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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-17

A few days ago shocks Of earthquake were
reported in southern Europe, then in MeNi-
co, later in Canada, and then along the At
lantc coast from Savannah to Washington,
and as far west rs Augusta.
Very likely there is no dangerous sicniG-
cameo in these shocks The most remark
able thing about them is the wide extent of
territory affected. This goes very far to-
wards destroying The theory Of a seismic
focus" When earthquakes occur almost
simultaneously in Greece, South America,
Mexico, the United states and Canada, it is
difficult to locate the focus.
1t may be that the interior Of the earth is
now undergoing some gigantic changes not
understood by our scientists. These con
yulsons may cause continents to disappear,
and uphcayc in the middle Of The ocean new
lands to take their place. Still, viewed in
the light of past experience, this is not
probable. Since the settlement of this
country by the whites the shocks at New
Madrid and Charleston have been the most
serious in om history, and with such re-
cord for nearly four hundred years there is
little cause for alarm.
1t isGatual that these disturbances should
excite the dwcllers along the Atlantic coast,
bat the Inhabitants Of the Piedmont region
will not give the matter more than pass
ing thought. There is nothmgt to show that
this part Of the country has been badly
shaken up in the past two thousand years
or that it will be in two thousand years to
come. And yet, It mUst be admitted, that
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-17

The democracy Of Indiana is putting it.
self in trim for the campaign Of this year,
and the indications are that it viii make a
glorious fight and hold the state in the demo
cratic column.
conference Of representative democrats
from all parts Of the state has just been held
in indianapolis, at which the greatest hay-
mony prevailed ana the result OF which in
spires confidence and enthusiasm. More
than fifteen hundred members were pres
ent. every county in the state being repre-
scented.
a significant feature of The convention
was the general desire expressed from all
parts Of the state to have Governor Gray
placed second on the national ticket lie
is certainly the choice of the masses of the
state, for the wee presidency. and if nom-
mated could, it is said, carry Indiana for the
democracy over any ticket that the republ-
cans could put out. The vote of Indiana
may play very important part in arriving
at the result OF the coming national cam
paign, and it would certainly be gratifying
to think that il could be counted on for the
democracy.
The suggestion Of Governor Gray for the
vice presidency deserves consideration by
the democracy, for il may be that his name
viii be the democratic mascot for lSSS.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-17
An Iniauitous Tax.

Our friends, the free-tradcrs, talk very
glib!y about the burdens that the tariff
places on the necessities; they talk glibly,
but it is clear that they do not understand
what they are talking about A suit Of
ready-made clothing, owing to home COM
petition, brought about by protection, can
be bought as cheaply here as in London
That is to say, a durable suit can be boughs
in Atlanta at prices ranging from ten to if
teen dollars, and it is not slop-work, either.
The duty on calico prints is five cents
square yard, and yet calico prints sell in
New York at five cents a square yard.
Ii the free-traders are i'll earnest in their
desire to repeal the taxes on necessities, it
is little singular that none of them ever
refer o the four hundred per cent on alco.
hol. This tax is not only an extraordinarily
large one, but its continuance can only be
described as legislative enormity. 1t is d
thousand times worse than the tariff tax on
quininc, for that tax fell only on one arti-
Gle, While the AeRenue tax on alcohol
doubles, trebles. af7@Huadruples the price of a
great variety Of medicines that are absolute
necessities in every household.
But do we hear the so-called reformers
protesting against this tax? Not one Of them
has ever lifted his voice against it, and there
is not one OF them that would not perpetuate
it if thereby they could cripple the indus,>
tries Of the country and turn the people oveF
to panics and poverty. Here is a tax that
costs the public in q thousand different de
rections-a tax on the medicines of the poor
and all that the free traders care about is
10 turn the business of the country upside
down in order that foreign manufacturers
who pay no taxes here and who have no in.
terest in the country may have control OF
the American market.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-17

period extended, so that they might use the
money which they owed the governments
for their own benefit. For this purpose
they not only entered politics in the cons
gressional districts, but they sent agents to
Washington and established lobby there
For q time they were successful. Thev
elected congressman to suit their views :,
they found impecunioUs congressman who
were willing to be convinced for a considers
alton; they found newspaper men who were
willing to be subsidized. The result was
that the members of the whisky ring had
fine sailing. Republicans and democrats
were in favor OF extending the bonded
PERIOD and republican and democratic
newspapers urged it.
Matters went along smoothly until the
democratic party secured control of the
house, and then Mr., Randall, with his
usual bluntness, seized the sinking fraud!
by its ears and slew it. He DESTROYED its
influence and exposed its workings, and il
is for this that he has been denounced as a
traitor to the democratic party. His tariff
views do not differ from those of an overs
whelming majority Of the democratic party:
but the organs and agents of the whisky
ring denounce him as q traitor, and all the
influence the ring could bring to bear-and.
its influence reaches to very high places
has been employed to degrade him and send
him to the rear.
Our correspondent may rest assured that
the whisky ring is fine, large affair.
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, 1888-10-11
FLASHES.

Spragueville, Pa.-John Savage, the
poet, died last night at Laurel Side.
London. The Middle Park plate was
won by Donovan.
Constantinople The Turkish govern
ment has decided to establish an arsenal,
dock yard and harbor works at Jeddah,
and station a iotilla for service on the
Red Sea.
GOSHEN, Ind, Oct. 10.-About 4,500
people assembled here to-day to listen to
an address by James G. Blaine.
Indianapolis. - Blaine and party ar
rived at l1:20 tonight. A crowd of
1000 or 5000 was waiting at the depot
Notwithstanding the late hour.
New Haven, Conn. The final single
and doubles in the intercollegiate lawn
tennis tournament were very hotly con-
tested to day by the Harvard and Column
bia representatives. Harvard won first
place in singles and Columbis captured it
in doubles.
Princeton, N. 1.-The Princeton and
University Pennsylvania teams played an
exhibition game of foot ball this after
noon. Princeton won by a score of GO
tie 0.
Berlin NJ. thinner. eiltor of the
MeSSip, "a French paper of Metz, has been
expelled the country.
London. 1t was the channel steamer
Noltaic plying between Belfast and Liver
pool which sank in Liverpool docks, and
not the steamer Baltic, as incorrectly re-
ported yesterday.
Washington Neither the president
nor Judge Thurman came into town to-
day and they will remain at Oakview to-
night. Judge Thurman has received a
telegram summoning him home on &C.
count of legal business demanding his at
tention and he will probably leave to.mor-
row morning.
Hartford, Conn.-The bicycle race of
three three trials for the worlds cham
pionship, one mile, was won to day by
Rowe in 3:34&.
, 1888-10-11
Canada

TORONTO, Oct. 10.-The Umpire, the
chief government organ in Canada, asks:
Has it ever happened in the history of
the world that one country took such lib
erty with the possessions Of another as the
United States are now taking with Cana
ga? 1t y we are five millions of
British subjects, and although in the past
we have submitted patiently TO United
States interference by methods more Of
fenslve than language can well express,
the tlmelhas at length arrived when on both
sides OF the international boundary all
far minded men aus agree that the dig
nifty and honor of both countries call for
the abandonment of an attitude which
conveys a standing insult and menace to
the Canadian dominion"
, 1888-10-11

Father Matthew's cadets are also among
the killed, from seventy to 100 are re-
ported injured. 1t is impossible to get
further particulars at this hour as the
greatest excitement prevails.
The only news received here has Keen
obtained from a telegraph operator at
White Haven, but it is impossible to get
any correct list of the names at this time
owing to the confusion and excitement.
1t was section No. 5 of the excursion
train which ran into section No. 4. The
latter had laid at White Haven so as to
be ten minutes behind the preceding Sec
ton. A flag man was put out for protec-
ton, but the engineer of section No. 5 did
not see his signals it seems.
The bodies of four children were taken
from under the engine Immediately after
the wreck and the other occupants of the
cars had to be cut out through the roof
and sides.
, 1888-10-11
Dacey Knocked Out.

DOVER, N. j., Oct. lO.-The light
weight champion battle between Jack
McAulif and Billy Dacey, for the Police
Gdzette diamond belt took place this
morning in a barn. After eleven fierce
rounds, lasting forty-two minutes and
forty seconds McAulitfe knocked his man
out by a terrific left handler on the stom-
ach and a ~right-hafded blow on the ear,
thus winning the battle.
Dacey was completely overmatched
from the start, but made a fair showing.
McAuliffe gained first blood in the second
round by his terrific left handed smashes
on Dacey's nose. He did most of the
leading and his repeated rushes were too
much for Dacey to shop. He repeatedly
sent his left at Dacey's face with terrible
force, the latter ducking in the vain at
tempt to get away. McAuliffe would then
uppercut him numerically. Dacey landed
some savage right-handed swingers on
McAulifs Jaw, and in the sixth round
the blood began trickling from McAu-
litt' S nose from the visitation of Dacey's
left.
Not more than fifty of the most select
sporting men witnessed the contest.
, 1888-10-11
A Collision at Sea.

New YORK, Oct. 10.-The National
Line steamer Queen, which arrived to.
day from England, is reported to have
collided with the fishing schooner NADIA
lene on the 5th inst.
The collision occurred at 3 a. m. Friday
during a fog off the banks of Newfound-
land. The Queen struck the Madeleine
amidships, cutting her in two and sinklng
her Immediately. The captain, first and
second mates and the steward ofthe NADIA
lene were rescued after having been In the
water nearly an hour. The rest of the
crew, numbering twenty was lost. The
Queen lost her bowsprit and foremost.
The Madalene was a Freuch fishing
schooner.
, 1888-10-11
Stocks ana Cattle Markets.

New YORK, Oct. lO.-The stock mar
ket was quiet and weak and declining
throughout most of the day, and the re-
suit of the transactions was to leave every
thing lower.
The governors of the stock exchange
to-day listed these securities: Utah &
Northern railway, $54S, 900, additional
consolidated mortgage bonds; Denver &
Rio Grande railroad, SO 5000, 900, i'm
provement bonds.
Governments dull but steady. Money
29(93. Mining shares firm.
Congratulated weak. Lake. $l7. IS.
Petroleum opened strong at 938. but
after a slight advance became weak and
declined to 9lB. A rally then occurred
and the market closed steady at 924.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific SIS. l2l; American Express.
ll08: Canada Pacific. 572; Canada
Southern, SAY; Central Pacific. 344; Bur
lington, ll34; Delaware. Lackawanna,
l413; Denver & Rio Grande, 10; Erie,
POI; Lake Shore, 102; Louisville &
Nashville, 604; Michigan Central, 80;
Missouri Pacific. Sl&; Kansas & Texas,
l2B; New York Central, 1893; Northern
Pacific. 269; preferred, sos; Northwest.
ern, 1888; Oregon Improvement, 10;
Navigation, "a; Transcontinental. 29B;
Pacific Mail, 81: Reading, 534; Rock
Island. l09; Milwaukee & st. Paul,
66s; Texas Pacific, 24s; Union Pacific,
6ls; United States Express Sl4: Fargo,
l40; Western Union. S5s.
CHICAGO, Oct. 0.-Cattle-Receipts
$4,000; market slow; beeves SIS. 75@ G. so.
steers, 5 3.25(05. Is; stockers and feed,
ers, S2.l5(@3. 80; Texas and Indian cat
tie. Sl.65@3.l 10; western rangers. 49, %
94.30.
Sheep Receipts 1000; marke,
stronger; natives, So 25(94.15; Westerns,
$3:00@3.7 10; Texans, 50. 75(93.5O &c.
Wheat-Market strong and higher.
Cash i0l; November ll2. December
1874, May l14B asked.
Corn-Market easy. Cash 44}, No.
vember As. December Az, May 800.
Oysters on the half shell at the Saddle
! Rock.
, 1888-10-11
After ST. Month. Abroad.

There is n part OF his luggage which
no American should cave In Europe, and
that Is his nationality. 1t too often hap
pens that that is just what he does leave.
and there have been weak Americans who
have come home from Europe with but q
slight knowledge of their own language
after six months abroad They are smft-
ten with everything French, and are con-
stantly i~nterlarding their talk with con-
~venient French phrases, are disturbed In
their belief in women and are not at all
sure Of their belief in anything. Some
Americans come home from England so
heavily Britainized that we can only call
them Brittania ware. Others get a smat-
tering of German. can listen to nothing
but German music, smoke German pipes
and raise a German beard. These are our
green travellers. and these are diseases
like the measels, whooping cough and
falling in love. They pass away with ex.
p~erience and years.-Mrs. M. E. w. Sher-
-ecd.
, 1888-10-11
Turf Events.
AT JEROME PARK.

JEROME PARK, October 9.-The
weather and track we're favorable to good
racing to day. Hawkins and Campbell,
proprietors of the Chicago stable, will sell
their entire string of racers, among them
Egmont, Little Minch and other good
ones after the Washington meeting.
First race. five and one fourth furlongs
Yum Yum won in 1:094, Sam Harper
second, Niagara third.
Second race, one and three-sixteenths
of a mlle-Paragon won in 2:O64, Bron-
zomarte second, Oarsman third.
Third race, fourteen hundred yards
Salvador won in 1:224, Cyclone. colt, Sec
ond, Fresno third.
Fourth race, one and one eighth mile
Prince Royal wont in 1881, Eleven second,
First Attempt third.
Fifth race, heats of fourteen hundred
yards-Starters : Banner Bearer ana
Prose. Banner Bearer won first heat in
l:23, and second in l:243.
AT LAToNIA.
CINCINNATI, Oct. I0.-At the races to-
day at Latonia the attendance was large.
First race, selling, six furlongs-Elsie
B. won, Comet second, Superior third.
Time, Lie.
Second race, selling, seven furlongs-
Tom Nichols won, Bluestone second, Red
stone third. Time, 1:309.
Third race, purse, nine-sixtecnths of a
mile-Laura Stone won, Meckie Il. sec.
ond, Havillah third. Time, 500.
Fourth race, purse. one mile-Governol
won, Bonza second, De Rochment third.
Time. 1:433.
Fifth race, purse, six furlongs-Touis
Dor won, Santa Cruz second, March.
burn third. Time. lis.
Sixth race, selling, six furlongs-Fi-
nality won, Norma second, Eight to Sever
third. Time, 1851.
, 1888-10-11
Reducing the surplus

The disposition of the surplus IN the
United States treasury engages the atten-
ton OF our statesmen, but u more vital
question has our attention, and that is the
reduction of the surplus consumptives.
Since the discovery and introduction of
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. there has been a marked decrease ia
the mortality from this dreaded disease,
and it is possible to still further reduce the
number of consumptives. How? By
keeping constantly at hand a bottle OF
DIR. Kings New Discovery and using
according to directions upon the appear.
ance of the first symptoms, such as a
cough, q cold. a sore throat, a chest or
side pain. Taken thus early a cure is
guaranteed. Trial bottles free at DR.. w.
n. Hunts drug store.
, 1888-10-11
A FEARFUL FALL.
Horrible Disaster at a Celebra-
ton in Illinois.
Collapse of a Grand Stand Con.
tanning 5000 Persons.
Over 500 Injured and Many
Will Die.

QUINCY, Ills, Oct. 1O.-The fire works
grand stand, containing $500 people, col
lapsed this evening. Many persons were
injured.
There were probably nearly 5000 per-
ons on the grand stand to witness the
fire works exhibition. Scarcely had the
first rocket been fired when the supports
of the west end of the structure gave way
and 800 feet of seats collapsed. The
electric lights went out and the darkness
added to the terrors of the scene. Fully
500 persons were injured, The number
of persons hurt will reach $50, some of
whom will die. The annual festival
known as the merchants display was the
occasion for the gathering.
, 1888-10-11
Terrible Accident on the LIE
high Valley Railroad
Two Sections Crash Together
with Awful Results.
Over Eighty Persons Killed
Outright.
The Number of Wounded Re
ported at $50.

WMKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. 10. = A
road, carrying the Wilkesbarre delegation
home from Hazelton from the Father
Mathew celebration this evening was
wrecked above Penn Haven. 1t is re-
ported that several cars were completely
wrecked and some forty or more persons
killed. 1t is impossible so far to get par
ticulars at this end.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Oct. 10.-Informa-
ton has reached this city tonight of a
terrible accident which occurred on the
Lehigh Valley railroad at Mudrun, the
first station above Penn Haven. A grand
parade of Catholic societies took place at
Hazelton to-day and a large excursion
was run from Wilkesbarre for the &C.
slghtseers from Wilkesbarre, Nanticoke
cursion train was run in two sections and
upon their return trip to night the rear
section ran into the forward section at
Mudrun about 9 o'clock with disastrous
results.
Several cars of the forward section were
telescoped and forty persons we're killed
outright and about an equal number in
iured, many of them probably fatally.
The late hour at which the accident &C.
CURED, tue remote and isolated locality of
the scene and the reticence of the railroad
people combine to render the obtainment
of details extremely difficult. 1t Is i'm
possible to ascertain the names or resi-
dences of any of the victims, but their
number is stated above with approximate
accuracy.
, 1888-10-11
Base Ball.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati 4, Kansas City 3.

AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati 4, Kansas City 8.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Athletics 3, Baltimore l.
AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis 4. Louisville T..
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10 Bufinton
pitched a strong game against Detroit
this afternoon and his support was strictly
first class. The batteries we're: For
PHILADELPHIA. Bufinton and Clements; for
New York, Gruber and Sutcliffe.
Score-Philadelphia I, Detroit ..
New York, Oct. 10.-The final game
between New York and Pittsburg was
played to-day. 1t was a pitchers contest
throughout, Titcomb doing phenomenal
work. The batteries were: For New
York, Titcomb and Murphy; for Pittsburg,
Morris and Carroll.
Score-New York /, Pittsburg 0.
BosToN. Oct. 9.-Boston gave another
wretched exhibition to-day. The batter
les were: For Indianapolis, BOYLE and
Myers; for Boston, Clarkson and Kelly.
Score-Indianapolis 10, Boston I.
, 1888-10-11
hey Must Stay Out.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.-A telegram
was received at the treasury department
to day from the collector of customs at
Port Townsend, w. T., saying that the
steamer Aucon from Sitka had landed
Cinnamon at Victoria, B. c., and was
on its way to Port Townsend, and asking
whether they should be allowed to land,
Secretary Maynard telegraphed as fol-
lows:
The act of Oct. l positively prohibits
the landing of Chinese laborers who have
departed from United States territory
The Chinese per Aucon from Alaska can
not land.
, 1888-10-11
Western Union Report.

New YORK. Oct. 1O.-The annual
meeting of the Western Union Telegraph
company was held to-day. The only
change in the board of directors Is the
substitution of Henry NJ. Flagler for A. r.
Eon Nest. The report for the year ending
June 80, 1888 shows gross earnings Of
Sl9,!ll,l64 expenses, $l4, $40, 592; net
earnings, S5,070,571; payments on divi-
dend, interest and sinking fund account,
S4,574,27S; surplus. S496. 363.
, 1888-10-11

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, 1888-10-11

PATERSON. N. j., Oct. 10.-James B.
Caunce, for twenty years the trusted book
keeper of the Dolphin silk manufacturing
company of this city, and for a long time
treasurer of St. Paul's Episcopal church,
, 1888-10-11
Com pleted.

The additional city dam work author
lied at the last meeting OF the council has
been finished under the direction of En-
gineer Miller. The result is entirely sat
isfactory. With the new galleries a flow
of water which fills the pipe has been Sc
cured. The underground water will be
turned into the mains next week.
, 1888-10-11

That the Cheyenne Steam Laundry is the
only place in the territory where all kinds
of fine f%iannels. shirts, collars and cuffs
are Numbered at short notice in the very
best manner.
, 1888-10-11
For fine watch repairing,
David Miller Idelman block
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