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FCTABLISHSD 1 f-*0 IXCORFORATBD 1888 ■
) J. H. LaTILL, Preside**.
disasters to the dutch.
Satire Troops Under a Rajah Well
Nigh Wipe Them Out.
Their Water Supply Gave Out and
They Were Forced to Retreat Under
a Heavy Fire and With Great Loss.
Two Other Columns Defeated and
Driven by Their Plucky Enemy—The
Lobs in Men and Guns—The Holland
Government Aroused.
The Hague, Holland. Aug. 29. —The
official ;ournal to-day publishes a dis
patch which show that the disasters to
the Dutch forces operating against the
Rajah of the Island of Lombok, near
Java, were much more serious than
,t first supposed. The dis
patch says that Gen. Vetter, the
commander of the expedition, was
aurprised at 11 o’clock at night near
Tjakra, Negara. The firing was continu
ous till morning, and the Dutch in this
engagement lost 14 killed and 85 wounded.
As the water supply of the column failed,
and as foraging was impossible, the
Dutch troops were compelled to retreat
toward Mataram, the capital of the
island.
During the retreat the Dutch lost
heavily, being continually harrassed by
the natives, and at one portion of the
route they found that barricades had
been raised. These obstructions were so
stoutly defended by the native warriors
that the troops were unable to
force a passage, and were, conse
quently, compelled to make a long de
tour in otder to avoid the blockaded
route, and in doing so they lost more men.
The Dutch succeeded in reaching Am
penan on Aug. 27, with a total of casual
ties far in excess of the number first re
ported. The killed include 4 officers
and 63 men; there were 12 officers and
153 men wounded and 6 officers and 148
men missing. In addition, the Vetter
column lost four field guns.
But this is not all. It now appears
that two other columns of Dutch troops
operating upon the same island have
sustained heavy losses aud endured much
suffering. These are the columns com
manded by Cols. A T an Pabst and Blyevelt.
These columns have been operating
separately, and have also succeeded In
reaching Ampena. Their losses are not
staled but they are admitted to be heavy.
Col. Van Pabst was among the olficers
killed with his column. Five steamers
carrying the troops and field guns leave
Batavia, Java, for Lombok to-morrow,
and every effort will be made to retrieve
the disaster to the Dutch arms.
TREASURY RECEIPTS.
Payment of Duties for One Day Under
New Tariff Law.
New York, Aug. 29.—1n round figures
the subtreasury received last night from
the custom house £512,000, which repre
sented the receipts for the day for duties
under the new tariff law. The payments
were mostly made to the custom house
by certified checks against special de
posits in the subtreasury by the hanks on
which the checks were drawn. There
was only $l3O in gold received.
ONE OF THE BUSIEST IN HISTORY.
New York, Aug. 29.—The rush at the
custom house continued to-day. Much
more business was dene than yesterday,
but it was conducted expeditiously. Alt
the work consisted of withdrawals from
bond. It was said at night there had
been nearly 2.000 withdrawals.
The receipts for the day were nearly
$1,000,000. That entitles it to take rank
among the busiest days in the history of
the department. The record for receipts
is 82.500,000. That sum in duties \ve
paid in the day before the Mcliinlev oill
became a law. It is expected tJ>at the
receipts will be about sl.ooo.’* n l a day for
some time no w until an immense quantity
of goods have been withdrawn.
NEW TRAIN SERVICE.
Augusta, Macon and Southwest
Georgia Points Benefited.
Washington, Aug. 29.—8 y the comple
tion of the Manchester and Augusta
railroad from Sumter, S. C., to Denmark,
the Atlantic Coast Line will put in opera
tion Sept. 3 next their new fast short
line train service to Aiken, S. C., Augusta,
■Macon and Southwest Georgia points,
leaving New York daily at 9 a. m..
this city 3:30 p. m., arriving in Augusta
the next morning at 8 o'clock, and Macon
at 11 o’clock, with through Pullman car
service from New Y’ork and Washington
to Macon.
bluffer mAuliffe talks.
Says He Will Meet Griffo, Who Made
a Punching Bag of Jack's Face.
New York, Aug. 29.—1n a statement
trade to-day, Jack McAuliffe says that he
* s willing to meet Griffo for a fight last
ing ten rounds or to a finish at the light
"eight limit for any sum up to SIO,(XX),
the bout to take place within two months,
he also says that ho is ready to post a
lorfeit and will do so at the first indica
tion that Griffo is willing to meet him in
the ring again.
SUNK BY A BRITISHER.
A Bark From Savannah in Oollison
With the Norham Castle.
London, Aug. 29.—Tho Norwegian bark
er irata, Capt. Persen, from Savannah
■ nly 25 for London, was sunk on Aug. 25
!* v a collision with the British steamer
■ orham i astle. The Norhatn Castle was
, m ured. The crew of tho Venerata
ere saved and have arrived at Madeira.
Biscuit Factory Burned.
N. Y., Aug. 29.—The new
i' Hit of the Brooklyn Biscuit Company,
'" s ‘•'land 4s Fulton street, and Nos. 39,
i and 43 Dougherty street, were burned
‘"n morning. Loss s4o,ikx). ’ihe origin
I) ~ "i - ® unknown. Congressman M.
ji H , "tarter is the president of tho corn-
Noted Stallion Dies.
Hartford, Conn., Aug. 29.—Pamlico,
i' of the greatest race stallion* on the
and circuit, died suddenly at Charter
‘'ark this morning.
Cholera in Germany
Aug. 29.—Thirty-two deaths
a ‘ n cholera and sixty-eight fresh cases
I‘i'ported throughout Germany for the
"celt ending Aug. 27.
Sht iMorning fCeto&
CAUGHT KED-HANDED.
Boodler Arrested With the Money for
His Vote in His Pocket.
New Orleans, Aug. 29.—Councilman
Numa Doudoussat, one of the city hall
boodlers. fell into anew trap this morn
ing and was caught red-handed in crime.
Doudoussat is a man of family, but he has
beer, looked upon as one of the big bood
lers of the council. Mr. Sherman has
been trying for several days to get Dou
doussat to vote for an ordinance which
Sherman wished to have passed by the
council. Doudoussat finally agreed to
sell his vote for SIOO in cash, and Sherman
made an engagement with him to settle
this morning at 8 oTock, at Sher
man's grocery store. Just before 8
o’clock, Private Detective O’Malley and
Officer Ancoin entered the grocery and
obtained from Sherman the numbers and
description of the bills to be paid to the
councilman, and then stationed them
selves where they could see the whole
transaction. Doudoussat entered the
grocery on time and Sherman took him
over to a corner and there counted out to
him the money, O’Malley and Ancoin
being in a position to see what took place.
After the settlement had been made Dou
doussat invited Sherman to drink, and
while they were at the bar the olficers
stepped up and arrested the councilman.
He was indignant at first, but they took
him to the police station and lie was
searched. The bills were fouud on his
person, and be was charged with receiv
ing a bribe. He has not yet given bond.
Doudoussat is already under an indict
ment.
THE GREAT STRIKE.
A Few Mills Resume and 1,000 Men
Go to Work.
New Bedford, Mass., Aug. 29.—The
north end was astir ail of an hour earlier
this morning than it has been at any time
since the great strike clogged the wheels
of industry. As early as 5 o’clock opera
tives with dinner pails in their hands
and overalls and aprons under their arms
were to be seen wending their way to the
Bennett and Columbia mills. Hundreds of
employes of other mills, some impelled by
curiosity and others moved by a hope of
securing employment, turned their faces
in the same direction Promptly at 0:30
the buzz, hum and whirr of the machinery
replaced the silence which has reigned
since the greatest strike in New Bed
ford’s history became master of the in
dustrial situation. Not all of the army
of workers attached to these great enter
prises were so fortunate as to be able to
resume their labors. Some were des
tined to disappointment. Columbia mill
No. 2 still remains silent, and in No. 1
mill seven or eight pairs of mules are still
idle. Three pairs of mules in Bennett
mill No. 2 were not started aud five pairs
in No. 1 mill are not in operation. The
exact number by which the ranks of the
unemployed have been curtailed by, the
starting up of the mills cannot be deter
mined. but probably about 1,000 are now
at work at these plants.
SITUATION GENERALLY UNCHANGED.
The strike situation remains practi
cally unchanged and little excitement at
tended the opening of the Bennett and
Columbia mills this morning. The stiri
ring speeches made on the common have
not put the manufacturers in a very good
state of mind, although they refuse to
have anything to say in reply to any of
these meetings, it being against their
policy to be drawn into conversation
about any action the strikers may take of
this kind.
The operatives have a hopeful feeling
sinc6 the managers of the Bennett and
Columbia mills have given in to their de
mands. The exodus of mill help from the
city has partially ceased, and yesterday
only twenty through ticket” t° Canada
were sold, making 1(H) i all. By the
starting up of the Bennett and Columbia
mills about one-tb’id of the card and
picker room heir* i s now employed.
THE FIRE FIEND.
>n Early Morning Blaze In New York
Causes Three Deaths.
New York, Aug. 29.—The 6-story build
ing, No. 226 Rivington street, was burned
at 2:30 o’clock this morning. With one
exception all of the six floors were occu
pied by tailor shops. The fire started on
the third floor in Fabricius Levene s
tailor shops, and in less than ten minutes
the flames had started up the stairways
to the roof. Firemen were on the ground
three minutes after the alarm was sent
out, and ladders were put up against the
iron fire escape. Fireman Timothy Col
lins was the lirst to start up the ladder.
He had not climbed more than ten feet
when a wild yell was heaua above the
noise of the shouting firemen and roaring
flames. Then the horrified crowd saw a
boy, clad only in an undershirt, shoot out
from a fifth story. The bo.v landed on
Collins’ hard rubber helmet, and the boy
and fireman went to the ground together.
The boy was killed almost instantly. Col
lins was knocked insensible. He is seri
ously injured and his recov
ery is doubtful. When the
flames were extinguished tho firemen
found on the fifth floor the bodies of a
watchman named Herman and a boy.
Both boys were Herman's sons. The
property loss is small.
BOUND TO LIBERIA.
Eastward the Star of Empire (Colored)
Takes Its Way.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 29.—J. P.
McMullen, president of the International
Emigration Society, states that a con
tract was closed with an African Steam
ship Company for the transportation of
5,000 colonists annually to Liberia. The
society proposes for a certain stipulated
price to furnish transportation and three
months’ provisions to the colonists. He
savs that the government of Liberia !
proposes, in order to encourage the j
settlement of territory, to give to each
colonist twenty-five acres of land and tbe
necessary Implements with which to cul
tivate it. The headquarters of this so
ciety will he here, as will also the general
purchasing officers.
Mr. McMullen says the first steamer will
leave Philadelphia early in October and
will touch the Atlantir coast as far as
New Orleans. From there it will go
direct to Liberia, touching at Havana,
Cuba. __
CHARLESTON’S PRIMARY.
Result in All Polls But One-New
Election Necessary.
Charleston. S. C., Aug. 29.—The returns
of the recent primary are all in save one
small poll. The vote for state senate is:
Barnwell, 1.744; Vonkolnitz, 1,000. For
congress. Sullivan, 1,485; Elliott, 1,300.
Only four members of the legislature are
elected, viz.: P. H- Gads Jen, F. J. Dev
creuux. H L. P. Bolgcrand H. M. U>f- (
ton. Another primary will have to be
held for the other throe.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY. AUGUST :*0, 1894.
POLACKS VS. POLICE.
Riotous Mobs at Milwaukee Warring
With the Authorities.
Angry Viragoes Assault the City’s
Guardians With Clubs, Potato
Mashers, Rolling Pins and Sauer
Kraut Stampers—No End of Broken
Heads and Bunged Eyes the Reeult
of the Fighting.
Wilwaukee, Wis., Aug. 29. —The South
side Polish and Low German districts
are in tho possession of a howling mob.
City Health Commissioner Kempster lias
dropped all effort to control the situation j
there, and the state board of health, i
which is sitting to-day, will probably de- |
clare a quarantine on the infected dis
trict to be strictly enforced by stretching :
a cordon of state troops around it. |
This is a plan that has heretofore been 1
discussed and tacitly agreed upon as an
emergency' resort.
The south side mob are driving the
guard away from houses quarantined by
the health department and defy the au
thorities to take any more patients to the
isolation hospital, which, they say, is so
badly managed that nearly half the pa
tients taken ’.here die within a week.
Two rioters arrested yesterday afternoon
were discharged to-day, though fifty po :
lice engaged in yesterday’s battle
with the 300 angry women showed
a dozen or more broken heads and
gathered up a bushel or two of
clubs, potato mashers, rolling pins,
sauerkraut stampers and other evidences
of the earnestness of the rioting. Mean
time the new temporary barracks near
tiie principal residence section of the city
is in process of erection despite threats of
enraged residents that they will burn the
place down before the first patient arrives
there. Fifteen new cases are reported
to-day, all from the riotous district.
To-night the health department has
temporarily abandoned the south side.
Fifteen new cases of smallpox were re
ported from that section to-day,
all from the Eleventh ward, but
Dr. Kempster ordered his of
ficers to keep away. No attempts
will be made to-night to investigate new
cases or remove patients. The Eleventh
ward is in the hands of squads of angry
people, who are marching up and down
the streets seeking for quarantined
places, in three or four instances the
guards have been obliged to desert their
posts.
The state board of health was in session
all day at Pfister, but nothing was de
cided upon. Whether the state board
will take control is doubtful, but the
Eleventh ward will undoubtedly be quar
antined and law and offer restored, if it
requires state troops to do it.
TILLMAN TALKS.
An Interview Giving the Governor’s
Views on State Politios.
Columbia, S. C.. Aug. 29. —Gov. Tillman
was interviewed to-day and spoke as fol
lows regarding the portentous political
situation:
“Until somebody explains why the con
servatives of Columbia and Charleston
; did not turn out and vote it is not necos
! saryfor us to sa.y anything about the
light reform vote. The con
-1 servatives have everything their
own way in these two cities, and
tho reformers have everything their
own way in the country, and they didn't
exert themselves. In most of tho coun
ties there was no opposition ticket to
spur the reformers to action. The reit
eration of the cry of a ring is not going to
scare anybody nor muster up any votes.
"I give notice now that we are not
going to have any Alabama business in
South Carolina. If these people want to
warm this black snake into life and join
forces with it, under the plea of democ
racy, we are ready to meet them and give
them the worst drubbing they ever had
in their lives.
“The defeated politicians who cannot
get a majority of the white vote, and
want to get elected by joining forces with
the negro, may as well understand this.
"I’ll never believe until I see it that
any considerable number of the conserva
tives will make this desperate effort to
regain political power at such terrible
risk, for every sensible man knows that
when the negro is brought in as the bal
ance of power between the contending
white factious, the state will sink into a
deeper gulf of misery and misgovernment
than existed from ’6B to ’76, or from that
which we emerged in 1876.
"All the offices in the world are not
worth such a price.
“My democracy means white supre
macy. I and those who have backed me
will not join forces with the negro. Let
those who do justify it to the people.”
WILSON’S WALKOVER.
The Convention Unanimous for the
Ways and Means Chairman.
Martinsburg, W. Va., Aug. 29.—The
congressional convention for the Second
West Virginia district met hero at 10
o’clock to-day to renominate Hon. W. L.
Wilson for congress. All last night and
this morning delegates were arriving and
at the hour fixed for assembling almost
1,000 men were called to order by Chair
man M. J. Gamble of Hardy county.
As it was so evident that tho conven
tion was unanimous for Wilson, all the
committees except that ou resolutions
was dispensed with. At every mention
of his name the cheers were almost deaf
ening.
At 11 o’clock the convention took a re
cess until to-morrow, and the delegates
were instructed to assemble at the Balti
more and Ohio station at 1:30 o'clock to’
meet the Hon. W. L. Wifsonof the United
States of America. Long before
that hour the station and
its approaches were packed by
an enthusiastic throng. The train bear
ing the distinguished tariff reformer
rolled into to the station to the strains of
“Hail to the Chief” by numerous bands,
and amid tiie hoarse hurrahs from a
thousand throats ho was borne to a car
riage decorated with flags aud a hundred
willing hands drew him in triumph to
tbe convention hall. Mr. Wilson was ac
companied by Governor-Elect Oates of
Alabama and Representative Tracy of
New York.
At 2:20 tho convention reassembled.
Resolutions were reported and adopted
endorsing the Chicago platform anil
especially the tariff plank therein; the
action of tho House of Representatives,
of Grover Cleveland aud of W. L. Wilson,
and accepting the tariff bill, as passed, in
the same spirit as did President Cleve
land. In a short but brilliant speech
John T. McGraw of Hreston county nomi
nated Mr. Wilson, and he wus made the
nominee by acclamation.
A LITTLE TOO LATE.
The Blackville Tragedy Might Easily
Have Been Averted.
Columbia, S. C.. Aug 29.—Yesterday
morning before tho shooting and killing
of Constable Gribben and Mr. Solomon
Brown at Blackville, Col. Mike Brown, a
brother of f-jolomon Krovvn, wrote the
governor and asked for the removal from
Blackville of Constable Gribben This
letter was not received by the governor
until after the tragedy at Blackville.
The letter of Col. Brown was made public
by the governor to-day. In it Col. Brown
said:
The recent outrageous and unwarranted
action of Constable Gribben at Blackville. in
seizing and opening a small i ox consigned to
my wile by express is of such an aggravated
character that I feel it my privilege and duty,
as a law abiding citizen, to i ring the mutter
to your attention and request the removal of
Gribben lam not dealing In whisky nor Iti
terested in any one who would be disposed to
violate the dispensary law and if I was 1
certainly would not degrade myself so far as
to attempt to smuggle whisky in my wife's
name, and i write you in regard to tho mat
ter feeling sure that you would not uphold or
allow any constable tn the employ ot the
state to aggravate, insult ami trample upon
the rights of the people a lady- to
gratify a personal grudge, under
pretense of carrying out the law.
This man tirlbben is a low down scoundrel,
without Intelligence or judgment aud totally
unfit for to high a position Asa proof on
this point I refer to the following clrcum
stances: Some time ago he got mad with mv
father about some matter and to vent his
spite stated that on a certain day at Black
ville he would publicly expose the Jews. My
brother met him on the streets and de
nounced him publiclv, with oaths and curses,
and he did not resent It (which any respect
able man. as you know, would certainly have
donei. His animosity ex'vnits to every
member of the family, and it was to aggra
vate me and in a spirit of revenge that ho
seized a package addressed to my wife, which
had not the slightest sign or evidence of Con
taining whisky.
Col. Brown also sent the governor a
letter from Mr. Perry M. Buckingham
stating that Constable Gribben hail
seized a package addressed to him
labelled, “Groceries.” but containing
alcohol and camphor for the uso of his
mother who wms in a dying condition.
That Gribben had refused ,to allow the
package to be delivered even when in
formed of the exigency of the case.
Gov. Tillman sent the following reply
to Col. Brown to-day:
Columbia. S. C., Aug. 20, 1891. Mr. M?ke
Brown. Barnwell. S. C. Deai Sir—Your let
ter of Aug. 28 has been received. Had vou
written sooner, whether your complaint is
just or not. i would nave seer; to it that you
had no causo for censure by removing Mr.
Gribben to another field, a ;d thus the lumen
table tragedy, which has darkened your own
home, and left a wu ow with four children to
struggle alone with the world might have
been averted. As a.usual thing, constables
are alwajs sent from home, aud had 1 known
that there was any cause of friction, Mr.
Gribben would have been detailed for duty
outside of Barnwell county. It is needless
for mo to sav that I regret the sad catas
thropho, which could so easily have been
averted hud vou written your letter sooner.
Very respectfully. i R, Tillman.
Governor.
”• S-—ln regard to the alcohol belonging to
Mr. Buckingham, his own letter Is a sufficient
answer. Alcohol is kept for sale by all the
dispensers and the package in question was
marked' groceries Mr. Buckingham could
have gotten the alcohol legitimately, and,
when he risked smuggling It Instead of buy
ing from a dispensary, he has no jest cause of
complaint. Constables have no discretion In
such cases. To release contraband liquor
under such circumstances would mean Instant
removal. Mr. Buckingham should have had
the camphor aud alcohol mixed in Charles
ton. ft was not medicinal until it was mixed.
B. R. T.
BROIL AND BATTLE.
South Carolinians Rush to Arms In
Orangeburg County.
Columbia. S. C., Aug. 29.—Gov. Till
man received information late this after
noon that a race riot was imminent at
Harlin City, a small town in Orangeburg
county. He ordered the Santee Rifles of
that county to put themselves at the dis
posal of Trial Justice O. B. Whetsoll.
Tbe negroes in that section have formed
a combination not to pick cotton for less
than fifty cents a hundred for white far
mers, and forty cents for colorod far
mers. An old negro who violated this
agreement and picked for a white man at
forty cents per hundred was taken out of
his house by a mob of negroes last night
and severely beaten.
Several negroes were arrested for the
crime, and this undoubtedly incensed the
the negroes. Owing to the poor telegraph
facilities there, nothing further could be
learned. Tbe presence of a military com
pany would quickly put down any trou
ble, however, without bloodshed.
BEATEN BY ROBBERS.
Train Hold-ups Unmercifully Beat
Several Tramps.
LaPorte, Ir.d., Aug 29.—Lake Shore
local freight No. 55, west-bound, was
boarded by three highwaymen near Hud
son Lako, this county, late last night.
They beat and robbed every man on
the train before it reached the station.
James Gardner and his brother from
Bertrand, Mi< h, who were stenling a
ride to Chicago, were terribly beaten, the
former fatally shot and both being
pitched from the train. They were found
b.v the roadside later and takeu to New
Carlisle. Seven other tramps were
beaten and thrown from the train before
it reached this place, where the robbers
disembarked and disappeared.
WENT UP IN SMOKE.
Newly Erected Base Bali Grand Stand
Burnt by Incendiaries.
Chicago, Aug. 29.—A1l but fifty feet of
the grand stund of the Chicago Base Ball
Club, at Polk and Lincoln streets, was
destroyed by fire shortly after 1 o’clock
this afternoon. The grand stand had been
practically reconstructed after the fire of
several weeks ago, which destroyed about
half of the stand All of the reconstructed
part and some of throld structure uiri t
up in hatr.es this afternoon. The origin
of the fire is believed to be incendiary.
The loss is estimated at $19,000.
AN IRISH VIEwT”
No Use to Redebate the Evicted
Tenant Bill Landlords.
Dublin. Aug. 29.—John Dillon, member
of parliament, speaking here this after
noon, said there would not be the slight
est use in redebating the evicted tenants
bill next session, unless the Irish should
utilize the interval in such a way as to
convince the landlords that their best
policy would be to pass the bill.
Unless the government plainly declared
its policy in regard to tbe House of Lords,
he said, the Irish party would have to re
consider the proposition.
The Sixth Texas District.
Hillsboro, Tex.. Aug. 29.— J. o. Abbott
was unanimously nominated to congress
by tiie Sixth district democratic conven
tion on the 3,398 th ballot.
TO SERVE THE SOUTH.
Southern Development Convention at
the National Capital.
Systematic Organization to Promote
and Develop Southern Industries.
Proposed Registration of Invest
ments That Will Command Capital
and Filing of Prospectuses and In
dorsements List of Speakers.
Washington, Aug. 29. Tho Southern 1
Development convention will begin to- !
morrow in this city. A general want is
felt for an organized method of investiga- j
tion and development of southern invest- 1
meets and resources. This convention is
tho product of common sentiment to
read) that end. It seeks to crystalize
into action the common thought of tho
south, and by means of this convention
to evolve some plan of united action on
the part of the representatives from every
southern state.
The hope is indulged that this will re
sult in the establishment of a permanent
exhibition of southern resources at tho
national capital with an auxiliary bu
reau, in which tho various investments
eligible to elicit capital may be recorded,
prospectuses filed, with indorsements
from trustworthy sources, and thus a re
liable medium be established between
northern capital (now so largely center
ing in Washington) and the rich fields for
development in tiie south.
On the reception committee and a com
mittee of arrangements are Col. Samuel
Blackwell, third auditor of the treasury,
of Alabama; W. W. Colquitt of Georgia,
L. Q. C. Lamar of Mississippi, D. H.
Yancy of Florida and others. The chief
participants will be the appointed repre
sentatives of the commercial bodies of the
south, which are vitally interested in an
organi/ed method of realizing co-operation
in industrial, agricultural and general
development, and of preventing mistakes
aud deceptions which have impaired tho
south's progress.
Among the more prominent speakers
will be lion. R. C. Clarke of Alabama,
Col. C. H. Mansur and ex-Gov. Fletcher
of Missouri. Mr. E. 1,. Berry representing
Arkansas at large, L. C. Irwin represent
ing the Commercial Club of Mqfcile, Ala.,
Gen. Fitzhugii Lee of Virginia, Hon. W.
G. Vincetiheller commissioner of agri
culture of Arkansas, Prof. David T. Day
of the geological survey, and Mr. H. B.
Clayton of Florida The follow
ing subjects will be discussed: "The
Mineral and zVgrieultural Resources of
the Fouth,” “The Beneficial Influences of
Properly Organi/ed Commercial Clubs”;
‘’lnterstate Co-operation in Southern Im
migration”; “Southern Transportation
and Its Increasing Facilities'’; “The Re
vival of Education in the South”; "The
Importance of Diversified Industries to
the South’s Prosperity.”
REPORTS CONFIRMED.
Chinese Victory Over Japanese Forces
Receives Confirmation.
Shanghai, Aug. 29.—The native press
has received confirmation of the reported
battle between Chinese and Japanese
troops Aug. 13. According to these re
ports 5,000 Chinese troops attacked the
Japanese forces detailed to guard Pong-
Paug passes in Northwest Corea, and
eventually succeeded in driving the
Japanese from their positions. On Aug.
14, the Chinese were reinforced by 4,000
troops, and attacked the Japanese lines at
Chung-Ho, and the Japanese retreated.
On Aug. 10. the Chinese were further re
inforced by 13,000 fresh troops, and on
Aug. 17 attacked the Japanese, who are
said to have lost 4,000 men and their
heavy baggage.
CHINA AND THE COREANS.
London, Aug. 29.—A dispatch to the
Standard from llerliu says: According
to the latest communications from the
east the Corean king is under the pro
tection of the Chinese (len. Yeh. Com
petent judges do not believe the king has
declared himself Independent of China.
The Japanese government, it is re
ported, bought recently, through an agent
in Vienna, 200,000 needle guns of an old
model and succeeded in getting them
shipped to Amsterdam. It is said that
Russia, profiting by the Corean difficulty,
has put pressure on China to compel her to
make concessions in the Pamirs. China,
however, refuses to yield a square inch of
territory.
AN I'NEASr FF.F.I.INO.
London, Aug. JO. The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Central News says:
“There is an uneasy feeling in Tien Tsin
owing to the attitude of the native troops.
Foreigners are arming themselves, as
they fear an attack. The French war
ship Lion, the German Wolf, the British
Linnet, the American Monocaoy, and the
Russian Sivootch have been sent by their
governments to Tien Tsin to protect the
foreign residents in case of need.’’
CAUTIONED AGAINST CHINA.
A Member of the German Silver Com
mission Opposes the War Loan.
Berlin, Aug. 29. Herr Wuelflng, a
member of tho silver commission, has
written a series of articles to the Deutches
Wochonblatt attacking the intentions
of the group of German bankers
who propose to open subscriptions
in Germany to a Chinese loan
Herr VVueiting warns the public against
subscriptions to a gold loan such as pfo-
INiscd, inasmuch as China is a silver
country, and declares that the conclusion
of a gold loan to China would inevitably
lead to losses in Germany’s financial
dealings with Mexico. x
LIBERALS WIN.
Elections for Two British Members of
Parliament in Leicester.
I/mdon, Aug. 29.—Flections were Held
to-day In Leicester to fill the parliament
ary vacancies left by the retirement of
Sir James Whitehead and James A. Pic
ton, liberals, who were returnod without
opposition in 1*92.
Walter Ha/ell. liberal, defeated Joseph
Burgess, labor, by a vote of 7.1H4 to 4.492.
Henry Browdhurt, liberal, defeated Mr.
Hnllcston. conservative, by a vote of
9,904 to 0,907.
ROYALISTS ALARMED.
Condition of the Count de Paris Ex
cites Their Gravest Fear.
Paris, Aug. 29. The Parisian royalists
arc greatly alarmed at the rejiorts of the
condition of tiie Count of Paris and are
sending messages of sympathy to Stow
house and offering up prayers for the re
covery of the head of the House of Bour
bon.
NATIONAL LABOR COMMISSION.
Further Testimony at Chicago as to
the Great Strike
Chicago, Aug. 29,—The national labor
commission expects to complete its work
by tiie end of this week. To-morrow j
witnesses for tho American Railway Un
ion will appear in rebuttal and the sitting
of the commission may come to an
end at that date. It is probable it may
last a day or two longer. Chairman
\\ right said tliis morning the commission
bad not discussed the evidence with a
view to forming an idea of what its recom
mendation would he. The report will he
made directly to the President and will
probably be made up before the commis
sioners leave Chicago.
.The principal business of tho commis
sion this morning was tho examination of
wenty-tnreo witnesses. Most of them
testilied that at the meeting at Uluo
Island at which tiie Rock Island men de
cided to strike, Vice President Howard
had counselled violence and used profane
language. The gist of the testimony was
that only about one-half of tiie men who
had voted to strike were railroad men.
Besides this, many of the railroad men
present were opposed to striking.
Robert Welch, assistant to the first
vice president of the Santa Fe, was tl.e
first witness called by tie labor commis
sioner this morning He testified that
the road he represented was a loser, as
closely as no could figure, #sos,oats by the
recent strike, which had never been de
clared off by tiie Manta Fe men. He said
the road was rutiniug without interrup
tion to traffic.
The twenty-three witnesses were sworn
in a bunch, it was announced they would
give testimony regarding the strike at
Blue Island. All were subpunaed. W.
R Fuller testified that Vice President
Howard openly counseled violence and
applied a vile epithet to George M. Pull
man at a meeting at Blue Island, at which
the Rock Island employes voted to strike.
President Debs was not so radical in
speech.
(1. G. Gruelly corroborated this more
fully, and said Howard also abused offi
cers of the Rock island road. He ascribed
to President Debs the statement, "After
the strike tho scabs will have to walk the
plank.” John Deagan thought there was
but one business man of Blue Island pres
ent at the meeting of the Rock Island em
ployes. Owen O’Keefe and D. Brahrn,
two business men of Blue Island, who
were named as having been present at tho
meeting, denied they were. Farmer Fred
Baumburg was present. He did not hear
Howard use abusive language.
George Davis did not either. Neither
of these men heard all of Howard’s
speech. Alexander Inasso testified that
he heard Howard say that he thought
Pullman ought to be hanged. J. H. Cody
thought nearly all present were railroad
men. J. K. Sanders gnVe as the substance
of one of Howard’s admonitions to tho
crowd . “To kill any scab with a coup
ling pin who took the place of a
striker." Ho heard tho alleged remarks
about Pullman. Tho other witnesses from
Blue Island knew nothing of interest to
the commission. Chairman Wright then
announced l+iat thecommisslon had heard
all tho witnesses suggested by either sido
of the controversy and wasmtow ready to
hear those in rebuttal.
As no names were tiled with tho com
mission for rebuttal Chairman Wright
declared the commission adjourned until
10 o'clock to-morrgw morning.
LIST OF THE UNLUCKY.
Nominations Made, but Not Confirmed
or Rejected by the Senate.
Washington, Aug. 29.—The following
nominations were not confirmed by the
Senate during the second session of the
Fifty-third congress which ended yester
day:
United States district judge for the
eastern and middle districts of Tennes
see James 1). Porter.
United States Attorneys John W.
Beekman, for the district of New Jersey:
William M. Marbury, for the district of
Maryland.
Collectors of internal revenue George
W. Wilson, for the district of Florida;
Augustus Healy. for the first district of
New York.
Collectors of customs—David G.
Browne, for the district of Montana;
James W. Ball, district of Yakaquina, in
the state of Oregon; George M. Hansen,
for tho district of Passamaquodd.v, in tho
state of Maine.
Indian agents-Thomas B. Teter, Fort
Hall agency, Idaho; Marshal Petit, Kla
math agency. Oregon.
Supervising inspector of steam vessels
John H. Gala way, for the eighth dis
trict.
Past assistant surgeon, marine hos
pital service Milton J. Koseman.
Also a number of brevet appointments
in the army and twenty-eight postmast
ers. most of them in New York.
The following nominations were re
jected during the session:
Associate justices of the supreme court
of tho United States William B. Horn
blower. Wheeler 11. Peckbam.
Consul Benjamin Lenthier, Sher
brooke, Quebec.
Collector of customs—Edward J. Tay
lor, the district of Niagara, New York.
Surveyor of customs- J. Scott Harri
son, for the port of Kansas City, Mo.
Register of the land office—Henry W.
Ix/ng, Gainesville, Fla.
Postmasters -Jonas Shay, Oswego, N.
Y.; Treadwell B. Kellunt, Babylon. N.
Y.: Thomas H Manyon, Herkimer, N.
Y.; George F. Yaudam, Tompkinsvllle,
N. Y.
LIST OK THE LUCKY.
Before leaving for Gray Gables this
morning President Cleveland signed com
missions for several of his appointees
whoso nominations failed of confirmation
in the Senate. These were: A. Augus
tus Healy, collector of internal revenue
for tho h irst (Brooklyn) district of New
York; George Wilson, collector of
internal revenue for the district of
Florida; Jas. W. Ball, collector of cus
toms for the district of Yaquima. Oregon,
and David G. Brone, collector of customs
for the district of Montana and Idaho.
The President also appointed Milton
Welsh surveyor of customs for the port of
Kansas City, Mo, anew appointment, in
place of John Scott Harrison, ex-Presi
dont Harrison's brother.
TROUBLE IN PERU.
bfficial Reports of Serious Disturb
ances In That Country.
Washington. Aug. 29. -Official reports
received at the state department indicate
quite a serious situation In Peru. It has
been found necessary to suspend several
articles of the constitution, including the
writ of habeas corpus, aud the president
of the republic is practically clothed with
dictatorial [towers. Tho provision allow
ing all persons to meet peacefully in pub
lic as in private is suspended; also that
provision which prevented the sending of
a iterson from the republic or from his
residence without executive sentence.
The Peruvian government has also in
creased the duty on all imports from 25
to 30 [>e( cent.
I DAILY $lO A YEAR, I
1 5 CENTS A COPY. I
I WEEKLY. X TIMES-A WEEK. $1 A YEAR. 1
SYSTEMS OE THE SOITIM
Important General Orders Promul
gated by President Spencer.
The Organization of the Great Rail
way Company Perfectsd Supple
mental Orders by Third Vice Presi
dent Baldwin Appointing Subordi
nates -The Control of Two Import
ant Roads Goes Into the Southern
Company’s Hands at Midnight on
Aug. 31.
Washington, Aug. 29. Samuel Spencer,
president of tho Southern railway, has
to-day promulgated several general or
ders perfecting the organization of the
Southern railway. Those orders arc sup
plemented by orders of W. H. Baldwin,
Jr., third vice president, appointing many
subordinates. The most important order
is that announcing the coutrol, beginning
at midnight Aug. .11, of the Georgia Pa
cific railroad and of the lxiuisville South
ern railroad, tho general officers of the
Southern at that time taking these roads
under their jurisdiction. These two roads
become a part of the western system.
General Order No. 2 appoints W. A.
Vaughan superintendent of car service,
with office in Washington. Ilis Juris
diction extends over both east and west
systems. The superintendent of the car
service will have general supervision
over the movement of both freight and
passonger equipment.
General Order No. 3 extends the juris
diction of Charming M. Bolton, chief en
gineer of the eastern system, to includo
also tho western system.
General Order No 4 extends the Juris
diction of R. 1). Undo, superintendent of
motive power, over both east and west
systems, with office in Washington. Ho
will be assisted by an assistant superin
tendent of motive power, whose office
shall also be in Washington.
General Order No. 5 extends the juris
diction of C. A ftarlton, superintendent
of telegraph, to include all lines tn both
oast and west systems.
John A. Hobson is appointed general
roudmasterof the eastern system. His
subordinates are Thomas Bernard, first
division; R. Southgate, second division;
W. 1! Berry, third division.
D. W. bum is appointed general road
master, western system, headquarters at
Knoxville. Bis subordinates are J. E.
Hiatt, fourth division : J. M. Lernond, fifth
division, and J. A. Davenport, sixth divis
ion.
The two systems (east and west) are
divided into seven divisions, which is
fully explained in the following
Southern Railway Company. General Cir
cular No. 1. Effective Sept. 1, 1894: -The
southern Railway Company property will he
divided Into seven operating divisions, and
the following officers are hereby appointed
sad their respective jurisdictions designated:
Eastern system, first division—West Point
to Neapolis. including branches (excepting
Milton and Suiherlln railroad!: Virginia
Midland railway and branches. Washington,
Ohio and Western railroad, Koysvllle to Dur
ham; Oxford to Henderson, Orcensboro to
Goldsboro, University toHhapel Hill: super
intendent. .1. S. HThompson Danville. Va.;
trainmaster, W. T. West. Richmond, Vs.;
acting trainmaster, P. H. Peyton, Charlottes
ville. Va.
Superintendent of lirst division will have
charge of Danville and Neapolis yards.
Second Dlvlsior Neapolis to Atlanta,
Greensboro to Wllkestioro: North Carolina
Midland railroad: High Point. Unndlomsn.
Ashboro and Southern railroad; Yadkin rail
road; charlotte to Taylorsville: Elherton Air
Lino railroad, marrow guage); Lawrence
ville 1 ranch railroad, (narrow guugei; Ros
wrll railroad, marrow gonugoi: superinten
dent. W. It. Ryder, Charlotte, N. C.; train
master. J. F. Walsh, Grcensioro, N. G.;
trainmaster, A. Ramseur, central, s, C.
Superintendent of second division will have
charge ot Greensboro. Sallsbnrg, Charlotte,
Spartanburg and Greenville yards
Ihlrd Division—Sullsburg to Paint Hoik,
Asheville to Murphy, Asheville and Spartan
burg railroad, Spartanburg. Union and
Columbia railroad. Charlotte to Au
gusta Columbia to Greenville. Including
Abbeville and Anderson branches; Supt. rj.
Berkely. Columi la S. trainmaster. 11. A.
Williams. Columbia. S. c.: trainmaster It
P. Foster, Asheville. N. C. Superintendent of
third division will huve charge of Paint, Rock
yard.
Western system, fourth division; main line,
Bristol to Chattanooga. Kmbreevllle branch;
Rogers ville branch: Knoxville arid Ohio rail
road: Walden's Ridge railroad: ( oal t ranches;
North Carolina branch; Supt. !■’. X. Huger,
Knoxville. Term.
Fifth Division Atlanta to Brunswick, and
branches; Atlanta to Cleveland; Ooltewau
cut-off; North Rome to Attalla; Ausiell to
Birmingham; Georgia Pacific I e!t: Supt. W.
R. Beauprie. Atlanta. Ga.; tru pinaster, E.
T. Horn, Atlanta. Ga.; trainmaster. A. S.
Boggs, Macon, Ga.; trainmaster, o. 11. Will
iams. Rome. Ga. Sutierlnlendrnt of fifth
division will have charge of ull terminals of
eastern and western systems Inside of yard
limits at Atlanta. Ga.
sixth Division From Birmingham west
(Including Southern Railway Company la
Mississippii and branches; Rome to Selma;
Akron brunch: Meridian i ranch: Brierfielrt,
Hlocton and Hirrntnghum railroad.
Aiding supt. J. N. ness. Birmingham, Ala.;
trainmaster, S It. t ome tt. Birmingham,
Ala trainmaster. L. P. Paro. Selma. Ala.
supjrlntendent of sixth division will have
charge of terminals at Birmingham. Ala.
Seventh Division- (Southern Railway Com
pany in Kentucky. Incorporated> Louisville
to Lexington; Lawrence burg to Durgin: Ver
suiUe to Georgetown. Supt. R Loyal. LouU
villes. Ky. 'the following positions are hereby
abolished assistant superintendent. Virginia
Midland division, Charlottesville. Va.; super
intendent. North Carolina dlvlsior. Greens
boro. N. c.; general superintendent, western
system Knoxv He, Tenn.; superintendent,
Alabama division, Selma; superintendent,
Brunswick division, Macon, Ga.; master of
trains, Knoxville. Tenn.
W. H. GBEKJC
Genera! Manager Eastern System.
C. H. HUDSON,
General Manager Western Sy stem.
Approved: W. H, Baldwin. Jk.,
Third Vice President.
FOR GRAY GABLES
The Presidential Party Start for Their
Summer Homes.
Washington, Aug. 29. President Cleve
land, accompanied by Secretary Lament,
Private Secretary Thurbor, and Dr.
O’Reilly, left Washington this morning at
7:20 o’clock for New York, en route to
Gray Gables. Tho party occupied tbe
private car of President Roberts of tho
Pennsylvania railroad.
AT 4KKSEY CITT.
New York, Aug. 29.—President Cleve
land, accompanied by Secretary
Lamont. Private Secretory Thur
iier and Dr. O’Rielly. arrived in
Jersey City at 1:06 o’clock n. m. The
party, with tbe exception of Secretary
Lumont, immediately embarked on the
lighthouse tender John T. Rogers, for
Gray Gables.
Appointment.
Washington, Aug. 29. The President
has appointed George Wilson to be col
lector of internal revenue for Florida.
Wilson was nominated to the Senate, but
the nomination was not acted ou.