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TI >1 vtizingits WORK.
I h .,vrr. >"< Plasterer* to Work at
l,v Wages “ f the Pr ""”e
Cleveland's 81-
K'ci- rxntinE Comment— The Colonial
■nuirch Of St. James a Wreck.
■chahiksto.v. S. C., Sept.. 18.—Contri
■nitons continue to come In lor the relief
■tDes'iilerers by the earthquake, but at
■ ; cannot cover one-teutli of the
■pj ,1 joss. For this reason the Relief
■ mrai ttee is classifying the appliea
■ an d "'ill deal first with cases of
■loss and others who have no personal
■ .'‘ Mi of repairing the damages by the
■ rth-piake. A scarcity of skilled briek
■ ers and plasterers, aud the high
■raws, retard the work of reparation,
■ ',! nmnv citizens are determined to let
■ 'ring lie over until the return of a
Bnrtnal condition of affairs. Every com
■ctert mechanic has lull work at extreme
■ 1K .,,5, and there is room for hundreds
■ ''Hie Subsist* nee Committee submitted
■., elaborate report to-day. They show
■bat an equal number of white and col
■red canvassers are employed, who visit
Bailv all parts of the city and report all
Lrinr, needing rations, which rations
■re llii-ii delivered at the residences. The
■i.mmiltce recommend that the distribu
■io,iot rations on the present scale con
■me until about Oct. 1, and that
■ ell tue accommodations at the city
Rlmsbouse be augmented. The committee
■, y in conclusion that they have looked
■ ~'nn the funds intrusted to them as a
lob l v in our generous fellow citizens of
[i, i nite'i States, aud to be used lor the
uitntat ot the sufferers by*tbe earthquake
In tn ut distinction, all classes being
■placid upon an equal footing. The only
Ir ucstion asked is "Are vou in want of
|f The old Colonial church ol St.
llnines at lioose creek, a favorite resort of
|v sitors to the city, is reported to be in
fcuins. About one-third of the west end of
Sue building is entirely gone, aud the east
end is badly shattered.
CLEVELAND'S SILENCE.
There is a very general desire here to
know what has become of President
Cleveland. The people of this stricken
cuv have had tbelr hearts touched by the
generous outpouring of sympathy aud
money from their fellow-citizeus all over
the land. Notning like it was ever known
before, and it can never be forgotten by
those who have been overwhelmed by the
golden tidal wave. Even Queen Victoria
1 as found time to send a word ol sympa
thy, but we have not heard a word from
our own President. Pis mysterious
silence in all this trouble has caused anx
ious inquiries to be made about
him. King Humbert, ’ of Ita
ly, when the cholera ravaged
h" portion of his domain, is said to have
abandoned his palace and to have gone
into the cholera-infested district, order
ing the people and trying to alleviate
tbelr sufferings. King Alfonso, oi Spam,
left his bride to visit his stricken people.
tV hat has become of President Cleveland,
■vin owes his election in part to this af
flicted people? A message, a proclama
tion, an offer of Federal aid in some sort
—even the supplying of tents—some sign
that he was impressed with the gravity of
ihe calamity by which one or the tairest
cities of the Mouth was prostrated in the
lu-t—a word of sympathy even, would
have not been misplaced.'
CATCHES OK FISH.
Instead of this the people here, now
that they have a breathing spell, have
iust begun to remember that there is a
President of the United States, The only
knowledge they have of his existence is
b; the daily bulletins published announc
ing the size and weight of the pickerel
in tl trout that were caught by the Presi
dential angler the dav before, aud the
mini her ot nibbles and "bites” be missed.
It is not a gracious thing for a stricken
l"opie to grumble at the witbolding
of sympathy, but the people of
Charleston (eel keenly the President’s
apparent indifference, although they may
not give voice to it. Allowance is made
lor the fact that t he President is enjoving
■>*" honeymoon, but it is thought that he
night at least have taken time enotign
to turn aside for a moment and give offl
cial utterance to his sympathy for this
people.
I'assonger* from Summerville this
morninir report two shocks ibere during
[be night, and a dispatch from Camden
111 “-'hi bimL-s that a distinct shock was
lelj there at 2:23 a. m. yesterday. \Vlien
" l ‘ l *t end? Things are going on as usual
I ' .iiv, and considerable progress is
making in pulling down condemned
buildings and repairing others. The
eirnts present a strange appearance,
neariy ever) third house being surround
ed by sea Holding. A stiff September gale,
0 which, However, there are at present
no Indications, would play havoc la this
wu pity now.
All! FROM THE DRUMMERS.
Edgar G. Jones, of Philadelphia, in bis
letter to J. Frank Suppiee, of Baltimore,
iotising that drummers be called on to
hush an earthquake fund for Charleston,
■uggests that subscriptions should be
,r " m -* 1 to $5, and should not only Include
‘ss'iriatinn members, but every other
■raveling man independent of what, has
contributed otherwise. All money
° u| d le turned into the proper oflices of
■ue association, each member having au
“ori,v to collect, and oulsidera could be
80 empowered by the officers or anv
member.
BARRETT TO GIVE A BENEFIT.
Nnw York. Sept. 18.—The following
’•l'Htch was sent to Mayor Courtenay,
bnarJeaton. this afternoon: Wilson
narrst has cabled me the following
unructions: Arrange a benelit mati
in', ', < l ‘ * O, at tl,e Slal ' Theatre, in aid of
hurl, stem relief fund, a nil send im
jebatciy to Mie Mayor of Charleston
V’ "," n account of the same.” I have
jo'l'Oi.lted that niuount with the World’s
-uark-ston fund. Yours very truly,
John C’obiis,
Manager tor Wilson Barrett.
?T0,540 RAISED IN NEW YORK.
'JV‘ Charleston Relief Committee of
■ hauiherof Commerce received to-day
‘halting the grand total *lo,mil.
gen. FAIRCHILD’S AITKAL.
r„.=. AS V ,NOTON * s Pt- IS. —The looal
,i l * a ‘ department ot the Potomac
be Grand Army of tho R public gave
reception and banquet to-night in honor
to. , • uclu “ Fairchild, toe newly
‘o led Commander in Chief of the Grand
'"J of the Republic. The reception
“* 11 ut National Rifles Armory,
t "'** , lHr k"ly attended. Department
"’under Burke presided, and ad-
G.‘, o w, ' re made Gen. Fairchild,
n ' ;. l lt| ‘ ril ette, the retiring Commander
in i an< ' others. Gen. Fairchild
• the course of bis remarks made
n e.u ,V’ all Drnad Arn>y men forlm
""b- ld to the stricken city of Charles
on li-s ..****. that he had prepared a olr
lßl, rj eller for Issue for all posts, ehow
* the necessity lor prompt and libera!
contributions to that end. It was a re
production of the appeal issued by him
at Charleston and promulgated through
the Associated Press A banquet was
held at the Arlington Hotel and was pre
sided overby (Jen. Burdett.
A TOKEN FOR THE POLICE.
Baltimore, Md., Sept. 18.—Jacob
Frev, Marshal of Police of tois city, to
day forwarded to Mayor Courtenay, ol
Charleston, a oheok lor S7OO, contributed
by ttie members of the police force. In his
letter Marshal Frey said: "The tact that
your force never missed a roll call, al
though their own tamilies shared the
common peril, and that they were never
absent from duty, makes the action of
our force a greater pleasure.”
The total contributions here in aid of
the Charleston sufferers amount to date to
about $30,000.
AID FROM GERMANY.
Berlin. Sept. IS.—Subscription lists
for the sufferers by the recent earthquake
in Charleston have been opened at all tne
American consulates in Germany and
liberal contributions are flowing in.
AUSTRIA’S MISSION.
Rumors that Secret ary VI a lining Has
Keen Tendered the Position.
Washington, Sept. 18.—The Evening
Star this afternoon reiterates its belie!
that Secretary Manning has been ten
dered the Austrian mission with a view
to securing a settlement of the silver
question in this country by effecting a
combination betweeu Germany, Austria
and Russia, for the maintenance of a bi
metallic currency on the ba-is ol the
Latin Union. The article asserts posi
tively taut the appointment has been left
to the decision of Secretary Manning hiui
selt, and argues strongly in lavor of
his acceptance of the oflieo as a
means of solving the troublesome silver
problem. In the absenceof the President
and Secretary Manning, and by reason ot
the reticence of Secretary Bayard, it is
impossible at this time to obtain any di
rect or official information on the subject.
The Treasury officials generally are in
clined to doubt the story, and some have
gone so far as to assert that, it is Secretary
Manning’s intention, in case his health
will permit, of his again giving attention
to public affairs, to resume his duties at
the department, even il it is only for the
purpose of preparing his annual report
to Congress. They argue that if his
health would not admit of that work it
certainly would not be equal to the mental
strain such as would necessarily be im
posed bv an attempt to establish an inter
national silver basis.
ALLISON AND BLAINE.
The Former’s Chances for the Re
publican Nomination in ISB.
Washington, Sept. 18.— Senator Alli
son has gone West to speak in the lowa
campaign, afler conferring with Blaine
in Maine about tho campaign of 1888. It
seems more and more likely that Blaine
will have Allison noaninated by the Re
publican convention in 1888. They have
always been great triends. They are
alike in many respects, although Allison
is u much more honest man than Blaine.
Allison has all Blaine’s shrewdness, his
suavity, bis charm of name and his capac
ity for hard work. He has alwavs been
more or less influenced by Blaine, and if lie
became President Blaine would be the
government whether lie held a Cabinet
portfolio or not. But he would hold a
Cabinet portfolio, and of course it would
be that of the Department of State, for
Blaine is just enough ot an actor to feel
the necessity tor scenery and costumes
in all his public appearances. As Secre
tary of State he would bo required by
custom to keep up a hospitality not easily
justified by a private Individual, but
which would just suit his taste, and this
would be no less important to him than
the fact that as Secretary of State be
would be publicly as well as privateh
recognized as the power behind the
throne. Allison’s defeat in 1888 would,
Blaine thinks, compel Blaine's nomina
tion in 1832. Then Allison would become
Blaine’s Secretary of State.
THE NEW PUBLIC PRINTER.
What He lina l>isoovered in Hounds’
Administration.
Washington, Sept. IS.— Tho reduction
in the expenditures or the government
printing office which Public Printer Bene
dict will make will bo sharp and severe.
He has already discovered that Public
Printer Rounds did not administer the
office as economically as he shotild have
done, and he fears that a further investi
gation will disclose positive extrava
gance. A large reduction in the force of
employes is absolutely necessary in order
to bring the expenditures within tho re
duced appropriation lor labor made
by Congress at its last session.
Probably 400 or 500 of the 2,500
employes will have to be either fur
loughed or dismissed during tho year.
Even the Public Printer will tine it diffi
cult to get along comfortably, owing to
the restrictions wuich have been thrown
around the appropriations. The trouble
with Congress is that it reduces the ap
propriations for printing and binding
without reducing the amount of printing
and binding which it calls for. On the
contrary, it demands more and more oi
the office every year:
CAN’T NT AND PROSPERITY.
A Typo Tries to Shuffle Off the Mor
tal Coil.
New Y'ork, Sept. 18.—Thomas Rogers,
20 years old, formerly ajarlnter of the
World, returned to his boarding house at
5 o’clock this morning, after a night’s
spree, and at once set about ending bis
life. His first step was to souk a box of
matches in a glass of water and drink the
mixture. This was of no avail. He then
took a picture nail from the wall ami
stuck it twice into his left breast.
Very little harm resulted and
Rogers next smashed n wine bottle
and sawed at bis throat with ono of the
fragments. While thus occupied bis
landlady discovered him, and had him
promptly taken charge of by a police
man. Ho was sent to Bellevue Hospital.
Tho man bad not been working for three
months, having. It is said, inherited a
fortune of S3C,OUO from some relative in
England, which he was to receive in in
stallments of $10,(M0 every ten years. He
will recover.
Ranker Dane Indicted.
Boston, Sept. 18.—The grand jury in
the United Htatea District Court reported
to-day an indictment against Richmond
J. Dane, recently President of the, Abing
don National Bank. The arraignment
contains sixt- -live counts, charging em
bezzlement ot the hank’s funds in various
amounts, and at various times, and al
leging lalse entiles and drawing from the
bank’s lunil in Boston without authoriza- \
lion rmd with intent to denaud. >|
SAVANNAH, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER IS), 1886.
HULGA REA’S PERPLEXITY
THE PEOPLE KOlU’h.D TO ROW
TO EUROPE’S WISHES.
Tli e General -A ssembly A uiluui to Know
the Man Wnte>| ly tile Powers Before
Electing Prince Alexander’s Successor
Russia Masking us the Friend of the
Country.
Sofia. Sept. IS.—Cols. Mutkkuroff and
Nicolaieff, the latter of whom is Minister
of War, both declare that unless Priuce
Alexander’s kidnappers be punished a
revolution may break out any moment.
The trial of the revolutionists by court
martial is proceeding in spite of Russia’s
prohibition, and is considered a direct act
of rebellion agaiust Russia.
The SobraDje has approved the bill ap
pointing a court martial to try Maj.
Grueff and the other officers associated
with him in the coup d’etat on a charge
of treason.
THE RUSSIAN AGENT’S INFORMATION.
When Abo Russian agent here was pre
sented with the Subrange telegram to the
Czar, praying lor his friendship and pro
tection, tue agent said: "Prince Alexan
ders departure has removed the obstacle
to good relations between Russia and
Bulgaria which was a source of great
danger to the prosperity ot Bulgaria,
which Russia has at heart. Russia can
no’ admit even the idea of Prince Alex
ander returning to Bulgaria. This fact,
therefore, is one guarantee of happiness
and the internal independence which
your telegram mentions. Theother guar
antees you possess within yourselves in
moderation and m concord.'
SANCTION OF THE POWERS.
“Remember well that the powers have
not vet formally sanctioned the present
order of things in Bulgaria, and that their
sanction can only be acquired by pru
dence and moderation in the present gov
ernment and in the members of the future
great assembly. Russia never protected
any party, Russia desires harmony among
you all; and she especially desires that
your government shall be above all party
spirit.”
The President of the Sobranje then
questioned the agent regarding the iden
tity of the new candidate for tho Bul
garian throne. The agent replied that
that would entirely depend upon the
powers. In his private capacity, the
agent added, he had no information to
give, saying: “A jurv when elected does
not know who it will have to adjudge.
The Assembly must el ct whom it thinks
best capable of representing the dignity
of Bulgaria.”
TRIAL OF THE CONSriRATORS.
The Russians in Bulgaria deny all com
plicity in the seizure and deposition of
Prince Alexander, but have advised mod
eration in the treatment of those who
cere implicated. “In order to maintain
quiet and preventdiscontent from spread
ing.” the Russians say, Ihev “consider
that now the object ot the plot is removed
no one can proceed against the actors
in the plot. The Bulgarians rejoice
that the Bulgarian question has
assumed a more International character.
They think this tends to avert danger of
an armed occupation. The Bulgarian
deputies are anxious to know what candi
date lor the Bulgarian throne would be ac
ceptable to the powers before proceeding
to an election of Prince Alexander’s suc
cessor, as they are unwilling to choose a
candidate whom the powers might reject.
The Sobranje closes its present session
to-day. An ukase will be read before ad
journment fixing the date for the election
of the great assembly, which is to elect
the new Prince.
CONFLICTING SHOWINGS.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 18.—La Journal
do St. Petersburg savs it cannot recon
cile the Bulgarian address to the Czar,
praving for his friendship and protection,
with the Sobranjo’s reply to the
speech of the Regency at the opening
of the session. “Tills confusion,” says
the journal, "justifies Gen. Kaulbar’s
mission. His council will extricate Bul
garia from thoexistingertsis. Tin-disor
ganization in the Sofia Assembly and
among those guiding it must be re
spected.”
Russian papers generally consider that
lien. Kaulbar’s mission renders the send
ing of a special Russian commission un
necessary.
Marshall Chakir Pasha, the Turkish
Ambassador to Russia, lias beeu sum
moned to Constantinople.
GERMANY’S POLICY.
Berlin. Sept. IH.— ln the Reichstag to
day the Social Democrats proposed to
question the government, with reference
to Bulgaria. All the other sections op
posed the motion, and it was finally
dropped.
COKE WORKS TO CLOSE.
A Falling Off In tlie Demand Leads
to Five Days’ Work Per Week.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 18.— The coke
syndicate has decided to close down all
the works in tho Connellsvillo region
every Wednesday until further notice on
account of the falling off In tho demand.
No changes has been made In the price
because the present slackening demand
is not considered as indicating any change
in the volume of the iron trade. It, is
caused by a number of furnace* having
gone out of blast tor repairs, and every
one of these will go in blast again as sooii
as Ihe repairs are completed. The pro
duction of p g iron during July and Au
gust was greater than during those
months ot any previous year. Thus, nl
thougb the demand is large and steady,
stocks have been increased so as to be
abundant to meet it.
H.OOO ODD FELLOWS I .N lIOUTE.
One Hundred and Seventy far Loads
Deave Chicago,Round Tor Huston.
Chicago, Sept. 18.—More than 8,000
Oddfellows, many of them accompanied
by their wives and Iriends, leit for Boston
over the Grand Trunk road this morning
to attend.the meeting of the Grand Su
preme Lodge, wnicb begins next Monday
morning. It took more than 170 oars to
carry them: and trains started every
twenty minutes after 9;30 o'clock from
the Polk street depot. There were repre
sentatives on the trains from every lodge
in the West and Northwest, many coming
irom as tar south as Texas,' and west as
far as San Francisco. Seven car loads
arrived from Denver and seventeen irom
Minneapolis and Stt Paul.
Camp Medina Buildings Kircd.
Reading, I*a , Sopt. 18. —Incendiaries
last nigtit visited Johnnna Heights Meth
odist camp meeting grounds and set fire
to the frame cottages, of which there are
twenty in the grove. About twelve cot
tages were destroyed, and a large snace
in the grove was burned away. Fifty
men and women turned out with buckets
and battled with tho flames. The losa is
heavy.
SWEEP OF THE HURRICANE.
Lenwane, Clinton, Lirinsston and
Wayne Counties the Sufferers.
Lansing, Mich., Sept. 18.—The hurri
cane which swept through Southwestern
Michigan Thursday evening was the
most destructive ever known in the State.
Lenwane, Clinton, Livingston and Wayne
counties were the chief sufferers, but seri
ous damage has been reported at other
points.
At Brighton barns wore blown to pieces,
orchards and crops,ruined, and the new
German Lutherau church blown lrom its
foundation.
in Victor township, Clinton county,
houses and barns wi re wrecked and hay
scattered broadcast.
At Howell the greatest fury was ap
parent.
Several buildings were literally torn to
pieces and many badly damaged. The
southwestern part of tho town i* mostly
in ruins. The cloud resembled a hugd
wheel in the western sky, and moved with
wonderful rapidity.
JOLIET STRUCK BY A GALE.
Joliet. 111., Sept. 18.—This evening a
terrilio wind storm struck the city. A
dozen frame buildings about the three
points are leveled to the ground. The
streets are filled with boards. The old
pump factory on South Chicago street, a
large frame building, was blown ton feet
trom its foundation and badly smashed.
John Buckley lived near the pump lao
tor.v. His house was blown to
pieces. All the family but Buckley fled
to the street and eaoaped injury. Buckley
took reluge in the cellar, from whence he
was dug out badly injured. The residence
of Peter Dalv was torn to pieces and
scattered over an acre of ground. A
woman, whose name could not be learned,
was taken out ot the ruins of her home
with her leg brokqh. The large grain
elevatorof H. S. Carpenter and the office
buildings were totally ruined, theelevator
being leveled to the ground. A number
of small frame buildings alongside the
Chicago and Alton railroad track were
blown down. One framehouse was blown
across the track and landed against a
freight train.
CORRUPTION AT CINCINNATI.
An Assistant. Secretary SO,OOO Short
in Kis Accounts.
Cincinnati, Sept. 18.—The board of
revision, consisting of the Mayor, City
Comptroller and one or two other city
oflioers. recently employed an accountant
to examine the books of the late Board of
Public Works. To-day, alter a brief con
sultation with the expert, a warrant was
issued for the arrest of George
Leiter, assistant seeretarv of the
late Board of Publlo Works, and
at present holding the same office under
the Board of Public Affairs, whlob suc
ceeded the other named board. He is
charged with having embezzled $6,000 of
funds at various times within the past
five years. He was arrested this after
noon and gave bonds in the sum of SIO,OOO
for bis appearance. The expert states
that the evidence of ’embezzlement
is of such a character as
to prove that it could not
have been accomplished without the con
nivance ot other officers. It is* therefore,
expected that much more startling reve
lations will be made when the investiga
tion is completed and the report made.
Leiter has been in the oitv service under
both Republican aud Democratic admin
istrations tor nianv years, though always
acting with the Democratic party. He Is
well connected by marriage, and has
always been highly respected.
EL COYOTE’S BRAVE DEATH.
Pierced By Eight Sabres AYhile He
Fought Like a Demon.
Chicago, Sept. 18.—A special from
Lampasas regarding the killing of El
Coyote says: “Capt. Joso Maria Herrera
and 70 men of the Tenth Cavalry sur
rounded El Covote and 30 of nls band yes
terdav while enjoying an afternoon nap at
Santo Domingo ranch. Their horses were
staked out, their enns stacked and the
bandits had their shoes off when the sol
diers quietly approached with drawn
swords and began the work of extermina
tion. The bandits were taken by sur
prise, but made a desperate hand-to-hand
tight, and 20of them (ought their way
through the ranks of the troops. Eight
were killed and three wounded. Among
the killed are Col. Juan Rodriguez
Matlnez, better known as El Coyote,('apt.
Manuer, Perez Vela and Lieut. Paulino
Chaverz. The t roops lost one killed and
one wounded. It Is a matter of general
surprise that the wily Coyote, who has
so long been tho terror on the border,
should have been caught napping. When
the troops closed in on the slumboring
bandits El Coyote was the first to awake.
He fought like a demon, and tried to rally
his tnen, but his herculean form went
down pierced by a dozen sabres, amidst
an exultant veil by the victorious troop,
ers. The boiiip* of the eight bandits were
buried where they fell.”
AN EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Many Subjects of Vital Importance
to be Discussed.
Chicago, Sept. 18.—One of the most
important, if not the most important,
co iivolitions ever held by the Protestant
Episcopal church of America will take
place atCentrnl Music Hail, in this city,
on Oot. 6 next. At the coming conven
tion matters will lie discussed that will
have a direct bearing on the future oi the
church, and all or nearly all will give
rise to a good deal of animated debate.
Theconvention will oonsstof two houses,
namely, tho House of Bishops and House
of Deputies. The Upper House will meet
in Anollo llail. in the Central Musio Hall
building, and will sit with closed doors.
The House of Deputies will sit In the
Central Music Ilall. The House of Depu
ties will number 412 delegates, and will
be composed of four clergy and four lay
men from each diocese and one clergyman
and oue layman Irom each missionary
jurisdiction. The latter have no vote.
Tho Bishops are sixty-live in number, and
will be presided over by the oldest in con
secration, Rt. Rev. Allred Lee, ot Dela
ware.
A Judge Neat lies a Jury.
N*w York. Sept. 18.—The jury in the
case against the Brighton Bnnob Associa
tion for pool selling came Into court at
midnight, and told Judge Moore that they
stood 9 to 3 for conviction, and, after be
ing out thirty-six hours, were unable to
agree. The Judge reprimanded them in
scathing terms as perverse and deter
mined to abet violations of the law, He
then discharged them.
Cliincsc lu Peru.
New York, Bept. 18.— Mall advioes
from Peru state that the government has
Issued a decree that Chinese residents In
Peru shall enjoy all the rights and privi
leges conceded to other colonists.
A RACE WITHOUT HONORS
DOUBTS AS TO WHO WINS AFTER
AN ALL-DAY’S DRIFT.
Thirteen Pretty Crab Spread Thetr
Wing* for n Breeze in Itain—Little
Doubt but tho Glisten Wou and Have
Been Beaten l>y Both the Mayflower
and the Puritan Had a Kioe oa It*
Merits Been Posstbte.
Newport, R. 1., Sept. 18.—Tho great
yaoht race wus the event here to-dny.
The oourse wa* triangular and about 45
miles long. When morning dawned upon
ihe yacntmen in the harbor a northwest
wind, blowing 30 miles or more an hour,
piped a right merry tune among tho rig
ging of the fleet. It was just the wind
and just the weather which every loyal
yaohtman, and landsman too. had for a
week past lojiged for. What was at 9
o’clock almost a gale by 10 o’clock, the
hour for tho start, had died away to a 10
or 12 mile oreeze and at noon there was
hardly a breath of air stirring.
Otherwlso the day was well
nigh perfect. The sky was clear with
scarce a cloud above tho horizon. Just
before the start it looked as if the sow
and pigs course must be chosen for the
race. Indeed this oourse wus at one
time announced officially lrom the Elec
tra and the judges’ boat, but at almost
the last moment, owing to the wind, it
was decided to take tho Block Island
course.
THE ACCOMPANYING FLEET.
Pleasure oraft and excursion boats
were every where to be seen. No less than
six large sidewbeel steamers were seen.
Including the monster Pilgrim, with
every deck packed with sight-seeing hu
manity. The Canonlcua, Empire State,
Day Star, Nantucket and Frances eaeh
had her lull complement of pleasure seek
ers. The coasting schooner James M.
Balies also took out a large crowd, while
nearly a dozen steam tugs, of all sizes,
and as many more steam yachts, with a
large number ol sailing yachts not en
tered iu the race, helped to enliven the
soene. The racing fleet meanwhile was
lying to off Beaver Tail light, awaiting
the signal to start.
THE START.
When at 10:20 o’clock the starting gun
was fired, the Puritan, as usual, wus ly
ing close into tbo line and came rushing
across first at 10:27:18 o’olock. The Gal
atea and Miranda, the English sloop and
schooner,were not far behind, and crossed
well together, the Galatea being slightly
in the lead and the Miranda following at
10:28:35 o’clock. Then came three third
class sloops close together, the Clara at
10:28:44, the Bertie at 10:20:27 and the Cin
derella at 10:80:39 o’clock. Then followed
In order the Stranger at 10:32:24,theGitana
at 1:32:24, the Thetis at 10:33:03 and the
Sachem at 10:83:31. The time ol the re
maining three yachts, which all failed to
cross the line within the time limit, was
taken at 10:35. These were the Montauk,
Mayflower and Bedouin, each of which
suffered a considerable handicap, the Mon
tank losing thereby 2m. 3As., the May
flower 4m. 495. and the Bedouin 7m. 9s.
THE KUN OUT.
The run out to Block Island was un
eventful. The wind, which at the start
was blowing a fair breeze, little by little
died away until when two miles or so
from the buoy it became practically a
dead calm. The yachts started generally
under the main sails and jib, but soon
after crossing the line set sail after sail in
succession until most of them were run
ning under club topsails, jib topsails,
balloon jib and spinnakors. The Puritan
on the rnn out more than held
her own, adding considerably to her lead
over the rest of the fleet. The Mayflower
and Bedouin were, however, rapidly com
ing up on the rest of the fleet, and bad
soon made up their handicaps and were
running even with the others. As they
neared the buoy they came well to the
front and held their own. When the
press boat reached the Block Island buoy
there was a long wait, while she lay roll
ing idly in the long swell for tho Puritan
to round the buoy.
DRIFTS AROUND.
This the light breeze hardly helped her
to do, and she finally drifted around at
12:38:07 o’clock. Hhe Immediately stood
off on the second leg of the course to
West Island, running close hauled, but
soon was obliged to tack to the starboard.
At 12:50, as she rounded the buoy, she
was greeted with the tumultous greeting
of a dozen steam whistles and the sharp
crack of howitzers. Then followed an
exceedingly tedious hut withal an inter
esting struggle among the rest of the fleet
for precedence in reaching and rounding
the buoy. The yachts were all well to
gether, all nearly becalmed and each
striving earnestly to seep to the wind
ward and clear the buoy without lack
ing. For a long time they searcsly
seemed to gain an Inch and now one
vachtund then another apparently gained
an advantage only to lose it again a lew
minutes later.
TURNING IN A STRING.
Nearly an hour passed before another
yacht rounded the buoy, and then they
followed each other pretty closely for a
while. The second yacht around was the
Stranger, at 1:03:10 o’clock, and the
others followed In this order: Bedouin at
1:30:42, Clara at 1:30:02, Mayflower at
1:86:32, Mirandu at 1:38:32, Montaukat
1:38:48, Tnetes at 1:41:10, Cinderella at
1:47:20, Galatea at 1:47:20, liertlo at 1:51,
Gltana at 1:62:18. in rounding the buoy
several accidents occurred. The Miranda,
drawing about 15 feet of water, tin fortu
nately grounded just as she was about to
make the turn, and was delayed some
minutes until pulled off by the tug George
A, Dean, ol Taunton.
FOUI.B AT TUK TURN.
The Stranger on the other band, in try
ing to run too close to the huoy, was
forced by the strong tide upon tbe buoy
and fouled It In passing. Tbe Galatea
and Cinderella came up to the buoy very
close together, and in at tempting to tack
inside the Cinderella and the Galatea
fouled the buoy, us did tbe Bertie also u
few minutes later. This put each of these
yachts out ol tbe race should touts he
claimed. The rnn from Block Island to
West Island was even more tedious and
uninteresting than that to the flrst
buoy, being essentially a drilling
race the entire distance. The I’antan,
though having so long a lead at the buoy,
failsd to bold It thereafter and whs short
ly overhauled by the Uala'ca. the Gltana
and several of tbe smaller sloops. These
latter kept well In towards Beaver Tail
and thence rnn along shore.
FAVORED BY ZEPHYRS.
Bv this course they seemed to get more
wind than tbe Puritan and the others,
which held their course further out,
where there was hardly any wind at all.
A fairly good northwest breeze, however,
helped tbe craft nearer in shore and ena
bled them to gain several miles on tbolr
rivals. Little more can be said of this
part of the race than that It was largely a
drifting one and those yachts gained
the lead which were fortunate enough to
catch the little wind there was. As the
afternoon wore away it became evident
that the stranger and Thetis were having
the best of It and were gaining a good
lead over the rest of the tleet. The for
mer was the firstboat to round the Wist
Island stake boat, wnlch she did at 3:45
o’clock.
At this time no other yacht was within
two or three miles of tho stakeboat, and
the time of no other either at the West
Island stakeboat or at tbo finish can he
learned at this writing. The next boat to
tho Stranger, at least two miles astern,
was the Thetis in the same class. At
this time too the following ore leading in
the several classes, aud In all probability
will be the winners: In the schooner
class, the Gltana: in the first class the
Galatea, in case the toul is not olaimod;
in the second class for sloops the Stron
ger. barring a foul: In the third class for
sloops the Cinderella. On the whole, the
race has been one of the most unsatisfac
tory on record on account of lack ol wind.
At midnight Commodore Gerry stated
that the Stranger was timed (at 8:09:25
and took the prize in tho second class of
sloops; and further that the Galatea
would probably take the big sloop cup
and the Gltana the schooner prize, all
the other schooners being way In the rear.
WON DY THE MAYFLOWER.
Newport, R. L, Sept. 19, 12:30 A. M.—
It now seems that the Mayflower won the
race, beating the Galatea two minutes,
despite the latter’s long lead.
COOK’S HANGING.
Superstitions of Lonr Ago Whlcli
the Event, lias Brought to Mind.
Butler, *,, Rept. 18.—W. P. Cald
well, Assistant. County Treasurer, was
telling the News correspondent yester
day of the two raeu hung here in 1856 and
1867, their offenses, and in what short
periods of time after each hanging tho
sheriffs died. The first,, a negro man, was
hung in the fall of 1856 for killing Ids
master. He bad run away and was hiding
when his master saw him and cave chase,
and, in crossing a foot log, stumblod and
fell in the water. As soon as he did the
negro turned upon him, nnd, placing one
foot on Ills neck, held him under tlie
water until he drowned. In a few
davs the negro was arrested on the plan
tation while at work with other hands,
brought to Butler and lodged in jail. He
was given a trial, found guilty and sen
tenced to be hanged. Sheriff William
Wiggins did the banging, and in three
months afterward died of some peculiar
disease In the northeasterly room of the
court bouse building. It is not known
what the nature of the disease was. He
was sick only a few days, and growing il!
suddenly died.
THE COZATT MURDER.
The other was tho negro that killed
Jake Cozatt, one of the cleverest and
most polite conductors that was ever in
the employ of the Central railroad. The
negro bad committed some crime in Mus
cogee or Talbot county and was on Co
zatt’s train making his esospo. Cozatt
received a telegram hero that the negro
was on his train, and describing bim, or
dered him to arrest and hold him. In
the attempt to do so lie was shot anti
killed. The negro made his escape and
for two or three years was not heard of.
Finally, however, he was arrested and
brought to Butler to be identified. So
fearful were the offiolals of his being
lynched that, a strong guard was ordered
to garrison the jail until be could get a
trial. He was hanged ahortly afterward.
Sheriff Wall, who did the hanging, lived
onlv about ten months afterward, when
he died ol the same peculiar disease and
in the same room that Sheriff Wiggins
died in. These are queer coincidences
which have never been fully understood.
The friends of Sheriff Pope, whose duty
it was to hang Jesse Cook, tho wife mur
derer, regret that there were no means by
which he could esoape. While they are
not disposed to entertain the belief that
he will be “tricked,” yet they would much
prefer some other man.
Quite a number visited Cook at the jail
Thursday. He seemed perfectly satisfied
anti talked freely. He had a hook in
which he kept the names of those who vis
ited him and the principal cue Hons they
asked. In two weeks nior 000 people
called on him at the jail. Out of this
number only five asked'questions that he
refused to answer. These questions, he
said, pertained to no one hut himself and
could do the public no good, hence he re
fused to answer them. He prepared some
scraps or poetry, whloh be requested
should be printed alter his death. It. was
rumored Friday morning that ba had sold
his heart to Dr. H. G. T. Halley for $lO.
hut bis brother, who carne to take his re
mains to Geneva, Oa.. denied this report.
Politic* In Pierce.
Blacksheak, Ga., Hept. 18.—The Sen
atorial campaign in the Third district Is
the hottest one ever had in the remem
oranceofthn News correspondent, but
judging from the present outlook the wri
ter feels sanguine that Mr. Avant. the
Democratic nominee, will get a majority
of 600. His supporter* are men of intel
ligence. wisdom and discretion. The
four white candidates for the Legislature
say that they expect, to lie in the Held till
the polls are closed, and If they are H. C.
Johnson, the colored candidate, will rep
resent Pierce In tbe next Legislature.
Unprovoked Murder.
Baxi.ky, Oa., Sept.. 18 —A. J. Wilcox
was shot and killed latn this ufternoon at.
Ilazelhurst by his nephew, B. F. Wilcox.
Ileport says the killing was entirely un
justifiable. Wilcox got on his horse and
"rode away Immediately after the shoot
ing was done, alter remarking to bis vic
tim, "Take that you; you have been
imposing on rne for the last flve years.”
Ware County Republicans.
WaYCROBB, Ga., Sept. 18.—The Repub
lican mass meeting ol Ware county whs
held hero to-dav and indorsed K. B. Sir
mans for the Senate and L. A. Wilson for
the House.' These are tbe Democratic
nominees.
Slain in a Melee.
Jonesboro, ga.. Sept. 18.—At the
drawing off of North’s mill pond, eight
miles south of here, a white man named
Bartow Crawley was shot and killed in a
general light last night at 11 o’clock.
Desolation Pound at Ills Home.
Nkw York, Sept. 18.—When William
11. Hubbell, a Brooklyn man, returned
home from his business to-day, bo found
his bouse locked up. Alarmed at this he
forced an entrance, and found that hts
Annie, 36 years old, had drowned
her little slx-yearold daughter Ethel in
the hath tub and then hanged herselt to
tbe bathroom door. The husband Is fran
tic. He says his wife never showed any
symptoms ot insanity.
Ladles Injured In a Collision.
Lebanon, Pa., Sept. 18.—In a collision
between two teams at midnight last night
at Hebron, Misses Katie Stine and Mag
gie Arnold were fatally Injured, and Dan
iel Light, John Lehman and Miss Mary
Scha* ffer were very seriously hurt, aud
are in a critical condition.
(FRICK 810 A YEAR.!
i 5 CJENXB A COPY. ]
ERIN’S LORD LIEUTENANT
DUBLIN GREETS HIS ENTRY
WITH CHEEKS AND GROANS.
L(ljr I.ondondfrrjr Wears a Whit* Pop.
lln h a Irllmtn to the Irlah People—
Father Fahjr Explains Whjr He Re
fused to Giro 11*11 and Denies the
Truth of the Charcot Against Ultn.
Dublin, Sept. 18 —The state entry of
tbe Marquis of Londonderry into Dublin
was made with tbe usual official demon
stration, but was devoid of incident. Tbe
Marquis was accompanied by bis wife,
Lady Londonderry. They vtere received
In Westland Row bv a orowd which,
oheered them. Both tho Marquis and
Lady Londonderry rode from the station
on horseback. Lady Londonderry, as a
tribute to the Irish people, wore a dress
of white poplin. When the couple do
parted from the railway station they worn
greeted with cheers followed by groans.
The Marquis recognized the greeting by
lifting his bat and bowing with a smile to
the orowd. Tne entire route from tho
railway station to Dublin Castle was
lined vitb troops.
buildings decorated.
Most of the buildings were decoratnV
and the streets looked gav. Tbe Hiber
nian Bank building was conspicuous by
Hs total lack ot flags, bunting or decora
tion. The Kildare street club house was
filled with people. Tbe Naressa street
banner with tbe inscription, “The Queen
and the Constitution,’’ was displayed.
During the progress of the vice regal
procession tho cheers were nearly every
where accompanied by groans, but tho
cheering predominated. The vice regal
party was welcomed at the castle by a
large crowd of Loyalists, who cheeredl
heartily. There was also a hostile crowd
there, which did its best to offset the wel
come bv cheering lustily for Mr. Darnell
and “United Ireland.” The hostiles at
tempted to follow this up a* Marquis and
Cady Londonderry entered the castle, by
singing “God Save Ireland,” but the poJ
lice rallied and put a stop to this.
FATHER FART’S IMPRISONMENT.
Gai.wav, Sept. 18.—Father Fahy, tba
Cathoiio priest, who Is undergoing six
months’ imprisonment here for alleged
threats against a landlord for having
evloted ono of the priest’s parishoners at
Woodford, In an interview to-day with an
Associated Dress reporter said: “I nev
er mentioned dynamite to Mr, Lewis, aud
I never threatened him. I never urged
the people to groan against him. I did
not give hail because such oompllanca
would have been a tacit admission that
my defense was lalse, and if I made
false defense I would prove myself un
worthy of the priesthood.”
EMPIRE OK THE I(IIINEI,AND.
Increase of the Export Trade—Nat
uralists’ Convention.
Berlin, Sept. JB.—Tbs Reichstag to
day took up tbe bill providing for anew
commercial treaty with Spain. After a
speeoh by Minister Von Boetticher the
bill passed its second reading without
debate.
Herr Von Boetticher said that the ex.
ports lrom Germany were now
muoh sought after in foreign
markets, and that the exports for 1885
amounted in value to 2,860,1X10.000 marks,
a greater sum thun had been reached in
any previous year. Tbe present coinmer.
clal policy ff the government, ho said,
was less one of protection than a practical
policy aiming at the development of •
specific industry.
GERMAN NATURALISTS.
The fifty-ninth ennvention of German
naturalists opened here to-day, Drof,
Virchow presiding. Herr Luoanus wel
comed the assemblage in behalf of tho
Minister of Instruction. Herr Fercken
beok f v „e for 'he municipal authorities,
and Ilerr Klienort fo. the university,
Tbe principal featmeof tbe session was
a lecture by Werner Beiinons on
“The Growth of Natural History.”
Tne convention will lust six days. Thl
meetings aro held In tbe Circus building,
6,000 members are present, including
about fifty Americans, among whom aro
Drs. James Falk, E. Guttman, E. Btro*
vllzt, and L. Danglospfel, of New
York; F. Bigelow, of Washington; Wil.
Ham Welch, of Baltimore; Sommerfold,,
of Cincinnati; Deels, of Milwaukee, and
Wetsel, of Detroit.
'Mexico’s Courtesy.
New Laredo, Mkx , Sept. 18.—Yester
day afternoon United States Consul
Mackey, of this city, on bearing that an
American citizen named Robles was un
der arrest, charged with desertion from
the Mexican army, called upon ihe regi
mental commander,and, through h’s influ
ence, had tbe prisoner released. His re
lease was purely a matter of courtesy to
tbe United States government, as there
can be no doubt the man was really a de
serter. This action on the part ol the
Mexican authorities causes much favora
ble comment from Americans on both
sides of tbo river.
Fgypi’s Unsettled Condition.
Alexandria, sept, 18—Nubar Pasha
tbe Egyptian Prime Minister, has, at tbe
request of tbe British government, started
for London to assist In the settlement of
Egyptian affairs. The hostile Arabs of
Soudan have assembed in force at Don
gola and now threaten tbe Egyptian
frontier. The convicts employed by the
Egyptian government at tne Djehelzeit
petroleum works mutinied recently, and
twenty-tour of tbe mutineers bad to be
killed before tbe others could be forced
again into submission.
France Urged to Seize >1 ad a unseat
Paris, Sept. 18.—La Kopubllque Fran*
caise urges tbe French government to
take advantage of the lact that England
has her hands lull to enforce a French
protectorate over Madagascar, “other
wise,” observes the paper, “England,
when sho becomes disengaged, will be
come mistress of the situation.”
An Kurl Killed While Hoofing.
LONDON, Sept.lß.—The Karl of Dalkeitt
was accidentally shot to-day while stag
hunting In the Aolinaoarv forest. He was
running down a steep hill when be slipped
and fell. Tee rifle which be carried in
his band exploded and the ballet entered
his chest, inflicting a wound from which
he died an hour later.
Duty's Cholera Keturns.
London. Sept. 18.—Since the last re
port tbe cholera returns from Italy
show eight deaths and twenty-live new
oases In Taranto and tweoty-nlne new
casos and fourteen deaths In the other
lu tec ted districts.
Cardinal .lacoblui’s Illness.
Home, Sept. 18—The Illness of Card!
nal Jacoblui, the Papal Secretary of State,
has assumed a critical stage. The trou
ble is gout lu his chest.