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ON TELEG MACON. .GA., TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 4. 1894. FOREST FIRES STILL RAGING The Death Rate Will Never Be Known as Many Bodies Were En tirely Consumed NO «/»Y rc ARREST THE fUMES Aloag <*• ftaatiaafi *««• 4h«ut «»e.Creeks and Poa*«. * Halter Committee* at Wo-a. Destruction ofLanekess Floe City, Minn., Sept. 3.—"Wh a n the forest Are preached .Hinckley an East ern Minnesota train from the south had just come In and the people, panlc- fltrfcken. flocked to it for safety. A number of box care were coupled on nr.d filled and covered with men, wd- m’en and children. In all there wpe a .motley crowd df about 450 or more peo ple, The train pulled out just ahead of the fire and reached Duluth ultimately In safety. This circumstance, while for tunate In a degree that carfnbt be esti mated, has made the confusion greater, for It Is not known who escaped in this way, and many people are reported dead who may too in safety. Had not this number of people—largely women and children—JefE the doomed city when they did, the loss of life would have been vastly Increased. Probably 200 people left, the town on tfooit or In vehicles; plunging Into the woods to the north across Grindstone river, which skirts the 'town on the north. They -were literally fleeing be fore the pursuing demon of fire. Over the hill that rises behind the Grind stone river Is a swamp, and to this most of,the people with teams headed,, but It proved no protection. The five gave them no Opportunity to go farther. Some abandoned their .teams and ran into the lower portion of the morass, but the fire sought them out. Not One was left to tell the tale, and there yes terday morning In the space of little more than.fddrkjr five acres were count ed over 130 corpses. There were fami lies of five, six and seven and there they lay, the men generally a little In advance, the mothers surrounded by their little ones, cift off by the most horrible of deaths. ■ Nearly alj of the to&liesi ware nude, the fire having burned every vestige of their clothing off and, blackened and charred iriany of the corpses beyond recognition, and whole families were wiped out as they were sleeping and some of the bodies were completely incinerated. Identifi cation Is absolutely out of the question. The most sorrowful features of the terrible fatuAhy at Hinckley Is the thought Ghtalt trad the situation been, realized In time not u. single life among the residents of the worni need have been lost. This Grout Noitihen gravel pit, where only la 100 sought safety, is talbout tten 'acres In extenlt and broad and fcxnig enough and deep enough to tvwe sheltered every soul In Hinckley wlj.i all Vholr dooi-M lc animals. There 1/3 a pool of water of comaidmrble depth •there. The banks are bare of grass or shrubbery <and there w»as no Inflvxm- mhbHs 'material wear itfhe brink on the side from which •bfte fire oairne. Those who did seek this ‘haven passed the hours of the# enforced Imprisonment th comparative comfort. It'll* morning a detail of regulars from Port Snell fag, under command of Oa-pt. Hole und Lloui:. McCoy, and on army surgeon came in from St. •Paul. They brought some tents, but finding that Gem. Muetolburg had sent up 100 duure tents, the regulars turned In and put up fVDty of bhtem for the refugees with regular army expedition. The local physicians were about played qpt and there was 'abundance of work for Whe army surgeon. There Is tittle pnototaJW?ity of Hinckley ever being re- buWt to \>ps former prosperous propor tions. The Benton Lumber Company is non expected'tto rebuild its plant. Work had been crowded this season In the hope of cleaning up all timber mhtt an other season would Wave been the last. The company has cnUoult 12,000,000 feet of timber remaining, which is so lo cated that it o.wi be sawed >to better wlvanlttogg at other points titan at Hfotictey. Timber In ithte vicinity Is well cut and burned off and there is no chance of any Other company Coming in. Without tun enterprise of this kind there Is no future for Hinckley except ns a Junction pdin»t. The 'toital loss of life will never be definitely known. There were sea Me red •through the .woods sutlers olwirlng and lumbering, with their watohucm. and 'nVatny people were undoubtedly burned to death whose bodies were completely destroyed and will never be found. INCIDENTS OF THE FIRE. 'Accounts Furnished by the PDorreer Press Correspondent. St. Paul, Sept. 3.—A correspondent of’the Pioneer Press (alt Hinckley oays: The 'attest verified reports of the num ber of dteald do not txrtotertaflly alter the farmer estimates. In fact, that es timate Is proving remarkably extra;, cnsldertn-g the confusion of the first day. One element that makes clos figuring very difficult is ehr* fact th’aft toadies seen in »dhe woods and along the track ore ndt Infrequently reported to tab points omd vent out from each as among Its dead. Then, too,-the ten dency of the occasion, toikl its K is, is no exaggeraltlon. However, ellmina'ttng these doubtful elements os far os pos- rtble from Its wpprox&mucion, «the Pio neer ‘Press Is convinced that Wit* total to as nearly correct as possible. The number of dead at Hinckley is placed o*t 200. The Pioneer Prea3 com-^K>nd- ertt tons actually courtred 194 of these urfJ *ihe margin allowed about all that (s necessary. The figures ure as fal lows: Hinckley 200. Sandstone 62. Miller 32 between Skunk Lake and Miller 12, Pokamu 28. In lumber camps and scat tering, estimate W. TuMmaster David Williamson of Du luth received u message from Miller Use night which add there were 150 people at Sandstone without food or eh-Ater, and oaying "For Gods aake them out of twere." Within an incredibly short time en engine In charge of Yardraaater Will iamson was on the way to Sands-one. The entire road, after the burned dis trict was reached, was patrolled rnd th« engine kept up a continual whist ling ro that any persons who were near by would come at once to the track. When th train arrived ?t Sandstone Junction, or Miller as tt to generally • tilled, It w*», -net^bv nMriy the entire population .of Sandstone 1 and Miller. The depr,» platform at ML'Itr had been burned and there was no* e house left standing anywhere in view. About 179 people w*r? tak^n aboard aaid a mes- eengei was sent to Sanesi who <n- f or mod -the people ot the arrtv.»l of the relief train* Very few remained, but thbse with loved on** Ivlr.g dead. There Wcue no attempt to care for the dead, who lay scattered with Irregularity in the streets of the town. Everything in flammable at Sandstone was destroyed and today's investigation brought the number of dead at that-place up tb six ty-two, with twenty-one missing. The Scene at Sandstone was hjarttending. The streets of the town were only lines •of sand between heapsbf ashes. Within these lines lay forty bodies scattered at random, and twentytwb more were found dead In the .outskirts of the town and In the* hollows, and marshes toward the river bank. The bodies were lying exposed to the 3un and rain alike, and were rapidly becoming.decomposed. They were Identified as far as possible and will be buried tomorrow. The Du luth people are looking after the care and relief of the people cm the line north bf 'Hinckley. They are doing their work well and will see that no one of the living to allowed to suffer f'T food or clothing. One of the mar veloua circumstances is the escape of •so niainy ca'title and homes. Many were abaolntely unscathed, though .no one can tell how they escaped the ordeal o-f fire. r \i ■ T 5 ’ THE FIRCS SPREADING^ Alarm is Felt Throughout the Burning Region. Ishpeming, Mich., Sept. 3.—The* grav ity of the »ituatioa from the forest fires increases hourly. The long continued drought displays nb signs of abatement, while ever morass adjacent to the city Is aglow with flumes. A dense cloud of smoke envelopes the country fot many miles, obstructing business and offering const rift menace to travel. Dust and ashes are falling in 6howers. The vol unteer fire department Ls divided into convenient squads, which are doing ef fective work. The district lying be tween the Bradford farm and Dead, riv er to the north Is a vast fen filled with underbrush and la nbw e lake of fire. The same ls true or tho course, of the Caro river. ' *•* * Consternation -prevails at the Salis bury location to the south. The force on duty there is Offering a stubborn resistance and may save part .of the suburb from otal destruction. ©agota and. Floodwood on the Milwau kee arn'd Northern are being hbunly threatened, also (Ewen and neighboring towns on the Duluth extension of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic rail road. Much credit Is due tb the rail road for lts^servlce to the suffering. Box cars are furnished and Into them household goods of 'the homeless c.re being 'taken. Nb one is yet missing from here, but the raj)id approach of the fire and the Inflammable condition of the vegetation of the surrounding country, together with a vitiated at mosphere and a 'temperature register ing at bibod heat caused the meet pro found solicitude. DISTRIBUTING FOOD. Hinckley, Minn., Serpt. 3.—At 1 o'ctock Ithls afternoon a baggage, car came up from Pine City loaded w4tb food, bread, ©aione'd corned beef, etc. The car whs guarded by soldi'.rs of <u ie Fim Regim-en t. Many wbio bail Lecm working since yes»tenlay In the ceme- •Very without toad were first attended to. Then the crowd of homeless refu gees wino surged around U!ho oar were fed. The ca'booae which c.ime up on ihe trvuln was started back to-Pime Chy and it was crowded wkh refugees. It wijb t piJiible scene. The people (bad loa-vee of dry bread which they toad goiter from,(the supply air and they u'te 1 ravenously. Many of them hud not eaten since noon last Saturday. It is difticulit 'to portray one situation •at Hinckley. A few refugees, a ‘ina.lt score bearoh’ere, a .team or ft wo It Uns porting boxes containing dead bodies •to *che jtffcpe wihere a town toad been— that <ld the picture. The only business? <in progress is burying <t'he dead. Identi- flcaiulbn ls an exceedlng.y dlfllcuR mat ‘tor, and nvo^t of -tihe identlllcaltion of dead bodi’ea are mere guesses. It <w1H be fuMy 'ten daye, perhaps, before al •tihe missing are ipo^itilveiy located. Tm reglstautior* committee, of wbfloh H. 11. Hart !•■< ohaii'inan. is busily >vi.‘ f_;» «i 'tiylng to lccoiye people, oiicortalrrting the condition and neceffsifica of <al uppli cants -for relief, ttnUi hihla moans n'earlj ov'-ery survivor frm tlhe burned dkatrlot. 'Ruin has fallen thivmghout the en tire region ‘today, oo -that the da/nger o' further loss by fire Is -over. ANXIETY FELtTt ASHLAND. Abliliind, Wis., Sept. II.—The anxiety felt at Ashland for Uio safety of North ern Wisconsin towns whs Kumcwhat re lieved today by reports of rain m nearly every locality where the fires have been worst. Ii has been a Godsend to the country. The northern Wisconsin towns that have burned are as follows: Benoit, Poplar, Marengo, Speueer Ipar- tially),.Hlglibridgc (partially;, Ashland Juaction (scorched), City of Washburn (iloorchad), Bessemer (scorched). Every possible source of information has been closely watched for details regarding loss of life, but nothing can be said with certainly. Large numbers of persons are missing, but It is known that there .ire many avenues of escape open to them and they are believed to be in safety at some polut. It will take several days to gather exact details. The numerous clearings and mnall lakes are being utilized by refugees and a great number are picked up along the railroads; Arrivals from tiliddim to night say that city is out of danger and confirm the statement that the reports wore the result of the nervousness of the operator at that place. LIGHTED BY ROARING FLAMES. Kan’e.Pa., Sept. 3.—A tftiff guile from the eouuhecuK all day bum fretlhencd the many farest fires and tonight the bntttot tr’.aire of destructive fires is visi ble In all directions. Fire (along the line (of the PPJusburg and Western rojd near Ornwbury prevcfiketf -trains from coming through tonight. The roaring of tire tire can be (heard for a mile. Much valuable timber Is being destroyed. The muni train on one PtoTlaJdtdphla and EiVe railroid waa delayed a?vent hours on account of the fires weal of here. The fire Is making g»o>jd headway. Any change in kfce wh*d and the north end of the Kune o4 fi*d will gdt a ecorohlntg beyond precendent. The fire (&'!« threatens tiae south end of toe Kune flehl on Martin run. It covers a large area of territory, expending frim Man in run tx> Cane run. Opeiutors are making jftptflUoai to put a large force of men fn the fleM tonight to fight C'.‘- ilam••.-». I*-t rir»n n-ir Joimeotfborg, m the hear: of Che timber dlsrrlot, ore destroying millions of feet of Kmtthsr. Aukhentic reports gay fires •along uhe PlUsburg and Western, in Elk and Forest counties. Jiuve de stroyed snwul mils within the laet few .itiys. Tne Bradford ti'afn leaving SmKhport mt 6 p. m. tonight got only a« far as JOrmsbury Junction and put Xvw*k. to dhe ooutoty seat an account of the foreot fires/ FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN. Ironiwood, Mich., Sept. 3.—Tremen dous fo^eJc fires are prevailing vhrough- one. the upper peninsula of Michigan and northern- Wtsooajjn. The d»Hr:c* ■betWOBn where the water meets and Bessemer, over fifty mitas, is a of seeittolng flaoH ard homste.nders are niktkin'g desperate efforjs *o escape. Gogebes has been destroyed and IT Is expoctvl Uhalt Wakefield n41l ehar a sim ilar fate. Ironwo'od, BOssemor, Hurley tu»d Saxon ure surraualedi by fires. There is very little water; and thou- sarnds of men are out with picks an 1 shovels and suco33d^d in keeping tnc tomee hack only oy throwing dirt upoi. •ahe burning stump3 and brush. WITHOUT FOOD AND SHELTER. Adhfland, Wis., Sept.*3'.-H3ipoke and tiiri^in-gTimitt Mtttleys of., the forest have been straggling Into ASnkwid all 'the forenoon wMt ‘ui'lea of losses of •homes a.n\l everyttztog on thdlr farm's. Tnty «!'■ -taken hit" n sn «s und i»v«'ry- tihlng possible la being done for theUr ooinfari mm.I ieiicf. To »Hi l to the in- tanslty of tlhe Buffering cut Washburn in •< nd.a ; i. m w t;. di ■ . i-< .1 t.i* iv, several fires haytag been tuvwtell tn different porGons ' of t’ne city. Five men have been itrreuited, three of whom w«t«* c.iiiv'in la i.i.- art. When Ln iirot men vnv anreoted rumors of lynching wio J.n-Vtik-IK. A lain-.* summer of <P*p- utles were sworn- in and) placed on guard at tiltffereuft pants of the cl'ty, with instructions to guard 4lhe docks i'll particular. TRADES UNION CONGIIKSS. England’s Workingmen Hold .Their An nual Meeting la London. London, Sept. 8.—The twenty-seventh annual trades union congress; was opened at Norwich this morning. Three hundred and eighty delegates wero pres ent from all parts of the country. John Bums opened the congress with nil ad dress, in* which ho said that although the number of dcie^uttts In attendance was smaller than at previous meetings, the congress was no less a representa tive one. The strict enforcement of tho standing orders in regard to tho dele gates’ certificates had kept out uncer tified members, heats© tho reduced at tendance. But this very fact, he said, would make the discussions of tho con gress all tho more valuable. Tho mecti.ng was thou called to order for business by the president, Mr. De- laves. Tho programme contained 1—0 separate resolutions. Many ot these related to mere amendments of the standing orders, while others naturally dealt with questions of uuiou manage ment, but the great majority embraced legislative problems, some of them of unusual importance us atfoc&ug; labor representatives. Tho resolutions in tho exhaustive pro gramme dealt with one. now factory, bill and called for its . extension so fur as to prohibit over tirno and to malio the “giver out of work” responsible for the sanitary conditions under which the work is performed. One or two resolutions called for an Increase in the. number of both male and female factory inspectors, while one expressed strong dissatisfaction with the government for. appointing two women as Inspectors who ’ had n«> Industrial knowledge nud no practical factory or workshop experience.” These resolutions were unused. With regard to teoanlcul education, the congress adopted tho following res olutions: “That this congress, while admitting that great ana good work has been and is still being done by the establishment of technical ctasfces In various localities throughout the United Kingdom with a vlefw bf aiding In the better education of our handicraft and artisan work peo ple, ls of the opinion that no other-than apprentices and Work people who are working at the various trades taught, should) be allowed to attend such clasees. Frank Delaves was re-eleated presi dent and the coagrees adjourned. At tomorrow's seaslon Delaves will deliv er an address, a forecast bf which i« here given: Delaves will advocate the total abolition of the house of lords on the ground that as the house bf com mons dlrootly .reprosenta the people no second chamber Is necessary. He will also contend that the houru of women and children employed In factories must be curtailed, whatever may happen tb the question of eight hours a day for men. Hh* speech derides the notion that English workingmen have anything to fear from foreign Immigration. Tho sweatees and the capitalists constitute tho gcuine clanger, nut the Influx of aliens. The natural consequence of re stricting the flaw of foreign working men will toe the restriction of foreign- made goods, and that will Imply pro tection. What worklngmun would dare to go back on free trn.de, the ultimate tirlumph of which implies prosperity not only to English workingmen, but to workingmen abroad? Delave’s speech will end with an ap peal far betlter organization of trodea unions, with a view of securing Ideals upon -which to base unionism. John Burns. In an Interview at the close of today’s session, said that the congress will ahow that the bid union ism no longer exists, but that socialism Is triumphant. Tho rapid extension of machinery and the urgency ofHlie prob lem involving the unemployed work ers Induces tbfLihbft hide-bound Indi vidualists to adopt any method to de- liver the workingman from the shackles that bind him. Both capital and ma chinery. Instead of making slaves of the workingman, must become his servants. The members of the cbngress of all shades of opinion now desire to co-oper ate to this end. LAST DANCE. Hebrew Young Men at Crump’s Park Tonight. Macon's Hebrew young rn«n will give the last dance of th** season at Crump’s park tonight. During the past reason the Hebrew ybung men have glv<*i much ple*asure and enjoyment *to the young ladles by a series of dances at Crump’s parte and the one tonight Is Intended to be the la3t for the summer season. The young men will make B fa® frowning event of the season and have engaged Card's full orchestra for the occasion. WHOSE CHEESE? A Negro -Man Caught With a Suspi cious Cheese In _ His Possession Louis Nixon Is a negro boy who sold a cheese for 60 cents to Bon Barden. Detect!vea Patterr>n and Jenkins caught on to the transaction and soon landed Nixon behind the bars. He said he bought the djtfese for 25 cents from another negro and that he did not steal it. somebody to out a cheese and the de tectives are anxious to find the owner, as they are confident it wae atolen. HOW LABOR DAY WAS OBSERVED The Celebration at the Nntionat Capi tal Was Worthy of the Purposes of the Day. LARGE PARADES IN THE CITIES Glrmltfghafu find a Monster Tnrn Onl ■ Hd'in'the Afternoon Vp«fchn • *'* feportn-OIussiicUusptu* Laborers Were Many* day gave way to a cooler atmosphere, making it easy marching for those In tbe labor procession end a delightfully cool and enjoyable day for everybody. Though the majority of Brooklyn'! wage earners either held quiet celebrations of thjilr own, or went to neighboring cities to help their neighbors to make tne occu- Blon a glorious one, enough remained be hind to take part In the paradea to n- mind the public that it WAS Labor Day. The chief parade was given under the auspices of the lUUghts of Labor. About 6.U00 persons formed the parade. Washington, Sept. The flrse celebra tion of Labor Day as a national holiday, is being fittingly observed at the national capital. „ / Also, for the first time ln their history, al! the local labor organisations united fora common purpose without ft squabblo or jealousies, and did honor to the oc- caUon. -This waa only benefittlng, tnatf* much as the Washington organizations were insirumentail In establishing the hol iday as at national Institution. Plasterers’ Assembly, No. 2.672, of the Knight of Labor, In this city, claim tho credit o/ initiating- the movement to pass a bill through congress declaring the first Monday In September a national holiday, under the name of “Labor Day.” Many states had previously authorized a simi lar celebration, but this waa the first at tempt at national recognition. The bill was championed by benator Kyle of South Dakota, and was "passed without difficul ty, It becoming the law by tho president's signature June 28 last. ' The local labor organisations paraded today In four great divisions, each aver, aging about 5,000 men ln line. They as sembled In the vicinity of the city hall, and began moving Bhortly after 10 o'clock. Nearly every organlzxtlon was headed by its own band, and the din bf conflicting strains of music was deafening. Weather conditions wero most favora ble. The haze whlcli softened the sun’s rays was wefleoxno in Itself, though its presence was painfully BUggestlvo of tho calamitous Area devastlng the northwest. In the line of precession were numerous floats representing. the various Industrial organizations ,of tho labor bodies. Old style Colunityipn hand printing presses ■were contrasted with modern printing ma chinery. Hoffro shoers, brick makers, book binders, bakers, cigar makers, plate printers and numerous other mechanics oxhlblted their handiwork In motion, and various grotesque features were added for the amusement of the crowds, which wero very large, a» all tho public de partments were closed The most never feature of the day oc curred at the top of the' capltul building. Tho chief- participants wero Albert Ports and James Grace; riggers, employed by the architect of the capltol. Lost week Ports distinguished himself by diming up the gigantic figure of the goddess of liberty, surmounting the’dome and placing there a circle of electric lights which were used for illuminating tho dome during the encampment of tho Knights of Py thias. It was the first time ft mas had stood there since the goddess was put in position. This morning Ports started In to lemove the lights and connecting wires with the assistance of Grace. They mounted tho goddoss by means of a ladder held by tho capltol employes form tho top most window of the dome. It was 6 o'clock tu m. when they began and the risky work was completed three hours later. By that time, a big crowd had collected In the capltol grounds watching tho two riggers. who looked like flics crawling up the great bronze figure. At 8:30 o’clockGrace eat astrldo the broad shoulders of the goddess, and with the help of Ports, placed a gigantic wreath on her brpw. The wreath was neirly four feet In diameter and waa composed of palm leaves, roses and tarnations. Then Grace read an Invocation to freedom, written by a Washington woman, Mrs. Lcfnlse Bailey. The people, nearly 00.) feet below, coakl not hear him, or course, but they understood what he was doing. They saw him fold tho manuscript, and then to the horror bf many Ports began climbing to tho top of liberty’s cap. When he reached the nennacle, ho he»»- tatad a moment and then slowly and carefully raised himself do an erect posi tion. For a minute he Btood there in the presenoo of tho crowd below with Grace Htlil astride of liberty's nock. Ports nxxdo the deHcentas slowly and care- fully as he had made the ascent, ami he and Groce reached the landing in safety. The wreath was allowed to re main about the brow of the goddess until Just before tho 10 o’clock hour, when Ports ond Grace repeated their d.uigprou3 journey and removed It. Another quite notable feature of the day was the first production of Innes new can- t-.l i, "V/.ir .i ml l K|""' ’ a-') I i r musical products at the national base ball park, in the hearing of an apprecia tive audience of nearly ten thousand per rons. Tho catchy dso made of tho war song* of North and South, and the real istic effect of artillery and military move ments, under the direction of Capt. Do* mar, who commanded the crock prize drill company In the District of Columbia Na tional Guard, supplemented |by Jturns’ great band and drum corps, mafia tho presentation a marked success. IN NEW YORK. ' A Orest Day's Celebration of the Work ingmen. | . New York, 8;pt. 3.—Labor's grand army made a grant triumphant march through this city *.oday. The workingmen were out In full force. Every pr:t>aratlon had aevn made to make tho day’s celebration one of tho lar*- e*t and finest ever hell In this city, 'rttc Central Labor Union had the matter .n charge «^d It turned out a grand success. Over 30.VJ0 men were In line when Grand Marshal Williim J. O’Brien give the or. der to march. The phalanxes forms*! fn --0th, 111th, 112th and 113th streets and on both sides of Fourth avenue. Ths narrh heg-n a little after 10 o’clock. The str»**s through which the procession passed were lined with people who greeted the moving columns with enthusiastic cheers and waiving of hundkercbk-fs. It was a triumphant march from the beginning to tho end. The day was a general holi day throughout the city. All the exchange* were closed, as wero tho banks and other business houses. The custom house and postoffice were open a short time this morning. Surburban places of summer resorts had a great fush of visitors. The race track and ball grounds were well patronlsad. The clerk of th^ weather dll bis best to make th* 1 . weather suitable to the occaflon. The in sufferable ir.uiky weather of the previous NEW BEDFORD’S BIG CROWD. Now Bedford, Mass., Sept. U.—TUe chief failure lu lue observation of labor uay litre w*u ute puraoe ot wit* vurioue iaoor organizations, compoood mostly of textile operatives, tuui it wae supe rior to auyJiTug heretofore attempted lu that direction iu Uteis vicinity, tuid, coming as it did at the time of tho greatest strike ever experienced here, created u great deal of interest, unci thousands of people lined the route of the procession. About f,000 tollers were iu lino, repreaenttug the typographical, gloss blowers’ painters’, brick-layers’ and masons* unions and tho various ■brunches of the texUlo trade. The no ticeable features of the procession were 200 female operative* and a brigade of boys carrying broonw. A number of transparencies wore dteplyed, bearng ou the present strike troubles. Afeer parading over a long route, the paraders 'Look bouts for Pultn Island, juat off the main laud, where a gigantic clam bake waa partaken of. All strike nrattera were lost sight of In the utoftcrvunco of tlie day. BOSTON’S GALA DAY. Boston, Sept. S.—The observance of La bor Day waa more elaborate in the list of sports than in previous years, and the big procession In the forenoon was the largest ever seen here. There waa a geaJ cral cessation of business, including the publication of evening papers, and all tho theatres gavo & special matinee. A prominent sporting event was .ho sixth unnual fall regatta of the New England Ameteur Rowing Association on the Charles river, In which, many well known oremen participated. Among the other sports there were two league basebnll guinea, between tho Bostons and the Chi ef gos. One in the forenoon and ono ln the afternoon; a. .sailing regatta, two rowing races, bicycle races, polo and shooting contests. Tho weather was cool and pleasant. KING COTTON IN THE.SOUTH 5eeral«ry Hester Gives His Annual Sta tistics for the.Year Ending September I. Each cotton state's product Te,a« t/.od. with Over a,000,000 Dal.. uml tieSi-glit Follow* With 1,199,000 —The Value $1,000,000 Leia Than Last Yim'i Crop* CHATTANOOGA’S ENTHUSIASM. Chattanooga, Sept. 3.—Labor Day was celebrated here today In a most enthu siastic manner. Tho festivities began at 10 o’clock with a monster parade of all tho trado union* of the city, hooded by carriages containing Governor Turney, the. city officials, tho sp inkers and other prominent citizens. At the conclusion of tho parade there was a mass meeting of the workingmen of Chattanooga at Electric Lake, whore an audience of b,000 wore addressed by Mayor George W. Ochs, Governor Peter Turney, President J. W. Thomas of the 'Nashville, Chattanooga and SL Louie railroad, J. B. Osborn of Atlanta, H. M. Wlltfcse and J. B. Hawkins or Chattanoo ga. The afternoon was spent ln the en joyment of a barbecuo and ln games, races and dancing. DAY AT BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham, Sept. 3.—About f*,000 people met at Lake Como at East Lake, one ot Birmingham's most beautiful suburbs, to- duy to cel-ibrate Labor Day. U was tho most orderly gathering ever witnessed ln tho Magic City and did great credit to the laboring clement of Jefferson county. The recent stringency of money, owing to two great strikes, prevented a pnrode and It was decided to have a grand rally and picnic. The event of th6 day was speeches by Hon, Frank P. O’Brien, mem- ber-elect of the state legislature; Robert Warnook, candidate for mayor of Birm ingham; William Vaughan, Col. JT. J. Al- PARADE IN BT. LOUIS. Bt. Louis, Sept. 3.—Labor Day was cele brated hero by a parado and picnic of all tho local labor bodies, excepting typo graphical unions. The printers refused to participate In the parade. Tho rweatner was cloudy nnd cool, with occasional showers. Nearly all tho public buildings wero clossd. Notwithstanding tho fuel that today Is a legal holiday, tho public schools opened for tho fall term this morn ing. PAUADE AT BALTIMORE. Baltimore. Sept. 3.—Labors holiday whh generally observed here today. Ten thou sand workingmen participated In a grand street parado and attended a picnic at Darley pirk, where the lemninder of tho day was spent Inf estlvItloH and lis tening to addresses by tho labor leaden. Business w.'ia generally suspended, and houses profusely docoratM. NA’fJHVILL/E IN IT. Nashville, 8ept. 3.—Labor day was celobnjued In Nnrihville today by a practical suspension of work nnd busl- ficNs. lucre wua a proccsmon. tnree mllcrt long, ntad all the Industries of tho cKy* were represented. There w«« a largo taeeotnbly dinner and speeches at West side Park. V A R N eTTaCQU 1TTE D. Tho Charge of Larceny After Trust 2b Not BusluflmM. Rev. J. <W. Varner, the pastor of Itiio Tabernacle CoJOred Buptlat ohurch. who was arrested on the charge of larceny after trust oevc-ral month* ngo. w.m tried hi bhe cfiriy court yesterday and .i.-'lu'itt'-l. I'm.* rt.’.tt'- In-lug urr.ibh Ho pub lain the ohanre. Varner ts. president bf the Unlverrtt Brotherhood, a negro oenevolent umwi- cktlon, and Is by long adds the most popular and Influential negro preacher In tho ctfty. The azxociaJtlon under his charge extends through tho Sbifthern Btultea and has a Urge mcmbtrnftip. Borne of the members In the cKy be came sueplcloutf of Varner b< ver.r months ago, and after watching tilth for *xwne tlmo preferred charges O'galrnWt him. Ho was arrested, and per* JJj/ps <rhe arrest of on «me person In Muesli ever creunxM sudh a sensation. YViUifaiwumoni and servants of all kinds beseeched thedr employes to ad vuTice \Jhcirn money to pay him out of the trouble and hundreds of them ab* Bolifteiy refused to work until he wai out. Vuirner possesses onsldemble in'Drlll- goneo and Is pastor of «hreo ohuti- • the TUbernocle Baptist ohurch in this etty, •Ctoo First Baptist ctouroh of Ten- nllle and the Baptist church o' For syth. He lb dlso president of about a doen colored societies. COUNT OF PARIS WEAKER. Loudon, Bcpt. 3.—The Count of Paris is rapidly growing weaker and tho end Is not far off. All of lho dying man’s family are at bln bedside. Prince Wall deuiar of Denmark and Prince Do Join- vilje arrived ni Stow Tlotut list ervo- titg, making this gathering of the Or- lean* family the largest since the d(nt!i of King Louis Phillipts The Count of Parle Is cuusefous -rad awaits the end with patience and fortitude. Itc baa trddon farewell to nil of the m.-r/ants of the household. New Orleans, Sept. S.—fleeretary Hes ter's New Orleans Cotton Exchange re port of the cotton crop was Issued In. full 'today. After stating the crop for 1893-94 at 7,549,879, aii excess of 849,152 * bales Over last year, he says the larg est Part bf the gain was ln the group' of Atlantlo states consisting of Ala-' bamu, Georgia, Florida and North Caro-, lina, which ran ahead 548,000 bales. The Gulf States, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee Increase 351,- OrtQ lialto, while Texas dropped off 59,000 bales. Mr. Hester puts the average com mercial vulue of the crop <it 337.50 per bale, against $42.50 last year, and $37.50 ln 1891*92, nnd the total value $283,113,000 against $234,750,000 last year and $338,- 812,000 the year before, showing the re markable fact Abut while the output of the past year hno been 849,452 bales in excesj’ of the year before Its commer cial value is $1,632,000 less. He saya that with an average of 7 1-2 cents pev pouml which the crop brought, planners a» a class would have been brnkrupt hid i(hey adhered to their old policy of ull cotton and little or no food ctops, nnd Instances the significant fact tha't the ootiton states produce over $148,000,007 bf corn, nearly all of which was consumed where grown. In relation to acreage he says pub lished estimate* are still unsatisfactory and comments on chango of base on tha-t subject by the United States agri cultural- department being first made known through an English source. * -Fibm this It seems the statistician of the Washington department has writ ten to a prominent London house, giv ing as his opinion that the cotton acreage of 1893 waa 20,000,0000 or more than 3,000,000 over tho deductions here tofore drawn from the department’s of ficial reports. •Mr. 'Heater announces as the resell of his Investigations Into the movements under a new system that several hun dred .thousand bales have hitherto been credited by the trade to Gtilf states which .properly belonged to Atlantic states and that facts show the seat of c6tton production has not been moving westward as rapidly art supportd. The commercial crop In bales is given as follows in thousands of bales: iFor 1893*94. Aina mu 925,000 Arkansas 625,000 Florida r»0,000 Georgia 1,125,000 I/nii*la»;i 400.000 Mississippi 916,000 North Carolina 425,000 South Carolina 760,ow) Tennessee 275,000 Texas and Indian Territory.....2,069,000 Total crop 7,550,000 In relation to American mill*, Mr. Hestor says tho season has been imy- thlng but favorable North Ur South. On the heels of tho largely decreased takings .for 1891*93, Northern mills show a further reduction for tho past season of 80,113 hales. The effeefa of financial stringency and delay and uncertainty as to tariff legislation also exercised a decidedly depressing Influence on tho industry South, und for the first tlmo since the war a set-hack 1h to be re corded. Instead of an Increase of 37,- 000 bales which, with anything like last year’s -trail}, would have resulted from bringing l*to full play the new spin dles added in the fiowth at tho clone af hist year and the early part of tho present hojwjoh. Southern consumption has fallen off 25,333 bales. The total takings North, as shown be low, ware 1,001,17,*% against 1,687,286 iatft year and 2,190,766 tho year before, while the mills South report «* their consump tion (Including takings from ports) 718,616, agnlnat 743,848 ln 1895*93 and *•*>,- 05C In 1891-02. Commenting on the outlook for ctof- ton consumption In the fiouth, Mr. Hea ter says with a return of normal cbndi- tlone there Is room not only for an In* cie.iHu of C2.000 bales per annum In the product of mills now In Operation, but his tables show twenty-one ntw mills not completed with nearly 100,000 spin dles. bctdd‘*H thirty-six Idle mills with 180,000 spindles, a good part of which could be brought Into play, fa other words, the Houth has 2,590,000 spindle* with a consumptive aapuclty of 825,090 bales per annum. TWO MONDAY BLAZES. One llmwo Burned—Another Caught From Engine Sparks. There were two fires yesterday ami the firo laddies had to get one of their whiter time hustle* on them right In the hot broiling sun. About 11:20 In the morning an nlurm was sent la from box No. 2d a re* spouse by the department found lho Are to be tn Mrs. Lyon's house at tho corner of Fourth and Hazel streets. South Macon. It was badly gone when they Arrived o/id was practically de stroyed despite a hard fight on* their part. Mrs. Lynu lost nearly everything she Had in tho house, there being no in surance on anything. Tier husband in In Florida, ;tn«1 si«• has live rhlldreu dependent upon her, without anything at hand to support them. The house was owned by the late Bob Stubbs, and tho lots now goes to h*a relatives. It was valued at $000. being u Hihstiintlal three-room houwt with a hallway extending full leugt'.i. About the time the department re turned to their quarter* mother alarm w:m sent In from the mm* box. This time the blaze was In Mr. John Ture’a h >u»c, several doors away from the s- *ne of the other blaze. Fn this in- ►r me? only a slight damage w.i*» done to the roof of the house. It U believed that eparks from the fire englm- au it ^ si*-d by hid set the houjBA on fire.