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A BIG FIGHT ON FULLER
he is too well liked for it to
BE SUCCESSFUL.
Edmunds Even Dreams of Staving Off
Confirmation Until Next Fall so as to
Give the Republicans a Chance for
the Place If They Should Elect Their
Presidential Candidate.
Washington, May 7. —In the Senate
Committee on the Judiciary to-day the
nomination of Melville W. Fuller to bo
Chief Justice was, at the instance of Mr.
Edmunds, referred to a sub-committee.
The sub-committee will report favorably,
and so will the full committee, but the con
firmation of the nomination will, it is now
stated, be deferred until next week. This
postponement, it is stated, will be agreeable
to Judge Fuller, who will be glad of the op
portunity to close up his law business dur
ing the summer afforded by the adjourn
ment of the Supreme Court on Monday,
which will prevent his taking his seat
before October. One of the other Justices
will take the circuit of the late Chief Jus
tice—Mary laud, Virginia, West Virginia,
North and South Carolina—or else litigants
will have to wait a year. The Supreme
Court would, therefore, prefer to have
judge Fuller confirmed this week, but Mr.
Edmunds does not propose that action shall
be hastened beyond the ordinary speed, and
Judge Fuller does not wish it.
EDMUNDS TO FIGHT HARD.
Washington, May 7, 11 p. m.— The sub
committee, to which the Judiciary Commit
tee referred the nomination will not report
until the next regular meeting of the com
mittee on Monday next, so that the con
firmation could be made before the Supreme
Court adjourns for the summer. Mean
while it is stated that Mr. Edmunds pro
poses to use the statements made against
Judge Fuller’s course during the war in the
effort to delay, if not to defeat, the con
firmation. There is no doubt that Mr. Ed
munds, who was greatly disappointed be
cause tiie Presidont did not take his
advice and appoint Minister Phelps,
would like to see Judge Fuller’s
confirmation defeated, but Judge Fuller
has too many friends on the Republican
s.de to make this possible. The postpone
ment of the confirmation is not disagreeable
to Judge Fuller. There is some loose talk
among a few partisans like Mr. Edmunds
about delaying Judge Fuller’s confirmation
till Congress adjourns, so tiiat if a Repub
lican should be elected President in
November the nomination could be rejected
next winter, so that the Republican Presi
dent could appoint a now Chief Justice; but
this scheme is impracticable.
WASHINGTON’S STATUE.
The Senate Passes a Resolution to
Change Its Location.
Washington, May 7.—ln the Senate to
day Mr. Vest offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on the Library to in
quire as to the expediency of removing the
Gresnough statue of Washington
from its present location east of
the Capitol to some other place
on tbe grounds, and protecting it by
a suitable canopy or otherwise. Ho stated
that in its present location (on the plaza
east of the Capitol) it was an impedi
ment to carriages and other vehicles,
snd the statue itself was being
seriously injured. They had all heard of
the criticism of the statue in connection
with the drapery, but ho lmd never heard
the slightest criticism as to tho work itself.
Mr. Vest sent to the clerk’s desk, and had
read a letter from Mr. Spofford. the Libra
rian of Congress, giving a history of the
6tatue, and stating that it had been designed
for the interior of the building and not for
the open air, that it had suffered injury
from long exposure to the weather, and
especially in the finer lines of the work,
and suggesting that if it were placed under
a suitable canopy in some part of the east
ern capitol park, most of tho serious objec
tions which excite criticism in its present
location would bo obviated. The resolution
was adopted.
OHIO IS IMPROVING.
Tariff Reformer Outhwaite to be Re
elected to Congress.
Washington, May 7.—The members of
the Ohio State delegation stat e that Repre
sentative Outhwaite, representing the Col
umbus district, will be renominated to
morrow for a third term and ro-elected. It
will lie remembered that Mr. Converse, the
Randallite who moved to strike out the en
acting clause of the first Morrison bill, used
to represent the Columbus dislriet. Mr.
Outhwaito defeated him in a contest for the
nomination to the Forty-ninth Congress on
the tariff issue. Mr. Outhwaite is an out
si 1 ' e:i tariff reformer and a supporter of the
M.i ' bill. His opponents have used that
fin e constantly against hint in their efforts
against him. Nevertheless lie was re-elected
to the present Congress, and will be elected
again. Another interesting fact in this
connection is that Mr. Foran, of Cleveland,
tee only thick and thin Randallite left in
the Ohio delegation, will fail to be renomi
nated to the next Congress, and for the
reason that he is a Randallite.
ANIMAL industry.
Messrs. Reagan and Coke Attack the
Bill to Form a Bureau.
Washington*, May 7. —ln the Senate to
day the bill to establish a bureau of animal
industry was taken up. Mr. Reagan took
the floor in opposition to it. Ho regarded
many of its features as distinctly violative
of the constitution. It had too
often happoned of late years that laws
had been passed by Congress on the theory
thut the people of thu States were not
capable of self-government, and must bo
governed by a power outside of them, by
Congress nnd uy Federal authority. Tho
penning bin was ono of such measures.
Mi*- Coke also male an argument against
the bill, but yielded the floor w ithout con
cluding his remarks. The Senate then went
into oxoeutive session, and at 5:10 o’clock
adjourned.
MOROCCO IS ARBITRATING.
Tha Story That There Has Been a Re
fusal Officially Denied.
Washington, May 7.—The following
statement, in regard to the Tangier affair,
is issued by the Department of State: “It
is not true that there has been any refusal
by the Sultan of Morocco to arbitrate, He
proposed to Consul LewiK, some week-, ago,
to send a special agent, to Tangier to discus
with Consul L win the matters of
difference, all questions upon which
“Jf could not agree to be
leforred to some third person. With tho
approval of the State Department, Consul
Lewis agreed to this, and after some discus
won as to details, a complete understanding
"as reached. The meetings were to begin
“n Saturday lust. Tho proseuoo of the
VUmnebaug at Tangier was casual, ami had
nothing to do with the discussions between
Consul Lewis and tho authorities. The
Vumnebaug is on her regular cruise."
f!je Iftottittg Jleto£
RIVERS AND HARBORS WIN.
The House Passes the Bill and Then
Adjourns.
Washington, May 7.—ln the House, im
mediately after the call of the States to-day,
Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, was recog
nized by the Speaker and moved to suspend
the rules and pass the River and Harbor
bill.
Several amendments have been incorpora
ted in the bill since it wbs last before the
House.
The reading of the measure consumed al
most an hour and a half.
Mr. Sowden of Pennsylvania demanded
a second reading and the motion to suspend
the rules was carried by a vote of 158 to 14.
A majority of the opponents of the
measure refrained from voting.
Mr. Blanchard briefly explained the
changes in the bill, stating that tho aggre
gate appropriation was only $25,000 greater
than it was when tho bill was last consid
ered in committee of the whole. That 125,000
was given to Cleveland harbor.
The motion to suspend the rules and pass
the bill was agreed to by a vote of 161 yeas
to 69 nays.
No quorum voting on the next two
motions, tho House, without transacting
any otner business, at 4:40 o’clock,
adjourned.
HOW IT SLID THROUGH.
Chairman Mills yielded to Chairman
Blanchard this morning, agreeing to let the
House say whether the river and harbor
bill should be considered and passed under
a suspension of the rules without any ad
vice from him. Chairman Mills was the
more willing to do this, as it was quite true
that the river aud harbor bill had been al
ready pretty well discussed, and the House
was evidently anxious to dispose of it. Ac
cordingly Chairman Blanchard got the bill
up. It was read in full, discussed for half
an hour and passed. Forty-eight Republi
cans and twenty-one Democrats voted in
the negative.
TRUSTING TO THE SENATE.
In passing the bill in this summary and
unsatisfactory style, the majority trusted
to the Senate to do all that they had hoDed
might bo done with the bill in tho House.
Their idea was to get the bill over to the
Senate as speedily as possible and then let
the Senate take its time with it. A large
number of amendments increasing the ap
propriations will be proposed in the Senate,
and many of them will be added to the bill.
The amendment appropriating $600,000 for
Savannah harbor and recognizing
tho $6,000,000 project, which it
is thought by the Georgia Senators
will succeed, is but a sample. Five million
dollars will be added, it is estimated, by
the Senate. If the House permits it to go
to the President with such an increase he
will veto it. The Senate Commerce Com
mittee will begin the consideration of the
bill and tho proposed amendments at its
next regular moeting on Thursday.
TELEPHONE REHEARING.
The Petition Filed with the Cleric of
the Supreme Court.
Washington, May 7.— The petition for
a rehearing of the Bell telephone cases was
filed in the clerk’s office of the Supreme
Court to-da3' by the counsel for the People’s
Telephone Company, who claim that Daniel
Drawbaugh is tho real inventor of tho tele
phone. Copies of the petition wore distrib
uted among the Justices of the court, and
it is probable that the matter will be con
sidered by them this week in recess of the
court, and a decision thereon announced on
next Monday, when tho present
term of the court closes. Only those
Justices who sat in consideration of the tel
ephone case originally will take part in the
application for a rehearing. The applica
tion can only lie granted at the request of
ono of the three Justices who concurred in
Chief Justice Waite’s opinion upholding the
validity of Prof. Bell’s claim as the original
inventor of tho telephone.
The grounds of tho application for rehear
ing are stated to be first, that, the court, in
its opinion, inadvertently erred in respect
to certain matters of fact and of law ma
terial to and decisive of these cases; and,
second, that in consequence of these errors
the decision of the court was against the
weight of tbe evidence. The application
for hearing is signed by Lysander Hill,
Georgo F. Edmunds, Don M. Dickinson,
Charles P. Crosbv and H. C. Andrews, of
the counsel for the appellants.
Bills from Senate Committees.
Washington, May 7. —ln the Senate to
day among the bills reported from Com
mittees and placed on the calendar were
the following: The House bill for public
building at Columbus, Ga., and to increase
the limit of the cost of the public building
at Charleston, S. C.
The railroad land forfeiture bill was then
discussed for a time and laid over.
No Trace of the Missing $41,000.
WASHINGTON, May 7. —Thorn are no now
developments at the Treasury Department,
in regard to tho missing $41,000 of the
American Exchange National Bank. The
responsibility for the loss lies between the
officers of the bank and the officers of the
express company, and detectives are en
gaged iu tho interest of each.
Public Building Bills.
Washington, Mav 7.—The Senate Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds
to-day ordered favorable reports on public
building bills as follows: Jackson, Miss.,
$110,000; Vicksburg, .Miss., >100,000; Colum
bus, Ga., >100,000; Charleston, S. C., >500,-
000; Atlanta, Ga., $120,000.
The Fisheries Treaty Reported.
Washington, May 7. Senator Edmunds
has reported the fisheries treaty adversely,
submit ting the written majority report, and
Senator Morgan submitted a favorable mi
nority report. Mr. Edmunds gave notice
that ho would call up the treaty a week
hence.
Ratification of the Chinese Treaty.
Washington*, May 7. —The Senate rati
fied the Chinese treaty to-day without
division. Senators Teller and Mitchell
made speeches, in which they set forth the
grounds of their opposition to the treaty,
but did not demand a vote.
Bond Purchases.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—1 ho Secretary of
tho Treasury this afternoon accepted
>II,BOO of bonds, in smalt lots, at
for 4s, and 101 % for 4; a s.
Sunday Beer in St. Louis.
Bt. Louis, May 7.—A special from
Jefferson City, Mo., says: “The Supreme
Court this morning, in an opinion written
by Judge Sherwood, reverses Judge Noo
nan’s decision upon tho law of 1857—tho
Sunday law. it is held that ttie city gov
ernment of St. Louis never had authority
to grant jwinissioa for the sale of wine and
beer on Sunday.
To Call On Mr. Davis.
Jackson, Mi., May 7.—Jefferson Davis
will be waited upon Wednesday by Chief
Justice Cooper, Judge T. J. Wharton, Col.
W. L. Nugeut. and W. TANARUS, Ratliff, a com
mittee appointed to invite him to be present
at the laying of the corner stone of ttie Con
federate Mqpumnut at Jackson on May 25.
SWALLOWED BY THE SEA
TWO STEAMERS COLLIDE AND ONE
NEVER SEEN AGAIN.
The Lost Boat the Eureka From New
York for New Orleans—The Bonison
the Other Vessel In the Crash —A
Fog the Cause ol the Disaster--Story
of a Survivor.
Norfolk, Va., May 7.— The British
steamer Benison, Capt. Aikenhead, from
Matanzas to Philadelphia, was towod here
today in distress, and reports being in
collision yesterday afternoon after 12
o'clock, during a dense fog, with the steam
er Eureka, Capt. Quick, from New York to
New Orleans. When the fog lifted about
half an hour afterward the Eureka was no
where in sight, and it is foared that she was
sunk. After the collision there was a sound
of escaping steam and ono whistle. Tne
Bonisou’s bow was badly stove in and she
would have sunk but for her water-tight
compartments.
STATEMENT OF THE BENISON’S CAPTAIN.
The Captain of the Benison says he had
stopped his ship shortlv before the collision
to take soundings. The fog lifting, he
started at very slow speed, and his ship
was swinging around when the Eureka
came down upon him at full speed, the fog,
in the meantime, having grown dense
again. The hole in the Benison’s bow is an
ugly one, and when tho collision occurred
the rush of water carried away everything
in the forecastle. There are nineteen
inches of water in the Benison’s second
compartment, and sho is now lying on the
bottom here in a sinking condition.
SCENE OF THE COLLISION.
The collision occurred 168 miles southeast
of Cape Heniopen. The Benison struck tho
Eureka square amidships. Tbe Eureka
was a freight boat and carried no passen
gers. Her crew, all told, numbers 38
persons.
Capt. Aitkenhead, of the Benison, says
the weather Sunday morning was alter
nately fair and fogg’y. At 12 o’clock the
fog was so dense that he could not take ob
servations, and took soundings to ascertain
his position. After taking soundings, anil
while the ship was going at slow speed, he
went below-to look at the chart ami found
that he was about sixty miles east of north
east of Cape Henry and about sixty miles
south of east by south of Cape Heniopen.
THE CRASH.
When below he heard his ship give one
whistle and hurried on deck. Tne mate
told him a vessel was on his port bow. Ho
gave the proper signal and ordered his
helm to port, when two blasts from the ap
proaching steamer caused him to starboard
his helm, and as his vessel was swinging
around the unknown ship loomed up
through the fog and came on him at full
speed. His bow struck her squarely just
abaft the bridge, on the starboard side.
Before the unknown ship was lost to sight
in the fog the mate read her name, Eureka
MUST HAVE SUNK QUICKLY.
The Benison lay to and when the fog
lifted in about halt an hour the
Eureka was nowhere in sight. It has
been suggested that the Eureka might have
been hidden by the fog then lying some
miles to the south of the Bonisou, but this
is thought impossible, as the Eureka was
struck in her most vital part. The Benison
would have sunk at once but for her water
tight compartments. The Benison was
towed inside the Capes by the Steamship
Hudson from New York to New Orleans
and was brought here by a tug to-day.
BARGES RAM WAR SHIPS.
The Former Go to the Bottom With
Valuable Cargoes.
New Orleans, May 7. —During a heavy
rain and thunder storm this afternoon the
towboat Future City and three barges,
from St. Louis, came in collision with three
United States war vessels atanchor in front
of tho city. Two of the barges were su-k,
and tbe third was badly damaged, but most
of its freight will be saved. Tbe two barges
sunk are total losses. One contained 51,000
bushels of bulk wheat and the other a full
cargo of freight. The barges were valued
at $9,000 each, and their cargoes at SBO,OOO.
THE EFFECT ON THE WAR VESSELS.
The first vessel struck by the Future
City’s barges was the Atlanta. Ono of the
barges drifting sideways struck tho prow of
the Atlanta, and, being held fast, caused
the Atlanta to drug her anchor for nearly
a mile. Finally a number of tugs came to
her assistance, pulled off the barge and
beached it. The other barges drittod by
the Atlanta One of them struck tho
Galena and sunk, breaking the Galena’s
anchor chain and causing her to drift down
the stream. The barge was at length taken
in tow by the tug Magnolia aud the war
ship secured.
THE YANTIC UNINJURED.
The third barge struck tho Yatitic, swung
around and was somewhat damaged, but
the Yantic was uninjured.
Tho Galena received slight damage to her
rigging nnd bow. The other vessels of the
fleet suffered no damage.
The barges belonged to the Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company. John A.
Stephenson, the agent, says that the loss
and damage to the barges is fully >20,000,
and that they were not insured, the com
pany carrying their own risks. Tho cargo
is believed to nave been fully insured.
SHOT BY A JEALOUS SUITOR.
A Tar Heel Town ir. a Frenzy Over the
Outrageous Act.
Raleigh, N. C., May 7.—At Carthage,
Moore county, Saturday evening, a young
man named McNeill, shot Miss Ida Poe,
seriously wounding her. Jealousy is sup
posed to have been the cause of the shoot
ing. McNeill called to see the young lady,
and finding that she was entertaining
another gentleman in the parlor, asked her
to come to the door, and shot hor. He then
fled. Great indignation is expressed against
McNeill in Carthage, uud telegrams are
being sent in every direction for his appre
hension.
France’s Eastern squadron.
Paris. May 7.—The statement from
Shanghai that the French Eastern Squadron
has been ordered to rendezvous at Yoko
hama and await there the arrival of sealed
order* from Paris is denied by Admiral
Krautz, Minister of Marine.
England's Exports and Imports.
London, May 7. —The Board of Trade re
turns for the month of April show that, the
imports inoreaird £955,000, and tho exports
A11,520,000, as compared with April last
year.
A Monument to Gen. Gordon.
London, May 7.—Tho Chinese govern
ment lias decided to eroct monuments to
Gen. Gordon on tho scenes of his victories
over the 'lmping rebel*.
Three Thousand Drowned.
London, May 7. —Throe thousand per
sons have been drowned by a flood in the
Canton river.
SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1888.
ANTI-SEMITIC EXCITEMENT.
An Austrian Drawn from the Court to
His Home by the People.
Vienna, May 7.— After the adjournment
of court to-day in the case of Deputy von
Soboenerer,|leader of the anti-Semitic move
ment, who is charged with assaulting the
editors of the Neue H'itnwr Tagblatt, a
crowd of partisans drew' the defendant to
his home m a carriage, singing “Dio Wacht
am Rhein” aud other national songs. Last
evening a hostile demonstration was
made in front of the Tagblatt office, and a
guard of police had to be placed around the
building.
challenged to a duel.
Despite the appeal of President Smolka,
of the Unterhaus, that tho deputies refrain
from using abusive language in debate, the
sittings of Saturday and to-day were char
acterized by hot exchanges of invective.
Deputy Turk, a prominent member of the
anti-Semitic party, was accused during the
debate of having undergone prosecution for
indecency. He immediately chal
lenged his accuser to a duel.
An inquiry into the charge was made dur
big Herr Turk’s alisetice from the Chamber.
President Smolka, in rebuking the Cham
ber for investigating tho charge in tbe ab
senoe of the accused, characterised the style
of debate as brutal, and declare 1 that hence
forth ho would uso severely his rights as
President.
LEO BOUNDING THE BISHOPS.
Government Denial that It Influenced
the Pope’s Action.
Rome, May 7. —ln view of tbe attitude
of the leaders of the National League, tho
Pope has instructed Cardinal fhmeoni to
direct Mgr. Persico to obtain from the Irish
Bishops without delay a declaration of their
views upon the rescript. The observations
of the Bishops will be submitted to the con
gregation of the Propaganda.
a government denial.
London, May 7. —In tho House of Com
mons to-day Sir James Fergusson, Under
Foreign Secretary, stated that no unofficial
communication had passed between the
Government and the Pope with reference
to the latter’s rescript condemning boycot
ting and the Plan of Campaign,
CONDON GOES TO JAIL.
DUBLIN, May 7.— Thomas Joseph Con
don, member of Parliament, Who was
arrested for offenses under the crimes act,
was to-day convicted on a charge of partici
pating in an unlawful assembly, and sen
tenced to two weeks’ imprisonment without
hard labor. The hearing on the other
charges against him was adjourned.
Mr. Dillon, in a speech at Droghoda to
day, strongly resented the Pope’s interfer
ence with politics. His remarks elicited
expressions of dissent from his extreme
views from several priests who were present.
In accordance with the request: of the
Catholic members of parliament the Lord
Mayor of Dublin has called a meeting for
May 17, to discuss the pope’s rescript. The
requisition had 66 signatures.
FREDERICK’S FLUCTUATIONS.
His Condition Poor in the Morning but
Better at Night.
Berlin, May 7.—A bulletin issued this
morning said: “The Emperor’s sleep was
disturbed last night. The secretion of pus
is more copious. The Emperor feels
languid. "
better at night.
9 p. m.—The Emperor has passed a good
day, and he feels somewhat better. His
fever is very slight this evening. At a
consultation of physicians it was agreed
that the Emperor showed improvement.
The Emperor himself said he felt stronge r
and fresher.
The Emperor’s fever continues low, show
ing that no fresh abscess is forming. Dr.
Mackenzie induces him to take necessary
food, hut his weakness is becoming serious.
He had refreshing naps this afternoon. This
evening he emphasized the remark teat he
felt stronger by clinching his fist vigorously
aud stretching his arm.
BOULANGBRISM’S REIGN.
The Workmen of Tulle Spontaneously
Elect Him Counselor.
Paris, May 7.— The Journal den Debate,
in an article in reference to the manifesto
issued by the Patriotic League, in which
Gen. Boulanger is styled the leader of the
national party, demands that the league bo
suppressed.
Gen. Boulanger has been elected Munici
pal counselor for Tulle bv tho spontaneous
action of the workmen in the arms factory
there, all of whom voted for tho General in
dependent of the electoral committees.
The municipal elections iu France have
resulted mostly in favor of the party of the
Left, and have given hope to the govern
ment. The Boulangijri.st districts return
mostly Conservatives.
GERMANY’S FLOODS.
Empress Victoria Becoming More Pop
ular Through Her Work.
Berlin, May 7.—The Empress to-day at
tended a meeting of the Inundation Relief
Committee at tho town hall. She was given
a hearty reception. The Empress made a
speech,in which she advocated the adoption
of a system for saving life and property
from destruction by floods, and she recom
mended that districts liable to inundation
be provided with life boats. Mayor
Forckenback presented the Empress with
a bouquet of white roses. When she left
the town hall tho people fires*,*! around her
carriage, cheering enthusiastically, and im
peding her progress for some time. The
inundation reliet fund has reached 4,0!K),000
marks.
MALIATOA’S DEPORTATION.
Secretary ForguaSon Makes a State
ment in the Commons.
London, May 7.— ln tho House of Com
mons to-day Sir James Fergusson, Under
Foreign Secretary, stated that the govern
ment had not brought to Pear any influ
ence to bring about tho issuing of the
rescript. Referring to the Samoan quos
tion, he said tho government had no reason
to complain of king Maliutoa’s failure to
keep his agreements. Germany did not
ask the assent of tho British and American
governments to the deportation of King
Alaltatoa, and the position of England and
America upon the subject was unchanged.
War Declared Inevitable.
Prsth, May 7.—Deputy Csematonyi, a
friend of Premier Tisza, sign* an article in
the Hungarian semi-official paper, the
Nemtel, iu which ho declares that war is
inevitable. He says that tho triple alliance
will demand from Knssi t an explanation of
her military preparations, and that her an
swer will amount to a casus belli.
Crlckots Stopping Trains.
London, May 7.—Crickets are and vostat
ing Algeria, entirely destroying vegetation.
Their dead bodies are creating pestilence
und interfering with the running of train*
between Constantino and Batnu.
A BIG CRASH_AT ’FRISCO
LIABILITIES OF $3,000,000 AND
ASSETS OF $4,600,000.
Inability to Realize on the Assets to
Meet Maturing Obligations Forces
the Suspension $3,000,000 Worth
of Borax on Hand and Affected by
the Debate on the Tariff Bill.
San Francisco, May 7.—The wholesale
commission bouse of VV. T. Coleman & Cos.
made an assignment to-day to L. L. Baker
and Louis Sloss for the benefit of their
creditors. FrankS. Johnson, the managing
partner of tho firm, submitted a statement
to the effeet that tho firm was unable to
realize upon its assets immediately, and in
view of pressing engagements in Now
York, where a call upon them for mono}'
was urgent, they decided to mako an ns
signment in order to prevent dissipation of
their property.
THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Mr. Johnson places the assets of the firm
at from $4,000,000 to $4,500,001), and the
liabilities at. $2,000,000. The indebtedness
iu California, with the exception of a num
ber of small amounts, is confined to four
banks and two individuals. Mr. Johnson
farther states that among the most vnlual Jo
assets of the firm is borax, property which
is valued at $2,000,000, and that negotia
tions for tho sale of it wero in a fair way to
be consummated when the announcement
of the tariff hill placing borax on the free
list tended to defeat their efforts in that
direction.
MONEY TO PAY ALL
The firm feel confident that the resources
are sufficient to more than meet, all the en
gagements. The firm is indebted to the
Bank of California to the amount of $190,-
0)0, of which $130,000 is secured.
It is estimated that the firm owes tho
Bank of British Columbia SIOO,OOO, the
Nevada Bank $220,000, aud tbe Bunk of
British North America SIOO,OOO.
WHERE THE CREDITORS ARE.
It is stated that of the whole amount of
Coleman & Co’s indebtedness one half is in
this State and the other iu tho East, the
greater part of tho latter being held by New
England banks.
The assignments made to-dny wore made
by both the firm and William T. Colonial)
as an individual.
Tho foundation of the firm of W. T. Coln
mnn dates back to 1849, since which time
tho house has taken a foremost place in tho
business interests of tho coast.
AGENCIES IN SEVERAL CITIES.
The house has agencies in Astoria, Ore
gon, Chicago, New York and London, it
also acted as agent for a large number of
manufacturing and producing establish
ments, and for tbe principal salmon can
neries of the Pacific coast. The shipping
department is agent for several lines of
clipiiers tq and from Australia. China ami
other ports. Tho business of the firm is
said to amount to $14,000,000 per year.
WOMEN IN THE CONFERENCES.
The Sitting Body Votes to Exclude
them from this Session.
New York, May 7.—When the debate on
the eligibility of women as lay dele
gates to the Methodist Episcopal General
Conference closed to-day a vote was taken
on tho adoption of ltov. Davis H. Moore’s
substitute for tbe report of tho committee.
It proposed that women elected ns delegates
to tho present General Conference be seated,
and the question of their eligibility to
future general conferences bo determined
by a vote of the churches at the annua)
conlorcnces. This substitute was lost. Thou
tho vote was taken upon the amendment to
tho report offered by Rev. Dr. Keoly, of
Philadelphia. This amendment excludes
women from seats in the present conference
and submits the question of their eligibility
to sit in future general conferences, to the
annual conferences, ft was adopted by a
vote of 249 ayes to 173 nays.
After the adoption of Dr. Neeley’s amend
ment, tho report of tho committee, with the
amendment, was adopted by the following
vole: Ayes: ministerial 159, lay 78; nays:
ministerial 122, lay 76.
VICKSBURG AND MERIDIAN.
The Stockholders Meet and Re-elect
the Old Officers.
New York, May 7.—The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of tho Vicksburg
& Meridian Railroad was held to-day at tho
office of Receiver Bond. All the old board
of directors were re-elected and they re
elected President Charles tSchiff, and Vico
President C. C. Harney. A resolution was
passed continuing tho power of the re-organ
ization committee and then tho annual
report was read. It shows that the gross
earnings for the year ended March 31, 1888,
were $547,760; the operating expenses,
$428,413; the fixed charges, $190,647, leaving
a deficit of $66,300 against a deficit
in meeting all charges the previous yea)' of
$114,439. The balance sheet shows a floating
debt of *678,313.
PHILADEPHiA’S FIZZES.
The Number of Haloona to be Reduced
to 1,200 from 6,500.
Philadelphia, May 7.—ln the matter
for an alternative writ of mandamus upon
the Judges of the License Court to show
causo why they should not grant a license
to \V_ A. Radenbush, tho State Supreme
Court this morning refused the writ.
This was looked upon as a test
<'■lo by thousands of saloonkeepers
who have been refused licenses and
many of them irnve entertained the hope
that their applications would be recon
siderod, and licenses granted them. The
decision of the Supreme Court to-day re
moves all probability of reconsideration in
the caws <if the applicants refused. After
Juno 1 there will be about 1,800 saloons in
tho city, while at present there are about
0,500.
OHIO’S SUNDAY LAW.
Saloon keepers Making Every Effort
to Make it Ineifective-
Cincinnati, 0., May 7.—Judge Caldwell,
of the Polico Court, to-day sustained the
demurrer to the plea in abatement filed by
the counsel for Mu me block, a saloonkeeper,
n lm is charged with keeping his saloon o(<en
on .Sunday. The plea was basis I ou an
allegation that tho law w as not properly en
acted. The court found that tho iaw was
enacted in due form. The defense then de
manded a jury, and the case was set for 8
o’clock this afternoon.
Warrant* were issued to-day for 147 per
sons who yesterday violated the Owen law,
and all who were arrested gave bonds.
Mayor Smith Intimate* that he tnay change
his policy next Sunday by arresting at
once all who open their saloon*.
Both Arc Cleveland Men.
Albuquerque, IT. M., May 7.—Tho Terri
torial convention was held at Santa Fe to
day and chose delegatee to the National
Democratic Convention. Both are Cleve
land men.
DAY AS DARK AS NIGHT.
A Cloudburst In Kaunas that Cost a
Family of Four Their Dives.
Wichita. Kas., May 7. —A strange at
mospherical phenomenon was witnessed at
Maize, west of this city, yesterday. A
storm cloud burst and extended over a
space, parallelogram in form, about 500
yards wide and one mile in length. For
naif an hour rain came down in torrents,
the heavens were black, and darkness
almost equal to that of night covered the
entire area.
FRIGHT OF THK PEOPLE.
People ran affrighted from their homos,
many crying that the end of the world had
come. Maize is situated on the south bank
of the Arkansas river, and the streets were
turned into rivers, which fortunately
found outlets in the Arkansas. An eye
witness describes the rain ns coming down
in torrents, washing away a number of
houses'- and moving othors from their
foundations.
FOUR DROWNED.
A house in which a family named Rookby
lived was [licked up by tho Hoods and car
ried into the Arkansas river, where it sank,
drowning ltoekby, his wife and two chil
dren. A number of narrow escapes are
reported. The water from t.hecloud seemed
to come straight down, and could not have
been thicker lmd it found its source from a
lake in the air. Tile bodies of tho Roekby
family have not yet been rocovored. The
damage will be very large. A great many
cattle and horses were drowned.
LITTLEWOOD LEADS.
The Georgia Wonder Drops Out After
Covering Seveuty-Four Miles.
New York, May 7.—The Evening World,
in its account of the walk, said: “T. A.
Procter is a young man who says that he is
“The Georgia Wonder.” Ho expects to do
750 miles easily, and demonstrates it mathe
matically. At noon his score was fifty-six
miles, there being eighteen ahead of him."
Praeter retired for good at 5:30 o'clock
with a score of seventy-four miles and one
lan.
The score at 10 o’clock to-night was:
lJttlewood 183
Hughes 123
Cartwright 121
Tierty 117
Golden 110
Hay 110
Hegelman 105
Sanders. 105
Hart 105
Moore 100
Vint 100
Cox (H
Bums 96
Dillon 92
AT MIDNIGHT.
Nf.w York, May 8, 12:10 a. m.—-At mid
night those who have covered the requisite
hundred miles in twenty-four bouts are:
Cartwright s 125
Hughes 125
I.ittlewood 187
Golden 125
Herty 182
Noremac 118
Saunders 115
Day 11l
Hart 114
Hegelman 105
Vint 10-1
Cox 105
Dillon 100
Campana l'Hl
Moore 100
Uuerrero ..., 100
BIBLE SOCIETY OFFIUERB.
The Southerner* Who Are Among the
Vice Presidents.
New York, May 7.— At the fifty-first
annual meeting of the American and For
eign Bible Society to-day officer* for tho
ensuing year wero elected, beaded by Kev.
Dr. W. H. Parniloy, of New Jersey,
as President. Among the Vice
Presidents elected were tho following:
J. B. Hawthorne, D. D., of Georgia; Rev.
S. H. Holm**, of Virginia; Rev. Lansing
Burrows, of Kentucky; C. H. Strickiand,
1). D., of Tenm sseo; Rev. G. A. Numially,
of Georgia; W. D. Mayfield, D. I).,
of Arkansas; Rev. T. J. Walue,
of Mississippi; J. A. Ifackett, D.
D., of Louisiana; A. C. Ca|ierton, I). D.,
of Kentucky; Rev. F. C. Powell, of Flori
da; Rev. J, C. Smith, of Missouri; T. S.
Teusedalo, I). D., of Tennessee. The Cor
responding Secretary is Rev. William Rol
linson, of New Jersey; the Treasurer,
Samuel P. Waite, of New York and the
Recording Secretary, William Hagar.
A BOAT CAPTAIN KILLED.
One Man Blaubea with a Knife and
Another fthoots Him.
Memphis, May 7.—A difficulty occurred
last night at 8 o’clock on board the steamer
Bouton, running as an excursion boat be
tween Memphis aid Jackson Mound Park,
a pleasure resort four miles below the city,
which resulted in the killing of Martin
Moore, the boat’s captain. The
cause of the trouble was a
ilisagreement between those who
had chartered the steamer—Eph Reeves
and W. 1. McGowan—who are charged with
the murder of Capt. Moore. It is alleged
that Reovea cut him three times in the head
with u butcher knife, and MeCowan shot
li iin in the abdomen. Barkeeper Sam Til
ley, was also arrested a* accessory to the
killing. Moore kept a saloon on the corner
of Main and Exchange streets. Reeves and
MeCowan are sports.
ANTI-CHINESE RIOTS.
Australia Bound to Keep Out the
Celeelial Cheap Labor.
London, May 7. —Advices from Brisbane
state tbut riotous anti-Chinese demonstra
tions h>. ve occurred there. Several shops
belonging to Chinese were wrecked.
won’t he allowed to land.
Nvdney, N. 8. VV., May 7. — The steam
ers Tslimin and Afghan, wilh Chinese im
migrants, have arrived here. The police
have taken steps to prevent the landing of
the Chinamen.
The government* of New Zealand and
Tasmania concur in the opinion' that the
iullux of Chinese labor must be checked.
A Strike in Alabama.
Birminoham, May 7.—A disagreement
between miners at the Pratt mines culmi
nated to-day in the walking out of about
1,000 men. The labor organization has
nothing to do with the walk-out. The
miners are acting for themselves. Most of
them have families.
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Chancellorsvlllo’s Unveiling.
Fredericksburg, Va., May 7.—The un
veiling of a monument to Stonewall Jack
son, which was to have taken place at
Chancellorsville ou May 10, has beeu post
poned to June 18.
Instructed for Alger.
Detroit, May 7.—The Fourth district
Republican* this afternoon chose delegates
to the national convention and instructed
them for Alger.
An Earthquake In Japan.
London, May 7.—-A severe earthquake 1*
reported iu Japau
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ATLANTA'S LIVELY WEEK
THE OUTLOOK OF THE TWO STATE
CONVENTIONS.
A State Prohibition Law the Bone of
Contention Among the Temperance
Advocates The Younger Element
to be Out in Force at the State
Democratic Convention.
Ati.anta, Oa., May 7.—The State
lomperanee Association convenes to-mor
row at 10 o’clock. Tho indications point
to a large attendance. Each section of the
State will lie represented. The main object
of the meeting seems lie to consider
whether it is advisable to attempt to force a
State Prohibition law on the State through
the general assembly, subject to ratification
of the people. It is evident that there are
two factions, one favoring adherence
to local option and the other fav
oring a law wiping the liquor trafllo from
tho State.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
As yet. only a fow delegates have arrived)
for tho Democratic Convent ion, but a large
number are expected to-morrow. Thein il
cations are that it will be the most repre
sentative convention that lins assembled for
years. The younger element of the Demo
cracy will bo well represented, while the
politicians will not huve as much promi
nence ns they usually do in n State conven
tion. The only avowed candidate for chair
man of tho convention as yet is Hoko Smith,
of Fulton county.
THE BAPTIST MISSION BOARD.
The Baptist State Mission Board met in the
pastor’■ study of tho First Baptist church this
morning, and organized by electing the fol
lowing officers: John T. Pendleton, of At
lanta, President; John M. Green, of At
lanta, Recording Secretary; Dr. J. H. Devo
tie, of Atlanta, Corresponding Secretary
and Treasurer; H. M. Amos, of Gritlin. As
sistant Corresponding Secretary; Rev. T. C.
Boykin, Sunday school evangelist. The
board was ongagod this afternoon in dis
cussing tho work of mission circlee.
Fleming, the Wind man who has demon
st rated his ability to outmarry most people
with his eyes shut, was this morning In
dicted by the grand jury for bigamy.
Whether any furt her indictment was found
against him could not be reliably ascer
tained. A rumor was current to-day that
an indictment hail been found With against
the bigamist and young Sol Goldberg for
larceny, but it was impossible to ascertain
the truth, if any existed, in this report.
Fleming is in jail. Goldberg is out on bond.
TnE UNITED WORKMEN.
The Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen will meet in annual
session on Wednesday. Tho prospects ara
that th re will be a large attendance.
W. G. Lark was appointed by the Gov
ernor, to-day, Judge of the County Court
of Clay to succeed 8. A. McLendon. He
will hold the position until the meeting of
tho General Assembly.
Tho Adjutant General sent out invita
tions to-day to the members of the Gov
ernor’s staff to ho present on Wednesday to
review tho cavalry companies, at Piedmont
Park, participating in the tilt.
KILLED BY ARTESIAN WATER.
The United States Fish Commission car
renc-hed this city today, when a singular
incident occurred. A change of water was
found necessary, and artesian water was
supplied. Inside of an hour 65,000 young
fisti were dead and nearly 3,000,000 eggs
are supposed to be killed.
MUSIC OF BULLETS AT MACON.
Two Sporting Men Quarrel Over a
Woman of 111 Repute.
Macon, Ga., May 7.—Fourth street was
the scene of a very sensational shooting
scrape to-day. The parlies to the affray
wero John Meeks and Laurence Myers,
well-known sporting characters. The for*
mer is of Macon and the latter of Augusta.
The exact origin of the difficulty is not
known, but It resulted from a dispute over
a notorious character named Stella Horton.
The men met In front of the Kenncsaw res
taurant. Meeks drew his pistol and cursed
Myers and threatened him. Myers did not
resent the insult, but waited until Meeks
walked off, when be drew his pistol from
his hip pocket and placing it in hi*
coat pocket, followed Meeks and
returned the epithets the latter had applied
to him. Both drew their pistols and began
a fusilado, during which seven shot* were
excliangod, Meeks firing five and Myers
two. The iattor’s uistol failed to work.
Neither was hit. During the firing several
person* who had accidentally lieen placed
between the combatant* had narrow es
capee. One of tho bullets from Myers’ pistol
r toughed through the awning in front of
>r. Ingalls’ drug store, whizzed aoro*s Pop
lar street, jmiMed through the awning ofi
Flanders’ warehouse, and through a win
dow-pane near tho head of Charles Conn,
bookkeeper for Bone & Chappell, and
buried itself in a book on the desk. Both
men were arrested.
Tho Superior and United States Courts,
Judges (instill and Speer presiding, con
vened this morning.
A BED RED WITH BLOOD.
A Half Wltted Boy Kills His Brother
While He Sleeps.
Brunswick, Ga., May 7.—A 6-year-old
son of Col. John R. Williamson, of this
county, was killed yesterday by his elder
brother. Tho family had just returned
from church, and while awaiting dinner the
little fellow was put to sleep. The report of
a guu was suddenly board in the room where
he luy, and as the family rushed in they
inot on the threshold a half-wilted brother,
about 0 yoars of age. Upon the bed lay
the almost headless form of tho dead boy,
his head having lieen literally blown to
pisces. His brains and blood saturated tha
bedding. His slayer was closely questioned,
but in bis simpleness would only say that
he shot him, tHit didn’t mean to.
A LYNCHING IN WILKES.
The Victim a Negro Who Entered a
White Woman's Room at Night.
Union Point, Ga., May 7.—A negro
man named Daniel Hale was lynched
iu Wilkes county at 13 o’clock lasi
night by a mob of twenty-five
The negro attempted to rape Miss Sallis
Smith in her room, Saturday nigh#. Bhi
woke up and screainod, anil the nogro got
under (no bed. Her mother came into thi
room with a light. They saw tho negro ai
lie ran out and recognized him as orio thai
Jived on the place. Tbs negro confessed
whou he was arrested. This is the only
lynching that evor occurred in Wilkes.
Augusta's Market House.
Augusta, Ga., May 7.—The community
ha* long been worked up over the question
of the removal of the upper market frou
the center of Broad street, uad petitions fa;
signatures have been circulated. The Coun
ciTto-uight granted the petition aud de
cided to teai- down the budding during thi*
month