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DOWN WITH HIGH DUTIES
A STRONG FIGHT TO BE MADE IN
THE NEXT SESSION.
President Cleveland Pleased W ith the
Action on the Tariff at Allentown—
Conferences Held by the President
and Speaker Carlisle Secretary
Fairchild to be Consulted.
Washington, Sept a.'— The Evening
star this afternoon publishes the following:
“There will be a measure brought forward
by the tariff reformers as soon as Congress
convenes, which will likely have the in
dorsement of the administration. The
President, Secretary of (he Treasury and
Speaker Carlisle have been considering the
matter since Congress adjourned, and it is
I’.ot improbable that the present visit of
Speaker Carlisle to the President at Oak
View will result in the culmina
tion of their plan. It is possible that
the Speakers visit to Washington at this
time was expressly for the purpose of con
sulting with the President upon this sub
ject. It is expected at the Treasury De
partment that Secretary Fairchild, who is
now on his v i tion, will soon return to
Washington. V • probable that he conies
to meet the ProsU •> • dMr Carlisle.
THE ALLENTOWN TU.A.VK.
“The result of the Allentown convention
is quite satisfactory to the tariff reformers.
They propose to take advantage of the sit
uation and present a plan for a reduction of
the revenues. The plan being prepared
will conform strictly with the tariff resolu
tion there adopted, as it is construed by the
President. It will abolish the tobacco tax,
but leave the whisky tax where it is, and
will make u big reduction in the customs on
the necessaries of life, in ac
cordance with the President's ut
terances on the subject. The internal
revenue features ate admitted as a compro
mise, and will be tolerated only in connec
tion with a very jxisitive reduction of the
customs. There will be no acknowledgment
of protection. It is likely that the reduc
tion of the customs will lie more sweeping
than Mr. Randall would agree to, though it
is hoped that the whole part y can lie brought
to work together harmoniously.
SCOTT ANl> SINGERLY.
“Congressman Scott, of Pennsylvania,
was iu Washington shortly before* the Al
lentown convention, and talked the matter
over with the President and Secretary Fair
child. Edito> Gingerly conferred with the
President h.. to it will be remembered,
in his yacht o * ' Potomac. The adminis
tration is full t committed to a strong atti
tude on the tariff. W hile there has been no
general conference of a largo number of
men in one place, there have been impor
tant consultations between individual lead
ers and the President.
“Mr. Mills, of Tex, who is to be Chair
man of the Ways and Means Committee in
the next House* is the city and has had
conferences with Mr Carlisle The Bureau
of Statist ; cs \ ..ci 1 calie-l upon for figures
on customs duties to show just where the
most effectivu , W-vctiom can he made, and
how the revenues would be effected there
by.”
MILLS PREPARING A BILL.
Congressman Roger Mills, of Texas, in an
interview with a Post reporter to-night,
savs that be is preparing a tariff bill to be
submitted to the next House. It will pro
pose large reductions in the duties on iron,
steel, cotton and wool. Mr. Mills says
he know s of no formal conference going on
among the Democrats over the tariff, but
says that he believes the President and
Speaker Carlisle have held conferences on
the subject, as have other Democrats in
dividually. He warmly attacks
the protect! i.i Democrats, and says the
President and Speaker of the House should
force Mr. Randall and his followers to
fall into line or be read out of the party.
FISHERIES SETTLEMENTS.
The Probabl i .’ spresentative of Can
ad on the Commission.
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 3.—Mr. Foster,
Minister of Marine ana Fisheries, and Mr.
Thompson, Minister of Justice, are men
tioned in connection with Canada's repre
sentation at the proposed fisheries conven
tion. Politicians seem agreed that neither
Sir John McDonald nor Sir Charles Tupper
will act.
TALKED OF IS THE COMMONS.
LONDON, Sept, 2.—ln the House of Com
mons this evening Mr. Gourley asked if it
intended to refer article 10 of the Treaty
of Washington to the Fisheries Com
mission, as well as the fishery arti
cles; wh.ther the composition and
powers of the commission would
l>e in accordance with the memorandum of
the American government of June S3. 1385,
w hether the tern:-: of the draft of the pro
tocol submitted by the United State.-. Minis
ter Adams to the Earl of Clarendon in 1886,
would form part of the matters refereed to
the commission, and w hether the Alaskan
fisheries question would be referred to the
commission.
Sir James Ferguson. Parliamentary Secre
tary to the Foreign Office, replied that it
was not intended at present to refer article
30 to the Commissioner He was not pre
pared to say that the American member re
ferred to would limit, the scope of
the commission. Regarding Mr. Adams’
protocol, he referred the inquirer to Lord
Salisbury’s dispatch of March 24, stating
the views of th i British government, in
proposing the commission. The l'uil terms
to be referred to the commission were
as yet undecided. Inclusion of the
matter of the Ala. "a i seal fisheries would
receive consideration. Sir Lionel Snckville
West, British minister at Washington,
would lie the second member of the com
mission. The third would be a Canadian.
CHAMBERLAIN COMING.
London, Kept. 3. Mr. Chamberlain ex
pects to sail for America about the end of
October, 110 will stay a few days in New
York before going to Washington.
JOURNALISTIC HOSPITALITY.
The Profession in Philadelphia to En
tortain Visiting Co-laborers.
Philadelphia, Sept. 3,—A meeting of
the Press Reception Committee, appointed
by the United States Constitutional Cen
tennial Commission, was held at the office of
the Unilg Sewn this evening. Nearly all of
the daily and Sunday newspapers were
represented. It was determined to give a
reception to the visiting newspaper men
from all parts of the country, at the Jour
nalists’ Club, on the night of Friday even
ing, Sept, lfi, the club having tendered the
use of its rooms for the purposo.
D. R. Bacon was elected Secretaiy,
and under direction of a committee
will be in charge of the press hcadquartere
during the three days of the celebration.
To him all visiting newspaper men
will apply for registration amt for
surii facilities us the committee
may command for seeing the street dis
plays and reporting the events of the week.
Editors who expect to attend the celebra
tion in person or whose papers will be rep
resented, are l-equested to advise the chair
man of the committee, W. P. Hardy, editor
of the iJailii Sewn, ns soon as jwwsible.
Charged With Manslaughter.
Montreal, Sept. 3. —The Crown prose
cutors yesterday decided to bring an indict
ment before the grand jury in the Court of
Queens Bench against Joseph Hickson,
•General Manager of the Grand Trunk rail
roerl. on a churgo of manslaughter. The
coroner's jury had previously brought, in a
verdict holding the railway company crim
inally responsible for the death of l*a
braneiie and Trewblny, who were run over
and killed by a train Duly 13.
* Bishop Harris Daad.
New York, Soot, 3.—Bishop Harris, of
the Methodist Episcopal church, died at
t>:o.j o'clock this afternoon.
A CRY FOT A SCALP.
The Democratic Central Committee
Asks a Fostraastcr’s Dismissal.
Chicago, Kent. 3.—After a lively meet
ing. behind closed door-, the Democratic
State Central Committee to-day, by a vote
of 13 to 10, adopted a resolution requesting
the Federal authorities to investigate the
alleged connection of a well known
Democratic editor and postmaster, H. W.
Clefidennin, of Springfield, with the cor
rupt legislative printing “combine” and if
since the State Senate report on the subject
be lias upheld the “combine” he lie imme
diately dismissed from office us unfit for
aiiy position of honor, trust or profit under
the present, national administration.
GOV. OGLESBY ALSO DENOUNCED.
The resolution likewise severely de
nounced the alleged connection with the
“combine of Gov. Oglesby and other Repub
lican State ailieers who are supposed to be
seeking renomiuatiou.”
A substitute resolution declaring that ap
pointments and removals of Federal officers
should not be usurped or interfered with by
political committees was lost by a vote 14fo
top.
Before either resolution was put to a vote
a letter of protest against the action taken
"ns read fromex-Gov. John M. Palmer, and
aiso a letter from Postmaster Clendonnin,
calling attention to the fact that the Sen
ate Investigating .Committee had exoner
ated him. Mr. Clendennin denied the juris
diction of the State Central Committee over
his' case, and invited the complain
ants against him to present their
charges to the Post Office Department at
Washington, where they would lie met and
refuted.
The reason for desiring Mr. Clendennin's
is stated by the promoters of the
resoiuiton to be that only in case he is de
posed by President Cleveland can the Dem
ocratic party in Illinois effectively use the
State Printing steal against the Republican
office holders.
WALKING OUT OF JAIL.
A Mulatto Woman’s Coolness Serves
Her Well in a Trying Time.
New York, Sept. 2.—The police depart
ment received a telegram from North Caro
lina yesterday asking that Rose Nesbitt,
a mulatto, be arrested upon
her arrival. The charge against her was
embezzlement. She was found on board
the steamer Gulf Stream, and together with
her daughter, was brought to police head
quarters. Instead of sending her down
stairs she was handed over to
Matron Webb, who is in charge
of lost children, and a policeman placed on
duty outside of the door of her room. She
soon Investigated her prison and found that,
a closet in her room had two doors, one of
which opened the way to freedom. She
ussed it and walked down the stairs leading
to the street with head erect. The officer
at the main entrance, thinking she had
called for a missing child, asked her if she
had found her little one. She answered in
the negative and passed out into
the street. She was not missed
until this morning, when there was quite a
commotiofl-at the central office, which has
always been believed to be safe from the
schemes or wiles of law-breakers. The
daughter of the escaped prisoner was left
behind. Explanations all round are in or
der to-day.
TEXAS DELUGE.
The Railroads Badly Washed and Traf
fic Almost at a Standstill.
Chicago, Sept. 3.—A special to the
Times from Waco, Tex., says: “Every
bridge in Hill county was washed away by
the rains and the damage to crops and
farms will not fall short of SIOO,OOO. In
Bosque county and along the line of the
Santa Fe railway the damage is also very
heavv. Of the towns here, Tredell, Whit
ney, llico and Aquilla have suffered most.
The railroad companies have suffered severe
ly. It is believed the Central and Missouri
Pacific roads are the heaviest losers. The
Missouri Pacific has a force of nearly 1,000
men at work on the line near Grand View.
A train on the road was detained between
Itasca and Grand View from Monday night
till yesterday evening. It was out on the
prairie nine miles from any house, and
many of the passengers sufferrel from lack
of food. None of the roads are running
their full schedule yet.”
NERVY TO THE END.
Joslab Terrill Mounts the Gibbet With
out a Sign of Fear
Columbus, 0., Kept. 3.—Josiah Terrill
was executed at 12:30 o’clock this morning
and proclaimed his innocence after ho had
been brought upon the scaffold. The exe
cution took place in the annex at the peni
tentiary, and about, thirty persons witness
ed it He slept well up to "11 o’clock last
evsning and then ate a luneb, and after
smoking, was ready to proceed to
the scaffold. His exhibition of nerve was
something wonderful, and those who had
seen many hanged before, stated that they
hud never witnessed one in which there was
so much quiet determination exhibited. He
was accused of the murder and robbery of
an old miser named Phelps, on Jan H, 1887.
Terrill was convicted wholly on circum
stantial evidence, the stolen articles being
found in his possession and positively iden
tified.
A RAILROAD SQUABBLE.
The Seaboard and Roanoke Replies to
a Connection’s Complaints.
Washington, Sept. -.—The Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad Company, for itself
and its associate corporations, the Seaboard
Air Line, has tiled with the Interstate Com
mission a response to a complaint of the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk rail
road. The respondents deny that they have
practiced discrimination or refused any
reasonable fair bids for the interchange
of traffic. The respondents charge in re
turn a variety of shortcomings, j>asfc and
present, against the complainant. The
respondents in conclusion submit that the
petitions of the compiuinants should be dis
missed on the ground that “uu arrangement
for the conduct of through business has
already been projected mid agreed to.” by
the authorized agents of tho complainant
and respondent corporations.
A MERITED REBUKE.
One of the Grand Army Posts Resents
Insults to the President.
Cleveland, 0., Kept. 2.—The members
of O. J. Crane Post of the Grand Army of
tho Republic have adopted resolutions
which declare: “That this post, looks with
disapprotiation and condemnation ui>on
every and anv demonstration of disrespect
toward the legally constituted Executive
of the national government, the same
being subversive of the principle of the
Grand Army of the Republic as set forth in
the third section of article XI: and, fur
thermore, we hope and trust that the de
partment in its convocation ai, Ht. Ixmis
will take such action as will demonstrate
that the Grand Army of the Republic is not
an organization for political purposes or
through which to manifest malice, hatred or
ill-will.”
TRIAL OF THE BOSTON.
The Oruleer Said to Have Developed
More Horse Power than Required.
Washington, Sept. 2.— No official report
of yesterday’s trial trip of the new cruiser,
Boston, lias ret reached the Navy Depart
ment, but there was a general feeling of
satisfaction among the naval officers on
duty upon the receipt of a private
dispatch stating that the vessel succeeded in
developing more hone power than the 8,800
minimi bv contract with tha builder.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, IBS'.
GARRF.TT MA K KSII IS DUAL
TIIE B. AND O. PASSES INTO THE
HANDS OF A SYNDICATE.
Wei! Known Bankers of London, New
York and Philadelphia Get the Prop
erty-The Telegraph System to Pass
Into the Control of the Western
Union.
New York, Sent, 2.—Ever since Mr
Garrett wrote his letter to Mr. Singerly,
editor of the Record, of Philadelphia, break
ing off the Ives negotiations, he lias been
working t o sell his Baltimore and Ohio road.
Negotiations were continued by him with
J. S. Morgan on his arrival in London, and
to-day an arrangement was announced that
is only equalled by that of the
West Shore settlement with the
New York Central and the forming of the
Reading syndicate to reorganize that com
pany. Both of these deals were carried
through by Drexel, Morgan &. Cos. Edward
Lauterback gave a legal opinion to-day
upon the question whether the sterling loan
made by the. Baltimore and Ohio railroad
covered the telegraph system of the com
pany. He decided that the telegraph lines
were free from all liens, and on receiving
this opinion the agreement, in the nature of
a preliminary contract, was executed.
MEMBERS OK THE SYNDICATE.
The parties to the contract are the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad Company and a
syndicate conqxised of J. S. Morgan & Cos.,
Baring Bros. & Cos., and Brown, Shipley
& Cos., of London; Drexel, Morgan & Cos.,
Kidder, Peabody & Cos., and Brown Bros.
& Cos., of this city, and Drexel & Cos., of
Philadelphia. The most important point in
the contract provides that the management
of the company shall be placed in compe
tent hands to the satisfaction of the syndi
cate. A. J. Cassatt, Vice President of
the Pemisyl vania railroad is generally be
lived to be booked as Mr. Garrett's success
or. Satisfactory contracts are also to be
made with the Pennsylvania and Rending
railroads on nil business north of Philadel
phia, and with all the other trunk lines en
tering New York, by which all antagonism
will bo removed, and insure permanent
working of the Baltimore and Ohio in har
mony with the other trunk lines.
ABANDONING THE GOTHAM BRANCH.
In addition to these contracts the line in
process of construction from Philadelphia
to New York will be suspended, and the
work on Staten Island stopped. In consid
eration of these contracts being signed, and
with the control in their hands, the syndi
cate agrees to relieve the railroad from its
present embarrassment by providing $lO,-
000,000 with which to take up the floating
debt. This will be represented by $.7,000,000
in Baltimore and Ohio con
solidated fives, and $.7,000,000 pre
ferred stock. The floating debt as
it stands amounts to $7,000,000, mostly in
the shape of certificates of indebtedness,
scrip and notes. Of this amount $4,000,000
is said to have matured on Sept. 1, and was
the chief factor in bringing about the pres
ent result. One of the parties to the syndi
cate says: “All outside enterprises of the
Baltimore and Ohio company will be sold to
parties to whom they will lie valuable.”
GOULD TO BUY THE TELEGRAPH.
The Western Union will control, if itdoes
not buy the telegraph lines, and the Pull
man Palace Car Company will take the
sleeping car business. The express business
has already gone to the United States Ex
press Company. The affaire of the railroad
company will be entirely reorganized and
placed upon a sound financial basis. The
clause of the contract, suspending all work
on the extension from Philadelphia to New
York is believed to be the key note
of the syndicate’s interest in the negotia
tions, and is construed to mean that the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, when divested of
all extraneous enterprises, will be operated
practically by the Pennsylvania railroad.
A CIRCULAR ISSUED.
After a long conference of capitalists at
the office of Drexel, Morgan & Cos., the fol
lowing was issued to-day by that firm:
A preliminary contract has been executed
to-da/ 1 iet ween the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, Baring
Bros. & Cos., and Brown, Shipley
& Cos., London, and their allied
houses on this side. This contract provides
for the negotiation of $.7,000,000 of Baltimore
and Ohio s’s and $.7,000,000 of Baltimore
and Ohio preferred stocks for the purpose
of ftaying off the entire floating debt of the
company and placing it on a sound finan
cial basis. The conditions are as follows:
1. Verification of statements, etc., as
made.
2. That the management of the company
shall be placed in competent hands, satis
factory to the syndicate.
3. That satisfactory contracts shall be
be made between the Baltimore and Ohio
and other roads for New York business,
wliich shall remove all antagonisms tot ween
them on the subject and insure permanent
working of the Baltimore and Ohio in en
tire harmony’ with other trunk lines, and
also to avoid* the construction and threat of
construction of exjiensive parallel lines
north and east of Philadelphia.
The houses interested on this side are
Drexel, Morgan <fk Cos., Drexel &, Cos.,
Brown Bros, and Kidder, Peabody & Cos.
McNEILLY’S LITTLE GRAB.
The Examiner Finds SII,OOO Which
Was Supposed to be Gone.
Saco, Me., Sept 2.—Bank Examiner
Richards is investigating the records of the
savings institution and is satisfied that the
figures, as at first given by President
Goodale, will more than cover the amount
taken. The forenoon was sjient looking
over the bonds of the bank. It turns out
that the amount of negotiable bonds
stolen by McNeilly was SII,OOO
less than was previously reported. The first
reiiort placod tho negotiable bonds taken at.
$1H(,000, but to-day SII,OOO in St. Louis mu
nicipal bonds, which were supposed to hav e
been stolen, were found among the loads in
the safe. This lowers the total amount of
the defalcation to $2(18,500, which includes
$185,000 registered government bond ~
TIES ON THE TRACK.
Robbers Attempt to Wreck a Passen
ger Train in Ohio.
Cincinnati, 0., Sept. 2.— An infamous
attempt to wreck a train for the purpose
of robbery is reported from Lebanon, O.
About 2 o'clock yesterday morning as a
train of eleven cars with 500 pas
sengers was returning from Cin
cinnati the J engine encountered, at
a point about a mile from Lebanon, an
obstruction made of railroad ties and fence
rails. By good fortune the train had
stopped only a short distance before to let
oflf some passengers, and bad n„t obtained
sufficient speed to be seriously injured when
the obstruction was reached.
Printers Discharged.
Norfolk, Va., Sept 2.— About throe
months ago the Printers’ Union, of this city,
IttsHiri a resolution increasing the scale to
85c. per thousand on morning papers, the
new scale to go into effect wept. 5. At a
meeting to-day tho Union decided to ad
here to its former action, notwithstanding
t l c protest of the proprietors. The l 'irgin
ians printers were thereupon discharged,
ami that office is now in the hands of the
Printers' Protective Association. The pa
per will issue to-morrow as usual
An Excursion Train Ditched.
CIUCAOO, Sent. 2. —A special to the Timr*
from Parsons. Kin., says: “An excursion
train over the Kansus (,'ity and Pacific rail
road from Moran, Allen comity, to this
city, containing over 800 people, was ditched
on it* return trip, between Erie and Moran,
last, night. • Several cars left the track, ana
n number of people were Injured. One man
will d'e of hin in nudes.”
CRIME IN IRELAND
The Vote for the Expense i of Prosecu
tion foases the Commons.
London, Sept. 3. —Joseph Richard Cox,
member of Parliament for East Clare,
writes to the papers that lie will address
his constituents at Bally'corete Sunday, not
withstanding the fact that the government
has proclaimed the meeting.
The votes of money for the Irish govern
ment are still under deltate in the House of
Commons. This evening the Parnellit-os
discussed the administration of the law in
Ireland until Mr. Smith, the government
leader, appealed to the chairman to stop the
debate. The chairman replied t hat he had
no power to do so. He could only appeal
to the members themselves. This was re
reived with loud cheers by the Paruellites.
Mr. Tuite taunted Mr. Smith upon his
inability to apply cloture, and said he
would have to bring his 300 members to
London.
After six and a half hours of discussion
the vote for the expenses of criminal prose
cution in Ireland was passed. In the del site
on the vote for land law expenses, Mr. Bal
four declared that sub-commissioners had
been appointed partly on religious grounds.
This anti other notes were finally adopted.
The Parnellites intend to keep up the de
bate until they have the result of the Ennis
meeting.
ft is rumored that the Dublin meetings
venue will be changed, in which case tho
officials will not interfere except to note in
cendiary speeches.
FEDERALISM IN SPAIN.
Senor Margall Issues a Manifesto to
His Colleagu s
MAmqfi, Sept. 3. —Senor Margall, Re
publican member of the Cortes, has issued a
manifesto to the Federal Republicans. He
declares that the combination between the
federal and other branches of
the Republican party is broken.
He reviews tho state of the
country, and attributes the evils which are
oppressing Spain to over-centralizing. Ho
advocates the theory of federalism, and
holds out that the differences of language
and literature in the various provinces fully
warrants the desire of the people for
self-governmont. In concluding he said
that the provinces will yet attain their wish,
not by a purely military conspiracy, but in
the way great changes have always been
produced —by’ great popular revolutions.
Bulgaria’s New Cabinet.
Sofia, Sept. 2.—M. Stambuloff has defi
nitely announced the formation of his (Cabi
net, as follows: M. Stambuloff, Prime Min
ister and Minister of the Interior: M.
Ktransky, Minister of Foreign Affairs; M.
Natchevics, Minister of Finance; M. Mont
curoff, Minister of War; M. Ziokoff, Minis
ter of Instruction; M. Stolfoff, Minister of
Justice.
Refunding in France.
Paris, Sept. 2 .—La Siecle announces the
issue of a great loan to transform the float
ing debt and old 4 ! j per cent, rentes into
3 |>er rents, in order to provide resources
for the extraordinary’ budget, of !888, and
for the conversion of debts which the State
may be called upon to pay at short notice.
A Gale In Great Britain.
London, Sept. 3.—A heavy gale is pre
vailing in (treat Britain. Many minor
shipping casualties have been reported, and
numerous telegraph wires are down. There
has been a heavy fall of rain, and the rivers
in Devonshire have overflowed their banks.
King Otto’s Insanity.
Vienna, Sept. 3.—A dispatch to the Tag
blnlt from Munich, says that King Otto's
periods of insanity are becoming less fre
quent, but that their likeness to the late
King Ludwig’s attacks is becoming stronger
daily.
Figaro to be Prosecuted.
Paris, Sept. 2. —The government has de
cided to prosecute La Figaro lor publish
ing details of the mobilization scheme
which it had obtained from dishonest em
ployes of the War Department.
Sicily’s Cholera Victims.
Rome, Sept. 2.— There were 0 deaths
from cholera in Catania to-day In Palermo
there were reported 17 new cases and 6
deaths. Suspicious cases of sickness have
been reported in this city.
Heart Disease From an Earthquake.
Paris, Sept. 3. —Duke Cainpo Selvoe, the
millionaire who married a daughter of Mr.
Singer, the sewing machine manufacturer,
has died of heart disease brought on by the
earthquake at Mentone.
A Disabled Cunarder.
London. Sept. 2. —The Cunnrd line
steamer Samaria, which left Li verpool Aug.
31 for Boston, with 1,000 passengers, has
lieen sighted returning to Queenstown. Her
machinery is disabled.
Italy’s Army.
Rome, Sept. 3.— The Italian military ma
noeuvres have shown that the army has
made rapid progress in the last few years.
TheinaiKPUvres of the reserves were espe
cially admired.
Bismarck to Mediate.
Vienna, Sept. *2.—-The political corres
pondence asserts that Prince Bismarck has
agreed to mediate to the Bulgarian govern
ment in favor of Gen. Endroth’s mission.
An Outbreak of Trichinosis.
Berlin, Sept. 2.—There has been an
alarming outbreak of trichinosis in Bruns
wick. So far sixty persons have been
afflicted several of whom have died.
Victoria’s Jubilee Gifts.
London, Sept. 2.—The Queen directs that
her jubilee gifts be publicly exhibited iu Bt.
James Palace for three months.
BLACK DIPHTHERIA.
A Terribly Fatal Epidemic Depopu
lating a Pennsylvania Town.
Pittsburg, Sept. 3. —An epidemic of
black diphtheria is raging at Lockport, Pa.,
a small town of 300 inhabitants situated on
the Pennsylvania railroad about sixty miles
east of this city. Nearly half of the popu
lation are reported down with the disease,
and thirteen deaths have occurred within
the past five days. Recently an old viaduct,,
which formed part of the Htute canal, was
destroyed by dynamite at this point, leaving
stagnant jiools of water, which, it is be
lieved, reused the epidemic The victims
are seized with black vomit and usually die
in two or three days.
Chicago’s Open Board of Trade.
Chicago, Sept. 3.- The Western Union
Telegraph Company, in conformity with
the demands of th' 1 official* of the regular
Board of Trade, has at last withdrawn its
wires from the floor of the open Board of
Trade, thereby cutting off that concern
from h!1 telegraph communication with the
regular board In spite of this the open
Isinrd disclaims any in.entloii of quitting
business.
A Confererce In Colorado.
Denver, Col., Sept. 2. —A telegram from
Meeker, dated Aug. 31. Says: “Gov. Adams,
Gen. Crook and Congressman Hymns have
been engaged all day discussing the Ute
question. They have not arrived at any
conclusion. Nothing more will be done
until the return of tne Governor’s courier.
Joe Colbrand, who has lieen sent to the
reservation to ask Colorow to be present at
the conference.”
Trotting by Natural Gas
Koutoria, 0., Sept 2.—The trotting
races at the race track this evening were
somewhat novel. The ground* were ilium
mated by natural ga>. Many |*eopl* came
out to see the novel
A WEEK FULL OF FRAUDS
THE (STOCK MARKET'S RALLIES
ONLY SPASMODIC.
The Difficulties Reau!tant From Ex
cessive Speculation Not Yet Over
come Railroad Earn Inge Excellent
Trade Reports Encouraging Largo
Offers of Southern Iron Go Begging
For Takers.
New York, Sept. H. G. Dun A Co.’s
weekly review of trade says: “Joyful ral
lies in the markets for a moment hid the
effect of failures and frauds in rather un
usual numbers. The vanishing of a .Saco
bank oltieial, warrants for the arrest of
Pell and Notter, the suit by the stockholders
to protect the Hamilton and Dayton road
from improper acts of Ives and others, the
failure of Powell & Cos., of Philadelphia,
who were said to take out li00,00!) tons of
coal yearly, of Pennock A Cos., of the Val
ley Iron Works, of Pennsylvania, and of
the Boston coal firm connected with
Powell are incidents which operate against
lasting restoration of confidence. The sale
of the Baltimore and Ohio Express Com
pany supplies cash for some time to come,
outdoes not involve an adjustment of other
interests, as the street imagines. The sale
of valuable securities by the Oregon Trans
Continental Company probably looks to a
change in the management of that and con
nccting companies, lather than general
liquidation.
MAD SPECULATION'S EFFECTS.
But all these and other changes do not re
move the diftirulties which exce.v ivo specu
lation has caused. Stocks improved rapidly
Thursday, but had reached at the close of
August a decline of $3 -SI per share from
Aug. Id and #2 per share for the month.
Reviving confidence in this market
appears to have for its chief basis
a belief that heavy operators want
prices higher, rather than well founded as
suranee of a change in the condition of
properties or of business.
Railroad earnings continue excellent.
Lake t rutile is more active, Buffalo's grain
receipts exceeding the previous year by
7,000,000 bushels. Illinois railroads report
that only eleven out of fifty-four paid any
dividend last year, and litigation growing
out of the interstate law multiplies rapidly.
Crop reports are unchanged as to wheat,
still conflicting as to corn, and decidedly
more unfavorable as to cotton, tho injury in
the Memphis district beiug reported as il
per cent, in Tennessee, and from 25 to 28
per cent, in adjacent parts of Alabama,
Mississippi anil Arkansas. New Orleans
also reports tho prospects declining week by
week. In some parts of the Northwest corn
was materially helped by rains, but in others
scarcely at all.
TRADE REFORTS GOOD.
Trade reports are uniformly encouraging,
with fair collections at all points heard
from, and generally an improving outlook
for trade. Money is stringent or in brisk
demand at some points, but generally in
fair supply.
The boot, and shoo trade is better, with
more satisfactory orders from the regions
of the drought than were expected.
Dry goods reports show improvement,
with” fair movement in light woolens,
though the demand does not yet start much
of the idle machinery. Wool remains dull,
tho unloading of Western speculators hav
ing come sooner than was expected.
The failures in the iron and coal trades
have a discouraging tendency, and Jat Phil
adelphia, loans are more narrowly sent
tinized. large offers of Southern iron are
reported without bidders, but prices for the
best grades are not changed.
THE COAL OUTPUT.
The coal output continues large, and for
the year 13 per cent, more anthracite has
been' taken out than in tho same months of
188(5.
In spite of all disbursements, the stock of
cash in tho Treasury has increased $(5,400,-
000 during the month.
The Bank of England lias raised its rale.
Foreign exchange has fallen, but nt present
the pressure for money here Is folt in com
mercial, rather than in speculative, circles.
The business failures occurring through
out tho country during the last week num
ber for tho United State 175 and fov t'anaila
24, a total of 100, against 185 last week, and
1(51 the week previous.
ARIZONA OUTLAWS.
A Sheriff and Eleven of the Despera
does Reported Killed.
San Francisco, Aug. 2.—A Flagstaff
(Ari.) special confirms the report that Sheriff
Mulve*non, of Yavapai county, was shot, in
an encounter with the Tewksbury-Graham
outlaws in Touto Basin, about 100 miles
south of Flagstaff He died soon after
the fight. Five of the deputy
Sheriffs with him were wounded in the
same fight. Eleven of the outlaws are ro
ported killed. Sheriff Mulvenon and his
posse left I’rescott a week ago with war
rants for the arrest of ten men who were
implicated in the killing of throe cowboys
three weeks ago. A posse from here
joined them on the road. Nothing
has been beard from there directly until
t/Miay. Tho rumors of yesterday were dis
credited last night.. The wildest reports
are now in circulation, and an armed posse
bus gone to the relief of tho deputy sheriffs.
Both Sons Dean.
Quebec, Kept. 2.—This evening Fleazer
Page, aged 17 years, was drowned while
boating. A younger brother of Fleazer,
who hsd leen ailing for some time, died
shortly after the the latter left the bouse. The
mother of the boys, while suffering from
the loss of the younger hoy, was informed
of the accident. On hearing tlmt the elder
of the two boys was also dead she fainted
and is still unconscious. (She will probably
die.
Through a Bridge.
Sauda, Col., Sept. 2.—An engine on the
east-bound Lcadvilie express which left,
here at o’clock this morning, went
through tins Denver creek bridge between
here and Pueblo, killing engineer Khaw and
two others, one being a tramp. Hevoral
were wounded. Tho accident, was due to a
large rock falling from the side of a canon
ana crushing through the bridge.
Bogus Butter.
Cincinnati, Sept. 2.—John J. Geglmn,
Assii taut Dairy and Food Commissioner,
to day caused the arrest of Tboruas Foster
and George Miller, two prominent grocery
men for selling oleomargarine for pure
butter. The substance after Ising analyzed
contained 2 per cent, of butter arid lib of
tallow, lard and salt, and wa* sold for 25c.
per pound.
Sir Joan Macdonald's Denial.
Ottawa, Kept. 2.—Mir John Macdonald
ha* authorized the press to repeat bis denial
of tho report that British troops will be
sent to Manitoba to enforce disallowance of
tho Red Rivw Vatley railway charter. He
says the remarks attributed to him are
malicious falouhoods.
Slocum Not Going to St. Louis.
New York, Kept. 2. It is announced
that Gen. Hloctim will not attend the
national encampment of the Grand Army
Republic, at (it. Ixiuis, this month. It is
said that If nominated for the position of
Grand Commander lie will accept,.
An Earthquake in Arizona.
Chicago. Kept 2.—A special from Tucson,
Ari., dated Kept. 1, says: “Thi* morning at
i o'clock, a heavy earthquake shock was felt
here, lasting seven seconds. The oscilla
tions were from northwest to southwesrt.”
Half a Million In Debt
Providence, It. 1., Hept. 2.—The paper
of t,h Richmond Paper Company ha* gone
to orotoat. Tb# liabilities aro
KILLED BY MORPHINE
Death of a Bride of Two Months Under
fttrange Circumstances.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 2. —Thu city
was all agog with ox< itement. to day over
r< report that Mi's. S. 1,. Sequin, wife of a
well-known druggist in Lauilla, had been
fatally poisoned by an overdose of morphine,
and all kinds of rumors were afloat alxmt
the affair. Investigation showed that yes
terday Mrs. Heguin, who has been married
only two months, and wtw. in comparative
good health, had a sligl# attack of fever,
and, being in pain, Mr. Seguiti
•sent for l)r. G. F. Center, one of the phy
sieians in the city, who gave her several
hypodermic injections of morphine. All
last night the sick woman complained, and
to-day at 11 o'clock she died. Her husband
is frantic over his loss, and publicly charges
Dr. Center with malpractice. The body,
when viewed by the News correspondent,
was very discolored, and other physicians
testify that death was caused by overdoses of
chloroform or morphine. The deceased was
young, pretty anil accomplished, and had
made many triends while here. Dr. Center
is reticent about the matter, but there is no
doubt that t.ba unfortunate event Is the iy
suit of carelessness, although who is the
guilty party is not at present known. The
husband declines to have a post mortem ex
animation held
Judge Jones adjourned the Criminal
(Ymrt to-day after a session of eight days.
It will roii'veue again on the first Tuesday
in October.
SOUTHERN DENTISTS.
The Officers Elected for the Ensuing
Year.
Fortress Monroe, Va., Sept. 2. The
Southern Dental Convention spent the
morning listening to a paper by Dr. W. C.
Wardlaw, of Augusta, Ga., on “Neuralgia
and Us Association witli Dental Lesions,"
and in witnessing transplantation of teeth by
Dr. Younger, of Sun Francisco. The asso
ciation voted to meet at Louisville jointly
with the American Dental Association next
August. The following officers were
elected: B. 11. Catching, of Atlanta,
President; J. H. Preivitt, of Madi
sonvllle, Ky., First Vice President;
W. N. Morrison, of St. Louis, Second Vice
President; J. Hall M oore, of Richmond,
Third Vice President; J. Y. Crawford, of
Nashville, Corresponding Secretary ; Louis
P. Dottener, of Charleston, Secretary; H.
A. lawrence, of Athens, Ga., Treasurer;
Executive Committee: C. E. Edwards, B.
Oscar Dodge, of Louisville, and N. McL.
Dancy, of Jacksonville, Fla. About 200 of
the dentists w ill leave to morrow for Wash
ington.
BITTEN |SY A PET DOG.
A Boy Dies from Hydrophobia in Ter
rible Agony.
Kenosha, Wii., Sept. 3.—Richard Emer
son, 1H years of age, of Chicago, died here
last night of hydrophobia. He was bitten
alx'iut two months ago by a i>et dog belong
ing to the family, and though the animal
showed no signs of madness the
boy's father took the precau
tion of calling a physician
and having tho wounds cauterized. Noth
ing more was thought of the matter, and
about two weeks ago the lad came to Keno
sha to visit. Day before yesterday he com
menced complaining of a swelling in his
artn, and a physician was summoned, who,
u i Kii i learning tho facts, pronounced
it a well-defined case of hydrophobia. The
lad grew rapidly worse, and liecatne so vio
lent that lie would tear the sheets and lied
clothes when the paroxysms would come on
him. Before death cume to his relief the
mattress and bedding were literally torn up
and scattered about the room.
PENSACOLA POINTERS.
A Now Steamer on the Milton Route-
War Against Whisky.
Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 2.—C. Corner
has placed his new steamer, the Bessie M.,
on the run between this city and Milton.
The boat makes semi-weekly trips and is
heavily laden on each trip with cargoes of
general merchandise.
The Advance-Gazette, a newspnperof this
city, which lias heretofore appeared as a
semi-weekly, will hereafter makes its ap
jiearanco as a tri-weekly.
The Prohibitionists of this county are
making effort* to secure an election in this
county at an early day with a view to voting
out whisky. The present local law pro
hibit* the sale of liquor in every precinct in
the county excepting those in the city, and
the anti-whisky element now seek to have
no liquor sold hero.
ENDING THE UTE WAR.
Gen. Crook Agreed to Keep Soldiers
on the Colorado Line.
Denver, Col., Wept. 2.—A special from
Meekea, dated Sept. 1, says that the confer
once lietween Gov. Adams and Gen. Crook
resulted in Gen. Crook agreeing to
place two companies of government
troops on the line between the
Uintah rerervatlon and Colorado
for tlie protection of settlers, und hereafter
to keep the Utes out of Colorado. Tho IJtes
ore to have their horses returned and lie
paid out of the surplus of their own annuity
for such stock as has been lost. Gov. Ad
ams and party leave for Denver to-night,
and Gen Crook starts for Omaha.
Bhot Noar Waltortown.
WAY CROSS, Ga., Kept. 2.—To-day near
VVaitertowu, two of the woods hands,
Robert Perry and Jim Evans, became in
volved in a dispute over the owner-shin of a
pair of shoe*. They resorted to blow#,
when Evans drew his pistol and us Perry
turned his back Evans shot him. The ball
entered near the spine and lodged in the ab
dominal cavity, lie was brought here for
medical treatment but his recovery i* doubt
ful. Evans is at large.
Ex-Clerk Forward Again Arreetnd.
Palatka, Fla., Kent. 2.-William F.
Forward, late Circuit Court Clerk, was ar
rested this afternoon on two charges, one of
forgery and the other of emliezzlement, and
conversion in connection with witness pay
rolls at the last term of court. Ho gave
bond in the sum of SI,OOO in each case.
Howitt Stands by the Flag.
New York, Sent. 2.—Mayor Howitt to
day accepted an invitation to review the
labor day parade. He refused, however, to
allow the Italian flag to be hoisted on tlie
City Hall on that day, and said that such a
thing should not lie permitted as long.as he
was Mayor of New York.
Judgo Lumpkin's Rumored With
drawal.
Atlanta, (4a., Kept. 2.— The friends of
Judge Kuinuel Lumpkin held a caucus to
night, lusting until tOo’clook. When it m#
over a rumor wa* circulated that Judge
Lumpkin hud withdrawn from the contest,
The race has now simmered down to Judges
(Simmons, Clarke and Hook.
A New OH Company.
Lima, 0., Hept. 3.—The Ohio Oil Com
pany has been formed hero hy produoers
who intend to market their own product
and cut loose from the Standard t ill Com
pany in that regard. The capital is #500,-
000.
Another Fishery Seizure.
Ottawa, (Sept. 2. —Advice* from Ht.
John, N. 8.. state that tho protection cruis
er, Intrepid, .yesterday captured nn
American schooner lisping within tho
thn* -mile limit off Canqsibello, N. 8., and
took her into port.
Baker County’a Election
(Sanderson, Fla,, Kept. 2. -Johtuville
precinct, on the Itquor election gives 11
majority for the wet side, which give* 113
majority for tlie drv in Bk*r no tuny.
BRADTS BILL STILL BP,
MORE SPEECHES MADE WITHOUT
REACHING A VOTE.
Senator Butt Favors Ita Passage-*
Senator Davis Shows How It la Inlm<
teal to the Interests of the Planters-*
Senator Roberts Attacks Its Le
gallty.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 2. -The Senate met
at the usual hour to-day. Consideration ol
the Brady bill was resumed. Senator Butt
took the floor and made an able argument
in favor of the bill, contending that ih
farmers were now nt tho mercy of th#
guano manufacturers and had no remedy.
They mv not allowed to come into court
and pinvo that the fertilizer sold them wax
not reasonably suited for the purpose to
which it was intended. The only remedy
tho purchaser of guano nov*
has is to have a sample of th#
guano drawn after purchase and
sent to tho Agricultural Deportment for an
other analysis, and he asserted that the de
partment did not have time to attend PJ
this second analysis.
(Sebator Davis, of the Thirty-first Dis
trict, replied and argued strongly again*!
the bill. He said Mr. Butt's speech was a
tirade against the efficiency of the Agricul
tural Department and did not apply to t a
merits of the measure unuer consid
eration. He said the present system w t
working wol 1 and was giving satisfaction. i. id
a plan, and a feasible one, was in practi -4
by which a fanner can test the value of
guano, and if not good he need not pay fo<
it. lie pronounced the bill under considera
tion n* tnc most iniquitous hill be ever knew
anything alxmt, so far as the poor man iX
concerned. It discriminate* against the
poor man. If the bill liecomex a law. note#
given by the small farmers will be worthies#
for negotiability, and consequently tho mer
chants will not, want them, and tlie farmer#
cannot buy guano except for cash.
DECLARED ILLEGAL.
Ml'. Koberts, of the Fourteenth district#
opposed the hill, and made an argument -in
the legality of the bill, contending that it
was illegal h- -cause it discrimiatea in favor
of one class and against another. The rem
edy suggested by this bill is not the props#
remedy. If the guano sold is not suited t r
the purpose for which it was intended, to#
remedy is in his hands. He can have th#
analysis made, and if tlie guano is not gooj
its value can bo shown by the analysis.
There was lively filllbustering on th#
question of adjournment. Some of the
Senator* wanted the usual adjournment to
Monday, hut it was resisted, and motion#
and cafls for the yeas and nays consumed
the time until the President announced that
the regular hour of adjournment had
arrive-!.
In the House.
Tlie House met nt!o'clock. Under th#
call of tlie counties, the following new bill*
were introduced.
By Mr. Htewart, of Rockdale—Amending
the act incorporating the town of Conyers.
By Mr. Hagan, of Ixiwndes— Amending
the registration law of Lowndes county.
By Mr. Hughes, of Montgomery—Reliev
ing J. T. Nichols, and also James. H. Pottle,
maimed Confederate soldsers.
By Mr. West, of Habersham—Providing
for tho salejof insolvent tax fl fas. of Hab
ersham county.
By Mr. Green, of Clay—lncorporating th#
Patauia Bunking and Cotton Company, oi
Fort Gaines;
By Mr. Henderson, of Irwin—Relieving
John B. Foster of overpaid taxes.
By Mr. Foute, of Bartow—Prohibiting
the sale of liquor within three miles of the
County Line church in Bartow county.’
By Sir. Russell, of Clarke —Changing th#
time of holding Clarke Superior Court.
The House then took up Senate bills and
a number of them were read the first and
second time.
READ THE FIRST TIME.
By unanimous consent the following hill#
ware read the first time:
By Mr. Howell, of Fulton—lncorporating
the Pieilmont Savings Bank, of Atlanta.
By Mr. Howell, of Fulton—Restricting
the sule of railroad and steamboat ticket#
to duly authorized agent*.
By Mr. Matthews, of Houston—lncorpo
rating the Fort. Valley and Hawkinsvill#
Railroad Company.
1 oave of alwenee war. granted to the com
mittee apjxiinted to investigate the property
of the State at the Tennessee terminus of
the (State road.
Tho following bill* were read the third
time a rid disposed of;
By Mr. Keenan of Baldwin—Authorizing
the Mayor and Council of Milledgeville to
submit to a vote on the question of taxa
tion for the support of the Middle Georgia
Mechanical und Agricultural College and
Eddy (School. It paused.
By Mr. Cay of Vvalton-Ineorporatingth#
town of I/>gansvilie iu Walton county. U
passed.
By Mr. Black of Gordon—Amending th#
art, submitting to the voters of Calhoun
and Resaca tho question of selling liquors.
| |j|-. i ,<J
By Mr Felton, of Bibb—Amending an
act granting certain exemptions to th#
Southern Cutlet*. It passed.
By Mr. Clay, of Cobb—lncorporating th#
town of Kemieeuw. It passed.
By Mr. MrClesky, of Cobb—Amending
tlie registration law of Cobb county. It
passsed.
By Mr. Clay, of Cobb— Incorporating th#
Marietta Bank. It passed.
Mi-. Preston moved that when the Hot***
adjourns to-day it be until 7:30 o’clock to
morrow morning. The vote was: Yeas (53,
naTs 50.
Mr. Felton, of Bibb, moved to withdraw
leaves of absence to memliers for Saturday,
except in eases of sick tie**.
Tho House then udjourned.
COLUMBUS' NEW SYNAGOGUE.
The Edifice Dedicated With Imposing
Ceremonies.
ColitmUß, Ga., Sept. 2.—The new Jew
ish synagogue was filled to overflowing to
night with citizens of every denomination,
who wero present to witness the dedication
of the synagogue. The exercises were thre#
hours long, and were very interesting. They
were opened with awing, followed by prayer
by Rabbi Jacobson,of Macon. Then followed
more music and the reading of Solomon’#
dedicatory by Rabbi Weiss, of this city.
Rabbi Heeht, of Montgomery, delivered
the oration. The music wa* of a very high
order, and other exercise* rendered the oc
casion one to lie long remembered. Many
visiting Hebrews were present, and wen*
banqueted to-night at the Kaukin House.
This new temple is the handsomest house of
worship in the city.
A Negro’s Sharp Transaction.
Peyton Savor owns a little stand oa
Fourth street near Pine, at Macon, Ga H*
works at the Central railroad and employs
his crippled brother, George, to run tho
stand. Some time last March a negro
approached the stand and told George that
lie had bought out the whole concern and
intended to run it on an extensive scale.
George tlnniy Mieved, and when the negro
proceeded to taka away tobacco, cigars,
ginger stia]*, etc., and even go to the
money drawer amt take out *oc. be did not
protest in tho least, and thought it was all
right.
When Peyton went to the stand after
work and wu* told of the day's transaction,
he wa- furious. The town wh* searched tor
the negro, but he was nowhere to be found.
On Tnenrlay George naught n giimpee of a
negro who was thought to lie the man. Lat*
that night ho was pointed out to Office"#
Homier and Go'den and he was locked up.
He said his name wa- Aaron Thomas, bit!
denied tieing the man. A warrant wa#
sworn out before Justice Pue, ctud he wa#
fiuUt to Jftil*
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