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MACON, GA. t TUESDAY MORNING. JULY 31. 1S9L
nIngle Copy, o ttntl.
IN THE SENATE
AND THE HOUSE
The House and Senate Going Ahead
Dispatching Their Routine Busi
ness in Short Order,
pepper WANTS TO AID PRINTERS
II. opposed toe Resolution Allou.Ii
the Employment of Twenty-Five
Mor. Apprentices In the Cov-
crnment Printing Ofllco.
Washington, July 80.-Tho points
that marked today’s awstan of the
senate wus the oppressive taut and as
a result at it a general trpokliy In re
us'd to all madtera of legtstaOta that,
tame up tor coaa.deraliou. Through
out most of the day there were not one-
ilihd of 4ih» eagUt-y-five senultor present
The vsue-pneuidemr, however, wua back
and in the eliiiir, and Mr. Hoar of Mas
sachusetts and Mr. .Morgan of Ala
bama were also in their seats, after an
absence of several weeks.
The conference report on the a»rl
cultural appropriation bill was pre-
Knked and agreed to, but. there was
vae pint In the bill on Wirx'b no agree
ment bad been reached by the con
ferees. ThaiC wob the senate amend
ment appropriating a, 'million dollars
for the cxtirpuluiou of the Russian
thistle. The senate imstetod fornn'.Uy
ea that atnendnient and asked the
house for further conference.
The Irause Joint resolution extending
the appropitairiems up to and including
the 14th of August was paused and In
conneotioin w-th Lt the status of the gon-
t-tul uppropnatcion tails tvua given by
Mr. Cockrell, chairman of the comrn.t-
tee on axipropriatlons, who eUta.1 eight
ul the thirteen had gome through me
eonterence anti had been sent to the
pi e-ojdoat. Three of the remaining Uve,
including the agricultural bill, were In
eutunviace raid two had hot yet been
reported—‘the sundry ctvd -rad die guu-
,v.il dotlcieuey. Soou other wank) lie
d.il report die sundry civil bill, and
said c'uutt he wo aid ask the senate to
consider it tomorrow.
Tne uouse bill providing for the pub-
lie printing, lutdlug itud dlstrJbailiA
of public documents was taken up. It
was a compilation and a modiliuittUm
ut cm the rsn&tg ktnvs on line subject
olid was described by Mr. Gorman
chairman of the ooinmJ.ieo on printing,
us a measure of very great onpor'Cinco
'Hie only comunlitce amendment tb die
bill which melt with any opposition
tv.a- Mie uts-vb'hg of' u new seenon au-
thoriziiig the public prltucr to employ
aiqnvnhiees, non exceeding twenty-five
at any time. Tim uniendmetit wus op-
pcsed by Mr. Puffer ini die interest of
tile typographical unions, and was uu-
v< mated by Mr. Mauutcrsota of Nebras
ka, who characterised the rule of labor
tkr.oties torblddlug tile etuploymeut of
upprwnlaees us a spacies of liirumiy of
die most objectionable character.
Mr. l’almcr of Ulkiotj expressed bis
asionUluncnt ait Mr. Patter's standing
up .n Ihe sena te and upposl-ng tbe pro
vision Co give twcuty-flve boys a ebaneo
of learncng u good unde. He bad
board a theologian say tlxvt not more
than one soul In u mtlltoti wuuld bo
saved, but he (PaluieT) th-anked God
even tor that one soul Just us be was
lauukful at bating these mvonify-flv
boys educated to u good trade.
The amandmont was agreed- to, die
bill tvats passed and a conference naked,
Mmsm. Gormun, Ransom aud Mauder-
son being aippir.taed conferees on the
part of rjhe aotutlei
Mr. Alien, the Populist senutxir from
N-bm-ka, mlnidinvsl an I bad Mi rrol
to the committee on flnttnce a bill hav
ing for its title “for’the relief of sev
eral staves of the Union" uud for the
purpjse of distributing among the
sta-ties, according to population, c-f $5o,
uoo.uoo kn treasury notes to bo Issued
for the purpose und to be used "for
the relief of the'wartliy poor.” Repay
ment to the government is to be Be-
eural by bonds bearing 2 i>er cent, lu-
tercst, payublo in not less than three
or more man ten years.
The sennlte, nt 150 p. m., after
short executive session, adjourned un
til tomorrow.
11s were passed. Committees baring
been called for reports, a resolution
mixing the new republic of Ua-
afl and directing the president to no
tify Fmddent Dole- of the recognition
was ottered by Mr. Boutello (Repub
lican) of Maine. As u mutter of priv
ilege 'lie asked' Its lmmedla.!e canslder-
tice, buJ^Spcakcr Crisp ruled that it
rets not privileged and It was referred
the committee on foreign affairs.
-Mr. Boutello explained drat tin- nw-
oJutiion was a. copy of the one intro
duced by -Mr. McCreary, chairman of
the committee din foreign affairs on
inuary 27. Is-.mi, r,--,,-rii./.ing tin- re
public of Brazil. aud be asked of the
chairman, as the real author of the
resolution, ttvaC prompt action which
lie said The itouseiiad a right to expect.
Tin- morning hour was occupied by
the consideration of business reported
from tile coinmn'toe on liiiliitiry af
faire. Several private relief bills were
passed. The remalndei- of tho dhy'a
s.wlon was was ext in a vain cll'i-i-t to
got cansUlemdon of Mr. McRae's bill
entitled "a -bill to protect public forest
reaecroWon.” The committee on rules
bad given him the speech for Its con
sideration, -the vote to bo -taken nt 4
clock, but the opposition, wlfaeli wus
qu>te active among the Repnblleuns at
rite Western states (n which these rea-
i.vj t-'niis lie. was sufflcient to prevent
definite action on tho order. The bill
has been before the bouse on Sevdttll
occasion's and has always been success
fully niitagon.'zed. The absence of a
quorum was developed ut 3:45, anil
tJn>n the house adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, July 30.—After tile read
ing of the Journal Mr. Talbert of South
Cjcolinuj made a iMTlIaimiunary
q'Jiry. He said thut a week ago.
vk>w of the face rbat the two bra-nch.-s
of congress seemed .to be deadlocked
upon the tariff bill, he had Introduced
u - - 1 m.--.i calling upon the commit
tee on rolling.-, weights nnxl measures
to report a, bill providing for the free
- in ire ,,f sillei at til" rai:l.-> of Id
1; also a resolution calling
the ec-n»mjjtee on banking oiud
u.rrency to t report any or
measures peiuung licfore lt prov
tom of the government, so that t
b-'tse might proceed to the aceampllsli
n - nt of a di-m.und tnode by t he iMiliUr
tar nftrf. He wanted U) know what
had become of those resolitUons, as
bad trJt beard auytadug of them.
SiHnker Crisp, ttoderstanding that
Mr. Talbert liad risen to a qu-
l-orsonal xirivllege, inform'd him that
i die res. lutleiis were st'Al liefore
c-gnnotice ami tb.it the matter did n-
I coiostuxe a iptestlen of iir.vll.-ge.
Mr. Tullu-rt explained that be w
nuking a iru-H;tm--nt.iry inquiry, but
faded to make himself clearly tinder-
•dogl. 08 the sis'akei M raiqiln;
to ordiv. He did make himself heard
to ask whether or not h was the priv
lege ot the committee to jdgeoo-holc
the n-soluilen.
The speaker—The rules will Inform
the g-*n*l .-.nan of the rights and form*
of ftp cuaunlltee.
Mr. TaHicrt renpouded that he bail
| trad the ntlcx. and tbm In response
"he -t-.nni'l of the chair tll.it he be
«tkr. to>k b‘s scat.
Sevi-roX uaimp.rtaat and privaac
ALL QUIET ALONG
THE TARIFF LINE
The President and Carlisle in Confer
ence, Presumably on the
Tariff Bill.
THE CONFEREES HITCH AGAIN
The Ilonae Member*, Bucked By the
President end ft Mnjority of the
Representatives, Insist on
(he Origin*! Bill*
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Waafolngiion, July 30.—Tho sundry
lv/l appropriation bill for the fiscal
yo.ir ISOS, reported to the senate today
from the committee on appropriations,
aggregates $3S,061,6&>, <b0ing am Increase
»f $2,533,801 over the bill as it passed
tne ."house, and $95,683 over the esti
mates on wh'ioh -it -was based. One of
the princJpal ilitems of this increase 4a
$200,ouo for the government exWWi't at
tne Cotton States and International
Exposition at Atlanta.
Tne sugar investigating committed
spent its session 'today in trying to
make another recalcitrant witness an
swer questions. Mr. Seymour, partner
of the Nehv York stock brokers’ firm
of Seymour Bros. & Young, 'was the
gentleman • In question. He had pre
viously declined to tell 'the committee
whether any senators had invested In
sugar atoclt through hls firm, and waa
given time to consult counsel. He ap
peared .today Wit-h Treadway Cleve
land of New York as his attorney, and,
on the latter’s advice, persisted In his
refusal. It Is possible <hat his name
will be placed to the vice president
for certification and to the district at
torney for prosecution under the crim
inal statute covering sucih cases.
The house hill to prevent interference
In the collection of state, county and
municipal taxes assessed against cor
porations and corporal propenty was
reported to the senate -Vday from the
committee on Judiciary, iWltJh a favora
ble recommendation.
WIL*L PROSECUTE SHELLY.
Washington. D. C., July 30.-The
case of cx-Congre»Mnan eherly or Ala
bama, who is charged with exacting
political assessments on government
employes in this city, will soon be pre
sented to Attorney General .OJncy for
prosecution. Complaint of Mr. Shelly s
action In levying assessments was
made several weeks ago to' the civil
service commission. The first ’two full
jjcssions of the commission for several
weeka were held Saturday, and today
the matter was taken up by 'the mein,
bers at bo-th meetings. It was decided
to push tho prosecution, and the com
missioners will possibly, appear before
the attorney general within two or
three days to make olllclal complaint
and request his co-operutlon. The pen
alty is Imprisonment for three years or
a fine of $5,000, or both.
ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAN'S LETTER
Will He Give Orders Concerning Sunday
Liquor Sellers.
the
the
Now York, July 30.—The World will to-
moiTOW say: Archbishop Corrigan has
written a very Important letter to the
editor of the Wine and Spirit Gatetto
in which he makes on authoritative state-
nu-nt with regard to the docl.lon of ».«
tolll affecting Catholic liquor dealer*.
The archbishop's letter was called forth
ny an.editorial latently published in the
Gazette, which says of Mgr. BaZolll ■ de
cisions: Will it be enforced to the clbeL
of tho country? Fully two-thirds of the
retail llqour dealers of the country are
Itman Catholics. Some of these ore lib
eral 'cuntributoru to the church fund.
We appreciate fully the delicate post
tlon In which Archbishop Corrigan and tho
other bishops of the Catholic church In
this country are placed by the decree ot
the rapal delegate. We voice the aentl-
-nenta of a large majority of the liquor
dealers of this city and Brooklyn In say-
irg- "We dare Archbishop Corrigvn to
enforce In lettrr and spirit the decree on
the liquor traffic Just tasted by Mgr. 8a-
tolll, the papal delegate. Let ihe arch
bishop do It and watch the consequence.
Tho archbishop's letter Is in hls own
luih&writlng. In It he says:
"In reply to your expressed wish, I
have the honor to say that I loyally ac
cept tho principles laid 'town by Mgr.
Batolli. both In their spirit and to tho let
ter. .Mure than till* no Catholic can re
fuse to accept them. As to the fear of
(■onscquenceH, I have yet, thank God, to
learn what fear la In she discharge of
my duty. Please remember, however, that
icceptance of' principles Is not to be con
founded with the blind application of the
same on all ocau>lonfl and under all cir
cumstances.
(Signed "M. A. Corrigan.
The editor of the Gazette, P. J. Smith,
has this to &iy about the archbishop's
letter: "The archbishop does not entire
ly and squarely meet the issue. It Is
not a qestlon of accepting a pdncljrfe
laid down by the head of the church,
but of the courage to cany out in letter
and in Bpirit the principles Just proclalmel
by the papal delegate In the face of seem
ingly adverse public s»*rtUment Ihe Is
sue la: Will the arohbWhop give orders
to refuse admission to Catholic societies
to any one engaged either aa principle or
agent in the manufacture or sale of intox
icating liquors, and will he instruct the
clergy to deny the right* end privileges
of the church to liquor dealers who sell
cn Sunday? The declaration of the arch
bishop seems to Justify the cmcluMon
that, in the ilUcharxe >f his duty, he will
enforce these principles, although no does
not say so in his letter In difttlnce terms,
developments will shear how far
ichislon Is Justified.’*
this
COPPER MINE ABANDONED.
Marquette. Mich., July 30.—Superin
tendent Dunetan of the Central Copper
Mine Company, In Kewaunee county
has received orders from the directors
In Boston to aabndon tw mine. This
closes a forty-year term'of continuous
operation W this mine. The shut-down
Is due to the uetter exhaustion of the
vein and the failure to find other d
posits on the company** property. Four
hundred men are whblly dependent
the mine and are out ot employment.
This orAn the copper mining indusry In
Kewaunoe oouaty.
THE CHINESE WAR
1^ WAXING WARM
The Sinking of Ihe Kow Shung Was
Attended By Heartless Acts
By the Japanese,
WOULD NOTHELPTHEDROWNING
China Is Laying In Largs Supplies of
Food, Arms and Ammunltlon t
With a View nf Declaring
War Against Japan*
Wtihtristi/n.rJuly 30.—The president
and ^scretafry Carlisle had an extended
confei^to jfter 4 o’clock thl* evening,
pnesumSHp^m the tariff flltiuatlon. The
Democratic conferees on the tariff
bill .were In session more tlian an hour
this forenoon, but failed to reach -rny
agreement on the three items of coil,
Iron ore and sugar. The house confer
ees maintained their previous position
dikmding 'by the house bill and the
senate members were equally firm in
their attitude of loyalty to the senata
bill. At 1 o’clock the Democratic and
Republican conferees met, and Mr. Har
ris announced the situation the Hull
committee. Tho conferees then ad
journed, subject to tile call of the chair
man. Messrs. Voorheos and Vest were
not present. Mr. Voorhees is confined
__ hls toed and the impression prevails
thois hls condition Is worse than he bad
been publicly acknowledged. Mr. Vest
was at the capltol. but remained in hia
committee robrn. He has erysipelas and
hls ifaoe Is painted with iodine, so.he
remained away from the conference,
subject Vo call if hls presence there was
required.
When Mr. Harris made the statement
thaft the Democrats had* been unable
to agree and that they would consider
the question further before they called
_ conference together Mr. Allison,
speaking Cor the Republicans, said that
he hoped the Democrats would get to-
gefctier and agree upon something as
soon as possible, ns the country w.io
anxiously awaiting final action, and that
such action should be had.
In anticipation of Buch result ns bias
happened Mr. Springer had circulated a
call l\>r a caucus of the house Demo
crats to meet Tuesday, but this after
noon Wie daite for the action wus
changed to Thursday. None of tne
house conferees signed the call for 'tnw
caucus and they are disposed to regard
it as o rellectlon upon them. This >ro-
pooed caucus was not, however, touch sa
upon in the tariff conference this morn
ing. It Is apparent, even do a cawy.il
observer, that the house Dcmocra U* have
determined net ito accept the senate bill
without some concession. Throe of the
four house conferees (Wilson, Montgom
ery and Turner) arc willing 'io remain
In session until the 4fh of next March
rather than surrender to the senate. Mr.
MoMlllln. the remaining member of the
house committee, is more liberal and Is
wilHn T to meat the senuie conferees In
a more conciliatory spirit. The house
conferees know, however, thait their po
sition bad the Indorsement of tho presi
dent and Speaker Crisp, as well aa that
of a majority of ihe leading member*
of the party upon ttie lloor, uiul this hi
an encouragement to 'them. Laet week
there was comitUeiuible talk talk of a
recession on the part of the house and
the aoeep:ance ot the eemtto hill ns
betas bettor than no bill. These Bentl-
ments weto expressed again In tile
houso -today, but not to the same -x-
tent ns formerly, while It was signifi
cant Wtt* those who Insist upon the
house bill were more determined In their
position than ever. j
Notwithstanding the apparent Hope
lessness of the deadlock, there are mem
ber In -both houses -Who predict that a
-.•a-riff bill will be agreed upon and
passed. They are not. however, willing
to be quoted oa *to how lit la to be done,
or what the bill will be like.
Peking, July 30.—The following la the
Chinese official version of the engage
ment which rccmtly took place between
tho Chinese and Japanese fleet*: The
engagement between Japanese and Chi
nese chips occurred In Prince Jerome
gulf, in the inlet on which Aehan* Is
situated. The Japan<*»e attacked the
Chinese vessels which were escorting
tho second and smaller division of
troops dlspatcheil from Taku to rein«
force ^he Chinese army afe Ashan. The
Japanese opened fire, tho Chinese har
ing strict orders not to fire unless thoy
were attacked or If the landing of the
Chinese troops vfan opposed. The re
sult of the action was than bne Japan
ese Ironclad was disabled by the Chi
nese battle ship Chen Yuen. The Kow
Shung, which was sunk by the Japan
ese, was a hired transport flying Ihe
British ling. No news has been received
hero of the loss of the Chinese wnwhlp
Tsa. Kiang, said to have been captured
by the Japanese. The Japanese and
Chinese ministers remain at their posts.
NO QUARTER SHOWN THEM.
Shanghai, July 30.—The following ad
ditional details of the sinking of tho
Chinese troop ship Kow Shung have
been received here. Two Germain pus-
eengrs who wero on their way to Corea
fa settle up business affairs before tile
war 'broke out In earnest Jumped over
board when the transport began to sink
and succeeded in swimming to tho
Japanese cruisers, but in spite of their
KEY WEST LOOMS UP.
lit Will Become a Coaling Station for
Uncle Barn’s Ships.
Washington, July 80.—The govern
ment lias determined to establish a na
val coaling station for the North At
lantic and Cacrlblan Sea fleet at Key
Went. It has been the custom of ’.he
navy department for many years to or
der veeoals cruelng there io coal either
at Kingston, Jamaica or Colon. U has
been demonstrated that the m»w move
will result In grva.t economy In oost of
fuel. But that is not the only consider
ation that haa Influenced the notion of
the government. American coal will be
used Instead of foreign ooal, which Is
now generally found ait Kingston, Cnr-
itegen i and Colon. A market will be
uttered for many ton* of . Alabama, Ten
neosee 0/ Virginia coal. Recent appro
priations will enable the navy depart
ment to increase the facilities for the
storage of coal at Key Went, and this
will probably be done.
lit 13 the secretary’* purpose io send
the Montgomery to Mobile about Octo
ber 1 next, whore **he will receive the
testimonial now awaiting her at tho
hand* tof the ladles of Montgomery.
Then *he will, unless some public exi
gency prevents, cruise for a time in the
waters of the gulf, and miners will be
invited to send to her for tri.il while
their specimens of their coal. All Ala-
baml&.na hope thait the rasult* of tbe
trials will be to secure for Alabama* coal
the market thus opened. Everthlng will
depend, of course, upon the price at
v/btah coal can be laid doin ot Key
West, and lt* nt earning qualities. The
Morfterey ha* been ordered to make sim
ilar trial* bf coal on Pugvt sound. In
the extreme northwestern .portion* of
the country. f
The navy department M »k* upon Key
We*t a* a point of great importance In
i:h location. Any foreign naval pow.*r
thait could maintain It* hold of <ey
We»t In time ot war would command
the gulf. As a naval station, its Impor
tance to the United States cannot be
oveieetlmated.
DISMISSED THE ORDER. ^
Nfcehvllle, July 30.—Judge Lurton re
fused to continue tbe temporary order
Issued by Judge Taft against tb*
Louisville and NaahvlMe at the Instance
of Ghrclnnorti shippers, enjoining the
road from disobedience to the order*
of the Inters tote commerce commis
sion. The Judge «a*d the plaintiffs
could reply to tbe defendants and tbe
case then could up for hearing.
appeals to be taken on board and thilr
announcement that they were n'on-com-
buti.nts, tihey were shot by Japanese
marines. -A number of Chinese who
K\vrm to the cruiser shared the same
fate. The Japanese absolutely refused
to give quarter. TQue transport sank
nehr Shopoint Island, for which place
Capt. Galsworthy was steering, Intend
ing t'o beach her under fire of the
cruiser, when the fatal torpedo dis
charged.
OFFERED TO SAVE THEM.
Shanghai, July 30.—It ifl understood
that China will not forrnnHy declare war
until the .vessel* and ammunition which
she ha* oidered shall have been got
safely Into Chinese port*/ The trans
ports Mee Fi>o and Toonnn, which tho
Chinese feared h«ul been captured, have
arrived at Chee Foo. Sixty torpedoes
were sent up the Klan-Gyln channel of
the Yang-Tbe-Kiang. The fortyone sur
vivors* of the Kowshung dlaaster who
were picked up and landed nt Chee Foo
by the French gunboat Lion tell a story
differing In a few details from previous
accountri of the Kow Shung** end. When
the Japanese began the attack, they
say, the Kowshung bore away ft>r safe
ty. The Japanese warship dirove her
Into a bay -to shallow that the Chinese
captain hove to rathoi* than run the
risk of running aground. Several Jap-
a»i ewe ofllcers then came aboanl to say
that they had orders to sink the ship
and io offer to talco off the Chinese of
ficers and crew. The Chinese ofllcer
declined the offer and the Japanese re
peated it, but tho captain persisted In
his refusal or even to consider it. The
Japanese then left the ship, which went
down'a few minutes after belng’wtnnk
with n torpedo. The survivors, who aro
almost exclusively cool lea, confirm tho
report that not an officer was saved.
A French warship, the Lion, attract
ed to the spot by 'the sound’ of the
firing steamed up as tflie transport
sunk and succeeded In rescuing some
of the Chinese soldiers, bur all the for
eigners are reported to be killed on
board the Kow Shung, or drowned
when she sank. Tho Japanese, accord
ing to this report, tire said to have be
haved with an utter disregard for the
laws of civilized warfare.
Report* 'that the Chinese army has
pawned the 'northwestern frontier of
Corea an<J -Is marching down the penin
sular are confirmed. A second army
is hnstily equipping to follow the first.
No detail* have been received from
the bit tie said to have Uaken place at
Aahan between the Chinese and Jap
anese. I‘t Is reported that several Chi
nese steamers have been captured and
a number of others destroyed at Tiku
by Japanese criftsem. Btejimers often
wait a week at. Taku before they are
able to cross the bar, and it Is said
there -was a fleet of Chinese ffteamShips
off Taku when they wer^ surprised by
the Japanese warships and were either
captured or sunk. ft.
ENGLISH WAR NBW8.
London, July 30.—The aJbsenoe of offi
cial news from Great Britain’s repre
sentatives In Pekin and Toklo has
. i - I much oumpl.ilnl :n the house
of commons. The forXgu off o'u'i-e-
fore, <*le®raphed orders this evening
to the Brli’iisii consuls and ministers In
Chirk* and Japan ‘ih.it th-y ’.nust
more comprehensive dispatch^, and
not to permit the Oo.’nese and Japan
ese ofikfial* -to delay the forwarding
of the same. .Sir 11. McCartney, secre
tary of the Chinese leg&ilon, made a
. ••«!» at ih«* f ign office
He still urges negotiation* for peace.
The death of Cap:. Von Hannekcn,
who went down with -tire KoWfchung,
is .deeply regrV- ted here. He waa a
celebrated artillery officer-and engi
neer. He directed the construction of
the fort works at Port Arthur. Lost
year he came to Europe to arrange for
r . i.iMdmg of Ml.-uu <'oih* i i A f• jr the
Chinese government.
The •Uftemoitt* nvtde on behalf of
the Chinese government that the Kow
Bhung'wes sailing under the British
flag, and was chartered to carry troops
to Corea, presents the possibility of
tem'Jttiona! complications. War had
not formally been decinred and con
sequently her cargo of soldiers mas not
contraband. The Chinese government
han ordered the construction of four
torpedo boata by German Shipbuilders.
London nu.rohrat* having dealings
with CMciere during the last fortnight
have offered to sell to China several
torpedo boats and a number of En
glish steamers, which the owners c’.ilm
can readily tot converted Into cruisers.
They have also offered China nearly
1,000 guns of all sizes and styles and »a
lot of 4,000 Manlicher rifles with <a large
mount of cartridges. When thes<
./ere made, the Chinese government
took no notice, but today several of
thtiee firms have received communica
tions from China Baying ’that rapid de
livery will be the condition*of sale.
The quotations of Chinese and Japan
ese eecurtlcs and exchange do not sho w
even a fractional difference from their
normal figures.
The second officer of the Kow Shung,
sunk by a Japanese cruiser near Sho-
polnt Island, Corea, was the eldest son
of an Essex clergyman, who lost his
youngest son in 'the fire sit the Exeter
theatre.
CHICAGO MUST PAY DAMAGES.
Railroads and Shippers File Suits to
Recover Losses During the Strike.
Chicago, July 30.—Notices were to
day formally served by Samuel B. Fos
ter, attorney In fact for several rail
roads. of damages claimed against the
city of Chicago and tho county of Cook
for loss of property durng the Ameri
can Railway Union, strike. The no-
tf.Vses wero served on the mayor, city
clerk, the'corporatlon counsel, the city
attorney and oho president of the conu-
ty ’board, the bounty clerk and the
county attorney. The aggregate dam
ages claimed are $38,670. This repre
sents only nbhit one-ten'th of the ac
tual damage clartmed, many of the
roads having several days left in
which to file ithdr cBalmi.
Besides these claims, shipper* have
filed through Mr. Foster claims ito the
amount of at least $200,000. This was
done toy the rfhilppera on the express
declarations of the railroads that they
will pay no claims whatever made
against them by shippers for damages
to. freight handled during the strike.
The general managers’ «usocla tlon
takes the ground that the City and
county, In not furnishing adequate
protection to the railroads, are directly
responsible for nil damages to freight.
Tho damages claJmed by the jTllroads
are mostly for cars burned after July
1. It is believed that many more suits
for damages will be filed by shippers
who lost heavily on perishable freight
during tho strike.
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EARTHQUAKE BtHQCKS.
Slight Disturbances of the Earth Felt
In California.
Los Angeles, Cal., July 30.-Th!s city
was shaken by aw earthquake last
night at 9:11 o’clock. The direction
was from northeast ‘to southwest, al
though most of <tho movement was
more of an upheaving 'than of an undu-
latory character. It was a 'sharp wiock,
but did not do muoh damage. At Santa
Monacx and San Podro a Udal wave
was looked -for, but no Indication of »>ne
wo« noticed. At Adton there were
three dtotlnot ehocke. They were the
most eevero ever felt In that reifkin,
but no special damage ‘Is reported. A
peculiar feature of -the shock nt that
place, however, was 'that (mmedlaitely
after the vibrations erased * Urge
meteor, sl-mllur to one which attract
ed Itentlon Friday night here. wn«
eecn to fall to the north. It nppenred
to he an lmmenae ball of Are rapidly
moving from liu* zenith to the north.
AN ENORMOUS
CROP OF COTTON
Neill, lira Well Known Cotton SUti><
tician, Has Bean Figuring the
Probabla Yield For '94.
iT WILL REACH 8,900,000 BALES
Promises Io Be (he Largest on Record, o
Which Texas Alone Will Produce
1,400,000 Boles—Cotton May
Yet lie King.
CHICAGO FULL OF GAMBLERS.
Cappera and Stool Plgeona Plying TUet:
Vocation Openly.
Chicago. July 30.-A. grand law today
f.le.l a report In court saying: We find
that gambling Is being carried on to Its
fullest extent In Chlttigb, with doors
wlile open nnd cappers and stool.
Diving their vocation to catch tho un
wary for tho purpose of ileeclng any
victims who happen Ire their hands,
and that tho heads ot tho police de
partment of this city are giving tom* of
the places mentioned nmple protection
from arrest and prosecution.'
/V list of places at which lt Is alleged
that gambling la being carried on Is
appended. The Jury gives ns a remain
for not returning lndlul luontB against
the proprietors of these places that tho
assistant stato nttorney Informed them
that It would he Impossible to secure
convictions. Tho tuwlstnnt- stats s at
torney denies having made this state
ment. He says he merely told the jury
that It would bo difficult to get ttstr
mony which would result In conviction
HAST OF Tim STRIKE NEAR.
Chicago, July 30.—The Chicago Steel
Mills, which were closed during tho
recent strike, started up this morning
with 3.600 men. About 100 turikers re
turned to work In -the NIckle Plato
car shops at Ninety-third street and
Jefferson nvenue, this morning. The
T-ho Chicago and Eastern Illinois ran-
road strikers are clamoring to resume
their old positions, and they wilt be
taken baok so fur as ltd ore not Inter
fere with the men already at work,
Work to Ho bo resumed In all the net!
road shops, and by the lest of this
week tho last of the strike of the strike
will e heard.
TWO NEWSPAPER HEN ARRESTED
New Haven. Conn.. July 30.—Tonight
Christopher Downey, publisher of the
Wuterbury Qlobo, nnd hls business
manager, H. Vlscher, were arrested,
charged with sending obscene literature
through the malls. The Olobe last Sat
urday printed an attack on somo of the
female employes of two big dry g.KHla
films In this city, nnd Poatmoster Beach
seized all the coplea of the paper In tile
postoHlee. Today District Attorney Mc
Lean Issued wirrnnts tor the two men,
who reside in Wsterhury, nnd they were
brought to this city before United
Htatre CAimmlreolner Wright, who ad
mitted them to ball.
KILLED IN A COLLISION.
Cincinnati, July 30.—The royal hlue
dyer of the Baltimore and'Ohlo south
western from St. Louis struck o
freight train two miles west of Aurora
thirty miles out of Cincinnati, at 1
o'clock this afternoon. The engineer
and fireman of too passenger train were
killed. A tramp SUM also killed. Pass
enger* were unhurt.
KKHUMKD OPERATIONS.
Reading, PS.. July 30.—The Blandon
rolling mill at Blandon. this county, em
ploying 300 hands, tho McElwaln’s holler
and plate mill, employing 100 men, nnd
the l'scker paper mllls.cmploylng eighty
hands, both of tills city, resumed opera-
tlon* today after a protracted Idleness.
KILLED BY LIOHTNINO.
Lafayette. La.. July 30.—Yea to rd-.
evening during a thunderstorm the resl-
d-rce of Mr. Theodule Hrbert was
struck by a olt of lightning nnd hls
dsugbter. Marie, aged U, was Instantly
killed.
NOT DEAD A3 .WPPOSKD.
Berlin, July 20.—Tho ■uraouncenunt
the death of Cardinal laxlonlcnlskl I
an error. Tin conllnal Is In Luezem sllve
and well, and busy In telegraphing to his
friends that he 1s still In the land of the
living. lie does not know how the report
that he Is dead originated.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Washington. July 30.— For Georgia
Local rains, ahghtiy warmer, variable
winds, mostly south.
New Orleans, July 30.—Mr. □. Jt
Neill, the well-known cotton statist!,
dan, lias issued a circular letter, wide!
will lie publish cal tomorrow, (Stimuli nj
tho cotton neroago for tho growlo*
cotton crop ns 21,000,000 dtcnw, and the
piubalble outturn of tlio growing crop,
If cmly 10 per cent. Is realised m-oce pci
acre thnn last year tm a t least 8,000,001
balm. 1-n tills bo allows 2,400,000 fet
Texas nnd 0,450,000 bales for all tin
other fila-tcu.
In puttinfi forth Ibcae figures, Mn
Neill qualifies thait belief by saying
that it Is Impossible at this early <]alt*
to forecast tho growing crop with cep
taintiy, and that -whllo this suggcs-Umi
of the crop is given as a canservailvi
calculation of proibaMUtlre, lt must not
bo forgotten flint olio promise today li
equal or superior to any previous cros
In' every slttto, and that If c.ieh sun
should realize a product equal to lti
previous host crop, wo should have na
n.vernKO production of tho country of
210 pounds per acre, which oa 2l,U00,-
000 cir-rre would give a crop of nbonl
0,(100,000 balm. Of courea much maj
occur -to blight this bnlLlunt proupecq
but tho cottjltlons at present, lio says
nro so good tltat nothing but a calam
ity, such ns, ivtlh perfect conditions ai
so Into a period rnivJy occurs, could
bring tho crop down to oven so law 0
figure 0* 8,COO,000 bales.
Mr. NdU figures tlia-c on Muo bads ol
no 8,000,000 crap, allowing Amenc.au
sp-mvers to toko 820,000 moro VS
1804-5 Hum tho past year, nmtl with
European cummuiphiaia uiul supply
from uithcr countries tho same oh dun
tag Hie current your, there will bo left
over to bo added to tho vislblo supply
more Ihun 1,000,000 bales excess by
ScpvnilHT 1, 1S05, compared Co Sep.
tomlw-r 1, 1804, unless such it dculhw
in ortas should occur us would ntlnv
ulnae eoiiMumplloiu mul Induce opetk
ner# to carry very largo lnvtolbU
stock*.
BIG FIRE AT MINNEAPOLIS. ,
Twenty-flvo MiltWm -FixHti of laimbcl
and Other Property Burned.
Minneapolis, July 30.—'Twenty acres
of lumber piles, cantntatog about '2a,-
000,000 foet at lumber, belonging to the
BhcwaUn, Ourpeutor Lumber Oompany.
sliiuiilcd an tlio we.tt bank of flic rivet
and within a quarter of a mile ot the
center of ttra oily, wero totally do.
Hlroyod by firo ua it lews of fully ?300,.
000. In addition to fids tlw Chicago,
81. Paul, Mlnn-cupolai and Omaha rail,
road -round house, Imimodlatoly adjoin,
lug tho yards ou tlui south, were
burn.-il, together wi-th thwuly-one
freight care uud a valuable gaa plant,
OarpTeesucss an tile port »f the engfooct
nut fireman of an Omalm hwIi.-Ii .-id
glue, who neglected t« close Ihe dum
pers of Uu'a- ongvn. 1 while passing the
yards, la supposed to have beau the
canto of tliu fire. A spark from tlio eu-
glno I* thouglit to have fulk-ii amciig
tile piles of lumber which, dried by
many weeks of drought, made excel
lent fuel for tlio fininra. The Star ele
vator took fire In several places, but
lmpplly, was practically uninjured by
Hie firs. Numerous flr.-s were also
started In different parts of tho city,
lmi lu every enso lltoy avere eactlii-
gulshal ta slus-t cmler. Tlio prtoolpnl
losers lire ns follows: HliovellJi, Car-
p.iitter Iamits-r Company, less on lum
ber hi yards, $100,(WO: fully hisurod;
Chicago, HI. Paul, MtaneajiollK ami
Omaha niUrond, loss on romul house,
$7,000; gas plant, $15,000; twenty-oiw
fr.fglil ears, $12,000.
DEATH OF A VETERAN.
New llork, July 110.—'131 * - 1,-oily of nu
uiikm.wu mail was taken in ills) inorgin:
from Alto)button llespHial last night
Siiul -this nioru-ug was hlentllled us
Maj. John AI. Bosrles, who crca-ted
quilts a «1r ’When on the whin.wa slaimi
before the Lexuw committee. MuJ.
Searlre waa struck and killed by a oil-
Me cur ull Alanluiktan streoc mini Am-
sunhim avenue nit 10 6'cluck SumL'iy
lrn .ruing. lie had a go id mlllttry rec
ord. Ho served as u drummer In the
8aveiwy-lhsL Now York regiment ol
volunteers ar Bull Run nnd was rap
idly proinuuxl until lie became a brevet
major.
EXPELMD TWO MEMBERS.
St. Johns, N. F. July 34.—Messrs.
Emerson and iMcGrath, representing
i'laceiula 1n the legislature, were ua-
srated uad disqualified by the court
today. Both were adherents of Whlte-
wy. Atr. Emerson wus speaker of the
leglsla'iure. This Is the first time ta
the history ot a British colony thut
a elK-akcr of on executive body has
bean removed for such cuse. The
charges against she two members In
cluded the unauthorized 'expenditure
of public money with toe connlvanco
of toe executive council, the carriage
of train loadi of voters to the booths,
that they could vote for their side, and
toe arreting of voters.
AIAYO COLLEGE BURNED.
Dallas, TV-X.. July 30.—Alnyo Oil I (go.
tlio lending atacatkmnl imsfiutlou of
ii--i lie Texas, at I'.sqn-r, Delia coun
ty, was destroyed by fire tics murnlng;
loss $100,000. Tho firo wa* !u.-ClHilary.
A WOMAN INSTANTLY KILLED.
Savannah, July an. -.Mrs. Polly M-n-
nell of Bentwood, Ga., was thrown from
her buggy yesterday and Instantly
kllb-d, the horses having besn fright
ened by a passing train.