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m THE MACON RiuklUk^ l«%. *ol1fV* PuhlU * in * to ' 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