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j J. H. ESTiLL. President, )
QUAY ON THE COMMITTEE
BE WILL PROBABLY RESIGN THE
CHAIRMANSHIP.
Headsman Clarkson or Blocks of Five
Dudley Will Succeed Hitn-Quay Will
Remain on the Committee and the
Triumvirate Will Run the Campaign -
Blaine Quay’s Cnoice. (
Washington, July lit—Upon his return
from Florida last spring Senator Quay said
to the Morning News correspondent: “I
shall retire from the chairmanship of the
republican national committee before the
next national convention meets. I shall
remain a member of the committee and do
all the work I cau, but I have had all of the
executive responsibility that I want. I
would have resigned the chairmanship
immediately after the last campaign but
for the attacks made on me. I could
not retire under fire, and every
time since that I was about to retire I have
been attacked again just as I was about to
get out, but now that I have answered my
accusers so conclusively in my speech in the
Senate 1 feel I can retire with great honor
at the next meeting of the committee,
which will be called in the latter part of the
summer or early fall to determine where
the next convention shall be held and pre
pare the call for it. *
FAVORS AN EARLY CONVENTION.
"Personally lam in favor of an early
convention —in May, if possible. Gen.
( larkson and other members of the oom
mictee agree with me about this, and I
think it will bo so called. The discomfort
of the heat, with the resulting interference
with calm deliberation, is the only reason
for the change.”
Apparently, from reports from Philadel
phia, Senator Quay does not consider the
attack of the Philadelphia independent re
publicans as sufficiently Important to delay
iis retirement, but his retirement will not
deprive him of control of the committee.
Ho will make Gen. Clarkson or Col. Dudley
his successor, and the three will continue to
manage the committee.
TIIE CALL.
They will prepare aud issue the call for
the convention (incidentally attacking the
mugwump republicans), and will make all
t::e arrangements for it. They are for Sec*
retary Blaine for President if he gets better,
and will shape the convention preparations
accordingly. If Secretary Blaine cannot
run they will try Gen. Alger, unless Presi
dent Harrison seems inevitable. Senator
Quay has only gotten one appointment since
he made his tentative reciprocity agreement
with President Harrison. He is waiting to
see what more President Harrison will do.
quay’s own word for it.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 19.—1n response to
a telegram sent to Hon. M. S. Quay by the
Associated Press correspondent of this city
etneerning the report published that he
would resign the chairmanship of the re
publican natjonal executive committee at
the coming meeting, the following was '■**-
ceived to-night:
Rochester, Pa., July 19, 1991.
It is probable, but not certain, that 1 will re
sign the chairmanship of*the executive com
mittee on July 39. M. 8. Quay.
DROWNED WHILE SEINING.
Five Men Lose Their Lives by Becom
ing- Panic Stricken.
Louisville, Kv., July 19.—While sein
ing on the Tennessee river, near Murray,
yesterday, Ed Brown, Walter Strader, John
Header, Dick Eaves and John T. lira me
were drowned. The party numbered eight.
They tied one end of a seine to the bank and
stretched the netting nearly straight
out into tho river. Stationed at
intervals near the outer end, the eight men,
with only their shoos, hats and coats off,
swam with poles toward shore. But one of
them was well acquainted with the river,
aud they swam into the swift, cold current.
Suddenly oue was seized with cramps.
A panic followed. The seine was
i dragged and Brame, Brown and Strader
became entangled in it. Meader and Eaves
I were swept under by the current, while the
I other three succeeded in reaching the bank.
I All of the men drowned were well-known
I citizens near Murray. Eave3 and Meader
I have not been found.
I EX SLAVES REFUSE TO WORK.
I Domest'c and A grlcultural Labor
I Eard to Obtain in Brazil.
I Washington, July 19.—A letter to the
■ bureau of American republics says: "Since
■ 'te emancipation of the slaves in Brazil the
■ iomeitic service, as well as the agricultural
■ labor of the republic has boon gieatlyde
■ Uirralized, and many farailes find
■ tcemselves entirely without servants,
■ 'be colored people—former slaves—
■ Musing to work for love or money. Tho
■ J"y council of Bio de Janeiro attempted to
■ wgula'.e the domestic sorvlce by an ordi
■ which prohibited a servant from
■ wing a household without thirty days’
■ ®nd had several other equally rigor
■ Provisions, but the measure has been
■ “Approved by tho minister of the interior.
■ Parsifal at beyhejth.
■ Many Americans Present at the First
■ Performance.
■ ®*TRtXTH. July 19. —Showers to-day
■ the air for the first performance of
■ Parsifal,” which took place to-night.
■ tse audience were a largo number of
■ nericans, Mow York ami Boston being
re P re *euted. The performance
■IV J?, a Kam proved that Frau
■ r,’. T keeps up the spirit and
■ il,~ r ‘ 0 : : ‘ s her husband to a wonderful
■ Lr' e .'. f;i ' orchestra, under Kapellmeider
I kitr'n W * S ' x< ’" l ' en b. especially the stringed
■ btr-a 3Ol1 ’ 8 ' ljDt D'o sonorous wind instru-
Y o ,l K ? re inferior to those in; the New
■ lhfJ ,rcne ' tr "- [ ' Hrr van Dyck repeated
Hri-al, v ‘- *ses as "Parsifal." Ho was
■ the ni VlJlct ’ an<l appearance and scored
■ peat9st success of the evening.
■ THSIURNF/S.
H it.
6 Eserciees of the Second Day at
H .. R dgewood Park.
I W \ ORK ' 19.—The exorc’ses of
■ 'b f T,-°‘v - VOftbefiv< ' d ''3 9 ’ of
■ belJt- j er ' ilis °f the Atlantic coast was
I cou:;t v *' 111 Ridgowood park, Queens
■ tully ’ was attended by
■ P eo R lp - Des P" the
■ withnn* gathering, the day
I Ejutsof th Ut ,lcc 'dent. The preliminary
I d y. Tn-rn* 1 urner contests were held to
■kWing bv ' ,rrow the real practical turning
■ uays. 9 OU P* aud will continue several
I Rt lJ° < " anc ® 1 a Land Grant.
I P-herai duly 19.—The attorney
I gainst tho 18 P re Paring to bring suit
I Series “Eacifc railway aud
I of vl ’?J m ? a IJr ake and William
I ;°0.00t) acre, ~r i T tor the recovery of
I ba,,s county thi a fl d V He has Beuc to JefT
I ca ~--"aUon of tte paluT" 8 10 th °
The morning News.
A FUGITIVE FROM RUSSIA. I';
Jewish Societies of New York
Endeavoring to Prevent His Return.
New York, July 19. —Thirty immi
grants, all Russian Jews, are In the deten
tion bureau at the barge office, awaiting
the decision of the superintendent of Im
migration. It is probable that they will all
be sent back, as each one has been "assisted.”
One of the detained immigrants. Mendo
Rogalski, a young man of 2U, a carpenter
by trade, tells a thrilling story of his own
adventures and sufferings in Russia. He
became a suspect while working at his trade
in Riga, and to escape Siberia, which was
inevitable, he fled from city to city, pur
sued constantly.
TAKEN PRISONER.
He wa3 Anally taken prisoner, beaten and
treated most inhumanely, aud prepared for
Siberiu, when he again managed to escape.
He succeeded in reaching the frontier, aud
by the assistance of his countrymen was
sent to Hamburg. Here he was further
assisted and left for America. He has no
means, having been robbed of his little sav
ings for six years when he was tuken pris
oner in Rusda, and he says if he is caught
again in that country he will be put to
death. The Jewish societies have taken
hold of his care.
LETTING UP IN SEVERITY.
St. Petersburg, July 19.—The per
secution of the Jews lias been somewhat
relaxed. The decree for the expulsion of
Jewish artisans from tills city has been in
definitely postponed and renewed orders
have been sent to the press to refrain from
publishing articles likely to excite animosity
against the Jews.
BRICBVILLE’S R OT.
The Labor Organzatlcns of Memphis
Stand by the Men.
Memphis, Tenn., July 19.—A special to
the Appeal-Avalanche from Chattanooga
says: "At a largely-attended meeting of
working people with the federation of
trades, representing 100 trades and callings
in this city, it was unanimously resolved
that the present trouble existing at
Briceville is but the natural outcome
of long and persistent violation of the law
on the part of the mine owners in refusing
to permit the miners to elect a weigher to
insure fair weight for coal moved, and also
the un-American attempts to compel am
ployes to sign an agreement not to affili
ate with any labor organization. The
open violation of tbs laws of the state and
the open attemptto intimidate men wereboth
brought to the attention of the state au
thorities and by them ignored and
left unredressed. The governor
was censured for taking armed
force to assist in the work of in
timidation and opposing the miners.
Tho meeting further passed resolutions
indorsing the miners and condemning
the authorities aud mine owners. H. I).
Schwartz, chairman of the executive com
mittee, was seut to Bricoville to present
resolutions and state the feeling existing
here. They sent to the governor a petition
asking him to call at the earliest moment a
special session of the legislature to consider
the penitentiary and convict lease system.”
. HANGED BY A MOB.
The Black Murderer of a Planter Pays
the Penalty.
New Orleans, La., July 19.—A special
to the Times- Democrat from Arkansas City
says: "At 2 o’clock this rooming John
Farmer, a negro who was charged with
having assassinated Dr. C. C. Buckuer, near
Dremott, Wednesday, and who had
been bound over to await the
action of the grand jury was
taken f oui the calaboose by an armed
mob and hanged to a tree. It is undei stood
that before he was hanged Farmer con
fessed to the crime, giving as his reason
that he wanted to marry Callie Marion, a
negro girl who was cooking for Dr. Buck
ner, aud that the doctor was in the way.
THE SHOOTING,
"The shooting,” he said, "was done with
a gun belonging to Horace Wade, another
negro, aud was done at tho instance of the
Marion woman. Wade and the woman were
arrested also, and barely escaped lynching.
They were hurried oil to Lake Valley this
morning in the custody of deputy sheriffs,
it being feared that they would share Far
mer’s tate. The mob was of both whites
and blacks. Buckner was a prominent
planter and was a leading republican. Great
excitement prevails at Dermott.”
PLATE MILLS BURNED.
The - Loss $30,000 and the Insurance
Only $12,000.
Springfield, 111. , July 19.—The plate
mills of the Springfield Iron Company were
burned this morning. It was leased to the
Carbon Iron Company of Pittsburg, Pa.,
and used iu making steel plates for an
armored cruiser being constructed by
the government at San Francisco.
Tho loss is about $90,000. The
insurance is $12,000. Tho Are does not inter
fere with the business or the Springfield
Iron Company, but throws out of employ
ment 150 men employed by the Carbon Iron
Company.
HANGING TO A TREE.
An Unknown Man Commits Suicide In
Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala., July 19.—An un
known white man was found to day in the
woods, near the Pratt mines,hanging by
his neck to a bent tree. He was well
dressed and had been there so long that de
composition had set in. There is no clew to
his identity except a letter "T" embroidered
on his handkerchief. Suicide is the most
probable theory of the cause of death.
SUPPOSED TO BE CRAZY.
Ex-Senator Hill’s Son Taken in Custody
in New York.
New York. July 19. —Roland B. Hill, a
Boston newspaper man, and son of ex-
Uuited States Senator Hill of Georgia, has
been taken in charge by the police of this
city, who fear that bis mind is unbalanced.
He visited the station house in East Thirty
fifth street this afternoon and acted so
queerly that lie was takeu to Bellevue hos
pital.
OLD CC2AN RUNNING HIGH.
The Promenade at Ocean Grove Again
Lamaged by Waves.
Ocean Grove, N. J., July 19.— The
ocean is again attacking the promenade
along the ocean front, and about 200 yards
of board walk were roped off this afternoon
as dangerous. The surf is running unus
ually high at Long Branch, and much dam
age has been done between Hildreth’s West
End hotel and the great oceau pier.
In a Dead Minister’s Memory.
Chicago. July 19.—Memorial servioes
were held this afternoon at Zion’s African
Methodist Episcopal church for the late
Hon. Alexander Clark. United States mm
ter to Liberia, who died May 31 in Liberia.
BEVEN LIVES LOST.
Two Women and Five Children Go
Down W Ith a Schooner.
Halifax, N. 8., July 19.—Particulars
were received by mail to-day of a harrow
ing disaster on the Newfoundland coast,
the schoouer Publico Belle being
wrecked, and two women and flve
children lost. The lost vessel, with a crew
of four men, left Catalina on tho morning of
Wednesday, July 8, for St. Johns with a
cargo of lumtier. She had also on board
flve men and five children as passengers.
CAUGHT IN A STORM.
Wednesday night there was a severe
storm and the vessel lost her inaiu9ail and
foresail successively, and ran ashore on the
cliff early Thursday morning. The crew
threw out the anonor, which oheoked the
vessel, but the violence of the storm made
the ohaiu part. A life lino was gotten ashore,
and by this means the rest of the
crew and the following passengers
were saved: Mrs. Rachel Burton, Miss
Julia Burtou and Miss Wells. Mrs. Free
man and Mrs. ScaroUna Higgins were
drowned and flve ohildreu were also lost,
ono being Mrs. Freeman’s iufant, another
child coming on to St. Johns and remain
ing there, belonging to Mi s. Rachel Burton.
WRECKED IN THE PACIFIC.
The Governor of Itooroop Treats Sail
or's Shamefully.
London, July 19. —Forty of the crew of
the wrecked British ship New York, have
arrived at Liverpool. They were landed at
Plymouth last night in a shocking plight.
The New York sailed from Swansea Jan.
6 last, coal laden for San Francisco. She
was wrecked at New Year’s Island in the
Paoifio, on April 20, when one of the crew
was drowned. The governor of Itooroop,
or Staten Island, to whom the shipwrecked
men wont for assistance, was uuiuer
olful. He refused to give them clothes and
compelled them while barefooted to drag
lumber over snow. They escaped after
flve weeks, during which they fared shame
fully, to (josboo, whence they escaped in
flve days to Sandy Point. The men are in
a miserable condition. The British consul
sent them home.
FRANCE AND THE FAIR.
Parisian Manufacturers and Mer
chants Advised to Send Exhibits.
Paris, July 19,—At an interview M.
Pectour, chairman of the export committee
of the chamber of commerce, said that the
committee’s report on tho Chicago fair was
approved by the chamber and was seut a
few days ago to Minister Roche. Ho says
the report advises Parisian manufacturers
and merchants to send exhibits, and at the
same time requests Minister Roche to en
deavor to obtain modifications of the rig
orous customs regulations cheeking French
trade. Mine. Emile Mossier has been desig
nated by Mrs. Potter Palmer to organize the
Swiss committee of women for the Chicago
fair.
FREYOINET NOT TO RESIGN.
Opposition Organs, However, Predict
the Cabinet’s Fall.
Paris, July 19.—The press is generally
satisfied that M. de Freycinet will not resign
the premiership. The Siecle says: "Tho
rupture of the cabinet on such grounds
would be incomprehensible alike
to the chamber and the country. A
change in the government at the present
junoture would signally encourage the
strike agitators.”
Several opposition organs predict the fall
of the cabiuet within three months. They
say that M. Conslaus within and M. Ferry
without are caballing to oust 'M. de Frey
cinct and seize the reins of government.
DOMICILIARY VISIT A.
German Police Searching for Evi
dences of Treason in Hanover.
Berlin, July 19.—Tbe police made hun
dreds of domiciliary visits in the towns and
villages of Hanover to-day In search of evi
dence of treason. They arrested many per
sons and seized a large number of docu
ments which, it is said, prove the existence
of treasonable unions ar.d clubs, subsidized
by the Duke of Cumberland. Clerical
papers, however, say that it is only an ex
cuse for confiscation of tne Guelph funds.
FRANCE'S STRIKERS.
Indications That the Movement Will
Not be Successful.
Paris, July 19.—The railway strike is
already weakening. Tho employes on the
eastern road have signed a protest against
tbe strike. The men at the Romilly depot
have decided to return to work and it is ex
pected that a large number of strikers will
resume work to-morrow.
A Russian Exposition.
Paris, July 19.—A project has been
started, with the approval of several French
ministers, to hold a Russian exposition on
the Champ de Mars. It is proposed to in
vito tho czar to the inauguration of tiie
show.
Lavigarie and the KeDUblic.
Paris, July 19.—Comte de Haossonville,
representative of the Comte de Paris,
speaKing at Toulouse attacked Cardinal
Lavigerie's movement in support of the re
public.
Portugal's Scarcity of Coin.
Lisbon, July 19. —The scarcity of coin in
Portugal is severely felt. Commercial
houses, both here and in Oporto, are accept
ing 2,500 reis notes, which they take at a
heavy discount. The premium on the sov
ereign is now 13 per cent.
Forty Bouses Burned.
Madrid, July 19. —Fire broke out in the
town of J ad i aqua, province of Guadelaraja,
today, and before the flames could be ex
tinguished forty houses had been destroyed.
The Black Sea Fleet.
St. Petersburg, July 19. — Another
naval corps has been added to the Black soa
fleet. The building of four vessels for this
corps will be expedited.
Spurgeon Recovering.
London, July 19.—Rev. Spurgeon is
progressing slowly but satisfactorily to
ward recovery.
Return of the Editors.
New York, July 19.—The party of
Georgia editors who have been in this city
for several days on a pleasure trip, after
their annual meeting in Atlanta, left for
home on the 4:30 o’clock train this after
noon. Some of the party will stop at
Washington for a day or so.
Gen. B. F. Kelly’a Funeral.
Washington, July 19. —The funeral of
Gsn. Benjamin Franklin Kelly of West
Virginia, who organized the first loyal
southern regiment of the war. took place
here to-day with imposing ceremonies. His
remains w ere Interred at Arlington betide
Gen. Crook.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, JULY 20. 1891.
MACCNE ON THE CRUSADE
THE DOCTOR ON HIB WAY TO
TEXAS TO SP-iAK.
He Tries to be Non-commhtal on the
Third Party Question—He Don’t Ex
pect That Either of the Old Parties
Will adopt tho Ocala Platform.
Atlanta, Ga., July 19.—Dr. C. W.
Macune of the National Economist , Wash
ington, D. C., is at tie Markham. When asked
as to his trip south ha said: "I am on my
way to Texas, where I will make a number
of speeches on the alliance doctrine. I
wanted to be in the recent Georgia crusade,
but could not leave my business. They tell
me the alliance people have been having
great times.”
"Doctor, are you with some of the leaders
on the third party question?”
OUT OF POLITICS.
"That's out of my line of business. I take
no part in politics or oarty matters. lam
trying to educate the peoplu on alliance
principles. lam teaching the Ocala plat
form.”
"Well, what do you think of the third
party move then?”
“I don’t know. I haven’t thought about
it much.”
"Will there be a third party organization
throughout the United States;”
"Tho alliance cares nothing f r parties.
If they can get what they want of the de
mands of the Ocala platform grautod,
that’s all we want; otherwise there will be
a third party, or at least alliaucemen will
disregard their old parties and as indi
viduals vote for the men from whom they
may reasonably expect relief. Tne re
publican alliancemon expect relief through
the Republican party aud democratic
alliancemon expect relief through the
Democratic party. It can’t cotue from
both.”
THE OCALA PLATFORM’S CHANCES.
“Do you believe the Ocala platform will
be adopted by either of these parties.”
"I don’t believe it will.”
"Then, will the alliuncemeu aihero to the
Ocala platform, even If they have to give
up to their old party?”
"It is nothing blit right an l justice that
the alliance are asking, and it is reasonable
to suppose that they will put aside anything
to obiain justice. They will leave their
party if they are forced out of it in order to
rectify the evils.”
The" doctor was very discreet and reti
cent.
WRITING ON THE PAViMENT.
Berry Benson’s Hobby Stirs Up the
People of Augusta.
Augusta, Ga., July 19.—Today Berry
BensoD, who, for some time past, has beau
wilting on the fences aud street curbing
about the city quotatious from wlmt he terms
"advanced thought,” to-day .wrote on the
concrete pave ment in front of the Southern
Express office, fa large letters, Uss word
"Socialism” and Tts definition. Sifpt.
Dempsey of the Southern Express Com
pany, who has had some recent newspaper
correspondence with Mr. Buns in on his
writings, wrote under this: "The above is
the entering wedge; ootntnunisra follows,
and then the scenes in Chicago will be acted
over again.”
BENSON REPLIES.
Later, Mr. Benson returned and, wrote
under this, "Cowardice, when arguments
fail, always resorts to threats, if I heeded
them I, too, would be a coward." It is on
the most prominent square in the city, and
has been read by hundreds to-day. The
matter is the topio of much breezy com
ment. At first Mr. Benson did his writing
under cover of nightfall or iu tho earl}'
morning, before people were astir. To-dav
he went about in broad daylight, and was
seen writing on the pavement by many per
sons. Of course he is called "fanatic" and
“crank,” but he is succeeding in attracting
altoution and discussion, which seems to bo
his object.
ATLANTA’S ZOUAV23.
The Company Leavos Home En Route
for Tybee
Atlanta, Ga., July 19.—Tho Atlanta
Zouaves left to-night at 7 o’clock for Tybeo,
where they will be encamped for a week.
The company is in charge of Capt. J. B.
Hollis. It is composed of some of Atlanta’s
best young men. Capt. Hollis said to-night
that the company would not be under strict
military rule more than a day or two.
They go more for pleasure than anything
else, and will spend much of the time in
Savannah. When the company left
several thousand people were at tho train
to see the bovs off. The company is made
up as follows: Capt. J. H. Hollis, Lieut.
L. J. Daniel, Sergt. \V. F. Ehlers, Sergt.
M. P. Brcgan, Sergt. L. C. Wheeler, Sergt.
Amos Baker, Sergt. E. E Alldred, Corpl.
W. J. Langston, Corpl. J. W. Campbell,
Corpl. A. C. Langston, Corpl. E. D. Drake;
bugler, W. J. Langston, Jr.; secretary,
F. O. Weaver. Privates: J. li. Robinson,
E. L. Baugh, T. A. Dean, J. B. Stewart,
W. H. Lowe, W. W. Hildebrand, W\ B.
llarrisou, C. O. Langston, H. R. Durant,
C. H. Evans, E. F. Logan, H. L. Herring,
L. S. Whitfield, James Speirs aud H. li.
Dunning.
Among the ladies are the following: Mrs.
J. B. Hollis, Miss Blanch Durant. Miss Rosa
Norris aud Miss Lafiece. A large party of
gentlemen accompany the excursionists.
IN MEMORY 6F MILLSB WILLIS.
Memorial Services Held at St. James’
Methodist Church at Augusta.
Augusta, Ga. , July 19. —Memorial serv
ices were held to-night in St. James’ Meth
odist church in honor of the late evangelist,
Miller Willis, who died last week in Spar
tanburg, S. C.,and was buried here, his old
home. The pastor aud half a dozen differ
ent laymen made remarks eulogizing the
dead man's character and telling incidents
in his remarkable career. The services
were very largely attended and full of
interest.
COAL MINERS NOT TO ST.IIKB.
A Lack of Organ'zat'on Would Pre
vent a Successful Break.
Wilkxsbarrk, Pa., July 19.—There is
absolutely no truth iu the report telegraphed
from here to Pittsburg that a strike of the
authracite coal miners is po:sible on ac
count of the failure of the operators to com
ply with the reccutly enacted semt-inonthiy
pay ;iaw. Up to the present time there
has been no demand made on the coal com
panies by the men, and there is not likely to
bo auy, owing to the lack of organization
in the anthracite regions.
A Failure at Waycross.
Waycross. Ga., July 19.—A. Hertz, a
dealer in dry goods and notions, has failed.
His liabilities and assets are not vet stated.
His creditors are ohiefly in New Y ork.
Drowned in the Surt
Sea Isl* City., N. J., July 19.— Charles
Kaulfers, age-. 26 years, an excursionist
from Philadelphia, while bathing in the
surf to-day was drowned.
COLD BLOOD v D MURDER.
The Keeper of a Commissary Slain
Because He Was Out of Provisions.
Branford, Fla., July 19. —News
reached here by the steamer Belle of Suwan
nee to-day of a cold-blooded murder which
occurred near Muudaine’s Point, close to
the mouth of the Suwannee river, yesterday
morning. About two months ago W. H.
Braden went to Mundaine’s Point and
gave employment to several men getting
out telegraph poles. He had a commissary
w hero he issued rations to the men, and was
expecting soino provisions down by the
boat Friday, but was disappointed. One of
his men, named Higenbothen, came to
him yesterday afternoon with a gun, and
told Mr. Braden that if he didn’t got him
some rations he would kill him. Mr.
Braden told him he did not have any.
Higenbothen said: "Got your gun then;
I’ll give you a chance.” Mr. Braden tried
to remonstrate with him. when ho shot,
riddling Braden’s left breast with buck
shot. Higenbothen then walked off. No
effort has been made to arrest him.
MACCLENNY MENTION.
Cigar 9 and Smoking Tobacco to be
Made In the Town.
Macclenny, Fla., July 19.—E. 8.
Sbuey & Cos, is the name of the Arm that
will shortly commence the manufacture
here of a line grade of cigars. They will
also Boon add facilities for making smoking
tobacco, utilizing Florida-grown leaf to a
largo extent in both departments. Those
interested in the new enterprise are resi
dents here, and the business will be almost
exclusively a home institution. The firm
will make their own boxes out of Florida
grown cedar, aud the trimming and print
ing will be done at the factory.
reaches aie being shipped from here at
the rate of from 75 to 100 crates
per day, and bring fairly remunerative
prices. They are sent largely to south
Florida.
Cotton never looked better than at pres
ent, aud, unless it is damaged, the crop w ill
be greatly in excess of the average year.
Rice is also looking line, aud the acreage
is unusually large.
KILLED BY A CAVE-IN.
A Reckless Englishman Loses Bis Life
While Tigging For Phosphate.
Branford, Fla., July 19.—Yesterday a
mau named Will Davis, an English
man, wont out with Mao 81s
truuk from O'Brien station to pit fcfor
phosphate. They dug a pit about three feet
wide, fifteen feet long, and got it about
fourteen deep when the side oavod, filliug
up around the men nearly to tbelr waists.
Histrunk got out and urged Davis
to come out also. He told
him it would cave in on
him aud Kill him. Davis said be would
risk it. Suddenly the sides of the pit gave
wav, filling tho hole very near level,
covering Davis entirely up. Sistrunk dug
down to his head and found tlmt he was
dead and then went for help. The body was
moved from tbe pit late last night.
A CARLOAD OF CORN BURNED.
The Blaze Started by a Spark From
tho Engine.
Tallahassee, Fla., July 19.—A car
loaded with corn was destroyed by fire at
the Florida Central and Peninsular dopot
here at midnight last night. The car had
been brought in by the regular night
freight train and the fire was not discov
ered until the flames had gamed too much
headway to be extinguished. The car had
to be cut loose to save the balance of the
train. It was completely destroyed. The
great heap of blackened grain was still
si >wly burning this evoning. The fire is
suppoeed to have caught from a spark from
the engine, it is not known yet to whom
the corn was consigned.
FROZ2N IV KIS GRAVE.
A Solitary Miner’s Un'que Way of
Ending Bis Life.
San Francisco, July 19.— The tragedy
of a solitary miner, in a remote part of
Sierra Nevada, was revealed a few days
ago when the sheriff of Fresno county,
searching for two murderers, discovered
the body of a man imbedded in a grave of
ice.
The sheriff’s party found some miners’
tools in an almost inaccessible canyon, and
after searching about, suddeuly came upou
a dead man lying at the bottom of a rude
grave with six feet of ice over him. tie
had evidently cut the grave in solid granite.
This done, it seems, lie laid down in the
grave, placed a large rock acro-s his thighs
ana drowned himself as the grave slowly
filled with water from little streams which
the melted snow sent into it.
Althi ugh midsummer, yet the grave was
filled with ice that had not meltol this
year. The ice was transparent, and the
dead man in the bottom of the grave was
plainly visible, the body being as well pre
served as if he had died but yesterday,
th ugh there can be but little doubt ho com
mitted suicide last fall.
Near bv they found a note, written with
lead pencil: "My name is Dave Menear. I
have lived like a devii. 1 will die like a
man and be— like a devil. Nov 20.”
The theory is that he was driven mad by
disappointment, as the mine where he had
worked was worthless.
SUING FOR $2,300,000.
A Chicago Mac C.aima Valuable Land
in a 7 exas County.
Chicago, July 19.— Ernest Dale Owen of
Chicago claims lig damages in a suit began
to-day in tho United States court against
John T. Boyd, the Nevada Bank of San
Francisco, John O. Steinberger and L. Os
borne. The plaintiff as .is $-,.100,000 for
trespass. Mr. Owen is trustee of tho es
tate of the heirs of Jose Ygnaclo Bouquilla,
who was once a rich grandee. Bouquilla
scoured from the government a large grant
of laud in Presidio county, Texas, cn which
laud, it is claimed, the defendants, who are
all citizens of San Francisco, settled a large
forc of men and mined silver ore to the
value of $2,000,000 and took 50,000 cords
of wood valued at $150,000. Since the al
leged trespass occurred the plaintiff ac
quired a trusteeship of the property from
the heirs of Don Bouquilla with leave to
bring suit to recover. The defendants
claim to hold the title by purchase and dis
pute the ciaim of the plaintiff.
Burned Out of House and Home.
Katonton, Ga., July 19.—The home of
J. N. Bullard, together with the kitchen
and gin house, was destroyed by fire this
morning at 2 o’clock. This is the third or
fourth time Mr. Bullard has had his home
burned, and the loss falls heavily on him.
There is but little insurance. A defective
flue in the kitchen was the cause.
John W. Bryan Dead.
Montickllo, Fla., July 19.—John W.
Bryan, the sergeant-at-arms of the House
at its receut session died Friday afternoon
at 3 o’clock. Mr. Bryan was a son of Mrs.
Mary E. Bryan of New Y ork city.
BANKER CLEWS’ VIEWS.
What He Has to Say About the Money
Market.
New York, July 18. —The stock ex
change moves along sluggishly, with its
daily sales of about 100,'XXI shares, one day
favoring the "bulls” aud next the "bears,”
but with no fixed tendency either-one way
or the other. Only one thing remains
fixed—the predominant conviction that
stocks are intrinsioally worth tho prices at
which they are sow held. This estimate
protects the market against the attacks of
the room tradi rs, liut it does not elicit any
outside buying. It may possibly prove to
be the basis of a buying movement at some
later stage, but at presents its benefit to the
market is rather negative than positive.
in the absence of influences nearer to
hand. Wall street lias followed with some
interest tho extraordinary court inter
changes that have just closed in Great Brlt
iiii. Whatever may lie calculated to affect
international politics in Europe lias, at tuo
special time, an unusually direct bearing
upou financial interests. Europe is now In
a state of armed peace. The loading na
tions have divided themselves into two hos
tile camps, eacn side equipped for conflict
and waiting only the accident that shall
precipitate one of the greatest struggles of
modern times. Under such a state of
things and immediately subsequent to the
renewal of the driebund, it is an incident of
no small importance that Emperor Will
iam should become the guest of Great Bri
tain and receive from that country extraor-
dinary expressions not ouly of national
regard but also of court attachment. Tho
event is no mere exchange of imperial
family courtesies, no mere excursion for
the gratification of the ambitions of ayoung
and adventurous emperor. Coming, as it
does, con tern poraneouslv with a perpetua
tion of tin* offensive and defensive alliance
botween Germany, Austri-Hungary and
Italy as aga ust Russia and France, tbe em
peror’s visit must be regarded as a virtual
declaration of at least England's sympathy
with tiio driebund, and as implying
that she lias interests which run
parallel with those of the triple alllanoe,
and which she would find it to Uer welfare
to protect in tho event of their being en
dangered from any threatened aeoendaucy
of Russia and Franceover their triple oppo
nents, Although the secrets of tho diplo
matic conferences of la-t week at London
may not lie divulged yet Europe will hence
forth regard the driebund as virtually
backed, at least under certain contingencies,
by the moral and physical f. rce of
Great Britain. This is a change of profound
Importance in the situation of European
politios.' It places Russia and France at
such an overwhelming disudvanlago as to
virtually bind over those countries to keep
the peace, on penalty of utter discomfiture.
It would be an inestimable blessing should
this now situation merely protect Europe
against the horrors of a long-impending
war; but it is not Impossible that a com
bination so overwhelmingly powerful may
also make it possible to bring about a reduc
tion of the costly armaments that are now
destructively draining Europe of l's re
sources; or, in any event, a constant
increase of armaments will beeomo the less
necessary.
It would seem reasonable to anticipate
that, after tbe first natural expressions of
chagrin and retaliation from Russia and
Fr ance, tbe political situation of Europe
will ussurne a more settled and pacific
aspect. Public opinion is likely to conclude
that new guarantees for an enduring peace
havo been won; and that assumption will
remove the mo9t pawerful obstacle that
now exists to confidence in financial affairs.
The cause that above all others has crippled
the larger movements of enterprise and
has induced the European kings of finance
to hold their resources within ready
roach has beou the fear that each
recurring spring might find the leading
powers in the throes of a great European
conflict. Whatever abates that paralyzing
tear makes for confidence In financial eli
des, and for tho achievement of the politi
cal and economic reforms that are now
fressiug upon every European government.
f teese inferences aro reasonable it is per
missible to hope that the events of the last
few days may infuse in;o European finance
anew confidence and check the discourage
ments which the disasters of last fall have
spread over every 1 ranch of enterprise in
every transatlantic center of finance and
commerce. 4
Such a result would bring direct advan
tages to this country. All that is needed to
give full elfect to the benefits of our abund
ant harvest is a restoration of confidence iu
the countries with which we have com
mercial intercourse. It would mean better
foreign markets and better prices for our
grain, as well as for all other exportable
products.
. The home influences affecting the stack
market show no material changes. No
variations in the wheat crop have arisen to
modify the original estimates of output.
The railroads maintain their late rate of
earnings. Money continues to flow hither
from the interior, though in lighter volume;
and the hanks keep up their reserves at
about double the surplus of the last two
years; while the exports of geld seem to
nave virtually ceased. To this extent tho
situation is favorable to a recovery of
activity at a lator stage.
STLDSORE OF HER BKIN FOR SIOO.
A Needy San Francisco Woman Fur
nishes Material for Grafting.
San Francisco, July 19.— Mrs. Lucy
Pratt, a young widow, yesterday sold forty
five square inches of her ekiu for SIOO. A
strip of skin 9x5 inches was cut from her
body by surgeons and grafted on the leg
of William A. Daggett, a railway mail
clerk, who was frightfully injured in the
railroad accident at Port Co3ta. His right
leg was terribly burned and the wound
would not heal, anil as a last resort skin
grafting was resorted to. W. G. McGreg
ory, a fellow clerk of the sufferer, volun
teered to make the sacrifice, but when he
learned the amount of skin needed backed
out. Mrs. Pratt is one of the trained nurses
at the hospital for children aud training
school for nurses. She has three children
and needed money, so Bhe offered to furnish
the necessary amount of skin. She sub
mitted bravely to the operation which was
successfully performed.
REMTINiSCKNCiiS OF THE WAR.
A Turtle Found With Marks on It
Made in 1861.
Lexington, Mo., July 19.—A large tur
tle bearing upon Us upper shell the inscrip
tion‘‘A. H. N., First Illinois Cavalry,
1801," was oaptured to-day in a pond at
Lin wood Lawn farm near this city, and the
shell preserved. In August, 1861, part of
Marshall's company of uuion troops, be
longing to the First Illinois Cavalry, was
camped at Linwood Lawn, and the in
scription was no doubt made by one of
these troopers.
A fcudden Death.
Milledgkville, Ga., July 19. —O. E.
Pace, of the firm of Pace & Quinn, of this
citv, went out in the country this morning,
iu apparent good health, to spend the day.
A note was received here about 6 o’clock to
night saying that Mr. Face died suddenly
this ef ter noon.
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HOME’S VACANT CHAIR.
TALMAGB TELLS OF ITS APPEAL
TO HEAVY HEARTS.
The Empty feat at the Banquet of
King Saul—Articles of Furniture
That Have a Living Personality—The
Father’s Chair and the Mother’s
Chair and the Difference Between
Them.
Lakkbidk, 0., July 19.—For many yeare
people have gathered iu multitudes at this
season of the year for a great out-door as
sembly. Thu grounds are a short sail from
Sandusky. The place beautiful beyond de
scriptlon. Dr. Talmago preached this morn
ing in this delightful place to a vast multi
tude. His subject was the Vacant Chair,
and his text, I Samuel xx.. 18: “Thou
slialt be missed, because thy seat will be
empty.”
Sot on the table the cutlery and the
chased silverware of the palace, for King
Saul will give a state dinner to-day. A
distinguished place is kept at tbe table for
his son-in-law, a celebrated warrior, David
by name. Tho guests, jeweled and plumed,
come In and take their places. VVheu
people are invited to a king’s banquet,
they are very apt to go. But before the
covers are lifted from the feast, Saul
looks around and finds a vacant seat at
the table. He savs within biouelf, per
haps audibly, “What does this mean!
Where la my son-in-law* Where is
David, the great warrior? I invited him.
1 expected him. What! a vacant chair at
the king’s banquet!” Thu fact was that
David, the w arrior, had been seated for the
last time at his father-in-law’s table. The
day before Jonathan had coaxed David to
go aud occupv tbut place at the table, say
ing to David in the words of my text,
“Thou shall he missed, because thy seat
will be empty.” The prediction was ful
filled. David was missed. His seat war
empty. That one vacant chair spoke louder
than all the ocoupied chairs at the banquet.
In almost every house the articles of fur
niture take a living personality. That
picture— a stranger would not see anything
remarkable either in its design or execution,
hut is more to you than ull the pictures of
the Louvre and the Luxembourg. You re
member who bought it aud who admired it.
Aud that hynmbook—you remember who
sang out of it. Aud that cradle —you re
member who rocked it. And that Bible—
you remember who read out of it. Aud
that bod—you remember who slept in it.
Aud that room—you remember who died in
it. But there is nothing in all your house so
eloquent and so mighty-voiced as the va
cant chair, i suppose that before Saul aud
his guests got up from this banquet
there was a groat clatter of wine pitch
ers, but all that racket was drowned out
by the voice that came up from tho vacant
chair at tbe table. Millions have gazed
and wept at John Quincy Adams’ vaoaut
chair In the House of Representatives, and
at llenry Wilson’s vacant chair In tho vice
presidency, and at Henry Clav's vacant
chair in the American Senate, and at Prince
Albert's vacant chair in Windsor castle,
and at Thier’a vacant chair in the councils
of the French nation; but all these chairs
are unimportant to you as compared with
the vacant chairs in your own household.
Have these chairs any lessou for us to learn?
Are wo any better men and somen than
when they first addressed us)
First, I point out to you tho father’s va
cant chair. Old men always like to sit iu
the same place and in the same chair. They
somehow feel more at home, and some
times when you are iu their place and they
come into tho room, you jump up suddenly
aud say: "Hore, father, here is ycur
chair.” The probability is, it is an arm
chair, for ho is not so strong as he once
was aud he needs a little upholding. liis
hair is a little frosty, his gums a little de
pressed. for in his early days there was
mt much dentistry. Perhaps a otne chair and
old-fashioued apparel, for though you may
have suggested some improvement, father
does not want any of your nonseuse. Grand
father never had muca admiration for new
fangled notions. I sat at the table of one
of my parlehoners in a former congrega
tion; an aged limn was at the table, aud the
son was presiding, and the father somewhat
abruptly addressed the sou and said: "My
son, don’t now try to show off because the
minister is here!” Your father never liked
any r.ew customs or manners; he preferred
tho old way of doing t lings,
and he never looked so happy
as when, with bis eyes closed, he
sat in the armchair in the corner. From
tho wrinkled brow to the tip of the slippers,
what placidity! The wave of tho past year
of his life broke at the
foot of that chair. Perhaps,
sometimes he was a little impatient, and
sometimes told the sauio story twice; but
over that old Chair how many blessed
memories hover! I hope you did not crowd
that old chair, and that it did uot get very
much in the way. Sometimes the old
man’s chair gets very much in the way,
especially if he has been so unwise as to
make over all hi* property to his children
with the uuderstanding that they are to
take care of him. I have seen in such
cases children crowd the old man’s chair
to the door, and then crowd it clear into
tbe street, and then crowd it into the poor
house, aud keep crowding it uutil the old
man fell out of it into bis grave.
But your father’s chair was a sacred
place. The children used to climb up on
the rungs of it for a good-night kiss, and
the longer he stayed the better you liked it.
But that chair has been vacant for some
time. The furniture dealer would uot give
you fifty cents for it, but it is a throne of in
fluence in your domestic circle. I saw in
the French palace, aud iu the throne room,
the chair that Napoleon used to occupy. In
was a beautiful chair, but the most signifi
cant part of it was the letter “N" em
broidered into the back of the chair in
purple and gold. And your father’s old
chair sits in tiie throne room of your h 'art,
and your affections have embroidered
into the back of that chair in
purple and gold the letter “ F.”
Have all the prayers of that old chair
been answered? Have all tbe counsels of
thutold chair been practiced? Speak out!
old armchair. History tells us of an old
man whose three sons were victors in the
Olympic games, and when they came back
these three sons, with their garlands, put
them on the father’s brow, and the old
man was so rejoiced at the victories of his
three children that he fell dead in then
arms. And are you, O man, going to briug
a wreath of joy and Christian usefulness
and put it on your father’s brow, or on the
vacant armchair, or on the memory of the
one departed? Speak out I old armchair.
With reference to your father, the words of
my text have been fulfilled: "Thou shalt
belmiesed, because thy seat will be empty.”
I go a little further on in your house, and
I fled the mother’s chair. It is very apt to
be a rocking-cheir. She had so maoy cares
aud troubles to soothe that it must have
rockers. I remember it well. It was au
old chair, and the rocker* were almost
worn out, for I was the youngest, and tbe
chair had rocked the whole family. It made
a creaking noise as it moved; but there was
inusio in the sound. It was just high enough
to allow us children to put our heads into
her lap. That was the hank where we de
posited all our hurts and worries. Ah l what
a chair that was. It was different from tbe
father's chair; it was entirely different.
