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'| J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. (
HAMILTON MOBS O'BRIEN.
A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO STONE
HIM TO DEATH.
Two New York Correspondents Have
a Narrow Escape from Being Killed—
Mr. O’Brien Saves Himself by Taking
Refuge in an Orangeman’s House and
Escaping by the Back Way.
Kingston, Ont., May 20. Ottawu’s re
eeption to Mr. O’Brien has outdone what
even its most sanguine organizers expected.
Froiv the time of his arrival and until his
departure at 12:30 o’clock this afternoon it
was one continuous march of triumph on
the part of their friends. The banquet at
the Russell House last night was not over till
2 o’clock in the morning. This morning
Dr. Hunter visited Mr. O'Brien. He found
some bruises on his sides, but nothing se
rious.
RECEIVED AT OTTAWA UNIVERSITY.
Mr. O’Brien was up early to-day, and in
company with his bodyguard of New York
ind Chicago correspondents, was taken in
charge by the citizens’ committee and driven
to Ottawa University. There he was re
ceived by Father Patteir, acting President,
and the professors. Four hundred students
were on hand to greet the visitors, and on
the entry of Mr. O’Brien they burst out into
a storm of cheers. George A. Griffin, of
Port Hope, then stepped forward and read
an address, to which Mr. O’Brien briefly
replied.
LIFTED OFF HIS FEET.
The students then sang ‘'God Save Ire
land,” and made a rush to shake hands with
Mr. O’Brien, who was lifted off his feet into
his carriage. The party next drove around
Parliament square and then to the rail
road station to catch the 12:35 afternoon
train for Kingston.
At Sharbot. Lake, a deputation of promi
nent organizers of the O'Brien reception
committee boarded the train and warmly
greeted Mr. O’Brien, whom they congratu
lated on his narrow escape.
THE ROWDY ELEMENT IN FORCE.
A great crowd of persons greeted
Mr. O'Brien as he stepped off the
train. The party was driven to the
Burnett House, where a crowd had collected,
which heartily cheered him. A battery of
the regular artillery corps was held in readi
ness fully aimed at the barracks in Ontario
street, and the Fourteenth (Prince of Wales’
Own) Rifles were massed at the drill shed on
Union street. Besides this a large number
of special constables were sworn in to aid
the police force. On arriving atthe skating
rink, where the meeting was to he held,
crowds of Mr. O'Brien's friends were found
gathered around the building and along the
sidewalk.
NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE.
Not an opposing voice was heard, nor a
suspicious or rowdy-looking person seen
lurking in any quarter. The audience num
bered about 1,200, many of whom were
w omen and all of whom listened attentively.
They were well dressed and as enthusiastic
responsive to Mr. O'Brien’s eloquence as any
in Canada. When Mr. O’Brien had finished
speaking, the unexpected and somewhat
ominous calm was for the first time broken.
It was 0 o’clock at night when Dennis
Kilbride began his statement, and then the
first noise was heard outside the hall, where
several hundred men an 4 hovs were collect
ed, crying “God Save the Queen,” and
groaning for Mr. O'Brien. Every cheer
which went up inside the hall was answered
by a loud roar and an angry response from
without.
BEGINNING THE ATTACK.
The crowd outside had swollen and had
ample material in the street to carry out
any mnrderous design they might have. At
length the meeting dosed. Then the jjeo
ple started to go out, Mr. O’Brien’s party
being in the rear. Mr. O’Brien’s friends
hurried him to the front, and he stopped on
the sidewalk, wearing his usual tall hat.
Immediately the Orangemen saw him and
raised a yell of vengeance and rushed to
ward him. Broken stones then began flying,
women screamed, and general cofusion
reigned.
THIRSTING FOR HIS BLOOD.
“Ah! they’re at it again,” said Mr.
O'Brien.
“Yes. yes,” roared the mob, “there he is!
Drag him out here on the street ! Kill him!
"ear him asunder I” and they almost burst
through Mr. O'Brien’s bodyguards. A man
changed hats with Mr. O’Brien, as that worn
by the latter had furnished a target
for the mob, and as the party
doubled into Wellington street an
other shower of bricks came crashing
through the crowd. Mr. O’Brien and his
friends bent their hearts, but received the
missiles on the body. D. F. Kellogg, the
Swi correspondent, and J. M. Wall, repre
sentativoot the New York Tribune, caught
up with Mr. O’Brien just on the stoop lead
ing to the house of John Newman, between
" filiam and Johnston streets.
O'BRIEN* DISAPPEARS.
The doors were opened and a shower of
missiles again came across the street. The
crowd surged, when Messrs. Wall and Kel
logg were flung to the ground, and Mr.
'! “Hen disappeared, evidently into the
Newman house, hut up to the present time
nobody is certain of this, for nooody knows
where he is. The door of Mr. Newman’s
house was barred, and Messrs. Wall and
Kellogg, with J. J. Behan, Thomas Sulli
van and J. J. Con well, of the
Chicago .Vries, rushed around through
too vinegar works on Ontario street, for tho
purpose of getting into them by a back en
trance. The mob intercepted them and they
had to fly for their lives. The mob next
rushed to tho Burnett House shouting, “To
with home rule.’’ Although Mr.
. "Hen was not there they fired volleys of
stones at the windows.
O’BRIEN FOUND.
J. M. Wall, tho wounded correspondent,
attempted to pass in front of the hotel, but
his bandaged head attracted the attention
of the Orangemen, who went for him with
? rush. He escaped down a side street and
took off his bandages. Two hours had now
f™P se 'l since the attack was made and no
body know where Mr. O’Brien was. But
oo was at last discovered at the
Peter Devlin. The latter quietly
not died the police and a guard was sent to
eoi-t him to the Burnett House. Mr.
jo nrien had escaped into tho house of an
langoman, who smuggled him through a
rVo ' nto Mr. Povlin’s premise*. After
1 * Brian was safe at the hotel the Mavor
military and police pretection, hut
‘ii n "''ion rejected it with sarcasm. He
si military was not needed alter he wus
bow safe at the hotel.
The THUNDERER ARRAIGNING PARNELL.
hONDoif, Jlay "0. —The second installment
■ lie present aeries of articles on “Pamcll-
Crimp ” n ! , r H ' nl ' s in the Times to-day.
c cals with the league convention in Chi-
Philadelphia and the Clan-na-Gael
therein, and the article ro
„-i,to Hie message winch it says Sir. Par
-Bli * s *' nt to tho Philadelphia convention,
WrmlH $ Hiat. a platform lie framed which
h..i. ? "mble us to continue to receive
ne ‘Pirom America."
the college at home.
May Co.~The correspondent of the
P | ,R lias inado inquiries regard
“** the alleged memorial on the Irish ques-
fEjw islofnina
*
tipn, alleged to have been prepared by the
Irish college. Asa result of his investiga
tion he has authority to state that no me
morial has been issued from the Irish col
lege, nor has any body of members of the
college denounced the Parnellites.
FRANCE’S MINISTRY.
The Populace Clamoring for the Re
tention of Boulanger.
Paris, May 20. —1 tis thought likely that
M. Bouvier and M. Deves will enter the
Ministry under M. de Freycinet. The mem
bers of the Chamber of Deputies are de
luged with telegrams from the provinces
demanding that Gen. Boulanger be retained
in the Ministry of War. M. Rochefort, of
La Intransigeant, proposes a vast petition
to be signed demanding Gen. Boulanger’s
retention. Others propose, as demonstra
tions in his favor, that Gen. Boulanger be
elected on Sunday next as a member of the
Chamber of Deputies of Paris, notwith
standing the fact that he is inelligibie.
DE FREYCINET DECLINES.
M. de Freycinet went to the Elyssee palace
at 4 o’clock this afternoon and informed
President Grevy that he had come to the
conclusion that there was no satisfactory
prospect of his being able to form a Cabinet
that would endure. He therefore declined
the task.
The State Council has rejected the ap
peals of the Orleans Princes for a reversal of
the decree expelling them from the army.
The appeal of Prince Murat for his restora
tion to the army has been admitted.
Sixty Ferryist Deputies threatened M. de
Freycinet with obstruction if he should give
a portfolio to Gen. Boulanger. The popular
movement in favor of Gen. Boulanger is
especially active in the eastern provinces,
under an idea that his resignation would be
a signal for a German descent upon France.
GALES IN ENGLAND.
Fears of Heavy Losses of Shipping on
the Coast
London, May 20.—Fierce gales have pre
vailed and great damage has been done in
various parts of England. In Kent the
wind blew with the violence of a hurricane.
Snow and hail storms have been experienced
in the lake districts of Scotland In Lon
don trees in the parks were injured and
many were blown down. Many wrecks are
reported to have occurred on the coast.
Bogus Letters of Credit.
London, May 20.- —The Times says: “We
are informed that extensive frauds have
been committed on the agents of an Ameri
can bank by means of forged letters of
credit, which were prerented simultaneously
by a gang of skillful thieves in six or eight
leading cities of the continent. The forgers
have not been caught. It is expected that
they will come to London.”
An Earthquake at Monte Carlo.
London. May 20. —A rather violent shock
of earthquake was felt at Monte Carlo at 8
o’clock this morning.
Arrest of Agitators in Belgium.
Brussels, May 30.—The police are arrest
ing all the leading agitators in the present
labor strike.
BUSINESS CONDITIONS.
Revocation of the Suspension of Clause
Four Hinted At.
New York, May 20.- R. G. Dun & Co.’s
trade review for the week ending May 21
says: The most important news of the week
is that the interstate commission will re
voke all temporary suspensions of the short
haul clause, terminating them July 1. This
statement seems credible only because it ac
cords with the spirit of the letter just pub
lished by the commission giving reasons for
refusing suspensions, and holding that in
jury to existing business is no reason for
setting aside the law. Only in exceptional
cases will it interfere. For twenty-five
years the roads have been anni hinting bar
riers of distance. w
RESTORING OLD BARRIERS.
The new law tends to restore the old bar
riers and to put the sections, cities and
towns farther away from each other.
Closely connected are the numerous labor
troubles, most of which grow out of narrow
fields for the distribution of products. The
local reports ore generally encouraging.
Where business is deemed dull, it is in every
case pronounced larger than last year. The
business failures occuring throughout the
country during the last week number lor
the United States 152, and for Canada 28, a
total of 180 against 107 last week, and 182
the week previous. The failures in the South
are very light, and in the other sections of
the country are below tho average except in
the Pacific States and Canada, where the
casualties are on the increase.
CLAUSE FOUR.
The Merchants’ Exchange of Charles
ton Wants It Enforced.
Washington, May 20.—A petition from
the committe e appointed by the Merchants’
Exchange of Charleston, S. C., has been re
ceived by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, favoring the enforcement of sec
tion 4. The Charleston Exchange has also
petitioned the committee to enforce all the
provisions of the law. The petition says:
“It seems only fair that until the eirect of
this bill upon the interests of our land is
proven by enforcement to be an injury to
any particular class or section* your honor
able body should delay excercising the dis
cretion vested in you of suspending any of
its provisions. We desire, also, to empha
size the fact that evidently the spirit of this
bill, if carried out, will certainly tend to
fire vent unequal or oppressive tariffs being
aid upon the trade and commerce of our
section, in order to refund to these uurporar
tions loss sustained in carriage at less than
the cost of freights of another section ofjter
ritory.”
The application of the Southern Pacific
railroad to have the temporary suspension
of the fourth section made permanent, so far
as relates to that road, was under considera
tion to-day.
MICHIGAN'S FOREST FIRES.
Tho Losses in the Upper Peninsula
Put. at $3,000,000.
Detroit, May 20.—Specials from the
upper peninsula say that reports from
twenty-eight different localities state that
the fires which have been ravaging the
country are diminishing, partly from lack
of fuel. In some localities high winds pre
vail, and new fires occurred to-day. The
Evening Journal specials summarize the
situation by the statement that the upper
peninsula is s:i,ooo,<Joo poorer on account of
the winds of two weeks ago and these fires.
President Cleveland’s Recreation.
Washington, May •.’o.— The President,
accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Fol
som and Col. and Mrs. Lament, will leave
Washington for Baranao I-ako, N. Y., next
Thursday for a fishing trip. The party ex
pect to lie absent about ton days. By start
ing at this comparatively early date it is
believed that better fishing can bo had, and
as the usual crowds of summer visitors will
not be in the Adirondacks, there will be a
more favorable opportunity for much
needed rest.
SAVANNAH, GA„ SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1887.
FORFEITED LAND GRANTS
RAILROAD LANDS OPENED FOR
PUBLIC ENTRY.
Secretary Lamar’s Plan for Restoring
the Public Domain —lt Meets the
President’s Approval—Only a # Few
Southern Roads Interested--Fair
Dealing with all Interests the Rule.
Washington, May 20.—Secretary Lamar
to-day addressed to President Cleveland a
long communication upon the subject of re
storing to entry and settlement public lands
withdrawn as indemnity lands for the bene
fit of land grant railroads The President
indorsed his approval upon it and it will
be immediately carried into effect. The
letter recites that many of the beneficiary
roads have made indemnity selections to the
full extent of their lights, and that
others have selected all lands
within indemnity limits subject to
selection. Among those which have select
ed full quantity, are the Mobile and Ohio
River railroad, in the State of Alabama;
the Pensacola and Atlantic and Pensacola
and Georgia, in the State of Florida. Among
those which have selected, as far as there
are lands subject to such selection, are the
Alabama and Chattanooga, the Alabama
and Florida, and South and North Alabama,
in the State of Alabama; Mobile and Ohio
River and Vicksburg and Meridian, in Mis
sissippi; Florida and Alabama, and Florida,
Atlantic and Gulf Central, in the State of
Florida; Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas
and New’ Orleans and Pacific, in Louisiana.
The status of land grant roads in other sec
tions of the country is also stated. These
withdrawals have been running for various
periods, tho longest being in the case of the
Mobile and Ohio, three years.
LANDS TO BE OPENED FOR SETTLEMENT.
The letter then proceeds to say:
-.‘Under rulings of this department
no settler can acquire anv rights
under any of the general land law’s
to any part of the public domain so long as
the same remains withdrawn by order of
the President or by his authority. There
seems now to be no valid reason why these
orders of withdrawal should not be revoked.
Obstructions in the wav of bona fide settle
ment of the public domain should be
removed as speedily as- possible, after the
reasons which created them have ceased to
exist. Believing that these railroad
companies have had ample time
to assert any rights they may
have bad in regard to indemnity to
which they may’ lie entitled, and that no un
necessary hardship can now result to them
by adding these lands to the public domain
for the benefit of settlers, it is my purpose,
if it meets your approval, to take all neces
sary steps looking to the accomplishment of
that object. I suggest, in order to prevent
action being taken which may result in
hardship in any case, that thirty days’ notice
be given by "publication in some leading
news]>aper in the locality of these respect!*
roads, notifying their managere of the pur
pose of this department, in order that, they
may show cause if they can, by a certain
day, to be fixed in such notice, why the
proposition therein submitted should not be
carried into execution.
RAILROADS TO BE INDEMNIFIED.
Steps will be taken in reference to in
demnity lands of other land grant railroads,
with a view of the restoration of these lauds
to settlement (allowing given and reasonable
time to make their selections) as soon as the
department is in possession of such informa
tion as will enable it to act intelligently, to
make allowance to said companies of indem
nity lands in lieu of those lost in place.”
Portions only’ of the Northern Pacific rail
road sections in Minnesota and Washington
Territory are mentioned as having received
their full indemnity or exhausted all avail
able lands. The remaining portions of that
road and all other Parisic roads come within
the provisions of the paragraph last quoted.
THREE PER CENTS. CALLED IN.
Secretary Fairchild Ready to Redeem
$19,717,500 Worth of Them.
Washington, May 20. —Secretary Fair
child to-day issued the 140th call for bonds
for redemption, being for the 3 per cents,
described, as follow’s: SSO, original nujnber
1, to original number 10, both inclusive;
sloo,.original number 1 to original number
156 inclusive; SSOO, original number 1 to
original number 65 Inclusive; SIOO, original
number 1 to original number 755 inclusive;
810,000, original number 1 to original num
ber 1011 inclusive, and original numbers
4287 to original numbers 4335, both inclusive,
and number 23798 to number 23826, both in
clusive, for SI,OOO each; total, $1!),717,.500.
The concluding paragraph of the circular
is emphasized and is given herewith: “As
the bonds called by tins circular include all
those of the act of July 12, ins 2, heretofore
uncalled,the circular ot' Aug. SO and Sep. 15,
1886, authorizing tho presentation or un
called bonds for redemption are hereby re
scinded. None of the bonds called by this
circular will be redeemed before maturity.”
In other respects tho circular is in the
usual form.
FOP. SINKING FUND REQUIREMENTS.
Secretary Fairchild said this afternoon
that the bonds to be redeemed under this
circular will be applied to the sinking fund
requirements of the next fiscal year, but be
yond that nothing has yet been determined
on witii regard to tho financial policy of the
department din ing the firet six months of
the next fiscal year and before the next
meeting of Congress.
EOLD SOLDIER BOYS.
Grand Preparations for the National
Drill at Washington.
Washington, May 20.—The camp grounds
for the reception of the military who came
to the national drill are not yet in complete
older, but probably will be by to-morrow
nteht.
The camp is located upon the green fields
of the public reservation, and will have
the Washington monument for its centre.
The Louisiana Rifles, thirty-five men,
Capt. C. H. Adams, and Volunteer South
rons, of Vicksburg, Mias., thirty-live men,
Capt. C. J. Seal les, arrived to-day and went
into camp. Several other companies will
arrive to-night.
The drill will formally open with dress
parade on Monday at 4 o’clock in the after
noon.
GOOD WORK OK THE W. C. T. U.
The Committee on Privileges to-day re
scinded their uwnvd of the right to sell
whisky on the drill ground. This action
was taken In consequence of a letter from
Col. Wilson, Superintendent of Public
Grounds, requesting that that privilege be
revoked. Col. Wilson’s letter was written
at the request of a numlier of women who
are members of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
Knight* of Pythlaa.
Washington, May 20.—Uniformed rank
No. 1 of the Knights of Pythias to-night
gave a banquette the members of tho Su
preme Lodge, who are hero for the purpose
of making the annual examination of the
financial affairs of tho rank. Business meet
ings will begin to-morrow, when Geu. Car
nahan, chief ollicer, will be here
$2,000,000 IN SMOKE.
Total Destruction of Lake Linden,
Mich—2oo Buildings Destroyed.
Chicago, May 20.—A special from Calu
met, Mich., says: The village of Lake Lin
den or Torch Lake, Keeweenah county, was
destroyed by fire to-day, involving a loss of
$2,000,000.
ONLY TWO BUSINESS BUILDINGS LEFT.
The flames broke out at 11 ;S5 o’clock in
tho morning in the brick block occupied by
New’man & Trolease. From there they
spread rapidly. Calumet, Hancock and
Houghton were called upon for help and re
spondtxi quickly with their fire departments,
but the firemen were unable to stop
the spread of the flames, and before
2 o'clock the town was a mass of smoking
ruins. Over 200 buildings w T ere burned!
The only business buildings left are one sa
loon and one small store. The Insurance is
$735,000, in English and Eastern companies
principally. During the fire a heavy gale
prevailed. The flames leaped from block to
block, destroying brick and stone structures
as readily as wooden ones.
STOCK PENS BURNED.
New Orleans, May 20. —The stock pens
of tho Louisville ana Nashville railway,
several freight cars and a quantity of freight
were bumed yesterday, Devon horses, in
cluding the noted racer, George L., were
burned to death. The loss is estimated at
$20,000.
A FOUNDRY BURNED.
Pittsburg, May 20.—Lewis & Co.’s
foundry was burned to-night. The loss is
$1,000,000.
AN EX-GOVERNOR DEAD.
Virginians Pay a Last Tribute to a
Popular Statesman.
Richmond, Va., May 20.—Gov. Lee to
day officially notified the General Assembly
of the death of ex-Gov. William Smith, and
soon thereafter resolutions of respect to the
memory of the deceased were adopted in
both houses and an adjournment was or
dered. The remains of the venerable Vir
ginian reached this city at 3 o’clock in the
afternoon and were met at the depot by a
joint Legislative committee and escorted to
the capital, where they Jaid in state until 6
o’clock.
Soon after being placed in the rotunda a
plaster cast of the dead statesman’s face
was taken, and then the public was admitted
to view the body. Within the next two
hours thousands of people filed through the
rotunda and past the casket, and t<x>k a
look at the face of Virginia’s venerahlo ex-
Governor, soldier and statesman. At 8 o’clock
the military escort, composed of the First
Virginia Regiment, Rli iimond Light In
fantry Blues, Stuart Horse Guards and R
E. Lee Camp Confederate Vetei’ans took
charge of the remains and escorted them to
Hollywood Cemetery, followed by a long
hue of carriages, containing relatives and
many prominent citizens The eapitol
grounds and streets along the line o/ the
procession were crowded with spectAtora
during the ceremony. The remains were
deposited in the family vault at Hollyw’ood,
the burial service of the Episcopal church
only being read. The regular funeral ser
vices were held at Warrenton.
CANNOT PAY THEMSELVES.
Bank Overdrafts Cannot be Secured
by Appropriating Deposits.
Chicago, May 20.—An opinion was ren
dered in the United States Circuit Court
to-day by Judge Gresham which is of great
importance to bankers and banking men.
No similar ease has ever before been decided
in the United States courts. A. J. Gillespie
& Cos., of Kansas City, were owners of
about 1,100 head of cattle, and about
Oct. 1, 1885, they shipped the
herd to Chicago, consigning them
to the stock yards commission firm of Rap
pal Sons, and immediately drew drafts for
the approximate value of the cattle. Rap
pal Sons, between May 2 and 6, sold the
cattle and deposited the money (about
$25,000) with the Union Stock Yards Na
tional Bank. At the time Rappal Sons
were overdrawn at the bank about the same
amount. The bank, not knowiLg who the
money belonged to, appropriated it to nay
the overdraft. Gillespie &Cos filed a bill in
the United States Court against the bank to
recover the money.
Judge Grerbam decided to-day that Gil
lespie & Cos. were entitled to it.
PENSACOLA BY WIRE.
Funeral of Capt. Nielson-A Dangerous
Shooting Affair.
Pensacola, Fla., May 20.—Capt. M.
Nielson, of the Danish bark Bary Saint Ed
munds, who was stabbed by Age Olsen,
former second mate of the vessel, died last
night about midnight. A post-mortem ex
amination determined that his death was
directly caused by the wound inflicted bv
the assailant. The remains were followed
to their last, resting place by twenty car
riages and a large concourse of citizens.
Tins was a large funeral for a foreigner
buried in a foreign land, and shows to some
extent the appreciation in which he was
held by his acquaintances here.
A discussion bet ween two negroes over
sc. resulted in a shooting affray. Edward
McGlenn shot Ole Bird in the head. Bird
is not dead, hut the wound is an exceedingly
painful and serious one.
Florida Howl Company No. 2 called upon
Miss Carrie Horsier, daughter of! Henry
Horsier,- to express to her their sincere ap
preciation for the interest displayed by this
young lady in the welfare of the organiza
tion. The hose truck is named after Miss
Carrie Horsier and she has been its protege.
HAMMOND’S SUPPORT.
Georgia Represented as Practically
Solid for Him.
Washington May 20. —Senator Colquitt
(“ailed on the President to-day and presented
the papers forwarded to him recommending
the appointment of ex-Ileprcsentative Ham
mond, of Atlanta, to the vacancy on the
Supreme bench caused by the deatn of Jus
tice Woods. It is understood that Judge
Hammond has practically all the Georgia
support. The President has not begun
to consider the matter. He will not
make the appointment before fall. He
wants to get the best man possible. Ho wiJl
probably appoint a Southern man. lie will
probably not appoint any man who is a
candidate, for he Iwlieves that In this case
above all others tho office slioul.l seek the
man. Beyond there statements nothing can
be said definitely about the matter.
“Jake" Sharp's Trial.
New York, May 20.—After the Court of
Oyer and Termirer opened to-day to resume
the work of getting a jury to try Jacob
Sharp, the defense used their fb>t chal
lenge and excuse'l James Cousins, the fourth
Juror. The work of getting a man to HU
his place was then begun.
NO JURY OBTAINED.
The court finally adjourned until Monday.
Altogether 800 talesmen were summoned,
and of these 250 were examined, twenty
nine were temporarily accepted, but eleveu
were removed by peremptory challenges,
and one on account tf recent illness. A
Si nel of 100 talesmen oas been ordered for 1
on day.
TRACKING THE ROBBERS.
BLOODHOUNDS AND SHERIFFS ON
THEIR TRAIL.
A Passenger Gives a Graphic Account
of the Robbery—Over a Hundred
Shots Fired to Intimidate the Pas
sengers and Trainmen- From $21,000
to $55,000 the Estimated Amount of
the Booty.
Chicago, May 20.—A special from Austin,
Tex., reports that by tho aid of bloodhounds
Pinkerton’s officers traekod the train rob
bers to their camp where tho booty was
divided, as express wrappers were found
lying around promiscuously. Numerous
trails leading from this spot indicated that
the party separated here.
The Sheriff of Williamson county is
scouring the country with dogs and a largo
posse.
A PASSENGER’S STORY.
Waco, Tex., May 20. C. W. White, of
Waco, who was a imsseugcr on the Missouri
Pacific tram which was robbed at McNeill
station, on tho International and Great
Northern road, gives the following particu
lars of the robbery:
“When the train pulled up nt McNeill sta
tion, which is at the crossing of the Austin
and Northwestern road, it was found that
the agent and tw o gentlemen who intended
to take passage on the train were in charge
of twelve robhoi-s who had come to the sta
tion well mounted and armed. The rob
bers had rolled a log in front of the engine
and the engineer and firemen were guarded
by some of them, while others fired into the
top of the cars in the train. The passengers
were told that if they kept quiet they would
not be molested, and they obeyed.
ONE HUNDRED SHOTS FIRED.
The robbers fired about one hundred shots
within the coaches to enforce the quietness
of the passengers. Harry Landa, of San
Antonio, was shot in the hand. A brake
man named White hnd his cheek and nose
grazed by a bullet. The robbers made for
the express car, which was in charge of A.
J. NorthaKor, and demanded that he open
it. He refused to obey, and they
broke open the car door and knocked
Northacker down. The safe was then
broken open and robbed. How much
money they secured, no one seems to know.
Tho amount lias lieen variously estimated at
from $21,000 to $55,000." Mr. White says
the expressman w ould not or could not tell
the amount of money stolen. He supposed,
however, from his remarks, that the robbers
secured a large amount. After the robbers
had secured the boodle they told the train
men to roll the log off the track and they
could then go on.
CAPTURING THE AGENT.
Mr. White, before loaving tho station,
had a talk with the agent, whose name is 8.
R. Ely. The latter says the men came to
the station unmasked and took himself and
two other men in charge. One of these limn
was J. H. Ricketts, from Birmingham, Ala.
The robbers also took a fine gold watch and
chain from Mr. Ricketts. The robbers
placed these throe in a box-car, closed the
door and placed a guard over them. Mr.
\Yhite says lie asked the agent what kind of
looking men they were, and he rtqiliod that
they looked like bonier ruffians. They were
well armed, and sremed to understand their
business very thoroughly. After robbing
the train they rode swiftly away. The
train was delayed only about half an hour,
and then came on .North When it arrived
at Waco, Northaker, the expressman, was
weak from loss of blood and the efforts of
the blows he received from the robbers, but
he continued on his road to Denison. The
conductor, engineer and fireman who were
on the train which was robbed, changed at
Tyler, and their names were not learned.
ROBBED OF $300,000.
Mexican Bankers Find Their Vault
Open and the Money Gone.
St. Louis, May 20.—A special from tho
City of Mexico says: “The detectives of the
city are wrestling with a most mysterious
crime, and thus far without success One
of the leading banking firms of the city has
sustained a loss of S.'IOO,<H)O. All that has
been made public about it is that the officers
of the bank, on coming to the bank one
morning, found the doors of ) he vault o]>en.
The cash had been carried off, with the ex
ception of some lings of silver, with which
the thieves evidently did not care to burden
themselves.”
ANTI-PROHIBITION DYNAMITE.
Two Cartridges Exploded Under a
Speaker’s Stand.
Nashville, Tens., May 20.— Rev. T. J.
Duncan, pastor of the Methodist cnurch at
Pulaski, was, by invitation, addressing a
largo audience in the church at Hpringflold,
Robertson county, upon prohibition, when
a terrific report at the rear of the edifice
was heard.
The audience licoamo greatly alarmed and
the excitement was intensified by a second
rejiort which quickly followed. Mr. Duncan
kept cool and resumed his discourse. After
the conclusion of his address an examina
tion of tiic premises showed that two dyna
mite cartridges hail Is ■on fixed in the rear
of the stand occupied by Mr. Duncan. The
ground was torn up for some distance
around and tho glass in the windows shat
terod.
FIRST REPORTS NOT TRUE.
Nashville, Tens., May 30, 11 p. m
The reports sent out by special correspond
ents from this point last night about the
attempted dynamiting of the prohihitiou
lecturer at Hpringfleld were untrue.
THORNTON'S CIRCULA R.
He Denies That Its Statements Are
in the Least Misleading.
Richmond, May 20.—Sir Edward Thorn
ton and Mr. Braitbwaita to-day sent a letter
to the joint committee, in reference to the
charge made that in the circular issued by
the English representatives on the debt
question deliberate miastateihenta had been
made, in which they say: “Our circular is
perfectly correct arid is'not misleading. It
is perfectly plain to anyone of most ordinary
intelligence that our circular did not in any
way purport giving figure*. The whole
object is to she w what are the sacrifices
which the holders of consols and the 10-Ut
debt, whom wo primarily represent, were
prepared to make, and it is to them alone
the circular ref ns.”
A joint resolution was passed in the Sen
ate to-pay reaffirming the determination of
the State to stand by the Kiddle hergw law,
and calling on the people to jiay their taxes
in money and not in coupons. The reeolu
tlon was subsequently communicated to the
House, hut was laid over till to-morrow.
$145 Stolen at Almon.
Conyers, Da., May 20. —The store of T.
J. A liuaml, at Almon, a town near here, wiw
entered by burglars last night, and the safe
robbed of <!■*> atyj g|.*i in postage stamps.
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FLORIDA’S LEGISLATURE.
The Railroad Commission Bill—Senator
Pasco’s Successor.
Tallahassee, Fla, May 30.—1n the
House to-day a bill was introduced imposing
a heavy penalty for drunkenness on ottuials
of the State mid county; also a bill for the
establishment of a Criminal Court in Duval
county.
The bill proscribing rules of evidence in
suits ngninst railroads for stock killed prior
to the passage of this bill passed the House.
The Senate spent the morinng considering
the bill for establishing one white and one
colored normal school. The chief point of
difference was the location of the schools,
as Senators from different parts of the State
wanted the schools in their respective towns.
The bill was recommitted, and will probably
lie forgotten in the rush of other business
now on hand.
The Senate passed tho bill granting anew
charter to Tampa.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The Senate spent the afternoon discussing
tho railroad commission bill. It was
amended so that an appeal is allowed from
the Commissioners to the Hoard of Revisions,
composed of the Comptroller, Secretary of
State, Attorney General and Commissioner
of Agriculture. This feature was voted
down in the House, and a conference com
mittee will lie appointed to conform the
bill to the wishes of both houses when
the Senate furnishes it.
Tiie Democratic caucus will meet Monday
night to nominate a Speaker to succeed Sen
a.tor-elect Pasco, who has announced his in
tention to resign as a member of the House
as soon as another Speaker is chosen. Judge
Lamar, of Jefferson, is spoken of as Mr.
Pasco's successor In the Speaker’s chair, and
a more suitable selection could not be marie.
INVESTIGATING THE DRAINAGE SCHEME.
Senators Orman, Neel and Farnell ami
Menses. Pooser, and Mitchell, of the House,
have lieen appointed a joint committee to
visit Kissimmee and investigate the condi
tion of the country in that section embraced
in the Okeechobee drainage district.
The House to-night passed the bill appro
priating 412,000 for the East Florida Semi
nary at Gainesville.
Senator-elect I‘asoo occupied his place as
B|>cftker of the Assembly at its session to
night and he announced that he would va
cute the chair as soon os his successor could
be chosen.
Dr. Pelot, chairman of the House caucus,
at once decided to call a caucus for to-night
immediately after the adjoununent of the
House.
Night sessions are now 1 icing held to dis
pose of tho work on hand.
LAMAR CHOSEN SPEAKER.
In the House caucus this evening an in
formal ballot for Speaker was taken, with the
following result:
Umar W;
Hicks II
Campbell 11
Kpoar... 4
Brown.. 3
Duncan 2
Woods 1
The formal ballot was then ordered. Sen
ator Crawford nominated W. B. Lamar, of
Jefferson, and it was seconded by Messrs.
Warring and Saxon.
Mr. Campbell nominated Mr. Brown,
which was seconded by Messrs. Hicks and
Robinson. Several others were proposed,
but all declined.
The second ballot stood:
Lamar 30
Brown lfi
Duncan 8
Pelot 1
Two other ballots were then taken, Mr.
Lamar gaining each time, till Mr. Bfown
moved to make Mr. Lamar’s nomination
unanimous, which was carried with groat,
applause. Mr. Lamar then addressed the
caucus and was frequently and heartily ap
plauded.
The colored people had r grand time here
to-<lay, celebrating Emancipation day.
CHICAGO BUILDERB UNEASY.
Prospect of a Big Fight Between the
Builders and the Masons.
Chicago, May 30. —Frdhi all parts of the
country dispatches were received to-day by
President Tappan, of the Builders’ Ex
change, and President Downey, of the
Master Masons, ’ indorsing the plan of the
campaign adopted yesterday. It was evi
dent that a majority of the builders of the
United States regard Chicago as tho city
where tiie master contractors are “to light
it out.” In view of this, tiie members
of the Executive Board of the National
Builder’s Association, decided this after
noon to assemble in Chicago next Tuesday
and take a liand in tiie struggle. The com
mittee consists of J. M. Blair, of Cincin
nati, President; ’V. H. Hayward, of Boston,
Secretary; JohnH Stevens, of Philadelphia,
First Vice President; E. C. Scribner, of St.
Paul, Second Vice President; John J.
Tin ker, of New York, Treasurer.
There is a visible disposition among the
Chicago builders this evening to keep mat
ters as they are now, if possible, until the
arrival of the committee.
MINERS IN A MOB.
A Band of 300 Attacks Men Drawing
Coke—Six Terriblv Beaten.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 20.—A serious
phase in tho coke strike at Everson, Pa.,
was developed this morning, when a mob of
800 miners, moving in a body, generally
armed with bludgeons, suddenly appeared
in the ooko yard at the Junto wti works of Col.
Hchoon maker. Without warning they
made a savage attack on the little squad of
men who were engaged hi drawing out
coke from the ovens there. This coke bad
lieen in the ovwns since the strike commenced,
and some eight or ten laborers hail been en
gaged to draw it out. While so engaged
the mob suddenly rushed in on them and
brutally attacked them. Huchof the labor
er* as could not escape wore cruelly beaten,
one man having both arms broken and be
ing so badly kicked that his life is despaired
of. Hix men altogether were beaten very
severely. All the barrows and tools used in
tho works were destroyed by the mob. Hav
ing effectually accomplished their mission
at Jimtown the rioters marched through
Dawson and across the Youghisgheny river
to the works of James Cochran & Hons.
AN AOITATOR SHOT.
Hoover Comes to Grief After a Ha
rangue at Warrenton.
Augusta, Ua., May 20.—A man named
Hoover has been going around the country
urging the negroes to bund together and de
mand higher wages, and telling them to
apply the torch If the increase of wages were
refused. After a long harangue at War
renton last night be was dangerously shot.
It Is believed that Hoover had Ikxsu swind
ling the negroes and was a victim of their
wrath. He claimed to be a Knight of Labor.
Jennie Bowman'* Murderer to Be Hung
Louisville, Ky., May 20, —Patterson,
the negro murderer of Jennie Bowman, war
to-day found guilty of murder in the ui t
degree, the jury fixing the penalty of death.
Turner, bis companion, confessed, ami is
now under sentence to he hanged on July 5.
(PRICK ft l A YEAR.)
1 a cents a copy, f
EPISCOPALIANS SHOCKEI
CHRIST’S PERSONALITY ON THJ
ALTAR DENIED.
Worship in This Belief Declared a BIM
phemous Denial of Incarnation an
Idolatry Most Awful—Presbyteriam
Dealing With Several Knotty ChurcJ
Problems.
Omaha, Neb., May 20. — Rev, W. O
Pearson preached the convention sermon a
tho Diocesan Council of the Episcopal
Church last evening and caused a sensation
He said that attempts had lieen made in thi
name of Catholicity to foist upon the churel
the doctrine of Christ himself upon tin
altar in bread and wine by those who fail D
see that if it were really true that Christl
body and blood were upon the altar worsli i]
of them would boa blasphemous denial a
the incarnation ami idolatry more awfu
than uny that could be conceived. Rev. J
Williams, of St. Barnabus church, Omaha
withdrew, saying that the speaker had fri
suited members of the congregation by oa
nouncing ns idolatrous points of belief hell
by them ns most sax rid features Vif re
ligion. The utmost commotion prevail
among churchmen.
RECOMMEND KRATERNAL RELATIONS.
St. Loris, May 30. —The Southern Prea
byteriaii General Assembly reconvened to
day, and Dr. Strickler, moderator, an
non need his committees. Overtures wen
read, sent up by Presbyteries, favoring an!
opposing organic union, or closer relation
ship with the Presbyterian church of thl
United States (the Northern church). Com
munications on the subject were also re
ceived from the Northern Church Genera!
Assembly now in session at Omaha. Th
reports of the Executive Committee wen
received. . j
RECOMMEND CLOSER RELATIONS.
The papers iu the case of Ilobertscß vets
sua the synods of North Carolina—the evo
lut.ion, heresy mutter—were given in chargl
of the Judicial Committee.
The Second church of Philadelphia ia
vited I lie members of the assembly to ah
tend the celebration of the first Presbyta
rian centennial in Philadelphia.
The moderator of the Northern Churel
General Assembly conveyed in a letted
the fraternal greeting of thal
body and declared sympathy ii
the plan for a closer fellowship and desiring
to co-operate with t he Southern church will
regard hi the unity of work in missiqpg
both foreign and home.
Tiie trustees of the Columbia Theological
Seminary, South Carolina, reported thal
owing to the virulence of the evolution con
troversy the &mninary had been closed for I
year. *
The Judicial Committee recommended
changes in the church law that would givi
ruling elders a right to preside Pver tin
mootings of Presbyteries as moderators.
A plan of union of the Presbyteriai
churches of the empire of Brazil, proposed
that the churches form a national synod aj
Rio Janeiro, which shall have power tf
divide Brazil into three PresMfaeries.
MISSION WORK IN CHILI AND JAPAN.
The Committee on Foreign Missions it
their report decided to extend the work ii
Chili and Jajian instead of paying an]
further attention to Brazil, because tiie bijp
otry of Brazil rendered conversions altnnd
impossible. The Mexican Indians objected
to any transfer of their work to the Horn)
Missions Committee, on tlw ground that thil
would lie an entering wedge to splittihg uj
their life as a nation and annexing them td
the United States.
There were a large number of oommunl
cations from different Presbyteries on thi
subject of an organic union with thi
Northern church. The Mission Synod tia
lieves that the church should lie lion pobti „
cal, and advocated a union of tiie assem
blies.
Several communications were received
opposing union on the ground that the dirti
eulty would lie with the colored eia
inent. They felt that it would is
dangerous to mingle with the colored
element. They also felt that it would Is
dangerous to middle with the colored ehil
dren in the schools. J. J. Ballock, J. .A,
Lefcvre, P. G. Feruois and J. F. Anderso*
communicated their declination of re-elea
tion as tnemliers of tho Foreign Mission!
Exocutivo Committee.
CAR DRIVERS STRIKE.
The Men Object to Calling Out thi
Names of the Streets.
Indianapolis, May 30. —'The street cat
drivers, there are no conductors in this city
none but lioli-tail cars being used, struct
this morning, and only one car on each liru
is being run in order to preserve the charts!
rights. The men yesterday asked an in
crease in wages from 14c. to 20c. but it wai
denied, r.nd quitting work last night fol
lowed. The strike was agreed upon las;
Sunday. .Several of the drivers were an
rested and fined for failing to call out tig
names of the streets as required by an ordl
nance. This had been a dead letter for
years, and its revival gave tho men an Op
portuuity to demand higher wages.
Louisville Races.
Louisville, May 20.—The attendance at
the races to-day was fair. The weather wai
warm and beautiful. The racing was only
fair. Lucky Baldwin captured another ee
tabtished stake, Los Angeles being an easy
winner over Badge in the Elmendorf
The dfcrk horse again made himself felt, or*
only two favorite slakes won. The book)
makers were probably hit harder than ai
any time yet. The events were as follows:
First Rack.—Six furlongs. Harry Glenn won
with Baioke second ami Hecla thud. Ting
1:1844.
Second Rack. Mix furlongs. Avery won, wit!
Bov Hoy second and Venisti third. Time 1:18)4
third Rack.- Elmendorfstakes; fortwo-jreaS
olds; three-quarters of a mile. Los Angela)
won by a length without a touch in 1:18U-
Fourth Rack — One milo. Jennie McFarland
won, with Handy Andy second. Time 1:48)4.
Fifth Rack.- One and one-sixteenth miles
Mone rat w on, v. ith Kaloolah second, and hath
A. third. Time 1:8144-
Georgia’s New Railroad.
Bainrridgk, Oa., May 20.—C01. J. A
Montgomery, President, and party, of th
Birmingham, Georgia and Florida Railway
Company, arrived nere this afternoon frou
Tallahassee. They leave to-morrow to mrei
the engineering corps, who are iietweei
Cuthbert and Batnbndge. Another corp
of engineers will lx: put on in a few days U
liKTite tho route between Bainbridgo am
Tallahassee.
At Athens the Knights of Lalxrr severs
months ago, and In fact several years ago,
were an important element in city poliflks
The order was strongly organised and wPi
mim at the head of it were far more Intel:*
gent than the oftWrs of the average distno
nsseniblies, In two municipal campaign)
they made matters lively for the eltiwna
ana it required a grxxl deal of time, money
and exertion to defeat the lahori icket. Twe
successive defeats, however, threw a data
|xir over the Knights, and now but little ii
heanl of them. It is not
liu-ir ■ i .it;<>n is still k<'WV'QMIw
mud m affairs now as they