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Columbus CnmuretN^un
VOL. XXVIII--NO. m
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: ERIDAY MdRMAG, AUGUST *20, issr,.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Several Scenes of Confusion in Yester
day's Proceedings.
Klnort) and Mi-.Gloo lloth (lei Wratliy—Itnvltl v
Flimsy Olijei'tlan to it Telcirnuii—The Flu-lit Ovei
tho I'rtslOcm j.
Chicago, August 19.— A number of the
present officers of the National League
held a conference last night with other
prominent members of the convention.
They discussed Judge Fitzgerald as presid
ing officer, and referred to his speech of
the afternoon as a most masterly effort,
and one likely to keep down even the ap
pearance of strife. It seemed to be the
universal opinion that he should be re
tained as permanent presiding officer.
Egan tvos offered the aid of every man
present if he would consent to serve again
as president of the League. He thanked
them very much, but positively declined.
He remarked that his friend,
John Fitzgerald of Nebraska,
w ould fill the office in an acceptable man
ner. The result of conference was a no
tice to John Fitzgerald to be readv if call
ed upon to make an address to the'eonven-
tion.
Fitzgerald, of Nebraska, is said to be the
richest man in the league. He is worth
about .*5,000,000, is president of three na
tional banks and the largest railroad con
tractor in the west. He is not so polished
in manner as many of the favored leaders
of the league, but is regarded as a business
man of ability far above the average.
The committee on resolutions was in ses
sion until nearly two a. m. The committee
was sub-divided into seven committees.
The report is to be unanimous, and will be
the shortest declaration ever made by a
league committee. The resolutions will
endorse Parnell and his party, and pledge
future support to whatever extent neces
sary ; express appreciation of the forbear
ance of the Irish people under the most an
noying and oppressive treatment of the
rock-renting landlords system, the partisan
judicial system which prevails especially
in the north of Ireland; acknowledges the
efforts of Gladstone and the democracy of
Great Britain to enact a measure calcu
lated to bring about a reconciliation be
tween the two peonlo who have so long-
been kept in hostility by misgovermnent;
declares that Ireland has unalienable righ ts
of self-government; acknowledge the obli
gations of the Irish race to the American
press and people, and express the warmest
gratitude to the retiring league officials.
President Eagan and Treasurer O’Reilly.
At an eyrly hour this morning an im
portant secret conclave came to an end in
the Palmer house. It had been a gather
ing of the anti-Sullivan clans, over 'which
Counselor John G. Gorman, of New York,
presided. Roderick J. Kennedy, also of
New York, acted as secretary. About one-
hundred delegates from New York, the
entire Iowa and New Jersey delegations
and a goodly sprinkling of Pennsylvania
and Kentucky men, nearly three hundred
and fifty in all, were in attendance. The
result of nearly three hours deliberation
in a nutshell is that it was firmly resolved
to stand by Hugh McCaffrey, of Phila
delphia, for president, of the league.
Tlie delegates in attendance upon tiie
convention of the Irish national league
were slow in reporting at Central Music
ball this morning to enter upon the work
of the second day. The committee ap-’
pointed yesterday remained in session un
til a late hour las' night, but in the main
concluded their laljf.v ■ so as to be ready to
report to the convention to-day without
any delay. The committee on credentials
had no contests in ' delegations to pass
upon, but owing to tiie large number of
delegates present were not able to com
plete their report until after midnight.
The committee on resolutions also held a
long night session, but worked harmoni
ously despite of any fears of the contrary.
Judge- Fitzgerald, temporary chairman,
appeared on the platform at 10:20 a. m.,
and shortly afterwards the delegates begun
to pour in and quickly filled tiie seats on
the main floor. At i0:35 the temporary
chairman announced that several of the
committees wer. still absent, but expected
to be able to report Within a very short
time, when he would call the conventi-.u
to order.
The convention was c-aiied to order at
10:50 a. in. Tiie committee on permanent-
organization submitted a report recom
mending that the temporary organization
be made the permanent or
ganization. The motion was put
to the convention by Michael
Davitt apparently in the expectation -
complete harmony and the motion was
carried almost unanimously. There were
a few dissents, apparently from the New
York delegation, judge Fit op raid re
turned thanks to the convention for the
honor of the position. He said he would
certainly endeavor to give a ft-.il hearing
to every delegate on any subject to come
before the convention. “I know no rings
I know no clique," said the speaker, '-and
I ain here for united Ireland." Ht
closed with a caution that the delegate,
shouid have only one sentiment, and that
Was to prepare to fight the common enemy
and to engender no feuds among them
selves. “We hate her. said he, because
she has hated and despoiled us. When
she declares peace then may we, and not
till then will we cease hating her." Con
tinuing he said, “look at the manner m
which we received:lie peace offering from
the greatest of English statesmen, stinttu
though it was. [Cheers.] To the people
of Scotland and Wales, who said that
Ireland was entitled to home rule, the
benediction of a million hearts go out : to
the democracy of England, who i
nified a purpose to lend a helping
Ireland, gratitude also went «
can have, we will have, no peav-
Until England ceases her deadly aostn-.ty
to Ireland.” . ,
Hon. Jno. F\ Fineity rose in his seat ami
his appearance was the signal bn ■ 1 :l ;
does cheering. He said hi only rosy ,o
read a telegram addressed to him us-o-
lows: .
Dtblix, August 19.—-Finerty. Cbie-ig"
Convention, Chicago, Ills.: The manm-iit
of Ireland is with you and trusts the con
vention will bv resolution endorse Ireland s
right and resolve to bfree
[Signed] Chas. McAkthy Teepixg.
Dublin.
Mr. Davitt rose and said he desired to
say a word in explanation. Davitt dirt
not question the right of any one in Ire
land to send a dispatch from Ireland, but
said Teeling had no right to speak lor the
people of Ireland. He was not a membei
of the league, and “I say that Mr. Red
mond Deasy and myself have the right to
speak for the people of Ireland. .Loud
applause.]
Finerty' arose to speak and there were
loud cheers.
Hynes, of Illinois, made the point v
order that not a motion was before hi-
house and no delegates had a right to ilie
floor.
The chair decided the point well taken.
Finerty then rose to a question of I r-
sotial privilege, and was finally granu-il
the floor amid considerable contusion.
The delegates from New York and 1
interrupted repeatedly. He said Fint-rt/
should speak on personal questions. Cries
were raised for Finerty to take the plat
form.
He said, “I will be heard anywhere.”
Chair—“Finerty is no spring chicken;
he can be heard anywhere in the hall.”
I Hynes—“I protest ngainst Finerty speak-
Finerty—“I will speak.”
The chair admonished Finerty not to
make another such remark.
Finerty, when order was restored, said :
“I am surprised to see the father of the
land league rise in his jflace and question
and question that a telegram”— [More
confusion.!
In the midst of the uproar Finerty stud:
‘•It is what we have believed for ‘twenty
years, and 1 shall hold to my view for the
freedom of Ireland to my death. If 'feel
ing is not in the league, !!' he holds to that
, sentiment, he is certainly entitled to be-
: long to it."
As another scene ensued Finerty de
clined to sny more. He was cheered by
the main body of the convention.
Davitt rose and said he could not dispute
the right of Finerty to desire the freedom
of Ireland, and would not do so.
This acted as a quietus and the uproar
subsided.
The committee on credentials reported a
list of regular delegates.
The committee on resolutions reported,
through Rev. Mr. Betts, as follows :
We, the delegates of the Irish National j
League, of America, in convention assem
bled, firmly believing in the principles of I
human freedom, and In the right of a peo
ple to frame their own laws, a right which
lies at the foundation of l lie prosperity and |
greatness of this republic, and whieft has !
; been advantageously extended to the !
colonial possessions o.' Great Britain, do
hereby resolve:
First—That we express our heartiest and
most unqualified approval of national self- i
: government for Ireland.
Second—That we heartily approve of the
and to'
,t. We
course pursued by Charles Stewart Par-
1 nell and his parliamentary associates in
the English house of commons, and we
renew the expression of obi- confidence in
their wisdom and ability to achieve home
rule in Ireland.
j Third—That we extend our heartfelt
thanks to Gladstone for his great efforts in
behalf of Irish self-government, and we
express our gratitude to the English,
Scotch and Welsh democracy for the sup
port given to the great liberal leader and
bis Irish policy during the recent general
! elections.
Fourth Resolved, that this convention
hereby extends its thanks to the American
: people and press for the generous support
which they have given to the cause of self-
government in Ireland.
; Fifth—Tnat we record our sense of the
remarkable forbearance and self-restraint
! exercised by our people in Ireland in the
face of the c-ruel and dishonest system of
extortion to which they art being subject
ed by roek-rtnting landlords, and in view
of the license scandalously extended to or
ganized law lessness in the north of Ireland
by partisan officials, and we commend ihe
laudable desire cf the people of Ireland to
manage their own aftair.s in their own
way.
Sixth—That we hereby thank the presi
dent, treasurer and secretary of the Irish
National League for the faithful and effi
cient manner in which they have dis-
i charged the arduous duties of their re-
i spective stations.
Seventh—That the following cablegram
lie forwarded Hon. Charles Stewart Par
nell :
“Tiie delegates to the National League
convention of America send greeting from
our bode, which embraces representative
citizens from every state and territory in
the union, and also from Canada, and as
sure you of a cordial endorsement of your
policy by a united and harmonious conven
tion.” *
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Col. Atkinson.' oi Detroit, and A. M.
Weber, of Rhode Island, members of the
committee, explained in behalf of the
committee that in considering the declara
tions contained in the draft the committee
while discussing them fully, adopted them
unanimously.
The reading of the resolutions was fol
lowed by hearty cheering.
Finerty moved that the resolutions be
adopted sec-lion by section. [Cries of “no,
no."]
Armstrong of Georgia, seconded this
motion.
Gannoti desired them adopted by sec
tion.-. L'iheiv n- anything between the
lines, with all due respect to their visitors
from Ireland,-which would bind the league
to forever pursue it, present course despite
anv exigency of the future which might
ar’-re for a diifeitnt course of action, then
he desired to vote against it. [Cheers.]
Alexander Sullivan made an eloquent
n idi's and wits eat nest 1;. and willingly
cheered. He declared that in the suppres
sion of views dear to theii souls they did
so that the mm in the gap might be tm-
tranimelcd. Tire personal as preuentatives
of Ireland present had given proof of their
absolute malty to their native country.
The empty sleeve of Michael Davitt testi
fied to what he had sufleied. There hail
been pretences of a fear that
there would not be harmony in the con
vention, but the men who had
borne the brunt of the light in the past
and who were ready to bear arms now if
necessary .'tremendous cheers;, did not
fear, ami tlicr. were four here to strangle
if nee-ssary those who would attempt to
hamper oi-'ihwart the absolute purpose of
the league to follow Faroe 11 under any Hag
he might elect. Great cheering.]
Devov. (ol |N( w York, said many of the
New York delegation may have come with
as maiiv ri. s< n ations as those from Illinois,
but ue" dt sired peace and harmony, and
wanted the resolutions endorsed as a
whole.
Davit; sir’ -steel in a spirit of harmony
that tin' r- -' c ) n- ■ : n-ain read ^
anti the n adopted unanimously.
Fincrt*. said he would withdraw Inn mo
tion. , , . , ,
Tiie resolutions were then adopted I>v
the con volition rising, followed by frantic
The chairman then introduced Mr. Red
mond. who addressed the convention. |
At 1:10, at the conclusion of Redmond’s
speech the convention adjourned to 3
o’clock. Redmond’s closing remarks were
wild!y applauded.
Vt 3*45 i». m. Judge Fit/.gcrahl rapped
with his gavel and Secretary Sutton began
to read the minutes, of yesterday’s proceed-
infK. During the reading Mrs. Parnell en
tered and was greeted with tremendous (
applause. The minutes were unanimously j
adopted. . ,
Reports from the committees were next
ill oriu 1. ’! he report of the committee on
tie- constitution was read by \\ . 1. y Gon-
nnr. of Wisconsin. He announced that tiie
lvnort had already been endorsed by Da
vitt. Redmond and Devoy. At the outset
the 1-tnm-i defends tiie object of the league
and the methods to be employed
to attain this object. Sections pro--
viding for the organization of
tin- 1. ague t:i* 1 the transaction of _its bust-
ness constituted the remainder of tlie re-
1J °A delegate objected to the clause virtual-
cott articles oi
fin'dish inanufircture. He moved that the
clause be cut from the report. .
(treat confusion followed, in woich were
mingled erics of “question, allusions to
th i iriff and denun< iations of I jngland.
Vmid an uproar the previous question was
ordered. The delegation lrom 1 ennsyha-
nia attempted, notwithstanding, to talk on
the subject of the tariff. The question
was then put and tin* section remained in.
There was practically no opposition. The
scene of enthusiasm that ensued surpassed
any that before occurred in the conven
tion. The delegates cheered, shouted and
waved arms till it seemed as if the excite
ment would never cease. The section
which caused so much enthusiasm was as
follows:
Section 5—To hurt the enemy where ho
will feel it most by refusing to purchase
any article of English manufacture, and
by using all legit imate influences to dis
courage tradesmen from keeping English
manufactures on sale.
Following its adoption the constitution
was adopted in it;- entirety amid applause.
Rev. G. \V. Pepper, a Methodist clergy
man, who is one of the delegates, was then
invited to address the convention. He
said he had tasted the 1 oeling of his co
religionists, and could say they were in
thorough sympathy witfi Parnell and
Gladstone, when, finally, if they failed
after trying every method, Pnrneil should
send the message, “Come and help us.”
“Then,” said the reverend speaker, “I
1 swear by the throne of God there would be
at least one vacant pulpit in the United
States.”
The cheering at this point was ter
rific. When it somewhat abated there
was a call for a speech from Rev, Father
! O’Reilly, of Detroit. He gracefully de-
| dined saying lie was here simply to render
; an account of all the money he had re-
, cently “stolen.” [Laughter and cheers.J
j The report of the committee on finance
! was then read. It highly complimented
j Rev. Dr. O'Reilly on this more than faith*
i ful and satisfactory discharge of his duties
! as treasurer of the league. It showed that
j ’*320,232 had been collected in the last two
I years, and the report mentioned the exact
, sum to a cent that had been remitted to
• Parnell or bis trustees. Only $5000 of the
entire sum was still in the hands of the
! treasurer. Father O’Reilly was thanked
by a vote of the convention.
Brady, of Massachusetts, reported an
| amendment to the treasurer’s report in
I the shape of a check for $3500. Theamend-
! ment was accepted warmly. Brady sug
gested the Mass system of $5 collections
: be extended all over the United States.
! The *3500 showed the result ol’ such a
| system.
At this point the chairman recognized
; Father O’Reilly, who said they bad heard
: from men who had carrinl muskets in the
ranks; now they should hear from the
■ men who carried the purse. He then read
the amounts contributed by each slate,
j A delegate from the east asked if it was
j not a mist ake about the amount contrib-
| uted by Illinois.
The chairman said: “You are not from
; Illinois. That state can'take care of its af-
I fairs.”
j At this juncture Hynes, of Chicago,
j jumped to his feet and amid hisses from
every part ofthe hall, and notwithstand
ing the declaration of tiie chair that lie
was interrupting the treasurer’s report,
Hynes vehemently shouted : “I wish to
! say that the city of Chicago sent outside of
| the league the sum of $10,000.”
The convention was in an uproar, but a
| wave of Dr. O’Reilly’s hand produced
I quiet. “I am not accounting,” remarked
tne reverend treasurer, with a tinge of sar-
I casm in histone, “for money that did not
1 pass through my hands.”' The reading
, then proceeded.
Mr. Egan presented a check for $2000
I from Patrick Ford, collected through the
columns of the Irish World. Several other
i checks of lesser amounts were also handed
f in.
! Secretary Sutton then began reading.
His report, he said, was necessarily largely
a retrospective glance at the history ofthe
i league. On motion the report was ordered
1 printed.
Money in the sums of $200 and $500 con*
; tin ued to pour into the treasurer’s hands.
His witty responses kept the convention
I in excellent humor.
' The chairman announced that the next
I business was the election of a president of
: the league in America.
Brennan, of Nebraska, took the floor.
He said the past presidents ofthe league
! were among the best and bravest ofthe
Irish race in America. The president of
! the league was an office that had bum
filled by the honorable, brave, tearless
Alexander Sullivan. [Cheers.] Brennan
i referred in similar terms to Patrick Hagan
I and to Pat A. Collins. The speaker placed
in nomination Nebraska sforemost citizen,
John Fitzgerald.
Barry, of Pennsylvania, in compliment
ary terms, nominated Hugh C. MeCnfliv*.,
of Philadelphia.
McCaffrey arose and thanked his fiicnds
for the nomination, but he desired to work
only for the people of In.land in accom
plishing their independence.
Both nominations were seconded many
times over.
McAdoo. of Now Jersey, in seconding
McCaffrey’s nomination, said: “There
should be no sectional teeling in this mat
ter,” but Jie claimed Inut M« CjiflYey was
located in that section where were the
men who had principally upheld the
Irish at home. Here was an oppor
tunity to put down the stale calumnies
of the London press that tIds organization
had been manipulated. The manliness of
the men on this floor was Ids best recom
mendation. After several other stales had
been heard from New Jersey again tried
vainly to get the floor. The chairman rec
ognized a delegate from Louisiana. Mc
Adoo, of New Jersey, jumped to Ids feet
and wildly waved Ins hands. “Don’t” he
exclaimed, “Don’t show your hand too
plainly. Mr. Chairman !”
Tin* chairman, with dignity, told the
Louisiana delegate to proceed.
Ilyins. of Chicago, rose to say that he
regretted that Fitzgerald was not from
Pei»i..v’’’■ uni.i. There would have been a
filne.s i:i giving theofHce to the east. He
had, !»<< •' .1-. . i: ;;i: d carefully whether
Fitzgenu.: had any entangling alliance. He
had been assured t , the contrary. As M>.
McCaffrey had declined tiie presidency
t lie re fore make Fitzgerald president. Ini
Fitzgerald- n*e before the c onvention and
state that he would give his entire time
and Hynes would support him.
A scene of confusion then ensued and
lasted fully half an hour, it being claimed
that the requiring of such a statement was
an insult. Hynes continued speaking and
was replied to by Sullivan. Other speak
ers interjected remarks with great rapid
ity. Finally John Finerty rose and said
he was not delighted with the proceedings.
In the interest of harmony he seconded
the nomination of Fitzgerald and moved
the previous question.
A ballot by states was about to be taken
when a delegate proposed the name of Mr.
Gannon, of Iowa, but the confusion was so
great that the nomination could not he
heard by the main body of delegates.
Nearly every man in the hall was on his
feet and impromptu meetings of state
delegations were began on all sides.
The chairman seeing the desire of the
convention, promptly declared a recess.
The Reassembling of the British Par
liament.
T’i»‘(pH'cnN S|i« c>rli ami Stiitouirnls M tliol’urt)
knuh - Mm* P.dhvnirH Fo iml Guilty ol Mur.
iIh* in BAfiiMf, nn*.
Parliament re-
queen's speech
i London, August 111
j assembled to-day. The
i was as follows :
I “My Hoiks and Gentlemen : 1 have sum
moned you to meet at this unusual season
i for the transaction of indispensable busi
ness. The session of the last parliament
w\s interrupted before the ordinary work of
! the year had been completed, in order that
j the sense of my people might bo taken on
: certain important proposals with re-
! guru to the government of Ireland,
i The result of the appeal has been to
J confirm the conclusion to which the late
parliament hail come. The provisional
nature of the arrangement made by the
last parliament for the public charge of
the year renders it inexpedient to post
pone any further consideration ofthe nec
essary financial legislation.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons:
The estimates which were submitted to
the last parliament and only partially voted
will be laid before you, my lords and gen
tlemen, at a period of the year usually as
signed lor a recess,and after the prolonged
and exceptional labors to which many of
you have been subjected, 1 abstain from
I recommending now for your considera
tion any measures other than those which
, aro essential to the conduct of the public
' service during the remaining port ion of
I the financial year. / am confident that
I they will receive your prompt and careful
j attention.”
I At the hour parliament met a depressing
1 and persistent rain was failing, and the
I crowd gathered about the went muster
I buildings was small. Some enthusiasm
! won displayed on the arrival of the various
prominent leaders, but it was generally
I faint. The attendance in the house of
; commons was large. Many members ar-
I rived before they had had breakfast in
! order to secure good seats.
1M U1CTINU OP IK E PARNELL MRMBEB8.
A meeting ofthe Parnell members was
\ held in tiie house of commons before the
i meeting oi that body. Parnell presided.
* Bova.ilv members were peesent. The
nn . ; rumiiivd to discuss Irish affairs,
i ami <Gaily l.kc Ballast rioft. During
; tin be v in ic house of commons on the
re; ., nt:*-:*. queen’ speech, and also to
je. iv i- to Turn the intentions ofthe
i g.»wi ume-R in regard to Ireland.
THU. HOUKE OF LORDS.
j Lord Granville (liberal) asked in the
house of lords r,uis afternoon that the new
j government make a clear statement of its
I complicated Irish policy.
The duke of Argyle (unionist), in reply,
! denied that a member of tie-state govern
ment was justified in making such a de-
! mand. and took occasion to make a long
speech, dissecting,” as he called it. Glad
| slone’;, Irish policy, which the duke de-
i scribed as “a miserable fiasco of running
! up to the. masthead tin flag of Parnell and
! thy, Irish rationalist policy.”
; BarftH ht. Oswald moved and Baron
I.'vnk«o*ocoiided the uddn-s-j in reply to
the queen’s speech.
Lord Balisbury admitted that thesitua.-
i lion in Burundi was unsatisfactory, but he
j thought there was no reason for uppruijort-
| .sion or alarm. The Afghan bouuuurv com
mission, be said, had not bc« n withdrawn.
Although a difference iiad arisen in regard
j to the boundaries, it could be settled as
: easily in London and St. Petersburg ns on
| the spot. There was reasonable prospect
, of accord between England and Russia
with regard to the Afghan boundary. The
policy ofthe government toward Turkey
would be to continue the policy of late
years.
; Referring to Ireland, Lord Salisbury said
; that the government would take every
1 step to maintain good order and protect
individual rights. It was necessary to
: have time for inquiry before entering into
details regarding the reform of the govern
ment office. Willi respect to education and
local government for Ireland, ho was un
able to furnish a sketch of'the govern-
ment’s proposals. There would be special
inquiry as to means for healthily develop
ing the natural resources of Ireland. There
would also be an inquiry into the Belfast
rioting. There was no primu facie ground
I'm impugning the conduct of" the police of
1 re land.
THK IIOUHR OF COMMONS,
house of commons to-uay Right
Ireland. The government did not intend
I to deal with the land question by making
; any reduction in rents. That was
! contrary to their policy. The government,
tie continued, also proposed to utilize the
autumn and winter by procuring the best
information obtainable regarding Irish
industries. They proposed to appoint a
commission of three gentlemen or position
and experience who would be able to give
conclusive information to the government
on such points as the creation of a deep
sea fishery on the west coast, harbors of
refuge, extension of railways, arterial
drainage, etc. Continuing, he said the
government intended to devote the recess
ton careful consideration of the question
of local government for all three of the
kingdoms. They hoped that when parlia
ment reassembled in February they would
be prepared to submit definite 1
proposals on that most important ol* all
questions. In conclusion, he said that the
government took the verdict of tlu* conn- !
try in favor of maintaining the union as ,
final and irrevokablc. Upon that verdict
they based their policy, and by that policy ,
they, both as a government and as a party, 1
would stand or fall. [Cheers.)
Irclniul.
NINE POLICEMEN FOUND GUILTY OF MUR
DER.
Belfast, August 19.—The magistrates
of Belfast are in a quandary as to how to
proceed in view of the verdict of willful
murder found against nine policemen.
They are charged with unnecessarily firing
upon citizens during the recent riots. The
policemen have been arrested and sent to
jail. They intend to apply to the court of
the queen’s bench for permission to give
bail. Two mobs gathered to-day and in
dulged in stone throwing, but were soon
dispersed. Affairs here have almost re-
i sinned their normal condition, and no more
serious rioting is feared. Military precau-
! lions have been relaxed.
ON THE TRACK.
Thu Closing of the Trial of the Chicago
Anarchists.
Tilt' ltncos nt Snrntouji Ycslcnlny,
Saratoga, August 19.—First race, if
mile; Gonnellara won, Agnes 2d,j Lizzie
, ICrapp 3d; time 1:17 p
! Second race, 1 \ miles ; Barnum won, Jim
! Gresf 2d, Elkwood 3d ; time 2:43.
j Third rave, f mile heats; first. Lady Wny-
i ward won, Gleaner 2d, Billy Gilmore 3d;
I time 1:174.
I Second heat, Billy Gilmore won, Lord
| Lome 2d, Gleaner 3d : time 1:17' .
Third heat, Lady Wayward won; time
i 1:18.
I Fourth race, I mile; Estralla won, Bess
2 , Milt bill 3d ; time 1:111.
i Fifth race, 21 miles; Oneida Chief won,
Abraham 2d, Mystic 3d ; time 4:25v.
The Moimuiutli l*iirk Uii<m*n,
I Monmouth Park, August 19. — First
race, for all ages, 1 mile; Preeosa 1st, Dry
Mtmop.de 2d. Murkland 3d; time 1:11.
Second rucc. mile; Montrose 1st, (Juten
j Elizahet h 2d, Juliette (colt; 3d; time 1:15k
Third rare, mile; Kingston 1st, King
' Fox 2d, Alcalde 3d; lime 1:14A.
Fourth race, 1 3-10 miles; Rupert 1st,
Mink 2d, Springfield 3d; time 2:05J.
Fifth race, for three-year-olds, 1 3-10
miles; Pcekskill 1st, Push a 2d, Ballot 3d;
> time 2:05A.
Sixth race, steeple chase; Palantft 1st,
Judge Griflitn 2d, Suns! ir3d; time 3:JO.
ON
RANGE.
I Miii'krf Vi
In th
Hon. E. R. King-Harm;
MoL
till sj»e
red and J. M.
i in unswer lo
the conduct
rniuin in the
under their
ii.1 that if it
uconded the add res:
•h from the throne.
Gladstone said he thought
ofthe Irish policy should r
hands of the government am
primary rcs].onsil)ili!y.
peued hue produeed tii ‘.lightest- change
in his convict ions regarding the lute gov
ernment’s Irish policy, he was'
afraid he was unable to afford
tin* slightest encouragement on that j
point. [Cheers.] What had happened, |
lie continued, had ru’JuT confirmed bis .
strong belief that lie had not erred in the
main prim ipl«*s of bis scheme. Gladstone
said that he thought the late opposition
hud dealt, harshly with the late govern
ment in pressing them for their Irish pol-
>■, but lie would not retaliate. “Ireland,”
New York, August in.— The stock mar
ket to-duv showed a material improve
ment. Gold imports were the principal
fin lor in producing this result, although
rumors in regard to the movement were
much exaggerated. The result of the
trunk line conference also had an influence
for good, and London and Amsterdam are
credited with r« newed pinv i,.. ing to-day.
Five thousand shares of New York < 'entral
are rep wled to have been withdrawn from
the market-for shipment to London, the
immediate cfleet being a sharp demand in
the room. Reports of t he earnings for t he
second week of August of some half a
dozen roads were issued this morning, all
allowing gains over tin* corresponding pe
riod of last t vi nr. Prices at the
opening showed an idvanci . ranging from
to l, the latter New York Central and
the Delavvjuc and Hudson, while Union
Pacific was up There were gains of
slight fractions after tlie* opening, but the
market soon began to yield and continued
heavy throughout the morning hours,
Lucknwanu and New York and New Eng
land being noticeably weal: at this time.
In the afL moon the’ decline was all
gained, and the market closed firm to
strong at, an advance. The final changes
ali* in favor of higher prices, although the
more important advances were usually in
act ive stocks. Wales 255.000 shares
’OS i ON SENSATION.
slot I
111
•xeiteinenl in
e defalcation
v\*jr.. and the
rther in-
lie said,
the soo
sooner \
| Cheer-
Lord i
said he
‘is the questiu
or this questii
ill the hotis: •
ars of icgisl *
the <hi.. .
settled tJi
to dispose (
before it. 1
nh ( hurchill, upo
Math* an AssitfiniK iit.
Lewiston. Me., August 19.—The Lewis
ton Saw Mill Company have made an as
signment to E. F. Packard and A. R.
Savage. Their liabilities on notes and ac
counts are <107,800. < >f this $58,000 is con
tingent, <15,000 of the same being the
papee ofC. F. Williams and Russell Sheen
& t o.. Boston. The personal property of
the company is estimated at $00,000.
•Dig,
statement he was about
to make would satUty the house. After
taunting Gladstone, on a readiness to resort
to the coercion which he said the ex-pre
mier had in former times displayed,
j» • siafi d that the government
hid come to the conclusion that
the adoption of coercive measures for
Ireland would be unwise. The ministry
wished the question of local government
to be treated as a question affecting the
United Kingdom. In regard to Belfast,
the government would lake care that crime
should not become chronic there, as was
the case in some other parts of Ireland, nor
would the government tolerate any attack
upon the Irish constabulary, whose
services were deserving of praise. The
ministry were determined to restore order
in Belfast, and would shrink from no re
sponsibility in order to attain that end
without delay. In reference to Kerry, lie
said, the ministry had resolved to send
there a special military officer of
high rank, invested with such ,
powers as would enable him to ,
restore order. The moment the govern
ment became conscious that further pow
ers were necessary, they would summon i
parliament to their assistance. Regarding
the kind question, he said the government ,
was not prepared to adopt the judicial 1
rents fixed by the hind commissioners, as
they were considered too high for all pres
ent purposes. The ministry would take
their stand on the land act of 1881
as a final settlement. At the same time i
the government decided to appoint a royal
commission [derisive laughter on the Pur-
neiiite honchos] to make n careful inquiry
(luring the ensuing autumn and winter into
the w orking of the existing land system in
Boston, August 19. ’I h
business circles, caused by
nud suicide of William Gray,!
assignment ofS. R. Payson, vva
creased this morning by th
Samuel G. Sin lling, treasurer ofthe Lowell
blenching company, charged with appro
priating to his own use a large proportion
ofthe funds, and tin-story of SnelJiug's ir
regularities have aiready been publislu d.
He was not arrested at the time ofthe dis
covery, the directors preferring to have
him first indicted h t v the grand jury.
While these arrangements were being
made it is said by the detectives that
Snelling went to the Merchants’ National
bank, where the funds of the Bleach cry
company were deposile
$40,1)00 of the company
posited that amount th
own credit in t lie Mav er
this being known a .w
Knelling with tin
amount was swor
r( drew out
ds and dc-
j day to his
iverlck bank. Upon
i .warrant charging
mbczzlcment of this
t in the municipal
nut and his arrest was made last night.
He remaii cd in a cell at the police station
all night, but was released on $.5000 secu
rity.
Vhii KhUni's Successor.
New Orleans, August 19.—A special
from Mississippi City‘•ays: On the second
ballot in the sixth district congressional
convention last night, Co). Stockdule re
ceived 18 13-33 votes, Van Eaton 15 20-33.
A debate followed the voting, many dele
gates contending Unit it required seventeen
votes to nominate. The chair finally de
cided that sixteen and a fraction was a
majority of the convention, and therefore
Col. Stock dale was the nominee. At five
minutes before one o’clock Col. Stockdale
entered the convention and made an ad
dress accepting the nomination, lie is a
prominent lawyer of Pike county. He was
colonel of a Mississippi cavalry regiment
during the late war. He came originally
from Pennsylvania.
(iilicl! U' lioiutiiiitril.
Stuarts, Va., August* 19.— The demo
cratic convention at Smarts, Patricks coun
ty, to-day renominated by acclamation
George C. Cabell as representative from
the fifth congressional district.
Jiulm* (Jury Ih*llv(*rH Ills Min no* to tlioJury—-An
Imiiii'iisp Croud Anxiously Wnlthig for tho
Verdict.
Chicago, August 19.—The case of tho
anarchists on trial for participation in the
Hiivmarket outrage was given to the jury
after a long and careful charge by Judge
Gary.
In his charge Judge Gary, alter giving
the usual definitions of what was murder
and what its punishment is under the
statute, said:
“The court instructs the jury that, as a
matter of law in considering the ease, the
jury are not to go beyond the evidence to
hunt up doubts, nor must they entertain
such doubts as are merely chimerical or
conjectural. Doubt, to iustity uu acquittal,
must la* reasonable, and it must arise from
a candid and Impartial investigation of
all the evidence in the case, and unless
it is euch that were tin*, same
kind of doubt interposed in the graver
: transactions of life it would cause a reason
able and prudent man to hesitate and
pause, it is insufficient to authorize a ver
dict of not guilty. If, after considering all
the evidence you can say you have an abid
ing conviction ofthe truth of the charge,
you are satisfied beyond a reasonable
doubt, the court instructs the jury as a
matter of law that an accessory is he who
stands by and aids, abets or
assists, oi* who not being pres
ent, aiding, abetting or assisting,
has advised, encouraged, aided or abetted
i the perpetration of crime, he who thus’
' aids abets, assists, advises or encourages,
shall be considered as the principal, and
punished accordingly. Every such acces-
sorv, when a crime is committed within or
without this state, by his aid or procure
ment in this state, may be indicted and
* convicted at the same time, as a principal
in. before or after his conviction, and
whether the principal is convicted or
amenable to justice or not, and punished
as the principals. If the defendants at
tempt to overthrow’ the law’ by force, and
threw a bomb, then the defendants who
were in the conspiracy were guilty of
murder. If there was an anarchistic con
spiracy and tlic defendants were parties to
it tliev were guilty of murder, though the
date ofthe culmination of the conspiracy
was not fixed. If any of the defendants
conspired to excite by advice the people
to riot and murders, such defendants are
guilty if such murder was done in pursu
ance of said conspiracy. r l he impraetica-
hloness of the aims of the defendants
G immaterial. Circumstantial evidence is
competent to prove guilt, and if the de
fendants conspired to overthrow the law
and Degun was killed in consequence, the
parties are guilty, and it is not necessary
that any of the d» fendants were present at
the killing. All the parties to the conspir-
hcv are equally guilty. Circumstantial
evident i■ must satisfy the jury beyond rear
sonable doubt. In such a ease the jury
mav find t!. defendants guilty.
“When rhe defendants testified in tho
ease they stood on the same ground as
of her wi; eesse-. Tin* jury can take into
ace. ..,t the interest of a witness. If any
one of such defendants has lied ns a wit-
n*- , 11.« jury should not believe such part
of theii it'ii . ' a has n< t been corrob
orated. The jury ware not to go beyond
i he e\ id nee to hunt up doubt. Doubts
must nri natural^ from the evidence)
and jurors must act as they would in the
ordinary affairs of life. Tue doubt must
be a reasonable one. Sympathy
does not constitute reasonable doubt.
Jurors must believe ns men
whtre then was no oath to witnesses.
Jurors were judge• nf the law and fact, but
should not go against the court without
full consideration. Vm jury might find
nn.v or all tb*- dm udants guilty or not
guiby. and could fix tin* penalty for all. If
guiil.v of murder, or of any thing else, the
sentence should ne fixed in accordance
with the statutes. Forms of veruict were
given fn the jury providing for all sen
tences. and. ais" ;:equi* fids for defendants.
The instructions were* that if the jury un-
di rsiuod tin law better than the judge,
lm*y should so act. Before the jury can
com id »he defendants, they must find
tin i i guilt v beyond reasonable doubt. Mere
probabilities do not constitute guilt.
Personal opinions of facts not proved are
incompetent. The jury are the sole judges,
and can consider the interests of wit~
nesse*5 which might color their testimony.
Waller and tsigeler were accomplices, and
their testimony should be viewed with
great 'miv. If Waller and bigcler testified
from a promise of rew ard, such fact should
determine the weight of their testimony.
• If any of the state's witnesses testified
• from hope of reward the same rule
• should apply. The jury should act with
great caution upon the testimony of an ac
complice and should be satisfied of its
truth. Before finding the defendants
guilty the jury should endeavor to give
full credence to the testimony of the de
fendants, if possible. The jury cannot dis
regard tiie testimony of the defendants on
the ground alone that, they are defendants.
The statements of the state’s attorney not
based on evidence should not be re garded.
( ireiunstantial facts should not be incom
patible with innocence, and if the facts
can be retouched with innocence the de
fendants should be acquitted.
“If the crime may have been committed
by -onie outside party an acquittal should
follow. Allusions and references to super
sede the dangers of anarchy, etc., should
not he regarded h.v the jury. Individuals
and communities have a right to arm for
protection and an invitation to arm for
such purpose is not guilt.”
The judge finished his in
structions at 2:50 ]>. m. and tiie
jury immediately retired. The defendants
listened with eager attention during the
reading of the judge’s instruction to the
jury. Parsons took notes throughout
the entire reading, while . the
others < indented themselves with listen
ing merely. Impressions differ as to the
length of time the jury will probably be
out. 11 is admitted that some portions of
tlu instructions offered the jury an oppor-
tury to discriminate between the defend-
i ,,,f s in the matter of their guilt and the
relative degrees of punishment to be fixed,
and that this mav result in an adjourn
ment for to-day before a verdict has been
returned. A large audience awaits the re
sult with indications of absorbing interest.
\ Murderer l.ynclied in u Distillery.
Cincinnati,August 19.—Dispatches from
Aurora, Ind., state that Louis Hilbert was
stabbed and killed by Wm. Watkins, in
the Aurora distillery, to-day. Watkins
was arrested, and shortly afterwards was
taken from jail and hanged to the shafting
in tiie distillery. Watkins had demanded
time from Hilbert, which the latter re
fused. Hilbert i< from St. Louis, and Wat
kins from Louisville.
DiM i ll ib*!ii>iuiiiiit(‘d.
Charleston. August 19.—The demo
cratic convention of the first district at
Orangeburg to-day unanimously nomina
ted lion. Samuel Dibbeill’or re-election to
congress.
