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< ESTABLISHED 1850. } '(J. H. ESTILL. Editor ud Proprietor, f A RHETORICAL WINDMILL CHURCHILL'S ADDRESS TO WOL VERHAMPTON WORKMEN. Glads ton ian Doctrines Denounced— Savage Attack on the Government’s Extravagance and Lack of System- Ridicules the English Army and Navy and Disputes Gen. Wolesley. London, June 3.—Lord Randolph Churchill was enthusiastically received by the Wolverhampton workmen’s clubs to night. Responding to an address, he said he believed that the sources of the revenue could be so managed as to satisfy the fair trader without driving into despair the free trader. The true remedy for the trade de pression, he said, was economy in public expenditures. Workers must not allow Ireland to absorb all their attention. They must bring a pressure upon the government to prevent such extravagances as the spend ing of £1,000,(X)0 on new war and admiralty buildings and £17,000 for decorating West minster Abbey in honor of the Queen’s jubilee. STRONG MEASURES RECOMMENDED, lord Churchill advised the Unionists to make a solid stand and show Gladstone that they were equally determined as himself in the matter of the Irish. He was gratified to believe in the power of the government to smash the obstruction at any moment they pleased. The government had been very patient, but a limit had been reached, anil when Parliament reassembled strong meas ures ought to be adopted to prevent the crimes bill from being amended. Returning to the question of economy, he warmly opposed Lord Wolseley’s army statements, and quoted statistics showing that the present expenditures for the de fense of the country were £5,000,000 more than Disraeli considered necessary in 1875. He would remark, however, “that the effec tive st rength has not increased in the lame ratio." He contrasted the expenditures of England on her army and navy with those of France and Germany, and contended that “the armies and navies of the two latter countries were in a much better condition and for less cost.” He condemned the ex penditures of these twenty-five departments, “which,” he said, “had gone on increasing for the last twelve years without anything practical to show for them. PARLIAMENT NEEDS A CHECK. “Unless the people took the matter up find put a pressure upon Parliament to economize, dire results would follow, as under the present system the country was traveling at a racing speed along the road to utter and irretrievable ruin.” Lord Churchill said that, in the went of war “England might, after a maddening delay, and a pouring out of money like water, put 150,000 men in the field. Doubtless, England had a very powerful fleet on paper, but not a single fortress of strategic importance throughout the empire was properly armed. Indeed, many were entirely unarmed and unprovisioned. For instance. Malta was not provisioned to support the garrison for three weeks. There was not a single heavy gun in reserve, and there was no reserve whatever of heavv projectiles. Every department of the mili tary and naval service was supplied with defective weapons, despite the vast expendi tures of the war amt navy departments. There was not at home the facilities for the land transportation of 20.0)0 men.” Lord Churchill then related several anec dotes to illustrate the truth of his state ment. After the bombardment of Alexan dria the ironclads Sultan and Alexandria had not ten rounds of heavy shell left, and without a reserve at Malta they would have been entirely at the mercy of the French fleet. In 18*4 the Ordnance Committee designed some 43-ton guns and asked the Armstrongs to construct fifteen of them. The Arm strongs protested that the design was bad, but they were told to mind their ow n business and make the guns, when they were made. Capt. Noble refused to send them to sea, saying they would burst. He also was told to mind his own business. Four of the guns were put aboard the Col lingwood. On the second round’firlng a half charge, one of them burst. The whole were then condemned at a loss of £200,000. Worst of all. if there was a war, four of the guns were still held in reserve for the CJol lingwood. A BAD SYSTEM, T-ord Churchill then made numerous other revelations of the inefficiency in the designs for the new vessels for the fleet. He said: “Perhaps you understand the sort of system of expending the public money against which I dashed myself and “tterly refused to be connected It is a system which I deeply regret to say, the Premier and Sec retaries of the armv and navy Vicing badly id vised, have lianded themselves together to support. I rather pity than blame them. I only want to show a sort of humbug which the official ring thinks good enough ‘or public consumption.” A NEW WRINKLE. Tbo Expelled District Assemblies to Use Legal Suasion. Philadelphia, June 3.—A new phase of the controversy between the General Ex ecutive Board of the Knights of Labor and the expelled National Carpet Weavers’ Dis trict Assembly No. 120 presented itself to day, when E. B. McGinn, a representative of the expelled local assemblies; which are Jo hold a convention to-morrow, con ferred with counsel with a view Jo bring civil proceedings in u a Koinst the General Executive Board. For several days he has been in consultation with other member of the cx- Udli'il assemblies who did not desire to leave J, Knights of Labor, and it was concluded J hat the only way out of the difficulty wu* to bring the general officers into court anil hove a judicial interpretation of the consti tution of the nnler. This course was de "deil upon ufter the expelled assemblies be 'ante convinced that they could get no hear ing in support of their application for re instateinent. FIRE BUGS SENTENCED. Receive Fourteen Years Each for Fir ing the Cooperage Works. New \ ORK.Juned.—At the Kings County mm of this session (Brooklyn), Townsend ®nd Augustus Johnson, the men who set fire to Palmer’s cooperage in Williamsburg on Prii 2 and again on last Saturday, were Jfutenced by Judge Moo're this morning to ‘ MU penalty of the law, fourteen years Tne men pleaded guilty to arson in mini degree on two indictments. A MURDERESS SENTENCED. Mrs. Cigmarall® to Hang for the Mur der of Her Husband. . E ' v York, Jude 3.—Shortly after noon " day the sentence of death was ini(XMMI on 1 *• < hiari I’ignaralle, who was convicted ") murder in the first degree for shooting l? 1 i'usband. Mho was cchdemued to be ■J’dy 22 "n olu^s yard Friday, §3) t Ifloriling Krms. THE IRISH TROUBLES. Boiling Water and Cayenne Pepper Used by the Evicted Tenants. Dublin, Junes.—The erections at Bodvke continue. The tenants are offering all the opposition in their power to the Sheriff and his guard of police and troops, and find various means to seriously annoy the officers. In some of the houses from which the occu pants were to be evicted, cayenne pepper was burned, the fumes of which nearly choked the bailiffs. Boiling water was also thrown from the windows upon the evicting force. At two houses where the evictions were effected collisions occurred between the police and lieople, and a number of arrests were made. GIRLS AND OLD MEN ABUSED. When the Sheriff's force arrived at the house of a tenant named Lyddy and ordered the family to leave, the daughter threw an iron hoop at the bailiff who attempted to enter. The hoop missed the bailiff, but struck a police inspector. The girl was arrested. A brother of the girl was also arrested for inciting the crowd to violence against the police. Another daughter of a tenant, who denounced the treatment her family was receiving, was struck by the police and felled to the ground. This mad dened the crowd, and they advanced for the purpose of attacking the officers. Mr. Davitt, who was present at the evic tions, pleaded with the people not to use violence, however, and barely managed to avert a collision: After the Lyddy family had been evicted the mil ice made an attack up tbo house of one McNamara, which was strongly fortified. Crowbars were used and a hole was made through the wall. Mc- Namara’s wife and children were in the bouse and cried piteously until Mr. Davitt shouted words of comtort to them. Mc- Namara was arrested for pelting the bailiffs. The bailiffs smashed the furniture of the house out of pure malice. The force, after leaving this house, proceeded to tenant Hus sey's for the purpose of ejecting him. It is thought the police will have extremely warm work before them. A WARM RECEPTION. When the Bodyke evicting force reached Hussey’s house they were received with a shower of boiling water, stones and bottles, and a swarm of bees were let loose upon them. The tenants only desisted from pelting the bailiffs when the troops threat ened to fire. The bailiffs demolished the wall, and entered the house, but were re pulsed, bleeding. Evicting the tenants was in progress two hours, and much trouble was experienced by the bailiffs. THE WESLEYAN’S AND THE COERCION BILL. London. June 3.—A circular has been sent to 1,000 representative members of the Wesleyan church asking their opinion of the government’s Irish coercion bill. Sixty nine per cent, of those who received the cir cular condemn the measure. Of the minor ity a large number condemn the proposed law individually, but refuse to sign peti tions against it on the ground that they do not approve of meddling with politics. THE SEISED SEALERS. The Canadians Investigating the Facts in the Case. Ottawa, June 3.—An additional paper in relation to the seizure of the British Co lumbia sealei-s in Behring Sea were laid before Parliament to-day. It consists of a dispatch from Lord Lansilowne, May 21, to Sir Henry Holland, Secretary for the Col onies, transmitting the views of the Privy Council of Canada on the subject, based oh a report by Hon. G. E. Foster, Minis ter of Marine and Fisheries. This report, after reciting the particulars of the seizures, proceeds. Minis lster Foster further states that from the in formation received he learned that James Ogilvie, an old man, and master of the Carolina, was arrested along with the mas ters and mate of the Onward and Thornton, and brought into court for trial, and that before the sentence was pronounced he was suffered to wander away into the woods, where he died from exposure, and that the other masters an.l mates after remaining several months in prison, were released by order of the government of Alaska and turned adrift destitute. The ownei-s of the condemned vessels have received no in formation from the United States authori ties of the release of their vessels or the restoration of the valuable cargoes of seal skins and equipments on board. They fear that the Indians will have carried every thing from the vessels, and if the owners are compelled to receive them at Ounalaska, where they were detained, it will make necessary the chartering of a steamer with men and supplies at a great expense and a round voyage of 3.000 miles, to bring the vessels to Victoria. The own el’s, therefore, consider this a good ground for claiming consideration from the United States authorities when ‘the Question of reparation is being settled. The Privy Council concur in the report of the Minister of Fisheries, and asks the Governor General to call the attention of her majesty's government again to the grave injustice done by the United States authorities to the British subjects peaceably pursuing their oc cupations on the high seas and to the great delay which has taken place in inquiring into and redressing the wrongs committed, and to the severe, inhospitable and unjusti fiable treatment of the officers and crews of the vessels seized, and to the serious loss in flicted upon the owners of the same, in order that full and s|>ee !y reparation may be made by the United States government. THE GOLDEN STATE SHAKEN. Heavy Earthquake Shocks in Nevada and California. San Francisco. Junes?.—An earthquake swept over the greater portion of Northern California between and 51 o’clock this morning. The reports from the different points seem to place the centre of the wave at, someplace cm the boundary lietween California and Nevada. At Sacramento it shook the houses, making them rumble hs if the windows were being slammed l,y gusts of winds. In the Yosemite valley the sh*>ck was v. ry distinctly felt. At Carson City, Nev., picture:; and plaster ing fell from the walls; a large amount of plastering fell from the Supreme Court {•ooni in t lie oauitol building. Virginia City and Truekec in Nevada, and Marysville, Chico and Nevada City in California, are a few of the many other points affected by the shock. ■ COLORED BROTHERS JUBILANT. Discrimination Against the White Man in Their Favor. Hr. Louis, June A local paper here states that the Mobile and Ohio railroad have drawn a color line in excursion rates to a meeting of the Knights of Lalior in Mobile, Aug. N. The tickets secures the privilege to a particular class, shutting out the great crowds. The way this is done is by stamping the ticket, “colored” so that none l ilt citizens of the African race will bo able to avail themselves of the rate. This savors or unlawful discrimination against tin* whip* man, Inst it is argued that none but colored men w ill want, to go to Mobile in August. However, the ticket, scalper is grumbling mid will probably take the eiue m hand. SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1887. RUSSIA NEVER CORNEIIEI) NIMBLE AS A CAT ON A HOT GRID IRON. Sharp Financiering on the Part of Russia’s Minister of Finance-Not Particular Whether Their Plans Re garding Afghanistan Suit Haughty Albion or Not. St. Petersburg, June s.—The Xovo l'remt/a says that Russia never agreed to regard Afghanistan as outside of her influ ence.' There was only a conversational ex change of views during the Russian Khava eamgaign. Since that time a great change has taken place, and Russia has become the neighbor of Afghanistan. RUSSIA’S BOLD WORDS. The paper .sal's: “We can only suppose that England cherishes an intention to profit by the present disorders in Afghan istan and to become the mistress of that country. In that case Russia would demand serious guaran tees that England’s proximity would not embarrass Russia’s position in Central Asia, and if England refused to give those guarantees Russia would take such measures regarding her Afghan frontier provinces as she deemed expedient, and would not bo concerned whether they were agreeable to England or not. The Navost i also says that England is mistaken in neglecting to con ciliate Russia. If the Amoer is overthrown England will implore Russia’s help. brilliant financiering. The Moscow Gazette announces that se cret negotiations have been going on be tween the Russian Ministry of Finance and a syndicate of European bankers heeded by the Rothschilds, which have resulted in an agreement for the conversion of the Russian credit fonder mutual fives into securities bearing 4 1-2 per cent, interest- “This.” says the Gazette, “is the prelude to a simi lar conversion of all the Russian debts.” The Gazette is jubilant over the result of the negotiations. the press desires the truth. Paris, June 3. —La France says the police authorities are keeping from the public the' actual numberof deaths resulting from the Opera Comiqile fire. Many bodies, it says, have been taken from the ruins at various times and remover! to the morgue unknown to the people. La, France esti mates the real number of lives lost by the fire at over 200. Madame B]ondel, a lady who was in the theatre when the fire broke out, has just died from the effects of the nervous fright, experienced in her escape from the burning building. NORTH SEA CANAL BEGUN. Kiel, Prussia, June 3.— Emperor Wil liam to-day laid the foundation stone of the Holtcneau lock of the North Sea canal. Minister von Betticher read an address, and the President of the Reichstag presented the Emperor with a trowel and hammer. The Emperor then tapped the stone with the hammer. He was followed by Prince William and other Princes, Ministers, mem bers of the Bundesrath and Presidents of the Reichstag and Landtag, each of whom struck the stone three times. Court, Chap lain Koegel then blessed the work. A halle lujah chorus was sung and the exercises closed with three cheers for the Emperor. ITALY INTENDS STAYING THERE Rome, June 3.—ln the Chamber of Deputies to-day the Minister of War, in the course of a debate on the proposal to grant 7,(Xi0,000 lire for the expenses of the troops in Africa, stated that the government was determined to retain possession of Massa wah, which was a valuable point from which to develop trade and increase the in fluence of Italy. The Cabinet, he added, considered it necessary to vindicate the prestige of the army, and the bill having that object in view would he promptly pro duced, and its adoption would be made a Cabinet question. Signor Creepie, Minister or the Interior, replying to Deputy Martini, who dwelt upon the dangers of war with Abys sinia, said that the government had never dreamed of a war of conquest in Abyssinia, but only aimed to strengthen Italy’s posi tions at Massa wall. The Nncva Autologin, while advocating reconciliation between the Quirinal and Vatican, declares that recon ciliation will lie impossible if the Pope asks any cession of territory or seeks to interfere with the existing liberties of the citizens. BAD CONTRACTORS, POOR DYKES. Vienna, June 3. —The town of j3zegedin is crowded with fugitives from the sub merged districts. That town is safe for the present, but great anxiety is felt, as all at tempts to repair the dykes have proved fu tile Great indignation is expressed against the contractors for the dykes, which cost £1,000,(XX). AN UNLUCKY FISHERMAN. Plenty of Mosquitoes, But no Fish For the President. Prospect House, Upper Saranac Lake, N. Y , June 3.— This lias been a very quiet and uneventful day for the President’s party. Thp storm in which they were all caught on Hoel pond yesterday af ternoon continued nil night, stopped this morning, then began again and continued all the morning. The storm lifting about 3 o'clock the President and Col. La ment started, while the clouds were still dripping, for Hoel pond, the President Lung determined to try the waters fin which Mrs. Cleveland has met, with sui b good luck yesterday. They found the mosquitoes very thick, anti as the breeze was light, were obliged to apply tar nil abundantly to pre lect themselves from the assaults of the jiests. They trolled until long past sun down, but did not get one “stride.” The guides have a variety of explanations of the rather poor fishing, the best of which is that it is still early and the fish may bite tiettera week later. SABBATH BREAKING. Postal Authorities Haulod Over the Coals for Sunday Work. Newruru, N. Y.„ June s.—The Synod of (he Reformed Presbyterian church of Amer ica, in session hero, have adopted a resolu tion declaring that the violation of the Sab bath by the Post Office Department is one of the greatest sins of the government, as well as on of the gieotest causes of Ih" Sabbath desecration throughout the whole commonwealth, and calling upon the organ izations of all evangelical bodies in the United States to is mi bine in order to secure the entire alxilition of whatever in the Post Office Department is in violation of the ith law. - A CHIVALROUS SOLDIER. The Gallant Captain of the Lomax Rifles Shows His Colors. Mobile, Ala., June 3. — In answer to the i proposition received to-day front the Toledo Cadets to drill for £5,000 a side, the Captain of the Lomax Rifles writes tliat they will under no circumstance* !■ n party to any action which would reflect in tne least npoii i the integrity of the officers of the regular ! army who were the judges in the second j comiletitive drill at Washington. WASHINGTON BREVITIES. Notes of General Interest from the National Capital. Washington, June 3.—Ex-Representa tive George C. Cabell has filed with the Interstate .Commerce Commission, in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of Danville, Va., detailed specifications of the alleged violations of the law by the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company. Mr. Catiell explained the nature of tne charges verbally about a fortnight ago, and he has acted upoil the suggestion made by the commission in filing the specifications. A RECEIVER APPOINTED. The Comptroller of the Currency to-day appointed S. J. Kennerly, of Palatka, Fla., to lie the receiver of the Palatka National Bank of that city. NEW CALEDONIA CONVICTS. The commercial agent at New Caledonia, South Pacific ocean, has reported to the Department of State that the convicts in that, colony are 1 icing liberated with the understanding that they must not settle in any English or French colony-, and a* a consequence the majority of them are going to San Francisco. He say* thut a proposition is now before the local Parliament to vote £I,OOO for landing in Sail Francisco all of the worst of these men, as they will not be received in Tahiti or elsewhere. The French government, ho also says, are offering a subsidy of £l2O per month for a steamer to run between Nohmea and Tahiti, and thence to San Francisco for the purpose of assisting these immigrants to America. DOESN’T KNOW THE PRESIDENT’S PLANS. Postmaster General Vilas said to-day that he did not desire to lie quoted with regard to the publication yesterday-, in the Phila delphia papers, purporting to give the President's plans for an extended Western trip, as it concerned the President alone, but that he would deny the truth of the article so far as it said that, ho (the Postmaster General) was cognizant of such a pro gramme. He was not aware, nor had he any- intimation, that the President had made any plans or contemplated any West ern tour! [The story referred to was a Washington special to a Philadelphia paper, y esterday, giving the outlines of a proposed Western journey- by the President this summer, and quoting Mr. Vilas as the authority-.] AN OBSTREPEROUS JUSTICE John N. Oliver, a justice of the peace of the District of Columbia, was recently- re moved from his office by the President and his successor appointed. Oliver disputes the President’s power of removal and that he can only be removed by the Su preme Court of the district for cause. He refuse® to surrender his office and continues to sign his name officially. Probably the courts will have to settle the matter. EN ROUTE TO HIS POST. Gen. Alexander R. Lawton, Minister to Austria, wont through here to-day on his way to Vienna. A MOURNING COMMUNITY. Last Hours of Ex-Vice President Wheeler Slowly Approaching. Albany, N. Y. June 3.— The Malone Pat lacliu m has the following statement of the critical illness of ex-Viee President Wheeler: “For ten days past he ha* been conscious and rational only at intervals, and for the past two days he has been in a stupor the greater part of the time. He is suffering from softening of the brain, and there are indications of approaching paralysis. A carbuncle has appeared just above the left hip, and has become an element of further weakness. It seem* im possible that he can rally and his death at any hour would not be surprising, though be may survive for several days yet. Sir. Wheeler ha* been failing for the past five or six years. On the night of March 3he wa seized with chills, followed by a sinking spell, and Dr. Gay thought for hours that he would die. He afterward rallied, however, but never again regained his former vigor and strength. llis mental weakness gradually became apparent and increased until, first, there were indications of insanity and now of helplessness and unconsciousness. The hearts of his friends are heavy, and the community feels that it has lost its most eminent and helpful mem ber. But for Mr. Wheeler himself, death has no dread. A world of friends wlil mourn him, but to him, the change will lie but, a relief from a life of unrest, of [lain and utter lonliness.” FLEEING FROM KEY WEST. Jacksonville Providing Ample and Safe Quarantine Restrictions. Jacksonville, Fla., June 3.— Telegrams from Key West to-night announce two new cases of yellow fever, making the total thirteen and four deaths. Numbers of acclimated person* will leave Key West on the steamer Cerondelet to morrow for New York, as the steamer Oliiette refuse transporta tion to Tampa. The Jacksonville Board of Health to-day adopted stringent measures to prevent the introduction of the fever in Jacksonville. Two special officers will inspect each southern train and dowdy scrutinize the passenger*, and all Huepiciotw travelers will have to oxtibit health certifi cate* or Vie prevented from entering the city. Porcher I/Engle, a member of the hoard, left for Tampa to day to investigate fully the state of affair*. All mail coming from the infected ports must I* l fumigated. Hunter's *aw mill, on the outskirts of the city, was struck this afternoon hv lightning and *ct on fire, but wa* extinguished with out much damage. YELLOW JACK S VICTIMS. National Authorities Nd Power Till the State Asks Abundance. Washington, June 3. —The yellow fever outbreak at Key Went, is regarded with much apprehension by th Marine Hospital Service. Such relief has been afforded In the supply of bedding and medicine* as the bnreau is authorized to render. But the adoption of radical measures to prevent tin’ Btiread of the epidemic i* not possible, until the State authorities call upon the national government for assistance. THE DEATH RECORD. Kev AVknt, Ft.a., June B.—-The total number of case* of yellow fever to date is thirteen, of which number four have re sulted fatally, His arc now *i<-k and three convalescent. Since the establishment of the hoapital all cases hav e been sent there. A WHITE SLAVE. A Woman Sold Into Slavery by a Ken tucky Judge. Chicago, June 3.—A s;s’cinl front Pa dneah, Ky., says: “In the City Court yes terday Nellie 4a<’kson, u white woman, was convicted of vagrancy and Judge Thomas ordered her to be sold to the higlit bidder for thirty day*. The aale will be made as soon a* the advertisement ha* been issued. Tbi* is the first judgment of the kind ever made in thin section, but it i* not without prece dent in other place® in Kentucky, and Judge Thomas' action has met with a great, deal of unfavorable comment.” USING 800 DEER'S BOODLE ATTEMPTS MADE TO TAMPER WITH THE SHARP JURORS. The Breeze Caused by an Address by the Defendant’s Counsel - Mr. Mar tine in Scathing Terms Gives the Particulars of the Attempts to Bribe the Jurv. New York, June B.—When the Court of Oyer and Terminer opened this morning for the trial of Jake Sharp there were only elven jurors in the box. District Attorney Mart iue to-day corroborated the statements that Attempts bad been made by somebody to fix the jurors m this case, and that was the reason for excusing McLewee and Cald well. He also corroborated the report of the attempt to corrupt Mr. Rupfel, of Harlem, drawn in the first panel. To a reporter Mr. Peter Mitchell, of the counsel for the de fense, said: “When I make this statement you may depend tliat, i have proof of what, I say, and you can bet money upon it. The enlist,iaries or the District Attor ney have lKen at work in these cases, so a* to give the impression that the defendants have been attempting to fix the jurymen, that they might look them up. They succeeded in the cane of Alderman O’Neil!, hut we don’t propose that they shall in Mr. Sharp's ease. It is absurd to suppose that Mr. Sharp or any one in his employ should approach Mr. Rupfel, as the District, Attorney claims they din, or as was claimed in the O’Neill case. It is only an attempt to prejudice Mr. Sharp’s case.” The Clerk of the Court, after the proceedings were opened, announced that the witnesses present, on the part of the people, were excused until Mon day morning, which definitely determines that the actual trial of the case will not be gin before that time, even though a jury be obtained before. A TILT BETWEEN COUNSEL. Aftor a number of jurors had been ex cused, Mr. Parsons, of counsel for the defense, who had lieen writing, road his production as follows: “The attention of the counsel for Mr. (Sharp has been called to a report which appeared in the paper last evening, imputing to someone, a wish and effort to affect the jurors. We have seen in the morning papers a statement relating to the same subject, some of winch mentioned the names of jurors, who, so far as we know, are of a position and character to preclude the possibility that anything of the kind relating to them could have occurred. We were grateful to the Court for its instruction to the jurors nn Friday last., that if they supposed that any such ap proach would lie made, it would lie at once brought to the attention of the court. We hope that liefore the adjournment until Monday some direction will be given. All such implications are injurious to the jurors. It is injurious to Mr. Sharp's counsel. It assumes that they would countenance such a proceeding, but it is most injurious to Mr. Sharp. It tends to deprive him of that fail trial which is his l ight.. It is an attack which, however ill founded, works its mis chief, and an investigation is, of course, impossible. It is, perhaps, not suitable for us to make any statements about our belief of the groundless character of any charge which imputes to Mb. Sham or to bis counsel any such procedure. Its folly would be as great as the wrong. We have come here to try his case according to the modes prescribed by law. Any interfer ence by outside statements is a contempt, of court. ' We do not object to the utmost pub licity of the proceedings in court. We can not prevent the prejudicing of the case by the papers, but specific statements by as sumed facts go beyond the privilege of the press,” Mr. Martina said that, as public prosecutor, he must, make some response. The counsel had read to the court his views. The difficulty is that the statement* are founded on fact. “In the case of one juror who had conferred with me I am, sir, personally aware of the fact,that he has been approached. 1 have not, yet decided to lay the matter before the court and pro ceed m>on the Information which I have received in my official capacity,” Mr. Parsons replied that ho and his co counsel lmd definite instructions from their client to ask for specific charges that they may be met in open court. ‘“These charges should come in a succinct form. Mr. (Sharp's case is a difficult, one in any event, and it should not be prejudiced by such statement* of assumed fact*. They should lie put In the form of affidavit* so that we can meet them.” Mr. Martino arose and said that while he had not intended to put tha matter on record he proposed to do so now. Mr. Parsons objected, but the District Attorney continued: HOT SHOT FROM MR. M.VKTINK. “These matters are not new to the court. T have told the counsel for the defense in nearly every instance. The first eu*e was that of George Ruppei, who informed me that ho had been approached and fold that it would be for bis interest to stand out for Hharp. h , stranger came to me and informed me that Hmitfi, who occupied the third seat in the liox, had been approached. This stranger ssid his name was Raymond, a boat builder at Green Point, ife said that a man named Lynch, an employe of the Christopher street railway, came to him and said: ‘You know Smith; he lives over your wav. See him and get, him to stand out for the old mail.’ Raymond said that lie would not see Smith, and that he was not ihat, kind of a man to l>e approached. This Mr. Lynch is a great friend of Mr. Sharp’s. The sequel is, Smith waa challenged by the prosecution next day. The next case was that of the juror Sutton, who occupied seat. No. I* for several days. He was chal lenged by the defense, and afterwards mn sidered it his duty to inform me why. The day liefore he was challenged he said that he tyas approached by a man whose name be would not mention, who asked him whether he was for the de fense or the people. He was toll I tliat it would lie for his interest to stand out for Sharp. He told the man not to talk witli him alsmt the case. This man Mid if he (Button) didn't agree to stand for t,lie defense be would he oliallengi'd the next dav. He was o challenged. These matters 1 Huould not have lad spread upontl e record Inal it not been for the invitation of the counsel for the defense. Ido not charge these improper hcis upon th" defendant or any individual, but I am ready to submit the proof, have witnesses brought in and , have tbaii testimony recorded under oath. 1 have no idea that, the counsel had any idea of these transactions, but they came to me in my official capacity and it was my duty to consider them." Air. Parsons objected that it, was not, prop orly before the court on the here statement unsupported by any affidavit* which hud been made, against his honest protestation. Judge Barrett—Hint 1 undeiVtxsl you to ! object I would have stopped him. Mr. Parsons—We did 01-jMjtM^i/ Judge Bariutt- J nitinn' MMjirjyhM n'i ex cept nHI mtiiii i!e i -li.'! .1 order that the iieraons mu.*u;ed to atniear anil ls e x amiiie<■wMa'frflkrenee to this matter. - > Mr. Paivnw bore insisted on injwing u statement, with reference of Fiuppel, Himth, Button which bad bwn brought Sdqjß tV't’i-e of counsel, duel Judge Barrett understood wit.li him that tile case of Kohnweiler was as ho stated it. Kohnweiler was not affected by the anonymous communication, but by a conviction that had grown upon him that lie could not bo an impartial juror. Judge Barrett then said that he did not consider it convenient during progress of the trial to consider causes of a different na ture under the statute, and recognised that an investigation might prejudice hither one side or the other, but as the matter was he fore the court in the form it was, he would have the witnesses examined Monday, The matter would have lioen better accom plished if it had come up in a proper form be lore the police and there inquired into! He saw |no use of calling Rappel, but as Mr. Sharp’s counsel (insisted he directed that everybody mentioned by Mr. Martino tie called. Before taking the recess Mr. Parsons said• “Wojlosire to ask Mr. Martino to answer the question whether or not he was responsible for the article in the Evening Pits!. That, official not reply ing, Mr. Htickney said: “And we get no an svve.r. ” In his remark this morning Mr. Parsons said that Mr. Sharp and his coun sel should have the satno right as the prosecution to investigate outside the court room as to the character of the jurors, hut they had not availed themselves of the right because they knew that their motives would be impugned.” After the recess the work of completing the jury was continued. The remainder of the panel was exhausted without fluffing a single person capable of serving. Before adjourning Judge Barrett made a short speech to the counsel in the case. In the course of which he calk'd their attention to the fact that 1,400 talesmen had been summoned, and that with every fresh panel more and more persons disquali fied were found. “I have ordered the clerk to enter a fine of <IOO against every tales man summoned who has not answered to his name,” continued his honor, “and I in tend to have each of these men summoned to show cause why he should not be pun ished for contempt of court. If they do not then respond I will see what virtue there is in an attachment.” Tim court adjourned until Monday morning, the very same jury being in the box as was there last night. DUN & CO.’S TRADE REVIEW. Prospects Brightening and the Num ber of Failures Decreasing. New York, June 3. —R. O. Dun & Co’s, weekly review of the trade for this week says: The week’s talk has been mainly of speculations and hopeful prospects. One fact of the week which is likely to prove most important is the large absorption of money by the Treasury. The reports are cheering as to the crops, collections and the supply of money (lopious rains dispel the agricultural gloom in Wisconsin. The crops prospects are brighter by the rain in Texas, and the rains give encouragement in Alabama. In Alabama the most striking feature is that 3,000 stores and dwellings are being erected at Birming ham alone. The Philadelphia jobbers reckon that in spite of the May dullness their sales are 25 per cent, above last year. The speculation in coffee hoisted the price again regardless of the demand. Oil dealings have been stagnant. Pork has iieon a shade lower, with hogs, lard and beef a shade higher, and sugar unchanged. New England’s boot and shoe makers are receiving large orders and doing a nice cash business. The combination to control ail the imports and manufactured of India rub ber lias licen generally agreed to, but there are fears that, the Para traders may also combine. The great auction sale of flannel embraced 15,000 lots, and the prices realised were evidently satisfactory. The effect has much encouraged the dealers in woolens, and though little (improvement is yet seen it is plain that the wool growers and manu facturers are gradually approaching each other. Western growers are reported as pleased with their sales. Considerable orders are reported for blankets and dress goods. Cotton goods are strong, some grades advancing, and the “corner” continues to hoist the prices of cotton in spite of the gm >d crop prospects. The wheat speculation still rages, but with prices lower than a week ago and a growing doubt whether even this powerful clique can escape loss. The receipts are large und the supply in the country dearly beyond all demands, and the crop prospects satisfac tory. In such circumstances it is not strange that the Chicago hanks want no more wheat paper, and 7 per cent,, is bid for loans on wheat collateral. The iron market shows a better tone —first, liecause the stock of the better grades is slender. But the de mand doe* not appear to improve, bar iieing affected by the Western selling slate by oi lers at a reduction of 10percent.; wrought' pipe and nails by the remarkable dullness, and foundry demand by the partial failures to the stove lockout. AH negotiations in the coke strike have thus far failed. The business failures occurring throughout the country during the week for the United Mates is 135; Canada twenty-five, a total of 150 failures, against 175 last week, 180 week previous, and 187 for the corresponding week of last, year. The failures are steadily decreasing in all sections of the country, especially in the Western States. AGAINST THE KNIGHTS. The Committee Investigating the Coke Strikes Say Go to Work. PITTSBURG, June IJ.—The mendier* of the Knight* of larixir Executive Board who have been investigating the strike in the ooke ivgions have forwarded tiieir report to the General Board. They found that the strike is illegal, and recommeud that the members of the Knights of Labor return to their work, and also sustain the umpire in ids award. They say the representatives of the workmen themselves presented their case in such a way as to warrant the umpire in arriv ing at this decision. They make no order for the men to return to work, hut say that the Knights of laihor must abide by the decision and wait until some future conference to secure the advance in wages, to which they are just ly entitled. The trou ble is attributed to the faafc that there ere two distinct, organizations- in the coke re gions, and that a concert of act cm is'almiwt, impossible It is believed that the Knights of lsibor iden will go to work again. (Oj/f: STRIKERS WEAKENING. ('onni/i.svjli.e, Ha., Julie A-. Secretary Mullen,At the Miners’ Association, lute i- Mied a r-h II for a conventioi) of the Ideal as semblle.ui Everson Monday to consider the advisability of returning to work at Ahe old prices, \ Rrtr.WKHS’ STRIKE ENDED. PHILADELPHIA, Jujie 14 —The long 'Oil continued Brewer*’ strike usmt to mi end to day by tin agreement entered into by the 1 newel's and their employes, and (hd boy cott is off, Although no Official act.ioiTtoth.it effect has yet liecn taken. The wages to Is* I mid will be about the same as when the strike was inaugurated, ayd in case of dif furcti.jos in the future arbitration will lie report'd to. The agreement is to continue for one year. Ot’T AOAtN IN REIAHUM. Bhuhsei.s, Juun 3.—Four thousand of the miners in the H. .' nmga ilo-l'u <■ who had re turned to out on a strike. " letis (PRICE l(t' A YEAR, t } 5 CENT* A COPY, f A PYRAMID OF SHELLS FORM A FITTING RESTINC PLACH FOR A DEAD HERO. Wacle Martin Meets a Terrible Death at the New Capitol Building- Stranga and Sad Mementoes of the Late War Unearthed in a Public Boulevard- Interesting Topics. Atlanta, Ga. June 3.—Wade Martin, a brick mason, working on the new State capitol building, lost hi* footing this after noon, in the fourth story, and fell from the scaffolding to the ground, a distance of seventy feet, and was terribly mangled. He died in three minutes. The flooring had not been laid on the stories below, and his lxly, in its descent, struck on several iron rafters, bespattering them with blood. He wm standing between the handies of a wheel barrow filled with mortar, when it careened, tripping his legs from under him and knock* ing him off into midair. A STRANOE FIND. While the city chain-gang were digging near the boulevard to-day the skeleton of-a Confederate soldier, resting upon a pyramid of twenty-six rifle shells, was unearthed. A pewter sjioon was lying on the breast boae of the skeleton, and the legs were partially encased in the decayed remnants of an army blanket The sic leton was dug up near the site of an old Confederate battery whose guns were turned upon Hherman's forces in the llattice around Atlanta in the summer of lkii-t. The shells were all loaded and in a fair state of preservation. The skeleton will be buried among the Confederate dyad at Oakland. THE NEWSPAPERS OET A BITE. The newspaper bills are nearly all in lß| printing circular No. 82 of the railroad mission. The total will not he far from OKI. The bills vary largely in amount printing the same matter. From the ino News, a bill of *340; to the Const Hon and the Albany jVem>, each. F' ljM a lack of money, only <SO lias been paid each bill, and the legislature will be asUM to appropriate the balance. PAY UP LIKE LITTLE MEN. Under a fi. fa. levy on machines, tiH Singer Sewing Machine Company the Comptroller to-day the <3BO license the additional agents, but with a ntrriH protest. A St. Isiuis nursery concern eomplajß to the Comptroller that their agents specially taxed in Georgia, and the United States Supreme Court that Uie tax on drummers is tional. The Georgia tax is <35 for nursery agent in each county, which lie suspended until the Legislature The Brunswick and Western turns <044,448 in property for taxation. Ml confesses another mirher. flt It Is reported that William Holman, Dalton murderer sentenced to hang Friday, confesses to the murder of a near Chattanooga a year and a bajf which he says troubles him more than crime for which he is under sentence. if The Governor has ordered Jesse the Tax Collector of Washington to give anew State awl county total altogether* if <4B.(XX). Robson’s ties on the old bonds, who paid up the ago about 12,000, have asked to lie from the bonds. ARSON CASE AT MACON. ip Simmons Found Guilty and Jury mends Life Sentence. , Macon, Ga., June 3.—Clufrlie th young negro boy implicated in the tempted arson of Morris Elkau's Mwrh last, was arraigned for trial in Superior Court to-day. The fact* of ense were briefly as follows: On the March 8 three men were caught in the r|B of M. Elkau's atore with a can of oil in their possession. Two of the made their cscajs* and Simmons was lured and had a preliminary hearing Judge Freeman, and was bound over to Superior < Vmrt. Being unable to give lie has lain in the jail since tflß time. Simmons claims he was ing along the streets that night he was accosted by two men, who asked to go with them. Ho followed, not what their intentions were, when he rested. He says that, he did not attorn make his escai**, not knowing that he nommit.ted any crime. It took half an to get a jury. Before the was completed Simmon* entered a of guilty, which was afterwa^B withdrawn, a* in that there would have been no cjmnce fora ommendation to mercy. The jury then turned u verdict of guilty, accompanied Bf a roconnnendation to imprisonment for Joe Tliorcc. Sinmions' accomplice. w arraigned. This trial was continued to night, when the ease was given to tiH| jnrv. No verdict has been returned as yet att'ui* hour, It o’clock this evening. COLUMBUS BY WIRE. Oerlntroe Found Guilty of Assault V.'tyJß Intent to Murder. ’ Cot, EMBER, (3a., June A— Ton was tried to day in the Muscogee Court for assault with intent to The .jury, after bung out a very short returned a verdict of guilty and recoßß mended him to the mercy of the court. Sentence has not yet ls*en passed upon him. Ogletree struck r young man named Bud Hill, on the head with a piece of iron piping nearly killing him. Both were at, work m the Eagle and Pliriuua Mills at the time. Oglclree belongs to • good family and has a young wife. He ir nephew of Hon. J. C. Cheney, a memlssrlof the Alaliama legislature 'from Russell county. About, one rear ago, OgleOJwi killed a companion while at a picnic, but was acijuittM on the grounds or accidental shooting. A MACON CITIZEN IN TROUBLE. , |x J. H. Blackshear, of Macon, is in th guard house here, having lieen arrested as a lunatic. He is a win of lir. Blackshear, ot Macon, and his father has been telegraphed for. liis strange conduct caused his arre^a Commencement Exercises at AthefHj Athens, Ga.. June 3. -This morning board of visitors attended the rooms of Prof. G. W. VVoodtar and the sophomore isitin class recite. After recitation they expressed them wives ve*Bl much pleased with the manner in which they acquitted themselves and complimented fhe j*rofi**sor on the proficiency of his clast-. This afternoon a reception was tendered Uiem by Chancellor Moll nt. the library nuilding, at which the hoard of visitor*, faculty and the local trustees of the univer*, sity sjicnt a very pleasant afternoon. . ,$1 _ . * - * r* * Boston Loses a Good Citizen. Boston, Oa., June B.—A. A, McDonald, a prominent young man, died here v -stcr ■ restive lever and was buried large concourse of friends tot mains to the grave. The entire deplore his untimely death, tie >r bis usefulness and piety.