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Newspaper Page Text' VOL. I. J THE PRIMARIES (IN. Senator Butler Withdraws His Pledge to Submit to Them. SOUTH CAROLINA’S DEMOCRACY SPLIT The Announcement Creates a Sensation in Political Circles of the Palmetto* The Possible Outcome of the Whole Matter. Columbia, 8. C., August 28.—United States Senator Butler, candidate for re election withdrew, from the state dem ocratic executive committee his pledge to abide by the result of the democratic primaries. This means that Butler tickets for the legislature will be run against the Tillman candidates in the general elections, and involves a wide open split of the democratic party in the state. It is a rule in the democratic party in South Carolina that each candidate must pledge himself to support the nominees of the party, otherwise he cannot be voted for. General Butler made such a pledge, but withdrew it yesterday in a letter to the secretary of the democratic executive committee. He gave no reasons for withdrawing the pledge. It is understood that legis lative candidates will be nominated in November, who will support Butler. It Is further said that General Butler, if defeated by Governor Tillman, will make a contest before the United States senate, contending that the registration laws of the state are illegal and that if a full vote could have been polled, But ler legislators Would have been elected. Senator Butler in a telegram to the Columbia Register says, “I beg to say in withdrawing the paper filed by me with Secretary Tompkins, of the demo cratic executive committee, announcing my candidacy, I am follotring the foot steps of distinguished reformers, who are unwilling to submit their claims to a primary where everything to a coro ner up has been out; dried, packed and salted down by the ring; when the re sult is slated and known by the ring be fore a vote has been put in the ballot iox.” Several counties have already taken lotion and nominated candidates op posed to Tillman and there is likely to be a bitter political fight in the state in consequence of Senator Butler’s action. PEEL'S SUIT FORBIDDEN. The Grandson of the Great English States man Seeks a Connection! Bride. Bridgeport, Conn.. August ert Peel, son of Sir Robert Peel, who was defeated for parliament from. Brighton a few years ago, and a grand ,son of the famous old English states man, Sir Robert nephew of Lord fferiu ahd fcJusin ot the Earls of Jer sey and Ava, threw down the gauntlet last evening in behalf of a pretty Amer ican girl and swore that he would mar ry her in, spite of all the opposition which her Yankee grandfather could put forth. The girl is Miss Kittie San ford, of Bridgeport, Conn,, granddaugh ter of Henry Sanford, president of the Adams express company., and daugh ter of Professor Samuel Sanford, who was recently elected professor of music in Yale college. Besides being noted as the richest man in Bridgeport old Mr. Sanford is celebrated as the owner of a large block of stock in the Pullman pal lace car works. Sanfords live in a beau tiful house standing in wide grounds in Washington avenue. Miss Kittie Sanford is now a tall, graceful girl about nineteen years old. She is viva cious, witty and accomplished. Natu rally she has been regarded as a great catch, but it has long been known in Bridgeport that her stern old grandfa ther intended that she should marry a member of Bridgeport’s leading legal firm, a firm which looks after the law business of the Adams express company in that part of Connecticut. Peel’s suit has been sternly forbidden, and the an nouncement creates a sensation. THE RECORD AGAIN BROKEN. The A. C. L. Pulls in Washington a Train From Jacksonville in Fifteen Hours. Washington, August 28.—The Atlan tic Coast Line and Plant System, Knights of Pythias special train, which left Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday after noon at 4:20, eastern time, arrived here yesterday morning at 8:00 o’clock, having made the run in fifteen hours and forty-nine minutes. This lowers all previous records two hours and forty one minutes. After deducting stops the remarkable record is shown of seven hundred and eighty miles in eight hun dred and eighty minutes, an average speed of fifty-five and one-half miles - , per hour. The fastest run was made ’ on the Northwestern road from Ashley Junction to Florence, 96 miles in 99j< / minutes, including two stops for water ,i and drawbridges. Notwithstanding ' the high rate of speed, the track and roadbed were in such excellent condi tion that the passengers on the train did not realize that they were making other than the average schedule time. THE NEW TARIFF RATES. Collectors Apprised of the New Duties and Authorized to Collect. Washington, August 28.—The follow ing telegram was sent to the collectors of internal revenue yesterday afternoon: “Washington, D. C., August 27—Af ter today collect tfcx on all spirits at sl.lO per gallon and proportionate rate on all fractions of 1-10 or more. Notify stamp deputies. Jos. S. Miller. Com r.” Secretary Carlisle has offered 8200 re ward for the supposed illicit distiller or distillers in Stokes county, North Caro lina, Who shot W. C. Lewis, a United States raider, on August Bth, while en deavoring to capture moonshiners. Sunt hern Cotton Market. Dull. New York, August 28.—The Sun’s eotton review says: Cotton declined 6 to 10 points and closed dull but stead v. SouUiern markets were dull. The sig nal \ ■rvice predicted generally fair wealtur in the cotton bell during next M huLrs. The Daily Pre s s ' Sil z— ® ' ZZ 1 ■'Err’‘EEr JMbl ''F'K ' -I Wl J Jaw A" // \\ ifzwV 7 Aw- \\ f /B-! \ ; v ’l7 /w w I I \ Z \ /I CENTS W W FZW av 1 // f/WW cotton \ VZM Y /\I W TAXES • / Y?iWXiW I BROUGHT ■r/wBF®O This Is What You Do For The Party. And This Is What The Party Does For You. THE WAR IN THE EAST. Enlightenment of Japan Waged Against Ignorance in China. Baltimore, August 28.—Rev. A. R. Morgan, in charge of the Methodist Pro testant missions in Japan, writes from Nagoya under the date of August 4, that on July 29 Japanese gained a complete victory over the Chinese at Soughvan, and on July 30, at 7a. m. marched on San, the headquarters of the Chinese forces in Korea. Mr. Morgan continues as follows: “What in America might be termed the jingo section of the nation are jubilant over the first news of the conflict and the soberer part of the people are set ting about rendering practical assis tance. The names of persons making private contributions of money, etc., appear in the native press by the hun dreds daily. One man has already given SIO,OOO, and the leading bankers and financiers are holding meetings to develope plans for rendering effectual assistance. Internal political strife seems to all have been buried for the time in one common cause. “The Japan Mail yesterday gave a circumstantial report of a poor man who has saved from his meager earn ings just $2.50 a year for the last forty years, making in all a total of SIOO, ail of which he has tendered to the author ities for use in the war. “This is a war between enlightened progress, as represented by Japan on the one hand, and whatever anyone may term China on the other. It will most likely mark an epoch in the his tory of the orient, if not of the world. And of the determination of Japan and the magnitude of her officers on the one hand and a refusal of 1,500 men in a merchant ship to surrender to three modern Japan men of war on the other, and if the mutual hatred of the two races may be taken as an indication of the conflict, it will be bloody.” THE EFFORT OF HIS LIFE. McKinley Preparing for. the Opening of His Presidential Campaign. Somerset, Pa.. August 28.—Gov. Mc- Kinley, of Ohio, is spending two weeks in this sequestered spot, ostensibly for rest, but in reality to put together the greatest effort in his life in the way of a political speech. He has been ex pected to resent most forcibly and elo quently the appeal of the McKinley law and the passage of the new tariff bill; but, deaf to all questioning, he abso lutely declined to be interviewed or to give a single sentence of encourage ment to the millions who, he thinks, are panic-stricken at the so-called blow at American industries. He declares that he is here to rest and not to dis cuss the tariff. Gov. McKinley is the guest of Abner McKinley, a brother, who lives in New York, but has a summer residence here. Since his arrival the governor has been feted and serenaded in a small way, but even when a concourse of citizens call ed upon him with a brass band and nominated him for president the other night he declined to make even the smallest mite of a speech, simply bow ing his acknowledgements, without a word. Even to his intimate friends he declines to give his views on the death of the law which bears his name. CROOKS CAUGHT AT LAST. Two of the Members of a Bold Gang Ar rested In Chicago. Chicago. August 28.—Two of the five men who created such a furore in the town of Lake last Saturday by riding round in a cab and tapping the tills of various saloons, were captured last night by a clever plan of Detectives Miller and Cummings, of the Thirty fifth street police station. The two men were recognized as two well known crooks named John, alias “Birdie” Dorney and John Burgess. As the tactics used were similar to those used by Slater and Malloy, who were held over yesterday by Justice Wallace, the police are of the opinion that they are members of an organized gang, and tiiat in the arrest an impor tant bit of police work has been ac couiplislied ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28. 1894. THE ENCAMPMENT NOW ON. Vice-President Stevenson the Principal Speaker at the K. ot P. Reception. Washington, August 28. —So great is the influx of people here that the recep tion committee have been embarrassed in securing quaters for all of them. The Knights of Pythias are coming in num bers so greatly in excess of the esti mated strength that three huudred ad ditional tents have been erected at Camp George Washington on the Wash ington monument grounds, making 2,000 in all and all are occupied. The representation of Knights so far in cludes contingents from Tennessee, Ohio, New Jersey, Missouri, West Vir ginia, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Uliuoi*, No« Hampsiihe, Massachusettes, Kansas and Connecti cut. Last night was to witness the formal opening of the encampment by a recep tion at convention hall at which vice president Stevenson was to be the central figure, but the death of Congressman Shaw, of Wisconsin, a past supreme chancellor of the order, at his home in Eau Claire caused a change in the pro gramme. A meeting of the supreme lodge was held to take action on Mr. Shaw’s death and it was decided that the reception should not take place, as a mark of esteem to his memory. A general order t > this effect was is sued but later the supreme lodge amended its decision by agreeing that the reception might be held but with out the sanction of the supreme officers. The reception was therefore held and a verybrilliaut affair it proved to be. Ad dresses of welcome were delivered by Vice-President Stevenson and President Ross of the board of district commis sioners. Mr. Stevenson’s speech was the event of the evening, although very brief. MISS DESHA'S SfftONG APPEAL. The Sister of Colonel Breckenridge's Sec ond Wife Urges His Defeat. Louisville, Ky., August 28.—Miss Mary Desha, of Washington, sister of Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge’s second wife, has issued a vigorous appeal, urg ing the dsfeat of Colonel Breckenridge. The letter caused much excitement here yesterday. It is the talk of the town, recalling to mind as it does the memory of the woman who founded the Ken tucky woman’s veteran association. Col. Breckinridge spoke at Athens, this county, yesterday. His address was de voted principally to evening up scores with ex-Comptroller of the Treasury Milton J. Durham, Judge Joe Morton and Judge Kinkhead, who have recent ly been making such hot speeches against him. FOUR (JUT OF FORTY-TWO The Canonical Mills at. Fall River Closes Its GAte Indefinitely. Fall River, Mass., August 28—The Canonicut mill has closed its gates in definitely, and there now remains but four corporations out of forty-two that are making attempts to run their mills. The Fall River iron works and Barnaby Gingham bid fair to continue in full operation as they are paying under the old scale. Durfee No. 2 and Seaconnet are running under the new schedule and predictions were freely made yes terday that the help will leave Wednes day and Friday when they receive their first payments under the ten ger cent reduction.. Last of the Official Approvals. Washington, August 28.—The presi dent has approved the following acts: To amend an act creating a new divi sion of the northern judicial district of Georgia; making provision for the ac commodation of the United States cir cuit and district courts at Meridian, Miss. Texas Charcoal Republicans Meet.' Dallas, Tex., August 28.—The char coal division of the republican party in Texas will meet. in convention at 1 o'clock p. m. and a full state ticket put in the field. Over eight huudred dele gate* ar« ou the scene. MESSACEjMTARIFF. Why Cleveland Withheld Hie En dorsement of the Bill. PASSAGES NOT IN THE LINE OF REFORM The Good and Rad Features of tho Measure That Have Gone Into Effect- Presi dent's Opinion of the l.egls latlon and its Result. Washington, Angus*3B. -There has been much speculation as to the rea sons why Mr. Cleveland >vi|hlield his official approval ftom Tlie new tariff bill. In the. following letter, written late yesterday afternoon to Represen tative Catchings, of Missouri, his posi tion is clearly set. forth : “Executive Mansion, “Washington, D. C., August 27,1894. “Hon. T. C. Catchings: “My Dear Sir —Since the conversa tion I had with you and Mr. Clark, of Alabama, a few days ago, in regard to my action on the tariff bill now before me, I have given tke subject further and most serious consideration. The result is I am more than ever in the de termination to allow the bill to become a law without my signature. “When the formation of legislation which it was hoped would embody dem ocratic ideas of tariff reform was lately entered upon by the congress, nothing was further from my anticipation than a result which I could not promptly and enthusiastically endorse. “It is therefore with a feeling of the. utmost disappointment that I submit to a denial of this privilege. Gontalns Incoimlstencica Ai<l Crudities. “I do not claim to be better than the masses of my party, nor do 1 wish to avoid any responsibility which, on ac count of the passage of this law, I ought to bear as a member of the dem ocratic organization. Neither will 1 permit myself to be separated from my party to such an extent as night be implie 1 by my veto of the tariff legisla tion, which, though disappointing, is still chargeable to democrateffort. But there are passages in this bill .which are not in the direct line of hon est tariff reform, and it contain i incon sistencies and crudities which ought not to appear in tariff laws or laws of any kind. Besides there were, as you and I well know, incidents accompany ing the passage of the bill through the congress, which made every sincere tariff reformer very unhappy, while influences surround it in its lat ter stages, and interfered with its final construction, which ought not to be recognized or tolerated in democratic traiff reform councils. “And yet. notwithstanding all its vissicitude and all the bad treatment it received at. the hands of pretended friends, it presents a vast improvement to existing conditions. It will certain ly lighten many a tariff burden that new rests heavily upon the people. It is not only a barrier against the return of mad protection, but it furnishes a vantage ground from which must be waged further aggressive operations against protected monopoly and gov ernmental favoritism. Good Feature*! of the Bill. Now Law. I take my place with the rank and file of the democratic party who be lieve in tariff reform, and who k.iow it is, who refuse to accept the results embodied in this bill as the close of the i war, who are nqt blinded to the fact that the livery of democracy has been j stolen and worn in the service oi re publioan protection, and who have marked the deadly light of treason that. | has blasted the councils of the brave in ! their hour of night. The trusts and combinations—the co umunion of pelf— ' whose machinations have prevented us | from reaching the success we deserved I should not be forgotten or forgiven. I We shall recover from our astonish- , ment st their exhibition of power, and if then the oueatioa is taxted utmo. u» : whether they shall submit to the free, legislative will of the people's represen tatives, or shall dictate, the laws which the people must obey, we will accept and settle that issue as one involving the integrity and safety of American institutions. • “I love the principles of true democ racy because they are founded in pa triotism and upon justice and fairness toward all interests. lam proud of my party organization because it is con servatively sturdy and persistent in the enforcement of principles. Therefore, I do not despair of the efforts made by the house of representatives to supple ment the bill already passed by further legislation, and to Tuive engrafted upon it such modifications as will more near ty-ittcuit democratic hopes ufid aspira tions. NoceHslty of Free Raw Materials. “ I eannot be mistaken as to the ne cessity of free raw materials as the foundation of logical and sensible tariff reform. The extent to which this is recognized in the legislation already secured is one of its encourag ing and redeeming features ; but it is vexatioife to recall that while free coal and irorgore have been denied use. n recent letter of the secretary of the treasury discloses the fact that both might have been made free by the annual surrender of only about $700,000 of unnecessary revenue. “1 am sure that there is u common habit of underestimating the impor tance of free raw materials in tariff legislation, and of regarding them as only related to eoucessions to be made to our manufacturers. The truth is their influence is so far reaching that if regarded, a complete and beneficent scheme of tariff reform eannot be in augurated. When we give to our manufacturers free raw materials we unshackle Amer ican enterprise and ingenuity, and these will open the doors of foreign markets to the reception of our wares and give opportunity for the continuous and remunerative employment of American labor. With raw materials cheapened by their freedom from tariff charges the cost of their product must be correspondingly cheapened. The Benefite Practicable. Thereupon justice and fairness to the consumer would demand that the manu facturers be obliged to submit to such a readjustment and mollification of the tariff upon their finished goods as would secure to the people the benefit of the reduced cost of their manufacture, and shield the consumer against the exactions of inordinate profits. It will thus be seen that free raw material and a just and fearless regu lation and reduction of the tariff to meet the changed condition, would carry to every human home in the land, the blessings of increased comfort and cheaper living. “The millions of our countrymen who have fought bravely and well for tariff reform, should be exhorted to continue the struggle, boldly challcging an open warfare and constantly guarding against treachery under half-hearted ness in their camp. “Tariff reform will not be settled until it is honestly and fairly settled in the interest and to the benefit of ® patient and long suffering people.” (Signed.) Yours very truly. Glover Cleveland. WENT MAD AFTER A SERMON. It Ww on Fntere I'unbtbiniMlt, and Then Mra. Line* Attacked Her Children. Pi.ainfiei.w, N. J., August 28.—Mrs. Lines, the wife ot a well known busi ness man of this city, is confined at her home in a straight jacket suffering from a sudden attack of insanity. She went to church last Sunday and listen ed to a sermon on future punishment. :'he Iwgan to grow moody in spite of all attempts to elieer her up. The next that was noticed of her trouble was when she picked up her child, six weeks old, und threw it on the floor violently. She then attacked her five other children, but was hindered from doing them harm. Amngamenta hare | been made to put her in an asylum. ADJOURNS WITHOUT A DAY. The Long unit Exciting Sexnlon of Congress In Its Last llusineas. Washington. August 28.—Both tha brunches of congress adjourned sine die at 2p. m. No legislation was attempt ed on either side. The senate was in session yesterday only an hour and a* quarter, und that time was spent be hind closed doors, In order not to ex pose the fuel that the number of sena-. tors in uttendunee wus twenty short of a quorum—an actual count showing the ■ presence of only twenty-three senators. There were three matters of a legislu- • tive character disposed of whjle tho i senate was in session, I'beke . were the passage a honse Iffil .au . tiioi i.unf? tliO ’Kansas City. Oklunoinu and Pacific railway company to con struct and operate a railway through the Indian 'I erritory; a house bill for the issue of a duplicate cheek for $lO,- 115 to J. 11. 11 at tin way & Co., contrac tors for government work at tho mouth of the St. John's river, Florida; and house joint resolution to print the ag ricultural rejxirt for 18114. The Pythian hosts and their friends now gathered in the capitol were fully represented in tho galleries of the house yesterday. They presented a striking contrast to the floor, which was occupied by not more than sixty or seventy representatives. The. usual resolutions were agreed to, after the announcement of Congress man Shaw's death, and in accordance therewith, at 1:25 o'clock the house ad journed. OLAIMS AN UNFAIRI TRIAL. One of the Ejected Police Officials of New York ObtaUiß a Writ of Certiorari. New York, August 28. Bernard Meehan, who was dismissed from the police, force for having received money from Mrs. Thurow, the keeper of a disorderly house, has gotten a writ of certiorari from the supreme court to review the action of the police commis sioners in dismissing him. lie claims he was not afforded a fair trial. Cap tain Michael Doherty, who wus re moved on similar charges, and Ward man John Hock, also.obtained writs on like grounds. The police commission ers have twenty slays in which to an swer. NO NEWS FROM BLUEFIELDS. Washington llns No Official Information of the Late Events. Washington, August 28.—Neither tho state nor the’ navy department is in formed officially of the stirring events reported to have occurred at Bhicflelds, resulting in the arrest of the British Vice-Consul Hatch, and some American residents of the place by the Nicara guan authorities. They are anxiously g waitihg official news, but. meanwhile are satisfied that the American naval commanders are fully equal to the tusk of protecting all Americans in Blue fields who are entitled to such protec tion. _ MILLS AT LOWELL RESUME. Tblrty-Five Hundred Idle Operatives ara Given Employment Akhlii. Lowell, Mass., August 28.—The Tre mont and Suffolk mills started up yes terday in all departments except the color and blanket rooms with 1700 oper atives. The Middlesex woolen mills carding and spinning rooms and a part of the weaving rooms also resumed work and also the Appleton mills in all departments. The total number of operatives set to work is 3,600. There is a temporary scarcely of weavers in two of the cotton mills. Cbolrra SprraMluc in In-Marabla. Buchabkrt, August 28.—Cholera is rapidly spreading in Bessarabia The sanitary inspector ’'demands that the whole line along the Pruth be con doned by the military. Southern Convention Iteoeptlos Room.. Wasiiinoton. August 28.—Headquart ers for the reception aml registration for all |»arties interested in the coming southern convention have been opened ul parlor leu, Wilford's hotel. NO.' 5k PUILMAKTESTIFIES ' President of the Car Campe ny Before the Labor Gommittea. SO EVIDENCE OF SENSATIONAL ORDER. Statement* as to Wraith of the C Dividend* Dec la ret!, f*n!lman lloQtal sort Lease System, and CongfU* erat lon Shown Workmen. Chicago. August 28.—George M. Pull- jfe man took the stand, immediate.,y upon V the reassembling of the national labor committee yesterday afternoon. He stated that the Pullman palace car coms pany was organized Tuty SI, 1867, with a capital of $1,000,066. TJie town of Pullman was established in 0. Commissioner Wright eond.ieted the examination of MY. ‘’ullman., ik at' atl the president of the jialacecar-eouipauv to tell in his own way the objects of i iie company and why the town was bmto****--. “The plan was,* said Mr, Pul’m-in. reading fromu. typewritten n:untls<..ript. “to establish a community ,<>:•'vorking mep which would enable tfc'.’tn to live in harmonious relations Wito .lice trupany. The relations of the Pullman company nre. however, simply tliosb < ; a land lord in regard to its employe whicirit treats as tenants. The basis of i roijt was six per cent per anntim which ; that time was a fair profit on the in vestment. The cost of establishing tlje streets ami improveniepts a a e.f coisrse considered in making this caleuintion. This does not incl udo the cost ot the manufacturing plant.” The Pullman te.w System. The Pullman company. Mr. Pullman stated, did-not sell property within, the limits of the town of Puilmnn, because • the company did not wish objectionable characters to establish t hemwives in the town. There were in eonsequencc uo tjaloons or houses of .ill rapnte in Pullman, as thert > might otherwise ■ have been. Mr. Pullman then proceed ed to explain the Pullman lease. There is a clause ip the lease which provides that either party may termi nate it by giving ten days notice for the protection of the Pullman company, , so that it might exclude all objectiona ble characters. . “What is the capital of the Pullman company V asked Chairman Wright. “*18,000,000.” "It has been .'.•ated in the public press that the Pullmun company has t surplus of 830,009 “It is mqro thanilutL” said Mr. PnH-, man, “this represent. iruEvidnal profits and U for the most part invested in • capital of 8t;«,000 000 “They are. The dividends are ‘2 per cent quarterly. The company has paid dividends since its beginning. For three years it paid 3 per cent quarterly and foi a while per cent annually.. Lat terly it has paid 8 per cent annua?.y.”O Not Fmi.Ulur With Wiigs Kediiotiun. “Hus it been the'practice of the <tom pany to reduce wages froth time to time, and if so will y<ri tell us of such reductionsasked Mr. W: ight. “lam not familiar with, the daily workings of the town of Pullman: I will have to refer the commitfee to tho second vice-president for thou# details, I will say, however, that for entire months we did nqt have an ord r for a car. I realized that unless something was done there would he suffering at Pullman, and after it Consultation with Vice-President Wickes 1 determined to make bids under the actual cost of con struction. Wc did this, and f rctnein ber the first order was fifty-five curs, 1 put in a bid for these cars at from J3OO to S4OO below the cost of making them, resolving to make this contribu tion rather than see my men idle. Other companies felt the same way. '.s evidence of this the next lowest bid to mine was only $24 higher than miw. ’ “Were the books shown to the bti .ka committee ?" inquired the chalrlnau. "They were not, because the men made no effort to see theun.” ALABAMA FURNACES SOLD. Work, That Have Hreti l<lle /or 'tenths to be Itepntnol and O|K,r.<. ,'J BIBMINGIIAM, Ala., Arigust : -- ’’he properties of the Birtningliaui I .li>.uace and Manufacturing company. ing of 109 ton .iron furnace coal mbwk, aud extensive timber lands at end ■ arqtind Trussville, Ala., wen sold at auction yesterday by order of the court for 8:>50,000. Fuller Hoggett. of Pitts burg and associates, ten bondholders, being the purchasers. Tha furr.uce which has been id’e for many mbjths, will be repaired und put into operation at once. Appointments tor the Atlanta Exposition. Washington. August 28.—Secretary Hoke Smith has detailed Prof. Frank: W. Clarke, a chemist in the geolog .:al survey, to represent the interior de;, irt ment us a mtmher of the h<>ard of man agement of the government exhibit at the Cotton States and International ex position to be held at Atlanta, Gu., next year. Britannia's Engagemeats Cancelled. LosOon. August 28. —In consequence of the capsizing in Portland roa ls of the Britannia’s dingey, through which two of the crew were drownedJthe Prince of Wales has cancelled all of the cutter's engagements on the western coast. The bodies of the drowned sail ors have not been recovered. Weavers Appeal for Support. New Bedfobd, Maas.. August 28,—• The New Bedford cotton weavers pro tective association has issued an appeal to the people- of the New England states In which they ask for support in their tight against the corp,rutions. Celia Thacter, the .tuthorem, DeaeL Bohtos, August "s. —A special from the lalea of Shoals says that Celia Ttux ler. the B'.ithore- died the e "Uilelernly last night and that the sum ml uervices will be In-ld thi* allcruvou al too. Ap pledure house.