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i ESTABLISHED IMSO I \J. H. EBTILL Editor find Proprietor, f A FORTUNE IN DDE RILLS THE LATE LEVI BACON’S AC COUNTS SOMEWHAT IRREGULAR. No Evidence to Show that He Appro priated Any of the Shortage to His Own Use -The Deficiency Something Over s2B,ooo—Too Accommodating to His Friends. ■Washington, July 1. —An examination of the 'accounts of the late Levi Bacon, financial clerk of the Interior Department, discloses a deficiency of $28,000 in his cash. The inquiry is said to have shown that for a long time prior to his death he had either misappropriated public moneys or permitted loose methods of transacting business in his office. Upon Mr. Bacon s decease, at the request of bis bondsmen, Secretary Lamar appointed a committee to examine and settle bis accounts. The report of the com mittee was submitted to the Secretary a few days ago, and it is said to show a defi ciency of more than $28,000, of which SIO,OOO is represented by due bills of em ployes of the office to whom Mr. Bacon ad vanced money. UNSETTLED FOR YEARS. Some of these due bills run as far back as 1879. It is believed that a considerable part of the money represented by these bills can lie recovered, and Secretary Lamar, to-day issued an order directing the disbursing officers to retain part of the salaries of .em ployes whose due bills are held and thus se cure the government against loss as far as possible. This policy was pursued to-day in making the monthly payment of salaries. The remainder of the missing $28,000 is said to be represented by the paper of per sons outside the department and by a shortage of $4,500 in the ‘‘attorney fund of the patent office.” DUE BILLS TREATED AS CASH. It was Mr. Bacon’s duty to deposit every week in the Bank of the Republic all moneys held by him, and to submit periodical re ports of the funds received. In doing this it is believed that he credited the due bills, etc , as so much cash, and as his accounts, so far as known, were never examined bv an accounting officer, the condition of affairs was not discovered. So far as the investigation has gone it does not prove Mr. Bacon was dishonest, or that he appro priated money to his own private use, but indicates rather that he was too ae-' comodating to his friends. DEBT OF THE NATION. The Total at Present $1,320,282,100- Good Work in June. Washington, July 1 —Following is a re capitulation of the debt statement issued to-day: Interest bearing debt: Bonds at per cent., $250,000,000 ; 4 per cent., $737,- 800,000; 3 per cent , $19,710,500; refunding certificates, at 4 per cent., $175,250; navy pension fund, at 8 per cent,, $14,000,000; Pacific railroad bonds, at 6 per cent., $64,623,512 ; principal, $1,086,315,862 ; interest, $12,351,603; total, $1,098,667,465. Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity: Principal $6,115,- 165 26,interest $190,753 87, total $6,305,919 13. Debt bearing no interest: old demand and legal tender notes $340,738,146, certificates of deposit $8,770,000, "goid certifieates„s9l,- 235,437, silver certificates $142,118,017, frac tional currency (less the amount estimated as lost or destroyed) $6,946,964; principal $595,798,564; total debt, principal $1,688,- 229,591; interest $12,542,357, total $1,700,- 771,948; total debt (less cash items available for , its reduction $1,320,282,106. Total cash in the Treasury, $482,433,917 21; decrease of the debt during the month of June, $10,852,725 <l7; decrease since June 30, 1886, $109,707,646 38. The total receipts for June were $33,070,985, and the total receipts for the fiscal year, ended yesterday, were $371,380,894, made up as follows: Customs, $217,403,983; internal revenue, $119,136,447; miscellaneous, $34,- 840, 463. PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS. Two Georgians Who Violated the In ternal Revenue Laws Forgiven. Washington, July l.—A. J, Warren was convicted of illicit distilling and sentenced April 5, 1837, to seven months in the county jail at Atlanta, Ga., and to pay a fine of $(00. On account of bad health his sentence is commuted by the President to imprison ment for 100 days. Andrew Simmons, of Virginia, was con victed in November, 1886, of selling liquor without license. His sentence wus sus pended. . K. Backering was convicted in the United Stab's Court for the Middle district of Ten nessee of passing counterfeit money and sentence postponed until July 6, 1887. Pur don was granted in this case on recom mendation of the District Attorney on the ground that the money came into the con vict's possession in the course of business, ami that he passed it without knowing its spurious character. John C. Allen was convicted of violating the internal revenue laws and sentenced on March 23, 1887, fcq four months' imprison ment in jail in Fulton county, Ga., and to pay a fine of SIOO. The sentence in this ease is commuted to the imprisonment already served and the payment of the line. A LIEUTENANT’S DISGRACE. Dismissed From the Service and Sen tenced to Prison. Washington, July 1.- The President has acted upon the findings of the courtmartial in the case of Second Lieut. James H. G. Wilcox, of the Seventh Cavalry. The lieu tenant was charged with a violation of the thirteenth article of war in duplicating his pay accounts, presenting fraudulent claims against the United States, conduct unbe coming officer ami a gentleman in de frauding ' a pout trader, conduct to the prejudice of good order and dis cipline in failing to return at the expiration of his leave until arrested and other offenses. To oil of the charges and specifications the accused pleaded guilitv and the court sentenced ■dm to be dismissed from the service of the United States and to lie confined at hard labor for two years in such penitentiary as Ihe reviewing authority might direct.. The President’s' indorsement is confined to a simple upproval of the sentence and direc tion that the convicted officer lie dismissed from the service and confined in the Minne sota penitentiury. The dismissal will take effect July 5. Merged Revenue Districts. Washington, July 1. —The consol illation of the internal revenue districts, wberoby twenty-two districts are merged into others, was consummated to-day. Telegrams were received by Commissioner Miller announc ing that all the Collectors bud tiled thpir bonds and had completed the transfer of offices. New York Finances. 3ixw York, July I.—State bonds to the amount of $1,662,000 were (mid to-day, reducing the State debt to less thou 148.000.000. fttofnina JENNIE BOWMAN’S SLAYER HUNG He Meets Death Unconcernedly, and Contradicts His Own Statements. Louisville, July I.—Albert Turner (col ored), one of the murderers of Jennie Bow man was hanged at 6;32 o’clock this morn ing,* Turner was strangled to death, his body being cut down about twenty minutes after the trap was sprung. Only fifty jieoplc were admitted to the yard, but about 2,000 as sembled in the victnity of the place as early as 4:30 o’clock. During the prayer which immediately preceded the fall of the trap. Turner gazed at the crowd about him un concernedly, and walked to bis death with out any evidence of fear. His dying state ment is a flat contradiction of what he has insisted upon all along, and of a statement made in jail last night before four witnesses. It exculpates Patterson, his accomplice in the matter, who is also sentenced to hang, but whose s.Dpeal has not yet been heard by the Court of Appeals. ANOTHER MURDERER HANGED. Henderson, Ky., July I.—Jim McElroy (colored) was hanged at noon to-day. He reasserted his oft-repeated story that he was innocent. The crime for which he was convicted was the murder of William Mart, one of the most prominent and respected fanners of Southwestern Ken tucky. ~ COKE ’STRIKERS. An Attempt to Be Made to Resume Operations Next Week. Pittsburg, July I.—At a meeting of coke operators here to-day, it was decided to make a move next week to start opera tions with those of their old employes who desire to abandon the strikers. It is stated that 100 of the men have signified their wil lingness to return to work at West Leisen rig if they are assured protec tion, and ' that this has finally been promised them. The plan is to quietly send detectives to the regions and have them properly placed, so that they can be immediately called upon in case an effort is made to intimidate the men at work. The men at some of the other works are to be similarly protected. It is not the intention to import new men, but to protect those who are willing to work. It is proposed to have all the works fully protected by detectives when the men go back. UTAH’S STATEHOOD. The Constitutional Convention in Ses sion at Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City, July I—The Utah Constitutional Convention, composed of seventy-five delegates, elected at county mass conventions, met in the legislative chamber of the City Hall at noon yesterday. Judge Warren, of Provo, was elected tem porary President, and on the permanent or ganization Hon. John 8. Caine, delegate to Congress, was chosen President of the con vention. An organization was perfected and a full set of officers elected, and the convention adjourned till to-day, pending the appointment of the standing committees. Interest in the movement is general and in tense. Everybody feels that great impor tanee attaches to this new effort for State hood. An earnest endeavor is being made by the conservative members to gain the cooperation of all classes and parties in the proceedings. SHARP’S CONDITION. He Continues Weak, but Has a Better Relish for His Breakfast. New York, July I.—Jacob Sharp’s con dition is unchanged to-day. He is still weak, and lies back in an invalid’s chair at his room in Ludlow street jail, while his wife waves a large fan over him. His un married daughter and Mr. Stickney, his counsel, visited him this morning. To his usual breakfast of griddle cakes and milk an egg was added to-day. He apjieared to relish his food, but Warden Keating still says be does not eat enough to keep a butter fly alive. The warden denies that he re ceives $l5O a week from Sharp for his superior accommodations. He says no favors are allowed the prisoner but those sanctioned by the court. SHOT BY A DRUNKEN BRUTE. A Worthless Specimen of Humanity Kills His Wife and Himself. Morristown, N. J., July I.—John Wil son, of Chatham, near Morristown, was a habitual drunkard and brute. Last night he went home drunk and gave his wife a beating before he went to lied. This morn ing he woke up surly, and becoming en raged at his little daughter, shot at her with a double-barrelled shotgun, but missed his aim and the child escaped. His wife re monstrated with him, whereupon he fired at her, .shooting her through the heart. Mrs. Wilson started to run out through the rear door, but fell in her tracks and iinine diateljT expired. Being now thoroughly freeziod, Wilson reloaded the gun, and pla cing it to the side of his head, blew out his brains. MEN WITH ITCHING PALMS. The Chesapeake Canal Company’s Treasurer Under Lock and Key. Montreal, July 1. —S. D. Whitney, Sec retary of the Montreal Board of Harbor Committee, is missing. He was not at the office all day yesterday, and the chairman of the harbor'"board states that Whitney is a defaulter to a large amount. A DEFAULTER LODGED IN JAIL. Philadelphia, July I.—James A. L. Wilson, the defaulting Treasurer of the Chesa|ieake and Delaware Canal Company, arrived here this morning from Toronto, Orit., in charge of Detective Miller. At noon he was given a hearing before Magis trate Pole, atid committed without bail to answer at court. The Count of Paria. London, ,Mv I.—The Count of Paris ar rived on the Isle of Jersey to-dav. He was met at St. Helior, the capital, by a large crowd, many of whom welcomed him with cries of “Vive le rot.” VISITORS FROM PARIS. Paris, July l.—A party of 200 Royalists went to Ht. Malo to-day to visit the Count of Paris, and another party of 200, includ ing Gen. Luc burette, will follow to-morrow. Radical ncwspiqiers hero denounce the proceedings as conspiracy. Bolton’s Riot. London, July I.—Rioting wa* renewed in Bolton last night. There was a mob of 10,000 persons In the streets. The police were powerless and the military bad to be called out. Many windows were smashed. France Now Turns on Italy. Paris, July I.—France has protested against the conduct of Italy in ininiuizing French rights in Zoilah, on the Red Sea, near the Abyssinian frontier. France’s Gunpowder Monopoly. Paris, July I.—The government has pre sented in the Chamber of Deputies a bill to abolish the State monopoly of the manufac ture and sale of gunpowder. SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1887. DUN’S TRADE HOROSCOPE A POOR OUTLOOK FOR HIGHER PRICES FOR WHEAT. 50,000,000 Bushels of the Last Crop to be Carried Over—Real Estate Values Still Holding Their Own- Railroad Building not as Extensive as Had Been Expected. New York, July I.—R. G. Dnn;& Co’s, weekly review of trade says: “The week lias been one of satisfactory business for the season, but of unusual disturbance in speculation. Liquidation has reached the stock market. At their lowest stocks were down to the fall of January last, as their highest in Mat’ had accurately corresponded with their highest average before the break in December. The comer in June wheat at New York has succeeded as completely as the Chicago corner failed, and the prices made have been so palpably artificial that Juno delivery sold on the last day of the month 22>fjc. above the same grade for July. Nominally cash wheat Rill 21 cents on Friday, though the actual price for other uses than the settlement of specula tive contracts was not above 86)4 cents on Thursday, and on Friday. June ex ports have been large, but the stock carried over to the new crop year will not fall much below 50,000,000 bushels in excess of the minimum, and the crop reports are gen erally favorable, though the prolonged drought in some parts of the northwest causes apprehension and may lessen the yield. THE REAL ESTATE MARKET. “From Omaha and some other points come reports that the real estate excitement has abated, though prices are maintained and large sums are being expended in building. The official returns fqf five months from thirty-five cities of all sizes and in various parts of the country show that the valuo of new buildings in that time was 4-12 per cent, of the assessed valuation of all real estate there in 1880, and the transfers of property 18 per cent, at all points, against 14 per cent, at New York. These figures would point to an expenditure in building of sl,- 300,000,000. if the same activity should last through the year, and to transfers of $4,- 300,000,000. It need not be added that a reaction and diminished activity in this di rection are to be expected. RAILROAD BUILDING. “Available has been turned into fixed capital largely in railroad building, though the returns disappoint those who expected a larger mileage completed this year than in 1882. So far the mileage is 500 above that of last year to date, but about 300 miles below the completed work to date in 1880, 1881, or 1883, and 2,500 below the record of 1882. The May and June returns exceed last year’s but little, but the new securities listed at the Stock Exchange this year al ready exceed $132,000,000 01 stock and SIBB,- 000,000 of bonds, which in part accounts for the hesitation in the prices. SATISFACTORY REPORTS. “The general reports are almost without exception satisfactory, trade being good for the time of the year, collections fair or bet ter, and money m reasonable supply at all interior points. The disasters at Chicago and Cincinnati seem to have had little ef fect elsewhere. The most encouraging fea ture in the settlement as to wages in the iron manufacture are the ten per cent. advance and the closing of the builders strike at Chicago ana shoemakers’ strike in Massachusetts and the ore handlers’ strike at Cleveland. The coke strike still keeps some furnaces idle, and stocks of iron west of the mountains are thought to have fallen from 194,078 tons May 1 to 150,000 tons. An advance in August is hoped for, and old rails have risen the past week. THE COAL OUTPUT. “The coal output for the half year will ex ceed by 150,000 tons the largest previous output, and an advance in prices is again predicted. “In most other branches of trade the con dition is reported satisfactory for the sea son. Monetary anxieties continue, how ever. The bank surplus has never been as low at this time of any previous year and the treasury has taken in $1,800,000 in gold, while putting out $1,400,000 in currency. The heaviest withdrawal of bank bonds ever reported on a single day natur ally attends the maturing of the last call for 3 per cents., and the treasury officials are disappointed because the deposits for circu lation reach only $1,000,000. THE WORLD’S BANKER. “One open supply of money is the London market, but recent events have caused some sales of stocks on foreign account and mer chandise exports from New York fell 8 per cent, below, while the imports rise 10 per cent, above those of last year for June. The disbursements for interests and dividends this month, however, are estimated at $60,000,000. “The business failures occurringjthrough out the country during the last, week num ber for the United States 155 and Canada 26, a total of 181, against 197 last week and 213 the week previous.” COFFEE DEALERS FAIL. New York, July I.—James M. Edwards fc Cos., coffee dealers at No. 109 Water street, have assigned to Thomas T. Barr, a coffee dealer of No 107 Front street, with out preferences. The firm consists of James M. Edwards and Frank |L. Anthony, and some time ago was estimated to be worth $200,000. No statement has yet been made, but a meeting of creditors is to be held next week and a statement given. TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS ASSIGN. Louisville, July 1. —Dick-, Middleton & Cos., proprietors of the Giant. Tobacco Works of this city, made an assignment to the Fide lity Trust and Safety Uault Com pany at. I o'clock to-day. They were manu facturers of chewing tobacco. The esti mated liabilities are SIOO,OOO and the nominal assets SIOO,OOO. The failure is not due to any depression in trade, but to com petition and close murgins on profits. COTTON SEED OIL TRUST. A Quarterly Dividend of 1 Per Cent. Doclared~Tho Stock Tumbles. New York, July I.—The annual mooting of the American Cotton Reed Oil Trust was held to-day at the office of the Trust in this city, and resulted in the election of John Scott, John Bloodgood, J. V. Lewis, J. L. Macaulay and E. Urquharta* trustees. The statement presented shows cash on hand of $757,819. The stockholders voted in favor of paying quarterly dividends of 1 per cent., and tiie first, dividend at that rate will bo paid Aug. h The amount of the certificates issued is $41,706,000. The rormlt of the dec laration of so small u dividend eausis! a drop of 4 per cent, in the price of the stock. Virginia University’s New Regent. Charlottesville. Va., July I.—The Board of Visitors of the University of Vir ginia adjourned to day after -accepting the resignation* of Prof. Rage, of the agricul tural department, and Prof, Wheeler, of j the chair of Greek. Ex-Lieut Gov. Mnrye was appointed rector, vice Hon. A. H. H. Stuart, resigned- BLACKWOOD’S ASSAILBRS. South Carolina Again Asks for Their Surrender Atlanta, Ga., July Governor to day received from the Governor of South Carolina a requisition for John P. McNally and Edward Stone, charged with having feloniously assaulted F. A. Blackwood in Aiken county, S. C., and taking from his person a watch chain, pistol, etc., and money to the amount of $95, the total value of the property being $134. M. T. Holley, Sheriff’ of Aiken county, 8. C., is named as the agent to receive and carry the parties to South Carolina. The Governor Jwo or three months ago refused to honor a requisition, charging kidnaping, because the men com plained of were beforo the courts of Georgia charged with certain offenses, which mu4s first be passed upon. THE FIRST NOT HEEDED. The executive warrant issued under the first requisition was suspended till the criminal prosecutions In this state were dis posed of. As they are still pending the gov ernment has taken no action in response to this requisition. It has been pay day at the capitol and the treasury was flooded with executive warrants on account of the civil establish ment. Warrants were also paid in favor of the university, $8,925 for semi-annual in terest on the certificates of indebtedness, and $3,157 for semi-annual interest on the land script fund; $3,750 was paid for the quarter’s appropriation for the Deaf and Dumb Institute. All the railroad companies have filed with the Comptroller their annual returns of property for taxation except nine—the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta; Georgia Pacific; Rome and Carrollton; Amerieus, Preston and Lumpkin; the Rome railroad; Sandersville and Tennillo; and Brunswick, Atlanta and Alabama divisions of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. A LIQUOR TAX. An Atlanta man has paid Collector Cren shaw the wholesale liquor dealers’ special tax, SIOO, to do business in this city. The law requires that he shull place Indore his place of business a sign, in large letters, ‘‘Wholesale Liquor Dealers,” which will look odd in a dry town. H. C. Hamilton, the new Judge of the United States Court, has made his bond of $15,000, qualified and took charge of his office to-aay. $ Crawford, the hairy negro boy, was ar rested to-day by the postal authority on a charge of Forging a signature to a postal note. The United States Commissioners sent him to jail in default of SSOO bail. SHARON’S SCHOOL. Ninth Annual Commencement of the Sacred Heart Seminary. Sharon, Ga., July L—The closing exor cises of the Sacred Heart Seminary for young boys to-day were very interesting. The little fellows acquitted themselves vqry creditably. Many Savannahians were pres ent. The exercises commenced with public examination in the fore noon, and continuing through the after noon. There were declamations, songs and a debate, which was sustained in a very spirited manner. The march was very pretty, and the costumes were elegant. The following is the list of prizes: Scholarship—Gold medal donated by Rev. J. M. O’Brien, of Washington, Ga., award ed to W. Williams, of Macon; Christian Doctrine, gold medal donated bv Rev. Father MeConville, awarded to T. Tybring, of Savannah; Arithmetic, gold medal do nated by Mrs. John Flannery, awarded to J. P. Armstrong, of Augusta; Declama tions, gold medal donated by Mr. John Gaudry, awarded to J. L. Armstrong, of Augusta; Good Conduct, medal do nated by Mrs. J. Vallentino, awarded to W. B. Eve, of Augusta; drawing medal, donated by Mrs. Vallen tino, awarded to F. Cucivlch, of Savan nah; penmanship, gold pen, donated by Miss A. Ryan, awarded to R. Silva, of Savannah; ’first premium awarded to Joseph Havarese, algebra and Christian doc trine; second premium awarded to S. L. Armstrong, Augusta, arithmetic and Chris tian doctrine; second class premiums awarded to J. McCahig, T. Doris, A. Mc- Donald, R. Silva, F. Cueivieh, C. Lost and J. McDonald; third class premiums were awarded to G. Hunter, G. Schwald, E. Lynch, A. Hines, L. Hernello and J, 11. Lynch. This school, in the quiet little vil lage of Sharon, under the care of Sisters of St. Joseph, is a good place for young boys. The situation is very healthy umong the pines. FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS. Quarantine Inspectors Paid Off—The New Theater’s Model. Jacksonville, Fla., July I.—All the quarantine inspectors of Duval county were recalled to-day and paid off. Manager Burbridge, of the Park Opera House, returned this afternoon ’ after a tour through the Southern cities to inspect the style of the different theatres. He finally decided to build the t heatre here similar to the one at Chattanooga. F. E. Bogue, one of the largest furniture merchants In Jacksonville, was thrown from a buggy this evening by a runaway horse and severely injured. 11c will recover. A conflagration was averted to-night by the prompt action of the firemen. The electric wires running into Rice's grainery establishment set the store on fire, but the flames were subdued before much dnmage was done.* The store was packed with in flammable material and is situated in the most thickly built business part of the city. Atlanta’s Salvationists. Atlanta, Ga., July I.—The Salvation Army got out a flaming clrculur here to day giving a long programme of a ]wirade which they propose to make on the Fourth of July, whereupon Mayor Cooper issued nu order forbidding them to parade and authorizing the police to prevent them from so doing In an interview, Mayor Cooper denounced the Salvation Angra adtigrace tothi city. He says thefe is no religion in it, and that their sole object is to make money without working for it. All Quiet at Greenville. Charleston, July l.—A special from Greenville states that everything is quiet, and there is no further anticipation of race troubles. Revisiting the Battle Fields. Boston, July I.—Gen. Lauder Post No. 5, Grand Arrnv ’of the Republic of Lynn, oecompanleif by the Affiencan Drum Corps, the entire party numbering 150 persons, left this afternoon, via the Old Colony rail road, for a trip to Gettysburg, Kicuuiond and the battle fields of the South. The trip will consume about ten days. End of a Medical Session. Saratoga, July I.—The American Insti tute of Homeopathy clogi-d its annual ses siori here to-day, th Cenaors making their final report and the Inter-Collegiate and other committee* doing likewise. Alto gether tiie session has been an interesting and profitable one to its members. SPENCER AND SALISBURY. A LIVELY DEBATE OVER THE IRISH LAND BILL. The Late Lord Lieutenant Points Out That Payment of Rent May Be Avoided-The Premier Blames the Liberals for the Present State of Af fairs. London, July 1. —In the House of Lords this evening in the report of the stage of the Irish land bill, the Earl of Dunrnven said that there were B<X) amendments waiting which might almost recall the bill, many of the provisions of which derogated ftoin the main object of the measure. Earl Spencer declared that the bill would fail to bring about a settlement of the Irish question, and was not worth considering, ns it would not relieve the tenants. He did not think that the government understood some of the clauses, because in some cases the clauses would injure the tenants, and in other ibises they would injure the landlords. AN ALLEGED RESULT. The tenants might bo ordered to pay ar rears in small installments, but payment of rent was not provided for; therefore, a ten ant might continue paying the installment and allow the rent to accumulate. Directly the bill passed, the courts would tie crowded with applicants, whose cases would not bo set tled for years. Lord Ashbourne, Lord Chancellor of Ire land, said that after the bill passed, the necessary evictions would not be open to harsh criticism. The liankruptey clauses of tho bill were fair and reasonable. Baron Hersehell said that the clause deal ing with evictions, in which power is given to leasers to go to tho court, were the only clauses worth anything. BLAMING THE LIBERALS. Lord Salisbury sold it was because the Lilierals hail tried to apply an impossible system to the relations between landlord and tenant that the government was obliged to introduce the present bill. It was a pity that the Liberals bad not foreseen these evils so that, the government would not have lmd to undertake the impossible task of intro ducing sanity into a landed policy which was absolutely insane. (.Cheers.) He did not regard the bill as n final measure, but he Vielieved it would bo on element in restoring peace and good will. Earl Kimberly assorted that the bill of 1881 violated tho rights of contract less than the present bill, which broke the contracts of 150,000 leasers. Lord Hartingtou has decided that the Lii> erol Unionists’ conference next week shall devote itself solely to consideration of the land bill. THE PURCHASE CLAUSES. Lord Salisbury moved the omission of tho purchase clauses, on the ground that they were irrelevant to the main object of the bill, and likely to lead to extended dis cussion in the House of Commons, and prove inimical to the passage of tho bill. Lord Spencer said be hoped the govern ment wonld not persist in omitting the clauses. He believed that clauses would be welcomed rather than opposed. Earl Cadogan intimated that the govern ment would not press the motion to omit the purchase clause. The report of the bill was then agreed to and third reading fixed for Monday. In the House of Commons this evening Mr. Smith, replying to Mr. Fowler, prom ised to meet the* wishes of the members of the House if they thought it advisable to de lay still further the third reading of the crimes bill. Mr. Smith will announce in the House of Commons Monday that the third reading of the crimes bill will be postponed until Thurs day, in deforence to the wishes of the oppo sition, who are desirous of considering the land bill. parnkll’b whip. Mr. Parnell has issued an urgent whip, calling upon the Nationalist members to lie present in the House of Commons on Tues day next. Cardinal Manning and Sir Wilfrid Law son attendisl a temperance meeting in the Farrington Street Memorial Hall to-night, and were heartily cheered. Caine Johnston and Thomas Russell, Unionist member* of Parliament, who were also present, were hooted by many in tho audience and left the /meeting in disgust. FRANCE WEAKENING. The Country Willing to Compromise With England. Paris, July 1. —The Journal, cles Debates, referring to the action of Count De Mont belle, the French Ambassador at Constanti nople, in relation to tho Egyptian conven tion, says: “Nothing is more natural than that French diplomatists should atone time have considered that possibly France would assent to a convention, shortening by several years the period of the English occupation of Egypt. We are ready to negotiate on that basis now, but we cannot agree that England by any pretext should have the right to perpetuate her occupation of the country, or that she should be allowed to reoccupv it for a reason of which she alone should judge. Frenchmen of common sense would thus sanction a British protec Pirate, and convert inP> a right, recognized by France, what now is merely a fact.” Rotelll Explains. Paris, July I.—The National publishes an interview with Mgr. Rotelll, the Papal Nuncio here, toic-hing the latter’* attend ance at the reception given to the Royalists recently by Baron Da Muckau, his ap)iear anie at which gave great offense to the Radicals. Mgr. Rotelli explained that he attended tho reception in response to an ordinary invitation, adding that he was not charged with any special mission, and that it was not the duty of a Nuncio to in terfere in the internal polities of France. Servia's Peace Policy. Belgrade, July I.—M. Risties, the new Servian Prime Minister, has sent circulars to the various representatives of Hervia abroad stating that the chief (siints of policy of his government are to Improve the finan cial condition of the country, reform the constitution, maintain the entente with all powers, Including Austria, and improve tbo relations with Russia. The circular con cludes as follows: “We desire to become supporter* of peaco and order in the Balkan peninsula.” Germany’s Now Loan. Berlin. July I.— Tho subscriptions for the first. 109,000,000 marks of the new im perial loan will lie opened July 5 at all the great liank* of the empire, ft i* expected there will lie a rush of applicants flu- the loan, as the rate of issue, 99, i* about 70 pfennigs under present quotation*. Tho Patriotic League. Paris, July I.—Tho local committee of the French Patriotic League at Bordeaux has resigned on account of tho recent atti tude of the league. Duties in Cochin China. Paris, July L—Duties have been imposed on goods imported in Cochin China. IS ZOU WATKINS ALIVE 7 A Strange Story That Is Told by a Denver Detective. A Denver, Col., dispat oh to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat says: The Zou Watkins tragedy at St. Louis four years ago struck deep into the hearts of the jieople. It was a most touching close of a bright young life— a sad, soul-sorrowing termination of a dream of love and happiness that filled an innocent girlish mind—and the memory of it cannot yet have entirely passed away. The circumstances vtg re these: Missouri Watkins, the 17-year-old daughter of a mer chant of this city, was sent, to her uncle in St. Louis to make her home with this relative for a while. There was an ob ject, in sending Zou away from Denver. The girl was in love. A young man had won her heart, but he wasn’t of the style which Watkins pere fancied, and to separate the sighing and spooning pair and quench their passion Zou was for warded to her Bfc. I/mis uncle. It was hoped that time and distance would wean tiie girl from her dream; that on the batiks of the Mississippi sho would forget the gen tle swain on the hanks of the Platte; but the visit, had adifferent sequel —a darker, sadder ending than the Watkins’ or anylmdy else had expected. After she had boon in St. I,outs two wo ks Miss Watkins suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. One day she left her uncle’s house for a walk, and was thereafter never seen alive* All sorts of extraordinary sur mises were indulged. Tho detectives found abundant clews, nut they did not find the girl. Strangely acting and suspicious looking men were tangled up in the police theories, and it was feared that poor Zou had lost, her life in a struggle with some ruffians who were seen to be dragging a young girl along the river front a day or two after the disappearance. Argument was made that Mias Watkins had wandered in a half hysterical wav to the bank of the river, and while there tad fallen into the hands of merciless hoodlums, who hail made her fate a more fearful one than if it had been simply crowned with murder. As in the Mary Churchill ease every clue was followed, but in vain. At last the river sent in its solution of the mystery—the body of a drowned girl was found near Cnrondelet one morning, and a few hours later the swollen, blackened, bedraggled and next to shapeless remains were lying in the morgue, where they were identified by Miss Watkins’ father and uncle. There the history of the cane ended. Physicians examined the body for murks of violence, but found none, anil the conclusion arrived at by all who hml studied the case was that Miss Watkins had either walked or fallen into the river. There was general sympathy for the lost girl, and many ex pressions of condolence with the bereaved parents. Now cornea the strangest part of the story—a sequel that will startle every body at all familiar with the case, and that, if true, adds largely to the element of ro mance which invests it. The correspondent met on the street hero tp-day a detective who is well known in Denver, and who told him that Zou Watkins was not dead at all, but alive and well, living in the West happy and contented as tho wife of tho young mail from whom she had been separated when her father sent her from Denver to St. Louis. “I’ll tell you a story,” said the detective, “but I don't want my name mixed up iu it, for the single reason that. Zou Watkins is supposed to lie dead and gone, and people who have any interest in Tier existence or non-existence will be inclined to declare the statement improbable. But I have the au thority of a man ylio knows, and who told mo what I know. I saw this party seven teen mouths ago right, here on Sixteenth street, in front of the Grand Opera House, lie asked me what I knew about Zou Wat kins. I answered that I knew she was dead, that was all; and he laughed at me. “Not much,” he sniiT. I then listened to his story, which was this: The night Z<>u Wutkins disappeared she took a train at Union Depot, in St. Louis, for Kansas City. Two days before she had received a letter from Kansas City; that letter came from the young man whose suit wan so bitterly opposed by Mr. Wat kins. Tho letter contained money for her ticket and for other expenses, among which were included a wrap of some kind, and I lielievo, a hat or bonnet. Miss Watkins was met at, the Kansas ('lty dejiot by her lover and they were that very morning married by a Justice of the Peace, she assuming the name of Mary Walker and he appeared as John Hunt. The couple remained In Kansas City, occupying furnished roomsund Inking their meats at a Main street restaurant for nearly two weeks after the finding of the supposed Zou Watkins in the Mississippi river. Nobody knew them, *so they were snfe. Anyhow', they had committed no crime, unless getting married was u crime, so they had nothing to fear. Folks, of course, will blame the girl for not coqjiuu nicatlug with her sorrowing people, but love is a queer thing and prompts men and women to acts which they would not think of doing in their sober moments. I suppose this is the way my in formant argued—that Miss Watkins was afraid that her parents could again tear her away from her lover if they learned her whereabouts, and so concluded to let them weep over the remains of a stranger rather than take the chances of having her cup of happiness again dashed from her lips. From Kansas City they went to Abilene, Kan., where the husband, who had invented a machine of some kind, was looking after bis patent. leaving Abilene they moved to Topeka, and now are in either Leavenworth or Atchison, the frequent changes of resi dence being necessitated by the husband's attention to Ins patent. “The gentleman who told me this story,” tho detective continued, "did not give me the young man’s name, or if he did I have forgotten it. lam satisfied, however, that the names assumed in Kansas City arc all right, and I supixise I might have looked up (boot her name, but, really J have not thought much of the tale ever since, and only recall It now because I remember having read the account* of the girl’s iiimippoarawe and the finding of the body in the river.” Chief of Rooky Mountain Detectives, Dave J. Cook, when questioned about the case ixioh-poohed the idea that the girl was olive. He said he was satisfied she was 1 dead, and so were her parents. Cook had charge of the Western end of the mystery, and was employed by Mr. Watkins. lie made an examination of the girl's trunks, and found several love-lottei-s, with the names of some young men with whom Miss Watkins had lieen corresponding, but these youug men were located at the time and can Ik- located now. If there was any other young man writing to Miss Watkins, Capt. (look did not know it. Mr. Watkins is now in Europe, hut Capt. Cook assured the re ]x>rtor that any such story would tie a sur prise to the girl's father, os all her r*la felt, certain that she was dead, the identifi cation at Bt. Louis having been as complete os possible under the circumstances. * Baldwin In Luck. Cincinnati, 0., July I.—A. Baldwin, late cashier of the Fidelity National Bank, was surrendered by Adam Wagner, one of bis bondsmen, to slay, but by good fortune another surety, in the person of Georgs Thompson, was secured, and 'Baldwin did not go to jail. (PRICE in A YEAR.) j 5 CENTS A COPY, f PARCHED BY A DROUGHT. A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS IN ILLI* NOIS AND WISCONSIN. All tho Small Water Courses Dry— The Pastures as Brown as if Baked— Only Two Light Showers In Three Months-Forest Fires Breaking Out. Chicago, July I.—A local paper says: No such drought as now prevails has existed in Illinois and Wisconsin for many years. Tho romls are ankle deep with dust, tho pastures are brown, leaves on the forest and shade trees are shrivelled up, and each hot breath of air from the cloudless horizon drives them away in showers. The creeks have run dry and the water in the larger streams is at a lower stage than was ever known before. THREE MONTHS IN DURATION. There has not been a soaking rain in thi* part of the country since March. Two show ers in April and one each in May and Juna had but a temporary effect on crops. Stunted yellow spears bending discousola tury over immense lieds of dust are the only evidence that the farmers saved any corn this year The leaves of tho fruit trees are falling off, and fruit, which promised to ha plenty, is wrinkled and dried to a crisp. Raspberry bushes look as though they were producing a crop of shot, so infinitesimally small are the iiorries. The drought has 1 in come so terrible that public prayers are being offered for rain. Fences along the country roads and the dead walls of villages are plastered with huge bills calling for special services at the district school house* and churches. FIRES SPRING UP. Fires are burning in the woods, and the postures for miles around are scorched. Fanners have lost many cattle in these fires, which seem to spring up in a dozen places as once. Reports from all parts of Henry and adjoining counties tell of intense suffering from drought. Drinking water in many towns has been polluted, and the beds of creeks are covered with decaying fish. The drought in tho northern and central tier of counties of Illinois is not any more serious than it is in Wisconsin. The “Badger 1 * State is literallv burning up, and fruit and crops are nearly all destroyed Report* from Northwestern lowa state that th* drought has lienn broken. Negro Rioters Run Down. Birley, La.. July 1. —Information ha* reached here that Sheriff Reagan's posse, who were scouring the country ui search of three of the negroes concerned in the Oak Ridge riot, came upon the latter suddenly yesterday in a deep cut on the Mindeu rail road uncf were fired upon. The officers re turned the (Ire, killing one of the negroes instantly. The two others escaped. Persons from Oak Ridge recognized the body of tho dead man us that of Abe Mo Lera, the leader of the rioters. A County Seat War. Chicago, July I.—There is a contest be tween the towns of Richfield and Thiaco for the county seat of Merton county, Kan. That county hits two eounty seats and two sets of county officers. The rivalry between the two towus Is anything but friendly and it is expected every day that firearms will lie resorted to. A riot is imminent, and there seems to lie no remedy to prevent it. A Theatre Burning. New Orleans, July 1. —At midnight broke out in the old National Theatre, nmr* recently known as Werlein Hall, at the cor ner of Baronne and I’erdido streets. The flames have cswwed the street, and the indi cations are tbiw much damage will be done liefore tho department gets the fire under control. Danville’s Tobacco Trade. Danville, Va., July I.—Thesales of leaf tobacco in this market for June were 8,703,- 716 pounds, at an average of s!* 11 per hun dred. The total sales to date since October are 31,070,416 pounds, at an average of $ 68. The sales for some time last year were 80,- 063,666 poundsl Bishop 3horter Dead. Xenia, 0., July I. BUhop James A. Hhorter, of tho African Methodist Episcopal Church, having charge of the work ia South Carolina and Georgia, died suddenly of heart disease this morning at bis home at Wilber Acre in this county, in the 70th year of bis age Iron Works Closed Down. Reading, Pa., July l.—Two thousand employes of the Heading Iron Works tht* aftenuKin informed the management that they would not accept the reduction at 10 i*-r cent made recently, and the proprie tors decided to close down all the establish ments, throwing all the men out of work. Chicago's Boodlers. CHICAGO, July I.—Harley, one of the “Boodlers/ was surrendered by his lionds man this inoniiug. In the casus of Kelly, Warner, Windniuller and Bursaloux, for feiture was set aside by the court, and the hearing continued to the next term of the court. Mississippi’s N on-Taxable Bond*. Jackson, Miss., July I.— Sealed proposals for Mississippi six per cent, nou-taxable bonds were opened to-day by the Btate Treasurer. Bias were received for $15,000 at 105. and for lIb.OOO at 107. There were also bids for $300,000, ranging from 101 u> 108, but all bids under 105 were rejected. The Short Time Movement. London, July 1. —The short time move ment among the English cotton spinners ia spreading in all directions. The Lancashire spinner - say tiiat if the demand for cottoa can be kept low until August the whole trade will tie permanently bettered. Three Murderers in Jail. Cleveland, July l.— I The three murder ers of Detective Hulligan are in Cleveland. They arrived at 6:15 a dock this morning and are now in the county jail under a strong guard and in .heavy chains. Tennessee’s Wheat Crop. Chattanoooa, July I.—Reports from a largo number of counties in East Tenues seeindicate that the wheat crop this season is the largest raised for twenty year* Tile grain ut of fine quality. An Eloper Killed. Little Rock, Ark., July I.— John Coody, who had eloped with Elizalieth Lumpkins, was today caught up with in Indian Terri tory, and killed by his wife’s family. Coody succeeded in killing one of the Lumpkins, however. A Heavy Death RateT New York, July I.—The mortality in this city to-day has been greater than on any other day this year. One hundred and seventy persons died, the greater number from cholera iufantutji. Killed by Electricity. Chicaoo. July I.—Mr. Holland, of the firm of Holland &r Johnson, was killed this afternoon while fixing an electric fan. He touched the wires and i-eoeived the full force of the electric charge.