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ESTABLISHED 1887.
BRYAN STILL AT IT
Democratic Nominee Speaks to a
k - Crowd.
HE IS GIVEN CORDIAL RECEPTION
Striking Difference Between
His Reception There
AND BY THE STUDENTS AT YALE
fenthusiastioally Cheered by the Thousands
of People Who Gathered to Hear Hitn
Discuss the Issue* of the Campaign—The
Candidate For the Presidency Pays a
t Tribute to Independent Journalism.
b Springfield, Mass., Sept. 25.—Being
greatly refreshed by a ten hours’ stop,
Mr. William J. Bryan left Hartford at
11:18 a. m. to “invade the enemy’s coun
try” still further. There was a small
* crowd at the depot to catch a parting
i glimpse of the nominee, and to these
he made a few remarks. He told them
that the moneychanger was interested
in having a dear dollar and that a dear
dollar meant hard times to producers of
■wealth. On board the train was
mittee from Springfield headed by Colo
nel John L Rico. The first stop was at
Windsor where a small crowd had gath
i ered.
At Windsor Locks, the next stop, the
k assemblage was enthusiastic for Mr.
F Bryan. Everybody wanted to shake
I hands with him and called on him for
, a speech.
“I am glad to see you,’’ was the ex
tent of his address, and even that was
' applauded.
‘ Thompsonville also gave him a cor
dial reception, and he was cheered en
, thusiastically by the few hundred peo
- pie gathered about the depot.
Mr. Bryan arrived in Springfield at
12:05 and was met at the station by
Mayor Winter, members of the board of
aidermen and George Fred Williams.
A great crowd followed him to the court
square, where he spoke to a large au
dience that filled half the park. On the
conclusion of the speech he went to the
Hotel Worthin for dinner, and at 1:15
, left for Boston.
A Tribute to Journalism.
• In this city, Mr. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: ,
Before entering on a discussion of a
freat paramount issue of this campaign,
desire iu this city to pay a tribute to in
dependent journalism. [Applause], My
friends, I hive always respected an honest
and earnest and able opponent. I never
criticized the right of any one to Speak his
sentiments and present his ideas as
clearly, as forcibly, as eloquently as he
can. I belie <e with Jefferson that error
is harmless where reason is left free to
combat it. [Great applause]. And if any
man has an i .ea, I am willing for him to
.launch that idea and trust to the merits
of that idea to make its way into the
minds and hearts of men, and I respect
the Springfield Republican for the high
(applause]'plane upon which it discusses
political questions. I respect It for the
tolerance which it shows to political op
ponents, though censuring those who sub
stitute abus for argument. I can coin
mend those who use argument instead of
abuse. I can commend also to every citi
zen the words of that distinguished edi
tor, who was the founder of this paper.
I am told that he Is the author of tne ex
pression that a man who is not willing to
die for a cause in which he believes, is not
worthy to live. [Great applause].
My friends, it is the willingness of the
people to stake their all upon the correct
nesss of thei convictions that has enabled
the truth to spread from person to person,
until at last t overcomes opposition. And
In this camp 'ign we have as good an illus
tration as wns ever given of the depth of
the conviction and intensity of earnest
ness in the presentation of the cause. I
challenge you to find among all the hosts
who have defended a cause more earnest
iuen than are found today among the ad
vocates of the right of this government to
■legislate for itself without regard toother
piations. [Great applause]. It will not do
■to say there fs no cause for such feeling s
manifested now. If you read the d.s-
[ patches which appeared in yesterday
[morning’s papers, from London, you will
hind that a g’-eat meeing of agricultur .1-
Lists was held in Buda-Pest.h. and, spea ;-
Bhg of the meeting, the dispatch said th it
all of those representing agri
icultural societies were in favor of restor-
I lug bimetallism.
Npt Backed by Silver Mine Owners.
i My friends, our opponents sometimes
Ltell us that this movement in favor of
[free coinage is started by the mine owners
land kept up by the mine owners. I want
them to understand that they cannot ex-
Lpect nny great uprising of the people on
Ithe theory that it is instigated by men
'who own bullion and want to sell it at
a higher price. This great uprising comes
I from the masses of the people who do n t
I produce bullion, but they produce pr< -
Lerty and they realize that the gold star »-
lard is driving the value out of the pr p
ferty which they produce. [Cheers]. The
[opposition press may well afford to pause
Liu their ridicule of the advocates of free
Iboiuage, in their denunciation of them as
flawless characters, to find out whether
Lhere is a well founded reason for this ad-
Ivocacy for bimetallism among the farm ’•s
■if the United States, of Ireland, of Eng-
Huid. of Germany, of France an 1 of ev. y
■Ltion which has been cursed by the gold
HJkndard.
» Gold Standard Injures farmers.
I My friends. I assert here, and T chal
lenge any uoldbug paper to dispute it,
fjiat any policy which is injurious to the
iigricultural classes has nothing to co i
■jiend it to the government of any nation
BLj earth. [Applause and cheers]. T e
Fold standard has never commended itself
■o the agricultural classes of anv country
■vbich lias ever had it. What will you say,
Bben? Will you say that these farmers
■ ,ave no right to have their insterests re
■ pected? N'o, you dare not say that, be
■atise, my friends they must produce
K-ealth before there is wealth to be dis-
What will you say. then—thst,
Olving the right to have tneir interests
Kspected, they have not the intelligei -e
know what is best for them? No. you
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dare not say that, because you Know tn it
in public life, as in business life, t te
best brains that you have come from the
farms of this country. [Applause].
What answer will you take to them?
When they ask for bread, will you give
them a stone? When they ask for fish,
wdl you bestow serpents upon them?.
That has been the policy of the financiers
of this country, and dissemblin their sel
fishness. the have been attempting to en
force their i>.eas upon us. While others’
have fallen down beneath the weight of
those ideas, I he financiers themselves have
risen to prosperity on the prostrate forms
of the fallen. [Great applause and cheer
higl-
bo person can accuse me of attempting
to deny to the financiers, or even to the
money changers, the right to their opin
ions, the rig it tb their votes, the right to
every legitimate inlluence. What 1 deny
to them is this:
• The right to think for anybody but them
selves; the right to act for anybody but
themselves; the right to put themselves
above other people and go througa the
World crying: “I am holier than thou.”
[Cheers and applause],
New Orleans Bank Officials Arrested.
New Orleans, Sept. 25. —William P.
Nichols, president and John B. De-
Blauc, cashier, both of the looted Bank
of Commerce, have been arrested,
charged with violating a state law by
receiving deposits after they know the
bank was insolvent.
M V KI NLEY'S~V IsTto RS.
Indiana Glaosworkors Call on the Repub
lican Presidential Candidate.
Oanton, 0., Sept. 25. —Members of
the McKinley household had not break
fasted when the first delegation arrived.
It was from Marion, liid., occupied a
special train of eight coaches and rep
resented the glassworkers of Grant
county, Ind. The introduction was
made by Dr. W. R. Francis. Two
bands came with the party. Mr. Mc-
Kinley spoke as follows to the Marion
delegation:
My Fellow Citizens of the City of Marion
and Grant County. Ind.:
I congratulate you upon being first to
day. [Laughter]. No other delegation
has yet preceded you. [Renewed laugh
ter]. I give each and every one of you a
warm and cordial welcome to my home.
1 welcome the Republicans and citizens of
the Hoosier state —the state of that grand
old war governor, Oliver P. Morton, [ap
plause] and that splendid president aud
patriot, Benjamin Harrison. [Great
cheers]. You are here this morning, not
only to visit me, but to pay your honor to
the cause which you represent aud be
cause you believe that cause will insure
your own welfare and the well being of
the country at large. [Applause and cries
of “That’s right”]. You believe in that
cause because you have tried it and hav
ing tried it you know that you have been
more prosperous in your occupations un
der the policy which it represents than
you have ever been uuder any other pol
icy, [Loud cries of “That’s right”], and if
anything was needed to confirm you in
your devotion to that policy It could be
found in your experience of the last four
years.
Under no other policy, under no other
principles, have you enjoyed that degree
of individual or national prosperity which
for more than 30 years you enjoyed under
Republicau policy and Republican admin
istrations [applause], and you are here
this morning to testify anew your devo
tion to the Republican principles and your
deep and abiding interest in that they may
be successful throughout the country
next November. [Cries of ‘‘that’s right”].
You are interested in Indiana, just as we
are interested here in Ohio, both in agri
culture and tna ufacturing. You know
something in that great gas belt of what
manufacturiug means to any community.
You know that where there is success! il
manufacturing there is a prosperous city,
and you know where there is aprosperous
city there is always a prosperous agri
culture. [Cries of “you are right”]. The
farms about a little manufacturiug city
advance in value, and the market of the
farmer is enhanced every time yotf put
up a new factory in any community or iu
any city.
You have in your city of Marion, as I
recall, au industry which manufactures
glass that used to be in the city of Canton.
Am I right about that ? [Cries of “yes”].
It is a good industry. Well, that factory
illustrates my idea. What used to be, as
I said, a Canton industry, we would very
much have preferred to have it remain
here, but it was taken away. However,
it did not go out of our own country.
[Great applause]. It went into a neigh
boring state and therefore benefits the
American family. American workmen
still do the work. We share in your good
fortune and prosperity, but we would
have felt differently if it had gone on the
other side aud out of the United States.
In a word, we want to do our manufact
uring at home, and if we cannot do it in
Ohio we are willing to have you do it in
Indiana. [Great cheering and cries of
“good good,” and “what’s the matter
with McKinley”]. And, if we cannot, do it
in Canton, I do not know of any city iu
Indiana in « hioh I would rather have it
done than in the city of Marion. [Ap
plause,!
I am glad to meet you here this morning.
We want in this country good times, good
wages, steady employment, a good home
market, and then we want to continue the
good sound, honest dollars with which to
do our business and pay our laborer.
[Tremendous cheering]. My fellow citi
zens. I thank you for this morning call
and I bid you hearty welcome. It will
now'give me pleasure to meet aud greet
each one of you personally. [Applause
aud cries of “Hurrah for McKinley”].
Republican Speaks at a Bryan Meeting,
Kansas City, Sept. 25.—Congress
man R. T. Van Horn (Rep.) was the
principal speaker at a meeting held here
under the auspices of the Bryan Silver
club. He declared emphatically for the
free coinage of silver, and while he did
not declare his purpose to vote for Bryan,
his appearance at the meeting is con
sidered to be a virtual announcement
that he will support the ticket.
Kyan Indicted by the Grand Jury.
Atlanta, Sept. 25.—Stephen A. Ryan,
who attacked Judge Gober with a whip
on the streets of this city a few days
ago, has been indicted by the grad jury
on a charge of assault and battery. A
bench warrant was issued for his arrest.
The bond was placed at SI,OOO, and
when the warrant was served Mr. Ryan
gave the amount of the bond required.
MIDDLE CHEROKEE
Thft Baptists of Thai Section in
Convention
ANNUAL ASSOCIATION IN SESSION
At Cartersville With Thirty-One
Churches Represented
MANY DELEGATES ATTENDING
Dr. R B. Htadden, of This City, Preached
the Opening Sermon to a Barge and At
tentive Congregation Yesterday Morning
He Was Fourt en Years Pastor of the
Church Where He Preached Yesterday.
Cartersville, Sept. 25.-Atthe Bap
tist church here the Middle Cherokee
Baptist Association resumedjthis morning.
It will continue thre days, closing Sun
day night. There are thirty-one churches
comprised in the .association, situated in
the counties of Catoosa, Whitfield, Gor
don, Fulton and Bartow. Each of th*
churches have sent delegates, and besides
these, a large number of preachers and
many visitors aie in attendance.
Following the sermon Rev. W. H.
Patterson, D. D., pastor of the church
made a brief address of welcome to
the association in behalf of his con
gregation. After Dr. Patterson had
taken bis seat Moderator requested
Rev. R. B. Headden, for fourteen
years pastor of this church, but now
of the First Baptist church of Rome,
to address the body, which he did in
an interesting manner. The commit
tee on entertainment having made
their report, assigning the various
delegates to homes, the morning ses
sion adjourned.
At the afternoon session, beginning
at 2:30 o’clock, the annual election of
officers were held. Rev. W. H. Pat
terson, D. D., pastor of the Carters
ville Baptist church, was elected mod
erator And Rev. A. H. Rice, of Sonora
ville, clerk. Rev. Mr. Howard, repre
senting The Christian Index, was pres
enton this occasion and made an in
teresting talk in behalf of the paper.
Alabama Polytechnic Institute Opens.
Auburn, Ala., Sept. 25.—The Ala
bama Polytechnic institute has opened
with a larger number than ever before
in its history. During the past week
there have been enrolled over 300 stu
dents. Some of the laboratories and
lecture rooms are crowded to overflow
ing. While the students generally are
from Alabama, there are also repre
sented the following states: Tennessee,
Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Mi •
sissippi, Louisiana aud Texas, with two
from South America
A Georgian Elected President.
St. Louis Sept. 25.—The matter of
selecting the next meeting place of the
convention of the American Bankers’
association was deferred to the execu
tive council. Detroit was the only bid
der for this honor. Mr. M. M. White
of Cincinnati then read the report f
the nominating committee, which is <is
follows: President, Captain Robert H.
Lowry, president of the Lowry Bank
ing company, Atlanta; vice president,
Joseph C. Hendrix. First National Un
ion bank of New York.
Barrett Nominated For Congress.
Lynn, Mass., Sept. 25.—Hon. W. E.
Barrett was nominated by acclamation
for congress, by the Seventh congres
sional district Republican convention
here. An address of acceptance was
made by Dlr. Barrett and there were ad
dresses by Congressmen McCall and
Gillet.
The Spanish Steamer Hugo Ashore.
Amsterdam, Sept. 25.—The steamer
blown ashore on Terschelling island, in
the North sea, and reported to be a
North German Lloyd liner, proves to be
the Spanish steamer Hugo. Her crew
has been landed on Amelaud island.
Justice Field Ceates For Washington.
San Francisco, Sent. 25. —Stephen
H. Field, associate justice of. the United
States supreme court, has left in his
private car for Washington. When
coming out of the elevator at the Palace
hotel to go to the carriage waiting for
him in the court, the aged jurist walked
with great difficulty and in evident pain.
He had nothing to say and did not leave
his carriage until it "drove up alongside
the car.
Two Drowned In the Ohio River.
Wheeling, Sept. 25.—Thomas Wil
lard, a bricklayer, while on a drunken
spree, took his son, aged 17, and
Mary Wilbert, aged 12, and Mary
Gray, skiffriding on the Ohio river. He
upset the boat. James McGrail rowed
out and rescued Mary Gray and Wil
lard’s son. Willard and Mary Wilbert
were drowned.
Pueblo Steel Plant Resumes Operations.
Pueblo, Colo., Sept. 25.—Every de
partment of the Pueblo Steel plant of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
about which sensational reports of a
general shutdown were recently circu
lated, has resumed full operations with
a force of 2,000 men.
Colonel Lester Improving.
Savannah, Sept. 25.—The physicians
in attendance upon Colonel Rufus E.
Lester report that his symptoms arc
more hopefuL
THE TRAIN BLOWN UP
Tlie Cuban Insurgents are Slill Using
Dynamite.
FIVE SOLDIERS WERE INJURED
Mahogany Logs Were Hollowed
Out to Conceal
AMMUNITION FOR THE INSURGENTS
Rebels Burn the Tobacco Field* of the
San Antonio Plantation—The Queen Re
gent of Spain Pardon* a Young Man
Who Had Been Sentenced to Death For
Taking Part In the Rebellion.
Havana, Sept. 25.—The insurgents
have blown up with dynamite a mail
train from Puerto Principe. Five sol
diers of the escort were wounded.
The tobacco fields of the San Antonio
plantation, Mantanzas, have been
burned by the insurgents.
The queen regent has pardoned Oscar
Znbizarreta, a nephew of the war min
ister, who had been sentenced to death
for taking part in the insurrection.
Ac the railroad station of Villa Neuva,
this province, the police have captured
a quantity of mahogany, which had
been hollowed out and used to trans
port arms aud ammunition to the in
surgents.
According to official authorities, the
rate of exchange of gold in specie is
quoted at about 11 per cent premium
over bank bills.
Cuban Carnival at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Sept. 25.—A Cuban car
nival of a whole week is being arranged
to begin here next Monday in Music
hall. It will open with a massmeeting,
to which all citizens will be invited.
General A. Hickenlooper has been asked
to preside, aud a list of 200 vice presi
dents has been prepared. The Cuban
representat’ves at Washington will be
present. During the remainder of the
week spectacular exhibitions, illustrat
ing Cuban life, as well as showing the
idiosyncracios of Spanish rule and the
cruelties of Spanish officers and soldiers,
will be given. The proceeds are to be
applied to the relief of the sick and
wounded Cuban soldiers.
Insurgent. Repulsed After a Hard Fight.
Madrid, Sept. 25.—An official dis
patch from Manilla, capital of the Phil
lipine islands, says that’after three days*
fighting at the insurgents
were repulsed with the loss of 50 killed,
including their leader, Cabecillat'uen.
A dispatch to The Imparcial from Ma
nilla says that the insurgents have oc
cupied eight villages near Cavite and
that they have considerable supplies of
arms and food.
CAMPAIGN BOOK FINISHED.
Principle* of Democracy as Expounded by
Jefferson, Allen and Hryau.
Washington, Sept. 25.—Representa
tive Benton McMillin of Tennessee has
completed the Democratic campaign
book. It will be ready the latter part
of this week. The title page contains
the admonition of Jefferson in his first
inaugural address to bow to the will of
the majority.
From the Chicago v convention it gives
the platform, Bryan’s speech, the noti
fication speeches ajid letters of accept
ance. It lays down the fundamental
principles of the Democratic party as
expounded by Jefferson, Allen of Ohio,
Seymour of New York and Bryan.
One hundred pages are devoted to the
silver question.
There are chapters on McKinley’s
public record on the subject of silver,
Chinese immigration, the force bill and
the effects of the McKinley tariff law.
Under the head of the Monroe doctrine
and diplomatic relations the book quotes
from Jefferson, Monroe and Cleveland.
A chapter on the income tax gives
Bryan’s speech in the house on that sub
ject, the report of the committee, the
dissenting opinions of the supreme court
and Senator Vest’s review.
Under the head of labor the book re
produces in full Mr. Bryan’s speech on
Labor day at Chicago. The chapter on
trusts treats of the trust laws passed by
the Democratic party. There is a chap
ter on pensions, one on public lands, one
on nntaxing the rich, another on the
record of the Fifty-fourth congress and
finally a chapter on the tariff. The first
edition consists of 10,000 copies; price,
50 cents.
ALABAMA RAILROADS.
The Commission Returns From Its Tour
of Inspection aud Report*.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 25. —The
Alabama railroad commission has re
turned from its inspection of several of
the lines of road iu northern Alabama
The Kansas City, Memphis and Bir
mingham was inspected from Birming
ham to the Mississippi line. The depots
were found to be in prime condition and
the track, most of which is ballasted
with slag, the balance with gravel, is
reported by them to be in splendid
shape.
The commissioners also made a thor
ough inspection of the Northern Ala
bama, which runs from Jasper through
Sheffield to Riverton, on the Tennessee
river. This is one of Alabama’s boom
time railroads, being the outcome of the
dissolution of the old Birmingham,
Sheffield aud Tennessee River Railroad
company. About six weeks ago Mr.
Adraiue.of Cinc.inßnti look clmrvi-f
we road as generar'snperintbndent, and
wholesale improvements in the roadbed
and rolling stock are reported under his
administration.
The last system inspected by the com
mission was the Memphis and Charles
ton, which runs across the state through
the Tennessee valley. This is the old
est, most expensively constructed and
best equipped roadway in the state. The
track is heavily ballasted with sifted
gravel, has been hardened by more than
half a century’s use and probably has
not an equal in the south. The station
houses are kept in the pink of condition,
and the rolling stock is of the best.
EUREKA CLUB GETS IT.
Corbett-Sharkey Contest Will Be Decided
In the City of San Francisco.
.San Francisco, Sept. 25.—50 far as
the National club is concerned the fight
between Corbeet and Sharkey in this
city is off. Manager Groom has re
■ ceived a telegram in answer to his wire
stating that SIO,OOO would be deposited
by the club in a few days, but each of
the principals must post $5,000, which
read as follows:
Can’t wait a few days. Have accepted
the Eui-ka club’s offer.
This leaves the National club out of
the arrangement entirely and brings the
Eureka club prominently forward as a
factor in the contest. This association,
which was formed by Messrs. Eiling
house and Stockwell, has already se
cured a permit and has offered $12,000
as a purse. The managers are willing
to post $6,000 as a guarantee. This
money will be up at once and Corbett
has agreed to accept the amount. When
he is notified by telegraph that the
money is up, he will start for Califor
nia, as will also Sharkey.
On their arrival in this city each of
the pugilists will deposit $1,500 as a
guarantee of their good faith and to se
cure their appearance in the ring. The
program meets the approval of the Eu
reka manager. They only ask that there
should be no hitch in bringing off the
match, and these details will be ar
ranged when Corbett and Sharkey ar
rive here.
THEY DON’T WANT HIM.
Indiauapolia Medical Colleges Refuse to
Admit Will Wood.
Indianapolis, Sept. 25.—Wi1l Wood,
who introduced Scott Jackson into the :
home of his cousin. Pearl Bryan, has 1
been trying to enter one of the medical
coUbges of Indianapolis. Young Wood
and his father, a highly respected man, <
called on Dr. Earp, dean of the Central
College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Earp denied admission to the young
man. On Tuesday Wood applied to the
Medical College of Indiana for admis
sion, but he has not yet matriculated.
Fred Bryan, a brother of the mur
dered Pearl Bryan, is in Indianapolis
and stated that Wood had attempted to
get in a boardinghouse on South Merid
ain street but failed.
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BROOKS’ LATEST ORDERS.
Leadville Placed Under the Control of a
Military Police Force.
Leadville, Colo., Sept. 25.—Under
the latest orders of General Brooks, this
city is placed under feie control of a
provost guard, or military police force.
Miners from Joplin, Mo., numbering
about 100 men, will arrive here during
the day. The Emmet has been work
ing right along with a small force of :
men. The other mines will start up
under a strong guard.
Great pressure has been brought to i
bear upon Edward Boyce, president of ;
the Western Federation of miners, to '
induce him to use his influence with the
Leadville Miners' union to call ths
strike off. He refused and said that not i
five persons of the members of the
union will vote to call the strike off.
The members of the Miners’ union '
will apply for a release on bond.
Judge Owens will probably grant the '
application. It is expected that Gen- 1
eral Brooks will have them immediately i
rearrested. They may obtain writs of
habeas corpus. Should General Brooks '
ignore such writs he will be cited for
contempt of court and the governor’s
report to place the community under •
military rule will be reviewed in court, I
The case is likely to reach the supreme i
court on a writ of error..
BEER TRUST IN TROUBLE.
Eight Representative* of the Brewers*
< ombine Are Held.
Kansas City, Sept. 25.—Eight repre
sentatives of local and foreign brewers, ,
comprising the brewers’ combine, were ,
held to the grand jury, charged with ,
violating the interstate commerce and
conspiracy laws in fostering a trust.
The representatives of the Pal st, Roch- ;
ester and Muehlbach breweries were :
discharged.
The combine has been under investi- i
gatiou for the past week by United i
States Commissioner John Perry. The ;
defendants are Julian Buchanan and :
John Helm, agents of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing company; Albert Sparr :
of the Vai Blatz company; W. J. Baehr :
of the W. H. Lenip company; F. W.
Gutzmer of the Schlitz company; Ed- '
ward Mayer of the Green Tree com
pany, and Augast Glasner and Jacob
Barzen, agents of the Dick Bros, com
pany.
To Stop'ihe 'Outflow i.TGoni,
London, Sept. 25.—T00 governors of
the bank of England have advanced the
minimum rate of discount of the insti
tution from a half per cent to three per
cent. This is an advance of one per
cent in less than a month. Good au
thorities in exchange believe that the i i
advance will only exert a temporary re- I
straining influence on the outflow of I '
gold to the United States and continent. '
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GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
Flood and File Cause Fearful Havoc
In Japan,
THE CITY OF KOBE WIPED OUT
News of the Terrible Catas
trophe Brought Here
BY THE MAIL STEAMER DORIC
fwenty-Flve Hundred People Killed and
Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Property
Destroyed—The Great Flood Preceded by
Severe Earthquakes—Europeans Sought
Safety on the Highlands.
San Francisco, Sept. 25. The
steamer Doric, just arrived from the
Orient, brings news that the city of
Kobe, Japan, was wiped out by fire on
Aug. 26, and that floods, storms and
earthquakes caused the loss of 2,500
lives and the destruction of millions of
dollars’ worth of property in northern
Japan. In Gifu Prefecture 4,300 houses
were blown down, and along the Haji
Gwa 400 persons lost their lives. The
severest storm occurred on Aug. 30
along the Isatsugawa, where 84 lives
were lost. ,
The great flood was preceded by se
vere earthquakes. Then followed a
downpour such as had never before been
experienced on the islands. The Eu
ropean residents were panic stricken,
and sought shelter on the highlands.
The Minatagowa overflowed its banks
at midnight of the twenty-sixth, and
the waters inundated streets and fields,
sweeping away 300 houses aud drown
ing 200 persons at Kobe. After 12 hours*
work the broken embankments were re
paired by sand bags.
To increase Kobe’s affliction a fire
broke out late in the evening' and,
fanned by a high wind, spread over the
entire city. One thousand, nine hun
dred blocks —including 2,260 nouses and
12 godowns—were destroyed. The to
tal damage by fire was 1,000,000 yen.
On Sept. 1, in Rokugo district, a se
ries of terrible earthquakes shook the
country. Nine people were killed there
and more than 40 at Hataya, Senya,
Takauaahi, Yokohori, Yokohawa, Na
gashida, Shinizu and Fujik, where the
disaster was especially great. The hills
at Senya cracked. Fire broke out here
and there, water gushed out on many
places, and the rumblings continue.
At Obonai 11 persons were killed, and
at Rokugo more than 20, while 1,000
houses ware overturned. A ferryboat
at Hizuma capsized and 20 Japanese aud
whites lost their lives.
MR. GLADSTONE’S SPEECH.
What London Newspapers Think of It.
Telegraphed to the Parte.
London, Sept. 25.—The Turkish am
bamador has telegraphed Mr. Glad
stone’s speech, delivered at Liverpool,
verbatim, to the porte.
The Times says of the speech in an
editorial:
“The spectacle of the veteran states
man quitting his retirement to plead
the cause of the oppressed is well calcu
lated to move the sympathy and admi
ration of the nation. The ardor of Mr.
Gladstone’s feelings on this subject are
notorious. All the more striking and
significant are the comparative restraint
aud moderation of the speech. One
cannot approve of his advice for a rupt
ure of diplomatic relations, which would
leave the sultan free for further ven
geance on the Armenians, while to
threaten coercion while shrinking from
war seems both a dangerous and a cow
ardly policy.”
The editorials in the morning papers
on Mr. Gladstone's speech are rather
color ess. The Liberal organs lavish
praise upon it, while the Conservative
parties follow The Times’ line of criti
cism.
Hie Standard (Conservative) says:
“Never has a greater responsibility
rested upon a statesman than upon Lord
Salisbury. Happily Mr. Gladstone ap
pears to share that conviction.
LADIES’ CLUB TO ATTEND.
Preparations Being Made For a Great Time
When Bryan Speaks at Memphis.
Memphis, Sept. 25.—One of the feat
ures of the Bryan speaking in this city
on the morning of Oct. 5 will be a La
dies’ Bryan and Sewall club from Mis
sissippi. A letter has been received
from the transportation committee of
the club by the Illinois Central passen
ger depot asking for two special cars
for the club.
There will be an army from Woodruff
county, Ark.. composed of 500, moving
a la Coxey. The movement is under the
direction of Captain R. N. Westmore
land, an old warhorse in these parts.
He has already been tendered 50 wagons
and teams by the farmers iu the vicin
ity of Cottonplant, and with this as the
basis of the organization, he will set out
on Friday, Oct. 2.
One Thousand Armenians Hilled.
Constantinople, Sept. 25.—1 t now
appears that 1,000 Armenians were
killed during the recent massacre at
Egin, in the Kharput district. It is re
ported that 100 Armenians have been
killed at Divig, in the same vilayet.
Ex-Postmaster James Homeward Bound.
Glasgow, Sept. 25.—The Anchor line
steamship City of Rome, which has
just sailed from this port for New York,
had among her passengers Mr. Thomas
L James, ex postmastqf of New York.