Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

< ESTABLISHED 1850. \ I J. H. ESTILL, Editor oud Proprietor. ) IOWA’S SOLID DEMOCRACY A FULL state ticket put in the FIELD FOR THE FRAY. President Cleveland's Administration Warmly Indorsed by the Platform— A Cablegram Sent to Gladstone—Re vision of the Tariff Demanded—Re peal of the Prohibition Law Favored. Df.s Moines, la., Sept. I.—The State Democratic Convention met here to-day at 11 o’clock. The district eaucusses had pre viously designated the committee member ships so that the preliminary organization was soon effected and a recess taken. On re-assembling in the afternoon Cato Sells wus made permanent chairman. Every county was represented, and in nearly every case by a full delegation, Oil) dele gates being present. The nominations were: For Governor —Maj. T. J. Anderson. For Lieutenant Governor—J. M. Elder. For Supreme Court Judge—Charles S. Fogg- ’ For Superintendent of Public Instruc tion—H. W. Sawyer. All were nominated on the first ballot in each case. THE PLATFORM. Accompanying the report of the Com mittee on Resolutions was a request that the platform be adopted section by section, which wus agreed to. The first resolution was adopted unani mously and the second was adopted after the insertion of the words “and tobacco.” After the adoption of the second resolution a motion was carried by a close vote, in structing the officers to send a cablegram to Mr. Gladstone. The other resolutions were adopted without dissent until the liquor plank was read. The committee bad disagreed. Col. Mackey, in behalf of the minority, presented a substi tute favoring “Judicious regulation of the liquor traffic, and practical local option.” This was voted down after a heated discus sion, and a motion to strike out local option from the plank was also tost, and the original report adopted. The rest of the platform was adopted and, complete, is as follows 1. Wo commend the fidelity of President Cleveland to the obligations of his high trust, and congratulate the country upon the economy, courage, honesty and patriot ism of his administratioan. We cordially approve the public land policy of the Presi dent. Unearned land grants, to the extent of millions of acres, have been restored to the public domain and reserved for actual settlers only, and the attempts of cattle syndicates to enclose and appropriate large tracts of public land to their own uses have been defeated. A continuance of the Dem ocratic administration is a guaranty that not another acre shall be granted to specu lators or corporations. The civil service of the country has been placed upon a business basis, and Federal officials no longer neglect the duties of their office for the manipulation of party policies. The public debt lias been steadily reduced and we favor a continuance of the policy of applying the surplus revenues to the pay meut of the debt as rapidly as possible. We commend the efficiency, liberality and impartiality of the pension department in the adjustment of claims under the present laws, and v/e favor such further legislation as will make generous pensions for Union soldiers and sailors, surrounding the same with such safeguards and restrictions as will provent abuse by any who are not enti tledjto the bounty of the government. 2. We call upon Congress for immediate revision of our tariff laws to a revenue basis to the end that every industry and every section may enjoy perfect equality tinder the law, and we favor the retention of the internal revenue tax on intoxicating liquors mid tobacco, and protest against its proposed reduction for the purpose of con tinuing the present high tariff on the neces saries of life. 11. We are in favor of continuing the time-honored policy of the Democratic party of welcoming to our shores the liberty-loving people of all lands who come here to con form to our laws and institutions, and be come citizens of this country, but insist that stringent regulations lie adopted and en forced to exclude the pauper, vicious and criminal classes. 4. The noble and manly offorts of Messrs. Gladstone, Parnell and their associates in behalf of the cause of representative gov ernment. for Ireland, commends our un qualified approval. 5. We commend the action of the Demo cratic members of the Twenty-first General Assembly in supporting the Gasset bill and the bill against the holding of lands by non resident aliens, and we pledge our candi dates to the sup(>ort of these measures in the next legislature. 6. The vigorous prosecution of faithless officials,and Uioec who have corrupted them, now I icing conducted bv Democratic prose cuting officers in New York and Chicago is a hopeless sign of a reform of the public morals, and we believe the same measures of justice that is visited ujkui the bribery of local boards should lie visited upon the same offense when committed in State and national legislatures. 7. Wo favor such legislation by Congress ns will make all corporations, for the pur poses of litigation, residents and citizens of the State in which they do business. K We are opposed to uil sumptuary legis lation and in favor of tlic re]>eal of the present prohibitory liquor luw and the sub stitution in its stead of a local option and a carefully guarded license law, with a mini mum license foe of SSOO, for better control ot the liquor traffic. 5). Wo believe that the railroad companies are public corporations and therefore sub ject to public control. We demand such legislation bv Congress and the State Legis lature as will apply to State and interstate transportation ot freights and passengers, tile principlas of the Itoigan bib, viz.: all rates shall bo reasonable and shall be made public; no discriminations ugainst in dividuals or localities; no rebates J r drawbacks, the same charge for the sumo service to all persons, and no ■ugher charge for less than tor greater sor- V| ">; prohibition of pooling in every form; equal facilities and opportunities to nil ship Pers. We oppose the free transportation of *ny, and favor the cheap transportation of *b We believe that the tlrst-elass roads cn profitably earn - pu-aengers at, 3c. per mh, and we donmnda law restricting them ■o such n elmrgo. We are opposed to special tribunals for tlio setilement of railroad questions, and especially to such tribunals having power to suspend the laws j)f the land. \V therefore favor the abo ut ion of uii auMi tribunals, and believe that the ordinary courts of the country should h'- vested with full power to enforce the jus! obligations of the companijs and award "'equate damages to persons injured by their violation. Id Every citizen of the K‘ > 11 entitled to vota, und ills vote sfiouM i effective a ll the vote of any other citizen. We de nounce as in violation of the inherent right, 1111,1 to practical disfranchisement ot the majority of our jieoplc, the infamous gerry mander mode by the i le|>uidlran* in the net General Assembly, by which a n f.“fll minority of the people i r * vested with full control of the law-making power, anti vre pledge our Mormna facing. best endeavors to restore representation awarding to population the right of the ma jority to rule. We cordially invite the co operation with us of all persons iu accord witii these principles iu our endeavor to cairy them into effect, 11. That we favor such legislation as will grant to employes of corporations the lib erty to buy of whom they please. The convention adjourned sine die. FLOODED BY A DELUGE. Great Damage Done to Property in the Texan Lowlands. Chicago, Sept. 1. —A special to the Times from Morgan, (Tex.) Jsays: The hardest rain that ever fell in this country began Tuesday night, and has continued without cessation. The damage to fanners in the low valley lands in every portion of the country is estimated at thousands of dol lars. The Texas Central, and Gulf, Colo rado and Santa Ke railroads are badly damaged, and it will bo many days before either of • them can move trains. The following business houses, with all their goods, were swept down Bosque river: Sellers & Hamilton’s dry goods store, Samuel Frank's grocery store, M. M. Chad's grocry, J. H. Justice’s saddle shop, Anderson’s farniture store and three cotton gins. Nine residences were washed away. Besides these houses, which are entirely gone, every house in town is damaged. LIKE ALL MANY HAVE LEFT. Life is all that many of the citizens have left. At Whitney, twenty-two miles east in Hill county, a number of bouses were washed away. At Meridian a man, whose name could not be learned, was swimming to his house to try £iid save .some of its contents, when the water became too swift for his strength, forcing him into the current and drowning him. Between here and Cleburne, a distance of thirty miles, there were eight washouts on the Santa Fe road. Three of the num ber are large iron bridges which span Nolan river. At different points on the Texas Central, between Morgan and Whitney, two large iron bridges which have stood storms for years are completely destroyed. Between here and Hico, on the Central road, thirty one miles distant, there are eleven bridges washed away. The loss to the railroad is over $100,00). No estimate can yet be made of the loss in small towns and to farms. BUCKET-SHOP TICKERS. The Underground Conduit Company Threatened With the Law. Chicago, Sept. I.—A n ew feature in the war which the Board of Trade is waging against the bucket shops, is the appearance in the field of the Underground Conduit Company. This company is charged by the board with furnishing bncket shops with wires in the city limits. The manager of the Board of Trade quotation depart ment was instructed to notify the Underground company that if it did not stop furnishing facilities to the bucket shops,- in violation of the State law, the facts and evidence in the possession of the board would be laid before the next grand jury and an indictment asked for. The Postal and Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Com panies continue to charge the Board of Trade , with favoritism to the Western Union Company. They say that the Postal wires were ordered out of the open Board of Trade, while the Western Union Company con tinues to do business there, and has in creased its operating force in its open board office. They also say that MeCampbell’s bucket shop at Cincinnati is circulating Chicago Board of Trade quotations all over the country over the Western Union wires. PULLMAN’S CARVERS. The Company Gives Into the Demands Emphasized by a Strike. Chicago, Sept. 1. —For the first time in the history of the model village of Pullman, the Palace Car Company, for which all the inhabitants work, were beaten to-day in a strike. Ninety-three carvers employed in the car shops quit in a body this morniug, because, as they stated, the work at which they were able to niako the most money had been taken from them and given to cabinet makers who would do it cheaper. The foreman of the department stated that the work was trans ferred to the cabinet makers simply be cause on account of tho rush of work the carvel's were unable to handle it. The carvers are the beet organized of any of the workmen at Pullman, and their lead ers stated emphatically during the after noon that they would not go back unless the work in question was given them again. A conference was held with the foreman before evening and tee company decided to accede to their demands. It is the first in stance of the kind on record. The carvers wifi return to work to-morrow morning. DASHED FROM A BALLOON. An Indian Aeronaut Loses His Hold on a Trapeze Bar. Princeton, Mo., Sept. I.—At the Mercer county fair yesterday afternoon, Randall Blaksloe, a half breed Indian, made a balloon ascension, hanging to a trapeze liar. Tho balloon shot up suddenly, giving Blakslee a wrench and he was unable to pull himself up on tho bar, but managed to hold himself’ up by a loop which he hud drawn around his wrist. After traveling about n mile and a half, reaching the altitude of 300 feet, the balloon began to descend, but the poor fellow’s strength gave out, and when within 500 feet of the earth his grip relaxed and he fell, lighting on his feet in n cornfield, his thighs being broken and driven into the trunk of his body. PERIL OF THE KNICKERBOCKER. The Water Frequently Flooded the Engine Room. New Orleans, Kept. 1. —T. H Patterson, a passenger on the steamer Knickerbocker, which arrived hero yesterday from New York, several days overdue, suys the steamer encountered a gale early on the morniug of Aug. 3d, which soon developed into a cyclone of gi eat severity. The storm continued forty-eight hours, during which time everybody thought the ship would go to pieces. ’ The ship was blown 300 miles out of her course. Then a pipe burst, and tho steamer was further delayed forty-eight hours, going under sail. During the cyclone the water broke over the ship, and at one time there was considerable water in the engine room. 0.000 Tons of Wheat Sold. Han Francisco, Sept. 1. —The sale of 6,000 ton* of when: for the benctlt of the creditors of the recent bull operators. Dres bucii A Rosenteld, occurivd on the Produce Exchango this forenoon. The first sale of 100 tons was made ut I At 1 , percental. Tho succeeding JOtl tons sold down to 1 22 L, sfter which the price rose quickly to 1 25, and the final solos were made at 1 37. The price* obtained were considerably higher than had been deemed possible. SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1887. RUMORS OF BIG DEALS. GARRETT SAID TO BE ANXIOUS TO UNLOAD HIS HOLDINGS. An Intimation that Gould Will Gobble the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph System -The Little Wizard and the Pennsylvania Railroad Said to Have Advanced the Baltimore and Ohio Road Money. Baltimore, Md., Sept. I.—The Baltimore and Ohio Express Company to-day passed into the hands of the United States Ex press Company, and their employes were notitied of the change. There will, for the present at least, he no changes in the em ployes, and reports will be made to the General Manager as heretofore. Speaking of the sale John K. Cowan, counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Company said: “The statement that the Baltimore and Ohio Express Company has been sold to the United States Express Company is not correct. There has been simply a contract entered into lietween the two companies by which the United States Company is to run the Baltimore and Ohio for thirty years, for which the former is to pay the latter company u certain percentage of the earnings.” He declined to say what the percentage will be. It is now very generally believed here that the sale of the Express is not the last of the deals of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Special dispatches from Now York render it conclusive to the minds of many prominent business men that the telegraph system of the company will soon pass into other hands if the negotia tions are not already concluded. The im pression also prevails that Mr. Garrett is anxious to dispose of the road, and an nouncement of the sale at any time will create no surprise here. THE VICE PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT. Vice President Spencer, in answer to in quiries on the subject to-aay, confirmed the disposal of the plant of the Baltimore and Ohio Express Company and of the execu tion of a contract between the railroad company and the United States Express Company for thirty years, but declined to give any further particulars. He said, how ever, that ho regarded the ar rangement as quite advantageous to the interests both of the railroad Company and the Express Company. Mr. Spencer stated that there was no truth whatever in the statements as to negotia tions with London bankers for the control of the company or that the house of Garrett & Sons w;is selling or intending to sell its holdings and he knew of no such intentions on the part of any other large holders. THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD RUMOR. He treated as absurd the statement that the Pennsylvania railroad had advanced or was advancing any moneys to the Balti more and Ohio company looking to its con trol, or for any other purpose. The control of the company had not and would not pass into any rival hands. It would continue as an independent trunk hue with the interests of all classes of stockholders fully and am ply cared for, working, it is hoped, in such harmony with connecting and com peting interests as would secure the best re sults for all. The company is fining a large business and has met, and was prepared to meet promptly, all its obligations of every character. RUMORS ON THE STREET. New York, Sept. I.—A report was cur rent on the Stock Exchange to-day, said to emanate from a director of the Pennsylvania railroad, to the effect that the Baltimore and Ohio paper taken up yesterday was only renewed. Another report said that an agreement has been made between J. S. Morgan, A. J. Cassatt and Robert Garrptt for the transfer of a majority of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad stock in the interest of a syndicate in which the Pennsylvania railroad and Jay Gould are said to be equally interested. According to this story, the Western Union will absorb the Baltimore and Ohio Tele graph linos, and the Pullman Car Company the Baltimore and Ohio Palace Car Com pany. A SHIPWRECKED CREW. The Bark Lena from Pensacola Aban doned at Sea. New York, Sept. 1. —The steamer City of Alexandria, which arrived from Havana to-day, brought the shipwrecked crew, sev enteen men and the captain, of the German bark Lena from Pensacola to the Nether lands. She left Pensacola Aug. IT. and ex perienced a storm on Aug. 28 which became a hurricane on Aug. “A. Her deckload be came loose and several of the crow were hurt. The crew were about to take to the boats when the schooner Morangie came along and took them on board. The Mo rangie's provisions gave out, and the steamer took the wrecked men on board Aug 20. The men lost everything but what they stood in. MANITOBA’S NEW ROAD. The Present Lull Believed, to be Pre -1 ceding a Storm. Winnipeg, Man.. Sept. I.— The slow pro gress of the legal machinery is the only feature in the lied River Valley railroad situation just now. The opposition of the Canadian Pacific railroad is most feared by the Manitoba government, and its present quiescence is regarded as a prelude to a still more determine l light. Accidents burred, it is expected that tse new roal will be in running order by Oct. 15. An attempt will be made to have Mr. Van Horne examined when the case comes up in court. SWITCHES AT HIS DOORS. The Man the Bald Knobbers Whipped Still Pursued. Springfield, Mo., Sept. I. —Green Walker, whom several Raid Knobbers Ht Ozark were fined for whipping, has located in tie eastern part of Greene county. Since settling there hi* neighbors' 1 rouse* l.ave frequently bcn burglarizod. Yesterday morning Walker found n bundle of hickory switches at his front door, accompanied by a written warning to leave the neighbor hood within one Meek. The Hurlburt Paper Company. Springfield, Mass.. Sept. I.— The cred itors of the Hurlburt Paper Company of South la* met in tins city to-day, end. after a stormy sea.ion, refused to compromise at 20c. on the dollar. The spisdal committee reported liabilities of $o88,Ot)0 ami the assets at @“ .’O,OOO. The affair* will probably lie settled by regular insolvency proceed ings. Glass Factories Still Idle. Pittsburg, Sept. 1. Now\of lias window glass factories started up to-ilay, although Sept. 1 is the usual time for resuming work. The workingmen remain firm in their de mands for the restoration of 10 per cent, that was taken off their wage*several year* ago. CANADA’S FISHERIES. The First Will be Held at Washington. Washington, Sept. I.—All sorts of ru mors are current to-night relative to the ap pointment of the English Fisheries Commis sion, and the probable course of the United States in the premises. Only one thing is certain up to this time. That is that the Unite! States will do nothing whatever until officially informed as to tho action of Great Britain. The Com missioners will come to Washington, and will be accredited representatives of their government to enter into such ne gotiations as can be agreed upon. The Sec retary of State may treat with them di rectly in person, or through commissioners appointed by the President for the purpose. In the latter event the American commis sioner will lie simply a representative of tho State department and will not. form part of a “Joint High Commission.” It is thought probable that tho President may deem it best to apnoint three commissioners to represent the United States, although Gov. Porter, the Assistant Secretary of State, is of the opinion that this course is entirely unneces sary. Whether there is a commission or not, there will undoubtedly be a convention prepared before the meeting of Congress to !*> submitted to the Senate for ratification. What the action of the Senate will be is problematical, but unless there is a marked change of sentiment in that body from that which existed last year, any treaty is likely to fail. It is believed at tbe Department of State that the first conference will be held some time during the fall or next winter. The place of meeting has not yet lteen decided upon, but the indications are that the negotiators will meet first in Washington and then proceed to Halifax. KEY WEST’S TEASER. Just Enough Yellow Fever In the City to be Mentioned. Washington, Sept. 1. —A dispatch from Key West was received this morning at the office of the Marine Hospital Service, whfi h stated that tho number of cases of yellow fever reported there to Sept. 1, was 374, and the number of death* 63, an increase of 17 cases and 1) deaths in the past nine days. The situation is regarded at the office us slightly favorable, since the mortality is on the whole comparatively low. As yet the new cases are almost entirely confined to children. A DEATH AT NEW YORK. New York, Sopt. I.—Edward Johnson, an employe of the Baxter Wrecking Com pany, was a passenger per the Mallory’s steamer City of San Antonio, from Key West, which arrived at quarantine Aug. 30. On the steamer’s arrival Johnson was round suffering from yellow fever and was prompt ly transferred to Swinebume Island hos pital, where he died at midnight last night. GOOD CHEER FOR COLORADO. The Utes All on the Reservation and a Conference Arranged. Washington, Sept. I.—Gen. Terry in forms the War Department of the receipt of the following telegram from Maj. Rand lett, dated Fort Duchesne, Aug. GO: “Capt. Dawson, with his troops, Indian Agent Byrnes and tho head men of the U tee started yesterday to meet Gen. Crook and Gov. Adams at Hooker. The Utes are all on the reservation. There are no fears of any leaving it. This can be assured the people of Colorado.” September's Debt Statement. Washington, Spet. L—The debt state ment issued to-day shows the decrease of the public debt during tbe month of August to lie $4,809, 47.5 41; tne decline of the debt since June 30, 1887, $9,654,370 34, the cash in the Treasury $449,991, 729 87; the gold certificates outstanding $88,765,340, the sil ver certificates outstanding $147,876,385, the certificates of (le]ioslt outstanding $7,180,- 000; the legal tenders outstanding $846,681,- 016; the fractional currency (not including the amount estimated as lost or destroyed) $6, 943 39. A Monument to Confederate Dead. Washington, Sept. 1. —The Secretary of War has approved the request of the Con federate Association at Chicago, to erect a memorial to the Confederate dead buried In the government lot in Oakland Cemetery, near that city, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Quartermaster General. Carlisle at Oakview. Washington, Sept. 1. —Speaker Car lisle, who arrival in Washington a few days ago, went to Oak View this afternoon to spend a few days as the guest, of the President. Trade Dollar Redemption. Washington, Sept. L —The trade dollars redeemed to (late are 7,153,000. The Treas ury j iconic believe that but few more are outstanding. Disasters to Cotton. New Orleans, La., Sept. I.—A special from Vicksburg to the Times-Democrat says: “Fully 65 per cent, of the cotton in the Rolling Fork, Deer Creek and Lake Washington sections has been stripjx-J of its leaves, as though fire had swept over the fields which, three days ago, looked so green and promising.” A special from Carencro to the Tinies- Dr.moerat says: “Cotton in this section is cut short fully 50 per cent, on account of worms.” Los Angelos’ Chinese. Los Angeles, Cal., Kept. L-e-China town in this city w as completely burned out four weeks ago und u new location wo* decided ujioii. The jieople gathered m such force at tho site of the proposed now Chinatown tide afternoon, and u.-si such stormy language, that the owners had to prom.se not to locate the Chinese there, li i- expected Unit the Chinese will find great difficulty in securing any location in the city. Craig Tolliver’s Slayers Acquitted. Louisville, Kv., Kept. 1. - A special to the ConrUr-Jovmat from I>exingte>ri. Ky., says: “In the Rowan Circuit Court at Morehead today Pigma:i and Perry, charged with the murder at Craig Tolliver, were cleared alter two hours’ rteid*-rut:on of the jury. Everything at Moreheud is quiet and no danger is apprehended from an outbreak. ” Bale of a Railroad. Little Rock, Ark., .Sept. I.—The Mem phi* and Little Ris k railroad was sold under h mortgage foreclosure-this afternoon to 11. K. Dow. of Now York, the price paid being $2,800,060. Tlio road will Ui extended to Dallas, Tex. A Cable Rate War. New York, Wept. L—The Commercial Cable Company tins morning Issued a dr ier giving a reduction of cable rate*. On and after Wept. 15,1887, tbe tariff will lie lip. |>er word to Great Britain, Ireland and Franc* end 15c. per word to Germany. BLOOD MAY FLOW IN ERIN THE COUNTY CLARE MEETING TO BE HELD AT ALL HAZARDS. Balfour Denies That tho Government Will Be Responsible if There la Trouble Mr. Ilealy Defines Procla mation as Equivalent to Applying a Gag Pauper Emigrants. London, Sept. I.—ln the House of Com mons this evening Mr. Dillon (Nationalist) moved to adjourn. He did so in order to direct .attention to the proclaiming of the meeting announced to he held in County Clare. The preposed meeting, he said, was a perfectly legitimate one, and the people would insist upon holding it. Any disorder or bloodshed that resulted would be on the head of the government. The rack-rent, exterminating, and ruffianly landlords who feared public opinion wanted bloodshed. He would tell them that the meeting would be held whether or not there was bloodshed. BALFOUR’S REPLY. Mr. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, said he feared that the speech of Mr. Dillon would not fail to have the evil effect of in flaming the people. In proclaiming the public meeting the government had only followed the example of Earl Spencer, who had invariably suppressed public meetings whenever ho thought they would be likely to lead to disturbance. The dis trict in which this meeting was announced to Iki hold wus the most disturbed district in Ireland, where by far tho largest propor tion of crime was committed. The action of the government was not due to pressure from the landlords. As to the responsibility for what might hap)>cu if the proclamation should be defied, that would not rest upon the government, which was acting through a desire to preserve the peace, but upon those who advised the people to resist the law. [Cheers.) WHAT PROCLAMATION MEANS. Mr. Henly asked the House to consider what the proclamation niennt. He said it meant the stopping of the iieople's utterance when their voice should lie loudly beard. The people’s only chance during the coming winter of getting fair play lay in their boldly assembling in public. Mr. Robertson (Liberal) read Justice Stephens’ definition of an unlawful assent hly. and contended that the proposed meet ing did not come within that definition. T. F. O’Connor said he considered that the proclamation simply meant that the government had proclaimed tho war ugainst the Irish people. The motion to adjourn was rejected by a vote of 9 to 61. PAUPER IMMIGRATION. Mr. Balfour, replying to Mr. Heaty’s question as to what steps had been taken in view of America’s objection to receiving pauper immigrants, said the government would allow no more money for the trans portation <4* such persons 'during the re mainder of the year. After tlic debate on proclamation this evening an informal conference was held between the Parnellites and English home rulers, and Mr. Cony heart) and Philip Btan hope offered to join Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien ill addressing the meetiiig of the Ennis brauch of the league. They say they will not flinch from arrest. BULGARIA WILL FIGHT. Gen. Ernroth Will be Resisted With Force if Necessary. Sofia, Sept. 1. —Print* Ferdinand pre sided at the council held to-day to consider the Porte’s official notification that Turkey has assented to Russia’s proposal to send Gen. Ernroth on a special mission to Bul garia. The Cabinet crisis continues, but it is believed that M. Stambuloff will be able to-morrow to announce definitely the formation of a Cabinet. Prince Ferdinand to-day received the di rectors of the Turco-Bulgarian railway, in the course of the conversation he said that he hoped that the rood would lie com pleted this year. Tiie President alluded to the insufficiency of capital to complete the enterprise, whereupon Prince Ferdinand said ttiat the government would raise a loan for the purpose. ERNROTH WILT, BE FOUGHT. London, Sept. 1. —The Standard's Sofia correspondent telegraphs that he has au thority lor stating that Gen. Ernroth’s en trance into Bulgaria will bo forcibly resisted if necessary. CITY OFFICIALS INSULTED. The Duke Slept When They Came to Pay Their Respects. London, Sept. 1. —When the British fleet which is cruising in the Mediterranean ar rived at Bougie, Algeria, the officials of the place went aboard tho flagship to pay their respects to the Duke of Edinburgh, Admiral of the squadron. They were informed that ttie Duke was in bed and retired without having seen him. The French press Is furi ous at tiie way the officials were treated. Malta’s Plague. London, Sept. 1. —In Malta, to-day, there were 4 new cases of cholera and 3 deaths. THE RECORD I.V SICILY. Rome, Sept. I.—lit Catan.a to-day there were reisirted fifteen new cases of cholera and eight death*, and in Palermo thirteen new cases and six deaths. Cholera has ap peared at Trapani. Rutssia fiends Out Brutes. Bombay, Dept. !.—The Russian Mission which recently went to Kasngar lias lieen compelled to return to Kliokand. The members of the mission so outraged public opinion in Kashgar by insulting Moham medan women that a riot against the Rus sians vi ;>s provoked. In this several Russians were killed. Persecution of the Hebrews. Moscow, Hept. 1. In consequence of the ill-treatment ot the Jew i at Novgorod Gen. Bro..clf has seut circulars to tile authori ties ordering them ui adopt stringent meas ures against violations o the law, and to guarantee safety to all subjects of the Czar without distinction. Germany's Trade Guild*. Berlin, M-pt. I.—Princo Bismarck, as Minister o' Cos umeroc, ha* instructed the provincial gover iors to do their utmost to promote the wtaretta of trade guilds, especially in the direction of their uniting to form or join larger associations. Franos’ri Reserves. Touloui.K, Sept. L —Tiie members of the reserve are rapidly arriving hole and de parting for their quarters. Recruiting conitmseionx are working actively. Every thing proceeds in an onterly and successful manner. Emigrants for America. Queenstown, Kept I.—Several line steamer- wnicli have sailed from this port in the last two days took on board 85fe eini- > grant* for America. I SACO'S SLICK CLERK. An Attempt to Palm Off the Insanity Plea on the Public. Kaoo, Me., Sept. I.—Some friends of Fl ank C. McNoilly, tho absconding clerk of the Saco Savings bank, think that ho is do ranged. They say he has been acting very queerly, and hits complained of a bead trouble. When Cashier Kelley left the bank in charge of the clerk the inner vault, where the cash and securities were kept, was locked. No one but tho Treasurer and President were supposed to know hoiv to open tho safe, but Mc- Neilly must have studied the combination when the vault was open some time during the Treasurer's absence and found it an easy task to carry out his plan. He has lieen living beyond his means ever since he worked in the bank. He wore line clothes, often lured livery stable teams and always luid plenty of spending money. Home bills he Ims left unpaid, together with sundry amounts borrowed from friends. A lew days ago, when talking with a friend about his future plans, he said ho expected to lie thousands of miles away from here in Sep temtier. His mother is completely pros trated by the shock. His brother Harry, who holds a rcsponsiblo position in the American Express otfico, has gone to Mon treal in search of the absconder. Hank Ex aminer Richards liegan work on the books to-day. A NEW THEORY. Saco, Me., Kept. 1,11 r. m.—From facts that have boon learned Treasurer Kelley and other bank officers are led to ac cept an utterly new theory regarding the robbery. It was thought yesterday that McNeilly must have studied the com bination to the steel idlest inside the inner safe in some previous time while the Treas urer was absent, and had kept his secret until his plans were fully developed. Today the bank officials think that McNeilly con fiscated the bonds on Aug. 1, while engaged in cutting coupons, and that he did not get across to the security vntft on the day he left the bank. What disposal bo has made of the negotiable bonds since Aug. 1 is not known, but he lias lieen making frequent trips to Portland of late. It is supposed he has lieen taking steps toward selling them. The $8,500 which lie stolo was all the cash drawer in the safe contained, but had he succeeded in working the combination of the steel idlest he could have taken millions of money and negotiable securities. This makes it seem all the more proliable that he did o|ien the chest, but had stolen the bonds on Aug. 1 when the coupons were cut. In place of the package of bonds stolen he left, a dummy in the shape of a package of oid letters so that a glance at the pile of bonds would not have awakened sus picion. Htnto Detective True, on liehalf of the Saco Hank, has offered a reward of SSOO for the apprehension of McNeilly, the abscond mg clerk, and SSOO for the recovery of the stolen Ixmds or SI,OOO for Imtli. It is now stall'd that tlie Isolds are not registered, and McNeilly may have realized on them. A BOWLDER PUT ON THE TRACK. Having a Passenger for a Way Sta tion All that Saved a Train. Pekin, 11t.., Kept. I.—A bold attempt was made last evening to wreck the Indiana, Bloomington and Western eastbound pas senger train that left Pekin at 8 o’clock at lioslie station, six miles east of this eity. The cast and westbound passenger trains art* duo here ut 8 o’clock, arriving and pass ing at this point. The westbound pas senger passed Is-sHe all right. It was between this time and 8:15 o'clock that some persons carried a large stone, weighing 'JOO pounds, twenty five foet and placed It between the rails of the main track. The east-bound passenger train very fortunately had a passenger for_Losllo sta tion. The engineer was notifliod and had slowed up, when his engine struck the stone, throwing over the stone, but the forward trucks left tho track. The train was de layed nearly an hour. Had it not been for this one passenger there would have I icon a smash-up, as tlie train would have flashed into this rock ob struction at full fjieed. The only theory given for the work is that of robbery. The officials of the Indiana. Bloomington and Western railroad will investigate the mat ter. j j WHIPPED BY WHITE CAPS. A Band Similar to tho Bald Knobbere at Work In Indiana. New Albany, Ind., Sept. I.—Tuesday night a gang of lawless men in Spencer township, Harrison county, calling them selves “White Caps," took from his bod John Hildobrunt, a popular citizen, who lust April wus elected Justice of tho Peace by nearly a unanimous vote, and, tying him to a tree, beat him unmercifully with hickory switches. They told him they were not pleased with his decisions, and charged him with cruelty to his family. Thu saint) night, at Depauw, they warned a saloon-keeper to stop selling liquor, ami nt Krenchtown they awakened the postmaster, Paul llenriott, told him what they liatl Itcen doing and ordered him, under penalty of 100 lashes, to spread the news quick. They hail previously warned a widow named Dougherty that must not marry a young man to whom she is engaged. Her friends have organized for her protection. COLUMBUS CHAPTERS. An Accident to a Passenger Train- Fire at a Mill. Columbus. Oa., Kept. I.—A paxsengei train on the Columbus and Rome railroad yesterday hail an accident which fortu nately did not result in nuy personal injury. The train was Just ready to leave limes’ tank when the boiler on engine No. 4 ex ploded, blowing out all the steam and water and dLubdng the engine. A telegram was sunt to Columbus for another engine, which pulled the train to Fortsou, where part of it was side tracked unit tne passengers carried on to Greenville. At 1 o'clock to-day fire occurred in the picker-room of the Eagle and Phoenix Mill No. 11 and was thought to have been extin guished by tiie miil hands, when it broke out again, and as the steam pump was so powerful it hurst the hose several times. The tire threatened to do great damage but the water was finally secured and the fire wiu extinguished without any great dom- Tiie committee appointed to arrange for n (.display lor ('omnibus ut the Piedmont Exposition will meet next week and make ail necessary arrangements. Southern Dentists. Kohtbkhs .Mon hoi;, S spt. 1. — Clink's held the attent ion of the Southern Dental Ashocm tion today. t’n j>ers were read liy l)r-. Starr, ot Pniladolplidi; Parr and Evans, of New York; 1/-sUt, of Virginia; Datner, of South Carol mu. Ueneer. of Maryland: Staples, of Texas; Wtnckier, of in-orgi,; Morgan, of Missouri; Knapp, of Louisiui a; Patrick, of illuioic, ami a lecture was de livered by Dr. Younger, of Califom.a, on the transplantation of teeth, with practical illusi, rations. I PRICE *lO A YEAR. I 1 a CENTS A COPY, t A JUDGE HITS A CONSUL. PASO DEL NORTE THE SCENE OF THE ASSAULT. Tho Incident Reported to the Stats Department at Washington—Use of Insulting Language Alleged by the Mexican and Denied by the Ameri can- Complications Improbable. El Paso, Tkx., Kept. 1. —At 4 o’clock yesterday evening United States Consul Brigham and the United States agon- of tho Masceloris Apaches went to the court room of Judge Zubin. Magistrate of Paso del Norte, to transact some business regard ing the recovery of horses stolen from the Indians. They waited until 5 o’clock and then went to the residence of the Judge to see why he did not come, according to agreement. He told them his interpreter was not present and he had more important business on band, and the Consul and Agent ( (iwnrt walk and away. They felt insulted and Mr. Brigham soifl he would inform his government. ZL'BIA ASSAULTS THE CONSUL. Judge Zubin ran several stops down the walk, and coming up belaud Mr. Brigham, struck him a heavy blow over tho head. Judge Zubia, in an interview last night re garding his assault iqion Consul Brigham, said: “Messrs. Brigham and Cowart hat wailed at the court room from 2 until 5 o'clock. I did not keep my engagement with them, because I had neen detained at home by a siek wife. My inter preter says the Consul used language when speaking to me that Mexicans would cal! insulting and that he did not interpret more than halt of it to me. Thereupon I ordered Cowart and Consul Brigham trom my residence. On the street, the Consul continued to use violent language, and I, without any weapon, ran flown to him and struck him on the head with my hand." The latter started to use his cane and Judge Zubin ran into a house and locked the door. Consul Brigham has telegraphed an account of the affair to Washington, which is corroborated by Agent Cowart. the government notified. Washington, Kept. I.— A dispatch was last nicht received at the Department of Htnto from United States Consul Brigham at Paso del Norte, containing an account of the assault made upon him by the Mexican Judge, Zubia. The Consul makes no sug gestion or comment save the statement that he offered no indignity to the Judge, nor did anything that could lie construed ns an insult. The matter is regardful t the Department as one personal to the [iurties concerned, and no interna tional complications are ex}iected to result. The telegram has been placed upon the ffie so that it may be held in readiness as au answer in ease any eomplaint is made against the Consul by the Mexican govern ment. AGENT COWART’S STATEMENT. A telegram was received to-day by In dian Commissioner Atkins from Indian Agent Cowart, at K 1 Paso, Tex., under date of Aug. 81, who states that he arrived there several days ago to receive some horse* stolen from the Indians of the Mescalero reservation. “The horses,” he says, “are held in Paso del Norte, Mex., in custody of the Judge of I .otters, Henor Zubia. After postponing the case upon one pretext or another for several days, he promised to give me a hearing yesterday. At the appointed hour, with United States Consul Brigham, I appeared at the court room with my witnesses, but Judge Zubia did not come fir send any explanation of his absence. We then went, to his residence to ascertain when we might expect action. Nothing occurred that could lie construed as offensive, but. as we were leaving, and were on the Rtreet, Judge Zubia followed us, and struck Consul Brigham from behind. The of*. !uct of Judge Zubia lins been disrespectful throughout the case. I corroborate Consul Brigham's statement of the matter sent to the Htato Department last night." MR. DAVIS COMING TO MACON. Tha Ex-Confederate Veterans to Again See the Old Chieftain. Macon, Ga., Sept. I.—Ex-President Jef ferson Davis has accepted tho invitation to attend the State Fair in Macon on Oct. 36. On that day there will lie a grand reunion of all the surviving ex-Confederete soldier* who can get here. Prenident Northen of the Htate Fair, arrivinl here to-night, from Beauvoir. He found Mr. Davts suffering a little from a wound received in las foot in the Mexican war. Mr. Davis said he would rather visit Macon than any city this far South. He would lie delighted to once again look on the surviving Confed erate veterans. Mr. Davis was captured near Macon. He was always a favorite bore, and his acceptance of the invitation iitt-. net tho people wild with ioy. Mr. Davis will be provided with a special bedroom car direct from bis home to Macon. Ten promi nent citizens, most of whom are his personal friends, will accompany him to and fro. not to make hfeei hbh. He will not lie harassed by holding recap tions or making speeches, as his feeble health will not permit it. He will review the vet erans in the State Fair Park. The railroad* will make close connections and run with care, and only at comfortable spaed in bring ing him here. One of the grandest recap tions ever given in the entire country will lie given ex-President Davis. The city will be decorated profusely, and the main street intersections will be covered with arches. This will probably be the last appearance of Mr. Davis licfore so large a gathering of ex-Confeder ato soldiers, and will lie mode forever his torical hi the Kouth. Many old soldiers have already written for tha entrance of tha names of t heir regiments to join In the re union. The railroad rate of lc a mile will draw a 100,000 people. Georgia and the South will turn out on masse in this, proba bly tho last, public demonstration to th* hood of the ex-Confederate government. FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS. A Steamship Employe Reelgne—Tha Board of Health. Jacksonville, Fla., >Sept. 1. —Clarence Wagner, for filtecn years in the employ of tlie Clyde Steamship Line and acting agent of the company in this city while Capt. J. A. Leslie was absent on * vacation, resigned lus imaition to-day to go into business for himself in Charleston. Mr. Wagner was formerly the company’s agent at rernan ilina. * . , An unsuccessful attempt was made to hold a board of health meeting in the city to-day, owing to tho aLwnce of **vrai physicians. Dr. Glennon, of < edar Keys. AiiJtftant Burgeon oi tho Mariii# Hoapityu Hervico, wan, however, prewnt and ui an interview stated that he thought that alter September no fever would he in Kev Urtft. He is well informed, i, a member of the lntori’.at.aoel Health Ahk iation, and i now on hi* way w Washington to attend a mooting of that Tl'e City Belton report* seventeen death in tha caty for tno month of August