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LAMAR FREE FROM SI'ITE.
KNOXVILLE’S NEW PENSION
AGENT TO KEEP HIS PLACE.
Mistakes n’hi-u tlie lucunibcnt Was
Tonne and Honditrons Declared
Llred Down by Hl Subsequent Kec
■rd—A Vote to Disfranchise Et-Con
federates and to Offer a Keward for
Ex-G or, Harris His Errors.
Washington, Oct. 23.—Several weeks
ago at tlie request of leading Democrats
of East Tennessee, Maj. J. H.AVaganer
was appointed United States Pension
A cent at Knoxville to succeed Robert
Taylor, tbe Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor. The new appointee was Major of
the Thirteenth Tennessee cavalry in the
Union army and was a gallant
soldier. Immediately after his ap
pointment Democrats of East
Tennessee come here and tinted
Secretary Lamar to recommend to the
President reconsideration of the case and
revocation of the appointment on the
ground that as a member of the Legisla
ture in 1865 Maj. Wagoner voted to dis
franchise ex-(Jonledera;eß. and also voted
for the resolution to offer a reward for tne
apprehension ol ex-Governor (now Sena
tor) tsham GE Harris. To-day secretary
Lamar made the following response to
the persons who were demanding recon
sidera ion of the case - “Toe Secretary of
the Interior declines to recommend the
revocation of Maj. Wacaner’scomuiission
ks pension agent at Knoxville, Tenn.”
HIGH RECOMMENDATIONS.
He says “Maj. Waganer was appointed
apon the recommendation ot the leading
and best citizens of Tennessee. All the
parties represented him as a man quali
fied in integrity, intellect and character
for the duties ot the position, and as a
man endeared to the people by his con
sistent support during the past twenty
pears of their highest and best interests.
The fact brought out against him since
Bis commission was issued that be bad
given an unju6t and unwise vote for dis
franchisement when he was a young
man not more than 21 years of
age, immediately alter the war,
■when the passions of both sides were
roused to toe highest pitch, should not
now be used to ostracise him from public
trust among people to whose rights and
interests he has ever since been true and
loyai. We have ail been contending that
the issues of the war and the passions
growing out of it nhould not be kept alive,
and 1 do not snow ot any instance in
which the precept can better be enforced
by example than tbis. Both sides in Ten
nessee showed courage to tight. 1 am
confident they have also that higher
quality—magnanimity, mutually to for
give.”
A BATCH OF APPOINTMENTS.
L, M. Lamar Made Marshal for the
Southern District of Georgia.
Washington, Oct. 23.—The President
bas made the following appointments:
Daniel N. Lockwood, of New York, At
torney lor the United States for the North
ern district of New York; Lueihs M. La
mar, of Georgia, Marshal for the United
States for the Southern district ol Geor
gia: Cousuls oi the United Stales: Seth
A. Pratt, of Massachusetts, to Zanzibar;
C. R. McCall, oi Alabama, to Santos;
William R. Greathouse, of Louisiana, to
Tampico; Enoch J. Smithers, of Dela
ware. to Tien Teln; John T. Campbell, of
California, to Tamutave; Leopold Moore,
OfNiwYork.at Hull; Frank H. Good
year, of New York. Joseph \V. Fellows,
ot New Hampshire. Allred Lacdon Rives,
of Virgin a, a commission to examiue
forty miles of railroad constructed by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company in
W ashing ton Territory.
SUICIDE AT His DESK.
R. TV. Alston, of Atlanta, Kills Him
self in a Government Department.
Washington, Oct. 23.—The Sixth
Auditor's office was the scene of a sensa
tional suicide to-day. Robert W. Alston,
a clerk in that branch of the government
service, alter coolly announcing to the
chief of division that he was “going to
put an end to lhis thing,” walked to bis
desk, took a 38-calibre revolver from bi •
pocket a id id the presence ot his fellow
clerks sent a ball crashing through bis
brain. The uulortuoate man lived but
foity-live minutes alter the fatal shot
was tired. Nervous depression is said
to have led to the act. Alston, who
was a native of Georgia, was about 28
years oi age, unmarried and well kuown
Jn this city, especially among Georgians
and Southern men. He was a son of the
late Col. Bob Alston, ot Atlanta.
STARTED FUU CONGRESS.
Carter Harrison Nominated in the
Third Illinois District.
Washington, Oct. 23.—The following
Congressional Dominations were made
to-day:
At Ohioago to-day the Democrats
of the Third Congressional district nomi
nated Mayor Carter Harrison.
Edward Scull was nominated to-day bv
the Republican conlereuee at Somerset
lor the Seventeenth Congressional dis
trict oi Pennsylvania. The couicrees
have been balloting six weeks.
DECK ON THE STUMP.
Louisville, Oct. 23.—Senator Beck
addressed a large audience at Beck’s
Hail to-night, at the Democratic Con
gressional rully. He discussed natloual
issues and attacked Senator Sherman,
who recently spoke for bis silver views,
and charged him with conspiracy in de
monetizing silver in 1873.
Bartholdi's Statue.
Washington, Oct. 28.—Maj. Gen.
Schofield. who uas charge of the ceremo
nies attendii g the inauguration ol the
Bartholdi statue next Thursday, called
at the White House to-day and had an in
terview with the President in regard to
his participation in the ceremonies. The
President and most of the Cabinet will
attend, but the details of the trip have
not been completed. It is expected that
Mrs. Cleveland and the wives of several
•M the Cabinet officers w ill accompany the
party.
Young ipaches to lie Educated.
Washing ton, Oct. 23—The Secretary
of the interior bas itiiormea the V, ar De
partment that thirty-nine Indian youlhs,
among the A oachcs confined at Fort Mar
loo, Fla., will be reoeived lor educational
and industrial training it delivered to the
Superintend nt oi ibe Carlisle Indian
Training School in Pennsylvania.
.Illslice Woods 111.
Washington.Oct. 23 Justice Woods
is too ill to take his seat upon the Su
preme bench, it is learen. dU'Jng the win
ter. Uis'anilly will remain abroad and
the Justice will slay in the city tor treat
ment.
Fanuiagimi’s Blaze.
Farmington, Me., Oot. 28.—The great
fire last night burned twenty-three dwel
ling houses, nineteen stores, throe
Churches and two newspaper offices. The
loss Is estimated at $300,000. The insur
ance is small.
SHREVEPORT DEVASTATED.
New Orleans, Oct. 13.—A fix* broke
nut ibis kiirii <m#ii m i sipi's <‘arr age fac
tory at 8 reveport. deslmyin* mat nuild-
Ins ami liiuen residences and p.acss of
Udliuss. The loss is estimated at 00,-
GEYSERS AT SUMMERVILLE.
! Water Thrown Three Feet luto the
Air Near Ashley River.
Charleston, 8. C., Oct. 23.—Dis
patches received at 2 o’clock this morn
ing reported the damage at Summerville
by tbe shock yesterday afternoon as
greater than at first staled. Seventy-five
j chimneys will have to come down. A
| number ol geysers have been discovered
j where oily water spouts up continually.
The water basan odor similar to kerosene
! oil and is accompanied by fine sand
|of different colors. The people
i of the town are thoroughly
j worked up again, and grea uneasiness
is ielt by all. The duration ot the shock
is estimated at from twenty to thirty
seconds and its force was so great that
persons found it exceediugty difficult to
open tbe doors or get out of their houses
to a safer locality, and some cases are re
ported wriere persons were thrown down
by tbe shaking. There was a slight shock
in Summerville and Charleston at 11:55
o’clock last night but no damage done.
THE KEROSENE EXPLAINED.
Charleston, Oct. 23. 8 p. M.— Tbe de
velopment of geyseiß at Summerville by
yesterday’s shocks is corroborated, but
the kerosene oil found in the water is ex
plained by tbe fact that refuse from the
oreosotlng oil factory bas been emptied
into the drains in wdich tbe geysers ap
peared. It is reported tuat water was
tnrown up fully three leet from one of tbe
geysers near Ashley river. The water is
as cold as ice, ami as dear as crvstal,
No new disturbances occurred there to
day.
This city has been absolutely quiet to
dav, nothing In the nature of an earth
quake disturbance occurring to disturb
the normal condition ot affairs.
SHOCKS AT MOBILE.
Mobii-k, Oct. 23 —Two slight shocks of
earthquake were felt this morning at 0:80
and 10:10 o’clock at Fort Morgan at the
entrance to Mobile Bay.
A SHOCK AT ATHENS.
Athens, Oct. 23.—A shock of earth
quake was felt here to-day.
A SHOCK AT FORT MORGAN.
Fort Morgan, Ala., Oot. 23. A
slight shock of earthquake was ielt here
at f* o’clock this morning. Tbe shock
was preceded by a low, rumbliug sound,
which lasted several seconds. Half an
hour later a second shock was felt, ac
companied by a rumbling noise, resemb
ling distant thunder. No damage was
done. Ihe sky was clear and the Gull as
smooth as glass at tbe time.
BLUE BLOOD DISGRACED.
A German Baron Extradited From
England for Forgery.
Berlin, Oct. 23.—Scandal has been
caused in the highest circles by the arrest
of Baron Otho Yon Schleinitz, a nephew
of the deceased minister of that name, and
a member of the Emperor’s household.
He is charged with acting as tbe agent of
a band ol men leagued together for toe
purpose of extorting money lrom wealthy
and high-born persons and with selling
forged titles and decorations. Baron
Seta elnltz was a Captain in tbe Prussian
Guards, and in gambling ran through
his fortune. Ou the discovery of
his crimes tbe police favored
his escape to France out of regard lor his
uncle, who was then alive. Since the lat
ter’s death Baron Schleinitz has been
traced to England, where he is charged
with forging a bill ol exchange lor 2,400
marks. He bas just been extradited. An
accomplice, named Lange, who was con
cerned in the forgery, committed suicide
upon bearing of Baron Scnleinitz's arrest.
BY BLOWS AND FIRE.
Brutal Uxoricide at Leavenworth
The Murderer at Large.
Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 23.— a hor
rible murder was committed here last
night. Silas Laferty quarreled with his
wife, and after knocking her down ana
beating her until she was unconscious,
poured half a gallon of coal oil over her
clothing, set it on fire, and then ielt her
in tt.at condition. Richard VVilliamssaw
the blaze through a window and ran to
toe rescue, but when the flames were ex
tinguished tbe unfortunate woman was
burned to a crisp. The husband cannot
be found.
Louisville’s Strikers.
Louisville, Oct. 23.—Tne strike situa
tion here lias been quiet all day. Tbe
freight brakemen and switchmen of the
Louisville and Nashville Short Line to
Cincinnati, together with tbe brakemen ol
the main stem who have not struck yet,
firesented a petition to Supt. Downs for
an Increase ol pay, tbe brakemen asking
2 cents per mile.’ A committee met tbe
railroad officials to-night to try and seitle
matters. The freight blockade here is
now complete and no Height trains are
moving.
The conlurees came to an understand
ing to-night, and tbe men returned to
work immediately, so tbat the blockaded
freight will go through at once.
The switchmen were given aD advance
of 25 cents per day. The brakemen’s pay
will be regulated by tbe trip and the
length of it. The rate per mile is not to
exceed two cents. The company an
nounces tbat the question of readjusting
tbe pay of the hrukuineti on the various
branen roads will be at once considered.
Gold in Grey lock’s Ribs.
North Adams. Mass., Oct. 23.—H. I>.
Ward, who has been prospecting loi gold,
kilver, copper and sulphur about North
Adams for years, and who started an ex
ploration in the place where sulphur, gold
and copper are now being mined success
fully, bas struck gold ami stiver about
four tulles from here on Love's farm, at
the toot of Oreylock mountain, near the
mine worked by the Quakers seventy
years ago. The State assayer writes that
it nets ssl a ton, and Ward bas bought
403 acres of land adjoining. Tbe land
there cannot be bought for any price.
Ward says he followed tbe Quaker mine
on the saute theory on which the larnous
Comstock lode was discovered. A com
pany will be formed immediately.
rhiladelphia’s Knights on I’arnde.
I’iui.A Delphi A, Oct. 23.—The parade
of the Knights of Labor to-night in honor
O' tbe delegates lrom this city to the
Richmond Convention, who returned this
evening, was, without exception, the
greatest demonstration ot the kind ever
seen iu I’hiladeiphta. Every local as
s tubly of the K nights of Labor in tbe city
was represented, and it is estimated that
50,000 men were in line, including work
men of almost every known trade and
branch ol employment. Ail the assem
blies bore appropriate and significant
transparencies. Thousands ol people
lined the sidewalks. The streets through
which the procession passed, and Broad
sheet, on which the line was formed, was
almost impassable.
Italian ktrikers Intimidating'.
Portsmouth, 0., Oot. 28.— Sixty Ital
ian laborers on the new south side rail
road, aoroas the river in Kentucky, struck
for last month’s pay. To-day, armed
w ith kuivesand revolvers, they compelled
all the other laborera to cease work. Fit
teou of them have been arrested, but fur
ther trouble is leaped.
Savage- Pin i onto.
New Oki.kans, Out. 28. Ueronimo,
Natchez and tmri"en bucks and seven
teen sqtiM ws and papooses, inavily gum <l
- by United Mates troops, passed
through this city this ails mono. There
wa- a Di go ciowil of people at the jepi.t
and let ry landing anxious to get a look
at the sa.agca.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24,1886.
FAILS TO FACE HIS FOE.
AN ATLANTA ALDERMAN’S IRE
SUDDENLY COOLS.
Wrath Which Auparently Would Not
he Appealed short of Bloodshed to he
Satisfied With Ink—An Arrest for
Bigamy—Capture of a Tennesseean
Who Shot a Tailor.
Atlanta, Ot., Oot. 23.—The last issue
of the Conflict contained au article headed
‘‘Embalmed Forever,” in which the six
Council men who voted to pass the brew
ery ordinance over the Mayor’s veto were
severely criticised, among them Aider
man Stockdell, who got very angry to-day
and made a written demand for tbe name
or tbe author. It turned out to be W. G.
Whidbv, ol the Atlanta Journal. Alder
man Stockdell, upon learning this, stated
that he could not afford to fight Whidby—
he was too obscure a person, but would
content himself in denouncing him in to
morrow's Constitution.
Officer James Buchanan arrested Geo.
McKinney (white) here to-day and wilt
tai.e him to Sewannee, Tenn., to-morrow
where several weeks ago he shot at L.
Pillett, a merchant tailor of that place,
and ran off. McKinney came to Atlanta
and has been working in the Franklin
Printing House since Friday week. A
reward ol $l5O was offered tor his arrest.
CHARGED WITH BIGAMY.
Chief Connelly to-day arrested J. P.
Curran, tailor, tor bigamv. Curran came
here several months ago, and shortly
after married Mrs. Jane Galvin, a widow,
it transpires that be has a wife and child
living in Charlestown, Mass. A certifi
cate ot bis first marriage, sent from that
place, is in tbe bands of Chief Connelly.
The injunction suit against the Mariet
ta and North Georgia railroad, and State
Treasurer Hardeman, by James I’. Har
rison, attracted great interest to dav.
The attorneys for complainants are Willis
A. Hawkins and D. B. Harrell. They
are confident of winning the case. The
case will come up before Judge Fain on
Nov. 8.
GUYTON’S GRIST.
Local Bills ol the County—The Ef
fingham Hussars.
Guyton, Ga., Oct. 23.—At a large
meeting of the citizens of Effingham
county held at Springfield to-day, called
at the instance of Senator Wright, to take
into consideration tbe local bills of the
county, a resolution was adopted by a
large majority instructing the Senator to
support such measures as may be intro
duced by Hon. Morgan Rawls, Represen
tative.
Tbe Effingham Hussars, under Capt.
Stubbs, were out in toroe ior parade and
inspection by Lieut. Pritchard, of Savan
nah, but were disappointed in bis non
appearance. A tine collation and a tour
nament were indulged in by trie boys.
DAVISON’S HEIRS.
A Bitter Legal YVar to be Waged
in (he Courts.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 23.— The estate left
by Hon. John Davison, which at first
promised to be divided among theheiis
at law without trouble, will be dragged
into the courts, and will there stay many
years. The heirs who came from Ireland,
it is learned, will file a bill to recover
from tiie estate $50,000, with Interest
amounting t 0550,000 more, of money said
to be held in trust by Mr. Davison, the
property of his mother. For tbis money
he has never rendered an account, it is
alleged, and they will sue lor it. This
will be fought by tbe resident heirs, and
a bitter legal struggle is anticipated. Tbe
case is exciting great interest here.
FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS.
A Negro Charged with Crimiually
Assaulting a White Girl.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 23.—A ne
gro named James Pursley was arrested
here last night, charged with an attempt
to commit a rape upon the person of a
young white girl named Mary White, liv
ing on Newnan street, in the northern
portion of the city.
Pursley was brought up before Justice
Belissario this morning tor a preliminary
hearing and was bound over in tbe sum
of $2,000 to await the aetion of tbe grand
jury, it is questionable in the minds ol
many who heard the testimony whether
an actual attempt was made and if so
whether Pursley is the man.
Governor-elect John B. Gordon, of Geor
gia, made a rousing speech to the Demo
cratic Club of Ocala last uiebt. There
were about 800 people in attendance and
much good old fashioned Democratic en
thusiasm was manilested.
Hon. Charles Dougherty and party
spoke to-night at Fernandina.
Leon’s Lively Caldron.
Tallahassee, Fla., Oct. 23.—Tbe
Democratic County Executive Committee
met in this city Thursday, ami elected
Col. John Bradford chairman. It decided
that it was not its business to select or in
dorse a Legislative ticket. This leaves
the county without Democratic Legisla
tive nominees. A number ot tbe leading
Democrats from different sections of tbe
county assembled informally in this city
Thursday, and recommended to tbe Demo
cratic voters the following Legislative
ticket: Senate: Fred. T. Myers. Assem
bly: T. J. Roberts, Hugh Black, A. M.
Manning, C. C. Pearce. Tnese men are
true and tried Democrats and represent
the best interests ot the county. The can
vass from now till election day will be a
warm one.
The candidates for count v offices assem
bled in tbo SborilTs < flice tn tills city
Thursday, and made arrangements to
have the “side show” method of their
recommendation by ballot systematized.
Transactions in real estate are of unu
sual import in this county now, and fre
quent sales of valuable property are madu
to persons who will improve their pur
chases and beoome permauet residents of
the county.
Columbus’ Railroads.
Columbus, Ga., Oot. 23 It has been
decided to run tne first line ol the Co
lumbus and Florida railroad lo Albany.
The surveying corps started out yester
day and are now six miles in low the city.
The iron bridge across Bull creek uas
been finished, and trains ou tbe Georgia
Midland road passed over it to-day.
Track laving is progression rapidly.
As Doris’ inter-ocean show is the only
circus booked for Columbus so far tbis
season, immense crowds of country peo
ple were in town to-day to witness the
l>erformanco.
Burning of a Gin House.
Hampton, Ga., Get. 23.—Last night
about 7 o'clock J. L. Edwards’ gin house
was burned, with about 28 bales of cotton
and all the fixtures and muchtuery ol tbe
gin. Tbe gin bouse was balf a mile from
Hampton. Mr. Edwards bas evidence to
convince hitu that the tire was started by
au incendiary. The loss was about $2,500,
with no Insurance.
A Lodge Building Kunied.
Baxley, Ga., Oct. 28.—The building of
Holmesvtlle Lodge No. 11)5, F. A. M., whs
lies timed by lire at about 10 o'clock
Thursday night. Too origin of the lire is
uiikuow n.
Double Lynching in Florid a.
Apalachicola. Out. 23. —John and Lot i
Henen were lyucuud to-day at Blouuia
town, Franklin coitniy, 'n this State, for
tus inui der of Jouu Griffin Oot. 2. I
PERSONAL GOSSIP
About Men and 1 Lings in the Great
Metropolitan City - .
New York, Oct. 23.—1 tis said that
various couples, especially among the
jeunesse doree and the theatrical profes
sion, who were married by registering
themselves as man and wife, will find
relief in a recent decision of Judge
Churchill’s regarding this proceeding in
the larnous Charles A. Davis—Alvin Jose
lyn—case. Some time ago one of the
Judges on the same beeueb held that a
matt's publicly acknowledging a woman
as his wife established claims on bim
for that recognition, and many men who
have been eutrapDed while on a
spree will now seek liberty under
Judge Churchill's decision. The first that
will create a sensation will be another
actor’s not less famous than Alvin Jose
lyn, whose display of diamouds has made
him remembered in everey place
be has ever visited. While on a spree
with a noted beauty he, in his momentary
iniatuation, acknowledged her as his
wile, aud believing there was no escape
from the bond that he had thus woven
about himselt, he continued toparade her
as his lawrul spouse. Judge Churchill
holds that for the welfare of society some
more stable condition must be imposed
on the woman, or else mau will be at the
mercy of designing women, while the in
nocent will be imposed upon.
Chatting w ith some lawyers tbe other
day, Edward Lauterbacli, who has been
prominent in so many “corporation
cases,”observed: “I think the two most
interesting clients 1 have ever bad are
Edward Stokes and Franklin B. Gowen.
Stokes is one of tbe most self-reliant,
courageous, indomitable men 1 have ever
known. In tbe telegraph cases he mas
tered tbe points as completely as any of
us lawyers; be is an unrelenting toe aud
seems to be in great iuok. He is the only
man who is worthy of Gould’s steel, and
the telegraph fight will yet narrow to
one between these two. Mr. Gowen is
one oi the most magnetic men I have
ever met. He is an able lawyer, an elo
quent advocate, and has sacrificed all
personal interests in his service of Read
ing. If it is a fault, he is visionary and
ahead of his times,. With all bis com
manding abilities, he is as modest and
unobtrusive as a country boy.”
such a nuisance has tne fashionable
high bonnet become in tbe theatres—it is
impossible for any one sitting in the rear
to see over them and not always possible
to keep out of their range—that, at the
suggestion of Manager Augustin Daly,
several society leaders, like Mrs. John
Bigelow, will introduce a theatric bonnet
—a flat bead ooveriDg tbat will permit an
unobstructed view of the stage by those
behind. You may think this a joke, but
it is not. if the fashionable high hat.
whieh according to all accounts is to be
higher than ever this season, continues
to be worn in tbe theatres, the managers
will have to pyramidically raise their
seats or confine the ladies to tbe back row.
In a divorce case betoro a referee the
co-respondent, a prominent picture
dealer, was the discarded suitor of the
wile, who, yielding to parental influence,
transierred her affections to another.
Having obtained satisfaction, it is said
that the discarded lover takes no more in
terest in the case, while tbe husband
wishes he or his wife would die, and so
end the unpleasant disclosures.
Lord Lonsdale reluses to lie interviewed
now on tbe Bensaudecase, testilvsaying:
“Oh, that’s played out;” and his valet,
who is as much a character as his lord
ship himself, and, it may be added, as en
thusiastic a defender and admirer of Miss
Cameron, declares: “He’s no good—even
tor an advertisement!” It.mar turn out
yet tbat the scandal was devised and re
sorted to as an advertisement, as while
they abuse each other in nrlnt. Lord Lons
dale and Hensaude hobnob together in
private, and Miss Cameron keeps serene
ly in the even tenor of her lordly way.
Every time there is political struggle
certain political strikers always start a
“Flower boom” or a “Starin boom,” and
one being Democratic and the latter Re
publican, each side once in a while has a
picnic. The Republican hoys are not re
ceived any more hy Mr. Starin, and to a
delegation that proposed to him to go for
the united Democratic nomination for
Mayor Mr. Flower replied: “If it is ten
dered to me all right, i'll accept; but I’ll
not spend a cent to It!”
A recent order ol Gen. Eckert’s to the
effect that the young lady operators must
not permit, the attentions of gentlemen
while on duty was the result of numer
ous complaints that in certain up-town
hotel offices there was generally a dude
flirting with the fair operator, to tbe an
noyance and inconvenience of the custo
mere, several of whom united In a com
munication to the main office.
John D’Arme.
France’* Ambassador to Germany.
Berlin. Oct. 23.—Emperor William re
oeived M. Herbetle, tile new French Am
bassador, in formal uudienoe to-day.
Count Herbert Bismarck was present.
M. Herbette being unable to sneak Ger
man read an address in French, express
ing a desire to take bis stand on the
ground of the common interests ot both
natious. Ktnperor William replied that
he hoped that M. Herbette's wide experi
ence In affairs would assist him to accom
plish his mission, and that the Ambassa
dor might fully rely upou his support in
serving the interests o( France aud Ger
many. The audience was ot a friendly
character.
bpikes in the Frogs.
Ai.toona, Oct. 23.—This afternoon as
the regular passenger train irom Coal
Fort to Cresson, ou the C. C. and N. Y.
short line railroad was on its way down a
grade half way between the two plaoes,
the engine jumped the track and went
over a steep embankment, turning twice
over in its descent, killing the tireuian and
seriously injuring the engineer. The pas
senger cars remained on the track. As
far as can be learned, spikes had been
placed in a frog al that point hv some mis
creant. It is thought to have been the
work ot Hungarians formerly employed
on the road.
licxinglon’s Hates.
Lexington, Oct. 23. —To-day’s racing
eveuts here were us follows:
First Hack—For nil ages; one and one
eighth miles. Gold Ban won, with Little
Minnie second and Hed Stone third. Time
f::e.
Second Race—For two-year-olds; one
mile. Terra Cotta won. with 'Banburg second
and Wary third Time. 1:14.
Third Race—For all ages; one mile and a
quarter. Skobeloff won, witli Woodcraft
second ana Hob Swim third. Time 2:09}..
Fourth Race—For two-year-olds: tlve
elghths of a mile. Dnnny brook won, with
Lady Max second and Bancloclie third. Time
I:uS *
Si. Louis Wins the Championship,
ST. Loits, Oct. 23.—T0-day’s base ball
game resulted: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3;
ten innings. This gives Si. Louis the
world’s championship, they winning lour
games out of sixsnd $13,910 gate money.
At .New York—Brooklyn 4, New York 0.
Acquitted of Murder.
Stevens Point, M is., Oct. 23 Law
yer Huzeltinu was iast evening acquitted
ot murdering A. E. Morse, a well known
hanker. The case bus been on trial a
week and al traded great interest through
out the State on account of the social
prominence of the parties involved.
Prussia's Central Hi hie Society.
Berlin. Oct. 23.—The report of the
PiUssiau Ceili ral Bible Society shows
that during lSXVthat orgaulKiition Issued
bd,004 Hlbiss ami 111,Tut; testaments.
A Monument lo .Martin i,tuber.
Berlin. Oct. 23.—Kmperor \V I ilium has
given .10,001) marks to erect a uiuuuuieut
to Martin Luther in Berlin.
BIG SWELLS IX POLITICS.
G. HAMILTON PELL WANTS TO
BE AN ALDEBMAN.
A Big Dinner Given to His Millionaire
Friends as a Start for His 800m —The
Absence of Bosses or Heelers a Sure
Sign That He Won’t Be Elected.
New York, Oct. 23.—When a howling
swell decides to enter politics In New
Y'ork he adopts what is generally known
as the English method of advancing bis
interests. Hence he invariably fails. In
this direction, at least, anglomanla is not
a success. Mr. G. Hamilton Pell is the
latest one of the sons of New York’s rich
men to offer himself as a claimant for po
litical honors. He is modest, and looks
no higher than the position of Alderman.
He has begun his canvass by an elabo
rate Delmonicodlnnerin his own mansion
to his friends such men as Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Chauncy Dupew and Levi
P. Morton. Altogether they represent
about $20,000,000. Besides this they are
personally men of excellent birth and
charming manner. Tuey are familiar
with art subjects and thoroughly ac
quainted with European manners, cus
toms and tongues, it would perhaps be
difficult to pick out three more agreeable
men for a party at dinner. To introduce
among them such a person as Mike Cre
gan would have given them more or less
of a shock. Cregan is a squat, solemn—
not to say sullen—sallow and reserved.
He went South once for his health, and
when he came back a hundred or more of
his friends gave him a dinner in celebra
tion of his improved physical condition.
It was a distinguished assembly. Nearly
all the diners were men whose names are
familiar not only in New York and
Washington, but all over the United
States. About the only man among
them whom I did not know
by sight or name was Mike Cregan him
self. 4V hen he came to the table and took
his seat on the right hand of the chairman
the greeting he received was amazing to
an observer who did not know that the
Judges, Congressmen and the like who
were stretched out before him were his
creatures 89 absolutely as though he hud
fashioned them himself out of putty and
put them into the positions which gave
them their power. Cregan talked little,
ate less and sat well do wn in his chair,
with his broad face scarcely above tbe
level of the cloth. He was bored by tbe
parade ot it all and evidently ill at ease.
When the time for the speeches came he
rose awkwardly, while his hosts jumped
to their feet and cheered till
thev were hoarse. Cregan said a
few commonplace words in evident
embarrassment, made the superfluous re
mark that he didn’t know how to make a
speech, and dropped carelessly inio his
chair. Then ensued a series of panegy.
rics that would have made a Napoleon
blush. Each successive speaker laid on
the adulation more generously than the
man who bad preceded him, and during
it all the sallow little Cregan sat there
with a queer smile on his face and his
eyes half closed. He is not a handsome
man, knows little ol any other town than
this, does not taik well, lives in a tenement
house district, and seldom goes about.
He would have been a dull compan
ion for Levi P. Morton, our ex-Min
ister to Paris, Theodore Roosevelt, the
millionaire statesman, Cbauncey Depew.
President of the New York Central rail
road, and the most polished and ornate
after dinner speaker iu Amerioa, and the
other accomplished guests of Mr. G.
Hamilton Pell; but, ob. how glad Messrs.
Morton, Roosevelt, Depew and Pell would
have been il they could have induced
some such leader as Cregan to counte
nance the ambitious candidate 1 As it
was there was an admirable dinner, and
after it bad been partaken of and tbe mel
low glow of the wine bad warmed tbe
wits of tbe millionaires a series of clever
speeches were delivered, ip which it was
predicted tbat the time is now ripe for
the appearance of men of brains, position
and integrity—gentlemen in fact—in the
political field, and that G. Hamilton Pell
was the proper choice for Aider
man from his district. Much weil
fed and cordial enthusiasm prevailed
and Mr. Pell told them all how well de
fined his plans were concerning the
course which an Alderman should pur
sue, and the caucus came to a dignified,
well bred and harmonious close. Mr. G.
Hamilton Pell’s canvass is therefore
launched in the manner most approved
in Great Britain and Mr.Pellteelsserene.
Meanwhile some local leader ot the Mike
Cregan type will run across Mr. Pell’s
district when making out a big slate, put
down the name of a tool, and tne Morton-
K 'osevelt-Depew-l’ell syndicate will teel
as though it had never existed on tbis
earth. Despite all the talk about reform,
citizens parties and tbe like, tbe machine
leaders on both sides are the men in whose
bands the game lies.
Mr. Waidorf Astor was aocused of imi
tating English methods when ae made his
canvass a few years ago lor Congress.
He rolled up the legs ol his trousers when
he started out on his daily trips, put on a
pair of thick gloves and went about with
a group of bis political supporters calling
from one saloon to another. At each one
be was oeremoniously introduced to tbe
proprietor. Mr. Astor then ordered
drinks all around, laid a twenty.dollar
billon the bar, refused the change, and,
alter a sedate leave-taking, went on his
way. It was generally conceded, t believe,
tbat the heir oi the Asters impressed
all the acquaintances he made in this
manner quite favorably. Of course they
all voted for the machine candidate just
the same; but they bad no particular
grievance against Mr. Astor. It seemed
to them that a mto who considered it such
a bore to meet them, tbat be made up lor
the ordeal and carried an air of conde
scension with him in dealing with the
“masses,” had better remain at home
while Henry Dugro went to Congress.
A man of society, or a peer of the realm,
may do that in England, but here it is
never euccessiul. The voters work for
the machine’s choice, and the mechine al
ways takes a mau from tbe ranks.
“Young Roosevelt,” as he is generally
called, ieon tbe suriace again as the Re
publican candidate for Mayor. He is
only 23 years old. but he is widely known,
and he has gained bis present popularity
because he is emphatically a man ol tbe
people despite his great wealth. The talk
about tbe aristocratic birth of the Roose
velts is purely complimentary. They be- J
long to tbe monied set in New Y’ork and i
make no such claims to blue blood as do
thb Astor*, Van Reusselaers, Beeckmaus
and Livingstone. Theodore Roosevelt {
bas the quality that was so much guyed {
during the last campaign under the
taking title of personal magnetism. A
distinguished light in clubdom wbo was
discussing Roosevelt the otnor night said
with labored emphasis:
"A-au gentlemen, you know, oan vote
fob Koosey without sacrificing bis self
respect In the smallest degree, fob
thougb-ab the cbap has a clevah way witb
him and bad as leave hobnob with one of
these wretched anarchist fellas as with
the prlnne himself, why b’ gad you know
he doesn’t lower himself when doing it.
It's a great gift y’know. Now, for my
self, though, I freely admit that my
fathab was a tradesman and sold hats, I
still find it impossible to meet a laboring
man, b’ gad, or a common person without
a sbuddah.”
He smiled with great frankness on tbo
group around him, lighted a cigar and
said In conclusion:
••But, Koosey. you see, Is all things to
all men, and he’ll get the vote of the gen
tlemen of New York.’’
“The gentlemen bo blowed,” said a
thick-set ward politician, who leaned
against the wall near the club man.
“You're the only professional gentleman
I’ve aen to-dsy mat'd talk in a public
placo, and whenever I go down town, or
on the east side, I see crowds of hack
drivers, truckmen, stevedores, laborers
and mechanics working aay for their
candidate like beavers. They number
about ten thousand to every gentleman
who’ll take the trouble to vote.”
“Are tney working for Roosev?”
“Not by a jug full, my friend". They’re
working for George tooth and nail, be.
cause they’ll have to if they hope to make
any showing against the next Mayor of
New l'ork, Abram 8. Hewitt.”
The professional politician looked very
hard at the professional gentleman,
winked with exceeding great significance,
shook bands abruptly and swaggered off.
There was the force of such Irrefutable
logic in the swagger and the walk that the
professional gentleman fixed his glass
mure firmly in his eye and said absently:
“B’gad it looks’s it ltoosey’d be done
up. There are so few of us In town, y’
know.”
The chances for a gentleman’s candi
date in New York are not very brilliant
at their best. Amos J. Cummings.
Blakely Hall.
IN THE THEATItICAIi WORLD.
\Vbat Nym Crinkle Has to Say
About Actresses.
New York, Oct. 23.—1 saw Lord Lons
dale standing in front of the Casino the
other morning. He was dressed in a cut
away coat, and it was blowing a stiff
winter breeze. No one paid the slightest
attention to him and he looked rather
lonesome. The Violet Cameron opera
season has been a business failure appa
rently, and public Interest In the whole
affair has suddenly died out. It is diffi
cult now to get anybody to talk about it.
Mr. Frobman. the manager of the other
British celebrity, Miss Fortesque, who
has appeared at the Lyceum, took a hint
and adopted auotber course with his star.
Two days betore she made her debut here
he managed to get himself interviewed,
and said the reason wuy Miss Fortesque
had not accepted the pressing invitation
of the Lorillards to spend a few weeks at
Tuxedo Bark was that she had sprained
her ankle.
The only British celebrity who doesn’t
offend soolety nor toady to it is the Lang
try. Sne combines in herself the most
graoious independence with the most dis
creet silence. Her little home in Twenty
third street is a most admiranle mingling
of the English family circle and the Bo
hemian symposium. Her little break
fasts provide a charmed group, in which
the polished and courtly Ned Gilmore
sometimes breaks a scholarly lance with
the erudite Lee Lvncb, and Wilson Bar
rett and Charles Coghlan discuss “Ham
let” and eggs in Chesterfieldian periods.
Langtry herself is not what you can call
a vivacious or brilliant woman. But for
all that she has a social charm peculiarly
her own. I never met a man who had been
In hercompany half au hour who did not
acknowledge her charm without being
unable to clearly account for it. She
does not, like some professional women,
throw herself at. you, so to speak. She
never gushes, and she doesn't do the men
tal clinging trick so effective with the
“low-lidded blondes of Briton.” I think
her charm for men is her unaffected man
ner ana her air of wholesome natural
ness. Her demeanor no less than her ap
pearance is unpainted. You never sus
pect her conversation or her face ot pow
der. She does not build up her sentences
or her body. She doesn’t overdress her
language or her person. This is so un
like an actress that It strikes deep. I
had the opportunity to study her one
morning at breakfcst, and 1 summed her
up as a very sensible, level-beaded,
healthy woman, than which I cannot
think of anything more charming.
A well-known lady ot society not long
ago was listening to her praises in a
group of gentlemen, and she interposed
the remark: “But Langtry has tio art, you
know.”
Up went every man’s hand and voice,
and a simultaneous chorus answered:
“That’s why we like her!”
The syndicate oi showmen that is now
in possession of Madison Square Garden
are preparing an exhibition there, to open
next month, which will be of unusual
magnitude and startling novelty. It is no
less a scheme than the utilization of Bui
falo Bill's Wild We9t in a series of
dramatic spectacles ar.d dramas that is to
picture the history of our civilization iu
its westward light with barbarism. We
are to have the original Indian tribes, the
arrival of the settlers, the ambuscades,
surprises, massacres; the prairie fi es,
stampedes of wild animals; the cyclone’s
destruction of the camps bv the elements,
and tiually the great fight of Custer and
the Indians on the Little Big Horn. Over
200 Indians and cowboys are to be em
ployed in inis spectacle and about 100
soldiers and as many horses. Mr. Steele
Mackaye has been at work for a month
preparing the scenes, and the well-known
artist. Matt Morgan, is here from Cincin
nati painting the scenery. The principals
in this venture are the popular circus
man, Forepaugh, Mr. Nate Sa'.sburv and
William Cody. The enterprise, lam told,
will entail an outlay of over $50,000.
Nym Crinkle.
SIRK-MAKING EXPERIMENTS.
Keeling Silk Regun at the Agricul
tural Department.
Washington,Oct. 23.—The question as
to whether silk could be made in this
country was yesterday answered very
satlslactorily In the affirmative in one of
tho annexes in the Agricultural Depart
ment, where lor the first time tho new
machine for reeling silk was put in ope
ration. The cocoons from which the silk
were being wound were all made by silk
worms born and roared in various sec
tions of the United Status, some eoming
from Texas, Utah, Maine and
Florida, so that from first to last It was
purely a domestic manufacture. The
cocoons, looking for all the world like
large peanuts, were first placed in a hot
water oath to make the thread less brit
tle. They were then conveyed to the ma
chine, which is the invention of an Ameri
can, placed iu another basin at water, the
silk thread was secured and conveyed
over a series of wheels and drums to tne
reels, where soon a quantity ot beautiful
strong yellow silk thread testified
to the success of the scheme.
An Ingenious mechanism operated
by electricity regulates automati
cally the tension of the thread and its de
gree of fineness. There are six pairs of
reels to the machine, hut only two were
working yesterday as an experiment. On
Monday it is expected that all of them
will be at work. At present the only em
ployes are a Frenchman and his wife,
who were imported to teach Americans
how to reel silk. On Monday five American
girls will begin their experience as reel,
era. The plant is under the superintend
ence of Mr. l’hilip Walker, a thorough
machinist and electrician.
German Work on North America.
Berlin, Oot. 28.—Ernest Von Wart egg
has published a second volume of bis
great work ou America, describing the
country as far west as the Rocky Moun
tains. The volume includes papers from
Udo Hratb vogel, Theodore Kircboff,
Charles Nordhoff and Bret Harte.
Released to Run for Office.
Brussels, Oct. 23. —The government
has temporarily released from confine
ment Anactde. the Socialist, in order to
eusble him to conduct a canvass for a
seat In the House of Representatives to
which he lias been nominated.
•lustiii McCarthy .Seated.
Londonderry. Oct, 28.—.matin Mc-
Carthy. l’arueillte, has been award 'd the
•cat in the House of Commons which be
contested lor In the t scent election
against diaries Edward Lewis,Conserva
tive.
BULGARIA ALL ALONE.
THE MINISTRY PREPARING POP
THE INEVITABLE.
The Grand Sobraoje’s Meeting Now Am
to be Postponed Till Nov. 1-General
Kauibarg Returns to Sophia-Stambu
luff to Resign the Regency-Prance a
Fight on Kuglaud in Egypt.
Sophia, Oct. 23.—Gen. Kaulbars has
demanded of the Bulgarian government
postponement of the meeting of the So.
branje. The government have refused to
accede to his demand and have started (o t
l’irnova to attend the sessions of the So.
branje, which will begin next Wednes.
day. Prinoe Alexander has requested the
Sooracje to ignore him as a candidate for
the Bulgarian throne. The Bulgarian
government is endeavoring to persuaa
the Roumelian Deputies to refrain from
attending the Sobranje on the day
the successor to Prince Alexander is
chosen. A majority ot them have ptoih
lsed to remain away. 1 m
Gen. Kaulbars has returned here
It is now stated that the meetings th.
SJKov.T* 18 likel? l ° b 6 I ,oßt i-oned
TURKEY BUYING TORPEDO BOATS.
Berlin, Oct. 23 —Turkey has entered
into a contract with a German firm tor
the construction ot five torpedo boats
They will coat $1,300,000. and are to be
finished withiu sixteen months. ’
FRANCE’S EGYPTIAN CLAIMS.
Paris, Got. 23. — La Figaro urges Prs
inier de Frevcinetto plainly put to Engl
land the question whetnershe willevaou
ate Egypt. “It is veritable treason ”
says La Figaro, “to miss the only oimor
tunity the London convention affords
trance to bring this subject before Eu
rope, and demand that the English with"
draw from Egypt by the date the oonven!
tion fixed for it.” The paper then asks
whether interpellation or demonstration
is necessary to awaken the mind of ths
French government to remembrance ot
France’s rights in Egypt.
BTAMBULOFF TO RESIGN.
London, Oct. 23.— sir William Whiti
met the King of Servia at Belgrade about
midnight last night and had a conference
with him lasting two hours, aiterwa-d
conferring with the Servian Foreign Mm,
ister. It is reported that M. Starabuloff
considering the ascendence of Russia in!
evitable, will resign from the Regenovon
the plea of ill health. “ y 0
The Bulgarian government has an
nouuced to the powers that the Sobranie
will meet Oct. 31, and after verifying tbs
election returns will Immediately elect a
LIBERAL TO A FAULT.
Loekroy Uses Government Money
to Subsidize a Labor Congress.
Paris, Oct. 23.—A curious discovery is
now puzzing the politicians of Paris. Re.
centlv a workmen’s congress was held ia
the city of Lyons. The attendance was
large and the audience enthusiastic. Dur*
ing one of the sessions the anarchist ele
ment secured predominance. Ihey be
came rampant and finally tore down
the tricolor. It now transpires
tfiat the congress was subsidized by
the government. It is explained that the
proposal to hold the congress did not
meet with favor among the various iradts
unions, aud that M. Loekroy, Minister of
Commerce, in order to save the project
from failure, obtained railway passes lor
all delegates who would go, and provided
money Irom the State Treasury to help
pay the expenses of the congress.
HELD TO THEIR CONTRACT.
Mine Proprietors Ordered to Pay
Five Shillings Per Day.
Edinburgh, Oot. 23.— 1n a dispute be.
tween the Fife and Clackmannan coal
mine proprietors and colliers, the arbl.
trator has deoided that the former broke
their contracts in restricting the output
of coal, and condemned them to pay a
fine ot five shillings per day to the miners
thrown out of work by the restrictloa
and the cost of the inquiry.
The decision is of great importance
throughout Scotland, where restriction is
general, and no fewer than 6,000 miners
are affected. The present is the first de
cision which has been made relative to
the question of restriction.
Loudon’s Socialists.
London, Oct. 23.— The Socialists of
London gave a banquet to-night in honor
of one of their leaders who was recently
released from prison. A number of in.
cendiary speeches were made. Mr.
Q-felcb, editor of Justice, said that if
peaceful efforts failed hundreds of tnvU6-
ands of persons were ready to stand be
hind barricades and take pot shots at
their enemies. Hyndman said the pro
posed prooession of poor people of London
on the Lord Mayor’s day bad not been
abandoned, and that the Aldermen were
shaking like jelly fishes at the idea ot
meeting their miserable, poverty-stricken
feliow citizens.
A Consul iu Hot Water.
Berlin, Oot. 23.— The clamor against
Mr. Tanner, United States Consul at
Chemnitz, continues daily in the news
papers. Mr. Tanner ie preparing an an
swer to the resolutions adopted bjr th
’ Chamber of Commerce Of that town. H
will explain that he did not pass n
isolated judgment of his own in bis re
port to the government at Washington
respecting the practices of manulacturei
at Cbemuitz, out embodied in it the views
of large American buyers who have been
dealing for many yeurs with Cbemniti
bouses.
German Spies iu France.
Paris, Oot. 23.—Two Germans named
Kslinger and Wenzel have been arrest and
at La Fere Champenoise on a charge of
being sp;es. They admitted they weri
making plans of the forts and routes is
that part of the country for the German
government. They say they rectived a
sovereign for each letter they sent con
taimng military diagrams.
The Ktlueld Rifle.
London, Oct. 23.—The new Enfield
rifle has been finally rejected by the ar
my authorities because it is thought too
complicated for service. It will be used,
however, penning the selection of auothef
weapon. From 1,000 to 1,600 workmen
must be discharged from the government
factory at Enheld on account of this de
cision.
What Befell Two Lucky Men In DalliS-
Mr. J. V. Spellman, the dairyman, I*
known to everybody in Dallas. He came
here ten years ago with two dollars In his
pocket.. He baa made money, owns pr°P'
erty, attends to bis business as carefully
as ever. Yesterday he learned that M
drew $6,000 in the Louisiana State Lot
tery. lie had one-tenth of ticket an
nounced as the second prize. Mr. t has.
W. Swindell, who holds another one-tentd.
is a young tnau, well known, a lB
position in the ticket office of taa
Missouri Pacific railroad brlngioj
him into dally contact with the citizens-
Nobody who knows them doubts lor
moment that tbev have each been lucky
enough to get $5,000 on the investment ot
one dollar. —Dalian ( Tex. ) Duelling 7 hnth
H ept. 17.
1.11 hogt--.piling amt Kngmvtog.
Bonds, Certificates of Stock, Msp*-
Plans, Diplomas, Checks, Drafts, letter
and Note Heads. Bill Heads, Wedding in*
vitations, Cards, etc., lithographed so*
engraved at Morning News Piintls*
House. 3 Whitaker street, asvaeoah.