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THE MORNING NEWS. 1 Established ISSO. - -Incorporated 1888. v J. 11. ESTILL, President. ) THE STATE’S THEORY SHAKEN. HE-lIT OF AX EXPERIMENT AT 1.1 ETUEUTS FACTORY. The Offense XX ill Knock Up tlic Ae ,.i|>te<l Theory of the (lolling; of Xlrs. I.uetgcert in Potash Vat—'The , Is Opened at I.nst—Conrt XVIII lie Xsked to Adjourn to the Ilnse inent of tlie Snionite Mill to AX It „,.sh Another Experiment by the Defense. Chicago, Aug. 30.—The trial of Adolph . gert, the sausage maker, for the al- I, ~1 murder of his wife on May 1, began j. ; , irnest to-day. Two witnesses were ex amined—Died rich Bicknesae, brother of j tr , Leutgert, and Louise Leutgect, the L->car-old son of the accused. Th testimony of Bicknesae tends to show the alleged indifference of Leutgert to the fate of his wife and the alleged dis. ii nation to report the matter of her disappearance to the police department. Louis Leutgert, who is a remarkably bright lad for his age, produced something of a sensation in concluding his testimony, m l it is believed caused counsel for the prosecution to regret having placed him on the stand. The boy testiiied that his mother came to his bedroom after ho had retired and some time after he heard his father descend the back stairs going to the pantry. Contrary to the expectation of the state, tin jury i!l bo asked by the defense to witness an experiment in the basement of the sausage factory. This is to be the result of an experiment conducted by J. attorneys Saturday and yester day. The body of a man of about Mrs. i.uolgert's age and weight, who met his death by violence Thursday, was taken to the factory at 60! University avenue end immersed in a solution of potash. The result exceeded their expectations. The < \ ns rciatid that after ladling the lardy j:i a :.o per cent, solution of potash for the e inn length of time, three and one half nears, and under the same circumstances . ~ the .-late alleges Luetgert disintegrated tin body of Ills wife, the complete skeleton of tin- cadaver remained in the vat intact or I iliai the solution had had but little efil'd on ihe clothing. Asa result of the test the defense will, it is said, ask Judge Tu nili to remove his court and the jury to the basement of the big sausage fac es' for a few hours and witness another experiment, which the defense claims will comi'ieteiy disprove the slate's theory of disintegration. La igert was calm and confident when brought into court, and he has apparently b"*n greatly refreshed by Sunday's re ■ from the daily court room ordeal, bedrid State's Attorney McKwan form al > op. :.1 the case for the state, and on t.i' wall dose to the Jury box were hung J irgr maps of the Luetzgert sausage fae ! 'i. i Luetgert home and all the sur i landings of the place where it is charg ed the person killed his wife . :■! men destroyed her body. The attor 1' >' for the state began with the dls ai'i'.ira . of Mrs. Luetgert on May 1, ■ ad n.-xt described the visit on May 4 of lu iri ii Hi knesse. brother of Mrs. Leut - "• “ a o lie called to see his sister, an.l 1 ■- own 1 that she had disappeared. He and i :i on tli.. apparent indifference of the *■ ' n i his statement that he had not in i ani' I tin police, but had hired two de • .-. and his invitation to Blcknesse to '*;> 'in in about a week, when he would ’ u'm if anything had been discovered ' "i ■ rning the whereabouts of iiis sister. ' '"'r.ey McKwan told the jury that * 1 la. ri s statement that he bad hired v\.. de ti tiv< .- to search for his wife would be proven false. 'li Al -Kuan said it is the theory of the b 1 that Mrs. Luetgert accompanied her 1 i->in.l i.T.o the factory between 10:30 e 11 o’cl." k. About 10:30 o'clock Louis ' oil' 1 from the city and saw her sit in the kitchen. The conversation of ">th his mother was interrupted i- |. igert, who came in and ordered the 1 i<> bed. Before going to sleep the boy 1 1 bis father descending the back toward the factory, where he had tor years. Mr. MclOwan said it is 11 orv of the state that Mrs. Luetgert !. and the suits at the same time and 'o the factory. The boy did not hear s . -ausi she wore house made no noise. Luetgert and his w< re si. n in the alley in the rear of ■ louse a few minutes later. They were e .iiig through a gate which led to ’ exi ■ pt the factory. * • attorn' for state then declared the ii.. ins ot I.uetgert in tlie factory, the g on of the steam to the vat, the : ot Watchmen Blckaee shortly ” * a drug store und Hlcksae's suhse ■ i rand to the drug store all of which , '' m , o,| t of the factory for an hour ill'. He was away when Mrs. Luet r* * ,H l<>*t se. n alive In the alley. u .'l-.ged motive and operative reason ictuate 1 the accused Luetgert, ac - lo the theory of the spate was ■scribed. Mr. McKwan sual I,uet l sposed of ills wire. He had treated 1 violence as the evident s' for the "ill show. He hud no affection for l lr 1 lived done in the factory. There. , am y says, he had been visited by 1 j' r "omen. V * l ' nt objected to thg statement jl -. Tut hill over-ruled the objection. , "al.l U witness will testify he I inert choke his wife in the house ,, !lil * f. sldence. Him said-. "You need "" is you did lhal man, for I rnon- y." This . iusr*l Luetgert to ). , Wls hot to lie allow' dto betray f ' inccnt objected, to this state i reign to i ami not prop , '. hut he was ox fcr-ruled by the M' l.w un cone Aided. Attorney I iunowned that i*o address would I d presintf The, first w itness was ! ' IJnsfe of the city and. testified to file correctness of "v on the bt.ard used by th-j Hi .ii, t '! •fiernoon Mi ssion began, the Cl wus l.il' drleh Blcknesse, 1 Jury of his visit to the '' ' ■ ■' f' > t :.. - 1 1 *'*T ®*‘ , ‘ the suusage maker b.. . , w ‘tn nir for some time before "Hie,| ii ha, Mrs. Luetgert hast i .. ' % kn<>Sse said i.uetgert '"d tot know what ha<l be. ' 0,. IJt, hllll last SI ep her 1 lit previous, Luetgert hi I , ■ h believe she had gone away * r mate hut thought slie ■ iisuty The wlluem said lie prisoner wimt he had t , Und his wife an,| |f r I l<o|4"f of her disappear "• Sold lie lis t paid two r*■ , each and they would Xo poliws Mould W'.'.vmpdsli, JUnftting ffeto£ The witness said I.uetgert told him he had not looked to see if his wife had taken any clothing with her except the dress ahe had on when he last saw her. He had not visited any place or made any in quiries. Bicknesse told his story in a sim ple, straightforward way that made him believed by many. Louis Luetgert. 12 years old, the bright faced son of the woman, was called. He told more than on the former occasion, but the statement of the boy ivhieh caused the state to regret that he was a witness for the prosecution was that at midnigh or later, long after the time when the murder occurred, according to the theory of the state, he heard his mother's voice in the house. The boy said he attended a circus on the night of May 1, and re turned home at 1:30 o'clock. There he found his mother sitting in the kitchen, in a house wrapper and slippers, reading. He told her what he had seen at the cir cus, but his conversation with his mother was interrupted by hts father, who came into the kitchen and ordered him to bod. Before he went to sleep he heard his father descending the back stairs, as if going to the factory. Hts mother he did not see again, and the next morning he saw that her bed had not been slept in. The testimony did not differ from the story told by the boy on former occasions, but to the surprise of the state, he made the declaration that some time in the night, long after he went to bed, he awoke and heard a rustle in his room. “Is that you. father?" he said; but his mother’s voice replied: "It is me.” The boy said he was sure it was his mother's voice. Assistant State’s Attorney McEwan asked him why he had not told this before. He said no one had asked him about it. “I asked you if you had heard your mother after you left her in the kitchen,” said the attorney for the state. “I thought you meant if I had seen her again," was the boy's reply. The defense refused to cross-examine the boy, and the court adjourned for the day. MR HARRITY OUSTED. Pennsylvania Democrats Say That He Has Expelled lllniself. Reading, Pa., Aug. 30.—The democratic state committee to-night by a vote of 53 to 26, passed a resolution declaring vacant the position of National committeeman from Pennsylvania, now tilled by William P. Harrity, and named James M. Guffey of Pittsburg for the vacancy. The state democratic committee to-night adopted ft resolution declaring x'acant the seat of William P. Harrity of Philadel phia in the national democratic conven tion. The committee met in the rooms of the Americus Club, by direction of the ex ecutive committee, to consider the ques tion of the vacancy in the national com mittee. The proceedings were exciting from start to finish, and at one stage a policeman was called upon by State Chair man Carman to eject Timothy O’Leary of Pittsburg for interrupting speakers. O’Leary is not a member of the commit tee. State Chairman Garman presided, except for a short time, when he surrendered the chair to W. R. Brainton, of Lancaster, to speak upon the resolution. After the meet ing was called to order, Jno. 15. Keenan, of Westmoreland, offered a resolution that a vacancy had been created and now exist ed in the membership of the national dem ocratic committee hy reason of the volun tary withdrawal from politics and from participation in the deliberations of the committee of the late incumbent, Wm. F. Harrity. and that Mr. Harrity, not being in accord with the principles of the dem ocratic party, Jas. M. Guffey of Pittsburg who so loyally supported W. J. Bryan, be and is hereby selected to till the vacancy. Magistrate Charles P. Donnelly of Phil adelphia said the committee would make a mistake if it adopted this resolution on the eve of the great battle for governor. It was the duty of the organization, he said, to bring about a condition of affairs that means harmony In the party and the democracy cannot go nefore the people with tlie expectation of winning victories with a divided party organization. Mr. Donnelly denied the right of the state committee to create a vacancy In the na tional committee. It was a question for the latter body to decide. Joseph Hawley of Pittsburg argued In favor of the resolution. Robert W. Erwin of Washington and Thomas C. Rarbor of I'nion spoke for and against the resolution. Chairman Garman read the correspond ent between himeslf and Mr. Harrity, printed this morning. Mr. Garman fol lowed with a long argument on the favor of the resolution. More heated argument followed, with one member suggesting the reference of the question to W. J. Bryan. The vote then followed, with the result stated. The action of the state committee will undoubtedly result in an exciting time at to-morrow's convention. 1,01111 AM) HOME KILE. The L'lllsens* Committee Will Avoid All \ntlonnl Issue*, New York. Aug. 31).—The executive com mittee of the Citizens I'nion, at a meet ing to-night, decided to stand alone with Seth Lowe, and no other, as its candidate for mayor of greater New York. Home rule is what Is desired and stale and national Issue* are to he shunned. All this was publicly set forth In a reply sent by Chairman Rhelnardi to Lemuel Qulgg, lo the Invitation to the conference of untl- Tatnmanyltes. I.OTT lb Ml * BEADED. It Is llcported That He I* bliort In Ills Tn< Collections. Mobile, Ala., Aug. 20.—00 v. Johnston to-day notified Mate Examiner Purlfer that he had sUMpended State anil County Tax Collector I/Ott, of Mobile county. The examiner’s report, on which the governor bases his action. I* not made public here, but it Is known there is a reported short age estimated from tll.'lXi to I2H is The state examiner t In charge of Lott’a ofllcs. Police Posts IIV lie no led . Blmla, Aug. 39.—The Hhlnwarl and tf. hill police |osts, on the Ha mulls range, were evacuated by their garrisons anil burned by the enemy on It Malay night. In addition, the ork irlst. on ttuuday night, looted the Nat lad, Homlno, liasaar an 1 burned ltie school, tailed ill! it) Mrfrree, New Orleans, Aug. 3) y Referee I (I, fry announced i in t jf)i# mi m th *h.in ,i round In th Kvvthaidt it- I‘artland con test te-ilgiit. SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1807. MURDERED BY MOONSHINERS. SIX DEPUTY M ARSHALS THE X IC TIXIS OF OUTLAW S. Two Are Kllteil, Two Desperately XXonnded mill Left For Dentl, and Two Have Disappeared—The Lend er Was it Citizen of Prominenoe XX ho Saeritteed His Life For Laty nin! Order—'l he Scene of the Crime One of tlie Darkest-Spots in the Arkansas Hills. Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 30.—Six men were probably massacred in the wilds of the mountains of Pope county yesterday. Two were killed outright, two were fatally wounded and left for dead, and two have mysteriously disappeared and are either dead or being held up by bandits. The killed are: Capt. B. F. Taylor of Searcy county, deputy United States mar shal, and Joe Dodson of Stone county, dep uty marshal. The fatally wounded are brothers named Renfrow of Searcy coun ty. The names of the missing men are not known, but they arc supposed to be dep uty sheriffs 'from an adjoining county. The victims were all deputy United States marshals and deputy sheriffs and the men who did the work are moonshiners of the boldest and most desperate class. The scene of the crime was a gulch or ravine in the moun tains of Pope county at an isolated spot 35 miles from Russellville, the nearest tele graph office, and ten miles from Witt Springs. The region is wild and isolated. It has for years been the favorite rendez vous of the counterfeiters and moonshiners and is a district in which no law abiding citizen can live. The officers for a long time have been trying to break up the lawlessness in that vicinity and many bat tles between them and the desperadoes have occurred. Capt. B. P. Taylor, is a man of much prominence, he determined to help the of licers in putting down crime. He secured a commission as a deputy United States marshal and led the posse. A few days ago a successful raid was made in the same locality, in which a dozen moonshiners were captured and brought to Little Rock. One of them told the officers that at least fifty large distilleries were operating in the same neighborhood. Taylor, xvith his posse, located a large moonshine outfit Saturday night, and de cided to make the raid Sunday. Proceed ing slightly in advance of his men. Toy* lor was within thirty feet of the distillery when he was fired upon from ambush and badly injured. Rifles began to crack in all directions, and a volley was flred into the officers. The Renfrow brothers fell mortally wounded, and lay by the roadside until later In the day when a traveler named Pack come by. All traces of the bandits had disappeared, as well as two of the deputy sheriffs. The latter have not since been heard from. Pack hurried to Russellville with the news, and the coroner, together with a sheriff’s posse. Immediately started for the scene. No news has been received since they departed. Pack thinks the Henfrow brothers will be dead before the party reaches them. It was not knoxvn by whom the crime was committed, but the officers believe the gang is composed of desperadoes led by Horace Bruce and John Church, two of the most dangerous per sons in that locality. The United States authorities were to day asked to offer a reward for the arrest of the gang, to which the state will con tribute, and a determined effort will tie made to capture them. It is very probable the effort will lead to further bloodshed. Capt. Taylor was an ex-captain in the federal army. He had served two terms In the state legislature and was noted for his bravery. Marshal Cooper this afternoon received the following telegram from the Attorney General: “Washington.—Expenses of posse, sub ject to executive approval, not to exceed $2,000. authorized. Five hundred dollars reward authorized for rapture and deliv ery to marshal, Of all persons Implicated In the murder. McKenna.” A CH ANCE FOR ARCHITECTS. AecrcDiry tinge AAIII Allow Private Enterprise a Showing. Washington, Aug. 30.—Secretary Gage has made the first experiment with tlie Tarsney law providing for the competi tion of architects In the design of public buildings, by inviting several architects to submit competitive designs ami estimates for the Norfolk. Ya., building, for which there is an appropriation of sl!io,iiO. Heretofore all the specification* have been made by the government achlteets. After the Tarsney law was passed four years ago, Secretary Carlisle decided It was impracticable and declined lo execute it. Secretary Gage, however, has resolved lo give the law a* trial. The plans are to be submitted l>y Oct. 1. Pneler the law not less than five architect* tire to in- selected end Secretary Gage decided upon seven. The names are not given out as yet. It Is the’lntentlon of the secretary also to Invite architects to submit plans for the new Ellis island Immigrant station at New York, which is lo cost t&OO.OOO, and for the public building al Camden, N. J., a majority of the architects invited tp com pete for the plan* of the Norfolk building arc residents of Virginia. Tit 1 Al. OF THE AA A A Pol, IS. The Machinery of the New Gun limit to Hr Given n FI mil Test, Wsshlngton, Aug. BO.—Orders were Is sued from ihe navy department 10-dny for the Until trial of the gunboat Annapolis. (the Is now at New York, but will go to Norfolk by H*pt. 7, oti which date she will Is* Inspected by the regular Insjs lion tmurd and taken lo sea for a f,il| two-days’ trial run, not for speed, but for the pur pose of ascertaining that Iter mu hlnrry is In gtsel condition. Later on she will lie sen! to Florida lo relieve the Wt.mlhgG.u iat patrol duty. *lO MEM) HIT NOME 4ItVI | KM, ■pain I nils For a l.nrge Draft of He. serves For Insuraenls, Madrid, Aug Be At a cabinet council hers to-day. It was decided to summon the next class of SMot r*serve*. 27 ,(fn of whom will is sent to Cuba and 13,01)1 to the ITBlippin* Islands. The minister when qu s’lon* |. d* tiled ■ . i subject of c*#toiils| t(ifullli* or Willi po litical question*. A HEG IXI ENT Foil Cl HA. It In Drawn From tl*, - Army of the I no in plowed. Chicago, Aug. 30.—The Times-Horald says: "Two hundred Americans and (line ear loads of ammunition a:e supposed to leave Chicago to-morrow night for Jack sonville, Fla., to board <he steamer So.e dat for some point in Cuba. The date of the Soledad’s sailing tt>, according to Spanish reports, fixed for Saturday. The Americana comprising the Cuban contin gent are made up mostly of the unemploy ed. They have enlisted for twelve months and are to receive a salary of S2O a month. In the event of Cuba receiving her free dom from 'Spain each soldier is promised a large tract of land andlvA sum of money.” Lieut. Col. Dominez $f the New X'ork junta. Is now in Chicago. He comes as the agent of President Cisneros and treasurer Benjamrin Guerra, lie brought several thousand dollars with him, and he has been busy among those, who were found willing to Join the Insurgents. Un less Spanish Consul l*eruundo Stau.ly Giminex, who will ask the federal eourt for an injunction prohibiting the moving of these men and ammunition, is success ful, the men will meet to-day week ready to join forces of Gomez in l'inar del Rio district. By what line the Cuban forces are to travel beiween this point and Jackson ville, is not known. The Spanish consul, acting under orders from Minister De Lome, who Is now at Lenoir. Mass., has sent out a notiee to all lines running south the following: “Vou are hereby warned not to carry material contraband of war or any mate rial that niay subsequently tie used for or by the Cuban insurgents. If such ma terial is shipped, the Spanish government will hold you responsible under the rules of the international law, by reason of any such infraction of the laws of the United States as relates to the shipping or car rying of goods contraband of to non-bel ligerents." This warning was sent out after the con sul had consulted with his government's uttorney in this city. 11l XlOlt GONE XX HONG. The oSoledml” Cannot lie I Med for n EilllillMterliiK Expedition. Jacksonville, Fla.. Aug. 30.—The report that the steamer Soledad of this city is to take a party of Chicago filibusters to Cuba is entirely erroneous. The steamer has been undergoing repairs for some montha and will not be in con dition for use for a long while to come. She is also slow and not fitted for the filibustering business. AS HEARD FROM WASHINGTON. Nothing Known of the Cleveland or Chicago Expedition Stories. Washington, Aug. 30—Nothing has been heard at the treasury department of either of the Cuban filibustering expedi tions reported to have sailed from Cleve land. Fla., last night, or the expedition which it is reported is about to leave Chi cago to-night. The treasury department, however, has been Informed that an expedition might try to got away from Tampa or that vi cinity, and over a week ago the revenue cutters Forward and MeLean were In structed to keep a sharp lookout for such an expedition. LLOYD’S SLA 1 EII JAILED. A Moll Threatens to Lynch Him mid He Is Taken to Montgomery. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 3d.—John Gaf ford, the man who shot F. B. Lloyd (Ru fus Sanders), near Greenville last Week, has been in Jail at that p.ace since Fri day night. Yesterday the sheriff had an intimation that ('.afford would be taken from Jail ami hanged. The oUlcer called on the local military company, and they Were stationed around the Jail all night. The night paus ed without an Incident of any kind. Later the sheriff of Itutler county received a note that the mob had not given up their intention to wreak vengeance on Gafford, whereupon an order was issued for the transfer of the prisoner to Montgomery county. The prisoner arrived here at 6 o'clock this evening and is now safe In Jail in Montgomery. There has been no attempt at lynching. WILL SAVE COI HT EX PEASES. Coffee County Former* Are After n Moil Who Won't He Tried. Douglas, Ga„ Aug. 30.—The Morning News correspondent Is In receipt of a pri vate letter from the oa*t< rn portion of Coffee county, which states that a most prominent lady of that section whs awak ened one night last wreck to find a burly black bend standing over her bed. Her screams arousi and her husband and fright ened off the brute, not lu-fore he was rec ognized, however. The woods was full of men scouring every nook for his capture, and If captured the county wl.l lie at no expense for his trial. For the past two days a warm wave has struck Douglas, and the thermometer has been playing In the high nineties, until 9 o'clock last night, when a stiff northeast wind arose, and hy 0:30 a stiff gale was blowing, and for one and a half hotus the heavens were one shimmering sheen of electricity, with a continuous roar of deafening thunder. No dam ige is yet re inrteri only to open cotton, which was literally blown out of Dm bolls. A WHELK DRAM TIFTOig. Two Persons Only Are Hurt—The 'I roln a f'oinplete Wreck. Tlfinn, fit., Aug. 30.—The , pa**eng r triln on the Ttflon and Northeastern rail road eft the track to-day on ft* noon trip to Tlfton, two miles cast of the Alapahti rlvef. Tit** Cl I g!* was a complete wreck. Engineer It W Tarver and a passenger by Die name of Williams was Injured, IV-ithef supposed to Is serious. The iruln mi the time w is running st full *|*cd The ligguc <>ar and two coaches, of which the train was comjeiscd, was p led on I lie engine To*' only wonder 1* that the fatality was not serious, as there Was ll.|. I>-ft V < pa* aehgcr* aboard and had the a< - * Idem hap jare.l * few minutes later tb* trsui would have town on lor Alapoha bridge sod Ih* ivsuila would bay* intu uiaiuotia, W |LL BE A FLAT FAILURE. DELEGATES TO THE ST. Lot IS MEETING AHE DISAPPOINTED. The Diversity of Interests In the Mutter of Lnliur Alnkea the Con vention Unwieldy mid Its Prog ress Dotiht fol—At r. Delis Present lint Takes no Part—The XX et IHnnket Is Thrown on Xliieli En thusiasm. St. Louis, Mo., Aug, 30.—The conference labor leaders which began tills morning, had a busy day, and what the conference has accomplished, if anything, is in doubt. It is not believed that the lenders have attained any definite result, and, in fact, the president of one of the national or ganizations said to-night that (he failure of the conference was a foregone conclu sion. I should feel very much chagrined, said this man. if 1 had any part in (lie calling of conference. The committee on res olution and plan of action was at work all the afternoon and evening and to night. Mr. Sovereign announced that they had formulated a plan, but declined lo give any details. The platform, It is ex pected. will to the convention to-morrow morning. The fourteen different organizations rep resented make an unwieldy body and it is evident that all of them cannot be satis fied with a platform formulated by five men representing as many branches of or ganized labor. Mr. Ratchford's plan of petitioning President McKinley to convene tiie con gress in extra session to enact measures providing for the settlement of the present labor difficulty or as he put it. "to define the rights of citizens, if any," did not meet with the approval he had hoped for, and it is not believed (lie cull will lie incorporated in the contemplated platform. Although present in convention all day, Mr. Debs did not speak, nor did he put in an ap pearance at the night's meeting where he was widely advertised to make an ad dress. He Is represented on the committee, however, h.v Mr. Berger, and as he has re mained pretty close to the gentlemen com posing that committee, it is safe to say his “social democracy” ideas will be rep resented. It is thought adjournment will be had some time to-morrow. The only work accomplished at the morn ing session was the naming od a commit tee on credentials. This committee made its r*port mmediatcly uisin (he assembling of the conference for its afternoon. It was shown that eighty-eight delegates, representing the following organizations, were represented: The United Mine Work ers of America, the Social Democracy, the American Federation of Labor, the Stone Cutters international Union, Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators, Brotherhood of Bottle Blowers, Building Trades Coun cil of St. Louis, the Patriots of America, International Brolherhood of Track Fire men, the Single Tax League of America. Central Labor Council of Cincinnati, the International Typographical Union, the Peoples Parly of Kansas and the Indus trial Organization of Freemen. The report, after some discussion, was adopted, it was decided, however, that delegates be reported as coming from the particular organization they represent in stead of the state. The report shows also the presence of one woman delegate, Mrs. Mary Jones, of Chicago, who represents the social democracy. After considerable discussion, the following committee on resolutions and plan of action was named: XV. C. I’earee of the miners; XV. IJ. Muhn of the street railway nu n, Victory Berger of Mil waukee, who represents the social democ racy, in favor of Mr. Delis, declined; G. O. Clemens of Topeka, representing J. R. Sovereign. Mr. Ratchford then took the floor, lie dwelt on "Government by Inquisition." lie pleaded for prompt action, and com ing lo the point of his argument, advo cated a S|>ecial session of congress as the best, ami In fact, the onlj relief. I be lieve, said Mr. Ratchford, a special ses sion of congress is necessary to define the right of Ihe people of this country If they have any. I believe if sufficient time were given, Ihe President of tfie United States would call a special ses sion of congress to act on the matter of injunctions, ami find means lo relieve lliu existing trouble in the labor world. In ease of a refusal, said Mr. Ratchford. Im pressively after an outburst of cheering had subsided. It will then be time to con sider more extreme measure. I am In favor, If th" President refuses to cull con gress together, on a complete paralysis of business, 1 believe thru in a sympatie-llc trike.” . Mr. J'at O'Neil of Klch Hill, Mo., who huM he r#*[>rt*Af*nle<l i.friO unorganiz< <1 m n, fuvor**i a labor revolution, lit? wait a xo cialUt, )• nalil. and Im*ll-w<l In the min. ei M t.a king things In their own hand** If non sf-ary. Hl fiery language pleum* 1 the audience gn ally. Mr. Sovereign put himself on record a# oppose.l to Mr. Hatchford's plan. He be lieved this would be the lant convention to b* held under present condition*, and that the crucial teat now confronted organised labor. Mr. Mahon of Detroit said a committee u;m uiudertH. The convention ahould vote on Hatchford'a proiwuitloo and then go home. Telegrams of greeting and protenta against “government hy Injunction” were r reived from the populist executive com* mlttee of the Sixteenth congressional dls triet of Ohio, the German Trades Assem bly of Philadelphia, and the Atlanta Fed eration of Trades. A polite request to “Quit monkeying and strike for slngb* tax on land values," *,.* real from the Youngstotirti, 0., Mingle Taxor*, and th< talk went ort. Mr. Katchford took exceptton to Mr. Carson's statement Mint the Illinois min er* hod lout their Rlrlkr. ii * .ul'l the miners were winning their strike. end furl her more hi* men w.n* not asking thiii iuiiv.-n ll n fur i*i<l. They warned thia gathering to eradicate. if possible, the Injunction, t iking a (link Mt Miner I’ut OTteilly, * 11. said "e nuitt who advocated the im, of VViiM'h Hi! had tio (il.i't In iht convn lion, Down our way miners don't know Imw to handle gun*.” Jaa. Iliatah, formerly of (it. American Hallway t’nlon. and now representing the Metai democracy of t SMeago. (Jen. lirad- I. y of cummeitwi al fm., and tlen, Heine* maim. a Ttl.t inpullil. Ittpi on th flow of words until J e'elock, whi n tha non* ventlon adjourn -d until 10-iyiurmw morn* ins at t o'clock, which tlni* the resolutions commit U u expected to report. IHU IIT OX EH 111 AGUE VS HILL. Another Grave Question Arises Over IniiMirt Duties. Washington, Aug. 30.—Invo.veil in the question of interpretation of section 22 of the new tariff law with regard to the 10 per cent, discriminating duty en goods coming Into the United States from Can ada or Mexico, which is now before the attorney general for decision, is another question of equal if not greater magnitude. This other question hus almost entirely escaped public notice, but it is giving the treasury great concern. It was referred to the attorney general by Secretary Gage for interpretation along with the other features of section 22, which arc ill con troversy. it Involves the question of whether tide discriminating duty of 10 per cent, does not apply to all goods imported in foreign vessels landing at United States ports w 'hleh are not exempt from discriminating taxes by express treaty stipulation. The question arises from another slight devia tion of tlie language of previous provisions in 22, which, if made internally, would seem to indicate that it was designed to discriminate against three-fourths of ail the big trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacifle steamship lines, us well aa many of the South American lines. In all previous laws file section corre sponding lo section 22 uf tlie new law after providing for the 10 per cent, discriminat ing duty on goods Imported In vessels not flying Hie United Slates ling, provides that "this discriminating dotty shall not apply to goods, wares or merchandise which shall I>■ imported In vessels not of tins United States, entitled at the time of such importation by the treaty or act of con gress lo lie entered In ports of the United States on the payment of the same duties us sh ill then be payable on goods, etc., imported in vessels of the United States." The new law omits the acts of congress and substitutes convention so as lo make It read not exempt by treaty or conven tion. It is in pursuance of an net of con gress (section 4,223) that Presidents m the past have construed by proclama tion. The question before the attorney is whether the omissions of the words “act of congress" does not repeal section 4,228. If it does, it will strike a tremendous blow to all foreign lines now exempt by presidential proclamation and confine the exemption strlrtly to tlie vessels ot coun tries with which we have treaties from grunting such exemption. The vessels of countries which could not be affected by an adverse declaration, that is countries with which we have treaties covering this speeifls subject, are Sweden, Germany, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Denmark, Greece. Chill, Haytl, Hawaii, Italy, Hol land, Russia and Turkey. Several of these countries have no merchant marine sailing lo American ports. The countries now enjoying exemption from discriminating duties, wholly or in part under proclamation issued in pursu ance of section 4228 of the revised stat utes, ara Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Japan, Nicaragua and Mexico, Of course a large c lass of vessels which mlghl he affected are the English lines which conic to the United Slates from British |>or(s, bill from the oriental coiin try, India, South America, and. In fact, from every country on the g.obc. If British vessels should be thrown back, exemptions which are contained in the treaty of Washington, goods of nil British vessels sailing from other |K>rla except the territorial possessions in Eu rope would have to pay the additional 10 per cent. tux. More than that, all goods shipped in Hritlsft-vessels not the product or manufacture of Great Britain's Euro pean possessions, even though sailing from English, Scotch or Irish lands, would Ice subject to the discriminating duty. An ad verse decision would therefore affect the Ounard, Arrow, Trans-Atlantic and other trans-Atlantlo lines to Dial extent, the French line, the I’helps line, running to Mediterranean ports, the two Portuguese freight lines (except products of Portugal), several of the Mouth American lines, In cluding what are known as the Green Line of steamers, the Japanese, Die Canadian Pacific and the Oriental and Occident steamers on the Paelllc, besides hundred* of tramp steamers. A curious question would arise In the case of the French line were an adverse decision rendered. Before Gen. Grant is sued ills proclamation exempting the car goea of French vessels hy our treaty with France they paid a discriminating duly of 33.7,'c |cer ion and imported Into France by ves <la of the United States paid a discriminating duty of 3) franca per ton. If section 4228 Is repealed then the ques tion would arise as to whether a 10 per cent, discriminating duty should tic Im posed on the 83.7S per lon provided for by the treaty. Should Die attorney general decide that section 4228 he riqcealectl by the new law, of course steamers on the sov. oral lines plying bet ween the United HI ites and foreign port* which would lie affected might escape Injury hy a change of nationality and ling to that of Belgium or Holland or some other country wlih which there lx a treaty which gives them full exemption. Illtt AW It li’M AOHLIC K NIGHT*. The lalform Hank of li. f P, En joying a Felebraflon, Bnunswlck, Oa., Aug. 30.—The Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias celebrated their anniversary thla afternoon by turning out for parade and inspection by MnJ. Louis Haytn. They were joined In the parade by both divisions of the naval reserves and the Marine band, under command of Lieut*. Aiken nnd Wright. When th- parade was formed Maj. Mnym nrvl AdJt*. dale, Taylor and Jot- K#*r w*r# mounted on horn#** and ld. Th# y w*r* followed by th* Marin* band, I’nf* form Kank Knight* of Pythian, under Cjij-f. Tobi ift NVwrutn, companies A and 1) naval Th lino of mar*’)) l and down N*wra*tl *trwt, through th* varlou* principal thor oughfare* and hark up lo the Oflrtliorp* wjujir*. Hera th* uniform rank wa* ln*i**ct**d by MitJ. tlwym. Hollowing ih* ln*p<'rtioti, the march w.* rewunnrtl to the Koff drill liall, where* a neat Hp < h of thank* and w*lcn>rn* whh mH<b by Adjutant Halt, and ro*fondHi to hy H'aman Kv** of the Nmv it Itraerve*. After j.* nuking of r fr *hmt nt* and en joy in* a Jolly half hour, the reeerv** form ed In line again, and proceed*.! to their armory and were fl*ml*iw*<l. ■ -'■"■■■ ■■INI VA M|*l***'l Fur H Ifr-lleaHug. ItU hmoi and. Va., Aug, X). Jam** Go llghliy, of ('arteravallry, near here w* taken from his led early Monday morning by a Is*ml of men and severely whipped 11 la charged that i.m m*lti.uj hi* wife. f DAILX-. $lO A YEAR. ) 5 CENTS A COl’Y. V ( WEEKLY ’-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR f SAVANNAH’S CRACK SHOTS. ( HEATH\M AX II.UN OPEN'S THO MEET XVITH CLEAN SCORES. The Big XlatelieM llcjxln To-mnrroxxr. Scores Made by tlie Fool of Tex* From XX htcli Eight Xlen Arc to Bet Selected—<'atin .straight After tlie liny cm Mutch—Hilton Trophy out Friday. Sea Girt, N. J., Aug. 30.-With to-day the annual matches of iho New Jersey Camp Rifle Association opened. It was 8:30 this* morning when Gen. S|>encer announced the range oiien for the contests, which will continue through out the week. Tlie programme for to day included only Ihe Individual and thq pool matches, and the order for to-mor row calls for the same contests. No team competition will occur Ul| Wednesday, and for that day the regimen tal, company and carbine matches aro scheduled. Thursday will lie devoted to the Inter state match at 200 and 500 yards, ten Hhotd per man at eaeh range, the teams to num ber twelve men eaeh. On Friday the Hilton trophy will ba competed tor by teams of twelve men, each niun to lire seven shots at 20(1, 601 and (100 yards. The match for the ln spectors of rllle practice wlil also take Ila e on Friday, and Bavannah will ba represented by Capt. J. C. Postell, of tha First Regiment of Calvary and Lieut. C. S. Richmond of the Guards. Tlie Wimbledon cup will be the attrae lion of l lie long range aliols on Saturday, while the President's match will be tha bone of contention for Ihe cracks at the shorter ranges. The President’s match is shot in (wo stages, the first stage Is eon fined to 200 and 800 yards and the first live men in itils stage go back to &X> and 600 yards, tlie winner of the second sluiyo re ceiving si und the championship of the United States. Lieut. Wilson and Private Austin were winners in tlie first stage of tins match in 1896, while tlie championship was won by Sergt. T. J. Dolan of thu Twelfth Regiment of New York. Capt. Williamson and his advisory com mittee are having quite a deal of trouble In deciding which twelve /f the fourteen men now practicing for pnee on the big team shall compose It. Cann, F. C. Wil son, Austin and Harrison were to-day re lieved from further practice and a pool, composed of Mercer, Myers, Miller, H, E. Wilson, Hunter, Phllpot, Postell, Kone mann, Richmond and Battey, was formed to practice on tlie 200. st and 6U)-yard ranges. Each member of the pool fired thirty stiots, at eaeh distance, und their scores follow; 209 X’ds. 500 Yds. 600 Yds. Mercer 47 4 2 43 Myers 43 42 44 Ml.ler 43 42 42 11. E. Wilson 47 46 37 Hunter 40 42 44 Phllpot 47 48 45 Postell 46 45 40 Konomann 43 45 45 Richmond 49 41 45 Battey 44 40 45 At the first call for opening the range) Cheatham Wilson stepped up to the 200- yard firing point, and Immediately after the raising of the targets, began tho meeting by' elnrting a clean wore In tho Trenton interstate fair match. Before tie' ranges closed for the day Wilson ho“ wo clean scores of 70, backed up by three 69's. Cann has made some very good scores In Ihe Hayes match, and he intends to continue shooting until the match is his., I tie Ii moii 11 Battey and Myers have con fined their attention to the Meany match, widle Austin und MlnlH are after that Kuzer medal. Austin has three clean scores of 35 at W 0 yards, and these tick ets are backed by five scores of 34. in the All-comers match at 2W and 30) yards. Postell has a possible of 70, and a backing score of 69. Kmmett Wilson, o also shooting In this match. Richmond hus a score of a possible 50 In the revol ver match. The targets used this year represent po sitions of the heads and shoulders ap pear on tiie 200 and 300 yards targets, threes quarters of the figure at sts* and 600 yards;, full size figure at 800 yards. CAROLINA'S SENATORIAL PRIMARY. Ibe Election Will lie Held 10-dny, A He view of tlic Field, Columbia, H. C.. Aug. 30.—The eleetlonk to-morrow la expected to lie a very qulec one. In the senatorial contest last year* wh* ri Judge Karle, (Jov. Evans and Mr. Duncan were the candidates, 86,000 votes were polled. The feeling then waa much more intense because of the candidacy of Judge Earle, who waa a conservative, unci tlov. Evans, whose record had been <* .evenly attacked by Duncan. Htute Chairman Tomkins estimates th*i& only 70,000 votes will lie polled to-morrow, and some estimates pul the total down a !<>f aa WK There are a good many men, who wilt, not vote for a reformer for anything; others being undecided will not voto at all, then, a* all are reformers, no faction al success is Involved and cotton picking and hay making will keep many farmers at home. Thu polls will lac opened at 8 a. m. and close at 1 p. m. Every voter must havw his name on the roll of u democratic club In the pr- i an t In which lie offers to voto, and he must take an oath as to qualifi cation. Senator MeLaurln Is still at hi* home In Bcnncttavllle, where 'he went three weeks ago. He has recovered from hi* Hines*, but will probably remain home for somw day's longer. Ex-Uuv. Evans will receive return* In Aiken, lie say* he Is eonlldent of victory. Col. Irby Is expected In Columbia to morrow, where he will receive return*. Mel-aurin's bureau hen- still report* most encouraging resubs. There Is a division of opinion among Me f.aiirln's friends a* lo the (mult of to morrow'* vote. Many think he will go In on the first ballot, white others helluva <i second primary will I*< necessary. Irby is (relieved to have gullied strength In the last day* of the canvas snd will pres* Evans very clow for second place. Tried to Intimidate Witnesses. Chicago. 111., Aug. 3a —Charged with at* tempting to Intimidate witnesses for tha state In the I.uctgcri ease. Charts* With ers of I thu Orleans sire.t was arrested hy Detective Orelbno this afternoon and lock ed up In th>* Sheffield avenue station, Firs In l.lllte lloek Utils Kic k. Ark., Aug. D The plant of the Arksnsee Mann factoring Company of this city was destroyed liy Hr* 10-daj, leers, IBO.IMU, Insurance, t&,<m