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FamootomomeA00011owsdoottwo10Pilo 1011010 I 1 1 4 til I I 1 i 1 11 1 il 1' ill ttean4 'P)titLt dffilmPlelmilL NASHVILLE TEN WILDNEODAY MORNING AMU: 151885 VOL WHOLE NO 3190 IT BEGINS TO-PAL WASHINGTON RUSSIA STILL EXPLENING 1 Ril A DOUBLE LINCHING Union City Swings Off Two More Miscreants Your Contests loaugurate the 8outhern League Base-Ball Seaeon No Prenidential Pomtmasters to itio Appointed at Present And England Giving Heed to All Her Gabble An( A White Man and a Negro get se the Mame Tree 12 subject of an Imperial fetleranon has come to a sottish" tory concluidon frArl Derby Secretary of Mate for the Colonies will soon introduce a federation bill in Parlianattit A diPpaten from Tirpul dated April 9 saw "The Afghans erimate their casual liert in the light at l'en)deb at '100 It is generally believed however that oonolarnaLion caused them to overrate their i011hell The weather is very stormy The rivre Cr swollen and travel is exceediugly difficult" Rumors Item current in the House of Commons to night that the Russian troops were advancing to Herat These tit more have not beta confirmed AMENS OF AFGHANISTAN LONDow April Ameer of Aghanistau will reach Csbul next Saturday He will hold a grand durbar at the capital and will then declare his aecision as to peace or war with Russia GERMANY HAS RZASONS Atianta's Lame Explanation of Their Inglorious Defeat Monday The Tennessee Delegation Have Another Interview with the Postmaster General The Russian Hosts Meantime March on to Herat Th4 The Estimated trongth of the Various Exhibitin Games Secretary Lamar's Action its the Oklahoma Ratter I aa 1 SUM 4 I 4 Au Indian Army Being Formed by Native Princes Loyal to England Au Communication Being Made Continuous Between Sir Peter Lumsdin Co' 1 and London damigi I maelakil afternoon will eemmenoe the regu)ar South ern Leegue base bali game The game in this CUT wilt be between Columbus nd Nach Wes and the home team es peet to be the victors gverything et sitar Park is in tip-ton order diamond bs been worked on the whole of the past week end la smooth and bard as a paved walk Pechinfty and Ythliterairi will he the battery for colum bug and Nashville will have to do some extraordicery batting to make a two-ba-e hit The garna promises to be full of intortst and should the 'tither be favorable will be wit nessed by a huge number of citizens and sitors TRAP AND TS 1001ER A Interesting Match xi the Spring Park To-Day Last night Capt A Bogartlis champion wing-shot of the world and CaPt Andy Headers deposited each with the sportiug editor of the American $250 to cortstritute the puree of to be shot for at Sprint Park this afternoon The shooting will be at 200 single clay pigeons to each mall eltillicen yards rise from five trapa five yardo part As the match begins at 2 o'elock promptly it will probably be over by 5 o'cloek at tritest Capt Bogardus will shoot with a No 10 bore Scott gun weighing 9 ooundrr and Capt Headers will use a No10 bore Hasdell gun that weighs 10 pounds Both men are In excellent condition and it Is probable that a great record wilt be made by the win tier of the match Capt 1Vgardus has bt en suffering from very pore band but it is now well Friday afternoon he was out for a few hours and bagged fifty snipe before coming In His wonderlui record and world wide fame are familiar to all After this contest capt Blgardus will put up his medal won in England as champion of the world and seell anybody-can win it from him the sbooting to be at live pigeonsaeoording to the National Gun Club rules He will also back his son for any amount to beat any man in America in shooting with a Winchester repealing rule The targets are to be 100 single balls 50 double balls 20 half-dollars 20 quarter-dollars 20 nickels and 20 marbles The shootint must be at the same distance and with a single bullet Capt Bogardus also offers to make a bet of 10(0 to 01)0 hat age considered there Is not a family in the world that can beat his in the use of the gun apt Audi Meader is grb well and so favorably known bare that in his attempt to win the purse this afternoon he will undoubtedly attract a great crowd to Spring Park A number of bets were made last went in which Headers was backed by local sports at even money against Bogarous The match will be In innings of five snots to the inning each suorttanan throwing pigeons from the traps for theotber The match is an event that should not be missed by anybody that is fond of sport Turkey Doss Not Wish to Take an Active In' erest in the Bow Tux Losbon April 14 HI he Times thinks that Germany has ro'id Masons for wishing to pre-Vent a war which might involve the whole of Europe LA which case Germany would probably be obliged to fight in order to retain what she already possesses rattier than to gain addirior al power Moreover the maintenance of Russia's financial credit is supremely important to the moneyed interest of Merlin A MORS PIACISUL TENDMSCT LONDON April 15 Daily News in an editorial this morning says that the situation shows a more peaceful tendency but "though the intentions of Eustis are good now we cannot "Assume that they will he carried out Events have simplified England's tack It war is to be avoided it must be SROMJI that the Afghans and not WO R1111516 are blamable for the recent colliMon and also that Oen Komaroff's action is no part of the RUPBILII policy Then there littlat no further Bunion advance If Russia is as anxious tor pesos as England is peace ought to be secured" The dispatch from St Petersburg alluded to by Mr Gladstone yesterday carries forward the negotiations on the frontier question which were interrupted by the Penjdeb affair it bi studiously conciliatory in tone 1 EGYPT Special to the a mencan UNtell erre April 14--The arrest Of 3s4 Ferries and Freeman Ward (col culminated predieted in last nibt'especial Onetime dred masked men attached the eourt-bouse last bight at 12 o'ciccit everFotrered the guards aud took the prisoners to the fate grounds which Is just outside thcitrlimltu and hanged them to the saute tree on wislich the negroee were hatiged inet one month axe lite guard coosisted ot seven imeni under the conitnaud of Deputy 13hetifr it cCail The mob wee well 'itemised and tont the 'Atones away from the ill aid bee fore they realised it The scene el the bays tug presented very novel sight The men were hanged about six feel from the ground The knot was tett by experienced bends being a Nrfect bansman's knot The negro was bandituffed and the white man' bandit were tied behind him with a rope They died of straLgulation It is the brat time in the history ot the county that negro and white man were hanged together The reputation of the Mtn wait very bad Sud Verdes moved here from Hem tknonty where be bad made the reputatiou of being eommose thief and eines living bererbas always under anseiciou Saturday night the police discovered two men In the yard 'of Mrs Utley sod nada an effort to arreet them but they ran under the house The police watehed the hones and as one el them crawled out Mier Steven snapped hie gun which failed to tireand the mau epocaped Yesterday morals Mr Britten arrested Bud Farris' home as the man who was under the house Ferries on parting from his faintly slowed by his actions that be never expected to see there mail' and so expressed binteelf to the guard There is no doubt as to toe guilt of Farriuor Ward Freeman Ward is etonsittered moot the worst nogroos in the ity end eau atreeted se one of the gang about four mentos ago but was Out The burglare broke Into the house of Mose Short one mile from town It is thought 40ey did tuts to avert suspicion from the men captured so they bloke open several boom the night the negrees were banged March 12 The situation is desperate and our people think It must be met at once EV citemeut hes subsided this morning sod the action of the mob meeta with the approval of all good citizens ABOTrixa ACCOUNT 4 1 ot se 18 1r k' le 4 I 0 I 6 0 0 a 1 7 a '1 I a I I 0 I a a 1 1 0 I it lAiat Reception et the Prince and Princess la Ireland Le Y1 1 Fear of a Polish Uprising In Event of an AngioRussian War Fear i Emends' of Peace Negotiation tweet' Chin aid Frank Elope i erally it may be sititi that where a case bee been tried anti judgment rendered it is toe IL to en the itittnerra or COMAI10811 Of the amountot the judgment "Hen atter contpiatuts will be sent to the proper chiefs of bureaus who will be xpectett le take such action as may be necessary and if it snail eppear that the employe Is uting his official positron as a pheld to avoid payment of hie debts and in violation of this clneilar he wiii be recommended for discharge" 0 THE PLICUROPettlISONI A OUTBRRAL Commissiouer Colman practicalry began the duteharge of his official duties as tommitsioner of agrieultare to-oay He Is already familiar with lbe general working of the department but swill give himself eume time to study the details of its machinery before formulating say general plan of oirerelions We will go to Boston the latter part of next weve to hear the opinions of cattle importers and others interested in the matter of removal of the cattle quarantine from Waltham to Littleton mass An Astiociated Preen reporter asked the Commisaioner of Agriculture to-day for informatien respecting the outbreak of pleura-pneumonia in Missouri lie said in reply that the disease bad taut far been confined to it single county and 1 at Ahe people of the State were acting energetically and intelligently for it eradication Their greet difficulty was lack of funds He thought the Legislature Of Missouri ought to be called together to make liberal provisions to meet this emergency But there was a doubt whether its members bad been educated no to the point of taking the only efficient means posaible for the supoossion of this scoutge It was he saM fact that no outbreak of this dieesse either in the United States or abroad had ever been suppressed without governmental aid The Bureau of Animal industry of the Department while rendering Invaluable services still lacked the power under former interpretations of the law to take steps which experience proved to be most effective in eases of Ole kind There wag no known way of onppressing pleuropneumonia but by killing every animal which had been either affected or exported Having been kiled they ehould be buried deeply bides and ell for the disorder is communicable after death The orginal law establishing the Bureau of Animal Industry gives authority for the expenditure of such a portion of the annual appropriation as may be becessary for invtatigation disinfection and quarantine but does not in direct terms authorize the expenditu of money to help pay for cattle to be killed Mr Colman entertains the opinion that inasmuch as death Is the only effective method of disinfecting where pluero-pneumonia is concerned a fair interpretation of the law would sanction the expenditure of a portion of the appropriations for this purpose He intends to lay the matter before Attorney General Garland for an opinion The insidious and alarming nature of infection was he paid illustrated bi the origin of the present outbreak A young bull was purchased in Ohio or Illinois and taken to Missouri it was suggested as a possibility at the time of purchase that the animal had been exposed to pleuro-pneumimic and for this reason it was quarantined for three months after which it was allowed to run with the herd belongleg to the Insane Asylum Almost immediately the herd bee tree infected The entire herd has been slaughtered About hundred animals have been killed but the Commissioner thinks many more should be sacrificed "The expenditure" said the Commissioner "of filly thousand dollars now may save us an epidemic which will perhaps cost half a million to suppress two or three weeks hence" INTERNAL REVENUE CoLidtotIONti The collections of internal revenue during the first eight months of the fiscal year ended June 30 1888 were as follows: From spirits 14330 827 from tobacoo $166(404 from fermented liquors 11566071 from miscellaneous sonrces $179393 making a total of 172740199 being a of lik297826 in the collections for the same period of the previous fiscal year There was a decrease of 1965811 in spirits and 190098 in tobacco and an increase of 137875 in fermented liquors The aggregate receipts for February 1885 were $076494 lees than during February 188i BEHIND WPTE Tette WORK A special committee appointed by Acting Secretary Fairchild to examine the methods of doing business in the office of the Second Comptroller of the Treasury has reported that the work of the bureau is about three months in arn ars and can only be brought up to date by extra dilikence on the part of the clerical force and by a slight increase in the number of clerks Acting Secretary Fairchild said treffity that his idea was to secure in future if possible a morepmmpt settlement of accounts of Government officers than has been obtained in the past OVEREIMALINO THE DEBILH LONDON AprU --The Standard complains of the delay caused by communicaUng with Sir Peter Lumaden "The Government" it lays "ought to depend upon its own accounts of the event and to ignore the sc coants of the Insatan officers which are sure to contradict the English accounts While we are collecting evidence Russia is pushing her troops forward Unhappily there is noth lug in the news from Russia to indicate that a oolliston will be avoided" Lord Dufferin his informed the Govern-meat that the Amur consents to the passagit of British troops through Afghanistan The Daily News in an editorial this morning says: "If Gen Komaroff 'report were the only answer Russia would give there would be little need of the formality of a declaration ot war The guns would go off themselves We have rather to fear bland evasive LON of the Sir Pet hail Count! ooanta ko pont we are her trc login a Lord went' of Brit ug sa the on would laratic selves WANTS NO ACTIN'S ALLIANCIL Special to the American At 2 o'clock this morning Bud Farrir white and Freeman Ward colored were bung It appear that on last Saturday a gentleman from Illinois who recently wedded a young lady of Union City went to the bank and drew IMO There were several in the bank at the time and his withdrawal of the funds must have bent notioed for late that night his residence wu stirrouuded by a gang of thieves numbering about fifteen who knocked loudly at hie door and demanded the money be had drawn out of the batik Their quest not being compled with they opened tire on the house and several shots were charged by the gang of marauders I he noise of the firing drew the attention tif the City Marshal who with a pore of seven men arrived at the Feene and taking in the situation at a glance fired into the crowd who at onee dispersed and escaped in the derkoess Yesterday moreintrIarris and Freeman were found creted in the wooda near by Both of them were wounded They taken to jail and at 2 o'clock this inorniug a body of masked men took them from the prison and marched them to the fair grounds where they were banged to the same tree that three weeks ago served the unie purpose in swinging off Ambrose Young Charles Young and Frank Freeman who were implirated in the killing of a man Toe wife of Farlifill together with bet four lit tie children wee at the scene of the banging and plead with the mob tor ner busband's life but without avail Farriss and Freeman belonged to a gang of desperadoes who irn fest Union City and have committed innumerable depredations upou the peaceable In habitants of this city The punishment that was meted Out to them will doubtleets be bee stowed upon the other members of the gang if caught I a I 4 a a I it is 4 ir 4 I a I a 1 8 a a a a 1 a a a RAIT WORK ON Ti DI RAILWAY LONDON Sir Gerald Graham In his report to day to the home Government says that the road between Suakim and a point eight miles west of Handoub is now in a condition to nuke work on tke SuakimBerber Railway easy Convoys ge daily to Handoub undisturbed Osman Piens Gen Graham says is trying to colleet followers for the purpose of compelling the desert tribes to furnish him with eueplies The percentage of leek le the entire British force is reported by Gen Graham to be but four YARLING or INDIGNATION CAIRO Aprit feeling of indignation bens over the forcible auppression by Egypt of Sae oewspaper The Bosphore Egyp ten has reached such a artgerous phase as to threaten tierions disorders The guards have been doubled in the city and the troops are now unlined to the barrack DZIGIRTZR1 FROG Doiroma April -14 from the Mandt'a army report that the rebels have evacuated Berti and Metemneb and that the garrisons of those two places have gone reepectively to Berber and Khartoum Numbers of the Bishareens are leaving Osman Digna's country and taking their families to Berber escsego TO MAINIOWAR Rowe April dispatch from Gen Reeds commander of the Italian expedition on the Red Sea states that the Egyptian garnsons of Seeheit Anaadib and Gharry which have been beleaguered for many months by hostile Amos have escaped and reached atassowah where they are under the protection of the Italian flag Monty before their escape the garrison of Gbary and Seubeit made a combined sortie in which they killed a thousand of the enemy and captured several hundred head of cattle 3 1 Ily144a DuBus April Dublin Daily Ex-peen today in commenting on the riot at Mallow hut evening upon the occasion of the Tint of the Prince and Princess of Wales My: "The childishness of the affair plainly shows that the Nationislist section of the Irish people whose doctrine is home rule are totally unfit to govern themselves" The Irish Times independent conservative says: "The rioters were imported from Cork by the Nationaliit leaders The Prince and Princesa of Wales on their way to Cork to-day received an enthusiastic reception at Lismore in the Counties of uork and Waterford CORK April city Is splendidly decorated with flags evergreens and triumphal arches in honor of the Prince and Princes of Wales The Mayor has issued a special proclamation appealing to toe masses to preserve order during the Prince's visit There is however great excitement and the police have been heavily reinforced A procession comprising over 1000 men marched through the principal etreets tonight with loyal banners flying and bands playing national airs Counter demonstra tions were organised at varions points by parties of Nationalists and some serious disturbances took place Hundreds of windows were smutted stones and clubs were hurled at tne Loyalists and in some cases the line of the procession wu broken The police repressed the not The royal party while going to and returning from Curraghmore were generally given a reopectiul reception i Special to the Amencan WASHISOTON April Tennessee delegation called upon the Postmaster General this mottling to discuss the removals from postoffices The conversation lasted over an hour Postmaster General Vilas expressed his regretover the continued absence of First Amistant Malcolm 'lay inasmuch as it caused much of the present slowness in makitig changes A telegram was sent yesterday to Hay at Aiken 8 asking the state of his health and acquainting him with the urgency of his presence here The response wu that his improvement was slower than expected but be will return shortly Then selections for the fourth-class offices will be rapidly made As for removal' for political causes Mr Vilas wants the satements of offensive and partisan acts made by citizens and aftldavits Senators or Represectatives will certify that the Mutts are reputable citizens He thought that it might be the middle of the summer before action would be taken in such oases of removal at Presidential offices The pressure of work in the department is Immense Stamp lettings foreign mail service and other details demand consideration One of the Oct pleasing expression' of the interview was that in time every postalee would have a Democratic incumbent The recent appropriation bill contained the clause that "hereafter when a vacancy occurs in the office of In speetors of claims for property bet in war" it shall not be filled but remain vacant The construction of the word "hereafter" las been asked icif the Quartermaster' Department as to whether it means after the date of the passage of the act or after the date of its taking effect which is July 1 Of twenty-five such examiners of proofs of bet property fifteen are in Tennessee Whether removals and new 'if pointmenta can be made before Jyly 1 depends upon the word "hereafter" bro reappointments could be Made after that date if "hereafter" means from the passage of the act None could be made now fitetoresentative Neal has gone home rand Iftcharchlon Taylor and Ballentine follow to-- morrow To the Associated Press WAsnine'rots April 14---The Post this morning printed an interview yesterday between Capt Couch the leader of the Oklahoma "Boomers" and the Secretary of the Interior with regard to the Oklahoma land in the course of which Steretary Lamar said: 'What is it you wish?" "I want to know what course the Adminik tration has determined ttf puirMresitIvref creme to Oklahomaand the settlers" replied Capt Couch "Well air I will date to you the policy of this Administration with regard to the Oklahoma ct-untry" said the Secretary "It considers the Oklahoma territory on which the persons you represent are proposing to take settlements isiwithin and partof the Indian Territory The Administration regards it as not a part of the public domain open to entry and settlement and acqui-ition of titles under the Isn't law of the cited States Bt lug Indian la territory aequi red and reserved for Indian occupation the Gov emment is pledged to the protection of it and the security of the 'Indians from intrrgues No white persons have the right to go there and reside without permit and when they do goo they are in- truders who are acing illegally illegally and wrongfully The 'policy of the President is to execute the pledge of the Government and to protect this territory DOM the intrusions of white persons who iciaim that they have a right to enter upon it and that it was public domain subject to pre-emption and homestead settlemeet" "Is that the final decision?" a3ked Capt Conch "It is and it will be enforced" said Mr Lamar In reply to a further question Secretary Lamar mid the Administration was determined that-the cattle men oh tha Oklahoma reservation should leave They will not be permitt to graze their cattle a ithin the limits of that territory Be repeated this declaration with emphasis GIN waLti OODEVMARTIAL The court-martial for the trial of Surgeon General Philip 8 Wales Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the bavy Department upon the charge of "culpable inefficiency in the performance of duty" and "neglect of duty" resumed its proceding (pursuant to the adjournment of Mrtrch 9) at Di o'clock to-day DEATH OE MATTEL The Treasury Department is informed that Walker Baur) of Washington a special Inspector of Customs died at St latutayester daj from an attack of pneumonia DIPAILTMENT CHANGES Mr Wm Hayden Edwards Chief of the Diplomatic Bureau of toe State Department has resigned that in order to accept an appointment as Private Secretary to Mr Bell the United State Minister to theNetherlands Sidney Everett son of-the late Edward Everett hu been appointed fill the vacancy in the State Department Mr Everett his been for some years the First Secretary of thrk United States Legation ad Berlin TEl WAR DIPASTMINT No Mere Bodies of One of the Indictment of Bedduselk NEW YORK April daylight thg morning it was easy enough see the cause of the accident in Stxty-second street late yesterday afternoon where twenty men were injured and seven buried under bricks by the falling of five tenement houses The buildings fell because there was nothing to hold them together Bedduseik the builder of the tenements has constructed block after block in the neighborhood of yesterday's accident Philip 1litUEM11 a builder said: "The houses fell because they were rotten They were built of refuse Look at the bricks that were being used They are not bricks but halves aud quarters and chunks of bricks poorly burnt--- tne miserable offal of a brickyard This stuff is what the walls were being oonstructed of but though that is euough to condemn any buildie if the publi safety is considered at all it is by no means the worst leatine of this C1180 You me these brickbats are almost clean There is no mortar on them at all The stuff used in laying the oricks in the wall was simply wet dirt It is called loam and is the clayey stuff excavated from the cellars aiter the rocks were blasted for the foundations This loam is fire dirt sand and lime made mortar A fourth part of the lime required to make good mortar with sand will mix this loam and while wet It is somewhat sticky So soon as it is dry it does not stick at all That is what ailed these buildings The walls were made with brickbats stuck together with dry dirt" All the builders and masons present corroborated these statements Said oue: "This loam when wet is mud when dry it is pow- der and thousands of tenement-houses and fiats for the poor people are being put up in this city with just this stuff All these houses that you see bout here are built of rotten brick sand snd mid" August Dodenbusen whom Charles Schweger says WEN foreman in the wrecked build Inge was arrested at his residence to-night and locked up Laborers were kept overhauling the building all day but found no bodies The authorities believe that all the workmen are accounted for The Coroner's juiy examined the building to-day and will hold the inquest into the cause of the death of Louis Walters one of the workmen who died this morning Tne jury crefully examined the bricks and alleged mortar and the walls of some ga erected by Buddenscik on Eleventh avenue Thew walls were found in a dangerous condition They were settledand out of plumb The grand jury will take up Buddensclit's case He may be indicted for murder in the first degree 4 7 I 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 I -1 -1 1 1 i i 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 TODAY'S SOCTIPERN LIARMI GAMES Anstalt at Augusta Chattanooga at Macon Americans at Columba" Memphis at Birmingham This afternoon at o'clock umpires will call "play" between the various teams bulls-tined above and the contest for the pennant of the Southern League will begin What will be the result is of course a matter of great doubt The Americans enter the diamond at Columbus to-day in unquestionably fine form and with the best record yet made by a Southern club In addition to haying won games upon their own grounds they have duriug the past two days on a new dia mond and before strangers with just any body in the box woe two sucoesaive and easy victories To-day however they face a team much stronger than the Moutgomerys and for mineral reasons the cou test is doubtful In the first place they play before an audience that cot cts the Columbus team to win the championship and oat may in various ways do things to rattle their visitors The present umpiring system is also open to Many objections and oat may interfere with the fairness of the game strong complaint has already been made by visiting ebbs against the umpires of the Georgia clubs and in one instance one of these umpire has been formally discharged The Americans will experience a change of atmosphere and the fatigue that is incidental to travel and these things may do much to unfit them for the excellence of work with which Nashville audiences are familiar Notwithstanding all of these intonveuiences and obstacles it is confidently expected that the Americans will beat the Columbus team to-day On their lint trip abroad the locals play 12 games with four other clubs If they return victorious over eight of these clubs there is nothing to keep them from winning the pennant st ben they come back to NashvtLe they will then be faced by each other club in succession and with the lair play that hi guaranteed on their own diamond there is little quesdon as to their ability to win with ease After playing theColumbusclub the Americans visit the Birmingham then the Macon and then the CHICA008 VS As no account of the Atlanta' Monday game could be gotten by telegraph it was at once reasonably certain that they had met with an overwhelming defeat The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday morning states that the Chicago won the game by a score of 24 to 3 The same paper as usual after a defeat tells why the home club waeheaten The Constitution will find out beiore the season is over that excuses will by no means alter records or in any way avail the highly cracked up Georgians in the race for the petulant The um team faced the Atlantas that played against the Americans here last Friday with the exception of the outfield A comparison of the records of the two games will show the comparative strength of the Atlantots and the Americans In the games with the 4hicagoes the Americans made 7 base bits off of Clarkson with a total of 10 while on sit-ahoy the Atlanta made Only 6 hits oft of the same pitcher The Chicagos made 22 base hits off of Atlanta's brag pitcher Dundonx with a total of al The same club made off of Crowell base hits with a total of 13 In the game in which the Chicagos defeated the and which was pronounced by the Constitution to be "a revelation" the visiting club made four errors in the game here they matte Only four errors and yet the Americans but for a 'wretch would have tied them anddid hold them down to the most excitiog tip test of the season The Americans made five errors while the At-'antes made fourteen he Atlantan have been bragging while the Americans have been quietly at work As a a consequence the home club is not forced by any overwhelming deteat to have its excuses an apologies paraded in print "OH MY AMERICANS As an Indication of the confidence reposed by local sports in the Americans a few bets cud propositions to bet were made yesterday One gentleman offered to bet two to one that the A meri ans would come home with nine victories out of the twelve contests Nobody would bet with him on this proposition and he at last booked a wager of even money that the tourists would return with ten victories Another party stated that he would bet imm fifty to One hundred dollars that the Americana would beat any other two named clubs for the championship Still another offered to bet that Atlanta would not be higher than third in the contest for the Southern pennant A gentleman last night called at the office of the American and offered to bet 850 even money on the Americans against the field for the championehip The bet was 'soured It Iris made on the strength of the reports of Atlanta's defeat by the Chicago 70 LUX'S A partywho keeps posted on all matters pertaining to base-ball is willing to bet one to two up to any reesonahle amount that the winners of to-dav will be the Americans Birmingliams and Atlanta' He has most likely called the turn As THEY RANK From a careful perusal of the records of the various exhibition games in the South as filed in the Ameticaq office the following is regarded'' about the proper ranking of the various Americans first Macon second Columbus third Atlantan fourth Birmingham fifth Augustar-stxth Chattanooga seventh and Memphis eighth It may be a mistake how ever to put the Atlanta' as high as fourth place 4 THE GREAT trergeesT l'esterday evening from about 6 o'clock to 10:30 the American office was telephoned fully 100 times to find out the result of the eecond game between the Americans and the To-night as fast as reports arrive they will be posted upon the imerican's bulletin board -MONTOOMICRY MONTGOMERY April 14 Americana of Nashville go to Columbus Ga to-morrow to open the sewn in the game here today the Americans beat the Montgomery' again The Mtter's pitcher got dieabled The game resulted in a score of 18 to AMISBECANS' 111 YO A Powders 5 8 12 0 1 McKean r1 5 8 2 0 0 1 Hilleryo 5 3 1 6 2 1 Voss 5 8 1 1 1 0 5 1 8 3 1 0 Heilman 2b 5 1 0 4 8 0 Werrick is 4 1 0 0 5 0 Diestel 8b 4 2 1 1 0 1 Bryan of 4 1 1 00 9 In an inteffiew with Earl Granville Fehmi Puha said the porta was unwilling to enter into aa stave alliance with either England or it is reported that Earl Granville protested against the adoption of a neutral policy implying the closing ol the Bosphorus to English men-ot-war The Government bag received a teitgram from the English agent at bfeshed stating that it is rumored among the Afghans that the Russians ate at Maranchak Tat ituttetall ADVAllen Ma Gladstone in the Rouse of Commons i this afternoou stated that word bad been received from Sir Peter Lumsden which showed that there was no confirmation of the report that the Russians had advanced to the biurgbab River after the battle of Penjdeb Continuing Mr Gladstone said that the result of the Government's communications with Russia concerning he reported advance amounted to a renewal of Russia's aseurance that no such advance sill occur if the issue of contrary intention can prevent it 4 PierAster0 Foe WAR 4 The preparations for war continue with increasing vigor A force of extra workmen has been engaged at the Chatham dock-yard to-day st TM CABIKET II SUWON 'rho Cabinet was summoned to an immediate council in consequence of the receipt by the Government of blither important dispatches in regard to the Afghan question The Cabinet wan in session an hour and I twenty minutes- Immediately after Its ad- tirPn'omrelngnt A i8ntateter- view with Miumrus Pasha the Turtish Am bassador and Fehmi Pasha special envoy from Turkey Earl Granville Pcreign Minister stated this afternoon in the House of Lords that the Government were still engaged in making inquiry into the reported advance of the Russians to the Murghab River Referring to the Queen's message calling out the reserves Earl Granville paid whatever measures might be taken they would entiret meet the re quirements of the Indian Government gig PSTra WillEN'S REPLY LOND0N April Peter Lumden's re- ply to Gen Komaroff's report is expected in London on the Rid Inst Gen Kemaroffe reply to De tilers request for a further explanation of the affair of March A which request was made at the instance of the British Government yesterday is expected to arrive on the 25th Inst A Cirencester in Gloucester to-day during a parade of 250 Gloucester militia recruits were invited to join the regulars and 148 men responded to the invitatiou Tne military preparations of the British Government con Untie unabated The Government has de eided to purehase four more steamers similar to the America and to equip them as armed cruisers The number of British men-of-war now twiug prepared for rvice Is -eo great that it is believed that active cannot be found for them all and that it will be neosmary to resort to the retired list The steel armor-plated turret ship Colossus of 9161 tons register and 740 borse-power one of the moat formidable iron clads in the British navy will be soon ready for sea and it Is believed will be attached to the Baltic fleet Gibraltar and-other Brite ish strongholds are to be put in a complete state of defense Additional supplies of- tor pedoes of the latest pattern as being for warded to all the naval stations both athome Toil 'Pubs Into at or Rua proles: PolleIl rue to roent 1 gliah a mored Sr at this at oeived showy the ret the Mu Contin suit with II that nq of conl The 1 CrialiE has by to-day 'rho 1 ate eon the G( patche Inc 1 twonty toniirg view biased' from I Earl inquin Bussial the Col Bari Or be take quirem LoND VoYn t'd5o 1 ply to 1 planati quest 11 On the 1 A traCicil wereponin prepare tinue eided to the A cruiser( war at oftleers that it retired ship Cu rholvels clads in tirthar li bib atm state of pedoes warded Gen Grant Much Improved New YORK Aptil 14--A gentleman who III thoroughly conversant with Grant's ailment said to-night: "The marvelous improvement In the General's c-ndit on 115 not at all stir prisjug to me lie may live two or three weeks and he may live four months If be survives until the early part of summer he will be taken Out of the city to the moon taine probably as I do not think the sea air would agree with bite If he had atrength enough I think be would like to go to California If be improves in the same ratio during the next fourdaya be via be riding in the park this week lie does not require so much moll hie now as only six drops of the solution were injected to-night instead of the customary ten drop: He took of three varieties of nourishment to day and the General being in a facetious mood alluded to the food as bin three courses Dr 8hradv left the house at 8:30 at which time be said the General wee doing Well and would pass a comfortable night Dr Sbrady has returned and will remain until morning Gen Grant during the afternoon and eves fog walked several times from his bed-room to )tis library and enjoyed the company of different members of his family at 10 o'clock be retired and since that time hag bsen sleeping in his chair Nig cough is not troublesome and the secretion of mucous la 4 slight Ms pulse and temperature are un- changed and there is at present a promise for him ot a quiet night I 1 t' a I I i 1 i 4 COLUMBIA: The Allem Johnson Murder Tried Begun of the Accused State Makes a Weak Case Special to the American COLUMBIA 'DOM April morning as previously announced the trial of Porn pey Lavender Mr and Mrs Petty Sue and Jbn Hunt John Harmon and Monroe Stanfill charged with murdering Alice Johnson'is commenced Everything wu In readiness for the trial The court room Int densely packed by people anxious to get a glimpse of the prisoners and bear the testimony of an army of witnesses The attorneys for the State Hughes and Hatcher assisted by Will Polk after hearing the evideuce of the State witnesses agreed to release Berman as nothing in the evidence in5ty was implicated him Volk for the State and Padgett and fonds all for the defense argued the case This leaves Hughes and Hatcher for the state and McIE-y Figure Wilkes and Thompson for the defendants- to make speeches to-morrow The defense did not examine any of its witnesses agreeing to commence argument on the evidence of the State witnesses The general opinion is that all will be turned loose or admitted to very small bail with the exception of Pompey Lavender Mrs Petty wept during tho trial more especially duting the argument of attorneys The case will in all probability be completed b) tomorrow at noon The State has made a much weaker case than anticipated 1 i 1 1 I 4-- OA arum 04' 1 -t ivook Atio 1 I lb i -e- And stir t4 4 '1: i i Li it 1 4 08 I 1 i'' 11 i i DIFFICIFLTY IN MAKING MUCK Do Noon April 14 Dispatches from Shanghai received this afternoon state that there is a bitch in the final amngements for the execution of the definitive treaty of peace between Frence and China owing to some conoession which China asks and which Patenotre the French A mbaasedor refuses to grant A Hong Kong dispatch to the Time states that the difficulty encountered in adjusting the terms of the 'witty of peace between China and France is found to be of such a serious nature that the French Government is selowsly considering the afivisabliity of substituting II hiuree for Paetnotre the present French envoy at Pekin in the negotiations 3IZ3LPHIS A SHOCKING COMPASSION The Diabolical Criminal a I a Mississippi Negro Bimetal to um AE261101111 Cu Brown the negro who was lynched near Iuka-Miss Monday night for ravishing Mn Thompson couleased to the most khocking series of awful crimes while the rope was around his neck that launched him into eternity Brown came to Mrs' Thompson's house for food While the lady who is the wile of a prominent farmer wrie preparing him eomething he crept benind her threw a cloak over her head and then accomplished his purpose The sheriff pursued him and be stood at bay in a swamp and drove the officer hack A posse then pursued and he would not surrender Wall seven bullets had been emptied into his body They carried hint to a forest nt ar Mrs Thompoon's house and after the rope was adjusted the negro his guilt He also confessed that be had ravished two white girls An that section both of whom are shockingly injured He also cleared up the mystery stir rounding the strange disappearance of a young lady named Harrison living at Burnsville Mies by confessing thM be bad ravished her and then murdeted her He told where the remains were buried A tier the negro was hanged the spot was visited and the remains were found as he had indi cated The two white girls were shown his body after his death and identified him as their assailant FRANC TES SITICZ CANAL Piaui April 14--A special dispatch train Berlin to the Journal des Debate says that England and Russia Itave not sought the good offices of Germany az a mediator in the A khan difficulty and Germany hos not offered to act in tabs capacity de Lessens declares that if the International Sues Canal Conference which is about to SPAM ble here takes up the question of the neutrality of Egypt with that of the neutrality of the Suez Canal the result win be a total failure of the conferenoe The two queetions de Lessens insists are entirely distinct and independent The Committee Report Adopted tiPEINGFIELD ILL April it --The Home continued in session until about it o'clock the Morning being taken up by acrimonious debate and dilatory motions on the decision of Crafts (Dem) who was in the chair in re- goad to a two third vote beig required to adopt the report of the special coin rattles a lye to the employes of the House An ap- peal was sustained by the House by a vote forty-live for to eight against nth brought the original question back to the House The ohair then acting under Banies' instruct tions 'ruled that the clause with reference to- the committee clerks anct janitors would require a two-thirds vote ubleas one days notice bad been given The reportwas then adopted with the exception of that part having a bearing upon those employes Speaker Heine all through me debate on this question has made this a per tonal clatter and its adoption was a signal defeat for him It was reported currently through the House that he said II the report was sdopted he would lay it to the Demo-trade party and nothing would be left for him to do but to resign but the latest intelii- gence on this subject faits to show that be has taken this step Those who pretend to know Speaker Haines best claim that he has no Intention whatever of res going I 1 1 1 1 The Coroner' IncineoU The "Swamp Angel" Gets Shot at on the Boiler Maker props Dead Sheetal to the American Petunia April Saturday Martin Mitchell who reaides at Naafidi Lake Ark about twenty miles west of Memphis while on a skiff fisting with Lee Cummings sndj Barry two 'eying men residing in Memphis was fired upon by Charles Bryson and uharies ummings two raltsmen and se verely wounded Mitchell who owing to his exploits in having killed several men in that neighborebod has been named the Swamp Angel was pulling at the oars when the first shot wu fired at him He looked up and although the ball had grazed his neck be saw uhas Cummings aiming a Winchester ant inly feet distant Be called to him saying let up On that shooting Cummings reply was sent in the ihape of a leaden messenger which just groaed Mitcheli's left side Mitchell reached down for his gun but before ne could get it the would be assassins had di appeared The two young men who were with Mitchell in the skiff say the next time they go fishinr they will paddle their own canoe The difficuity between Cam-Wags and Mitchell it is said strew out of jealany on the part of Cummings from the attention paid his wife by Mitchell stobert Lewis a well-known boiler-maker recently in business in this city dropped dead this evening on Adams street He ad been In ill healut for several months TulautnostA Joe Starnes Struck on the Bead Two Weeks ago Dies of His Injuries Special to the American TULLAHOMA TENN Starnes who was struck about She head with a stone by Moses Warren some two weeks ago died to day of his injuries Starnes was drunk at the time be was struck and had I Warren around town cwsing and alinsine him until Warren became so incensed that be threw a stone striktng him in the head the wound resulting istally as stated Warren is a young -man and hishiy respected here Tbis Is the second man that has been killed while drunk here since theist of Jaw- ITALY A PIRIODIOAI RUMOR- Rown'April periodic rumor of the Pope's intention to leave Koine is again current The marked favor shown the Ultra montane Cardinal Ortglia by the Holy Father is interpreted rather hastily as proof that this time the report is worthy of credence This much is true: Leo XIIL has counseled Cardinal Oreglia to present a propmal to the camerlingo to arrange the meeting of the next conclave ontaide ut Italy hshould the Italians attempt the slightest interference with its labors Oreglia's nomination is very disagreeable to the Quirinal I 4 4 ENGLAND DANAGP AT IBA LONDON April It British ship Hones-war at Queewtown from ean Francisco et with heavy weaher dur us the passage' Her decks were swept and the windowa and doors of the cabin and fore-house were broken in and these portions of the vessel were filled with water The steamer Villa de POlern which has arrived at Havre passed the Norwegian bark Captain Larsen from Pensacola March 4 for London which had been MOBILE Another Notable Selection for Alabama Day Giving Satisfaction Special to the American MOBILE Aza April 14--Mr Mayers resident agent of Dun A Co wu mar ried et Christ Church this mornibikto Miss Maria Aleiander a beautiful ea- accomplished young lady of this city Dr Tucker officiated There was a very large attendance and the floral decorations were profuse The couple left for a 'LIU to Jacksonville Fla The management of the expoeition and Governor I Alabama coincide in the view that the lith of May is the out for Alabama Day and that data is now annouced Tilts 'ewes matters most satisfactorily to all parties but especially to those interested in the success of the Mobile drill ST Louis April coroner made autopsy of the remains of Preller this after noon which disclosed the fact that the stomach oontained poison but what pardon- ler kind was not determined The stomach has been given to a chemist for analysis An inquest will be held to-MOrtelr Two photo graphs oi Preller were a gong his effects4 but they bear little reeem- bailee to the body found in the trunk and now at the morgue This rosy be accounted for however from the swolien end panly decomposed condition of i he remains The police assert that there is no positive evident that the body is that of Preiter but all the circumstances so far as known tend to the belief that it is Chief of Police Harrigan la using every means known to the detective setvied to obtain dines to Maxwell' where shouts and no pains will be spared or thong Left untried to secure him An order hu been issued at the De partment assigning Assistant Adjutant General IL Vincent to duty as Adjutant Gen end of the Depaxtment ot Dakote at Ft Snelling Minn instead of the Department of the Platte at Omaha Assistant Adjutant General Beck is ordered to Omaha film let Snelling- Gen Baird is deteched from duty at the War Department and ordered as InspectorGeneral of the division of Missouri with headquarters at Limit CoL Hughes is ordered to the division of the Pacific with headquarters at Sea IranMaj' Reyl is ordered to the Department of Texas with headquarters at San Antonio and Maj Berm le ordered to the Department of Missouri witikbeadquarters at Ft -Leaven Daelnl TO Contiorf The representatives of the Southern Pectic Railroad Company have given notice of a de aire to contest the rent order of Corona's stoner sparks of the Land Office throwing open to settlement as part of the forfeited Te11111 Pacific land grant about 500000 acres of land Jos Nichol of Indianapolis' Ind has been appointed Lew Clerk of the Postollice Department vice John A Henry resigned Mr Nichol is a orother in-law of Ex-Sergeantat-Arms Bright of the United States Senate The President has appointed the folios ing named Postmasters of the Presidential clue: I Houstholder at Noolesville 8 Catherwood at I oopertown ll Alex McKennon at Crookston Mkut Debray at Clyde Kr -Genie Tracy at Wilbur Neb SurteTz's iltolorxDnitnit Secretary R1141004 ku is nod the following circular: "In view of the many complaints received on the sublct it Is hereby announced to the employ ea of the department that they are el ported le pay thtir just debts While the department will not permit itself to be used as a collection agency and declines to take action in a case where illegal interest is charged or where indebteoness was Incurred bcore the employe entered the service of the department neither will it harbor any one woo contracts a Debt on the strength of his official position and then without sufficient excuse neglects to make payment and gen A RUSSIAN MUM 'ITTENNA April Russian Grand Duke Vladtmer has been Ordered to Ad-bangle to review tie trisops snd fleet congregated at that post- There is news from Russian Poland to the effect that the Russian police are searching all the chateaus and castles on Podolia and Ukraine for arms seizing all they find unless the pooftwosors hold a mpecial license to own them This is attributed to a fear et a Polish uprising in the Tent of a War between England and Russia SUISUN ADTAINCS EXPLAINED: Ldrroors April 14 -into British-Foreign Office has sent directioes to the British Minister at Teheran to organize a courier service to fill up gaol In the telegraph lines by which VOMMUlliO00 ion is had with Sir Peter Lams-den The latest reports from Meshed explain the Russian advance on the Murghab River as a Comack recotnoissance toward Maniebak to obtain information regarding the Afghan positions The Cossack according to these reports afterward returned to PaidEhisti Sir Lapel Griffin has gone on a special mission to the greater native princes of India to arrange for the organization of an army of Jodie and Central Asia- The Ameer of Afghanitan sifter holding a durbar at Cabul will send envoys to Bolthara Samar- 4sand and other centers la Aslaito Russia to offer the natives English aid money and arms against Russia WILL 114RCH TWROUGH PIMA Tlexesit April Teheran Gazette state that the Shah has consented to the marchiog of Russian troope across Persian territory to rein force the army now operating i -0151 the Afghan frontier IrogwARD TO HINAT LANDON' April 16 cThe Meriden military ritILD the Svet sums up the situation thus "Forward to Herat Now is the time" THZ INDIAN Bovoilr April Government has fiecithd to overhaul fifty camels comprising the Indian fleet at is making large pun haes of provisions from pristite firms The eon animals en route to Pishin axe loaded with stores and provisions THI FIGHT AT PICICIDEN- Dotinog April lt correspondence' between the home Government and the Gov' emments tel the British (Monies on the ITIEN)1 Duke bangle I gated at elan Pol police a castles ettribut event of 'Tait '''IANDO fill up gs yommut den Ti the Rue 1111 a Col ebak to Afghan to these: Khisii trieni ad 1 at army of of Atgin Cabot -egad anc otir tin arms aga Tr TIRXR state thi marchisi territory 'On the A Oman "10141111 decid-d gi: land 100Y) an with Yoe to tin ov hpetween 1 emmenta 42 18 12 27 12 4 MOBTOKIIBBY AB 11 la PO A Eoytef 5 0 1 1 00 StickheyD as cC 5 0 1 1 0 0 Stickney lib-- 4 0 1 3 4 0 Drothers 3 0 0 1 3 1 Drake If and 4 2 1 2 1 1 Cowles and 4 0 2 11 0 1 Russell lb and 4 1 2 4 2 0 Malick 21)- 3 1 1 0 1 0 Burkarkrf-- I 1 1 1 0 0 85 5 10 24 12 8 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 Americans 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0-18 Mont 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3-6 Earned runs-4mericans 2 Montgomery Base 12 Montgomery 10 Rome 1 Montgomery Passed bail Americans 1 Montgomery Struck ou-Americans 8 Montgomery 2 soorer Burka Ume of game one hour end fifty BLEMINGRAM Iteeedel to the Brattleonen ALA Aprillt Memphis Southern League nine arrived this morning and show up heavy fine looking set of men Sylvester and Kelley will be their battery and Simons and Merritt for Birming ham Phinney will play third base Tbe opening game of the leadene will be played to a large crowd to-morrow afternoon TB BOUTHERN LBAGUIR AIM Columbus (Ga) Zuquirer: Next Welnesday CENTRAL AMERICA BASIS OF 'MACY Lingnisn SALVADOR April basis of peace was to-day accepted by Bal vador and Guatemala Hostilities bare ceased A general amneety has been pros Lbatined and awaits the approval of plenipotentiarits wiU meet is AciOntla arranKe a dentate treaty el peace FOREIGN NOERS BIRNINOHAM4 Montgomery Nome Special to the American Moirreouggv ALA April Ala-hams Dental Amociation met here In annual convention to-day at the Pythian Hall Routine businesa only was transacted and they adjourned till to morrow Alabama doctor met in Greenville to-day sud organized Reports were heard etc William Nabors the Louisville Nashville oonductor who killed 8- Berry e-cenuy and was suboequentiy shot down by the pie lice bad a preliminary trial before Audios Puller ho requires a ti000 bond Watkins of the Birmingham Age and Przeident Sloan of the North South Ala hams Railroad passed through to-night With their families for the exposition Me George Rattle we married to Bias Mamie Gerald to-night- They will take bridal trip to lOo ozPooltioug Art Exhtbit Notes The Normal School visited Gas an rooms yorterdgy morning The twenty new pictures have found places' Those of Brenner occupy a panel to them selves in the Historical rooms ard'make dne appearance 'I be Rembrandt was rew ived Ind put in position sterdsy It occupies the wfrot end posnel in the Hirkorical rooms 'I his point log supposed to be the original study for the great picture in the National Gallery at Ill Hague wail on exiiihition at LoutNIP iti It has been in the -family of Mr Lad- bower of Memphis many years The Italizu Band has been engsvPd by the smociation for to-MertOW Mad AUL Ure Special to the American Bussitionan ALa April 14--At the Sloes lam ore mines yesterday two negrocs fought Bob Morris was shot and killed by the other whole name is not known The man whose mangled body was found on the Louisville A Nashvti track Monday has been ascertained to be that of I Bents? IS back mason of Dsylon Onio Consul General Merritt at London and Consul Packard at Live pool mill reappoint the sanitary in4peciors choven during the couiera alarm last summer to examine ail vesesis salting trout London and iLiverpool to the United Sigma a The Pope yesterday received the Bishop ci liesqually of Washington Territory IJM41.