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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 236
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2!), 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
New Jertey and Connecticut Adopt
Platforms of Sound Principles.
tlrtsa Wlas igaiast the Held l„ Jersey.
MereUad fonslnnted In Conaeetlcut—Frank
Hard Koalaated for Congreiw—Other Congrw
aloaal Honlaatloae.
TawrroN, N. J., September 28.—Dele-
gatJMtothe democratic state convention,
including those who passed the night on
the street, were astir early this morning,
and the caucusing of twenty-one counties
began about 10 o’clock. Exciting meet-
Miff 8 were the rule and the same uncer-
taTnty aa puzzled the politicians last night
etUl prevailed. The only thing positively
known was that the fight was still Green
against the field and the field against Gi oeu.
The convention was called for noon.
Taylor opera house, the scene of the pro
ceedings, began to fill up with delegates at
that hour. There are 638 entitled to scats.
A majority of this number is necessary to
n choice for the gubernatorial nomination.
At 12:30 o’clock Rufus Blodgett, chairman
•r the state executive committee, after
calling the convention to order, nominated
Judge John W. Weseott, of Camden, for
temporary chairman.
Judge Weseott was welcomed with
cheers. He took the chair and made
aspeech, counselling moderation in f
and thought in the struggle tor t
—*—nomination. The
organization
was then completed by the election of
secretaries and other officers.
The counties were called for nomina
tions for committees on credentials, reso
lutions, etc.
Hon. George Duryea, of New York, of-
ferred a resolution eulogistic of the late
Samuel J. Tilden. “who will assume an
assured place in history as a statesman
whose life and public career will ever be
preserved as a brilliant example of love
for his fellow-men, of devotion to his coun
try and to the principles ofliberty, patriot
ism and honor.” It was unanimously
adopted without reference.
A recess was then taken till 2 o’clock.
It was nearly 2:30 o’clock when the con
vention reassembled. James T. Connelly,
chairman of the committee on permanent
organization, reported for permanent
chairman A. N. McDermott, together with
a list of vice-presidents and secretaries.
The report was promptly adopted.
couragement of the principles of arbitra
tion.
It is the duty of the state to encourage
and foster the interests ot those who are
engaged In agricultural pursuits.
We applaud the heroic work of Glad-
stone and Parnell in their struggle to ob-
taiu for the people of Ireland the natural
right of selfgovernment. To those who
in any quarter of the globe are endeavor
ing to break the chains of tyranny and op
pression, we tender our sympathy.
Counties were then called for nomina
tions for governor. Assemblyman Breek-
with named Judge Robert 8. Green, of
Union, on behalf of Atlantic county, amid
great applause.
Charles E. Hendricks, of Burlington;
Rufus Blodgett, of Monmouth; Judge John
W. Weseott, ofCamden; Judge John Hop-
S er, of Passaic; Judge John McGregor, of
ewark; David C. Dodd, of Essex county;
Andrew Albright, of Essex, and Augustus
W„ Cutler, of Morris, were also named, and
a long speech was made in connection
with every nomination.
Finally at 4 o’clock the first ballot began.
When Hudson county was readied a scene
of awful confusion and excitement oc
curred over the charge tliut the chairman
of the delegation had not reported correct
ly. Finally Robert S. Green, by a change
of votes, was nominated on the'first hallot.
The result after the cliauge was as folllows:
Green 3(55, Weseott 22, Cutler 75, Hendricks
18, Albright 39, Blodgett 145,
Dodd 17. The nomination of Green was
then made unanimous, and while the bund
played the crowd shouted and the conven
tion broke up.
There was no speecli making and pre
in speech sentat ion of the candidate. The assem-
hc amber- Wage was too hot and too excited fov any-
! thine of t he kind. Tt. wn«- * *
thing of the kind. It was'thc most briefly,
stormy convention over known in New
Jersey.
Tbit Cotiim'tii'ut Convent imi.
New Haven, Conn., September 28.—
The democratic state convention met at
11 o’clock. Hon. A. E. Burr was made
temporary chairman and made a brief ad
dress. The committees on credentials,
permanent organization and resolutions
wore appointed. The temporary organi
zation was made permanent.
The convention then proceeded to pre
sent the names of the nominees for gov
ernor. Tiie whole number votes east was
390, necessary for a choice 196. Edward S.
Cleveland received 340, James Gallagher
24, George G. Summer 11, Miles T. Granger
10, scattering 5. The ballot was made
formal by a rising vote.
Edward B. Bradly was nominated for
lieutenant-governor, Br.yp.n F. Mahon for
secretary of state, W. W. Skiddy for troas
Chairman McDermott was then pre- I urer and Malcolm It. Griswold for comp-
sented. He. made a rattling speecli, in troller.
which he declared that the great issues of 1 r followingnlat.fm-m was nimninumslv
the campaign are questions of equal taxa
tion and the rights of labor to protective
legislation. Hu said that for twenty years
past every voter in New Jersey has been a
slave of the railroads
At this time United States Senator
McAdoo appeared upon the stage.
The next business was the receiving of
the report of the credential committee,
allowing Hudson county ten delegates in
addition to the representation given by
the state executive committee. This stirred
up a big fight.
The Essex delegation moved to amend
by giving Essex county the sanM-wdvan
tage. After debate the amendment and
report were adopted. Cape May also re
ceived four additional votes.
The committee on rules reported.
Then came the report of the committee
on resolutions, read by Hon. Thomas F.
Noonan, of Jersey City. It is us follows:
The democrats of New Jersey, in con
vention assembled, declare that we reaffirm
the doctrines declared in the national plat
form of the party adopted in Chicago in
1884.
That, we indorse the administration of
President Cleveland and congratulate the
country upon the success which has at
tended thejefforts of the democratic party
to reduce the cost of government and the
burdens of taxation.
We express our grief for the death of
many great Americans who have been
called from life and the country since our
last convention; and that we pay this trib
ute of our sorrow to the memory of Ulysses
8. Grant, Geo. B. McClellan, Horatio Sey
mour, Tlios. A. Hendricks and Samuel J.
Tilden.
That in the death of Samuel J. Tilden
the people have lost a sincere friend and
devoted statesman; that the national grief
which accompanied his body to the tomb,
contrasted with the general contempt en
tertained for his competitor in the presi
dential election of 1876, attests the love of
the American people for principles of
right and justice and their abhorrence of
fraud.
A high tribute was paid to Governor
Abbett, and the platform continues:
We demand that the laws governing im
migration shall be so amended and en
forced as to absolutely prevent the impor
tation of convict or pauper labor. We wel
come manhood in search of liberty and
equality. We will not tolerate the intru
sion of those who would assail that man
hood by degrading competion. We are,
in the words of the inaugural address oi
Governor Abbett, opposed to busy prisons
and empty workshops, and pledge the
democratic party to legislation which will
make this sentiment effective.
We applaud the efforts of the democratic
house of representatives to restore to the
public domain millions of acres delivered
by the republican congresses to satisfy the
greed of corporations and the grasp of
foreign speculators. The public lands oi
the United States should breed homesteads,
not railroad stock. Whenever the condi
tions upon which those lands were granted
have been violated, forfeiture must be en
forced over the acres which are to be the
The democratic party
The following platform was unanimously
adopted:
The democratic party, holding that all
political power is inherent in the people,
acknowledges equality in political rights
with the largest political and religious
liberty compatible with good order, and
pledges its fidelity to the constitution and
the union. It declared:
First—In the election of 188-4 the people
demanded a change of administration and
cleaner methods in the various depart
ments of the government, and as President
Cleveland is bringing the executive de
partment back to the constitutional prin
ciples of economy and honest service, we
wnl render to him our united support In
carrying out his policy of conducting a
pure administration in offices of public
trust, in the economy which he requires,
and the principles which he has enunci
ated as safeguards of the public welfare.
Second—We approve of the platform
adopted by the democratic national con
vention in 1SS4, including those sections
which require a just revision of the reve
nue laws, in the adjustment oi which the
industrial interests of the country shall be
guarded and labor protected against
cheaper prices paid for labor in Europe.
Wo favojthe prohibition of the importa
tion of pauper labor from foreign coun
tries.
Third—Wa endorse the resolution of the
Connecticut legislature requesting con
gress to make proper pr > vision for de
fending the coasts and harbors of the
united Staten against the formidable
armaments of foreign nation ;, and wo
cordially approve of I he steps takca to im
prove and strengthen the navy.
Fourth -In legislative enactments the
democratic party pays due regard to the
fullest liberty of the individual consistent
with law ami order. We recognize the
fact that no law to prevent abuse in the use
of alcoholic liquors can be enforced against
public sentiment, and we adhere to the
public views heretofore expressed by the
democratic party, that a well regulated
license law, thoroughly executed, will best
promote the cause of temperance and good
order in society, but a license law
under the control of an exclusive partisan
board of county commissioners, who act
for their party rather than the welfare of
society, will fail at its primary object.
The fifth relates to state matters.
The sixth article favors a secret ballot
and denounces all dishonest manipulation
as voters.
The seventh denounces all that tends to
degrade the laborer. It pledges all means
that are calculated to elevate, educate and
improve his condition, and endorses the
position taken by representatives in the
last legislature who upheld the ten-hour
law weekly payments, restriction of child
labor ami absolutely secret ballot.
To the passage of these measures the
democratic party stands committed.
It was resolved that “we commend to
tiie confidence of the Connecticut voters
the nominees of this convention.”
The convention then adjourned sine die.
The state central committee elected
Michael F. Dooley, of Hartford, chairman.
m NAVAL FORCE IS IT IS.
The United State* at th* Foot of the List
of Naval Power*.
Tha Taaatla Wkoa* Caailnitlai Uaa Baca Anthor-
trail four Tatra Haaaa Ha Hij Oilriak Soaaa
of the Third-Bat* Tuvan.
Auburn, N. Y., September 28.—The re-
seventh district I
uttings for con- |
homes of millions. .... - _ ,,,„ rn -
has alone proven itself capable oi enacting ' ' H - t j ie twenty-seve:
and maintaining the legend, these lands i P minatef j judge N. W. N’uttir
are held by the people. . , I
The interest-bearing debt of the United &
States should be reduced whenever the J ole
surplus in the treasury can be used lor
that purpose. Idle dollars discourage
honest hands. , „ . ,
Every child is entitled to a lair eduea-
Eix>, O., September 28. -At the dem
ocratic convention to-day at Clyde of the !
discourage : tenth Ohio district Frank lb Hurd was
nominated for congress on the first ballot. '
Chicago, September 28.—The united i
tion at“the expense of the commonweuitu. j i a |, or party convention last night uonii-,
Laws for the regulation of employment ! nated the following candidates lor con- ,
of children should be so framed and en- i gre ss: Hervey Sheldon, lawyer, for .he
forced that the brains and bodies of the district; Daniel F. Gleason, member I
youth of to-dav shall not be unfitted for , of the bricklayere’ union, for the second;
healthy comprehension and the perform- B en j a min Goodhue, Knight of Labor ltc-
ance of the duties of the citizen ol to-mor- , turer for the third, and Samuel A Haw-
row | kins, foreman for machine works, for the
The failure of the republican party to I f ourt h.
keep its pledgeu in state matters is de- | pnyrsBURG, Fa.. September 28.—Col. O.
nounced. ... h I L. Jackson, of New Castle, Pa., has been
The democratic party sympathize* with , renominated for congress by the rspubli-
fcke workingmen of the country and receg oan8 0 f [be twenty-fourth district.
nues the justice of theircomplaints against , September 28.—Robert
kaviduous legislative distinctions which J- ^ renominated to-day for con-
to. to. tod. In favor .1 I ^‘“.Cr.v.ntb dl*rlot by th. n.
It* claim to the protection ol the working A *00.000 Fire.
■en and women of the United States. HeDteinber 28.—George W.
We a are »l" faVO H ° f f^hFh ffibo h r jaTtly i Lu°d“ow 4 ’Cm, P wholesale manufacturers
aemedy the evils of which labor justly i Ludlow * e ^” burned out this morning;
complains. i . 4/*n Ann insurance $G7>000. Four hun-
We favor the protection of the wage ■ ^ plc J ve g are thrown out of work.
„ /lonntrv in their rurnt to URU _ _
workers of the country in their right
feir compensation and denounce tne un-, g a je »» Amlgnnieni.
Just lawB which protect capital m,,,,hulk Va., September 2S.—John R.
Mtults upon labor. Labor and capita | —N t n „ n t„ made an aa-
Shield & Co’., bat merchants, made an ns-
■ - ‘ ■ - mar, liabilities are esti-
ahould be friends, Peking a commonjro^ j Shiefo* The liabillti
perity, and to the end that this ft-iendship “’8 - ^ (<Jd . a^yts *20,000.
mv be promoted we favor legislative en- mated at <?
Washihqtoh, September 27.—Chief
Contractor Wiliton estimate* the active
life of the woodon war ships of oar pres
ent navy as follows: The Tennessee (the
only one olassed as first rate), six months:
the Trenton, Omaha and VandaJia, second
rates, and the Mohican, third rate, ten
years; the Lancaster and Brooklyn, second
rates, and the Adams, AlUanco, Essex, En
terprise, Nipsic, Tallapoosa and Ynntic,
third rates, six years; the Hartford, Rich
mond and Pensacola, second rateB. and the
Juniata, Ossippe, Quinnebaug, Bwatara,
Galena, Marion, Iroquois und Kearsarge,
third rates, five years. These, together
with the iron ships Monocaoy, Alert and
Ranger, third rates, and the Miichigan,
Palos and Pinta, fourth rates, constitute
the available fighting force of the present
navy. The most powerful of their weapoiiB
are the converted guns, having a range of
perhaps two miles—excellent arms for
operations ugaiust wooden ships and an
cient fortifications, or for shelling towns,
but inefficient against the modern armor.
Tiie very best of these ships is held by our
naval authorities to be far behind the
times as a reliance for offense or defense
in actual warfare. The list of ironclads
comprises more than a dozen monitors,
but none of them is in condition for service
at tiiis time.
With this showing the United States is
placed by her own authorities at the foot
of the list of naval powers in the essential
matters of ships and guns, there being
three South Amorican, two Asiatic and
fllteen or sixteen European powers which
outrank us. Tiiut portion of our prospec
tive new navy whose construction bus
already been sanctioned by congress num
bers eighteen ships of all classes, to cost an
aggregate of something more than $20,000,-
000, and the last of which, barring acci
dents or tiie failure of appropriations, is
expected to bo afloat four years hence.
They ure required to be built entirely
of metal, and no device known and
approved at the date of their
planning to secure efficiency ns fighting
machines has been or is to be omitted in
tlicir construction. Their armament
throughout will oo of the modern i»: 0 'v
powered guns, tile largest weapons at
present contemplated being the twelve-
inch breech-loading rifle, carrying u mis
sile which weighs more than 800 pounds
and requiring more than FD pounds of
powder for each discharge. The theoreti
cal range of such weapons is about twelve
miles, but difficulties In the matter of ele
vation and otherwise serve to reduce this
somewhat in practice. Seven of these
shiDS are to bo armored, the heaviest
probably carrying sixteen inches of
steel ns a protection. Three will be “pro
tected cruisers”—that is, vessels whose
thick lower decks of steel dip their edges
below the water line and serve ns a protec
tion to the machinery, niagazi
other vital parts of the "vessels. ™
will be four steel cruisers, two gunboats,
one first-class torpedo boat, and one dyna
mite gun cruiser. Of the steel cruisers tiie
Dolphin, 1500 tons displacement, is
already completed and receiving her arma
ment. The Atlanta, 3000 tons, is on her
trial trip and her armament is being
tested, while the Boston, 3000 tons, ana
the Chicago, 4500, are well advanced in
construction.
Five of the armored vessels are of the
double turret monitor class, each designed
to carry four .heavy high powered guns,
throwing 500-pound shells with a possible
range of ten miles. These ships were
planned ten years ago. Doubtless if
planned to-day some change would bo
made, but they are nevertheless spoken of
by Commodore Wilson in liis lust annual
report as the best type of coast and harbor
defense vessels ill existence. Though uot
designed for cruising, they can in emer
gencies be sent abroad, their seaworthi
ness having been well tested in the
past. Congress has now supplied
the means for finishing these ships,
and the work is progressing rapidly. The
Miantonomoh, 3815 tons will be ready for
service this year; the Puritan, GOOD tons,
has her engines in place, and is nearly
ready for her armor, while the Terror,
Amphitrite and Monudnoek, 3815 tons
each, are now receiving their machinery.
The other two armored ships have not
yet entered upon their first stage of exis.-
enee, their construction having only been
authorized by congress at the end of its last
session. They are to be of six
thousand tons displacement, to
have double bottoms, engines designed to
drive them at a speed of sixteen knots un
hour, and complete torpedo outfits and
armaments of the most efl’eetive kind,
and are to cost not more thun two und a
half millions each. In the mere mutter of
displacement these ships will exceed by
nearly one-fourth tiie best and largest of
of our present naval vessels, while in
speed and effectiveness they are intended
to compare favorably with the better class
of European cruising war ships.
The dynamite gun cruiser will he a
novelty, comparable probably to nothing
now in existence. The secretary of the
navy is authorized to make a contract
with its inventors for its construction, and
the department will have little or nothing
to do with the work beyond passing judg
ment upon the plays in advance, and the
result at its completion. The conditions
imposed by the act of congress con
template th 1 construction of a vessel 130
feet long, or pinnately very narrow, I
and of very light draught, with exceeding- ;
ly powerful c. gii.es, guranteed to be :
capable of producing a speed of twenty j
knots. In brief, the plans of tiiis craft are !
understood to look to the placing of tin: ’
machinery and other ordinary appliances j
of the ship toward the bow and stern, !
leaving the region amidships forthe maga- I
zincs and pneumatic guns, the latter being i
fixed in position and having a high eleva- |
tion. The dynamite missiles will be
thrown like bombs from an ordinary mor
tar. |
With all these vessels afloat the United
States as a naval power will outrank
Brazil, Chili, the Argentine Republic,
China, Japan, Greece, Norway, Portugal
and Sweden, and will be abreast of Turkey.
Spain, Holland and Denmark. She will
still be outranked by England, France,
Germany, Austria, Italy and Russia.
A Fire In AuitimU.
Augusta, Ga., Septemiier 28.—This ■
morning at 2:15 fire of unknown origin ,
irntted Rufus Carter & Co.’s tobacco fac-i
tory on Eighth and Eliis streets, und dam- j
aged adjacent property, including the
knights’ public nail, to the extent of $5000 I
! on property and $500 on the knights’ para- j
I phernalia. The damage to the tobacco i
factory amounts to *22,000 on stock and
buildings; insured fully
v Indicted for hn)rdttiriK. j
Richmond, Va., September 28.-The |
grand jury in tiie hustings court today
found Indictments against the boycott com- (
mittee of the Richmond Typographical I
I Uuiun and tiie editors, proprietors und
publishers of the Labor Herald. The firm
boycotted by those parties is Baughman
Bros., wholesale stationers and job print
ers, and the indictments charge the boycot-
ters with having combined to injure, ruin,
break up and destroy siud Baugh
man Bros. in tneir business
by unlawfully, wickedly, maliciously and
corruptly, knowingly and intentionally
making threats to a number of parsons,
regular customers of Baughman Brothers,
that If they thereafter bought anything of
the firm they would do all In their power
to break up and destroy their business;
and by reason of Bald threats they had
been deterred and prevented from pur
chasing anything from Baughman Broth
ers.
THE SITUATION AT AUGUSTA.
Th* .tew OpurstltM Want to Uo llsuit.
Augusta, O*., September 28.—This
morning twenty-five Patterson, New Jer
sey, operatives who came south to work in
the Augusta factory, now shut down, and
who refused to go to work when they
arrived here aud viewed the situation, call
ed on tiie mayor to ask for passes home.
President Phluizy, of the Augusta factory,
wus present ut the conference nnd repre
sented l<i the mayor that the men came
south fully apprised of tiie situa
tion, and not under misapprehension as
they claim. The president wus willing to
stand by the contract made by the agent
of toe Augusta factory while in Patterson.
The Jersey operatives maintained that
they w. re betrayed into coming to Au-
i gustn. The mayor declined to interfere
I and did not see how the city could furnish
] passage money. Legal aid has been called
| by tiie knights and proceedings will be in-
| stituted to force tiie Augusta factory to re-
| fund the passage money,
j Following is the contract entered into
fby the New Jersey knights and tiie rep’
prusentative of the Augusta factory:
“Patterson, N. J., Sept. 21.—We. the
undersigned, agree to work for the above
named factory (Augusta factory) at the
prices following given us: For weaving
| 4-4,14cj 7-8, 134c; 3-4, Hie; 30 inch drill,
I 16c; 37 Inch, 17c per cut. of from 40 to :Vl
yarns. To work until we have paid buck
j our fare and expenses from Patterson,N. J.,
I to Augusta. Ga., subject to any increase
] the company can make from time to time,
I and that we are guaranteed steady em
ployment so long as wc comply with the
rules of tli” company.”
j This agreement was signed by all tlm
i twenty five New Jersey operatives. This
I affair is the talk of the. town to-day, and
the threatened legal proceedings are
uwaited with interest. Fifty hands are at
work in the Augusta factory to-day. The
windows on tiie west side were thrown
open this morning and the sound of mov
ing looms and spindles was heard through
that long neglected wing of the building.
Gradually the different departments are
opened up, and day by day the force is
constantly increasing. Superintendent
Groinbo is getting things in shape and is
bringing order out of chaos. The officers
say they will run the whole mill soon, and
as soon as they get over a hundred opera
tives they will have no trouble in filling
the mill.
What is Transpiring on the Other Side of
th* Water*.
The NocInlUt* Cauhh Trouble Is I.olpolc—A Fight
Out s tuts* Is Purls—KuhhIs sail the llul-
KSrlan Ijuoetlon— Other Millersuf Interest.
THE QUESTION SETTLED.
fir. Cleveland Not to Ixsuo luvitatloun to Hie
Freneli In Attend the llartliolili lunumirnl.
Washington, September 27.—Tho presi
dent will not issue invitations on behalf of
this government to French citizens asking
their attendance at the Inaugural cere
monies of liberty’s statue to take place at
New York next month. The invitations
to such citizens of France as may lie re
quested to attend the Inaugura
tion will be extended in tho name and
by the direction of the American
committee, under whose control the
pedestal 1ms been erected and the statue
will be placed in position. These invita
tions will be presented in Franco through
United States Minister McLain. The presi
dent will give the American committee ail
tilt aid in co-operation possible to make
the inauguration impressive and success
ful, but will keep within tiie laws upon
the subject as passed by congress, which
make no mention of invitations to anv
one and no appropriation for such expendi
ture.
In this connection it is remarked that in
the ease of the Yorktown commemoration
congress by resolution expressly author
ized and directed tho president of the
United States to invite the citizens of the
French republic, and especially tiie La
fayette family, and appropriated a sum of
money to enable him to execute the reso
lution, but in the present ease no such di
rection or suggestion has been made by
congress.
The Tra'li-u l.'nfos anil ktdidtU.
Philadelphia, Pa., September 28.—
Messrs. Win. Weihc, of Pittsburg; P. J.
McGuire, of Cleveland; Adolph Strasser, of
Buifalo; Christopher Evans, of New
Straightviile, Ohio, and P. J. Fitzpatrick,
of Cincinnati, comprising the standing
committee of the Nutional and interna
tional Trades Union, selected at tiie con
vention of Unit body held in this city in May
last, were in conference here to-day with
members of the general executive board of
the Knights of Labor. The committee had
presented to the general assembly of the
Knights of 1 jdior at Cleveland a treaty pro
posed by the trades unions, and tiie con
ference with the Knightsof Labor officials
to-day wus forthe purpose of taking steps
towards securing some decisive
action at the minds of tiie
forthcoming general assembly at !
Richmond, Va. Tiie committee received
from Grand Master Workman Powderly |
and other members of the executive
board most positive assurance that they i
would use every endeavor at Richmond to
establish proper and satisfactory relations !
with the trades unions. The committee
this evening issued an address to tiie
trades unions on the subject. -=
A I nil 1 net IllTtfug.
Washington, September 28.- The first i
meeting of the cabinet since the presi- j
dent’s return was held at the white house
this afternoon. There were present Secre- !
tary Lamar, Postmaster-General Vilos,
Acting Secretary Fairchild und Acting At
torney-General Jenks. The other mem
bers of the cabinet are out of the city, but
it is expected that all except Secretary
Manning will be here in time to attend the
meeting next week. To-day’s session last
ed nearly three hours, and so far as can be
learned, v/as devoted entirely to the con
sideration ef routine questions {lending be
fore the departments represented.
H117HI Arrh .Vshodu.
Washington, September 28.—The
twenty-sixth triennial meeting of the
general grand chapter of the Royal Arch
Masons opened here to-day. Under the
escort of local organizations the chapter
proceeded to the Masonic temple, where
they were welcomed by Commissioner
Webb on behalf of the citizens of the dis
trict. Grand High Priest Chapman, on
behalf of the chapter, responded to the
words of welcome. At the close of the re
ception ceremonies the grand chapter held
a session with closed doors.
I.hiphio, September 28.—Four hundred
socialists to-day mado a demonstration by
marching through the streets, with the ex
pelled socialist leader Schumann at thoir
neiid, waving red liags aud denouncing the
government. The police attacked
the procession and attempted to
capture the flags. The socialists
beat the otfloom back after a stubborn
fight, in which many on both sides were
injured. The police got reinforced and re
turned. This time they succeeded in dis
persing the socialists, capturing seven, in
cluding Schumann.
Frssc*.
FIGHTING OVER THE STATUE.
Paris, September 28 — A riot took place
to-day during the unveiling and dedication
of the statue of Armnnd Barbes, red repub
lican colleague of Blangiu, at Carcassonne,
in the department of Ande. The com
mittee having the ceremonies in charge
were nearly all iuodcrntists. The revolu
tionists became provoked at this predomi
nance in u ease of such a conspirator as
Barbes, whom they regarded ns one of
their creed, and attempted to control
the demonstration themselves. In
this they wore resisted by the commit
tee, assisted by tho police. The revolu
tionists gathered reinforcements and made
nil open light for tiie control of tho situa
tion. With red flags flying they assaulted
tiie enclosed site, breaking down the bar
riers, tramping over women and children,
and driving tho. moderatists and their
police allies away from the place.
Russia.
SOMETHING ABOUT BULGARIA.
St. Petersburg, September 28. It iH
semi-officially announced that no interna
tional complications over the Bulgarian
question are imminent; that the oaidtiets
controlling the question are decidedly in
favor of preserving peace; that Russia re
cognized the difficulty the Bulgarians must
encounter in electing a successor to
Prince Alexander, and that pending
this election Russia will occupy her time
carefully watching England’s action in
Constantinople.
MORE EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
rinirli'stoD anil SuminiTvIlle Sliakim t|> Aaaln.
Tim IVupSi- Trill lit. Ill'll lulm llm a Srxri'. htc.
Charleston, 8. C. Septemiier 28.—At
two minutes post 1 n’i lock this afternoon
there was a snort, sharp shock of earth
quake, accompanied by detonation and
very perceptible vibration. No injury
was done to person or property. The di
rection of the wave was from north to
south. The duration was about one and a
half seconds.
WORSE THAN FIRST REPORTED.
A severe earthquake shock was felt here
at 8 minutes past 1 o’clock tiiis afternoon.
It lasted about one and a half
seconds. It was from the nortli
to the south and shook nearly all
the liouseH In tiie city, tiie vibration being
very perceptible in wooden houses. Thu
shock had the effect of making the people
more nervous in view of Wiggins’ pre
dicted disaster for to-morrow. Scientists
say thoHe shocks will keep
up for an indefinite time, nnd that there is
nothing alarming in the recurrence of
shocks. Burring the shock to-day the city
is quiet, and the work of repairing houses
and extending relief is going on wi! bout
interruption. The weather is clear unci
warm, ami the indications are favorable
for a pleasant day to-morrow.
THREE SHOCKS AT SUMMERVILLE.
There were three slight shocks at Sum
merville to-day, hut no damage.
The tlSTiirnuiuiif Biiililliut lluiaairi-*l.
Washington, September 28.—A tele
gram was received at the treasury depart
ment to-day from Mr. Dovereux, superin
tendent of the custom house at Charleston,
S. C., saying that the shock of earthquake
yesterday afternoon caused a serious dis
placement to the west portico of the gov
ernment building, so much so as to necusi-
tate closing that entrance to the building.
The [lost office is reported us absolutely
safe.
A 11 an ilsoiiii- UijBlrihufioii.
New Yoke, Sept. 28. The subscriptions
received to-day by the chamber of com
merce for the Charleston sufferers amount
ed to *1345, making a grand total of *82,831.
A SIiih'It iu Osh*.
Havana, September 28.—A sharp shock
of earthquake was experienced in St.
Thomas oil the 20th inst.
MEXICO.
Tin* UemluLioriixtx Causing Truuble Annin Ouu
oniriT Shoots Anothrr In the llnrk—Col. I!I 1 roil-
ill-/. IhillKi'rouNly IToiiii(III!. Ctr.
St. Louis, Mo., September 28.—The
Browneville, Texas, correspondent of the
Globe-Democrat reports that advices from
Santa Maria are to the effect that Colonel
llerandez is dangerously wounded, having
two bullet wounds in his left side, received
in tho recent fight witii the revolutionists
at Tinojas Del Trangino; also, that lie
hanged tiie prisoners captured there. It is
stated that the revolutionists are gather
ing force up the river and will attempt to
capture Keinosaor Cumurgo to get supplies.
Yesterday at Matainoras, Mexico, Lieut.
Trevino, of the Mexican cavalry, and Sub-
Licut. Refugio I’iui, of the artillery, had a
dispute over the question of authority, und
the latter slapped the former’s face. Tre
vino procured a pistol and, approaching
I’us from behind, shot him in the back, in
flicting a mortal wound. Trevino surren
dered to the military authorities and will
he court martialed.
Gen. f’edro Gonzales, with a regiment of
infantry, one of cavalry und two batteries
of artillery, Is marching to Matamoras.
and Gen. Vela with 900 soldiers Is expected
to arrive there to-morrow. It is stated that
President Diaz intends to promptly stamp
out any revolutionary foolishness ou the
frontier.
Akout Si't'rrtsrjr Hsuiilng.
Washington, September 18.—Although
no one in Washington, unless it be the
president, is authorized to speak for Mr.
Manning on the subject, it is generally un
derstood that he will soon resume his
duties at the head of the treasury depart
ment. Mr. Cleveland, it is said, has re
ceived sueli assurance from him. When
the president asked tiie secretary of the
treasury to take a leave of absence and a
long rest before determining whether or
not he would continue in office, the 1st of
October was by agreement between
them fixed as the day when
the question should be taken
up. It was not said that Mr. Man
ning must be prepared to assume the duties
of office on tne first of October. He will
not tako his place at the head of the de
partment on that day, but it is thought by
those who ought to know that he will be
found at his desk as soon
ns reasonably cool weather seta
in. His physicinns have advised
him not to return to Washington while
there is a possibility of a not spell,
and he will follow their advice. When
he does return to his office it is certain
that Mr. Manning will not undertake to
work as hard as In the past. He will be
relieved by Ills assistants as far as possible
of mere routine work, and he will find that
the demands upon his strength will not be
so great as formerly.
PROF. PROCTOR'S VIEWS.
The Kinisfiit Axtronoaxr IUh * Little to Say
About Wliftlni unil IIIh K«rthi|usku.
St. Louts, September 27.—The eminent
astronomer Richard A. Proctor, in an
article contributed to the Globe-Democrat,
entitled “Mr. Wiggins' Prophecy,” says:
“It appears to me shameful that any
man, even though he be. not a student of
science, and therefore fully aware of tho
mischief lie is doing, should spread abroad
predictions of coming disaster in such a
way that foolish folks are likely to lie dis
turbed and terrified. Mr. Wiggins, a half-
educated and wholly unscientific employe
of the meteorological office in Ottawa, )ia»
long endeavored to acquire a cheap repu
tation by weather predictions of that kind,
which of itself assures the student of sci
ence that the weather prophet is either
utterly ignorant or exceedingly knavish.”
Alter noting several instances of the
failures of former predictions made by
Mr. Wiggins, Mr. Proctor asserts that the
formcr’s alleged diseovory of a second
moon is but a reinvention, an adopted dis
covery, and sustains his statement by quo
tations from Tice and M. Petit, of Mar
seilles, and shows that the existence of a
second lunar body similar to our visible
moon is an impossibility. '
“Mr. Wiggins,” continues the writer,
“claims to have predicted the earthquake
j of August 31. But truly he has so contiu-
uouuiy threatened storms and earthquakes
that no great, disturbance of either
1 sort could steer clear of his pre-
j dictions. He now loudly proclaims
| that on the “ 29th inst. there will be
I another great earthquake, one of tho most
| terrific subterranean upheavalsever known
i on this continent. * * * jj e knows
that such a prediction will attract atten
tion for awhile to his name; that if no dis
turbances should take place on the 29th,
or near enough to that dato to seem like a
fulfillment of his prediction, people will
soon forget the failure of his prophecy,
and be as ready as ever to listen to him.
1 * * It may, however, be perhaps
asked whether there is some reason for re-
grrding the 29th of September as a day of
danger. Even a Wiggins, it may be sug
gested, must at least imagine reasons for
his predictions, as tho Tices, the Vennors,
the Grinimers and others of the mischiev
ous tribe have imagined for theirs In the
past.”
Mr. Proctor then goes ou to show that
certain w ill-known astronomical facts
have probably Induced Mr. Wiggins to
make liis latest prediction, one being the
sligV.i I i.-iirdtsiicy of earthquakes to Increase
I during the months of August and Septem-
i her, and another that earth-throes are
! more apt to occur when the moon is in or
j near her point of nearest approach to the
■ arth, mid in or near the line connectings
| mo earth and sun, than atnthei times.
: The moon will be in such a position during
; .lie lutter part of the present month. But
j Mich conditions, Mr. Proctor observes,
j recur year alter year, and resulting earth-
i quakes are no more liable to occur tiiis
! year than in any September of tiie coming
■luitury. On the contrary, he argues that
I llicre has ulrcady been one great earth
quake, and it is exceedingly probable that
l!io imprisoned forces of the earth beneath
: the American continent have for a while
j f ound relief, arid that no great earthquake
! will occur in tho same region for many
| years, possibly centuries.
Tim Gdi'itgii iuui'idil.six.
I Chicago, September 28.—Affidavits to
support the motion for a new trial for the
! -a veil condemned anarchists have been
I Hied by their attorneys. The usual plea is
j entered tliut the verdict Is not supported
by the evidence, and it is also urged that
I counsel for the state employed a form of
argument which was calculated to preju-
I dice the jury. The chief point urged,
however, is tho story telegraphed from In
dianapolis shortly after tiie con
clusion of the trial to the
effect that a man entered a drinking
saloon in that city one or two days before
the I lay market massacre und exhibited a
satchel, intimating that a .slaughter would
occur in Chicago in a few days. Tiie theory
of the defense is that this stranger had a
quantity of dynamite bombs, aim that he is
tne person who in all likelihood threw the
bomb into tile ranks of the police. The
manner in which tiie jury wan summoned
before whom the defendants were tried is
also objected to.
Tin 1 f i lmAlt'iOmu Crows.
Sr. Paul, Minn., September 28.—A
special to tiie Pioneer Press from Fort
Shaw, Montana, sa.ys: The troops here
have been ordered out in the direction of
JuditbGap.it is understood, to intercept
the Crow Indians from the south. It is
said tiie Crows surprised Piegan camp and
stampeded two or three hundred horses.
About the same time a raid was made on
tiie Assiniboines from the direction of
Fort Prek, in which two squaws were
killed. The Crows and Pieguns are hered
itary enemies.
Killxil liy tt lUptirtxr.
New Orleans, September 28.—Joseph
Baker, tiie eiulitii ward boss who was shot.
Sunday by Frank Waters, died this morn
ing at the charity hospital. Waters wa»
remanded without the benefit of bail.
The first congressional district demo
cratic convention adjourned out of respect
to Baker.
PotuiioDtsI A trill n.
Marblehead, Mass., September 28,10
a. m.—The wind is from the southeast and
a rain storm has set in. The Galatea-
Mayflower race will not take place to-day.
Lieutenant Henn hasstated to a reporter
his willingness to extend the limit for the
race between tho Mayflower and the
Galuteu if General Paine agrees to it.
A Threatened Strike.
New York, 8ejitember28.— Itis thought
that a general strike will occur of all the
feeders and pressmen employed in the
printing offices in this city. A number of
shops tire on a strike already. In several
places non-union men have been hired.
The mer. demand an inereuse of two dol
lars u week each.
The Tni Hour Buie.
C.HOAtK). September 28.—The statement
is nguin made that large packing house
firms at the union stock yards have de
cided o return to the ten hour rule on
October 1. A meeting of the employes
will be held to-night to consider the mat
ter, aud a strike is deemed inevitable.
