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, ESTABLISHED ISiVO. i ) J. 11. EsTII.L. Editor and Proprietor. | CATiS FOR THE NEGROES. COUNCIL GOES TO THE INTER STATE COMMISSION. Julius l. Brown Questions tho Com mission’s Jurisdiction Over the Com uiaint Council Tells of the Rough Treatment to Which Ho Was Sub jected -Briofn Submittod by Both Sides. Washington, July 98.— Tho Interstate , .mimcreo Commission to-day gave n hoar in" in the case of W. H. Council against the Western and Atlantic railroad. Council is a colored man vvho having purchased a first cljuss ticket charges that lie was reft .eel per cussion to ride in a first class car and was forced to go into a smoking ear. Tho rail road company was represented by Julius L. Brown, of Atlanta, and the complainant by John D. Brandon and Oscar R. Hundley, of Huntsville. Mr. Brown interposed some objections to tho admission of certain depo sitions, and during a brief discussion which ensued, Mr. Brown stated his purpose to enter a motion to throw out the complaint, upon the ground of lack of jurisdiction, this being, he asserted, merely a claim for damages. discrimination charged. The Chairman in reply, said the commis sion would not sit here to try any mere question of damages, hut that this was much more. Here were charges of unjust discrimination against a class of citizens. If there were such a case it ought to ariso upon facts which are open, public and noto rious, and thererought to be no difficulty in regard to them. The objection being over ruled, the charges and response were read. The gist of the railroad’s refily is that tho complainant went into the ladies’ car in de fiance of tho rules of the company and re ins -d to go into another car, ami it was the passengers and not the trainmen who as saulted him. The answer admits tho duty of the company to furnish equal accommo dations for all first-class passengers, but it claims the right to classify passengers either by a color line or otherwise. council’s stort. After tho reading of a number of depo sitions Council was sworn. He is an intelli gent looking colored man, well dressed, self possessed and of good address. He is a minister of the gospel and principal of tho State normal school at Huntsville. In re ply to inquiries by the counsel he told the story of his ejection from a car in which he had taken his seat. Ho entered the car without objection on the part of any one. He was told by someone whom he did not recognize as a trainpian that he must go forward, to which he paid no attention. He was finally approached by two men, one of whom carried a lantern, and tho other had his hand upon his hip pocket. The man witli the lantern seized the wit ness, hit. him over the head several times with the lantern, cutting his head badly and breaking the glass. The witness ap pealed to the passengers, but without avail. His assailants then seized and carried him into the forward car. This car was very filthy and was full of smoke. As ho was being passed from one car to the other a brakeman told him this was what he got for not moving when requested. THE MAN WHO STUCK THE BLOW. The counsel for the respondent opened his side of the case by reading a scries of depo sitions from one of the passengers, named Whitsett. The following appears to have been the style of Council’s invitation to change cars: “I walked forward to the front of the car and told Bums, the flag man. that I wanted his lantern a minute. I took it out of his hand, then turned and walked back to where Council was sitting and told him there was to bo no more foolishness, that I did not want to hurt him, but that he hod to go. He replied very insolently that he would not go, and I grabbed him, and struck him over the head w ith the lantern, I koeked him out of his seat and pulled him out together. Ho fell to ttic floor and as he raised up he came to wards me, and I let him have it again witli tho lantern. I hit him several times before 1 conquered him, and then rushed him right out nt the white car into the darkeys car. He was willing to go by the time I got through w ith him. THE USAGES OF THE ROAD. Several depositions taken at Huntsville regarding complainant’s political ami social record were thrown out as irrelevant, "he conductor of the train was sworn, and testified in substance that the colored car on that trip was similar in construction and appointments to the ladles’ car, except that one end was partitioned off for smokers and was in a little better condition. If a widte man should enter the colored car, the witness would request him to go out, and if lie refused ho would make hitu go. A white limn unaccompanied by Indies would bo compelled to enter the smoker, but after the train started lie might go into the ladies’ car it there were vacant seats. This practice 'vas in compliance with the bulletin order of the road, but the orders were not printed. 1 ne witness never did put a white man out ’’’ me ladies’ ear if he behaved himself, and uever heard of its being done. No lady on Uie train had requested it. The counsel did l.'>t question tho witness regarding the as sault, as they understood from the commis si m t hat that, was not essential to tho matter oi discrimination. The flagman of the train was sworn and wroborrateil the conductor. BRIEFS SUBMITTED. Mr. Brown submitted a motion to discuss • ■ ease, both sides submitted printed briefs, U o' B "wring ended. The defendant’s 'pets are two in number, the first main lining the right of the railroad to classify - I'it. songers on the color line; the second trussing the question of jurisdiction. The .mplalnaiita brief, admitting the right of iieyitloation, maintains that, it is the duty 'me railroad to furnish equal facilities and w’nvemences for the two races. he commission has now cleared its dock el eases assigned for hearing during tho in'r' nfl ~ n" nth. Commissioner Hcnoon i, . Inft tho city tilts evening for his J? 1 ’, 1 " V’w York, and his colleagues will it! :!" ' t ‘ nVo Washington next week. It iiur h' 1 ' ,,BBen t purpose t<> take a recess dur tini,, ‘ month of August and to resume L duties on Kept. 10, at which date they assigned a hearing at Rutland, Vt. CLEVELAND AT OAK VIEW. the Chief Magistrate Is Spending the Heated Term. Washington, July 23.—The Presidentre oincd at his country home, Oak View, to te!r . n mutters which he desires . dispose of as soon os possible. He expects audT'a "I the summer at Oak View, *arv n < r )m ° ' n f° the city only when necee- IV iVr ‘ f <amont remains on duty at the 0r ‘ l,l House during the day, attending to all in ,i lr .-' Business and goes out to Oak view H, "oertioon to lay liefnre the Prssidpnt I;, requiring his personal attention, driv' spends the evening at ( hikview, lr ,' n K * n *° the city every morning. No p-J ‘p'*nents have yet lieen male or the bi, ?.< ,‘ nt * or hiuviiig the Capitol prior to ““ hi Georgia in (Jctoljer. LIGHTNING AND FLOOD. A House Undermined by Water and Two Women Killed. Phillipsburg. N. J., July 28.—An un precedented electric storm, accompanied by a heavy rainfall, occurred hero to-day. The house of George Fox, station agent at Ma nunka Chunk, was undermined by water from tho tunnel and wrecked. Fox’s mother nnu niece, Mrs. Beers, were killed. Several farm houses were struck by lightning. Tlie Buttsvillo depot was burned. All telegraph and telephone lines are down. The storm caused great destruction to prop erty throughout the country. BRIDGES WASHED AWAY. New York, July 28. —Two bridges on the Harlem railroad between Hillsdale and Cra rvville were washod away by the flood yes terday morning, und all traffic was suspend ed on tho road beyond that point. The Chatham express due here at 10:25 o’clock was caught between two washouts and is unable to go cither way. The washouts are several hundred feet long and it will require two or three days to repair them. It will be impossible for the imprisoned train to get through before to-morrow. There are But few passengers aboard, otherwise there would be difficulty in finding food for them, as there are not many houses in the neigh borhood. One of the bridges is badly dam aged, many fences have also been washed away. DIXON’S BODY FOUND. The body of Dixon, the ice cream manu facturer who lost his lifo while fishing in Princess Bay yesterday afternoon, has been recovered. The appearanco of the body showed that Mr. Dixon was not struck by lightning, but was stunned by the shock which killed his companion John P. Ryan, and thrown overboard and was drowned be fore assistance could reach him. .The body was well preserved and was attired in a full suit of clothes. Mi-. Dixon wore a diamond stud valued at $3,000. This was found in his shirt front. HEAVY RAINSTORMS. Washington, July 28. —Dispatches from several points in New Jersey and along the Delaware and Lehigh rivers in Pennsylva nia, report great rainstorms to-day, heavy floods in all the streams and much inter ruption to railroad travel. One or two cases of drowning are reported. TEXAS’ CATTLE TRAIL. No Doubt but the Days for Big Drives Have Gone By. St. Louis, Mo., July 23.—Telegrams from Dallas and San Antonio, Tex., discredit the report that the Texas cattle trail is to be abandoned and that 50,000 head of cattle on their way to Wyoming were yesterday turned back at the Arkansas river. Col. Simpson, who was reported as having agents at the alleged cattle growers’ meeting nt Denver, says his company was not repre sented there and that, ail the cattle he had sent over the trail this summer are now in Wyoming. He says it is probably true that there is little demand for Texas cattle in Wyoming, but that this will not cause a heavy loss or probable failures. Maj. Hillyard thought the report was in tended to alarm Texas cattlemen. He thought the trail cattle were finding slow sale, but there was plenty of gross in In dian Territory and no necessity to turn the herds hack. From other quarters it was generally reeognized that the old clays of the trail is over and the only salvation is to establish packing houses in Texas. CHICAGO’S BOODLERS. The Chairman of the Board Recom mended Fixing the Boys. Chicago, July 23.—The interest in the big boodle case this morning was greater than over on account of the damaging testi mony given bv ex-Commissioner Lynn yes terday. To-day ho was subjected to a severe cross examination, but in the main his testimony was unshaken. The members of the firm of Clow & Cos. next gave their experience with the boo dlers. They testified that Ed McDonald de manded commissions from them on all orders, and when they appealed to Mr. Klehm. chairman of the Board of Commis sioners and one of tho defendants, he said they “had better take care of tho boys” or else they would find themselves at the end oi their rope. Ohio’s Liquor Plank. Washington, July 23.—Through a tele graphic error the clause of the Ohio Demo cratic platform in relation to the liquor traffic was made to read: “We declare in favor of prohibition of the liquor traffic, etc.” It should have been as follows: “We declare in favor of proper regulation of tho liquor traffic, and believe it to be the duty of all good citizens to aid in reducing to a mini mum the evils resulting therefrom, and to this end favor tho submission of an amend ment to tho constitution providiug for the license of such traffic.” Varnville’s New Well. Varnville, S. C., July 23.—The ma chinery for boring an artesian well was placed in positton to-day by O. C. Harring ton, superintendent of wells for the Central Railroad Company, and a good flow of water is expected within ton flays. The well is on the Central railroad right of way, and convenient to the business jiortion of the village. The crop prospect was never better in Hampton, and the seasons for both corn and cotton good. The peach crop was totally destroyed early in tho spring by hail storms. In Poor Taste. St. Louis, July 23.—A few days ago the Ohio ami Mississippi railroad made a special rate for the committee that leaves this eity to night to invite the President, to v isit St Louis’ On account of this, to-day the Van dalia road announces a *5 round trip rate to th*> public, ami that moil claims that the Ohio and Mississippi road violated the inter state commerce law by discriminating in favor of the members of the Presidential invitation committee. Louisiana’s First Rice. New York, July 23.—Talmage Sons & Cos. of Now Orleans, telegraph the arrival of the first parcel of the new crop of Louis iana rice. R "Bl Ist niilled at once, and fives promise of a much higher order of turnout than usual in early receipts. If no untoward event occurs, such as wind nr min tho turn out of Louisiana rice this vonr will lie very nearly equal to that of tho previous crop. An Election Crook Surrenders. Baltimore, July 23.--Henry Helnfewr llng, one of the convicted judges of election, who failed to appear when his confederates were sentenced, surrendered himself in the Criminal Court to-day. Judge Duffy sen tonced turn to two years in jnri and to pay a ftno off L"00. The Air Brakes Not Tooted. 8t Thomas, Ont., July z3.— Evidence given last night at the ‘pquesi into the re eent railway disaster, went to snow that it was caused through the failure of Conductor iSpet.ligue to test the air brake before leav ing Port Stanley. He has loen arresUsl. The inuuost bus been adjourned till Monday SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, JULY 21, 1887. ENGLAND’S DOGS OF WAR. A GREAT JUBILEE NAVAL REVIEW OFF PORTSMOUTH. Thousands of People Gather to Wit ness the Spectacle One Hundred and Twenty-eight Pennants Participate In the Parade—Hundreds of Small Craft Dot the Water—The Queen Sails Down the Line Amid Tremen dous Cheering llluminations at Night. Portsmouth, July 23.—Portsmouth and South Sea have been thronged for days past in anticipation of the jubilee naval review fixed for this afternoon at Spithcad. The crowds were immensely augmenteed this morning by the arrival of innumerable vis itors from all parts of tlie country, who came by special trains from London and other centres. Good positions for observing the display were all well occupied. The weather could not be more favorable. There was bright sunshine and a light breeze was blow ing. Everybody was in holiday attire, and the gay dresses and tho splendid uniforms gave tho crowded thoroughfares a brilliant appearance. Bpix:ial trains brought down from London the Lord Admiralty members of tho Houso of Lords and Commons, and numerous representatives of foreign lega tions. AMERICAN SPECTATORS. Minister Phelps traveled in a special saloon coach. He was accompanied by his wife and Mrs. Loomis. In tho same coacli with the American Minister were Robert McLane, United States Minister to France; | JabezL. M. Curry, United States Minister to Spain; Henry White, Second Secretary of the American Legation at Lon don, and his wife; Lieut. Chadwick, naval attache of the American Legation at London, Mrs. Chadwick, Lieut. Bucking ham, naval attnekee of the American lega tion nt Paris, Mre. Buckingham, Hon. Thomas M. Waller, United States Consul General at London, Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, Senators Frye anil A. J. Hopkins member of Congress from Aurora. Ills. Minister Phelps’ party appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves, all being in the best of spirits. AMERICANS AFLOAT. H. L. Morton and family were aboard a private yacht. Ezra Rust, Augustus Jay, Second Secretary of the American Legation at Parts, Chester A. Arthur, Mrs. Frank Leslie and Logan Roots were also afloat aboard different crafts. Mr. Jay, accom panied by Mr. Kane, being aboard tho Hel icon, the rigging of which was all hidden by flags. W. K. Vanderbilt’s yacht, Alva, was conspicuous in the marine procession to Spithcad, and was beautifully decorated with flags. The scene at Portsmouth was one of extreme animation. Hundreds of private crafts of every description, all hand somely decorated anil well freighted with gaily dressed people, being anchored here. A MARINE PICNIC. It looked like a gigantic marine picnic. The Bonnie Doon carried scores of Ameri cans. The crowds afloat and ashore were enormous. On arriving at the Portsmouth dockyard the favored ones embarked on hoard the troop shins appointed to eonvey them from here and from Southampton to Spithead. The firet troop ships to leave with guests were two huge Indian liners from Southampton which excited much ad miration from the crowds on shore. They were quickly followed by others from the Portsmouth dockyard jetty. Numerous largo steamboats afforded t he general public an opportunity to witness the review from the sea. 128 IN THE PARADE. The vessels participating in the pageant as paraders numbered 128 pennants, and included 3 squadrons of ironclads and cruisers, aggregating 34 vessels, 75 torpedo boats, gun boats and iron defense ships, di vided into 5 flotillas, 0 training brigs and 3 troopships. Besides these 128 ships under drill, there were the imperial and Indian troop ships appointed to carry distinguished visitors, and small vessels and dockyard craft allotted to the corporation of Ports mouth, all of which were well-laden und briskly used. IN FOUR LINES. War ships were drawn up in four lines, facing up tho channel, the starboard col umn being opposite the Tsle of Wight, and the port column lining off Portsmouth. The ships were stationed two cables apart, the lilies being three cables between. The flo tillas were ranged in double columns be tween the port, column of the ironclads and tho mainland, and the troop ships were placed in single column between trie star lioard line and the Isle of Wight. This made four lines of vessels on one side of the channel and three on the other, extending from South Sea Castle to the Rye middle shoal, a distance of over two miles. Each ship patroled by steamboat the space tie tween her and the ship next, to eastward to keep tho scene free from intrusion. The vessels conveying visitors were permitted to make a tour of the columns before 2 o’clock, after which they took up the posi tions assigned them. TIIK SMALL VESSELS. The small vessels appropriated to visitors anchored nt 8 o'clock abreast the tortaslo flotillas. The private craft carrying sight seorr must have numbered several hundred. They represented tho pleasure boats of all nations mul climes, and darted about like birds of different plumage, importing un paralleled beauty to a scene otherwise un precedented. The whole scene, surveyed just before 3 o’clock, when the naval vessels were all in pliice. their decoration full flung and their crew in holiday pose, pri vate craft hurrying to good places and the multitudes ashore flocking themselves to the best to see the event of the day, was glo rious in the extreme. THE LIKE NEVER KEEN BEFORE. Probably no such fleet was ever seen lie fore in time of peace. Every class of the British navy was represented. The review of the Crimean fleet by the Queen and Prince Consort, thirty-one years ago, would suffer by comparison with this. Some of tho stout wooden siii] is which flgure in that re view were visible in Portsmouth harbor to day. decked bravely out for the occasion. Nelson’s old ship, the Victory, was also a conspicuous object, and her old tim bers echoed again and again K. boat after boat passed her, the full comple ment cheering vociferously. More than that tho old ship mounted a gun or two and joined in the universal salute jo the Queen, shortly alter 2 o'clock, when order was per ceptible on the water *!,e Euphrates, Croco dile ami Malabar yl oceeded to the west ward of Osborne, and stood in readiness to escort the royal yachts when, tho Queen em barked at 3 o’cock to review the fleet. The Quc a left the Oslxime House a few minutes 3o'clock and went alsiord tho royal yacht Victoria and Albert. THE QUEEN SETS RAIL. Her majesty left the buoy at Osborne liay promptly at 8 o'clock. She was preceded by the Trinity yacht and was followed by tno royn l yuehts Osborne and Alberta and the ships Enchantress. Helicon, Euphrates, Crocodile and Malabra. The royal pro cession proceeded straight to its destination and passed between thu lines, leaving tho coast defence ships, gunboats and torpedo boats on the port hand. After proceeding as far as Horse Elbow buoy the Victoria and Alberta turned to the starboard, passed between the two columns of largo ships forming the A, B and C squadrons, and then between the lines of the foreign ships of war. As her majesty passed through the lines of these endless war ships, each yard being manned with brawny tars, doufouing cheer after cheer was stint up from the lusty crews to greet their sovereign. BELCHING OF THE GUNS. But it was not until the Queen had gone through the double lines that the great can non or tho big ships began to thunder forth the royal salute with a roar that caused the great vessels to roll, and tho sea to increase its heaving as shot after shot came booming over the water. On such vessels as had no masts the turrets, breast works and decks wero lined by Jack Tars, and the Queen hail no reason to complain of her reception, either on her progress down the lino or on her return to Osborne, which was safely reached before (5 o'clock. Taken altogether tho vessels, which were drawn up in line when the Queen passed, extended over four miles, and even tliis length was aided to by tho great troop ships laden with spectators also falling into lino and saluting the Queen as she made her progress. ILLUMINATIONS AT NIGHT. After the review all the visitors were landed from tho troop ships and sent ashore, but the work of the day was not yet over, for between !l und 10 o’clock to-night all the ships along the lines wore illuminatis! with lanterns and long lights, and rockets wero discharged at intervals, and the sight was extremely pretty as viewed from tlie shore. On Monday next all the vessels comprising the squadrons will put to sea to their several stations, car rying instructions for making sham attacks on various undefended portions of the Brit ish coasts in order to test the efficiency of the English land defensive arrangements. The Queen did not reach Cowes until 8:40 o’clock to-night, the royal yacht being de tained by a dense fog. Tonight, electric search lights are sweep ing the streets and the spectacle afloat and ashore lias never been equaled. GARRETT GOES TO EUROPE. He Will Keep All the Ives Forfeits the Law Allows Him. New York, July 23. —Among the pas sengers taken by the steamer Etruria, which left this morning for Liverpool, were Robert Garrett and Chauncey M. Depew. Hoadly, Lauterbach & Johnson, the coun sel for Messrs. Ives and company, state that the papers in the Garrett suit will not lie completed until the twenty days allowed by law have expired. Vico President. King and General Counsel Cowon, of the Baltimore and Ohio road, called at the office to-dav, hut nothing resulted from tho meeting. A friend of Mr. Garrett’s, who was in his company during tho most of the time spent by Mr. Garrett in this city, said to-day that Ives and company would be treated by Mr. Garrett the same as any other contracting parties would. They hail made a contract, and failed to keep it. Mr. Garrdtt will not sell his stock to them now on any terms, and of the payments made Mr. Garrett will keep all that he has title to. HANLON’S HIPPODROME. The Race With Gaudaur in the West a Disgusting Fizzle. Pullman, lll.'July 23.—Probably the greatest lizzie of a boat race ever rowed in the West was the one here this afternoon, in which Edward Hanlon nominally defeated Jacob Gaudaur. It hail been announced that the contest would be for the chain plonship of America, SI,OOO a side, and to each of the participants a slice of the receipts at tlie gate in addition. It was expected that the result would definitely decide whether Hanley, whom many people still believed the world’s greatest oarsman, had virtually closed his career. Hanlon won in 20:32. (iaudaur’s backer acknowledges that he told his man to lose the race, and he did so by getting a quarter of a mile out of the track. The race was rowed after dark, and when Hanlon finished Gaudaur could not be seen from the stand. CO-OPERATIVE TELEGRAPHING. A Scheme Which Is Not Very Likely to be Consummated. New York, July 23.— 1 t is said that the Brotherhood of Telegraphers are consider ing a project to purchase the Baltimore lines. Tho sum they offer is $3,000,000. The Brotherhood offer to pay $51X1,000 cash on the acceptance of their prop osition, and to pay tlie remain ing $2,500,000 nt the end of six months. This large sum it is proposed to raise by assessing each member of the brotherhood SSO a month for six months. There are 21,(100 members, and the loaders among them entertain no doubt of their ability to thus raiso the sum required. Enforcing the Crimes Act. Dublin, July 23. —The Marquis of Lon donderry. Lord Lieutenant, presided to-day at a meeting of the Privy Council, It, wii* decided to proclaim under the crimes act all counties except Antrim. Prior to this meeting a conference of the resident magis trates was held, and it was decided to en force tho new law with firmness. Mr. O’Brien, editor of United Ireland, will go to Luggacuran to morrow to inau gurate a scheme for the erection of huts for the use of evicted tenants. The Carolina and Knoxville. Asheville, N. July 23. —Arrange ments have been completed for the construe tion of the Carolina and Knoxville railroad. Chief Engineer Ramseur has been directed to push the surveys and get, the work ready for contract, sufficient money having lieen guaranteed. The Northwest will soon have (he most direct outlet to the South Atlantic States. Ijarge iron and coal interest in Tennessee and North Carolina and other States support the 'nterprise. SLottsboro Still Excited. Flnthvillk, Ala.. July 23. —The 'vildest excitement still prevails at Hcofts boro, Ala., where the young man, Duke Carapliell, wus murdered a few days ago. Two men, James Duncan and his sou, have been arrested and placed under S2,IKK) bonds. It is generally believed tliat, the men who committed tills homicide are also connected with the robliery of a safe a few days prior to the killing. The circum stances so far joint to the guilt of tho men arrested. Dixie's Rate Committee. Huntsville, Ala., July 23.—Tlie South ern Passenger Kate Committee, com tewed of some twenty-five or thirty general jms senger agents of the Grand Trunk line* of the country, will convene at Hotel Monte Hano on Aug. 10, and will remain in session two or three <luy. They last met at Old Point Comfort, Va., and have selected Monte Hano as the uext place of meeting in view of the oppressive weather und tho de lightful breezes of tho famous place. GERMANY STILL ON TOP. RUSSIA AND FRANCE BOTH HELD AT BAY. The Teutonic Presa Temporarily Ceases Its Attacks on Russian Se curities The Czar Alarmed by the Fall In Prices—France’s New Mobili zation Scheme Not Considered Dan geroua. [Copyright 1887 by the Sew York Associated I\css. 1 Berlin, July 28. —The campaign against Russian securities lias abated, but the belief on tho Bourse is that tho cessation of the newspaper attacks is merely a reinistie. Tho renewal of the raid depends partly on the alteration of Russia’s economic policy and partly on the power of small German capitalists having Russian investments to stand further strain. The war has al ready taught Russia that Germany has effective means of retaliation for hostile tariffs and commercial restric tions imposed upon German trade and traders. Tho Russian ambassador’s return to Berlin on Wednesday was unexpected at the embassy and was due solely to the alarm felt at St. Petersburg over the depreciation of Russian securities and the stoppage of Russian credit at all the European financial centers. IMPORTUNING TnE BANKERS. Count Hchouvaloff conferred with the chiefs of the firms of Mendelssohn A Bleicli rndc-rsnnd with other eminent bankers, and tried to influence them by assurances ol' Russia’s desire to cultivate more friendly economic relations with Germany. The am bassador, however, made no official repre sentation on the subject to the German Foreign Office. His statements were communicated to Prince Bis marck through tho Bleichrodors and us tho bankers recommended a cessa tion of,tlie attacks if only on account of German investors. Russians have lieen al lowed a period of rest. It is impossible to calculate with exactitude tho ioss to holders of Russian securities since the official inspi ration set the raid going. The estimates range between 150,000,000 marks to 250,000,- 000 marks as the amount of the Russian se curities sold by seared investors, who were willing to get rid of them at any sacrifice. Bona fide sales thrown on the Bourse had nothing to do with the speculation. THE EFFECT. The question now asked is what has !>e eome of the stock, does it remain in Ger many or has the object of tlie crusade—to get hack German capital invested in Rus sian securities—been achieved? The best informed members of tlie Bourse and the bankers say the bulk remains in Germany, and that the Russian treasuries attempt to check the fall hy extensive rebuying swept buck Into Russia not more than one-tenth of the amount unloaded here,Unit foreign orders absorbed probably another tenth, and that large capitalists of Berlin and Frankfort bought the re3t. These financiers are confi dent that the situation will improve and tliat the inspired press will now Hake up to the fact that the war lias cost both sides dear,and that the way to free Germany from Russian bonds is not by frightening investors to throw the bonds blindly on the market, but the slower process of a gradual disposal of them in other markets. THE ANTI-FRENCH FKELINO. The tension of popular feeling against France is less extreme. The country could not have existed long with out some decisive form <jf action to relieve the present strains and the withdrawal of Gen. Boulanger from the front and tlie war policy at the close of the French Assembly as well as the eontomplex pressed In mili tary circles for his mobilization experiment have combined to soothe the public irrita tion. Gen. Ferron’s plan of mobilization is believed not to involve tho same menace as Gen. Boulanger’s. A prom inent military authority writing to the Xeusten Narhrictcn, of Munich, declares that if the mobilization of tho French army is confined to the Southern or Western de partments it will lie simply a costly farce. If carried out on the second line of the French defense it will make•tiecessary the greatest vigilance on the pnrt of the Ger man authorities, but if carried out near the frontier it must be taken as a declaration of war. GERMANY IN READINESS. The Kreuz Zrihmr/ takes the same view of the matter and finds comfort in the fact that if France attempts a surprise Germany will lie found in perfect readiness. Advices from Metz and other frontier garrisons re port renewed activity in military move inents, The troops at Colmar and Mulhausen begsi oil Thursday a series of manoeuvres along the frontier between Mulhausen and Markueh to last seven days. Extensive frontier barracks are being con structed. The balloon department reports that a successful trial has ls-en made of hurling masses of explosives on fort works. Emperor William seems to Is: absorbing new vitality nt Oastein. His physicians say his condition has greatly improved since be left Berlin. Yesterday he visited Countess Orunne, and instead of going in a carriage no went afoot from Badesehloss. He stayed two hours at the Countess’ residence, and wnllced back erect and alert, saluting everybody he met on tho road. He is still, however, subject to fits oi somnolency, which come upon him even in the middle of work or while conversing. KRUPP’K FUNERAL. The funeral of the late Alfred Krupp was very imposing. The Prince of Reims repre sented tne Emperor at the ceremony. The orders of the deceased were displayed on the bier, which wits covered with velvet cushions. Fifteen thousand workmen ac companied the cortege. OT. LOUIS’ INVITATION. Tho Delegation Starts for Washington to See the President. At. Loris, Mo., July 23. —The delegation of leading citizens of the city, and from tho various counties of the State, appointed to invite President and Mrs. Cleveland to visit St. I/ uis in Octolier next, left for Washing ton to-night in a special train of sleepers via tlioGhioand Mississippi railroad. The delega tion is headed by Mayor D. K. Francis, of this city, and numlicmd seventy-two jior sous. They will reach Washington early Monday morning, and will call on the Presi dent and present the invitation some time during the day. — ■■■■'■ si — Each Kills the Other. New Orleans, July 28.— A shooting affray ooetyp-ed here to-day at the depot of the Notches. Jai kson and Columbus rail road between Griffith Enders, muster me chanic and another employe mimed Owens, resulting in the death of both. It is re (■orted tliat tho cause of the difficulty wus the discharge of Owens by tho master me chanic. __ Thomas Sues for Salary. New York. July 33. —Theodore Thomas has ku<*d the National Orwra Conipauy for $18,340, the balance of salary due for the just season. M’VILLK’S RAILROAD. A Meeting of Citizens to Consider the Extension. MciViixe, Ga., July 23.—A large and en thusiastic meeting of the citizens of McVillo was hold hero Thursday to consider the question of the extension of the Atnericus, Preston and Lumpkin railroad to this placo. Mr. J. W. Jordan, Jr., agent of the road, was present, also Capt. Jf. C. Campbell, of the engineering corns. Mr. Jordan explained the prospects and objects of the company in extending their line to some point of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail road, and said they would in less than sixty days he at work at this end of tho line. Upon motion of Hon. Walter T. McArthur, a resolution was passed pledging aid and support, to the road. Hon. Tom Eason was appointed canvasser to solicit subscriptions and secure right of way. The sur vey is now completed within about ten miles of this town. It is the intention of the company to extend the line on to Savannah as rapidly as the work can Ik- pushed. The road is now nearly completed to Abbeville, in Wilcox county, and it is proposed to get to the East Ten nessoe, Virginia and Georgia railroad in time to get off the most of this fall's cotton crop. W. T. McArthur, Judge John Mo line, Tom Eason and C. C. Smith, who wore formerly connected with tho Savan nah and Western road, were all present at the meeting and wjjl give their aid to the now enterprise. In a short time after the meeting adjourned Col. Eason had received several thousand dollars in subscription. The people are alive to the importance of this new lino, which is hound to he extended to Savannah in less than a year. A CYCLONE IN OCONEE. People Greatly Frightened, But No Serious Damage Inflicted. Atiikns, Ga., July 23. —Athens experi enced a rather severe wind storm late y<s terdny afternoon, hut as no damage was done, no notice was taken of it. This morn ing parties from Oconee county report a cyclone having passed through Watkins ville about 11 o’clock in the afternoon. The cyclone was preceded by a very dark cloud, which darkened tho heavens so as to make the stars invisible. A loud roaring sound was also hoard, and tho people for a time were considerably frightened. The wind blew down several small houses and a great many very large trees. The beautiful oak grove of Judge Wilson was considerably thinned out. A chimney of a house was blown fifty feet from where it was standing and dashes to pieces against the ground. The cyclone was occasionally mingled with vivid flashed of lightning. Several large oak trees this side of the paper mills were torn into splin ters. The people of Watkinsville wore very much frightened and ran out of their houses into the storm. A MANDAMUS REFUSED. An Insurance Company Ruled Out- Scurvy Among Convicts. Atlanta, Ga., July 23.—Judge Marshall J. < 'lark to-day disposed of the application of tho Mutual Reserve Fund Life Associa tion of New York for a mandamus to cbm pel tho Comptroller to issue a license for them to do business in tho State. The man damus is refused. The company has failed to tile a semi-annual return, hut, claimed ex emption because it was not a regular insur ance company. The Penitentiary Department has been officially informed of scurvy in the Bon.iu rant & Joplin convict camp, on the Au gusta At Knoxville railway. The reports from this camp are bad. There are eighty of Lane's convicts contracted to Bondurant & Joplin, and in the last eight months there have boon sixty-four cases of sickness. The sickness is claimed to lie the result of the convicts not having proper food and treat ment . Principal Physician Westmoreland went to the camp to-day, and if the reports ore sustained by investigation, the authori ties will break it up. NEGRO BAPTISTS. They Adopt a Very Peculiar Resolu tion at Augusta. Augusta, Ga., July 23.—The Southern Colored Baptist Sunday School Convention is ill session hero 2(X) strong. To-day they adopted this [leculiar resolution, after whereasing the proposed action of tho leg islature on the education question: RtaolvNl, That If the honorable legislature of Georgia should withdraw the annual appro priation to the colored university we, the repre sent alive* of the colored Baptists of Georgia, enter our most solemn protest against the use of public money to sustain any other denomina tional church Ifrnolrrrl. That, a copy of these resolutions lie furnished the education committee of the Leg Mature. NEVIN3 DISMISSED. Tho Influence of the Blaines Evldently Not Strong. Boston, July 211.—A dispatch from Au gusta says that Frank Kevins, brother to Mrs. J. (r. Blaine, Jr., received to-day from Washington notice that his services as clerk to Supt. Lombard, of tho now public building in tin's city, would be no longer needed. Mr. Kevins has made himself particularly ob noxious to the Democrats of this city, who asked for his removal. Henry Pislion, a registered letter clerk in tho post office, has bt*n appointed to nil the vacancy. RACES AT SARATOGA. Tho Track Heavy, But Pretty Good Time Made by the Flyers. Saratoga, N. Y., July 23.—The race track was heavy to-day. The events were as follows: First Kacb Flash stakes for two year olds; hull mile. King Fish won, with Badge second, and Van Leland third. Time BO seconds. H*< oni) Race One nud three sixteenth ihlloh. Al Reed won, with Hlrnnlyia second, ami Klk wood third. Time 8:08. Tallin Race California stakes: mile. Royal Arch won, with Volants second. Time I:4M. Fochtii Kil t Three quarters of a mile. Orvid won, with Col. Owens second, and Nellie B. third. Time l:lt% Fifth Rack Mile and seventy yards. Htath spy won, with Nellie Van second, and lielmont third. Time But. AT MONMOUTH PARK. Nr.w York, July 5i!5. -The mud on the Monmouth park race today was fetlock deep. The events were as follows: First Rack -fine mile. Dess won, with Kollane wsond and Anarchy third. Time I ;47U. Ke> own Rack Three inmrters of a mile, jew Angi ies won, with Pordntim second amt Omaha third. Time 1: JUM Tuihii Rack fine and one quarter miles. Barnnm won, with Bonn rim'a second and Dry Monopoly third. Time 2: lty^, Foram Rack One and a half miles. Hole won, with Lottery second and Tenbooker third. Time 2:44. Fifth Race—One mile. Voting Duke won, with Britannic second and Hliasta tliiid. Time 1:00. fIhVTM Race Five furlongs. RufauU won, with fatal |ri second and Milton third. Time I:44V*. Hf.vknth Rack hmpkehm, Harry Mann won, with Jocko Mi,nd. The others did not floisr. j I’HK I! A YK (R. 1 \ 5 I E.vre A COPY, f A HANGING AT I’ALATKA HENRY WIGGINS DIES FOR SHOO'D ING WILLIAM PORTER. Life Pronounced Extinct in Twenty Throe Minuteß- The Murderer’s NecJ Broken by the Fall—The Murdet Cold Blooded and Without a Mitlsrat ing Circumstance The Hanging Put nam’s Second Since the War. Palatka, Fla., July 23.—Henry Wig gins, a negro, aged 30, was hung at 10; V o’clock this morning, in the jail, for mut* dor. The execution was private, only a few besides the olllrers being present. Life wa| extinct in twenty-three minutes. His necl was broken by tho fall. Wiggins made ui statement, hut tho attending priest spots for him. He said he was sorry for his crime and begged forgiveness of all. He ln>iio4 everybody would be warned by his fate. THE CRIME. The crime for which Wiggins was hange* was committed over two years ago. VVi® gins, who was hut about 17 years old, luu been working for Mr. Porter. The lattss had charge of Gen. Finnegan’s orinig* grove. Wiggins stole $5 from Porter's vets pocket, which was hanging on the ferns* The proof was conclusive, and Porter guvi him to understand that he must repaj tho money or work it out. Wigginj refused to do either. The Saturday preview to the murder, W iggins asked Porter wliaf he was going to do to him. Porter replied that if lie did not pay him lie would navi him arrested. Wiggins answered that if hi did be would lie iri his grave on thoTuesdaj following. As Porter was plowing, Wig gins, about 11 o’clock, crept up to the r:3 fence and awaited Porter’s coming. Aj Porter was turning the undo around Wig gins fired a load or buckshot into his back killing him instantly. Porter was not found until the next afternoon. Suspicinj pointed toward Wiggins, who was urrested on the Thursday following while on a raft* few miles up the river. LYNCHERS AT HIS HEELS. He was taken before Justice Hqulre nnt acknowledged his guilt. Some twenty met learned'of his arrest, and determined U lynch him. They followed te tho justice’* office (out in tho country). Ho was hound over and the constable started for Palatk* with the culprit. The lynchers headed bin off, and he was driven hack. Tims by a rusi he w r ax safely taken by another road, n! dark, to Hateuma, and on a boat, to Palatka. The lynchers were much disappointed and would have carried out their intention. was tried and convicted, granted anew trial on some flaw in the indictment, tried agail at the lust term and agaiu convicted and has now met his dues. He was alwuyl of a trifling disposition and much pettj thieving anil lawlessness was traced to him He professed to l*> reconciled to his fate !iymg that he was going to meet his Jesus etc. lie was born here and his parents havs always lived here, his father being a quiefi hard-working man, who sacrificed all li| had, a good little home, on the trial. Whil they have sympathy shown, the boy had none. The dying effort of the doomed mas wits to implicate a cousin in the affair. Mil story had no foundation. Tfiis was the second hanging in this com* ty since the war. The other ease was that of a white man hanged in 1 sxtl for the mup dor of th(' Sheriff for the uurpose of robbing him of tux collections. % DE FUNIAK DOTS. Contract Let for Building the New Court House and Jail. lIE Fi .mak Bnu.NQg Ki.a., July 23.— Th* contract for the building of the new cour* house and jail at this placo has liee* awarded to M. M. Tye, a contractor oi Ozark, Ala., at $9,900. The West Florida Land Company, of this place, has divided up among its iiiomlxThali of its projierty in tliis place, but it still re mains undissolved and will continue bust ness as heretofore. At a recent meeting of the directors in Pensacola Col. W. I>. Chip ley was oh i-tod president of the same, vie* C. C. liauAll. M. May, a contractor of this place, wen* over to Marianna a lew days ago, whithel he was suminoaod to inspect the |)laiis of till large new hotel which is to be built at that place. The Dike Stanley Land Company latelj sold in one lot $50,000 worth of propertj around Dike .Stanley: also SIO,OOO worth U one |srsoii a few days ago. Twelve or fifteen new residences and bust ness houses are now .n course of construu tion hero, The fruit cvaixirator at this place evapip nted some red snapper fish a week or so ago and the lisli after Ding so evaporated rei main perfectly gisxl. It, lias a very nice np pcarance, and also bus a very relishing taste dry so. Fresh I >eof and venison treated the same way has a very satisfying tasto and it is thought that a tiew industry, aiM very important one, inuy be tho outcome oi these experiments. FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS. Saloon Keepers Notified to Keep thelt Places Closed To-Day. Jacksonville, Fla., July 23— May m Burbridgo to <lay issue. 1 orders to the polici officials, to inform saloon k.s>]*Ts that thej must keep closed to-morrow under penalty of a heavy flue. This has been attempted by so many Mayors who have failed, tlio| public interest is great as to w lint the result will Us. Mayor Burhridge declares that lu will enforce the measure, and he lias tie moral support of tho community. Anew weekly pajsT will lie issued to morrow in Jacksonville called the “Floridi lAfe, n In style it will D similar to Texm Xiftinqr.. The editor and proprietor is A O. Wright u well known journalist of Jack soriville, who was formerly ou tho sfa.tr J the TiincM-Union. Ffve Now Cases and a Death. Key West, Ki.a., July 33.—Five not cases of yellow fever have develop'd sinij yesterday and one death has occurred— tlu Infant son of C. 1). Pendleton. This chili was sick only six hours, and it is the flra* mul only doath among children. There an strong reasons for saying that this, liln many others, was not yellow fever, althougl so reported. St. Paul’s Big Fire. St. Paul, Minn., July 23.— Following an the losses by the burning last night of H. Q Burbank’s clothing establishment, and tig damaging of other buildings: 11. C. Bull bank, on stock of sota (luffee and Hpl* Company, of whiol P. H. Kolly is tin; principal stockholder, oi stock, ♦•"40.1100; P. It. Kelly, on tho buildiin occupied by Mr. Bitrbuuk, $5,000. All tin losses are fully covered by insurance. Coke Strikers Resuming. Pitthburii. July 23. —Fully three-fourthi of the coke strikers were at work to-du] and the uumlier is steadily iiiorwaiiiiig. Tht men are returning to work as individual* tho o(H<rators refusing to recognise labor o gsnliationa