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( THE MORNING NEWS, 1
J ESTABLISHED 1860 INUORP; 'RATED 1888. >
] J. H. ESTILL, President. j
TO EVOLVE A TARIFF BILL
Ibe Conferees Won’t Report Until
They Reach An Agreement.
The New Negotiations Between the
Two Houses to Be Formally Re
sumed To-morrow—The Democratic
Members of Jha Committee Hold An
Informal Meeting—The House Mem
bers Not Inclined to Yield to the
Senate.
Washington, July 28. In an attempt to
bring about party unity on the tariff bill,
the democratic conferees of the Senate
and House took time by the forelock to
day and held a meeting for the purpose of
discussing the chances of untying the
knot. It was decided by the gen
tlemen that the formal conference
should begin on Monday next, and invi
tations were sent to the republican
conferees to meet tboir democratic breth
ren at 1 o’clock Monday. The democratic
managers were in session for two hours
only, and while they were one and all
reticent to a sphinx-like degree, there
was enough in their very evasive answers
to questions to indicate that nothing had
been done. Indeed, the House conferees
intimated that they would not recede in
the least from the provisions of the House
bill, and while no one believes that this
will be adhered to with unswerving con
sistency, it indicates that the House man
agers may not be brought to the point of
exchanging concessions for some days.
A CONFERENCE WITH CLEVELAND.
Some reason for the apparent firm stand
of the House people is afforded in the fact
that Representative Catchings of Missis
sippi. one of the leaders in his body, had
a talk about the tariff situation with the
President this morning, the result of
which was communicated to the con
ferees. What the President said rests a
secret with the few who knew. There is
one thing about Mr. Cleveland, however,
that the conferees have not been able to
learn, and that is' whether he
will sjgn the bill if it re
mains practically as passed by the
Senate. There have been rumors that the
President would veto the bill if it pre
served that character, and again it is re
ported that lie would, for party purposes,
allow the bill to become a law under the
ten days constitutional limit, thus show
ing his disapproval by not signing it.
Those who have investigated these re
ports, have obtained no light, and they
say that the President’s position is too
uncertain even for conjecture. However,
the belief is that, he will sign the bill
when it comes to him.
WILSON WITH THE PRESIDENT.
Soon after Representative Catch ings
took his departure, Chairman Wilson ar
rived. Though still in poor health, he
took a night train from his home in West
Virginia, immediately on being advised
that the Senate had sent the bill back to
conference, and on his arrival drove at
once to the white house, which he reached
this morning at 10 o'clock. The Presi
dent received him immediately, and
closed his door to all other callers. Sen
ators Call and Pasco of Florida and a
number of others were waiting to see the
President on matters of appointment, but
were informed that the President was
engaged. Chairman Wilson and Presi
dent Cleveland remained in close commu
nion for over an hour.
AN IMPORTANT AGREEMENT.
If the conferees did nothing else to-day,
they came to an important agreement, or
rather, were thoroughly agreed iD that
particular. They were unanimous that
tins shall be the linai conference, and
that no report shall be made to the respec
tive houses until the differences are ad
justed in such a way as to secure the
adoption of the recommendations, which
means, of course, that the bill would be
sent to the President.
This, while apparently inconsistent
with the expressed determination of the
House managers to stand firm on their
bill, is nevertheless a fact, and it shows
that the democratic conferees realize that
the situation is critical and that a happy
outcome rests with themselves alone. As
a democratic leader expressed it: “The
conferees will not give up the attempt to
reach an agreement if they have to re
main in session until March 4, when the
Fifty-third congress expires.”
The intimation made by the gentleman
above quoted, that congress will roipain
in session until March 4 unless a satisfac
tory agreement is reached, is one that
will be fiercely combatted by a great
many influential members of the House.
SPRINGER’S call for a caucus.
The desire to find a basis of agreement
that will be fairly satisfactory to all con
cerned finds a strong expression in the
movement inaugurated by Representa
tive Springer of Illinois to-day to secure a
caucus on Tuesday afternoon next to con
sider what action shall be taken to se
cure the early passage of a tariff bill in
the event that no agreement has been
reached by the conferees by that time.
The call for the caucus was circulated
only a few minutes before the House ad
journed, and at that time contained a
do eu or more signatures. Mr. Springer
believes that a sufficient number of
signers can he secured on Monday next to
insure a caucus on the date set in the call.
It may be said in this connection that the
Preparation of the call is understood not
to have been made with the sanction of
the speaker, and some of the more ex
treme democrats in the House, who say
they will be satisfied with nothing less
than the Wilson bill, are understood to
differ very strongly from Mr. Springer as
0 the advisability of holding a caucus till
some formal report shall be presented to
the House from theconterence committee.
SPRINGER WANTS A CAUCUS.
Representative Springer, deni., of Illi
®ols ' has prepared a call for a caucus of
the House democrats to consider what
t Ron shall be taken regarding the tariff
T he following is the full text of the
" 1 ham S. Holman, chairman of the caucus
o Miiltee: liear Sir The undersigned
-"oerotlc members of the House of Keprc
‘Vdatives respectfully request, in the event
u rceiuem has been reached by the eon
‘ on the tariff bill by Tui day ne\t the
"Ist that you will call a caucus of the
j "loi ratie members of the House, to meet
" block IP. m., of that nay. to consider
r nun should l>e tali' n in order to *e
' < ln- early passage of a tariff bill.
, ' ■*’ ‘‘all was circulated about five
:i; dca before adjournment and waa
vl "'d at!! 80 o'clock by a do/en or more
member*
LAMUMT TAKES a HASH.
j, "'fetarvl-ninonl returned to the city
"‘"ruing, and toon lunch with the
f 1 ‘"tent at g o'clock ilia whereabouts
' the time of ins arr.val early tills
Jong until Ida ap|*aranoe at the
Loiiae tbta afternoon Is a slate sc
Ris said at the white bouse that
fp jt Jtto#nitto
tho secretary returned to the city with- i
out any summons from the President, I
who was quite surprised to see him.
This appears to corroborate the suspicion
that tho cause of Col. Lnmont's hasty re
turn was not unconnected with the Sen
ate’s side of the tariff fight.
Stevenson Wired to Return.
Washington, July 28.—Vice President
Stevenson has been telegraphed by the
democratic Senate tariff managers to re
turn to Washington at once, as in their
opinion his presence at this juncture is
imperatively needed by his party asso
ciates. The Vice President is at his home
in Bloomington, 111.
SHOT EACH OTHER DEAD.
Two Men Living in the Same House
Settle a Fight With Pistols.
Montgomery, Ala., July 28.—A special
to the Advertiser from Selma gives de
tails of a mortal combat between Police
man Clarke and I. J. Day, about tl o’clock
this morning. The two men live in the
same house and there had been a dis
agreement between them. Day had been
drinking recently. This morning, after a
row at homo over some matter, Day went
in and sat down to breakfast. Clarke
came in and cursed and told him he must
leave the house. They went into the
backyard, more words ensued and Clarke
drew his pistol and fired. Tho ball took
effect under Day’s left armpit. Day
rushed into the house and secured his pis
tol. The two men met at the front door
I of the house. Day advanced on Clarke and
both commenced to tiro. Nine shots were
j exchanged. Clarke was shot through the
1 right lung and Day just above the heart.
Clarke lived about one hour, and Day two
hours. Day had a wife, but no children.
Clarke had a wife and two children.
Clarke and Mrs. Day were cousins.
NEW YORK SWELTERING.
Yesterday the Hottest Day Experi
enced in Thirteen Years-
New York, July 28.—This was the hot
test day that this city has experienced in
thirteen years. The record is held by
1881, when one day in July the mercury
got up to 100”.
At 1 o'clock to-day the heat reached
The hot wave, which the weather
bureau promised yesterday, struck New
York at about 10 o’clock last night. Last
night broke three records. It was the
hottest night of July, the hottest of the
year and the hottest night in the records
of the United States weather bureau.
There was hardly any wind to-day, and
the humidity hung around between 86°
and 00°.
A great many prostrations from heat
vyere reported, and the suffering in tlie
crowded districts on the east side was in
tense. Street car companies and others
took unusual measures to protect their
horses from suffering. The weather bu
reau reports that there is no relief in
sight.
A CALL FOR TROOPS.
The Northorn Pacific Wants Protec
tion in the Goeur D'Alene Region.
Washington, July 28.—Gen. Otis tele
graphs the war department from his
headquarters at Vancouver barracks,
Washington, that the Northern Pacific
railroad has applied to him to furnish
troops for the protection of that section
of their line running through the
Cofiur d'Alene region. Gen.
Otis replied that he would
supply troops to protect the mails and to
insure compliance with the interstato
commerce law, but his troops could not be
used to guard the road generally, except
upon the application of the proper judi
cial authorities to support United States
marshals, in carrying out mandates of
the federal courts. Gen. Otis can utilize
the force now at Wardner, Ida., to open
the road for the dispatch of mails.
A JUDICIAL TANGLE.
A Texas Murderer Making a Hard
Fight to Dodge the Gibbet.
Dallas, Tex., July 28.—Judge Gray to
day granted a writ of habeas corpus re
straining the sheriff from hanging Frank
P. Miller next Friday for killing Police
man Kiddle three years ago.
The case is a judicial tangle. While
Miller’s case was going through the state
and United States courts the state legis
lature remodeled the judiciary of Dallas
county, establishing three courts where
one had existed when Miller was tried
and convicted. It is now a question
which lias jurisdiction tp sentence Miller.
The state attorney in the meantime will
try to find a way to hang Miller
next Friday. Gov. Hogg has refused to
extend executive clemency.
SLAIN FOR HIS PENSION.
An Aged Negro Found Murdered in
His Cabin.
Greenville, Miss., July 28.—0n Thurs
day last Walter Watson, colored, received
several hundred dollars in pension money
from the federal government. Watson
resides on Egypt ridge plantation In Boli
var county, a few miles north of Green
ville. Yesterday morning it was found
that Watson had been murdered and
robbed. The body was placed in his
cabin the latter being sot on fire and only
the charred body of the old negro re
mained. This morning Georgo Hall, col
ored an ex-convict, was arrested in
Greenville, charged with the terrible
crime. .
BIG SUITS IN TEXAS.
Thousands of Acres of Land Involved
in Foreclosure Proceedings.
Galveston. Tex., July 28. Normah B.
Thompson of New York has entered two
suits of foreclosure in the United States
court here. The first Is against Cornelius
Davis et al. aud S. M. Finley on a mort
gage note for *58,000. secured bv deed of
trust on several thousand acres of land in
llru/oria i ounty. The aecond suit is of
a similar character, against Bryan C.
Smith ct al. of Brazoria county, William
D Cleveland & Cos. of Houston, and S. M
Finley ol Dallas for (24.01H*. Thompson
also claims *50,000 damages sustained by
forfeiture of contracts
ORUIBB OF THE COLUMBIA.
The Vessel Believed to Have Gone Di.
reel to Bluefields.
Washington, July 28. -Nothing has been
heard of the cruiser Columbia since she
sailed irom New York harbor lust Katur
day morning, and it is therefore evident
that she hud pro‘-ceded direct to Bluefields
wher. ~hc probably armed >terd*v or
Uj day It -'s thought the Marblehead
will leave as torn us relieved by the Cel
mi nut for Kingston Jama* ia, Jo order to
senti k report*** government
SAVANNAH, GA„ SUNDAY. JULY Si, 18114.
AID FOR EVICTED TENANTS.
Closure to Re Applied to Fusil the
Bill Through the House.
The Conservative Electoral Commit- ;
tee Issues a Leaflet Promising Many
Reforms—SirWilliam Vernon Har
court's Friction With the Premier, j
Corbett’s Contribution in Aid of a
Chapel—The International Confer
ence of the Textile Workers.
London, July 28. —The cabinet have de
cided that the only course to be taken in
order to secure the passage of the evicted
tenants bill is a summary application of
closure. Simple as the hill is hundreds
of amendments have been filed to each
clause. The conservatives have con
tributed the most of these, but the Par
nellito members have submitted some
drastic proposals which will involve a
long debate if the ministry allow them to
be discussed. For instance, John
J. Clancy wants to give the
arbitrators under tho bill power to make
an unlimited grant to a reinstated tenant
for the purpose of rebuilding his house,
sowing his crop, purchasing stock, and
William Redmond has an amendment
which proposes that a planter tenant re
fusing to give up his holding shall pay
compensation to the evicted tenant under
theact of 1870. The debate on such amend
ments as these would bo almost intermin
able. Out of 850 amendments about two
thirds relate to reinstatement of tenants
in cases whore landlords are in posses
sion. Sir William Hareourt has signified
his intention to propose a time limit for
each clause with final closure of the com
mittee stage on Aug. 7. This programme
contemplates a division on the third read
ing of the bill on Aug. 11, with a remorse
less use of the guillotine to bring it about.
This throttling of debate will undoubtedly
be held by the peers as an additional
justification of the rejection of tho bill by
the House of Lords.
A CONSERVATIVE LEAFLET.
A leaflet has been issued by the conser
vative electoral executive committee giv
ing quotations from the speeches of the
leaders of the conservative party in par
liament. These quotations have been
rightly interpreted as comprising the offi
cial programme and platform upon
which the opposition will appeal
to the country. The compila
tion received the approval of Lord
Salisbury and Mr. Balfour before its pub
lication, these leaders preferring this
method of indirect declaration, to a
signed manifesto, the presumed idea be
ing that anything contained therein that
may be objectionable to certain classes
or factious may be the more easily re
pudiated should such a course seem ad
visable.
THE REFORMS PROPOSED.
Besides tho old shibboleth of union of
church aud state, a strong army and navy
etc., anew departure is proposed in tho
adoption of a referendum, or d’-eet appeal
to the nation on crucial questions, the ab
olition of the illiterate vote, old age pen
sions and the aliens bill, the
transfer of poor and school rates
from local charges to the imperial
exchequer and for agricultural laborers
easy acquisition of small holdings. As an
additional sop Scotland is to get local
control of private bill legislation and
Ireland is to have local government on a
popular basis. The programme is de
signed to offer every elector some in
ducement to support the conservative
policy. The plan is eyed askance by the
conservative press and received with
jeers by the liberal papers.
THE BANQUET TO HAItCOURT.
The proposed banquet to Sir William
Hareourt next Wednesday threatens to
be a fizzle. A number of moderate liber
als have declared that they will neither
attend nor have anything to do with the
affair if it is to be turned into an anti-
Koseberry demonstration, as it promised
to become at the outset of the prepa
rations. This expression of feeling
has so disturbed the managers of
the affair that they have approached
Richard Haldine, M. P.. Lord Roseberry’s
Alter Ego, and that gentleman has prom
ised to be present as a hostage for the
discreet conduct of the meeting. Sir
William Hareourt will also take occasion
to expressly declare his perfect harmony
with Lord Roseberry. It is also learned,
too, that two ministerial peers, the Mar
quis of llipon and the Karl of Kimberly,
have complained to Sir William Hareourt
of his recent sneering allusion to Lord
Roseberry’s ownership of race horses,
characterizing it as an act of disloyalty
to his chief. Rumor does not state Sir
William's reply to this complaint, but
ministerial members of parliament hear,
from time to time, stories of his having
practically superseded Lord Roseberry as
chief of the cabinet, his superior knowl
edge of business, combined with a degree
of bluff, verging upon insolence, making
him master of the situation.
PARNELL’S ELDER BROTHER.
I. H. Parnell, elder brother of the late
Charles Stewart Parnell, will be a candi
date for an Irish seat in parliament at the
coining general elections.
Ex-Commoner Henry Harrison is be
trothed to the daughter of Capt. O’Shea,
ex-husband of the w idow of Mr. Parnell.
Mr. Atkinson, the American economist,
has undergone examination before the
royal agricultural commission, where he
described the position of the farmers in
the United States in respect to mort
gages. Mr Atkinson, in speaking of the
examination, says he offered no personal
opinion but merely told what he knew.
He is here for rest, and is not certain
when he will return to America.
CONFERENCE OF TEXTILE WORKERS.
The international conference of textile
workers has had a four days’ session at
Manchester this week. The British del
egates to the conference represented
150,000 members, and the French, Ameri
can and others 20,000. Mr. Howard, sec
retary of the American Spinner* Associ
ation, advised the delegates to follow the
example ot his association and boycott
all political parties or factions, in refer
ence to trades unions meetings
he enlarged upon the best meth
ods of securiug ail internal order
of unions and an in lei national
solidarity of labor. He read a report
from the operatives in the United Stales
arid declared that they intended to claim
government reforms for the benefit of
workingmen, following the example of
the workingmen of England. The con
ference passed a resolution declaring for
an eight hour day and invited the govern
ments of America aud t&uropu to abolish
the laws re* trie ling freedom, which was
driving the workingmen to seek Illegal
means for r*lr>s*.
VILI-WlT'* IKFM'EN* K LOSE
A mass meeting of i/mdon dockmen
was held Thursday to xpio*s their <J
• ami tent with the leadership of lion TL
hill Tlllci t was present sad <tcu*pu>J
to Make • speech, hut be w*t tented off
the platform and his resignation de
manded. Several speakers accused Ttl
lett of spending his salary of £BOO a year
in reckless living while his supporters
were stnrved. Tillett s influence as an
agitator has waned greatly.
WAR DISPATCHES.
G. AV. Smalley’s article in Harper’s, in
which he claims the distinction of hav
ing originated a telegraph system of war
correspondence, the credit of which has
hitherto been given to the Daily News
through Archibald Forbes, is denied by
Sir John Robinson, manager of the Daily
News. Sir John says tho New York
Tribune and Daily News exchanged
dispatches during the Franco-German
war of 1870. Though the dispatches of
the Tribune were of great value, he said,
it was not Mr. Smalley who suggested
the lavish use of the tele
graph. The bulk of tho dispatches
were supplied by tho Daily News’ own
corresjoudouts. Mr. Smalley’s state
ments. Sir John says, are greatly at va
riance with the facts. The Westminster
Gazette supports Sir John Robinson, but
all of the newspaper men who were con
cerned iu the matter of supplying the
Daily News with dispatches in 1870 know
that it was tho enterprise of the Ameri
can paper that gave the Knglish journals
the impetus to get them out of their cus
tomary jog trot.
cokuett’s aid to a chapel.
The sneering comments of a soction of
the Knglish and Irish press upon tho re
cent visit of tho pugilist Corbett to
Ballinrohe, whore he gave a performance
iu aid of a eha|>el in course of erection
there, have elicited a letter from Michael
Davitt. The newspapers characterized
the performance as that of "founding a
pugilistic chapel.” Mr. Davitt explained
that the performance was not pugilistic,
but theatrical, and was conducted by the
same company that performed with Mr.
Corbett iu the Drury Lane theater.
“Is there any thing wrong,” asked Mr.
Davitt, “in giving tho proceeds of the
performance for tho purpose of building a
chapel?”
Mr. Davitt adds that ttie district is
very poor, and the contribution was a
veritable Godsend. He says he never saw
Mr. Corbett, nor did lie ever see a prize
tight, but ho praised tho generosity of
Mr. Corbett in helping to build a
chapel in the town which was the birth
place of his father.
OUTRAGE STORIES ABOUT OEORGTX.
The Macon (Ga.) correspondent of tho
.Spectator sends to that paper a denial
from Gov. Northen of a story of the
lynching and flaying of a negro in that
state, and iu tho course of the denial Gov.
Northen writes: “I am thoroughly dis
gusted with the course of the Knglish
papers. I am satisfied that they
did not want to know the truth.”
To this the Spectator answers
that these stoyies and other
tales of a woman being rolled in a barrel
bristling with nails, negro children being
lynched for trivial offences etc., come
from American correspondents who are
supplying falsehoods to the Knglish press
for the sake of obtaining a few dollars.
The Spectator adds: “We are glad to get
reliable contradiction of such stories.”
MUST BORROW IF TtIEY FIGHT.
The expectation on the stock exchange
is that if there should be genuine war be
tween China and Jupfcn, botli must raise
loans to purchase stores, etc., which
would greatly stimulate trade. As
neither country holds a sufficient amount
of ready money, each will be obliged to
borrow, and tne war will also involve
large purchases of silver.
Lord Kimberly has Instructed the Bri
tish ambassador at Washington to furnish
the foreign office with a report of Sena
tor Morgan’s bill on the Nicaragua canal,
especially with reference to Senator
Dolph’s motion- to abrogate the Clayton-
Bulwer treat .
DEBS GRANTED AN APPEAL.
His Case Goes to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals.
Chicago, July 28.—The proceedings
against President Debs et al., in the
United States circuit court hero under
the hill filled July 2. in behalf of the rail
road’s represented in the General Manag
ers Associatian, wore brought to a sud
den and temporary clwso to-day
by an order from Judge Woods, who
is now in Indianapolis. President Dobs
and others appealed from the chancery
proceedings to the United States cir
cuit court of appeals, in Which proceed
ings tne injunction - was issued
by Judges Woods and Grosscup.
The appeal has been granted, and
Judge" Woods’ order checks fur
ther movements hut does not interfere
iu any way with the matters of contempt.
The bond of the appellants was fixed by
Judge Woods at *5OO. The grounds on
which the appeal was asked were that
the bill for an injunction was not signed
in the name of the attorney general of
the United States; that the bill'was not
supported by proper affidavits; that the
subject matter of the bill was insufficient
to support an injunction, and that a court
of equity could not rightly take cogni
zance of the things stated in tlio bill.
In the case of the American Railway
Union the same prayer was presented,
and the whole case, including that of
Debs and his brother officers and tho
union will go to the court of appeals as
soon as bond is filed.
The application for tho appeal was made
by Attorney General Gregory in a letter
to Judge Woods written two days ago.
NO YELLOW JACK AT KEY WEST.
The Fever There Only Dengue—The
South Uninfected.
Washington, D 0., July 28. —Surgeon
General Wyman of the marine hospital
service has received {reports from State
Health Officer Porter of Florida, Sur
geon Murray and Sanitary Inspector
Guiteras. who have beeu investigating
tho nature of the lover at Ke.v West. The
reports agree that the fever is “dengue,”
ami state that there is no suspicion of
yellow fever at Key West.
Surgeon General Wyman said to-day
that there was no portion of the United
States suspected of being infected with
yellow fever.
EXPORTS OF SPECIE.
A Total of $6,804,081 Shipped From
New York Laat Week.
New York, July 28.—The exports of
specie from the |*ort of New York for the
week were *6,8*14.081, of which (5,814,-
1140 was gold ami *'>50,041 sliver Of
these amounts $1,680,1*$ gold and *588,-
704 silver went to Europe and (14.040
gold and (Iff,2*7 silver to South America.
For the eomMponding week of 181*8 the
export* were #l*ol MO
James Mulligan Dead.
Maynard. Mass July 28. James Mulli
gan, of the ■ Mulligan letters ' who fig
tiled prominently in the politic*! career
of the late James G Hull.* died here
this morning of general debility. IU- was
well known for many year* in financial
circle* tu Boston
FURIOUS FOREST FIRES.
Tlirec Towns in Wisconsin Wiped Off
the Face of the Earth.
The 3,000 Inhabitants of Phillips
Homeless Shores Crossing and
Mason Also in Ashes Many Set
tlers in the Path of the Flames Lose
Their All Tttany Lives Reported
Lost.
Milwaukee, Wis.., July bv General
Manager H. F. Whitcomb of the Wiscon
sin Central road this noon made tlio fol
lowing authentic statement with regard |
to the forest fires iu the northern part
of the state: “Trains from tho
south have reached tho south end
of the Phillips yard. Trains from
tho north have reached the first
bridge north of Phillips, about one mile
north of the station this bridge having
been damaged by lire. Nearly the whole
city of Phillips is destroyed, including
the saw' and planing mills and box
factory of the John R. Davis Lumber Cos.,
and Shaw's tannery. About thirty
houses are left standing in Phillips.
“Aside from the homeless by the de
struction of the city of Phillips, a great
many settlers ajong our Hue have lost
their homes and all their belongings. The
fires in the forests are still burning, but
some rain fell last night and the fires are
not spreading. The loss is estimated at
several million dollars.
“The towns of Phillips, the county seat
of pine county. Shores Crossing and tho
village of Mason, in Bayfield comity, are
wiped off the map. Phillips was a town
of 3.(W0 inhabitants Most of these are
homeless. Tho loss at Mason will reach
*1,000,000, and that at Phillips three times
as much.
“The entire northern portion of the
state, the lumber region, is full of forest
fires, which are doing immense damage
to standing timber, it is reported that
many lives haves been lost, but of these
no authentic reports have been received.”
SUCCOR FOR THE SUFFERERS.
Milwaukee, Wis.. 11 p. m.. July 28.—The
total destruction by tire of the prosper
ous town of Phillips, in Prince county, as
a result of tho devastating forest confla
gration during the week, brought quick
and generous responses to tho appeals for
succor from all parts of the Badger
state to-day. The bare news that
8,000 men, women and children had
been suddenly rendered homeless and
destitute of the necessaries of existence
was sufficient to awake practical expres
sions of sympathy in which the state au
thorities and the business men of Mil
waukee were the lenders. The escape of
all the unfortunate victims from death or
serious burning was considered most mira
culous when they were surrounded by
the flaming forests and build
ings of the town. The btp Klk
river which runs through Phillips,
afforded a havon of refuge to many of tiio
inhabitants. The destruction of Phillips
was followed by the prayed-for rain,
which soon quenched the forest tires
along the Northern Pacific, ()maha and
South Shore roads, between West Supe
rior and Ashland, as also the destructive
conflagrations to the south on the line of
the Wisconsin Central, and in the Michi
gan peninsula in the Gogebic rango region.
Fifteen carloads of provisions, clothing
and tents are either in the hands of the
Phillips victims, or will be to-morrow.
The reports from Mason, in Bayfield
county, aud Shores Crossing, which were
partly burned, show that tho people are
not in want of the necessaries of life.
THE GOVERNOR AROUSED.
Quartermaster General Auer to-day re
ceived tho following dispatch from the
governor;
Oionomowoc. Wis.. July2B.—Meet meat
the St. Haul depot. Milwaukee, at 8:30o’clock.
Arrange for two or three cars on tho Wiscon
sin Central road to send relief to Phillips to
night. Huy 100 Darrels of flour and 2,000
pounds of bacon. hams, etc. Buy 1,000 loaves
of bread. Get the things underway and we
will arrange the rest on my arrival.
George W. Peck.
The following dispatch was received by
Gov. Peck from B. W. Davis, chairman
of the county board at Phillips, and re
peated to Gen. Auer
Phillips. Wis.. July 2s.- To Gov. Peck:
Send tents and blankets for I.(XX) people.
H. \V. Davts.
The following was received and read on
’change to-day:
Phillips, Win., July 28 Our city Is entirely*
destroyed by fire, leaving 3 000 people with
out food, clothing, or shelter. Please take
Immediate steps to send relief.
B. W. Davis,
Chairman Relief Committee.
• AN APAI’EAL TO THKMATOR.
Mayor Rock received an appeal from
Phillips, and immediately notified Presi
dent Hansen of the Merchants and Man
ufacturers’ Association, and a call for a
meeting of that organization at 11 o'clock
this morning was Issued.
It was decided to send three carloads
of provisions, consisting of bread, crack
ers. meat and other articles donated, on
the 8:85 o’clock passenger train over the
Wisconsin Central.
The first contribution to the Phillips
sufferers to-day was a carload of flour
from the Milwaukee millers.
Reports from Phillips received at the
central offices this afternoon state that
four carloads of provisions have already
been received for the fire sufferers. Wau
sau, Ashland and Portage each sent a
carload, wnilea carload of meat in tran
sit at Fairfield was also turned over to
the relief committee.
Eight ears of provisions are already on
the road to Phillips.
A SUMMARY OF TIIE LOSSES
Following is a summary of the fire
losses
The city of Phillips entirely wiped out.
The city of Mason practically de
stroyed, with the White River ivumber
Company and 80,000,000 feet of lumber.
Headquarters of tho Ashland Lumber
Company near Shores Crossing, entirely
wiped out.
A special train of the Chicago, St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, consisting
of sixteen ear* and two locomotives s.!i
burned, broke through the burning bridge
m ar Ashland Junction.
Camps of the Thompson Lumber com
pany, burned at White River.
Two bridges on the main Hue of the
Chicago. St. Paul. Minnea|ioli and
Omaha railroad, one near Ashland Junc
tion ana one near Mason
Two bridgeson tne Wisconsin Central
railroad, one at Chelsea, and the other
near Phillips, both on the main line,
south of Ashland.
UXUHt Fl* HEM* HAVE A * I.O*IE CALL.
Hovoral parti** of berry plcMrr* from
Auod narrowly iscajssl with their
lives and It Is almost . ruilu tbst-oin*
of the lone homesteader* scattered
through the burning district have per- i
ishotl in tho llames, unless they have, in
some marvelous way, escaped through I
the suffocating tlamos ami smoke. About |
noon refugees anil homesteaders began to
arrive at Ashland.
Three thousand people have been
made homeless by tho forest fires
at Phillips. ,:ot a building is left stand
ing in tho town. When the fire
reorhed the city it swept from house
to house and in an hour had wrapped
the entire village in flames. The people
tied to the railway, where trains were
started and they were hastily conveyed
to neighboring towns. Nothing but a
few personal efforts wore saved.
At Phillips, twelve people are known to
have Inst their lives. Among the dead
are: Frank Cliss, an employe of tho Davis
I -umber Company and his 2-year-old
child; James Ime it. a butcher, bis wife
and five children; Mrs. Davis Bryden and
two children.
1M T OCT BY HAIN.
Iron wood, Mich., July 2. The disas
trous forest fires which have been raging
in the (iogeblo range this week were ex
tinguished to-day by a heavy pouring
of raiu on the flames.
CLASH OF THE CELESTIALS.
The Claim That War Has Not Been
Declared Yot Heiterated.
London, July 2H,—The Chinese legation
to-day received a dispatch from Tien
Tsen saying the King of Corea had been
captured by tho Japanese on July 28.
This is regarded as explaining thoool
lison which took plaeo at Seoul, the capi
tal of Corea, between tho Japanese and
palace guards.
Tho Chinese minister to-day said there
lias been no formal declaration of war be
tween Chinn and Japan, in spite of the
collisions which have occurred, and that
pourparlers tending toward a peaceful
settlement of tho disputes between the
two countries still continue.
SINKING or TUB SHIPS.
Shanghai, July 28. Further news re
ceived here shows that in addition to tho
Hugh Mathieson & Co.'s steamer, Kow
Shung, which was sunk by a Japanese
cruiser As it was being used as a trans
port for Chinese troops, all on board being
drowned, the Chinese Trading Company's
steamer. Toonan. also being used as a
transport for Chinese troops, has been
sunk by the lire of a Japanese warship.
JAPAN’S EXPLANATION OP THE SEA FIGHT.
Yokohama, July 28. -The Japanese gov
ernment has issued the following ollicial
statement of the recent engagement be
tween fleets of Japan and China; ‘ In
consequence of severe provocation, three
ships of the Japanese squadron wore com
pelled to engage a C hineso lloot off Fan
tns, or Hound Island. They captured tho
Chinese warship Tsas Kiau and sunk a
Chinese transport with soldiers on board.
Unfortunately one of tho largest Chinese
ironclads of tho northern fleet, tho Chen
'i uen, escaped to China and tho Chinese
torpedo cruiser liuan Tai escaped to
Fusan in Coreu. The three Japanese
warships engaged were the Akitsushiraa,
Takachlho and Hi Yei. They escaped en
tirely without injury.
JAPAN PI,E A IIS JUSTIFICATION.
A lengthy statement has been sent out
from an authentic source explaining
Japan’s position. It is claimed that Japan
lias never gone beyond the rights given
her by tho treaty of 1885. The statement
rehearses Japan's demands as presented
to the government at Peking, and de
clares that if war results, the policy of
China will bo answerable for it. ft is im
possible, says the statement in conclusion,
to conjecture what caused China's atti
tude. in the face of Japan’s indisputable
treaty rights.
ITALY AND ENGLAND DIP IN.
Homo, July 28. The following dispatch
was received from Tokio this morning;
“The Italian minister, acting in concert
with tho British minister, has presented
the Japanese ministry of foreign affairs
tho proposals made by the Chinese look
ing to a settlement of affairs in Corea.
These proposals will tie considered by the
Japanese government, which has reservod
its reply."
BANKERS ACQUITTED.
End of the Trial of the Officials of the
Banca Romana.
Romo, July 38.—The trial of Signor
Tanlongo, ex-president of the Banca Ko
mana, and the other officials of that in
stitution, who were accused of fraudulent
practices, was concluded to-day. the jury
bringing in a verdict of acquittal. The ver
dict was received with applause by the
spectators in the court room, and the de
fendants were at once set at liberty.
Signor Tanlongo and his associate de
fendants were warmly congratulated
upon leaving the court.
The verdict in the Tanlongo case has
made a bad impression in government
circles, and preparations will be made at
once to push the charges against those ac
cused of purloining documents concerning
the mismanagement of the Banca Romana.
This second trial is likely to invohe the
official acts of Cilolitti, the ex-premier,
and Kosano, his secretary of state in the
home office.
STUFFED THE BALLOT-BOX.
Shameful Work in the French Cham
ber of Deputies.
Paris. July 28. The Senate and Cham
ber of Deputies were formally prorogued
to-day, the decree closing the session be
ing read in the Senate by M. Guerin,
minister of Justice, and in thechamber by
Premier Dupuy.
Prior to the closing of the session of the
Chamber of Deputies, President liurdeau
announced tlic result of the inquiry as to
tlie miscount of the vote on AJ. Jaures'
amendment last Wednesday. M. Burdeuu
stated tiial it had lieeu found that some
members had put two and some three
>oting papers into the ballot box Instead
of one. us was required He said tiial the
secretaries had also made mistakes in
counting the votes.
M. Kouanet said, therefore, that the
government majority on the amendment
seemed to have been reduced to a single
vote, instead of 40, as had been an
nounced.
BUOINEHS BLOCKS BURNED.
A Loss of 0125,000 With Insurance
of 075,000 at Brooklyn, la.
lies Moines. la , July 38. The business
portion of the llttlecity of Brooklyn, loca
ted on the Kockdaland road in Poweshiek
county, was wiped out by tire early this
lunruiug. Seventeen building, nearly all
brick, acre dustioycd before tlie dames
were cheeked by the Urinuel i lire de
partment, which came on a special trulu.
1 ini hre originated in so unknown man
ner In the basement of Woods ,v Ueiby's
furniture stop* Tbs loss will reach
t Go,m<u, with insurance of $/•>,<*,
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A LIVELY WEEK K ATLANTA
Three Conventions to Draw Crowds
to the City.
The Ball to Bo Set in Motion by the
Meeting of tho Ororgia Bar Associa
tion—Justices of tho Peace From
Every Part of tho State to Hold tho
Boards on Wednesday- The State
Democratic Convention to Be Held
on Thursday With an Enormous
Crush of tho Unterrified in Atten
dance.
Atlanta, Ga . July 28.—Next week will
be an exceedingly lively one in Atlana,
with three important conventions and a
big democratic rally as tho programme
made out up to date. The influx will be
gin Tuesday with tho mooting of the Geor
gia Bar Association. On Wednesday
several hundred justicosof the peacefrom
all corners of the state will gather here,
to hold their annual convention, and on
Thursday tho state convention will con
vene, with several thousand true demo
crats on hand.
The bar association has not met in
Atlanta in six years, and the meeting
next, week, which will be presided over
by Chief Justice Ixigan HI. Bleckley, will
he a most interesting one tine of tho
most Interesting features of the meotHig
will ho a scries of short papers on
“Woman at the (Georgia bar.” This
topic has been promised by A. C. Wright,
of Savannah, Burton Smith of Atlanta,
Bryan Cummings of Augusta, B. F.
Abbott of Atlanta, Thomas J. Chapel of
Columbus, H. A. Matthews of Fort
\ alley und Julius L. Brown of Atlanta.
THE Ut( RtVF.IIMIIP ACT.
The insolvent traders' receivership act
will also be discussed in a symposium of
half a do/ien papers. Hon. Francis 1).
lVabody of Columbus, lion. N. J. Ham
mond of Atlanta and A. U. Lawton, Jr.,
of Savannah are among the contributors
to this topic. All the judges In tho stato
have been invited to contribute pa
pors of four typewritten pages each
on our Judicial system, jind several
have assured the secretary of their ac
ceptance. On legal education, or the re
quirements for admission to the bar. A. J.
Crovatt of Hruuswick, Simon W. Hitch
of Hlaeksliear, John L. Hopkins and Keu
ben K. Arnold of Atlanta have agreed to
contribute short papers. On Tuesday
night the annual banquet will occur and
the usual "Feast of reason aud flow of
soul” will prevail.
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The officers of the association aro:
Chief Justice Bleckley, president; John
W. Aiken of Cartersville, secretary, and
Z. I). Harrison of Atlanta, treasurer. Tho
vice presidents are lfou. W. H. Fleming
of Augusta, i apt. C. N. Foatberston of
Home, Hon. H. K. Goetchius of Colum
bus, Judge A. H. MacDonell of Savan
nah and Judge C. C. Smith of Hawkins
ville. All the Judges of the supreme,
superior, city and federal courts of this
state arc honorary members.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
The oniy contests to be made in the state
convention will be between Col. A. D.
Candler and Hon. W. M. Clifton for sec
retary of state, and between Judge
Joseph S. Boynton of Griffin and T. R. R.
Cobb of Atlanta, for temporary chair
man Buth are strong Evans men, but
Judge Boynton seems to have tne call on
the Atkiuson men. Hon. Joseph B. Cum
mings of Augusta is tho latest uume sug
gested for temporary chairman.
The majority of the counties that se
lected delegates since Gen. Cook’s death
have instructed for Col. Candler for sec
retary of state, but Col. Clifton’s support
ers claim that ho has a majority of the
voters that were originally instructed for
Gen. Cook.
THE TEMPORARY SECRETAHIE3.
Col. Bill Harris, secretary of the Sen
ate, and Col. Mark Hardin, clerk of tne
state House of Representative, will be
made temporary secretaries. The tem
porary chairman will preside until the
committee on credentials is ready to re
port. Then a permanent presiding officer
will be selected. That honor will fail to
the Hon. Steve Clay of Cobb county. He
lias been suggested by the Atkinson dele
gates, and no one has disputed his claim
for the place.
A good deal of speculation is being in
dulged in as to what sort of resolutions
will he adopted by the convention. Thera
will be, of course, some outlining of the
policy of the democratic party in state
aiTairs, but the interest centers in what
will be said in regard to national politics.
This issue, in fact, promises to be the most
interesting feature of the convention.
TRACY CITY’S CONVICT MUTINY.
The Men In the Mine Surrender to the
Guards After an All Night Siege.
Nashville, Tenn., July 38. —The guards
at Tracy City watched the mouth of the
mines closely all night, and this morning
at an early hour the seventy convicts
who liad remained in the mines after tha
insurrection yesterday appeared, and
without trouble were taken into custody.
They are now all safe in the stockade.
Pete Hamilton, the guard killed, was tha
leader of the revolt, as he was of that two
yea.es ago.
Thirteen convicts came out of tho mines
this morning and reported that the others
still in the mines were prepared to make
a desperate resistance. Tho foreman
took these thirteen and placed them in
front of a half dozen bank bosses, with
guns. When they cauie within a short
distance of the convicts, the
guards shouted to them to sur
render. threatening to shoot If
they did not. Tho convicts im
mediately signiried their willingness
to give up and were brought out of tho
mine. They had built a lortiflcatlon ou
which they had mounted a gun made of
gas pipe about four feet long and three
inches In diameter loaded with isiwdor
an 1 spikes. It was afterward ascer
tained that they had worked aii night en
deavoring to effect an exit from the mino
by drilling through the rocks.
ARMY OF THE TRAMPS.
Tho Advance Guard Calls for Money
and Provisions.
Washington, July 38. The "advance
guard of the Haired Stales Industrial
army,” claiming to tie 3,000 strong, have
issued an appeal from Camp Hoysslyn,
Alexandria. Va., for money and pro
visions The appeal is signed by ••Gee."
Ik-wis Fry, ixw Augsb* contingent;
"Col." Arthur Vluette. "Col.” Thomas
Galvin and twu other "generals” and
four •'colonels.' 1 representing Cincinnati,
Indianapolis. San 1- rum m o ami Mtonu
spoils emilliivniiU. In the meantime tbs
Virginia military authorities have given
notice of an intention to expel the "in
dustrials’’ by force of arms trout Vir
ginia territory.