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( ESTABLISHED 1850. ! )J. 11. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor.! KENTUCKY’S DEMOCRACY. CARLISLE AND W ATTERSON DRAFT THE PLATFORM. President Cleveland Indorsed—Aboli tion of War Taxes Demanded—Con stitutional Currency Good Enough for the Whole Country—Gen. Buck ner Nominated for Governor by Ac clamation. Louisville, May 4.— The Democratic convention, which meets to nominate a ticket for State officers, was called to order hi Liederkranz Hall in this city at noon to day by Col. Stoddard Johnson, chairman of the State Central Committee. Senntor Sam F. Hill, of Hartford, Was elected temporary chairman. Temporary Chairman Hill hail just concluded his ad dress on taking his seat, when Hon. James McKenzie introduced a resolution heartily indorsing the administration of President Cleveland, and moved its adoption without waiting the completion of the permanent organization, and without formal reference to the Committee on Resolutions. TAULBEC OBJECTS. Mr. McKenzie was cheered as he read his resolution, but Congressman Taulbec sprang to his feet and moved that Mr. McKenzie’s motion be laid upon the table, declaring that its adoption would commit the Democ racy of New York to policies to which it was known to be antagonistic, such as 6ilvcr. civil service, etc. He was for any resolution indorsing President Cleveland s honcstv and integrity of purpose. [Cheers ] After withdrawing liis motion to lav upon the table, his motion that the resolution lie referred to the Committee on Resolutions was adopted. Chairman Hill afterward de cided Mr. McKenzie’s motion out of order. watterson’s speech. While the committee were out calls were made for speeches. Henry Watterson was recognized and called for with much enthu siam. Mr. Watterson was escorted to the stand. Following are among the salient points of his speech: Rarely in the history of the politics of the country has there been greater need of some vitalizing current in the Democratic councils than there now is, and where shall we look for this current if net in Kentucky! The only distinct line of policy which at this time awakens the en thusiasm of our friends is everywhere de scribed as “the Kentucky idea.” [Cheers.] And what is the Kentucky idea! It is, as far as I am able to interpret, and if there be anything I do understand, as the old woman said of her “biuein,” it is the Democracy of Kentucky. It is sturdily clinging to the idea that the government belongs to many and is not the exclusive property of a few. and an obstinate instance that this idea shall be carried into every legislative affair, and applied alike to the self-annointed and great unwashed fellow Democrats. STRANGE TIMES. “We have stmnbled upon times which, if they do not try men’s souls, are enongh to nauseate dogs. [Laughter.] Turn which ever way you will, it shall go lucky with you if you do not stick your nose in a bottle of patent medicine prepared for the regener ation of mankind. There is the protection ist wonderful iron tonic for making men rich by taxation. [Laughter.] There is mugwump's civil sei rice elixir for purifying the system end perpetuating liberty by the erection of an aristocracy of office on the ruins of representative govern ment. [Cheers.] There is fraud’s own Pauper patriotic liniment, which projioses to exterminate vagabondism by making every tramp a pensioner. [Laughter.] the educational bill. There is thut delicious sugar coated, doable-compound educational capsule which is to be given to every little nigger in the land before he goes to bed, and when he gets up in the morning he shall come forth a scholar and a gentleman. [Prolonged cheers.] There is the universal renovatoi* and social, moral and political cure-all teetotal prohibition porus plaster [laughter], which will stick to you like a brother, and w hich is expected to convert every drinking saloon into a temple of wor ship and repcxiple the world with red-nosed angels. I ani against every one of these uuaek remedies. [Cheers.] And against the men who are in favor of them. [A[>- Jcause.] It would amaze the fathers of this republic to look in upon us to-day and to U-hoid the elaborate architecture and fur niture which the vanity of men and the in genuity of the devil have contributed to overlay and decorate the simple Republican structure they hewed out of the forests of nature and built upon the rocks of liberty. .Cheei-s.] MR. BLACKBURN’S PLEA. Senator Joe Blackburn received a. hearty call for a speech, and delivered a ringing Democratic address. After referring to Kentucky affaire he said: “Let Kentucky’s sovereign Democracy send forth to the other states a platform so broad, so true, so cath olic, so Democratic that it shall be taken as the cornerstone of the national platform to he trained in the next national campaign.” •'' r - Blackburn said that the Democrats should demand a reduction of the expenses , government and the placing of the hurden of taxation whore it could be most easily borne. Speaking of the party in affaire, ho said the party had pledged itself to correct the evils and abuses ! u rriyemment. The party had charged the Republicans with laxity of method and '' ith corruption in office. It had charged that taxes were too high and the expenses ot the government too great. These abuses the Democratic party promised to i rorm. It was now on trial, it could not afford to admit that it had failed in its promises. The civil service had at least heen refomied in this, that since President Cleveland was inaugurated not a man ''hom he had appointed hud defaulted and it could not lie shown that a* dollar hail joen lost. The party had gi ven the country a clean hand administration, honest in its oealinjre with the people. The party had honestly sought to reform taxes and would wmtinuo its efforts. importance of tub convention. Hon. W. c. P. Breckenridge, Congress fran l rom the Ashland district, In response > rc]K'atcd calls, in his remarks said: "This convention has an opportunity to put Ken ucky at the head of the Democratic column, it has conservatism, prudence, the lirm nrssand wisdom, and he who to-dny under kps to speak from this platform to this convention should speak with a sense of that ( ‘ s lK>iisibility upon him. [Applause.] We e part of the American Democracy. Wo ,n out of the clouds of war. We are from sectional disputes. We are the I t eonventioii to lay down a platform for p broad national campaign. Can Ken y under Carlisle lie like she was under 1“ 'll"I havo her words repeated npprov *'■' “*1 over America) This very after- lll Boston there ure expectant ears i a, ~ n 8 for what Kentucky will say, pray [“K that her deliverances,'while they shall <,|vnr and bold, shull also Is? prudent and [Cheers.] A 810 OPPORTUNITY ‘He have an opportunity to do something. wm c Ol ' 1 * 1 * n it* Broadest. sense, that South 'io' Cb through long years of prejsu'ii ,! r ' n ; tod i now coming more awl more to front, that bouth has an opportunity. fpje Jetting under the leadership of Carlisle and Ken' tucky . to do something for the country. Let us still those things about which we may not all agree. Let us find some common ground to stand upon that shall be a national ground. [Applause.] Let us remember that we are one wing and part of a great national party that stretches from the bleak shores of Massachusetts to where the placid waters of the blue Pacific kiss the golden shores of California, and let us go higher then the provincialism of a single State or neighbor hood. [Prolonged applause.] PRAISING THE PRESIDENT. “About one other matter I want to ex press one thought. It may be that Grover Cleveland is not all that every Democrat would have him to be, but he is better than the best Republican who ever lived. [Ap-> plause.] lie may not be our choice among the Democrats of America, but he is better than any man the Republican party can nominate, and I am for him as the best we can do, and I want to say for him, being under no obli gations to him other than that which every other good citizen is under, having no grievance against the administration, but as a free man and a representative of freemen only willing to speak my honest sentiments, that since America lias had Presidents she has not had a more honest, brave or cleaner than Grover Cleveland.” [Cheers.] Messrs. Beck and Carlisle also spoke at a late hour to-night. Mr. Carlisle was made permanent chair man, and just before midnight Gen. Buck ner was nominated for Governor by accla mation. The nominating speech was made by W. 8. Ellis, of Owensboro. It was seconded by Mathews Adams, of Knox. Seeing the convention was almost unanimous for Gen. Buckner the other candidates, Senator J. W. Harris, Col. G. A. C, Holt and Senator Berry, with drew from the race in appropriate speeches. Gen. Buckner was sent for and escorted to the stand, where he made a rousing speech that was applauded throughout. The platform and resolutions were then read. THE PLATFORM. The platform was written and drawn up by Hons. John G. Carlisle and Henry Wat terson. That part which Is of national in terest and was adopted is as follows: We declare our confidence in the integrity and conscientious devotion to duty of President Grover Cleveland, and congratulate the country and party upon the occasion of a Democratic administration, national, economic and clean, and we particularly applaud the President for the fidelity and courage with which he has pro tected the Treasury from pillage by his exercise of the veto power. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. We favor honest civil service reform, by which w.'mean enforcement of the faithful perfonn n 'e by persons appointed to office of all public duties entrusted to them, and to this end, as well as to the maintenance of the spirit of our representative form of government, we demand the strictest measures of party responsi bility, and are opposed to substitution in room of this of life tenure, a civil pension list and all other appendages of the bureaucratic system foreign to the genius of our institutions and people. We declare the honest monev of the constitu tion good enough tor the people as expressed in gold and silver and paper convertible into coin on demand, and are opposed to all sumptuary laws. We contend that there are already on our statute, books sufficient general laws having local application to protect the public morals without Infringing on private rights. SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND. We sympathize most earnestly with the people of Ireland in their fight for local self-govern ment, and we unite with the friends of liberal progress in all parts of the world in denouncing the coercion measures now pending in the British Parliament as a monstrous crime against a brave, generous and long suffering people as obstruction to human freedom and abhorrent to the spirit of liberty in every land. We view with alarm the growing tendency among certain classes of citizens to seek theaid aud liounty of the general government, and as an incident of this tendency to enlarge the powers granted and to multiply powers never contemplated by the constitution, and we re asogl’ , Je honored Democratic doctrine that all pc**r not delegated to the United States are reserved to the States respectively or to the people. 1 WAR TARIFFS DENOUNCED. ' We denounce the present war tariff, laid to cohfuse as well as to barrass the people, as a masterpiece of injustice, inequality and false pretense. It has beeu maintained by a selfish and false theory of protection, which robs many to enrich a few. It has piled up in the national Treasury surplus which menaces the pros perity of all classes and every Industry. We demand an immediate reduction of this war tariff, not merely as an act of redress to the people promised by ail parties, hut as the only safe and just method of reducing the surplus, and In making such reduction we demand further that taxes shall first he abolished or lowered upon the necessities of life: and finally, we reassert the constitutionnl and Democratic doctrine, that taxes should be levied exclusively for public purposes and limited to the requirements of the government, economically administered. Mr. Taulbec objected to the clause relating to President Cleveland's veto of the pension bill, and rending discussion, the convention adjourned till to-morrow morning at 9 o’clock. TEXAS’ PROHIBITION FIGHT. Gov. Ross Writes a Letter in Favor of License. Fort Worth, Trx., May 4.— Gov. Ross is out In a letter in reply to the anti-Prohi bition State Central Committee asking him to attend their State convention at Dallas. The Governor is unable to be present, but declares liis intention to vote against the proposed prohibition amendment, which he declares to be ini|>olitio, unwise and against the genius of free institutions. He finds the present laws adequate to protect public liberty and private rights, aud says Texas challenges comparison a* a people with those States w here prohibition has long ob tained, and Texas has larger churches, larger sums of money devoted to educational purposes, more dwellings and wealth, ac cording to population, and fewer criminals than Maine. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY. The Governor says divorces and crimes against chastity are greuter in Maine than here, aud while they nave lieen energetic in trying to relieve themselves of the burden of oppressed )Kvir by repelling them as rapidly ns possible from their borders and driving them out of their boundaries ns wandereiw nnd outcasts, still they have n greater num ber of paupers than Texas, while evidence of discontent by strikes, mobs, unions anil conventions against employers, attest at once the misery ami discontent of lator among them. Tho towns of Maine are stationary and her villages almost every where proclaim the progress of generel de cline. The Governor says the States which have adopted prohibition laws have simply lieen loblied of their legitimate revenue. Liquor should not to driven from public tr affic when it may to fully regulutcd by law. It would only force it to become a secret traffic and deplete the State's yearly revenues to the amount of $1,000,000. Hawaii’s Queen. Washington. May 4.--Queen Kaniolani, Princess Liliukilani, and tho members of their mute called at the White House at noon to-day mid paid their resjrects to the Presi dent and Mrs. Cleveland. Tim reception was rather informal in character. No set speeches were made, and the visit, which lasted fifteen minutes, was devoted to gen eral con vernation. After the reception the Queen nticj her party returned te their hot-el and devoted the afternoon to recsiviug offi cial callers. SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1887. ATRAPFOR PA KNELL ITUS THE TORIES BENT ON FORCING A PUBLIC TRIAL. Uncovering of the Whole Secret His tory of the League Would thus be Possible—The Irish Members Bound to Accept Nothing but a Committee of Inquiry. London, May 4.—Hon. W. H. Smith, First Lord of the Treasury, announced in the House of Commons this afternoon that the government hrul resolved that the allegation that the statement by the London Times that Mr. Dillon told a falsehood while denying in the House of Commons that paper’s utterances con cerning his alleged relations with Sheridan, the invincible, was a breach of privilege, was not sustained 'by precedent. Contin uing, Mr. Smith said it would be against the dignity of the House to summon the Times to the bar without previously in quiring into the circumstances. Gentlemen below the gangway, Mr. Smith added, asked that a select committee he constituted to inquire forthwith into the allegations of the Times. THE PRACTICE OF THE HOUSE. The practice of the House had been to di vest itself as far as possible of judicial duty. The government thought such a committee as was asked for would be unfitted to con sider such grave questions as would have to be referred to it for decision. The govern ment, feeling it to be their duty to endeavor to solve the question, had instructed the At torney General, and such others as he cared to associate with him, to prosecute the Times for libel on Mr. Dillon, who was at liberty to select such counsel as he saw fit. In conclusion Mr. Smith urged the House to accept the couree proposed. CONDEMNED BY O’CONNOR. T. P. O’Connor condemned the govern ment’s proposal. He said he commiserated the government over their humiliating and degrading proposition. Their proposal was really for collusive action at law, made by the valor of libel. Mr. O’Connor here pro duced a copy of the Times containing the libel on Mr. Dillon. Flourishing it aloft, lie said: “I purchased this copy of the Times at one of the bixik stalls, owned by the Right Hon. First Lord of the Treasury. It is he, speaking for the government, who says no breach of privilege was committed. [lrish cheers.] He is, therefore, deeply interested as a party in the case against the editor of the Times. The two men ought to be in the dock together. The Irish members reject his proposal as unfair, unjust, and unprece dented. The House of Commons ought not to bo taken in by collusive action.” A D—D LOT OF CADS. Here Edwin Delyle (Conservative), mem ber for Middle Leicestershire, arose to a point of order. He said he had heard Charles Tanner, Home Rule member for Middle Cork, say “the Conservatives were a d —-d lot of car Ls.” Irish voices—“So you are.” Speaker Peel—The clerk of the House will please see that the words are taken down. Mr. Tanner denied that he had used the word “d—d.” He repeated, however, that the Conservatives were a lot of cads. The Speaker said be must withnraw the expression and apologize. Mr. Tanner said he would do so. Sir William Vernon Harcourt denounced the government’s proposal. Sir Edward Clark, Solicitor General, moved an amendment to the government’s proposal to the effect that the House did not consider the Times' statements concerning Mr. Dillon a breach of privilege. Justify-* ing his action in offering the amendment, Sir Edward declared that there was no record of Parliament having committed a man to custody tor a breach of privilege such as the action of the Times was now alleged to be. He added that he and the Attorney General were responsible for the advice on which the government had acted. THE LEGAL POINTS. He proposed to confine himself to the legal points of the case regardless of party poli tics. He then quoten precedents to show that the House was not the proper tribunal to deal with such matters, nor had any con tempt of the House been extiibited such as hail constituted an offense in the previous case where a breach of privilege had been committed. The course of the prosecution, the Solicitor General said, would be left to such persons as the Irish members might nominate, both counsel and solicitors. If the government were asked to appoint them they would interpose no objection. In con clusion, Sir Edward slightly modified his amendment, making it read t hat the House declines to treat the Times' publication as a breach of privilege. SIR RUSSELL’S POSITION. Sir Charles Russell (Liberal), contended that as Mr. Dillon’s conduct in the House had been attacked, that fact constituted u breach of privilege, and that it was the duty of the House, anil primarily incumbent on the government leader of the House, Mr. Smith, to take action to protect the honor of its members. The course proposed by the government's motion was an evasion of this duty. The question was not so much whether the committee should be appointed as whether the House intended to )xlss by imputation against Mr. Dillon aud say te fore tho world that, llagrant as the offense was, it was not of such a character as con stituted a breach of privilege. Lord Randolph Churchill admitted that the case pointed to a prima facial lireach of privilege, but he thought the House was not refusing judicial inquiry. The only dif ference was us to the form of the inquiry to be adopted. ORDINARY LAW SUFFICIENT. He regarded a resoft to the ordinary tri bunal of the law one that Would afford a far 1 letter remedy than could be obtained from action by the House. He deprecated the at tack made by Ml - . O’Conner on the govern ment leader in the House. No one outside of Mr. O’Connor's own circle could lie cxjieeted to sympathize with linn in such an assault. It was utterly unjustifiable from the very language used. Mr. Smith could well affonl to ignore the assault. [Cheers.] If the government leader [n the House was charged with not taking primary action on behalf of the House for a breach of privilege com mitted against one of its niemtors, he could retort that it was the leader of the op jiosition who ought to have been expected to protect his friends having taken the lend outside of the House, in an Hgitation for the repeal of the Union. [Cheers.] GLADSTONE DENIES IT. Mr. Gladstone—l emphatically repudiate the assertion of his lordship. Lord Randolph Churchill, res pone led: “It is true,however. He then proceeded to argue that it would lie unwise for the House to go beyond the action the govorniiMmt had pro posed. The actiou of the House if the Times' publisher should lie brought before the bar would in no wife curb or control the great power wielded by the press of the country. Mr. Storey, a Radical and a newspaper proprittor, said: “You can try to suppress the press of Ireland.” [Purnellite cheers.l Lord Randolph Churchill—How would a committee of inquiry be constituted, would it be pa that members of tho National a League be put Upon it!” [Cries of “Cer tainly.”] JURY PACKING. Lord Randolph Churchill—lf so there would be nothing in the whole history of jury packing like it. [Cheers.] Besides the powers of the committee would not lie equal to those of a court of law. The com mittee indeed would be hopelessly incompe tent to settle such questions of law as a court could incur. Tim prosecution would proceed at the cost of the country with the employ ment of any counsel the Irish members liked to name. In this way truth would lx* arrived at and justice done tlio offenders. Mr. Dillon said bo did not consider the ordinary tribunals of England in the present state of political feeling, mi the Irish question fßirlv opeu to men iterant the Irish party in the House of Commons, lie there fore'maintained that he hail a right to be heard before a committee. HELD Ur TO ODIUM. For six years the Furnellites had lieen held up to the public odium as criminals. Some of them, in the meantime, had been imprisoned. Enough had been done and said in these six years to prejudice the minds of any English' jury possible to impanel. He must decline to take proceeding* in civil action against the Times, because he be lieved he had no chance of obtaining a ver dict. If, on the other band, a select com mittee of members of the House be appointed to hear the ease, he would to contented that it should to go constituted as uot to include a single Irishman. THE CHARGE OF FALSEHOOD. Mr. Gladstone intimated that in the event of the adoption of Sir Edward Clark’s mo tion he would move an amendment to the main question to the effect that an inquiry be made by the committee into the charges of wilful falsehood in the speech delivered in the House of Commons brought in an article by the Times agaiust Mr. Dillon. [Cheers.) W. H. Smith asked if Mr. Gladstone would make that motion at once. Mr. Gladstone said he was surprised at the suggestion, coming as it did from the government leader in the House. For him (Mr. Gladstone) to make such a motion at the present time would to only making eon fusion and it would tend to obscure the issue if the couree suggested by Mr. Smith was followed. On motion of Mr. Brail laugh the debate was adjourned. THE TIMES ON THE MOTION. The Times , in an editorial referring to Mr. Lewis’ motion that the House of Com mons take notice of the Times' charges against Mr. Dillon, says: “We are unable to wee why Mr, Lewis felt railed upon to protest. We havo no objection to the issue being raised, either in or out of Parliament. Still we cannot help regretting that urgent business should to delayed even for a day by debate over w hat we published in good faith and with evidence confirmatory of everything we advanced. While we shrink from no form of inquiry we do not think the House would lie weU advised In dealing with tho question as one of privi lege. While not wishing to discuss the merits of Hie contra'-ersy at the present moment, we would say that no journal in the United Kingdom, least of nil the organs of the Pamellites, would berate for a week if it were held admissible to contradict any statement in the House, even if the amplest proof be furnished at the time in support of the contradiction. In electing to challenge this decision, the Pamellites have chosen curiously narrow ground. They must to aw'are that the statements assailed as a breach of privilege must to dealt with sep arately from other matters that hitherto have been allowed to remain untouched.” It is generally thought that the result of tho government’s decision in the Dillon case will be that the Times will escape prosecu tion. This opion is based on the known un willingness of the government to bring the Times to the bar and the declared opposition of the Irish members to suing the Times in England. A PARNEI.LITE CONFERENCE. The Pamellites will hold a conference to morrow to consider the Dillon- Times affair. Mr. Gladstone spent a large part of the evening searching for precedents for the ap {Kiintment of a select committee to consider ireaches of privilege. THE GOVERNMENT TRAP. The debate in the House of Commons to day disclosed government tactics leading to the following issues: The government will first carry an amendment to tho effect that the Times' accusation is not a breach of privilege, and next they will reject Mr. Gladstone’s proposal for a commission of in quiry. The Pamellites will thus to left to accept or reject the offor of the government prosecution of the Times , with the Attor ney General assisting the rarnellitc coun sel. If they assented to the prosecution the Irish loaders would bo subjected to an ex amination in which would to ex posed the whole secret history of the league since its formatior. NOT TO BE CAUGHT. Being fully aware of the trap set for them, the Pamellites will consent to nothing but the appointment of a committee. <>n the other hand the Conservatives generally are opposed to a committee being appointed, because it would have to to corn posed of nearly equal uumtors of Gladstomans and Conservatives. \Vitnesses are not examined under oath, except in special cases. When the line of inquiry is detuned dangerous, either side lias jiower to protest, ami to chal lenge a division. A section of theMinisteri alista is inclined to favor tile appointment of a committee, on tho ground that as the Pamellites will not' prosecute, a committee of inquiry is totter than noth ing, as it will assist in sustaining the crime outcry. In the meantime Mr. Smith is maneuvering to force the Pamellites to pub lic trial. The final divisions are expected on Friday. Urgent “whins” have been sent out by both sides and all absentees are be ing drummed in. The Litoral-Unionists will support the government. Defeat of the Ameer’s Troops. London, May4.—Tho Calcutta En<ilish in an ronttniiA tho defeat of the Ameer’s troops. It says that the insurgents now hold Khytor Pass and the surrounding hills, and declares that tlie Indian press has overrated the insurgent lessee. All the Ghilzai attacks have resulted in more or less sucocsn. Cabni is nearly denuded of troops. DIHAOREEMENT DENIED. St. Petersburg, May 4. — A semi-official denial is given to the report that the nego tiations of the English and Russian commis sions on tho Afghan boundary question had failed. THE COMMISSION ADJOURNS. St. Petersburg, May 4.— The Afglian Frontier Commission were unable to arrive at &u agreement to-day and adjourned. Emperor William Thanlcs the Pope. Z Rome, May 4. —The Pope has received a letter from Emperor William, in which the Emperor thanks the Pope for hiri wise and conciliatory co-operation in settling- the ecclesiastical bill, and expresses the hope hat the present religious peace will never e disturbed. Fotherinffhum’a Case. St. Louis, May 4. —The Criminal Court of this city te-duy decided that, it has no Jurisdiction of toe case of Fotheringham, tho express messenger on trial fi>r complicity in the recent robbery, as the crime dieted wo* committed outa.de of the city. The case will now be carried to the county courts. VOLCANOES IN ARIZONA. STARTLING CONSEQUENCES OF THE EARTHQUAKE. The Sky Twenty Miles South of Tucson Beautifully Illuminated by Subterra nean Fires—The Shock of Four Min utes Duration No Loss of Life in any Part of the Disturbed District. Tucson, May 4.—An earthquake occurred bore at 2:12 o’clock yesterday afternoon. No pci-son was injured. The shock was accompanied by a rumbling sound. Many clocks were stopped and the entire imputa tion took to the streets terror-stricken. Tho court house cupola swayed like the mast of a ship in a turbulent sea, and the building itself seemed as though it were toppling over. When the shock struck Sunta Catalina mountain great slices of the mountain were torn from its side and thrown to its base. Vast clouds of dust arose above its crest, 7,000 feet above the sea level, at three different points from three to four miles apart. It was believed for some time that a volcano bad burst on the crest of the mountain. One towering peak known as Old Castle, a prom inent landmark from Tucson, has entirely disappeared. The extent of the.damage cannot to told for several days. This is the first earthquake experienced in Tucson. Ac cording to a gentleman who timed it the shock lasted just four minutes. One or two slight vibrations havo since toen felt. Shortly after the earthquake a volcano broke out twenty miles south of this place in the Total Wreck mountains. The sky is beautifully illuminated. A RESIDENCE RUINED. Wilcox, Ariz. , May 4. —A severe earth quake shock was felt here at 2:10 o’clock yes terday. The vibrations were from north to south and lasted one minute and forty-live seconds. The residence of N. J. Wilson was ruined. No one was injured. BENSON ALSO REPORTS A VOLCANO. Benson, Abi., May 4.—A persou just in from tin- vicinity of S:ui Pedro river reports the ground open six inches and water ms ill places that had hitherto been perfectly dry. Smoke was noticed about 5 o’clock which appeared to te in the neighborhood of the \V tieteon mountains, eight miles from here. Some say it is a volcanic eruption, and as nothing of that character has ever lieen known in this region, the greatest sur prise and curiosity exists. Several build ings in this city were damaged. CENTREVILLE SHAKEN. Centreville, Cal., May 4.—A heavy earthquake shock was felt here at 7:12 o’clock yesterday morning. Its direction was from north to south. The shock was preceded by what seemed to be a heavy rumbling explosion. fall of a mountain peak. Guaymas, Mex. , May 4. —At 12:45 o’clock yesterday two earthquake shocks were felt here at short intervals, lasting altogether a few seconds. The direction was east and west. Clocks all stopped running, but no damage is reporti-d ,o far. Similar shocks were felt along the line of the Sonora rail rood. The following is from the agent at Torres f tat ion: “One minute after tlie first quivering sensation was felt the highest cliff of tho Chivnto mountain fell, causing a cloud of dust to rise like smoke from the explosion of a large quantity of powder. From this station it hail the appearance of a volcanic eruption.” A LAKE DRIED UP. Tombstone. Ari., May 4. — Ten miles from here a lake covering r.n acre of ground was completely dried up In twenty minutes. Embankments along the New Mexico and Arizona road were moved from their former positions, in many instances as much as twelve inches. GERMANY ON THE WATCH. Expulsions From Alsace-Lorraine In crease the Excitement. Paris, May 4. —The Dix Nieuemc Seicte dismisses as facetious the ostensible reasons given by the German press for Gen. Wul derseer’s tour along the frontier of Alsace- Lorraine, and says: “Everything warrants us in thinking and saying that he is solely ‘-tu-lying the I test points of concentration for German troops In proximity to our east ern frontier. V\ e are surprised that Ger man papers should seek to mislead us in re gard to the object of his journey.” “LOHENGRIN” TO BE RULED OUT. The Drench government has decided to suppress the performance of “Lohengrin” in the future in Paris if it continues to to accompanied by anti-German demon strations. Tlie performance of Lohengrin to-day was made the occasion of another hostile demon stration. EXPULSIONS FROM ALSACE. Berlin, May 4.—The expulsion from Alsace-Lorraine of Gustave Favre, Con stance Borel, President at the Alsatian Gymnastic Circle, and Kochlin. a chemist, all prominent men, has inci-ca-ied the excite ment there. The Cologne Gazette, an nounces that work on the new lortifloution at Mctze is being pushed forward rapidly. Passports in China. Pekin, May 4.—Tho government has ordered that every foreign missionary in China must hold a passport from his own government in order that his nationality may to shown. All other pasejmrta .re de clared invalid. Married at Boston. Boston, Ga., May 4.—D. R. Blood, n prominent merchant of this place, and Miss Rosa Harman, a leading society telle, were married today at 12 o’clock. Only the im mediate family and relatives were present. After a sumptuous repast the couple lioarded tlie mail train for an extended trip North and West. They will to alisent six weeks. Rev. J. H. Herbener, of Thomasville, per formed the ceremony Camden Withdraws. Charleston, W. Va., May 4.—Seven ballots were taken for United States Sena tor in joint assembly to-day. Tto first stood: Camden 42, Flyck 20, Barbee 5, Brown 1, Raymond 1. 'There were insignificant changes in fhe sulis iquent ballots. Senator Switzer was excused from voting. Senator Camden withdrew after the seventh ballot. Tuceon’e Train Robbers. . Benson, Ari., May 4.—United States Mar-hai Meal has arrested three mm charged with robbing the express car near Tucson a few day* ago. They are named Barrack, Swain and McCuwick. Barrack and Swain were formerly in the employ of the South mi Pacific riillroad. All three were saloon keepers. ________________ Mias Cleveland to Teach. New York. May t. —The Mail nnd Ex press sbvs Miss Rose Cleveland will so> n become a teacher in n prominent private school for young ladies in this city. A Petition in Insolvency. Boston Muy4. —Richard Preston,a dealer in woolen:! and tailors’ trimmings, filed a voluntary petition in insolvency to-duv. He owes SluO.ito INTERSTATE COMMERCE. The Commissioners Begin Their Ses sion at Memphis. Memphis, May 4.—The Intel-state Com merce Commission met here to-day and were occupied all day hearing testimony on behalf of the Louisville and Nashville and Nashville and Chattanooga railroads and points traversed by those roads. Represen tatives of the railroad, river and business interests of the following cities wore pres ent: Louisville, New Orleans, Cairo, 111., Cincinnati, Meridian, Vicksburg, ami Athens, Ala. The roads were represented by counsel as follows: E. B. Htahlman and E. D. Baxter for the Louisville and Nash ville; J. W. Thomas, for the Nashville and Chattanooga; Holmes Cummings, for the < 'hesapeake and Ohio. NOT FAVORABLE TO THE RAILROADS. The evidence elicited was not of a charac ter to raise the conviction in the mind that a good case had been made out in favor of a suspension of the long and short haul clause. The Commissioners cross-examined witnesses closely, and in nearly every cose drew from them admissions that weakened the force of their testimony. One witness disclosed the fact that the Louisville and Nashville road allowed the Nashville flour mills a rate that enabled them to buy wheat, at Detroit, take it to Nashville, con vert, it into flour and deliver it to points of consumption as cheaply as if it had been made into flour at Detroit in the first place, without paying tribute to the Nashville mills. The commission will set again to morrow, and is likely to remain hero several days. VANCOUVER’S HORROR. Miners to the Number of 120 Bolieved to be Dead. Nanaimo, B. C., May 4.—A terrible ex plosion of gas took place last evening in the No. 1 shaft of the Vancouver Coal Com pany’s mine, in which there were upwards of 150 miners at the time. The first intima tion those on the surface had of the explo sion was a terrific shock, followed by an outburst of thick black smoke through the air-shaft. The first explosion was quickly followed by a second one stronger than the first. It carried pieces of wood, milter?.’ lani|)s, etc., hundreds of feet in the air. In a few minutes flame began to issue through the air shaft with a loud roaring noise. The fan house soon caught fire, and was quickly consumed. FIFTEEN RESCUED. In the meantime nine white men and four Chinese were brought up through the No. I or hoisting shaft. Rescuing parties con tinued in an attempt to reach the entombed men, but were able to rescue only fifteen up to this hour. They were overcome by after damp and had to be rescued by others. Of these noble rescuers Samuel Hudson succumbed to the effects of after-damp. The scenes around the shafts head are most heart-rending. The friends of those imprisoned below are looking for the missing, but little hope is is entertained for their safety. At fl o'clock this evening the fire was still burning, anil it will Ik' ini Irossible to attempt rescue liefore morning, if then. The probability is that all the bn prisoned miners, who numbor übout ldo, have perished of suffocation. A HOTEL BURNED. The Gueeta Barely Escape With Their Lives. Brainerd, Minn., May 4.—At 4 o’clock this morning the Viilard Hotel was discov ered on fire, and it quickly burned to the ground. The guests barely escaped with their lives. The hotel and its contents were totally destroyed It wss owned by C. C. and F. Kindred and the First National Bank. The loss is $t4,000. The insurance is $211,000. A KIRK CHIEF BURNED OUT. New Orleans, May 4.—Fire broke out this morning at the corner of Julia and Magazine streets, destroying several build ings, including the residence of Chief O’Con nor, of tiie tire department.. The loss is estimated at $50,000. TWO LIVES LOST. Fire this morning on Julia street, iietween Magazine and Camp, destroyed much prop erty. O’Connor & Son are heavy losers. Laughlin Lyons, a paralytic, and his 15- year-old grandchild, perished in the flames. The total loss is SIOO,OOO. A FACTORY burned. Philadelphia, May 4.—J. W. Boughton & Co.’s screen and wood carpet factory, ut Twelfth and Hamilton streets, was burned out to-night. The loss is about $75,000 and is partially insured. A RAILROAD SCOOP. Richmond and Danville Controls the Hast Tennessee and Georgia. Chattanooga, May 4.—The Richmond and Danville Railroad Company has as sumed control of the East Tennessee, Vir ginia and Georgia, road. The East T,:nm*- see rood passed into its hands this morning. E. B. Thomas, General Manager of the Rich mond and Danville Company, will have charge of the East, Tennessee Company in the same capacity, with headquarters in Washington. Henry Fink lias been ap pointed Vice President of the consolidated company, with otfiiw at Knoxville. Peyton Randolph will I* Assistant General Mana ger. C. H. Hudson, late Manager of the East, Tennessee system is, under the new or ganization, General Hursirintendent of the lines of that company. Sol Haas is General Traffic Manager. No other change* of offi cials are expected until the annual meeting of the East Tennessee directors in June. DEAD IN COOSA TUNNEL. Twelve Out of Eighteen Men at Work Killed by an Explosion. Birmingham, Ala., May 4.—The men working on the Goodwater extension to this city of the Georgia Central road bring news of a fearful accident on that road in Coosa tunnel. One white man and seventeen negroes were at work in the tunnel when a biust prematurely exploded with terrific force, and twelve out of the eighteen men ware killed. Five of the Ixxlies have (sen recovered. The white man escaped death. Sentenced to be Shot. Ban Francisco, May 4.—A special from Guaymas, Hex., says the courtmartial calk'd to try the parsons implicated in the outrages committed March 8 at Nogales, Ari., was held to-day. Col. Aroi/aharvizu and Limits. Guiterrez, Amunud and Valan zeula were sentenced to be shot. Found Dead. Nyack, N. Y.. May 4.—Rev. Charles W. Ward, ot Englewood, N. J., the rector re cently accused of attempting to murder his wife, was fouud dead at the home of Judge Drew, his counsel, at Rockland Lakt, this afternoon. It is supposed that ho took an overdose of chloral. A Dividend for Creditors. Washington, May 4. —The Comptroller of the Currency has declared a third divi dend of 10 per cent, in favor of the oreditoi'g of the Exoliange National Rank.Ml.Noriqftk, Va, This mftkas in all 40 cent, oft claims moved amounting to l PRIC E glO A YEAR. 1 1 5 CENT* A COPY, f BLOXHAM FEELS BETTER. HE JUMPS AHEAD OF PERRY TEW VOTES IN CAUCUS. The Gain Made Steadily During Tea Ballots-His Friends Think He May Bo Nominated Friday Rumors that the Perry Men are Casting about tot a Dark Horse. Tallahassee, Fla , May 4.—This after, noon while the Judiciary Committee were hearing arguments relative to the constitu tionality of tho new Jacksonville charter bill in the Supreme Court room, the other members of the Senate took advantage of their absence and passed bills incorporating the Daytona, Ocala and Cedar Key Rail read Company, incorporating tho DeLand University, requiring railroads to have first class cars for colored people to the ex clusion of the whites, exempting widows and certain cripples from taxation for small amounts, authorizing Circuit Judges to order the removal of prisoners from ona county to another, and several others. The House passed tiio bill forming Osceola county ana concurred in the Senate amend ments to tho De Land college bill. The lab tea- now goes to tho Governor. In joint session to-day tho vote for Sena tor was: Bloxham 38 Perry. ei Pasco 19 Goodrich u! Finley $ Mallory 3 <’. If. Smith t C. W. Stevens 1 GAINS FOR BLOXHAM. The joint I lemocratie caucus to-night was unusually exciting, and the vote different from former occasions. The fii-.t ballot stood: Hloxham H Perry 39 Pasco . 31 Jennings 7® Mallory | After this Mr. Bloxham gained steadily until the fifth ballot, which stood: Bloxham .' 38 Perry 29 Pasco 20 Mallory 9 Then Bloxham lost to the tenth liallot, which stood: Hloxham 38 Perry 38 Pasco 19 Wall 8 The caucus then adjourued to Friday night. Mr. Bloxham’* friends aro exulting over this decided gain, and the Perry men seem to lie feeling around for a dark horse to beat Mr. Bloxham. Mr. Bloxham’s gains may result in his nomination Friday night. NO SOLUTION PROBABLE. It now seems evident that this legislature cannot reach a solution of the Senatorial problem as now presented to them. Thera is no bad feeling umong the supporters of the three leading candidate, but the de termined spirit to win or prevent the oppo sition from winning is more noticeable to day than at any time previously during tha contest, as about half of the session has expired and the breach is wider than ever. The chances are that no election will be made and tho seat will then lie vacant, un less the Governor has power to appoint, which is doubtful, as shown by action is other States. BILLS POSTPONED. The House has indefinitely postponed a large number of bills, and is rapidly clear ing its calendar of objectionable measures, so tho remaning weeks of the session can tie devoted entirely to the consideration of bills that will prove advantageous to the State. The appropriation and apportionment bills will require much time cf the House and Senate, even after they have been fully acted upon in committees. The new Jacksonville charter bill wiilalsa give rise to much discussion. STOCK RECORDS. It is thought the bill recently passed in the Senate requiring railroad section mas ter.) to keep a record of all stock killed or injure.l on the road will operate against tha interests of stock men rather than other wise, sine:, the Statute recognizes the record thus kept as evidence, which gives the sec tion matter an owiortunity to use the record in the interest of the railroad company or '•efuse to answer if the result would be favorable to stock men, on the ground that by answering he would render himself lia ble to a criminal prosecution, since the i statute makes it a crime to tail to keep • correct record. riSH COMIBSIONERS. There is a bill pending in the House for the establishment of fish commissioners in each county of the Htate for the purpose at protecting fish, game and birds. This might entail needless expense, but it is hoped some method will be a/looted by which the food fishes and game of the State will bo more adequately protected against the reckless destruction heretofore rirac ticced in every portion of tho State. Birds of plumage, a great source of revenue in South Florida, are also provided for in • very stringent bill. Ilie Governor to-day nominated John D. Broome, of De Land, for Judge of the Seventh judicial circuit. The Senate will confirm the nomination to-morrow. FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS. Jacksonville, Fla., May 4.—The legal transfer of the Morning AVim, of this city, to the new newspaper syndicate, was made this afternoon, it is understood that they , will take possession in a few days, diaries T. Merrell, a gentleman well-known in newspaper circles in Tennessee, having Usei for tile last few years an editorial writer on the Mertinhi) Avalanche, has lieen tendered the chief editorial management, and will accept. Mr. Merrell is expected here to-morrow. The paper will be eight pages, seven-columns. In a seml-profeadmial slugging match at Long’s Hail at East Jacksonville this after noon,Tow Powers knocked Charlie William* out in tho third round with four-mmoa gloves. Marquis of Queensburv rules, for a parse of $35. The contest was attended by a large crowd of sporting men of this city. Mayor Burhridg* lias declared war on all gambling and bouse* of ill roputeinthe city and is fast running them out. Mr. and Mr-. H. B. Plant, Judge W. 8. Chisholm, E. Blum, Dr. W. W. Seram, and M. F. Loughman arrived this afternoon via Tampa from Havana, whither they went on the Olivette on its first trip out from Phila delphia. bask ball at dkland. DeLand, Fla., ?Lny 4,—The Enterprise Base 801 l Club played iVLand this after noon. The score was lti to sin favor of Do Land. A large crowd witneated the gama Russia's Condemned Nihilists. St. Petersburg. May 4.—The seven prisoners condomtioq to death for connec tion with the recent plot to assassinate tha Crar arc ail men. Tb others who were con victed of complicity In the pt l received va rious sentences to penal servitude, the most severe U-iitg twenty years. All the prison ers, except Httniciu OiiltanofL UT.avi tcnMNW - :