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, THE MORNING NEWS. .
J fv-abushed 1850. Intorporatkd 1888. V
| J. H. ESTILL, President, )
HORROR ON THE RAILS.
A PASSENGER TRAIN JUMP 3 A
trestle into a bavinß).
The Accident Occurs at 2 O'clock in
the Morning—At Least Focrty Passen
gers Killed Outright—A Large Num
ber Wounded, Many of Whom Will
Die— Eighty Reported on the Train at
the Time.
Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 27.—One of the
most disastrous railroad wrecks knowu in
the auuals of this state occurred this morn
ing about 2 o’clock at Bolton’s bridge,
two miles west of Statesville, on the West
ern North Carolina railroad. Passenger
train No. 2, knowu as the fas* mail, which
is made up at Salisbury, pulled out on time
(1 o'clock am.), loaded with passengers. It
v,ai composed of a baggage itud mail car,
e.oond and first-class coaches, Pullman
sleeper and Supt. Bridger’s private car
Daisy.
many passengers on board.
This sleeper, which comes from Golds
boro , usually contains a goad number of
passengers from northern points, and last
mght "as no exception. The run to States
ville was made on time, a distance of
twenty-five miles; but just after loaving
Statesville there is a high stone bridge
spanning Third creek, and down into this
creek plunged the entire train, a distance of
at least sixty-five feel, wrecking the whole
train and carrying death and destruction
with it. ,
TWENTY PESSENGER3 KILLED OUTRIGHT,
nine seriously injured, and about twenty
badly bruised and shaken up.
The scene at the wreck beggars descrip
tion. The night was dismal, and to add to
the horror of the situation the water in the
creek was up). It was only through the
uicst heroic efforts of those who had hurried
to the scene of tho wreck that the injured
were not drowned.
The accident was caused by tho spreading
of the rails. Tho bridge wins not injured,
end the trains are running on schedule
time.
Twenty dead bodies are now lying in the
warehouse at Statesville. The injured are
having the best of care at private resi
dences and hotels.
LIST OP THE KILLED.
William West, engineer, Salisbury,
H. C.
Warren Fry, fireman. Hickory, N. C.
H. K. liiNsTER, baggagemaster, States
ville, N. C.
Wm. Houston, Greensboro, N. C.
P. Barnett, Asheville, N. 0.
Samuel Gorman, Asheville, N. C.
W. E. Winslow, Asheville, N. C.
Charles Bennett, Hendersonville,N. C.
IV . J. Fisher, Campobello, S. C.
J. B. Austin, Hickory, N. C.
T. Brodie, traveling salesman, New
York.
J. M. Sikes, Clarkosville, Tenn.
Mrs. Pool, Williamstown, N. C., who
was drowned before aid could reach her.
Jule Pheeer, traveling salesman.
Hoc Wells, colored, Pullman porter.
John Davis, Statesville, N. C.
Miss Ophelia Moore, Helena, Ark.
Mb. McCormick, Alexandria, Va., died
after being taken out of tho wreck.
bodies not identified.
Threo bodies have not been identified.
One of these is an old lady; another is a lady
with a ticket in hor pocket which reads:
“Airs. George McCormick and mother,
Elmwood, N. C., t > Alexander, N. C.” The
third is also a lady. Upon her finger is n
ring engraved: “T. H. W. to M. R. R." It
is thought that all the bodies huve not been
taken out of the debris, which is piled Up so
high that it is impossible to make a thor
ough examination.
the injured:
Dr. George W. Sanderi.in, state audi
tor, was on tho wrecked train. Ho was
painfully injured.
Among othor.i who escaped with injuries
more or less serious are:
Col. E. B. Cameron, Northampton
county, North Carolina.
Otto Ransom of Norfolk, Va.
Worth Elliott of Hiekorv. N. C.
Geo hue Bowlew of Atlanta. .
Col. O. W. Lawson of Louisville, Ky.
Lswellan Pool of Williamston,
Mrs. R. c. Moore, Helena, Ark.
A. S. Link and wife, Lexington, Kv.
B. N. Estes, Jr., Memphis, Tenn.
John Gage, Asheville.
R. E. Johnston, Newberry, S. C.
Conductor Spaugh.
Sleeping-car Conductor H. C. Clekper.
r lagmun Shoaf.
Crowds have Booked to the scene nil day
tad the aceidoat has oast a gloom over the
eatira community. Not a soul came out of
the sleeper alive.
A PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY KILLED.
tt?boJ 1 V LLl£ ' Tbnn., Aug. 27.—Among
V “‘led in the accident on the Western
’ v, L ’ arolina railroad to-day was Rev.
1' , S 7 lies . a graduate of the South
western Presbyterian University of
•rrkesville, Tenn. Dr. Sykes has just
seen assigned to missionary work in Chlua.
"'” s t 0 hav " loft for that country Bopt.
*-'■ He was married.
WORLD'S FA’R PREMIUMS.
4 Echedalo of the Division of the
$150,000 for Live Stock.
Chicago, Aug. 27.—Chief Buchanan has
•tmouncod his schedule of premiums in the
stock department of the world’s fair.
, directors have appropriated $150,000
r this purpose, and, in accordance with
k,. 0^ 01- f rom the board of control, a scheme
tin „ 6M2 arra ttßed for the division among
co^T'V 1 '^ 68 whic lt are expected to
eipnkti f ’ uob sohemas as presented to the
-utive ooiumittee provides:
the LIVE STOCK PREMIUMS.
•bout pflJm about $52,000; for cattle,
shw“ l H°’ 000: for B wine, about $20,000; for
r?l U ', abou , t^ 1 , s ' ooo -’ tor Poetry and pet
maku>?r OO '.‘\* 1 i 0 ’* 00: for dogs, about $4,000;
“WMag a total of $131,000.
„hiT ’ oav ® s a contingent fund of $19,000.
by Chief Buchanan
adm r'n P m j umsluc “ 50 ic is desired to
PtSnt KhTme! *** “ 0t includad in tbe
KILLED IN A STBE3T FIGHT.
4 Town Surpriaed While tho OfflcTS
Are at a Fair.
I. Ky., Aug. 27.-The follow
o" “ from a Transcript speoial: “In
‘Jrg .town, Milton Kenuell and hia four
C a‘rti^ ag ! din:a 6tfeet flht with other
Lirtiw and ,n the affray A. J. Montgomery
t iled Th r ° ther3 ’ liam ® a ““rris. were
•W" all in
ptue attending the fair, and
'file town. 6 The wfiW d Eur P risod
vmi3. mldest excitement pre-
The Suevla at Sandy Hook.
A m^rionu o? n’iiß AU > K ' ~~-~Tho Hamburg-
Hamburg anil Sue via, from
r ' snoken 7. ‘ tor - York -
L iales of Vnth Ule loss ot tb ree
H arrivedinsideSandy
SHERMAN AT PAULDING.
Ha Speaks Upon Two Measures of
Pub ic Policy.
Toledo, O., Aug. 27.—A special to the
Blade from Paulding says: “Senator Sher
man arrived in the city from Van Wert
this morning, and has been bolding a recep
tion all the forenooD. The clouds
portended ram, but by noon fully
4,000 people had arrived in the
village. This is Senator Sherman’s
opening speech of the campaign, and many
visitors from other cities are also here. At
3 o'clock, when Senator Sherman bogan to
speak, fully 6,000 people were on the
grounds.
SENATOR SHERMAN’S SPEECH.
HAt the outset of his speech Senator Sher
mau stated that upon two great measures
of public polioy the Republican and Demo
cratic parties have made a formal and dis
tinct issue, and theso are to be submitted to
the people of Ohio in Novem
ber, and their decision will
have a marked effect upon publio
opinion throughout the United States. One
is whether the' holder of silver bullion may
deposit it in the treasury of tho United
States and demand and receive for it $1
of coined money for every 371 grains of fine
silver deposited. The market value of io
much silver bullion is now about 77 cents,
varying, however, from day to day like
other commodities, sometimes more and
sometimes less.
the tariff tithe.
The other question is whether th3 policy
of taxing imported goods by the govern
ment of the United States embodied in our
existing tariff law, known as the
McKinley tariff, is a wise pub
lic policy, or whether it should be
superseded by what is called a tariff for
revenue only,as embodied in what is known
as the Mills bill, which passed the Houso of
Representatives in 1888, and wa9 rejected
by the Senate.
Gen. Sherman devoted almost his entire
time to the discusiion of tho free coinage
question, taking tho ground against free
coinage that it is impracticable nonsense
and that the people are dishonest who want
it.
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
They Meet and Nominate a Fall State
Ticket.
Ocean City, Md., Aug. 27.—The repub
lican convention here to-day nominated the
following state ticket, all by acclamation:
Governor—Col. William G. Vannort of
Kent county.
Controller—Capt. J. MacDonald.
Attorney General— George M. Sharp.
Clerk of the Court of Appeals—Enoch B.
Abell.
THE PLATFORM.
Only two plank3 of the platform relate to
topics of national politics. They are the
second and third, as follows:
2. We heartily commeDd the able and pure
administration of Benjamin Harrison, both for
bis vigor and dignity and the fulfillment of
pledges of party, ana the brilliant diplomacy of
the department of state, which has not only
protected the American Interests and honor
abroad, but has opened new markets for our
agricultural and manufactured products by
successful negotiations of treaties based on
reciprocity.
3. We denounce the democracy of Maryland
for its meaningless sliver platform, while its
leaders unite with the democracy of Ohio and
lowa in demanding tho free coinage of cheap
silver dollars to cheat labor of its daily wages
and the farmer of the value of Ills grain. Tue
republican silver law i3 now rapid y increasing
the currency to meet the wants of tho people,
while it guarantees a dollar—silver, gold or
paper—worth 100 cents, honest money, the
same every day in the year—in the pockets of
our people.
PORT ROYAL’S FUTURE.
To be Used in Building Up a Coal
shipping Business.
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 27.— The Manu
facturer's Record of this week announces
that a controlling interest in Port Royal, S.
C. which has the deepest harbor south of
the Chesapeake bay, has been purchased by
English capitalists, represented in this
country by tho Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage
and Trust Company of Kansas City. Pat
Calhoun and others connected with the
Richmond Terminal railroad system will be
associated with the purchasers,
the condition being to develop
the foreign export business through
this port and to divert the heovy western
shipments via steamship lines from Port
Royal to Europe.
The American Association, limited, an
English company which has built up Mid
dlesborough, Ky., and which owns nearly
109.000 acres of coal lands, is preparing to
develop anew business fur that part of the
south by building up a coal shipping busi
ness from Port Royal, as the Norfolk aud
Western aud the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
roads have done at Norfolk aud at Newport
News.
A HEAVY FAILURE.
The Bremaker-Moore Paper Company
In Financial Difficulty.
Louisville, Ky., Aug. 27.—The Bre
maker-Moore Paper Company assigned this
afternoon to Albert 8. Willis. At the same
time tho individual deeds of John T. Moore,
D. E. Stark and C. Bremaker were filed
aud also a deed of assignment of Moore,
Bremaker & Cos., a grocery firm, recently
succeeded by the B. M. Creel Company.
Albert S. Willis, tho assignee, says:" "The
liabilities are represented at from $240,000
to $250,000, and the as-sets at from $700,000
to $750,000. The trouble was that the assets
at presont were locked up in a big paper
mill, employing some2so men aud women.’’
OKLAHOMA’S NEGRO COLONY.
The Colored Lsadsr Expects to Have
100,000 Members.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 27.— Fifty-two
weli-tr-do colored men, under the leader
ship of R. H. Waterford of Memphis, Tenn.,
left here yosterday for Oklahoma, where
they will await the opening of the Indian
lands, soon to be thrown open to general
settlement. These negroes are from various
parts of the south and expect to tound a
colony there on tho lands.
Waterford says agents are at work in all
the southern states soliciting adherents to
the plan of forming a negro colony, and he
experts the colony will ultimately number
100,000 members.
HALL DEPOSED.
The Missouri Alliance Convention
Elects Leverett Leonard President.
Warp.ensburg, Mo., Aug. 27.— Missouri
will have a third party. That was settled
yesterday, when the farmers’ alliance state
convention deposed U. S. Hall from tho
presidency and elected L9rerett Leonard his
successor. President Hall represented the
conservative element of the alliance, which
opp.sed a third party and ths Ocala plat
form, the sub-treasury scheme included.
President Leonard represents that radical
element of the alliance which favors the
third party movement and sub treasury
scheme.
CHILE’S INSURGENT ARMY
MEETS A COMPLETE DEF3AT BY
THS GOVERNMENT TROOPS.
They Are Cut Off From Retreat to
Their Ships and Compelled to Sur
render Unconditionally—A Contrary
View From Insurgent Sources—The
Chilean Warship, Prasidento Pinto,
at Kiel.
Washington, Aug. 27.— Senor Lazoano,
the Chilean minister at Washington, to-day
received a cablegram dated Valparaiso, Aug.
26, from M. M. Aidurate, the minister of
foreign affairs, saying that on Aug. 25 the
insurgent army was completely defeated in
Vina Del Mar. A division of the Chilean
government army cut off their retreat to
the ships and obliged them to surrender un
conditionally. Ail the country, the dis
patch adds, applauded the valor and skill of
the government army.
NOT CKEDITEDjBY CONGP.EBBIONALISTS.
Julio Foster, secretary of the Chilean
congressional delegates, said that he had re
ceived no information of the surrender of
the congressional army, as reported in a
previous dispatoh. From his con
versation, however, it was apparent
that he believed the report to bo
true. Mr. Foster received a dispatch
last night, however, that may have same
relation to the report received by the
Chilean minister, it was from Errazuriz,
the congressional minister of foreign affairs
at Iquique, and said that tho notices inspired
by the dictator’s agent at Lima, Peru, were
ABSOLUTBLY WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
Mr. Foster did not know the nature of
the notices referred to, but he thought they
might be similar to that indicated in the
dispatch received by the Chilean minister.
Speaking further of the matter Mr. Fos
ter said that the attompts of the congress
ional army to obtain a foothold in the
country occupied by President Balraaceda’s
troops were very do3perato and rash, but
that such a course had been repeatedly
urged upon the leaders of the army by
many persons of wealth living in Valpa
raiso, who sympathized with the revolu
tionary cause, and by many who had been
furnishing money to aid the cougrossional
army.
NO NEWS AT THE DEPARTMENTS.
Nothing has beau heard either at the state
or navy departments of the reported sur
render of the Chilean congressional army
on Tuesday at Viva Delmar.
Admiral Brown, commander of the Pacific
station, who now represents the United
States in Chilean waters, was on Aug. 15
at Valparaiso. It is presumed that he is
still at that piaco. This being the case, he
is in the immediate vioinitr of the place
where tho fighting of the past few days has
been going on. It is, of course, supposed
that hnd tho surrender actually occurred
he would hasten to rep jrt it to the depart
ment.
THE REPORT GENERALLY BELIEVED.
Minister Egan, at Santiago, has had very
little to communicate recently to the depart
ment oonoerning the troubles in Chile, but
an event of such import as the surrender of
the congressional army, it is thought,
would have been telegraphed promptly to
tbe department.
But, notwithstanding the non-reoeipt of
any n9ws, except through the Chilean min
ister, with respect to the matter, it is gen
erally believed in official aud unofficial cir
cles that the report of the surrender is true.
AN INSURGENT VIEW.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 27.—An
touio Varres, envoy of the Chilean insur
gents, yesterday received a cablegram from
Valparaiso, via Washington, stating that
fighting bad beon renewed that morning,
aud that President Balmacoda was losing.
THE FRESIDENTE PINTO AT KIEL.
Kiel, Aug. 27.— The authorities at this
port have received instructions from the
imperial government in regard to the
Chiloun warship President Pinto, and have
takou measures to prevent that vessel from
shifting arms, ammunition, or a orew in
these waters.
BALMACEDA’s ARMY VICTORIOUS.
Paris, Aug. 27.— A dispatoh has been re
ceived at the Chilean legation in this city,
from Buems Ayres, stating that the troops
of the Chilean government have had an
other engagement with the insurgent forces
near Valparaiso, and wore completely
victorious. The insurgents, the dispatch
states, were hemmed io between
two fires of the Balmacedan troops, and
were unable to carry out an attempt to re
treat to their ships, which were lying off
the omst, and amiued there as far as lay in
their power. The dispatch also says that It
is reported in Buenos Ayres that tho in
surgent forces have surrendered to the vic
torious Balmacedan army.
BALMACEDA REPORTED DEFEATED.
A confidential agent of the provisional
government in Chile denies that President
Balmaceda lias been victorious. Tho agent
says that he has received a telegram from
Iquique and another from Buenos Ayres
stating that the president has been de
feated.
REPORTED SURRENDER OF INSURGENTS.
Berlin, Aug. 27. —The Chilean legation
here confirms the news given out by the
Chilean legation in Paris to-day, and asserts
that the insurgents surrendered.
BALMACEDA SEEKING REINFORCEMENTS.
London, Aug. 27. —A private telegram
received here from a congressionalist source
in Chile says that Gen. Canto occupies the
Sositiona on the bights of Qullpque and Pena
lunca, aud that President Balmaceda’o
army is in QuiUota, whither it has gone in
the hope of being reinforced from Santiago.
THB OHIO CAMPAIGN.
Foster and Clarkson Want the Silver
Question to be the Issue.
Washington, Aug. 27. —President Clark
son of the National I,cague of Republican
Clubs and acting chairman of tho republi
can national oommittee had an hour’s talk
with Secretary Foster to-day about the
Ohio campaign, and about getting money
for it and other fall campaigns out of the
department clerks. Secretary Foster and
Mr. Clarkson take the credit of having made
the silver question prominent in tbe
Ohio campaign. They reeogniaed the fact
that the McKinley Dill was Maj. McKiu
lev's weakness, and thought that he had
better talk silver. Maj. MoKinley, how
ever, it is stated, did not agree with them,
and, while he yielded at first, proposes to
talk tariff quit! as much as silver. The
republican editors, however, the secretary
and Mr. Clarkson think, can be depended
on to keep the silver question the more
prominent.
Important to Prohibition States.
Washington, Aug. 27.—Assistant Secre
tary Crounse has issued the following circu
lar to customs officers:
In all cases of seizure of spirituous liquors
ma le on account of the violation of the cus
tom* laws, in states wiiw in the local laws for
bid tbe public sale of spirituous liquors, collec
tors will heieafter hold the articles seized ant
report each case to this department for such
action as will not contravene the local statutes.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1891.
. BRAGG'S VACANT PLACE.
Possibility Thafcßfcrrisoa Will Appoint
a Southern Man.
Washington, Aug. 27.— Tho great wo:—
west of ;the Mississippi—bas never had a
representative on the in’.sr-etate commerce
commission. In the filling of tho present
vacancy the President will have this strongly
presented to him by the friends whom he
made in Texas, and who will press Con
gressman Culberson or ex-Senator Reagan.
The expectation is that a southern man
will suoceed Gen. Bragg. Alabama will
make a special effort with Representative
Herbert among the candidates. Senator
Pugh Is expected to support bis former law
partner, Allan W. Morrill. Kx-Kepresent
ntives Hammond. Grimes and Candler of
Georgia are mentioned.
THE HAYTIEN MISSIOS.
The President Will Appoint a White
Man After the elections.
Washington, Aug. 27.—The President
is not likely to appoint a minister to Hayti
until after the fall elections. He wants to
send n white man, aud will probably do so,
but will keep the colored voter expectant
until after November. Meanwhile a com
plete dir, otory of colored office-re ;kors, in
cluding all tho er-diptoiuatc exospt Lang
ston, who wants a oircuit judgeship, an 1
all the prominent clergymen eoald bo made
from tho applications which have been filed
at the state department.
RUSSIA’S RYE UKA3E.
Experienced Men Bay It Will Only
Serve to Enrich a Few Dealers.
Moscow, Aug. 27. —The Moscow town
council is debating the proposal to compel
all employers to supply their workmen with
rye bread at the normal prloe, or about one
half of the present price.
Men experienced in the grain trade be
lieve that the rye ukase wilt only serve to
enrich a few dealers who are holding their
grain in order to sell at famine prices.
DISTRESS AMONG THE PEASANTS.
St. Deters burg, Aug. 27.—The indica
tions of distress among the peasants are be.
coming numerous. The German colonists
along the Volga who have hitherto been
prosperous farmers are now in great dis
tress. Riots among the people to prevent
tho exportation of rye are reported at
Vietbik, Dunaberg and other places.
THE AMOUNT OF GRAIN EXPORTS.
Berlin, Aug. 27. —The Russian grain ex
ports to Posen amount to 1,250 tons daily,
and the other frontier towns are receiving
still larger quantities. Tbe exports from
the consular districts of Chemnitz from
January to July show a decrease of nearly
50 per cent., due to tbe operation of the Mc-
Kinley law. The American consulates are
delaying the publication of the usual statis
tics.
KILLED If A CHURCH.
A Thunder-storm Creates a Panic
Among Women and Children.
♦ Vienna, Aug. 27. —A terrible thunder
storm swept over the Trieste district yes
terday, causing several fatalities. The
lightning struck a church at Tuals, on the
Italian frontier, while the building was
crowded with women. A panic followed,
women and children shrieking aud praying
on their knees, or else rushing wildly for
tho church door. Tho priest, celebrating
mass, acted in a most praiseworthy and
courageous manner, and vigorously reas
suring the terrified woman, succeeded in
restoring order. Subsequently it was found
three women, supposed to have fainted
from fright, had actually been killed by
the lightning, watch struck the ohurch.
Increase of Military Credits.
Vienna, Aug. 27.—An inspired pamphlet
which has appeared tiere advocates an in
crease of the imperial military credits from
10,000,000 to 18,000,000 florins. The pam
pfflet dwells upon the contmgenoy of an
unexpected war, in which case only a few
weeks would elapse between the mobiliza
tion of the troops, and the first engagement.
The Fremdenblatt supports tho proposi
tion.
The fcituation in China.
Berlin, Aug. 27. —The Munich Allege
meine Zeitung has received a telegram say
ing that tbe situation in China la exoitingly
grave, and tnat combined action by tbe
powers is imperative.
HARRISON TELLS A YARN.
He Explains at Brattleboro How He
Took a Rest.
Bellows Falls, Vt., Aug 27.—Presi
dent Harrison made seven or eight speeches
to-day, and was prevented by rain from
making one or two more. At Brattleboro
he told this story:
Gov. Proctor held out to me the suggestion
that this trip to Vermont would he a very rest
ful one to me. [Laughter.j He has about as
little appreciation of wbst rest is as any man 1
know. [Laughter.) VV’heu 1 attended the c n
tcnnial demonstration of tbe Inaugu
ration of President Washington in New
York I spent part of one day on the
bridge of the Dispatch, bowing to the fleet in
the bay as we moved down to tbe battery aud
tbe balance of tho day shaking hands at the
city ball, attending a ball at . ight, ten hours
the next day reviewing a procession with a
banquet at night, as many hours the next day
reviewing a oivtc procession, and when they
released me from the stand about 5 o'clock in
the evening, I hurried to the Jersey City depot
to take tho train, scarcely able to stand upon
my feet. One ot the gentlemen of the commit
tee raid to me, "Well, Mr. President, I hope
you have enjoyed these Hirer days of rest in
New York.’’ [Laughter.J
BOYCOTTED BEER.
The Brewers to Push the Fight to the
Bitter End.
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 27. —Contrary to
expectation the boycott placed on the An
heuser-Busch and William J. Lemp beer
breweries has not been raised by the
National Brewers’ Union* Quite an oppos
ite stAnd ha3 been been tai:en. A resolu
tion has been passed notifying all the
local unions that they mutt, if nec
essary, draw their " last cent ont
cl the treasury to puatr the boycott dr> tbe
bitter end. The American Federation of
Labor and the exeoutive board of the
Knights of Labor will be requested tddo
likewise. The boycott 'against the iN4W
York baer is also to be enforced, and reso
lutions to that effect have been adopted.
Charged With Forgery.
. Richmond, Va., Aug. 27.—W. 8. Daab
fell, a real estate agent, was arrested 'this
evening for n third time upon a warrant
charging him with fcagtug a negotiable
pete. The complainant m this case;is’R.
Parsons (colored). The amount of the note
is $450. Dashiell was bailed t :-night to
appear before court Hept. 2 in the sum of
$2,500. .
Deserters from the Ponsacnla. u
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 27.—Four
sailors dessrted from the United Btates
steamship Pensacola Tuesday, end twenty
four more yesterday. The men do not want
to go to China on the Pensacola, as they do
not consider her seaworthy.
GEORGIA’S LEGISLATURE. 1
THE HOUSES RAMPANT OVER THE
CONFEDERATE HOME BILL,
The Atlanta Constitution Comes in
for Denunciation Resolutions of
Oensure Introduced by Mr. Wright
of Effingham-The Whole Matter
Tabled, However Borne of the
Speeches Absolute Billingsgate-Sen
ate Proceedings.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug 27.—Tho Houao was
rampant to-day'—the House was indignant.
It all grew out of the confederate home bill
aud the action takei yesterday. The
Constitution ot this morning had a number
of references to the subjeot that ware con
sidered offensive toward those that voted
against the bill. It is not often that such
serious notice is taken of a newspaper's
opinion. It began just after the House was
calle J to order.
RESOLUTIONS OF CENSURE.
Mr. Wright of Effingham offered the
following resolutions:
Whbrkas, The Atlanta Constitution (whoso
oJ tor la chief is the speaker of this House) of
this morning is reeking with the flith ot the
slums against the majority of this legislature;
therefore lie it
Res Iveti , That the said Constitution receive
the severest censure of this body.
THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED.
Perhaps twenty speeches were made;
some wore for adopting the resolution,
others were just ns bitter against the Con
stitution,bat favored a more general res i
lution;and still others thought that the
House could only afford to ignore it all.
The Senate chamber was nearly deserted,
as tho members caiiie over into the House.
The galleries were crowded.
IT WAS A RIDICULOUS PROCEEDING,
The whole morning session was taken up
with buncomb speech“S or replies to them.
Most of theso were distinctly personal and
undignified. Quito a number who opposed
tbe resolution indulged in sophomorio dis
plays of patriotism and self approval. It
was the cheafiest exhibition of
itself the Georgia legislature
ever made. The session had
to be extended beyond 1 o’olock to reach a
vote on tbe motion to table the resolution,
all its amendments and substitutes.
Tbe yea* and nays were called, and the
whole matter was tabled by a vote of 99
to 52.
Mr. Fleming gave notice when tho jour
nal was read that he would move to recon
sider the action of tbe House on the confed
erate home bill.
THE NIGnT SESSION.
The House had a night session this
evening.
Col. Cutts of Sumpter, author of tho
confederate home bill, moved to reconsider
the action of yesterday on the bill.
The chair ruled that the session was hod
under a joint resolution for a spool flu pur
pose—the reading of bills a second time, and
that tbe motion would not be m order until
tomorrow morning, when it would
come up as unfinished business.
Tbe House concurred in the Henate resolu
tion authorizing tbe governor to appoint an
assistant attorney general.
By unanimous consent one or two unim
portant resolutions were introduced.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to the bill by Mr. Calvin of
Richmond to incorporate the Seaboard and
Augusta Railroad Company.
Mr. Wooten arose to
A QUESTION OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
There was a hush of expectancy, for this
has been a day of suoh questions, aud In the
general strained state of feeling such an
nouncements are calculated to excite
apprehensions. Then thero was a long
breath of relief as Mr. Wooten explained
that in one of the afternoon papers it had
been announced that be would epoak at an
indignation meeting to-night, and that this
announcement was made without his know
ledge.
Mr. Boifeuillot of Bibb followed with an
other question of tho same nature. He was
announced as one of tbe speakers at the
Artesian Well to-night. He did not author
ize such a statement,aud it was made with
out bis knowledge.
SAVANNAH’S LOYAL WELCOME.
Just before the House adjourned at BVj
o’clock Mr. Clifton made a cheerful talk
about the trip to Savannah. “There have
been some disagreements here to-day," he
put it mildly, “hut whether you voter!
with the 62 or 94 you will be royally wel
comed to davaiinaii.’’
In the Senate.
Thera was no quorum present when tbe
Senate met this morning, and the roll call
was dispensed with.
A motion was made to reconsider tho
action taken yesterday on the bill by Senator
Culver.
Senator Johnson, who made tho motion,
spoke in favor of it.
Senator Caban iss also spoke in favor of it.
3o did Souator Ellington.
Senator Terrell opposed it. So did Sena
tor O’Neal.
Senator Candler spoke for it.
Tho motion to re: nsider prevailed.
Under a suspension of the rules the bill
by Mr. Collvin of Richmond, to incorporate
the Beaport[and August i Railroad oompauy,
was taken up and passed.
Senator Williams introduced Lis new
oyster bill to-day, to amend the act passed
tuis session.
A SCHOOL BILL.
Senator Irvine, as chairman of tb9 com
mittee on publio schools, introduced a bill
“to exteuQ the lerm of the common schools
to six months; to establish a permanent
sohool fund and provide for the disburse
ment thereof; to prescribe the duties of the
oflioers connected therewith, and to amend
and consolidate existing school laws."
Senator Lane introduced a bill to regu
late the appointment, term of office and re
moval of physicians of the lunatic asylum.
Several bills were passed. One of these
was by Mr. Holtzclaw of Houston, to pro
hibit any person holding more than one
county office at the same time. Another
was by Senator Lamb, to incorporate the
Brunswick, LaGrango and Northwestern
Railroad Company.
ibe Senate had a night session, lasting
only about four minutes, as only two bills
were ready for second reading, and no other
business could oomo up.
PERSONALITIES IN THB HOUS3.
Disgusting Epithets Hurled Right and
Left in Debate.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 27.— 1n tbe House
this morning, some of the ipeechea were
absolute billingsgate.
One by Mr. Everett of Stewart was par
ticularly personal and offensive. He
alluded to Hon. W. T. Smith of Gwinuett
as a “sore head, drunken demagogue,” aud
as a “liar, thief and a drunkard.” He re
ferred to two or threo others, reputable cit
izens of Atlanta,in terms almost as vde.
There were two or three speeches of the
same nature, but none perhaps so aggres
sively personal.
In tbe Journal this afternoon Mr. Smith
rep Led with this card:
MR. SMITH’S CARD.
I learn that Mr. Everett of Stewart, in the
House of Representatives this morning, de-
nounced Judge Rovers. Capt. Forbes and ray
Hrlf as “liars, drunkards and demagogues.” I
barn never met this man. i have never heard
of him I never did him an unkindness. Inow
denounce him as a coward, a liar and a glan
derer of ronfe lrrate soldiers and the me norles
that cluster around them, and if he has one
stars of manhood in his treacherous bosom let
him manifest it. 1 will be at the Kimball house
until to morrow afternoon.
W. T. SjftTii of Uwinnett.
ANOTHER DIFFCULTY.
Besides the Smith-F.verett affair there
was some possibility this afternoon of
another difficulty growing out of the speech
by Mr. Rverett to-day. This was betwoon
Mr. Kverett and Capt. Georgo B. Forbes of
the Atlanta Artillery.
Capt. Forbes, like Mr. Smith, bad some
thing to say in this morning’s Constitution.
Mr. Kverett said whllo speaking:
“1 understand that he (Forbes) is going
around drunk for two weeks at a time."
it happened that Capt. Forbes was in the
hail while Mr. Kverett was speaking,and he
at once said to Representative Robert Lewis
of Hancock:
“Please hand this," giving his card, "to
that man os soon as ho tali ~ his neat."
Mr. Lewis said “all right."
Capt. Forbes waited pntiently then for
Mr. Everett to come out. He waited for
more than an hour, but Mr. Everett did
not appear. In an afternoon paper Capt.
Forbes appeared with a card, giving, as his
raply to Mr. Kverett, a statement of those
facta, which mads it appear that he (Forbes)
had olTored to light aud that Mr. Kverett
would Dot come out.
HOW BLOODSHED WAS AVERTED.
But there was one faot that Capt. Forbes
did not state, for bo did not know of it.
Mr. Lewis hod never handed the card to Mr.
Everett at, ail, but quietly put it in hl3
pocket. So to-night this card was furnished
for publication:
All differences existing between Capt. George
B Forbes and Hon. M. L Kverett nave betn
amicably and satisfactorily adjusted.
W. L. Venable,
Representing Goorgo B. Forbes.
John Boifkiullet,
Representing M. L. Everett.
Atlanta, da., Aug. 27.
Ho that the little sensation petered out in
tho most dismally humorous fashion possi
ble, and tho people who wanted to soo blood
spilled conterod their hopes and anticipa
tions on tho Smith-Evorett affair. It
petered out to night also, and its "petering
out" is nearly as humorous us the other. No
gore will be shod. Instead of pistols aud
ooffee there is
another newspaper card:
Wo, the committee on Mr. Smith's statements
In the Constitution, Mr. Everett s remarks In
the House. Mr. Hmith’s card in the Journal ,
agree upon this as the proper settlement of the
dilfernnces, etc.
1. That Mr smith shall disclaim having any
reference in tho stolomouta in the Constitution
to Mr Kverolt.
H. That Mr. Everett must get up in tho House
and retract the language he used there to-day,
3. That Mr. Smith must write another card in
the Atlanta Journal withdrawing the offensive
language used in his card in the Journal this
afternoon.
This is signed by T. B. Cahaniss, H. O.
Erwin and I). M. Bain, representing Mr.
Smith, and by VV. H. Humphries, Eb T.
Williams and W. E. Smith, representing
Mr. Kverett.
FREEMAN’S JOURNAL’S TROUBLES.
The Board of Dlreotors Censured for
Their Policy Toward Parnell.
Dublin', Aug. 37. —The office of the
Freeman's Journal is guarded by polios.
The paper will nppoar to-morrow as a Par
nellite organ, but on and after Saturday It
will be published in the interest of tho
nationalists.
a stockholders’ meeting.
An extraordinary rneo.ing of the share
holders of the Freeman’s Journal Coaipsny
(Limited) took place t day to consider the
proposition which tho directors have
taken In respect to the division
now existing between the national
parties, aud whether there should boa
change made in the constitution of the
board. The meeting was a stormy ono, aud
hot words were exchanged between the sup
porters of E. Dwyer Gray, son of tho
founder of the paper, who was desirous that
the Frteman's Journal
SHOULD NO LONCIER SUPPORT PARNELL
and the present board of directors, who re
cently overruled Mr. Gray when he took
stand against his former friend. Fiually a
vote of oousuro was passed by a largo ma
jority, the directors being blamed for tbe
policy they had adopted in regard to Mr.
Parnell. It is expected that they will tender
their resignations.
ABANDONED THE RACE.
Capt. Andrews Becomes Exhausted
and Gives Up His Dory Trip.
London, Aug. 37.—The British steamer
Elbruz, Capt. Brown, tram Baltimore,
Aug. 11, arrived at Antwerp to-day. On
board of her was Capt. Andrews of the
dory Mermaid, which sailed
from Boston some time ago
in a raco with the transatlantic dory
Sea Serpent, which was sailed by Capt.
Lawler. Tbe Sea Serpent arrived at Cove
rack, near Lizard Point, in the English
channel, Aug. 5. Capt. Andrews became
exhausted in mid-ocean, and inconsequence,
when tho opportunity offered, abandoned
the raco.
T3E WKATIIkR IN EUROPE.
Continued Rains In England and Ire
land Ruin the Crops.
London, Aug. 27.—Telegrams from all
parts of Eugiand and Ireland say that the
result of the continuous heavy raius is dis
tressing. The crops are all under water
and will certainly bo spoils 1 unless saved
by tho sunshine soon. In several sections
the potato disease has appeared.
HOUSES UNROOFED AT BOULOGNE.
Paris, Aug. 27. —The wind blew a hurri
cane at Boulogne to-day. Thirty houses
were unroofed.
SUFFERING IN MARTINIQUE.
The Governor of the Island Appeals
for Assistance.
Paris, Aug. 27. —The governor of the
island of Martinique, recently visited by
the fearful hurricane, has sent by telegraph
an appeal asking help for the suffering
people of Martinique. The governor ap
peals for assistance on tbe ground that
large numbers of people are without either
food or shelter iu spite of the efforts made
by the colonial authorities to succor them.
Wholo villages have entirely vanished, and
the crops from one end of the island to the
other, have been almost totally destroyed.
Gladstone Denounces Gambling.
London, Aug. 27. —Mr. Gladstone has
written a letter denouncing gambling as a
formidable and growing national evil. He
adds that he is ready to give his aid to any
efforts aiming at the extinction or mitiga
tion of gambling.
Pirates in the Mediterranean.
Marseilles, Aug. 27. The steamer
Senegal reports the revival of piraoy in the
Eastern Mediterranean. VesselsJ trading
with the Levant have therefore been ordered
to carry guus of a smalt caliber and other
arms.
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THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
BECOND DAY OF THE MEETING AT
POSTON.
An Invitation to Attend tho Annua
Public Congress of Jurisprudence
Accepted, and a Committee Ap
pointed—The Annuel Address of
Alfred Itusio'.l, L. L. D., of Michigan.
Boston, Mass., Aug. 37.—T0-day’s ses
sion of the American Bar Association come
meuced this morning at 10 o’clock in Horti
cultural ball. The business of the second
day cl the mooting consisted of the reports
of standing and special committees pre
ceded by tbe annual address, which was
delivered by Hon. Alfred Russell of Michi
gan. Before listening to tho address the
assembly transacted some business
AN INVITATION RECEIVED.
President Baldwin, calling the meeting to
order, stated that he nail, as the representa
tive of the association, received au invita
tion to attend the annual public congress of
jurisprudence, to lie held in connection with
the Columbian exposition at Cliioago, under
the auspices of the United Slat, s govern
ment.
Secretary Hinckley moved that the chair
appoint u committee of seveu to u:t in
reference to this invitation. ,
President Baldwin called for the opin
ions, and the delegate from Missouri moved
that tho matter bo referred to the commit
tee on jurisprudence.
This was opposed by Secretary Hinckloy,
and tho motion was defeated by a close bal
lot.
The vote was then taken on the motion to:
appoint a special committee of sove:i, and
the chairman was authorized to appoint!
such a committee.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
After President Baldwin gave notice of a
general council mooting at 7:.'{( o'clock this
evening, ho introduced tho delegate from
Michigan, Alfred Russell L. L. D., of Dart
mouth, who delivered the annual odd reset
before the association, taking as his subject
“Avoidable Causes of Delay and Uncer
tainty in Our Courts.” The following arc'
extracts from the addrf.sr.
My theme is delay anil uncertainty in our
courts, and not in tho law. The law itself,'
whether codified or not, which silently govern*
tho great mans of affairs, always, everywhere,
nod for all, ti> translate tue motto of tho church,
"seminer, ü bigne nb omnibus," and which hap
pily disposes of the great majority of human
controversies, without resort to litigation at all,
is not chargeable with reproach.
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As to deluv, it is commonly attributed in our
discussions io faulty and antiquated inodes of
practice, pleading and what is termed proced
ure in general.
Hut there are deeper causes, aside from those,
and which He hack of these, which are more
fruitful of delay, and to which 1 will ask your
attention. Anil I will divide my slight sketches
Into four parts; and will speak of lawyers,
juries, judges, and ono jurisdictional provision,
audits perversion, in the federal courts, and in
this order, as severally responsible for delay
and uncertainty iu our aourtu, in varying de
grees hut all to au Important ilogree.
Dolts is firstly caused hy the choking up Of
our court calendars with causes whiohuevir
should have .'been brought, and which never
would haue been brought., if, in strict fidelity to
duty, the counsel had exhausted all means ro
rccuneilMtion in tho chainoor, or wore not him)
self a unitor in the name of his client.
Nunitrous cases of contested wills, claims
against estate*, private lau l claims, and the
like till Our court dcokcU, which would not be
upon them if the common law in th/s regard
had not been changed. And it mar Le here
noticed,'also, that, by reasons of modern con
ditions of production and transportation a huge
part of tho business of courts, in all parts of the
country, has come to be composed of what ari*
called negligence or accident eases. These cases
are almost always brought upon agreements,
for ooniinzent fees. Without >uoh agreements,
undoubtedly, a great part of them would uot bo
brought at all: anil there might, be, perhaps, a'
failure of justice in some cases But we may
be reasonably sure that cases of this kind pos
sessing actual merit would either be disposed!
of by equitable settlement or would find tome
lawyer of standing who would take tho case,,
without remuneration, or at aDy rate. withouß
ananteoe lent bargain
There should he no lomptat ion to bring friv
olous suits, to exaggerate injuries, or to iih
juries as instruments of extortion, and, in tho
judgment of most oducated jurists, the honor
aud dignity of tho profession, to uphold which
is ono of the declared objects of this associa
tion, would be safer if such agreements as are
now authorized by statute should be forbidden
by statute, if forbidden, certain it Is that so
considerable a part of tbe bushier* of the court*
would disappear, that much less complaint)
could be made of delay by reason of a crowded
calendar.
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Let us pass rapidly and by natural transition
to what may be deemed the second principal
cause, and perhaps, indeed, the chief cause, of
delay ond uncertainty iu our courts—the jury
system in civil cases. As to criminal cases, con
siderations of a different character prevail whictl
cannot now bo treated.
In its existing practical operation, it would
seem a* if the jury system iu civil cases were l
purposely contrived to produce delay and un
certainty, particularly taken id connection
with the division of tho sessions of courts inti*
terms, it is not convenient to discuss this
division of the subject now with full elabora
tion, lam among tiiose who believe that tin®
system has outgrown its usefulness. Wo
have no crown, no aristocracy, no established
church, no servile judiciary, no press censor
ship, no limit to the discussion of the acts oC
our rulers, no restriction of public meetings for
reform, no hindrance to universal suffrage or
universal education; and it is time that we
should have no jury in civil cases. This insti
tution grew up alongside of those other institu
tions, which we have repudiated, and as a ne
c s*lty to protect the masses in their personal
and property rights against the privileged. No
necessity whatever of that kind exists here I
understand, indeed, that the English bar nr
now quite generally against tho continuance of
the institution iu England.
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With the disappearance of the jury in civil
esses, nine-tenths of the will cases and the acei
d nt cases and the like would also disappear
from our court calendars. Borne sources of
profvss'ona! income would be dried up, it is
true. But we must remember that the prof*s
sion was made for tho public, and not the publio
for the profession.
PAN-AMERICAN CONQUERS COMMITTEE.
The chairman announced the followiujf
named gentlemen as members of the com
mittee to take aotiou regarding the invita
tion to attend tho Pan-American emigres*
at tho world’s fair: John W. Carry of Illi
nois, 1). W. Calvin of New York, John B.
Sanborn of Minnesota, O. S. Nettles of
South Carolina. S. F. Hunt of Ohio, L. L.
Scaif, Jr., of Massachusetts, John B. Gib
bons of California.
It was also announced chat the total num
ber of members in attendance on the con
vention is 173. The largest number ever
before in attendance o:t any convention was
158.
The eouventihn then adjourned to accept
an invitation of the Po-.ton Bar Ass elation
for a trip down the harbor.
To Suppress Drunlienr.esa.
Berlin, Aug. 27.—The lieicl.sumeiger
priuts the text of a projected biil to sup
press drunkenness. The measure propose*
to place habitual drunkards under the re
straint of special guardians. Tee radicals
will oppose the bill, as they are too drastic,
declaring that the existing legislation is suf
ficient to meet the end.
Pope L®o Preparing an Encyclical.
Rome, Aug. 27.—Tbe pope is preparing
au enoyciical on the different form s of gov
ernment, his object being to show now
much the nations are indebted to the church
l for a conciliatory settlement of differences.
