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THE FAIR NOT FULLY READY.
THE COMPLAINTS OF THE LOCAL
NEWSPAPERS.
The Midway—lt In the Chief Attrac
tion—A SuKftentlon That It Will
Have to Be Taken Down a Peg or
Tyvo—Sonic Sights and Scene*
Rather Startling— Especially When
Seen on the Old Red Hills of
Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 28.—The local news
papers have been complaining a good
deal this week on account of the fact tfyit
there appears to be an impression abroad
that the exposition is still in a chaotic
state. This is not as it should be. In the
first’ place, Atlanta has no excuse for
playing the baby act in connection with
the exposition, in any sense, or under any
circumstances. After all is said, it is still
the greatest show ever attempted by any
city of 100,000 people in the world. ,ln the
next place, the local press, in this phaze
of the case, seems to be too anxious to
have Atlanta pose as a martyr to the
jealousy of other cities of the state. It is
certainly a reflection upon the hundreds of
good people who have come to see the fair
to accuse them of going about belittling
and berating it wantonly. In pursuance
of this sort of policy it would not be sur
prising to see the Atlanta papers charge
upon the jealousy of the state—that part
ot the commonwealth lying beyond Fulton
county—the failure of the great show, it,
. by any inconceivable mischance it should
be a lailuro in point of crowds.
The truth is the local press has misled
the public not a little in regard to the con
dition of the exposition, and because those
who came here this week expecting to
see, as the papers announced, a practically
completed exposition, have complained
they are intolerant and accuses these dis
appointed visitors of malicious mlschiel.
It would have been much better at the
outset had the press pictured things as
they were. It would have saved rutiled
feelings all around. As for out-of-town
Tapers, the least intimation from them
hat the show was yet incomplete would
bring out the clap-trap cry of a desire to
hurt Atlanta, which itself has undoubtedly
done the town more harm than good,
whatever those who keep it a-going may
think to the contrary.
As to the present condition of the expo
sition, while there is no denying the fact
that people who come here this week
expecting to see it completed had ground
for complaint, yet it will begin next week
in a condition that ought to give satis
faction to any reasonable person. The
grounds are perfectly complete, as well as
all the main buildings and some of the
state buildings. The exhibits are all in
the government, fine arts and forestry,
but there is still a good deal to be done
on exhibits in the electricity, transporta
tion, machinery, manufactures and agri
cultural buildings, the latter, however,
being more nearly finished than the others.
Machinery hall is more behind than any
of the others. ' Because work is still be
ing done in these buildings, however, it
does not mean that they are not well
worth seeing. On the contrary, there is
enough in any one of them to satisfy a
reasonable mind and repay one for the
visit. It will, however, be another week
or ten days before the workmen are out
of all the buildings.
But the Midway and amusement feature,
except the Japanese and Mexican vil
lages, are all complete, furnishing enter
tainment enough to cover a couple of days
of persistent Indulgence.
To-morrow afternoon the woman's build
ing, which has been (dosed to visitors since
the fair began, will be formally opened.
The event will be appropriately celebrated,
and promises to be omwof the most in
teresting things of the Week.
The opening of the Creofe kitchen yef.ter
day was the first glimpse the
public has had of the inside
of the woman’s building. The kitchen,
which Is designed to be a source of
considerable revenue to the women’s
board, occupies a commodious place In the
building, admitting of the construction of
a quaint-looking log structure, where the
kitchen is situated, with a roof garden
above. To tempt the sluggish dollars from
t-—. —hi. i’Mchotß *>f visitors the daintiest of
dainty menus will be served, with the
kind of coffee that travelers to New Or
leans never tire of telling about, in fact,
the caterers and cooks have been brought
from the Orescent City. The tables are
spread with the finest linens; the china,
Haviland s best, and the tableware solid
stiver. With this sort of equipment it is
readily seen that the ladies in charge have
an eye to the creme de la creme of the
restaurant patronage of the fair, and if
they do not make the creole kitchen a
paying institution it will not be their
fault.
Another feature of the women’s depart
ment that was set in operation yesterday
is the kindergarten, which is designed to
show the most approved method# of
teaching the young idea how to shoot.
Miss Hill, of the Louisville Free Kinder
garten Association, has been put in charge
of the ladles, and a class of twenty chil
dren Obtained from the Home for toe
J rlendless supplies the necessary mate
rial, for the daily demonstration. The
school is in operation dally from 10 in the
morning until 1 in the afternoon. The
children are brought all in a crowd from
the house in a ’bus and returned after
school the same way. It is a picnic for
di lighted with their contribution to the
Dig rair. /
Last night the Midway presented a
scene worth a trip all the way from
Savannah to see. It was the first Midway
Parade All the freaks were out. and
A he pt the Dahomeyans
and the denizens of Cairo streets the
'‘"epeakalde things that the Chinese call
musical instruments, the German band,
the !ndlan war-whoop, the wild cries
the camel drivers and hoarse clatter of
J*}®. ♦S p,e,e r?’ I*?* fantastic costumes
ot all the nations blended under the thou
sands of lights along the street, it was
something awful in grotosqueness The
dancing girls of the Egyptian theater, the
hjautles of the beauty shows, the seniortas
of the Mexican village with the pictur
esque matadores and toreadores. were all
there. A great crowd viewed the parade
amid an uproar that none who saw it had
sense enough left to describe. When it
was over there was a wild rush for the
ticket office and the Midway did the big
gest businesa in its history up till the
breaking of Sunday morn put a stop to the
mad revelry.
The Midway is running away ahead of
the whole show. It Is fust. To use a home
ly expression it needs taking down a ne«
or two. Unless h is toned down a little,
there are breakers ahead for the man
agement, There will be a loud report
some day and the exposition people will
wonder what caused it. Atlanta is not as
big a town as New York or Chicago and
the free and easy customs of those places
*£• <s*0 >er wh6n transplanted
°f IL eor * * hillside to say the least
Mr. O. W. G. Ferris, the man of Ferris
wheel fame, has closed a deal with the
exposition company for the exhibition of
the latest product of his genius, a fac
simile in miniature of the world’s fair
which has been in course of construe
tlon since the fair closed. The scale of
the model is to be one inch to every
twelve feet, and Mr. Ferris, who is now
here making arrangements for the erec
tion of a special building and the placing
of the exhibit, states that It will be an
absolutely accurate reproduction of the
wonderful White City. Every statue on
the grounds, the, lights and walks, as well
as tne buildings themselves wifi be cop
ied just as they were in Jackson park
The electric lights of the model will be
made to work, and the whole city will
be shown Illuminated, as well as under
the sunlight that made thousands swel
ter.
. Mp - F<>rrt * ’Pent, WV.aMf in perfect
ing this wonderful model, which he built
with the Idea of presenting it to the art
museum of Chicago after he has exhibited
it to the country at large. The work of
placing it on the grounds here will be
pushed as rapidly as possible, with a
View to completing the exhibition by the
mltWl» of October. Bt will be one of the
great novelties of the exposition.
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A Man Killed in a Sawmill.
Jasper, Fla.. Sept. 28.—Clayton VV. Smith,
about » years of age. was yesterday
caught by the belt of the sawmill at Ba
ker’s mill and instantly killed. His left
leg and arm were torn off, his right leg
and arm broken and his skull crushed.
A minute before the accident occurred he
left the lawyers stand with spade in hand
and went below to remote sawdust and
fell on the main belt.
TEXAS AND THE FIGHT.
The Legislators to Be Asked to Let
the Battle Take Place.
Dallas, Tex., Sept. 28:—The Florida Ath
letic Club and its friends will make an ap
peal to the law makers of the twenty
fourth legislature not to pass a bill with
an emergency clause attached, prohibit
ing pugilistic exhibitions. The bill without
the emergency clause would not take ef
fect until Jan. 1, 1896. The club will show
that it has made an Investment of $70,000
In good faith and made contracts which
must be met when thefle is no law to in
terfere with the enterprise on the statute
books. It will take twenty-one of the
thirty-one votes in the senate and eighty
six of the 128 votes in the house to pass a
bill with an emergency clause, and citi
zens of that city are hopeful that the gov
ernor will not be able to secure the nec
essary two-thlrds.
San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 28.—A local
newspaper has made a canvas of the mem
bers of the legislature from twenty
Southwest Texas counties in regard
to their views concerning the pas
sage of a law prohibiting prize
fighting at the extra session called
to meet Oct. 1 for the purpose. Some of
the members heard from deprecate Gov.
Culberson's action in calling the extra ses
sion, and state that they will vote for
the proposed law, but will not attach the
emergency clause, which will make the
measure non-effective until after the fight
at Dallas. Some tax-payers of this part
of Texas are complaining loudly of Gov.
Culberson’s action in calling the extra
session, as the cost to the state will not be
less than SIOO,OOO. *
Albany, N. Y., Sept. 28.—Gov. Morton
to-day in response to a telegram of in
quiry from Gov. Culberson of Texas,
wired him that prize fighting in this
state is a misdemeanor, punishable by
fine and imprisonment or both.
Columbus, 0., Sept. 28.—Gov. McKinley
to-day received a letter from Gov. Cul
berson of Texas, asking whether prize
fighting is a misdemeanor or a felony un
der the Ohio laws. He is evidently collect
ing facts to present to the legislature,
which he has called to take action to pre
vent the proposed fight of Fitzsimmons
and Corbett in that state.
A BREECH BLOCK BLOWS OLT.
Two Soldiers Killed Outright and
Two Others Injured.
Sandy Rook, Sept. 28.—The breech block
of the’Canet rapid fire gun blew out this
afternoon while being fired for a test,
killing Corporal Doyle and Private Con
way, and seriously wounding Private
Coyne, while Private McDonald was
slightly injured. Lieut. Montgomery, in
charge of the gun, escaped miraculously.
The bodies will be taken to Governor’s
Island to-night.
The small government steamer Thayer
left Sandy Hook this evening with Private
Coyne, who was seriously wounded, and
with the bodies of Corporal Doyle and
Private Conway. The gun which caused
the accident was mounted about ten feet
away from the Hotchkiss mount, which
killed Lieut. Peck on Feb. 19 last. To-day
a rapid fire test of the Canet 4 7-10-inch
gun was in progress. One shot had
been fired. Coyne had handed the second
shell containing the charge to Conway,
who put it in the gun, and Doyle pro
ceeded to close the breech lock, but he
never finished it. The shell exploded pre
maturely, throwing back the block and
killing Doyle and Conway Instantly and
wounding Coyne and McDonald, while
Ryan,’ one of the firing squad, escaped
with slight Injuries.
After the accident it was found that
the firing pin in the breech block had not
gone back, as it should have done, and
that this pin must have struck the cap
in the cartridge when Doyle caught it
and caused the accident. Both men were
well liked by the department. The wound
ed are expected to recover. Lieut. Mont
gomery, at the time of the accident, was
standing alongside of the gun sighting it.
He was not Injured, but his hearing was
affected somewhat.
KIRBY TUPPER’S SUICIDE.
The Letter He Left Fail* to Throw
Any Light on the Cause.
Charleston, 8. C., Sept. 28.—The con
tents of a letter left by the late Kirby
Tupper, who committed suicide in At
lanta last Monday, have been made known.
The letter was a brief one. In it Tupper
expressed the greatest affection for his
children and for his mother, but stated
that he felt overcome with remorse and
had decided upon taking his own life.
He also enclosed the sum of $5.10, which
he said was government money, and di
rected his brother, 8. T. Tupper, to wtxom
the letter was addressed, to pay it over
to the custom officer at the .. .anta expo
sition, Mr. Donaldson. The deceased was
what is known as a high roller, and it is
said that he spent all his fortune left
him by his father and a good deal given
him by his mother to pay his debts. This
will probably account for his remorse.
The immediate cause of his suicide at
this juncture would probably be explained
if it could be ascertained how and where
he spent Saturday and Sunday and Sun
day night preceding his death in At
lanta. It is not thought here that he is
a defaulter. The large amount given by
his mother to pay his debts was given
some years ago. So far as is known here,
Tupper was a very clever and genial
man, and his popularity was great.
A WATCHMAN FOUND DEAD.
Apoplexy Carries Him Off While on
Duty ut His Post.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 28.—C. T. Armistead,
aged 29. night watchman at the railroad
department of the Young Men’s Christian
Association, was found lying in the hall
way dead a little after 6 o’clock this morn
ing, by the negro janitor of the building.
Armistead was employed on Thursday
last, and last night was his second night
on duty. After Investigation, the cor
oner's Jury decided that he came to his
death from apoplexy.
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CONSTITUTION OF CAROLINA.
THE CONVENTION NOW GETTING
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The Article on the Executive Depari
ment Finally Adopteu After Hav
ing; Undergone the Fire of Three
Readings During a Period of Sev
enteen Days—The Sessions of the
Legislature to Be Held in January
Instead of November.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 28.—1 n the consti
tutional convention to-day the first final
action on any one article of the new con
stitution was taken. The article on the
executive department, after having gone
all through the tearing process of three
readings, was adopted at exactly 12:12 p.
m., and was sent to the committee on
style and revision, becoming thereby a
part of. the new document. It has taken
the convention exactly seventeen days to
reach this stage of Its work, but the mem
bers hope to push matters along now and
complete everything within the next three
weeks.
Another important feature of to-day's
work was the adoption of an amendment
with the parliamentary clincher attached
changing the time of holding the sessions
of the legislature from November to Jan
uary, and after the first four sessions
have been held, limiting the duration of
the pay of the members to forty days.
This is a very radical change in the or
ganic law of the, state, but judging torn
the expressions made by many members
on the floor it will meet with much favor
among the people.
An effort was made by Mr. Patton to
pass a resolution sympathizing with the
Cuban patriots in their effort for inde
pendence, but it failed to get through, and
has beeii laid over for consideration on
Monday. The resolution read thus:
Resolved, That we, the delegates of the
people of South Carolina, assembled in
convention for the purpose of forming a
constitution for a free and independent
people, extend our hearty sympathy to
the Cuban patriots now contending for
the same precious right.
W. D. Evans could see no reason why
this convention should attempt to spread
itself over land and sea. He thought that
the Cuban question was something with
which they had nothing whatever to do.
He asked the convention to decline to
consider the resolution. Ten members
thereupon objected to the immediate con
sideration of the resolution and it went
to the committee on miscellaneous mat
ters, despite Mr. Patton’s earnest remon
strances.
LIBERTY BELL’S RECEPTION.
Preparation! Making to Give It a
Great Send-Off.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 28.—Great prepara
tions are being made here for the re
ception of the Liberty bell. The day set
apart is Oct. 9, when a committee will
take charge of the bell and carry it to
the exposition grounds with a military es
cort.,amid great pomp and pageant. The
military parade will be organized with
divisions of United States infantry and the
militia of Georgia and other states. On
the arrival of the procession at the ex
position grouiids the following will be the
programme:
Music —Hail Columbia. Address of wel
come, by Mayor Porter King of Atlanta.,
Response, by Mayor Warwick of Phila
delphia.
Music—Star Spangled Banner, by Gil
more’s band.
Address by Gov. W. Y. Atkinson of
Georgia.
Music—Exposition march by Gilmore’s
band. .
Address—C. A. Collier, president and di
rector general of the Cotton States and
International Exposition.
Music—Dixie, by Gilmore’s band.
Salute of 13 guns, to the "Liberty Bell."
Monday, Sept. 30 will be devoted to the
formal opening of the woman's build
ing at the exposition. An elaborate pro
gramme has been prepared. Addresses
will be delivered by Mrs. Joseph Thomp
son, president of the association. John
Temple Graves and others. Music will be
furnished by an orchestra of 25 young la
dies of the Southern Female college.
The first week in October promises to
be an important one at the exposition.
On Tuesday. Oct, 1, the Texas Press As
sociation, the southern mining conven
tion and the woman’s congresses will be
in session. On Wednesday, the Minnesota
Press Association, one hundred and sixty
strong, accompanied by the governor of
the state, will arrive. The same day the
Georgia Bar Association will convene. On
Friday, the Tennessee Press Association
will arrive. On every day of the week
some section of the woman’s congresses
will be in session.
RANSOM GETS HIS SALARY.
A Warrant for the Full Amount Due
Forwarded to Him.
Washington, Sept. 28.—The Ransom case
is settled. Acting Controller Bowers of
the treasury has signed a warrant for
$525 drawn by the state department in
favor of M. W. Ransom, United States
minister to Mexico, and the warrant has
been forwarded to Minister Ransom.
Auditor Holcomb of the treasury origi
nally held up the warrant on the'ground
that Mr. Ransom had not been confirmed
by the Senate, and therefore could not be
paid. Secretary Carlisle overruled the
auditor. Acting Controller Bowers sus
tained the secretary. Under this decis
ion Minister Ransom will draw his full
salary from the time of his second ap
pointment.
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TORY PLANS FOR IRELAND.
Tlie Land Question to Be Disposed of
Next Year.
London,
Internal politics will be broken very soon.
An informal council of the cabinet will
be held about the middle of next month.
Lord Rosebery, on Oct. 16, will make a
speech at Scarborough, and it is expect
ed that he will then outline the liberal
position. The Marquis of Salisbury speaks
at Waterford on Oct. 30, and Mr. H. As
quith, Sir George O. Trevelyn, G. N. Cur
zon, under foreign secretary, W. St. John
Broderick, under secretary for war, and
a number of others are announced to re
appear in the arena before the end of Oc
tober. What the country chiefly awaits is
an, explicit disclosure of the govern
ment’s projects for the coming session of
parliament. Everything points not only to
one, but to two sessions devoted chiefly to
Ireland. According to the Times the land
question will be settled in 1896 and this
will be followed by an Irish local govern
ment measure in 1897, which will probably
include the creation of a central council
in Dublin.
Horace Curzon Plunkett, who accom
panied Gerald Balfour on his recent tour
of Ireland, and who Is now recognized as
the adviser of the chief secretary, has de-»
veloped a scheme for the establishment of
an Irish board of agriculture, which is
certain to lead to the formation of other
special Irish departments.
The Westminster Gazette and other lib
eral organs admit that the unionists have
begun their administration of Irish af
fairs with a settled determination to avoid
coercion by adopting the lines followed by
their liberal opponents. “Irishmen,” says
the Westminster Gazette, “who, in their
haste call the parliamentary movement a
failure, speak prematurely. If the union
ist programme is carried out it will give
a nucleus of home rule. 1 Then it will be
the work of the liberals 'and the Irish
gradually to co-ordinate the Irish local
bodies and endow them with fresh pow
ers, until the country wakes up to find
home rule established with the consent
of all parties.”
The Marquis of Salisbury has promised
leading Irish unionists that he will visit
Dublin and the south of Ireland in July
of next year, if the business of the ses
sion will permit. Obviously the proposed
tour is a part of the government’s con
ciliatory policy.
The visit of the king of the Belgians to
France, which at first was supposed by
the Paris newspapers to be merely one or
pleasure, is now known to relate to the
Congo state. King Leopold has had sev
eral conferences with M. Hanotaux, the
French minister of foreign affairs, and
also with the chief of the French foreign
cabinet., Tlie French papers that assert
that the king offered to sell the Congo
state out and out to France, seem to be
ignorant of the fact that he was in Lon
don before going to Paris, and was nego
tiating here on the same subject. It is
the opinion of the .best-informed -that
King Leopold Is trying to arrange for the
sale of the Congo state on the basis of a
division of territories between France,
Germany and England. It is a compli
cated affair. Belgium, in 1890, granted to
the Congo state a loan of £1,000,000 without
interest, with power to annex the state
after the expiration of ten years. Then
France, if the state is ever offered for
sale, has the right of pre-emption. King
Leopold is much harrassed both in a
monetary and in a political way. Ke
wants the affairs of the Congo state
wound up summarily. He does not seem
to care whether he starts up feuds be
tween France and England and Germany,
he only wants to get out. '
Lord Londonderry, in a speech at Ripon
last evening, confirmed a report which
first appeared ,iri the Chronicle
that the unionist leaders con
template a drastic change in
the constitution of the House of Lords.
Lord Londonderry has been lord lieuten
ant of Ireland, and was offered but de
clined, a post in the present cabinet, and
he can therefore be regarded as an au
thority. He declared in favor of a sec
ond chamber, with, what he termed use
less peers, excluded. His statement did
not include a definite scheme. It is too
soon yet to expect a thoroughly defined
plan, but it Is marvelous to observe how
the Chronicle’s announcement that the
idea of reform accepted by the unionists
chiefs was an upper House, constituted
partly of elective, partly of selective ele
ments, has been acclaimed by the con
servative press. The Pall Mall Gazette
and the Graphic comment approvingly
on the scheme. The tory Globe holds
that the government ought to undertake
the reform, making the second cham
ber as strong as possible. The radical
press eyes the proposals askance as tend
ing to create trouble and as checking the
powers of the House of Commons.
EPIDEMICS AT ST. LOUIS.
Diphtheria and Typhoid Fever Ram-
pant in the City.
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 28.—There is no de
crease in the number of diphtheria cases
reported throughout the city, and it is es
timated that nearly 4,600 persons are suf
fering from the disease. The health au
thorities are at a loss to account for the
unusually large number of cases, but it is
believed that the disease has been aggra
vated by the sudden and extreme change
in the temperature during the past few
weeks. Another reason given for the
spread of the malady is failure on the part
of the physicians to promptly report the
existence of diphtheria and the conse
quent lack of quarantine precautions.
No abatement in the spread of typhoid
fever is reported, and in some sections of
the city the disease Is almost epidemic.
A Floor Mill Burned.
Duluth, Minn.. Sept. 28.—Fire this morn
ing totally destroyed the elevator of the
Daisy flour mill at Superior, causing a
loss of SIOO,OOO. There was 80,000 bushels of
wheat in the building, most of it of a very
high grade. The loss is well covered by
insurance. The fire, it is supposed, was
caused by flour dust in the cupola.
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PIGTAILS TO BE PUNISHED.
IF CHINA’S OFFICIALS DON’T DO IT
THE POWERS WILL.
Minister Denby Informs the State
Department at Washington That
the Chinese Officials Are Lending
the American Commissioners All
the Aid Possible in Getting at the
Facts—British Advices Are of an
Opposite Tenor.
Washington, Sept. 28.—A dispatch re
ceived at the state department from Min
ister Denby this morning shows that
good progress has been made in the mat
ter of the investigation of the Chengtu
riots, and that the Chinese officials have
directed the necessary assistance to be
given the American commissioners.
The dispatch states that the Yamen
have telegraphed the authorities of Pechi
Li, Shausi and Shesui to appoint an
officer and escort the commission. These
three provinces comprise the territory,
about 1.400 miles in length, through which
the commission must pass on its overland
journey from Tientsin to Chengtu. It is
now believed that the commission will get
to work in about six weeks.
The second part of Mr. Denby’s dispatch
is not altogether clear. The statement is
made that an edict will issue in a few
days punishing officials and degrading the
viceroy. Mr. Denby says he will cab;e
this fact as soon as it is
announced. It is not understood
here that the viceroy of the
province in which the Kucheng riots oc
curred was implicated in any way, anti
the degradation can hardly apply to that
viceroy. The French have, however, im
plicated Viceroy Liu in the Chengtu riots
and the degradation is supposed to refer
to him, notwithstanding the fact that the
American commission has not reached
Chengtu and commenced its search for
facts in connection with the missionary
outrage.
London, Sept. 28.—A dispatch to the St.
James Gazette says a squadron of Ger
man war vessels has been ordered to
Swatow and the Catholic missions in the
district of Shantung have been placed
under German protection.
London, Sept. 28.—A dispatch to the Pall
Mall Gazette from Hong Kong says the
Chinese officials are doing everything in
their power to make a failure of the in
quiry by the foreign consuls into the
Kucheng massacre bf Aug. 1. Forty of
the persons arrested on suspicion of hav
ing taken part in the outrages have been
liberated by the Chinese officials without
the consent of the foreign consuls, and
Mr. Mansfield, the British consul at Ku
cheng, has been grossly insulted’ by Chi
nese soldiers. The consuls arc discussing
the question of returning to Foo Chow
and submitting reports of the situation
to their respective governments.
A dispatch from Yokohama to a news
agency says that an attempt was made to
day upon the lifd of Marquis Ito, prime
minister ot Japan, by a member of the
anti-foreign league. The would-be mur
derer was arrested.
The demonstration of a powerful British
squadron proceeding up the Yang Tse
Kiang is the sequence of the tacit refusal
of the Pekin government to satisfy the
demands of the Marquis of Salisbury for
the punishment of the late viceroy of Sze
Chuen, whom British Minister O'Connor
reported to be responsible for the outrages
beginning in May at the mission stations
at Chengtu, which were followed by the
massacre at Kucheng.
The viceroy’s term of office expiring, he
left Chengtu, and the Pekin government
tried to Induce Minister O’Connor to be
lieve that the withdrawal of the viceroy
had been enforced, and that this action on
the part of China ought to satisfy the Brit
ish government. Lord Salisbury, however,
instructed the British minister that noth
ing would suffice less than a public im
perial decree banishing the viceroy be
yond the frontiers of China, with a state
ment that the crime for which he was
punished was neglect to afford protec
tion to the missions. The action of
Lord Salisbury appears to have been
prompted by the conviction, doubtless
based upon foreign officers’ reports, that
the Chinese literati, abetted by most of
the higher officials, foment agitation
against Europeans generally, and not
against the missionaries alone, and that
the degradation of the viceroy of Sze-
Chuen would be a blow to the literati
and an effective example to the whole of
China. . •
The decisive attitude of England disposes
of the report that the'foreign office enter
tained a proposal to withdraw the mission
aries to treaty ports.
It is understood that the United States
government, although not actively co
operating with tlie British government,
has been informed of, and approves the
latter’s plans to protect the missions which
involve the strongest practical measures,
in the event of the mere squadron demon
stration not proving sufficient to awaken
the government of Pekin.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that the
inquiry Into the Chinese outrages at Ku
oheng was abruptly concluded. The vice
roy’s deputy, according to the dispatcb,
declared that the investigation had gone
far enough, and that ample justice had
been done. A soldier insulted Mr. Manv
field, the British consul at Kucheng, and
spat in his face. Tlie man was bastina
does, receiving fifty strokes as punish
ment for his offense.
ETHELWYNN THE WINNER.
The Finn! Heat In the Race Won by
the American Boat.
Center Island, L. 1., Sept. 28.—The Sea
wanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club first se
ries of races for an international challenge
trophy for small raters closed to-day, and
resulted in a third victory for C. J. Field’s
fifteen foot Ethelwynn. The terms of the
series being the best three in five races,
the American boat has, therefore, success
fully defended the trophy. The course to
day was the triangular one, of two miles to
the leg, twice over, a total distance of
twelve miles, and was the seventh day of
racing, two abortive attempts having been
made on the 21st and 24th. At the close of
racing yesterday, the record was two vic
tories for each boat, with a protest pend
ing fcrom the challenging boat. Spruce IV,
her owner, Mr. Brand, having claimed a
foul in yesterday’s race. After hearing
the evidence from the sailing masters of
both the tiny crafts, the committee decided
the claim of foul not proven.
Killed by a Train While Asleep.
Macon. Ga., Sept. 28.—A negro whose
name could not be learned was killed on
the Georgia road four miles from Macon
at 6 o’clock to-night while asleep on the
track. The particulars could not be
learned.
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DEMOCRATS OF OHIO.
The State Campaign Opened at Co
lumbus With a Big Hurrah.
Columbus, 0., Sept. 28.—The democratic
state campaign was opened here to-night
with an imposing demonstration. It is
believed that the procession of clubs was
the greatest in point of numbers partici
pating in it ever seen here on a similar
political occasion. The procession was in
seven large divisions, and was composed
of sixty-six different clubs representing
the principal cities and towns of the state.
The Randall Club, also of Pittsburg, was
in the line. There were thirty-six bands
in the parade, and beside these fourteen
drum corps. The parade was six miles
long and contained probably 10,000 men.
The marchers carried Roman candles,
which were discharged as they went,
while rockets were fired and colored fires
burned along the route, making a brilliant
scene.
Eighty democratic editors of the state
rode in the procession in two brilliantly
lighted electric cars, and two large camels
from the Cincinnati Zoo gardens had
prominent places in the line. The speeches
were made from stands in the state house
grounds, the orators being ex-Gov. Camp
bell, John B. peaslee, candidate for lieu
tenant governor; L. T. Neal, Col. James
Kilbourne of this city, J. A. Norton, John
F. Follette of Cincinnati and John H.
Clarke of Youngstown.
The latter'in his speech made a severe
criticism upon Senator Brice by the fol
lowing allusion to his vote on the Wilson
tariff bill, at the conclusion of a resume
of democratic legislation: "Yet I confess
frankly that all was not done that might
have b§en done—that should have been
done by the Fifty-third congress—nay,
that would have been done had five United
States senators not proved recreant
to the trusts reposed in them by the peo
ple ♦ » • * ajlt i to what purpose
should democrats refusa to vote their par
ty ticket because five senators proved re
creant to their trust? When these men
had done their worst, they were found
side by side with 38 republican members
of the United States Senate—thus clear
ly establishing the position that the worst
kind of a democratic senator is as good as
the best kind of a republican senator.”
The meeting was very enthusiastic, and
is generally conceded to have been a suc
cess. If it can be regarded as a reliable
indication, the democrats of Ohio are
certainly alive and enthusiastic.
SPAIN STIRS UP THE LION.
A British Steamer Fired on Off Culm
and Searched.
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 28.—The Brit
ish steamer Alene, Capt. Seiders, from
New York Sept. 21, which has arrived
here, was held up by a Spanish gunboat
on Thursday last, five miles'off Cape May
si, the easternmost point of Cuba. The
gunboat fired three blank shots at the
Alene, and the latter vessel hove to and
allowed the gunboat to come up with
her. After a party from the war vessel
had boarded the Alene and made an
inspection, they returned to their ship and
steamed away, and the Alene proceeded
for her destination. The British authori
ties here, it is said, will take prompt
action in the matter.
Key West, Fla., Sept. 28.—The United
States cruiser Cincinnati left here this
morning, presumably for Cedar Keys, to
co-operate with the revenue cutters sta
tioned in that district. It is reported
that several large expeditions have recent
ly left that vicinity.
Passengers by the steamer Mascotte to
night bring word that news was received
in Havana to-day from San Domingo to
the effect that the steamer Alene of the
Atlas line was fired upon when off Cape
Mays! this morning by a Spanish gun
boat. When the Spaniards discovered
their mistake they gave up the chase.
The steamship Islana returned to Ha
vana this morning and reported having
sighted a large ship off Santa Clara. The
Islana started in pursuit, when the ship
put to sea. It is reported in Havana
that a large and well equipped expedition
was larfded from the ship.
Madrid, Sept. 28.—The Irnparcial’s spe
cial dispatch t from Havana says: “A
band of rebels' made an attack on Thurs
day upon the village of Guanche, in the
province of Santa Clara, and burned six
houses. The volunteers defending the vil
lage forced the rebels to retire, with con
siderable loss. Three volunteers were
killed.
HARRISON OUT OF THE RACE.
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He Is Opposed to the Nomination of
Reed or McKinley.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 28.—C01. John
C. New r , who managed the Harrison cam
paigns for the nominations Ito the presi
dency, and who was consul general for
the United States to London during his
administration, to-day authorized an in
terview. The general, he says, does not
desire to run again for the presidency.
"He is in no sense a candidate,” said
the colonel, ”and the stories that he has
withdrawn in the interest of any one
are without foundation. In fact, were
his advice solicited,” continued Mr. New,
emphatically, "he would select neither
Reed nor McKinley as the republican can
didate.”
Col. New positively declined to state,
however, who the general would favor.
Cummings to Be the Nominee.
New York, Sept. 28.—John B. McGold
rick, who was a candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for congress in the
Tenth district, where there is a vacancy,
has withdrawn in favor of ex-Congress
man Amos J. Cummings. The nomina
tion of the latter is now assured, and his
friends say he will carry the district by a
large majority. In the tidal wave of last
fall Mr. Campbell’s plurality over Gen.
Sickles was only 863.
ROSE’S CHALLENGE TO RACE.
THE TERMS OF HIS OFFER VERY
COMPLIMENTARY.
He Leaves All the Conditions to the
New York Yacht Club—-His Letter
Confirming His Telegram Now En
Route to New York—The Challenge
Absolutely Unconditional—lt Is in
Strong Contrast With Those of
Lord Dunraven.
Ryde, Isle of Wight, Sept. 28.—Mr. Percy
Thelluson, secretary of the Rqyal Vic
toria Yacht Club, has furnished to the
United Press exclusively the following
letter confirmatory of the challenge of
Charles Day Rose for the America’s cup.
The letter was sent by registered mail
this afternoon. , x
Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde, Isle
of Wight, Sept. 28.—T0 J. V. ‘S. Oddle,
Esq., Secretary New York Yacht Club-
Dear Sir: I beg to confirm by letter my
telegram on Sept. 23 as follows: “I, on
behalf of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club,
and in the name of Charles D. Rose, a
member of the club, challenge to sail
a series of matches for the America’s
cup in 1896 with the cutter yacht Distant
Shore, load water line length 89 feet.
In the event of this challenge being
accepted, I should be much obliged if
you would kindly inform me what dates,
courses ' and conditions the New 'Yorlo—'
Yacht Club will propose to govern the
races. I have the honor to be, sir, your
obedient servant,
Percy Thellusson,
Secretary Royal Victoria Yacljt Club.”
The meeting of the sailing committea
was held in the club house here. Sir
William Levigne, the chairma.n of the
committee, and a number of the member#
were present.
New York, Sept. 28.—The action of the
Royal Victoria Yacht club in to-day send
ing a formal challenge by mail in the
name of Charles D. Rose confirms, the cor
respondence which has already passed,
and clinches the challenge of the Distant
Shore for the America’s cup. It only re
mains for the New York Yacht club to
take action on the challenge and send to
Secretary Thellussen of the Royal Vic
toria Yacht club the formal acceptance of
the challenge. This will be done at an
early day and a series of races for 1896
will then be assured. The prompt endorse
ment by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club
of Mr. Rose’s offer to challenge was very
gratifying to the members of the New
York Yacht club. There had been some
talk of difficulty iii obtaining the backing
of a prominent British club for the new
challenger, or at least, of delay until
after Lord Dunraven had returned to
England and stated his grievance to the
Royal Yacht squadron. But the readiness
to challenge by the Royal Victoria and
the willingness of the challenger to leave
all c onditions to the cup committee show
ed that there are Britons who have con
fidence in American fairness.
The challenge is Unconditional. Instead
of the weeks that were spent by Lord Dun
raven and the cup committee in corre
spondence by post and cable prior to the
challenges of 1893 and 1895, there has been
nothing but an Informal offer by cable
to challenge, on Sept. 23, a reply as to the
form the challenge should take and th#
transmission of the official challenge to
day.
The whole business has practically been
completed in five days. The challenger
has named his yacht, and the length of
the load water line, as required by the
deed of gift under which the cup is held.
Her' has left the dates, courses and condi
tions to the cup committee. He has
virtually offered to build a yacht,
bring her over and sail match races when,
where and under what terms the commit
tee please. As one of the members of th#
club put it; "His offer takes one’s breath
away, but our people will try to outdo him
in generosity."
There will be a special meeting of th#
New York Yacht Club called for an early
date to receive the report of the Ameri
ca’s cup committee ofi 1895, and to act
upon the new challenge. The member# ‘
of the New York Yacht Club do not
look kindly upon Lord Dunraven’s de
sire to arrange for cup races for Valkyrie
111 next year, now that another vacht ha#
entered the lists. He may be givqn soma
private matches, and opportunities 11
plentiful for racing in open rega llas
the feeling is that one challenge for fITJ
America’s cup is about as much as th#
club should be asked to meet in a summer.
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