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MACON. GA-., SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST.4, 1S94.
Htugl«t a C«nt«i
the tariff bill
NEARLY READY
It !s Rumored That the Conferees Heve
About Reached an Agree
ment on Sugar.
If v!A* BE. A LAW IN TEN DAYS
4ppr«l«rta<t in Bill* Hail Full Sway l«
the S«uat«-S*w Mexico and Arl-
xoaa May Soou B« State*
i of ih* Union.
Washington, Aug. 3.—After the cabi
net meeting today four member an
nounced to it different person that un
agreement had been reached by '.ho sen
ate and house conferees on the tariff
bill. The basis of agreement was not
disclosed, but one of the mbst distin
guished members of the cabinet said
to a United Press reporter: “You can
announce that the president wlUsign a
tariff bill within ten days.”
The explanation of this, which is cur
rent at the Capitol, is that the sugar
schedule has been agreed upon and has
been accepted by the h'ouse conferees,
as follows: Forty per cent nd valorem
cut all r*w sugar, und the same amount
on all refined sugar; the duty to be col
lected; however, on the basis of Us sac
charine strength. In addition to this
there is to be a differential to the re
finer of 1-5 of a cent a pound and a din
criminating duty against those countries
that pay an export bounty on refined
sugar equal to the bounty sb paid. It
Is understood that the government will
also regulate in tsomc way the prices of
foreign sugars so as to prevent any at
tempt to juggle with tho quotations.
.every memoer of xhe conference de
nied taat -there has been any agree
ment, but sufficient has lceakd uot
from the conference room and tnrough
such sources that there can be no
longer to doubt that iney have agreed
as to what they will do when tue time
comes to act. The house conferees have
always held 'that there was hidden
away In the schedule of the senate bill
a protection to the trust that greatly
augmented the differential of one-
elghrn 'that was given them and they
have contended that should be re
moved. Upon this basis -ch^y make the
demand that the text of the 'bill should •
be Changed, and, in a spinlt of conces
sion. the senate to that extent yielded.
As now 'prepared the sugar schedule
■will provide for the levying of the fol
lywing duties:
On all raw and refined sugars 40 per
cent, ad valorem, the. same rate as
heretofore, but with thiii difference,
that- the duty will be based, not on
the price per pound -nor the mere pound
of the article purchased, but upon the:■
eacoharlne strength of th$ sugar found
In the total amount.' If the sugar is.,
raw the dety will tie collected upon
only the pure sugar It contains, and
when it comes to the collection of duty
on refined sugar, Instead of the col
lection being made upon the value of
the refined article it -will be based upon
the value and amount of pure sugar
necessary to make tho refined product.
In this way. It is claimed, there wiH
be absolutely no hidden protection for
the trust and that nothing can accrue
to them through the process of refin
ing. The refining will be given a differ
ential duty of 1-5 of a cent a pound on. (
refined sugar and a discriminating duty
levied against such countries as pay
«n export bounty on refined sugar
eqluvalent to the amount of that
bounty. ■' r; j . _
It Is figured out by those who advo
cate this duty thatyttbetter for
the trust than lh» Wagers chedule,
although thUi ; 1* depfedrJP other quar
ters. It is jfrtso (Aid 1 that the house con
ferees wilf aH +• oolutlon of
the prdbletW'ftflRftat 'they will claim
1t as a vIctoiTroncausfe It does away
with the alleged hidden protection.
The next k step after the house agreed
to accept this schedule was to find out
if the refining interest would take it.
It is understood that the senators
who have cared for this Interest were
consulted and that they reluotantly ac
cepted the schedule as the best that
could be .had and agreed that it would
not -be antagonized. If this schedule la
finally determined upon tomorrow, for
there Is always a possibility of a change
at the last moment, It 1s quite probable
that the remainder of the bill may be
speedily disposed of, and there is a
hope that The full conference may t>e
had Monday and the report made to
*h< senate early In the week. The most
of .the day was consumed in a discus
sion of the other schedules, and there
is now a pretty clear understanding
as to what shall be done with thea-est
»>f the bill.
It Is said tonight that Ihe JiOUisjOna
senators and Messrs. Allen and Kyle,
the latter representing the beet su
gar industry, will not accept the pro
posed schedule. If this is true, it Is
not apparent how the Democrats ex
pect to pass the'bill. There is no provi
sion in the schedule for the bounty
for 1894, and both the Louisiana sena
tors have declared that unless *thla
bounty Is put in the bill they cannot
support 1t. It Is probable that by to
morrow night the situation will have
crystallized into something tangible
and that the outcome will be known
with some degree of definiteness.
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
Appropriation Bills Passed by the Sen
ate—House Proceedings.
Washington, Aug. 3.—The lust of the
appropriation bills, the general deficien
cy passed the senate today and will
now go to a conference. In which the
disagreeing votes of the two bouses will
be reconciled and adjusted. Seven out
of the fourteen appropriation bills have
already become law through the signa
ture of the president These are: Forti
fications. pensions, military academy,
naval academy. postofllce and diplomat-1
lc and legislative. Of the other seven,
w>me are in the president’s hand* await
ing approval and the rest are In confer
ence. )
The house bill tb subject national
bink n >tes and United States treasury
h*Us to state legislation was allowed
to be taken ud In the senate today cn
Us assurance by Mr. George of Mil-
JlMIppi. who hud reported It from the
Jttduury committee. th-t It would not
Wiiy rr. »re than fifteen minute*. Af
ter Y vw that length of time had been
*» nt upon it attention era* called by
- ! H-kit- .f Maine.to the fact that the
silver Populist senator from Nevadab
Mr. Stewart, was ehotit to make a
speech upon it and possibly to offer his
free coinage bill ns an additional amend
ment to it. und Mr. Hale remarked that
the bill could not be disposed of la lit-
teen hours or in fifteen days.
Mr. Stewart laughingly admitted the
correctness of Mr. Hale’s guess, and the
effort to puss the bill was given up for
the day. the deficiency Dili taking its
place and going through to its final pas-
wage about 6:20 p. m.
The house bills for the admission of
the territories of New Mexico and Ari-
aona as slate* were reported from the
committee m territories and are now
on the calendar, from which they will
he taken at any time and ptissed. The
conference report on the river and har
bor bill was presented and went over
until tomorrow.
A jblnt resolution was Introduced by
Mr. Pasco und passed directing the sec
retary of the inter! >r to suspend the
opening of land in Aridonrto grant of 20,-
009 acre* In Florida until the close of the
present congress, unless there is further
legislation in regard to It In the mean
time.
Mr. Hunton, rising to a personal ex
planation. add that In the Washington
Poet of today it was stated that when
the resolution t>f Mr. Chandler was un-
cor.?l1: ration yesterday. Mri Mills in
bis remarks, aiming only nt Bern. rits
in his strictures, and among the Demo
crats referred to were his colleague, Mh
Daniel, and himself. “I did not make
any statement at nil.” replied Mr. MUfe,
excitedly. “The remarks credited to me
are wholly unauthorized by me. I
TO GUILLOTINE
CARNOT'S SLAYER
Sant* Cseserio’s Trial Ended Yesierday
and Death fry the Guillotine
Was ihe Sentence.
HIS 8RATAD0 DURING THE TRIAL
TRADE OUTLOOK
IS BRIGHTER
Dnn &. Co. and Bradstreets Review ol
Trade Conditions Is Some*
what Encouraging.
THE TARIFF BILL IS A SCOTCH
When Sentence Wi. Pronoune.il If.
Shouted “Long Llv. *nnrehxl"~
HU Written btnteuentltenU
to Ih* Judge and Jury#
Lyons. Aug. S.—‘The second day of
the trial of ilio Anarchist assassin,
Santo Cueserly, opened with tho testi
mony of the soldier LoBIune, who,
while under arrest for desertion, was
u»«r wmoiij uiuuuiurueu uy nt*. a never i . ,
opened my mouth on the subject and culifinctl ill the hospital ut Cotto ut the
same time that Odeterfo was a patient
iu that jistltutiou. Leblanc related
the purport of his chats with Caeserlo
while iu the hoepltn), aud persisted in
hitf previous statement that Uaeaerlo
had declared that the Anarchist would
uot kill a president or a kiug, and tttso
iu his statement that Caeserlo had teasel
that the lots had been drawn and that
he had In tills way been assigned to
go to Lyons and kill M. Carnot.
Caeserlo denied thut be had said
these things to Leblanc, though he ad
mitted! that he had - preached Anarch
ist doctrines to him. Concerning the
drawing of lots, Cueserlo said that An
archists retained absolute Individual
liberty of action aud would not exe
cute deeds merely because they hap
pened to have been selected by Hazard
or for any other reason than That of
their own will.
At t>:3u the arguments began. The
prisoner's counsel, iu the course of his
argument, said that Cacserio hud fled
from Italy to Franco because he had
been condemned in Italy. He came to
France without money and without a
passport. In those circumstances his
friends were necessarily amohg the
Anarchists, who reiterated to him tho
inciting to crime which Gorl had in
culcated in him. Cueserlo, he declared,
wad'a mere Instrument.
“No,” shouted Caeserlo, sprlng'/ng to
ills feet, “that is not true.” The pris
oner then hi an excited manner
dressed himself to M. Debroud, insist
ing that he terminate his argument at
once. • :i . <;j,
M. Breulll, the presiding judge,
frowned tho prisoner down and threat
ened to put him outswk* tho court room
and keep him there during, the remain
der of tlie trial if he d.d not remain
quiet. Caeserlo subsided.
When tile argument had been con
cluded the court gave these questions
to'the jury: •
Did the prisoner, Santo Caeserlo, as
sassinate President .Carnot, and was
the crime premeditated?
The jury retired ut 12:05 o’clock and
was out just thirteen minutes. On
never dream *<1 of the senator or bin col
league in connection with the amend
ment which I propped to offer. It never
entered my mind that either of them
was capable of dishonest action. Roth
are honorable men and friends of mine,
and fr.tve been ever since l have been
In public life.”
certain the senator Would re
ply n* he did.” said Mr. Hunton, con-
wlilcrsbly mollified. *q desire to wy fnt
my colleague and myself, however, that
we are not Interested In any coul mine
or railroad."
After a shbrt executive session the
senate adjourned until tomorrow at
noon. •
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Aug. 3.—The house was
in session this evening and the net re
sult was the passage bf a bill directing
the payment of 310.000 to Representative
Heard of Missouri for legal services to
the old settieVs. or Western Cherokee
Indians, out of their funds In the treas
ury, and of a bill providing for tho pay
ment -»f about 310.000 of S per co it. Dis
trict of. Columbia greenback certificates.
The conference report on the river
and harbor bill was agre*tl to and a
conference was Ordered on the sundry
civil appropriation bill: also upon the
bill regulating the printing and publlca-
ton of publlb documents.
•Mr. Bliir introduced n joint resolu
tion directing an Investigation by the
department of labor in the iynchlngs of
the paat ten years, the cause thereof*
etc., which wns referred to the commit-
to** on labor. The lift two hours of the
afternoon session were devoted to tho
consideration of bills to reclussify and
regulate the salaries of clerks In the
railway postal service and In first and
second clatn postofficea, but no action
was taken on either bf them.
'At 5 o’clock, under the rules, the.
house took n recess until 8 o’clock, the
evening session to be devoted to the
consideration of private pension bills.
BONDHOLDERS* MEETING.
A Delinquent Railroad to Be Brought
Before the Court.
New York, Aug. 3.—An adjourned
meeting of the first mortgage bond
holders of the Carolina Central. Rall-
romS Company was held this :ifterii'».»n
at the office of A. J. Ondertlonk, presi
dent, Wall street. J.' Augustus John
son presided, and those present repre
sented 31.6S8.000 worth of bonds, of
which sum almost two-thirds is held
in' this city. The meeting was held to
ascertain what mean3 cun be devteg«l
to make the SeAboard'-und Roanoke
Railroad Company, now In control of
the Carolina Central, make good its de
fault of the interest on the firs” In
terest bonds.
It was decided to enlarge the legisla
tion committee by appointing another
Baltimorean. This will give the Monu
ment City a majority of one 4n the
committee. The appointment will be
announced .by the chairman at the
next meeting. It was also resolved to
Increase the powers of 'the committee
so as to permit of their negotiating
with the Seaboard and Roanoke road.
The committee will meet August 17.
ROPBWALK CLOSED.
their return to court they presented un
‘ affidavit answering both questions.
Caeserlo, who had been in the mean
time removed from the court room,
was brought back ami the Jury’s decla
ration was read to him by tlio regis
trar. At tlio announcement of the ver
dict, the supercilious grin which Cnc-
serio had worn must of the time during
the trial disappeared like magic and
his face blanched.
Attorney-General Folchier demanded
the immediate imposition of the death
penalty. There was silence for a mo
ment and then the Judge, to solemn
tones but with a touch of harshness,
pronounced the sentence, that the pris
oner bo put to death by the guillotine.
AS the sound of the Judge’s voice
ceased, Caeserlo pulled himself to
gether, for a moment lie was almost
limp, and In a feeble voice exclaimed:
“Viye la revolution.”
Two gendarmes seized the condemned
assasHin and hurried him out of the
room on the way to his cell, lie did
not forget to shout in a,voice some
what stronger than his last uttornne
the meaningless words employed by
all Anarchists convicted of capital
crime:
“Courage comrades; vivo lo anarchy.”
A written statement prepared by
Cueserlo aud read to tho court by the
interpreter Is a wandering and dis
jointed production, containing tho cus
tomary Anarchistic nilirnmtlous that
hundreds died of hunger and exposure;
that children and women worked fifteen
hoursday fora mere pittance, living
upon black bread, while tho fortunes
of the favored few are squandered In
luxuries, and other familiar platitudes.
_- “When a child,” tlio prisoner says,
SA\ 1. THE MTS. IONAIUKS •• f belleviil 111 God; when I became
it Anfrinv tva'*a»ia B older I saw it was not God that cre-
Efforts Looking to Their Protection nion .. flinf „ t „ ntl ti/llll
Five Hundred Boys, Girls and Men
Thrown Out of Work.
New York. Aug. 3.—Five hundred
men. girls and boys who were working
In Tucker’s mills, a great ropewtlk thJt
extends 'from Flushing to Myrtle ave
nue, along Graham street, Brooklyn,
have been locked out by the United
States Cordage Company, otherwise
known us the cordage trust. This Is
the second Ume within a year ihat this
big mill has been closed to labor, tho
employes only returning to work In
April Hat at a reduction of 10 per cent.
In .their wages after being locked out
for more than five months. The com
pany alitj oontrolls the Wall mill and
the Waterburv mill In Brooklyn, which
.-■loatM do.vn i '•■'■'.v week* ;ig<> ihr-.vvlng
nearly 11.000 hands out of employment,
ihose who .i:e locked out my the com
pany has determined to lessen the pro
duction of cprdage throughout the
country.
ated man. but that it wns mau who
created God. Though I have been liut
a short t'.iii'* Imre, I have much
injustice. Tlie strikers iu the north,
after three months’ privation, way
From tae Heathen Chinee.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 3.—The ex
ecutive commUtee of the board of for
eign missions of the Southern Presby- ^ .
terlan church met In called session here forced to resume work nt the mme /fill
starvation wasps. After this act’the
author ties, not satisfied with punish
ing those poor wretches persecuted
them, ami domiciliary visits were
made to all poisons of our R*-ct. Jurt
today to consider the question of the
safety of their missionaries la China,
Japan and Cores. The cormnitee di
rected the secretary to telegraph Dr.
J. W. Bacman, who is now In }Va«h-
lhf t0 ^ "ulTof *t«e? t“. “voyTof j “*»*“"”** "*&"*!&*&*•
China, and Japan and the board of ^ m r , ply 'l! th }k* dagwf
missions of tho Northern Presbyterian nni ' 'lynamito. Tin; Last worth
church In New York, and take all nec- of the Chicago martyrs wore: ‘Igrog
•saury ateps for the protection of the 1 live anarchy;* ’Deitth to society.’ These
msstonorlM in those countries. A edm- i words frmyil the ocean and the moun-
mlttee representing the Northern Pres- | tnini will r«*'»und with them every-
by terlan Church will have an intervew wtef» until the Hoot’s Ideal prevails,
thm When no longer Htarving workingmen
| are driven to suicide and when
longer the sect Is persecuted but the
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
Baltimore. Aug. 3.—J. M. Lewis, *a
weQ-dressea man of 40 years, was ar-
rewted here today. Hs Is wanted In
Charleston, S. C., for having Commit-
tel a large forgery. The man was ac-
conrj.Lnied by his wife and chiM. The
prisoner refused to talk, beyond saying
that he had some trouble in Charles
ton. He will he held for South Caro
tin.i requisition papers. /
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Washington. Aug. 3.—For Georgia:
Showers, cooler.
rulers and legislators are extirpated.
Hj'-n will < ••!.!'• tin* CIM 1 >r I .I j *■ Ti I y
for the workingmen and happiness will
reign supreme.”
BURNED BY STRIKERS.
Fulton. Mo., Aug. 3.—The coal shafts
of the mining buildings at this place
were destroyed by fire early this morn
ing. The Iom will amount to 14,000,
with but little Insurance. The fire wa»
the work of strikers. The sheriff had
expected an attack and had a guard
k Revival of Oa«Ineu t and as Soon
i* the question 1« Settled (letter
Times Are Anticipated-* Tlio
Uradstreets ttoport*
Not York, Aug. 3.—R. G. Dun &
Ci>.'» Bcekly review of Irmle will nny:
An tmiiortiint clmuge iu tile etulu of
business is near nt hand. Congress will
act imithe tariff question ono way or
the oBlor In all iirubabllity within a
\mi 1C It basses Ihe pending bill, or
If it tails, in either case a dellulte basis
for future business will enable many
to aet fr'li.i niv now wnltlng. Whether,
the muLcourse or the other would stim
ulate too greater luercaac In business,
It is certain that It would give relief
from the present paralyzing uucortuln-
ties awl cause some Increase In business
nt lcas^ for a time. So mu ah hus.ness
bus bin deferred dur.ng tho past year
and mfcoliaadise stocks huvo been so
reduced that tlio ingro approach of a
decision, without certainty wuat It Is
to be, has this week anomngnd large
pieparatiou for Increased bus'ness.
la snle of outgoing gold and slaking
treasury reserves, small railroad eara-
'.ngs, soine Injury lo crops nud in
creased. trouble In the coko regions, tlio
tone nud the outlook aro moro hope
ful. The movciueut of cuttuu has been
cheeked by the restoration of prices, ns
it wns stimulaied by tho temportry re
duction to Ibe lowest point on record,
and the print doth manufacturers nt
Kail Kivor art. seriously considering a
reduction of wages, the stock there anil
at lh'ovidenee being 1,18o,U00 p.eces,
while Ibe lowest price ever kuowu,
2 0-ltl cent* for tils, has boon umdo at
Providence. A strike, which would
help tho price of the largo stock of
hand, in not Improbable.
Itceovory In iron manafaetnre Is bln
dared by greater trouble iu tlio ooku
region, where many of tho new colored
hands have quit and gone back Mouth
and the tinkers have decided to con
tlr.ue the slniggle.
.Soiuewtxit. lu fter business appears at
' l’hlianelpliiri, uifr TTfO'tlmrket' liero'drc
dull. There Is no Improvement ill <lie
quantity of manufactured forms
quired at Titlstmrg or the West, and
ID general tho demand for llu'.shed pro-
duns is d.snppomling. Trices ivui.iiu
nearly unchanged, though with mmier
ous small contiuet, for (tructurtU work.
Hearns are a shade mu ngcr. wnde lles-
semer iron, bar iron nail wire nails aro
a shade weaker.
The outgo of gold Is In part to settle
for unusually heavy Imports In sugar,
and in part to pay large'railroad and
other loans made a year ago In time of
special stress. The main fact Is, that
the exports of . dome dice products 111
July Wert nearly 20 per cent, less Hum
last year, while the Imports, though
much diminished for the time by tariff
uncertainties, are hut 0 per cent less
than last year. There is every reason
to Aspect heavier Imports soon, while
(lie market 1 do not give promise of a
strong foreign demand for tlio great
exportable staples. Money Is now oom-
lug lal ■ N.-.v York hanks though In
small amounts, und the emitomary
heavy demand front the Wait 1ms not
yet appeared, though the wheat move
ment l» heavy. Commercial loan* nro
decidedly Increasing, though not enough
as yet to terminate the extraordinary
case of the mixney market.
Commercial liabilities thus far ri*-
p nlid in failures during July amount
to $0,014778, of which $1,300,220 were
of manufacturing nml $1,231,170 of
trading concerns, aud the decrease for
the month, though great in comparison
with last year. Is hardly as much na
lias been expected. The failures tills
week In tlie United .Stales have lieen
210. against J.'ld last year, nud II in
Canada, against 34 last year.
' UUADSTItlOKT'.S HE VIEW.
New York, Aug. 8.—Bradatrcet’s to
morrow will oay:
While little signifies nee is attached to
the moderate improvement in trade at
San Trnnelsco, Pittsburg, Hultlmore,
Augusta and Atlanta, when It Is added
that clearing house totals fur July re
port twenty-iilno cities with larger ag
gregates than '.n July lust year, con
trasted with (be June report, which
coniaina only e'gliteen eitlcs with ag-
gregatvs larger than those m Juno a
year ago, It Is perceived that there ore
luriueiion at work in the Interior fa
voring on Increase in Die volume of
business. Wool remains steady at last
week’* 1 cent advance, speculation lmv-
ing 1“ en si lmdsled l>> differences of
opinion as to tho tariff outlook fur that
staple.
Wheat has advanced In sympathy
Willi corn un locnfind ordorn and r«*-
p *i l of crop djinisjp* from abroad,
wb'.UnprQ's nharp nfivnncc m du»? part
ly to exaggerated notion* of damage
from drought. There Is little likell-
il » -1 <>( Ibe e Il'll IT..JI being KMiall'T
Hum hi either of the two prou-fUfig
V* !J"t\vi!hM.!tiding th" ii.iv.im-e of
23 p;^r cent, in Kuuhuh und 40 per cent
lu Ndbrutkn. Southern cr«q> prospects
generally are ‘excellent.
I lie iinpr »v**im m ti:iis- nn* *-«1 ia
eial truth; at San Franelneo In part
bruted on iuterent manifested In tiie
war In Asia, provlsh/u dealer* particu
lar! y no tlclput.ng largely tacnaaod
trade. Ihe war bHweeo Clilna ami
l.lpsll h:i- Tiei .-1n1 Ii,.- |.i■..■,* of i
here yet, althouglt a a Jncrcancd demaud
I* nolrcl In Sew York, Bosle-i anil Chi
cago. Cable advices are that crips of
tea are likely to ‘ qua! IM of last
year. Ten* are low now uml slock*
I. re T!lodor:i|o II t.:l p ,rls -le Mil, I I e
dosed blgh prices would follow quickly.
China exports but little rice and the
Japanese fico export season Is passed,
while wo aro entering upon n new
crop. Prices of rice would probably
be sharply affectisl should the war con-
t.uue another season. They may be
moderately enhanced in any event.
Added interest 3n wool lias clmrnc-
TliUd the Pliil.1 lclphia as well as
Iioston markets. Slight Increases 'la
the demand lu nc.i.dy nil the leading
hues are reported from l’lttsbnrg, nud
nt Baltimore Jobbers In dry goods, no
tions, hats aud shoos report imsluess
lnoro encouraging. Providence Jewelry
limnufactuii'i-s report orders very small
and the outlook not promising. s
Advices from Southern pities report
modernic gains arid prosiiects fur the
fall nt Memphis, no improvement lu
Charleston, the trade selling cautious
ly tiI Savannah and business quiet ut
Jacksonville, where collections are
slow.
Thero are Improvements In tlio vol
ume of ImsTioss at Augusta, and Job
bers nt Atlanta tiro willing to grunt
oitlers more freely, ow.ng to good crop
prospects. Nashville, too. announces
an Improved outlook. Chattanooga - *
Juljr trade Is reported larger than that
for June, hut ut Birmingham boil oca
Is quiet anil collections unimproved.
Trade has been slack at Now Orleans,
but the bout and shoe Imsluess Is im
proving had manufacturer* aro busy.
Advices from Galveston ami other
points In Texas couttuuo to report Im
provement /
BARTLETT WILL
BE CONGRESSMAN
Henry County Wheels Into Line and
Gives the Game Cock of Bibb
a Good Majority,
ENOUGH- VOTES TO NOMINATE
DYNAMITED A TRAIN.
Tho Miraculous Encn-pe of 183 People
From Instant Daxth.
St Louis. Aur. 3.—The most remarka
ble feature of last night’* attempt at
train wrecking at Eureka. Mo., wns *he
esoapo of tho entire twin and 181 per
sons upon it from absolute destruction.
Tlie d?Kiperado*3. who were undoubtedly
accomplices of the fellow with .whom
Expreas Mcttsenxer Ferguson had a
fight, forced bpen a car of dynamite
that stood on a side-track below the sta
tion at Eureka and stole two big dyna
mite cartridges that were, intended for
heavy blusling in quarries and mines.
Each - cartridge a \vus capable of tearing
to pieces tons t>f solid rock. They were
placed by the dastardly bandits on thi
nils, the intention being to destroy the
train and plunder tho nicely laden ex
press car and poaslbly tho pusnengers.
It Is a miracle that, the entire train was
not hurled to destruction, for the nils-
croants who attempted tti wreck It
placed the cartridges within a fow feet
of a car wnich contained ten tons of
dynamite. Thou they secreted them
selves and waited for the train that was
due to arrive a few minutes before 10
o’clock. The train left 8. Louis nt 8:3Q
o'clock and was onlv a fow minutes be
hind, the delay having been caused by
the shooting of the expreas me^ongcr
by one of the robbers. When .the for
ward wheels of the engine rolled on tho
cartridges there was a terrific explos
ion which lifted 4he muchlne from the
track and tore the massive pilot from
tho bolts riveted to tho engine. All tho
forward part of the michine wua wreck
ed nml twisted and ulthough it was able
to carry tho train a few miles beyond,
It was so badly wrecked tir.it another*
engino bad U> be prepared. Tho ehtlro
train was severely shaken, tho windows
broken and packages of letters thrown
from the bnxr^f In tho imil oar. It Is
wonderful how the e.ir laid of dyu.i
mite escaped. Tho explosion tbre ..
great hole In the earth, wrested the rails
from their fastenings and flung tho ties
In every direction. It tore open one fide
of the dynamite car and exposed to
view tons of tho powerful cxpiuolvo,
which, for some unaccountable reason,
did not explode. If it hid. not a parson
in nil those 183 passengers would -lmvo
aacaoed.
TBNNESSEiE DF/MOORATS.
Tho Voto For Supreme Court Judgo
Shows Democratic Strength.
Memphis, Aug. 3.—Offlc’nl returns of
tho election for tills county show tho
straight Democratic ticket to have
gone through complete by mnJor.lle«
ranging from 017 to 4,723. The aver
age fulls about 3,700 short of the nm-
Jorltles secured by tiio Democrats in
the presidential election of 1802. Iu
the counties of west Touhmsm, nearly
all of which liavo been heard from, tho
Democrats lmvo barely held their own.
In home countied the fusl'sulrtis lmvo
elected their county ticket, while tho
Democratic nominees for tho supreme
bench lmvo received largo majorities.
This Is tlm coso of Obion county, where
tho Democratic supremo court goto a
majority of 00a This ImlidcuteH that
tho Populists liavo sacrificed the Re
publican supremo court nominees in
order to get in the PopulUt candidates
for local offices. Iu Muurcy county,
middle TemicsHoe, including the city
of Columbus, tho Democrats lmvo a
gain of 1,300, which offsets the loss In
Shelby,
Uou. William H. Carroll, chairman
of tho state Democratic committee, to
night figures that the Democratic su
preme court candidates got u majority
of 20,000, which Is 3,000 greater than
Cleveland received in 1802. Tlio re
turns now. however, indidentu u still
greater majority, and there Is no pos-
sibillty that returns not yet received
from isolated counties could defeat tha
ticket.
IMPERIAL EDTCT ISSUED.
'London, Aug. 3.—A di*pwlch to tho
Time* from Tien Tcln, dated August 2,
Bays: The preamble of on imperial edict
just Issued recites China’s claims In Co*
re a, it* hundreds of yoirs suserlnty in
tlKit countryand the o</natant asMinance
U has rendered the v.mvu king to nutytuc
rebellions. China, It continues, recently
sent forces to Corea with this object In
view. Japan, without the light, alao sent
troops, and refused to withdraw them.
3ho ha* further sunk a transport carry
ing Chinese M'.ldiera, and her action has
been condemned by othtr power*. The
emperor places all the military authorities
under Viceroy LIHung Chang, who wilt
protect the rights of the emperor. He
also orders the capturo and destruction
of Japanese ships wherever round, it I*
I'' 1 !" th.it ;* copy of the ••dirt vviu le-
communicated to the representative* of
foreign powers today.
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS* WON.
Nashville, Aug. 3.—Partial returns
from the principal counties In the state
sh</w that the Democratic nominees tor
judges of the supreme court have de
feated the R^publlcin-Popullst fusion
ticket for Judges by n good majority, n
this city the Australisn system is the
law and forty names were on the tullot.
TRAINS RUNNING AGAIN.
Portland. Aug. 3.—The Oregm Rail
roid and Navigation Company haa seat
out a train for the first time since June
24. when the flood In the Columbia riv
er destroyed the roudbed far many
miles. The damage has been raisdred.
HU Nomination Only » Blatter?o?Form
amt’ Will He Accomplished on the
First Ballet—Jones Cownty
Will Also Go fir lltm.
Hon. Charles L*. Bartlett, tho gamd
cock of JJibb, will represent tho sixth
congressional district in tho next cou-
gross of tho United Stilted.
This fact was settled by tho unterrl-
flod Democracy of Henry county de
claring for him in tho primary held yes
terday, aud he will go Into tho conven
tion with enough votes to uomlnato
him, evtm though he should not carry
nuother county.
Cougrcsdimm Bartlett it will be, anil
the Democracy of the sixth congres
sional district 1ms shown its wisdom
nud good Judgment by selecting hnir us
its standard-bearer. Hu is iu every
wuy worthy tho high honor aud no
niuu iu tho district is better qualified
to fill It With satisfaction to his coa-
Btltueuts nud credit to himself than tho
game cock of Bibb. Bibb, Upson,
bpuldlug and Henry, representing it
majority of tho votes In tho convention
as well us a majority of the people lu
the district, have declared for him amt,
It now only remains for the couvcntlod
to ratify lus nomination, which will be,
done vi\ the Ural ballot.
The following telegram from McDon
ough, the county seat of Henry, re
ceived last n.ght, tells the story briefly,
but truly, ahd other dispatches con
firm it:
“McDonough, Aug. 3.—(Spoclal.)^-
Bunlett leads by 28, with three fuver-
nble yrcchiud to hear from, which will
undoubtedly increase his inujor.ty from
00 to 80.”
A prominent citizen of Jones couuly,
said yesterday !li:.l .Inin-., would tin-
doulmtily give Bartlett a majority,
notwithstanding the assertions of otn-
era to the contrary.
.lodge Bartlett was uot lu the city
lust night, but a hearty welcome awnlta
lilm on li.s return.
THE WAR N CHINA.
Chlneos duldlor* Usheadal for Desertion-*
Programs of tho Conflict.
Shanhal, Aug. 8.—Dispatches have been
received confirming tho report that tho
emperor divested Viceroy LIHung Chang
of tho order of tho yellow riding coat,
which is tho highest order In China, al
lowing the wearer prlvlledge* next to
those of royalty. The emperor has freely;
oppressed ills anger at the viceroy’s hav
ing allowed Japan to got ahead of China
In preparing lor war. Tho aet of taa
emperor in divesting tlio viceroy or thU
order does not necessarily imply ids dis
position rrom office, out it haa fallen ItKo
a thunder bolt here, it is feared that the
incident will lead to AilHung’s <"m>pli;io
ovtrthronv, . JIo is regarded here as tho
only lender capable ot coping with Jawn
in the event of wnr. The crisis is re
garded as imminent. Tlie emperor has
been Influenced in hit) action by members
of his family hostile to the vlcoroy’s
pro-Luropi-an policy.
U Is uxpected that Sir Robert Hart, tho
Brithih representative, will uHsret Ids au
thority and support Liliung Chung. The
soldier* beheaded nt Tien Tsln tor de
sertion pleaded In extenuation of their or.
fense, hunger und exhaustion. Before
they were executed they wero strip*! of
their unlforn»:« and their'pig talcs word
cut off. The example huu ternI'.ed tho
army. An .'diet has gone, forth that tho
army will receive doubts pay henceforth
during tho war with Japan, and a largo
bonua huu been offered to officers compa-
: SUN’8 COTTON REVIEV/.
New York. Aug. 3.— 1 The Hun's cotton
review says: The news was bullish.
Liverpool wns fairly active und higher.
The export demand here was larger.
Short! were buying. It Is hoped that
the tariff question will soon be out of
the wuy, The feeling In th> dry good*
trade L a little more cheerful* 'There is
believed to be n rather largo short In
terest In cotton. Ono of tho most hope
ful fettures whs the Increased demand
for stiR cotton!, Th* ppot miles at New
York uml Live moot during the past
week have reached quite a dirge aggre
gate. Under the circumstances eome of
the shafts deemed it advLible to cover,
but the speculation was not large. Cat-
orpllkira are reported In Alabama. M’oro
rain Is needed In Texas and less rain la
wanted in fome purta of tho Atlantic
State*. Liverpool will be dosed on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday next on
account of bank holiday*. New Orleans
exf/>rts 300 bale* now crop tomorrow.
A TEXAS FREE FIGHT.
Trinity. Tex.. Aur. 3.—Near Riverside,
seven miles f rom here, tuday Dr. J. P,
Barnett shot and killed,Dave and Hen
ry Binders. Dr. Barnett wjs shot »n
the left arm and Ms son. Dave Birnott,
had his skull fractured with a hoe. le
appears that the men had been sum
moned to work the road and .'rad m«t
for that purpose when the trouble be
gan. which wus the outgrowth of an old
feud.
LIGHT FINE IMPOSED.
Denver, Aug. 3.—In the United Btates
dlsirlot coure yestendayi afternoon
seven Grand Junction railroad men*
were convicted by a Jury of retarding
the malls by refusing the handle the
train# on wMoh were Pullman < tr*.
Judge Ilullelt fined them 110 and coats
each, dlls leniency surprised tho A. R.
U. men, who had watched tho trial
closely. A large number of Trinidad
strikers will now -be tried.
PULLMAN FORCE INCREASED.
Chicago, Ajg. J.—The force of men at
the Pullman shop* was Increased today
anl at noon Ki men were at work. The
ompuity expects to have bon men on duty
Monday. Hut few of the workmen are
rn«*mt.- rs of the A. H U. No detnjnstra-
ttona were made by the strlk^rx. and no
violence was offered the men at worm
