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I THE MORNING NEWS. i
J Established IHSO.IxcoaroRiTED 1888.
j J. H. ESTJ.LL, President, )
MAY SETTLE THE LEASE.
ATLANTA TO BE THE HEADQUAR
TERS OF TEE SYSTEM.
All the General Officers to Move From
Washington to the State Capital.
Patrick Calhoun to be Vice Presi
dent of the System—Mr. Inman at
Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., July 12.—One of the big
gest railroad sensations of the year leaks
out to-night. John H. luman, Soi Haas.
Pat Calhoun and other prominent Terminal
officers arrived in Atlanta to-day to perfect
arrangements for moving the headquarters
from Washington to Atlanta. This is au
thentic. The official orders were drawn up
to day. It is the biggest thing for Atlanta
that has happened si:.ce 1888, when it was
made the capital of the state. The change
is a sweeping one, and includes all the gen
eral officers. General Manger Green, Traffic
Manager Haas, General Passenger Agent
Taylor, Treasurer J. W. Hill and three or
four other of the most important officers
with the forces under them will come to At
lanta. The cha: go is to bo made at once.
DIVISION OFFICERS NOT AFFECTED.
The changes are not to affect the division
officers of the Central of Georgia and Rich
mond and Danville railroads, whose re
spective headquarters will remuin in Savan
nah and Richmond.
President John H. Inman arrived in At
lanta to-day, and will begin negotiations at
once for a headquarters building. He savs
the above statement is correct, and that
Patrick Calhoun will be appointed this
week as vice president of the system, with
b adquarters at Atlanta, and will be the
executive officer of the system next in
authority to the president.
MR. CALHOUN SEEN.
"Yes,” said Mr. Calhoun, to-night, at his
home, "ilr. Inman and I came down to-day
to tenure the offices and arrange other de
tails for the transfer of the general offices
from Washington to Atlanta.”
“When will the transfer be made?”
"At once, or just as soon as these details
can be arranged.”
“What offices will be moved?”
“All the general offices. In other words,
Atlanta instead of Washington will be the
general headquarters for the entire Termi
nal system.”
Mr. Inman was found at the hotel to
i ight. “The matter has been contemplated
for s >me time,” said he, "and has now been
fully decided upon. I am here now to ar
range for the transfer.”
THE RATES ON COAL.
Traflic Manager Sol Haas will apnear be
fore the railroad commission to-morrow to
answer for his railroads as to coal rates.
io light he said: "I was summoned to
speak concerning state rates, but it is very
likely that interstate rates will com© up.”
“What will be done?”
“I do not care to say anv
lhJn except th s: When those rates
or ?128 were made, ail the
loads signed an agreement to that effect, in
cluding the W estern and Atlantic and the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis. This
agreement was made last February There
was no coercion, or atteniDt ut coercion.
Everybody signed it willingly.”
In reply to a question ebout anew depot
f r Atlanta, m which great local interest is
felt, he said: “Atlanta will have anew
passenger depot, It is only a question of
time. As soon as a location can bo agreed
upon the depot wili be built.
ALLIANJIi LOANS.
The Kansas Organization to Protect
Farms Lndcr Mortgage.
3 opeka, Kan., July 12.—The sub-com
mittee of the farmers’ alliance, consisting
ot President McGrath, C. S. Hiatt, J. M.
McNeviUs and A. P. Collins, met lie: o
to-day to formulate a j Inn by
which the farmers woo wid bo
compelled to meet their
i ext autumn can be loantsi money to n .>.
A committee was appointed at the 1 :st ui
ntinl meeting of the alliance with instruc
tions to organize so tout the alliance could
operate directly with the moneylenders m
the east and not be placed at the mercy of
agents. J
HOW it WILL PROTECT ITSELF.
The organization will protect itself
against irresponsible farme* s by a close ex
amination into their past methods of
lining business and the r present
financial responsibility. The com
mittee adjourned this evening with
oat having settled upon any definite
Pl'in. The meeting will bo continued next
wees. The committee is undecided as yet
whether it shall attemept to negotiate loans
m the name of the alliance, pledging the
entire organizaliou to the payment of the
note and interest, or make each application
stand upon its own footing.
HARRISON’S QUIET SUNDAY.
He Goes to Church in the Morning
sr.d Spends the Afternoon at Home.
Cape May Point, N. J„ July 13.—This
hat been a day of rest in fact, as well as in
name, for President Harrison. In com
pan V "Hh Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. I)im
jmck, he drove to Cano May this morning
■ and attended service at St. John’s Protest
" Episcopal church. Immediately after
,1 r * tiervice the President and the ladies
Qrov ° hack to Cape May Point.
SWINGING IN A HAMMOCK.
ho passed the afternoon in the
po , lcb of his cottage, swinging in a
U o I ?7 10ck ! resting and reading. Ueorge \V.
tll - p aßsls t Qu t general passenger agent of
danol eUnßy Vania ra;troaJ i w s the Presi
-oen„r„? ÜB I at 6,l PP e r. The Postmug! er
to.„i^l Cal L ed at 1,10 presidential cottage
tail ,r t , aRd Passed the evening sitting on
porch with tiio President.
BiM small AT ASBURY PARK.
y 'e thousand People Hear Him De
nounce Ingersoll.
ence B ? PaHK ’ N * J " Ju1 * 12.-An audi
® <;f rtve thousand persons filled ev
audiiPart ° f the Asbur y Park beach
auditorium this afternoon to hear
Utah biov® 1 T* S "* al1 ’ of the
liver an . n l, the noted evangelist, de
was a i ..across. Rev. Small’s address
Inger.dl F ‘ u T a l l K nmetlt of CoL Robert
the ;‘i,. cr Hubert le Iliable,” as
‘’schoolVf k? r fi i *® ra>ed him and his
°Penm K hjj a A delit y a ' ;d “gnosticism." In
“great an “ d . dr T s Dr - Small alluded to the
press f,, r ] nt of space given by the daily
and ctrines w mi P roiulll £atioii of Ingersoll
re hgini] 9 'ißnJllJ? no „ attention was paid to
n,) t need derenil' 8 ' is Ue B , aid th ° Bible did
thrown lie™ ifn It would not be over
lieve in ii* n C ° ’ In Berßoll8 erßoll did not be
I—'^ rlt A Kalnst the Itata’a Arms,
instruetiei g }' ES ’ • July 12.—Acting on
ates attorney the Ull ‘ted
arms and arm J, B ® ed a hbel against the
Hiego. The ’J?J*i on . on the Itata at San
Aug, (j t writ is made returnable
The morning News.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR WORK.
Yale's Famous Pitcher Oce of the
Speakers of the Day.
Minneapolis, Minn., July 12,-To-day
many of the Christian Endeavor delegates
were in Twin city pulpiis both morning and
afternoon, but still sessions of the conven
tion were held, the only recess being to allow
the delegates to go to church in the morn
ing. Before that time 5,000 delegates and
others were in their seats in the auditorium.
The first speaker was A. A. Stage, the
famous base ball pitcher of Yaie and at
present under engagement as instructor in
physical training in the new Chicago uni
versity. As Mr. Stagg c ame t> the plat
form he received an ovation from
the delegates. The young man, Mr.
Stagg declared, is an object of interest
and a most important factor in the future
development of our land. The Lord Jesus
Christ came as a young man, and his ex
ample as a worker should constantly be
before you. Young men have been promi
nent in the history of their world for their
effective efforts in all departments of useful
activity.
THE YOUNG WOMAN AT WORK.
Tli9 next speaker was Margaret IV. Leith,
from the Jaffna mission, Ceylon, India, who
spoke upon “The young woman at work.”
John G. Wolloy of Boston, delivered
an address on “Gospel temperance.”
By instances in his own experience
he explained what he meant by
the term. He 6aid he believed
in gosp, 1 temperance in the ballot box, and
as he Baid it an lowa delegate stepped to
the front, waving a banner, one side of
which read: “Des Moines, the largest city
in the world without a saloon,” and on the
other, “lowa’s glory, a school house
on every hilltop and no saloon
in the valley," while from the
floor to the gallery a storm of applause
swept over the immense gathering, con
tinuing for a couple of minutes. He closed
by saying that he believed in no temperance
except gospsl temperance. It was slated
from the platform that the attendance of
delegates was 14,000, and the session closed
by singing the doxology.
THE FAIR ON SUNDAY.
At the evening session a resolution
against opening the world’s fair on Sunday
passed. President Clark was re-elected, and
a long list of honorary vice presidents,
representing every state, territory and
province, and several from some of them.
Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman of Philadel
phia, delivered a powerful address on “The
secret of power." He believes the secret of
power has the consistency of geuuinouessof
living Christians, definite consecration,
complete submission and love for souls.
CAH BN BLEY'S MEMORIAL.
No Innovation In the Choosing- of
Bishops to bo Made.
Baltimore, Md., July 12.— Cardinal
Gibbons received yesterday from tho holy
Father a letter regarding the Cahensley
memorial, to which reference was made lu
a recent dispatch from Rome. In this letter
the holy father says that the fears created
in Amerioa by the memorialaro groundless;
that his holiness has no disposition to ac
cede to any proposition that might disturb
tho harmony of the American church, and
that no innovation regarding the estab
lished method for the appointment of bishops
will be tolerated.
GROUND TO DaATH.
A Watchman Falla on a Revolving
Wheel in a Paper Mill.
Wilmington, Del., July 12.— Robert H.
Davis, a watchman at the Rockland paper
mills of the Jesup & Moore Company, was
ground to death in a large wheel making 100
revolutions per minute this morning. He
was 55 years old and leaves a wife and five
children. He fell on to the wheel while oil
ing it, and part of his body was found at
tached thereto, and the head and part of
tiie trunk in the mill stream.
ENGLAND’S IMPERIAL GJESTS.
Ft. Paul’s Cathedral Visited in the
Morning—A Call on Lord Salisbury.
London, July 12.—The Emperor and
Empress of Germany attended the forenoon
service at St. Paul’s cathedral. They drove
thither from Buckingham palace in an open
carriage, through streets deserted as usual
on Sundays, nobody expecting them in the
city. Canon Hall was the preacher at the
cathedral service.
A CALL ON SALISBURY.
This afternoon the emperor and em
press, in company with the Princa and
Princess of Wales, started for Hatfield
house to visit Lord Salisbury. Baron von
Bieberstein, Count E ilenberg, Count von
Hatzfeldt and Gen. von Wittioh also ac
companied tho emperor. At a banquet
given in the marble hall after the arrival
of the royal guests, there were pres
ent besides the royal personages
and members of their suites, several
cabinet ministers, the Dukes of Buccleuch
and Portland and a small circle of other
persons of high rank. The emperor and
empress will leave Hatfield house to
morrow afternoon, when the emperor goes
to Windsor to bid farewell to the queen
while the empress goe3 to Felixstowe to re
join her family.
CHILE’S REVOLUTION.
A Famine Added to War’s Horrors
at larapaca and Antafogasta.
London, July 12.— An oflicial dispatch
from Santiago, Chile, says: “The revolu
tion is stationary. A famine prevails at
larapaca and Antafogasta. There is no
discipline among the rebel forces. Pal
ma coda, at the cost of the state,
has sent all political prisoners on
board the steamer Bolivia, bound for
Iquique, where they will bo at liberty to
act as thoy phase. A plot has beon discov
ered to destroy tho government squadron
at Valparaiso. All the conspirators have
been seized excepting ono who hanged him
self. A reconnoiterirg force from Co
quimbo has temporarily occupied Huaseo
and Vttllenar, w here food is scaroe. Com
plete order prevails.”
a fatal land slide.
Forty Indians and a White Woman
Killed In British Columbia.
Nanimo, B. C., July 12. —News was re
ceived here to-day of a land slide on the
banks of the Skena river at the North
Pacific cannery, resulting in the death of
one white woman and forty Indians. Early
on the morning of July 7 those residing near
the cannery were aroused by an avalanotie
on Stoop mountain back of the cannery.
Nine houses with occupants were swept
away. Thirteen bodies were recovered.
Pope Leo Yields a Point.
Rome. July 12.— The Diritto says the
pope will institute action to establish hit
right over u piece of land at Casiel Gon
delfo, derived under the law of guarantees.
This action implies the pope’s acceptance of
the law of guarantees w hich the Vatican
has constantly refused to recognize during
the past twenty years.
CLEVELAND'S CHANCES.
THE EX-PRESIDENT MORE THAN
HOLDING HIS OWN.
Congressman Herbert Disproves the
Charge that He Was Silent on the
Force Bill—His Attack on the Meas
ure One of the Most Forcible of All.
Washington, July 12.— Representative
Herbert of Alabama is on his way to his
homo from a visit to New York. Being
interviewed he said: “It seems to me that
Mr. Cleveland is more than holding his own
in New York. Tbe factional feeling there
is growing less bitter, and while I cannot
absolutely predict that ho will have tho
New York delegation, I feel confident that
such will be the case. I attended the Tamany
celebration on the Fourth of July, and was
surprised at the spontaneous and hearty
applause which greeted Mr. Cleveland’s
letter. There were fully 3,000 poople present
and they all cheered. Immediately after
ward a letter from Gov. Hill was read and
it was also applauded, but not to tne same
extent, nor w ere there any cheers until some
one proposed that they be given."
HIS RECORD ON THE FORCE BILL.
"But Mr. Cleveland was criticised because
ho was silent during the force bill fight.”
"That criticism is an unjust one. Ou
Jan. 8 last I sat close to him at the
Jackson dinner given by the Young Men's
Democratic Club, and heard him utter the
most vigorous denunciation of the force
bill that over fell from the lips of a New
York man. Tho speech was telegraphed by
the Associated Press and published in the
very papers that now accuse him of silence.
This false criticism is a fair sample
of the methods employed to beat
down the greatest man in tho
Democratic party. Mr. Cleveland did lit.
his voice against the force bill at the time
when the measure was pending in the Sen
ate, and when public opinion regarding it
was being formed, and his speech was one
of the most eloquent I ever beard. I want
to see Mr. Cleveland renominated.” Col.
Herbert expresses hirnsMf as favoring Judge
Crisp for the speakersnip.
CALL CONFIDANT.
He Thinks There la No Doubt ot His
Recognition by the Senate
Washington, July 12.— Senator Call cf
Florida will leave to-morrow for New
York. The senator is in fine spirits, and
does not anticipate any difficulty in the
matter of recognition in the United States
Senate of his recent election to that body.
Florida, ho said, was giving more attention
to developing her resources just now than
to politics. As to the alliance Senator Call
said: ‘‘The farmers in Florida are all good
democrats, and the alliance is not going to
divide the party there on national issues,
simply because it does not desire to do so.
The same may be said of the other southern
states, which will cast their electoral votes
for the nominee of the democratic conven
tion. No, there will be no split in the
south. As to candidates? Well.it is not
wise just now to go into that matter.”
FRANCS AND OUR HOGS.
A Prospect That tbe Dscree of Prohi
bition Will Be Rescinded.
Paris, July 12. —A council of the minis
ters was held at tbe Elysee palace yesterday
to discuss the rescinding of the decree
against American pork. M. Develle, minis
ter of agriculture, advocated the with
drawal of the prohibitions. He a3ked M.
Constans if the ministers doubted the expe
diency of directing the superior council of
hygiene to make an examination and report
on the subject. M. Canstans and M. Ribot
also favored rescinding the decree. It was
agreed to refer the matter to tho counoil of
hygiene.
United (States Minister Reid is pressing
for a prompt decision in the matter, if
possible before the adjournment of the
Chamber of Deputies, now expected within
ten days.
ANOTHER FAVORABLE SIGN.
M. Viger, deputy ohairman of the sub
committee on customs, "says the superior
council of agriculture will also consider the
question. He is a member of the council,
which has been supplied with information
as to the United States meat inspection reg
ulations, and says h will do what ho can to
get the decree abolished.
Dr. Pietra Snuta, secretary of the Society
Hygiene, a different body from the official
council of hygiene, but having much in
fluence there, joins in the efforts to rescind
the prohibition. The roports received here
that the German government is about to
withdraw the prohibition in Germany
ought to hasten French action.
GUATEMALA’S UPRISING.
A Report That the President is Pre
paring to Flee.
City of Mexico, July 13. Guatemalan
telegrams received by merchants here say
that President Barillas is preparing for
flight.
Other advices from Guatemala say: “In
formation has been received from Quezal
tenango to the effect that the mountains are
full of discontented men, who are organ
izing for war. Revolutionary proclama
tions are plentiful. The outbreaks so far
are unimportant, as the rebels are net
united, but a union will be effected.
President Barillas is sanding troops to
Quezaltenango, although he claims tbat no
revolution exists.”
Costa Rica Wants Reciprocity.
City of Mexico, July 12—A dispatch
from San Jose, Costa Rica, says: “Re
ciprocity with the United States is consid
ered necessary, and all concessions asked
for will be granted. Costa Rica will send
a good exhibit to the Chicago fair, as she
expocU the Unifed States will be a con
sumer of all her products.”
A Big Strike Imminent.
Parts, July 12 —A a meeting to-day of
4,000 railway employes held in the winter
circus it was resolved that if the Paris-Or
leans Company refuse the demands of its
workmen by Tuesday there will be a
general strike of the workmen of the five
railway companies.
Wrestler Cannon Wins.
Berlin, July 12.—1n the wrestling tour
nament to-day the American, Cannon, beat
ail comers. Cannon has been elected a
member of the Atlas Verein, and lias been
presented with a gold medal in a laurel
wreath, surmounted by German and Ameri
can eagles.
Hobnobbing With Russia.
Paris, July 12.—The czar and czarina
will weleomo the French squadron at Crou
stadt, July 23, and wrill attend a banquet
on board tho Magenta. The czarina and
czarewiteh are expected officially to Visit
Paris in September.
A Maze at Toulouse.
Paris, July 12—Fire in Toulouse to-day
devastated part of the St. Cyprian quarter.
The damage was immense. ” Several fire -
men were injured.
SAVANNAH, GA , MONDAY. JULY l.i, 18>I1.
SCALDED IN a CAR.
Seven of the Thirte m Persons In
jured Already Dead.
Aspen, Col., July 12. A horrible rail
road accident occurred st Aspea Jnction,
eighteen miles west of Aspen, on the
Midland railroad, at H o’clock Hat
u day night. A special train consisting of
a baggage ani oue pass uger coach was
returning to Aspen from Glen
wood Springs. 1 he passenger
coach contained about thirty passengers,
mostly Aspen people. The train whs lack
ing from toe water tank to a switch to the
Aspen track where a road engine was run
out of the railroad round house, and the
rear end of the passenger train hit the
check valve on the side of the boiler, which
exhausted the hot steam into the broken
end of the passenger car, scalding thirteen
passengers—five men, seven women and
one child. The car was ttrown from the
track. The passengers arrived at Aspen in
the baggage car at 1:30 o'clock this morn
ing.
the dead and injured.
All possible was done to relieve the suffer
ings of the unfortunate p*,v,enters. 'J hose
who have died at the pres. :.t writing are:
Mr. and Mis. A. B. Rogers f Woodey, Col.;
Miss Annie i’holan of Cardiff, Cos!., aged 1 i
years; Mrs, W. I. Willoby of Gleuwood,
Col.; Mrs. John G. Baldwin of Glen wood,
Col.; Mrs. Frank Ellis and baby of Aspen.
Tne wounded who still live with hopes of
recovery are: FraDk Elli , Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Leonard and sis er, Mary Ann
O’Donnell ard Frank Leach.
A coroner’s inquest will be held this even
ing.
Mrs. AVilloby was the wife of the assessor
of Garfield county. Mrs. Baldwin’s husband
is in Chicago.
CARING FOR THE INJURED.
The injured wereasoomf rtably provided
for as possible and were placed in a t aggaya
car and brought to Aspen, Ur. J. J. Robin
son, the company's physician aad all tho
physicians of the city were in attendance,
and every possible aid was given to the un
fortunate victims by Agent Waters and his
clerks. The cries of agony of
the victims were heartrending and
their scalded faces and arms and shoulders
were a sight to behold and brought tears of
sympathy into the eyes of sympathizing
friends who did all in their power to alle
viate their sufferings. In spite of all their
efforts, however, Mrs. Fra; k E. Ellis, Mrs.
J. G Baldwin and Mrs. W. i,.
Williby died withiu two hours. Mrs.
Rogers died at 5 o’clock this
morning and her husband at 10 o’clock. Of
those still living only Miss Mary U’Donnell
is considered as dangerously burned, and
hopes are entertained of he; ultimate recov
ery. Coroner Hill of this city has gone to
tuo scene of the accident and will hold an
inquest to-morrow on the bodies of those
who died here.
HULENA’d BLACK FIEND.
Officers Take Him to Macon to Save
Him From Lynching.
Helena, Ga., July 13.—Some time Wed
nesday night or early fhatsday morning
<oe Hodges, a negro, entered the house of
the Widow Lancaster aud attempted to
drag her elder daughter out of tbe house.
The noise aroused her sick mother, who
lighted a lamp aud frightened the fellow
off a short distance, until the younger child
went to her brother-in-law’s house, about
a mile away, and brought hitn. The negro
then left, and the neighbors gathered aud
tracked the negro home to his house
about a mile from Mcßae, and
two miles from Helena. He was taken out,
to the house, identified, brought back to
Mcßae, put in jail, where he remained
until to-day, when he was taken to Macon
for safekeeping, as there was some talk of
lynching him. He had told a negro woman
some time ago that his purpose in working
there was to get such a cnance.
ZACK M’CORD DEAD.
Ha Was One of Augusta’s Oldest and
Boat Citizens.
Augusta,Ga., July 12. Zack McCord, one
of the oldest, most respected aud for many
years one of the most prosperous business
men of Augusta, died this morning, aged 70
years. He had been ili for several weeks,
and was partially paralyzed about ten days
ago. Mr. McCord was one of the eiders of
the First Baptis: cuurch, and has for many
years been oue of the most highly respected
men in the community. He was the senior
member of the wholesale grocery house of
Z. McCord & Son, which is one of the best
known firms in Eastern Georgia, He was
the father of Charles Z. McCord, who repre
sented Richmond county m the last legisla
ture, aud his wife and three children, the
latter all grown, survive him. His funeral
will take place to-morrow.
EDITOR3 OF THE WEEKLIES.
The Association’s Convention Opens
at Atlanta To morrow.
Atlanta, Ga., July 12—The Georgia
Weekly Press Association holds its annual
session here this week, beginning to
morrow, They will be given a banquet and
ride over the city to-morrow. Tuesday they
elect officers and transact other business.
The matter of establishing a union under
control of the association to print the out
side of Georgia weeklies will come up, and
probably some action will be taken looking
to the consolidation of this with the Georgia
Press Association. The editors will leave
Tuesday evening for Washington, Now
York and Niagara.
GEORGIA’S ALLIANCE RALLIES.
The Party From Kansas* to Pass
Through the State This Week.
Atlanta, Ga., July 12. — A parly of
noted alliance people wiil reach Atlanta in
the morning on route to Americus, where
there will be an alliance rally Tuesday. The
party includes Bockless Jerry Simpson,
Gen. Weaver of lowo, Mrs. Loase of Kan
sas and President L. L. Polk. Similar ral
lies will be held at Atlanta on Wednesday,
at Athens on Tnursday. at Hogausvil s on
Friday and at Rome ou Saturday. Presi
dent Livingston will accompany the partv
on this tour, and periiapi also Dr. C. W.
Macune. It is generally understood that
this is to educate the Georgia alliance up to
tho third party ideas.
MURDE.a SUSPJCrED.
The Body of a Dead Negro Found Be
side the Rillroad Irack.
Albany, Ga., July 12.— Primus Will
iams, a negro from East Dougherty, was
found dead on the Central railroad track
just north of this city this morning. He was
seen passing through the railroad yard last
night at 11 o’clock. It is thought that he got
into a rowdy crowd of uegroasnear Oruger
and Pace’s brick yard and was shot, and
then placed upon toe track. The ground for
this theory is that at the coroner’s inqn -st a
hole was found inside the body that very
much resembled a bullet hole. His flesh
was no! bruisod about the body at all
with this exception, but his head was split
open and one arm was cut of? by the oat s.
OUR CONSUL AT CATANIA
the allfgfd insult not in
tended AS CNF.
Papers iu a Private Suit Against the
Consul Served in a Private Part of
the Official Residence—l be Govern
ment at Wash ngton Orde s the
Consulate Krp; Open.
Washington, July 12.— Tho facts in the
case of the rumored violation of the United
States consulate at Catania, Bicilv, are as
follows: A lawsuit had been institut'd
against Mr. Charles Heath, consul at thut
place, and the local authorities, in serving a
process upon him, entered the consulate,
which Mr. Heath considered an infringe
ment of his rights as consulate and a viola
tion of the sanctity of the consulate. He
therefore recommended to the department of
state that the consulate be closed, and that
the archives i e placed in the hands of a
competent person,
an investigation ordered.
Upon the receipt of this information the
department requested Mr. VVhitohouse,
charge and affaires, to make a full investiga
tion of the matters at issue ami to report to
the department tho results of his Inquiry,
Bending the making of this report Mr.
Whitehouse reported by cable thu, tho local
authorities had assured him t .at no further
steps would be taken in tho matter of tho
law suit until he (Whitehousel had had
ample opportunity to make a full investiga
tion of the facts in the case.
NOT TO BE CLOSED.
Tho consul was instructed by the depart
ment not to close the consulate under any
circumstances. The contention of the local
authorities with respect to the consul’s com
plaint of infringement is, it is understood,
tr at tho process was served in a private and
not an official part of the consulate, and
that there was, therefore, no violation of
tho sanctity of the consulate.
FLORIDA'S capital, city.
A Meeting of Tobacco Growers— Peo
ple la Print.
Tallahassee, Fla., July 12.—A tobacco
grower!,’ ii.s'.ruction meeting will be held
on Lake Hall next Saturday, July 18. An
address will be delivered by Col. Fenton,
tobacco ageut of the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad. Everybody invited.
Hi n. Wallace S. Jones, for six years
United States consul at Messina, is in the
city a guest of George Lewis, president
of the First National Hank. Mr. Jones held
tho position over six years. He was ap
pointed by Mr. Cleveland in 1885 and
“brushed' 1 up by Mr. Harrison the present
J’ear,hiß successor being a Mr. Brush of
South Dakota, over 70, deaf as a gate
post, and speaks only English.
W. A. Rawls and Miss Aunie Rawls wore
amo.ig the departures for St. Louis this
morning.
The average temperature at Tallahassee
fort he month of Jun\ day and night, was
78.74(5“ as against 72.5 for same month last
year. The highest point reached since Jan
uary, 1884, was 94.5 J , and the lowest 11T.
These observations were taken by Rev. l)r.
Carter, who has a self-regulating United
States signal service therm moter.
Messrs. Wallace and Frank Maxwell,
sons of Col. D. £. Maxwell of Fernandina,
nre visiting tho family of their uncle, \V.
K. Wilson, Esq. VV allace has just returned
from Fishburne Military Institute, Vir
ginia, aud Frank is a graduate of ttie
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Both will go to John Hopkins Univer.-ity
next season.
W. T. Davis, a successful Madison
contractor, is in the city.
Gilmore & Davis have commenced work
on the two new rooms, in tho lobby of tbe
second story of the capitol, provided for by
act of the legislature at its lute session.
Miss Eva Cameron has netted over $(55
on twelve barrels of pears shipped north
last week.
Capt. P. Houstoun has shipped 107 barrels
of pears from a three-acre grove this week.
He will ship forty barrels more from tbe
same trees next week.
Tbe tobacoo growors of Gadsden, I .eon,
Decatur and Thomas oountiej held a meet
ing at Tallahassee yesterday. The follow
ing Leon county planters joined the asso
ciation: P. Houstoun. John Bradford, J.
<J. Cromartis, W. T. Moore, R. F. Brad
ford, T. J. Roberts. H. W. Lawrence, Will
iam Roberts and W. B. Radford. A mo
tion was carried requesting members to
adopt the Sumatra style of baling tobacco.
It is cheap, puts the tobacco in market in
an attractive shape, and uniformity in
packing is advantageous to all parties con
cerned. There was a good attendance, and
good reports from all sections of the tobacco
disti ict.
Among the good results following upon
tbe great interest manifested in this new
industry is the invention of a tobacco knife
by E. Everett of Decatur county, which is
favorably received by the growers of the
weed.
Spain’s Back Act.
Madktd, July 12.—1n opposition to the
bank act, trade corporations are issuing
notices which will be posted in the shop
windows to-morrow, announcing that bank
notes will not be accepted.
Gen. Cook's Condition.
Atlanta. 01a., July 12.—Gen. Phil Cook
is doing as well as could be expected. His
injuries may keep him in bed for several
weeks, but his physicians say there is no
immediate danger.
Yacht Designer Burgesa Dead.
BOSTON, Mass., July 13.—Edward Bur
gess, the celebrated yacht designer, died
from typhoid fever about 4 o’clock this
afternoon, at his residence in this city.
Spurgeon Better.
London, July 12. —Rev. Spurgeon is
slightly better this evening.
sto-b barrels of beer.
Hoodlnms Use a Cemetery Vault as a
Drinking Place.
Portsmouth, N. H., July 12.—For some
time past barrels and half barrels of beer
have disappeared from the Boston and
Maine freight cars in a mysterious manner,
ad all traces of the missing goods have
been lost.
Yesterday afternoon a lad wandering
through too North cemetery, which adjoins
the Boston and Maine proper.}’, noticed the
door of a receiving tomb open, and, with
natural curiosity looked in. He saw
within several men -eated around
a barrel of beer, from which they were
driuking.
Hast night be told his father what he had
seen. The father reported the matter at the
police station and officers were sent to the
place. When thev arrived the men had de
parted, but a lire was found burning, show
ing that the occupants had been gone but a
short time. Near the lire were two nearly
empty beer barrels.
The polioe are of the opinion that the
work is that of aga- g of hoodlums and
tramps whi have infested this section for a
long time.
BANKER CLEWS’ VIEWS.
The Financial Outlook and the Crop
Froepecta.
Nf.w York, July 11. —Adairs at the
stock exchange are still dull, investment
transactions boing limited, and speculative
operations confined to maneuvers for tbe ad
vantage of transient slight fluctuations iu
prices. Tho hesitancy is not due to any
thing unsatisfa-f ry in Ihe conditions intrin
sically affeo i.ig tho current value of secu
rities; on tin contrary, those conditions
se.<m to be regarded as wa: ranting a better
range of prices than now" exists, providing
alt other influences were equally satisfac
tory.
Ihe real oause of the postponement of
operations lies In a beclouded condition of
the foreign situation and in the uncertainty
as to what may be its outcome within tbe
remaining half ol the year. Tho position of
utlairs at tho European financial centers,
though at the moment more settled than it
has been, is still far from being a hopeful
cue. It might ho reasonably expected that
tbe derangements growing out of the dls
as;ers of last fall had now been so far ad
justed as to involve no further danger,
were it not that new difficulties have to tie
faced between now and December. The
Argentine danger has been reopened by the
congress of that republic suspendin g for
three months tbe laws relating to tho col
lection of debts; which, though it may not
vitally affect tho Argentine banks, is calcu
lated to piut a severe strain upon commer
cial and financial bouses which havealready
been seriously weakened, and whose credit
is suffering from their large guarantees to
Argentine undertakings.
It turns out also that tho balance of Rus
sia’s claims upon foreign bauks and baukers
is much larger than has been supposed.
During June about $12,000,000 of gold was
sent to St. Petersburg; and it is understood
that #15,000,000 more will have to be with
drawn from tho Bank of England for Russia
in July aud August. Beyond this drain
gold is expected to be drawn from
Loudon in considerable amounts to Ger
many and Holland; and the “stay law”
adopted by the Argentine congress is likely
to cause an early outflow of gold to that
country. Tho $140,000,000 of gold which is
now doing such important service in
buttressing confidence in London and in
directly also at the continental centers is
therefore destined to drafts which will at a
later stage withdraw that much needed sup
port and pilace tDe gold beyond tho reach
of the wants that will press heavily upon
the heels of deficient harvests.
This very important crop question is now
as-mtning measurable dltnonsL ns. An emi
nent English authority on grain statistics,
while anticipating an almost average Brit
ish crop of wheat, estimates the deficiency
in France at 130,020,000 bushels, and some
Freueh caloulators place tho deficit as high
as 175,000.000. Tbe total European
deficiency to be supplied from external
sources, the English estimator places at
3811,000,000 bushels of wheat; or, if we were
to accept the figures of the French statis
tician for France, the total European deficit
would be about 432,000,(XX) bushels. Seem
ingly, therefore, it may Le assumed that Eu
rope will have to import about 402,002,000
bushels of wheat. Such a demand implies a
higher price for that cereal than has pre
vailed during la!e years; and were the price
estimated at the confessedly low figure of
#1 per bushel, it would fo low that Europe
will have to pay $420,200,000 to other parts
of the world for this cereal; which Is an
amount almost without precedent. Our
own crop is variously estimated between
500,000,000 and 552,(XX),020 bushels; and as
prospects now stand, 550.000.000 is perhaps
a fair estimate. Estimating our domestic
requirements for various purposes at
320,020,000 bushels, we should have, at this
rate, a surplus of 120,000,000 bushels for ex
port, assuming the home stock to remain at
Us present quantity, whatever that may be.
According to these estimates, we are in a
position to furnish to Europe olose upon—
or possibly fully- one-half of its total re
quired Imports of wheat. This means that
tins one item of our exports will amount
to something near f'-'00.000.0U0. To the
l mted States this is a very exhiliarating
prospect; but to Europe it is a very gloomy
one. Even were the European nations in a
prosperous condition, such an extraordinary
necessity to buy bread from foreign coun
tries would be appalling; but, coming after
an enfeebling financial crisis, on the heels of
a largo drain of gold into Russia, and at a
time whan industry is contracting aud for
eign trade is languishing, what may De the
possible resuit of these short harvests to
Europe! it is useless to predict; and
it is imperative to wait for con
sequences. The present attitude of
expectancy assumed by Wall street is the
only safe and wise one under such circum
stances. It is not likely that we shall be
permitted to reap this advantage of a great
crop without some sort of drawback, and it
is w ise tu wait and see in what form that
drawback is likely to come. Europe will
find it impossible to pay us for our wheat
without making some sacrifice. She will
offer her products to us at low prices, or
cousign them for sale at what they will
bring; if we accept them freely, our wheat
will be so far paid for in goods instead of
gold; if we buy only our usual quantity of
imports, then Europe will be oorapoiied to
pay us largely in our securities held there;
and, in that case, tho settlement will not be
conducive to buoyancy in the New York
stock market. For these reasons, we advise
moderate expectations, at least uutll the
future of Europe becomes plainer.
MILLEN MENTION.
The Plans for tbe Club House—The
Sunday School.
Millen, Ga., July 12.—The plans for tbe
Ogeecbee club house were received to-day.
The building on paper shows up very hand
somely. It will be erected at Parramore
hill, near the Ogeecbee river, about three
nnles from here. J. H. Donice is the owner
of the lauding and will mako tbe club a
gratis lease lor tbe lime they may need it.
The club will be owned by gentlemen (rJm
here and Augusta.
The people of Millen are very proud of
the Baptist Sunday school. The school has
organized an or. Lustra to play at the Sun
day school meetings. The music is uuder
the guidance of Prof. Charles J. Wallace,
and that alone insures success. The
school is under the superintendence
of Dr. A. B. Wallace, who is one of the
best Sunday sebooi workers and organizers
in the state. The school will picnic at
Tybee next Wednesday. They have invited
several other Sunday schools to join them.
Prof. L. H. Smith, tormer prmcijiol of
the academy hero, has returned to spend a
few days. The professor has many warm
friends here.
Tho B. and O. Improven. ta.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 12. —The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company has just com
pleted on expenditure of |Iu,OOU,OuO on im
provements on their through line to the
west. At this point a monster freight depot
has been erected and a loop constructed at
Glonwoood, which will save a great ileal of
time in tbe passage of through trains.
Jubroj a Kate s-ealed.
Calcutta, July 12. —The inquiry into
the Manipur mas-acre has discovered evi
dence which will probably decide the fate
of Jubraj, consisting of an order bearing
his seal and signature to kill all British
subjects and sepoys.
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TALMAGE IN KENTUCKY.
j A DIO CROWD HEARS HIM AT HIS
TORIC HIGH BRIDGE.
Tbe Text of Hie Sermon Found in tbe
Third Chanter of Acts: ‘‘We are Wit
nesses"-Witnesses to Disprove the
Assertions of Skeptics—Faith as a
Weapon.
HiuH Bridge, Ky„ July 12.—A vast con
course of people assembled this morning on
the historic campground at High Bridge,
ICy., to hear Dr. Tolmuge preach. They
came from all the surrounding cities, towns
and neighborhood. A large contingent
from Louisville and another from Cinciu
dati were present. Many of the visitor*
have remained hero since yesterday after
noon, wheu Dr. Talmage preached in the
lams place. The text of his sermon this
morning was from Acts iil., 15: "We are
witnesses.”
Btaudiug amid the hills aud groves of
Kentucky, and before this great multitude
that no mail can number, most of whom I
never saw before and never will see again
in this world, 1 choose a very practical
theme. In the days of George (Stephenson,
tbe perfector of the locomotive engine, the
solentistK proved conclusively that a rail
road train could never bo driven by steam
power successfully without peril; but the
rushing express trains from Liverpool to
Edinburgh, and from Edinburgh to
London, have made all the nation
witnesses of the splendid achieve
ment. Machinists and navigators proved
conclusively that a steamer could never
cross the Atlantic ocean; but no sooner had
they successfully proved the impossibility
of such an undertaking than the work was
done and the passengers on the Cunard and
the Inman ano the National nud the White.
Star lines are witnessed. There went up a
guffaw of wise laughter at Prof. Morse’s
proposition to make the lightning of heaven
his errand boy. and it was proved con
clusively that the thing could never ba
done; but now all the news of the wide
world, put in ycur hands every morning and
night, has made all nations witnesses.
Bo in the time of Cnrist it was proved
conclusively that it was Impossible for him
to rise from the dead. It was shown logi
cally that when a man was dead, he was
dead, and tho heart and the liver and the
lungs having ceased to perform their offices,
the Hints would be rigid beyond all power
of friction or arousal. They showed it to
beau absolute absurdity that the dead
Chrißt should ever get up alive; but no
sooner had they proved this than the dead
Christ arose, and the disciples beheld him.
heard bis voice, and talked with him, and
they took the witness stand, to prove that
to be true which the wiseacres of the dav
bad proved to be impossibl*.; the record of
the experiment and of the testimony is in
the text: “Him hath God raised from tbe
dead, whereof we are witnesses.”
Now, let me playjtr.e skeptic for a mo
ment. “There is no God,” says the skeptic,
“fori have never seen him with my physi
cal eyesight. Your Bible is a packjof con
tradictions. There never was a miracle.
not raised from tho dead, aud
the water was never turned into wine.
Your religion is an imposition on the cred
ulity of tbe ages. ’ There is au aged man
moving In that pew as though he would
like to respond. Here are hundreds of peo
ple with faces a little flushed at these an
nouncements, and all through this throng
there is a suppressed feeling that would like
to speak out in behalf of tho truth of our
glorious Christianity, as in the days of the
text, crying out: “We are witnesses!”
The fact is, that if this world fs ever
brought to God it will not be through argu
ment, but through testimony. You might
cover tho whole earth with apologies for
Christianity, and learned treatises in de
fense of religiou—you would not convert a
soul. Lectures on the harmony between
science und religion are beautiful mental
discipline, but have never saved a soul, and
never will save a soul. Put a man of the
world and a man of the church against
each other, and the man of the world will,
iu all probability, get tbe triumph. There
are a thousand things in our religion that
seem illogical to the world, and always will
seem illogical.
Our weapon in this conflict is faith, not
logic; faith, not metaphysics; faith, not
prufundity; faith, not scholastic explora
tion. But then, in order to have faith, we
must have testimony, and if 500 men, oi
1,000 men, or 500,000 men, or 5,000,000 men
get up and tell me that they have felt the
religion of Jesus Christ a jov, a comfort, a
help, an inspiration, 1 am bound as a fair
minded man to accept their testimony. 1
want just uow to put before you three
propositions, the truth of which I think this
audience will attest with overwhelming
unanimity. The first proposition is: We
are witnesses that the religion of Christ is
able to convert a soul. The gospel may have
had a hard time to conquer us, we may
have fought it back, but we were van
quished, You say conversion is only
un imaginary thing. We know
better. "We are witnesses.” There
never was so great a change in our heart
and life on any other subject as on this.
People laughed at the missionaries in
Madagascar because they preached ten years
without one oonvert; but there are many
thousands of converts in Madagascar to
day. People laughed at Dr. Judson, the
Baptist missionary, because he kept on
preaching in Burnish five years without a
single oouvert; but there are many thous
ands of Baptists iu Burmah to-day. People
laughed at Dr. Morrison, in China, for
preaching there seven years without a
single conversion; hut there are many
thousands of Christians in China to-dav.
People laughed at the missionaries for
preaching at Tahiti for fifteen years with-*
out a single conversion, and at the mission
aries for preaching in Bengal seventeen
years without a single conversion; yet iu
all those lands there are multitudes of
Christians to-day.
But why go so far as to find evidences of
the Gospel’s power to save a soul? “We
are witnesses.'’ Wo were so proud that no
man could have humbled üb; we were so
hard that no earthly power could have
melted us; angels of God ware all around
about us; they could not overcome us; but
one day, perhaps at a Methodist anxious
seat, or at a Presbyterian catechetical lec
ture, or at a burial, or cn horseback, a
power seized us, and made us get down, and
made us tremble, and made us kneel, and
made us cry for mercy, end wo trjkl to
wrench ourselves away from tho grasp, but
we could not. It flung us Hat, and when
w e arose we were as much cnangeii as
Gotirgts, the beatuen, who wont into a
prayer-meeting with a dagger and a gun,
to disturb tbe meeting and destroy it, but
the next day wa: found crying: "O!
my great sins! O! ray groat Saviour!”
and for eleven years preached the gosDol
of Christ to his follow mountaineers, tho
last words on his dying lips being "Free
graoe!” O, it as free grace!
There is a man who was for ten years a
hard drinker. The dreadful appetite had
sent down its roots around ths palate and
the tongue, and on down until they were
interlinked with the vitals of body, mind
and soul; but he has not taken any stimu
lants for two years. What did that! Not
temperance sooieties. Not prohibition laws.
Not moral suasion. Conversion did it
"Why,” said one upon whom the great
