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i ESTABLISHED I860. 1 1 J. H. ESTILL, Editor akd Proprietor, f 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. 9 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 j PRICE flO A YEAR. 1 1 l CENTS A COPY, f 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