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MACON. GA., MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST 27. 1891.
10'JSE OF LORDS
AND COMMONS
I After a Stormy Session of Parliament
the Queen Prorogues the
Body.
ENGLAND AT PEACE IN ALL LANDS
Ih» Xjtberali Are Hl..»tl.fled B.c«u
* The™ B».i» Ko airun* FI B bt
91»tie Against the Lords—Roso*-
berjr Likes Decision.
•Uoiraon, Aug. 26.—Queen Viotoria
prorogued parliament yesterday. In
her speech closing the session tier maj
esty said:
“My Lords and Gentlemen: It af
fords me sensible gratification to be
able to dismiss you ait the end of a
session which haa been little less than
u prolongation of the previous one,
and it gives me pleasure to reflect that
your Tabors, If -they have v been exhaust
ing, have also been fruitful. [ am con
fident that you share In toe Joy with
which I and my people have welcbmed
the birth of an heir In 'the fchlird gen
eration to my throne—an event not
merely propitious,, butt. unprecedented
in 'the history of 'Uhls country,
“My relations with foreign powers
oonthiue to be friendly and peaceful.
It la, however, a matter of regret that
a variety of questions relating to Africa
between my government and iflhat of
the French republic otill remain un?
aeiJtied. It lie my wldh .that these be
arranged without unnecessary delay,
and I am engaged in friendOy negotia
tions looking thereto.
“In concert wlto the president of the
United States I have taken the steps
necessary to put in'to effect the award
of the tribunal of arbitration on the
question of the seal fisheries in Behring
Sea, and 'have assented to an act of
parliament for this purpose similar to
toe aitft which has been passed by the
congress of ithe United States. The
cemment of the two countrehs are
aiGKrltQ communication wCth the prici-
pal foreign powers with a view to ob
taining/their adhesion, to the regula
tion* prescribed by the award.
ret *to stake that war baa broken
out b/etween the e'mplres of Ohfna and
Jispavi. After endeavoring, in concert
wliti/ Russia and other powers, to pre
ventf the outbreak of hostilities. I have
to kef a &U*ps to preserve a strict neu
trality between ithe contending parties.
I ijii’ e concluded % treaty with tl\e
•eror of Japan in the regulation of
merdal intercourse between that
itry und the United Kingdom,
if‘A conference was held a't Ottawa in
Jrtne, a-t which representatives of the
imperial government, of the dominion
a hd .of 'the .cape and Austrailaslau colo-
a me*: to contoder questions relating
inter-oolonlal tariffs and communi-
lons. I have learned with satisfac-
:Jon that the proceedings Of the cfen-
!erence were of a character calculated
'to strengthen the union of the colo
nies concerned, both among themselves
and with the mother country.
“jGcotlemen of the (House of Com-
I znbns: I thank you for the liberal sup-
I pljes which you have provided for the
/‘j requirements of the public service,
l . tWough I lament the necessity for in-
j cijeatfng the -burden of taxation. It
I h.|td become Indispensable for the secu-
/ riity of my empire. I trust that the al
teration which you have made in the
fltacal system of -the country, and to
xi'ttich the greatest part of this session
lias 'been necessarily devoted, -will have
ihe effect of materially alleviating nil
ijhat -portion of the burden which falls
upon the less wealthy classes of the
Jiopulatlon and may redound to the con
tentment and prosperity of the nation
'at large.
J “My Lords and Gentlemen: While the
■general tranquility of Ireland has been
/maintained In a remarkable degree, cer-
i tain social anti administrative difficul
ties still exist .which continue to engnge
the earnest attention of my govern
ment.
IT have given my ready assent to the
bills Which, despite the shortness ctf the
session, you have been a-ble to consider
and mature."
Her majesty also said she trusted that
the final settlement of the Anglo-French
questlo'n In Slam would naft be long de
layed. She recounts the passage bf the
local government bill for Scotland, and
the equalized rates London bill, anti of
a number of mfimor measures, and prays
that blessings of providence may rest
urp’on the labors of parliament. ,
At 2:40 o'clock the house of commons
was summoned to the house of lords.
Lord Horse hell, the lord chancellor,
read (the queen’s speech, after which
parliament was formally prorogued ior
•lx wee<cs.
Nobody is mone thankful than the
ministers that the end of the legislative
session has come. They are now hur
rying off to Scotland and the continent
for a rest after the exceptional weari
ness of the latft week. Probably every
minister carries with him an uncom-
Ibrtable feeling of having worked hard
and got little thanks, even from his
friends.
The Impartial critics must admit,
however, that the session- has been
fruitful of good measures, despite the
action of toe house of lords, sir Will
iam Hdrcourt’s budget alone embodied
enough reforms to occupy the time of
a session, while the bills concerning
parish council and equalization of
London rates, which -were also enact
ed, are thorough and useful Libera!
measures.
YCt everybody Is hi bad temper and
bl.mes the ministry for bis personal
dfcjcorftcnt. Many members of the ma
jority in the commons whl refuse co
address the voters in the fall cam
paign throughout the country, because
the ministers have ndt pledged them
selves to attack the house of lords and
Its power of veto. Such refusuls have
•a!loro, tf ever, been given before, tor
whatever toe discontent in parliament
muy bave been the ministerial is in have
no: allowed ft to interfere with their
party duties during the recess. The
rtrii>on of the ministry not declaring its
policy ;igainst the house of lords Is
simply -that it has none. The cabinet
is divided xm the question. John Mor-
ley, chief secretary for Ireland; Henry
F/wler, secretory for India; Lord
Spencer, flrrt lord of toe .admiralty,
and Arthur Acland are anxious to aboJ- ,
ish toe lord’s veto power. Lnrd Kim
berly of the foreign office, FNjwimaster
ArnOkl Morley. and Herscheli,
toe lord Cb-inceRor, and the Marqu.s of I
Rlpon. colonial secretary, profoas «
raNilcal policy. Lord Rosebery, Sir
WH:4tun Harcourt and Mr. Asquith. the
leaders in the cabinet, sihvply alt on Via
fence and invite the rest ■&> join them
•there. They wish to drop the question
tor the present, and they doubtless
•have excelflent reasons for ignoring the
W»U99.
Some of these reasons are purely tsc-
Meal. All three ministers ore reported
to have said privately -that It wbutil be
Impossible -to deal drastically iih the
lords before a measure for the pay
ment otf members should be enacted by
'the commons, or at least provision
Should be made ’U» pay eleotlon ex
penses from the public funds.
The condition of the Liberal treasury
is another argument for retrenchment.
The party's coffers are almost empty.
Very few rich men are left In the organ
ization, and they are steadily growing
fewer in consequence of the party’s drift
toward Socialism. Although this drift Is
more notable with the labor Liberals and
RaJtcwls, It Is believed to be Involving
the other elements of the organization.
Heretofore the rich Liberals have been
in the habit of making large donations
to the party purse, from which the ex
penses of the poorer candidates were
paid. They received their reward* in
title* whenever a Liberal majority'was
returned. This reciprocal arrangement
has been seriously disturbed by the im
portunate demands of the Radical press
for an advance programme. Probably
the result of this Radical agitation will
be that there,will bo plenty of Liberal.
Radical t und labor-Liberal candidates, but
no money to pay their poll expenses.
Many Liberals of the middle clwss
anxious for a compromise programme,
hey regret the increasing political dlverg-
ence of rich and poor, and are opposed
to the proposed surrender to the extreme
elements in the party.
The Hyde park demonstration against
the house of lords tomorrow Is not likely
to put them or the party leaders In better
temper. There has been much internal
bickering over the management of* the
affair. Many English Radicals refuse to
take part In.the meeting, pretending that
they needed a rest after the exhausting
work of the parliamentary session. The
Irism commoners who had promised to
appear on the platforms then threatened
to stay away unless more English mem
bers should accompany them. The Eng
lishmen promised sulkily to reconsider
their refusal. They will go, but not will
ingly. The resolution which will be pro
posed at every meeting in the park ig
substantially ad follows:
"We regret that the government has
been unable to give any definite pledge
as to tfhelr action regarding the house
of lords. We call upon them to make Im
mediate steps to abolish the mischievous
and useless hereditary chamber. We call
upon all electors of the United Kingdom
to refuse to support any candidate who
will not pledge himself to advocate such
steps.”
The independent labor party threatens
to amend this resolution with a declara
tion that the house of commons needs re
forming more than the house of lords.
The executive committee say they will
not allow' this amendment to be sub
mitted.
The British manufacturers of armament
and ammunition resent greatly the strin
gent enforcement of the foreign enlist
ment act in view of the Chlnese-Japanese
war. It seems that both China and Ja
pan are x orderlngwar shlphs and ammuni
tion from firms in the United Kingdom,
and that each Is laying Information at
the foreign office against the other*
George Nathaniel Curzon’s new book on
“Problems of the Far East” Is receiving
much attention from the newspapers, as
it bears directly upon many questions In
volved in the present war. Curiously
enough, It Is praised as highly by the
Liberals a* by the Tories. The speaker
commends Mr. Ourzon’a argument that,
of ail civilized nations, England has the
best opportunity of profiting from China’s
future, because England has ample capital
to lend an-i tho English language, is al
ready becoming a medium of communica
tion between the Chinese of the different
provinces. The speaker expresses further
•ts argument with Mr. Curzon as follows:
“The English are notably successful in
conducting governments In behalf of na
tive races. Mr. Curzon arguea rightly
that the British policy Is not to conquer
China, but to strengthen her against
Russia, to gain her confidence, and when
she asks for assistance to give It freely.
Already the customs service Is in .tho
hands of Englishmen. May not the Eng
lish, at China’s request, undertake „the
rest of tho work of government?"
The queen wishes to make a voyage to
John O’Groat’s when she goes to Balmo
ral, and her physicians will allow It if the
weather Is propitious.
The cottagers on the Beamer estate,
Scotland, ore grumbling because the duke
of ijlfe, the largest landlord In the neigh
borhood, has refused to let them take
lodgers during the season. It is under
stood that the duke acts in behalf of
others who resent the intrusion of the
visitors, most of whom are women, who
ait on camp stools all day In front of the
lodge gates of the large castles, reading,
sowing and peering at the princes and
princesses.
OPPOSED TO THE LORDS.
London, Aug. 26.—The national league
for the abolition of the house of lord*
made a demonstration in Hyde park
today. (Tt bad been much advertised
und was expected to (be an imposing
affile, but tt was a fiasco. Hardly 10.000
persona were present. Dispensed among
the speakers’ platforms ’they looked pit
iably few. William O’Brien, Dr. Tin
ner and Th’omas Curran, all Irish mem
bers of parliament, delivered the prin
cipal speeches. They elldlted enthiud*
asm. O’Brien warned-to* government
that the continuation of Irish support
would depend on Its fidelity to the cru
sade against the lords and their policy
of blocking the way to refbrm.
SWEPT DOWN THE VALLEY. *
Simla, Aug. 26.—Gohna Lake for some
time past has threatened to break its
bounds and eweep down the valley, ut
the head of which It lies, has brrfken
the dam which oontsfelled the waters.
Vitiate** along the valley were swept
out of xistence an instant after the
roarinig itorrenX of -waiter struck them.
Ample warning had been given by the
government, and Ahe Inhabitant* of the
valley with all of their movable prop
erty had been renewed, so that no loss
of life occurred.
DEATH IN A STORM.
Berlin. Aug. 26.—The towns of Wal-
terSbruck and Schwsla, in the Vogel-
berg mountain* In Hesse, were wrecked
today by a heavy windstorm and wa
ter-spout. The towns were flooded and
trees were snapped off or tom up by
the roots. At Oberohnen a cart, with
the hor-e* attached, and the driver also,
were lifted some distance Into the sir
by the force of the wind and. then
da shied -to the ground. The cart was
demolished completely and the drive*
and berth horses were killed.
DI3A.STROUG CYCLONE.
(?- Petersburg. Aug, 26.—A terribly
disastrous cyclone swept al’ang the
shores A the uca of Azoff today, doing
Imrmri^e dnmige. In some instances
entire villa*** were swept into the sea.
Many steamers were sun or driven
a-*horc and wrecked, and it Is bellwod
that at lea*t i|000 persons were killed.
HARCOURTS EYES FAILING.
London. Aug. 26.—According to the
Time*. Sir William Harcourt to threat
ened with bllndnet 1 * and bn gone to
Wiesbaden to consult an oculist.
THEY’LL GO HOME
TO REPAIR FENCES
Tomorrow Congress WJII Bo Formally
Ended by an Adjournment
Sine Die.
REMARKABLE RECORD OF DISCORD
And Many m Congressman Will Leave
the Halls Forever at the Behest
of a Disgusted Constituency
— Washington Notes,
Washington, Aug. 26.—If there had
been a lingering hope, of moro legis
lutloh during the remainder of this sea
aion of congress -thoit hope was dissi
pated by a remark made behind o!osed
doors Friday afternoon by Mr. Quay
ittu* it was to "be understood, there
should be no moro legislation at tola
session in connebtibn with contested
matters. This jttaa acqulsced in and a
moment later un adJourmnen-Uwats had.
The closing days of toe session had
been marked by a number of peculiar
Incidents, and khe unexpected has fre
quently (htuppemed, of one of the inci
dents referred ito lhas been toe trans
action of legislative business behind
cfoseti doors. Senators of both parties
have a number of -measures that re
quire only -the final action of the sen-
me ‘to enact them, but the Republicans
were not wlVling to provide Vhe quorum
nor wjuid t‘n,*y permit buisnes.s to pro
ceed In toe opened session by unani
mous consent for fear toe Democrats
wouhi by some means find the opportu
nity to make toe campaign speeches
•they have prepared. For this reason
legislative business against which no
-objections were made was transacted
benind closed doers by general con
sent Thursday and Friday.
Under this arrangement no speeches
could be made, and toe record was pre
vented from becoming toe vehicle of
•toe distribution «of alleged campaign
literature. Republicans were not, how
ever, 'the only ones who offered objec
tion ‘to ’the consftleratlon of contested
mutibers. Sir.- Blanchard has effect
ually blocked, for tola session, lat least,
any effort to change toe rules so as to
provide for cloture.
Mr. Blackburn wanted Ito (have his
committee sit during recess and con
sider Uhe many amendments to -the
rules to have been offered to his com
mittee. He asked consent to this ar
rangement -Friday, but Mr. Blanchard,
who sees 4n cloture the possibility of
free sugar, entered an emphaitlo objec
tion. There will probably be no legis
lation of any sort -tomorrow or Tues
day. This session, will probably be
short, affording mfore than anything
else an opportunity for the vice presi
dent Uo n&toch his signature to several
bills. A tow odds and ends may be
dared up. but nothing more^han that.
Tuesday the president will send ft mes
sage with bis approval or disapprova-l
of -the various matters that, reach him
at the last momenlt. and at 2 o’clock toe
second session of -Uhe fifty-third con
gress will stand adjourned .without a
day. • ~
MUST PAY THE BOUNTY.
Louisiana Sugar Planters Will Sue for
This Year’s Bounty.
Washington, Aug. 26.—Judge Morris
Marks of New Orleans, representing a
number of the Louisiana- sugar plant
ers, is here for the purpose of entering
suits In tho United Stated court of
claims for the recovery of tho sugar
bounty -for the year of 1894-95. The
petltlu recites the provision of the Mc
Kinley law, that on ondafter July 1,
1891, Ux July 1, 1905, certain bounties
should be paid tQ the growers dt sugar
upon certain prescribed conditions as
to -the filing of bonds and taking out of
licenses, etc. It red tea than for the
present year oil -these formalities have
been complied wKh, and- have been
formality accepted by the United fftates;
that under the provisions of tho sec
tion quoted toe planters have gone on
und enHr ged the areas of sugar plant
ed, secured advances from their
brokers and have made t'helr crops,
an’d "they demand tha't the United
Stakes shall carry out their part of the
contract. Tn» to* il am ,unt -,f bounty
expected to accrue on this year’s crop
will be somewhere In toe n el ghb ortho oil
Of $11,000,000.
ADJOURNMENT TOMORROW.
Speaker Crisp Will Declare the-House
Adjourned Sine Die,
Washington, Aug. 26.— But one Item
of business can be prophesied for the
houze this week, and that 1s the one
which has long been desired by those
dh «i r.-» ■ 1 \v I II *.n- nmn.ig<*m-*nt <-f tin
affairs ,hl>>iu nm-nl. A«vr«lln a
terms of the resolution agreed to Fri
day, 8peaker Crisp’s /ravel will folk at
2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon In token
of the close of the present session. It Is
not expected that any business will be
transacted in the interim, certainly
nothing of any importance. A few pri
vate bills may be pissed and some ad
ditions Inode to the calendar upon re
ports from committees, that 4s aM. On
Tuesday u Join: committee of toe house
and senate will be appointed to wait
upon toe president nnd ask him Sf he
has any further communications . to
make to congress, oral upon 4m report
that he Ms mrthlqg more to say the
two houses wit be declared adjourned.
WON T RUN THE 'MILLS.
New Bedibrd, Aug. 26.—The police of
ficers were notified fey the management
of the Btfstoll mill tonight that their
attendance at the irtUl gates tomorrow
morning would hot fee needed, as no
attempt would be made to run the mills.
The operatives look upon this as a good
skm and will hold a mass meeting In
the morning in the vicinity of the mill
In order to give the weak-hearted cour
age. The utmost quiet has prevailed
among the strikers today. It Is almost
an assured fact three more of the large
yarn oonporatlona will start up this
week «t the old rate of wages.
. A BALLOONIST KILLED.
Schoolcraft, Mich, Aug. 26.—Profes
sor Alonzo Kendall made a balloon*as
cension here yesterday. When 100 feet
from the ground the parachute was
struck by ths bsitoon. It collapsed and
fell with a t'md. Professor Kendall
was killed instantly. A large crowd
witnessed Che accident.
BUDGET OF NEWS
FROM GERMANY
Naval and Land Maneuvers for Next
Month to Be Given on an
Elaborate Scale. %
THE EXTRAVAGANCE CONDEMNED
Ths Emperor Taking a Lively Interest
' in Military Blatters—Soldiers on a
Spree Blarohed Through the | |
Street* ot » C&ty,
Berlin, Aug. 26.—The. maneuvers of
the North Sea fleet have been In prog
ress for the last four days. Eleven
iron-clad and forty other vessels took
part in the evolutions. The naval ma
neuvers will fee concluded In the Baltic.
September fl the fleet will leave Kiel
and will join other vess61s, concentra
ting at Swlnemunde,. where ihe emper
or. on the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern,
will watch the evolutions. The Heat
may be ordered to DanWc, but Jt will
not cb-aperate In the maneuvers there
with the ..military. Neither /will the
night crossing of the river Voval be
effected by the East Prussian troops,
as /the emperor had hoped even after
the serious outbreak otf the cholera.
This feature will be replaced, however,
with a night attack upon Thorn. The
plena of the maneuvers of -the main
army have been altered So as to locate
the principal battlo fields between Koe-
nigsberg and Elblng, Instead of Ellbing
and Danzlng. The emperor and em
press and the king of Wurtenruberg will
arrive In Koenlgsberg bn September 9.
They will be welcomed on the Satler
Platz by thirty young .women in white,
who will ecatter flowera and do other
conventional things never omitted frban
such receptions.
The emperor will unveil a monument
to the old emjperor, -probably emphasiz
ing the importance of the bocn*Io/i with
a -political and historical speech. The
speech will be folio wed by the march
pa*'t of tho troops, Ithe veterans and the
civic societies. There will bo a ban
quet at the«caetle In the evening. A
big tattoo. by the massed mllktnry
bands and a general tllumlnaitlbn will
also occur. ^ .:
On September G the flrtft afieembly
corps -which, for the time being, is
to -be commanded directly by -the em
peror, will have u grand parade. The
following mornirgar the emperor will lead
the corps away toward Braune-burg to
meet -the Seventeenth oorp*. advancing
from Elblng. The eraiperor, empress
and king will visit Count Dolma at hw
flchlabitten cafftle on the 10th, when the
emperor will also t/ike the field at the
head of the corps. On the 12th a great
battle will be -fbught, the FltiJt oorps,
led by the emperor, defeating the Sev
enteenth a fed driving It toward Thorn.
Among the guests at the maneuvers
will be Gcoltz Pasha, a German soldier
In tho Turkish service, and seventeen
Turkish ofllcens who have come north
to enter the German army. The end of
the Imperial programme Involves con
centration of the entire Third army
corps In Berlin, on September 23. The
corps Is generally garrisoned through
out Brandenburg, but will bo brought
together here with Its full 30,000 men
to respond to the emperor’s alrum sig
nal. . ., . .
After ithls demonstration, which is
sure to turn the elby topsy-turvy -while
it lasts, there will -be the formal closing
of the military sea-son with a parade on
the Tempelhofen field. The Radical
dallies are ntrt pleased with thJ.«» elabor
ate programme. A3 the troeq/s to be
concentrated here must receive 12 cents
extra dally pay per head and must be
transported and cared for at ntill great
er expense, the emperor la regarded na
rather too extravagant.
As there have been five deaths from
cholera within tho last few days special
chblera stations are established for the
protection of troops during the maneu
vers.
The envperor'w holiday has benefited
his health noticeably. Since his return
he has thrown himself with tremendous
energy imto military and political af
fairs. The newspapers record his many
achievements and plans at considerable
length. He ha« confirmed the sentence
of an officer who Inaulted a sclwflmas-
ter serving In tho reserves, writing on
tho margin of the report: ‘*1 never be
fore supposed that there was such a
man In nly army." The officer hastened
to/throw up h1s commission after learn
ing of this comment on hln conduct.
The emperor has glwm notice ot hie
Intention to give five bells to the Em
peror William I. Memorial church In
Berlin. Last week he order-* ! Von
Werner to paint a picture for him, con
gratulating Field Marshal von Moltke
on h1» 9th birthday.
The arrest of fourteen Anarchists
some ten days ago was the beginning
of a scries of Important dlacoverlco
which Is still in progress. The polfce
have found secret meeting places fre
quented 'by AnarcMrtS In Bremen, Leu-
beck, Lunderslricd. Nordhdnsen, Mainz,
li ■. ' <!. F-*r.-r. Wrf- I*. WK-id-n,
Halle, Hamburg. Alton.**, Hummelsburg
and DuessslafervL They hive learned
also that there nre Anarchist gr:>upa In
Lekpslc, Magdeburg nnd .Frankfort, al
though etlll unable -to Hod the meeting
places In these towns. The Aral result
of *thes discoveries is the government’s
decision to Increase the police In Ber
lin, where many Anarchists meetings
'• -r- h 1 I In th '•-.* n: intiis.
•A special credft for thlii purpose will be
proposed In parliament.
The ••mpenor'M prize which Is to be
rowed for at the annual regatta ot
Grearwu is a large sliver tank ml, hand
somely ornamented und valued at $1,200.
The race for It will he open to all uni
versity crew* from Engl in 1 hr Ger
many. If Englishmen win »the prize a
German crew mu At go to England to
get ft back. The Hamburg and Munich
rowing cltiUs will send craws to the
third European rowing - ongrr.v, which
will be opened on September 15.
•A mryiury sc.indaj of the first magni
tude was reported yeaterday from Mn-
rlenveraen. A me** dinner of brigade
officer* wan field there early In the week
and 100 of the guests'got drunk. They
formed a line, with the bind at their
bead, and marched through the streets.
Some were without. helmets or caps,
other* were without coats and all bran
dished svrords or canes, Their singing
brought out « big crowd of boys awl
roughs, who fell in behind and Jeered
and ridiculed the rest of the procession.
All of the officers will be court-mar-
viUlsdt
THE RATE MAKERS HOPEFUL.
The Southern Railway and Steamtdilp
Association Stronger Than Ever.
Coney Island, Aug. 28.—'The execu
tive committee of 'tho Southern Rail
way and Steamship Association held its
lluul session yesterday. Although im
portant roads have not yet signed tho
agreement for the ensuing year, It Is
evident from expressions of the officials
representing tho lines 'that have signed
tho agreement, that the association is
even stronger -tnan heretofore. (Beyond
tho tmn«ttotion of routine business
nothing of interest to shippers was
done at ‘tho executlvo session yesterday.
The views of tlio cotton .interests
which have been duly presented to
tlio -'tariff managers, have boon consid
ered, and ic la possible-that tho nato for'
compressing will be made 7 cents per
bale. Intend of 2 cents, which the
transportation Hues havo hitherto been
paying. As this chai-ge, which cover*
the wiving in apace made by transpor
tation lines, is virtually paid by the
fthtepers, tho result will bo n decrease
by* 3 cents per bale In tho revenue of
the owners of the compresses.
On Monday there la to fee a meeting
of the tariff managers of the Southern,
railway, the LouiavlU© and Nashville,
the Central of Georgia and tho West
ern and Atlantic ito consider mutters of
Interest to those Hues. In view of the
agitation in A'tlanta of th# QttfliltloQ >‘f
free delivery of local freight, It will be
of Interest to Eastern shippers, ns well
as to consignees In Atlanta, ®o know
that Cen. Thomas, president of the
Nashville and Chattanooga railroad,
lessee of the Western and Atlantic,
controlling tho terminals (n Atlanta,
has determined that present arrange
ments for terminal trackage righ'ta of
the lines entering Atlanta shall bo con
tinued till January 1, in order that the
Southern railway, as reorganized under
President Samuel Spencer, and other
interests, may have an opportunity to
look In'to the matter and see whether
they are desirous of resuming tho free
delivery system as agnlnst the Western
nnd Atlantic charges for terminals,
which have prevailed for a year past.
'Although Important roads noted in
this report have not signed the rato
agreement for another year, it is said
tliaJB none of the lines in the territory
onn remain outside without incurring
tho antagonism of those who havo long
been their associates.
The following officers were elected:
President, Joseph- E. Brown of Atlanta;
vice-president, J. W. Thomas of Nn*v*-
vllle: commissioner, E. E. Stahlmnn of
AtUuin; board of arbitration* John Seri-
von of Savannah, Thomas H. Carter of
Virginia and John W. Green of Augus
ta; secretary, w. L. McGill of Atlanta.
ALMOST BURIED ALIVE.
Serious Charges Against Two Fayette
Farmers by an Old Colored Mnn.
Lexlnton, Ky„ Aug. 26.—Upon tho story
of an old colored man hero today' warrants
wero Issued ngalnat Scott Von Metier
and Robert Tucker, father of the boy,
Herbert Tucker, who was shot from am
bush near Fort«Sprlng recently, charging
them with kukluxlng. The story related
by tho old negro Is a thrilling one. Ho
Bays he was taken by tho abovo named
men to the Keene farm, several miles from
this city, nnd burled alive. Tho grave In
which ho was placed was abou-t four feet
deep, and after tlelng his bands and feet
ho wns placed In the grave nnd the dirt
shoveled In on him until he was entirely
covered so he could scarcely breathe.
Hero he remained thirty minutes before
he wax relenm-d, find then he had to
promise that ho would never, tell of the oc
currence. Ho oayo tho object of the men
was to malco hJm tell something about
the death or the hoy Tucker. They took
him while ho was walking on the street
In thla city, nnd carried him to Keeno
farm in a buggy, during which time they
anked him questions concerning tho death
of tho boy, and threatened to kill him
If he did not tell them. Uo says that he
protested that ho knew nothing of the
killing of the boy, but th»y would not be
lieve him.
Tho name of tho old man !u Andrew
Martin, and ho says he Is 60 years old.
His clothes wero dirty, und ho seemed
almost exhausted. Two women and
negro boy wore with him when ho called
upon tho ’squire today for warrants for
the men. Deputy sheriffs took tho war
rants and arrested Van Meter and Tuckor
and brought them Into tho city. They
were held under bond for their appearance
at tho examining trial.
Floyd White, a negro, is now In Jail,
charged with killing the Tucker boy, he
having been placed In Jail tho second
time, after having been examined and re
leased for want of evidence. He was
arrested the second time on alfedged clr-
oumstanclal evidence worked up by Van
Meter, who Is a farmer-detective, aided by
Tucker.
KIELLED WHILE BATHING.
Lightning ©truck a 7<ni|f Man While
In the Surf With Ladles.
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 26.—William
Carr, aged 29, was iruttantly kiKed this
afternoon by a fecit of lightning while
In bathing in company with two young
women. He has Just entered the surf
and had bttt risen from a dive beneath
a breaker when the flash came, tho first
intimation of a coming storm, nnd the
b-.lt all tick him with a fatal shock. Ills
companion*, the Misses i-tirnum, were
within ten fe«et otT him /when tho bolt
dort ended. They «uff«-rcil u severe elec
trical snack and were also prostrated
by fright at the sight of their compan
ion's lifeless body.
There were hundreds of people in the
«urf near fey and thousands on the
strand nnd beach who saw the fatal
fin#<h and the mark tt Htruck. There
was an Instant panic a moot the bath
ers who more or less felt the radlniting
shock, and they hurried out Into the
strand as If fearful at another vlbttntion
of the destroying element. Although
r(**torntlve« were promptly applied Carr
could not be revived. His death Is said
to 1/e the first fey lightning ever oc
curring at this resort.
TROLLEY OAR AOCIDENT.
Two Boys Fatally Hurt and' Other
Passengers Injured.
Newark, N. J., Aug. 26.— A Berlous
trolley car occMent occurred at 5
o'clock tMs evening on the Suburban
Tradtion Company's new line, between
Orange and Eagle Rock, in which fifty
persons were more or less neriously in
jured. Tbs car, which contained 4ibout
#1fflky people, wfrito dear*-;. tn,,> <
grade Just opposite Mountain avenue,
beoime unmanageable and Into a curve
1 a terrific rate of speed, breaking toe
flange of one of toe forward wheels.
The cur left Chs track and capsize.!
down * sheep embankmefft. Broken
glass flew In all directions and the ex
cited ogcuiAints were thrown -Into n
confused mass. Two UUIe boys named
Lloyd and Coyle, aged 4 and 6 respec
tively, were posslbty fatally hurt. Mrs.
Frank Davis of Bloomfield wns also se
riously hurt. Jt le Mid that to- br.ik&a
on the car failed to work nnd Vhe mo-
torraan, losing tile bead, did not turn
on the reverse current, which would
have stopped the car.
] Dully, *7.00 a Tear.
| Slnuln Cop]r,|3 Cent*.
THE KNIGHTS
IN WASHINGTON
Pythian, Encamped Around the Monu
ment Troated to a Wind and
Rain Storm-
DIVISIONS FROM ALL SECTIONS
O.a.rnl O.ni.h.n at tk. H..d «f th« '
Knight* to Be Reviewed by ths
Prealdent—The Prise Contest
if ext Wednesday,
'Washington, Aug. 26.—An unwelcome
house-warming was given tho Knights
of Pythias encamped in ithe white city,
of tents around the Washington monu
ment this afternoon. It came in -the
form of a fierce -thunder shower, -Which.
swept over the city almost without
warning nnd then settled Into a steady,
ruin until sunsot. Several tents /were
dismantled by the wind and shoots of
rain, nnd tho lightning was unpleasmt-
ly. sharp. AH of the discomforts inci
dental to a storm were accepted in hi
larious mbod by tthe Knights, however, ‘
and they made fun under the canvasses
as well us outside after the flrat drench
ing of rain had pa/v/ed over.
There wiero reunions und cheers for
the arriving companlee, while-the-bands
In* oatnp kept giving a continual con
cert, endeavoring to bujtplay their ri
vals. Special (trains wwe -pulling Into
the depots, und torillhm'Uy uniformed
commands in scarlet, blue and white
were marching up Pennsylvania ave
nue through the rain, many displaying
handsome banners or grotesque em
blems. Particularly striking wns tho
Florida phalanx, presenting ft gtymlng
array of white duck troiwers nnd carry-
Ing a.t the head t»f tho lino the mbst
famtous product otf their state— a stuffed
o-Hgator.
ttn the -face of the weather, hundreds
of residents flocked to Inspect tho
comp during 'the day, froo-ping through
the avenues of tents and; crowding
about the goals and other.parapherna
lia, animate und inanimate, brought by;
the Westerners. wh*o are In a large ma
jority -today. Fine discipline wns main
tained In tho encampment, eomethlng
like martial regulations being enforced.
Three thousand men sleerp bn the light,
cots under -tho canvase tonight, while
uniforms are -the. rule rather than the
exception on tho streets. Tho meet
heavily gilt laced of the regalia was -to
be found a't tho Ebblt house, whera
headquar-tere have been established by,
Maj. Gen. Carnahan, -where tho citi
zens' committee also congregate and
where every rftra-ngor Is greeted by hi*
acqtmintnnqes with an official title.
.Since -the encampment Is nbt to bo
fully begun 'MU tomorrow, divisions aro
not required to report their presence
until then, so nn list of the organiza
tions on -the grounds Is to be had.
Among tho prouttiion* fllgislpns whlcN
arrived tody were -topst* from Nevrt
York, Cincinnati. Indianumj-Us, J3t. Jo
seph, Chicago and Colorado.
President Cleveland has definitely!
promised to review the grand -parade
on Tuesday. A reviewing stand will bo
erected -for him in front of -the execu
tive mansion, Con. Carnahan and his
HUff will review the parade tm horse
back on PennoylvnnJtt. avenue, near the
treasury building. A Htand Is being
erected by tho treasury In which neat/*
will fee (reserved for senhtor*, represen
tatives and other government olflcluta
and members of tho diplomatic cferps.
Wednesday will be tho most Intereet-
Mg day of nil, from a popuhir point of
view, for It mirks Ihe beginning of tho
prize drills -b A ween too qrarfc organiza
tions of the brdor. The drills will bo
held on the grounds of tho Washington;
baseball club and will bo continued
through until September 1, when tho
prizes will be Awarded. Wednesday,
evening ‘there will fee a grand Illumina
tion and par ado and a cavalry prize
drill at Fort (Meyer will fee tho feature
of one bf tho remaining days. A largo
number of Commands will contest toe
tho drill prize. Borne of JChfeoo Intend
ing to participate have not been for
mally entered yet.
DROWNED HUMBLE. It 1 j
Drunken flprees Produced Despond*
eney and Bulcldo Followed,
Duluth, Minn., Aug. 26.—Colt.*-Rob
ert ti. I-ngersoll's recent letter, uauert-
ing that suicide is no sin, is partlyert-
sonslblo for a suicide Unat came tVi
light today. The body of Jb*#rfe Mc-
Narne, Mj yeara oW, and Htn-gle, w:i*
found on the bench of Minnesota point,
a short distance ea»4t of the ship cu.rual,
and tt in probable -he threw felmaelf in
and was carried out into tho lake by
the current. The body was filmotrt un*
recog nimble, because It hart been
pounding orv the bo.wh u long time,,
H!» feet und haoitis wero bound. *
Eight wekw ago he cam© her© for his
health from Ka-iiKis City, Mo., where
he and Vila brother fea<l been In busi
ness. He spent bis $400 in sprees nnd
became tfesponfltnt when his brother,
refused to send him -monoy for b!a ho
tel bill. To Ihftf fellow boarders ho
talked icMds <*.ncf quoted Ingcreoll,
and t»*n fifty* ago fee disappeared. His
p.irents, who are well-to-do, live at
Junction City, Kan.
MINORS WON’T ACCEPT TERMS-
Cleveland. O., Aug. 26.—News re
ceived from the HMafroa coal fields la
to ’.h»* effect thi»t the miners have re
fused to accept toe ultimatum of the
operator*, wh*3b provided tfhat theyi
should r**umt work tomorrow upon at
schedule of wages baaed upon the Co-
lumbm acile. It Is said 'th-vt many of
the miners are now removing their tool*
from the mines and It Is bettered thug
t!.io K/piraticrs will carry out their 4n«
tent lab of. resuming work tomorrow
wMb non-union men. The miners of
M isslb/n district, about 3,000 In.number,
tuive been out on a strike since Feb
ruary 17. 1894. |
RUSK OP CALIFORNIA FRUIT. *
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 26.—The enor-
touK fruit business handled by thq
Union Pacific railroad is without a p.ir-
11 ** 1 in the history of traffic. Shipments
ver the Wyoming division r*>w average
ine or len trains each day, and the
officials think the rush will continue
at least a month. One ‘hundred and
Jgty-eeven tr;rtna of Calalbrnlo. green
fruit have Already been sltfpp^d over
the Hoe to Eastern markets. Few ship
ments iv*rrq made until July 15, at id
the "trike was declared off.