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VOL. XXVlII-m lie;
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST
lSSli,
l’RH'E FIVE CENTS
The Chicago Anarchists Testify In Their Sclnvab ami Sehnabell; .said he had gone
Rt l r he cor J 1< ? rof Randolph Parsons came to the stand. After he
,, ■ rs: , mui we , llt ,iR ' ,e had told how he attended the Hay market |
i,i, u'it.-' ’i.ioelt to llnd meeting from one ho nttended previous at
hin. Witness Bald he. w.:,turned to the the Arneiter Zeitin: '
wayon with Sehnabell. He did not
Own Behalf.
Srlnvnli. Spies mnl 1'arsoiis roll Thrlr Star
Srlnviil) Causes a l.amtli—Kjiles (lets Ksrltnl
I’nrsous Holt vers tlb 'qim'li in t lie (ourt
S|ii'i'tators.
to Deering to address a meeting there
“Hid von go into the alley wit I
Sehnabell'?
‘No.’
lag m answer to a re
quest for speakers, and how having made
Ills speech, he interrupted Fiehieii to sug
gest an adjournment to Zupp’s Hall, as it
looked like rain, and getting the
speaker's reply, that he was
about through, after relating these
•j. ; , ,, aoout inrougn, atier relating these
\\ ltness stated that Sehnabell could not details, witness - aid: “1 then went
; speak hngllshancl he could not have con- to a saloon mar Zepli’s hall, where Mrs.
”, rersed With him ill that language. Spies Parsons and Holmes had preceded me r
I s..lu he m vle an erdinarv speech at liny went with Mr. Brown, sug-
’ :-d irkel. He said he told the meeting that |gesting to him 'that we take
Purr a no Anomst u a.u , n„„ massea "\ re degraded. He then saw 1 something to drink, as speaking
MiffiiaelSciivoivfweVe'Wli nfJ eft,? 1 Ciusons and the latter liegan his speech, had mad. me very thirsty. When we
MicliacI, t lnin j \\eit b°th oil tin v.itntsx lb* lemembered unimportant portions of arrived at the saloon Fischer was there,
stano to-da>. Theiuinor had been current Parsons speech, hut could not UV tlr iidr ..mi .,0, .• „ Httt*»
that Spies would take the stand and served remember what Fielder said. 1 le while, 1 bo^n to wonder wiiv the crowd
to attract the laigest crowdthat has thus ; said he remained on the wagon did not appear. After a littie while we
i ,V 8tOU1 M ^ no ° l }t-ot- 1 (luring all the speaking. He saw the went to the door and shortly saw a flash
doors crowd was as large as the one within j police on Randolph street, and biv.rd
blast furnace.
“Well, proceed, gentlemen,” said the
court to counsel for the defense.
The anarchists counsel were holding a
close consultation. Their beads rested to
gether over thetavble. and they whispered
and heard n loud explosion.”
‘•What did you observe then?”
“I saw a large number of what appeared
to be repeating revolvers raised in the air
[illustrating with his hands], and saw
emptied of their charges, one after an
other, ns rapidly as possible. When the
..jin 10 Aepu s nan 1 revolve
when the firing began. j ceased.
'•Did you lightthe bomb?” wlthess was C'apt. Black—“Now, Mr. Parsons, tell
asked, _ i the jury, or repeat to them the tenor of
Spies smiled, showed his teeth and re-J your remarks during your speech at Hay-
market."
the court room. Women in twos and j Capt. Ward give the order to disperse, lie
threes were there with their escorts, but 1 said tiiat he was helped off the wogon by
there was no room for them and they were ' his brother Henry and another mail,
turned away. All the windows in the i When he heard the exulosion. ■ I
court room were hermetically sealed, the I thought.” said witness, “that the police
doors were tightly closed and the atmos- I were firing a camion to frighten the peo-
phere-was as torrid as a neighborhood of | pie." He said he went to Zepii's hall j revolvers anpeared to lie"empty tli'e tiring
1,1 our l n I'linpo i ivhon tl./-, ..... i ,, * 1 1 *-
plied: “I never did.”
He said he did not see Sehnabell in the
long and earnestly. Finally they retired ! alley and denied Gilmer's story. He said
to discuss an important matter and a cpiar- ] that the interview which Wilkerson, the
ter of an hour elapsed; then the counsel reporter, had with him last January was
for the defense entered and defendant ! substantially true.
Schwab was put on the stand. I Spies said he had had two dynamite
“Where do you live? ’asked Foster. ! shells in his office for three years. They
Witness was now plainly in his element.
He held in his hands a quantity of notes,
and at once assumed the attitude familiar
to all who have heard him make any of
his numerous speeches on Lake Front and
at No. 51 Lake street, to the socialists of
the city. lie turned from side to side in
“Cell 107 in thecounty jail.” [Laughter], ] "’ere given to him by a man who sailed ] his chair, addressingthe spectators, judge.
“Now if this is repeated,” said the court, j lor New Zeulo ’ TT ‘ ■ ’• •• • ........
. land. He told the reporter on jury and lawyers in turn, and jestieulatin
very angry at this exhibition of levity, •I’ll I January, as printed, that there were 300 I freely with both hands,
clear the room.” | armed socialists in Chicago, and described
Schwab went on with his story. His 1 to him how the police nnd soldiers could
family live in Florimond street. He left 1 be fought. He had told the reporter, as
home the evening of May 4 at 7:40. He J stated on trial, tli.it dynamite was the
looked at the clock before departing i “child of the future,” and would prove
from the house and is sure of the time. “ a great leveler.” Spies then made
Then he went to the Arbeiter Zeiting I what the prosecution claim is a fatal ad-
office. There a communication was re- 1 mission, fully corroborating their claim
THE LITERARY LIFE.
eliuii!'* Mnun/.hn* Knnimlimal hj Prill.
cc ived over the telephone requesting that the armed section held a secret caucus
sent to Deering. Spies ' and had prepared for a
that a speaker be sent to Deering". Spie
was the speaker wanted. Schwab went
there to find him, but failed and saw his
brother-in-law, Rudolph Schliaubett.
They took a ear east to Clark street and
boarded another going up to Clayborne
avenue to Deering’s. Schwab does not
know the time he reached the factory, but
he spoke to the strikers about twenty min
utes; then stepped in a saloon, had a glass
of beer and some lunch and got back home
about 11 o’clock.
“Were you in the alley at Crane Brothers
that night with Spies?"
“No. sir.”
■■Dio you walk west on Randolph street
with Spies two blocks; then return with
him ? ”
“No, sir.
. an attack on the po
lice. Spies said he wrote the word
“Ruhe," which appeared in the Arbeiter
Zeitung on May -i. He -aid the night be
fore he read the following letter:
“Mr. Editor: Please insert in to-day’s
letter the word ‘l uhe’ in prominent letter.
He said he did not know it had any import,
but the next day Balthauser Rau said it
was decided by the armed section to have
the word as a sign of warning that they
should keep their powder dry for use
against the police. He told Rau that was
foolish, and asked Fischer to inform
the armed section that it was a
mistake. Spies then described
his arrest by the police. He declared that
vile superintendent of police called him “a
Dutch dog,” -a hound,” and “a whelp,”
nd made an attack on him. Spies said he
‘Din you see Spies hand your brother-ln- ,
law a package that night in the alley at ' kept dynamite in his office to experiment
Crane Brothers, and did von sav an-tiring j 'vilb, and carried a revolver, thinking it
like this, -If that won’t "be enough, shall ; was a good thing to be armed. He declared
we get another one? ’” that on the night of the Haymurket riot,
“No, sir.” j however, he had left his revolver with ex-
“Dici you see Spies at all that night? ” I Alderman Stauffer.
“No, sir.” I Spies was cross-examined at the after-
•• When did you see him at all for the las’ 1 noon session of the court at great length,
time that day ?” ! He said that Schwab and himself were
"In the afternoon. I did not see him i editorial writers on the Arbeiter, but not
again until the next morning."
Before Scwab left the stand State's Attor- sions used in the paper. He (Spies: was
iell asked: ' hi charge of the Alarm tor a she
ney Grinned asked:
■Do von know where Selinaubeil is?”
ort time
j when Parsons was absent. He had four
He replied that he had been in jail along bombs in his office. They were brought
time, and knew very little of the news o? ! to him some three years ago by a man
the world. i ,vJ0 p aia lie was irom Cleveland. 1 ney
"We ean tell you, ifyoudvsire to know.” I 'xere iron bombs with percussion caps,
said Attorney Zeisl-r. “He is in Cincitt- | He never saw the man again. He said he
nati. isn’t he?” i was going to New Zealand.
“Yes.” j "vi hen did you get the czar bombs?”
The cross-examination of Schwab was I “I never got them. That is an inven-
conducted by State’s Attorney Urhmell. ! tion of a reparte. I he man came there
Schwab said he had been a member of the
Internationalists Society since its organi
zation.
“Are you an anarchist?”
“It depends on what yon mean. There
are several definitions of that.”
“Answer my question. Are you an an
archist?”
“I can’t answer that.”
"Do you remember that article of May
4th which appeared in the Arbeiter Zei
tung?’'
Objected to.
“Have you not before your arrest been
an advocate of force?"
Objected to. The court ruled that the
state" is confined in its cross-examination
to specific questions
examination in chief.
Immediately after Schwab had been ex
cused Spies took the stand. He appeared
to be thoroughly self-possessed. He spoke
with a strong "accent. He said his fall
name was August Vincent Theodore Spies:
that he was 31 years old and came to this
country in 1S72. He had been a member of
the Socialistic Publishing Society, which
controlled the Arbeiter Zeitung. He had
been editor of that paper for six years, and
received a salary of {IS a week. He was at
chile I was at dinner ancl left them there.
_Ie left the bombs with th
never saw him before or after
• How much dynamite did you have in
youriffice?”
"Two small packages. I got it of the
powder company, because I had read a
deal about dynamite. I thought J would
like to investigate further."
“Why?”
“On general principles. I can’t say
further."
“Did you ever experiment with bombs?”
“No. sir.”
••Was dynamite distributed from the
Arbeiter Zeitung office?"
•The office was not run for that purpose,
brought out onthel* v “ bombs were ever distributed from
there, and i never told a reporter they
were.”
Witness
Chicago. August 9.—A. P. Elder, of the
Elder Publishing Company, proprietor of
the Literary Life magazine, which Miss
Cleveland, the president’s sister, has un
dertaken to edit, confessed judgment to
day in favor of Janies J. West, of the West
ern Publishing Company, in the sum of
#10,000. On Saturday evening Elder gave
West a judgment demand note in the
amount named. A judgment and execu
tion was issued this morning, and this
afternoon the sheriff levied on the
real estate and personal prop
erty of Elder. The real es
tate consists of the house where Elder
resides. The personal property consists
chiefly of the property known as the Liter
ary Life on which a levy has been made,'
and is now in the hands of a custodian.
West was seen at his office. Beyond an
admission that such confession of judg
ment had been made to him, he refused to
say anything regarding the affair, but from
his attorney it was learned that I he judg
ment confessed was to satisfy loans made
during the last three months to Elder.
On Elder’s real estate there has been for
some time a debt of #P(KKi secured by a
trust deed. This debt was long overdue,
but the bank holding the note had been
held on one pretext and another by Eldi r.
On the 29tli of June, however, flic bank
gave Elder notice that ten days more
would be allowed him in which to adjust
the matter, at the end of which time if
nothing was done it would have to lore-
close. The ten days passed and no
arrangement was made. On Julv
9th Elder come to West
to help him out. As a matter of simple
accommodation West agreed to buy the
note, and had the trust transferred to him
as security. Ho gave Elder a cheek fur
•*'>000, and commissioned him to lii't the
note and have the accessory transfer made.
This Elder agreed to do, Imt never did. All
attempts to have him give the security
promised failed. Other* sums had been
given Elder at different times by West
and secured by mortgage on property
in Ohio nnd elsewhere. This property
was guaranteed to he unencumbered, hut
it turns out to be heavily encumbered. It
is ail ordinary transaction, and we are ob
liged to take'possession of the real estate
and personal property of Elder to secure
ourselves.
Elder was not in his office when the ri ■
poiier railed this afternoon, hut the peo
ple in the office said that they thought the
matter would be arranged promptly, and
that the publication of the magazine would
be continued as heretofore, with the presi
dent’s sister as editor in charge. Elder,
later ill the dav, said that the publication
he had been a men, her ofj oHhe niagaziile would not bs affected in
responsible for the character of expres-
tbe American group of anarchists and ha:
considered himself an anarchist for about
eight years. He admitted he had address
ed a great many meetings, but he could
not tell what proportion of his listeners
had been anarchists. He never handled
any bombs, as already testified to.
“Have you known Herr Most?”
“Did you receive this letter?” Handing
witness'a letter addressed to him and sign
ally way.
SQUIRE S PROSECUTIGN.
'flic Investiirnfion of tin- Cliiirire Amdiist kiiin
Closisl.
NEW York, August 9.—The prosecution
of the case of Rollin M. Squire before the
mayor for malfeasance in office closed to-
day. The chief witness was Win. M.
I Ivins, city chamberlain and private secre-
I tary to Mayor Grace during the latter’s
last term. Ivins told the whole story of
the Black Road meeting on May 3d. at the u
invitation of a committee of the lumber j e( ] p v Most,
schovers’ union. There was a crowd ot “I did”
3900 present. Balthol Ran was at the meet- .. D;d vou ansW er it ?”
ing, and introduced Spies to the chairman “I do not remember.” the rorraut letter from Souire to Flynn
of the meeting. Spies said: “My speech , „ Dit , vou M d the writer of this postal j ‘he to ‘ LtaHs ofreee.it occurrences
was commonplace. I told the men to ; the directions asked tor the shipment
stand by the union. While speaking some j Q f t j ie 'stuff mentioned ?" |
one cried out in an unknown language, i “ J did not.”
and three or four hundred men j “ Did vou write this circular?” (the re-i
detached themselves from the meeting ven „ t . circular.
and made an attack on Motor- i y c , s » . I
mick’s.” Spies said he kept on speaking l “ Did you cause the words ‘workingmen,
fora short time, when he, too, went . arm yourselves and appear in force !’ to be :
toward the factory. He said he saw some tx , JU ' n ged ?”
people behind some railroad cars, and ,.j jfjn
others running while the police were firing “Why ?” 1
at them. “The sight of this,” said Spies, • “Because it seemed ridiculous and would
made my blood boil.” Witness declared n eet) people awav from the meeting in-
- " steady of drawing them to it.” |
"But you wrote the expression, work- j w : ( .
ingmen to arms!’
"Yes.”
-Why?” , . ^
••Because I wished to arouse the ignorant,
working people to a realization of the
wrongs heaped upon them. I wrote w hat
mans- before have written and urged what
others have urged, what the constitution
allows them to urge and what will he ad
vocated till good has resulted.”
• ■You intended to excite your readers to
frenzv arid provoke the revolution about
which you have so often preached, did you
not?”
that while he was standing there, a your
Irishman came to him and told him that
six men were dead and that thirty had
been wounded. Spies then went to the
Arbeiter Zeitung* office and wrote the
article which appeared the next morning,
headed “Blood.”
“Did you write the revenge circular?
inquired the attorney for the defense.
nnlv f rlitl 1101 IVf’itt the WO I'd TO"
'Yes, only I did not write the
venge.”
“Can you tell how it happened to be in
the circular?”
“I cannot.”
“How many circulars were distriouteu.
“About 2500.”
“How soon was it written after you re
turned to the office?”
“Immediately.” ,
“At that time were you excited.
“I was. I knew from the experience ot
the past that this butchering of people
was done for the purpose of defeating tue
eight hour movement.”
The state objected and the remark uas
ruled out.
The witness said he attended the Haj-
market meeting. He saw a copy ot tue
circular closing" with “Workingmen, eoine
armed!” He said he could not attend tne
meeting unless it was taken out. Fischer
was sent to the printer to have the line
taken out. Witness said lie went to tne
meeting in company with his brother
Henry. Arriving there, he saw nothing
to speak from, and saw a wagon near tne
corner of Randolph street. Some one sug
gested that the wagon should be taken to
Randolph street, hut he said that the
crowd would interfere with the street cat
Before he began to speak he asked v> uei e
Parsons was, and was told that he was au-
and gave the details of recent oeeurrenc
as follows:
Witness met Flynn and Flynn told him
they had been concocting a defence which
was that Squire should consult Judge Gil-
dersleeve and should then ask for the let
ter on the ground that it was very
incriminating. As a matter of fact
Flynn said that Squire did come to him
and asked for the letter, and Flynn took a
paper from his pocket and threw it in the
fire. Squire complained because Flynn
had not sii c.vn him the letter before burn
ing. and tlie latier replied : “AVell, it’s all
right, old fellow; i!\- burned now." Flynn
stfiattlie burning was oni.v a
ruse. Tlie r.-al letter of resignation, was
not burned, but a paper su bslituted in its
place. Flynn, at this time, asked witness
if it would not lie a good time for linn to
turn state’s evidence and put Squire when
he belonged.
ON THE TRACK.
r«lou» V«**I
Eye on Governor Ireland and the
Other on Mexico.
'hr Ib'alht’ st'.viirtli oft In* Two Powitn
Mr \it 1 ..i! Nii\.\ ami tin* Miviuth of
-Uailnblf Sim rinim Mrrmilll in
Li' iit Wi\v sn UuuLnIi l-'inum* in tliu I’l
| Laukdo, Texas, August S. Kvcrybody
i in i «> ; ■. 4'iurter of tin* globe has our vyt* oil
(iov. livlamlaud tin* other on Mexico, ami
' both oars strained to hear the* word of
| command to take up arms. Said a promi-
( ncnt cili/.en to your correspondent to-day:
i “Sinee congress has adjourned without
j hacking up Secretary Bayard's demands
for Cutting's release, it is now in order for
Governor Ireland to proceed to the casti
gation of the republic of Mexico for the
1 murder of Rasures. The governor’s famous
| letter to Bayard has given him an immense
boom in the senatorial race. However, it
is likely to prove a veritable boomerang,
and his opponents are already preparing
the way for its return. 4 Tige,’ as the gov
ernor is known to his intimates, has evi
dently bitten olfmore than lie can properly
masticate. The outcome of the Eagle Pass
ease will be watched with interest. Sena
tor Maxey's friends are on Tige s t rail. He
must either light the greasers, or submit
to an ear-clipping process.”
StrniKlh of tlx* Two INiwirs.
Washington, August 8.—“How long
would it take us to whip Mexico?” repeat
ed a well informed army officer, when
questioned to-day. “Well, that’s a pretty
uiilicult question to answer,” he continu
ed, and tnen went on to say it would all
depend upon Europe. He thought there
was a fair chance Germany would take a
hand in the flay as un ally of Mexico for
the sake of getting tooth )ld 0:1 American
soil. If Germany came in, the officer said,
a few of her famous iron-duds could sail
right up to New York and le\y millions of
tribute or lay the city in ashes. Against
any first-class naval power he was sure the
t inted Slates would be powerless, but
with Mix eo alone it would be a very dif
ferent matter. He w:»s then shown lhe
following list of vessels in the Mexican
ua\y, obtained at the navy department
from the bun uu of intelligence: Two iron
gunboats, the .Mexico and the Demo-
eratiea. e.Leli LOU tons; two twenty-pound
ers, six ohiceis amt eighty men, eleven
knots speed und l)00 horse-power; two 300-
ton .1.., liio Li bur tad and the lnde-
pe..v a .• i cudi armed with two twenty-
tbii. lder.v ui.u mnaneu by six officers and
i..en, and o.ie oi lier small gunboat,
Uic ..at.ic u: which is umuiown.
that constitutes the Mexican
raw,’ sum Hie army officer, looking over
the list; “one of those vessels was lying at
Ban Francisco for several years. . .10 w«s
out of repair, but the Me:..oi.i credit was
so bad that no one wo u .u uu any wont on
her. She was original
English gentleman, i
her over and sold her »
eminent, and slie was t
boat. We would have
Mexico at sea as she L
there would lie soim
Rforn some place.”
ON LANI).
| “How about the sti*i .,pli
j land ?”
I “1 don’t know definitely, but 1 have uvr.
| it stated that Mexico’s army consists ol
j 22,500 men of all just aooiii tne size
j of our army. Some of inesoiuicis are very
• line, while others are the worst i ever
j saw. In the western part of Mexico there
j are some admirably drilled and equipped
: soldiers, but m the region of f’lnnuatiua
| tlie troops are composed of the scum of
i the eartn. They are mostly convicts, who
I are given tlie’ choice of working in the
j prisons or joining the army. The troops
are marched in open column, with the otli-
i cers in the centre so that they ean watch
j tlie soldiers on either side ana cheek any
I attempt at desertion, which they know
irom experience will be made if the slight
est opportunity is afforded. Mexico has
I really a line body of men in what is known
1 as tlie rural guard, about oOU.i strong, Ibi m-
ing a very good nucleus for an army.”
AMKITCAN AVAILAIiLK HTKKNGTII.
“What troops would we have available
in the event oi war?”
“About half of tlie army is regularly em
ployed on Iho frontier as a guard to the
Indians, and it would be manifestly inad
visable to withdraw these troops, lor the
Indians would overrun the country. Or
I course a company could he withdrawn
here and there, leaving a sufficient garri
son at the posts, but .uo-.l •*! tne troops
would come from Kansas and Nebraska.
The entire garrisons at bun Guiana, Foil
1 Leavenworth, Foit Hayes ami r«.rt Riley
could be sent to the iront v,u.:miL any
danger, and the Atcaiaon, T.qnka aim
Santa Fe railroad being \ery accessible,
they could be shippe . (i.ruct to the
border in lorty-eigui hours. These
trooops, togc* tner with companies
picked up here und there where
they could be spared, would, i think,
number about 10,000 men. hud the num
ber would not i e so large if all the compa
nies are like one i saw start out from Fort
Leavenworth to pul down u threatened
outbreak of the Indians. It consisted of
just nineteen men, with a lame lieutenant
in command. Most of these 1 refer to
would show up a littie better than that,
though. A war between the United States j
und Mexico alone would probably be oyer
in a comparatively short time, for Mexico
is no match for as. hue couldn’t raise such 1
an army uu we could, in d she has no credit, j
As I said, t hong... i . ri is the danger ol’
assistance i « ...g rendered to Mexico, and
there is no telling where the trouble would
end.”
/ the yacht ol ur.
o.vi.ta' ori.ugni
tue Mexican go\-
iangeii l.itoagun*
ii’.t oiiiunuy with
:u\\, but i in afraid
iroj.el.uls secured
• f Me;
States in connection with the (.’lifting
affair. He concludes with the state!
that Mexico is perfectly tranquil.
Tin* Itod> Waslinl AkIioim*.
Atlantr* City, X. August D. - The
j body of John Oertel, ol Baltimore, an im-
1 dertuker, was washed ashore here at the
i half way house this morning. The body
was attired in a bathing suit, which had
hi en procured yesterday at the United
States batli houses. Oertel went into the
! surf yesterday with a companion at 1
i o’clock. The two became separated, and
Oertel failing to appear at. H o’clock, his
j friends thought lie had lost himself in the
1 city and returned to Baltimore. The most
I mysterious part of the allair is that no one
I saw Oertel drown, and he must have gone
j under unnoticed, though, thousands
i were on the bench and broad walk at the
I time, 'flu* body will be forwarded to Balti
more.
WASTE IN WISCONSIN.
(•rent firstnn*lIon of Properly l»y !••
Fires.
Chicago, August D. Late advices from
the section of Wisconsin devastated by
forest fires yesterday place the loss by the
burning of the village* of Spencer at ncarlv
,) instead of $20,(.)(), as first reported.
There was a large fire in Marslilleid,150,-
( feet of chair stock at Webster's factory
being destroyed. The town was saved by
hard work. A dispatch from Neillsville
says great fears are expressed in their city
on account of the extensive for
est fires, which arc within
four miles of the city, and
coming nearer. The mayor and council
have ordered the fire companies to be in
readiness at any moment. Hewittville,
seven miles west of here, was burned to
the ground yesterday. The loss has not
been estimated yet, but will be very great.
Hall’s dam, six miles south of here, is also
in imminent danger. If rain does not fall
inside of twenty-four hours it is feared this
city will also suffer greatly.
Milwaukee, August fi.—A late dispatch
from Marquette, Michigan, to the Evening
Wisconsin, says the city is in danger of de
struction by the forest fires which make
the air densely smoky. Rendell’s slaugh
ter house in the city limits lias been de
stroyed and the nitro-glyeerine works of
the Lake Superior Powder Company are
surrounded by fire*. Men are fighting the
fire with desperation. An opportune
change of wind saved the new city park
at Presque Isle yesterday. The day
is oppressively hot, and the fire-lighters
arc suffering greatly.
At Appleton the fire at midnight de
stroyed flu* paper mill of Richmond Bros.,
causing a loss of .ff/0,(.‘J0, insurance .*.‘ , 5;000.
At Neillsville, the fires have been burn
ing in the woods in that vicinity for seve
ral days.
At llewittsville, ten miles from Neills-
ville. e *"ill, the boarding house and
every bui o, connected therewith, was
burned. Farm houses in the neighbor
hood were humed, and many families were
compelled to move into the fields with
their household goods. The fire are still
raging south and west and north of Neills
ville, ii» stroying grain nnd farm buildings.
Particulars are difficult to g«R.
Mstrk TwniifK Suit.
i Philadelphia. P.. August.
I Buffer, iit the t uit-ed Atati •
Judge
■ourt,
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rend'.n
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to restn
Grant’s personal
lohu Waimmake
l »lu* applic
•I ij v n menu Mark T v.iih ,
!.. Webster tS: Uo.. of Hart-
fora preliminary injunction
the sale of copies of U. S. ,
; in U\iscity by
In his opinion
The Riots Renewed at Belfast With Dis
astrous Results.
( V lYrrilih* S*.i««* of AlVuirs—(iliuMum* Not to
j V Lit IrHiiml Tin* Fields-llemiett Cuhc—The
MnrM*ilh*\ rMi<*riiii>ii Kickiinr. Kti*.
| Be least, August it.—During the rioting’
! which occurred here from Saturday even
ing to anearly hour this morning eleven
. persons were killed and 130 seriously
j wounded. The majority of the injured
persons have shot wounds. The rioting
was renewed to-day and a fierce encounter
i took place between, the soldiers and the
j mob, in which a number were wounded.
A soldier at close quarters fired at a boy,
I shattering his hand. The soldier was ar-
I resold. Reinforcement troops to the num
ber of twelve hundred have arrived in Bel
fast to-day.
Nnon.—Attempts to stop the rioting
have been unsuccessful *ano the violence
of the mob is increasing. Thirty rioters
have been wounded. The police keep up
a merciless fire upon tlie mob.
The city, owing to the wreck and ruin of
houses, presents a deplorable aspect, its
appearance is similar to that of Paris after
the commune. It is feared that numerous
deaths resulting from the riots have taken
place which will never be heard from. The
hospitals are taxed to the utmost to ac
commodate the great number of wounded
persons in need of attendance. A painful
feature of the riots is the number of child
ren wounded. Yesterday a boy was shot
while returning from Sunday school.To-day
a little girl was shot on the street and it ih
thought fatally wounded. She was carried
away apparently lifeless. Train loads of
troops are constantly arriving. The inci
dents of the disorders are as follows:
Mrs. Mieilwain, Saturday, harangued a
small crowd of neighbors in regard to the
riots and roundly abused tlie police for
firing upon the people. She afterwards ex
pressed the fear that she would loose her
I life on account of her speech. She, there
fore, in order to avoid recognition, put on
u black dress on Sunday instead of a white
• one which she wore Saturday. This pre-
| caution failed, however, to save her. Yes
terday, daring the progress of the riot,
! she ran to her door to gather in some
1 straying children. A bullet struck her in
I the head, and she fell lifeless in the dooi-
wav.
I The aspect of affairs was so threatening
! at noon to-day timt the authorities ordered
! all the taverns in the city to be closed till
to-morrow evening. Groups of men are
j assembled everywhere, excitedly discuss
ing t he situation. The military early this
! morning dispersed several rival mobs at
the point of the bayonet.
< 1 LAD8TONE’s CHOICE.
London, August 0.—Gladstone, who was
I rctnrii(‘<t to tlie house of commons by both
i Midlothian anil Lcthburghs, Scotland, has
i chosen to sit for the former district.
GLADSTONE NOT TO VISIT IRELAND.
! The World says Gladstone will not visit
Iceland during tlie approaching recess ot
! parliament.
THE FIELDS-BENNETT SUIT.
A motion was rnadr before the court of
Gur. nV bench to-day to quash the verdict
of tin si** . bfs jury in the suit of Cyrus W.
Field against .Limes Gordon Bennett for
libel, in u j.it !i \ !n hitler was ordered to
pay «*’2f»,(K"i damages and cost of suit. Tlie
grounds on which the motion is asked are
that the court had no jurisdiction, both
Judge Butler says: “11 this ease was sub
stantially identical with tne Publishing
! Company vs. Smith, recently decided by
the circuit court for Ohio, we would
esteem it our duty to follow
the outlined course in that ease
and grunt the writ. ft is r.«>t,
however, in some material respects. The
eases are clearly distinguishable. Tin* one
before us seems to r* st mbh* < !» ms vs.
Estes, L2 Feb. rep. Sfifi, in which the writ
was refused. As the question must be
uirther considered oil the final hearing
when the filets may he more fully (level-
oped, it would 1)0 unwise to discuss it at
this time. After full consideration the
eomphiirmnt’s rights as disclosed by affida
vits nnd accompanying papers are not
deemed sufficiently clear to warrant a pr< -
limimiry writ as asked for.”
NFW BOND CALLS.
Saratoga, N. Y., August fi. The
weather was clear and warm and the ut-
1 r..: , r , • , 1 fLp qttnr- : WeaWier was Clear Him naiui *uiu
and wore speasing loud and \ehemei y. Rebellion won, Cora 1- second,
Bradburn third. Time 1:05. ......
revolution” in sterotyped phrazes, and the
state was allowed to present the letter
above referred to in evidence, it was
signed “Johan Most,” and commenced
“Dear Spies.” The postal card was also
nreseutea ami was as follows:
--To A. Soies, 107 Fifth Avenue, Chicago,
Hi s —Dear Sir:' I had scarcely mailed mv
letter vesterdav when the telegraph
brought news from H. M. One doesmt
know whether to rejoice over that or not.
The advance in itself is elevating; sad are
the circumstances: that it will remain lo
cal, and. therefore, might not have result,
it anv rate th**se people make a better
impre^km than the foolish voters of this
and the other side of the ocean.) Greet
ing* and a shake. Yours, J. M.
‘•Drury-1 suppose Hope , can now and
then receive upon tickets.” ,
When the letter and postal card had
been read witness was excused-
Second race, all ages, one mile and
eighth; Bess won, Tomahawk second, Alt
EstiII third. Time 1:57.
Third race, 3-year-old fillies, one mile
and seventy yards; Amulet won, Jennie
B. second, Antena third. Time 1:48.
Fourth race, one mile; Swift won, Lady
Wayaid second, Jim Douglas third. f J inn*
1:41. , . .
Fifth race, one mile and one-sixteentn.
Middlesex won, Monogram second, Sea-
mo r a third. Time 2:01.
Mutuals paid £204.
JInttlu*w> (‘oiiimissioned.
Washington, August 9.—The ^president
has commissioned Janies C. Matthews
coloredi, of Albany, N. Y., whose nomi
nation was rejected by the senate, to ;«-*
recorder of deeds for the District of Co
lumbia.
An I niHish Ki Hirer in tin- fit-.
London, August The imbroglio be-
tween tne United States and Mexico over (
the imprisonment by the Mexican author- i
ilies of Mr. Cutting possesses a peculiarly I
strong interest for a number of Knglisn-
iiien w iio are speculating in land in north- 1
ern Mexico. A London syndicate recently i
purchased enormous tiacts of Mexican
land lying along the American border at a ‘
price ranging from five to ten cents )>er
acre. Mexican agents in London, who arc j
conversant with the whole affair and who !
know perhaps more of the inside causes i
which .have led up to the unfortunate I
friction caused by Cutting's in- 1
carceration than anybody in the
United States, declare that subtle repre
sentatives of these English speculators are
fomenting a war between America und
Mexico for the sole purpose of forwarding
their own selfish interests. They know
that the result of an annexation by the
United States of any of the northern dis
tricts of Mexico would immeasurably en
hance the value of their holdings, and
they arc pulling their wires accordingly.
Besides Cutting there are other tools, con
scious and unconscious, who are being
used with good effect in disturbing the
hilhi rto peaceful relations of tiie two great
republics.
Hie I’n-Jib’iif fo IV> flu* K\|M*riiiu lit of Girr>hiu
Uni I'h- Surplus lliMiliitioii.
Washington, August 7. The president
lias evi'lcitly ivi)> ;il,-a his action in not
signing tin* surplus resolution. After con
sultation with hiscuhin ’ u <o ’iutenlateyos-
terdav h was deeiil-. d t hut bonds sha!) no
calico for a timt* in accordance with the
resolution, as if it. hail become a law. The
first call will hi* made for fifteen millions,
(’alls to an coiml amount will he made
each month until t he administr it ion is sat
isfied that the experiment, of reducing the
surplus bv such monthly payments of the
public debt can safety lie done, ft is said
in behalf of the president that he did not
sign tin* resolution because he did not
want to be bound by’its limitations. In other
words, he regards his own judgment upon
this subject as superior to tin; unanimous
judgment of the senate, without regard to
party, and the vote of two to one in favor
of the resolution as amended in the house.
From a high official source 1 have learned
that the president intends at present to
have three calls made of £15,090,000 each
during as many months, and after that
period to continue or suspend them, us he
may think the commercial situation de
mands. The first call is to be made with
great promptness following the adjourn
ment of congressj to forestall public criti
cism for his killing the surplus resolution
yesterday lw a pocket veto. < )f the £15,-'
f/J0,000 described in the first call, £5,000,000
are called on account of the sinking fund.
parties being foreigners and having no
domiele in England; that the pme< edings
throughout \V( re misconducted and could
not be supported. The hearing on mo-
j lion was postponed until Wednesday.
Km it i*o,
THE FISHERMEN KICKING,
i Raids, August 9. -The Marseilles fisher-
, men complain that the fisheries agree
ment rer*Mit|y made between France and
Italy sacrifices their interests, and they
, threaten to protect themselves unless the
government protects them from Italianen-
, croacirtnents.
filial tin* I'rcd'lcnf U Oohnr.
Washington. August 9.—The president
is now engaged in tlie consideration of
matters which he wishes to dispose of be
fore he leaves the city on his summer va
cation. The principal question occupying
his attention at present is in regard to fill
ing tIn- vacancies existing in the civil ser-
vic* . many of which are due to the failure
of t in* senate to act upon nominations sub
mitted to it. It is believed that in all such
eases tlie persons nominated will
be commissioned to serve during the recess
■ >t congress. According to the present
arrangi-niunt the president will leave
Washington about the middle of next
week and will not return until about the
first of October. Ho has considerable busi
ness on hand, nnd will have to work pretty
hard to dispose of it by the date set for his
departure. He received very few callers
to-day.
ON CHANGE.
A Wi nk .Market ami l.c
I»rin
Paris, August 8.—The Mexican minister
here has sent a communication to the
papers in which he says that a conflict will
not arise between Mexico and the United
Two >liirih*ri*rs llaiiirt'il.
Chicago, August 9. On Saturday even
ing, July 31st, at Bird’s Eye, led., a man
named Uoultz was killed instantly and an
other named Waller was so badly shot that
lie died last Saturday night. They had
been waylaid and shot by a man named
Hodge nnd his son, who had a grudge
against Waller. Uoultz was killed merely
because he was in Waller’s company. On
Saturday last after Waller's death the citi
zens of the neighborhood hunted the
Hodges, father and son, out of their hiding
place in the woods and hanged t hem.
Milki* mi Assignment.
Cincinnati, August 9.—Edwin Alden it
Bin., newspaper advertising agents, at No.
tit) West Fourth street, with a branch in
New York city, made an assignment to
day to A. M. Warner. Their nominal lia
bilities are estimated at £192,000, with
nominal assets at £272,0(H), These consist
of contracts for advertising and forms a
fifctiliur Mjrt of propeit.y. The firm has
been of long standing, and carried on a
very extensive business. No close* estimate
can be made as to the real assets und lia
bilities, owing to the uncertain nature of
outstanding accounts.
New York. August 9.—The effect of Sat
urday's bank statement was again felt to
day; tit least it was made the excuse for the
further hammering of prices this after
noon. notwithstanding the generally ac
cepted theory that the employment of this
capital so long idle must result in better
prices. There wa« no news whatever to
effect values in the early morning, but in
the afternoon the rate for money advanced
sharply, and an opposition company to
the Pacific Mail was hinted. At tlie open
ing prices .showed irregular changes
of i and i. Tlie succeeding
dealings were also irregular with Omaha
and New York Central conspicuously strong
but after twelve o’clock a free selling move
ment curried prices down A to 1A, .jersey
Central. Pacific Mail, O. T. and Northern
Pacific being the chief sufferers. The de
cline was checked about two o’clock, but
the last hour saw tiie downward tendency
renewed and the market closed weak.
ti: ul prices of active stock are invaria
bly lower. Jersey and Omaha preferred
are each down anil others fractional. Sales
213,000 shares.
I’otUmusters lt<*u|i|>ointe<l.
Washington. August f).—The president
to-day reappointed the following postmas
ters, the senate having failed to take action
on their nominations: Frederick A. lioss,
Tuscumbia, Ala., vice J. C. Goodloe, Jr.,
suspended; (’. W. Button, Lynchburg, Vu.,
vice R. P. W. Morris, suspended: Michael
Glenmin, Norfolk, Va., vice J. W. Long,
suspended; O. D. Dew, Roanoke, Va., vice
A. S. Asberry, suspended.
I’n**«hli‘iiti‘il Appoint incuts.
Washington. August 9.—The president
to-day appointed Dorsey Ulaggett, of the
Disstrict of Columbia, to be register of
wills for the Ifistrict of Columbia, and
Peter F. Coghill to be collector of customs
at Petersburg, Vu.. vice Jus. D. Bowie, sus
pended.