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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
GLADsTONEs BAD BARGAIN.
The House of Commons Almost Sure t,
Vote Against the Canal Project

AHe mouse OF commons Almost Sure to
Vote Against the Canal Project.
LONDON, July 14.-The Standard saws
that the government are sounding NJ. De
Lesseps as to whether any modification
of the agreement in regard to the Suez
canal is possible. 1t is not believed. saws
the Standard, that NJ. De Lesseps will
agree to its being materially modified.
The son of De Lesseps was hastily sum-
moned to Paris yesterday. He will re-
turn to London in few days. 1t seems
certain that the House of Commons will
reject the scheme. At least thirty Liber-
ais will oppose it, and several others will
abstain from voting on it, The Irish
members will join the Conservatives in
opposition to it.
AT meeting of the shipowners held at
Newcastle to-day resolutions condemning
the governments agreement with Nj.
de Lesseps were passed.
M. Fontaine, Secretary of the Suez
Canal Company, in an interview, con-
tlrmed the remarks made bv NJ. De
Lesseps that he NJ. De Lesseps) was in
different as to whether England accepted
the agreement relative to the second Suez
canal. He declares that the spectators
were opposed to the agreement, and were
interested in their own schemes. He said
that no English canal was possible,
because M. De Lesseps had obtained
complete concession, to interfere with
with which would be robbery. NJ. De
Lesseps, he said, was determined to carry
out his programme with or without Eng
lands help. If such help was refused
British ship owners would suffer, for the
tolls would be higher. At meeting of
merchants and ship owners at Birming-
nam to-day resolutions were passed con-
demning the agreement between the gov
ernment and NJ. De Lessons.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
FLIGHT OF BALLOON.
Breaking from Its Fastenings and Soar
ing Away-PrOf. Allen Injured.
HLra,LiV [ lIrss Sl,aei.tI tn phIrtoInht, Dr.

18Th.
Decidedly disagreeable were the expe-
riences OfPrOf. Jas. Allen. of Providence.
and the two gentlemen who accompanied
him on his balloon voyage from the fair
grounds Yesterday. The ascension was
postponed from the fourth, because suit
able gas could not be obtained. Yester-
day there was plenty of good gas and the
only trouble was in keeping the airship
down until the passengers were ready to
start.
The wind was blowing fresh from the
west, and the great gas bag beat about
until it required tho cfforts OF twenty
strong men to hold it down. Finally Mr..
Allen and his companions took their
places in the basket. and the order to let
20 the ropes was given.
just then came a tremendous blast of
wind, the ropes were let 20 on one side a
little sooner than on the other, and with a
whirling sidewise motion the balloon
broke violently away from the restraining
cords. Before the vOyagers could recover
themselves enough to throw out sand the
balloon was dashed violently against a
house, breaking the windows and ripping
the stating off the roof.
Then it cleaned out two or three trees
in garden across the bay. The basket
catching the benches, the vOyagers were
thrown together in heap in the bottom
OF tne basket, ana Professor Aliens collar
bone was fractured. The life-pTeservers,
drag-rOpe and two or three bags of sand
were spilled out, and the three men had
to cling for their lives. Relieved of so
much weight, the balloon shot straight up
into the air, attaining an elevation of a
mile and a half.
Pulling the valve cord the balloOnists
descended to a comfortable height again,
and were surprised to find that the strong
wind had carried them twenty miles from
the starting point. A safe descent was
made at South Hampton, \. H., near the
Newton line. Mr.. Aliens companions
were somewhat bruised, but escaped
serious injury.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
KEARNEY IN A BEES NEST
"A LABOR UNION REFUSES TO
HEAR HIM SPEAK.

The Wrathy Sand Lot Orator Then
Hires Hall and Bristles with Epf
thets-A Little GratuitOus Advice-A
Mass Meeting in Union Square Called
for Thursday Night
NEW YORK, July 15.-The announce.
ment that Dennis Kearney would be pres
ent this afternoon at ameeting of the Gen.
tral Labor Union, drew larger number
than usual of delegates and outsiders TO
Clarendon Hall. Before the meeting be-
gan kearney harangued the crowd from
the outer steps until the proprietor of the
hall ordered him to stop speaking. When
his name was announced within
ana motion was made TO
grant him the floor, uproar and
CONFUSION broke out. ''What labor orpani-
zation does he representa- where did
he get the money to come here?,v and
other interrogations of like nature, were
called out FROM the audience.
His friends yelled: ''Who is the father
of the Chinese act?' AT length the mo-
tlon was lost by a vote OF AZ to
II, and kearney strode out denouncing
the members of the Labor Union
who opposed him as blatherskites and
dirty loafers. Some OF Kearney's admirers
hired another room in the same building.
and there Kearney made speech de-
nounclng labor unions and announcing
himself and all w0rkingmen as protec-
tionists, advocating higher railroad
freight and passenger rates, claiming that
this would lead to higher wages. and
abusing corporations. He finally an
nounced that he will call an open air
meeting for Thursday night in Union
square.
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LEES UNsELFIsH DEVOTION.
The Brilliant Offers He Declined for "A
Lost Cause.
Richm0ud WHO


Not many people know that General
Robert +. Lee was offered the chief COM
mand Of the army in 1861, and declined it.
The offer was made upon the recOmmen-
datiOn of General Scott, backed by the
venerable Francis p. Blair, Sr., who con-
veyed the tender Of the position in person.
1t must have taken great moral courage
to decline the highest position to which
he could ever have attained in his most
ambitious dreams. In 1860 the railroad
which is now called the Virginia Midland.
and its connections, was mainly owned
by English bOndhOlders. After an expert
had carefully examined the condition of
things the committee of bOndhOlders held
a meeting and rendered to General Lee
the Presidency OF the road and its con-
nectiOns under one organization, at a
salary of $50, 900 year. About this time
one of the most powerful of the New York
life insurance companies offered General
Lee $4,000 a year and house in Rich
mOnd to take hold of and build up
their Southern business. General
Lee declined both of these splen-
did offers to accept place as teacher
Of Southern young men, at $1,000 a
year. Capt Burritt says that ''the Duke
of Beaufort, Lord John Manners and two
other English nOblemen rendered General
Lee a splendid estate in West R1Aing, at
Yorkshire, with a handsome rental, equal
to S25, 900 a year, for life, if he would ac-
cepl it and live upon it. Earl Spencer.
now Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, made the
tender. General Lee, with a charming
dignity that these gentlemen say was be-
yond anything they had imagined, declin-
ed the offer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
THE NIAGARA AT HAVANA.
The Steamer Found to be Not BadI,
Damaged by the Accident.

The Steamer Found to be Not Badly
Damaged by the Accident.
HAVANA, July 14.-No assistance has
yet been sent from this city to the
partially burned and stranded steamer
Niagara. The only vessel in port having
on board the pumps and machinery neces-
sary for helping her is not in a condition
to leave. 1t is expected, however, that
she can be made ready to proceed to the
relief Of the Niagara tomorrow. Purser
Bemis, of the steamer Newport, who was
formerly a sea Captain, will proceed to
the Niagara with a relief party
Yhe purser of the Niagara will
take the place of Mr.. Bemis on
the Newport. a further investigation
shows that among the Treasury bonds
deposited in the treasury at intervals by
the Spanish bank are $64,000 in counter
feits. At the MatanZas branch of the
Treasury a large amount of counterfeit
bonds have been discovered, while there
is a probability that four books with
bonds representing 100000 have disap-
peaaed from the Treasury.
HAVANA, July 15.-The steamer Mag
CARA, which took fire and was run ashore
off Indian Key last Thursday, has been
raised and arrived here at six O'clock this
morning. No very serious damage was
done to the vessel
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THE UNEASY TELEGRAPHIsTs.
No Strike Yet Inaugurated, and no De-
mands Made ON the CompanY

NO oIAAho AeG AHduSuFaIeuJ ana no De-
mands Made on the Company.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE officers of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
say that they know nothing about the
impending strike mentioned in the news
papers, and that they have received no
demand from the operators for an increase
Of pay or decrease of their working
hours. 1t is understood that the opera
tors have not been conciliated by the new
schedule issued by the company Thurs
day night. A meeting of operators was
held that lasted until daylight. and
another meeting was held last night. 1t
is believed that fOrty-eight hours notice
Will be given the company before strike
is resOrted to.
PHILADELPHIA, July 15.-AbOut four
hundred telegraph operators met here last
night to discuss the condition of trade.
Persons were present from New York
Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Chicago, Baltimore
and Washington. Considerable dissatis-
faction was expressed with the recent
rules adopted by the Western Union Com
pany with reference to night operators.
A dispatch was received from New York
which stated that during the day several
lady operators in the main office had had
their salaries advanced $15 per month by
the Western Union Company. The meet
ing was an enthusiastic one, but the de-
HberatiOns having been secret, il could
not be ascertained what action, if any.
was taken in relation to the formal pre-
sentatlOn of the grievances of the men to
the 0fhcerS of the company.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
MONMOUTH PARK AT IT'S BEST.
A Crowded Grand Stand and Fast Fly
ers on a Good TracIr

A Crowded Grand Stand and Fast Fly
ers on Good Track
MONMOUTH PARK, n. j., July 14.-This
was great day for the Monmouth Park
Association. The weather was delight
ful, the attendance large and the track
fast. Between the third and fourth races
the famous horses Iroquois and LeOnitius
were exhibited to the public from the
quarter stretch. The days events were
as follows:
FIRST RACE-One and quarter miles
Kinglike won by head, with Parole. the
favOrite, second, and Fair Count third.
The time was 2:12. Mutuals paid $40 10.
SECOND RACE-For the Atlantic stakes
for twO-year-olds; three-quarters of a
mile. King Ernest, minority filly, after
wards named NOrag, won by two lengths,
with Aquipoise second and Leo third. The
time was 1:1615. Mutuals paid $27 80.
THIRD RACE-For the Raritan stakes:
one and quarter miles. Euclid won by
length, with Carnation second and
Renegade third. The time was 2:12.
Mutuals paid $159 10.
FOURTH RACE-Free handicap sweep
stakes; one mile. Duplex won handily by
four lengths, Brad was second and Sweet
Home third. The time was :43L. NIu-
tuals paid $40 45.
FIFTH RACE-Selling allowance; one
and one-eighth miles. Major Hughes fin
ished first, with Antrim second and MINI
rod third, but claimed a foul, which was
allowed against the first two named. The
race was given to Dank. His time was
1851. Mutuals paid $1l0 10.
SIXTH RACE-A handicap steeple
chase over full course. Ranger won by a
length, with Hilarity second The time
was 6:20. Mutuals paid 81 80.
LONDON, July 14.-At the third Dixey
July meeting at Kempton Park to-day
the race for the KemptOn Park July ham
dicap was won by the Duke of Westmin-
ster's four-year-old chestnut colt Whip
perrin, with Mr.. Cumberland's three-year-
old chestnut colt Chenchy (late Pastry
Cook second and Col. FOrester's SIX
year-old brown horse TOastmaster third.
There were seventeen starters, including
j. r. Keene's four-year-old bay colt
Golden Gate and Lord Rossmore's for
merly Lorillard's) fiye-year-old bay geld
ing Passaic.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
A FAREWELL TO SCHOOL DAYS.
The Senior Glass at Athens Meet on the
Campus for the Last Time.

ne senior ClaSS at Athens Meet on the
Campus for the Last Time.
ATHENS, GA, July 14.-The members
| of the senior class of the State Univer-
sity held their class day exercises this
| afternoon. BY five o'clock the members of
the class had gathered under a great oak
which grows upon the campus in front
of the college chapel. Its limbs and
branches seemed to stretch forth in a
parting eaIutaton, as it must have done
to the graduating classes for many years
gone by. The college boys no doubt felt
as though they were leaving true friends,
for often had they sat and enjoyed its
grateful shade as they did this
afternoon. The friends of the class and
many visitors were seated on chairs and
benches facing the class. The programme
was opened by music, after which L. NJ.
Farmer, President of the class, intro
duced the orator, J. p. Brook, of Wood
stock, Ga. His speech was a polished
piece of rhetoric. He mentioned
how many eminent men had
sprung from humble parentage. He then
drew a striking picture of noble man.
in which truth, honor and sincerity were
the most predominant characteristics, He
said that the earth was the ocean of life,
and fame but pebble upon the shore. He
then entreated his classmates to be hon
Orable men, so that when they died it could
be said that the earth had lost and
Heaven gained a man.
The historian of the class, J. w. Ben
nett, Of Quitman, Ga, was next intro
duced by the President He mentioned
each member of the class and gave a short
sketch of their course, telling the time of
entrance, the relation each one was
held in by his mates, etc.
The poet, j. 5. Lotion, of Lexington,
Ga, was next introduced, and delivered
an original and very creditable produc-
tiOn.
The prophet was G. F. Hunnicutt. of
Turin, Ga. This gentleman gave his
opinion of the future career of each men,
Der of the class. After placing the settee,
smoking the pipe and singing song, they
were dismissed with benediction pro-
nounced by w. w. Collie, one of the men,
bers of the class who had been elected
Chaplain. The trustees are holding daily
meetings and full list are in attendance.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
Avencing the CIingan Tnrder

DEs MOINEs, Iowa, July 14.-Newl
has just been received that one of the
murderers of Polk City has been killed al
ElkhOrn Grove, Shelby county. The mar
killed confessed that he killed Clingan
and also Mayor Stubbs, a year ago
The other murderer has been captured
and is in charge of Sheriff Littleton, Of
Polk county.
DEs MONIES, Ia, July 15.-In the fight
preceding the capture in Elkhorn Grove
Friday night, of Gates and Smith, the
murderers of r. L. Clingan, of Polk City.
j. W. Maddy, druggist and Justice Of
the Peace of Marine, was dangerously
shot, and it is thought that he will die
Benjamin Craig, a farmer, was also shot
though not fatally. Intense excitement
prevails throughout western Iowa, and il
is shared in this city. Willis HalIoch, who
was wounded Friday, died Yesterday
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
APPLYING THE NEW ACT.
Secretary FOlger Tells How to Tax I'm.
enumerated Articles.

enumerated Articles.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Treasury
Department has issued a circular to the
customs officers which is regarded as i'm
pOrtant in its explanations of the new
tariff act, where conflicting rates of duty
are found to be applicable to the same ar
ticles. Thescircular, which has reference
particularly to duties on manufactures
OF flax not enumerated in the new
tariff act, is as follows: s'Tbe
following provisions are found in schedule
j, of the tariff act of March 3. 1888:
Brown and bleached linens, ducks, can
vas, paddingS, cottOns, diapers crash.
huckabacks, ,handkerchiefs, lawns, or other
manufactures of flax, jute or hemp, or of
which flax, jute or hemp shall be the
component material of chief value, not
specially enumerated or provided for i'm
this act, 30 per cent. ad valOrem: flax or
linen thread, twine and pack thread and
all manufactures of flax, or which flax
shall be the component material of chief
value, not specially enumerated and
provided for in this act, 40 per cent. ad
valOrem. For manufacturers of flax not
enumerated there would thus appear to
be two provisions, one fixing the rate at
30 per cent. and the other at 40 per cent.
ad ValOrem. The department holds that
the provision first cited was designed
more especially to embrace textile fabrics,
and that all textile fabrics named therein
and all others of the same general charac-
ter are dutiable Hereunder at So per cent,
white manufactures not enumerated
in said act which assimilate to flax or
linen thread, twine and pack thread,
as well as those articles
themselves, are dutiable under
the provision last quoted at 40 per cent.
This is in accordance with the general
principles by which the tariff laws are
interpreted. Consistency must be given
to the various provisions of the tariff as
far as practicable, and the provision in
section 2499 of said tarif-if two or
more rates of duty should be applicable
to any imported article it should be
classified for duty under the highest of
such rates-is not to be applied where
in case like the present consistent effect
can otherwise be given to each of the
two provisions which may appear to con-
flict -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
DAKOTA IN THE BLOW.
Pat tering Shower and BalmY Breeze
Turn Into Rain and a Hurricane.

Pat tering Shower and BalmY Breeze
Turn Into Rain and a Hurricane.
BISMARCK, OAK, July 14.-All day
yesterday the barometer continued to fall
until about six O'Clock, when the heaviest
wind storm ever known in this region
began, and lasted about an hour and a
half. The wind at one time reached a
velocity of sixty miles an hour. Lumber
piles were blown down. and few houses
in the course of the wind were demolished.
The wind storm was followed by shower,
which swelled into rain at point within
twelve miles of Bismarck, and tending
Eastward.
A dispatch from Dickinson SAYS that
one or two fronts were blown in by the
storm, and that the shops being built at
that point by the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company are damaged slightly A
prediction is made at the United States
Signal Office that the storm will be very
severe in the East.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
NO NEWS FROM TAMATAvE.
Man-Of- Wars Captain Acting as Con,
sui at the Time of the Ontrane

LONDON, July 15.-Captain Hay, of the
TaymOuth Castle, on arriving at Natal,
reported nothing relative to the alleged
insult to the late British Consul at Tama-
tave.
The Captain of the British man-of-war
Dryad was acting as Consul. Captain
Hay was allowed to see the Captain of
the Dryad once. The French wished to
have all consular dispatches sent aboard
Admiral Pierre's ship, but the English
objected, and Captain Hay received them
directly from the Dryad. The latter ves-
sci escorted the TaymOuth Castle out of
the harbOr OF Tamatave.
D.Currie & Co.'s steamer TavmOuth Cas-
tie was boarded at TamataVe on June % bv
French officers, who stated that the
French had taken Tamatave. The pas
sengers were forbidden to 90 ashore, and
the cargo was allowed to be landed only
ON the payment of duty. A sentry was
placed on board the steamer. The cargo
and passengers were then taken to Maui
rift
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
Marriage Licenses Unobtainable

HALIFAX, July 15.-Through an over
sight of the Dominion Government, Mr.
Hickey, when sworn in as Lieutenant
Governor of Nova Scotia, was not clothed
with the authority to sign marriage licen-
ses. Consequently since July 1, when
Mr.. Archibald ceased to hold office. no
licenses have been issued from all parts
OF the Province. The local government
are receiving urgent requests for the ne
cessary documents, which they are unable
to comply with, as no legal marriages
can take place in this Province, except
through the questionable way of pub
fishing the banns,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-16
AN ALARMING DISEASE.
Worms Which Eat Up People Alive in


A correspondent Of the New York San,
describes a new and horrible disease. at
first confined TO Texas cattle, but which
has begun TO attack human beings in
Kansas. On the plains of Texas lives
the screw worm fly, the terror of cattle
fight between Texas cattle usually ends
in one Of them being wounded. The smell
of the blood drifts down the wind. and
the attracted screw flies course upon the
scent, anxious to deposit their eggs in
the wound. The flies do not alight, but
drop glutinOus substance which adheres
to the wound. The substance contains
hundreds Of eggs, which hatch in twenty
four hours, when the worms burrOw into
the flesh and the animal is literally de-
vOured alive.
The screw worm is a little over half an
inch long. 1t is corrugated and exceed
ingly hard. When put under the point of
a knife and pressed upon the worm the
worm slips from under the steel and flies
through the air as though made of rubber.
Imagine a white half-inch screw having a
pointed black head instead of the usual
slotted one. That is a fair representation
of the screw worm.
The flies have been blown by southwest
winds into Kansas, where they have at
tackled men and women. One case, re-
ported in a medical journal, is worthy of
note. The patient had long suffered from
OZena. On the evening of August -,
1882, this man complained of a tickling
sensation at the base of the nose, that
was promptly followed by exhaustive
sneezing. This in it's turn was fol-
lowed by intense pain in the region of the
eyes and checks. The physician i'll at
tendance mistakenly supposed that the
pain was the result OF OZena. The dis
charge from the nOstrils was purulent and
tinged with blood, and exceedingly otfen-
sive. The breath of the patient was re-
voting. 1t may be that his condition was
so extremely offensive that the attending
physician did not make an examination
that would have revealed the presence of
the disturbing cause. For two
days the man suffered intense
pain. All remedies admins
tered failed to give relief. On the evening
of the 24th of August there was sudden
and prOfuse discharge from both the nos
trils and the mouth. Instantly all pain
ceased. There was no longer any in
voluntary discharge. The pus was with
difficulty eXpectOrated. The soft palate
had been destroyed, and the tongue could
no longer be used in speech. When this
stage Of the disease had been reached a
screw worm, much to the astOnish-
/ ment of the attending physician,
fell from the mouth of the dying
man. One after another. in obedience
to the laws of their nature. full
grown screw worms, wriggled from his
nOstrils and mouth until 800 of them
crawled from the hOneycOmbed head and
throat. The man died. An examination
showed that the fleshy part of the interior
Ofhis head had been almost all devoured.
BY throwing back his head and depress-
ing the swollen tongue, the vertebre were
exposed to view.
There were other cases in which the
worms were removed by forceps, and the
patients. though dilapidated, recovered.
All those attacked had catarrh.