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L- pa pers express THEIR
IPINION SARCASTICALLY.
berited luck.” says one.
Farmers Will Sec at Once That
eTa With
i-h Priced Are Compatible a
Gold Standard.”
spec ial cable dispatch from Lon
says • The fact that the price of
-liasreached §1 a bushel in the
b states has produced consid
k esc itement among grain specu
aE( ] others in London. The sec
s
0 f the Baltic said:
course we have been caught
?h :»rt. The rise iu the price
Ecat makes a somewhat hysterical
let. The rise of six pence iu the
of barley, for example, Satur
r assignable
_vas due to no cause.
j s no speculation although here, as it is
jpjon Wail street, there
toe L speculation at Liverpool.
secretary of the corn exchange
•arked: speculation here,
Here is no as
are generally known.
ie pas been a disposition on the
tof the outside public to bear the
let;but the brokers have dissuaded
clients from so doing. The rise
rices yesterday morning and today
BO t(hxe so much to “dollar wheat”
the buying by Prance, where
are proving disappointing,
millers, too, are short.”
be brokers have not made much, as
T held no stocks; but it is needless
the rise of half a crown in
< i what yesterday, makes the
times on Mark Lane. The
deans have apparently got it their
nvay.”
wheat” is an unmerited
Ske of good luck for President Mc
government, which ought to
been overtaken by swift calamity
paying election debts
trusts bv the passage of the
bill.”
the same time the Westminster
cette finds comfort in the allegation
t “the Bryanites are made to look
iish,” and adds:
conclusion The Westminster Ga
p “The says: of which has
degree success
fended Bryan shows that Americans
p becoming alive to the rottenness of
pething, and the next time the cam
fen will be directed less to the gold
Ward than to the standard of pub
life.”
FIVE CHILDREN DROWNED.
pped Into the Water From a Float.
Sixteen Were Rescued.
[Fite P&or children at were Sunday drowned afternoon in the
Toronto
pbe [Tbe capsizing float made of a float. of rough timbeT
was
posed Mainland for conveying breakwater, workman from dis
to the a
r-S of about 100 yards. The float is
Nied by chains attached to the bank
P N ®e side and the breakwaters on
other.
Mday afternoon twenty-one chil
f* B > boys ’and girls, ranging from
^Ltto thirteen years of age, crowded
5 file raft for the purpose of going
• & athe at the breakwater. Half way
the channel, where the water is
*7 deep, the raft capsized and all
* children were thrown into the
ter.
F-ere were many boats in the neigh
ra< x>d, and these were quickly at
^cene of the accident. All of‘the
tdren were rescued except five.
^SKAN BOUNDARY CORRECT.
s *y* Lines will Not Be Changed.
Fa speaking of the boundarv line
*een Alaska end the British
•sessions ’
General Duffield of
* const and geodetic -aid
T snrv— when'the
' <lo not believe that mat
s °f the boundarv lines between the
** countries is settled there will be I
~appreciable change froinThe lines
are down on th“ nTre man Dawson
is 100 miies or east o'
ts. meridian -r-“ ’ which m J13 is the the boundary bou.nda,y ’
f-ited e c^ad b surveys
Sta’a aa d a o/ on
meridian ri a marier feet
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Industries Established in the South Du¬
ring the Fast Week.
Among the most important naw in¬
dustries reported for the past weak are
the following: The Decatur Compi •ess
_
Co., capital §15,000, New Decatur,
Ala.; an e'ectric power plant to be
erected at Pensacola, Fla., by a $200,
000 company; large flouring mills at
Crisman and New Market. Va., and
Sedan, W. A a.; the Gulfport Land and
Improvement Co., capital §200,000,
at Gulfport, Miss.; the G. W. McDon¬
ald Co., capital §1,000,000, at Clarks
burg, W. Va., to mine coal, manufac¬
ture coke, etc., and the Columbia Gold
Mining Co., capital §30,000, at Rich¬
mond, Ya. The Colgin Cigarette and
Tobacco Co., capital §10,000, has been
chartered at Richmond, Ya., and
woodworking plants will be established
at Musgrove, Ga.; Hartford, Ky.;
Shreveport, La., and at Nat Moore and
Wilmington, N. C.
All reports from southern manufac¬
turers and business men continue en¬
couraging and business prospects have
not been so favorable for many years.
A number of idle manufacturing
plants have resumed work during the
past week and Bessemer pig iron has
been advanced. Prices for agricultu¬
ral products are also advancing and
heavy exports of wheat and corn are
reported.
In the south the iron and steel trade
is steadily improving and business
among the textile and lumber mills is
active. — Tradesman (Chattanooga,
Tenn.)
A LOSS TO THE BUSINESS WORLD.
Tlie Demise of John P. Lovell Elicits
General Expressions of ltegret.
Seldom has there been such a
general expression of sympathy over
the loss of one whose life has been
devoted to business pursuits, as has
been called forth by the recent death
at Cottage City, Mass., of that vener¬
able landmark of the business world,
the late John P. Lovell, founder and
president of the John P. Lovell Arms
Company, of Boston. Numerous mes¬
sages and letters of condolence on the
death of the honored father have been
received by Col. Benjamin S. Lovell,
treasurer of the Lovell Arms Com¬
pany. The wide scope covered by
these communications is in itself evi¬
dence of the great regard in which he
was held by the leaders in business
and public life.
These expressions of sympathy were
not confined to New England, but they
were received from every prominent
business centre of the North, East,
West and South—in fact, from every
portion of the Union; because the
name of John P. Lovell, and the cor¬
poration created by him, have been
for more than a half century the
synonym of honest dealing and busi¬
ness integrity. Even from English
firms with whom Mr. Lovell had en¬
joyed the pleasantest business rela¬
tions for more than fifty years, Colonel
Lovell has received messages of con¬
dolence on the death of his father.
DENIAL FROM WEYLER.
“Butcher” Says Evangeilna Cisneros Has
Not Been Sentenced or Tried.
Captain General Weyler, in a cable
dispatch from Havana to the New
York World, denies the report that
Evangelina Cisneros, a Cuban girl of
eighteen, of sensational beauty, gentle
breeding and pure life, had been tried
or sentenced to imprisonment for
twenty years in the Spanish penal col¬
ony at Ceuta.
The girl is the niece of the presi¬
dent of the Cuban republic. General
Weyler’s dispatch to the World reads
as follows:
“For judicial reasons there is on trial in
the preliminary stages a person named
‘Evangelina Cossio Cisneros, who deceitfully
lured to her house the military commander
of the Isle of Pines, had men posted secret¬
ly, who tied him and attempted to assassin¬
ate him. This case is in its preliminary
stages, and has not as yet been on trial by a
competent tribunal, and consequently no
sentence has as yet been passed nor ap¬
proved by me. I answer The World with
the frankness and truth that characterize
all my acts. Weyleb.”
USE OF TOBACCO FORBIDDEN.
Central Railroad Says Employes Must Ab¬
jure the Weed.
Among the new rules promulgated
by the Central Railroad of Georgia
for the government of its employes, is
one which forbids the use of tobacco
around any passenger station and the
use of it by trainmen on passenger
trains.
AZCARRAGA SPANISH PREMIER.
Queen Regent Name* the General a* Can
ovas’ Successor.
The queen regent of Spain, Friday,
conferred the premiership upon Gen
eral Ascarraga, who is also minister of
war. The cabinet will not be modi
fied, but it is expected that there will
not be instant dissensions.
It i* well understood that had Sa
gasta, liberal, been appointed to sue
ceed Canovas. there would have been
wholesale resignations. It is said that
General Weyler’s resignation is now
in hand, bearing an “if” in reference
The* ^
belief is expressed that Sagasta
would have leceived appointment but
for Weyler’s threatened resignation.
THE PROPOSITIONS FOR ENDING
MINERS’ STRIKE FALL FLAT.
OPERATORS made concessions.
But Representatives of Miners 'Would
Accept Nothing Less Than a Iiate
of Sixty-Nine Cents.
A Pittsburg special says: The final
effort to arrange a plan for ending the
big coal strike has proved a failure,
and the strike goes on. At noon Mon¬
day the conference between a commit¬
tee of coal operators and the miners’
national aud district officials closed,
and the conference adjourned without
date.
The miners’ representatives did not
recede from their original proposition
to settle the strike by arbitration aud
start the mines at the 69-ceut rate.
The operators offered to divine the
difference between 54 and 69 cent
rates, making the price 61 cents,
which was rejected. Then additional
propositions were made.
One was to start the mines without
fixing any price for thirty days, and
then to pay the rate agreed upon by
the board of arbitration. This was
also refused by the miners, they claim¬
ing they had been fooled too often to
trust the operatiors again. They de¬
clined to work for a month giving the
operators the output for that length of
time without knowing what wages
would be paid.
A proposition was then made to op¬
erate the mines for ten days without
fixing the price and allow a board of
arbitration to fix the prices for that
time. President Ratchford insisted
that nothing but the 69-cent rate could
be
The operators were firm, but the
miners were equally determined, and
every argument of the mine owners
was met by the miners’ leaders.
Neither side would concede another
point, and it was decided to end the
conference. President Ratchford had
but little to say on the matter, but
gave out the following statement:
“We have disagreed. Our proposition
remained unchanged. Besides our propo¬
sition to arbitrate, we made them a second
one along the lines of bringing about a gen¬
eral conference of miners and operators of
all the mining states. They refused to lend
their efforts in that direction, and the strike
will be continued. We have no other plaus
for the future,”
Operators In Secret Session.
Immediately after the close of the
morning conference a meeting of op¬
erators was called for 2 o’clock in the
afternoon to discuss the situation aud
outline a plan for future action.
The operators were in secret session
for several hours aud when the doors
were opened their press agent an¬
nounced that the mines would certain¬
ly be started with the old diggers if
possible, with imported meu if the old
men refused to xvork.
A committee was appointed, com¬
posed of representatives of every firm
in the district, to map out the mode
of procedure for the resumption.
The operators’ press committee is¬
sued a statement after the conference.
It detailed the several propositions
made, both by the operators and min¬
ers’ officials, which have already been
described. In regard to the proposition
of Mr. Ratchford, it says this could
not be accepted because it means an
advance of 274 per cent in wages and
would entail irreparable losses upon
the producers.
Attention is called to the fact that
the operators are confronted constantly
with two forces—the pressure of buy¬
ers to get the lowest price, which is
determined by a remorseless competi¬
tion, and by the miners, who demand¬
ed the highest wage rate at all times.
The strikers are warned that they will
be responsible for whatever disaster
may follow to themselves and families.
The statement concludes with a severe
arraignment of the position taken by
President Ratchford.
Greeks Anxious To Fight Again.
A great meeting of over 3,000 people
held at Athens Sunday adopted an ad¬
dress to King George urging him and
the government to reject the proposed
treaty between Greece and Turkey and
to resume hostilities which were in¬
terrupted by the truce.
PRESIDENT FAl’RE IN RUSSIA.
Head of French Government Is Royally
Received by Ciar.
A St. Petersburg cable dispatch
sa ys: President Felix Faure arrived;
a t‘Cronstadt Monday. I
The distinguished visitors were en- i
tertained at a banquet at the new
Peterhof palace, and speeches were I (
made bv M. Faure and the czar in>
which pledges of the utmost cordiality j
were made. party met by j
The president’s the were imperial
the czar in person on
yacht Alexandria, a mark of th most;
Ji s G nzu i s hed courtesy. Great ft ntbu- i
siaS m is manifested by the people of
Russia toward their French guests.
‘ -
DEBS ISSUES CALL
To “Social Democrats’* and Dovers of
I.iberty For a Conference.
E. Y. Debs has issued a call to the
“Social democracy and to all lovers of
liberty and fair play” to attend the
conference at St. Louis, when,he says,
“Prompt, united and vigorous action
will be taken in regard to the miners’
He says, “’The hour has struck to
call a halt.” Iu conclusion he says:
“Every atom of American mauliood
revolts against the spectacle. Judges,
by the usurpation of power and play
iug the role of tyrants, have annihila¬
ted the constitution, abrogated the
right of trial by jury, forbidden free
speech, suppressed peaceable assem¬
blage and transformed our republic
into an absolute despotism. They are
guilty of judicial treason and should
be made to answer at the bar of an
outraged people. The issue lias been
forced upon us and we have retreated
before it to the verge of slavery. Let
us now meet it as it would have been
met by the patriots of 1776.”
L’ALOUTTE WINS FUTURITY.
Rich Stakes of $ 45,000 Pulled Down By
Thompson’s Filly
The Futurity was run at Sheepshead
Bay Thursday and, as usual, the un¬
expected happened, the filly L’Al
ouette of the Thompson string, win¬
ning the rich stakes, with a length or
two to spare.
Her backers were happy, for al¬
though her victory was a surprise, she
was coupled in the betting with her
stablemates, Gibralter and the Hugue¬
not, aud as the stable was the favorite
for the race, the ring suffered. The
other unexpected thing was the run¬
ning of Lydian, who got the place.
Uriel was third.
The track was in anything but satis
lactory condition, the heavy rains of
Monday night and Tuesday morning
having turned it into soft mud, which
had dried out sufficiently to make the
going heavy and sticky when the race
was run.
The stake was worth this year some¬
thing like §45,000. The course was
170 feet short of three-quarters’ of a
mile.
WHEAT COMES DOWN.
Liverpool Weakness and Cudahy’s Selling
Causes Reaction.
Wheat broke 5 cents per bushel at
Chicago Tuesday and closed within
3-4 of a cent of the lowest figure of
the season. Weakness in Liverpool
and selling here by Cudahy were
largely responsible for the slump, al¬
though the market was in shape to
break when Cudahy began a raid.
The price was given no support, and
the standing stop-loss orders were
reached for over an hour after the de
dine started. People who also had
pyramid trades and others who had
profits were anxious to get them. Just
before it was claimed that Decem¬
ber wheat owned by the bull power
had been liquidated and that they now
had only a line of the September op¬
tion.
A decided change in the relative
value of the two options was one of
the chief features of the day’s trad¬
ing. September wheat early sold up
to 98 cents, finally went as low as 91
cents and left off at 91 j cents, as com¬
pared with 96 cents at the dose.
GEORGIA’S TAX RETURNS SHOUT.
Tlie Decrease a Heavy One Anil Amounts
To the Sum of tt 1,030,055.
The tax returns for the state of
Georgia was completed Tuesday by
the receipt of the returns from Wash¬
ington and Telfair counties and the
result is a net decrease of §1,629,655
on all property. Of this loss, §863,363
occurs iu the county returns aud
§766,292 in railroad property.
The total property of the state is
8411,142,603 as aga'inst §412,772,258
last year. Of this year’s returns
§42,014,543 is for railroads and §369,-
128,060 for all other property.
The Washington county return was
up §230,789 above that of last year,
and the Telfair return lost §28,207.
Mr. W. H. Harrison is footing up
the different divisions of property and
when the classification is complete
will be able to show where the loss
and gain are.
The treasury books and comptrol¬
ler’s books were balanced against each
other and showed a net loss of §129,-
353 in the treasury fund since the first
of August. Then the amount in hand
was §534,668.72, now it is only §405,-
315.61.
SECRET 4RY WILSON IN DEMAND.
Many County Falrii Send Invitation* To
Head of Agricultural Department.
Many invitations addressed toSecre
tary Wilson to visit state and county
fairs during the approaching autumn
are being received at the agricultural
department at Washington.
The invitations from this section ex
press a desire to inspect the agncul
tural conditions and to have the bene
fit of his advice as a practical farmer
after such inspection.
The secretary expects to go to Nash
ville during the fad, and it is consul¬
ered probable that he may not prolong
his visit there and take in some of the
fairs in the surrounding country. ■ I
SIXTY-FIVE CENTS PER $1,000
OVER RATE OF LAST YEAR.
REVENUE INCREASED OYER $250,000
The Levy I* Flxeit Ky Governor Atkin¬
son anti Comptroller General Wright
At 5.31 Mills.
Governor Atkinson and Comptroller
General Wright have fixed the tax
rate for the state of Georgia for the
year 1897.
The rate fixed is a large increase
over that of the two previous years,
but is at the same time much smaller
than was anticipated by the state offi¬
cials and the legislature.
Georgia citizens will have to pay
5.21 mills on 100 cents. The tax ratei
is based on property returns of $410,
000,000. At the time the rate was
fixed the counties of Warren aud
Washington had not sent in official re¬
turns and the governor and comptrol¬
ler estimated the property iu these
counties at the same value as returned
in 1896.
To meet the appropriations of near¬
ly §2,500,000 it was necessary to levy
a tax of exactly §5.21 on every $1,000
worth of property returned. The tax
is divided as follows:
School fund 1.50 mills
Sinking fund to retire pubHo dobt.0.2G mills
Pensions 1.50 mills
General governmental purposes... 1.95 mills
Total 5.21 mills
Sixty-five cents per §1,000 is the in¬
crease in tax over tlie rate of last year.
This represents an increase in revenue
of over $266,000.
The announcement of a rate of but
5.21 mills will create a great surprise
as the impression lmd been generally
created that the rate would he about
6.25 mills, This impression had
grown from the belief that the money
to pay the extra appropriations this for
schools would have to he raised
year. de¬
The governor and comptroller
cided, however, that the act of last
year granting the increased appropri¬
ation for next year did not .authorize
the collection of the money this year.
They decided that the money to pay
next year’s school appropriation must
be raised next year.
This will involve a delay in paying
$400,000 of next year’s school sala¬
ries. The tax cannot he raised until
the latter part of the year and the
teachers will be compelled to wait un¬
til the end of the year for $400,000.
The act appropriating money for,
school purposes iu the years 1897-98,
set aside $600,000 of direct taxes for
this year and §1,000,000 on direct
taxes next year. The act authorized
the governor to levy a tax rate of 2.50
mills or so much thereof as might he
needed to raise the modey for school
purposes in the years of 1897 and
1898, respectively.
The governor thinks that it was the
intention of the originators of the bill,
that he should collect the full rate of
2.50 mills this year, which would
bring a revenue of $1,000,000, and
save §400,000 of this sum to add to the
$600,000 collected next year, but as
the act did not authorize him to col¬
lect a larger revenue than was appro¬
priated for use this year, he ordered a
levy of only 1.5 mills, which will raise
only the §600,000 to be used this year.
GEORGIA CONVICT REPORT.
Special (>inmi«ilon«r Byril Present*
Startling Disclosures.
Special Commissioner Phil G. Byrd,
who was ' appointed by Governor At¬
kinson last spring to investigate the
condition of the county misdemeanor
convict camps of the state, has filed
his report at the governor’s office.
The report not only gives informa¬
tion not heretofore accessible to the
public, hut reveals a series of horrors
and abuses which are almost incon¬
ceivable in a civilized state.
The inhuman treatment of these
prisoners in some of the private camps
is too horrible and revolting for pub¬
lication. The brutality in several
cases amounts to murder, and in a
number to torture, In one case it ap
pears that a murder in Pulaski county
was hushed up by the grand jury ho¬
cause of influence, though a reputable
citizen appeared and swore he saw a
convict beaten to death.
In concluding his report Mr. Byrd
savs: how badly the
“God only knows
misdemeanor convict camps of Georgia
need systematizing and regulating.
Surely there can be no genuine civil¬
ization where man’s inhumanity to
man is so possible and so much in ev¬
idence. Your excellency shonld have
the co-operation of all good citizens in
yonr efforts to make all the misde¬
meanor convict camps of the state
what the law has always meant they
should be, places of punishment for
the lawbreaker whose offense is of th®
milder grade of crime.’