. Then the heaviest shot tired
weighed sixty-eight pounds, whereas
these ships carry guns that fire a shot
weighing 1800 pounds, and send it twelve
miles. But so rapid is the development
of naval architecture, that a good many
of the mea-of war which participated in
last week’s review are practically out of
date.
The United States has been benefitei
in this respect by delaying the work of r<
building its navy, nut the kind of show
ing we would make in case of w*r witi
England can oe imagined from contrast
ing tne modern vessels in our so called
navy with those of Great Britain. As tin
Boston tad a hole puncher in it, the At-I
lanta and the little Doipnin are the only'
modern additions to our navy now ini
service. Tne other vessels in our so called
navy are third and fourth rate, and
only good for show purposes.
The country has beard a great deal about
the new navy, but as yet it has not mate
rialized at sea. The L'aicago, which wa3 j
begun in 1SS3, is not yet ready for sea,
although she was turned over to the navy
department two or three years
ago. Tne Boston and Atlanta 1
have been in commission three years,
but they have been at sea in actual ser
vice only three months of that time. They
seem to be undergoing changes pretty
much ail of the time, while now the Bos
ton is laid up for repairs. The much de
rided Dolphin represents about aii that
Secretary Whitney accomplished as a ser
viceable addition to the navy in his time.
Secretary Tracy is displaying a good
deal of energy, and it is to be hoped that
he will be able to set from the depart
ment enough assistance to accomplish
something definite. It is too evident that
there is a great deal of dead wood in our
navy. The secretary apparently need3
some first-class civilian assistance.
The proposed new 2000 and 3000
ton vessels ought to be contracted for and
built promptly, and the Chicago, York-
town, Charleston, Bennington, Concord,
Petrel and Baltimore hastened to comple
tion and 3ent to sea. We are very far
behind the times, as shown by the review
at Spithead, that something more than
the ordinary work is necessary in our
navy department.—Philadelphia Press.
Rate of Discount Advanced.
London, August 29.—The Bank of Eng
land has advanced its rate of discount
from 3 per cent to 4 per cent.