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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-15
IMPORTED LABOR.

knights Bring Suit Against the
Capitol Syndicate in Texas.
CHICAGO, July 14.-A dispatch from
Austin, Tex, says that SUIT has been com-
meneed in the United States Court tbere
against Gus Wilke, contractor, John V.
Farwell, G. b. Farwell, Abner Taylor and
Amos Babcock, of Chicago, tor violation
Of an act of Congress passed in Febru-
airy, 1885, prohibiting the importation and
immigration OF foreign laborers. Ii is
alleged that the above named persons
some time in April brought, or caused to-
be brought, from Scotland eigbty-six
granite cutters, who are now at work on
the capitol. Gus Wilke, the contractor,
says they came of their own fres
will in answer to an advertisement
and they were not solicited or paid to do
SO. 1t is suspected that the suit has been
instigated by the Knights Of Labor who
are ''dOwu on" the syndicate for working
penitentiary cOnvlcts furnished by the
State. TIE suit will be tried at the Au-
gust term.
THE sYNDICATE's EXPLANATION.
The dispatch was shown Hon. c. B.
Farwell ard Gel. TAYLOR by a reporter,
and they said it was the first intimation
OF the affair they had had. They had not
brought any laborers from Scotland or
elsewhere abroad. The men who came
were not laborers but skilled granite cut
ters, and they had not been brought but
came of their own free will. The
fact was, that there being a scar
city Of granite cutters IN Texas,
some Scotchmen there had written to
their acquaintances and friends in the
Old country telling them that they could
get work II they came, and number
came. Tho contractors then caused adj
yertisements to be put in Scotch papers,
IN reply to which men were going out
there all the time. 1t was a matter with
which the syndicate had nothing to DO
whatever. 1t belonged entirely to the
contractor.
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STARVED HERSELF.
Dying After a Fast of Fifty-Three
Days.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 14.-Mrs. Caro-.
line Benedict, well-knOwn woman, who
for many years had resided in the little
village of Mottville, in the town of Ska.
neateles, died recently after a fast extend.
ing fifty-three days. She was the young
est daughter of Ralph Hall, a wealthy
farmer OF SkaneateIes. A sister, Mrs,
Sarah B. JudsOn, Was one Of the first mis-
sonaries 90 Burmah. The Rev. George
Bondman, the noted Philadelphia divine.
is a nephew, and the Rev. Edward John-
son, of New York, is also her nephew.
On May 10 Mrs. Benedict was suddenly
taken with distaLe for food. She slowly
wasted away until her form was merely
a skin-cOvered skeleton. Last Wednes-
day she died, surrounded by her family,
without having tasted morsel Of food ia
the time stated. Drs. A. Mercer and N.
G. Benedict, OF this city, and DIR. j. w.
Brown, Of Montville, youch for this fact.
They say that 1t 10 one Of the queerest
cases In medicine. Until the morning OF
the last day Of her fast she was perfectly
conscious, but was in a sort of apathetio
state, induced by lack of blood in the
brain.
Her pulse averaged about 80 beats to
the minute, and the normal rate for a
woman Of her age would be from 81 TO 70.
Her respiration, which IL normal would
have been from IL to IS minute, was
fairly steady at 20. Occasionally she
would have sinking spells, when her pulse
would drop as low as 80, and one time ID
became almost imperceptible for five con-
secutIve hours. On other occasions, as
she became very weak, the pulse would
flutteT and suddenly run up as high as
l20. Another strange feature of the case
was that during the whole period her tenn
perature was normal, and her hands were
warm until the last. Her husband, Har-
mon B. Benedict, for thirty years has
been a Justice OF the Peace, and he says
that during her tifty-taree day fast nothv
ing but water was given her.
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600 to 100000. Mr.. Call made an appeal
for larger sum. The amendment was
rejected by vote of l9 to 26, AID the ap
preparation stands at $150,000.
Inc next important amendment upon
which yea and nay vote was taken was
the one reducing the appropriation for
improving the Tennessee river at Mussel
shoals from $350,000 to $250,000. The
amendment was rejected by a vote OF 10
to 80, and the appropriation remains at
$3.50, 900.
MIR. Edmunds made an argument
against the amendment which proposes
TO appropriate $685., 900 for the purchase OF
the Portage Lake canal and Lake Superior
Iron Company's canal.
His argument was replied to by Messrs.
COnger and Palmer.
Mr.. Salisbury argued against the pur
chase OF artificial works belonging to in
dlViduals or States. The amendment was
agreed to by vote Of 35 yeas to 2l nays.
EDMUNDs' POSITION.
When the amendment in relation to
Calumet river was reached Mr.. Edmunds
said it was evident that the majority of
the Senate was determined to adopt five
or six different measures looking to
transferring to the United States works
which the government had already paid
for in public lands. He was bound to
suppose that each of them would go
through il it were alone, but he was also
bound to believe that each one would go
much faster and better when supported
by the comfortable backing of all the
others. 1t was useless, therefore, for a
Senator who did not wish to delay or i'm
pede the action of the Senate to take up
time in resisting that which could not be
resisted. and so il he was silent all the
rest of the time he did not want the Sen
ate or people of his State to suppose that
these other provisions OF the bill were
suitable and proper. The amendment
was agreed TO.
THE HENNEPIN CANAL,
The amendment accepting the grant of
the Illinois and Michigan canal, and for
The construction of the Hennepin canal,
having been reached, MIR. Edmunds de-
manded the yeas and nays, which were
ordered. The amendment was adopted by
vote OF 81 yeas to 20 nays, The vote IN
detail was:
YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Blair, Brown, Can,
Conger, Cullom. Dawes, Eustis, Evarts, Glib
son. German, Hall, H8wley, Hoar, Jones of
Nevada, kluna, Lyon, Mc MILAN, Manderson,
Miller, Mitchell of Oregon. Palmer. Payne,
Sawyer, spooner, Teller and Wilson OF Iowa
u.
Nays-Messrs Beck, Berry, Blackburn,
C0ckrell, Coke, Edmunds, Frye, George,
Hampton, Hearst, Ingalls,, MaXey, Platt,
Pugh, Kiddleberger, Salisbury, Vance. Walt
hall, WhitthOrne and Wilson of Maryland-20.
Without progressing any further with
the bill which, after all the committee
amendments are disposed of. will still be
open to further amendments, many OF
which are to be offered. The Senate at
6:l0 O'Clock adjourned.
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SOUTHERN TRANSPORT LINES
Meeting of the Railway and Steam
ship Association at Washington.


ship Association at Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 14.--The Southern
Railway and Steamship Association met
here to-day in it's twelfth annual conven-
tion, Senator Joseph L. Brown, President,
presiding. The following named were
present as delegates Alabama Great
Southern railroad and Cincinnati New
Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Com
pany, Frank S. Bond, President, John G.
Gauit, General Manager, and IL, Coll
bran, General Freight Agent; Central OF
Georgia railway system, w. 6. Raoul,
President; Central Railroad and Banking
Company of Georgia, w. q. Raoul, Presi-
dent, L. ID. Klein, Superintendent, W. f.
Shellman, Traffic Manager, and G. A.
Whitehead, General Freight and Passen-
ger Agent; Charlotte. Columbia and
Augusta Railroad Company, Columbia
and Greenville Railroad Company, A. i.
Thomas, General Manager, ID. Cardwell,
Assistant General Freight Agent; East
Tennessee and Greenville Railroad Com
pany, Henry Fink, Vice President, Thomas
Pinkney, General EasterBi Agent; Georgia
Railroad and Banking Company, j. W.
Green, General Manager, Il. Il. Dorsey,
General Freight Agent; Georgia Pacific
IAdlAWay Os w . UOuHetOD& lCSA-
dent, I.W. Sage, General Superintendent,
G. S. Barnum, General Freight Agent;
Louisville and Nashville Railroad and
Nashville and Montgomery Railway Com
pany, M. FL. Saith, President, K. b. Stall
man, Vice President, }. III. Culp, General
Freight Agent; Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis Railway Company, j. W.
Thomas, President, George r. Knox,
General Freight Agent; Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company, G. q. Eddy,
Vice President; Port Royal and Augusta
Railroad Company, W. q. RaOul, Presi-
dent, K. L. Charlton. General Freight and
Passenger Agent; Richmond and Danvllle
Railroad Company, E. B. Thomas, Vice
President and General Manager; Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad Company, John NJ.
Robinson, President, l.. T. Meyer, Gen
eral superintendent; South Carolina Rail-
way Company, A. Z. Talmage, President,
John b. Peck, General Manager; South
and North Alabama Railway Line, nj. II.
Smith. President; Western and Atlantic
Railroad Company, Joseph E. Brown,
President, Il. L. Anderson, Superinten-
dent. Joseph nj. Brown, General Freight
and Passenger Agent; Wilmington, Co
lumbia and Augusta Railroad Company
and Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Company, j. f. Divine, General
Superintendent; Baltimore and Rich
mond Steamship Company, j. P.
Foster, President, 6. II. Needham,
General Freight and Passenger Agent;
Clyde New York Steamship Line, L. G.
Eyer, General Freight aud Passenger
Agent; Merchants and Miners Trans
portatiOn Company. George B. Appold,
President, V. D. GrOner, Agent; New
York aud Charleston Steamship Company,
Il. ID. Hazel, Gencsal Manager; Ocean
Steamship Company, w. g. Raoul, Presi-
dent.
The report of Commissioner Virgil
Powers was read and referred to COM
mittee for consideration aud report.
A recess was then taken until s O'Clock
this afternoon. On reassemblng the con-
ventlon granted the committee further
time and adjourned until tomorrow at 1C
o3nIOok
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ExTRADIrING DYNAMIrERs.
"A New Treaty With England Said to
Have Been Made.

LONDON, July 14.--An eXtradition
treaty between England and the United
States has been signed. In addition to the
customary clauses the treaty provides for
the surrender of dynamite miscreants.
At the Foreign Office to-day it was stated
that when the matter was ripe communi-
cation would be made to the press in the
usual way, and that the treaty would
doubtless be ratified at Washington after
the customary routine. Further details
were peremptorily refused. At the
American legation Secretary White
was greatly incensed on be-
ing questioned in regard to the matter,
and refused 10 admit or contradict the
statement that the treaty had been signed,
on the ground that the State Department
at Washington was alone competent to
speak on the subject. He said he was
surprised at the indiscretion at the For
eign Office and brusquely closed the inter-
view. ltis generally thought in diplo-
matte circles here that the Socialist
troubles in Chicago largely influenced the
American government in making the
treaty,
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FALL OF THE BASrILE.
France Celebrates the O7th Anniver-
sary of the Historic Event.

France Celebrates the 07th Anniver-
sary of the Historic Event.
PARIS, July 1.-THE celebration of the
9th anniversary Of the fall of the Baetie
was opened at an early hour to-day by
salvos of artillery. The ceremony of dis
tributing provisions and money to the
poor was conducted ON a scale of great
generosity. The Arc de Triomphe and
the Trocadero were splendidly decorated.
Fairs were held in all the city squares.
A battalion OF school boys was drilled in
front of the Hotel de Ville, and 40. 600 troops
Including soldiers returned from Ton
quin were reviewed in the Champs de
Mars. The aristocratic quarter of the
city was made conspicuous by the con-
duct of its inhabitants in ignoring the day
and object of the celebration. The houses
were not decorated, the quarter was less
bright than usual and many OF the resi-
dences had their blinds closed. The
weather was far from pleasant, being
gusty and sbowery.
CELEBRATED AT MOBILE.
MOBILE, july 14-The French citizens
celebrated their national holiday to-day
by a banquet and ball. Charles pill
chOddy, Vice Consul of France, presided,
and proposed the health OF President
Grevy. There were many speeches made
and the bali at night was largely attended.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-15
DRUMMED OUT OF CAMP,

Sergt. Gleason OF tho Busch
Zouaves in Disgrace.
ST. LOUIS, July 14.-The State camp at
Marmaduke, Sweet Springs, IS excited
over the expulsion Of sergt. Gleason, OF
the Busch Zouaves. Gleason was con-
sidered the best drilled man in the com.
pany, having taken several prizes
during the late trip OF the
company through the South. An
order dischargIng Sergt. Gleason for
conduct prejudicial TO good order and
discipline" was issued this morning and
was read before the entire force during
the review by the Governor. The Ser
geant was escorted beyond the camp
limits by guard ofbis company and will
not be permitted TO return.
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PhiIadeInhin,s Wenyers.

PHILADELPHIA, July 14.--The four hum
dred rug and carpet weavers who struck
at the mills Of John Bromley & Sons last
Saturday, and who were ordered back TO
work yesterday under protest pending
arbitration, went 10 the mills, but found
the gates closed. They remained in the
neighborhood for o time and then with
drew, and the difficulties are now as far
from settlement as ever. Conferences
were held to-day, when fresh demands
were made and refused, and the men re-
solved TO stay out. The firm assert that
the gates TO the mill were closed by mis-
take, but the men state that IT was just
what they expected and wanted.
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DE WORMS DIVORCE.
Tho FaithIessness of His Wife
Clearly Proven in Court.

The FaithlesSness of His Wife
Clearly Proven in Court.
LONDON. July IA decree nisI OF Cil.
vorce has been granted to Baron II. de
Worms against his wife. The PLAINTIFF
allegations concerning the lady's crimi-
nal relations with Baron Meron in the
Tyrol were fully proven. The evidence
showed that the Baroness made excep.
tionally long sOjOurns on the
Continent, for incOntinent pur-
poses, obtaining her husbands per.
mission to 20 away from home by pre-.
tending that she was suffering from i'll
health which required Alpine air. She
also, 1t was shown, managed 10 conceal
the purpose OF her visits to the Tyrol, which
was to meet Baron Meron, by hiring his
castle. she gave him 100000 for the
use of it. A few years before this Baron
Meron was in a state of poverty. Baron
de Worms has been awarded the custody
of his three children.
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saIem's Strikers.

SALEM, MASS, July 14.-There is no
Improvement in the situation in Salem
and Peabody. Rather matters have
grown worse since yesterday. No
strikers have returned to work, while
several shops which were running with
more or less complete forces yesterday
have only few men left. In the ten
hour shops the men who have no personal
grievance have struck in resentment OF
the posting or the employers circular and
because Of sympathy for their comrades,
VINO are working longer hours. The
manufacturers seem TO be tirmer than
ever, while the strikers decline to talk,
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EXECUTIVE MANSION,

w WASHINGrON. July IL, -ooO.l
To the HeddS Of DetartalehtS in tie Setgace Of
the General GoDerRDent:
deem this proper time to especially warn
all subordlnates in the several departments,
and all Office holders under the general gov
ernment against the use of their official posi-
tons III attempts to control polt tical move"
ments in their localities. Office holders are
agents of the peoDle-not their masters. Not
only IL their time and labor due to the gov
ernment, but they should scrupulously avoid
IN their political acJion. as well rs in the dis
charge OF their official duty, offending by
ulhptay OF oOtruelVe partisanBhtp their neigh
bOrs who have relations with them as public
officials. They should also constantly re-
member that their party friends
preferment have not invested them
win the power of arbitrarily managing
their political affairs They have no right az
ofbce holders to dictate the political action OF
their party associates or TO throttle freedom OF
action within party lines, by methods and
practices which pervert every useful and US
Unable purpose or party organization. The
influence of Federal Office holders should not
he felt in the manipulation of political prim-
airy meetings and nominating conventional
The use by these officials of their influence to
compass their selection by delegates 10 politf-
cal conventions, is indecent and unfair and a.
proper regard for the propTIety aud required
meuts of official place Will Also prevent theIri
assuming active conduct of political cam
paigns Individual interest and activity in
political affairs are by no means
condemned. ONCE holders are neither
dlsiranchsed nor forbidden the exercise OF
political privileges, but their privileges ara
not enlarged, nor Is their duty to their party
increased to pernicious activity by Office hold
ing. just discrimin natiou in this regard he
tween things citizen may properly do and
the purposes for which public ofdcc shOulI
not be used is easy the light of a correct
appreciation of the relation between the peO !
pie and those entrusted with Official place
and consideration Of the necessity under our
form OF government of political action freei
from official coercion. You are requested tOl
communicate the substance Of these views tol
those for whose guidance they are intended.l
Grower CLEVELAND.
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THE RoMNEY MARSH CUT.
The Naval Bill.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Commit
tee on the Order Of Business Of the House
having made it a condition that to secure
consideration the new naval bill must be
reduced in amounts, the Naval Com
mittee met to-day and agreed to reduce
the aggregate of the appropriations from
Sc, 100000 to $500, 600 The bill
as amended provides for the
completion of the unfinished monitors,
the construction of two armOred vessels,
one cruiser and two frst-class torpedo
boats, approprlates $500 for expert
ments with and the manufacture OF tor
pedoes, and SI50,000 for the equipment OF
navy yards for construction work.
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Illinois Farmers Discouraged

CENTRALIA, ILL, July 14.-Tbe con-
tinued drought and the failure OF the
wheat crop which has occurred for sew
eral years in succession, and the unpre.
cedented rayages Of the chlnch bug have
induced many Of the farmers TO form
themselves into y colony for the purpose
of removing in body 90 Oregon. Forty
families have an organization at Walnut
Hills with president and secretary, and
are corresponding with the railroads for
chaaD rates.
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sLAsHING A CLERGYMAN.
A Quarrel Ends in Father and Sor
Being Fatally Wounded.

EIVEII-e u tANt1EAJ " UHHUVUs
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK, July 14.-News
has reached here Of knife to the hilt
fight between Rev. John Lokey, aided by
his son Ephraim, and a man by the name
OF McClelland, near West Fork, in this
county. Lokey and McClelland disagreed
as TO the location Of the line between their
farms, and it ended in a furious quarrel.
Lokey seized mis- gun and attempted to
shoot his antagonist, but the cap snapped.
Father and son again assaulted MeClel-
land, when the latter drew his knife and
commenced his work of destruction. The
old man and boy were literally cut to
pieces, and there is no hope for the recOv-
cry OF either. McClelland had his pre-
quilted.
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outragcs by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TORONTO, ONT. July A.-A series or
dastardly outrages are beng perpetrated
upon active supporters of the Scott tenn
perance act IN many places In which 1t is
In force. AT Hastings, Northumberland
county, several persons have had their
property want0nly destroyed. Yesterday
a house at Arthur, North Wellington. waa
burned 10 the ground, end the stables and
outbuildings OF License Commissioner
Graham ut Smiths Falls. Lanak county.
were destroyed and Mr.. Graham was
fatally burned.
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ItaIy's Cholera Returns.

ROME, July 14.-The cholera returns
for to-day are as follows: Brindisi. |, 100
new cases and sc deaths; F0ntana, A new
cases and II deaths; Latiano, p new
cases and 10 deaths; San Vito, 30 new
cases and II deaths; Cardegoro, new
cases and deaths.
VIENNA, July 14.-At Trieste to-day
there were reported 3 new cases of cholera
and / death, at Fiume new cases and 3
Hautha
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Public building Bills.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Malone, from the Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds, re-
ported back the House bill appropriating
$4,000 for the completion of the public
building at Greensboro, N. G. 1t passed.
In the House to-day. on motion of Mr.
Grain, of Texas, the bill was passed in
creasing 20 $3.50, 900 the limit of the cost
OF the public building at Galveston, Tex.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-15
Pcru's Deprecated Currency.

LIMA, July 14.-ln consequence of the
depreciation and fluctuation OF the silver
currency in circulation In this republic
it has been proposed to use the American
gold dollar as the basis OF all monetary
transactions either fiscal or private, using
the silver dollar at a value OF eighty cents
gold for all fractions. 1t Is thought that
the government will probably ask Con-
gress to give the matter It's consideration.
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BUTLER's MANSION.
He Succeeds in Getting the Senate to
Recommend its Purchase.


Recommend it's Purchase.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Ben Butler,
who has succeeded after several days
hard work in inducing the Senate Com
mittee on Appropriations to recommend
an appropriation OF $275,000 for the pur-
chase of his granite house, right opposite
the capitol, to be used as government
offices, is now working to have
that appropriation put in the
sundry civil bill by the two houses. He
was very nOn-committal when inter-
viewed to. day about the announcement
that he is to run for Congress in the Lowell
district this fall. HIS evasiveness led to
the inference that be would run, but to-
night he is quoted as saving to a friend:
"No. l will not be a candidate for Con-
gress tins fall. There's neither money nor
glory in it,"
THE RONINEY MARSH CUT.
Late last night Senator Brown had the
Senate increase the appropriation for cut
ting through Romney Marsh from $4,000
TO $23, ,000. He also secured an order made
for the survey of Jekyl creek,
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Printing the Vetoes PrDDosed.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-In the Senate
Mr.. Platt offered a resolution for print
ing all the Presidential vetoes from the
organization of Congress to the present
time, arranged in chronological order, as
a Senate document. 1t was referred to
the Committee on Printing.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-15
Annanolis' New snnerintendcnt.

WAsHINGTON, July lA.-Commander
w. r. Sampson, at tpresentin command OF
the torpedo station at Newport, has been
ordered to duty as Superintendent OF the
Naval Academy TO succeed Capt. Ramsay.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-15
hge Limitations for Pensions

WAsHrNGrON. July 14.-The House
Committee on PENSIONS to-day non-con-
CURED in tne Senate amendment to the
Mexican pension bill, placing an age lin
Itation Of 81 years upon applicants for
pensions under the bill and will reques t
n nnn lnrnncn.
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VALDosTA, GA, July 14.--In the pro-
hibition contest to-day seven districts out
OF eight give $50 majority against pro-
hibition. The district not heard from will
increase the majority to about 900. About
1 /. 410 vatsa were oolied. Lowndes ID wet.