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RAILROAD LAND GRANTS.
THE COMPANIES REPLY TO SECRE
TARY LAMAR.
A Claim That It Is Not in His Power
to Decla/e Forfeited the Holdings of
the Roads -A Resume of the Chief
Points Raised.
Washington, June 27.—The Secretary
of the Interior has received answers from
all of the land grant railroads named in
his rule dated May 33, 1887, requiring them
to show cause on or before June 37, 1887,
why several orders of withdrawal from
settlement of lands within their indemnity
limits should not bo revoked and the lands
embraced therein restored to settlement.
The St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad Com
pany in its answer takes the position that it
is beyond the power and jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior, as the law stands,
to restore to settlement any lands within
the indemnity limits of that’company, cer
tainly not until the grant shall have first
been finally adjusted.
THE CLAIM.
It holds that so far as indemnity lands
are concerned the acts of 1857,1864 and 1865,
being in pari materia, the last two amenda
tory of an earlier grant, and all operating
upon precisely the same subject matter, that
is to say upon the same selection of indem
nity lands, stand and must be construed to
getner as one enactment and into that
enactment in its entirety is incorporated the
prov'ison which Congress sa w fit to enact in
the seventh section of the act of March 3,
1865, viz: the direction to the Secretary of
the Interior to withdraw from market the
lands embraced by the provision of the act,
and hence it follows that the withdrawal .of
all indemnity lands lying within twenty
miles of the line of road was legislative
withdrawal; that when the Secretary of the
Interior issued the necessary executive ad
ministration order to carry that withdrawal
into effect, he exhausted all the powers of
the land department over the subject mat
ter.
IN THE HANDS OF CONGRESS.
It is also held that as the public lands of
the United States are disposable uuder the
direction of Congress, it requires legislation
by that body before its enactments dedi
cating the lands in question to this particu
lar purpose, can be repealed, modified or set
aside; and that Congress, not having re
pealed its legislation with respect to the
grant, any attempt on the part of an execu
tive officer, by way of revocation of the
act of his predecessor, is in direct, opposi
tion to the expressed direction of Congress.
The replies of all the other roads are of the
same general tenor as the above, most of
them setting up the additional claim that
indemnity grants are not confined to locali
ties opposite any given portion of a road,
but that any deficiency in one locality may
be made up by the road in another locality
whore available lands exist.
SENATOR COLQUITT'S CHANCES.
His Presence at Washington Causes
More Rumors.
Washington, June 37.—Senator Colquitt
called on the President to-day and presented
some additional papers for ex-Representa
tive Hammond in connection with the va
cancy on the Supreme bench. Subsequently
be called at the Interior Department. By
that time a report had spread to the effect
that Mr. Colquitt hail been summoned here
to be tendered Secretary Lamar’s place in
the Cabinett. “I never heard of such
a report,” said Mr. Colquitt to a reporter
when questioned about the matter. “My
goodness, can't a man come to Washington
to attend to a little business without exciting
such rumors f I have not heard that Secre
tary Lamar is to go on the Supreme bench,
though a better man for that or for any
other position could not lie found in the
broad land. No, sir, lam not here to tako
Mr. Lamar’s place.”
WARD HEELERS WINCE.
Heavy Sentences Imposed on the Bal
timore Culprits.
Baltimore, Juno 27. —In tho Criminal
Court to-day Judge Duffy sentenced Charles
L. Owens, Isaiah Waters, John Brandon,
John B. Sanney and William J. Byrne,
Judges and clerks of election in the First
wal’d, to two years each in jail. James 11.
Hamlin, judge of the election in the
Eighteenth ward, was sentenced to two
years in jail and to pay a fine of SI,OOO.
Henry lieintzerling forfeited his bail and
did not appear for sentence. All of these
men were convicted of fraud in the last
municipal elections. The sentences have
created consternation among the ward poli
ticians. There are several more to be tried.
FIDELITY’S RECEIVER.
The Cashier of an Institution With
$50,000 Capital Chosen.
Cincinnati, June 27. —The affairs of the
Fidelity National Bank were very quiet to
day. Comptroller Trenholm was not to bo
seen. Having withdrawn to enable him to
attend to a mass of business sent from
Washington, from the District-Attorney’s
office, it was stated that David Armstrong,
of Jackson, Ohio, has been selected as re
ceiver of the Fidelity Baiik.. He is in the
city awaiting tiro execution and approval of
his bond before taking possession. Mr.
Armstrong is now cashier of the First
National Bank of Jackson, a bank doing
usiness with a capital of £OO,OOO.
Dead Beneath Ilia Engine.
Wheeling, W. Va., Juno 27. —This
morning the fifth section of a freight, train
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ran into
the rear of the fourth section of the same
train at Banncksville. The fourth section
had stopped for t;ome purpose and a flag
man was sent back but section five was fol
lowing so closely flint it was impossible to
check its speed and it crashed into the for
ward train. Engineer Jennings was found
dead beneath a jiortion of his wrecked en
gine. Engineer Jenning's fireman, John
Davis, wns badly but not dangerously hurt.
Twelve ears were wrecked and burned.
Driven Out by the Vendotta.
New Orleans, June 27.—-A Vicksburg
special says: "Thompson, Manager for
Simon Witkowski, at Upper Ashton Laud
ing, East Carroll parish, received positive
orders from West Carroll Vendetta, who
have made such a nieivile w light against
Wilkowski to leave the State immediately.
He knew of the experiences of several or
the employes of Wilkowski and did not
stop to parley, hut crossed the Mississippi
river as soon ns he could pack up hi* effects.
No cause is assigned for this action, ns
Thompson had In no way been interested in
the causes of the trouble.” _
Cleveland at a Commencement.
Washington, June 27.—President Cleve
land and other prominent pereons occupied
seats on the plat,form at the commencement
exercises of Georgetown College to-day.
Degrees were conferred on about twenly
graduate*, and a number of award* for ex
cellence in special studies were made.
*X!)r fttoriuiuj jtrtiji:
SPECULATION FEVERISH.
Manhattan Takes Another Tumble,
But Partly Recovers.
New York, June 37.—At 10:25 o’clock
this morning the feeling in the stock mar
ket was very uneasy, and parties long of
stocK had made the loan crowd the biggest
in the room, all hands being anxious to
renew their loans. Manhattan opened at
7 per cent, lower than Saturday’s close at
130 and rallied 3 per cent., but fell back
again to the opening figure on small sales.
News from London of a weak market and
high rates for money there exercised a
depressing influence and prices all around
were effected by it. London was not
trading either way in the market, and the
liear pool were trying to break prices in
stocks where there were no signs of support.
UNSETTLED AND FEVERISH.
At 11:15 o’clock the market was unsettled
and feverish owing to reports that some
large interest was unloading stocks. There
were many heavy outside buying orders,
principally from Boston; but as'soon as they
effected a rally, selling orders seemed to be
rushed in and forced the market to recede.
Meeker, Welders & Cos., were heavy
buyers of Reading, and forced it up to 51,
but Moore & Schley, and other brokers for
insiders, were believed to be selling. A
report was current that the break in Man
hattan was due to the dissolution of the
pool formed by Jay Gould, Russell Sane
and Cyrus W. Field, representing 150,000
shares of that stock.
THE DIVIDE.
Each member was said to have taken up
50,000 shares and support for their joint
account was withdrawn. Judge Ingra
ham’s decision was also thought to have
been discounted by some of the holders of
the stock, and some attribute the weak
opening of Manhattan this morning to it.
Pacific Mail and New England were spe
cially weak, and seemed to be made the ob
ject for a bear attack.
Money was scarce in the loan crowd, and
10 per cent, being paid on good security.
EIGHT DIE IN THEIR TRACKS.
Black Brutes Fire on Law Officers in
Louisiana.
Girard, La., June 27.—A riot occurred
at Oak Ridge this morning about 5:30
o’clock, in which one w hite man and six
negroes were killed and several white men
were dangerously injured. Parties ar
riving here to-day give the following par
ticulars of the affair: Yesterday evening a
negro man living in the vicinity of Oak
Ridge indecently assaulted a white girl. He
was arrested about 7 o’clock last night, and
when the deputies were taking him to the
calaboose they were fired upon by Jerry
Baldwin (colored), his two sons and three
other negroes, wounding Deputies Baker and
Gardner.
ANOTHER FUSILADE.
The negoos then dispersed and later
rendezvoused at a negro cabin two miles
from town. On learning their whereabouts
officers went to arrest them. On approach
ing the cabin they were fired upon and one
of their number, G. IV. Higginbotham, was
instantly killed and Constables John Con
ger, Gardner and Raker dangerously
wounded. During the melee which followed
Jerry Baldwin and one of his sons and four
other negroes were killed. Great excite
ment prevails at Oak Ridge and further
trouble is apprehended.
A courier who lias just arrived from Oak
Ridge reports every thing quiet. Twenty
men from Bastrop have arrived there. Town
Marshal John Conger, who received eleven
bullet wounds, died at 3 o’clock to-day.
AN INFORMER AT CHICAGO.
Contractor Bipper Believed to Have
Turned State’s Evidence.
Chicago, June 27.—The big “boodle”
cases came up this morning before Judge
Tuley, and by request of the defense, a
change of venue to Judge Jamison’s court
was granted. When the attorneys went
before Judge Jamison, the defense demanded
trial at once upon all the remaining con
spiracy cases. The court refused, and said
that onlv case 1,038, which was then before
him, would be heard. A bill of particulars
was at once presented by District Attorney
Grinnell, and the attorneys for the defense
obtained a continuance until to-morrow
morning to have time to look it over.
AN informer.
The announcement by Mr. Grinnell this
morning that F. W. Bipper, the meat con
tractor, will not be tried with the other de
fendants in the big boodle indietment is the
first intimation he has allowed to be given,
that Bipper has turned State’s evidence.
He was given an opportunity to give his
testimony very early in the investigation
but for a long time he resolutely insisted
that he knew of no wrong doing and there
fore had no evidence to give. Bipper was
one of the oldest contractors doing business
with the county. Years ago, when he got his
first contract, be had only one little meat
shop near Twenty-second street on State,
but year by year, as his county bills grew
larger, his shop grew also,and now his mar
ket is one of the finest in the city.
END OF THE INDIAN WAR.
Lieut. Johnson’s Energy Proves too
Much for the Savages.
Washington, June 27.—Adjt. Gen. Drum
to-day received the following telegram from
Gen. O. 0. Howard, dated Ft. Mason. Cal.,
June 26: “Gen. Miles sends the following
from San Carlos, Ari.: Lieut Johnson’s
surprises and capture, and the rapid pur
suit of the troops, have driven the band of
hnstiles back to the reservation, where they
have surrendered, aji.l I have instituted an
investigation and detailed a general court
martial for the trial of three guilty of mili
tary offenses, thu-s ending the present dis
turbance.”
Nevada's Mine Disaster.
Virginia City, Nev. , June 27 —Gas and
smoke have censed issuing from (he Gould
and Curry shaft, indicating that the Are, if
not extinguished, is merely smouldering.
It is thought that connection can be mane
some time to-day • with the spare where the
five miners are imprisoned. The men have not
for many hours given a sign of being alive.
The funeral of four victims took place yes
terday, lieing attended by iOO miners.
A majority of the miners have given up
hone that tho six men imprisoned are still
alive. Before morning the fate of tho men
roll probably be known, as by that time
connection will have been made with tho
other mine. _____
Red River’s Railroad Project.
Ottawa, Ont., Juno 27.—The action of
the government of Manitoba on the proposed
lied river railway is beginning to attract at
tention here. A prominent Manitoban, now
nt the capital, stab's that the dominion gov
ernment will prevent the construction ortho
road at all hazard*. ,
Killed By His Employer.
Charleston. H. C., June 27.—George R.
Turner, owner of the \ alley I alls Factory
in .Spartanburg county, to-day shot and in
stantly killed a German laborer in a dispute
about wage 1 . The laborer's name in not
known.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1887.
SHARP A BODILY WRECK.
HE PRESENTS A WOEFUL PICTURE
IN THE COURT ROOM.
Mr. Parsons Delivers the Opening
Address for the Defense—The Exam
ination of Witnesses Begun-Ex-Al
derman Fullgraff’s Presence Makes
the District Attorney Apprehensive.
New York, June 27.— Jacob Sharp tot
tered into court this morning looking
wearied and worn, with hardly a vestige of
color in his wrinkled and woe-begone face.
The reason for this was that he had passed a
terrible night, not even getting as much
sleep as was his lot Saturday night. Mrs.
Sharp, who had been privileged to remain
with him, had been assiduous in her atten
tions to her sick husband, and had not rested
one minute during the entire night. With
the beginning of the reading by Mr. Nicoll
of his testimony before the Senate investi
gating committee he opened his lustreless
eyes and attempted to interest himself in the
proceedings.
KERR NOT DRESENT.
The first business of the session was to
again adjourn the June Oyer and Terminer
to Monday, July 11, after which Harrison
D. Kerr, one of the Seventh avenue street
railway directors, was called as a witness
for the prosecution, but he failing to respond
Senate Stenographer Cornell was recalled to
the stand while the balance of the testimony
of Mr. Sharp before the Senate committee,
or so much thereof as the prosecution de
sired, was read by the Assistant District At
torney.
Mr. Nicoll finished reading the testimony
at 11:17 o’clock, and rested the ease for the
people.
FULLGRAFF IN COURT.
Ex-Alderman Fullgraff came into court
and had a short private conference with
Peter Mitchell of the counsel tor the de
fense. He then turned out. closely followed
by tho District Attorney, who' acted as
though he was fearful that the State's best
witness was going to turn traitor and that
he must do something to prevent it.
A ten minutes rest was taken after the
prosecution closed, after which Mr. Parsons
arose and commenced the opening address
in behalf of the defense.
TWO FRUITLESS MOTIONS.
Mr. Parsons said that the duty had fallen
upon him to open for the defense, but before
he proceeded to do so he had two motions to
make that he desired to appear on the rec
ords ; first, to ask the prosecution to elect
whether it would stand upon that part of
the indictment charging an agreement to
bribe Alderman Fullgraff, or upon that part
alleging that he was iri fact bribed by Mr.
Sharp. The motion was denied. The sec
ond motion was that the court advise the
jury to acquit the defendant, as the case
now stands, under section 410 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, and this motion was
also denied and an exception taken.
Mr. Parsons spoke five hours, not in
cluding the time taken for recess. He con
cluded with an appeal to the jury not to lie
influenced by anything but the evidence in
determining their verdict. During the hiter
mission after Mr. Pai-sons’ address Dr.
Loomis examined Sharp in one of the ante
rooms. He pronounced Sharp a very sick
jinan. The taking of testimony for tiie de
fense then began.
CHICAGO’S ROAST PORK.
The Firemen Still Playing on the Burn
ing Mass.
Chicago, June 27.— 0f the firemen in
jured at yesterday’s blaze at the stock
yards, one died last night and four more
are in a precarious condition, being injured
intei nally and having broken lunDs. At 1
o’clock this morning the flames broke out
afresh about the chill rooms of what is
known as the “hutch house.” Under the
south chill rooms 2,000,(XX) pouuds of prime
pork were pickling in vats. The contents
of the chill room and vat are -alued
at from $:>00,000 to $350,000. A shaky wall
was all that separated this from the flames
and the firemen had to work harder than at
any time during tho progress of the lire to
prevent their burning. At 3 o’clock the
end was still in a lurid glare, but the danger
of the north wall falling was passed. Ten
streams were directed at the burning mass.
It will require constant work for forty
eight hours to thoroughly extinguish the
fire in the pork, the firemen all being
relieved by the reserves.
The insurance on tho propertv destroyed
by the fire foots up $807,750. Most of the
policies were for $3,500 apiece, and the list
would include nearly every insurance com
pany in the United States,' besides numerous
foreign companies.
Imported Contract Labor.
New York, June 27. — Collector Magone
to-day investigated the case of eighteen
French silk weavers who landed at Castle
Garden Sunday, and ordered that they be
sent back to France, under the act of Con
gress prohibiting the importation of con
tract labor. The investigation developed
the fact that the weavers were under con
tract. M. Chaffanjon will appeal to the
courts for an injunction, and meanwhile the
Frenchmen will be cared for by the Castle
Garden officials.
Jim Crow Cars Distasteful.
Washington, June 27. —W. H. Heard
(colored), pastor of Mount Zion Methodist
Episcopal church of Charlotte, N. C., com
plains to the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion that ho and several ineml<ers of his
congregation, having purchased flrut-class
tickets over a Georgia railroad from At
lanta to Charleston, were forbidden entry
to first-class coaches, and compelled to ride
in a dirty and uncomfortatfie car, one-half
of which was the smoking
Russia’s Nihil
Kt. Petersburg, June 2>ed Nihilists,
according to the police here,
have resumed active
money, ostensibly for rha-aHR objects,
ami spreading pamphlets Wiwicaxt. They
are said to have discovered an ingenious
method of distributing pamphlet* by intro
ducing them into cigarette boxes, which are
sold throughout the country.
Dropped From West Point.
Washington, June 27. —Senator Butler,
of Houth Carolina, called on the President
to-day in regard to his son, who has been
dropped from his class at West Point. This
is naturally an unpleasant fact for the
Senator, who is understood to desire that
the young man shall have another chance.
Jealousy Ends in Two Deaths.
Louisville, Juns 27.— August Bemung
to-night shot his wife ami then himself
through the head, both wounds being im
mediately fatal. They had bean married
atwit five months and the cause of tho deed
was jealousy.
Meeting of the Homeopathists.
Saratoga, N. Y., June 27.— The Ameri
can Institute of Homeopathy began lU
fortieth annual session this evening. There
was a large attendance. Dr. F. H. Orme,
President, delivered the annual address.
PULLMAN PARTLY BURNED.
Several Business Firms Suffer Heavy
Losses.
Portland, Ore. , June 27.—Fire yester
day destroyed the business portion of the
town of Pullman, Washington Territory.
Tho loss is from $75,000 to SBO,OOO, and is
covered by insurance for about two-thirds.
The principal losers are McConnell, Cham
bers & Cos., dealers in general merchandise,
$30,000, insured for $20,000; Ellsworth At
Deplege, druggists, and Cochran & Farr,
dealers hi general merchandise.
A DRUG STORE BURNED.
Chattanooga, Tkxn., June 27.—Berry
& Co.’s drug store, a three-story brick build
ing in this city, was partially destroyed by
fire to-day. The flames originated in the
basement, where a quantity of varnish ig
nited from a match struck by the colored
porter. Before the fire could be checked, it
had gutted the entire building. Tho loss
will be about $3,000 on the building, which
was not insured, and $5,000 on Berry &
Co.’s stock, which was insured for SB,OOO.
2,000 MADE HOMELESS.
Milwaukee, Wig., Juno 27.—Fire almost
swept the town of Marshfield out of exist
ence this afternoon and 2,000 people are
homeless. The loan is not less than $1,000,-
000. A locomotive spark started a blaze at
noon in the lumber yard of the Upham
furniture factory nnd it rapidly developed
into a roaring tire that spread toward the
town. Insufficient protection facilities pre
vented any resistance to the flames and soon
several flourishing factories, business blocks
along Main Street and adjoining
residences were wrapped in flames. The
people gathered such household goods as
they could and fled to the woods. The heat
was so intense that 2,500 feet of the Wis
consin Central track, which runs through
one end of the town, was bent and twisted.
Travel cannot be renamed on this account
until to-morrow.
Special trains from Stevens’ Point and
Chippewa Falls conveyed fire engines to the
place, but the fire was beyond all control.
But one store and a few half burned houses
remain of the flourishing town. Many
people were transferred by the special
trains to neighboring towns, and others
camped on the outskirts of the town.
Among the buildings destroyed were a
woodenwara factory, grist, mill, saw mill,
and ihe factory of the Upham Manufactur
ing Company, tho Tremont and several
minor hotels, warehouses along the Wiscon
sin Central railroad, its depot, four churches
and the business centre. The insurance is
less than one-fifth of the loss.
STRIKERS SCALDED.
Bosses Resort to Hot Water to Drive
Away Intimidators.
Rochester, N. Y., June 27,—The ma
sons’ helpers and laborers employed on the
sewers and street improvements struck this
morning for $1 75 per day of nine hours
work. The strike was ordered by tho local
assemblies. In two or three instances non
union men employed by the contractors on
street works were driven away by strikers.
The union men conifrisn less than one
third of the total nuntbepbf laborers. At one
of the sections visited by strikers they were
warned away but persisted in threatening
the men who continued to work. After
vy anting had failed of effect, hot water was
turned upon the intruders from the boiler
of the hoisting engine. This drove them
away. More trouble is anticipated and po
lice precautions are being taken.
POLICE FORCED TO SHOOf,
At a sewer on Goodman street the strikers
to-day tried to stop an engineer, when a
cloud of steam was thrown on them from
the pipe, and after a sharp fight they were
driven off.
This afternoon serious trouble occurred
on Gorham street. A mob of over 200
strikers assembled and began to intimidate
the men at work there. Three policemen
endeavored to disperse the mob. but failed,
and an additional squad of officers, with
two lieutenants, was sent to the place. The
mob began stoning the officers, who
finding their clubs useless opened Are with
their revolvers, finally clearing the street.
The fight, lasted only ten minutes, but dur
ing that time policemen Moran, Burns and
Farmer were severely injured by stones.
Three of the strikers were badly clubbed
and were arrested. One man was shot
through the upper part, of the head. This
evening it was learned that t.wo others had
been shot, but hail been carried away by
their friends. One of these is reported to
have died to-night. The city is quiet, hut
more trouble is feared to-morrow, as the
rioters are more or less intoxicated.
COKE REGION STRIKERS.
The Employers Bound to Protect the
Men Who will Work.
Pittsburg, June 2f,— The coke manufac
turers still insist that they have not em
ployed any of Pinkerton’s men to work in
the coke regions. They held a meeting, but
they claimed it was merely for the purpose
of conferring about the condition of the
trade and affairs in the region. They say
they expect to secure a general resumption
at the old scale in a short time. There is no
doubt, notwithstanding the denials, that ar
rangements are being perfected for the em
ployment of a force to protect men and
property. When this is organized they
claim they can secure all tho men they de
sire to resume work.
a break at uniontown.
A special’from Uniontown says: “At a
meeting of the strikers at. the Fair Chance
Furnace this afternoon 110 out of 144 voted
to resume work at the old wages.” There
are about 150 ovens at these works, and the
break is considered an important one. It
is estimated that the employers and em
ployez have lost $750,000 in profits and
wages since the strike was inaugurated
three months ago. At present about one
third of tho ovens in the region are in oper
ation at an advance.
GERMANY'S TRADE UNION.
The Minister of the Interior Addresses
Their Convention.
Berlin, June 27.—Herr Von Boetticher,
Minister of the Interior, to-duy attended a
meeting of the Trade Association at Frank
fort. The object of the meeting was to es
tablish a union of the trade societies. The
Minister in a speech thanked the societies
for their eealous co-operation in social and
political measures for promoting internal
peace. The government, he said, were
at first anxious as to whether
they would receive the ' support
of the industrial classes, but now all
doubts had been dispelled, and they would,
with confidence, continue legislation for the
benefit of aged working people. He thought
the present bill would pass sooner than was
at first expected. Germany Would then pos
ses* a philanthropic law not ismsesand by
other countries, but he hoped other countries
would imitate the example thus set by Ger
many. '
No Result Reached.
Pittsburg, June 2V.—'There was no result
reached at this afternoon's wale conference
of iron manufacturers and the Amalga
mated Association. The meeting was har
monious, but neither side would yield a
single point.
TWO PRINCES AT DUBLIN.
LOYALISTS THE ONLY ONES TO
WELCOME THEM.
Attendance at the Jubilee Services at
St. Patrick’s Qatbedral in Honor of
Their Grandmother tho Object of
TheirVislt - Mr. Gill Resigns in Favor
of Mr. Sexton for Lord Mayor.
Dublin, June 27. Mr. Parnell advised
Mr. Gill, who was recently nominated by
the Common Council ns Lord Mayor of
Dublin, and whose nomination caused some
discontent among the Nationalists, to with
draw in favor of Mr. Sexton. Mr. Gill
accepted tho advice, and has withdrawn his
name as a candidate.
The tenants on tho Kingston estates at
Mitchellstown have resolved to resist the
service of writs of eviction, which it is pre
mised to issue against them. William
O’Brien will shortly visit tho tenants.
> JUBILEE FESTIVITIES.
The corporation council of Dublin will
hold aloof from the ceremonies to bo hold
to-morrow in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, in
honor of the Queen's jubilee. I’rinco Albert
Victor and Prince George of Wales, accom
panied by ('apt. Greville, started from Lon
don this morning to attend the ceremonies.
Business is conducted as usual, and Dublin
does not seem to bo taking much of a holi
day over tho arrival of the Princes, There
is, however, a sufficient display of bunting
in the street and of bustle among the loyal
ists to indicate that there is public interest,
in the event. The weather is brilliant.
THE ARRIVAL AT KINGSTOWN.
A military escort, and a number of crown
officials and prominent people went to Kings
town to await, the arrival of the Princes.
Several steamers went down the Bay to
meet and escort the royal boat. The Princes
arrived at Kingstown at. t he appointed time,
and were received with great enthusiasm.
The Marquis of Londonderry, the Irish
Viceroy, met them, nnd the town Commis
sioners presented them with an address. The
Princes then proceeded to Dublin. Upon
their arrival here they were presented with
an address of welcome by tho conservative
citizens.
ONE OF THE SENTIMENTS.
One of the sentiments expressed in this
address was as follows: “Wo welcome the
grandsons of her majesty the Queen, under
whom Ireland has enjoyed the blessings of
jii-t laws, true lilierty and constitutional
government.” Prince Albert Victor re
sponded to the address and then he and his
brother, with their party and escort, pro
ceeded to the Vice Regal Lodge. During
the journey of the princes through the
streets of Dublin there was much cheering
by tho crowds,' some cries of “coercion,”
and occasional cheering for Parnell.
A MISSION ABANDONED.
London, .Tune 27. —The Pope has post
poned the visit of Mgr. Persico and Mgr.
Gualdi to Ireland because of representation*
made to the Vatican by Cardinal Manning
and Archbishop Walsh. Tile mission was
ordered with a view to obtain a report
based on personal observation of the politi
cal and social condition of the Irish people.
Cardinal Manning and Archbishop Walsh
have convinced t he Pope that an intervention
on his part in Irish affairs just now would
be inexpedient and would produce a bad im
pression.
ENGLAND AND THE VATICAN.
In the House of Commons to-night Sir
James Ferguson, Under Foreign Secretary,
replying to Mr. Campbell, said the order in
which the Queen received the ambassadors
ami envoys on the occasion of her jubilee
was devoid of special significance. The
Papal envoy was received somewhat earlier
thun some of the others. The audiences
were announced in the court circular, and
the fist, in which occurred the pajiel mis
sion,was confined to those who came to offer
congratulations. VV. H. .Smith, First Lord
of the Treasury, replying to Mr. Johnston,
member for South Belfast, said that no pro
posal to establish diplomatic relations be
tween England and the Vatican had even
been contemplated, nor had any such pro
posal been made to or by the government.
THE CRIMES BILL.
Mr. Smith announced in the House of
Commons this evening that the government
intended to proceed with the crime’s bill
until it passed the report stage.
Mr. Robertson, Liberal, moved that anew
clause be added to the bill, providing that
the act could be repealed by an order in
council. This, he said, would prevent the
House of Lords from keeping the act on the
statute book in deflanee, possibly, of the
wishes of the House of Commons.
Mr. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
opposed the new clause urging that control
or the House of Commons was earefully pre
served in the bill, and that any ministry
could prevent, its operation.
Tho proposed clause was rejected.
DURATION OF THE ACT.
Mr. Morley moved that the duration of
the set be limited to three years. It was
tlie first time, lie said, that any government
had the shameful courage to propose per
petual coercion in any exceptional mutila
tion of civil rights, particularly in so grave
and serious mutilation as the present bill
contemplated. The government ought to
be compelled from time tojtime, at tolerably
short intervals, to examine whether circum
stances still justified the existence of such
exceptional legislation. This was the first
government that, cast to the winds tlie old
fashioned regard for liberty of subject and
the doctrine that exceptional legislation
should not last one day longer than circum
stances demanded.
NEW OFFENCES.
The bill turned into offences acts which
were not now considered offence. He quoted
returns of agrarian crime and urged that
the figures sTiowed that there was the
smallest possible necessity for tho bill.
Kir R. K. Webster, Attorney General, op
posed Mr. Morley’s motion. He said that
although it was true that previous bills were
of restricted duration no iirevious measure
has contained tho sain ’safeguards and same
power of Parliamentai y rr 'ision as were
embraced in the present bill. There ha<l
been working in Ireland forces closely con
nected with tlie murder of the woi*t char
acter. Those forces had been supported, not
by the internal resources of Ireland, but by
large contributions of monoy from another
country. The government must retain tlie
jwwer of judging when these forces were at
work.
GLADSTONE URGES LIMITATION.
Mr. Gladstone urged that the special
character of the bill was a reason for limit
ing Its duration. Its enactment as a j>er
manent measure would aggravate the exist
ing evils and intensify that alienation ami
estrangement from the law, wherein lay the
fundamental evil of Irelands social condi
tion. A list of precedents unusually long
and authoritative Justified the opposition to
limit bills of a general character, which
placed the legislative power in the hands of
the executive The invariable rule had
been to limit the duration of such laws.
The present bill created new crimes and the
government was handing over the people’s
right* to bo dealt, with silently and secretly
at the discretion of the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland.
BALFOUR’S CLAIM.
Mr, Balfour said that precedents showed
that temporary hills were fallacious. Ex
perience demanded the adoption of perma
nent measures.
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Radical, supporting
the amendment, said it was an honor to
America to send money to those who were
fighting for the freedom of Ireland.
Mr. Chance, Nationalist, moved that a
new clause be adder! providing that pro
ceedings in certain criminal trials be re
ported by shorthand writing.
Mr. Holmes, Attorney General for Ire
land, opposed the motion, which was re
jected by a vote of 126 to 185.
TO BE CLOSED THURSDAY.
London, June as, 5 a. m. —The govern
ment has decided to close the report stage
of the Crimes bill Thursday and to ask the
House to proceed wit h the'bill daily until it
passes its third reading. The Jsind bill will
come up in the House of Commons Monday.
In the debate last night Mr. Chance
moved several new clauses (o the Crimes
bill dealing with legal procedure, all of
which were rejected by large majorities.
The IktUy ,\V ws says this morning that
the waste of time on some of Mr. Chance’s
proposals was unreasonable, while others of
his proposals might be usefully debated in
the form of a separate bill which, however,
the government could not be expected to
accept.
Justin McCarthy writes that there is not
the slightest truth in any report about Mr.
Parnell’s retiring from political life. The
Nationalists, he says, have never talked, or
even thought of elect ing any other leader,
and all hope soon to see Mr. Parnell restored
to perfect health.
SCOTLAND'S NEW YACHT.
She Again Outsails the Irox in a Fifty
Milo Race.
Gr.ARGOW, June 27.—A match race be
tween the yachts Thistle and Irox was
sailed to-day over the Northern Yacht Club
course. The Thistle took the lead at the
start, and at the end of twenty miles was
minutes ahead of her opponent. The
Irex was allowed 7 minutes and 3 seconds on
the full course, which is fifty miles long.
The Thistle won, covering the course in
•1 hours ft minutes and 40 seconds. The
Il ex’s time was 1 hours 17 minutes and 40
seconds. The Thistle saved her time al
lowed the Irex and won by 1 minute and
% seconds. The wind was strong during the
entire contest.
Capt. Bair, commander of the Thistle,
in an interview after to-day’s contest, said
he regarded the race as the best, test the
Thistle had yet undergone. There was a
good breeze,’ lie said, and the course was
such as to enable Imth yachts to show their
abilities in running, reaching and beating
about,. Experts declare that the Irex was
much more smartly handled to-day than
even the Thistle, although the latter had a
larger crew. The Irex lost her spinnaker
during the last run, but it was replaced in
three minutes. The Thistle has gone to
Dunoon, near Greenock.
THE GENKBTA WINS.
London, June 27.—The Oenesta has won
the jubilee yacht race. Her time over the
course was 12days, lti hours and 56 minutes.
The Sleuth Hound passed Dover at mid
night last night.
TURKEY GAINS TIME.
The Sultan Granted Till July 4 to
Think Over the Coventlon.
London, June 27.—Sir James Ferguson,
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, an
nounced in the House of Commons this
afternoon that Turkey had urgently asked
England to consent to a postponement, until
July 4. of the former’s ratification of the
Anglo-Turkiah Egyptian convention, and
that England had consented.
the government censured.
London, June 2s, 3 a. m.— The Standard
strongly censures the government for court
ing diplomatic defeat at Constantinople by
extending the time of the Sultan for ratifi
cation of the Egyptian convention, which,
it says, is doomed to failure. Tim govern
ment, it adds, ought promptly to have
washed its hands of tho whole affair instead
of dallying with it.
The Standard'll Paris correspondent de
clares that the Rultan of Turkey will ratify
the Egyptian convention after slight modi
fication has been made in tho phraseology,
but not in the substance, In order not to
to offend Moslem feeling.
DICKERING WITH GERMANY.
Paris, June 28, 4a. m.—The Temps says
that England has offered Germany the pro
tectorate of Syria in return for Germany's
support of England in the Egyptian ques
tion.
France to Tax Foreigners.
Paris, June 27.—The committee ap
pointed to inquire into the position of for
eigners in France to-flay rejected proposals
to tax oil foreigners after having heard
Minister Flouren’s views on the subject. A
proposal was then made that foreigners
shall Ihi obliged to declare their domicil in
order to ensure identity and subject them
to the same taxes as are imposed upon
Frenchmen exempt from military service.
M. Flourens said that the new proposal
did not apper to lie contrary to existing
commercial treaties.
Ovid’s Tomb Found.
London, June 27.—1 t is announced that
Oviii’s tomb has liecn discovered. The loca
tion is at Anadolkloi, near Kustendami.
The stone marking .the tomb represents
Ovid’s arrival at the island of Tomi when he
was banished thither by Augustus A. I). 8,
on account of the poet’s intrigue with the
Emperor’s daughter Julia, and Apollo’s re
ception of him. Ovid’s Isle is a few miles
from Kustendami.
France’s Senate.
Paris, June 27.—1n the Chamber of Depu
ties to-any M. Leborders moved that tho
Senate bo elected by universal suffrage, and
asked urgency for flic motion.
Premier Rouvierand M. Raynal opposed
the motion, saying that such a measure
would result in the suppression of the Hen
ate, whose existence was desirable.
The motion for urgency was rejected by a
vote of 317 to 20.5. '
Victoria Olves a Banquet.
London, June 27.—The Queen gave a
state banquet at. Windsor Castle this even
ing. Many of the royal visitors and other
distinguished persons were present.
The Queen, in commemoration of her
jubilee, gave gold medals to her royal visi
tors and silver medals to their attendant*.
Pope Loo'a Temporal Power.
Rome, June 27.—The ltulir stats* that the
Poiie has asked Mgr. Ranipollat to prepare
a circular instructing Nuncios abroad con
cerning his attitude on the conciliation ques
tion. In it ho will declare that he will not
renounce his right to temporal power in
Rome.
Victory for the Ameer.
Simla, June 27.—1 tis reported that the
relx'llton against the Ameer ill Afghanistan
is collapsing and that the Ghilzais are re
turning to their 1 tomes.
Favorable to Paeteur.
London, June 23, 2 a. m.—The Royal
Commission appointed to inquire into the
Pasteur system lias completed its report,
which, in tho main, is favorable.
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SLIPPED OX THE WAYS.
A NARROW ESCAPE FROM A BOR*
ROR AT JACKSONVILLE.
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The Steamer Mascotte Plunged Back
Into the Water at Lightning Speed
by the Breaking of a Cog Wheel—
Tho Cannon Ball Train Has a Close
Call.
Jacksonville, Fla., June 27.—What
might have lieen a serious accident occurred
this afternoon at Drew, Hazeltine <fc Liv
ingston’s shipyard. The steamship Mas
cotte was Is-ing hauled on the ways prepara
tory to having her bottom scraped before
going to Havana on the Fourth of July.
Suddenly the eog-gear wheel, which held a
huge chain, snapped and the immense vessel
shot Imck like lightning into the. water,
fully 200 feet, creating consternation among
the yard hands. Fortunately, on account
of the rain, the scrapers were not at work,
else the list of killed would have been very
large. No damage was done, except tha
breaking of the shipyard machinery.
THE CANNON BALL’S ESCAPE.
The Savannah, Florida and Western can*
non ball train due at .Jacksonville this
morning arrived hare this afternoon and
tiie passengers tell of their narrow escape.
The train had left Hilliard’s station and was
on a high trestle when one of the passenger
coach Journals broke and the coach was de
railed breaking t lie woodwork of the trestle
considerably. Fortunately the train was
going slowly and tho engineer seeing the ac
cident stopped In time. The jmssengers
were then transferred to the express car
end brought hero in safety.
The Odd Follows of Jacksonville derided
to-day to build a magnificent Inflrmny
here. The building will tie 80 by 88 feet
and three stories high.
It has been raining incessantly here for
three days.
AUGUSTA HAPPBNINGB.
A Verdict Against the Western Union
Tel ograph Company.
Augusta, O*., June 27.—1n the City
Court to-day the case of George A. Denning
vs. the W(“stern Union Telegraph Company,
a suit for damages for the erroneou* deliv
ery of a telegram, was heard. The Judge
charged that no case had been made by the
plaintiff. The jury, however, returned
damages of SOO for the plaintiff. By the
erroneous delivery Mr.Denning was prevent
ed from bidding bn a contract for a Macon
building.
A FACTORY’S PRESIDENCT.
C. H. Phinizy lias informed the directory
of the Augusta Factory that he will not
serve as President of their company another
year. At a secret meeting of the directory
of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Com
pany, held hero last week, the work of which
Is known to-day for the first time. Col.
Phinizy was sufficiently interested to give
his whole and undivided attention to the af
fairs of toe mid and Ixuik. Htewart
Phinizy, it is thought, will succeed Presi
dent Phinizy at the factory. It is also ru
mored that, Col. C. 11. Phinizy is to be given
the Presidency of the Atlanta and West
Point railroad.
A NEW RIVER STEAMER.
Stallings & Woodward to-day commenced
the construction of a 100-ton stern-wheel
Iwat to ply between Augusta and Savannah.
Twelve hands are at work on the boat, and
It, will lie ready for the river trade by Sept.
1. The firm are wood dealers, and propose
during the summer months to utilize their
boat in stocking their wood yard*. In the
fall and winter months toe boat will make
regular trips on the river.
Vaunerson SC Cos., of this city, have leased
the grain elevators of I he Georgia railroad,
and next to them vfil erect a huge ware
house for the accommodation of grain it
bulk.
FIGHTING A LEASE..
In chambers in the Superior Court to-day i
was begun tho action of Jyiwrey et at*
Augusta stockholders, to break down the
lease of tho C., C. and A. railroad to
the Richmond and Danville. The com
plainants allege that fraud was
used in making the lease, that the transac
tion conflicts wtth the Ktate laws and char
ter stipulations, and that the lease is result
ing in loss to the complainants. Evidence
was submitted to-day and the arguments
tiegun, but not completed.
GRANTED A BEBPITfI.
Gov. Gordon Gives Pope a Chance to
Prove His Innocence.
Atlanta, Ua., June 27.—The usual
movement for a respite has been made in
the case of Henry Pope, a negro, under sen*
tence in Chattooga county to bang for rapt
July 1. He was convicted upon identification
of the wronged ladv, Miss Kendrick, but IB
is asserted by a number of wit nesses that on!
the day of the outrage Pope was a
miles distant. Tb Governor has decided to
grant a sixty days’ respite, and Judge Mad
dox has ordered Pope brought to Fulton
county jail for safety. The Chattooga,
county jail has been under a strong guar*
since the conviction for fear of lynching.
J. W. Krwin, city editor of tlie Journal,
and George C. Stewart, of Griffin, son ol
Congressman Stewart, who stood a civil
service examination at Washington City
last week, have been appointed [mst office
j list k 'I'tOTB.
The Equitable Life Insurance Company,
of Now York, today paid Htato taxes of
(1,560 on its premium receipts.
NAVAL STORES LEGISLATION.
The Committee Agrees Upon the Mala
Points of the Bill.
Watcrohh, Ga., June 27.—The commit
too appoiuted by the Naval Stores Manu
facturers I'rotective Association, at ita
last meeting in Jesup, on ApyJ 14, met in
Waycross to-day, for the purpose of framing
a bili, to 1* introduced in the next session
of the legislature, regulating the inspection
and sale of naval stores iu the State of
Georgia. There was present Hon. L. John
son, of Graham; Hon. J. L. Hand, of Pel
ham; Col. John E. Donaldson, of Bain
bridge; Mr. Joseph Baker, of Ala no ha, and
Mr. A. P. Brantly, of Blacksheor.
Hon. W. G. Brantly, Senator from
tho Third district, was present l>y
invitation of the committee. Tlie meeting
was very harmonious ami the essence of t.ha
proposed bill agreed upon and will lie given
the public in a few days. It isthought that
tho bill will harmonize all difference among
independent and free-thinking produreiv
ami will moot the approbation of all con
sumer* and that it can work no injury to
any legitimate business connected with the
trade, but, on the contrary, will bring about
higher conimt'iyial relations between pro
ducer and consumer, ami materially in
crease the prosperity of the trade in tutva)
stores. .
Shot at a Festival.
Sylvania. Ga., June 27.— At a festival
fivo miles above this price Friday night
Iriaurir Sapp shot Dan Nelson throug.gf.ho
head with a pistol and fled. This morning
Nelson win still alive, but it is not believed
that he can live. Both parties to the shoot
ing are negroes.