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NINETY DEAD AT SABINE.
TERRIBLE DEVELOPMENTS
FROM TBB KUIXEP TOWN.
Moy of O'® Survivors Left Almost
>ude— Every One More or Legs Pros
trated by the Exposure nd
meni-Only Six Buildings Left Stand
log in the Town.
Beaumont, Tex., Oct. 15.—The first
reports ot the great disaster at Sahiue
Pass were not exaggerated, in fact the
death roil now reaches ninety souls. The
relief parties that went down as near
Sabine as possible on the Sabine and
East Texas railroad are yet there, succor
ing the destitute and sick. The train
could not get within twelve miles of the
♦own, but over a dozen tow boats have
been sent there, and are at work saving
life and property. There is considerable
back water yet at Sabine, hemmed in and
held there by the railroad embankment.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
Most intense excitement has prevailed
here since the first news of the fearful
castastrophe. The people have neither
eaten nor slept, and crowds have sur
rounded the wharves and depot waiting
for the return ot a train or boat from
the devastated town. The steamer La
mar ieft orange Wednesday night at 10
o’clock will) a relief committee on board.
Wbeu she would return no one knew, but
constant watch was kept at Oiange and
here. At midnight last night sue arrived
here. The people hurried to hear the
news and receive the sick and destitute.
The relief committee aboard the Lamar
consisted ot' twenty citizens from Beau
mont and forty from Orange. They trav
eled up the Neches river between 4 o’clock
yesterday afternoon and midnight, which
was an extraordinary trip fraught with
fearful danger.
TO SEARCH FOR BODIES.
Twentv-fivo of the committee were left
it Saoiue Pass to make attempts to re
cover some of the bodies, many ot which
tre reported to have beeo washed dozeus
of miie9 over into Louisiana. The mem
bers ol the relief committee who returned
were so worn out and overoonie by the
horrible devastation they witnessed that
it wp.9 next to impossibla to get the story
from them.and as each of Ibe refugees w as
minded by about a hundred people it
was equally impossible to get a detailed
account troin Rny one of them.
THE AREA COVERED.
Tbe exact extent of the storm-swept
district is yet unknown. From the re
ports brought, by the committee tt is cer
; ;r;a that the flooded district embraced an
expanse of country many times larger
toan was at first supoosed. Tbe Giilt
seems to have moved over the land for
miles in one high, unbroken wall of
water. The committee report 101 persons
missing. 90of whom are known to have
been drowned.
THIRTY-FIVE OF THE DEAD WHITES.
Thirty-five of the victims were white
And fifty-five colored. Joseph Smith, a
lamous local cnaraoler, known as “Alli
gator” Smith, waa surmosed to be lost,
as the post ou the relief train saw him
driving before the gale on Lake Sabine
attaerate of twontv-flve miles an hour.
Great was the surprise, though, when
Smith overhauled the steamer on its re
turn, bringing with him in his small boat
three persons whom he had rescued in the
swamp. Ninety-one half-clad, shivering
and wretched viotims of the storm were
brought up on the Lamar. Blankets and
bedding were gathered from bouse to
bouse tor tbe comfort of the heartbroken
sufferers, every one of whom has some
dear lriend or relative among tne dead.
ALL THE SURVIVORS PROSTRATED.
Nearly all the refugees are siok and
prostrated from exhaustion and hunger.
They are being tenderly cared for by tbe
c.tizens ot]Bt aumont. Dr. Calboun, one of
the relief committee, says there are
many persons in the vicinity ot the Bass
who are utterly destitute, being without
clothing to cover their nakedness. Dr.
Calhoun requests ail correspondents to
ask aid for the destitute. He eays it
makes no difference what is sent, food
clotuing, medicine or money, tbev
neeu them all. Dr. Calhoun is Mayor ot
Beaumont, and he will distribute t hrough
committees whatever is sent. From all
accounts language could not exaggerate
the state o! affairs at Sabine Bass. Out
of more than 150 bouses in the village
less than six remain standing, and they
are ruined. Wives and children were
u' )l ! aWa > an 'i drowned in the presence
ot their husbands and fathers, who were
powerless to save them.
SOLID WALLS OF WATER,
lhe waves broke against the light
house in solid walls fifty feet high, tear
jog out tbe window's at tbe very top.
comes have been found at a distance of
thirty miles from the scene of >hu disas
ter. r riends and relatives ofthedrowu. and
resident* are coming into Orange and
Beaumont by every tram. Tbe damage
Sabine, including that to the gov
sinniHUt works, will aggregate
" ear, y SWO.OOO. The latest " list of
'Be known to have been drowned
* follows; Mrs. W. A. Junto,
nanvh ’ J V, uk . e ’ M ">- B. F. Mo Don.
‘'f 188 McDonuaueh, Mrs. Coinm
thr,“ ■ e . e and chnd - Bomery and
Mr 6 \i ttl !^ ren ’ rB, G* Poinery and child,
Una, IS[Bn ilnd f<mr children. Mrs.
u T , auil tbl 'e children, O. F. Brown,
wlfNn\ aU ?‘,l ch “bers. Hover King.
Sh!, and ohlld<tvvo children of William
Wi,,,’ a cidld or Capt. Stewart, Mrs.
K U 1„, Wilson, and Benjamin
wh,Vl‘ 110 ,01 ' e koing names are allot
avel^ 008 ’ Tue names of the Htty.
lUK DEVASTATION COMPLETE,
' V * ! J rom Babine Bass brings tbe
horns in t, , re is not one inhabited
sr r l n h £ ot even the sign or
8<lo! ur> ! Icould fio found, ana not
hould k-sm ° f R< i ods ’ 80 fßr 88 we
hbattsro, l ? 88V,d oy all tbe mer-
Prtv .® on2 * ) * n ®d F.very vestigoof prop
lies ooi k ' uni, ‘ . schooner Silas
yards ‘ °“ tbo ,and about 400
wriat q? the water, ami is a total
Musip’tfl , n® tug Bowler Is beached near
rUlwavV.r" Dt but wlll bo ,aved - Tno
mass oi r „ B ‘* " r o, K llt mlle * t a twisted
mamin'-inh V. onr Bteamor found the re
food and * b , ab t ““ ta *ufferiug for want of
6 *Po*ute a^ r ,*s nd '‘ om the 1,18:15,8 terrible
was at f.’n d w tbe work ot relieving them
streets o? m. W beK,,n ' Tl > water in the
feetdeen' uuk"” w ? 8 frotn ono ,0 two
aboard the the Buffer e r * were gotten
hie and mer 88 8 P ,f>dll - v a® possi
could, Uelr Wttnl ® ®upplled as best we
wr, AT THK LIGHTHOUSE.
"ft' foMbe'li^hti 6 aboard the steamer put
a number oi“ bt ’ uae tower ’ oul of "filch
small cr2ff ffer ? r^ w s re tßktm - He®
Tte st.*m-. eigbted out. iu the Gulf,
••gtitnien weiu jut and picked up
Milch waL l ? reW a MoJt'can eohooner
the r, 8 wai ?P ed “bout ten miles off
"ho ! 8 ' Waving supplied all
*o sot . b u n k’ry and thirsty
sot out tor Beaumont with
ninety-three residents of Sabine Taes
aboard, mostly women and children, aud
on the way across the bay Airs. Otto
Brown and a number ol others were
picked up. A boat, which was gent out
to Johnson’s Bayou returned to the
steamer in tbe afternoon with most dis
tressing reports from that community,
hundreds of persons beiug drowned, as
well as fearful and complete destruction
of property, including thousands
iof bead of live stock. The Cameron
Beach Hotel was seriously threatened,
but was saved by cattle crowding into
the lower storv, thereby preventing the
building from floating off with its upper
stories tilled with terror- strioken hu
manity.
SURVIVORS AT BEAUMONT.
Beaumont. Oct. 15, 6 r. m.— Tbe Emily
I’, has just arrived with sixty-two sur
vivors. Thirty-seven bodies of persons
who were drowned at Johnson’s Bayou
have been recovered and sixty-five are
still missing.
26 LIVES LOST.
New Orleans, Oct. 15 Capt. Bailey,
bar pilot at Port Lads, reports that there
were 26 lives lost during the reoeut storm
on tne bayous leading from tne Cult in
the direction of and back of the quaran
tine station.
A MAP OF THB STORM PATH.
The Gulf Coast Given Forty Hours
Warning of'the Approach.
Washington, Oct. 15.—The storm
which has been working such havoc along
the Texas coast was first beard of by the
signal office on Ocr. 10 soutn west, of Cuba,
aud working its way slowly around to the
west end of the island, and thence north
ward. During Oct. 10 and 11 it was
traced upward toward tbe coast of Florida
and Alabama, and promised to expend us
energies somewhere over Northern Ala
bama and Tennessee, or making its way
across Florida northeastwardly ultimate
ly developing high winds aiong tbe Atlan
tic coast. But in this purpose it was de
feated, since before it reached the coast it
encountered the extensive field of high
barometer aud dry air cov
ering the Atlantic coast which it
was unable to penetrate. It was
deflected along the Gulf coast, westward
ly, manifesting itself in dangerous winds
and high tides at Pensacola ou Oct. 11,
its outskirts touching Ne|v Orleans on
Oct. 12, and Its lull energy striking the
coast between New Orleans and Galves
ton on the afternoon of Oct. 12. It was
not a remarkable storm as Gull storms
go, and its only apparently exceptional
feature wastberome it traveled, piling
up toe waters before it and pouring them
upon the low eoa-A ot Texas. People on
tne coast of the Gulf of Mexico were
given about forty hours notice of the
coming oi the storm.
SHIPS IN THE! STORM,
Two Vessels Put. Into Mobile and
Report, Another Ashore.
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 15.—The British
bark Scotia, bound from Ship Island to
Mobile to load timber went ashore on
Horn Island Wednesday and lies in a
dangerous position. Offers of assistance
are said to be refused hv the Captain.
The schooner Joseph Far well, for La
guna, with mahogany for New York, put
in here to-day and repoi t encountering a
nurrioane Oct. 9 and 10, eighty miles
northwestot Tortuga*. The vessel sprung
her mainmast, lost part of her deck load
ar.d suffered considerable damage'to her
rigging.
The British bark Stormy Petrel, sixteen
days irom St. Thomas, has arrived. She
was In a hurricane ou Oct. 8. 9 and 10,
and ran before it under bare poles.
A HURRICANE ON THE BRITISH COAST.
London, Oct, 15. —The wind, wnicli be
gau blowing a gale last night, has been
increasing ail day and to-night is blowing
a hurricane, the storm extending over the
entire southwest coasts oi England and
Ireland. Serious damage to shipping is
reported at Falmouth, Cowes and
Plymouth. Several buildings have been
wrecked at Brighton. Thirty ships have
taken refuge in Foyers haroor, on the
river Shannon. Two wrecks have been
signaled in Bantry bay. It is fearrd that
many casualties Will be reported.
BREEZY AT BUFFALO.
Forty Houses on the Lake Front De
molished—Several Lives Lost.
Buffalo, N, Y., Oot. 15.—The gale
which visited Buffalo last night did great
damage. The wind reached a velocity of
seventy miles. On the lake front, in the
vioiDity of what is known as tue sea
wall, forty small houses were totally de
stroyed by the wind and water ami sev
eral persons perished, among them a
sailor named Charles Mitchell, aud an
old man named John Edmunds. The bod
ies ol two children were recov
ered this morning and also two
ladies which are unknown. Twen
ty or thirty tamilies are rendered
destitute, and an appeal for aid has been
Issued. Many buildings were damaged
In the city. The most serious damage was
sustained by the splendid Music Hall,
which is in course of construction. A
large section of the rear wall, which was
nearly ready for the roof, was blown
down with a terrific crash, shaking houses
in the vicinity like an earthquake.
CLEVELAND'S SPORT.
A Day Spent Hunting and Fishing
in West Virginia.
Washington, Oct. 15. President
Cleveland has gone to West Virginia on
a fishing excursion. He will return to
morrow or Monday.
THE WORK OF THE DAY.
Romney. W. Va., Oot. 15.—President
Cleveland and party, consisting of Col.
Lament, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Fairchild, Hon. Joseph Miller,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and
his private secretary. Mr. Bevins, under
oare of Cant. Robert French, arrived at
Lieut. Ike Parsons’, three miles north
of this placo, at 4 o'clock this morning,
and spent the day hunting. One deer
was killed,but the President was stationed
at a point about half a mile awav and did
not get up till after the deer had been
brought out of the water. Tne party pre
sented him to the President, who will take
him home. The President caught about
ten pounds ol bass and killed four squir
rels, six partridges and a duok.
A Georgian 111 Luclr.
Washington, Oct. 15.—8. M. Turner,
of Georgia, has been appointed Assistant
superintendent of the Railway Mail Ser
vice, with headquarters at Atlaulu, Ga.,
vice L. M. Terrell resigned.
Gen. Young’s Ambition.
Washington, Oct. 15 —Gen. Pierce M.
B. Young returns to bis home in Georgia
to-oaoirow. He is disposed to think tnst
he will be appointed Minister to Austria.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 18S6.
PILLARS OF THE CHURCH
CLOSED UNITY OF CHRISTIANS
WARMLY ADVOCATED.
Episcopalian* aud Free KaptUt* Drift
Into Discussion of the Same Subject on
♦ tie Same Day Congregstlonnllsts
Dealing with the Standing of Minis
ters.
Chicago, Oot. 15.— The Protestant
Episcopal Convention was opened this
torenoon by the reading of tne prayers by
Rev. C. A. L. Richards, of Rhode Island.
A message lrom the House ot Bishops,
while expressing sympathy for all wise
efforts to increase knowledge of the Bible
in heathen lands, does not deem It expe
dient to Incur further expense.
The House of Bishops also recommend
ed the appointment of a joint committee
to whom shall be referred all reports re
lating to aged and iufirm olergy.
The House of Bishops also returned the
communication in reference to the pro
posed resolution of the House of Deputies
to the Gongrepratioual Assembly, which,
among other things, declares:
Tbe House of Bishops takes the opportunity
to assure the House of Deputies of its pro
found sympathy with the spirit of their reso
lution. This house declares its hoartv respect
and affection for ail who love the Lord Jesus
Christ in sincerity, and at this timwospoclully
for tbeir fellow Cnnstiaus assembled in this
city as the National Council of tbe Congrega
tional churches iu the United States.
CHURCH DIVISIONS.
This house aho avows its solemn purpose,
under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to pro
mote, with the concurrence of the House ol
Deputies, some practicable plan for bringing
before all our follow Christians in this laud
the duty to our common Loi and and Saviour ot
terminating the unhappy divisions which dis
honor His blessed name and birder tbe tri
umph on eartb of His glorious kingdom.
The communication states that tho
resolution is returned with the foregoing
statement as a reason for the failure to
approve the resolution contained iu the
message.
A motion was adopted providing that a
vote be taken upon tbe proposal to drop
tbe words “Protestant Episcopal” at 11
o’clock to-morrow morning.
The two houses then assembled as a
board of missions, and entered upon the
discussion of the proposition to change
lhe composition of the Board of Manage
ment of missions as recommended oy the
special committee ou missions. Without
reaching a vote the convention ad
journed.
HARDER WORK NEEDED.
When the afternoon session was fairly
under way Bishop Harrison made an ad
dress favoring annual meetings ot tbe
Board of Missions. There was, he said,
profound discontent in many quarteis.
This should be promptly met and the
work of missionary labor be popularized.
Tbe real Board of Missions now
sat but once in three
years, and the Board of Managers
had practically entire control. In spite
ot tbe noble exertions of the members of
that board their work was an autoeraoy.
The tendency of the system was to locali
zation. That explained the laok of inter
est shown throughout the land. It de
pended on the princely gifts of a few lay
men. No odo could wish these contribu
tions withdrawn, but there wascreditdue
others as well.
Dr. Hall replied, defending the action
of the board in taking away the right of
voting from tbe missionary bishops and in
reducing their salaries. He disclaimed
being opposed to holding yearly meetings
of the board. After considerable discus
sion, resolutions establishing a mission
ary council which shall meet annually,
were adopted. Legal advice is to be ob
tained relative to giving missionary bish
ops a vote therein. The board adjourned
until next Friday.
FREE BAPTISTS.
A Strong Sentiment for Union the
Feature of the Day.
Marion, 0., Oot. 15. —The second day
of the Free Baptist General Conference
was opened with prayer bv E. W. Page,
of New York city, after which the South
Carolina, Western Missouri, B. W. Eagle,
Mississippi, Northf-ast Ttxas, Nortnwost
Missouri, Yearly Meetings and Pleasant
Hill Associations, of Missouri, all new
bodies, were received into the General
Conference.
Fraternal addresses were delivered bv
Rev. R. H. Bolton and Rev. J. 11. Latham",
of the Church of God, both ot which
found a hearty response Irom the con
ference.
An address was delivered by Rev. E.
W. Porter, of New Hampshire, who
strongly advocated tbe coiniug together of
the different Christian bodies into one or
ganic whole.
Resolutions were presented and adopt
ed looking towards closer relationship
betweeu Christians and discipline with
the Free Baptist denomination.
In tbe afternoon the annual meeting of
tbe Education Society was held, Rev. O.
E. Baker, of Rhode Island, its President,
occupying tbe chair,
Tho following officers were elected:
Presiden, Rev. J. A. Howe, D. D.; Vice-
President, Rev. G. C. W attennuu and G.
F. Mosher.
The Home Mission Hociety meeting was
next held and was presided over by L. IV.
Anthony. The repurlof the Corresponding
Secretary awakened general discussion
and was referred to a committee for con
sideration. After this the Foreign Mis
sion Society held its annual meeting, be
ing presided over by Rev. J. Rand.
A strong union sentiment was the
prevailing feature ol the day.
BEECHER ON RETRIBUTION.
English Clergymen Shocked by the
News of the American.
London, Oct. 15.—Rev. Henry Ward
Beocber deliveied an address to-day in
Rev. Dr. Parker’® City Temple on “Pul
pit Work.” He dwelt upon the aid the
newspapers rendered the preaoher. A
number of questions were asked Mr.
Beecher as to his idea of tha doctrine of
retribution, and his answers caused in
tense excitement, several divines rising
to l heir leel anu loudly protesting against
bis views. Mr. Bseoher retorted that
any man believing in retributlou who
married, eutered society or smiled, was a
monster. He preleried working through
tear springing from love rather than
through the fear of tbe barbario doctrine
of retribution.
STANDING OF MINISTERS.
Pastors Divided on an Alleged In
vidious Distinction.
Chicago, Oct. 15.—The entire morning
at the Congregational Council to-day was
taken up in listening to tbe reports of
committees on home and foreign mis
sions.
At the afternoon session the oounoil
took up the resolutions defining the stand-
ing of ministers. Rev. Mr. Quint opened
the discussion by speaking of what he
called tbe “invidious distinction made
between acting aud regularly installed
pastors.”
Other speakers in favor of the resolu
tions were Rev. C. O. Brown, Rev. Dr. A.
11. Ross and Rev. 8. A. Chapin. Oppos
ing addresses were made by Rev. Dr,
Bturtevant of Cleveland, Rev. W. 51.
Lloyd of Rnvenswood, Ills., Rev. Lyman
Abbott, Rev. A. Goodwin, Rev. A. P.
Marvin, Rev. W. 8. Brav, Dr. Henry 51.
Dexter and Rev. Henry Fairbanks.
Rev. Dr. Dexter moved that the resolu
tions be referred to a committee of five,
to be appointed by the nomiuutlng com
mittee. The committee will be announced
in tbe morning. The convention then
adjourned until to-morrow.
Dr. Wooodrow’s Dismissal.
Chaklkston, 8. C,, Oct. 15.—in the
Charleston Presbytery to-dav a pro
test was made against the action
of the General Assembly on tbe
evolution question in dismissing Dr.
Woourow irom the Columbia Theo
logical Seminary. The protest, however,
was defeated and the aetion of the assem
bly approved.
EASTPORT*3 ASHES.
Nearly Half a Hundred Structures
Laid in Ruins ty the Flames.
Eastport, 51k., Oct. 15. The fire
which broke out at 2 o’clock yesterday
afternoon, raged furiously for ten hours,
deiying all efforts to control or arrest it.
It started in Capen & McClean’s sardine
factory, and swept in a northerly direc
tion along the water front and thr"Ugb
Water street, burning ten sardine facto
ries, two hotels, about thirty dwelling
houses, the custom house and post office,
and every piace of businesi wnere goods
of any description were kept tor sate, ex
cept two small grocery stores which were
out of the path of the fire. It ts impossi
ble at this time to make an accurate esti
mate of the losses sustained, or to
nsoertmn the amount ot insurance,
but the total loss will probably
amount to at least $600,000, fairly covered
by insurance, except tbe loss on the sar
dine factories, which could not procure
insuranoo- Tho factories gave employ
ment to at least 2.000 persons, who are
now deprived ot their means of support.
51uob suffering must ensue unless lmme
diaie aid is rendered. Contributions can
be forwarded to Hon. N. B, Nutt, Collec
tor of Customs. Telegraphic communi
cation was cut off at 4 o’clock yesterday,
and was not reopened until this evening.
It Is raining heavily xowaml the tires
are extinguished. Tne aggregate loss is
estimated by tbe Chiei Engineer of tbe
Fire Department am tbe insurance
agents at $500,000. Ttv,, Bassamsqtioddy
Hotel, Island House, Frontier House and
American House were burned. The Sav
ings bank, Frontier National bank and
custom house, ail brick buildings, were
totally destroyed. The Frontier bank
building was supposed to be fire-proof.
Tne custom house, post office and United
States signal offioe records and books
were burned, as well as the offices of
both newspapers published here, the
Btandard and sentinel.
THE LOSS INCREASED.
Eastport, 51k., Oot. 15, 11 p. m.—The
tire commenced in the drying room of Ca
pen’s sardine factory at 2 o’clock. Sixty
eight dwellings, 8 factories, 1 wharf, 2
hotels, 6 boarding houses and 130 stores,
offices and business places were destroyed
and about 100 lamiliesrendered homeless.
Very little provisions or clothing were
saved, aud many families are iD sore dis
tress. Tho 51avor of Calais has tele
graphed an offer of aid.
IRVING HALL MAD.
George to bo Indorsed or a Coalition
AVith the Hepublleans.
New Y ork, Oct. 15.— 1 t was senri-offi
oially announced this morning that Irving
Hall had decided to leave Tammany and
the county Democracy to their fate and
run a separate ticket. After the result of
last night’s convention reached tbe ears
of the Irving leaders these gentlemen are
said to have met and arranged a separate
ticket with Henry George indorsed for
Mayor. This may be changed by a coali
ition with the Republioaus and Commit
tee of One Hundred.
ROOSEVELT THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.
The Republican City Convention met
to-night. Ohaunoey M. Depevr was re
ceived with an enthusiastic greeting. Af
ter urging tbe Republicans to nominate a
good man and reviewing tbe historical
work of the party, he said he couid say
nothing but good of Mr. Hewitt. Refer
ring to the labor cundidate, he said: “Cit
izen George is a gentleman, whose books
1 have read with great pleasure.
Mr. George’s ideas arc imprac
ticable and are not for the benefit
ol tbe workingmen.” Mr. Depew
spoke of tbe necessity of pulling young
men forward, and concluded by nominat
ing Theodore Roosevelt for Mayor. Mr.
Roosevelt was unanimously declared the
candidate of the partv for 51ayor. The
rest of the ticket chosen was as follows:
John C. O’Connor for Fresident of the
Board of Aldermen; Louis 8. Goebel,
Register; Edward 51itcheli, Justice oi
the Supreme Court; Granville P, Howes,
for Judge of the Superior Court. The con
vention then adjourned.
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
Washington, Oot. 16.—The Republi
can conference of the Nineteenth Con
gressional district of Pennsylvania to-day
nominated B. Frank beitz, of Newville",
Cumberland county, for Congress.
The Republican Congressional conven
tion of the Twenty-eighth district of New
York to-day nominated Thomas 8. Flood,
of Elmira, by acclamation.
The Irving Hall Democrats of tho Thir
teenth Congressional district of New
York to-night nominated Lawson N. Ful
ler. In the Twelfth New Y’ork district
tho County Democracy adopted resolu
tions barring any candidate not in sym
pathy with the administration, which act
was designed to defeat Mr. Cochran, ot
Tammany Hall, who desired the nomi
nation.
Herbert C. Joyner, of Great Barrington,
was nominated by the Democrats of the
Twellib Congressional District of Massa
chusetts, at Chester to-day.
Two Men Kill Each Other.
Bomerskt, Ky., Oct. 15.—Henry Bogle,
Special United Stales Bailiff, and T. V.
Logan, Special United Slates Commis
sioner, met In tne office of tbe latter this
morning, and, alter a tew words were ex
changed, both drew tueir pistols and
commenced firing. Three balls took ef
fect in Bogie’s body and two in Logan’s
Both are dying. Bogie and Logan are
oid revenue officers and prominent oiti
zens of the county.
Loss or a Fishing Craft.
St. John, N. F., Oot. 15.—A fearful
disaster occurred off Cape John, Notr#
Dame bay, on Tuesday last. A. fishing
oraft capsized, and all on board were
drowned.
POWDERLY’SGREAT ARMY
BEAUMONT’S PROPOSED CON
GRESS MARKS A HIT.
Completion of tho Election rf Officers—
I.iohinuu Gives the Usher Slilu of the
Strike in the Southwest l’owderly's
Leaning Toward Ti olilhllton—The So
cial Equality Question,
Richmond, Oct. 15. — When the Gene
ral Assembly of the Knights ot Labor
went into session this morning the first
business to be completed was the election
of the remaining general officers—two
members of the general co-operative
board. It was expected that this would
ta!-e but a short time, aud that considera
tion of tho report on the revision of tbo
constitution presented by tbe Committee
on Law would bo resumed. This in turn
was to be followed by reports from other
committees, nearly all of which wore
ready to report. Among the first to be
presented was tbe reporter tbo Commit
tee on the State of tbe Order, ot which
Ralph Beaumont is chairman. This re
port indorses the report of the Committee
ou Legislation, of which Mr. Beaumont is
also chairman, and recommends that tho
supplementary report ot the same com
mittee. in which a plan for a Congress
composed of representatives of tha
Knights of Labor be established at Wash
ington, be sent out to all local assemblies
for their approval.
popularity of the plan.
Mr. Beaumont is daily in receipt of
letters both from the Knights ot Labor
and others commending his idea. The
Committee on the Stale of the Order also
indorses the General Master Workman’s
address to the General Assembly, and
recommends indorsement of the report of
Charles H. Litobman, the special agent
appointed by the General Magler Work
man to represent tbe order Delore the Con
gressional Committee|appointed to inves
tigate the cause and effect of tbe South
western railroad strikes. In his report
Mr. Litobman recites that hearings were
heid at various places in Texas and Ar
kansas, and says:
Tlio testimony in behalf of the railroad
was mainly to show what great damage bad
been caused by the strike to .lie railroad prop
perty and commerce; tnat it had been begttu
oo a frivolous pretext, wltbontroal cause, and
[bat the order of the Knights of Labor was
directly responsible for all the damage done
aud ad acts ot violence commuted with un
limited resources at their cotmnund.
TRAINED WITNESSES.
It war comparatively easy for tlie railroad
offtcia to carefully drill their witnesses io
the liue of statements which should fit each
other, ami this preliminary drilling was
painfully apparent in the testimony g veu.
Like a lot of parrots, they all echoed the
statement that the only cause they had ever
heard assigned for the strike was the dis
charge of a man named Hall, at Marshall,
rex. Tho ludicrous sameness of this reply
iinally upset the dignity of the committee,
and after being repeated some sixty times,
never failed to bring a broad smile to their
faces. In tho testimony presented on behalf
of the order, we endeavored to show that the
contract of I*B.> had been pcrsisteutly broken,
and that a long line of grievances had been
suffered, complained of and considered by
the districts Involved,and that w hile the Dis
trict Assembly was in session at siarahnll,
matters culminated In the discharge of
Brother C. A. Hall upon a flimsy pretext.
As an exposition of tbe case from the
standpoint of tne men who struck, the
testimony before the committee at Par
sons, Tex., by Edward B. Hollis, one ol
the strikers, is quoted.
PETTY TYRANNY.
Concluding his report Mr. Litchman
says:
The testimony of other witnesses at vari
ous places was corroborative of that of
Brother Hollis, and showed conclusively the
existence of valid reasons for eomnlamt aud
a svstom of petty tyranny on the part of the
railroad under bosses which was beyond the
power of human forebearance to pailent y
endure. All through the investigation one
fact was plainly shown, which could
not fatl to gain tho admiration of all,
and that was tne unswerving loyalty
of the mem tiers in obedience to the or
ders of their superiors when the word
to strike came. In many instances the ques
tion was asked, “Would you strike again under
similar circumstance* ?” ‘Moat assuredly, yes,”
wasthe unfaltering reply. I cannot but tnlnk,
asaresultof my investigation, that the ruil
road company had its soles In our assemblies,
and was rally informed of every move made
and action contemplated. Knowing that the
discontent existing would soon provoke a
conflict, the company quietly masaed a
large surplus of help in that section and
held them in readiness for an emergency-.
The company was better prepared than the
mon. I have no doubt that the claim of
Brother Hollis was correct that the Knights
had good reason to believe that the engineers
would Join them, for a prominent railroad
official told me personally that the road fully
expected that the engineers would join t ie
Kulghts, and had quietly arranged to bring
engineers from a distance to take tbeir places,
ARTHUR’S PRESENCE.
“Fortunateiy,” lie said, “we were able to
make an arrangement by which the engineers
remained loyal, and the men from a distauce
were not needed.” Perhaps the opportune
visit of P. M. Arthur, Chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Just at that
time may have been referred to. It is easy
enough now to say that tho strike was ill -
timed, ill-advised aud badly managed. It is
easy enough now to make Martin Irons the
scapegoat and say that be ordered tbe strike
without authority, but tho truth isthut every
local assembly voted to give tho District
Board power to demand an adjustment of the
grievances complained of and the reinstate
ment ot brother liall.
NO UAR-SU FEELINGS.
If tho board erred in acting prematurely,
and without proper consultation with the
General Executive Board, or knowledge of
the resources they Could command to carry
on the strike, the disastrous failure of the
strike is sufficient punishment without any
harsh criticism from tno. Among the inter
esting facts developed In lhe course of the in
vestigation was thojexlstcßco of a black list,
upon which was placed tho names of all per
sons discharged. There is reason to believe
that these black lists are inierchunged among
railroads, thus making It difficult for a man
discharged by one road to get employment
upon another.
Mr. Litobman adds tbat be purposely
submits tbe report without recommenda
tion, and aays be acknowledges with
gratitude the consideration with which
be wns treated by tbe Congressional
Committee.
The Committee on Legislation, among
other bills before Congress tuat it recom
mends, names the Poindexter bill iu fa
vor of tbe New York pilots.
L. C. T. Soblleber, of siassacbusetta,
and J. M. Broughton, of Raleigh, were
elected members of tbe general co-oper
ative board.
Daniel R. Gilson, of Hamilton, Ont.,
was ejected Canadian supply agent. This
completed tbe lull corps ol general officers
and tbeir installation immediately fol
lowed.
POWDF.RLY’B PROHIBITION LEANINGS.
Mr. Powderly. addressing tbe Genoral
Assembly, expressed lull ooufldunce in
the men elected, aud pledged blm-elf to
laitbful performance of the duties in
trusted to btm. He urged upon tbe As
sembly tbe importance f tem
perance, and asked them to
endeavor to impress tbe lmporiauoe ot
this subject on tbe various local assem
blies. He called attention to tbe laot that
not one of tbo general officers elected at
this General Assembly used intoxioutlng
liquors. Each of the general officers then
formally pledged himself to total absti
nence from intoxicating liquors during
his t wo years’ of office. The General Mas
er Workman installed all tbe officers
looted. None ol them made speeches.
THE SOCIAL EQUALITY QUESTION.
The following resolution was presented
by Delegate Barrett, of Pennsylvania:
Where ts. Reports have boon circulated
and Inipreagions have been created by tbe
press of i no country regarding the position of
the Knights o! Labor upon the question of so
cial equality, and
Whkrk as. iVo believe the welfare of the
order In the .South requires that this General
Assembly take such action us will dispel
those wrong Impressions. Therefore
KeH'ilv- </, That the organization of the
Knights ot Labor recognizes the civil and po
litical equality of all men, ami in the broad
field of labor it recognizes no distinction on
account of color, but It has no purpose to in
terfere with or disrupt tho social relations
which may exist between tbe different races
in the various portions of the country.
ADOPTED WITHOUT DEBATE.
This resolution wig adopted without
debate. Mr. Powderly, when asked
whether the Assembly would be able to
adjourn this week, said It was impossible
to nay whether if could oonclude tbe busi
ness before It or not.
A committee has been appointed to
make arrangements for securing another
hall in case t he Assembly cannot oontinne
its session in the Armory hall,lf tbe ses
sion should be prolonged lute next week.
THE NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
At tbe atternoou session Minneapolis,
Minn., was selected as the piace for tbe
next convention ot theOeueral Assembly,
which will be heid in October, 1887.
The report of the speoial committee of
six appointed to consider the proposal of
A. M. Dewey,of Detroit, Mich.,to establish
a weekly labor journal which shall be the
organ of the order, was submitted. The
committee reported unanimously in
favor of tbe proposal, but many
Of the delegates were opposed to it.
Nome urged that capitalists supplying
money to start the paper might throw 51r.
Dewey overboard, put a tool of their own
in his place, and convert it into an enemy
of the order. The discussion continued
until the hour of adjournment without a
decision on the matter being reached.
This evening Frederick Wilkins, chair
man of the Slate Executive Hoard of tbe
Knights of Labor of Wisconsin tele
graphed us follows:
T. IC. Chutlteld, miwuuk**, IF *.:
Insert in all labor, and advertise in local
papers, over my signature, “All Knights are
hereby instructed and all workingmen re
quested to keen away from Armour, Chicago.
The cause ol bis men it your cuuac.”
KIKE DAMAGES THE HALL.
Fire was discovered about 10 o’clock
to-night on tbe main floor of the Armory
Hall, where the General Assembly sits.
It had already made Its way between the
beams below tbe flooring and the firemen
hud difficulty iu getting at it. The dam
age will be about $1,09b. When the Gen
eral Assembly adjourned this even
ing it was not expected that
final adjournment could be taken until
next week, and arrangements bail been
made to cuntiuQe In possession ot the ar
mory until Thursday. Tho occurrence of
the fire will probably interfere with this,
as it will be necessary to have tbe dam
age it caused repaired before Friday,
when the State Fair will take possession,
and the Geueral Assembly cannot sit
while the repairs arc in progress.
BULGARIA’S THRONG.
The Powers Corresponding Iu an
Effort to Agree.
Sophia, Oot. 16.—Orders have been
given to arrest Col. FiloflT, the command
ant at Ilustobuk.
The Bobranje has been summoned to
meet Oct. 27 at Tlrnova.
Nino suspected officers have resigned
from tbo army. Several others have been
transferred to Koumelian regiments.
Gen. Kaulbars is expected to arrive
here to-morrow. The Russian Consulate
bus summoned Montenegrins and Mace
donians to assemble and put ibemsclves
at the disposal of Gen. Kaulbars.
Tbe Bulgarian government will send a
deputation to each ot the powers, includ
ing Russia, to ask them to uu no a candi
date lor the Bulgarian throne. If the
powers do not reply the government will
act independently, ami will probably ap
point 51. Stambuloff Regent.
SELECTING A CANDIDATE.
London, Oct. 15.—Thu powers arc
actively exchanging views on tue selec
tion ot a candidate for the Bulgar.an
throne. Gen. Kaulhars will remain at
Itustcbuk until to-morrow.
A STRONG COMBINATION.
London, Oot. 1, 6 a. m.—The Post
says: “Although no explicit agreement
baa been concluded, England, Austria,
Germany and Italy have mutually deter
mined upon opjioaing Russian aggression
in Bulgaria. Sweden has also declared
her opposition. Russia has positively
assured Austria and Germany tbat she
does not mean to occupy Bulgaria.”
The Daily Telegraph’s Vienna corres
pendent is informed that 150,000 soldiers
will be concentrated in Russian Poland.
Eighty-live Bulgarian officers are under
arrest at Odessa.
A Danish Editor bemenced.
Copenhagen, Oct. 10.—The Hupreme
Court hue sentenced the editor of the Bo
cial Democratic newspaper to fourteen
days Imprisonment for infringing thenro
vinoial law ol 1886. Tho court thereby
confirms tne legality of tbe provincial
laws. Tbe sentence will occasion great
tension of feeling between the contending
parties.
Botiooucr uud Cargo a Total lame.
Blenheim, oot. 16.—The schooner O.
M. Bond, of Oswega, from Detroit for
Buffalo, laden with 22.000 bushels ol
wheat, is ashore at Eau Point. ’1 he ves
sel and cargo are a total loss, Patrick
Ryan of Oswego, the mate, aud James
Hughes of Muskegon, a seaman, were
drowned.
Erin’s 1 Ight for Liberty,
London, Oct. 15.—The commission to
Inquire into the working ot tho Irish laud
act will begin Its work (Jot. 22, and con
tinue it during November.
AID FOR IRELAND.
Dublin, Oct. 15.—Archbishop Walsh
has received Irom Brisbane an install
ment of $1,5<)0 for tbe national cause.
Italy’s Improved Arms.
Rome, Oct. 15.—Wltbiu the last few
day* eleven Italian (regiments have been
armed with repeating rdtes. The work
of alteriug tho present rltlea is proceed
ing night and day.
Louise Michel’s Dcliaaco.
Paris, Oot. 16. Louise Mlcbul writes
to the Bucialiat papers that she will refute
to accept a pardou, and will insist upon
going to prison unless she is granted full
amnesty.
Badi Carnot Ueeißiis.
Paris, Oct. 15.—Sadi Carnot, sltnl*ter
of Finanoe, has tendered his rsulgnatioa.
Be will probably be succeeded by M. Hou
vier.
(PRICE HlO A TEAB,i
I 5 i,RENTS A COPY. \
ARMOUR’S BEEF MEN OUT,'
KNICiIIT B Mlltv DECLARES war
ON THE El KM.
A linast that Mu- Meats of the Hnnt*
Will be Driven Out of the Market in
Less than Three Mnuthu—l tin Other
I’hi Kern Declare Them*.lves In B]tu>
jmthy with the Firm 1 broatened.
Chicago, Oct. 15.—The situation at th*
stock yards was further complicated this
morning by the refusal of 1,200 beef
butchers employed by the Armour Com
pany to go to work. This long threatened!
strike ot the beef butchers was decided
ou at a meeting last night. Knight of
Labor Barry, sent here from Richmond td
try anil effect a settlement, says he Is sat
isfied he can do no good here, as the pack
ers will not treat with him s an associa
tion, ami ho will leave for Richmond im
mediately to lay tho case before thei
Knights’ convention. I’ackingtown, the
scene of the great strike, was filled thin
morning with crowds of men who stood
idly by discussing tnasituation.
Tho order for the neef and sheep kilo
lers’ strike this morning was confined toj
the Armour establishment. This is taked
as Indicating that, tne fight by thei
Knights Is being directed solely against!
Armour. That firm did not attempt tw
operate either its beef or pork killing de
partments this morning.
BARRY’S BRAGADOCIO.
A morning paper prints an interview
with Delegate Barry, of the Knights oil
Labor, regarding the ordering out of Ars
mour’s beef men, in wuioh Hr. Barry
says:
We nave formally declared war on the big l
pork speculator, nod ii will be war to the!
knife. I shall get to Richmond before the-'
convention adjourns, and you mav depend
upon it Armour's meats throughout the United
States will he an unknown quantity in lew
than three months. We Intend to fight ait
aggressive buttle, and Armour, with hia mil-*
lions, w ill either be brought to terms or he rel
egated to the position of a retired, if not a
bankrupt pork packer. Ae far as the tnen ar*
concerned,we shall take care of them.
TUK PACK KKS OP ON* MIND.
Ntw men continued to srrive during
the forenoon, and this afternoon it wad
reported that Armour had 1,600 men en
gaged. Twenty-two packing bouse firm*
nt the yards this afternoon issued a card
to the public, in which they say: “Hav
ing noticed the published report of the
remarks of Thomas Barrv, ot the commit
teeof the Knights of Labor, in which ha
throws the onus of the present laboe
troubles at the stock yards upon Armour
<fr Cos., and holds them alone responsible
for its results, we, the remaining pork
and beet packers of Chicago who bav*
entered their protest against the eight
hour system, do hereby announce that wo
are unanimous in our action, and that
Armour * Cos. are no more responsible
for the present circumstances than w
are ourselves, Individually nnd collect
ively. All the statements that Armoufi
A Cos. are standing in the way ot or in any
uibdiii r opposing on amicable solution ofl
the question ut issue are entirely without/
foundation. Discrimination against Ar
mour A Co.’s dressed beet business by or
di ingout their beef butchers is equally
unjust and unreasonable, as their com
petitors, Messrs, Swift and Norrik
& Cos., are Lilly in accord and sympathy
with the ten-hour system.
Strike if tho Switchmen.
Minneapolis, Mmin.. Oct. 15.—Th
switchmen's sinks in this city show*
little change to-day. The strik'-rs in tho
Manitoba yards this morning pulled the
pins from the height cars and threw them
away to prevent tho cars trom being
moved. When 1 o’clock came the men on
all the lines centreing in this oily refused
to go to work. The number oho thus,
went out is about seventy. Affairs are,
assuming a more serious aspect.
HAKI/BM’g II El its.
All the Detail* Kcatl.y to Begin thei
Suit of tho 1,-100 Claimants.
I’ITTBBi itO, Pa., Dot, 15.—The claim
ants to Harlem common in New YorkJ
have finally completed all the deialio
necessary to begin their legal fight, ae<£
within teu days will file in the United;
hint,-s Circuit Court In New Vork, a stu
pendous bill in equity. One heir (nun,
Louisiana will appear as plaintiff, and!
the other l,4ooknown heirs will appear as'
respondents. The prayer ol this bill will
be primarily for paitition of the property
among theciaununts and Incidentally foi*
citation on each heir, to show on wbajj
grounds he bases nis claim. This pro
ceeding will occupy at least six months
amt will greatly reduce the number oi
heirs. It is estimated that of the 1.400 who
go Into contest not over 500 will be able to
trace tbelr lineage back to the proper
source. Alter this has been accompilseedi
the next step will be to cuter ejectment
suit*. The claimants do not anticipate!
that anv of tbelr suits will oome to trials
as they expect to compromise wi h that
present holders of the property. The val
uation ol the land is $<X),000,000, and Uifljr.
will be willing to settle upon a basis ol 20
per cent. Among tho 1,400 claimants are!
residents of every State In the Union, and,
also of Nova Scotia and Now Biunswtok.
LYNCHED FOIt OUT it AG 15.
Three Grlcvoua Crime* Confcsand by,
the Culprit Before Being Hung.
Memphis, Oct. 15.—Mrs. Leaota, a.
widow residing two miles from Dyers- 1
burg, Tenn., was raped Wednesday by a
negro named Matt Washington, who was
shortly afterwards captured and lodged
In jail. Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
a crowd of 250 unmasked men sur
rounded the jail and took forcible,
possession of the ravisher. They would
have hanged him in Dyersburg, but at
tbe requestor many citizens they took
him aoross the river and hung him on the
nearest tree.
Washington confessed bis crime. say.
ing that he intended ravishing Mrs.,
Leach’s 10-year-old daughter, who was
absent from borne. He also enmeshed to
having ravished three other women*
Southern Passenger itaios.
New York Oct. 15.—Tue manager*and
pas-enser agents of tbe Southern rail
roods met here to-day. A committee was
appointed to arrange a schedule of rate*
aud to report at a meeting to be beld to
morrow aiternoon. Then It will be its.
ruled whether tbe roads will continue the
saie of roucd-ttip tickets or ad >pt acueap _
through rate. Tbe sale of tlokets by
scalpers was discussed by the agents, and
It was decided that something should be
done to stop tbe annoyance of contending
With out rates.
Failure* for the Week.
New York. Oot. 15.—Tbe business fail,
ures throughout the oountry during last
week, as reported to Dunn & Cos., num
ber for tbe United States, 160, and lor Can
acts, 10; a total of 17th compared with 180
last week.