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VOL. XXVlII-m lie; COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST lSSli, l’RH'E FIVE CENTS The Chicago Anarchists Testify In Their Sclnvab ami Sehnabell; .said he had gone Rt l r he cor J 1< ? rof Randolph Parsons came to the stand. After he ,, ■ rs: , mui we , llt ,iR ' ,e had told how he attended the Hay market | i,i, u'it.-' ’i.ioelt to llnd meeting from one ho nttended previous at hin. Witness Bald he. w.:,turned to the the Arneiter Zeitin: ' wayon with Sehnabell. He did not Own Behalf. Srlnvnli. Spies mnl 1'arsoiis roll Thrlr Star Srlnviil) Causes a l.amtli—Kjiles (lets Ksrltnl I’nrsous Holt vers tlb 'qim'li in t lie (ourt S|ii'i'tators. to Deering to address a meeting there “Hid von go into the alley wit I Sehnabell'? ‘No.’ lag m answer to a re quest for speakers, and how having made Ills speech, he interrupted Fiehieii to sug gest an adjournment to Zupp’s Hall, as it looked like rain, and getting the speaker's reply, that he was about through, after relating these •j. ; , ,, aoout inrougn, atier relating these \\ ltness stated that Sehnabell could not details, witness - aid: “1 then went ; speak hngllshancl he could not have con- to a saloon mar Zepli’s hall, where Mrs. ”, rersed With him ill that language. Spies Parsons and Holmes had preceded me r I s..lu he m vle an erdinarv speech at liny went with Mr. Brown, sug- ’ :-d irkel. He said he told the meeting that |gesting to him 'that we take Purr a no Anomst u a.u , n„„ massea "\ re degraded. He then saw 1 something to drink, as speaking MiffiiaelSciivoivfweVe'Wli nfJ eft,? 1 Ciusons and the latter liegan his speech, had mad. me very thirsty. When we MicliacI, t lnin j \\eit b°th oil tin v.itntsx lb* lemembered unimportant portions of arrived at the saloon Fischer was there, stano to-da>. Theiuinor had been current Parsons speech, hut could not UV tlr iidr ..mi .,0, .• „ Httt*» that Spies would take the stand and served remember what Fielder said. 1 le while, 1 bo^n to wonder wiiv the crowd to attract the laigest crowdthat has thus ; said he remained on the wagon did not appear. After a littie while we i ,V 8tOU1 M ^ no ° l }t-ot- 1 (luring all the speaking. He saw the went to the door and shortly saw a flash doors crowd was as large as the one within j police on Randolph street, and biv.rd blast furnace. “Well, proceed, gentlemen,” said the court to counsel for the defense. The anarchists counsel were holding a close consultation. Their beads rested to gether over thetavble. and they whispered and heard n loud explosion.” ‘•What did you observe then?” “I saw a large number of what appeared to be repeating revolvers raised in the air [illustrating with his hands], and saw emptied of their charges, one after an other, ns rapidly as possible. When the ..jin 10 Aepu s nan 1 revolve when the firing began. j ceased. '•Did you lightthe bomb?” wlthess was C'apt. Black—“Now, Mr. Parsons, tell asked, _ i the jury, or repeat to them the tenor of Spies smiled, showed his teeth and re-J your remarks during your speech at Hay- market." the court room. Women in twos and j Capt. Ward give the order to disperse, lie threes were there with their escorts, but 1 said tiiat he was helped off the wogon by there was no room for them and they were ' his brother Henry and another mail, turned away. All the windows in the i When he heard the exulosion. ■ I court room were hermetically sealed, the I thought.” said witness, “that the police doors were tightly closed and the atmos- I were firing a camion to frighten the peo- phere-was as torrid as a neighborhood of | pie." He said he went to Zepii's hall j revolvers anpeared to lie"empty tli'e tiring 1,1 our l n I'linpo i ivhon tl./-, ..... i ,, * 1 1 *- plied: “I never did.” He said he did not see Sehnabell in the long and earnestly. Finally they retired ! alley and denied Gilmer's story. He said to discuss an important matter and a cpiar- ] that the interview which Wilkerson, the ter of an hour elapsed; then the counsel reporter, had with him last January was for the defense entered and defendant ! substantially true. Schwab was put on the stand. I Spies said he had had two dynamite “Where do you live? ’asked Foster. ! shells in his office for three years. They Witness was now plainly in his element. He held in his hands a quantity of notes, and at once assumed the attitude familiar to all who have heard him make any of his numerous speeches on Lake Front and at No. 51 Lake street, to the socialists of the city. lie turned from side to side in “Cell 107 in thecounty jail.” [Laughter], ] "’ere given to him by a man who sailed ] his chair, addressingthe spectators, judge. “Now if this is repeated,” said the court, j lor New Zeulo ’ TT ‘ ■ ’• •• • ........ . land. He told the reporter on jury and lawyers in turn, and jestieulatin very angry at this exhibition of levity, •I’ll I January, as printed, that there were 300 I freely with both hands, clear the room.” | armed socialists in Chicago, and described Schwab went on with his story. His 1 to him how the police nnd soldiers could family live in Florimond street. He left 1 be fought. He had told the reporter, as home the evening of May 4 at 7:40. He J stated on trial, tli.it dynamite was the looked at the clock before departing i “child of the future,” and would prove from the house and is sure of the time. “ a great leveler.” Spies then made Then he went to the Arbeiter Zeiting I what the prosecution claim is a fatal ad- office. There a communication was re- 1 mission, fully corroborating their claim THE LITERARY LIFE. eliuii!'* Mnun/.hn* Knnimlimal hj Prill. cc ived over the telephone requesting that the armed section held a secret caucus sent to Deering. Spies ' and had prepared for a that a speaker be sent to Deering". Spie was the speaker wanted. Schwab went there to find him, but failed and saw his brother-in-law, Rudolph Schliaubett. They took a ear east to Clark street and boarded another going up to Clayborne avenue to Deering’s. Schwab does not know the time he reached the factory, but he spoke to the strikers about twenty min utes; then stepped in a saloon, had a glass of beer and some lunch and got back home about 11 o’clock. “Were you in the alley at Crane Brothers that night with Spies?" “No. sir.” ■■Dio you walk west on Randolph street with Spies two blocks; then return with him ? ” “No, sir. . an attack on the po lice. Spies said he wrote the word “Ruhe," which appeared in the Arbeiter Zeitung on May -i. He -aid the night be fore he read the following letter: “Mr. Editor: Please insert in to-day’s letter the word ‘l uhe’ in prominent letter. He said he did not know it had any import, but the next day Balthauser Rau said it was decided by the armed section to have the word as a sign of warning that they should keep their powder dry for use against the police. He told Rau that was foolish, and asked Fischer to inform the armed section that it was a mistake. Spies then described his arrest by the police. He declared that vile superintendent of police called him “a Dutch dog,” -a hound,” and “a whelp,” nd made an attack on him. Spies said he ‘Din you see Spies hand your brother-ln- , law a package that night in the alley at ' kept dynamite in his office to experiment Crane Brothers, and did von sav an-tiring j 'vilb, and carried a revolver, thinking it like this, -If that won’t "be enough, shall ; was a good thing to be armed. He declared we get another one? ’” that on the night of the Haymurket riot, “No, sir.” j however, he had left his revolver with ex- “Dici you see Spies at all that night? ” I Alderman Stauffer. “No, sir.” I Spies was cross-examined at the after- •• When did you see him at all for the las’ 1 noon session of the court at great length, time that day ?” ! He said that Schwab and himself were "In the afternoon. I did not see him i editorial writers on the Arbeiter, but not again until the next morning." Before Scwab left the stand State's Attor- sions used in the paper. He (Spies: was iell asked: ' hi charge of the Alarm tor a she ney Grinned asked: ■Do von know where Selinaubeil is?” ort time j when Parsons was absent. He had four He replied that he had been in jail along bombs in his office. They were brought time, and knew very little of the news o? ! to him some three years ago by a man the world. i ,vJ0 p aia lie was irom Cleveland. 1 ney "We ean tell you, ifyoudvsire to know.” I 'xere iron bombs with percussion caps, said Attorney Zeisl-r. “He is in Cincitt- | He never saw the man again. He said he nati. isn’t he?” i was going to New Zealand. “Yes.” j "vi hen did you get the czar bombs?” The cross-examination of Schwab was I “I never got them. That is an inven- conducted by State’s Attorney Urhmell. ! tion of a reparte. I he man came there Schwab said he had been a member of the Internationalists Society since its organi zation. “Are you an anarchist?” “It depends on what yon mean. There are several definitions of that.” “Answer my question. Are you an an archist?” “I can’t answer that.” "Do you remember that article of May 4th which appeared in the Arbeiter Zei tung?’' Objected to. “Have you not before your arrest been an advocate of force?" Objected to. The court ruled that the state" is confined in its cross-examination to specific questions examination in chief. Immediately after Schwab had been ex cused Spies took the stand. He appeared to be thoroughly self-possessed. He spoke with a strong "accent. He said his fall name was August Vincent Theodore Spies: that he was 31 years old and came to this country in 1S72. He had been a member of the Socialistic Publishing Society, which controlled the Arbeiter Zeitung. He had been editor of that paper for six years, and received a salary of {IS a week. He was at chile I was at dinner ancl left them there. _Ie left the bombs with th never saw him before or after • How much dynamite did you have in youriffice?” "Two small packages. I got it of the powder company, because I had read a deal about dynamite. I thought J would like to investigate further." “Why?” “On general principles. I can’t say further." “Did you ever experiment with bombs?” “No. sir.” ••Was dynamite distributed from the Arbeiter Zeitung office?" •The office was not run for that purpose, brought out onthel* v “ bombs were ever distributed from there, and i never told a reporter they were.” Witness Chicago. August 9.—A. P. Elder, of the Elder Publishing Company, proprietor of the Literary Life magazine, which Miss Cleveland, the president’s sister, has un dertaken to edit, confessed judgment to day in favor of Janies J. West, of the West ern Publishing Company, in the sum of #10,000. On Saturday evening Elder gave West a judgment demand note in the amount named. A judgment and execu tion was issued this morning, and this afternoon the sheriff levied on the real estate and personal prop erty of Elder. The real es tate consists of the house where Elder resides. The personal property consists chiefly of the property known as the Liter ary Life on which a levy has been made,' and is now in the hands of a custodian. West was seen at his office. Beyond an admission that such confession of judg ment had been made to him, he refused to say anything regarding the affair, but from his attorney it was learned that I he judg ment confessed was to satisfy loans made during the last three months to Elder. On Elder’s real estate there has been for some time a debt of #P(KKi secured by a trust deed. This debt was long overdue, but the bank holding the note had been held on one pretext and another by Eldi r. On the 29tli of June, however, flic bank gave Elder notice that ten days more would be allowed him in which to adjust the matter, at the end of which time if nothing was done it would have to lore- close. The ten days passed and no arrangement was made. On Julv 9th Elder come to West to help him out. As a matter of simple accommodation West agreed to buy the note, and had the trust transferred to him as security. Ho gave Elder a cheek fur •*'>000, and commissioned him to lii't the note and have the accessory transfer made. This Elder agreed to do, Imt never did. All attempts to have him give the security promised failed. Other* sums had been given Elder at different times by West and secured by mortgage on property in Ohio nnd elsewhere. This property was guaranteed to he unencumbered, hut it turns out to be heavily encumbered. It is ail ordinary transaction, and we are ob liged to take'possession of the real estate and personal property of Elder to secure ourselves. Elder was not in his office when the ri ■ poiier railed this afternoon, hut the peo ple in the office said that they thought the matter would be arranged promptly, and that the publication of the magazine would be continued as heretofore, with the presi dent’s sister as editor in charge. Elder, later ill the dav, said that the publication he had been a men, her ofj oHhe niagaziile would not bs affected in responsible for the character of expres- tbe American group of anarchists and ha: considered himself an anarchist for about eight years. He admitted he had address ed a great many meetings, but he could not tell what proportion of his listeners had been anarchists. He never handled any bombs, as already testified to. “Have you known Herr Most?” “Did you receive this letter?” Handing witness'a letter addressed to him and sign ally way. SQUIRE S PROSECUTIGN. 'flic Investiirnfion of tin- Cliiirire Amdiist kiiin Closisl. NEW York, August 9.—The prosecution of the case of Rollin M. Squire before the mayor for malfeasance in office closed to- day. The chief witness was Win. M. I Ivins, city chamberlain and private secre- I tary to Mayor Grace during the latter’s last term. Ivins told the whole story of the Black Road meeting on May 3d. at the u invitation of a committee of the lumber j e( ] p v Most, schovers’ union. There was a crowd ot “I did” 3900 present. Balthol Ran was at the meet- .. D;d vou ansW er it ?” ing, and introduced Spies to the chairman “I do not remember.” the rorraut letter from Souire to Flynn of the meeting. Spies said: “My speech , „ Dit , vou M d the writer of this postal j ‘he to ‘ LtaHs ofreee.it occurrences was commonplace. I told the men to ; the directions asked tor the shipment stand by the union. While speaking some j Q f t j ie 'stuff mentioned ?" | one cried out in an unknown language, i “ J did not.” and three or four hundred men j “ Did vou write this circular?” (the re-i detached themselves from the meeting ven „ t . circular. and made an attack on Motor- i y c , s » . I mick’s.” Spies said he kept on speaking l “ Did you cause the words ‘workingmen, fora short time, when he, too, went . arm yourselves and appear in force !’ to be : toward the factory. He said he saw some tx , JU ' n ged ?” people behind some railroad cars, and ,.j jfjn others running while the police were firing “Why ?” 1 at them. “The sight of this,” said Spies, • “Because it seemed ridiculous and would made my blood boil.” Witness declared n eet) people awav from the meeting in- - " steady of drawing them to it.” | "But you wrote the expression, work- j w : ( . ingmen to arms!’ "Yes.” -Why?” , . ^ ••Because I wished to arouse the ignorant, working people to a realization of the wrongs heaped upon them. I wrote w hat mans- before have written and urged what others have urged, what the constitution allows them to urge and what will he ad vocated till good has resulted.” • ■You intended to excite your readers to frenzv arid provoke the revolution about which you have so often preached, did you not?” that while he was standing there, a your Irishman came to him and told him that six men were dead and that thirty had been wounded. Spies then went to the Arbeiter Zeitung* office and wrote the article which appeared the next morning, headed “Blood.” “Did you write the revenge circular? inquired the attorney for the defense. nnlv f rlitl 1101 IVf’itt the WO I'd TO" 'Yes, only I did not write the venge.” “Can you tell how it happened to be in the circular?” “I cannot.” “How many circulars were distriouteu. “About 2500.” “How soon was it written after you re turned to the office?” “Immediately.” , “At that time were you excited. “I was. I knew from the experience ot the past that this butchering of people was done for the purpose of defeating tue eight hour movement.” The state objected and the remark uas ruled out. The witness said he attended the Haj- market meeting. He saw a copy ot tue circular closing" with “Workingmen, eoine armed!” He said he could not attend tne meeting unless it was taken out. Fischer was sent to the printer to have the line taken out. Witness said lie went to tne meeting in company with his brother Henry. Arriving there, he saw nothing to speak from, and saw a wagon near tne corner of Randolph street. Some one sug gested that the wagon should be taken to Randolph street, hut he said that the crowd would interfere with the street cat Before he began to speak he asked v> uei e Parsons was, and was told that he was au- and gave the details of recent oeeurrenc as follows: Witness met Flynn and Flynn told him they had been concocting a defence which was that Squire should consult Judge Gil- dersleeve and should then ask for the let ter on the ground that it was very incriminating. As a matter of fact Flynn said that Squire did come to him and asked for the letter, and Flynn took a paper from his pocket and threw it in the fire. Squire complained because Flynn had not sii c.vn him the letter before burn ing. and tlie latier replied : “AVell, it’s all right, old fellow; i!\- burned now." Flynn stfiattlie burning was oni.v a ruse. Tlie r.-al letter of resignation, was not burned, but a paper su bslituted in its place. Flynn, at this time, asked witness if it would not lie a good time for linn to turn state’s evidence and put Squire when he belonged. ON THE TRACK. r«lou» V«**I Eye on Governor Ireland and the Other on Mexico. 'hr Ib'alht’ st'.viirtli oft In* Two Powitn Mr \it 1 ..i! Nii\.\ ami tin* Miviuth of -Uailnblf Sim rinim Mrrmilll in Li' iit Wi\v sn UuuLnIi l-'inum* in tliu I’l | Laukdo, Texas, August S. Kvcrybody i in i «> ; ■. 4'iurter of tin* globe has our vyt* oil (iov. livlamlaud tin* other on Mexico, ami ' both oars strained to hear the* word of | command to take up arms. Said a promi- ( ncnt cili/.en to your correspondent to-day: i “Sinee congress has adjourned without j hacking up Secretary Bayard's demands for Cutting's release, it is now in order for Governor Ireland to proceed to the casti gation of the republic of Mexico for the 1 murder of Rasures. The governor’s famous | letter to Bayard has given him an immense boom in the senatorial race. However, it is likely to prove a veritable boomerang, and his opponents are already preparing the way for its return. 4 Tige,’ as the gov ernor is known to his intimates, has evi dently bitten olfmore than lie can properly masticate. The outcome of the Eagle Pass ease will be watched with interest. Sena tor Maxey's friends are on Tige s t rail. He must either light the greasers, or submit to an ear-clipping process.” StrniKlh of tlx* Two INiwirs. Washington, August 8.—“How long would it take us to whip Mexico?” repeat ed a well informed army officer, when questioned to-day. “Well, that’s a pretty uiilicult question to answer,” he continu ed, and tnen went on to say it would all depend upon Europe. He thought there was a fair chance Germany would take a hand in the flay as un ally of Mexico for the sake of getting tooth )ld 0:1 American soil. If Germany came in, the officer said, a few of her famous iron-duds could sail right up to New York and le\y millions of tribute or lay the city in ashes. Against any first-class naval power he was sure the t inted Slates would be powerless, but with Mix eo alone it would be a very dif ferent matter. He w:»s then shown lhe following list of vessels in the Mexican ua\y, obtained at the navy department from the bun uu of intelligence: Two iron gunboats, the .Mexico and the Demo- eratiea. e.Leli LOU tons; two twenty-pound ers, six ohiceis amt eighty men, eleven knots speed und l)00 horse-power; two 300- ton .1.., liio Li bur tad and the lnde- pe..v a .• i cudi armed with two twenty- tbii. lder.v ui.u mnaneu by six officers and i..en, and o.ie oi lier small gunboat, Uic ..at.ic u: which is umuiown. that constitutes the Mexican raw,’ sum Hie army officer, looking over the list; “one of those vessels was lying at Ban Francisco for several years. . .10 w«s out of repair, but the Me:..oi.i credit was so bad that no one wo u .u uu any wont on her. She was original English gentleman, i her over and sold her » eminent, and slie was t boat. We would have Mexico at sea as she L there would lie soim Rforn some place.” ON LANI). | “How about the sti*i .,pli j land ?” I “1 don’t know definitely, but 1 have uvr. | it stated that Mexico’s army consists ol j 22,500 men of all just aooiii tne size j of our army. Some of inesoiuicis are very • line, while others are the worst i ever j saw. In the western part of Mexico there j are some admirably drilled and equipped : soldiers, but m the region of f’lnnuatiua | tlie troops are composed of the scum of i the eartn. They are mostly convicts, who I are given tlie’ choice of working in the j prisons or joining the army. The troops are marched in open column, with the otli- i cers in the centre so that they ean watch j tlie soldiers on either side ana cheek any I attempt at desertion, which they know irom experience will be made if the slight est opportunity is afforded. Mexico has I really a line body of men in what is known 1 as tlie rural guard, about oOU.i strong, Ibi m- ing a very good nucleus for an army.” AMKITCAN AVAILAIiLK HTKKNGTII. “What troops would we have available in the event oi war?” “About half of tlie army is regularly em ployed on Iho frontier as a guard to the Indians, and it would be manifestly inad visable to withdraw these troops, lor the Indians would overrun the country. Or I course a company could he withdrawn here and there, leaving a sufficient garri son at the posts, but .uo-.l •*! tne troops would come from Kansas and Nebraska. The entire garrisons at bun Guiana, Foil 1 Leavenworth, Foit Hayes ami r«.rt Riley could be sent to the iront v,u.:miL any danger, and the Atcaiaon, T.qnka aim Santa Fe railroad being \ery accessible, they could be shippe . (i.ruct to the border in lorty-eigui hours. These trooops, togc* tner with companies picked up here und there where they could be spared, would, i think, number about 10,000 men. hud the num ber would not i e so large if all the compa nies are like one i saw start out from Fort Leavenworth to pul down u threatened outbreak of the Indians. It consisted of just nineteen men, with a lame lieutenant in command. Most of these 1 refer to would show up a littie better than that, though. A war between the United States j und Mexico alone would probably be oyer in a comparatively short time, for Mexico is no match for as. hue couldn’t raise such 1 an army uu we could, in d she has no credit, j As I said, t hong... i . ri is the danger ol’ assistance i « ...g rendered to Mexico, and there is no telling where the trouble would end.” / the yacht ol ur. o.vi.ta' ori.ugni tue Mexican go\- iangeii l.itoagun* ii’.t oiiiunuy with :u\\, but i in afraid iroj.el.uls secured • f Me; States in connection with the (.’lifting affair. He concludes with the state! that Mexico is perfectly tranquil. Tin* Itod> Waslinl AkIioim*. Atlantr* City, X. August D. - The j body of John Oertel, ol Baltimore, an im- 1 dertuker, was washed ashore here at the i half way house this morning. The body was attired in a bathing suit, which had hi en procured yesterday at the United States batli houses. Oertel went into the ! surf yesterday with a companion at 1 i o’clock. The two became separated, and Oertel failing to appear at. H o’clock, his j friends thought lie had lost himself in the 1 city and returned to Baltimore. The most I mysterious part of the allair is that no one I saw Oertel drown, and he must have gone j under unnoticed, though, thousands i were on the bench and broad walk at the I time, 'flu* body will be forwarded to Balti more. WASTE IN WISCONSIN. (•rent firstnn*lIon of Properly l»y !•• Fires. Chicago, August D. Late advices from the section of Wisconsin devastated by forest fires yesterday place the loss by the burning of the village* of Spencer at ncarlv ,) instead of $20,(.)(), as first reported. There was a large fire in Marslilleid,150,- ( feet of chair stock at Webster's factory being destroyed. The town was saved by hard work. A dispatch from Neillsville says great fears are expressed in their city on account of the extensive for est fires, which arc within four miles of the city, and coming nearer. The mayor and council have ordered the fire companies to be in readiness at any moment. Hewittville, seven miles west of here, was burned to the ground yesterday. The loss has not been estimated yet, but will be very great. Hall’s dam, six miles south of here, is also in imminent danger. If rain does not fall inside of twenty-four hours it is feared this city will also suffer greatly. Milwaukee, August fi.—A late dispatch from Marquette, Michigan, to the Evening Wisconsin, says the city is in danger of de struction by the forest fires which make the air densely smoky. Rendell’s slaugh ter house in the city limits lias been de stroyed and the nitro-glyeerine works of the Lake Superior Powder Company are surrounded by fire*. Men are fighting the fire with desperation. An opportune change of wind saved the new city park at Presque Isle yesterday. The day is oppressively hot, and the fire-lighters arc suffering greatly. At Appleton the fire at midnight de stroyed flu* paper mill of Richmond Bros., causing a loss of .ff/0,(.‘J0, insurance .*.‘ , 5;000. At Neillsville, the fires have been burn ing in the woods in that vicinity for seve ral days. At llewittsville, ten miles from Neills- ville. e *"ill, the boarding house and every bui o, connected therewith, was burned. Farm houses in the neighbor hood were humed, and many families were compelled to move into the fields with their household goods. The fire are still raging south and west and north of Neills ville, ii» stroying grain nnd farm buildings. Particulars are difficult to g«R. Mstrk TwniifK Suit. i Philadelphia. P.. August. I Buffer, iit the t uit-ed Atati • Judge ■ourt, d< rend'.n i ion of Sii . i:i helm If | ford, Coi to restn Grant’s personal lohu Waimmake l »lu* applic •I ij v n menu Mark T v.iih , !.. Webster tS: Uo.. of Hart- fora preliminary injunction the sale of copies of U. S. , ; in U\iscity by In his opinion The Riots Renewed at Belfast With Dis astrous Results. ( V lYrrilih* S*.i««* of AlVuirs—(iliuMum* Not to j V Lit IrHiiml Tin* Fields-llemiett Cuhc—The MnrM*ilh*\ rMi<*riiii>ii Kickiinr. Kti*. | Be least, August it.—During the rioting’ ! which occurred here from Saturday even ing to anearly hour this morning eleven . persons were killed and 130 seriously j wounded. The majority of the injured persons have shot wounds. The rioting was renewed to-day and a fierce encounter i took place between, the soldiers and the j mob, in which a number were wounded. A soldier at close quarters fired at a boy, I shattering his hand. The soldier was ar- I resold. Reinforcement troops to the num ber of twelve hundred have arrived in Bel fast to-day. Nnon.—Attempts to stop the rioting have been unsuccessful *ano the violence of the mob is increasing. Thirty rioters have been wounded. The police keep up a merciless fire upon tlie mob. The city, owing to the wreck and ruin of houses, presents a deplorable aspect, its appearance is similar to that of Paris after the commune. It is feared that numerous deaths resulting from the riots have taken place which will never be heard from. The hospitals are taxed to the utmost to ac commodate the great number of wounded persons in need of attendance. A painful feature of the riots is the number of child ren wounded. Yesterday a boy was shot while returning from Sunday school.To-day a little girl was shot on the street and it ih thought fatally wounded. She was carried away apparently lifeless. Train loads of troops are constantly arriving. The inci dents of the disorders are as follows: Mrs. Mieilwain, Saturday, harangued a small crowd of neighbors in regard to the riots and roundly abused tlie police for firing upon the people. She afterwards ex pressed the fear that she would loose her I life on account of her speech. She, there fore, in order to avoid recognition, put on u black dress on Sunday instead of a white • one which she wore Saturday. This pre- | caution failed, however, to save her. Yes terday, daring the progress of the riot, ! she ran to her door to gather in some 1 straying children. A bullet struck her in I the head, and she fell lifeless in the dooi- wav. I The aspect of affairs was so threatening ! at noon to-day timt the authorities ordered ! all the taverns in the city to be closed till to-morrow evening. Groups of men are j assembled everywhere, excitedly discuss ing t he situation. The military early this ! morning dispersed several rival mobs at the point of the bayonet. < 1 LAD8TONE’s CHOICE. London, August 0.—Gladstone, who was I rctnrii(‘<t to tlie house of commons by both i Midlothian anil Lcthburghs, Scotland, has i chosen to sit for the former district. GLADSTONE NOT TO VISIT IRELAND. ! The World says Gladstone will not visit Iceland during tlie approaching recess ot ! parliament. THE FIELDS-BENNETT SUIT. A motion was rnadr before the court of Gur. nV bench to-day to quash the verdict of tin si** . bfs jury in the suit of Cyrus W. Field against .Limes Gordon Bennett for libel, in u j.it !i \ !n hitler was ordered to pay «*’2f»,(K"i damages and cost of suit. Tlie grounds on which the motion is asked are that the court had no jurisdiction, both Judge Butler says: “11 this ease was sub stantially identical with tne Publishing ! Company vs. Smith, recently decided by the circuit court for Ohio, we would esteem it our duty to follow the outlined course in that ease and grunt the writ. ft is r.«>t, however, in some material respects. The eases are clearly distinguishable. Tin* one before us seems to r* st mbh* < !» ms vs. Estes, L2 Feb. rep. Sfifi, in which the writ was refused. As the question must be uirther considered oil the final hearing when the filets may he more fully (level- oped, it would 1)0 unwise to discuss it at this time. After full consideration the eomphiirmnt’s rights as disclosed by affida vits nnd accompanying papers are not deemed sufficiently clear to warrant a pr< - limimiry writ as asked for.” NFW BOND CALLS. Saratoga, N. Y., August fi. The weather was clear and warm and the ut- 1 r..: , r , • , 1 fLp qttnr- : WeaWier was Clear Him naiui *uiu and wore speasing loud and \ehemei y. Rebellion won, Cora 1- second, Bradburn third. Time 1:05. ...... revolution” in sterotyped phrazes, and the state was allowed to present the letter above referred to in evidence, it was signed “Johan Most,” and commenced “Dear Spies.” The postal card was also nreseutea ami was as follows: --To A. Soies, 107 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, Hi s —Dear Sir:' I had scarcely mailed mv letter vesterdav when the telegraph brought news from H. M. One doesmt know whether to rejoice over that or not. The advance in itself is elevating; sad are the circumstances: that it will remain lo cal, and. therefore, might not have result, it anv rate th**se people make a better impre^km than the foolish voters of this and the other side of the ocean.) Greet ing* and a shake. Yours, J. M. ‘•Drury-1 suppose Hope , can now and then receive upon tickets.” , When the letter and postal card had been read witness was excused- Second race, all ages, one mile and eighth; Bess won, Tomahawk second, Alt EstiII third. Time 1:57. Third race, 3-year-old fillies, one mile and seventy yards; Amulet won, Jennie B. second, Antena third. Time 1:48. Fourth race, one mile; Swift won, Lady Wayaid second, Jim Douglas third. f J inn* 1:41. , . . Fifth race, one mile and one-sixteentn. Middlesex won, Monogram second, Sea- mo r a third. Time 2:01. Mutuals paid £204. JInttlu*w> (‘oiiimissioned. Washington, August 9.—The ^president has commissioned Janies C. Matthews coloredi, of Albany, N. Y., whose nomi nation was rejected by the senate, to ;«-* recorder of deeds for the District of Co lumbia. An I niHish Ki Hirer in tin- fit-. London, August The imbroglio be- tween tne United States and Mexico over ( the imprisonment by the Mexican author- i ilies of Mr. Cutting possesses a peculiarly I strong interest for a number of Knglisn- iiien w iio are speculating in land in north- 1 ern Mexico. A London syndicate recently i purchased enormous tiacts of Mexican land lying along the American border at a ‘ price ranging from five to ten cents )>er acre. Mexican agents in London, who arc j conversant with the whole affair and who ! know perhaps more of the inside causes i which .have led up to the unfortunate I friction caused by Cutting's in- 1 carceration than anybody in the United States, declare that subtle repre sentatives of these English speculators are fomenting a war between America und Mexico for the sole purpose of forwarding their own selfish interests. They know that the result of an annexation by the United States of any of the northern dis tricts of Mexico would immeasurably en hance the value of their holdings, and they arc pulling their wires accordingly. Besides Cutting there are other tools, con scious and unconscious, who are being used with good effect in disturbing the hilhi rto peaceful relations of tiie two great republics. Hie I’n-Jib’iif fo IV> flu* K\|M*riiiu lit of Girr>hiu Uni I'h- Surplus lliMiliitioii. Washington, August 7. The president lias evi'lcitly ivi)> ;il,-a his action in not signing tin* surplus resolution. After con sultation with hiscuhin ’ u <o ’iutenlateyos- terdav h was deeiil-. d t hut bonds sha!) no calico for a timt* in accordance with the resolution, as if it. hail become a law. The first call will hi* made for fifteen millions, (’alls to an coiml amount will he made each month until t he administr it ion is sat isfied that the experiment, of reducing the surplus bv such monthly payments of the public debt can safety lie done, ft is said in behalf of the president that he did not sign tin* resolution because he did not want to be bound by’its limitations. In other words, he regards his own judgment upon this subject as superior to tin; unanimous judgment of the senate, without regard to party, and the vote of two to one in favor of the resolution as amended in the house. From a high official source 1 have learned that the president intends at present to have three calls made of £15,090,000 each during as many months, and after that period to continue or suspend them, us he may think the commercial situation de mands. The first call is to be made with great promptness following the adjourn ment of congressj to forestall public criti cism for his killing the surplus resolution yesterday lw a pocket veto. < )f the £15,-' f/J0,000 described in the first call, £5,000,000 are called on account of the sinking fund. parties being foreigners and having no domiele in England; that the pme< edings throughout \V( re misconducted and could not be supported. The hearing on mo- j lion was postponed until Wednesday. Km it i*o, THE FISHERMEN KICKING, i Raids, August 9. -The Marseilles fisher- , men complain that the fisheries agree ment rer*Mit|y made between France and Italy sacrifices their interests, and they , threaten to protect themselves unless the government protects them from Italianen- , croacirtnents. filial tin* I'rcd'lcnf U Oohnr. Washington. August 9.—The president is now engaged in tlie consideration of matters which he wishes to dispose of be fore he leaves the city on his summer va cation. The principal question occupying his attention at present is in regard to fill ing tIn- vacancies existing in the civil ser- vic* . many of which are due to the failure of t in* senate to act upon nominations sub mitted to it. It is believed that in all such eases tlie persons nominated will be commissioned to serve during the recess ■ >t congress. According to the present arrangi-niunt the president will leave Washington about the middle of next week and will not return until about the first of October. Ho has considerable busi ness on hand, nnd will have to work pretty hard to dispose of it by the date set for his departure. He received very few callers to-day. ON CHANGE. A Wi nk .Market ami l.c I»rin Paris, August 8.—The Mexican minister here has sent a communication to the papers in which he says that a conflict will not arise between Mexico and the United Two >liirih*ri*rs llaiiirt'il. Chicago, August 9. On Saturday even ing, July 31st, at Bird’s Eye, led., a man named Uoultz was killed instantly and an other named Waller was so badly shot that lie died last Saturday night. They had been waylaid and shot by a man named Hodge nnd his son, who had a grudge against Waller. Uoultz was killed merely because he was in Waller’s company. On Saturday last after Waller's death the citi zens of the neighborhood hunted the Hodges, father and son, out of their hiding place in the woods and hanged t hem. Milki* mi Assignment. Cincinnati, August 9.—Edwin Alden it Bin., newspaper advertising agents, at No. tit) West Fourth street, with a branch in New York city, made an assignment to day to A. M. Warner. Their nominal lia bilities are estimated at £192,000, with nominal assets at £272,0(H), These consist of contracts for advertising and forms a fifctiliur Mjrt of propeit.y. The firm has been of long standing, and carried on a very extensive business. No close* estimate can be made as to the real assets und lia bilities, owing to the uncertain nature of outstanding accounts. New York. August 9.—The effect of Sat urday's bank statement was again felt to day; tit least it was made the excuse for the further hammering of prices this after noon. notwithstanding the generally ac cepted theory that the employment of this capital so long idle must result in better prices. There wa« no news whatever to effect values in the early morning, but in the afternoon the rate for money advanced sharply, and an opposition company to the Pacific Mail was hinted. At tlie open ing prices .showed irregular changes of i and i. Tlie succeeding dealings were also irregular with Omaha and New York Central conspicuously strong but after twelve o’clock a free selling move ment curried prices down A to 1A, .jersey Central. Pacific Mail, O. T. and Northern Pacific being the chief sufferers. The de cline was checked about two o’clock, but the last hour saw tiie downward tendency renewed and the market closed weak. ti: ul prices of active stock are invaria bly lower. Jersey and Omaha preferred are each down anil others fractional. Sales 213,000 shares. I’otUmusters lt<*u|i|>ointe<l. Washington. August f).—The president to-day reappointed the following postmas ters, the senate having failed to take action on their nominations: Frederick A. lioss, Tuscumbia, Ala., vice J. C. Goodloe, Jr., suspended; (’. W. Button, Lynchburg, Vu., vice R. P. W. Morris, suspended: Michael Glenmin, Norfolk, Va., vice J. W. Long, suspended; O. D. Dew, Roanoke, Va., vice A. S. Asberry, suspended. I’n**«hli‘iiti‘il Appoint incuts. Washington. August 9.—The president to-day appointed Dorsey Ulaggett, of the Disstrict of Columbia, to be register of wills for the Ifistrict of Columbia, and Peter F. Coghill to be collector of customs at Petersburg, Vu.. vice Jus. D. Bowie, sus pended.