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( ESTABLISH EI ISSO. I ) J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor, f COMMISSIONS ON TICKETS TliK INTERSTATE COMMISSION GIVES ITS DECISION. Railroads May Decline to Deal With Roads That Refuse to Abolish the System —Such Action Cannot be Construed as Discrimination Under the Statutes. Washington, July 20.—The Interstate Commerce Commission to-day rendered a decision covering three cases of the Chicago and Alton road against the Pennsylvania Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (two cases) and the Rock Island road against the New York Central, growing out of the refusal of the defendant companies to sell through tickets end check through baggage over the com plainants’ lines because the complainant re vised to join in the agreement to abolish ticket commissions. The complaint is dis missed. .Commissioner Morrison filed a dis senting opinion. POINTS OF TIIE OPINION. The following synopsis contains the more important points of the opinion, which is very long: The complaints in these cases are founded upon the third section of the act to regulate commerce, and charge violations of that section by the defendant companies in refusing certain facilities for receiving, for warding and delivering passengers to the complainants’ lines, consisting of through or coupon tickets, which being afforded to other and competing companies, gave, the complainants allege,undue and unreasonable preference to those companies. The material facts found by the commission recited at length in the opinion show that for several years prior to the time when the act to regu late commerce took effect, substantially all the railroad companies of the country, in cluding the complainants and defendants, paid commissions varying in amount from ' to S5 a ticket to the ticket agents of other companies by whom through tickets were sold. A HEAVY TAX. Tim defendant companies and some oth ers for aliout two years have made earnest efforts to abate the practice of paying com missions. The testimony shows that the commissions paid on through tickets have usually amounted to from 2(1 to 25 Tier cent, of the recepts from such sales, and that the ofliciai reports of the companies have con cealed this expense and only showed the net receipts from passenger tickets after de ducting commissions. About a month be fore the act to regulate commerce became operative the defendant companies took steps to procure agreements with their con necting companies to abolish tiie commis sion business altogether. THE NOTIFICATION. With this end in view they sent printed circulars on or about March 15 last to their connecting companies ex pressing tht-ir willingness to act as qgents in the sale of through tickets, and stating the nature of the agreement re quired. The circular of the defendants contained a condition prohibiting the pay ment of commissions by other companies to their agents. The complainant companies received these circulars and refused to enter into the agreement proposed, claiming the right to continue to pay commissions to the agents of the defendant companies upon their sale of through tickets. A large pre ponderance of the companies to which these circulars were addressed assented to the propositions they contained and signed agreements to make them effective. On ac count of the refusal of the complainant companies to discontinue the payment of commissions to the agents of the defendant companies, the defendants, after April 4 last, refused to sell through tickets over the complainants’ road from Chicago and St. Louis to Kansas City, and still refuse solely for those reasons. THE COMrLAINT. On these facts the complainants aver that the defendants refuse to afford them rea sonable, proper and equal facilities for re ceiving, forwarding and delivering passen geis, and give undue preference to com peting roads in contravention of the pro visions of the net to regulate commerce. Tiie defendants deny that they have violated tin' provisions of the act and claim that they lave exclusive right to control their agents, tn fix the amount of their compensation and to pay it themselves; that the payment of commissions by other companies is demor alizing to their agents and often leads to discriminations to passengers, for roads paying large commissions by division of the commission between the agent and the passenger: that commissions consume a considerable (icreentage of the revenue from the sale of through tickets; that without commissions all connecting roads stand on a basis of equality, and passengers select their own routes uninfluenced by agents having an interest in the form of commissions in persuading them to choose some particular route. THE OPINION. The opinion holds that the statute does not divest a railroad company of the exclu sive right to control its own internal affairs, to employ its own agents, to regulate their duties and to pay them* such compensation as it may deem proper. The right of owner diip of railroad property, with power of control over employes and management of the property, is as absolute under the act as before its passage. The regulation of com ineree between States, which is all that the act contemplates, does not involve com munity of property, or joint control of sub ordinates among several conqmnies that honor through ticket. The corpi irate powers of every company for all administrative and governing purposes within its prescribed sphere, remain unimpaired. With the le- KHiniato exercise of these powers another company has no enneern and no right to in h' T'edfflo. For tiie proper government of tlicir own subordinates the defendant com- Pni'u's have forbidden tlicir agents to 10- ccivp commissions from other companies, nnd directed them not to sell tickets over road:, of ooi qianies that refuse to recognize tins corporate authority, but insist on sub.ii mzing agents. THEIR RIGHTS NOT VIOLATED. In These directions defendants have not transcended their reasonable rights. One t> r Mm t, r corporation has uo right to intor t'To with the employes of another, and the datums do not uisturb'tbia old and sound l-.-m-.pio THE EFFECT OF COMMISSIONS. i lie defendants might rest upon their tight to control the official conduct of their mi n agents. Rut they go further and show by evidence the practical effects of commis ! I "iis. and that tn*ir natural uml usual ten , 'ncie.'i are to a variety of abuses. It fol lows from these views that the defendant company in prohibiting their agents from '"reiving eommlsuionH and in refusing to Through tickets over the roods of the while they insist on jinying a "'inimission to the defendant’s agents, have act contravened the provisions of the act. ihe defendants reasonably and fairly of ‘"ivd to afford all reasonable, proper and "qual facilities for the receiving and "■livery of tmaxuigers to nnd from •heir several lines and those connecting therewith, and did not discrimi iiute in any respect 1s t ween such competing “**. Iu riuuiring the cessation of com- missions to their agent when entering into business arrangements with connecting roads, the defendants only demanded what was reasonable and proper, and the com plainants, by their refusal to refrain from paying commissions on tickets issued by the defendants, voluntarily excluded themselves from the reasonable, proper and equal facili ties offered to them in common witli all other connecting lines. The complaints are dismissed, all concurring except Commis sioner Morrison. The opinion is by Com missioner Sehoon maker. MR. MORRISON’S DISSENT. Mr. Morrison, in his dissenting opinion, says: “I dissent from the views of my asso ciates with great diffidence, for the reason that this question is presented both as a question of law and of railroad ethics or morals. I would not willingly delay reform in railroad administration, nor hinder the defendants in any well-meant effort to re form itself, which is a measure of its present effort, for it only exacts from companies with connecting lines that they shall discontinue the offer of a com mission to its own while they offer them to the agents of all other companies. The pay ment of commissions may be subject to such abuse as to demand discontinuance, but until declared illegal they should not be made to excuse common carriers from the performance of obligations to the public, to enforce which obligations was the object of the law creating this commission.” CLEVELAND’S RETURN. His Trip Out of New York State a Triumphal One. Washington, July 20.—President and Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary and Mrs. Fair child and Col. Lament arrived in Washing ton at 0:20 o’clock this morning. President and Mrs. Cleveland proceeded directly to the White House and the other members of the party went to their respective homes. They are all in good health, and speak en thusiastically of their tour in New York. Though somewhat tired the President went to work soon after reaching the White House. Most of the day was devoted to considering mail matter which had accumulated during his absence. He was assisted in this duty by Col. Lainont. Secretary Fairchild spent the day at home anil will resume his duties at the Treasury Department to-morrow. TRIUMI’HR OF THE TRIP. Elmira, N. Y., July 20.—President Cleve land, Mrs. Cleveland and maid, Secretary and Mrs. Fairchild, and Col. Daniel S Lamont arrived here at 10 o’clock last night, having come from Cazenovia, 101 miles away, since 0:40. At Cuylers, Cortland, Spencers and Horsehead the special train drew slowly past the station to allow the l;u‘ge crowds to see President and Mrs. Cleveland, who bowed their acknowledge ments of the honore paid them. At Cort land a handsome wreath of oak leaves and flowers was presented by Mi's. Schermerhorn, an old school friend of Mrs. Cleveland. State Treasurer Fitzgerald was among the crowd at Cortland. At Elmira several hundred peo ple waited at the depot to see the party and were not disappointed. ■ Many fireworks were set off as the train passed. The car did not stop, but was taken to South Port station, where the Chief Executive and party went aboard a Pullman car attached to the regular train for Washington. Sev eral berths and a stateroom had been se cured. At the request of Mrs. Ledyard Lincklaen, President and Mss. Cleveland planted at Lineklaen Place, Cazenovia, yes terday afternoon, a white pine tree in honor of his visit to the home of his boyhoufi. IMPORTS OF SUMATRA. Secretary Maynard Hears Each Side of the Tobacco Interest. Washington, July 20.—Assistant Score tary Maynard to-day gave a hearing to the representatives of tiie importers of Sumatra tobacco and of the growers of domestic leaf tobacco in regard to the general question of the proper method of determining the dueia ble value of Sumatra tobacco. Mr. Sehroe der, of New York, representing the im porters, asked that thff” present regulations of the department requiring a close inspection of all bales be modified so that all packages which do not contain 85 per cent of wrappers be admitted at the rate of 35c. per pound. Mr. Laehenbach, of New York, repre senting the Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade, urged that the department insist on its former ruling, that Sumatra tobacco wrap pers, no matter how packed, shall be assort ed and made to pay duty at the rate of 75c. per pound. W. A. Hensel, of Lancaster, Pa., repre senting the domestic growers, contended that Congress intended to impose a tax of 75c. per pound-on all Sumatra wrappers, and that Sumatra tobacco is never imported for other use than wrappeiu, except to evade tiie law. Arguments were made by other represen tatives of lioth interests. The importers asked that the department instruct the ap praiser to make their appraisements in such a manner that the package instead of the leaf shall practically be the unit of appraise ments ;tbat if a ]Kickage contains less than 85 per cent, of wrappers the whole bulk shall pay a lower rate of duty. The hearing lasted several hours. Assistant Secretary Maynard took the question under advise ment, and promised to give it careful aud thorough consideration. A SHORTAGE OF S2O. The Special Examiners of the Treas ury Make Their Report. Washington, July 00.—Acting Secretary Thompson yesterday received tho reports of the special examiners appointed to examine tlu? books aud accounts of the disbursing officers of tho Second and Sixth Auditors offices. The only discrepancy discovered was ill the accounts of the disbursing officer of the Sixth Auditor’s office, where there ivns a balance of 820 found due the United States. The disbursing officer says that this discrepancy must bo the result of an overpayment or an error in making change, while making the semi monthly payment of salaries on the day lie lure the examination began. The examiner suvs he is confident that the disbursing officer will see the discrepancy u|>on review ing his books. Since Liis appointment in Jiily, 1885. this officer has disbursed without an error $’.(85,720. Illegal Seal Fishing. Washington, July 20. —Tho Acting Scc retary of the Treasury to-day received a telegram from Capt. Shepard, commanding the revenue steamer Rush, dated Ouimlas ka, July 5, confirming the press dispatches in regard to the seizure of the British steam schooner Annie Bock and the American schooner Challenge, for illogal seal fishing. Postal Receipts. Washington, July 20.—The accounts qf the Post Offlco Department for three quar ters of the past fiscal year, show a defi ciency of 82,539.358. During the same pe riod for the fiscal year, ending 18S0, the de flriency was $4,890,194, and lor 1885, $5,- 241,017. Clerk of tho Patent Office. Washington, July 30.— James N. Lips comb, of South Carolina, wax to-day ap pointed Chief Clerk of. tho Patent Office, vice Schuyler Durvoa resigned. SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 21. 1887. PUNS OF TIIE TOMES. LORD SALISBURY LAYS THEM BEFORE HIS PARTY. Land Commissioners to be Authorized to Reconsider Rents Under Certain Circumstances Maj. Saunderson Displeased at the Surrender to the Liberal-Unionists The Record of Evictions. London, July 20. —In the election for member of Parliament for the Brixton Division of Lambreth, yesterday, Mr. Carmarthen (Conservative) received 3,1107 votes, and Mr. Hill (Gladstonian) 2,500. At the last election Mr. Baggallay (Conserva tive) polled 3,800 votes, and Mr. Cookson (Home Ruler) 1,880. In the Hornsey Division of Middlesex the election resulted in the return of the Con servative candidate, Mr. Stephens, who polled 4,476 votes against 2,488 for his Gladstonian opponent, Mr. Bottomley. At the last election at Ilorney Sir J. McGarel Hogg (Conservative) was returned without opposition. The Unionist sub-committee had a meet ing in the House of Commons last night and approved the concessions made by the Con servative meeting at the Carlton club. The committee resolved to offer no further op position to the land bill and to assist the government to their utmost in the dispatch of business. TANNER SUMMONED. The Speaker of the House of Commons has sent a messenger to Ireland to notify Dr. Tanner that it is imperatively necessary for him to be present in the House Thurs day to answer the charges that he used vi olent language toward Mr. Long in the lobby of the House last week. THE GOVERNMENT’S PROGRAMME. At the Conservative last night tho Marquis of Salisbury informed the as semblage that tho differences between the Liberal-Unionists and the government re garding the land bill had been satisfactorily adjusted. Tiie government had also de cided to authorize the Land Commissioners to reconsider within a certain period the rents of holdings proved to have been af fected by the fall in prices of produce and cattle. The meeting favored an early proroga tion of Parliament, expediting the passage of the land bill and the allotments hill and the devotion of the remainder of the session to consideration of the supply bill so that ad journment might take place not later than the third week in August. SAUNDERSON OBJECTS. Maj. Edward James Saunderson, Con servative member for North Armagh, fol lowed Lord Salisbury and expressed thorough disappointment of tho policy of the Tories surrendering to the Liberal- Unionists. Earl of Kilmorey said he concurred in the sentiments uttered by Mr. Saunderson, and protested against the government’s inter ference with judicial rents in Ireland. "With out that amendment the land bill was a most liberal measure. Henry Chaplin said he would support the Marquis of Salisbury's proposals on condi tion that a landlord should be compensated for any interference with judicial rents. A majority of the assemblage gave entire ap proval to the Premier’s proposals. HEALY WANTS ANOTHER INQUIRY. In the House of Commons last night M. Healey, Pamellite member for North Long ford, asked the speaker if tho time was not opportune for bringing before the House the conduct of Sir Robert Nicholas Ko .vler, Conservative ex-Lord Mayor of Lon don and now member for London, in calling George Howell, home rule meinlier for Northeast Bethnal Green, ad— liar. The Speaker said Mr. Healy was not en titled to put such a question. The incident occurred iu March and peace ha-1 since lieeu made between Mr. Howell and Sir Robert Fowler. Mr. Sexton gave notice that he would move for the suspension of Mr. Fow ler for one month. [Pamellite cheers.] Mr. Chamberlain was the principal agent in conducting the negotiations between tho government and the Unionists. GLADSTONE’S FEMALE ALLIES. Mr. Gladstone lastevening addressed a se lect company which had assembled to form a branch of,the Women’s Liberal Federation, of which Mrs. Gladstone is President. Re ferring to yesterday’s meeting of Conserva tives at the Carlton club he said: “It has gone al iroad that this great fortress repre sented by’Mr. Goschen as a fortress requir ing to be defended by the government to the last of its power and to the last moment of its existence is to lie surenderod to evi dence offered by the elections.” The Times, refeiring to the concessions made by tho Conservatives to the Liberal Unionists in regard to the land bill, says that the government was probably moved less by fear that their allies would desert than by the importance of their doing nothing to weaken the position of the dissidents. Sir Robert Fowler, Conservative member of Parliament for London, writes to the Times denying that he used the strong language toward Mr. Howell which that gentleman imputed to him. PARNELL BANQUETTED. Mr. Parnell and many of his colleagues were entertained this evening at a banquet by the National Liberal Club. Tho health of the Queen was promised by Mr. Dillwyn and tiie guests all rose decorously and drank the toast. Mr. Parnell eulogized Mr. Glad stone for having put his shoulder to the wheel, and said that before many mouths the ex-Protuior would carry ins policy and lx) retsignized as the only great man in Brit ish politics. The others who were now at tracting attention were tempters, imitators and tinkers. Mr. Parnell wondered how long Englishmen would lie contented to see tiie government march up hill and down again. The recent elections hiul forced them to make conces sions or resign. The English Liberals might. !>o assured that their exertions would not lie wasted. Although in Ireland extreme misery had boon suffered during the past eighteen months, crime had diminished and tho people hud turned to constitutional methods of adjusting their grievances in stead of to physical force. The Liberals might claim therein great success, for the people recognized that through their exer tions a way had (icon opened to an honor able union. A REWARD IN ANY CASE. If the Liberals failed in Lhoir programme their great reward would be that they hail banished violence, outrage and revenge and brought the natiou to depend upon lawful methods of redress. If tho government hon estly and fairly tries to carry out the amend ments to the land bill, anil if tho execution thereof was in no way frustrate!, they would never have to use the coercion bill, which would become a standing memorial of the time which the Tory government of 1887 hail wasted. The diminution .f crime proved tho gratitude of tho Irish to ward tho Liberals, and lie trusted that the Irish would long rely upon tiie good feeling of tho Liberals, and that even when oppreuxed, trampled upon end evicted, they would retaliate slowly. They should remember that the Tory government would not lost forever. From self-interest, the Irish would be fools to glvo away the splendid position won tor them, and they would lie most ungrateful if in any way they should retard the progress of the Lib erals in the path of justice. Mr. Parnell’s speech was received with loud and pro longed applause. Ho was followed by Mr. McCarthy. Official returns show that 0,140 persons were evicted in Ireland during the quarter ended June 80. Of these 188 were re admitted as tenants and 5,737 as care-takers. THE FREEDOM OF DUBLIN. Dublin, July 80. —In compliance with the request made by tho ParUellite members of the House of Commons, Lord Mayor Sulli van has called a meeting of the Municipal Council for Friday, when the freedom of the city will be conferred on William O’Brien, editor of United Ireland, and Patrick Col lins, of Boston, Muss. GALLIC BLOOD SHED. A German’s Dirk Works France Up to a High State of Excitement. Pauls, July 20. —A French custom officer named Ritter at Pagny-Sur- Moselle was stabbed in a quarrel by a German com mercial traveler named Anderbe. The lat ter was arrested. M. Ritter's wound is not serious. Tho French press exaggerate tho incident. The name of tho traveler is Sangerte. He was formerly a banker of Paris. Sangerte has been imprisoned at Nancy. A crowd tried to lynch him. Ifc Uiu examination Sangerte declared that l.f desin il to kill the French ofliciai. It is be Sieved that, he is in sane. NOT SIGNIFICANT POLITICALLY. M. Flourens, Minister of Foreign Af fairs, pronounces the Sangerte in cident unimportant. Sangerte had been sentenced to three months imprisonment for beating Iris wife. When he had served his term he went to America. lie returned determined to hill a French official iri re venge for his expulsion. The row with Ritter was the result, the whole affair being without any public or internal signifi cance. UPROAR IN BULGARIA. The Troops Favor Russia as Against Princa Ferdinand. Paris, July 20. —A dispatch from Vienna to the Temps says: The Bulgarian gov ernment is interrupting telegrams to and from tiie Bulgarian capital. There have lieen violent scenes in the Sobranje, the members of the opposition, including ex- Premier Radoslavoff, being forcibly ex lielled. The troops at Itustchuk have made a hostile demonstration against Prince Ferdinand of Snxe-Uoburg. Led by the of ficers of tho army they paraded the streets, uttering cries of “Long Live Russia.” FRANCE AGAINST HIM. Constantinople, July 20.—France will not acknowledge Prince Ferdinand, of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, as ruler of Bulgaria because Roumelia ns were permitted to vote in the Sobranje for his election. FRANCE’S COMING CONFLICT. A Significant Speech by the Minister at Bucharest. London, July 00.—According to letters received from Bucharest, M. de Couteouly, the French Minister there, in a speech at a banquet on July 14 said that the French re public was preparing for a sanguinary struggle, which would lie more formidable the longer the outbreak was delayed, anil lie concluded by offering a toast to the health of the Russian Minister, M. Olassof, where upon all present shouted: “Success to Rus sia, the friend of France 1” Explorations in Africa. Zanzibar, July 20.—The latest reports brought from the interior by the traders show that Emin Bey was in good health in March and was projecting an expedition to further explore the Kakihhi river, an ini mense stream which he discovered in Sep tember rising in the Usongora mountains and flowing into the southern part of Lake Victoria Nianzia. He proposed that this should occupy three montlis. It is thought that lie may meet tho Stanley expedition in the Usougora mountains. Afghanistan’s Boundary Settled. St. Petersburg, July 20.—The Afghan boundary question was settled to-day. Russia receives the territory between the Kuok and Murghab rivers, accepting in re turn an English frontier line on the Oxus river and renouncing her claims to districts to which sho would have been entitled ac cording to the terms of tho arrangement of 1883. Ironclada in Collision. London. July 20.—Two more of the great British ironclads have been in collision. The Agincourt was run into to-day, at Ports mouth, by the Black Prince, and damaged. The Agincourt is an iron screw ship, armor plated, of 10,090 tons and 0,870 horse power, and tiie Black Prince is an iron armor plated ship of 0,210 tons and 5,770 horse power. Ferron May Mobilize. Paiur, July 20.—The Finance Committee of the Benato, to which the mobilization bill was referred, report that if they re garded financial reasons alone they would reject the hill, but in view of the opinions of the Military Commission they will not oppose it. Released From an Asylum. Paris, July 20. —Baron Seilliere, a rich Frenchman who was placed in a lunatic asylum by his relatives, who charged that he was insane over imaginary fortunes he hail made in America, bus been released from tbo asylum. • Franco-Mexican Commerce. Paris, July 20. —The .Senate has approved the treaty of commerce between France and Mexico, embracing tho modifications of article six, demanded by the Mexican gov ernment. Russia’s Plotting. Bombay, July 20. —Natives report that Russia is secretly negotiating with the Gov ernor of Yarkand, in Chinese Turkistan, for permission to pass troops across that country. Cholera Spreading in Italy. Rome, July 20.—From 111 to 15 deaths from cholera are reirifted at Catania daily. Cases of cholera are reported at Franco fonte, Palerno and Grotto, Caterpillars in Egypt. Cairo, July 20.—The cotton crop in tho province of Menufich has boon attacked by worms and much of it has already been de stroyed. A Fatal Ride From a Funeral. Chicago, July 20.—A special from Terre Haute, Ind., says: Andrew Williams nod Robert West were killed and Robert Wil liams, a brother of the first named, was fa tally injured by a tree falling oil their buggy venter lay afternoon fifteen miles south or here, as they were returning from a funeral. _ Death of a Story Writer. Boston, July 30.—Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., tho story writer, died to-day. CENTRAL OX Til K MARKET THE SYNDICATE SAID TO BE ANXIOUS TO UNLOAD. An Alleged Feeling That They Paid Too Much to Obtain Control Tho New York “Times” Gives the Samo Version of the Matter as That in Yesterday's "Nows.” New York, July 20. — Conferences be tween the parties holding tho control of the Georgia Central railroad continue, lint none of those present at tho meetings will give any information as to their purport. It is stated, however, by brokers connected with t he management that the only object of the meetings is to devise a way in which to market the stock. The syndicate which bought control is said to have found their load bio burdensome, and some of its members are thought to bo contemplating some scheme by which the syndicate can be ilis solved, so as to enable them to realize on their stock. Tho whole trouble is said to come from tho high price paid for the Cen tral property. AS INTIMATED IN TIIE “NEWS.” Washington, July 20.—The Now York 7 hues' railroad news columns this morning contain the following oil the foregoing sub ject: “The capitalists who bought control of the Georgia Central Railroad Company some months ago, and whose movements have ttraacted a good deal of attention in Wall street, have been holding conferences in this city for a day or two past. Two or three schemes of consequence are under ad visement, but the men most largely inter ested exerted themselves to wrap nil their prooodingsin mystery. Attending tho meeting are Gen. E. V. Alexander, the Geor gia Central’s President; Henry Blunand E. M. Green, of Savannah; C. H. Phini/.y, of Augusta; Pat Calfcoun and John <’. Cal houn—ull interested Southerners Among tiie New Yorkers giving tho conference at tention arc Emanuel Lehman, Allred Sully, A. L. Hire and H. B. Hollins. “Boiled down, according to tho informa tion of Wall street, the purpose of the con ferring capitalists is to arrange some plan by which control of the company may be put into more tangible shape than the charter of the original company would provide. “Pat” Calhoun and John C. Calhoun control the charter of the corporation known as the Georgia Investment and Banking Company which they have been willing to turn over to the syndicate, contemplating exchange of a controlling block of railroad stock for trust Ikuuls ami stock of tho neiv corpora tion. These would tie up the control of tiie Georgia Central effectively, and at the same time make a way for profits through the marketing of the new securi ties of tho Investment aud Banking Com pany. But for some reason it appears that tho Messrs. Calhoun have been unable to convince the other members of tho syndicate i li'ii the Investment and Banking Company was just what was needed. Another proj ect came up, and was considered yesterday, providing for the use of a charter issued m North Carolina for what is known as the Georgia Company. It practically duplicates the Investment ana Ranking Com pany, but has some provisions that are held to be “more liberal.” The issue of the new company’s securities for exchange with the syndicate’s majority of Georgia Central Railroad stock is the chief principle involved. The basis of ex change lias not been determined. Indeed, further conferences may result in an entire change of base and even an abandonment of tiie whole scheme of the new company. The Southern men now here are all deeply inter ested, however, in accomplishing something definite without much delay.” E. M. Green, of Savannah, who has been present at the recent conference said to night that no conference had lieen held to day. He doubted whether any immediate action would be taken in tho matter. The recent conferences were informal in char acter rather than in tiie nature of decisive deliberations as hns been stated. There was no change in the situation. GARRETT’S DEAL OFF. The Parties Who Contemplated Buy ing Fail to Como to Time. Philadelphia, July 20.—The Record will to-morrow publish the following: F.mhciion, N. J., July 20, IKR7. Hon. William M. Sinijerly, Editor of .he Jiec orrl, Philn/U'lphia . likaii Sin In reply to your courteous inquiry as to the real status of the negotiations culled by the press the ‘'Baltimore ami Ohio deal,” I beg to say that all such negotiations are ter minated. The syndicate which was to acquire a large bhx:k of stock of tho Balti more and Ohio Railroad Company in such a way as was lielievod would is* lioneflclttl to all parties and railroads concerned did not at the appointed time comply with their engage merits, and nil arrangements or neeotiiitions with them are now absolutely ill an end. J have not purchased the stock of Johns Hopkins Uni versify as stated in some of the newsiipcrs. I had ah option on that stock, and also upon that of severe I other holders, but 1 have not exercised these options, nor do I intend now to do so. The statement in some of tiie papers that i par chased large blocks of Baltimore and Ohio stock is n mistake. As I have stated I had op tions, but circumstances rendered it unnecessa ry to close thorn. The Baltimore and <(hio Kell road Compact nnd its properties, including its large telegraph system, and thoowneiwhlp of its stock, remain now os they were at tiie aliening of the negotiations. The widespread public in terest which these negotiations have excited, and the many false and foolish rumors to which they have given rise, justify me Iu departing from my usual course and making tins formal statement of their final termination. Thanking you for the kindly forms in which you have iieen pleased to refer to Ihe Baltimore and < duo ('ompany and iti! future, ami acknowledging tiie correctness of your Judgment, and that of many other friends, ns to flu- propriety of making public this letter i am, as ever, yours very truly. _ Robert Garrett. End of the Heated Term. Pittsburg, July 20.—The heated term w*s broken to-night by a tremendous rain slorm, which bids fair to continue all night. The mercury touched 93' this afternoon, blit fell 25’ before 11 o’clock to-night. Five cases of sunstroke occurred during the day. two deaths at charleston. Charleston, July 20.—The temperature to-day was about four degrees lower than yesterday, but there was no sign of a break in the hot spell. Two deaths from the heat were reported up to (1 o'clock this evening. Those who died wore C. <’ Bulger, for many years iKxikko'jssr for Mclsiy. Rico th Cos., aud Fred Angeioann, a barkeeper at C. IV. Meyers’ restaiuant. Robbed by a Brakenuin. Louisville, July 20. —For some time past froignf trains on the Knoxville branch of tho Louisville aud Nashville road liuvts iieen systematically robisvi. W. M. Pollock, a brakenuin for fifteen years in tiie road’s service, was arrested to-day and confessed the robbery. Burned by Molten Metal. Cincinnati, July 20.- At, Powells’ brass foundry this afternoon .he ob Smith nnd John Reilly, employes, were carrying a pot of melted brass, when Reilly stumbled, throwing the molten metal all over tbo two men, and both were horribly and fatally burped. A HAILSTORM IN INDIANA. The Stones as Large as Hons’ Eggs and Great Damage Done to Crops. Chicago, July CO. —A special from AVabash, Ind.,siys: “A genuine hail cyclone passed through the northern part of the county yesterday, doing an immense amount of damage. The storm came from the west through Miami county, and crossed the Lake Erie and Western railway at a point between Denver and l’eru. Its path through this county was from two to three miles wide, and in that spaeo no vegetation esc.vs'd. The Imilfall was phenomenal in everyway. The stones were of the size of liens’ eggs, mul could be gathered up by the bushel after the storm. A great number of fine forest trees were broken off and piled up in an inter minable mass. Not a Held of grain escaped destruction. In the pathway of the storm corn was riddled ami stripped of eat sand silks. Oats wens threshed out mul tho shocks driven into tho earth. Apples, mel ons, grapes and all small fruits and vegeta bles were cut to pieces, and nothing can lie savod.” R. M. T. HUNTER DEAD. His Successful Career Among the Pub lic Mon of the Nation. Richmond, Va., July 20.—Hon. R. M. T. Hunter died at, his home at Fount Hill, Es sex county, Monday. Mr. Hunter was one of V irginja’s most eminent citizens for many vent s before and during the late war. Ho was born in lsO',l, He served several terms in the national House of Representatives, being elected Speaker of that body in IKIO. Sub sequently he was elected United States Sen ator, and was made Chairman of tho Senate Finance Committee in 1 H-ttt, which position ho held till the opening of the war. Ho gave Mr. Dougins a close run for tho Presidential nomination at. the National Democratic con vent ion at Charleston in 18(10. During the war he served as the Confederate Secretary of State, and was a Confederate Senator, lie was also a member of the Peace Com mission, which mot Abraham Lincoln in Hampton Roads. After tho war he was elected Treasurer of Virginia, holding that office for several terms, after which he re tired to private life. AN OIL CITY TRAGEDY. A Drunken Man Beats His Wife and Shoots His Son and a Policeman. Pittsburg, July 20. —A special from Oil City, Pa., says: “Shortly before 12 o’clock last night John MeNierney, a laborer, bent his wife to death, fatally shot his son John, aged 21 years, for interfering in behalf of his mother, and then shot Officer James, who tried to arrest him, in tho groin. Officers Warden and Henderson then came to the assistance of Officer James and soon brought tho des|>erat6 man down with a shot through his bark. Officer James’ aud young McNierney’s wounds are fatal. The wound of MeNierney is not neces sarily fatal. There was no witness to the affair except the son, who is unable to speak. MeNierney is said to have been in toxicated at tho time, and from all that can Im lcarne 1 was abusing iiis wife when tho son went to her assistance. ” DIED FROM THEIR WOUNDS. Pittsburg, July 20, 11 p. m. —A telegram from Oil City says that John MeNierney, Jr. and Officer James, the victims of tho trag edy at that place last night, and John Mo- Nierney, the murderer, who was shot while ressiting arrest, all died this morning. Mrs. MeNierney died last, night. HARPER AT DAYTON. The Ex-President to be Shown no Favors in the Jail. Dayton, 0., July 20.—E. L. Harper, the Vice President of tiie Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati, was brought here at 10 o’clock lastcvening. Harper came in charge of Deputy United States Marshal Costello, accompanied by Mrs. Ilari>er, their child, son-in-law, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Harper’s sister, Mrs. C. Mathews. He was looked up in one of the common cells, where was also another United States prisoner and three noted thieves. He will bo subject to prison rules and strictly held in jail ward No. 2, and will be locked up at 5 o’clock in tho afternoon in the steel cell and in the day time will Iks allowed tho range of the corridor of that ward only. Mrs. Hurjier, tlie child and the rest of Iter party are at tho Phillips House, across the street from the jail. LET OFF CHEAP. Throe Months in Jail and $5 Fine for In voluntary Manslaughter. Alexandria, Va., July ‘JO.—The jury in the case of Douglas Kiilwell and four com panions, charged with theinurderor George Wertenbacker, a brakoman on the railroad between this place and Washington, to-day returned a verdict of guilty of involuntary manslaughter as to Douglas Kidwell and not guilty as to the others. Kidwell was sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and bo im prisoned in jail for three months. The five men were put off the cars by the trainmen for disorderly conduct and in a light that occurred Wertcnliackor was struck in the stomach by by a rock thrown by Kidwell and instantly killed. The defense claimed that their ejectment was unjustifiable and tiiat the brakemiui was killed by a stone thrown at another trainman to pro tect themselves from assault. Four Shot in a Circus. Clinton, la., July 20. —Four persons were shot during the Wild West perform ance of Sells Bros’ circus Tuesday night. George Harrington, aged 17, was shot fatally, Mrs. W. A. Ltunbertson danger ously, Wallace Phillips, aged 16, seriously and one of the Indians was sir it, but was immediately taken away The shooting was dono during the encounter of the cow Isiysand Indians in the ring. It is supposed that some eowbow got the wrong revolver. Tobacconists Fail. Baltimore, July 30.—Henry Guggen lieimcr and Marcus A. Guggenheimer, trad ing as Guggonhcitner & Cos., wholesale deal ers in tobacco and cigars, made an assign ment to-day to < 'oeear ('-one for the benefit of their creditors. 'l’lio bond of the trustee is 650,000. The liahilitics are $50,000 t 0675,000. A Card Deal or Assigns. New York, July 20.—Orlando B. Hast ings, doing business under the firm name of Hustings K Todd, cards, at No. 2*l Beckman street, made an assignment to-day to Fred erick G. l/juiisUirry, with preferences amounting to 621,727. Six New Bales in Louisiana. New Orleans, July 90. Hlxltalesof new cotton were received here yesterday by rail from Cnemtod. The cotton in two of tlie hales wus raised by Mrs. Hsusan. The re* iiminder was ship[ie 1 liy Bucheles & Cos. A Merchant Murdered. St. Martinsville, La., July 90.—Jacob Simmons, a merchant at Breaux Bridge, wus murdered iu laid last night and his store wus robbed. I PRICE t-TSIO * YEAR. I j 5 CENTS A COPY, f FIRE LICKS Cl* A FORTUNE THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY AGAIN THE LOSER. Constable Hook’s Water Front tha Scene of tho Conflagration —IO,OOO Barrels of Oil Add to the Fierceness of the Flames Manufacturers Burned Out at Cincinnati. Bergen Point, N. J., July 20. —Fire broke out at 12:15 o'clock this morning in tho Standard Oil Company’s warehouse at C‘< m stable Hook. At 6 o’clock this morning tho fire was under control. Two large ware houses, three immense tanks, four big docks and over 10,000 barrels of oil were destroyed. At one time it looked as if tliooffice, several warehouses, a dozen or more tanks in the neighborhood, a large brick store house, the docks along tho river front and tho manufacturing company of the Bayonne Chemical Works, tho Oxford Coje per and Sulphur Company, and tho Stand ard Matcli Company, and tho largo lumber yard of A. W. Booth & liro., would bo <lo stroyed. The Standard people, seeing their danger, telegraphed to their works atGreen Point for assistance. Five powerful tugs were sent from that place, und they arrived at Constable Hook at 1:30 o’clock, though the firemen kept throwing powerful stroamf upon it. A TANK CATCHES. A tank, which was all that separated the large frame warehouse, also used as a cooperage, from the flames, also caught fire anti was soon blazing. F'or about half an hour the firemen kept tho destroying ele ment from crossing a dozen feet that still intervened, and they might have saved the building had not a pipe about the tank burst**! and thrown the burning fluid up against the structure and tired it. As it was stored with inffanunablo material it was speedily licked up by the flames, which then got beyond control and swept (lowa toward the river. THE VESSELS SAVED. At t he docks there hod l*:on a large num ber of vessels. These had, however, been towed out into the stream. Bonn tho first! pier took fire ami then another and anot h< r until four large piers were also in flames, casting a lurid glare upon the waters oi Now York Ray. By this time tugs had ar rived and they fought the fire from tha water. Each of them threw several streams upon the burning piers and it was only tho efforts of the men on tho tugs that checked the spread of tho flames and saved the factories and lumber yards along the water front. Oil the land side the fire had also been got under control and the office, war* house and neighboring tanks were saved. The Standard people estimate their loss to be not over SIOO,OOO, earlier statement! lioing greatly exaggerated. The company have an insurance fund of their own. MANUFACTURERS BURNED OUT. Cincinnati, July 20. Briggs Swift’s old pork house, on the northwest comer of Ninth and Sycamore stri ct:;, which was re cently rnnodelled for manufacturing pur poses, was burned this forenoon, involving a loss of #150,000. The fire started in tha lee Cream Freezer Factory of the Gooch Freezer Company, which occupied tho firsf and second stories of the four story structure Their place being filled with dry lumlior tin fire almost instantly communicated to tin whole building. The entire fire department was called out and succeeded in saving ad joining buildings. The other occupants of tho building were VVrigly Bros., manu facturers of ivqier Ihim s, and the White Stai Laundry. All wore completely burned out Of the :iOO employes in the building whet the tire startod all succeeded in escaping without, injury so far us known. There is a rumor that one gil l is missing, but it can not l>o verified yet. The losses are as follows: Gooch Freeze) Comjiany #75,000, Insurance $14,000; Brigo Swift #30,000, fully insured; White Htaf Laundry $25,000, insurance $20,000; Wrig- Jey Bros. $15,000, insurance SO,OOO. A TURUENTINE distillery burned. Columbia, 8. C., July 30. — The turpen tine distillery of Hillyer Goodwin in Lex iugton county was burned last night. Tht fire was caused by the careless handling ol a kerosene lamp. Thomas Griffin, a distil ler, and a negro luliorer whoso name is un known, were caught in tho flames aui literally burned to ashes. TWELVE HOUSES GONE AT BESSEMER. Birmingham, Ala., July 20.—Fire thi morning at the new manufacturing town of Bessemer, twelve miles south of here, da stroyed twelve houses, most of them lielong iug to the I ’arolina Company. The loss u al*ml. #20,000. The insurance is about on* fourth of that sum, HARVEY GETS TWELVE YEARS. Judge Montgomery Sees No Ruason tc be Lenient. Washington, July 20.—Oscar J. Harvey the Treasury Department forger, was nr raigned in the District Criminal Court thil afternoon and plead guilty to the chargo so forth in the indictment. Ho was sentence! by Judge Montgomery to twelve years’ iiu prisonment at hard labor in thi Allwmy jienitentinry. In passing sentenel Judge Montgomery said that while the con dilion of the prisoner’s family appealed 0 him, protection of society was to be coq shirred and an example must bn madq There was but one way to stop crime uni that was to punish it. The prisons had roblssl the government, no through a sudden impulse but through i scheme pursued for months. The reason urged for a lenient sentence wore matter for the consideration of the Executive. H himself could do no loss than sentence th| accused to twelve years- imprisonment) three years on each count of tho indictment Tiie prisoner received his sentence witf composure. Armed to Enforce a Levy. Louisville, July 20.—United Stats Marshal Gross and a large pom ofdeputio left this afternoon to enforce the paymen of tiie Taylor county railroad taxes whirl the citizens openly refuse to pay. Tlie fore was heavily armed in case of resistance Tlie first levies on property will bo mad Friday. Poisoning of the Horses. New York, July 20.—1 t seems that it. of the Third avenue cur companies’ horse Imve beei 1 poirjr.od liy Cyani le of potaaduu Instead of twenty, as stated last night. Tli Society for t he Prevention of Cruelty to An mala say that they have evidence to sb'* that the poisoning was intentional. A Poor Fishing Season. St. John. N. F., July 20.—Tlie han fishery is only partially successful. Alarg Ixsly of northern ice bugged the Labrtulo shore ull spring, and vowels only rear he Battle Hartior on June 24 There it Utz poverty now all along Hint coast. Chandler Pleads Not Guilty, Concord, N. H., July 20. United State Senator Chandler states that lie never ivrot or inspired tlie letter recently attributed * him m winch he wat represented as favof ing Blaine tuid Sherman on the KeouhltM Fmv.lenlml ticket