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t EST ABLISH It IV ISSO I ■| •. H. ESTILI., Editor .;B<t Pr,.t<-or. ( territorial lands. an opinion that they can be OWNED BY AMERICANS ONLY. The Act Recently Passed by Held to Apply to Mines—Aliens Can Hold Stock in an American Corpora tion, but Cannot Acquire Real Es tate. Washington, July 22.—Following is the text ot the Attorney General's opinion with regard to the act to restrict the ownership oi real estate in the Territories to American citizens: • Department of Justice, \ Washington, D. C., May 20, 1887. f To the President: . Sir \ reply to your inquiries must lie derived from an interpretation of the aet of March 3, entitled an act to restrict the ownership of real'estate in the Territories to American citi lens, etc. The inquiries are: _ _ First. Was the act intended to apply, and does it apply to mines? Second. Can aliens lawfully acquire, own arid hold shares or stock issued by an American corporation, which is the owner of mineral lands in the Territories. Third Would the advancement of money by aliens for the purpose of developing mining properties be lawful under the act? Fourth, Tan aliens lawfully contract with American owners for working mines or making my proper use of mineral lands for a term of years. PROVISIONS OF TFIE ACT. The first section of the act forbids aliens who have not declared their intention to become citi zens of the United States and alien corporations to hereafter acquire, hold or own real estate bo hereafter acquired, or any interest therein in the Territories of the United States or in the District of Columbia, except in cases enumer ated in the exception andproviso to this section. The second section forbids the operating, hold ing, or owning of such real estate hereafter, ac quired by any corporation or association in which more than twenty per cent, of the stock Is. or may owned by persons, corporations or associations not citizens of the United States. The third section forbids corporations, other than railway, canal or turnpike companies, to hereafter acquire, hold or own more than 5,000 acres of land hereafter acquired, and limits railway, canal and turnpike companies in their inquisition to such land as may be necessary to the proper operation of their roads, canals and turnpikes. , , , The fourth section provides for the forfeiture of pr< -perty for violations of the provisions of the act. WHAT IS RULED OUT. The property forbidden to be acquired, held, or owned in the first section is: ‘‘Real estate or any interest therein." The term real estate is very comprehensive. It includes lands and every estate that may be inherited which is annexed to, arises out of. or is exercisable therein. This term embraces agricultural, mineral, desert and timber lands, and town sites alike. The phrase "any interest therein" is somewhat ambiguous. It might bear the construction that a lease for years is an interest in land, and land is real estate. Therefore a lease for years is an interest in real estate. It admits of another construction, viz: That the words “any interest therein" must refer to an interest in real estate; that a least* for years or any estate less than freehold in land is not real estate, but chattel real, and is so known in the law; that the word “therein" refers to what in law is known as real estate, and as a lease for years is not so known does not include a lease. WHAT IT SIGNIFIES. In this view of the act the term would signify any proportionate part, or interest in what] is known in law as real property, which ns such would at the dcatn of the ancestor to the heir, and not to the administrator or executor. It was not the purpose of the law to change the whole policy of the government to such an ex tent as to exclude emigration, and forbid to an alien eveu lawful temporary residence in the Territories of the government and District of Columbia, yet. the first construction suggested would effect that result. Under it an owner of property in the District of Columbia could not lawfully lease, even for a month, a dwelling to one not a citizen. The alien emigrant to the TeiTitories, who had hoped and intended, as a citizen in the future, to make his home there in the future, could not lawfully obtain a building in which to shelter his family. Such considerations as these enforce the view that the latter construc itruction is in accordance with the intent of the legislation, and that bona fide leases are not in tended to come within the inhibition of the act. THE EXCEPTION. The exception to the first section relieves from its provisions such real estate, or interest therein, as may lie acquired in the ordinary course ..f justice, in the collection of debts con tracted before the passage of th** act, but those pro i d<>ns attach with full force to debts con tracted sinceit* passage. Tli** expression in the second section, "No cor poratiou shall hereafter acquire or hold or own any re/d estate hereafter acquired," relates to ail future o|orations of any corporation in real estate in the territories or District of Columbia. It does not divest any rights now exist ing. nor preclude any American corporations fn m holding real estate now owned by them, even although more than 20 per cent, rf their e*tock may be owned by other tnan citi zviis. but in case more than 20 percent, of this stock now is or at any future time should be hold and owned by others not citizens or Ameri can cor|x>rations while such jier cent, of stock is so held and owned no further acquisition can he made of real estate by any such corporation. The aet does not deny tuc right of American owners to borrow* money truru aliens nor to secure such loans on real es ate, but in the event of a sale on a future loan in alien creditor could not at such sale become he purchaser. THE RULINGS. I therefore reply to the inquiries submitted as follows: First. As mines are real estate, or Inheritable Interests in real estate, the act does apply to them. Sf *7 nd. Asa stock incorporation is nor<malty, •J* alien can lawfully have, ow n and hold shares ht,, ek issued by an American corporation '' inch is now owner of mineral lands in the U mpires, but if the holding by an alien ex ***** Ist cent., such corporation can neither itquire, hold, own nor hereafter acuuire real Jstntc while more than 20 |>er cent, of its stock •held and owned by aliens. Inird. Under the act advancement of money nm*a!r.r by aliens for the purpose of develop jfig nuuing property is lawful, but no interest in r ' *d estate can In* acquired by such advanco • nor would an alien have the right to pur n!s** real estate nor any interest therein on nans made since the passage of the act, even sold *, n his own security or lien, fourth. An alien may lawfully contract with American owners to work mines by personal tracts for hire or by bona fide leases for a fCMonable time, ST. LOUIB AND THE PRESIDENT. r he Delegation to Present the Invita tion *n Monday. " abhixosom, July 22. l'lio Star to- J *ftbt says: “The May tr of Mr. Louis has Mi-graphed to the l'r< Jdcnt a-klng if he * uu ‘d receive tlio delegation frem Ht. Louis, *ho would come to Wanning*.-.: on Monday to him a., invitati in to visit that ;it y in the fa't. ufu r the Oravl Army men J ive gone. A reply wotout that the Presi -' iit, wonUl ho in Washington on Monday. President, of course, has knowu for some “'i"‘of the detoi'B .nu‘:on to urge him to ai y a Western tour, totwiths auding his itlon of tk invitation to liiMd Uio ‘"'ind Army > amp. and he hr.® tr.. coaaid te'K the question, tv* ha* sot yet decided ' or net ho .ill go. It is -,uitr j.rob *.r, ‘hough, tiiut he will visit ft, uouia ‘ -n.c other V'-ekrn cities aft-r bis trin iw fall ” J*■ President will .oil the I.'f.souri o<*- E- 1 ,-toti which . *., cull os. him Monday, ] r ’ , **''jJ* t--j v. Vlsl: Mt. U U.s this fall, tliot. y "*- jir-Hiobly 'o thorn on October 4. , '’[iff t-laa to vuiti -a many Western and ."'Him n clt* os possible between that * n ‘° iod UctoLw 15, when ho e-.iects to be V'se. | * ■'TV^ Garrett very busy. Nature of the Two suits Br.oght Agaluet Him by Ives. Nfw York, July 33. —All the members of the Ives party suite that they have de cided to make no statement of their side of the Baltimore and Ohio matter. The only new developments to-day is the story that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has sold its interest in the Pittsburg and Western to the Pennsylvania Company. If that is so the Baltimore and Ohio road is cut off from Cleveland, as the Pittsburg and Western formed its connection to that point. The Tribune to-morrow will say: “Mr. Garrett spent a busy afternoon at the Vic toria Hotel yesterday. He received a largo pile of dispatches and letters, and kept four secretaries and clerks hard at work. To a Tribune reporter, who saw him for a few minutes, he said: ‘I shall certainly go to Europe to-morrow. I have nothing further to say about the Baltimore and Ohio deal.’ There is little doubt that the actions, are first to recover the securities which Mr. Ives and his partner gave Mr. Garrett in the deal. They claim that since he repudi ated the deal he should give back the secur ities. He claims that he is entitled to them. The second action is for an injunction to prevent him from disposing of any of his property until the first suit is settled, so that, if his opponents will, they may, if needful, attach his property in settlement.” KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Two of a Rowboats’ Occupants Suc cumb to a Flash. New York, July 23.—A bolt of light ning struck a small rowboat in Prince’s Bay, Staten Island, during a squall this after noon and instantly killed Michael J. Dixon and John R. Ryan, ot this city. The two men had gone fishing in com pany with Isaac Smith, both house keeper at Prince’s Bay. Smith was knocked unconscious and remained so half an hour. On recovering his senses he saw Ryan’s dead body hanging over the boat’s side. The body was absolutely nude. The body of Dixon has not yet been recovered. Dixon was a well known ice cream manu facturer and Ryan was proprietor of an ice cream saloon. FLASHES AT RICHMOND. Richmond, July 33. —The most severe electric storm experienced hero in years, ac companied by heavy rains, prevailed this afternoon between (5 and 7 o’clock. The thunder and lightning were almost continu ous. Lightning struck in several places in the city, but no serious damage was done. Cellars in the lower part of the city were flooded, and merchandise stored in them is considerably damaged. The temperature fell about I.V. RESISTING THE LEVY. The United States Marshal Boycotted in Taylor County. Louisville, July 33. —United States Marshal Gross and his large force of depu ties, who left Tuesday to levy upon the property of the residents of Taylor county for their refusal to pay taxes on railroad 1 Kinds, has been boycotted by the hotels of Campbellsville, which refused to entertain him. He, with his force, enearnixxl in the open air, and is not making much progress in levying on property. All the stores are closed up, and most of the personal property has been removed and the live stock has been taken out of the country. Several houses were levied upon in the absence of something better. A large crowd of people accompanies the officers, but no attempts at interference or disturbance were made. Suit was brought against tiie Marshal to-day for SI,OOO for unlawfully camping in the court house yard by the county jailer. The people seem determined not to pay the taxes, and a general boycott of the officers seems imminent, as neighbor ing towns have said they would not take care of any stock levied upon in Taylor county. A TRAIN WRECKER HANGED. The Fact that an Engineer was Killed Added Murder to the Crime. Nebraska City, Neb., July 22.—David Hoffman was hanged here to-flay for wreck ing a Missouri Pacific passenger train on the night of Jan. 11 last, at Dunbar, a small station on the Missouri Pacific railway, ten miles west of this place, when Engineer Dewitt was instantly killed and a number of passengers seriously injured. The trap was sprung at 10:21 o’clock, and he was strangled to death in eight minutes. His body was cut down and turned over to the County Coroner. His confederate in train wrecking is serving a ten years’ sen tence in the penitentiary, having turned States’ evidence. The militia company was called out to keep order, hut everything passed off quietly. FROM JAIL TO GIBBET. A Convict’s Term Expires Only to Bring Him to a Worst Fate. St. Louis, July 22.—John N. Shea, after serving a term of four years in the peniten tiary, was brought back to this city last week to receive sentence for the murder of a police officer in this city while making his escape from jail, and was this morning again sentenced to lie hanged, the execution being ordered for Sept. 7. A motion for a stay of proceedings wus granted to enable Shea’s attorney to carry the ease to the Supreme Court. Sharp's Plea. New York, July 22.—The argument to make permanent the stay of proceedings in the case of Jacob Sharp, which was to nave tx>en heard by Judge Potter in the Sunreme Court Chambers, has lieen adjourned until Tuesday next. Burke Cochran has been re turned by Sharp to make the argument, and it was to give him time to make himself fa miliar with the case and prepare his briefs that the adjournment was granted. Drunkon Train Hands. St Thomas, Ont., July 22.—At the in quest in connection with the late railway disaster witnesses swore that the engineer was under the influence of liquor and unfit to control the train, and also that the con ductor had been drinking, though he was not Intoxicated. The iuquest is still pro ceeding. Ottawa a3 Bad as London. Ottawa, Ont., July 32.—Chief McVeity, of the Ottawa police force, Is authority for the statement that a r endition of affairs similar to that exposed in Jxiudoa by the j' t ,H M„il (!nz< tte two yea-s ago now exists in Ottawa, professional men, civil servants, trades)non and all sorts of men being im plicated. Gold from Europe. :*EW Yon-. July 22.—Tho steamship Alter, Which arrived to-lay, brought £lOl,- 500 in gold. No notice of this gold was iniule prior to its arrival. Acquitted of Murder. Charleston, July 22. -John D. Sheehan, tried at Lauren* for the killing of Bishop lat July, has been acquitted. SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1887. WALL STREETS MISTAKE. THE DREAM IT PURSUED FOR MONTHS FADES AWAY. Many Railroad Properties May Be Overclouded with Uncertainty for Months by the Litigation Which is to Ensue—Wheat Lower than It Has Been in Yoars. New York, July 22.—R. G. Dun& Co’s., review of trade for the week ending Satur day says: With business progressing well throughout the country, crop prospects ex cellent, iron production larger than at any previous period and money in abundant supply, Wall street is disturbed because tho dream it has been chasing for months sud denly fades away and Mr. Garrett an nounces the failure of Mr. Ives to buy the Baltimore and Ohio. The incident illustrates tho weakness of Wall street as a barometer. For four months the street has been dis counting the beneficent results of this ex pected “settlement” and all sorts of purch ases, loans, commitments and calculations have been based thereon. Bui for these, the retention of the Baltimore and Ohio by its old owners would disturb nobody. But now litigation involving the value of many properties, directly and indirectly, has been commenced, and may overcloud them with uncertainty for some time and meanwhile no one wants to buy a share in a lawsuit. CHEAP WHEAT. Wheat at 81 %c. for No. 2 red winter in July is lower than it has been before in that month for more than forty years and close up to tiie lowest price for that period in any month. This is tho direct result of speculation, which drew many million bushels from farmer’s hands where the cost of carrying was nothing, into th*: hands of dealers, who are anxious to unload before new wheat comes. Twenty million bushels in a few elevators are heavier than 50,000,- 000 bushels would be in fanners’ bins. Small purchases from farmers for some time to come are probable, and the conse quent delay in the demand for money to use in crop moving may possibly be helpful. Prices generally are low, in spite of many speculations. COTTON GOING- DOWN. Cotton is tending downward, with liqui dation following several important failures, but goods are comparatively scarce and prices well maintained. Woolens are, as usual, unsatisfactopy. for eign competition at low prices combining with a slack demand for goods to discourage producers. But some kinds of iron and steel look stronger, though the market for steel rails seems less firm. The sale of 35,000 tons of Bessemer iron at above S3O is reported, and at tbe same time a large salo of rails for Pacific delivery at prices beiow current quotations. The official bulletin of the Iron and Steel Association makes the production for the half year 33,- 051,699 tons, and reports, contrary to expec tation, a slight increase in the stocks of un sold iron, making tho consumption 12,000 tons loss than the production and import®. Reports from all parts of the country are uniformly favorable a® to the state of trade for the season, and collections are reported good or fair at all points save two. The crop prospects are also pronounced more favorable, though tho extent of the. damage done by drought and insect cannot bo ex actly determined. The exports improve, for three weeks having exceeded last year’s by 6 per cent., against an increase of 15.6 j>er cent for im ports. Foreign exchange tends upward, however, and some salts of securities on foreign account are reported. The course of stocks has indicated hesitation and weak ness, and the narrow bank reserves for the season affect with timidity most specu lative markets. The business failures oceuring through out the country during last week number for the United State® 147, and Canada 35, a total of 173, against 179 last week and 154 the week previous. STANLEY’S MARCH. The Telegram Sent by the Congo Free State’s Government. Brussels, July 32.—Gov. Janssen, of the Congo Free State, on July 20 telegraphed Gen. Sti uch, Administrator General of the Interior Department of tho State’s Central Government here, as follows: “Send ine six hundred pieces of stud'. Stanley started fin July 2 to Wadela.” This dispatch was sent from St. Thomas, and Gen. Straucli says he con siders that the tenor of the message shows that Gen. Jaussen, in ordering tiie pieces, relied on the expedition making regular progress. The news of Stanley’s arrival at Ara wimi was dispatched by an English officer, whom Stanley left in charge of tiie camp there, and this news was taken by steamer to Leopoldville and thence by an express messenger to Bourn, a route more easily and rapidly marie than tho one to Matadi. BRITISH TRADE. Salisbury Grows Fierce at the Men tion of Competition. London, July 22.—The Marquis of Salis bury, replying to a deputation which called to urge the government, to take some action to protect British trade from the effects of foreign competition assisted by iiountie®, said it was impossible to srieak too strongly of the injustice which the foreign Ixmnty systems inflicted on British workmen. A European conference, he said, would soon consider the matter, and in the meantime lie could only say that there were two ways for Englishmen to deal with tlndr assailants in this contest. If reasoning failed, English men might return blows. German Officers Dissappear. Berlin, July 22.—A party of Gorman officers from Met,/, visited Nancy, in Mufti, during the National Fete last week and have not been heard from since. It is pre sumed they were arrested while watching the review of troops or for having imeoine embroiled in a quarrel. Their disnjijmar arif has caused somo excitement in the Metz garrison, Cholera Spreading in Sicily. London, July 23. —Advices from Sicily say that fugitives from Catania are spread ing cholera throughout the island. Business is at a standstill everywhere. Several com munes liavo lieen cordoned and un der quarantine restrictions. The hoat is exclusive, the thermometer to-day recording 95* in the shade. A Frontlor Station Removed. Berlin, July 22. —Under an edict of tho Czai the frontier station on the Warsaw mid Thom railway, whore Russian goods have hitherto boon unloaded for transfer to the Prussian line, lias been pulled down end the roils, platform and sheds and bridges over the Thervinta liavo lieen removed.' Boating a Bicycle Record. Ixindon, July 23. —Woodside, of Phila delphia, to-day liout the English bicycle record for ten miles, covering tho distance in 28 minuted and 34 seconds. MILLIONS LOST BY A STRIKE. Figures Which Show the Folly of tho Coko Region Hands. Pittsburg, July 32.—Tho coke strike, which has just ended, was one of tho most stubbornly contested battles ever fought be tween capital and labor. For eleven weeks and four days tho fight went on, and now that it is over the feeling between the men and the operators is, if anything, more cor dial than it ever was before. The amount of money lost by the long idleness cannot be accurately calculated, but it runs up into the millions. When tho strike began four fifths of tho 11,000 men in the region had money of their own. PENNILESS NOW. But very few of them have enough money now to take them out of the district if they wanted to leave. For the first six weeks all of tho 11,000 were striking. The average wages paid, including mine I *>ys at 75c. a day and coal miners at from $3 50 to $5 a day, is $2 05. Counting at tiiut rate good men lost during the first five weeks $558,509 iu wages. Then A. Carnegie gave an ad vance, and 3,000 men went to work. For the six weeks remaining 6,000 have been carrying on a strike, and have lost $443,800, making a total loss in wages of $996,300. If a sliding scale equal to ViU, per cent, ad vance is arranged for them it will take a year and nine months steady work to make up for the time they lost. LOSSES OF THE OPERATORS. The operators have also beeu heavy losers. The pumps have been kept running, all the pits, yarn and pit bosses, superintendents, and clerks have been drawing salaries, and mules and horses have been getting fat on oats and hay that they did not earn. At West Leisenring, where tho Pinkerton men have been stationed, the expense has been over SI,OOO a day since tiie strike began. Besides this the ovens have become eold and badly out of repair. Fully a third of them all over tho region will have to be over hauled before coal can be put into them. Then too, the coke trade has fallen off and it will take time and money to build it up again. It is estimated that the actual ex pense to the operators has been from $7,000 to SIO,OOO a day, while tlioir loss entire will foot up to over u million of dollars. Specials from tho coko regions report that a large number of strikers resumed work to-day, but now complications have arisen which may prevent a settlement of the strike. At many of the ovens the strikers reported for duty this morning, but would not go to work unless tho non-union men were discharged. The operators refused to concede this demand uud the men returned to their homes. Knights Who Love to Drink. Wilmington, Del., July 32. —Germania Assembly No. 7598, Knights of Ijibor, of this city, disbanded last evening because of the order prohibiting the use of intoxicat ing leverages at picnics and entertainments. The assembly numbered at one time ninety one members, but since the issuance of thrt order has fallen off twenty-throe. Its charter Will t>o returned. CEDAR KEY’S BOOM. A New Line of River Steamers and an Ice Factory on the Tapis. Cedar Key, Fla., July 33.—The sponge trade is now attracting considerable atten tion, from the fact that almost tho entire catch of sponge, which is now sold in, and shipped from Key West, is caught in the near neighborhood of Cedar Key. A stock company is being formed here for the purpose of operating a line of steamers ou tne lamed Suwanee river. It is proposed to put on three new iron steamers and to run a daily line from this plnee to Luraviile, touching at Branford and ail intermediate points. I is intended to have this lino in operation to meet the winter trade and travel. The Cedar Key Board of Trade at a meet ing held yesterday appointed Messrs. W. I). Finlayson, J. K. Richards and F. E. Hale as a delegation to attend the immigration con vention to be held at the Board of Trade rooms in Jacksonville on Aug 3. A Harrisburg (Fa.) company contemplate erecting; an ice factory here at an early date. No better paying locality for such an industry exists in tiie Btate. The absence of fresh water caused tbe failure of the last, factory put up here. This company, how ever, will use, sea water entirely, and will also niuuufacture salt. Two Girls Drowned. Pensacola, Fla., July 33.—Two little girls while, bathing in bayou Texar, one of the tributaries of Pensacola Bay, were drowned. The girls were Miss Boseie Cor win and Corinne Spencer. The former was a daughter of Mr. Thomas Corwin, a com positor on the Pensacola Daily Cmnmercial. These two young girls were in the habit of taking a bath daily in the bayou. To-day they went beyond their depth and were drowned. One of tho bodies has lieen re covered. Nine New Fover Cases. Key West, July 32.—Nine new cases of yellow have developed since yester day, but no deaths have occurred. As in tiie previous reports during last week, these new cases were mostly children, of whom nearly 100 are and have been under treat ment without any fatal results. Two strange mechanics are among the new cases to-day, both of whom are very dissipated men. Florida’s Fat Offices. Tallahassee, Fla., July 32.—Gov. Per ry has appointed John A. Campbell Judge of Walton countv. Col. Chandler 11. Smith and other promi nent gentlemen of Madison county are hero in the interest of H. J. McCall, who is an applicant, for State's Attorney in the Third Judicial Circuit. Senator Pasco’s Mother Dying. Jacksonville, Fla., July 22. This afternoon Unit/si States Senator Pasco ar rived here from Monticello, on route to Bos ton, where his mother is dying. . Fire at St. Paul. St. Paul, Minn., July 33.—At 11:30 o’clock to-night fire broke out in the fifth storv of tiie wholesale clothing house of H. C. Hnrbank, on Third street, adjoining P. H. Kelly’s wholesale grocery house. The entire department watt called out and suc ceeded in confining the fire to the Burbank's building, though the Minnesota Spies' Com pany's stock won somewhat damaged by smoke. Mr. Burbank's loss is $160,000. The property is insured for two-thirds of that amount. A Merger at Sheffield. Sheffield, Ai.a., July 32. —A combina tion of interest.' at Sheffield was effected to day. The Alabama and Tennessee Coal Company, Sheffield and Birmingham rail read and Alabama Improvement Company united into one corporation, making one of tho largest companies ever organic <1 in the South. The directors will meet at Mon tcvuio on July 30 to complete a now organi zation. A Royal Pair Reconciled. Vienna, July 33—The Toyhintt states that King Milan of Hervia and Queen Natalie, his wife, have iwcome reconciled. FIZZLE OF THE WAR SHIP. A NAVAL BOARD TO FIND OUT HER WEAK POINTS. Captain Ramsay, of tho New York Navy Yard, Made Senior Member and Given His Instructions by Sec retary Whitney—The Vessel to Bo Sent to Sea to be Tested as if in Battle. Washington, July 22. —Tiie following letter was to-day sent to Capt. L. M. Ram sey at the Now York Navy Yard, by Secre tary Whitney: “You are appointed Senior member of the Board which will convene on board the Atlanta at Newport on July 25, for examining and reporting on that vessel, her commanding officer hav ing reported that tho late target practice with his guns has resulted in injury to their carriages and to the ship itself. Tho department is desirous of having tho guns and carriages thoroughly tested by using them as nearly as possible in the manner and with the rapidity which would lie necessary in battle. For this purpose the commanding officer will lie directed to place the ship at your service, and you will take her to sea and have a general exercise of the great guns, noting carefully the result of the firing on the guns, gun carriages and hull and fittings of the ship herself. The Navy -Department and navy is without practical experience in the use of high power guns in ships of modern construction, and for the purpose of obtaining information for use in the construction and arming of ship® now building and to lie built in the future, the Department is desirous that your board shall make the fist in this ease as full und complete as possible, carrying it to the extent of obtaining all practicable infor mation, but not to the extent of doing unnee essary damage to either the guns or carriages ortotheship itself. Your notes should be full and complete, showing what and where the deficiencies exist, whether in the gun itself, in its carriages, or the hull nnd fittings of the ship; whether the ship is lacking in strength or in proper fittings, and it so, where, how and to what extent. The strength of the dock and its supports where the guns are mounted should lie carefully noted, the manner of pivoting tho cur riages and checking the recoil nnd in tact, the whole question of the strength and ability to use the guns continuously without danger of disabling them and thus rendering the success of the ship in action doubtful, is to he carefully examined and fully reported upon. In this ease much must in- left to the discretion of the board, but the Department expects the examina tion to be thorough and complete and that the report will clearly show just what deficiencies exist and the manner of correcting them. Com. C. F. Goodrich, Lieut. A. R. Condon, Naval Con structor Phillip Hiehborn and Assistant Constructor Lewis Nixon will lie associated with you ns member., of the board, and you will remain at sea or on board the Atlanta as long as the lioord may think useful or udvisable for the purpose of this examina tion." FOSTERING A MONOPOLY. An Ohio Dealer In Oils Complains of Railroad Discrimination. Washington, July 22.—George Rice, of Marietta, 0., an oil manufacturer nnd dealer, has filed with the Interstate Corn - merce Commission a formidable series of complaints against various railroads, charg ing imposition of rates, which are unjust and unreasonable in themselves; imposition of rates upon his productions greater than those put on the production of the Standard Oil Comjmny’s productions, and discrimina tion in favor of the Standard Oil Company in hauling its ears and charging for iess than actual weight, while t he complainant’s ears are always charged at full actual weights, ami discrimination in favor of tiie Standard Oil Company in furnishing oil cars when the same are refused complainant. All tho averments are substantiated by ex plicit statements of fact giving the rates, time and place. These alleged diserlmina t.ions, the complainant declares, have Imd anil were designed to have the effect to give the Standard Oil Company an almost mo nopoly of the traffic in oils. Following are the roads complained of: Louisville and Nashville, Illinois Central, Mobile and Ohio, Newport News mul Mis sissippi Valley, and Louisville and New Or leans nnd Texas, Texas Pacific, Alabama Great Southern, Mississippi and Tennessee East Tennessee, Virginia and tleorgia, anil St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern. All Right But $5. Washington, July 23. —Tho count of cash iu the Treasury, made necessary by tiie transfer from Ex Treasurer Jordan to Treasurer Hyatt, has been completed. A shortage of ono piece in a sack <>f quarter eagles filled many years ago whs discovered. The sack bore a tag giving tho name of the clerk win: filled it, and, as he is still in the Treasury, he promptly made the shortage good. When this money was passed to Treasurer Jordan it was weighed, but not counted. This time the pieces were counted and the error was discovered. With this exception, the cash was all right. Government Cash Accounts. Washington, July 22. —The receipts of the United States sineij July 1 have been $23,525,388 and tho expenditures $33,795,441, being a net gain to date of $720,947. Given the Freedom of Ireland. Dublin, July 23. —The eorjioration of Dublin to day conferred the freedom <>f the city on William O’Brien, editor of United Ireland , and Patrick A. Collins, of Boston, Muss., who is now visiting Ireland. Mr. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, has arriveil here. All the division ntagis trates and leading county officials have been summoned t'< attend a conference on tiie condition of Ireland. France’s Deputies Adjourn. Paris, July 32.- Imfhe Chamber of Dep uties to-day Premier Heavier promised, during the jiarliaiiientiiry recess, to con sider the projMnied for a inetrofKili tun railway. M. Flouquet road tho decree closing tic session, ami the house then rose. Two Killed on a Hand Car. Leesburg, Fla., July 23. A freight, train on tho Floridu Railway and Naviga tion Company’s road ran into a hand car near hero today, killing one man and in juring another. Both were section em ployes. Afghanistan’s Frontier. St. Petersburg, July 22.— The protocol regarding the Afghan frontier has been signed, anil Colridgo Way, the British eoin mibsioner, is about to return to England. A Ship I,m t In a Cyclone. Glasgow, July 32. —The ship Firth, of Olna, has been lust in a cyclone in Java waters. Her entire crew, numbering twen ty-five, perished. Cuba’s Now Captain General. Madrid, July 32.—Gen. Halamanea has been appointed Captain General of Cuba. JACKSON HAD IT EASY. Money Makes Life Endurable Even in a Convict Camp. Atlanta, Ga., July 22.—At a short ses sion of the i>iutentiary investigating com niitteo to-night J. H. Williams, superintend ent and whipping boss at. Old Town, was examined. After going over the rules and regulations of the camp, which he claimed he strictly enforced, he was asked concern ing the treatment of Maj. George Jackson. Ho admitted that ho was not worked, was under no surveillance, came and went about the camp when he pleased, went fishing unattended, anj hail quarters, hours of meals and sleep to suit himself. Ho stated that the I list month Jackson paid him $25, which ho gave to Capt. James, but ho took no more money until after Jackson left. Jackson then sent a check for $1(12 50, which lie si nt to Capt. James in Atlanta. Capt. Janies, who was present, then made a statement. He admitted that lie reeei\ ed the check, hut returned it to Jackson. He made no reference to receiving the $25 nor what disposition was made of it. On a former occasion tie testified that money was tendered by Juekson, hut never accepted. A TAX COLLECTOR SHORT. E. A. Pollock, Tax Collector of Pulaski county, is reported to the Comptroller as short in his accounts with the county on tax collections $1,600 for 1885 and 1886. He has since paid S4OO and the Pulaski County Commissioners are trying to make up the balance. It is understood that the sureties on Pollock's comity bond will ask the Gov ernor to tie relieved of further liability. The Comptroller to-day reported to the Commissioner the amount of the school fund to be apjiortionod for 1887 at $804,- 820.01. Executive rewards have been offered for Frank Coleman, a wife murderer of Thomas county, and Joseph White, murderer of Charles Phillips, in Campbell county. The rewards are SIOO each. A reward is offered for the arrest of an unknown negro who nttenipsed the rape of Mrs. Ophelia Watson, of McDuffie county, last Saturday night, of S2OO. MILITARY EQUIPMENTS. The War Department notifies the Gov ernor that it Ims honored a requisition for arms for the Sylvania Rifles, and four thousand rifle ball cartridges for the Savan nah Guards, and that the first iiiul been shipped to Sylvania and tho latter to Lieut. Col. Garrard. The General Judiciary Committee, this afternoon, decided to report favorably the bill to make the Stone Mountain judicial circuit permanent. For a number of years M. J. Wheeler lias been operating a registered distillery in Cherokee county. June 1 he suspended, having ill bond in his warehouse 081 gallons of whisky uim which tho tax was not paid. July 1 he reported to Collector Crenshaw that Ids warehouse had been destroyed by fire and the whisky lost. Mr. Crenshaw sent a deputy collector to Cherokee county severul days ago, who yesterday found on Wheeler’s premises two packages of the whisky, which was identified. Wheeler said he was retired when the whisky was burned. YVhoeler has mude a fortune out of his distillery. He will have to pay up the tax, amounting to nearly S9OO, beside suffering criminal prosecution. THE AMULTERY CASE. In the City Court to-day Mary Ella Hunt, a likely mulatto girl, was convicted of adultery with Dr. G. 11. Gardner. Dr. Gardner, who once lived in Savannah, took the girl into his family several years ago as his adopted daughter, and she hiis since re sided with him and his wife as a member of the family. Sentence was reserved until Dr. Gardner shall lie tried next week. The evidence developed the fact that Dr. Gardner has been using this girl in certain blackmailing schemes. Her bond was raised by Judge Van Epps from $l6O to SSOO, and thut of Dr. Gardner from SIOO to SI,OOO. During the trial Lewis Thomas, the girl’s lawyer, got into a quarrel with George T. Fry, who appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Fry gave Mr. Thomas the lie, when the latter threw an ink bottle at Fry, missing him, but spilling the Ink on his clothes. Mr. Fry gratified a spit toon to Idt. Mr. Thomas, when tho Hlieriif put a stop to the row. At the reunion of the Forty second Geor ?in regiment, held at Grant’s Park to-day, kiv. Gordon made a feeling speech. The veterans nurnliered 150 and the crowd 2,000 people. Col. Yorick P. Thomas, tho old Colonel of the regiment, was on hand, and made a few remarks. All tho old officers were re-elected. The State Convention of Phonograpliers will meet in Atlanta July 27 and 28. The session will close with a banquet at tho Kimball House on tho evening of the 28th. WHITE THIEVES. Two Men of Calhoun Steal Meat and Wine and Are Arrested. Calhoun, Ga., July 22.—Tuesday night O. H. Davis’ smoke-house, near Hugor Val ley, was broken into and all the meat and wine he had was stolen. Next morning, upon examination, tracks could lie seen, there being rain during the fore part of the night. These tracks led to where two men, Mr. Carroll and Mr. Harrell, lived, about, one mile from Mr. Davis’. A search warrant was procured and the searching parties found tlie meat and wine. Both Can-oil and Harrell were arrested. While four f-uards were bringing them to jail Carroll iroke away and made Ids escape. Harrell wus jailed. Tho men are brothers in law. The guards say they tried to shoot Carroll, but tlipir guns fulled to fire. After Carroll’s escape one of the guards accidentally shot himself in the fisit, but not dangerously. i larroll has a family and Harrell is uiunar ried. Sheriff MeOlnniss and others are looking for Carroll. FIRE AT ATHENB. Flames Start In an Out house and Leap to a Dwelling. Athene, Oa., July 22.—This morning be tween one 1 and 2 o’clock, an out-house on the promises of Mrs. W. B. Hemphill’s was found to lie in flames. The fire department responded promptly to the alarm, hut owing to tlie light pn-aure of the water works \ the fire could not be controlled, imd the kitchen soon succumbed to the (lames. The dwell ing was completely gutted, hut not before tlie roof fell til. The fire was finally extin guished leaving only the piazza of the dwelling remaining. The loss will not ex ceed SI,OOO. There is no insurance. The two negro fire companies got into u dispute about the pissession of a fire plug, anil greatly delayed getting water on the fire, Mrs. Hemphill is an estimable lady of Ath ens and mother of Hon. W. A. Hemphill of Atlanta. All Quiet In Oglothorpe. Athene, Ga., July 22.—Aspcciiil to-night from Crawford in regard to the negro in surrection in (igtethorpe county reports everything quiet at Lexington. No demon stration was made lust uigut by tlie negroes, and but few white men assembled at the court house in defense of the town. The names of the two negro politicians from Athens cannot be ascertained. No further trouble iB anticipated from the negroes and everything is us orderly as could be ex pected. I I’ll If K *IO A YEAR. I 1 a CENTS A COPY, f SOMiOW IN THE SENATE, TRIBUTES PAID TO THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD MEMBERS. The Parents of Mr. Word Attend the* Exorcises Several Senators Maka Eulogistic Speeches, and an Acl journment Taken till Monday A Flood of New Bills in the House. Atlanta, G A., July 22.—1n the Senate to-day before taking up the special orders, several standing i-ommittees made reports. The general Judiciary Committee report ed unfavorably the bill providing for Uw appointment of a Hoard of Election Mane gers for each militia district. Also the bill to limit the length of adjourned sessions oi tlie Legislature. The Commiitoe on Railroads reported fa vorably tlie hill to incorporate tho YVaycrosi and Air Line railroad. The special order was tho memorial exer cises on tlie death of tho late Senators E. .M. Word, of the Thirty-fourth, and Dr. Smith, of tho Twenty-first district. The member! of tlie families of the deceased were invited to seats on the floor, but only Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Word, the parents of Senator Word, were present, the latter being in deep mourning. The memorial, which was an eloquent and touching tribute to the de, ceased Senators, and the accompanying resolutions were present'd by Mr. Davidson for the committee. Addresses w'oro inada by Senators Hamilton, Jackson, Hawkea and Powell, -after which the Senate ad journed until Monday as a further tribuU of respect. In the House. The House devoted to-day to the introduc tion of new bills with this result: By Mr. Harrell, of Webster—To incorpo rate the Planters Hank of Preston, Ga. By Mr. Franklin, of Fannin—To inoorpo, rate tho town of Carnesvilie, Franklin county. By Mr. Atkinson—To repeal as to Coweta county tlie act establishing county courts in the several counties. By Mr. Atkinson, of Coweta—To amend an act entitled “an act to establish' a system of public schools in the town of Nownan.” By Mr. Nichols, of Towns—To repeal an act to rogulate the width of roads in Town! county; also a bill granting to Thomas M, Nichols, of Towns county, tho right to ped dle without a license. By Mr. Reilly, of Chatham—To provide for the appointment of a surgeon, with thfl rank of First Lieutenant, for each battery of artillery. By Mr. Hmith. of Gwinnett—To incor porate the North and South Short lans Railroad Company, with a capita) of $1,000,, 000, to build a railroad from Augusta to the Florida line. By Mr. Henderson, of Irwin—To provide for tlie registration of voters in the county oi Irwin. Also, to prohibit hunting or fish ing or fishing on the lands of another in Irwin county without the consent of the owner. By Mr. Shumake, of Burke—To requirt justices of the |-ace to certify a transcript of ail fi. fas. issued by them and to provide for receiving the same. By Mr. Williams, of t Upson—For the re lief of Dinkey Brown, of Upson, to be al lowed to peddle. By Mr. Denny, of Floyd—To amend the act lncorjKirating the Rome and Northeast ern Railroad Company, allowing a change of location. By Mr, Humphreys, of Clinch—To appro priate $75 for supplying Madison M. Cars, well, of Clinch county, witli an artificial arm. By Mr. Reagan, of Houston—To amend an act to crento a board of commissioners for the county of Houston. By Mr. Evans, of Washington—To incor porate tin* Bank of Sandcrsville. By Mr. Russell, of Chatham—To cede to the United (States jurisdiction over land in (Savannah for the accommodation of the United Suites postoffice; also, to provide for the acquisition by the United (Statesof lands in Savannah for a p- istoffkv. By Mr. Johnson, of Scriven—To prohibit itinerant peddlers from wiling or exposing for snle any goods, etc., on the land of an other without ids consent. By Mr. Buchan, of Dodge—To alien David Lovett to peddle without a license| also to provide for a system of erecting bridges and working pubuc roods in DodgS county. By Mr. Black, of Gordon—To amend an act misting to the manner of erecting publia imi Mings and buililing bridges In Gordon county. By Mr. Russell, Polk—To incori>orate tbs Ore Holt Railroad Company, to build a road from Cedartown to Cove (Spring. Also to amend an act to incorporate the Van Wert Mining Company, allowing it to do a flank ing business. By Mr. Arnheim, of Dougherty—To in corporate the Albany, Cuthbert, Binning ham and Western Railroad Company. Also to incorporate tlie Albany Street Railroad. By Mr. Rountree, of Emanuel—Tq amend act* fixing tlie license for retailing liquors in Emanuel county. It raises it to SIO,OOO. By Mr. Taylor, of Randolph—To exempt from city tax a lot of land in Cuthbert, owned by Mrs. Hallie Westmoreland. By Mr. McCord, of Richmond —To amend section 2222 of the Code. Also to amend an act to incorporate the Augusta, Gibson and Bntidersville Railroad Company. Also to incorporate the Augusia, Thomasvllle and Florida Railroad Company. A resolution wns uni pud deploring the dentils of (Senators Word and Hmith, and the House adjourned till to-morrow in re spect to their memory. EVENTS ON THE TURF. Tho Day’s Results at Saratoga and Sandown Park. Haiiatooa, July 22.—T0-day’s racing events here resulted ns follows: First Mack l- ive furlongs, for three year-oId( and upwards. Ft-nekm won, with Oieanor se<t olid and ('alonwin third. Time 1:04. Huroxn Rack Purse; one mile and a furlnna Aurelia won. with (lelnote second and Biscull third. Time 2:08. Tumid Race Travers stairs; one mile and three quarters; for three-yeawolds. Carry w on with Oarsman second, and i’endemiis third- Time 8:17)4. Fourth Rack S-Ulng race; tbree-quarterf of a mile. lJrambletou won, with Mivzsif Mitchell second, and Strathspy third. Tiuw 1:18*. A JUBILEE HANDICAP. London, July 22.—The race for ths jubilee handicap of 200 sovereigns at Run down Park to-day was won by Humo wo-IJ, with Harpenden second and Hour head third. The distance was about a mill' and a quarter, and was coverisl by tho win nor in 2:12 2-5. Kevon horses started, and Haiqienden was the favorite. The rai-e for the r.* tlonaUiroodors’ produce stakes wot won by Henanus, with Repeater second un-t Lancashire I .ass third. Rev. Mr. Tai.naok say* there will lie plar.oi in heaven. It Is roared that the reverend geij tli-uian. in one brief statement, has undone a! the good lie has accomplished during the mam’ Sears lie has occupied the pulpit. We luuf earl "sweet little angels" drum oh plane*' this wo:Id.- Norristown IJtrald.