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MISS EISA B0RC1RT,
Cornet Soloist
Commences an Engagement at
BEACH HOTEL TO-NIGHT,
AUGUST 2, ONE WEEK.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel ol purity
Strength and wholesomeneea. More economi-
cal than the ordinary kinds. Sold only In cans.
BOTAL BAKING POWDEK 00. 106 Wall st.^.T
ICE CREAM
and
LUNCH FOR ALL
DURING INTERSTATE DRILL,
' by,
LADIES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
at
King & Fordtran Building,
Southeast Corner Tremont and Strand,
Commencing Wednesday, August 4,
and continuing during the week.
A Good Lunch will bo Served nt Reasonable
Prices. Open Dally from 10 a. m.
; F. HALFF,
Successor to McILHENNY COMPANY,
HOUSTON, TEX.
Tlie McILHENNY BUILDING is now THE
CENTER OF ATTRACTION in Houston. Stocks
are COMPLETE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
The trade In general Is invited to look through
iny stock befoie making ourchasos of
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, ETC.
as niv prices and terms will compare favorably
•with any market. With experience dating
back over a quarter of a century, I feol contl-
ilent to pleasing those who will favor me with
their patronage.
ORDERS BY MAIL
Spectfully
Soring the Interstate Drill I will have
A Line of Samples on Exhibition is Gal-
veston, at the Corner of Tremont and
Strand, and will be pleased to see my
old friends and as many new ones as
nay call on me.
{JOEL & B. F. WOLFE,
East Strand GALVESTON.
GENERAL MACHINERY DEALERS.
E. Carver & Brown Imported Cotton
Gins, Mills, Presses, Belting, &o.
COTTON. .
' We are prepared to make liberal advances to
merchants and planters to seoure consign-
ments the coming season.
W. E. MOODY A OO., Galveston.
VISITORS are notified that precisely the
same goods at the same prices will be kept
at my stand on the drill grounds as at my
store. Strand and Twenty second streets, and
■which I guarantee equal to the best in the
market. A. W. SAMUELS, Tobacconist.
A LIVELY FUNEBAL.
A Cemetery Superintendent Stands OS the
Mourners with a Shot-gun—Disgrace-
lull Scene.
Chicago, August 1.—Yesterday evening
the body of Willie Gleason, the 6-year-old
boy who was drowned recently in lake
Michigan, was taken to Calvary cemetery
lor burfal. The funeral was from his
widowed mother's residence, 284 Loomis
street, and was attended by over 100 per-
sons, Mrs. Gleason owns a lot in Calvary
cemetery and it was her desire to bury her
son by the side of her husband.
Daniel Gleason &nd Jas. McNichols,
brother-in-law and brother of the
widow, respectively, had charge of
the funeral arrangements, and when they
arrived at the cemetery they discovered
. that they had neglected to take along a deed
to the lot. Superintendent Guines declined
to permit the interment unless the deed was
produced, and called the police, it is said,
to eject the funeral party. He armed him-
self with a shotgun, and a panic ensued
among the mourners. Two of the women
fainted, and a stampede ensued. The gun
was discharged, but no person was shot.
It is stated by members of the fu-
neral party that Guines threatened to
fire into the crowd, and that when
he presented the gun Jas. McNichols
knocked it from his hand, thus discharging
it. The superintendent's son was armed
With a horse-pistol. It went off during the
excitement and one of the mourners sus-
tained a slight wound. The elder Guines
was then rcughly handled by the crowd.
The body was taken to a vault and placed
there temporarily, while the friends went
in search of a warrant for Guines's ar
rest. He created a scene on Decoration day,
causing him to be made the subject of free
newspaper comment.
CHICAGO SOCIALISTS.
A Meeting Held for the Purpose oS Helping
Spies and His Followers.
Chicago, August 1.—Abotlt 000 sympa-
thizers of the eight men in Judge Gary's
court assembled in Aurora Turner hall
last night, to listen to speeches advertised
to be made by Dr. Schmidt, Geo. Schilling,
A. F. Stimpson and "other prominent
speakers." Of those advertised Dr. Schmidt
was the only one who put iu an appearance,
itnd he harangued the audience for nearly
nn hour, devoting the time to review of
the anarchist trial and the course of the
capitalistic press toward the men on trial.
The doctor's remarks were even-tempered,
and he was followed by Chairman B. O.
{Stevens, who spoke in a similar vein on af-
fairs of labor in general. Resolutions were
Adopted denouncing the capitalistic press
in the so-called anarchist trials, and agree-
ing to aid the defendants in securing a fair
trial. Plates were then passed around and
#65 05 realized, to be devoted to the defense
of Spies and his fellows.
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Office of Publication: Nob. 184 and 180 Mechanic Stheet, Galveston.
Entered at the Postoffice at Galveston as Second-class Matter
VOL. XLV.-NO.99.
GALVESTON. TEXAS. MONDAY. At GI ST 2, 1886.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
CONGRESS TO COLLAPSE.
Final Adjournment Not Very Far Of!
Now.
WAITING FOR CONFERENCE: REPORTS,
Some of the Committees Rapidly Approach-
ing Agreement—Other Interesting
Washington News.
DRAWIHO TO A CLOSE.
Both Houses Almost Beady to Adjourn Without
a Day,
Washington, August 1.—The surplus re-
solution, the Northern Pacific forfeiture
bill, the bill to repeal the pre-emption and
timber culture laws* the interstate com-
merce hill and the naval establishment bill
are the most important measures of general
legislation now in conference, and the im-
pression prevails that all but the last named
will fail to beeome laws at this session. It
is the general belief to-night that the ses-
sion will end not later than next Thursday,
and possibly Wednesday. The first busi-
ness in each house will be to listen
to and dispose of conference reports
whenever they are ready. The Senate will
probably devote one day to executive busi-
ness and the remaining time, if there shall
be any, to vetoed pension bills and the mis-
cellaneous calendar. The House may to-
morrow reach and act upon senate amend-
ments on the Mexican pensions bill and the
Brooklyn public building bill under sus-
pension of the rules. If the oleomargarine
bill is signed to-morrow it is doubtful if a
?uorum of the House will remain after the
ormal announcement is made.
ALMOST AGREED.
The Conferees on the Sundry Civil Appropria'
Mtion Bill Aboutto Settle their Differences. j|
Washington, August 1.—The conferees
upon tlie sundry icivil appropriation""bill
met in the room of the senate committee on
appropriations) at 10 o'clock thN morning
and remained together until 6 o'clock this
evening, when they adjourned to reassem
ble at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. The
meeting of to-day was unexpectedly har-
monious, the last previous meeting having
been characterized by obstinate assertions
of the delegation on both sides not to siir
render points at issue and by many em-
phatic and somewhat personal expressions
of opinion. The impression prevails to-
night that a brief session to-morrow morn-
ing wilResult either in an agreement upon
all points of difference or a conclusion to
report back a disagreement upon a few re-
served points for further instructions, with
the probabilities in favorof an entire agree-
ment. The most troublesome of the remain-
ing points of difference is found in the pro-
vision for coast survey.
The concessions made by the respective
sides to day are said to be about eijLial to
each other in amount.
ADVANCES TO MARSHALS.
Comptroller Durham Determined to Change the
Existing System. ^ *
Washington, August 1.—Comptroller
Uurhaia, of the treasury, has addressed a
very important letter to the attorney-gen-
eral, in whieh he points out the considera-
tions that he says will govern him in the
future in the matter of advances of public
funds to United States marshals. It has
been the habit of both the departments of
justice and the treasury in the past, it
seems, to regard a marshal purely as a dis-
bursing officer and to make heavy advances
of money fiom time to time as called for,
and permit the marshal to account
for it at his leisure. The result of this
is a very bad state of affairs. The comp-
troller says in regard to this matter: "The
evil effect of this practice of treating the
appropriation for fees and expenses of mar-
shals, as though it were a disbursing fund,
to be handled by marshals, is seen in the
fact that Congress was applied to at this
session for appropriations to the amount of
$15,750 to pay fees and expenses of marshals
in 1885 and prior years, when the books of
the treasury show that there is at this time
due from marshals for 1885 and prior years,
under that appropriation, $129,157; in other
words, the appropriations for the above
purpose are more than sufficient by $63,400,
and yet, by the erroneous manner of deal-
ing with it, we have now to go to Congres
and ask for a further appropriation of
$65,750."
The comptroller admits in his letter that
the marshal is a disbursing officer, pure and
simple, as far as appropriations of fees of
bureaus, fees of witnesses and support of
prisoners are concerned, but he holds that
such relations exist so far as the appropria-
tion exists, so far as the fees of marshals
are concerned. He holds that so far as the
latter is concerned it is wrong for the mar-
shals to carry balances for the United
States during the fiscal year.
The comptroller will hold that there is no
impropriety in making, small advances to
meet the actual expenses of travel, etc., but
that the appropriation should be principal-
ly called on to pay balances found to be due
marshals on examination of their accounts.
It should be borne in mind that one class
of marshals, as the account stands, owes
the government $129,000, and another class
the government owes $05,750. The comp-
troller is bound to remedy this, so far as
the future is concerned.
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.
a few knots to unravel.
Washington, August 1.—The conferees
upon the deficiency bill will meet at 10 to-
morrow morning, with the prospect that
their work will be completed during the
day. The measure has a great many
amendments, which fact entails consider-
able labor upon the conferees, but it in-
volves no important question of principle
and is therefore not likely to create a dead
lock.
The conferees upon the river and harbor
and fortifications bill will also probably
hold meetings to-morrow, but the outlook
for agreementjupon either is not promising.
Whatever the result may be, however, it
is believed that a quorum can not be held
together after the sundry civil and defi-
ciency bills are disposed of.
Tason Downs Again.
Boston, August 1.—To-Day the Rev. W.
W. Downs made the first of his long-pro-
mised sensational discourses in defense of
his character, and the affair is likely to
prove a ten-days wonder. At his regular
meeting, in Bumstead hall, a long series of
resolutions were read reviewing the call of
Downs to the church, the revival
he inaugurated, the effort of Deacon Jos.
Storey to secure his removal; the prosecu-
tion of the pastor and the long-suffering of
the latter in his efforts to secure a recon-
ciliation. The resolutions then expel Dea-
con Storey on the ground of adultry and his
failure to prove his innocence of that
charge as he promised to do. Iu
connection with the resolutions an
affidavit was read from a female
member of the churcli confessing to im-
proper intercourse with Deacon Storey.
The affidavit asserts that death would have
been preferable to this confession and pub-
licity and trouble that will follow, but that
it is made because Deacon Storey is at the
bottom of the persecution which Downs
has endured. The woman appeared before
the meeting of the church two weeks ago
and made a confession. Addresses were
made in her behalf, and a number of pray'-
ers were offered aud she was forgiven.
THE CHICAGO GANG.
Speculation Rile as to the Possible Outcome ol
the Trial ol the Notorious Eight.
' JfCniCAGO, August 1.—The gossip of Chl-
'cagotoday was chiefly in respect to the
•possible outcome of the Anarchist trial
' how in progress in the Criminal Court. A
great many expressed fears that the weak-
ness of the law and tactics of the defense
would together furnish the means of escape
for the eight criminals who are held to be
.ait least morally responsible for the Hay-
■ market riot and its results. Others seemed to
hold an opinion regarding Gilmer's evi-
dence, which affiims that Spies applied the
torch to the fatal bomb. It soems to be the
conviction of many police officials that
Engel could have been secured as a witness
for the State. His wife, at least, has inti-
mated as much on several occasions, and
it is believed that Engel could have told a
tale which would have euabled the State to
procure all the necessary evidence
for the conviction of the prisoners and
even others not now in the dock. It is
believed in well - informed quarters
that State Attorney Grinnell has still in a
partly matured shape a surprise for the de-
fense and for the country, which he will di-
vulge -in rebuttal. That he is holding back
something very important there can scarce-
ly be a doubt, but just why he is doing so is
a complete puzzle. It may be that his
. plans and actions have not yet come to a
head; that he was compelled to rest his
case. The defense will commenoe the pro-
duction of testimony to-morrow
morning to attempt to prove
that- the prisoners are not murderers or
accessories; that they are not at all What
Attorney Salamon claimed for them in his
opening speech of yesterday. It is expect-
ed that Mayor Harrison will be the first wit-
ness. He will be called upon to state what
his knowledge is previous to May 4 concern-
ingithe conduct or a number of the prison-
ers; 'as to their connection with socialistic
organizations, public aud private meet-
ings, etc. Also, whether or not
that knowledge was such as to
lead him to take any action to enforce the
■ laws against them. The defense expects
' to get through during the present week or
\vilhiu eight days at the furtherest. A num.
her of the prisoners will be put on the stand
in their own defense. Among them will be
Spies, Fisher, Scwab and Neebe.
A GRAND SUCCESS.
Immense Mass Meeting ol Knights of Labor in
New York.
New York, August 1.—A mass meeting
of District Assembly No. 49, Knights of
Labor, at Union squaro last night, was a
tremendous success. Fully u9.otK> i>coplo
were present. Many persons estimated the
crowd at over 80,000. The park commis-
sioners would not allow the erection of
stands for the speakers, so three trucks
were used as substitutes, and speaking was
carried on from them simultaneously. One
truck was in front of the reviewing stand
and the others were at Broadway ana Fourth
avenue, respectively. The speaking began
at 8 o'clock and lasted over two hours. The
speakers were local leaders of the knights
No attempt was made to have one particu
larly prominent man who should occupy a
greater portion of the evening, but it was
rather for inexperienced speakers in which
short addesses were in order, aud noelab-
oi ate addresses attempted. At the central
stand the meeting was called to order by
John O'Brien, of Brooklyn, and he was fol-
lowed by Messrs. Archibald, McGuire,
■O'Reilly, Blisserk, Duncan and Daly.
Among those who spoke at the other stands
were Tom Ford, William Wallace, James
Carney and Paul Meyer. While these gen-
tlemen used a great diversity of illustra-
tions and even of theme, the one subject run-
ning through all addresses was the idea of
making protest against the persecution of
the workingman for using the boycot and
Of protest against the denunciation current
in the public press; and also, to cement the
knights for political action at an early day.
All speakers, without exception, referred
in disparaging terms to the newspapers for
the course generally pursued, with refer-
ence to the boycot, and they all urged the
perfecting of a political organization, by
which their power might be made manifest.
The line was drawn sharply, however, be-
tween peaceful and violent organizations,
and although in the heat and vehemence
of their outcry they frequently gave utter-
ance to rather explosive sentiments, they
never failed to correct themselves if any
of the mere fiery of their auditors seemed
inclined to put an anarchical construction
upon their expressions.
A BLOODY HOW.
One Man Killed and Another Fatally Injured at
a Picnic.
Plymouth, Ind., August 1.—Lake Maxen-
kuckee, sixteen miles south of this place,
quite a summer resort, was the scene of a
bloody row yesterday afternoon. From
meager reports it seems that two excursion
trains—one from Mexico and one from
South Bend—were there. The railroad
crews and the Mexico band members be-
came involved in a quarrel, and it was
finally agreed to adjourn with their friends
to a field to fight it out. One brakeman
named McGuire worsted Leslie, the
leader of the band, who cried enough.
When released, he drew a revolver, but be-
fore he could use it, McGuire knocked him
down. In falling he struck a rail and broke
his neck. A general row then took place.
McGuire was fatally iujured by being
struck on the head with a club by Conduc-
tor Tyler. Several others, whose names
can not be learned, were badly but not fa-
tally injured. The sheriff and coroner left
for the lake this evening. Tyler gave hirn-
self-up. _
IN COLD BLOOD.
A Man Shot in the Back while Searching for
Stolen Goods.
St. Louis, August 1.—A special from
Joplin, Mo., says: A cold-blooded murder
was committed near Belleville, a short dis-
tance from the city, yesterday afternoon.
Z. O. Sanders and a companion, both of
Newton county, were hunting for a man
named Ed. Brown, who had stolen the for-
mer's harness. On arriving near Belle-
ville they overtook Brown, who was riding
in a covered wagon. Sanders expressed
his intention of searching the wagon, and
Brown offering no interference, proceeded
to do so. Sanders entered the wagon and
while his back was turned. Brown drew a re-
volver and shot him twice, killing him in-
stantly. The murderer escaped, and, al-
though a large posse immediately began a
search for him, he has not yet been cap-
tured.
PLANS OF THE PARNELLITES.
K0T 10 rORCE THEIR DEMANDS VET.
Something About Socialism in Germany-De
Lesseps's Canal Scheme—Other
Foreign News Items.
ENGLAND.
an exchange of views.
London, August 1.—An exchange of views
among the Parnellites has led to a decision
to give the government time to prepare an
Irish bill, but tlie Parnellites will demand a
measure for the suspension of evictions.
Owing to the fall in prices numerous ten-
tints in Ireland are in arrears and are un-
able to pay rents. If the introduction of
the Irish bill be postponed until spring the
landlords will in all likelihood resort to
wholesale evictions unless restrained from
doing so.
not much ok a democrat.
Mr. Nelsor's position as president of the
Liberal federation is menaced by his ac-
ceptance of a baronetcy. Chamberlain aud
his followers are delighted at the situation.
They ridicule the idea of a baronot being
at the head of a Democratic caucus.
GERMANY.
socialists increasing.
Berlin, August 1.—The Socialist propa-
ganda was never more active than it is at
the present time. Although there is no
positive organization, the entente is becom-
ing perfect between the leaders of trades
unions. It is reported that a project is ou
foot for a general strike early in the coming
winter. The Correspondence Conservatric
affirms that Conservatives are becoming
convinced of the ineflicacy of the law
against Socialists, seeing that it in uowise
hinders the spread of socialist doctrines or
the increase of their party. Herr Lleb-
iuocht, the Socialist deputy, will sail from
Hamburg for New York at the end of
August. He will lecture in the United
States and under the auspices of the Nation-
al Labor League of America on German
Socialism
to punish them severely.
The severest sentence that the Freyberg
tribunal can inflict is expected for Deputies
Bebel, Yolimar, Auer and Viereck.
Throughout the trial the purpose of Herr
Vuljaert, director of the court, to convict
the accused has been clearly shown. For
instance, when, at the beginning of the
trial, Vollmar and Viereck denied that the
court was competent to hear the case
against them because the Chemnitz tribunal,
before which the first trial was held, had
not sent the case to the Freyberg court, Val-
laert curtley overruled the objection.
Again, Herr Vallaert admitted some crimi-
natiug extracts from speeches made by
Lieb and Vollmar in the Reichstag. Notwith-
standing the protest of Herr Bebel, that no
member could be proseouted for utter-
ances in the Reichstag, a general defense
similar to that in theCliemuitz trial, name-
It. th»- i3-j Recret Focialist organization
existed, of which the nccused were mem-
bers, Kerr Bebel admitted that there was
a sort of an organization in the sense of a
community of ideas and sometimes of com-
mon action at elections. He deuied that the
socialists were answerable for the articles
published in Zurich's Socialist Demokrat.
When questioned regarding the in-
cendiary article, he said that such
ideas could only haunt the deseased
brain of a Most; that they had
nothing akin to the reasoning of German
Socialists. Herr Auer discussed the idea of
German socialism as the spontaneous sup-
port given to men in whom the people con-
tided. Hundreds of thousands, belonging
to no secret society, gave that support. He
said there was no regular method of col-
lecting election funds. The Socialists re-
lied upon free donations; so also the social-
ist journals were not sustained by the
party. The dignified moderation of the de-
fense created a profound impression.
kept him moving.
Herr Kessler, government architect aud
editor of the Bauhandwerker, was recently
expelled from Berlin under the socialist
law. He took a leading part in the last
masons' strike. Upon leaving Berlin he
went to Brandenberg. The police there
gave him one day's notice to quit Branden-
berg. He went to Brunswick, where he re-
ceived three days notice to leave town. He
took refuge in Frankfort.
too much police.
The National Zeitung and Cologne Ga-
zette protest against the present unbear-
able police regime and demand that the
Reichstag seek a remedy at the earliest op-
portunity.
A WANT OF CONFIDENCE.
The Munster chamber of commerce has
adopted a vote of want of confidence in
Prince Bismarck and in the Prussian minis-
ter of commerce. The chamber demands
the appointment of a minister with special
knowledge and experience. It is charged
that Prince Bismarck's restless legislation
is disturbing trade and rendering impossi-
ble the calculations concerning business
ventures.
DINED with the prince.
Marquis Tseng dined to-day with Crown
Prince Frederick William. The special ob-
ject of the marquis's mission is to arrange
an overland telegraph service between
China and Germany.
FRANCE.
DE lesseps pushing his scheme.
Paris, August 1.—On the bourse during
the past week there were wide fluctuations
in Panama canal shares, which finally
closed 3 francs 25 centimes better, De Les-
sep's clique is making great efforts to secure
the success of the loan, subscriptions to
which close on Tuesday. De Lessens
hitherto tried to attract foreign capital in
aid of his project but this loan has not been
offered outside of France. Inspired articles
have been published in the French news-
papers for the purpose of arousing the peo-
ple. These articles contain statements to
the effect that American, English and Ger-
man wreckers are aiming to get hold ol the
canal and complete the work themselves.
The new loan closed 00 centimes higher-
Suez canal shares closed 11 francs lower.
THE ISTHMUS.
a few cases of small-pox.
Panama, July 30.—Small-pox has made
its appearance in Colon, and there have
been a few deaths. It was introduced by
the steamer Atlas, from Kingston, Ja-
maica. Mr. Ward, superintendent of the
Panama railroad, who is also postmaster,
has, in the latter capacity, ordered quaran-
tine obstruction against Jamaica, and that
whenever there shall seem ground for it
vessels must anchor in the stream for forty-
eight hours before going to wharf. Tlie
governor has cabled to New York, Jamaica
and Guayaquil for a supply of vaccine mat-
ter, and there will be a general resort to
vaccination.
vexatious delays.
The vexatious passport system still con-
tinues at Colon, much to the disgust and
annoyance of travelers. It is not the ex-
pense of it that is so much complained of
as the delay and trouble.
to build the road.
Mr. W. H. Silby and a large staff of eu-
gineers arrived here from New York yes-
terday, and will proceed to Peru to-day to
complete the great Croya railroad there
and extend it to the renowned silver mines
of Corro de Paseo, for which project Mr. E.
P. Grace has received a concession from
the Peruvian government.
an editor's luck.
Mr. Alfonso Pezet has been appointed
consul-general for Penia, at Panama. He
is chief editor of the Spanish section of the
Star and Herald.
permanent improvements.
The president of the municipality has ad-
vertised for tenders for repairs of the
streets of this city, which, it is intended,
will be of a permanent nature.
SOUTH AMERICA.
demonstration against the jesuits.
Panama, August 1.—Another popular de-
monstration has been made in Callao
against the Jesuits remaining in Peru, and
has been followed by one iu Lima. Peti-
tions to Congress are being sent in, praying
for their immediate expulsion.
cutting off expenses.
The law passed by Congress for a reduc-
tion of salaries and reorganization of pub-
lic departments is being strictly enforced
by the executive, and all possible economy-
is beflog observed.
important reforms.
Important reforms are being attempted
in Chili. One project provides that no sen-
ator or deputy shall be interested in any
public contract. Another is that neither
the president nor any minister shall give
an office to any near relative unless it is
proved that he is qualified in every respect
to hold it. Another project is being agitat-
ed which is of a more startling character,
and that is the president of the republic
shall iu future be elected by a majority of
Congress, instead of by the public. The
agitation of this matter is due to the ter-
rible bloodshed in the last election, when
upward of 100 peasons were killed, and a
large number wounded.
electric lights.
The electric light has been introduced
into Chili, and has been placed in the new
theater in the capital.
making sad ravages.
Small-pox is making sad ravages in the
republic, particularly in Santiago, the capi-
tal, and it is expected that vaccination will
be made compulsory.
GROWING CROPS.
Weekly Report Made by the Farmers Review
of Chicago.
Chicago, August 1.—The following crop
report will appear in this week's Farmers
Review: The prolonged serious drouth
which has materially shortened the spring
wheat crop and caused a serious menace to
the corn crop, was partially broken this
week, copious rains having fallen in Kan-
sas and portions of Missouri.
The injury which corn has sustained can
not yet be determined from the reports.
Fully a third of the counties of Illinois,
Missouri and Kansas report that corn,
while showing the effect of the drouth, has
cot yet been seriously injured and will
moke a fine yield if rain should come in
time. The remaining counties report more
or less injury, the tenor of the reports being
very discouraging, declaring that many
fields have already felt the blight, and pre-
dicting not to exceed half the ordinary
jiehl. The outlook is reported especially
gloomv throughout the entire corn belt.
For all late planted corn one-half the coun-
ties report that serious injury has already
befallen the cornfield, ana that the yield
will fall short. The average will be from
25 to 40 per cent. In Ringgold and Warren
counties corn does not promise one-half
tlie ordinary yield. The corn outlook in
Minnesota is more favorable, with a pros-
pect of an average yield with continued
rains. In Wisconsin the tenor of the re-
ports does not indicate to exceed two-thirds
of an ordinary yield. In portions of tbetate
there has been no rain tor six weeks and
all crops are a failure. In Ohio, Indiana
and Michigan the outlook is still favorable
for an average yield for corn.
In Fairchault, Mauer and Meeker coun-
ties, in Minnesota, the reports indicate a
better wheat yield than predicted in the
previous reports, but the remaining coun-
ties indicate that the total yield will ex-
hibit a material shortage.
Harvesting is progressing rapidly in both
Minnesota and Dakota. In Minnehaha
county and Bonhomme county, Dakota,
wheat is threshing out twelve to fifteen
bushels to the acre. In Fault county one-
half the crop was cut for fodder.
In Nebraska and Iowa the wheat yield
will be considerably short of an average.
The reports indicate a very short flax
yield, and in the entire western and north-
western belt the outlook for the potato crop
is very poor. ^
A HORRIBLE STORY.
A Report that the Isle Royal Fishermen Robbed
the Bodies of the Algoma Victims.
Milwaukee, August 1.—From Isle Royal,
in lake Superior, come reports that its fish-
ermen are suspected of having rifled the
bodies of a number of victims lost in the
Algoma disaster last fall, and that to avoid
detection they sunk the corpses far out in
the lake. The revenue cutter Johnson
leaves Milwaukee to-morrow for lake Supe-
rior, and will probably make a thorough
investigation. The Canadian Pacific steam-
ship Algoma went ashore on the reefs at
the eastern end of isle Royal last fall, and
about forty people were drowned. Wreck-
ers are now at work on the vessel, and
though a careful search has been made no
bodies have been recovered except one or two
found pinned in the timbers and frame-
work of the vessel. The theory for this
mvsterious disappearance is that the bodies
were despoiled by the islanders and then
sunk in the lake. This theory is strength-
ened by the finding of mutilated clothes
and articles of value in the cabin. Such is
the explanation advanced by the wreckers
now at work on the vessel as the reason
why the bodies have never been recovered.
THE FIRST TO START.
The Branch Guards and the Buaoh Zouaves
Leave St. Louis for Galveston.
St. Louis, August 1—The Branch Guards,
company 9, First regiment, of this city, left
last night to attend the Interstate military
drill at Galveston. Tlie command goes well
equipped, having received recently com-
plete new uniforms, and numbers twenty-
seven men in line, all of whom expressed
confidence in being able to compare favor-
able with all competitors. At 8 o'clock this
evening the Busch Zouaves, company M, of
the St. Louis crack regiment, started for
the same city. The company numbers
thirty-six men and three officers fully
equipped, and are accompanied by Pri-
vates Gleason and English, the lightning
drill team, who have carried off numerous
prizes in competitive drills. The zouaves
expect to reach Houston Tuesday morning,
where they will remain one day as guests
of the Houston Light Guard and will go
with them to the scene of the great compe-
tition.
Gave Him the Limit.
Cincinnati, August 1.—JohnTosney, con-
victed of fraudulently counting 200 ballots
as judge of precinct A, Fourth ward, at the
October election, 1885, was to-day sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary, the ex-
treme penalty of the law.
Welcome, Country Merchants.
We are offering the largest line of Mea'f.
Youths' Boys' and Children's Clothing ever
brought to Texas, at special inducements in
prices and terms.
$20,000 Worth of Gents' Furnishing Goods
to be closed out for less than cost, as we will dis-
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>'' efore examining
continue in that l'^o f\\' V i want to make
money
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WEIS BBQ3.
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
WELLBORN HANGS ON BY HIS TEETH.
A Few More Counties Heard From, and a Few
More Delegates Instructed How
to Cast Their Votes.
palestine's primary.
Palestine, August 1.—The Demooratic
primary election in this county, yesterday,
passed off quietly with a pretty full turn-
out of voters. It is impossible to get full
returns to-day, but enough is known to
show that Captain Gammage will be in the
second primary for the legislature. Bed-
ford Parks will likely be the other. John
Link, for county judge; Z. A. McRevnolds,
for county clerk, and C. M. Quarles, for
district clerk, and J. W. Richardson, trea-
surer, having no opposition, were renomi-
nated. W. H. Gill is ahead for county at-
torney; Horace Ward, for assessor. W.
(V. Jowers and W. P. McMeans lead for
public weigher, and will go into the secoud
primary. Tlie race between the two candi-
dates for sheriff is close, Henry Davis and
Zach Day, with the chances in favor of
Davis. V. F. Dubose, for collector, is
ahead of his one opponent, It. M. Jackson.
instructed for ross.
Mineola, August 1.—[Special]—Dele-
gates appointed to the State, Congression-
al, J udicial and Representative conventions
were instructed for Ross for governor;
Judge T. B. Wheeler, for lieutenant-gov-
ernor; J. S. Hogg, attorney-general; J. D.
McCall, comptroller. No other state offi-
cers instructed for. Delegates were in-
structed for E. B. Perkins for Congress; R.
N. Stafford, district attorney, and J. H.
Vorliees representative, and ordered a con-
vention for county officers.
go uninstructed.
Gainesville, August 1.—[Special]—The
congressional delegation from Montague
county go uninstructed to the convention
at Denton but are strong anti-Hare men,
most of them favoring Colonel G. B. Pick-
ett, of Wise county. Pickett's friends
claim that his chances are now the best of
any candidate's yet named, he having in-
structed for him" both Denton and Wise
counties and being the second choice of the
people of Cooke county.
grimes county republicans.
Navasota, August 1.—[Special]—The Re-
publicans had a large meeting here Satur-
day to prepare for organization. J. B. Far-
ris presided. The intention is to run a
straight-out ticket, but propose to have no
colored candidates. The meeting was har-
monious.
by a squeeze.
Dallas, August 1.—[Special]—According
to latest information from Ellis county
Wellborn has carried the county by a tight
squeeze.
general gordon unopposed.
Atlanta, Ga., August 1.—It has been
fully developed that there will be no oppo-
sition to General Gordon's candidacy for
governor by independents or Republicans.
The papers'in Georgia which opposed Gen-
eral Gordon largely because they were com-
mitted against him before the announce-
ment of his candidacy are all coming to
his support.
RAILRQAD NEWS.
paid into the bank.
St. Louis, August 1.—Edgar Wells, of the
purchasing committee of Wabash stock and
bondholders, paid into the Third National
bank of this city yesterday as per order of
the United States Circuit Court the sum of
$502,500, the balance of the money due on
their purchase.
The Wabash property was sold at auction
on the 0th of April last to the committee for
the sum of $025,000, 10 per cent, of which
was paid in cash. The payment of the bal-
ance indicates that enough of the stock and
bondholders have accepted the terms and
provisions of the plan of reorganization to
insure future harmony among them. It is
believed that the company will be reor-
ganized by scaling the interest of the senior
bonds and funding certain unpaid coupons.
the lines sold.
Portland, Ore., August 1.—Rumors that
the Oregon Railway and Navigation com-
pany's lines have been sold to the Union
Pacific are confirmed.
THE YACHT VICTIMS.
Another Body Recovered—Remains Takes to
Philadelphia.
Long Branch,* August 1.—The body of
Miss Bessie Merritt was recovered from the
schooner yacht Sarah Craig at about noon
to-day. The bodies of Mrs. Stevens, Miss
Mamie F. Stevens, Miss Emma Merritt,
Miss Maude E. Rettew, Miss Cora E. Askin
and Mr. Chester Clark were taken to Phila-
delphia this morning. Misses Hall, Jor-
dan and Buckley accompanied the remains
of their unfortunate friends. The bodies
were taken to Elizabeth and there trans-
ferred to the Philadelphia express train on
the Pennsylvania road.
A NOBLE GIRL.
She Saves Three Persons from Drowning and
Loses Her Own Life.
St. Paul, Minn., August 1.—A Butte
(Mont.) special to the Pioneer Press gives
particulars of the drowning of Miss Mc-
Arthur, formerly of that city, in a heroic
effort to save the lives others. For years
past she has been conducting a cattle ranch
on Upper Sun river, with her old mother.
She was encamped on the bank of the river
when Mr. Armstrong, with his wife, daugh-
ter of 15 years, son of 12 years and a spin-
ster sister attempted to ford the river
with a four-horse team. The horses be-
came unruly and ran into deep water and
swilled the family into the rapid current.
None of them could swim. Miss McArthur,
Feing the accident, plunged in and saved
the son, daughter and mother. Going back
for the sister she was seized iu a death-
grip by the drowning woman, aud both
were lost. Their bodies were recovered.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
President Egan Cleared o! All Blame.
New York, August 1.—The Twentieth
Ward meeting of the Irish National league
passed ji resolution this afternoon which
exonerated President Egan from any sup-
posed mismanagement in regard to the re-
ception of the Irish delegates who are com-
ing to attend the Chicago convention, and
which placed the blame, if any, on the ex-
president of the New York municipal coun-
cil and the state delegate for misinforming
President Egan. Chairman R.J.Kennedy
announced that when the Irish delegates
returned from Chicago the New York coun-
cil would give tliem a reception. Seven of
the fourteen delegates to Chicago that this
branch is entitled to, were elected as fol-
lows: R. J. Kennedy, J. O'Grady.Ed. O.
Meagre, Condon Michael Kerwin, Michael
J. Smith, J, T. McGoyin, and J. K. Delan^y.
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