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WASHINGTON NOTES
NEWS CONCERNING THE VARI¬
OUS DEPARTMENTS.
Sayings ami Doings of the President
and Members of the Cabinet.
Tho treasury circulation statement
issued Thursday places the per capita
circulation at $24.19, a decrease of 14
cents $6,480,993. per capita during July, or of
The gold reserve in the treasury was
reduced Thursday to $52,482,000 by
the further engagement at New York
for export Saturday of $1,250,000 in
gold for Europe and $50,000 for ship¬
ment to Canada. •
In response to a resolution offered
by Representative McChea, of Arkan¬
sas, K. E. Preston, director of tho
mint, submitted a statement to con¬
gress of the amount of silver which
had been coined during July. It
amounted to $130,900. The gold
coined during the same month was
$892,500.
Senator Walsh has had prepared by
the treasury department a statement
showing the average ad valorem rates
of duty of the Mills bill, the McKinley
law and the senate bill, and the per¬
centage of reduction made by the sen¬
ate. This table will be incorporated
in a few remarks Mr. Walsh will make
in the next few days.
Tho democratic members of the
tariff conference committee did not
accomplish anything at their first
meeting 'Tuesday. Chairman Voor
heos, of tlie senate conferees, and
Chairman Wilson, of the house con¬
ferees, were both absent on account of
illiit ss. Senator Jones was also ab¬
sent. The meeting was purely infor¬
mal and very brief.
In spite of the veto of tho Bland
seigniorage bill the signiorage in the
treasury is being coined. The presi¬
dent, said at tho time of his veto that
a bill to that effect was not necessary,
but it was not thought then that the
coinage of tho seigniorage would be
considered obligatory. It has since
been found that tho seigniorage was
needed and the treasury has had to re¬
sort to its coinage.
In view' of the disturbed and threat¬
ening state of affairs in tho relations
between China and Japan, the state
department lias intimated to Charles
Den by, tlie United States minister to
China, now in Michigan, that ho had
better return to lus post. Though
this is necessary, it is rather hard
upon the minister, who has taken hiave
from his duties for the first time in
nine years, and has been home only
threo weeks, whereas his leave was for
sixty days.
'The bill providing for a pension of
$50 a month for General James Long
stroot, the confederate commander, on
account of wounds received in the
Mexican war while he was serving ns a
major and paymaster in the United
States army, was introduced in tho
senate Wednesday. General Longstreot
’veoives a pension of $12 a month uu
der tlie general pension act for tho re¬
lief of Mexican war veterans. He asks
that this bo increased, because of liis
advanced age, wounds received and to¬
tal disability.
'The most dangerous counterfeit of
l nited States money discovered for
years is announced from the treasury
department. Because it is so difficult
of detection from the genuine note,
the counterfeit is described in minute
detail by the secret service in order to
put the public on its guard. The
counterfeit is of the $10 legal tender
note series of 1880, elieek letter B,
taco plate number 2,250, back plate
number 2,292, signed by W. 8. Rose
eratis, register; James W. Hyatt,treas¬
urer, and bearing a portrait of Web¬
ster and a large, round, red seal.
Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio,
and General H. V. Boynton, who are
members of the executive committee
of the army of tho Cumberland or¬
ganization, decided Wednesday to
postpone for one year the reunion
which was to have been held at the
Chattanooga battlefield September 19th
ami 20th. The dedication of tho field,
which has been acquired for a govern¬
ment park, has been postponed until
September, 1895, to give time for the
erection of monuments by states
whose troops fought there, and it is
thought best to hold the reunion at
the same time.
A delegation representing GOO of
Kelley’s commonwealers, accompanied
by Colonel Tracey, commissioner of
charities, waited on the district com
missioners Wednesday and asked to be
sent home. The men stated briefly
that they had been deluded into com
ing hero aud that they were now at
the point of starvation. They sug¬
gested that a freight train be run as
far west an Denver, or even farther,
and that tho men be allowed to drop
off’ ns they arrived in the places where
their homes were. The commissioners
promised they would do all in their
power for tho sufferers.
May Involve European Nations.
It is believed at Washington by the
state department officials that if the
war between China and Japan drags
along for any length of time Russia
aud Great Britain and possibly France,
may bo drawn into it. All three
countries have possessions in Asia.
France is not at all friendly to China,
and would probably side with the Jap¬
anese iu the trouble. She would prob¬
ably be assisted by Russia, who even
has now. state department officials believe,
secretly assured Japan of her sup¬
port iu the controversy. Great Brit¬
ain is on the most intimate terms with
i hina, and would probably side with
that empire, especially if Russia and
I ranee were to assist her antagonist. A
European war would follow, and the
greatest diplomacy would have to be ex¬
ercised by the United Staaes iu taking
care of its interests all over the world,
It is also believed that if Japan and
Russia have made any agreement in
regard to this matter it is that the lat¬
ter country be given a seaport in Co¬
rea, which could 1 h> made the terminus
of her transcontinental railroad. Rus¬
sia is extremely anxious to acquire a
port on the Pacific which would not be
closed by ice six months vi t ie year,
as is the present terminus of the road.
It is to her interest, therefore, to side
with Japan, and it is believed that,
THE MONROE ADVERTISER, FORSYTH, GA-, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1M4.-EIGHT PAGES.
notwithstanding the her repeated and at
same time ostentatious attempts at
mediation, ah'? is secretly supporting
the mikado in the stand he has tuken.
HALLS 0E CONGRESS
DAILY PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH
HOUSE ANI) SENATE.
What Our National Law-Makers are
Doing for the Country.
After tho rending of the journal in
the house, Monday, Mr. Tolbert, of
South Carolina,tried to learn from the
speaker whether or not the committee
on coinage, weights and measures, and
on banking and currency, had a right
to pigeon-hole his resolution directing
them to report a bill for the free coin¬
age of silver at t*he ratio of 16 to 1,
and a bill providing a new financial
system. He was not successful.
Tho speaker referred him to
the rules for information desired.
Mr. Boutelle presented a resolution
recognizing tho new republic of Ha¬
waii on the part of the congress of the
United States and supported it in a
brief speech. He offered it as a ques¬
tion of privilege, but the speaker ruled
that it was not such, and it went to tho
committee on foreign affairs. Tho
committee on military affairs were
given the morning hour for the pre¬
sentation of business for considera¬
tion.
The house was two hours in a dead¬
lock Tuesday over the river and har¬
bor bill, and it is intimated that it
may cither fail altogether, or its
further consideration be postponed till
next winter. Mr. Hatch presented
tho conference report on tho aggri
cultural appropriation bill, showing
an agreement on all items except the
senate amendment, appropriating $1
000,000 for the extinction of the Rus¬
sian thistle.
The house, at Wednesday’s session,
agreed to the conference report on the
amendment made by the senate to the
agricultural appropriation bill, appro¬
priating one million dollars for
tho extinction of the Russian this¬
tle in tho northeast. The senato re¬
cedes from its amendment, thus aban¬
doning the appropriation. At 12:30
tho contested case of Moore versus
Funston, from the second district of
Kansas, was taken up. A majority of
tho committee reported in favor of
unseating Funston, republican, and
giving tho seat to Moore. It was
agreed that the case should be debated
four hours, and the vote on the
resolution seating Mooro be taken be¬
fore adjournment.
THK SENATE.
Vice President Stevenson resumed
his duties as president of the senate
Monday. A number of bills were
passed ; also the houso joint resolution
continuing tho general appropriations
up to and including August 14th, 1894.
In connection with this joint resolu¬
tion, it was stated by Mr. Cockrell,
chairman of the committee on appro¬
priations, that, of the thirteen general
appropriation bills, eight had been
agreed to in conference and sent to
tho president. Ho did not know'
whether they had been signed yet or
not. Of the remaining five, three were
in conference.
In tho senate, Tuesday, the confer¬
ence report on the Indian approjiria
tion bill was presented aud adopted
and a further conference ordered on
tho amendments that had not been
agreed to by tho conferees. At 1 p.
m. the senate proceeded to the consid¬
eration of tho sundry civil appropria¬
tion bill.
Iu tho senate, Wednesday, Mr.
Chandler offered a resolution, which
went mittee over, instructing the senate com- the
appointed to investigate
charges of bribery against senators to
inquire into tho facts connected with
the organization and history of the
Dominion Coal Company, of Nova
Scotia, for the purpose of ascertaining
whether such company was formed or
is being conducted by reason of any
assurance that the tariff duty on coal
shall be repealed by congress, and if
so to ascertain who gave such assur¬
ances, whether or not any officer of
the government, or any member of
congress is or was interested in such
company, and what action, if any, has
been taken by any person in fullfil
rnont of such assurances.
The conference report on the dis¬
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
was presented in the senate Thursday
and aggreed to. Tho house anti
option bill was reported from the com¬
mittee on agriculture, and placed on
the calendar. Mr. Hill, from the com¬
mittee on immigration, reported back
the house bill for the inspection of
immigrants by United States counsels,
with a substitute which is aimed
at the exclusion of anarchists.
He also presented communications on
the subject from the secretaries of
state and the treasury. These were
ordered printed and the bill went to
the calendar. Mr. Peffer presented a
petition from representatives of the
“United States Industrial Army,”
now encamped near Washington, ask¬
ing for “immediate work, immediate
employment on public works at fair
wages, or national assistance to supply
their own wants by co-operative in¬
dustry.”
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CHINA’S INNING.
The Japs Attack Yashau and are Re¬
pulsed With Heavy Losses.
Advices from Yashan state that the
Chinese are strongly entrenched there,
and repeated attempts have been made
by the Japanese troops to dislodge
them. In every instance, however,
the attacking forces, after hard-fought
engagements, were repulsed with heavy
losses. A portion of the Chinese sol¬
diers engaged in these battles were the
best troops of the Northern army of
Viceroy Li Hung Chang. The Chinese
losses were small.
The North China Xcivs confirms the
report of fighting at Yashan. It says
that the Japanese brought up for the
attack every available man, almost de¬
nuding Seoul of troops. The success¬
ful defense made by the Chinese was
directed by European officers. A let¬
ter from Han Kow says that the out
r la of hostilities has revived all the
native fanaticism of the Chinese. For¬
eigners are insulted openly and vio¬
lence is feared.
LATEST DISPATCHES
GIVING THE NEWS CP TO THE
HOUR OF GOING TO PRESS.
A Brief Summary of Dally Happen- *,
ings Throughout the World.
in Thursday Hunter, afternoon fire broke lumber out
Myles A Weeks’
yard office at Detroit, Mich. The en
tire block bounded by Franklin, Bi~
vard and Riopelle streets was soon on.
fire.
Tbe celebrated arson case is now on
trial in the circuit court at Meridian,
Miss. Much interest is manifested in
the trial, as public opinion is strongly
in favor of Belk and Scott, the defen^
dauts. The case of W. C. Schambers
for arson will be next tried.
It is officially announced that Rusv
sia, daring the settlement of the war
between China and Japan, will act in
complete accord with Great Britain in
an effort to secure an immediate solu¬
tion of the difficulty, and failing in
this, Russia will not allow any power
to take even partial possession of
Corea.
The Idaho populist convention in
session at Boise City made the follow¬
ing nominations: For congress,
James Guun, of Boise; for governor,
K. J. W. Ballontine, of Bellevue. The
convention declared against fusion
with the democrats by a unanimous
vote. The resolutions declared iu fa¬
vor of woman suffrage.
The dispensary was opened at Green¬
ville, S. C., Thursday afternoon and it
was reporsed to Mayor Williams that
John Hill, state dispenser, was openly
offering whisky for sale, which is a
violation of the city ordinance prohib¬
iting the sale of liquor within the in¬
corporate limits of the city. Hill was
promptly arrested and released on
bond.
An extensive fire raged in the lum¬
ber district of Chicago Wednesday
night, entailing a loss of $1,190,000.
The total number of men thrown out
of work by the fire is 2,200 and the
destruction was so complete that it
will be weeks before most of them can
be given work by the firms who suf¬
fered. Four people were killed dur¬
ing the progress of the fire.
A dispatch from Topeka, Kan., says:
Many of theGerman-Russians, belong¬
ing to what is known as the “North
Topeka colony,” in Shawnee county,
have decided, on account of hard
times, to return to their old home on
the Caspian sea. Forty men, women
and children have left for New York,
where they will embark for Antwerp
and go thence to southern Russia.
The Georgia democratic state con¬
vention assembled at Atlanta Thurs¬
day and nominated W. Y. Atkinson
for governor; Allen D. Candler, secre¬
tary of state; W. A. Wright, comp¬
troller-general; It. U. Hardeman, treas¬
urer; J. M. Terrell, attorney general;
It. T. Nesbitt, commissioner of agri¬
culture. The platform adopted de¬
mands the re-monetization of’silver.
The following Honolulu advices per
steamer Talameda have been received
at San Francisco: “Since the procla¬
mation of the republic perfect quiet
has reigned. Royalist protests have
ceased, and the general situation is
perfect acquisconce in the present form
of government. Registration for tho
coming election has commenced. Tho
election will probably be held in Oc¬
tober.”
All tho packing houses in South
Omaha, Neb., were forced to close
Thursday by the strike of the cattle
and hog butchers. Over 10,000 head
of hogs were received at the yards
during the day, but the packing houses
instructed their buyers not to buy at.
any figure. The only trading done
was by shippers. Little effort was
made towards a settlement of the
strike.
Two firemen were killed and five in¬
jured in a fire at Philadelphia which
destroyed the mill building at Ran¬
dolph and Jefferson streets. The loss
will aggregate $35,000 ; fully insured.
The building was situated in the heart
of the mill district. Tho names of the
two firemen who were killed are George
Geyster and George Dickie, and they
died on their way to the hospital.
The Wyoming republican convention
nominated the following candidates for
state offices: Governor, W. A.
Richards; congressman, F. W. Don
nel; secretary of state, C. W. Burdick ;
auditor, W. N. Owen; treasurer,
Henry G. Hay; supreme court judge,
Charles N. Potter; superintendent of
public instruction, Miss Estelle Reel.
The platform declares in favor of free
silver and protection.
The democratic primary held at
Richmond, Va., Thursday assures the
defeat of Congressman George D.
Wise, who has represented the district
for seven terms, by Colonel Tazewell.
Ellett Wilson’s defeat is due to dis¬
satisfaction with the administration at
Washington and the failure of congress
to settle the tariff question. The op¬
position to Wise was worked up in the
last week.
Laramore, North Dakota, is in
ashes. A great fire broke out on
Front street at an early hour Thurs¬
day morning and, fanned by a strong
wind, laid waste the entire business
center of the town. Four blocks of
stores were burned, including the
county court house and records. The
Leland Hotel and a drug store are the
only buildings left standing. The
loss is $200,000, only partially covered
by insurance.
SLEW’ FOUR PEOPLE.
An Enraged Husband’s Diabolical
Deed.
Wednesday night John Craig drove
from Los Angeles, Cal., to Glendale,
five miles distant,where his wife, from
whom he was divorced three months
ago, wbb stopping with her brother,
George Hunter. Arriving there, he
deliberately shot and killed both. He
then returned to Los Angeles, went to
the house of his father-in-law, William
Hunter, and killed him. Stepping
over his dead body, he walked to the
dining room and killed his mother-in
law. He then fired two shots into his
own head, but failed to kill himself.
The trouble was over a settlement of
community property.
CAIiXO rs ASS ASS 1N
Placed on Tri *1—A Mild-Mannered
Youth.
Tho trial of t^anto Caesario for the
murder of President Carnot began at
Lyons, France, Thursday, Caesario
was transferred from prison to the
Palace of Justice under a strong es¬
cort of gen d’r»rms. The prisoner is a
mild-faced youth, and it seems dif
cult to realize that snch a mild-mau
nered boy was the assassin of the chief
magistrate of the French republic,
Judge Breuillac swore in an interpre¬
ter named DeGeuneval, who was ac
ceptod by Caesario. This was done so
there would be no doubt that the pris
° ne J shoul .d understand everything
^at thenarnpannelled was saul to him. and Registrar The jury Vidor was
* 0 in dictment against the pris
SOUTHERN' SPECIALS
NOTING THE MOST INTERESTING
OCCURRENCES OF THE DAY
And Presenting an Epitome of the
South’s Progress and Prosperity.
A Chattanooga dispatch says; The
American Protective Association has
issued a circular condemning County
Judge Whiteside, candidate fur re
election, and L. J. Sharp, democratic
candidate for sheriff. The Association
is fighting them bitterly.
Several prominent farmers around
Bridgeport, in Jackson county, Ala.,
have been notified that a view and pe¬
culiar boycott is about to be placed on
them. Hickory switcher,, accompanied
by notices, to different farmers have
been left at convenient places where
they might reach the party to whom
addressed.
The first district congressional con¬
vention of Texas met at Houston
Wednesday and renominated J. C.
Hutcheson, to succeed himself. Ben
Campbell, Hutcheson’s law partner,
bitterly opposed the resolutions en¬
dorsing Cleveland but despite Hutche¬
son’s hatred of Cleveland, a qualified
endorsement of the administration was
passed.
Naval stores factors, at Savannah,
Ga., who have been holding spirits of
turpentine until the market could be
put at figures which would at least
equal the cost of production have
combined with some large buyer,
whose name is at jrresent withheld,
and a sale of 25,000 barrels is reported
to have been made a day or two ago at
28 cents a gallon. This fixes the mar¬
ket price.
Receiver Comer has returned from
New York. Ho says that little progress
has been made on the Central’s reor¬
ganization plan, as the heat has driven
all the financiers and lawyers out of
the city and up to the mountains or
the seashore. Ho positively denies all
reports that the Southern rnihvay is to
control the Central and reiterates his
statement that it is to be operated as
an independent line.
A dispatch from Halletsville, Texas,
says: The tenth congressional district
convention is hopelessly deadlocked.
Seven hundred and two ballots have
been taken and all are the same—
Gresham, tho present congressman,
30; Lane, 23. Both sides say they
will give w'ny to no dark horse. Lane’s
faction wents the candidates to go be¬
fore the people again in primaries.
Cleveland will be almost unanimously
endorsed.
At Macon, Ga., Judge Speer signed
the consent decree for the sale of the
Macon and Northern road. The only
particular in which he changed the
consent decree was in reference to the
minimum price. The decree, as drawn
by the lawyers, fixed $250,000 as the
minimum price, but Judge Speer
changed this and fixed the minimum
price at $1,070,000. The sale will take
place on the first Tuesday in October
next.
The executive committee of the
Southern Interstate and Industrial
and Immigration Association met at
Chattanooga Wednesday. There was
a fair attendance of the members rep¬
resenting all the southern states, and,
also, there were a number of promi¬
nent railroad men present represent¬
ing the leading roads of the south and
west. A constitution and by-laws was
adopted, and there was a general in¬
terchange of ideas on immigration.
The shortage of General W. S. Fer¬
guson, ex-secretary and treasurer of
the Mississippi leveo board, the in¬
solvency of his bondsmen, bis absence
with no apparent effort to secure his
return, the heavy taxes imposed for
levee purposes and the large indebted¬
ness of the board, have prompted the
taxpayers to call a convention, to be
held in Greenville, August 15th. Del¬
egates from every precinct in the four
counties comprising the Mississippi
levee district are invited to attend.
The North Carolina populist state
convention met at Raleigh Wednesday,
about four hundred delegates being
present. It was called to order by
Marion Butler, president of the Na¬
tional Farmers’ Alliance. The plat¬
form adopted unanimously declares for
free coinage at the ratio of 1G to 1. It
denounces the repeal of silver coinage,
reaffirming the state and national pop¬
ulist platforms, denounces the refusal
to use the silver as well as gold dollars,
favors the abolition of national banks
and the issue of treasury notes.
WILL PAY COUPONS.
Announcement by tlie Southern Rail
way Company.
The receivers of the Georgia Pacific
Railroad Company at New York an¬
nounce that the coupons from the 5
per cent equipment bonds of the com¬
pany due August 1st, will be paid at
the Central Trust Company.
The Southern Railway Company
announces that the coupons from the j
first mortgage 4 per cent bonds of the j
Washington, Ohio and Western Rail- i
road Company, due August 1st, will
be paid at the office of Drexel, Mor¬
gan ic Co. !
Also, at the same time and place,the ;
coupons, due July 1st, on the consoli-;
dated mortgage 6 per cent bonds o* |
the Richmond and Danville Railroad I
Company lstT with interest thereon to Au-1 {
gust
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
CONDENSED FROM OCR MOST
IM POR I ANT L> 1SPATC11ES.
Short and Crisp Items of General
Interest to Our Readers.
William Eggert and Cenrad Eggert,
composing the firm of William Egg¬
ert «fc Go., tobacco merchants at New
York, assigned to Theodore Rolirberg,
with preferences aggregating $45,000.
The Michigan republican state con¬
vention met at Grand Rapids with 929
delegates in attendance and 5,000 peo¬
ple in the audience. Governor Rich
w as renominated on the first ballot.
An immense warehouse at Hamburg,
Germany, containing stores of feathers, cotton,
wine, piece goods, furs and
has been destroyed by fire. The loss
will largely exceed a million marks.
Advices from Corea say the Japan¬
ese are preparing to withdraw a part
of their troops from Seoul, and rein¬
force their army iu front of Yaskam
with a view of renewing their attacks
upon that place.
Judge Joseph Holt, who was judgo
advocate general of the army, and at
one time acted as secretary of war,
died at his residence in Washington
City Wednesday. His death was duo
indirectly to a fall sustained a few days
ago, but to which ho paid little atten¬
tion.
The Italian government lias received
information from Africa that a battle
was fought Tuesday between a force of
Mahdists 300 strong and a detachment
of Italian troops near Kassala. Tho
Mahdists w’ere defeated and the Italians
took possession of Kassala, which they
occupy. The Italian loss was slight.
The Chinese embassy at London
lias received no confirmation of tho
report of a naval engagement on the
30th ultimo. Some of the dispatches
reporting the engagement are dated
Tien-Tsin, via Shanghai. Tho embas¬
sy officials say that telegraphic com¬
munication with Tien-Tsin is inter¬
rupted.
J. B. Sutler, a well-known man of
Little Rock, Ark., for many years a
banker, Sunday school superintend¬
ent, populist leader and editor, is said
to be a defaulter to the state board of
missions of the Little Rock confer
encc of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, of which he was assist¬
ant treasurer. The exact amount of
his shortage is not known.
The Russian newspapers are unani¬
mous in saying that, whatever the re¬
sult of the war between China and Ja
pan, Russia will not tolerate any di
munition of Corean territory nor alien¬
ation of Corean independence. Rus¬
sia, it is declared, will not permit any
interference upon the part of Great
Britain or any other power, if such in¬
terference endangers Russian interests.
The Iowa democratic state conven¬
tion met at Des Moines and nominated
the following ticket by acclamation :
Secretary of state, H. F. Dale, of
Polk; auditor, John W. Sitfiekl, of
Guthrie; treasurer, L. W. White, of
Wayne; supreme judges, long term,
John Cleggert, of Cerri Gordo; short
term, Edward W. Mitchell, of Fre¬
mont ; attorney-general, J. D. F.
Smith, of Cherokee; railroad com¬
missioner, W. L. Parker, of Oseola.
Vice President Wickes, of the Pull¬
man company, announces that the
works will be started up at once. Mr.
Wickes said that about 800 men liavo
promised to return to work, and the
repair department and one or two oth¬
ers will be opened, and the official ex¬
pects to have the entire plant in full
blast within a short, time. Applica¬
tions have been received from about
1,000 of the old employee. This num¬
ber includes GOO special policemen,
who have been guarding the works.
The notice of the federal clerk of
the Indianapolis courts to the various
railroad companies in Indiana to ap¬
pear and pay the costs of tho several
injunctions issued at their demand
against the strikers, has developed the
fact that the roads intend to resist the
payment of tho costs. They would
be charged for copies of restraining
orders, but say that these were part of
a proceeding for the benefit and pro¬
tection of the United States, and that
no part of the expense can be lawfully
charged to them.
CRUSHED BY ICE.
Wellman’s Arctic Expedition Brought
to an End.
A cablegram was received in Chicago
Thursday from Tromso, Norway, an
nouncing that Captain Emil PederseD,
Engineer L.Winship and H. Westfalt,
engineer and cook, and one sailor, of
the polar expedition, which left that
place on May 1st, on the steamer Ragn
Vaid Jarl, under command of Walter
Wellman, have returned to Tromso
on a whaler. They bring inform¬
ation of the loss of the Ragn
N aid Jarl on May 21st. The accident
occurred soon after the vessel had left
Dane islands, near Spitsbergen. A
great field of pack ice was encounter¬
ed and the boat was ground to pieces.
Wellman and his party had sufficient
warning of the impending destruction
to enable them to escape to the ice
with the greater portion of their sci¬
entific instruments, aluminium boats,
provisions and dogs. Wellman and
party, with the exception of those
who reached Tromso, resolutely set
out in the search for the pole. They
were then within a few degrees of the
latitude reached by Lockwood, of the
Greenland expedition.
Wellman’s Expedition Safe.
Carl Siewer, the Norwegian arctic
enthusiast of London, has received a
telegram from the captain of the Er
ling, a Norwegian sealer, which ar¬
rived at the island of Tomsk, report¬
ing that he had seen the Ragn void
Jarl in latitude 84, north, and all wore
well on board. The Ragnvold Jarl
was then free of the pack ice and
should now be well on its way to the
north pole,
The New Cable Finished.
The final splice of the Anglo-Ameri
can Telegraph Company’s new cable
was made at Heart’s Content, New
foundland, at 11 o clock Friday morn
ing, Greenwich time, and the laying
the largest cable across the Atlantic
" wa8 then successfully completed.
TRADE TOPICS.
Report of Business for tlie Past Week
by Dun A Co.
R. G, Dun A Co.’s review of trade
for the past week says: “Tko heavy
outgo of gold, the fall of the treasury
reserve and the price of wheat to the
lowest point on record and the increas¬
ing uncertainty about the tariff have
entirely overshadowed other influences.
In some branches there has been more
activity, but in others less, because
events early this week led many to in¬
fer that no change of tariff would be
made. The internal revenue receipts
on whiskey suddenly dropped more
thau half, and sales of wool greatly in¬
creased. But the uncertainty is not
removed, and much of the business
done seems to be in the nature of
insurance against possibilities. All
the year it has been argued that
gold exports have practically end¬
ed, but the outgo this week has
been $5,800,000, making the notoutgo
for the month about $10,000,000. Of
all explanations given only one fits the
facts. With wheat at the lowest point
ever known and moving from the
farms very freely, while imports are
still restricted by doubts about future
duties, gold could not go out if there
were the ordinary confidence iu the
future of enterprises hero. But much
was done to prevent that confidence by
legislation hostile to lenders in west¬
ern and southern states, and many
millions have doubtless been called in
by foreign loan companies and taken
away. Still more has been dona by
tho strikers, the depression of manu¬
factures, the loss of railroad earnings,
and tho rapid decrease of treasury bal¬
ances. Textile industries have been
perceptibly stimulated, according to
dealers, by disagreements which many
suppose may prevent a change of the
tariff, and there has been move buying
of cotton goods, with slightly higher
prices for a few, notwithstanding tho
close of some important mills. Tho
stock of such goods is, on the whole,
quite large.
“In woolens, the goods famine which
clothiers prepared for themselves by
deferring orders, is such that impera¬
tive) necessities now keep most of the
mills at work, and purchases of wool
for immediate use are large. But there
is no chance for the better as respects
orders running into tho future, and,
indeed, some concerns have withdrawn
spring samples on which very low
prices had been fixed ami make no ef¬
fort for trade at present. Sales of wool
liavo been greatly swelled by specula¬
tion in the belief that wool is not
likely to decline in any event, but may
advauco sharply if tariff changes fail.
“Failures for three weeks of July
compare well, of course, with the panic
period last, year, commercial liabilities
being $G,317,096, of which $3,588,938
were of manufacturing and $2,483,011
of trading cor.c ‘rns. Commercial
loans arc expand-ng but little, and
great caution still maintains soundness.
For the week the failures have been
249 in the United States, against 380
last year, and 39 in Canada, against 23
last year.
FLORIDA DEMOCRATS
Moot in Convention at Jacksonville
ainl Name Their Ticket.
Tho Florida state democratic con¬
vention in session at Jacksonville
nominated by acclamation Hon. Ben¬
jamin S. Liddon, of Marianna, Jack
son comity, for Justice of the supreme
court. Liddon is at present a member
of the supreme court, having been ap¬
pointed by Governor Mitchell to fill
out the unexpired term of Chief Jus¬
tice Raney, rosigned.
Before adjourning tho following
resolutions, touching on national
issues were adopted:
“The democratic party of Florida, in
convention assembled, reaffirms its al¬
legiance to democratic principles, as
conceived by Jefferson, illustrated by
Jackson, exemplified by Cleveland and
promulgated by the Chicago platform.
“We recognize with pride the un
swerving integrity and patriotism of
President Cleveland, his executive
ability, his wisdom in maintaining a
sound and stablo currency and Iris
steadfast adherence to democratic
principles.
“The principles on which the great
democratic victory of 1892 was won
should not be sacrificed at the instance
of a few democratic senators. We ap¬
prove the course of the democratic
house of representatives of the United
States in its efforts to relieve the peo¬
ple of all unjust taxation and burdens.
We condemn the course of those dem¬
ocratic senators of the United States
who are resisting the just demands of
the immediate representatives of tho
people. From the people the demo¬
cratic party receives its power; to the
people its first duty is due.
“We are opposed to all legislation
for the benefit of trusts and combines.
“We approve aa amendment to the
constitution of the United States pro¬
viding for the election of senators by
the direct vote of the people of the
several states.
“Resolved, That, believing that the
Nicaragua canal would stimulate the
trade of the United States, and par¬
ticularly that of Florida, we do here¬
by request our senators aud represen¬
tatives in congress to do their utmost
to secure the construction of said canal.
WAR FORMALLY DECLARED.
Japan Apologizes to England for De¬
stroying One of Iler Ships.
The Exchange Telegraph company,
at London, says that war between China
and Japan was formally declared at
noon Wednesday by Japan. The Jap¬
anese minister informed the earl of
Kimberly, secretary of state for for¬
eign affairs, that a state of war existed
between China and Japan. Lord Kim¬
berly, immediately upon receipt of the
notice from the Japanese government
that war had been declared, wired all
the British representatives abroad to
warn the captains of merchant ships
of the fact in order that they might
form their cargoes and act accordingly.
Any contraband of war comprised in
cargoes will be handled at the risk of
owners or charterers of the vessels.
The Japanese government has instruct¬
ed its minister in London to apologize
to Great Britain for firing upon and
sinking the transport Kow Shung,
while she was flying the British flag,
and to inform Great Britain that the
commander of the Japanese cruiser
did not know the Kow Shung was a
British vessel until after the fight.
THE BILL PASSED
ANI> ATLANTA GETS $200,000
FOR HER EXPOSITION.
No Opposition Expected From 111#
House on the Measure.
Tho appropriation bill for the Cot¬
ton States and International exposition
passed tho senate iu the committee of
the whole Tuesday afternoon without
a single objection or even a question be¬
ing asked on either side of the chamber.
The sundry civil bill was under discus¬
sion the entire day and at 4 :45 o’clock
the exposition clause was reached. It
was the last in the bill. The full text
of the clause was as follows:
“Cotton States and International
Exposition, at Atlanta, Ga., Section
3—That the expense of the selection,
purchase, preparation, transportation,
care and return of articles and mate¬
rials to comprise an exhibit illustra¬
tive of the functions of the govern¬
ment of the United States, to be made
at the Cotton States and International
exposition to be held in the city of
Atlanta, in the state of Georgia, in
the year eighteen hundred and nine- ^
ty-five, of which not exceeding
$5,000 may l>o expended for clerical ser¬
vices, $150,000 to be disbursed bv the
board created by section 10 of the act
approved April 25, 1890, entitled ‘An
act ti) provide for celebrating the 400th
anniversary of the discovery of
America by Christopher Columbus, by
holding an international exhibition of
arts, industries, manufactures and tho
products of the soil, mine and the sea
in the city of Chicago, in the state of
Illinois,’ and the jurisdiction, powers
and duties of the said board are hereby
extended to include the said exhibit at
the Cotton States ami International
exposition under all the provisions
of law which governed tho gov¬
ernment exhibit at the World’s Co¬
lumbian exposition ; provided that the
foregoing sum shall bo apportioned
among the several departments of the
Smithsonian institution and the ti h
commission by the secretary of the
treasury, and such apportion shall bo
made final and shall be so made by
him as not to create a deficiency and
shall cover every expenditure on tho
part of the United States, including
the return of such exhibits except ns
hereafter provided.
“For taking down t.lfe government
main building erected by the govern¬
ment exhibit at the world’s Columbian
exposition and its transportation, or
so much of the material thereof as may
bo available, and the re-erection upon
the site selected for the said Cotton
States and International exposition,
including the purchase of such new
material ns may bo found nec¬
essary, $50,000, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, to bo dis¬
bursed by the secretary of the treas¬
ury; provided that if it bo found im¬
practicable to take down, transport
and re-erect said building for the sum
herein appropriated, then the secre¬
tary of the treasury shall causo a new
building to bo erected upon said site of
tho Cotton States and International
exposition for tho government exhibit
at a cost not to exceed $50,000, for
which purpose the amount herein ap¬
propriated shall bo applicable.
“Provided further, That the United
States shall not he in any manner re¬
sponsible for tho conduct or manage¬
ment of said exhibition, nor shall it be
liable in any manner for any nun on
account of the erection of any build¬
ings for tho Cotton States and Inter¬
national exposition or for the expenses
incident to, or growing out of suid ex¬
position.”
A JAPANESE VICTORY.
Battle on the Waves ami a Chinese
Ship Sunk.
Reports from Hong Kong show an
unrest both in northern and southern
China, aud the outlook for foreign
missionaries is bad. Anti-mis nonary
disturbances are reported from Kiang
Yon, on the Yang-Tee-Kiang, but a
far more serious affair occurred at
Skek Lung, near Lung Kuri, on tho
Pearl river, on June 20th. In this
instance, the American Presbyteri¬
an church was demolished by the
mob, and one Christian—whether for¬
eigner or native has not yet been ascer
tained—was killed. The Roman Cath¬
olic church is well guarded by Chinese
soldiers, and it is a fact worthy of 1 ) 0 -
tice that here, as at Kiang Yon, tho
Catholic missionary escaped scathless,
while the Protest brethren suffered
heavily.
JAl’ANESE AGAIN VICTORIOUS.
A cable dispatch from Tien Tsin
brings the news that a naval battle was
fought Monday between h Chinese
and Japanese fleets. Tho Japanese
sunk the Chinese battle ship Chen
Yuen, and two large cruisers,supposed
to be tho vessels built for China by
the Armstrongs, were captured or de¬
stroyed by the Japanese.
the fighting was desperate.
The battle was hotly contested, but
the Japanese appear to havo handled
their guns, ships and torpedoes with
more skill than the Chinese. The I
Chinese fleet engaged carried nearly ”,
thousand men, and a large number are
reported killed or drowned. Later
dispatches say that few, if any, of tho
Chinese engaged in the battle escaped.
Two German officers in command of
the Chen Y T uen are reported to havo
met death with the crew of that vesseL
THEY TARRED TARSNEY.
Six Men Arrested for Complicity in
tlie Colorado Outrage.
A Denver, Col., special says: Six
men have been arrested for complicity
in the tarring and feathering of Adju¬
tant-General Tarsney at Colorado
Springs—three iu this city and three
at the springs—and more arrests are
to follow. The prisoners are John A.
Reagan, who was turnkey at the jail
at Colorado Springs on the night tlie
outrage was committed; his brother,
Michael Reagan, and the ex-deputy
sheriff of El Paso county, and “Shorty”
Allen, alias Ihomas Gordon, who was
one of Sheriff Bowers’ army of depu¬
ties in the Bull Hill warfare. Allen is
the man who poked the gun in Tars¬
ney s face at the Alorna hotel and ap¬
plied the tar and feathers to his per¬
son.