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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1890.
NO. 251.
SACRIFICE SALE
DSIIID GLOBES.
50 dozen 4-button, black and colored, at
50c, worth 75c.
50 dozen 4-button, black and colored, at
75c, worth $1.25.
Children’s Kid Gloves 50c.
These goods are really very cheap. When
they are gone we will not be able to re
place them at the same price.
DRESS GOODS, TOO.
40-inch Trico Flannel 15c.
54-inch Trico Flannel 25c.
38-inch Trico Flannel Plaids and Stripes,
100 different designs, choice goods, 40c.
JACKETS and CAP**.
We are showing all-wool Jackets at $2
worth $5.
Braided Silk-lined Cloth Jackets at $5.
Children’s Reefer Jackets in great vari
ety at low prices. We can fit them from
4 years to 18 years old.
Carpets, Rugs and Shades at low prices.
One lot of odd Lace Curtains at half
price.
J, A, KIM 4 CO.
Parents and Children un-
hes!ta!ingly say the place to
buy Clothing, S hoes and Hats
is
u.
Still Greater Reduction—100
Caps and Hats, worth 50c to
$1, go for 25 to 45c. Finer
goods from 75c to $1 25.
SHOES! SHOES!
The best $3.00 and $5.00
perfect fitting, solid com
fort, stylish Shoe made in calf,
cordovan, kangaroo can be 1
bought from CHANCELLOR & PEARCE. Every pair guar
anteed.
JAMES H COUDEN PAINTS SIGNS.
jy-Office over Howard & Newsom, opposite Bell Tower.
Telephone 208. GALL A "NTT") SEE ~M~E
VATICAN POLITICS.
RELIGIOUS FANATICS.
THE POPE’S SUMMONS OF IRISH ARCH
BISHOPS DISCUSSED.
London, October 17.—The Star, Mr.
Thomas Power O’Connor’s paper, says it
is alleged in clerical circles that the sum
moning to Rome of four Archbishops in
Ireland Is a mere formality necessary to
the fulfillment of their duty in presenting
themselves to the Pope once every five
years. Ireland, however, says the Star,
does not regard their going as an innocent
and harmless affair. The Archbishops
are commanded to take with them their
senior suffragan Bishops. This indicates
the Pope’s desire to assemble at the Vati
can a representative council of the Irish
Catholic church, and that an important
move is pending, and becomes more sig
nificant when it is known that Bishop
O’Dwyer, of Limerick, will be at the Vat
ican some time before his colleagues ar
rive there. The Star, continuing, says:
The summoning of the archbishops is be
lieved to be a final effort on the part of the
Vatican to assist the Tories at this critical
time. The elections are near and prompt
measures are necessary to propitiate Lord
Salisbury. The Vatican is convinced that
it is to its interest to maintain the Tories
in power, and feels certain that the Lib
eral government would not continue nego
tiations in relation to Maiyese marriages.
Besides, the advisors of the Pope
bitterly resent the refusal of the
Irish party to take its policy
from Rome. The Irish party does not
concern itself with anything the Pope may
do. It has confidence that the four arch
bishops will advocate their party’s cause
independently as nationalists, and not as
ecclesiastics, and they may prevent the
Vatican from making a last and irretrieva
ble error in its dealings with Irish Catho
lics. But the coterie of cardinals and
monsignors at the call of the English
Catholic Tories is now in the ascendant
in the papal councils, and it will be nearly
impossible to defeat their schemes, which
will eventually recoil on the Tory heads
and will not inflict any injury upon the
movement for home rule for Ireland.
J THEIR FATAL EXPERIMENT WITH HUMAN
LIFE.
Columbia, S. C., October 17.—Primus
Jones, colored, was killed Sunday morn
ing at Sumter, S. C. A protracted meet
ing was being held by the negroes at Beu
lah church and the greatest excitement
prevailed. It was at first reported that
Primus had been offered as a sacrifice to
the Holy Ghost because of his incredulity.
Deputy Coroner A. S. Norris held an in
quest at the church. The testimony
showed that in a perfect frenze of fanati
cism Jones was killed by Rev. A. H. Du
rant, the negro pastor and one Richard
Campbell, a prominent member
of the church, because the de
ceased had expressed doubts about
the supernatural power of Durant
to kill and restore to life, and that it was
a test case, but the experiment failed. A
large number of Durant’s congregation
believed that he possessed supernatural
powers until his failure in this case. The
finding was that Jones was killed and
murdered by Richard Campbell and A. H.
Durant. The jury was composed of intel
ligent colored men, and the Coroner com
plimented them on their verdict. The
prisoner is in jail.
EMANCIPATION DAY.
IT WILL BE CELEBRATED THE FIRST OF
JANUARY.
Richmond, October 17.—The third and
last day of the exercises connected with
the celebration of the emancipation proc
lamation by the colored people was held
at the exposition grounds today. The at
tendance was quite small. Addresses were
made by a number of local speakers. The
chief topic of discussion was the selection
of a day for the annual celebration of
negro emancipation throughout the United
States. The 1st of January was finally
agreed upon.
SOCIALIST CONGRESS EXCITED.
A PROMINENT AGITATOR DIES SUDDENLY
WHILE SPEAKING.
Halle, October 17.—Much excitement
was caused among the delegates of the
Socialist Congress today by the sudden
death of one of their members. The
Congress was engaged in discussing means
to improve the position of the Socialistic
press, Herr Baumg&rten, one of the dele
gates from Hamburg, taking part in the
debate. He was in the midst of an argu
ment, in presenting which he had become
very much excited, when he was seen to
stagger. Those close to him rushed to
his aid, but before they could reach him
he fell to the floor dead. The cause
of his death is not known, but it is proba
bly due either to heart disease or apo
plexy.
The Congress adopted a resolution urg
ing the Socialists, above all things, to sup
port the already existing press in their
various localities, and to prevent the press
from being made an object of private
speculation. .The first and chief duty of
the press, the resolution declares, is to
enlighten the working men and to inspire
them with confidence in themselves as a
class. The press must not suffer through
consideration for private interests.
THE QUAKER STATE’S POPULATION.
Washington, October 17.—The Census
Bureau today announced the population
of Pennsylvania to be 5,248,574, an in
crease of 985,683, or 22.55 Der cent.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTE!* PURE
MONTGOMERY MORALS.
THE ALABAMA BAPTIST COMES
OUT WITH SERIOUS CHARGES,
OF CORRUPTION IN THE MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT — THAT THE LAW
BREAK EBS HOLD THE REINS.
A BIG SENSATION
CREATED.
SOUNDS LIKE ANOTHER FAKE.
Montgomery, Ala., October 17.—
[Special.]—The Alabama Baptist has cre
ated a sensation here by the publication of
an editorial making serious charges
against city officials. The editorial in the
Baptist is as follows:
“For several administrations the capital
city of Alabama, where the laws of the
State are made and supposed to be re
spected, has been controlled by drunkards,
gamblers, rowdies, toughs and bullies.
Those who held office were wrapt up in
promises to these classes, and have been
subject to their beck and call. So corrupt
have the officials become that they have
ignored the demands of sobriety and de
cency and have sunk to the lowest pits of
filth, rottenness and corruption. It has
reached that stage where respectable men
do not care to offer for office, and where
merit and clean character are loathed, if
not despised.
“For several years a noted gambler held
the reins over the city administration, and
his mantle, we learn, has fallen on others
who wear it gracefully. Bar rooms, beer
saloons, gambling dives, cock pits, houses
of bad repute, are some of the favorite re
sorts of the high officials in this city.
“Every thinking citizen of Montgomery,
if he is approached in regard to the pres
ent administration, will inform you that
it is rotten to the core and there is no good
in it. A Mayor who will stand within
fifty yards of open bar-rooms on Sunday
and make no effort to enforce the law till
this paper speaks out against all such,
lacks a very essential part of manhood—
moral courage; and a chief of police who
knows the law is violated from Sabbath to
Sabbath, and who whines about “contin
ued and gross violation of the law,” and
who is afraid to have the law executed, is
cowardly; the last spark of manhood seems
to have departed from him.
“It seems, however, that die eyes of the
people are now about opened, and tfeey are
determined to put out perjurafcofflcials at
the next city election. Reform will be the
watchword, and reform will win.
********
“Judging from the past, the city admin
istration would not trouble the law-break
ers. We hope the grand jury is composed
of men—men who are not afraid to do
their duty.
“We need men in office—men of nerve
and backbone. Shall we have them? The
people say we must have them in the
future and they will labor to that end.
“Rum or Reform is the issue. So let it
be.”
A PROBABLE EXTENSION.
Birmingham, Ala., October 17.—The
News of yesterday says that a report comes
from Coosa county to the effect that the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road has surveyors in the field locating a
branch road from Chiidersburg to Mont
gomery, through the counties of Talla
dega, Coosa and Elmore, a distance of
about seventy-five miles. A horseback
survey has been made and a preliminary
survey is to be begun at once. The line
will go through the western part of Coosa
and Elmore counties, paralleling the Coosa
river all the way down. The road could
be easily built, as the country is not
rough.
It is said the East Tennessee, Virginia
RUMORED REFUSALS TO PAT FOB BUR
ROWS’ CAPTURE.
Nashville, October 17.—A Montgom
ery Ala., special says: It developed yes
terday that the reward of $10,000 offered
by the State and Government for the cap
ture and delivery of Rube Burrows to the
Sheriff will not be paid. This fact became
known by the publication in an evening
paper of the original proclamation of the
Governor, which is dated September 29,
1889. It is well known that the outlaw
was killed before he was turned
over to the custody of any law
ful officer. Its said that the
Postmaster General will also refuse to
pay the Government reward. As neither
the State nor the Federal Government can
be sned, the captors may yet be deprived
of their $10,000 reward, or at least a por
tion of it. Governor Seay refuses to say
whether he will avail himself of a tech
nicality to avoid paying the reward, bnt
the opinion prevails that he may do so.
PANIC IN A CHURCH.
THE MURDERED CHIEF.
THE BODY OF HENNESSY LYING IN
STATE.
arrests of suspected ASSASSINS—ONE
OF THEM KILLED IN PRISON—FIFTY'
DAGOS IN CUSTODY'.
New Orleans, October 17.—While the
body of the late Chief of Police, David C.
Hennessy, lay in state at the city hall, An
tonio Scaffida, identified as one of the as
sassins of Chief Hennessy, was shot and
mortally wounded in the Parish prison by
Thomas C. Duffy, a brother of the ex
prize fighter of that name. Duffy in
formed Deputy Sheriff Andry that he
called for the purpose of seeing one of the
“Dagos” arrested for the assassination of
Chief Hennessy, as he believed that
he was able to identify hin. Scaffida
came dowu, accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff Dwyer, and put his face within a
few inches of the gate to recognize who it
was that wanted to see him. Duffy, who
A small blaze stampedes A CHIL-‘ was standing about a foot from the gate,
dben’s sebvice.
Chicago, October 17.—There was a
panic, with probable loss of life, at St.
Stanistan’s Roman Catholic church on
Noble street, in the Polish settlement in
the northwestern portion of the city, this
morning. The pastor, Rev. Father Bar-
zynsky, was conducting the 8 o’clock
service for children, and the church was
filled with little ones. While the service
was in progress the altar draperies caught
fire from one of the candles and a panic
ensued. In the wild rush about twenty
children were crushed and trampled on,
and a few received injuries which it is be
lieved will prove fatal.
There were about 100 children accom
panied by their mothers in the church at
the time. They rushed pell mell to the
exits. Those in front were pressed upon
by those behind them and lost their foot
ing on the stone steps in front of the
building where they were trampled on by
the fleeing multitude. The arrival of the
fire department added to the stampede and
in a few minutes, 10,000 people had gath
ered in thg neighborhood. The fire was
qulqkly extinguished and the police witB
much difficulty rescued the woundeg
ebij#en . from the excited multitude.
None of the little ones were dead, bnt a
large number were injured. A few seri
ously, so some were sent to the hospital,
and four children were taken to their
homes. The church looked as if some
bloody tragedy had taken place.
DR. CARTER ACQUITTED.
THE HOLSTON CONFERENCE FINDS HIM
NOT GUILTY.
Nashville, October 17.—A special
from Chattanooga, Tenn., says: The case
of Rev. Dr. Carter, of this city, editor of
the Methodist Advocate, who has been on
trial for the past two days by the Holston
conference at Greenville, terminated yes
terday in a verdict of acquittal by a vote
of twelve to two. Dr. Carter had been
charged by his presiding elder with im
moral conduct.
THE TRIAL AT TIPPERARY.
Tipperary, October 17.—The trial of
the defendants who are charged with con
spiracy was continued before the Magis
trates court today. Two witnesses testi
fied that they were present at the time the
explosion occurred at the rents office of
Smitli-Barry in September, 1889, on which
occasion the building was set fire and de
stroyed, together with all the private
u papers it contained. There was a crowd
and Georgia company is anxious to get a ! at the fire, but they absolutely refused to
line into Montgomery. Then, with the aid ; lend their assistance in quenching the
of the Alabama Midland road, it could , flames. It is said by prominent members
divide the South Alabama trade with the j of the Northern Methodist church whose
Lonisville and Nashville and Georgia Cen-! ministers are investigating the matter,
tral, and in fact, scoop the lion’s share of that this verdict will not settle the affair,
but that the case will be taken into the
Circuit Court as their preachers are in
volved.
A tenant named Quinan testified he
lived on a farm belonging to Sinith-Barry,
which had been occupied by his father,
and after his death by himself, the total
period of their tenancy being ninety
years. Neither he nor his neighbors, he
said, had ever been molested until last
December. After he had paid his rent,
then four shots were fired into his house,
striking the wall above the servant’s bed.
it. The idea is to run a branch road from
Chiidersburg to Montgomery via We-
tumpka. The chief engineer of the East
Tennessee, with an assistant, has looked
over the ronte and will report if feasible.
brotherhood of locomotive engi
NEERS.
Pittsburg, October 17.—The Interna
tional Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers met this morning with closed
doors after adjournment. First Grand
Engineer Ingraham said they had not
fairly started with their business. The
morning session was taken np with the
introduction of resolutions and their refer
ence to the proper committees.
Officials of the organization stated this
afternoon that the engineers would not
federate. The grand officers will be in
structed, however, to confer with the offi
cials of the federation and report some
method whereby the organizations may
work, not only in harmony, but in unison,
and, if possible, in conjunction in case of
trouble. The officers will report at the
next meeting. This action will be in a
nature of a compromise or peace offering ces ®
THE MARION COUNTY PRIMARY.
Buena vista, Ga., October 17.—[Spe
cial.]—Wednesday was our nomination
day for county officers. There was a very
heavy vote polled and the friends of all
the candidates worked.
Mr. J. F. Bushin, the present Sheriff,
made a fine race and beat his own record,
and will succeed himself.
Mr. W. B. Short, onr present Treasurer,
will be our next Clerk. He made a fine
race and his friends are proud of his suc-
from the other and controlling element, as
younger members must be recognized.
SUN’S COTTON REVIEW.
New York, October 17. The Sun s re--pr e re g re t, that there was not an office for
port says : Cotton futures opened 4 tb 5 , a {j t jj e candidates, but as usual we have
J. O. Smith was nominated as Tax Re
ceiver. D. E.' Crye was the winning man
for eoiinty Treasuer. E. H. McMicbeal
won for count y Surveyor, and Mr. S... C.
Jenkins will succeed himself as Corofier.
more candidates than we have offices.
Below I give the vote of the county as it
was consolidated:
FOB CLERK.
points decline, further declined partially
recovered, closing quiet, steady at 4 to 5
decline from yesterday’s closing prices.
Predictions of frost in the Southwest were
not realized, and prices took a small fall, 79Q
inside prices being the lowest reached this j p ’ B i ue ""... . . . . . . . . 576
season, October options dropping be-1 FOR sheriff.
low 10. The bulls again seemed quite ' j F Rnghin a»
demoralized, and that prices did not go a. T. Jones 556
lower was due wholly to the timidity of |. for tax collector.
the bears in putting out contracts. Soon ; v. m. Tharpe 307
after the last call the market took a hard- j M. W. Fouche 302
ening tendency. Southern spot markets j waiiia"! " I!I! 1m
were more active, and the movement of j j. j. Hanley k®
the crop fell somewhat below last season
both at the ports and at the interior towns,
causing some buying to cover, but pro
ducing no decided bull movements.
FIRE IN NASHVILLE.
Nashville, Tenn., October 17.—Fire
broke out in the oil rooms of the Cherry
Marrow Manufacturing Company, sit
uated within the walls of the State peni-
R. G.Noell 97
I. E. Phelps 67
FOR RECEIVER.
J. O. Smith 719
R. J. Jordan 333
W. G. Steed 72
W. H.Saville 67
FOR TREASURER.
D. E. Crye 802
W. T. Foster c 494
FOR SURVEYOR.
E. H. McMieliael 732
tentiary in this city. Flames spread rap-! w c. storey 557
idly and the entire plant of the company j fob coboxer.
was destroyed. No convicts were in s. c. Jenkins - 1199
this portion of the prison, and the John McCrary 121
>_>_-* .1.- -5 .„ui„ i E. B. Jernigan — — — 16
B. B. Gill 10
The
old prison built in 1822 is M ^ had a clo8e caU f
Collator, hU > Irle«d»a re
safely housed there for the night before
the fire broke out. Outside the walls three
small cottages and a lumber yard belong
ing to Cherry, Marrow & Co. were con
sumed.
glad he won the race, if by only a few
votes.
Cotton continues to come to Buena
Vista, and by November 15 we will have
received more than we did last year.
Business is good and our collections fine.
BACKS AX A TT. A NT A.
Atlanta, October 17.-The Piedmont is^doing a fine nusinjss. R«jl
Exposition races began today under favor
able auspices.
First race—2:30 trot; Bon Mot first in
three straight heats, Billy Wilkes second,
Belle R third. Time 2:50*, 2:46*, 2:51.
Second race—Running three-fourths
estate is still selling, and prices hard
ening.
Mrs. Dr. Barton, of Valdosta, is visit
ing her nieces, Mrs. Hamp Stevens and
Mrs. J. W. Roberts.
Onr school is flourishing, and the new
OcCUIlU late itUIIllliiP UlXCV-IUUTUia _ . , 1_
mile;Billy Gilmore first; E&tontown sec- , teachers are doing good work,
ond, Vidette third. Time 1:244.
Third race—Running mile; Rover first,
P&ntalette second, Ed Hopper third. Time
1:51*.
Fourth race—Running, one and one six
PRAISING THE COURSE OF BALFOUR.
Newcastle, October 17.—At a meet
ing of the Conservative Club today Bal
four was welcomed with enthusiasm by
teenth mil< s; Metal first, Osbum second, 4,000 persons. Resolutions were adopted
Panama third. Time 2 minutes, track praising his course. Balfour, in a speech,
very heavy. ' ma ^ e * general statement of his Irish
* | policy. He said that the condition of the
fob the world’s championship. ! country was improving, the prosperity in-
Louisvillk, October 17.—Brooklyn 9, creasing and respect for the law widening,
Lonisville 0. Base hits—Louisville 2, though the opposition has been able to
Brooklyn 11. Errors—Louisville 12,Brook- disguise the satisfaction with which they
lyn 1. Batteries—Terry, Clark and regarded anything approaching a failure
Daley; Stratum and Ryan. of the action of the Government.
with a lightning like motion drew a revol
ver from his hip pocket, and patting it
within a few inches of Scaffida’s face
pulled the trigger, and the Italian, with a
groan, fell back in the corridor, with blood
spurting from a wound in the left side of
the neck. Duffy was disarmed.
While in the station Duffy said that if
the Italian died he was willing to hang.
He said: “I only wish there were about
seventy-five more men like me.”
Duffy was locked up. When the wounded
man reached Charity Hospital, Judge
Bringier was sent for, and with his assist
ant, Judge Hollander, arrived in a few
minutes. Scaffida was asked if he had
anything to say before he died, and replied
in the affirmative. He began his state
ment by saying: “We know that Chief
Hennessy and the Provensanes were good
people. We were good friends of Mattran-
gas. I am going to die, and I die inno
cent. My idea is that Mattrangas did
that to keep the Provensano in jail. Oh,
my God ! Tm going to die !” and Scaffida
closed his eyes and remained silent.
More than fifty arrests have been made
of parties believed to be implicated in the
assassination of Hennessy, and today an
other Italian, Pedro Natal, was identified
by Officer Lannaman as one of me men
he saw running away from the scene of
the murder.
A CONVICT PARDONED.
SIXTEEN YEARS SERVITUDE FOR AN
OTHER’S CRIME.
Atlanta, October 17. — [Special.] —
Bolin Whitfield, who was convicted of
arson in the McIntosh Superior Court six
teen years ago, was pardoned by the Gov
ernor today. Newly discovered evidence
goes to show that Whitfield is an innocent
man, and that he has worn the convict
stripes since 1874 for another man’s
crime.
PETERS A CO.’S BIG FAILURE.
Saginaw, Mich., October 17.—Albert
M. Henry, assignee of R. G. Peters & Co.,
of Manistee, says thougli no schedule has
been prepared, he does not think the lia
bilities will exceed $2,000,000, and the
assets, though largely scattered, will ex
ceed that amount. He attributes the fail
ure to over-expansion and close money
market. Friends of Peters say the com
pany’s assets will care for the liabilities.
Peters’ individual liabilities are prob
ably $2,500,000, and the normal
assets are considerably larger. The
Peters Salt and Lumber Company expect to
continue business under a receiver. Peters,
besides has quantities of timber land in
Michigan and Wisconsin, and a silver
mine in Canada, has a large plant at Brew-
ton, Ala., and another at Cyprus, N. C.
Montgomery, Ala.,October 17—Peters’
Lumber Company was the largest lumber
manufacturing company in Alabama, if
not in the yellow pine territory.
Chicago, October 17.—Attachment pro
ceedings have been begun by several cor
porations against the property of R. G.
Peters, or concerns with which he is con
nected. Several of the banks now hold
his paper, bnt all assert they are secured,
although they did bring an attachment
suit. It is at least 200 concerns, large and
small, mostly in Michigan and Wisconsin,
are affected by the failure. Pe‘,ers has
sold his interest in the Higbee & Peters
Lumber Company to Parkee, Cook & Co.
The failure caused a big run on the Fifth
National Bank of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
today. The bank paid depositors and as
sured every one it was all right.
on the race track.
Latonia, October 17.—Track good, at
tendance large.
First race—Half mile: Carmen fust..
Silver Light second, One Dime third.
Time 51*.
Second race—Mile and twenty yards;
Royal Garter first, Little Crete second,
Billy Pinkerton third. Time 1:47*.
Third race—Mile; Aunt Kate first. Har
ry'Weldon second, Robin third. •''Time
1:45*
Fourth race—Mile and seventy yards;
Virge D’Or first, Pent. V second, Princess
Annie third. Time 1:47*.
Fifth race—Six furlongs; Reputation
first, Tenor second, Woodbena third. Time
1:17.
Sixth race—Half mile; Fannie S first,
Maud B second, Lee S third. Time 50.
A murderer hanged.
Morris, Ills., October 17.—James Max
well was hanged this morning for the mur
der of Charles Decker in J une last. Max
well was the coolest man about the jail
last night. The Sheriff asked him if he
had anything to say. His reply was a
complaint that the Sheriff had put a win
dow in the shanty in which the execution
took place, so that the crowd outside
could see him. The Sheriff then cut the
cord and the body fell. In six minutes
Maxwell was pronounced dead.
TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED CORRUPTION.
Columbus, O., October 17.—The Leg
islature has adopted a resolution providing
a committee to investigate the alleged cor
ruption in certain boards at Cincinnati
and various departments of the city gov
ernment, and another to consider and
make suggestions upon the plan of govern
ment for that city and report at the next
session.
THE VERDICT IN THE DUPONT EXPLOSION
CASE.'
Wilmington, Del., October 17.—The
Coroner’s jury in the case of the victims
by the explosion in the Dupont powder
mills today rendered a verdict that the
twelve victims came to their death by ac
cidental explosion with no evidence of
carelessness on the part of any one.
FLANKING THE STRIKERS.
Glasgow, October 17.—Prices in the
iron market collapsed today in consequence
of a report that the friends of the anion
to which the striking furnace men belong
bad given a cut, and that the men, having
ho other means of support, will be com
pelled to return to work.
PURCHASES OF SILVER.
Washington, October 17.—The silver
offered for sale to the Treasury today was
424,000 ounces. The amount purchased
was 148,000 ounces at 1.1040. The offers
of 4*s to the Treasury today for redemp
tion under the circular of October 9 aggre
gated $495,850, making the total thus far
$1,354,200.
IN THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT.
THE FOREIGN IRON AND STEEL MEN IN
SPECTING.
Birmingham, Ala., October 17.—
[Special]—The visiting members of the
foreign Iron and Steel Institute, 320 strong,
who reached the city yesterday, continued
their tour of the Birmingham district to
day. Early this morning the two monster
special trains of eight coaches each, drawn
by two engines to the train, left the city
with the distinguished guests on board, rc-
companied by the local committees to the
number of 120. They went first to Besse
mer, where the rolling mills, furnaces and
other industries of the great
Marvel City were inspected. Bes
semer extended them a most royal
welcome, and nearly two hours were
spent in looking over the wonderful little
city. The mines and furnaces along the
Mineral railroad other than those visited
yesterday, were looked at today. These
were Woodward, Ensley, Pratt Mines,
Thomas and North Birmingham. The
big furnaces at Ensley City, the largest in
the world, were a great attraction for the
foreigners. At Pratt Mines the party was
divided up into sqnads and the convict
prisons and big coal mines gone through
and looked at. A number of the guests
went down the shafts 400 feet ■ under
ground and made a tour through the
mines. Everything passed off pleasantly,
and the visitors were loud in their praise
of Birmingham, the liberality of its
citizens and Chamber of Com
merce, and the unusually cour
teous treatment received from all the
railroads. They have, within their hur
ried stay of two days, been able to get a
glance of ail that is great and good around
the Magic City, and those who talked ex
pressed themselves as being greatly sur
prised and profoundly gratified at all they
saw, and their trip in genera).
They left here for a hasty trip down
through Shelby county, where Hon.
Abram S. Hewitt, of New York, is
largely interested, and go thence back
North by way of Chattanooga, at which
city a brief stop will be made.
GRIFFIN’S RED MEN COMING.
THE STATE OF TRADE
DUN AND COMPANY’S WEEKLY
REVIEW OF BUSINESS.
THE OUTLOOK IMPROVES IN ALL DIREC
TIONS. BUT THE INCREASED CIRCU
LATION SUCKED INTO THE
TREASURY — TRADE
STRONG.
A YOUNG MAN’S FALL.
New York, October 17.—In all direc-
' tions the business outlook improves, and,
I the recent enormous increase of circula
tion notwithstanding, the money markets
are growing stringent. Exports have be-
' COH ] e remarkably large, and the domestic
! * s suc h that the exchanges outside
of New \ ork exceeded last week’s by 15
per cent. But while the New York and
Boston money markets are fairly supplied
■ and steady at 5 to 6 per cent, the market
is tamest at Chicago, Philadelphia and
I, v f n J' a * 1 - . The money markets at Cleve-
“J 14 *, IJetroit and Denver, are rather easisr.
I The Bank of England has not raised its
; rate of foreign exchange. The Treasury
has paid out during the week a little more
I money than it has taken in, and the quick
absorption of recent large disbursements
I is surprising.
Trade is strong everywhere. At Boston
wool is rising and goods are in better de
mand, while cottons are selling well and
nrui. In boots and shoes and leather
there is more active demand and firm
prices. At Puiladelphia wool is more
active and slightly higher, the output of
cottons is increasing, the shoe trade is
brisk. The supply o leather goods
equals the consumption. Almost
j l . u- tr ^l e is g°°d in Phi a
delphia. Throughout the West trade is
fair to good. St. Louis trade is strong.
At Savannah trade is brisk.
HThe increase in the output of mg iron „,
in September, according to the Iron Age he will sail fob America on the 29th
II . . . & |««T»ST
THE INSANITT PLEA SAVES A MILLION
AIRE’S SON FROM THE PENITENTIARY.
Bloomington, 111., October 17.—John
Spellman, son of the millionaire distiller
and politician of Peoria, who became
noted as the witness who developed a
genius for forgetting when on the witness
stand in the Cronin trial in Chicago, was
placed on trial in the Circuit Court here
last evening charged with burglariz
ing a gun store in this city. The de
fendant acknowledged the crime, but
pleaded emotional or impulsive insanity.
He was defended by able attorneys, ami
many witnesses from Peoria, Pekin and
Bloomington were examined. At noon to
day the jury returned a verdict to the ef
fect that Spellman is insane. He will lie
sent to one of the State institutions.
The young man. who resided in Pekin,
moved in good society and was married.
No one suspected him of crime until he
was canght in the act of robbing a store
in Peoria. He was examed, released on
bail and fled. A number of mysterious
thefts and burglaries were then attributed
to him. He next appeared in this city,
where he was arrested with the prop
erty stolen from a gun store, which
he had burglarized. He is now wanted
for burglarizing a ticket office in Evans
ville, Ind., for burglary in Peoria and
Pekin, 111., and for robbing the United
States mail in Woodford county, Illinois.
An agent of the Postal department is here
with a warrant in his pocket, but, of
course, cannot serve it now. However,
should Spellman be released from the
asylum as a sane man, the government
case and the other State cases will be
pushed against him.
STANLEY COMING.
GRAND SACHEM DANIEL PREDICTS A
GREAT GATHERING.
Griffin, Ga., October 17.—[Special.]—
The Red Men of Griffin are jubilant over
the prospects of visiting Columbus i n a
body on Red Men’s Day, and participate
in the pleasure 'of that occasion. The
matter will be folly discussed at their next
sleep and definite action taken in regard
to the trip. Great Sachem Robt. T. Dan
iel was interviewed by your correspondent
today in reference to the occasion, and he
said that he was very much gratified at
the interest being taken in the matter, and
from what he can learn it will be the
largest gathering of Red Men ever held in
Georgia.
Judge Daniel further stated that te was
giving all the encouragement he could to
the occasion, and that he would certainly
be present and participate in the ceremo
nies, and would do all in his power to get
Chicasaw Tribe, No. 14, of Griffin, to go
down in a body. Judge Daniel will speak
in Gainesville to the Red Men of North
Georgia, on November 10, but will cer
tainly return in time to be present in
Columbus at the appointed time. The
Red Men’s day will be a big drawing card
for the Columbus Exposition.
Organizations seems to be the order of
the day. An ebony lined organizer has
made ills round in Griffin, and at the very
low price of 75 cents from each of the
dear sisters” he has founded a society
whose purpose it is for all “cooks and
washerwomen” to go into a general strike
against the house-wives of the city and
put them to doing their own cooking and
washiug. One of the old cooks who has
been a good and faithful servant for a
family for eight years, told the head of the
family this morning that she jined dri
sciety, but can’t see how de organizer can
give her $9.00 back for de 75 cents she
pail.
Griffin will soon have a steam laundry,
after which our people will not feel much
inconvenience from these combine organi
zations, but, until then, we may have
some trouble to get a biled shirt if the
members stick. It is thought, however,
this organization will fall through and
prove a blessing to the colored women who
will be more careful how and who they
pay their 75 cents to in the future. It is
safe to say that the organizer has fled to
other parts, to gull the poor colored
washerwomen in the same way.
report, was 44 per cent., and the weekly
output of 179,263 tons was 13.6 per cent,
larger than a few years ago. Yet four more
Virginia furnaces are about to begin work
within a few weeks with a capacity of
3,500 tons weekly. There are more sales
of pig at Cleveland, and all manufactured
Iron is in large demand. At Pittsburg pig
is a little weak, Bessemer notably so, but
the demand for manufactured iron and
steel is growing stronger. At Philadel
phia the steadiness in pig is encouraging,
thougli Bessemer is weak, but all finished
products are in strong demand. A note
worthy fact at New York is the sale of
Tennes-ee iron, of the Lucy or Ensley
brand, and strict No. 1 foundry at $16.25
per ton. Sales of rails are scanty, and
the association withholds statistics.
The coal trade is more confident and
September prices now rule. Tin is 4 cent
lower, but lead is stronger and copper
steady.
Of the textile industries, the increasing
demand for cotton and wool bears witness
that the production of print cloths at pres
ent prices is held unprofitable.
Another great industry lias been mak
ing notable progress, number of hogs
packed at the West, March first to Octo
ber first was 7,965,000 against 5,920,000 last
year, an increase of nearly 35 per cent.
Speculation in wheat lias made further
progress this week, the price rising 4c on
small sales. But exports are practically
stopped in September only 595,259 bushels
against 2.223,104 last year went from At
lantic ports.
Corn also goes abroad but little, having
advanced during the week only *2, while
oats have risen l*c. But the export move
ment of cotton is extraordinarily large—
in September 207,000,000 pounds against
176,000,000 pounds last year, and in Octo
ber thus far there is a large increase,
helped by the yielding in price of l-10c
this week.
The exports of provisions are also very
heavy—in September $11,918,416 in value
against $8,707,645 last year; and this also
continues, prices being steady.
The new tariff has caused an advance in
prices of some kinds of goods, which, to
gether witli the rise resulting from the
partial failure of the crops, ha3
moved up the general level
of prices materially, thougli less
than 1 per ceet on all commodities
since October 2. But higher ranges of
prices accounts in part for the quick ab
sorption of circulation far greater than
that of last year. Failures number 198 com
pared witli corresponding week of last
year of 182.
AT LAW FOR A CHILD.
THE CHICAGO MARKET.
REVIEW OF SPECULATION IN THE GRAIN
AND PROVISION MARKETS.
Chicago, October 17.—Wheat—Active
and excited, with prices showing a further
marked improvement. There w»s a gen
eral buying on strong cable reports, and
the offerings being comparatively small
prices were advanced with only slight fluc
tuations. There was a good outside busi
ness and local operators also traded more
freely. The demand exceeded the supply.
The opening was *c, and, advancing al
most steadily, closed l*c higher.
Corn was quite active at times. A good
speculative business was transacted within
|c range. The feeling prevailing was
stronger and a still farther advance was
recorded on all futures. The advance was
due largely to the rise in wheat and oats.
The first trades were at a small decline,
but prices soon advanced and closed *c
higher.
Oats—Trading was large and well
divided. Interest was in May. The mar
ket opened unsettled at * to *c decline.
Weakness was only temporary, as buyers
outnumbered sellers and prices moved up
l*c. This brought out increased offerings
and sales to realize was strong.
Mess Pork—More doing. Early sales were
at 2*c decline, but prices quickly rallied 10
to 12* later and closed steady but with part
of advance lost.
Lard—Trading moderate. In some in
stances an advance of 2*c was effected.
Short Rib Sides—Fairly good trade re
ported. Prices were a little more favor
able to sellers and the market closed steady
at outside figures.
LILLIAN M. GOULD,
THE HANDSOME MURDERESS ACQUITTED.
Atlanta, October 17.—Mrs. Lillian M.
Gould, on trial at Murphy, N. C., charged
with the murder of her bnsband has been
acquitted. Gould was an Englishman of
good family, who married beneath his sta
tion and neglected his wife for years. For
six years Gould had been in America,
while his wife who was in England, on a
beggarly allowance was ignorant of his
whereabouts. She was permitted to come
to him in Georgia, last March, when the
couple went to Morphy, N. C., where they
lived in a house in a isolated spot. On
the 7th of July the couple were drunk and
the wife in a drunken frenze stabbed her
husband with toy dagger inflicting a fatal
wound from which he died that night.
The wife now proposes to go on the stage.
MORE OF THE COMTE DE PARIS.
New York, October 17.—The Comte
de Paris and snite arrived this morning -
from Philadelphia, and are at the Windsor ,
Hotel. The party expressed themselves j
highly delighted with the trip to the I
Southern battlefields, and the Comte was |
enthusiastic over the reception tendered !
him by his old comrades in every city that j
he visited. The party will remain in New
York about ten days and then leave for
Europe via Liverpool.
a girl’s pathetic letter ANI) what
HAS COME OF IT.
Cincinnati, O., October 17.—A suit
was begun in the courts here yesterday by
the wealthy relatives of Florence E. Vii-
gein to gain possession of her from a fam
ily named Koch, who have adopted her.
The chilli lias run away from the Kochs on
several occasions within the past few
months, anil they have lieen compelled to
institute habeas corpus proceedings in
order to get her back. Neighbors of the
family say that she lias been brutally
treated.
The little girl wrote a pathetic letter
about a month ago to an aunt, Mrs. Y ir-
gein, of Brooklyn, whose husband is in
business on William street, New York, in
which she asked Mrs. Virge in to take her
away from the Kochs. As a result t ic aunt
arrived in this city yesterday and began
legal proceedings to gain possession
of the child. Koch claims he
heard of the child last January
through the St. Louis police and adopted
her. Investigation of Manchester, Eng
land, records of the year in which the
Virgeins claim little Eva was horn fail to
show any record of her birth that year, 1 *-
and she herself thinks she is twelve years
old. Nothing more can be learned about
her antecedents or the reason the Kochs
are putting forth such efforts to keep her.
At the house of Alex E. Virgein, No.
362 Sixth avenue, Brooklyn, it was learned
that Mrs. Virgein had gone to Cincinnati
to gain possession of her niece. The little
girf had written to her aunt a sorrowful
letter complaining of her treatment and
imploring protection. Nothing could be
ascertained of the child s birthplace or
history.
THE PIEDMONT EXPOSITION.
Atlanta, October 16. — [Special.] —
Yesterday the great Piedmont Exposition
was opened with the usual flourish of
trumpets, which did not, however, conceal
the fact that its birth was rather prema
ture. In spite of the feverish efforts dur
ing the past few days, much still remained
to be done, and wlien the Exposition was
formally opened many of the exhibits were
still in an unfinished condition. This
state of affairs seems to be the natural
sequence of Henry Grady’s death. He
could bequeath to future generations his
grand and original purposes, but no' his
"Teat tact and executive ability, bull, the
Exposition is not a failure by any means,
as is shown by the varied and often beau
tiful exhibits, both from the vicinity of
Atlanta and more distant sections.
UNVEILING
OF THE BUST OF POET
LANIER.
Magon Ga., October 17.—A local
movement was begun recently to secure a
broze bust of Sidney Lanier, to be placed
the public library of this place, his
native city. Hearing of this, Charles
Lanier of New York, of Winslow, Lanier
& Co., who is a distant relative of the
poet, donated the bronze bust with a pe
destal of Georgia marble. It was unveiled
this evening. Wm. n. Hayne and Harry
S. Edwards read the original poems. Let
ters were received from Charles Dudley
Warner, Joel Chandler Harris, President
Gilman and many other distinguished
INSTANT.
New York, October 17.—The famous
African explorer, H. M. Stanley, will sail
from Liverpool for this country on the
Teutonic on the 29th, in company with
his wife, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Tennant,
and his wife’s cousin, the author of “Dr.
Bill.” His first public act will be the giv
ing of a lecture in the Metropolitan Opera
House November 11, in behaif of the Sum
mit Convalescent Home. Ilis subject will
be: “The Rescue of Emin Pasha, the For
est Pigmies and March Across Africa.”
After this he will go on a
long lecture tour throughout the Union.
Major J. B. Pond has a tour already ar
ranged. The Major and Mr. A. B. Defrece
are busy now in making preparations
for the arrival of Mr. Stanley and in ar
ranging for his first lecture. There will
be several hundred of the best known cit
izens of New York on the stage. Mr.
Defrece will introduce Chauncey M. De
pew, who will introduce Mr. Stanley. There
will be an auction sale of seats on Novem
ber 1. The price for boxes will be $50;orches-
tra and dress circle, $5; balcony, $3; fam
ily circle, $1.50, and eeneral admission,
$1. Mr. Pond says that Mr. Stanley is in
excellent health and that he is quite
strong enougli to make his voice heard in
the lar_ ,t hall. Mr. Stanley has written
to Maj. Pond, saying that lie expects the
trip across the ocean will completely re
store him to good health. Mrs. Stanley
writes that site hopes her husband will be
able to rest in this country, when he is not
engaged in lestnres. The invitations in
Europe which lie received were much in
the nature of commands, which he didut
think it advisable to disobey.
A SAD RECEPTION.
SHE CAME ALL THE WAV FROM HUNGARY
ONLY TO FIND HER LOVER DEAD.
Hazleton, Pa., Octolier 17.— James
Phillips, a miner met a horrible death in
tile mines at Audcnried shortly after mid
night last night. A slip occurred in the
gangway and caught him, and the sharp
edges of the coal almost cut him to pieces.
Id the same mine at 7 o’clock a Hunga
rian miner and his laborer were crushed to
a jelly under tons of rock. The laborer,
who had only been in the country a few.
months, had saved up sufficient money to
pay the passage of liis sweetheart from
Hungary. She landed at New York yes
terday, and was to reach Audcnried today.
The girl, who is said to lie beautiful, is
the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and on
aceount of her passion for the poor peas
ant was discarded and driven from home.
AN ESCAPED LION.
HE KILLS TWO COWS BEFORE HE HIM
SELF IS KILLED.
Collinsville, Tex., October 17.—
Last night as Sells Bros.' show train on
its way from Denton to Denison
neared this place the cage contain
ing their huge African lion tumbled
from the car, setting the prisoner at lib
erty in the suburbs of Collinsville, lii;
was found this 11101 ning in the woods,
south of town, feasting on a cow. Tin;
lion hail killed one cow, and was at work
on a second, when he was shot through
the heart.
MONTREAL’S SOCIAL TEMPEST.
PROBABLE FAILURE OF THE OPPOSITION
TO THE COMTE DE PARIS’ RECEPTION.
Montreal, October 17.— 1 he citizens’
committee which was appointed to draw
up a program for the reception of the
Comte de Paris held a well attended mcet-
ing today in the rooms of the French
Chambre de Commerce and formulated a
program. Among other things is a ban
quet to be given at the Windsor, which
will undoubtedly be a success.
The Republicans are making more noise
and doing less work than the monarchists,
and as the proprietor of St. Lawrence Hall
refused to allow their counter demonstra
tion to be held in his place they will have
to go to an east end third rate hotel, and it
cannot amount to much. Ex-Mayor
Beaugrand is still determined to carry out
his program, however, <*n i he says be does
not think the Comte will dare to come
but that if he does he will regret it. He
will call a meeting of Frenchmen and
cable resolutions to President Carnot ex
pressing their friendship for the Republic.
La Patrie to-day lias a series of most
violent articles against the Comte de Paris,
the Due d’Orleans and the entire orleauist
family. It uses abusive epithets and dubs
the Comte as the heir of the Regicide,
Philiippe EgaJite” and of “the Kink of
the Parrieades, Louis Philippe.” It adds
that tiie true nobility of France have only
the deepest contempt for him, and that
he is not deserving of the reception which
is to he ten .ered him. It derisively calls
the Due d’Orleans “the Due de la
Gamelle.”
KOAKOKE WANTS THE B. & O.
Roanoke, Va., October 17.—At an en
thusiastic m.iss meeting held here tonight,
a committee was appointed to urge the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to
extend i's valley branch to Roanoke. A
number of Baltimore business men were
present.
ASKS PRATERS OF THE FAITHFUL.
Rome, October 17.—The Papal encycli
cal to the Italian bishops strongly protest
against the Governments violating the lile
erty and rights of Papacy and Catholicism
accuses Free Masons of reverses modern
society and asks prayers of the faithful.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Ashland, Wi«., October 17.—A train
carrying the Iron and Steel Institute Visi
tors jumped the track near Bessemer yi 5-
terday afternoon when going around a
sharp curve, but no one was hurt. The
party visted the big mines at Ironwoodand
Bessemer and left for the copper conn try.