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Cornell wins ' THE FIRST HEAT. rillO MCANOI.HS FAII.KI) TO .11 AKK A HTAHT, I'll W UKSILT OK Til 10 HAflS I\ DlMl'UTtO. oral OIIkt I ulorenl I uh IIcmU Were Honrtl. 'Jty Sou thorn Associated Press. t llenly. July U. ? Tl*o weather Cnvas fclondy In the enhy hours of the morning ami It wan greatly faired that tho prim : jtij'iil feat u res of the Thames rowing 'season would he marred hy rain, hut the [clouds lifted about 10 o'clock and tho 81111 *? ho no brightly, while there was a refreshing breeue all along the river. l*'ugth ??f tho regatta course was lined with craft of every descrip tion and crowds of people gathered on H<>rk? ami Oxfordshire banks of the< river long before there was any sign of ^activity among the managers, committee or crews taking part in the events of the day. Tho enclosed grandstand on the Berks .side of the finish wins packed with beautifully dressed ladies and their arscorts, and every accessible point along the course on both, sides was jammed with enthusiastic sight-seers. Last year the attendance was enormous, but to day's crowd eclipsed nil previous gather ings. House boats were more nunvrona tlian ever and the demand so great that the most exorbitant' prices charged for bl'iug n"<al woro without gnuu The Cornell *rew was the centre of '"tereat, and the Argonaut Hawing r ?". ? 1 of Toronto, attracted h lull share of attention. The principal event of the day was tin eight-oared race for the grand challenge cup, which is rowed in heats, the final one being decided on the last day of the regratta. The crews entered for this race were the Leauder Boat Club the holders of the cup; the Thames Row ing (dub; the London Rowing Club he New ( -ollcge-tOxford) Rowing Club; the Cornell iTiiivcrslty Boat Club; Trin \\y I1, J" Cambridge) Bowing Club, and 'Vii on ('ol,?'ge Bowing (.Hub. I he first heat was won by Trlnltv Nail, who beat the London Bowing Club by six lengths. The second heat was won by the Eton eight, who heat the I liamcs rowing crew a length and a quarter. ?/ Then came the heat of the greatest interest both to Englishmen and Ameri cans. n,e Cornell crew had drawn to ^Contest \Mlth the eight of the Lcandcr itoat ( 'In b. which won the cup last year, ami were considered the strongest crew entered in the race. The wind was blow ing strong off the Berks shore, which fa voredftho Cornells, who had drawn a position on that side, Mr. (J. Sr .-Fran cis. the manager of the Cornell crew, "was unable to he taken on board the umpire's launch, which follows the boats over the course, as Mr. Willand. the ummre. thought he was already tillcfc* " hen Mr. Willand asked. "Are you ready/** the Leandcrs shouted "No " l?i,t apparently Willand did not hear them, as he said "(Jo." and the Cornells went off in good style. The umpire's launch did not follow i for some time, bill an the Cornells showed no sign of stopping, the launch eventually followed them down the course, while the Lean dcrs remained at tfu* starting point. The Cornells, aftifr rowing at a pretty fast pace for a while, reduced their speed until their strokes was little less than paddling The occupied eight minutes and eleven seconds in going over the course. I he Cornell boys, of \\)|)oin there was a large numltcr presentj- ran along the tow path, el ring the men and till ing the air with the Cornell wry. which was taken up hy the Americans occupy ing house boats along the course. The scene was very exciting. In the mean time the Lcandcr crew' remained at the post, declaring- that they would iodgc a protest against the heat being given to Cornell. It appears that when the um pire asked If thi?v were ready sonic one in the Lea uderp'r boat said "yes," wheix> upon the umpire gave thetword "no." Almost at the same Mlmejho stroke q t, the Leandcrs shouted . ^oTN^Xo." The Leandcrs. or part off them. " nt--JTeast . made faint attentat to get away as the Cornells stnrb-d/but It was evident J hat the ec4n%^id/fio intention of going ov?>r the course, (hough for what reason nolsxly can imagine. As far as any could see they were quite ns ready to start as the Cornells were, though it may Ik? true that they were not ready. Anyway It was a most unfortunate misunderstanding to say the least. The Leandcrs have protested the heat, and It remains to be seen whether Cornell Will be allow ed to retain It or not. In the first heat of the grand chal lenge cup the Trinity Hall crew drew ahead Immediately after leaving the starting point, and at the head of Temple Island they were a quarter | of a leqgth In the lead. At the Rcc- i > tory. about a quarter of the distance to the finish, they were a clean length ahead. Their time at Fawley Court boat-house, midway of the course, wan three minutes and thirty seconds. They were then two length ahead, and kept Increasing this lead until they won "by four good lengths. Their time for the full course was 7 minutes 30 sec onds. The London club's boat at no time had a chance of winning. In the heat between the Thaipes and Stw<. College Bowing Clubf tlieN Thames boat led slightly Just after tlifrxqtarL but (he Eton boys were a qukrter length ahead at the quarter mile, half a length at the Rectory, and three quarters of a length at the Farm. Their time at the Fawley boat-house 1 was .1 minutes and 32 seconds, when they were a length and a quarter ahead. The Kton boat was steered badly, being kept too much In the mid dle of (he river, but this did not pre vent their winning by a length and ?. quarter, covering the course In 7 minutes and 34 seconds. . The Argonauts reached a stroke of forty-two to the -minute, and the Lon doners rowed at a forty stroke. There was never a distance of half a length between them, and first one led nnd then the other. Coming to the wln jilng post the London crew made a fi nal enori, and the Canadians feeling the effect* of their tremendous exer<: tlons, were beaten abOut three feet. Th^ finish .was ao close that It was at first thought that the Argonauts had won, and reports to that effect were flashed broadcast by wire, while ' tbe crowd* along the banks of the ! / river expressed their regrets that* the Londoners hail been beaten. The-.ac tual result \yas not known until it was oltieially itnuounced. The lirst hoatvfor the silver goblets (pair oars), was won by \V. Ilrough ton (bow) and 1>. Muttlebury (stroke), of the Thames KowIdk Club, beating A. J. Davis (bow) and L. 11. K. liushne-Fox (stroke) of Lady Marga ret College, Cambridge. The second heat of the race for tho silver goblets was won by Vivian N'ickallS (bow) and Ouy Nickaiis (Stroke), of the London Rowing Clnb, beatliiK W. 10 . Crum (bow) and C. M. IMtman (stroke), of tin- New Col lege, Oxford, Rowing Club, by three quarters of a leiiKth. The llrst heat of the Thames challenge cup, eight oars, was won by the St. Johns (Ox ford) Rowing Club, beating tho Thames Howlng Club by a length and a half. Time 7:3ti. In tho second heat tho Amsterdam (Dutch) boat beat the Lady Margaret (Cambridge) crew by two and a half lengths, in 7:115 1-5. For the twofold challenge cup. four oars, the first was won by the Lo^doh Rowing Club, which beat the 'Jlonley Rowing Club eicnily, In K:42. In' tile second heat First Trinity (Cambridge) beat Trin ity Hall (Cambridge) In>' three lengths. Cains College (Cambridge) won the third heat, beating the' Kingston Row ing Club by two and a hn ^lengths. The fourth heat was won bJWhe Mo lesey Rowing Club, boating the Tluimes Rowing Clnb by two lengths. The first heat for tho visitors' chal lenge cup, four oars, was won by Trinity (Oxford), beating Calus Col lege by a length and a half, in 8:14. The first heat in the diamond sculls (singles) resulted In n row-over for (Juy Nickalls, of the London Rowing Club. In the second heat for tho dia mond sculls, Ouinness, of the Lean der Moat Club, boat E. A. Thompson, of the Argonaut Rowing Club, of To ronto. Now College, of Oxford, drew a bye for the first round and It has now been arranged that New College and Cornell shall row against one another tomorrow afternoon In the second round, while Eton rows with Trinity Hall. Cornell and New Col lege will both be frcsli and ^in good form . C. M. Pltipan, the noted forward stroke of the laHt two university boat races, is in the stroke of the New College crew which may be regarded as stronger than L?eander. The annual address of the Hi and Kxaltcd Knler was the principal fea ture of the day's session. He paid a tribute to the theatrical profession as the founder of the order, and said all Klks should be in hearty sympathy with the members of that profession The anti-Sunday legislation has re sulted in the abandonment of Sunday meetings by till 'lodges excepting those in Philadelphia, New York and Bos ton. Mr. Hay said that the grand trustees had devoted time and money to defend the order against conspiracy. He paid a glowing tribute to the late Past (! rand "Exalted' TCUIOT Wehner, of the New York lodge, and John Way* ters, of New Port. W. (J. Meyers, yf Philadelphia, is the leading candidate f-?r Grand lOxalted Ruler. The failure of the I<eander eight to ' start in tin- heat which they were to contest with the Cornell University crew was a great disappointment to the Thames oarsmen. The l^eanders were supposed to be the strongest crew on lln? river and were thought to have the best chance tu take the cup, and were I consequently very heavily hacked in the betting. When Umpire Wiliand gave the word to go, 1he most intense excitement prevailed among the thous ands of spectntors who had gathered along the course. Shortly aftvr the starting signal was given, the Ameri cans could he seen from the l'crks shore, far down tin* river. The Lcamlers were not In sight, and it was at first sup|H>sed that the crowds of Itoats along the hanks obscured the view, but this belief was dispelled, when as the Cor nells non red the finish post in grand style, the Meanders were' still invisible.1 Their absence at the finish ereated a scare among the supporters of the lOng lisli crew, and many were the. reasons assigned for their failure to appear. The Itllica men rowed a fine rmj^ ill though they were unopposed. They came in looking cool and fresh, mid were greeted with burst* of cheers by the spectators, many of whom took tip the Cornell cry, which was started by the friends of the crew and repeated again and again all along Itoth shores. When the umpire's launch came up to the press enclosure it was learned that the umpire gave the word to start after having asked the crews if they were ready. "Mr. Wiliand state* tli.it he heard no reply from either lwiat un til immediately after the start, when he heard the Ijciimlor men protesting, lie thought' he had Kiveu the crews a fair start, and eon Id see no reason for railing the boats hack, especially as the r#.eamlers had pulled four or five strokes. It was not until tile Cornell men had reached the winning i>ost that the umpire was informed hy the other reg.itta oflieials on board the launch that the Lcnmlerts before the start was given, had said they were not ready. The umpire. not withstanding these statements. maintained his right to award the heat to the Cornell crew. Later, the !<eamlers paddled down from their boat house above the winning pist, but did not again make their appear ance during the afternoon, preferring to remain at their headquarters on Temple Island. United States Ambassador Bayard was among those who followed the American* over the ? nurse on the um pire's Isiat. When se? ? 1 1 this evening, the members of the Leander eight nl! njjrgod iu the statement that when I'm "fare Wiilaiid asked "Are you reml ft*" they shouted "110." Col. Wiliand, on the other hand, is equally |?osltive that lie heard no reply to his question. The J .ea riders state that when the word "go" was given, some of the crew at tempted to Mart. taking a few strokes, but that practically their Iniat remained at the jMist . The board of stewar l* have derided against the protest of the Is?audcr crew, and sust.-iM-il the um pire iu awarding the heat in the (>rand challenge race to Cornell. The drawing of lots for tomorrow's heats in the <J rand challenge cup race resulted in tin* pitting of Cornell on the Berk* side of the course, against Trinitv Hall (Cam bridge) 011 the Buck* side for tin fourth heat, and Kton against New Col lege, Oxford, on respectively the Berk* and Bucks side for thA fifth. Cornell won the first lient at Kenly yesterday, and the indications arc that the American l*>ys will'make the rAc??* an athletic Yorktowif before thry qnit. There appears to he no good rcaarm why the IyCanders did not get ntf and nn.v reversal of the victory won ' by " Cornel I will be manifestly unjust . CRASHED INTO THE PULLMAN. \ IIOH Illlll.K ( OCIH us IS CANADA . AT Id'JAST 'I'WRVrY I'KOI'I.K IN STANTIiY lill'I.KD. Oil the \Vi? > lo <lit> Shrine of Sr Anne. It.v Southern AssooiiitMl Oraig I ton 1 1. (Quebec, .lul.y '.I.? In the rarly hours of (his morning there oc curred mi accident on the (J rand Trunk road at the station here that has sel dom hern excelled in horror by any similar own in Canadian railway an nals. A special excursion passenger train, rushliiK along In the darkness of the early morning, crashed into another train of the samo> kind pre ceding it. anil killed, just how many is not clearly known at present, hut some twenty people are believed to he dead and the wounded are numbered in the vicinity of two score. At this writing, off act figures ary impossible t<> obtain nor can the full list of nanus of the victims be had. The trains that came in collision were spe cial excursion trains 'tilled with pil grims en route from Shcrbrooke, Rich mond and Windsor Mills to Levis, where they were to cross over to Cjuo? bee and proceed to the shrine at St. Anne de Meaupre, and were following one another with an interval of some twenty minutes between them. The forward train was making good time, having left Kichmond at 1U o'clock the night before. On the roar of this train was a Pullman in which were priests and others in charge of the party, and it was in this car thai most of the loss of life occurred. The first train reached this station, which is fourteen miles west of Levis, about ;> o'clock, and stopped at the tank to take water. Due precautions were taken and the semaphore thrown to danger against the following train, only the trainmen were out and about, attending to their duties. The Pulh man In the rear was wrapped In si lence, and the sleepers weix- unaware of the terrible fate that was rushing upon them. Suddenly there was a groat crush? the Accond train coming at full speed had dashed into the rear Pullman of the first section. .So great was the impe tus of the colliding train th'at the cugiue embedded itself in the palace car. and the latter plunged forward and partial ly telescoped the lirst-clnns car imme diately in front. lOvery berth in the Pullman- was wrecked, and some of the occupants who were killed never knew what happened . They died sleeping. Others awoke to their horrible surround ings and position, maimed, bleeding and bruised, conscious of little else but t la agony that racked them. If was an aw ful sccne. The cries of the wounded ami the moans of the dying and the outpouring of passengers from oars that were not badly damaged, and the hurry ing forms of the uninjured trainmen with their lliekeriug lanterns, all combined to make a- sight seldom exceeded in its tragic horrors. The work of rescue was begun as soon as possible. When the blinding clouds of steam had subsided, the trainmen, priests ami others got together and the dead and wounded were taken from the ruins of the engine, the Pullman and the tirst-class car and removed . to temporary quar ters, where the women of the party ministered as l?est they could to the want* of the maimed pilgrims. They tore off their under clothing and made bandages for gap ing wounds and tried, in the absence of ciioWgli medical aid to go round, filo' staunch the How of blood and demise the wounds. Word was at once sent to Montreal, and an order from t here was sent to Kevis to send a force of doetyrs from Quebec, .to. attend to the wounded and a force of men to cleat* tin; track. The s|M>cial train from <vtherd readied hero al an early hour, and all of the wound ed that could bo moved were placed on Iwtard and sen t east to Kevin, where they could he cared for in hospitals. It is hard to say where the blame for the accident rests. It has been sug gested that Kfigineer McKcod might have dozed off to sleep, and thus have missed seeing the warning semaphore, and was um-oiineious of his whereabout*. Indeed, this would seem to be the only theory that can be advanced. hut a strict investigation will be lidd a_t once to determine where ihi/' respons)biUl? rests. / The following are all/1 he names of tin killed that can be obtained at this w riting : I lev . I ATI I Kit MMIUniOK,^ Ricli inond . CHAIthFiS KKT>Ailir>, mail clerk, and OA I ?< M I'PIOR, of Richmond. Miss VA KIN. St. Joseph de Kevis. Miss PI I A Xl'/I ? 1'% St. Joseph d? I ,evis. RICH A Rl > P ICR KINS. lireman. Richmond . Mrs. <\ C'AYKR. Danville. I I MOTOR, engineer, Richmond. TW,0 KAIUKS. from Klico, ShcfTord. names unknown. TWO OTIIKR 1 .A Ijl I'kS. uiiidenti lied . leather Oigiion, Windsor Mills, is thought br fatally injured . Rev. Father Ih-s Rosiers has a leg and an arm broken, ft nd is otherwise badly in jured. Tin* ffilon-d porter of the Pil'.l niaii car "Ralmoral" received fatal in juries and has since died. KI(KK COIKA(iK WINK. J. K. Vnrdnmna llnw UillidrniTn from the linrr. Jackson, Miss., July ft. ? Hon. J. K. Vanlamnn, of L#ellore coupty, free sil ver candidate for Kovrrnnr, writes a letter to Tho Clarion ledger, annaiinr ing his withdrawal from tho race for the season. IIo says that he "seen he cannot win." This leave* the contest between 11. <?. McCnhe, of ? Vlcksburg, sound money candidate, and Senator McL.aurtn, the 16 to 1 champion. Thffp is no aort of doubt a? to tho result. The free silver idea is on in Mississippi for the time being, and none other need, apply for the office. Mr. Vardaman was speaker of the last legislature, is a polished and ca pable gentleman, but did -not have Senator Mcfaurin'fl pull, and was be ing crowed to the wall along the line. 'I'll K MTATKMKN'I' U \S 1\1M0 Tlie llorluu 1'ruuu' I'liuii Ku(lrvl> NutUfHt'tury . P.y Southern Associated Press. Washing I ? . . July 9 The lighthouse board today made (lit- f? ?1 lowing aniiuiuiiriiii'nl : The published statement that t ho Experiment with i ho temporary boring frame plant constructed a year ag o oh ilio outer I >ianioti<| shoal off yA|n< Hattoras, N. C., has 1 >????!? iu any way discouraging the f.stji l>l ish mi nt of a pounanoiit 'lighthouse there, was not aut hori/.cd t?y th<" i .in h t house hoard. and is eon , ti^tV to the facts. The result of this expel iniciil has boon in every way fa vouible. The frame was placed there principally to make borings ami de termine the nature of the foundation As Was ant ieipa tod, it was found that the shoal is composed of sand to an Indefinite depth. After the borings Wore completed the frame and the tempoiary platform wore loft stand ing, since thero was no reason for re moving them, and it was thought that iu observation of the effect of a heavy season a structure of that character would l>o valuable. The l.tghthnuso Hoard is kept fully Informed of the conditions of the hoacon by regular reports from tin,' keeper at Capo Hat toras, who is provided with a strong telescope for the purpose of ol>sorvlliR it, and by reports also rijccivod from passing 8 leu mships. It is a fact that the honours have been damaged by the sea. hut It is regarded as most encouraging to tho plan of establishing a permanent light that a temporary struct tt,iv of this character should have stood over a year and weathered some violent hur ricanes and bo still far from entirely ? lest royed . However, the fuel that it has been damaged is a fortunate oireuinstanoe. The nature and extent of this damage will afford valuable data as to the force ami direction of tho heaviest seas, and the form which tho perma nent stiueturo must take to resist them. Another valuable piece of in formation derived from this beacon is that there appears to have boon no scour around it. 'or shifting of the hottonv^ since with all the damage it has sustained it has not settled per ceptibly. The plans for tho perma nent structure are being prepared as rapidly as possible in the Lighthouse I .oaj d . <1IIC\\>! \l ?A DKDIOATIOK. Tin- Olllcinl Announcement of S|icnk< itn litis Tlceii Mn tie. I?y Southern Associated I'ress. Cliittai ooga. Teini., .Inly II. ? The offi cial announcement of speakers at tho dedication of the Cliicamaiiga and Chat tanooga National Military I'ark is as follows: September 1!). Dedication of the (?lilcti ma uga soot ion of the park. Kxor clsos at Snodgrass Mill, to he opened by Secretary l.amont. Orators. John M. Palmer. of Illinois; Con. John 11. Cor don, ol IJcorgia. Might p. in. at Chal taiiooga. I'*.\ereises conducted by tho Society of I he Army of Tennessee and the Army of Tennessee, (Jen. (Jran vllle M. 1 lodge presiding. Orators, (Jen. Oliver O. Howard. F .' S. A.; (Jen. Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama. September 'Jo. Dedication of the ( 'lia t tanooga sec tion of the park. Kxerolsos beginning at noon at Chattanooga . Orators, (Jon, Charles II. (Jrosve|ior, of Ohio; (Jen. Win. 11. llale, of Tennessee. Kight p. in., at Chattanooga. Kxerolsos con iluetoil by Veterans of tho Army of the Potomac ami the Army of Northern Vir ginia. (?en. ICdvk'nrd C. Walthall, of Mississippi, presiding. ( Iralors, ( ?on . Or land Smith and (Jovornor Win. O. Oats, of Alabama. At S p. ni., Heplomhor IS. ;it Chattanooga, tjie annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cum berland will occur. Oralor, ( Jen . Charles F. ,\I undersoil. Til 10 CASH IIC It ANOKY, He I*n i h n I'lutol In (lie Knee of IIIh Slnmlerer*. Hy Southern Associated Press. Chicago, III., July !!.? -A special to The Chronicle from Duluth suys: The sequel to the recent bank robbery at llainy I .alio, Alinn., came today Af ter Cashier Iiutlor returned from Du luth with money to replace that stolun from the bank lie learned that during his absence many of the depositors had openly accused him of being a party to the robbery. Uutler was an gry when this came to his ears. He armed himself with a large revolver and started out after his traducers. lie first went to tho (Jirard House and notified the proprietor. Henry (Jirard, that Iu- must withdraw his deposit from the bank and retract the stories lie had circulated. Mr. (Jirard pro tested and the gun was pUshed In front id his face. The same treatment was accorded nearly a score of depos itors. While this was going I'm the bank clerk. Frank Potss, was going around notifying everybody to go to the bank and get their money. II. N. Thomas, Kdltor of The St. Francis News, was attacked on the street by Puller. The latter was severely hurt, and would have been killed but for interference. Uutler lias sworn out warrants for a number of persons on charges of slander. The town is greatly excited, and it Is likely tjfiere will be trouble. l-'liinl 'I'ritil of (lie OI> inplu I 'y Soiiiht'i'ii Associated Press. Washington, I)., July !?. ? Koporta of the final (rial of the Olympia, which r? ached the Navy l>?*partmei*|ptoday, show that the vessel maintained a :?T?e*d of nearly twenty knots In Sau celito chanin-r, for four hour*, on m^t urnl draught, which Vs greater Mian expected. The vcssisJ-"\vas not forced in any way, HccompliahinK 20 knots with the K"-atest cam*. The vessel was heavily loaded, being; IKK) tons dls I lac^m^jit Kieater than on her con tractor's trial. The Olympla is now at San Francis co recruiting nidi for a three years' erulfe. As soon as her complement of mnrinfs Is full she will ko to Mare Islan<l for two weeks and then pro ceed to China t?? replace the HfMtimore ar. flag ship. ? - -t I n*t rin t Ioiih have been Iks tied by. the , British Admiralty fo the rf-crilltlnsr ofW eers to enter for (bo present year i bojrts for wry ice lu the uavy . " raMUMiu! ?\.t l( ^ hil nil. M ? 1 i voiiihifi-.i ii ? ? * Mipi i% ?r t???4S4> \?\\ ^ i I ki.ow :i lo l\w " It \ \U, ;,i !. M I i , I 111 >:o> i'A -V4 ? 1 ?'l , Li v-v. i?l\ ?V ^ . . I Tl < *is ? ??:' *<\?>forl.?' 14 r ? I:;. i\ r .1 ? : its iii ?: i! > s > w .'M k ii< m n I J. it i( .-?> .i:k. .t w ? -r! I i'i Ml| ;vi\> Mti iii to ? :i.lo:v,> if. )\ ,?? ? t Ji< ? ' int. t 1. . i.i'.t w m lio vK> lit i. j' Cu 4oi'lt ? \? illji'i ?, .i>,) iv.u*l?." C'.UUAUi M.Vlti \ N, 1>. ]>., rj No.? V..I-U Ci;.v I , ..Sl'KpiLAl., O I Al l.i nta, i i.i . . ?J)i iv ? v iMolc 111 art Is in abomination unto i !?*? o\e ill' llt>- Rev Virgil Nor. loss. Mi NotWoss Is (lie HaptlM ? I i \ Ine who cieat e.l soiili thing hi i sii-s.i I toll .1 fotitW of years nK" b\ planing .i elliptic against tin iiiuiior 1 1 Iioiim s ol i li?' ? *i T y . yesterday 1*1". Noivross w i -.>???? K it 10 lea rii tli. it one of ih? s: n't- i ii imis in' till ft. la IS lilg olliec I in i 1 . 1 1 UK 'I ? *??* I'oi'ti. i if Marietta and I'imi litr.o - r-.'Ts was !>? ing used for the cxhm.iioi: > ? f tin* lainons >il painting by Thcvciiot, i be Countess." The ituuii luol I ?f i n lot with ot> I the use to which it iva.s tv> in- put be ing known. The order lo have "The Count* ss" eject ed from his premises, Mr. Noivross fall ?>d in tin- chief of police lo liavi' a ease for vulgarity made ami in that way break up tho show. W h* n III.'- cliiel went lo the place to lns|?'ft the ohjee llolialdo pic lure, t he licv. Vli'Kll Noroioss was one of t ho party. The sight. however, whs loo much for his ehasle vision Wli n the curtain was drawn and tin- te-anttful "Countess" was ilisdosed, cla.| only In the smiles of nature, the K**v t ? iik" (pllekly pui his hands up to his faee and ran out of the room The chief of police, how* ver, stood the oMcal tiiaufuUy and llnally deollnod to Interfere with the >ex hihilion, holding that It was not vulval or Indesectil. Today l'ro|irl"-t >r Niiri ross served lega'. notice on the people exhibiting the pic m re, however, and at the expiration of j thirty days "The Countess" will have to move tin to another stand. It it 1 1 roil (I C'oinuil wsloiier* . i ho State liailroad Commission held a ni-eliiiK today at which a very iinpoiluiil question was heard, i he case iuvoiviiiK the application of rule ol the eominls. slon's regulations, which requires the in terchange of business lirl we n linen In ihe Stale without reloading In the case today, however, Inter-State Oonnncrcc Is mvolvi d If the com ylssion decides thai rule JC Is not Applicable, many compllca lion nmy arise. The complaint today was made by IV I '. ' ( 'oiih'le, of ihe l'ort Itoyal, against t"h* Central railroad. lion. Itoykln Wright, af Augusta. appearing for the complaint and Messrs. l-awton & Cunningham, of Savannah, with Receiver Comer and Trallle Managr Shellnian for -llie Central railroad. Coogle billed a shipment of guano from Port Royal lb Itny Springs, Oa. At Macon the Central refused f*> re ceive the cars because they had n*^ been round from Augusta over the Central, holding tlial Ihe woods must tif- reloaded and handled by Ihe Central at local rale* The elTc^t of such action would l?c *? put an. embargo on all such shipments tin Shipments originating within the S:at- and billed to points Inside the State the com mission can force one road lo accept "srs from any oilier road, but the present f"*** opens the question as lo whether the same can be enforced on inter State busi ness for setlb inents. The commission has taken tho matter under advisement There is a very substantial suspicion in 'the minds of some of Ihe Rood people of Ath'iis, that the Southern Railway is after goftlng hold of the Northeastern railroad, the road now owned l>y the Nmtr. Before the Slate took charge the little road was han.lb d by the Richmond and ( VJanvllle, but It didn't pay and the Dan ville allowed it to Tall Into the lap of the State by defaulting on interest. Tt seems, however, that since the orgrtnilza. tion of the Southern, that bin concern Is looking with co vol ?US eyes upon the little Northeastern. The people of Alliens do not want it to become a part of the Southern, however, and the Me sirs. Tfodg son Hros.. the well-known capitalist of Athens, are heading a company which proposes to lease the Northeastern from ihe State Mcnte rs of the legislature are already being canvassed In the interest of the Aliens company. Hodgson Hiyts.. have sent out letters to the I legislature, out llng their plans and urging Ihem to con ?ld* r the advisability of the lease, which will be sprung at the approaching session of Ihe legislature. ItPTfnnr Ajcent Pitt Arrl*f?. Internal Revenue Agent I'ltt, who sue. ceeds Agent Chapman at the ^>ost her. . In consequence of the quarrijt In tivcen Agent Chapman and Collector Trammel arrived In the city last night an<?y report ed for duty at the nusioin houseytoday. Mr. I'ltt has been enroiile to Atlanta for several days. lie was exprfXfcd tfi^ arrive last Saturday but delays with oTTif (>r busln<HS kept him ts-hlnd time. 1'iie most Interesting incident connected with I lie change in lae revenue agent's otlleo la the fact that Miss McNaught, the lady stenographer for Col. Chapman, whose peremptory removal by Collector Trammel was the prime course of 'Cle ex plosion which result' d in Col. Chapman's transfer to the St. I.ouls district, will re main in her old position with the now revenue agent. Although notified that her services were no longer needed by Cncle Sam, under <'ol. Chapman's advice. Miss McNaught declined to accept flis .nlssal at Coiled or Trammel's hands anfl has held on throughout the whole quarrel. Collector Trammel has The right to eon trol Miss MeNaught's position and with his triumph ov.* Agent Chapman In tin ir fight before the Washington authorities, 11 was expected that Miss McNaught would l>e loreed to seek another Job. Itii' It appears that Col. Chapman, although vanquished himself. sueeee<|e.| in presr rv Ing Miss M (-Naught's position for h*#? and she will continue at the same old stand. Oil rlut In n Rndenvorom. Huston. July ft. ? What might be call ed t In* spray thrown In advance of the pri'nt wave ??f Christian Krideav oreis struck Hoston today. In the shape of the detached delegates who came In by the regular trains. There wer? none of the big delegations, com ing o n special trains, which will make things lively tomorrow, but all day long detached delegates were dropping In on the regular trains. The Cnnnillnn Cabinet. Ottawa, Ont., July 9.? Ix>rd Aberdeen arrived here today and had an Inter view with Premier Rowell. TJ?e report current here today I* that only Mr. Angers, minister of agriculture, Jias re signed, while Mr. Oulmet, minister of puhlto works, an<t Sir Adolph Car on. postmaster general, are merely for the time supporting him so as to see if settlement cannot be reached. WKI'lliliY Win t'llKIt III I.I.I'VriN ?r t It o South t 'a fit 1 1 it it Wontltrr until Sit Iff t '? ?! ti j^t l>ia . S ?' .1 tils ;? 111' r,i? ?i ! 1 i nynilni <<l i ?'|><< ami IiuIimIiiik ' ? \ ? i \ i itiiM ? .iif "I .i favnr )'\bl< ( < ? 1 1> - . .in. I iii.i : t ( ? ? ih.it ,?lih.>u>;li j ilh< w ? -.i t lt< i w.*,-. !<r,liil\ th. m Virasiina l>|i', II was 111 I ll<' H lli'li' K?ii?it lAirall ? ru|is, and l.;al ?-r<?|?s mailt1 sal jisfa?'(or\ niowlli. aiv in f\r< ? 1 1 * ? i ? I run j* 1 1 1 i < > 1 1 i-i-iifi a 1 1 \ , ami Willi a lew \-i |'li?>ns arc < l< an an<l well w m licil l'li? 1 1 aii' a IVw I'laifs llial liad I ? ? ? t ? 1 1 ? > 1 1 1 ; 1 1 i.i in. ami when' tin* m I . ? | ? I ? ? Mi'Jih win mii. ill ami u n.su t is I a>' I > n y , Ian i lir laii rains > > 1 1 1m V 1 1 ? iin<l sill Snmla\ ami Moinla\ i m> ilonl'l 1 1 ? a ? 1 1 ?i I inosi ,i| I lii i s i ? placi s, causliii; inni k id i in nil iv iii ion I TIkmv ;ii<> ii'|>.iris from I 'ii-ki'tiM. ( liftia lllc, I .it 11 1 < its. X jiioM, Voi K ; 1 1 it I I 'llcslt | liclil rt mi. Iks ..( srl'ioUs iiljUl\ lo the ? 1 1 < ? 1 1 | > I .* 1 1 1 ( l?y lire. These In sifts lui\e .1 1 >i M-a i ci l in |? >t-:t It t l?s where 1 1 1 1 ? > were n? ? \ t ? r hefore know n. Whole lit Ills Hii* saitl In liiivt1 heen riiinetl in II short Villi. . ll.S tilt lift' MUt'iUl Will) ma t \c loti<* j a | > i 1 1 i t v. l.iee have nlmiil tli.-,H'|itaitil I it 1 1 1 1 tit I it- 1 portions ol t tic State. Worms are still inJurtiiK eorn In tin- northern ftiul western eollllticS. Tile tfiiijui a I lire rauKcil ImIuW the normal nil I'Vii y tlay tit I lit- vvt'ck ; the tit pa i I n ri s vvrl'i1 fl'oin li to X decrees mi t hf '.'ml ami :irtl. aiitl Kiatlnally he tanif less until on t In* Nt li (Moinlay) there was hut lit 1 1 < ? elianm- from sou Si ilia I lit' . Tlio tempera I ii iv ? I ? ? 1 1 < I ? ? 1 1 ?? >' was small mi llif coast, lull increased rap lilly toward the upper portions ? ? I" ? 1 ?? ? Sli?l"\ while it \\ ii.m vi'ty marked, al tli. amli nut vei y Injurious ?? xt to cause lice to appeal on col Ion, wire worms In corn, ami worms on toiua toi's. iiinl lnins on vim s generally. Tim highest temperature reported was I'.S nil tlm *it 1 1 , at Met 'nil, tin- low i si Mi fm llin lili at t'lieraw This Is a very low tempera turn fur tin- tiist wi-i'k in July. Tim ini-an tempera I tiro ij( tin wii'li I'H t hi* Stale was ahnnt 77 v. ami the normal for Ihe same pe i n nl is a | ? j i r i ? x inia t < ? ! \ M . The i : 1 1 1 1 1' 1 1 II nl July I, which was in>t e hi I >oil ieil in lust week's bulletin, lint a|>|>ears in I lie average for this, was unite general over the greater portion ol the Slate, c XCc p ' possibly I'll the llliihlle coast. It pl'l i veil highly benefl eial, having hern generally needeil Dllling I lie w eek there were lillt Very light show'ers at hest, or none at all, ii ii 1 11 I lie rains on the ?th ami .Nth, which were very timely. The extent of those rains cannot lie ileterinineil al this will inn, hut will In- discussed ill t III* Ilex I bullet In . Tlle^e were I .ri places that 1 1 <i ? 1 "Ver I .00 of rain: fi thai had over 2 indies. Tin se heavy rains were dlstrthu^u over widely separated portions of tin? State. The heaviest fall reported was I on Inches at Klloree. < >rungebi<rg county. The average of 11 places re potting rain and including 1 1 m ? rain of t he 1st. but excluding aliont half of the 7th and all of the Stli, was I. oil, , ami the normal for the same period 1* approximately 1.212. Inches. No destructive wind or hall storms were reported during the past week. There was scarcely an average amount of sunshine. although including t lie whole Stale, nearly so. There was least cloudiness in the central ami nort lieastern coun ties, and most in the Ccorglu counties, and in Merkeley, where there was hut 25 per cent of the possible, while In Horry there was HO per cent. There is lull little change to note In t l)e condition of crops, but what "change there Is, Is towards betterment generally, except over a comparatively Ulna II .urea, where Insects and want of tftnoli' rain caused positive Injury or retarded growth. of cotton U is universally said that II is very small but healthy, and where well fertilized looking promis ing. M Is putting on squares 'reely, Inil Is slow' to bloom in the up coun try; blossoming Is general in Ihe east ern portions of the Stale. The crop is generally well worked and free from grass. A side from Its being under sized Its condition is all that could be desired . Corn Is doing well generally. Karly planting is being laid by In excellent condition. In a few localities It wan too dry. inil this is except lonal. I<a ter corn looks line. Soinfl corn plant ed in stubble land Just coming up and some still being planted,' In the east ern counties tlu^crop IB almost made. Small grains uearly all harvested and thrashed, with a yield Jjelow an average crop for \Vheat ami outs, con sidering the State as a whole. Watermelons are lipenlng and will "Till ready for market, from ihe south cm portions of this State this week. The crop is not uniform, being large in localities and only fair In others. The indications are that there will lie ;i large acreage devoted to peas this year, both as a forage crop and fui f. i t lli/.lng purposes. Sugar cane and soifthum as well as rice arc growing well ami look prom ising. Tin* acreage devoted to rice is la i g? r t ha n l ist year. , Th" tobacco crop Is a tine one, and Is being harvested and cured. It will I very remunerative crop, it Is said, u here propyl Iv handled si nee planting. Some field* Were partially ruined by injudicious cultivation. Kxpcrlence and observation will Indicate the proper treatmer^V for tills crop. Krult conl 111111% .jiilt.- plentiful -will, single exception of Horry county, where it Is scarce. Vegetables continue in abundant supply. Truck shipments from the northern markets to the coast regions have about ended for the season. In comparison with other portions of the country, this State has been ex | cept ionally favored by good growing weiitlUM* and immunity from destruc tive hgeneles. whether winds? exces sive rains, floods or Insects, since the growing season began, and as a re sult there is possibly no State where tie- crops are uniformly more promis ing at this time. f'ranhrrt (?? l>r?(h. |{y Font horn Anxoclated Press. I'ana, III., July 9. ? J. I<. Dickson, superintendent of the I'enwell Col liery, and well known to coal opera torn OiroiiKtiout tho United BtAtes, was crushed to ?loath l>etween a c*?al car and th?? mlno elevator this niorn InK. W?lt?*r WVIluian lx authority for the ?lory th?t the President Huelt and tvept ut Urt-sbam'jj bier. \ i.woiimj u i:utI''.i? He Win Entity or ? tt o Nil in i* Old Crlnit1. I!\ Si <11 1 In 'i ii AsNociiitcil I'tvsH. Mobile, A in , .July ;? tin TiicKtluy la*!, a mnin mimed Andrew Thomas, it in all< K< <l. criminally assaulted an "Id lad\ iinin.-d Y\u> about three miles It.. in Muss ? *. .1 nt . Miss., and loft her ?'ii (In- mad side nioi'i' ilciid than alive I'onsos wnv immediately organized and started In pursuit of the negro and .1 1 1 In > ii !: Ii I hey <>ih< ?? f i \\ i t *,? came with in sIk Ii t ? ? t 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 ? t\ soon lost sIkIiI oi 1 1 i i i i in tlic dense swamps In w liirli ln> look ivliigc 'I'lii' place where I ho crime is alleged I ? ? luive lici'ii com mitted Is In Jackson rininty, Mississip pi. and on h'riday last the law ollleers of that county visited this city ami put themselves Into communication with Chief of I'olieo Hurke, to whom they Kavc a description of the criminal ami then went hack home with the as surance that it the negro should show his head In the limits of Mobile he would he arrested As Chief Kurko has never failed to catch a criminal that has taken refuse in Mobile since lie has hern in olMoe, the Jackson county ollleers Went lintne feeling confident thai they would soon have the negro they had chased so hotly. Friday niKht the negro wiih arrested ami although lie Kavi> Ids name as Hen ry Adams, lie was Identified by several parlies who knew him as Andrew Thomas, the negro who was wanted. The Jackson county authorities were nodded ami there was some surprise expressed at their delay at coming to get the prisoner hut It was finally ru mored in this city that the negro was certain to he lynched the very minute lie set foot on Mississippi soil. On Hat day nh'.ht Thomas confessed to Chief Hurke that lie was the party wanted and thai lie had made an improper pro posal to the Old lady. Ho denied the ' charge of criminal assault. Yesterday the Jackson county oMiclitls came to Ket the prisoner Imt In the meantime Chief Hurke had become convinced that tin1' re was going to he a lynching sure If he turned the prisoner over to ?ihc ollleers from Mississippi, and he therefore announced that he would not turn the prisoner over to them until they came a ruled with the order of the governor of Mississippi in the shape of a requisition. The ollleers were evi dently disappointed but they returned home to Hera ii I on and said that they would secure I lie required requisition. Reports from ScyAnton are to the ef fect that there were men on horseback aloiiK the side of the railroad to carry the news of the negro's arrival to ii mob In waiting ? ?? lynch him If lie had shown up on the train last night. It Is thought here that Oov. Oaten will not recognize the requisition until he Is given anmirnnee by the 'Mississippi authorities that they will protect" the negro and not allow hhn to ,ho lynched. The next step in the ca'ftf>, is being awaited here with mnsldefftble ex citement . s ic n tt: \ck.s itioniicRn. I'cli" ii ii d II I h A NHoelntcM (k>t Half I he Time Off. Ily Southern Associated Press. Chicago, Ills., July 0.? Judge Woods | tliis morning modified the sentence of Kilgcne \' . Debs from one year|. irt jail lo six months, niuj eigiit other di rectors of the American Kail way Union from six months to three. The sen tence^ are now as the court originally imposed 1 lie in . The prisoners were sentenced to terms l!i.\cd today in two cases, one bronchi by the United States, and the other by the Santa I'Y Railroad, but the Judge made llic sentences con current, to la-Kin ami end at I li<* same time. Hater on the sentences in each case were made cumulative, one to be gin when the other ended, for tech nical reasons iu order that .the cases might he brought before the Supreme Court . As the court only wished to punish the mcii for the length, of time prescribed, lie has all along . intended to make the sentences us originally imposed. "It is not my intention," said lie this inoruing, "to have it said that I punished Ihese men for actR committed d ii ri i ik the strike. My intention was to punish them for contempt, and for that I thought six months for Debs and thrco months for each ??f (he others are am ple sentences." The Urnrrm Win. I!y Southern Associated Press. New orb-uns, July U. - A few weeks ago I he Wholes;! 1 1 ?5roe<' Assoriatlon of thin e|ty projected a sOamshpl 1 1 no between here and ("olon and tlio steamship (Tterl was chartered and sent on a trip to that place. fJreat things were expected JX> ho ?lev* loped !>.v thl* enterprise, buT It Is '.inderstoo I that the line will be abandon ??<1 The Ciroeers' Association say that tn.i^mii'h ns the Southern Pacific Rail way company hive Riven the same nfty relit rate let wen tiere and California that New York has signed an agreement not to abrogate It without giving them fifty days notice, they (the grocers) will do nothing f' in her with t lie steamship line. Tli o \oltlos Cane. liy^i'jut le rn Associated J'r??ss. A i Ii nla . < ? . July 9. A s|M-cki4 froni' Jefferson ville, <Ja.. -to The Oonst ttltflorr states ftiat the Kiand Jury today took up the cas? of Mrs. Nobles, her daughter, I Kdlle. and four negroes, charged with t he murder of old Win. Nobles, the hits, band of the leading defendant. The evi dence Against Mrs. Nobles j?nd Ons Kranible, a tiegro, Is very strong. Aot'h admit tiring Implicated In the crime. Th* daughter Dollle, knew of the plot against her fat tier's life, but was not -present at tlio murder. I-'ramftRM^^fnjind two oth or negroes were also iflWoiitoil in th? tragedy. ' ^ Kifcntlon ArrrMnl, / Ity Southern Associated Press. Washington. D. C.. July1 0. ? Justice White, of the Supreme- Co\irt or 4l?e United States. has allowed] a writ of error In the. cane of tin* S^Ate of /MIs slHsippI vs. Charley Smith. why Is under sVntrnce to be hanged tomor row. This will aet as a stay against execution until tho error alleged can l>e Investigated hy the higher courts. Killed hy mi Rlretrlo Cor. My Southern Associated Press. Washington. D. f\. July 9. ? Henry flay Kngland, a lawyer of Rockvllle, Md., and a well known citizen, was struck hy an electric car on the m?t Bktr*s ryf .Washington last sight *pd Instantly killed. I